Events
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Monthly Meetings: 4th Friday afternoon of each month
Monthly meetings are held on the 4th Friday afternoon of each month except December, 2.00-4.00pm at St. Andrew & St. George United Reformed Church, St. Georges Road, Bolton, BL1 2BS.
Refreshments and good company will be available.
Please note, programme content may change due to circumstances beyond our control.
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Speakers for 2026
22/05/2026 : Flourishing in seniors: Why it matters , Professor Jerome Carson, Professor Marcus Chiu, and Joanna Chen
26/06/2026 : Choir recital , Singing for pleasure group
24/07/2026: Tales of a customs officer , Brian Topping talks about his work with HM Customs and Excise at Heathrow Airport in the 1970s and 1980s.
28/08/2026: The people who helped to shape me , Mahmood (Mebs) Ahmed. Mebs began his life in the UK as a shy 10-year-old boy from Bangladesh who didn’t speak English. He became a liaison between the police and ethnic minorities, helping a greater understanding of each other.
25/08/2026 : Presentation about The Light Music Society - its archive and library , Hilary Ashton (daughter of Lancashire composer, Ernest Tomlinson)
23/10/2026 : English Christmas Traditions , Margaret Holbrook. Take a fascinating look at the traditions and folklore of the Christmas season - up to Twelfth Night. Why do we bring live greenery into our homes and hang wreaths on the door? What is the significance of holly, ivy and mistletoe? We often think of the traditions of Christmas and associate them with the Victorians, but many of our traditions go back a lot further than that.
27/11/2026 : Bolton u3a AGM
22/1/27 These Isles: A History of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland , with author Brian Groom
6/2/27 Lives and Times of Smithills Estate, Highlighting the stories of local and extraordinary people , with David Greenwood
26/3/27 Good Friday - no meeting
23/4/27 Piano Recital. Andrew Wilde plays more popular classical music and talks about the pieces and their composers
23/5/27 “Tax Care and Toy Boys.” This amusing and enlightening talk comes highly recommended , Matthew Martin