Now in its ninth year, the Retford branch of the U3A has a membership of over 600 people. There are around 45 interest groups and new members often join the U3A specifically to join just one group; this is really encouraged, so if you have a friend who is thinking of...
Humour is a typical human reaction to difficult times. Rotherham U3A Creative Writing Coordinator, Trev Gouldin’s answer to ‘Lockdown’ is to write a volume of verse describing his thoughts about this current, strange turn of events. Here’s one for...
A mum of twins who have complex needs has issued a rallying call for people to support a disabled children’s charity that has loaned her specialist equipment to give her son a safe place to sleep so they can all better cope during the pandemic. Kelli Martin turned to...
A small group of people in Retford and Worksop are making PPE mainly for care workers in local hospitals, care homes, health centres and GP surgeries. They are making scrubs, face masks, scrub caps/hats, ear savers, scrub bags. Items that are really needed include,...
Open Studios Notts is about providing opportunities to discover the work and practices of Nottinghamshire-based artists and makers every May and June. For the previous eight years the wider community has been invited to visit and meet them in their working studios or...
