1st.August Our first coach trip for a walk from Bowlees to Gibson’s Cave and High Force suffered badly from heavy rain, but our hardy bunch managed to reach their goal High Force in all its glory. The view from the top is amazing; such power of the water as [...]
On Tuesday 6th May nineteen Red Hatters made our way to York all dressed in our Red Hats and purple finery. Lunch was booked at Jamie Oliver's restaurant. What a fantastic day we all had, first of all the weather was extremely kind to us and our lunch at Jamie [...]
These are the upcoming Red Hatter events Tuesday 6th May 2014 - lunch booked for 1pm at Jamie Oliver's restaurant in York Cost of 2 course meal £12 for starter/main from pasta/pizza menu. Pud £3 extra. £10 deposit required at March meeting. No refunds given. Transport to be arranged [...]
Our visit to the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle on February 20th.was the first for many of the fifteen strong group. Our main purpose was to see “Marilyn Monroe, A British Love Affair” which was an exhibition of photographs and magazine covers from 1947 to 1962 highlighting the British photographers and [...]
Our December meeting held just before Christmas was wine tasting turned into a Champagne evening of high quality and enjoyment. There were five different champagnes sampled and a rogue bottle of Prosecco which one of our group, who shall be nameless, said at the first sip, “that is never [...]
On Thursday, 16th January, our group visited the Mima to view William Tillyer’s exhibition “Against Nature”. We thought we ought to view his work because of statements such as that by Brian Appleyard, writing in the Sunday Times, saying: “Many people think he is the finest painter in Britain”. [...]
Our “Autumn Term” of 2013 began on 19th September with a visit to Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens to view “The Vanity of Small Differences”, an exhibition of tapestries by Grayson Perry. This proved to be an apt social commentary for our materialistic society and was of particular interest [...]
Date Venue Time Meeting Place Miles 7.2.14 Seaham Hall/Ryhope 10.30a.m. Seaham Hall Car Park 5 approx 7.3.14 Glass Centre/Riverside 10.30a.m. Glass Centre Car Park 3.1/2 to 4 4.4.14 10 Fields 10.30a.m. Hetton Lyons Jnr School 4/5 approx 2.5.14 Fishburn/Hardwick Hall 10.30a.m. To Be Advised T.B.A. 6.6.14 Rainton Meadows 10.30a.m. [...]
Christine Johnson completed the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain starting at St Jean Pied de Port in the foothills of the French Pyrenes. The trip took six weeks from 19 August to 28 September 2013 and covered 494 miles. “Congratulations on your success [...]
Success for Seaham Harbour U3A Seaham Harbour U3A entered the 2013 RITA competition. RITA [Research Ideas from the Third Age] is a regional initiative overseen by Newcastle University. The purpose of RITA is to develop a research culture within U3A’s in collaboration with local universities. By ‘research culture’ we [...]
