All members are welcome to join the meetings detailed below and invitations will be sent out via email.
Non members and guests of members are welcome to attend up to 2 meetings but will need to join Helensburgh and District u3a if they wish to continue to enjoy monthly meetings or group meetings and events.
All General, Social Science and Public Policy & Science Group events are advertised on our Facebook page in more detail.
Our General Monthly Meetings are held in Helensburgh main Church Hall at 2:00 pm.
Coffee & tea are available after the talk and there is no charge. If you can bring your own reusable cup or mug, it will reduce waste.
Our Science & Social Science and Public Policy Group Monthly Talks are held at 11.00 am in the Helensburgh small Hall
Open to all u3a Members.
Coffee is available from 10.40 and there is a charge of £2 towards room hire.
The U3A ‘Coffee and a Chat’ sessions are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month.
‘Coffee and a Chat’ events will take place in Helensburgh Civic Centre café, 38 East Clyde Street, Helensburgh G84 7PG at 10.30am.
Sometimes a U3A sign will be displayed on a table, but if not, the café staff will usually be able to tell you which is the U3A group.
Go to the counter and order your tea or coffee (which will be brought to your table), then go and join the U3A group, which usually numbers between 6 and 12 (it’s not always the same members who attend the event and no booking is required, so numbers and attendees vary).
New members are particularly welcome.
The café is a relatively quiet environment, which makes it easier to converse and hear everyone at the table.
The Coffee and a Chat group details can be found on the website Groups page
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