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Tuesday 15th June at 10am Please log in to Zoom at 10 am for a short AGM before we welcome our June speaker, Simon Wright.  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87624574773?pwd=NEYxOXptaWVGRXZBdnNnWVpjb0l1QT09 Meeting ID: 876 2457 4773 Passcode: 290368 We are inviting nominations for the committee. Please consider carefully if you can spare a couple of hours or so each monthContinue reading “Duns u3a AGM”

The first ever national u3a day is Wednesday 2 June 2021. Here in Duns we will be celebrating our wonderful organisation and the new experiences that come from being in your third age (no longer in full-time employment or bringing up children.) The annual event, which will take place in Volunteer Week on the first WednesdayContinue reading “Wednesday 2 June 2021 is National u3a Day!”

Visit our Open Meetings page to find out how to join in via Zoom.

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”

Brush up your rusty French from home and possibly finally make that yearned-for dream holiday to France better able to savour the delights of the country. The French conversation group enjoys learning and practicing everyday French conversation in a relaxed class. The emphasis is on the simplicity of making yourself understood and feeling confident inContinue reading “French Conversation: Allo! Allo!”

Our Arts and Crafts group recently worked in partnership with Blooming Marvellous to decorate the planters in Duns Square for the Festive Season. (Click on headline above for photographs.)

Our Arts and Crafts group recently worked in partnership with Blooming Marvellous to decorate the planters in Duns Square for the Festive Season.

Welcome to Duns and District U3A website.  In these uncertain times we appreciate how important it is for all of us to keep in contact and to maintain our interests to protect our physical and mental well-being. We are so fortunate to have enthusiastic and dedicated committee members and group leaders who have worked hardContinue reading “A Message from Anne McNeill, our Chair”

During these difficult times it is very important that we keep in touch with one another in order to identify those who need a little help and to let them know they are not alone. We will all miss the various groups we were attending and the social aspect of being a member of Duns andContinue reading “A message to our members”

We had hoped that the open meeting tomorrow (Tuesday 17th March) at the Volunteer Hall, Duns would be able to go ahead as planned, but following the Government’s new advice of ‘No public meetings or gatherings’, we regret that it is now cancelled. We apologise for this cancellation being at such short notice. It isContinue reading “March open meeting now cancelled”