Our main monthly meetings are at Citizens House, Station Road, Consett, on the third Friday of the month, starting at 2.00pm. General information and business matters will be announced/discussed at 2.00pm followed by the speaker. A list of speakers and dates is at the bottom of this page.

Trips in 2026

History Group guided walk in Newcastle. Wednesday 2nd. and repeated on 9th. September.

Make your own way into Newcastle. Meet at 11.30am outside the main doors to The Centre for Life.

Alnwick Garden. Tuesday September 22nd.

£30. Including coach, entry and a 90 minute guided tour. Sign up and pay at the August meeting.

Sikh Temple, Newcastle.

19th. October. £15. Coach from Consett.

Consett & District u3a Programme 2026 – 2027.

15^th May – Fools Gold. Steve and Carol Robson. "Music and Songs"

19^th June – Paul Nash - "Building a Boundary: The History of the Anglo Scottish Border"

17^th July – Derek Potter - "Sailing the Seven Seas: The Evolution of Ocean Travel"

21st. August – Carol Dean - "Carol and the Chocolate Story"

18^th September –  Tom Duffy - Chartered Physiotherapist. "Staying Stronger foe the Years Ahead"

16^th October – Patricia Hodgson OBE - "Been Misbehaving: An Honest Story of Things Gone Wrong in My Life"

20th. November – Dr Clifford Farrington - "Remember theAlamo"

December – Christmas Event

15^th January – Geof Kilner - "A Year Along the Derwent Walk"

19^th February – Noel Jackson - "Surgical Spirit: The Body's Relationship with Alcohol"

19^th March – Kate Waugh - "How to Survive an Agatha Christie Novel"

16^th April – Annual General Meeting

Kiplin Hall trip. Tuesday 23rd. September.

Visit to The Wurlitzer organ.

Visit to Newcastle Central Mosque.

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