We have a variety of events and meetings taking place throughout the year. Our regular monthly meetings, shown below, may be supplemented with other events. Check the website regularly.
Please note that events and meetings are for members and prospective members only.
Forthcoming events
12th October 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Other
This is an online only session that will take place using the National u3a Zoom platform. To book click/select Eventbrite - Introducing AI and AI in Scotland. This will take […]
Cost: Free
Booking Required
16th October 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Mary’s Meals provides life-changing school meals to children who are living in some of the world’s poorest communities in 16 different countries. The promise of a good meal brings hungry […]
Booking Required
20th November 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Donald Lamont served in the Diplomatic Service from 1974 to 2006. In his talk on 20 November he aims to show the variety of tasks that can present themselves in […]
Booking Required
15th January 2027
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Come and hear Linda Allan share the story of Sistema and find out what the Big Noise is about. Big Noise started in Raploch in April 2008, with six musicians […]
Booking Required
19th February 2027
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Join Aoife McKenna as she shares updates from the Smith Museum in Stirling. The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, formerly The Smith Institute – was founded in 1874. Established […]
Booking Required
19th March 2027
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Join Jill Scott & Bill Hicks as they share some behind the scenes stories of their combined 75 years as reporters with the Sunday Post. In the Post’s heyday, in […]
Booking Required
16th April 2027
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Come along and join us for a fun afternoon with our Quizmaster, George Johnston. Will you be a member of the team triumphantly taking away a 'valuable' prize or pretending […]
Booking Required
28th May 2027
2:00 pm
Annual General Meeting
Forth Valley u3a will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM), which is open to all members, on the date and location noted below. As a Forth Valley u3a member, the […]
Booking Required
Below is a list of events that have already taken place within the last 12 months. This will give you a great idea of the range of topics that we have covered. You can also view a complete list of previous events.
Previous events
25th September 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
The Gardens at Bannockburn House - our speaker for the first Members’ Meeting of the new session will be Margaret Pollock who will share some of the history of the […]
Booking Required
14th August 2026
Open Day
Join us! Friday 14th August 2026 — Forth Valley u3a Open House Café We're holding a special Open House Café across two locations: Cochrane Hall Alva, in the morning, and […]
29th May 2026
Annual General Meeting
Forth Valley u3a will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM), which is open to all members, on the date and location noted below. As a Forth Valley u3a member, the […]
Booking Required
17th April 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Come along and join us for a fun afternoon with our Quizmaster, George Johnston. Will you be a member of the team triumphantly taking away a 'valuable' prize or pretending […]
Booking Required
13th March 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Completed in 1883, the hotel forms the front of Glasgow Central railway station, directly adjoining the station concourse. It was one of Glasgow's most prestigious hotels in its heyday, hosting […]
Booking Required
17th February 2026
2:00 pm
Social
Afternoon Tea has been booked for 2.00pm on Tuesday 17th February 2026 at Dunmar House Hotel, Dunmar Drive, Alloa, FK10 2EN. The cost is £17.95 per person plus a cash […]
Venue: Dunmar House Hotel
Cost: £17.95 + cash tip
13th February 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
In a change of program, Rosalind Holmes will be our speaker on Friday 13th February. The topic of her talk is “A hundred years of Chinese history through the lives […]
Booking Required
16th January 2026
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Kelvin Martin, who is a member of Forth Valley u3a, has kindly volunteered to give a talk on electric guitars. To attend this event you must be a member of […]
Booking Required
5th December 2025
12:30 pm
Lunch
Put a mark in your calendar, Forth Valley u3a's Annual Christmas Lunch has been booked for 5th December, 2025. Details of the menu, cost and how to book have been […]
Venue: Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling
Cost: £35.00
Booking Required
14th November 2025
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Author Bernard Lockett has been a life-long fan of the works of Gilbert & Sullivan. Two of his books are about them and since 2005 he has been a Trustee […]
Booking Required
17th October 2025
2:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Thousands of people walk along Harian's annually, few of them aware of its hidden secrets. In this talk Brian Young, an amateur historian of the Roman period, will present material […]
Booking Required