Monthly Meetings:
Unless otherwise notified, the ordinary monthly meetings are held in St Paul’s Church Hall, Compstall on the third Thursday of each month at 9.30am (for coffee and socializing). To enable members to use the bus service, the business of the meeting will start at 10.15am and will finish at 11.45am approx.
Attendance fee is £2 for members and £2 for visitors.
When attending a meeting please show your Membership Card and have the entrance fee ready (preferably in £1 or £2 coins).
You MUST show your membership card at all U3A events, including groups.
- Please use the Etherow Country Park Car Park.
- Please remember to bring and buy books and C.D’s at the monthly meetings.
Forthcoming events
Enjoy a three course Meal for £20 - some meals are £5 extra Arrive 18:30 for 19:00.
The Car Man is a ballet by Matthew Bourne at the Lowry Theatre. Ticket price at discount rate £54.50 p.p. Loosely based on the ever popular Bizet’s opera Carmen, this […]
Cost: £54.50
Booking Required
u3a Festival is back – the biggest celebration of the curiosity, creativity and community spirit that makes u3a so special. Join us for three days of hands-on workshops, musical performances, sports tournaments, fascinating talks and many more […]
Venue: York University
Cost: £18 for a day, £50 for all three days
Booking Required
Meet in Pear Mill car park, Bredbury, SK6 2BP. We will leave at 10.30am.The stroll will take us through Woodbank Park and we can enjoy a cuppa at the mill […]
Further information from the Gardening Group or Margaret Hoggs.
Booking Required
The award winning Trentham Gardens feature an Italian garden, a floral labyrinth and rivers of grass and vast wildflower and woodland meadow. At the centre of the gardens is a […]
Cost: £27
Booking Required
16th July 2026
Talks
Talk to be presented by Frank Vigon. To be confirmed
Venue: St Pauls Church Hall
Details to follow. 18:30 for 19:00hrs
(25th July x 5 days sailing from Liverpool) for a group of 10 travellers. Twin Cabin Prices:Interior Twin Cabin (I Grade Cabin) - £749ppOcean View Twin Cabin (E Grade Cabin) […]
Booking Required
August on the train to Liverpool to visit St George’s Hall & Mersey Ferries. A “round the bay” trip. Will advise the details at a later date
I am planning a stroll for August that is completely different. I hope that our strollers will find it an attractive option.Meet outside the Cornish Pasty shop on Piccadilly station, […]
11th August 2026
to 14th August 2026
Summer School
The Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester and less than 20 minutes’ walk from Oxford Road Railway Station.The campus has modern facilities, student en-suite rooms with Wi-Fi […]
Cost: £215 (non residential) £430 (Residential)
Booking Required
Details to be confirmed
20th August 2026
9:30 am
Meeting
Further information from the Gardening Group or Margaret Hoggs.
Booking Required
A Guided tour of the restored ‘Victoria Baths’. Tour starts at 10.30am. Cost of the tour is £9pp plus £3pp for tea/coffee and biscuits on arrival. Booking at the General […]
Cost: £9 plus £3 tea and biscuits on arrival
Come an join us on a tour of Uzbekistan ( minimum 5 & maximum 12 people). This a private tour run by the company called “ Travel the Unknown”. And […]
Cost: £1995 plus £345 single supplement (not incl. flights)
Booking Required
17th September 2026
9:30 am
Meeting
Philip Caine is a writer and speaker. Who will be presenting "From Baghdad and Back Again"
Venue: St Pauls Church Hall
Come an join us on a tour of Uzbekistan ( minimum 5 & maximum 12 people). This a private tour run by the company called “ Travel the Unknown”. And […]
Cost: £1995 plus £345 single supplement (not incl. flights)
Booking Required
15th October 2026
9:30 am
Meeting
CHESS by Tim Rice and ABBA writers. Price £21 pp cheque (group rate) payable to MBMu3a Outings.Booking from June at general meeting. Hazel Bhatt/Jenny Summers Matinee Performance - time tbc
Venue: Plaza - Stockport
Cost: £21
Booking Required
11th November 2026
Outing
Emily will give us a presentation on the Winter Garden, at Dunham Massey, and how it is looed after today.
Booking Required
19th November 2026
9:30 am
Meeting
Mike Barley Presents - "A trip through the Norwegian Fjords"
Venue: St Pauls Church Hall
10th December 2026
9:30 am
Meeting