U3A (1:15pm)

Our monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month in Stokesley Methodist Church, unless specifically noted below. The programme is as follows:

1.15 p.m. Doors open. Tea and coffee are available and there is time to read the group notice boards, talk to group leaders, register for group events etc. Each month one of our groups organises the coffee.

2.00 p.m. There is a talk in the main hall (typically about 45 minutes to 1 hour) by a guest speaker, followed by notices about the general business of the U3A and notices from the various groups.

3.00 p.m. Another chance to see the group notice boards, and register for activities before the doors close at 3.30 p.m.

Today’s talk is  entitled: The Quaker Tapestry – A talk by Michael Wright

The history of the Quaker Movement especially their contribution to local industry and life – including the Stockton to Darlington railway, Backhouse’s Darlington bank, & the peace initiative by Joseph Pease of Darlington who led this movement to try to prevent the Crimean War.