Providing opportunities for older people in Craven District and neighbouring areas

Craven u3a Orchestra Free Concert

Skipton Baptist Church on Wednesday 20 March at 2.30pm

The orchestra was pleased to welcome our new conductor, Peter Young, in September 2023. We have enjoyed working with him and have gained several new members. There is always room for more, particularly string and brass players.

To showcase the music we enjoy playing, we will be giving a concert in Skipton Baptist Church on Wednesday 20 March at 2.30pm. Admission is free, with refreshments available afterwards. We can’t promise you Beethoven, but we hope there will be something to suit all tastes and will perhaps encourage you to join us.

Craven u3a Summer Programme 2024

25th and 26th July at
Ermysted’s Grammar School, Skipton

Choose up to 4 different sessions from over 24 talks and activities for only £12.00. Further details, the programme and application form will be published in April on the Craven u3a website and in the Newsletter.

Monthly Meeting, Saturday, April 13th

The next coffee morning will be on April 13th 2024 at Champion Church Skipton starting at 10am.

There will be a presentation by Frank Waller talking about his experiences in Yangchow camp during the Second World War

Monthly Meetings take place on every second Saturday starting at 10am and encompass a range of interesting topics.

At previous meetings have included topics like how to administer CPR, audiology, designing and making kites, a chocolatier, a judge and the Woodland Trust!

We hope to see lots of members. Come along and bring a friend!

We suggest a voluntary donation of £3

If anyone has any queries or suggestions for future talks please contact   chair@cravenu3a.org.uk

2023 – 2024 Programme

The Craven u3a Programme for the 2023 – 2024 year is now available. Joining or renewing can be done online. Once you are a member for the 2023-24 year you can enrol on courses. For more details – click on the link and download the latest 23/24 programme below

Monthly Meeting – Saturday, December 9th

The next coffee morning will be on December 9th 2023 at Champion Church Skipton starting at 10am.

Rowena (Bunty) Leder, talking on her life as an air hostess is our speaker

Monthly Meetings take place on every second Saturday starting at 10am and encompass a range of interesting topics.

At previous meetings have included topics like how to administer CPR, audiology, designing and making kites, a chocolatier, a judge and the Woodland Trust!

We hope to see lots of members. Come along and bring a friend!

We suggest a voluntary donation of £3

If anyone has any queries or suggestions for future talks please contact   chair@cravenu3a.org.uk

Monthly Meeting – Saturday July 8th

The topic for July 8th 2023 at Champion Church Skipton

Sue Falkingham former president of the British Academy of Audiology.

Talking about all things connected to the ear and hearing

Monthly Meetings take place on every second Saturday and encompass a range of interesting topics. Past meetings have included a kite maker, a chocolatier, a judge and the Woodland Trust!

We hope to see lots of members. Come along and bring a friend!

We suggest a voluntary donation of £3

If anyone has any queries or suggestions for future talks please contact   chair@cravenu3a.org.uk

Craven u3a Monthly Meetings

Please note this meeting is on the second Saturday in May at around 10am.

The Monthly meeting is now on 13th May because of the coronation

A decision has been made to keep it on every second Saturday of each month from May onwards.

Our monthly meeting on 13th May will be at Champions Church and we look forward to a great informative talk by Dr Bruce Woodhouse retired GP from Darnley House talking about his work as a magistrate. There will be audience participation!!

We hope to see lots of members. Come along and bring a friend!

We suggest a voluntary donation of £3

If anyone has any queries or suggestions for future talks please contact   chair@cravenu3a.org.uk

You can download the latest Craven u3a News Letters below

Monthly Coffee Mornings

     CRAVEN u3a MONTHLY MEETING

Our November Monthly Meeting will be on Saturday 6th November starting at 10am at Champions Church, Carleton Rd Skipton BD23 2AU

The talk will be “In Grandmothers Footsteps” (a light hearted look at Yorkshire Dialect) given by Alan Hemsworth, who has lived in Settle for 30 years and is a founder member of Settle u3a.

This will be our first “face to face” meeting and we are looking forward to welcoming any new u3a members and providing an opportunity for others to catch up over a cup of coffee prior to Alan’s  talk. It will also be an opportunity to raise any matter with your committee members.

We aim to finish no later than 12 o’clock.

The committee are suggesting a voluntary contribution of £3 for this event.

If anyone has any queries or suggestions for future talks please contact either ashton995@btinternet.com or chairman@cravenu3a.org.uk

Schedule and diary – what’s coming up

Most groups meet weekly although some, such as the walking group, have walks twice a week.

The list defaults to all groups but you can select an individual group. If you select an individual group and the page is blank it indicates that no dates have been entered.

2021/22 Annual Programme

The programme runs from September 2021 to August 2022. Click the link below to download the 2021/22 Programme:

If you are an existing member and wish to join a group which has vacant places click on the button below:

For enquiries about membership please use the contact page.

History of Art Group