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March Meeting

Our March meeting will be held in the Cardinal O’fiaich Library, Moy Road, Armagh on Friday 22nd March at 10.30am. 

Our speaker this month is John Woods founder of Linwoods Health Foods. The talk will be about living a healthy lifestyle including food, mental attitude, exercise, purpose in life and living a long, healthy and happy life.

Our AGM will be on Friday 19th April (before our speaker that day) so please think again about putting yourself forward for the committee (ideally before our next committee meeting on 8th April).

Finally, just a reminder that EVERYONE attending the monthly meeting should contribute a £1 to the “pot” whether you have coffee & biscuits or not as it makes sense to “balancing the books” at these monthly gatherings. Also, could everyone please sign the U3a Attendance book which should be beside the coffee dispensing table.

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February Meeting

We are holding our February meeting in the Cardinal O’Fiaich Library, Moy Road, Armagh on Friday, 16th February at 10.30am. 

Our speaker this month is Billy Stewart, Crime Prevention Officer for ABCCouncil .

The Committee recently decided that EVERYONE attending the monthly meeting should contribute a £1 to the “pot” whether you have coffee & biscuits or not as it’s becoming more and more difficult balancing the books! Also, could everyone please sign the U3a Attendance book which (hopefully!) will be fairly close to the coffee dispensing table.

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Christmas Quiz


IT’S BACK!

Yes we are pleased to announce that our Xmas Quiz has returned after last year’s COVID postponement. So get your diaries out

This is to be held in the Cardinal O’Fiaich Library on December 15th 

Doors open at 10.30 am and the quiz starts at 11.00 am.

Don’t worry, it’s a fun quiz with easy questions needing little detailed knowledge.

As before, the last round is a Hoots Mon! round where I try to raise your knowledge of all things Scottish with an extra special prize of a bottle of whisky for the team getting the best score on this round.

 Again there are VERY expensive prizes for the winners and runners up

Xmas food treats, coffee and if we can manage even mulled wine at the start. 


Teams of up to 5 but these can be arranged on the day so you don’t need to come mob handed. And it only costs £2/person

See you all then … I can hardly wait!

p.s. Xmas fancy dress optional

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Christmas Lunch

Armagh & District u3a wishes to invite you to our Christmas Lunch

This will be held on January 19th in the Armagh City Hotel.

Pre Lunch drinks from 12.15 pm with the meal at 1.00 pm.

The cost is £25 (subsidised)


If you intend to come, click on the link below to tell us the names (a maximum of 2) and the choice of Starter and Main course from the menu at the end of this


Click on this link ➡️ https://forms.gle/BJ6Vk1tUSKzNXHei9

There will be opportunities to pay for tickets at the u3a Xmas Quiz on December the 15th and on a January date and place that we confirm in a follow-up email.

We hope to see you ALL then!

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November Meeting

We are holding our November meeting in the Cardinal O’fiaich Library, Moy Road, Armagh on Friday 17th November at 10.30am. 

Our speaker this month is Canon Jim Campbell and he will be giving an illustrated talk on the life and times of Sir John Lavery, Artist.

Coincidentally the National Gallery of Ireland is hosting a major exhibition entitled “Lavery On Location” which runs until mid-January 2024 and has apparently been described as “exceptional” and “dreamy, dreamy, dreamy.” So hopefully we’ll all be inspired to jump on the train to Dublin to see for ourselves!

Groups, Singing Group

Singing Group

U3a choir/ singing group restarting Monday, 9th October at 4:00 pm.  
We have got a wonderful accompanist in Rodney Spence and would really welcome some new members. Including men (don’t worry there is already a decent cohort)
This is a singing for fun group so you don’t have to be a diva nor be able to read music and it goes without saying that it’s a very friendly group of people!
If interested please text or phone Eleanor 07753616069 for further details.

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October Meeting

Our next monthly meeting will take place on Friday, 20th October in The Cardinal O’Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive.
The speaker will be Mark Flynn based at Portadown Fire Station who will gove a talk on the topic of Fire Safety and Safety at home.
Coffee and biscuits will be available from 10:30 and the talk will start around 11:00 a.m.

Groups, Pilates

Pilates Group

5 spaces are now available for the U£A Pilates Groupat the 11:30 a.m. class.
We meet in the Armagh City Hotel Fitness Centre on Wednesday mornings.
If ypu are interested contact Margaret Oakes 07711617136