There will be no General Meeting this month. Instead we are holding an Open Day. This will be our opportunity to showcase all our Interest Groups.  We haven’t held one […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No charge

Enjoy an afternoon with talented musician Roger Brown.

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No charge

Nigel Metcalfe explores the real meaning of some of our favourite nursery rhymes. They're not always as innocent as you might think.

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No charge

"The Dog in my Medical Cabinet" is a pleasurable discussion about the way dogs support people with long term health conditions and detects disease for the first time. Can a […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No charge

Our popular annual lunch will take place instead of a General Meeting this month. The venue for the last few years has been the College of Food in Birmingham. Further […]

Andrew French will talk about the entrepreneur, who founded the famous Butlin's holiday camp chain, which opened its first camp in Skegness in 1936.

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No charge

 “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Benjamin Disraeli. Was he right? Our former Chair, John Hilbourne, will look at the some of the more commons […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No charge

Information about the AGM will be circulated nearer the time.

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Mike will examine the marketing ploys adopted by these retailers. An appropriate topic at a time when the UK economy and the future of the High Street are such pressing […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No cost

The Garden Group have arranged a visit to the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire and have opened it up to all members. Westonbirt Arboretum is one of the most beautiful and […]

Cost: £38 includes coach and entrance fee

This year's quiz will be held on Friday 10th October at Hagley Village, 322-336 Hagley Road, B17 8BH, starting at 2pm. The cost will be £4 per head and this […]

Cost: £4 including refreshments of tea and biscuits

Pam & David Humphries will talk about Birmingham's lost theatres entitled " All the World's a Stage "

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Paul Timmins, from the Clent History Society, will talk to us about this village, on our doorstep, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

We are now taking bookings for our annual Afternoon Tea. The venue this time is the Hotel du Vin, 25 Church Street, Birmingham B3 2NR. Church Street runs from Colmore […]

Baptist Minister Rev. Sior Coleman will talk about "What we can learn from our disabled friends"

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

This year our outing will be to Chester on Friday 13th June.We will leave from Harborne Baths at 8.30am and leave Chester for the return trip at 4.30pm. The cost […]

Cost: £20.

Keith has been a caver for over thirty-five years and has explored most of the major caving systems in this country. He will give us a fascinating illustrated talk into […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No cost

Sue's talk will include some history of the role and the many famous Lord Mayors before her and how she finished being chosen for the honour of this role.

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No Cost

Midland Freewheelers are a group of volunteers who provide vital services to the NHS.. Alan Emery will be talking about the blood bikes, who deliver this professional courier service.

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No Cost

Once again we will be having our annual lunch at the excellent restaurant in Birmingham's College of Food.For menu details please click here and follow the instructions to send your […]

Venue: Birmingham College of Food

The u3a committee invites all new members to a meeting on Thursday 27 February starting at 2.00pm. This will be an opportunity to find out a bit more about the […]

Venue: Green Man, Harborne

Cost: No cost

Continuing with a local theme Roger has an illustrated talk which will explore the history and heritage of Birmingham’s canals and will look at their fascinating engineering, distinctive architecture and […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: Free for members

We are starting 2025 with an interesting real life story of a young lad towards the end of the 1800's living in Harborne. You will hear about his working life, hobbies, […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: Free for members

AGM and Christmas get together. Further information to follow.

Talk by local author Sally Jenkins 'Richard Osman and Me' Sally's talk will cover areas such as the real-life museum behind the fiction of her novel 'Little Museum of Hope', […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No cost

Our popular quiz will take place at Harborne Cricket Club, Old Church Road, Harborne, B17 0BE.(The club entrance is off the A4040 opposite St Mary's Road. There is parking available […]

Venue: Harborne Cricket Club

Cost: £4 per person

We are very grateful to Elaine T. Joyce who, at short notice, will be giving a talk about Colonel Carless who hid in the oak tree at Boscobel House with […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Cost: No cost

Coach Outing to Trentham GardensThe Garden Group are extending an invite to all u3a members to join their September visit to these award winning gardens.Cost: £30 which covers coach and […]

Jamie Shepherd will be coming along to speak on behalf of Cancer Research (further details to follow)

You are invited to a New Members Welcome Meeting with tea/coffee. This will be an opportunity to find out a bit more about the u3a, what is on offer, to […]

Venue: Green Man, Harborne

"My Life as a Micro Artist"Graham Short will give the most amazing and unusual presentation you are likely to see. Thought provoking and highly entertaining. Not wanting to give to […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church

Our coach trip this year was to Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, The coach left Harborne at 8:30 and after an uneventful journey arrived at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of […]

A showcase of what our Interest Groups do, this is our second year doing an open day and is open to all members and new members.  Doors open at 2pm […]

Venue: Harborne Baptist Church