Enjoy the u3a Experience
learn ~ laugh ~ live
Welcome to Duns & District u3a
u3a members come from all walks of life. We are busy staying active, making new friends and learning together. There is no upper age limit – and no lower limit either, although our members are likely to be retired or semi-retired.
- Come to a monthly open meeting in the Volunteer Hall on the second Tuesday of each month to socialise with other members and hear speakers on a wide range of interesting topics
- Join as many of our interest groups as you like – ranging from tap dancing to modern languages, to arts and crafts, book groups and opera appreciation – to name just a few
There is so much to do – and if you can’t find what you are looking for in our programme, why not see if there are other people with a similar interest who would like to join you in a new group. All our group leaders and committee members are volunteers – sharing a love of learning and a zest for life!
Would you like to join our u3a? Go to our Membership page to download your enrolment form.
Coming Soon
Come and join us for some lighthearted Christmas fun. We will start off at 10:30 with a festive quiz so bring those little grey cells with you ! After the quiz we will have a break for refreshments and Christmassy nibbles before finishing up with some dancing demonstrations from two of our marvellous groups.
Christmas jumpers are not obligatory but are definitely welcome!
The event is open to every one, not just u3a members so feel free to bring folk along.
NEW GROUP ALERT !!!
Calling all Theatre goers…..
Do you enjoy a trip to the theatre but have nobody to go with, or no transport to get you there? Then this group could be for you!
The proposal is to run maybe 3 trips per year to either Edinburgh or Glasgow theatres (Oct/ Jan / Apr for example). Coach travel from Duns. These trips would have to be priced individually as ticket prices would vary. We are estimating that, depending on the take-up, the coach would cost in the region of £15 per head, and theatre tickets around £55-£65 depending on the show. There could maybe be other cheaper more local trips in between depending on what comes up, where we could arrange car shares.
If you are interested in joining this group, please register your interest on enrolment day and we will send you further details when we know if we have enough interest to make it viable.
Have you been struggling sometimes to hear our speakers in Open Meetings?
We have been working behind the scenes with Heart for Duns to improve things for you.
Firstly we have decided we will stongly encourage all our speakers to use the clip on microphones.
A Heart for Duns have agreed to provide a member of staff each session to help our speakers be comfortable doing this.
They will also leave printed instructions at every session.
We will use the two hand held microphones at question times so everyone can hear the questions from the audience.
There is a hearing loop in the hall so if your hearing aid has a T switch please do feel free to use it. If it doesn’t there are four units you may borrow and use either with an ear clip provided or with your own jack style headphones. Just ask any committee member.
Above all please, please tell us if you are struggling.
We really want to make sure everyone has the best possible access to our marvellous talks.
Discover Our Interest Groups
Our programme could keep you busy all week long…
Mornings
Walking Netball, Country dancing or Tap dancing?
A weekly activity to keep you fit and healthy
Join our Geology or walking groups for regular meetings and field trips
Learn more about the historical and contemporary issues in the Middle East
Afternoons
Learn a new language
We offer groups studying French and Italian
Improve your Bridge
Learn a new handicraft or study opera, literature, music or poetry
Evenings
Get yourself down to Berwickshire High School on a Thursday evening and discover what all the excitement is about the wonderful game of Pickleball!
Join now!
u3a
We’re all volunteers working hard to bring you a range of exciting opportunities locally.
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