u3a

Haverhill and District

Events

Our Open Meetings take place on the last Tuesday of each month at the Haverhill Arts Centre. We meet for coffee at 10:00am followed by a talk given by a guest speaker on a subject of general interest.

Forthcoming events

25th August 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Men’s Shed Haverhill
Antony Cullop “Shed is not a building – it’s the connections and friendships between its members.”   The Men’s Shed encourages people to come together to make, repair and repurpose […]
29th September 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting
Open Morning
Join us at our Open Morning on the 29th September 2026. A chance to find out more about Haverhill and District u3a, to meet our committee and Group Leaders over […]
27th October 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Cleopatra's Needle
Phil George After a lifelong interest in history Phil gained an honours in history at the Open University. His talk to us will be about the fascinating history of the […]
24th November 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Cambridge Search and Rescue
Barry Carter Cambridgeshire Search and Rescue (Cam SAR) supports Cambridgeshre Constabularly by providing a specialist volunteer team to find vunerable high risk missing people. Including chldren, people with demantia and […]
1st December 2026
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Meeting
Christmas Concert
We are pleased to announce our Christmas Concert will take place on Tuesday 1st December at Haverhill Arts Centre. Tickets will go on sale at our Open Morning on Tuesday […]
26th January 2027
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Trinity House
A Talk by Karl Lumbers Trinity House, founded by Royal Charter by Hentry VIII in 1514, is a key organisation supporting maritime safety around England, Wales and the Channel Islands. […]
23rd February 2027
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Abington History Group
A Talk By Patricia Cullimore The Abington Land Settlement Association estate was created in the 1930s to give unemployed industrial workers a new start as smallholders. Around 60 smallholdings were […]
23rd March 2027
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Helping Wildlife, One Garden, One Book and One Person at a Time
A talk bt Nan Eshalby - Sparking a Love of Nature Nan is an ardent advocate for all things Anthophila (the Bee family). She and her family are on a […]
27th April 2027
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Charles Agate the Parachute Tester
A talk by Andrew Colley Unbeknown to Andrew, Charles Agate was his headteacher at Primary School back in the 1960's. It was some 50 years later that Andrew learnt of […]
25th May 2027
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Essex Wildlife Trust Reintroduction of Beavers
A talk by Darren Tansley Darren's bio on the Essex Wildlife Trust website tells of his passion about all things wild, but especially the water wildlife. Water Voles are a […]
29th June 2027
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Molten Wonky - Life and Love of all things Glass
A talk by Katie Lynn, Molten Wonky Katie has made her love of glass into an original and colourful business, selling handmade fused glass gifts, decorations online, at craft fairs, […]
27th July 2027
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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S.E.R.V. Suffolk and Camridgeshire
A talk by S.E.R.V. Suffolk and Camridgeshire. Since 2011 SERVSC volunteers, The Bloodrunners, have been providing a free service to local NHS hospitals, Air Ambulance services, Hospices, Humun Donor Milk […]
24th August 2027
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker
Tales from the Bench
A talk by Graham Higgins. Graham has been a magistrate since 1988 initially in Cheshire but in Suffolk since 1992. His talk will start with our legal heritage, particularly the […]