As you know, this year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Buxton & District u3a! From our humble beginnings in 1996—starting with just a handful of members and 5 original groups—we have grown into a thriving community.
To celebrate this incredible milestone, we are thrilled to announce two more events
Barn Dance
The Dance will take place on
Thursday 25th June in Chapel-en-le-Frith Town Hall from 2pm to 5pm
with teas and coffees available. There is plenty of free parking in Chapel but if you prefer to use public transport the 199 bus from Buxton stops just outside the Town hall.
This is a free event and all members are welcome to come along but we do need to know how many people to expect. If you would like to reserve a place please contact Diane Ives
Creative Arts and Leisure Show (CALS)
What is CALS?
This is a showcase that is completely open to the public and will take place on:
Wednesday 7th October Palace Hotel Ballroom 11am to 4pm
For Current Members: This is a fantastic opportunity to explore the diverse activities, projects, and talents thriving within our different groups.
For the Community: It will be an open forum to show the public who we are, what we do, and the vibrant social and educational community we offer.
Workshops: There will be several workshops (not bookable yet)
Get involved: Help us to design our poster and help us to promote the event
Previous Events
A wonderful retro Beetle Drive
What a fun Thursday afternoon we had, as we transported ourselves back to being young teenagers again playing Beetle. Malcolm, our Mad Beetle Man, his antennae trained to listen into all our questions, told us how to play, how to score and blew his referee whistle for us to start and then long and sharp blast from his whistle telling us to stop as a team had a completed beetle.
Would we ever get a six on the dice to start drawing our beetle’s body, then quickly we added the head, 2 eyes and 2 antennae and shaking the dice rapidly to get a tail and those 6 legs before shouting Beetle loudly for everyone to stop.
No time to scrabble on the floor for a pen while shaking the dice! Just shake the dice! It’s all fast and furious with the noise levels rising of shouts of joy and despair at not getting that 6 for the body!
Jane and Mary were the winners narrowly betting Mary and Andrew by 1 point.
At half time we had a fabulous finger buffet organised by the Anniversary Committee.
A huge thank you to the 30th Anniversary Committee and all the helpers for giving everyone such a fun retro afternoon, and especially Malcolm our Mad Beetle Man tuning in with his antennae.
Buxton & District u3a Celebrates 30 Years with a Miniature Masterpiece
“With model railways, you’ve got to look at it as an art form… It’s not just about the train, it’s about the scenery that train is running through, getting the proportions perfect.”
Alf Fantham,
Chairman of The Warley Model Railway Club.
In honour of the B&D u3a’s 30th Anniversary, the Model Railway Group opened its doors on Tuesday 10th February, offering members an exclusive look at their incredible layout in full operation.
Visitors arrived throughout the day, many standing in awe of the intricate detail and technical skill on display. Members of the group were on hand to provide live demonstrations of various locomotives and answer technical questions from an inspired audience.
This philosophy was clearly evident in the B&D layout, where the seamless blend of engineering and artistry created a truly immersive "three-dimensional picture."