Monthly Speaker Meetings
Monthly Speaker Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at:-
Burton Joyce and Bulcote Village Hall
Burton Joyce
Nottingham
NG14 5EY
They are followed by refreshments, tea/coffee and cakes. Many of the Group coordinators are also present so if you’re thinking about joining a group can take the opportunity to find more about it from the coordinator in person and you can also able to speak to any member of the Committee as our Chairman and other Committee members always attend.
The meetings start at 1.45 p.m. and members are asked to be seated in good time as late arrivals make it difficult for those sitting near the entrance to hear the announcements.
TUESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2026 – JAYNE DARLING
Jayne will give us a performance (during Remembrance week) of Second World War 40’s songs in the style of Vera Lynn, Glenn Miller, etc. Jayne performs in elegant vintage styling with a classic retro microphone, creating a look and sound that fits perfectly at vintage themed events and nostalgic celebrations. Her performances capture the atmosphere of the wartime years.
Social Events
60s/70s/80s DISCO! FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND – BURTON JOYCE VILLAGE HALL
Great tracks from three outstanding musical decades, played by DJ and Vocalist Freddie Vokes. Contribute to the playlist by telling us what songs you’d like to hear by emailing treasurer@bju3a.co.uk
Bring your own drinks and nibbles. Just £5 per person.
QUIZ NIGHT! FRIDAY JUNE 5TH 2026 – BURTON JOYCE VILLAGE HALL
Almost 70 members and friends attended the now “annual“ U3A quiz night. A very close scoring night was won by the (ironically-named) team, “THE DONALD TRUMP FAN CLUB” who just got over the line by 1 point after scoring a maximum 10 points on the last round. The second-placed team on the night, “UNIVERSALLY CHALLENGED” led all the way but could only score 8 points on the last round. Other prize winners on the night were “QUIZ TEAM AGUILERA” for the most inventive name and, in the sense that they were bottom of the table, supporting all the others, the “strongest” team at the event, “THE CRISP APPRECIATION SOCIETY” happily accepted “specially commissioned“ wooden spoons. A very good night was had by all.
FRIDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2025 – SOCIAL EVENT – KELLYS HEROES – BURTON JOYCE VILLAGE HALL 7:30pm.
A great night with one of the most sought after bands on the circuit. Their repertoire encompassed fast and furious Celtic tunes and songs, gentle ballads, quality contemporary numbers as well as some original material. The band will performed a 2 x 45-minute sets between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
QUIZ NIGHT! FRIDAY 23RD MAY 2025 AT 7:30 p.m. – BURTON JOYCE VILLAGE HALL
72 members and guests attended our annual quiz on Friday 23rd May, making up 12 teams. Quizmaster Rupert Williams devised 8 rounds of 10 questions, plus a TABLE ROUND worth 20 points,
to be played at the midpoint. Teams were also asked to play a JOKER round, worth double points. The 8 rounds were (loosely) based on our Interest Groups, comprising:-
- Round 1 – HISTORY
- Round 2 – CRAFT & PATCHWORK
- Round 3 – BOARD GAMES
- Round 4 – INTERNATIONAL DINING
- Round 5 – BOOK CLUB
- Round 6 – INFORMATION EXCHANGE
- Round 7 – ARMCHAIR TRAVEL
- Round 8 – DISCUSSION
Teams had to select which round their JOKER would be played on before the quiz began. The TABLE ROUND took inspiration from the TV programme Countdown, being 20 x 9-letter anagrams, which had a lot of us baffled, although one team managed to get a very creditable 14 correct.
The Winners were (team name) “POINTLESS”, who scored 84 points, joint Second place went to “THE WEDNESDAY MURDER CLUB” and “WE’RE RIGHT BEHIND YOU”, both with 82 points, and 4th place on a tie break went to “MISSING MARY” (who was ill and couldn’t make the team unfortunately). Perhaps a little unkindly, the name of the team that won the Wooden Spoons was “BRAINLESS”.
*** “REVIVAL”60s NIGHT – FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2024 ***
Based in Nottingham, Revival have been performing now for over 34 years, entertaining audiences across the country. The group specialise in recreating the sounds of the 1960’s, 70’s and 80s. They are not a tribute band although their aim is to recreate the sound and excitement of the original artistes from that era. Much more info on the band’s website at – http://www.revival-web.com/default.htm
This very successful event was attended by almost 80 members. The comments in our Facebook group the day after included these:-
“What a fabulous, fun evening yesterday, bopping to the music of Revival. A wonderful pick-me-up. Thank you everyone.”
“I had the best time ever, thank you to all those who arranged it.”
“Fantastic evening. We had a great time. Thank you to Rob and all the Committee.”
“It was a great evening. Thank you to all the organisers.”
“Great evening was had by all, really good night – Thanks to Rob Johnson for organising.”