u3a

Paisley and District

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Paisley and District u3a has monthly meetings in the Salvation Army Hall, Mill Street, Paisley. They are held October to December and February to July and start at 2pm. The doors open at 1:30pm for registration and a warm welcome.

Members and non-members are welcome at all meetings. The monthly meetings are free to members. Any non-members can attend one meeting before deciding to join our u3a. If you haven't been before, please say, and we will endeavour to introduce you to some of our members. We can also provide details of groups that you may be interested in.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are available for £1. To reduce the washing-up, please bring your own mug.

Details of future and previous meetings are listed below. Please return to this page nearer a meeting's date for updates and more information.

Thursday 2nd July 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting
At this meeting Geraldine McFaul will speak on her journey by foot from Glasgow to Rome.
Thursday 1st October 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
This month Brian Young will speak on three Roman Campaigns in Scotland
Thursday 5th November 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Talks on bridges and travel experiences by two of our members
Thursday 3rd December 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Barbara Graham will speak to us on the life of Gladys Aylward.
Thursday 4th February 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Fiona Sinclair will speak about Formakin House in Bishopton
Thursday 4th March 2027
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting
One of our members will speak on Jo Bongo Vincent - van Gogh's secret promoter
Thursday 1st April 2027
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting
Bernie Carranza will speak about the Alzheimer Society.
Thursday 6th May 2027
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting
Bob, one of our own u3a members will speak on Railway Signalling
Thursday 3rd June 2027
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting
Mary McDougall will speak on creating a Playlist for Life, music for memories.
Thursday 1st July 2027
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Meeting
One our own u3a members, Valerie, will speak on "Made In Scotland"
Thursday 11th June 2026
10:30 am
Meeting
This is to give you notice of the u3a in Scotland 2026 AGM at 10.30am on 11th June 2026 on Zoom
Venue: As Arranged
Booking Required
Thursday 4th June 2026
Meeting
Annual AGM followed by Tricia McKinnon speaking on the Paisley Mills and their embroidery
Thursday 7th May 2026
Meeting
At this meeting Jill Scott and Bill Hicks will speak on their time with the Sunday Post.
Thursday 16th April 2026
Meeting
u3a Scotland are hosting a Zoom event for discussion on 'Taking your u3a online'
Thursday 2nd April 2026
Meeting
One of our members, Valerie spoke on "Stories of Britain"
Thursday 26th March 2026
Meeting
The Spring meeting for all u3as across Scotland took place
Thursday 5th March 2026
Meeting
At this meeting we were entertained with music from the ukulele players from Barrhead Men’s Shed/ East Renfrewshire u3a Ukulele Group.
Thursday 5th February 2026
Meeting
Ajay Close will speak on her novel "What Doesn’t Kill Us"
Thursday 4th December 2025
Meeting
George McCallum will speak about Robert Tannahill, a well known Paisley poet
Thursday 6th November 2025
Meeting
John Pressly from Coats Observatory speaking on Staring into Space
Tuesday 28th October 2025
Meeting
A u3a Scotland event to promote travel opportunities for all u3as
Thursday 2nd October 2025
Meeting
Iain Gunn on "Bankers Behind Bars"
Thursday 3rd July 2025
Meeting
Barbara Graham - Florence Nightingale
Thursday 5th June 2025
Meeting
Lil Brookes on "Patterns, Pandemic and Place in Time"
Thursday 1st May 2025
Meeting
Caroline Galffy - Chest, Heart, Stroke Scotland Support
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Meeting
Fiona Sinclair - Architecture in Renfrewshire
Thursday 6th March 2025
Meeting
AGM followed by some members speaking about their interests
Thursday 6th February 2025
Meeting
Local historian Iain Murray spoke to us on the history of Johnstone
Thursday 5th December 2024
Meeting
We welcomed Steff Strachan for a Christmas themed singing workshop.
Thursday 7th November 2024
Meeting
Graeme Smith, the author of Entertaining a Nation was the speaker.