The monthly speaker meeting is on the third Wednesday of the month.. The entry is £3 including tea and coffee. The talks take place at the Bradford Mechanics Institute Library 2nd floor Priestley Room. There is a lift for those that can't use the stairs. It is at number 76 Kirkgate above Cash Converters with disabled parking outside.
Refreshments are served from 10.00 and the talk begins at 10.30. Members are asked not to come before 10.00 to allow the organisers to set up the room. We have the anteroom as a waiting area.
Meetings are open to all Bradford u3a members subject to available space. Booking is now essential. To book just email Bookings@Bradfordu3a.org with your details, or text or phone 01274 617963. Please note the new number for booking.
Visitors We reserve a few places for visitors who are interested in joining Bradford u3a and wish to come to a meeting before joining. One (pre-booked) visit is possible before joining, We can also welcome WestNet u3a members to the meetings if we are under-capacity.
Please contact the Membership Secretary to reserve a place, through the contact form or on 07848 872237
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Monthly Meeting Programme 2026-2027
15 September AGM
21 October - Elizabeth Poynter: Hygiene in Different Cultures - How hygiene activities like brushing teeth vary in different parts of the world.
18 November - Paul Isherwood: From Child Gambler to Ruby Wedding - How he turned their life around from being a gambler aged 10.
Tba Christmas Lunch
20 January - Mary White: Wesley Women - Women who were inspired by John Wesley including members of her own family.
17 February - Dianne Excell: A Village in Stitches - Tales about the Heaton Millennium Tapestry.
17 March - Peter Palmer: Francis Drake and the First Spanish Armada - Peter tells the real story about Drake and the Armada.
21 April - Jenny Reynolds: Gorizia - European Capital of Culture - The experience of Gorizia as a European Capital of Culture contrasting with Bradford.
19 May - Jenny Kiff: Bradford's Lost Suffragettes - Rediscovering the names of the women who fought for the vote.
16 June - Neil Hanson: Myths and Legends - Myth and legends of Britain such as the Great Fire of London.
21 July - Tricia Restorick: Creating a New Wave - 20th Century medical advances and welfare philanthropists to be proud of.