Thursdays at 2.00pm in St Barnabas Church Hall, Main Street, Swanland. Click on image for directions 
Lecture meetings are held at 2.00pm on the first and third Thursdays in each month from September to July, afterwards there is tea/coffee and biscuits and a chance to catchup with our members.
To read a Speakers Biography please click on Speakers Name if link available. We have a few recordings of the Lectures done during the covid crisis, you can check 2020 / 2021 lecture pages for them by going on the menu and clicking the Lectures Tab.
| Date: | Speaker: | Subject: | About: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04th September 2.00pm | Michelle Lewis | 'The Pavement that Walked' A tale of Archaeological discovery, unbelievable theft and mystery. |
Michelle Lewis has taught students from 4 year olds up to University graduates. In between she hasmade forays into film, broadcasting and print, sometimes even being paid for the privilage. |
| 18th September 2.00pm | Kevin Byron | ‘Geometry in Art and Ornament’ | Kevin Byron will explore the origins of Paleolithic art and ornament and then will discuss the two great cultures - Celtic and Islamic - that took geometry as ornament to its limit. Examples of a secret language using geometric design are discussed, and short videos are included showing how Celtic and Islamic decorative art forms are created. Finally, the talk will discuss how and why geometry started to appear in abstract art rather in the 20th century. |
| 02nd October 2.00pm | Malcolm Brooke | Yorkshires Vanishing Coastline | Malcolm Brooke was a teacher and Head Teacher with the MoD and a regular speaker for u3a’s. |
| 16th October 2.00pm | Chris Speck | Thrilling Novels set in the East Riding | An author who bases his stories in Hull and the East Riding. |
| 06th November 2.00pm | John Wilson | The Humber Estuary | Back by popular demand, one of our members who has given a number of interesting and entertaining talks on a range of topics. |
| 20th November 2.00pm | Neil Bowerman | Introduction to the Institute of Advanced Motoring. | Neil Bowerman
is a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. He is aLocal
Observer, Coaching and training Associate Members to pass the test and
qualified as a National Observer in 2024 (Local Obervers, focus on helping individuals in their group learn to drive / ride to an advanced standard National Obervers also do this, but also help train and assess the Local Observers themselves.) |
| 04th December 2.00pm | Professor Brad Gibson | How Astronomers Control Your Life | Professor Brad Gibson, explores the often-overlooked ways in which astronomical research has profoundly influenced modern technology and daily life. |
| 18th December 2.00pm | Choir | Christmas Concert | |
| 01st January 2026 2.00pm | NO MEETING! | ||
| 15th January 2.00pm | Nigel Willoughby and Julian Savory | Music for the Seasons | A selection of music played with Violin and Piano. |
| 05th February 2.00pm | Paul Scholfield | Hull: Myths, Legends and Witches. | |
| 19th February 2.00pm | Phil Walker | Seven Wonders of the Modern World | |
| 05th March 2.00pm | To Be Announced | ||
| 19th March 2.00pm | The Chair | Annual General Meeting | Swanland u3a AGM please attend so we will meet our quorum. |
| 02nd April 2.00pm | David Hardcastle | The Mobile Police Museum | Retired west Yorkshire Police Constable David Hardcastle tells the story of UK policing using his Mobile Police Museum. With a collection of uniforms, helmets, hats, handcuffs and truncheons. His talk covers 120 years of Policing from the Victorian Period onwards. |
| 16th April 2.00pm | Michelle Lewis | The Tranby Affair. (or 'The Royal Baccarat Scandal') | Find out about the Tranby Affair, an event that happened in 1890 at the home of Sir Arthur Wilson, a British Naval Officer. |
| 07th May 09.00am | With 3 Speakers. | 30th Anniversary Event | Lazaats Hotel Cottingham 9:00am - 3:00pm |
| 21st May 2.00pm | Tim Forman | Amusing History of Sales and Marketing | |
| 04th June 2.00pm | Chris Cade | Arthur Walker's Great War. | Presentation by Chris Cade of Arthur Walker, a Yorkshire veterans journey from recruitment to his fighting in the trenches and captivity. |
| 18th June 2.00pm | Jeff Jacklin | Life in the NHS - It Only Hurts When I Laugh |
The talk covers the formation of the NHS and goes on to look at some of the developments in healthcare over the last 70 years. |
| 02nd July 2.00pm | Tim Mulroy | A Family Holocaust Story | Nother Holocaust Education Group. |
| 16th July 2.00pm | Social Event | ||
| August 2.00pm | NO MEETINGS! | ||