Social Programme: At-A-Glance

Social Programme: In Detail:

2nd Sept   Whiteknights Yorkshire Blood Bikes - Volunteer Speaker

During normal working hours, the NHS use their own transport systems to move blood, plasma and other vital supplies between hospitals and hospices, but out of hours, these services are limited.

The men and women bikers who volunteer for the Whiteknights charity, provide out of hours services from 7pm to 7am during the week, and a full 24hr service over weekends and Bank Holidays all year round. Their support, not just here in Yorkshire but countrywide, guarantees emergency supplies being delivered safely and speedily, and saves a substantial amount of money for the NHS.

16th Sept   u3a LEEDS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

30th Sept   Stories from a BBC Sports Reporter - Peter Slater

In Peter’s 40-year career as a Sports Reporter in commercial radio and for the BBC National Sports Unit, he has covered numerous sporting events - the Tour de France 5 times, Formula One racing for 8 years, the Olympic Games in Rio, and an unquantifiable number of football matches along the way.

Peter’s talk is an amusing collection of anecdotes involving his close encounters with some of the most iconic names of the sporting world - Brian Clough, Muhammad Ali and Geoffrey Boycott, to name just a few - and he assures me that it is a very female friendly talk as well!

14th Oct   The Complete Idiots Guide to Yorkshire - Jeff Jacklin

Jeff returns with another whimsical presentation about the great county of Yorkshire, brimming with humour and a few facts that may be new to us all.

28th Oct   The Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Brian Joyce

Brian is a retired Army Officer, who volunteers his time to talk about the extraordinary work done around the world by the CWGC.

As this year is the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War Two, it is an ideal time to hear about how and when the CWGC was founded, it’s work in maintaining and caring for the precious sites linked to both World Wars, and the ongoing work of education about conflict and commemoration.

11th Nov   From Middlesbrough to Russia via Downing Street - Mark Bailey

Mark shares amazing stories from his colourful, roller coaster career. From booking holidays for Coronation Street stars to finding himself alone with six burly Russians in a former Soviet Union Missile Factory - and that’s just the start! Throw into the mix tales of Downing Street politicians and the rest, as they say, is history.

25th Nov   The Old Songs Are The Best - with the u3a Leeds Guitar Group

It’s a pleasure to have the members of the Guitar Group joining us to play a collection of melodies that will spark our musical memories.

9th Dec   A Concert of Seasonal Songs and Christmas Tea - with the u3a Leeds Choir Group

To finish the year, we will welcome the members of our Choir Group who will be singing a selection of seasonal songs for us, to be followed by a tea party.