Hidden Talents
Do you have a hidden talent?
There are over seven hundred members of the Knutsford u3a, many of whom have had exciting and challenging lives. During your life, you will have enjoyed educational experiences and adventures through your occupation, hobbies, travel, sports, and holidays that might well interest our members. If so, here is the opportunity for you to entertain, amuse and educate, your u3a friends by re-living some of your interests, activities, personal contacts, contributions and the adventures that have made you who you are.
According to u3a regulations, we are not allowed to remunerate our own members for contributing to our meetings (unlike the ‘guest speakers’ invited for our regular members’ meetings) so volunteer ‘Hidden Talents’ lecturers will be providing their contribution gratis in support of our ‘self-help’ ethos.
Those members (or activity groups) who would like to contribute by delivering a ‘Hidden Talents’ presentation please email Tony Axon at info@knutsfordu3a.co.uk giving a brief description of your intended contribution and a few details about yourself or call him on 07947 741467.
Next Meetings
Hidden Talents meetings for 2026 will take place on the fourth Thursday of January, February and March.
The talks are in Knutsford Methodist Church starting at 2.15pm prompt and are followed by tea and biscuits. Please aim to be seated by 2.00 pm.
| Date | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd January | Prof. Lorelly Wilson MBE | ‘Chemistry with cabbage – motivating children to study sciences’ Working with two hundred schools to inspire children, particularly those in deprived areas, to study sciences. Using fun simple chemistry experiments that can be done at home to explain important scientific concepts. Why sour milk makes the best scones See molecules moving The Lardberg shows the weirdness of water Why cabbage is my favourite chemical |
| 26th February | Howard Thorp | ‘Growing up in Manchester in the 1960s and 70s’ Join Howard on his journey from playing in his parent’s back garden in Sale, to a Northern University, via a grammar school. |
| 26th March | Gerrard McCreesh & Zoe Langmead | Some of Gerrard’s Poetry followed by Zoe with the Journey of a donated Baked Bean tin! More details to follow… |