Settle District

u3a

Forthcoming Meetings

St John's Church Hall with Settle District u3a members attending a monthly meeting

Upcoming events: both the regular monthly meetings and those organised by groups.

Monthly meetings

Forthcoming events

10th September 2026
Monthly meeting
12th November 2026
Monthly meeting
The Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Crime Unit will be visiting our Settle and District u3a to provide information on the current fraud and scam threats and how we can al […]
19th November 2026
Monthly meeting
10th December 2026
Monthly meeting
14th January 2027
Monthly meeting
Meyer Fortes and Sonia Donen grew up in a Jewish immigrant community in South Africa, where they met and fell in love. In 1927, Meyer set off, alone, to study […]
11th February 2027
Monthly meeting

A list of previous monthly meetings on this page.


Group events

Forthcoming events

8th September 2026
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Group event
This charming watermill and corn drying kiln, nestled on the River Bela near Beetham in Cumbria, was built in 1740 on the site of a mill dating back to 1220. […]
Cost: £6.50
Booking Required
9th September 2026
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Group event
This lovely little reserve of lagoons and marshland on a wide bend in the River Aire sits right at the heart of the Leeds-Shipley conurbation but boasts an impressive list […]
7th October 2026
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Group event
The extensive and impressive limestone pavements of Gait Barrows are worth the visit alone but the trees and plants that grow on and through them provide a home for a […]
13th October 2026
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Group event
From a distance St Edmund's looks like any large Victorian Gothic parish church, but as you draw closer you begin to understand why Pevsner called this one of England’s finest […]
Cost: Free but a donation to the cost of maintaining these old churches is always appreciated
Booking Required
2nd November 2026
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Group event
In November, Martin Mere is a premier winter wildfowl destination with thousands of Whooper Swans and Pink-footed Geese, and many more, arriving from Iceland. In amongst the geese, waders and other […]
17th November 2026
10:00 am
Group event
A brief presentation from group member John Tiernan on the construction and signalling technology of the signal box at Settle Station will be followed by a private guided tour of […]
8th December 2026
11:00 am
Group event
Approaching Astley Hall from the rear doesn't prepare you for the view awaiting you of the grand front range, added to the original late 16th century building in 1665. It […]
Cost: £10 per person, payable on the day
9th December 2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Group event
There aren't many places to see Crossbills these days but Beacon Fell in the heart of Bowland never lets us down. These distinctive but rarely seen little finches - close […]
4th January 2027
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Group event
Our first indoor meeting of the winter features Phil Simnett and Sheila Rushton with a snapshot of the birds of New Zealand. This island archipelago has a birdlife all its […]
1st February 2027
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Group event
Richard and Tamsin Candeland bring us our second indoor talk of the winter on a topic yet to be decided. All Richard will tell us is that it will be […]