| We meet from 1: 30 for 2:00 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in Maidstone Salvation Army Hall 74 Union Street, Maidstone |
We have booked some interesting speakers for our monthly meetings. Scroll down this page to find full details of all Meetings, Outings and Social events.
Although we have to book speakers months or sometimes years in advance we are always very keen to hear members suggestions and recommendations for speakers or subjects for our monthly meetings. Send a quick email to our Speakers Secretary Steve who will be pleased to hear from you.
At a National level On Line Learning Events cover a wide range of subjects using Podcasts and Zoom meetings - well worth investigating.
Forthcoming events
20th July 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Don Cockrill An insight into the highly specialised little known profession of maritime pilotage. Pilots navigate ships of all shapes and sizes into and out of ports globally. The talk […]
17th August 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Karen Emery An extraordinary garden space in and around the ruins of a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1147. Tended by monks, Tudors, Georgians and Victorians. Hear the story of the […]
21st September 2026
Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting will take place during our September meeting. Nominations for the new committee should be sent to the .
21st September 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Julius Bannister Julius, a violinist, spent 40 years in London's music business, playing for West End shows (Les Mis), opera, ballet, for the symphony, & as a recording artist. Julius […]
19th October 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
David Powell David is the DC Thompson Archive Manager and he will take us on a reminiscence tour of some of the classic titles - Beano, The Dandy, Bunty, Jackie, […]
16th November 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Sue Duckworth Sissinghurst is one of the most well-known and popular gardens in Kent. This is a walk through the garden, which was planned and designed by a very famous […]
21st December 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Keith Whitnell A family divided. Civil War, The end of militant trade unionism, violence, MI5 involvement plus, on one side a Policeman, & on the other, a striking miner.
18th January 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Martin Phelps Martin recounts his father’s experience as a Lancaster flight engineer, shot down over Germany, one of 168 airmen imprisoned in Buchenwald Concentration Camp, then in Stalag Luft 111, […]
15th February 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Veronica King Veronica shares her experiences of 36 years as a Private Investigator
15th March 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
John Drewry The Story of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). The forgotten story of young women volunteering to become nurses and going outside their comfort zone
19th April 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Joe Mendell Joe, an American, will retell some of Bob Newhart’s deadpan monologues from long ago..
17th May 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Guy Bartlett The History of Concorde The fastest passenger aircraft of all time. First flown in 1969, this iconic vehicle was ahead of its time in many ways. There will never […]
21st June 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Sonia Case Sonia, a Bromley u3a member, will recount her mother’s escape from Nazi Germany, and subsequent events in wartime London and beyond. She covers the period from 1934 to […]
19th July 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Neil Nixon Ten of the greatest lies offered up as if they were the truth, with details of those responsible and why they bothered. Presented historically and varied to include […]
16th August 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Ralph Jones Mary Rix’s neighbour Ralph, a keen cyclist, will take us through the history of the bicycle.
