Teesdale u3a

See Calendar for dates of meetings.

Meetings may take the form of a field trip. Members can check the Calendar or in the Forum publication.

Between December and February we have two one hour Zoom meetings each month instead of a face to face meeting. Please see the calendar and contact the convenor for the Zoom joining details.

New members and visitors are welcome; do come and join us. We are fortunate to live in an area with some amazing geology. We try to cater for all levels of knowledge and our success shows that our meetings appeal to a wide range of people. Cost for meetings at The Witham is £2 or £3 for the room hire and for tea/coffee.

Latest Group Reports

• August 2026 - Erratics and Geoparks
  Meeting on July 27th    There were talks on two very different areas of Geology in our July meeting. In the first half, Les Knight gave a fascinating talk about glacial erratics and the introduction of… Read more: August 2026 - Erratics and Geoparks
• July 2026 - More About Life on Earth
  Meetings on May 25th and June 22nd   In our May and June meetings, David Saville continued his exploration of life on Earth looking at the Permian and Triassic periods.  In the Permian (299 – 252 mya),… Read more: July 2026 - More About Life on Earth
• June 2026 - A Tribute to Trevor Morse
  The meeting in May was tinged with both shock and great sadness at the news of sudden death of Trevor Morse, our long-standing leader of the group. The u3a Geology Group was in its infancy… Read more: June 2026 - A Tribute to Trevor Morse
• April 2026 - Coal Mining in Woodland and Life in the Carboniferous
  We had a varied and very interesting meeting which ranged from coal mining in Woodland to some amazing plants and insects in the Carboniferous Period some 300 million years ago. In the first half Mike… Read more: April 2026 - Coal Mining in Woodland and Life in the Carboniferous
• March 2026 - Maps, Geology of Shropshire
  Bob Tuddenham This was an interesting and varied meeting which ranged from the dip and strike on geological maps to holiday geology in Shropshire. In the first half Wilf Wrigley gave an excellent tutorial style… Read more: March 2026 - Maps, Geology of Shropshire