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Fifty u3a members and guests were held spellbound by Peter Aitchison speaking about the persecution of witches in Berwickshire during the late 16th and 17th century. Hard to imagine the impact on the tiny community of Eyemouth when over a period of 65 years, over 30 so-called witches were accused, convicted and executed by theContinue reading “The Witches of Berwickshire”

The u3a Radio Podcast is now out. Created by a talented team of u3a members with radio experience, this latest episode features interviews with u3a members who started a ‘Retiring with Attitude’ course, a Barnet u3a member who featured on Britain’s Got Talent and a chef from Vegetarian for Life. Subscribe to the u3a YouTubeContinue reading “u3a Radio Podcast Episode 4 Out Now”

When Continents Collide: exploring the geological history of the Scottish Borders. Duns is not renowned for its earthquakes. However, a look at the rocks which underpin the town and the Scottish Borders, reveal a terrain faulted and folded into long lenses of ancient ocean-floor sediment and speckled with volcanoes. This talk by Dr Ian KilleContinue reading “When Continents Collide”

At our monthly Open Meeting on Tuesday 11th March, Andrew Wilson on the Kelso branch and national Third Age Trust committee member, presented us with our official Certificate of Membership of the Third Age Trust. In the few short months since we launched last October, our group has grown to 164 members.

Understanding Historic Buildings was the subject of the February Monthly Meeting of the Duns and District U3A held in the Volunteer Hall in Duns this week. The speaker was Eric Branse-Instone, a resident of Duns for the last five years, and a Listing Adviser for Historic England with a responsibility for North Yorkshire. Eric’s talkContinue reading “Understanding Historic Buildings”

This is the first of what is intended to be a, more or less, quarterly, newsletter.  A copy has been sent to all members with email addresses and delivered or posted to those members not on-line.  If you have not yet received your copy, click here to download it. It’s a grey January so farContinue reading “Our first newsletter is now available!”

Derek Janes, local historian and Convenor of A Heart for Duns, led the project to restore Gunsgreen House in Eyemouth. He will be sharing his interest and fount of stories about smuggling along the Berwickshire coast, and especially the smuggling of tea and its importance in Eyemouth. Don’t miss this open lecture at our nextContinue reading “‘A Splendid Palace – built by a smuggler. The recovery of Gunsgreen House and its history’.”