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Events

Events organised for the whole membership are listed below in date order. This does not include theatre and cinema trips organised by those groups, or walks and garden visits which can be attended by any member by joining those groups - see the group pages.

Bradford u3a run monthly meetings with an invited speaker and as a social gathering, well-being events,. social meetings and trips, and of course group meetings. A Christmas Dinner is held in December.

Through our membership of the Westnet group of u3as and the Yorkshire & Humberside Region members have access to additional events, study days and the YAHR study days.

Forthcoming events

29th April 2026
Outing
The house in Thornton, where the Bronte children were born and lived from 1815 to 1820, reopened in 2025 after a £650,000 renovation funded by community investment and national heritage […]
30th April 2026
Social
I have received a lot of interest in the quizzes so we are going to do a few more before the summer. The first one is scheduled for Thursday 30 […]
20th May 2026
10:30 am
Meeting
Pete Mellor. The Assassination of John Lennon Following his talk on Kennedy Pete gives the inside story of John Lennon’s assassination.  We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea and chat. The meeting […]
Booking Required
28th May 2026
Social
I have received a lot of interest in the quizzes so we are going to do a few more before the summer. The second is on 28th May at 10.30 […]
10th June 2026
10:30 am
Meeting
The Team meeting is for any member who is helping to run Bradford u3a. This includes Group Coordinators, the RUG team, Events team, the committee support and newsletter teams, the […]
17th June 2026
10:30 am
Meeting
Peter Palmer. Augustus to Nero; the Decadent Emperors. A look at the early Caesars of Rome and what they got up to.  We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea and chat. […]
Booking Required
24th June 2026
Outing
This year’s coach visit is to Doddington Hall and Gardens near Lincoln. This beautiful Elizabethan Hall, dating from 1600 and renovated in 1749, has never been sold or cleared out. […]
1st July 2026
Summer School
Yorkshire and Humber Region u3a are organising another National Festival on the lovely York University campus, following the huge success of the first National Festival at York in 2024. A […]
15th July 2026
10:30 am
Meeting
Ros Garside. The Highs and Lows of being a School Governor. A look at changes in educa-tion since the 1980s from a governance perspective.  We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea […]
Booking Required
24th August 2026
to 27th August 2026
Summer School
 It may seem a bit odd to be thinking as far ahead as next August with many of us just experiencing the first frosts of winter. However, the details of […]
Booking Required