Bookham and District U3A

Welcome to Bookham & District u3a Website

General Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 2.30pm at the Old Barn Hall, Bookham when there is a speaker, a small amount of business and a chance to chat with fellow members over a cup of tea.

Our next meeting in the Old Barn Hall will be on Tuesday 5th November and is entitled Mother of the Brontes, see more information below.

Please look at the Committee page for contact details of all the current Committee and co-opted members.

Don't forget as part of your u3a membership you can also attend online learning events which range from meditation, mathematics, laughing yoga, family history etc all available free on Zoom, more information can be found HERE where you can scroll down for the events or subscribe to receive a monthly notification.

 Senior Moments

The latest quarterly edition (Aug 2024) of Senior Moments has been loaded to the website and can be read by clicking on Documents/Senior Moments on the menu bar above or HERE. Amongst other things this contains a number of interesting articles from Groups. Copies are also available for collection at the meetings, one per household please.

Maurice has produced two calendars for 2025 because so many Painting Workshop artists contributed. The cost is only £8 each so place your orders as soon as you can either at the next meeting or by emailing seniormoments@bookhamu3a.org.uk

Previews of the calendars are available here - Red calendar or Green calendar

Local News and Events

National Highways website gives information on local closures, check here for more information.

Please see here for further information on access to Wisley during the current roadworks on the RHS website.

Connect On Demand Bus Service available, following this link HERE for information. This will take you to the new stop to stop service

Surrey Network Study Days

The Study Days at the Yehudi Menuhin school restarted after a summer break there will be one in October and November 2024 and then starting again in February 2025. Details of these events can be found under the 'Documents' tab in the menu system or can be accessed by clicking HERE. These events will be held in the Menuhin Hall Stoke d'Abernon starting at 9:30am, but members will also be able to access these events from home. 

Details of other activities undertaken by Surrey U3A Network can be found by accessing their website HERE.

Future Events                 


The table below shows upcoming meetings open to all members. For more information on the meetings click on the blue event name in the table below. You need to be logged in to see the additional information.

Group events are shown either on the appropriate group page or on the Diary page.

Please note that the quiz evening on October 21st is fully booked.


Event NameDateTimeDurationLocation
Fun Quiz Night21 Oct 202419:302.5 hrsYe Olde Windsor Castle
Mother of the Brontës05 Nov 202414:301 hourOld Barn Hall
The Three Kings03 Dec 202414:301 hourOld Barn Hall
I spy London07 Jan 202514:301 hourOld Barn Hall
Piers of the South Coast04 Feb 202514:301 hourOld Barn Hall
The Rat Pack Live23 Apr 202519:303 hoursOld Barn Hall
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