Welcome to the Skiddaw u3a
u3a stands for University of the Third Age, which is a self-help organisation for older people no longer in full-time employment. You don’t need formal qualifications and there are no exams.
Latest Notices
A new group No Other Land is starting 28th May
Forthcoming events
Elizabeth was based in Japan 1983 - 1993 as a teacher, and then was able to return for 5 weeks in 2024 so got an update on life there - […]
Venue: Crosthwaite Parish Room.
Cost: £1 for members and £1.50 for visitors
5th June 2026
Outing
This year Skiddaw u3a Social trip will be on Friday the 5th June and is to the Bowes Museum, County Durham. If you have not been before it is a magnificent ‘palace’ designed […]
Cost: £30
Booking Required
Cumbria Clocks are known for repairing and maintaining clocks but they also work on time balls, mechanical devices such as the famed Swan at Barnard Castle and zodiacal clocks. Callum […]
Venue: Threlkeld Village Hall.
Cost: £1 for members and £1.50 for visitors
1st July 2026
to 3rd July 2026
Summer School
After the success of Festival 24, the Third Age Trust is delighted to announce that Festival 26 will be taking place between Wednesday 1 July to Friday 3 July 2026 at […]
In increasingly uncertain times, our supply of energy affects us all. Jonathan will look at current supply and demand, what is the control and predicted trends, and about the exploration […]
Venue: Threlkeld Village Hall.
Cost: £1 for members and £1.50 for visitors
11th August 2026
to 13th August 2026
Summer School
Booking is now open to attend the various courses at the North West Region of u3as Summer School at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Courses on Mathematics, Geology, Photography, Politics, Art […]