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MONTHLY MEETINGS

GROUP MEETINGS

Groups meet at various times and frequencies

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Meetings, to which all our members and prospective members are invited, are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 10:30 am at New Mills Town Hall. Usually a meeting begins with a short business section, followed by refreshments and then a speaker. Seats are available at the front for people with a hearing impediment.

See calendar below


COFFEE MORNINGS

10.30 am - 12.00 noon at Providence United Reformed Church, Mellor Road, New Mills.

Usually the last Tuesday in the month.

£1 per person for as much tea/coffee and biscuits as you can manage

Everyone welcome, including new and prospective members.

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COFFEE MORNING DATES



No Coffee Morning in December


MONTHLY MEETINGS

DATE
SPEAKER
TOPIC
DESCRIPTION
2023
17 January 2023
Barbara Matthews
The u3a Holiday to Somerset 2022
 
21 February 2023
James Ellson
Five hours up, five hours down : Soloing the Matterhorn
 
21 March 2023
Bill Whitehouse
Cave rescue in and around the Peak District-past and present
 
18 April 2023
Gary Burkett
His time spent with the Aboriginals of Australia mainly through sounds of the Didgeridoo
 
16 May 2023
Danny Wells
The Romance of the Derbyshire Dales
 
20 June 2023
John Hope
Extra Time
A tribute to the people of Sri Lanka who lost their lives in the Tsunami 2004. His wife and himself survived it!
18 July 2023
Ellen Outram
Magnificent Monuments and Graves
 
15 August 2023
Bez Cooper
Reflections on her dancing life
Tiller Girl history and a couple of minutes audience participation. Should be fun!
19 September 2023
Groups Display
 
17 October 2023
James Ellson
The Long Road To Publication
About his debut novel, The Trail.
21 November 2023
AGM
 
12 December 2023
Christmas Party
 
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16 January 2024
Roger Browne
The Great American Songbook
 
20 February 2024
Philip Caine
Barrow to Baghdad and Back Again
 Author / Raconteur
19 March 2024
Fran Sandham
Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
 
16 April 2024
Ellen Outram Customs Unique and Funny Traditions that happen in the District Peak
 
21 May 2024
Marilyn Shalks
Manchester Theatres History
 
18 June 2024
Daniel Thirsk
The Loss and Awareness etc. of Hearing
Consultant Audiologist
16 July 2024
Angela Darlington
The Medieval Hospital in Castleton
 
20 August 2024
Allan Shalks
My Very Unusual Life followed by My Life in Theatre, Television, Films and Radio
17 September 2024
Groups Display
 
15 October 2024
Ellen Outram
The Tradition of Xmas
19 November 2024
AGM
 
17 December 2024
Christmas Party
 

September 2023 Group Displays      

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August 2023

Trainee Tiller Girls

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Photos taken by Wendy Cheshire. (Click on images to enlarge.)

2022 ANNUAL DISPLAYS

THIS IS A SELECTION OF SOME OF GROUP DISPLAYS

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September 2019 Groups Displays

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two photos taken by Jean Windsor
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December 2023