Southport U3A holds General monthly meetings on the first Thursday of each month at 10:00a.m. in Christ Church, Lord Street, Southport. It is open to all members (free) and visitors (on payment of £1, refundable if they join). This is the opportunity to meet group leaders, book trips and outings and keep up-to date with current U3A news. You can also join or renew your membership. Group tables are open and coffee is served until 10:30 when the door will be closed and a guest speaker will give a talk.
The speakers are changed each month and will talk on a variety of subjects. The speaker will then start the formal part of the meeting and when finished the door will be opened again. There will then be a series of announcements about current and upcoming events. The tables may re-open after any group announcements have been completed.
Not all groups have a table at the meeting but those that don’t can be contacted through their group page on this website using the tab above.
Monthly Speakers
| Date | Speaker | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr-07 | David Hearn | Liverpool Lives | A light-hearted, but informative, look at some of the characters from the City who deserve to be better known. Including a few surprises. |
| May-05 | Frank Nicholson | What Glaciers Have Done For Us | How glaciers reshaped our geography, changed our climate and still provide us with diverse resources from agricultural land to hydroelectricity. Including illustrations from the Wirral. |
| Jun-02 | John Coventry | Blonde on Blonde | How two dazzling platinum blondes – Mae West and Marilyn Monroe – made their way in a man’s world. What they achieved as they sizzled across the silver screen. The highs, the lows, the virtues and the sins. |
| Jul-07 | Paul Isherwood | 10yrs a buff butler - the chic of cheek | Anecdotes of memorable events of being hired wearing just a bow tie, cuffs and an apron. The talk is fully-clothed and non-offensive. |
| Sep-01 | Sheila Walsh | Tudor Lady | A Tudor Lady: With costumes Sheila wears at The National trust and something of the life of a 16th Century Lady |
| Oct-06 | Stuart Walsh | Funny Money | Pebbles to plastic. Before money and the history of coins and notes. What is money? How we use money now and odd matters about money and banks. |
| Dec-02 | No Speaker | Xmas Party |
