📖 u3a member The Unfashionable Poet has published his debut collection, 'Thought Fall', with each of the 50 poems accompanied by notes about the background of the piece. 📖 Author credits @stazioneilkley for inspiration & sustenance ☕. 👉 Available at @GroveBookshop and online

“If I’m going to do something, I’m going to do it properly”. The Guardian has a series about people who have made a new start after the age of 60. Here's a recent one. If you'd like to take up new interests, why not join our u3a?.

⛵ Learn to sail without getting seasick!. ⛵ Our short course 'Sailing Remote Control Model Yachts' has been really popular, so we'll be running another course on four Wednesday afternoons - 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th Aug. 👉 More details and to book:

🎤 Calling all fans of Ian Gillan and Deep Purple!. 🎤 Our national body, @u3a_UK, is hosting this online event in which Ian shares stories from his remarkable career. 🎤 Non-u3a members welcome!. 📅 Thurs 11 Sept, 2-3pm. 👉 Free to attend - book here:

💮 Celebrate #YorkshireDay - 1 August - in #Ilkley with a whole weekend of events!. 👉 Friday 1 - Sunday 3 August. 💮 The town will be co-hosting the official civic celebration with Bradford - in recognition of @bradford2025 (UK City of Culture). 👉

🔸 What is u3a?.🔸 Who can join?.🔸 What does it cost?. 🧡 You'll find the answers to these and other questions on our website. 👉 #Ilkley #Otley #Menston #BurleyinWharfedale #Silsden #Addingham #guiseley

🎶 Ceilidh dancing was included in our Summer Programme for the first time this year - and what a success it was!. 🎶 Lots of enthusiasm, lots of laughter and lots of new recruits for the winter. 🎶 Thank you to everyone who took part🙂. 👉 Group info:

RT @Calybites: Hooray!.Otley’s favourite Black-headed Gull 235H is back! 🎉🥳.Possibly slightly bemused by the new footbridge but happily eat….

Coming up this weekend! 📚📚📚📚.

RT @Bradford_TandA: Bradford and Ilkley to host this year's Yorkshire Day celebrations

🚐 Our Northern Towns group recently enjoyed a trip to Beverley . 🚐 The group had a guided tour of Beverley Minster - what an amazing place!. 🚐 They group also enjoyed a town tour from a local guide who happened to be a member of Beverley u3a 🙂 . 👉

RT @u3a_UK: Congrats to the winner & runners up of the first-ever u3a Essay Competition 🎉. The winner is Claudette (Porthcawl & Bridgend u3….

RT @IlkleyGazette: Otley Chevin shuttle bus to make its last journeys this weekend

RT @dbderbzbooks: We'll be exhibiting at the PBFA Ilkley Book Fair this weekend. Around thirty exhibitors with antiquarian, collectable &….

RT @gregwrightYP: After work walk. To the Cow and Calf. Muggy. Rain threatening. #ilkley @yorkshirepost #yorkshire

RT @yorkshire_dales: Who's noticed that the heather is starting to bloom on the moors? 🌸 Your #PicOfTheDay was taken overlooking #Wharedale….

🎭 More than 80 people attended our recent Saturday talk for members, 'Leeds Playhouse - A Tale of Two Theatres'. 🎭 Dave Stannard gave a really interesting talk about the history of the playhouse. 🎭 Dave’s book can be bought from @GroveBookshop, #Ilkley or from online retailers

🌻 Our Summer Programme is drawing to a close, but we still have some great events on offer!. 👉 21 Jul: Who owns Ilkley High St?❓.23 Jul: Take 10 Songs🎧.23 Jul: Book Social📚.24 Jul: Walk the River Wharfe🚶.24 & 31 Jul: Guitar Plus Bar & Cafe🎸

🎬 Next meeting of our #Guiseley Film Appreciation Group will be at Everybodys, Otley Rd, 28 July at 2pm. 🎬 They'll be discussing 'Decision to Leave', a romance/mystery by S. Korean director Park Chan-wook, available on BBC iPlayer. 🎬 Group info:

🦋 Spend 15 minutes between now and 10 Aug to take part in @savebutterflies's #BigButterflyCount. 🦋 There's a chart to help you identify what you see, plus an interactive map showing the results so far. 🦋 More details and full instructions here 👉.