EVENTS, MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES
Activities take place in various locations which are noted below. Our activities are constantly under review. If you do not find an activity group you would like to join perhaps you would consider starting up an activity. If so please contact our activity coordinator. We are happy to support new groups.
Our regular place for Events and Meetings is:
Connect Centre, 2-6 Model School Road, Ballymoney BT53 6BH – Click Here For Map.
Ballymoney u3a 2024-2025
Events and Meetings
| Date | Event/Meeting | Venue | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 3 September 2024 | Monthly meeting | Connect building | Speaker. Brian Rankin Comical poetry and story telling |
| Tuesday, 1 October 2024 | Monthly meeting | Connect building | Information day with lots of exhibitors |
| Tuesday, 5 November 2024 | Monthly meeting | Connect building | John Pinkerton: Talk on Holland and Germany Battlefields |
| Tuesday, 3 December 2024 | Monthly meeting | Local Hotel. TBC | Christmas Lunch |
| Tuesday, 7 January 2025 | Monthly meeting | Connect building | PSNI - Judith Lavery: crime prevention |
| Tuesday, 4 February 2025 | Monthly meeting | Connect building | Osborne Family: Air Ambulance |
| Tuesday, 4 March 2025 | Monthly meeting | Connect building | Diana Mc Clelland: Family history |
| Tuesday, 1 April 2025 | Monthly meeting | Connect building | Zara Hutchinson: Ballymoney Community Fridge |
| Tuesday, 6 May 2025 | Monthly meeting | Connect building | Annual General Meeting: Afterwards ‘Scad the Beggars’ will entertain us with an ensemble of musical items. |
| Tuesday, 3 June 2025 | Annual Outing | TBC | The annual outing will visit places of interest using a coach, complete with a meal. |
Activities
| Activity | Day/Time | Venue | Leader | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | 2 nd Tuesday 2.0 pm - 3.30 pm. | Connect Centre, 2-6 Model School Road, Ballymoney BT53 6BH | Margaret | Learn new skills under a qualified tutor to produce pleasing pictures. |
| Bridge | Monday 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm | Ballymoney Community Resource Centre, Acom Business Centre, 2 Riada Ave, Ballymoney BT53 7LH | Kathleen | Bridge is a mindsport and a great game, a social pastime enjoyed by millions of people around the world. It is a fascinating game with 4 people at each table. North and South are partners as is East and West. The purpose is for each couple to outdo the others by gaining more points. |
| Crafts | 3rd Tuesday 2.30 pm- - 4.0 pm | Connect Centre, 2-6 Model School Road, Ballymoney BT53 6BH | Sally | Meet together to use your artistic skills to produce many things such decorating flower pots, lampshades, Christmas paraphernalia. A good opportunity to enjoy meeting other like minded people. |
| Creative writing | 3 rd Tuesday 12.30 pm - 2.0 pm | Connect Centre, 2-6 Model School Road, Ballymoney BT53 6BH | Anne | Members meet to share stories be they fiction, memoirs or autobiography in a supportive and friendly environment. The most important aspects of the group are the enjoyment of writing different themes and topics. |
| Family History | 3 rd Tuesday 10.30 am - 12.0 pm | Connect Centre, 2-6 Model School Road, Ballymoney BT53 6BH | John Flynn | Researching family records of relationships among family members, visiting PRONI etc. Also studying the local geographical history in the Ballymoney area. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history. |
| Gardening | 3 rd Thursday Starting 2.0 pm | Connect Centre, 2-6 Model School Road, Ballymoney BT53 6BH | Geoff and Kathleen | Going on visits to various gardens, as well as having demonstrations of seed sowing, taking cuttings and discussions on edible weeds. |
| Golf | Thursday weekly 10.0 am tee off | As advised by Activity Leader | Donal and Paul | Golf is a game played on a large open-air course in which a small ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes. A very popular sport, meeting at different venues. The group go on a break to Donegal twice a year to practice their skills. |
| IT | Wednesdays 10.30 am - 12.0 pm | Ballymoney Community Resource Centre, Acom Business Centre, 2 Riada Ave, Ballymoney BT53 7LH | Michael | Learning how to use computer, iPad or tablet to best use covering aspects as requested |
| Line Dancing | Every Wednesday 1.30 pm - 3.0 pm | As advised by Activity Leader | Margaret | Line dancing is a choreographed dance where a group of people perform a series of steps in time with music. |
| Out to Lunch | 3 rd Friday each month 12.30 pm for 1.0 pm | As advised by Activity Leader | Eileen | A very popular event when members are invited to go for lunch to different venues each month. A great opportunity to spend a lunch time socialising, chatting and experiencing the cuisine at different hotels. |
| Reading group | 2 nd Tuesday 10.30 am - 12.0 pm | Connect Centre, 2-6 Model School Road, Ballymoney BT53 6BH | Margaret | Meet together to read prescribed books followed by discussions the following meeting. There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who think it could never happen to them and those who know it will ….. A quotation from one of the books members read. |
| Story Telling | 2 nd Monday 11.0 am - 1.0 pm | Ballymoney Community Hub, Robinson Hospital Site | Mary | Members meet together to share quite a variety of tales such as “English visitors to the farm”, “ Poaching salmon”, Stories from magistrates court to mention just a few. |
Activity costs are calculated on the number of participants and venue costs. In some cases there is no cost for the activity for example gardening. When a specialist tutor is invited to provide an activity this may incur an additional cost.
To discuss any activity or for any queries please contact the Activities Coordinator who will be happy to help you to choose the right activity. Some events such as computer courses may be repeated during the year.
Link with Glens and Dalriada u3a
We have a reciprocal arrangement with Glens and Dalriada u3a to attend their activities and for them to attend ours without taking out a second membership. Their activities can be found by accessing their website: Glens and Dalriada u3a and clicking on ‘activities’.