The Lord Lieutenant’s Derby Community Music Festival
Derby u3a ukulele group will be playing at the above festival, which has free admission, and occurs on two dates and venues: October 2nd at 7 pm at the Hindu Temple Geeta Barwan, Pear Tree Road; and October 10th at 3 pm at St Luke’s Church, Parliament Street. Admission is free but BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL.
Booking details and QR codes
Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Entomological Society: Insect Show 2026
Saturday 14th November 10.30 am - 4.30 pm
University of Derby - FREE ENTRY
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Come and Meet us at the Derbion Community Hub!
Find out all about us and the groups and activities we organise for retired and semi-retired people. We're at the Derbion Community Hub (opposite Marks & Spencers) from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm on Thursday 19th November. We look forward to meeting you there!
Opportunity to take part in research: Are you 65 or over? Have you experienced fraud by someone you know or trust?
This research study seeks to understand how older adults experience and respond to relationship fraud by conducting in-depth interviews with approximately 15 adults aged 65 and over who have been defrauded by someone they trusted (e.g. a friend, family member, partner, professional, or someone posing as such). All identifiable information will be removed to protect participants' identities. All participants will receive a £20 Love2Shop voucher as a thank you for their time.
More information and Participant Information Sheet
Opportunity to take part in research: How dairy fats affect heart and brain health after menopause
Researchers are looking for participants to join a new research study at Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. The research explores whether consuming a single high-fat meal enriched with a special milk fat can affect markers of heart health and brain function in postmenopausal women. Further information and participant criteria.
Opportunity to take part in research – Do you find it hard to follow speech in noisy settings or take part in conversations?
We have been contacted by researchers at Nottingham University, who are looking for participants to take part in an online study to improve two new listening and thinking games as a support tool for people with hearing loss. If you are interested in taking part,
visit https://tinyurl.com/PLUS-Optimal1 or email Natalie.Lerigo-Smith1@nottingham.ac.uk
New Groups
Just started: Canasta; German
Potential new groups: Chess; Tomorrow's World; Tai Chi; Painting for Pleasure; Dog-Walking
Find out more by contacting our Groups Coordinator
New and Potential Members Meetings
We welcome new and potential members to our free New Members Meetings, where you can find out more about what we do and the groups on offer, as well as meeting others. These will restart in 2027, but meantime, why not visit us and find out all about us at the publicity event we are holding at the Derbion Community Hub on Thursday 19th November? You can also join on the day.
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Covid Guidance
We are following government guidelines on Covid. If you have tested positive for Covid, please do not go to any of your group activities as long as this remains the case.