Enjoy our monthly meetings
Find out what's coming in your u3a
Enjoy our inspiring speakers
Chat over a cup of coffee or tea
Make new friends
Join our monthly Lunch Club and lunch together after the meeting if you'd like
New members-Your first attendance is free. Please let the Membership Secretary know you are going to attend or just come early so we can welcome you before the meeting starts.
10.15 am First Friday of every month (except August)
Darlington Vineyard Church, Salt Yard, DL3 7DX
Admission is £2, bring £1 for fresh coffee or tea. Come early for a chat.
Enter by the door between the old and new buildings. Look for the u3a flag.
Click on each event to find out more.
Forthcoming events
6th November 2026
10:15 am
Monthly Meeting
Saxon kingdoms is one of the least documented, yet most examined, in our history. The stories of King Arthur have been central to literature and to national feeling for nearly […]
Venue: Vineyard Church
Cost: £2 plus £1 for tea/coffee
8th January 2027
Monthly Meeting
In his illustrated talk Dr John Ridley explores the life of Arthur Ransome and his most famous children's book, 'Swallows and Amazons'. Written towards the end of his career as […]
Venue: Vineyard Church
Cost: £2 plus £1 for tea/coffee
5th February 2027
Monthly Meeting
An incredible, enlightening, and amusing history of sales and marketing brought to life by Tim Forman with true and funny stories both of Tim's own experiences in his sales and […]
Venue: Vineyard Church
Cost: £2 plus £1 for tea/coffee
5th March 2027
Monthly Meeting
Much has been written on the genocidal regime of the Khmer Rouge, led by the infamous Pol Pot, who ruled Cambodia for four years 1975-1979. During this apocalyptic time and […]
Venue: Vineyard Church
Cost: £2 plus £1 for tea/coffee
7th May 2027
Monthly Meeting
Robin Hood is one of the most-loved English folk heroes. But how much of what we (think we) know is true and how much is just myth? We examine the […]
Venue: Vineyard Church
Cost: £2 plus £1 for tea/coffee
4th June 2027
Monthly Meeting
All – every single one – of Lewis Carroll’s fantastic characters in Alice in Wonderland is inspired by the ludicrous local stories that he learned during his childhood in Croft-on-Tees, […]
Venue: Vineyard Church
Cost: £2 plus £1 for tea/coffee
2nd July 2027
Monthly Meeting
The real story behind the legendary meeting in Africa in 1871 between the missing explorer Dr David Livingstone and the ambitious journalist Henry Morton Stanley. Stanley's quest to find Livingstone […]
Venue: Vineyard Church
Cost: £2 plus £1 for tea/coffee
2nd September 2027
Monthly Meeting
From the northern temperate forests to the southern tropical beaches, Japan is a diverse and complicated country. But how has Japan integrated very traditional aspects of its culture into a […]
Venue: Vineyard Church
Cost: £2 plus £1 for tea/coffee
5th November 2027
Monthly Meeting
Having previously lived in Nepal, GP Dr Susie Walden returned to work mentoring and teaching healthcare workers in an initiative by PHASE Nepal - Pratical Help Achieving Self-Empowerment .
Venue: Vineyard Church
Cost: £2 plus £1 for tea/coffee