We meet on the third Monday of each month at 2pm at
Beechwood Community Hall, Barming
In addition to the Interest Group meetings, monthly meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at Beechwood Hall in Barming from 2pm onwards where we have an interesting speaker each month. Scroll down for a list of forthcoming meetings and speakers.
Although we have to book speakers months, or even years in advance, we are always keen to receive suggestions and recommendations from members for speakers or subjects for our monthly meetings.
If you find parking difficult at Beechwood Hall, why not use the FREE Hospital Park& Ride service which runs every 30 minutes from the old London Road P&R site, behind DFS. As from January 2026 this is a small shuttle minibus run by Streamline. See Maidstone Hospital website for details.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are available after the speaker with time to chat to fellow u3a members.
To find out more about each meeting, please click on the individual meetings below.
Forthcoming events
Our past speakers during 2025 have included the following:
- Janie Ramsay - The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor
- Adam Taylor - The Islands of the River Medway
- Andrew Baker - British Politics in Turmoil
- Imogen Corrigan - The Significance of the Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
- Margaret Watson - Harpist
- Richard Griffin - My Life as a Royal Protection Officer
- Jamie Baird - Medical Detection Dogs
- Christoph Bull - Cobham Parish, a Hidden Gem
- Sue Spiel - A presentation of Pam Ayers poetry
- Nick Oram - Spitfire Pilot Stories from the Second World War
- Dr Clive Nuttman - The Orchids of Kent
- Sue Parker-Nutley - An Actor's Life for Me
- Ian Keable - The Century of Deception
- Melanie Gibson-Barton - Uncovering the treasures of Bruges
- Janie Ramsay - The Lifestyle of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor