| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: | |
| Group email: | Speaker Meetings group |
| When: | Mornings 11:00 am-12:00 pm Usually 2nd Thursday |
| Venue: | Scout & Guide HQ |
Speaker Meetings usually take place as above, But check to confirm on this page or the Events Page. All the usual Horizons facilities (apart from the book stall) will normally be available until then. Last orders for tea and coffee 10.45 am.
All u3a Members are welcome. If you would like Beacon email reminders about forthcoming Speaker Meetings, please contact our Speaker Secretary, Shirley, to be added to the list.
Next Speaker Meeting
12th November 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
General
David Hearn, the British Historian. Appropriately, as we are entering the Christmas period, David will enlighten us with ‘Christmas Traditions in Britain and around the World’
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ
Previous 2026 Meetings
8th October 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
General
Speaker Meeting – 8th October 2026 – 11am at Scout & Guide HQ Pete the magician is back ..... He will entertain us with ‘Curiosity Killed the Cat’! Don’t worry […]
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ
10th September 2026
11:00 am
General
Speaker – Philip Heaton – Astrologer: Philip has over 4 decades of experience in Astrology, actively practicing and researching this subject all his adult life, working professionally with individual clients […]
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ
13th August 2026
11:00 am
General
Eddie Humphreys is one of our own U3A members who has had a veryinteresting career within the Police Force. He will begin his talk with a brief outline of his […]
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ
9th July 2026
11:00 am
General
Neil Hanson A hugely engaging storyteller and award-winning speaker, Neil has entertained audiences at every type of occasion - corporate events, conferences, festivals, luncheon clubs, dinners and banquets - throughout […]
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ
14th May 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
General
Roger Browne, Jazz Player, returning to entertain us and fill the room with his amazing talent on the piano, singing and stories telling of "Anything Goes".
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ
9th April 2026
11:00 am
General
The rush to save Britain’s gold in WW2. Bernard Nevin who is Chairman of the Formby Historical Society was in Liverpool City Centre outside Martins Bank, by chance he discovered […]
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ
12th March 2026
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
General
Brian Topping – who is a retired Customs Officer - will entertain us with stories of smuggling and sniffer dogs. For our March Speaker Meeting, we will see the return […]
Venue: Scout & Guide HQ
Some Examples of Past Speaker Meetings
Please use the Buttons below to see details of our meetings, speakers and topics in past years.
Future Speaker Meetings for 2027
(Please email any ideas for Future Speaker Meetings to our Speaker Secretary, Shirley.)