
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
12th November 2026
Meeting
Aftab Hussain has kindly offered to do a 30 minute taster session on Thursday 12 November at 12 noon in the Bradford Mechanics Institute Library, Kirkgate. Sign language can be […]
17th November 2026
Meeting
Tuesday 17 November - Paul Isherwood: From Child Gambler to Ruby Wedding - How he turned their life around from being a gambler aged 10. We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea […]
Venue: Mechanics Institute
Booking Required
19th November 2026
1:30 pm
Social
The next coffee and quiz is scheduled for Thursday 19 November at 1.30pm for a 1.45pm start, again at the Bradford Mechanics Institute Library, 2nd floor Priestley Room on 76 […]
Venue: Mechanics Institute
30th November 2026
10:30 am
Social
Several members have asked us to put on more socials for members. Therefore the first Members' Social will be on Monday 30th November at 10.30 am at the Bradford Mechanics […]
17th December 2026
2:00 pm
Social
This year's Christmas lunch will be at Napoleons on Bolton Road on Thursday 17 December, 2.00pm for 2.30pm. The cost is £30 is for a three course meal which includes […]
Booking Required
19th January 2027
Meeting
Tuesday 19 January - Mary White: Wesley Women - Women who were inspired by John Wesley including members of her own family.nce. We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea and chat. The […]
Venue: Mechanics Institute
Booking Required
16th February 2027
Meeting
Tuesday 16 February - Dianne Excell: A Village in Stitches - Tales about the Heaton Millennium Tapestry. We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea and chat. The meeting starts at 1030am. Booking […]
Venue: Mechanics Institute
Booking Required
16th March 2027
10:30 am
Meeting
Tuesday 16 March - Peter Palmer: Francis Drake and the First Spanish Armada - Peter tells the real story about Drake and the Armada. We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea and […]
Venue: Mechanics Institute
Booking Required
21st April 2027
10:30 am
Meeting
Wednesday 21 April - Jenny Reynolds: Gorizia - European Capital of Culture - The experience of Gorizia as a European Capital of Culture contrasting with Bradford. We gather from 10.00am for coffee, […]
Venue: Mechanics Institute
Booking Required
18th May 2027
10:30 am
Meeting
Tuesday 18 May - Jenny Kiff: Bradford's Lost Suffragettes - Rediscovering the names of the women who fought for the vote. We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea and chat. The meeting […]
Venue: Mechanics Institute
Booking Required
16th June 2027
10:30 am
Meeting
Wednesday 16 June - Neil Hanson: Myths and Legends - Myth and legends of Britain such as the Great Fire of London. We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea and chat. The […]
Venue: Mechanics Institute
Booking Required
20th July 2027
10:30 am
Meeting
Tuesday 20 July - Tricia Restorick: Creating a New Wave - 20th Century medical advances and welfare philanthropists to be proud of. We gather from 10.00am for coffee, tea and chat. The […]
Venue: Mechanics Institute
Booking Required



