There is an open meeting every month except July and August. These occur usually on the first Thursday in the month at 2 PM at the Rugby Club in Kelso.
The meetings are open to all members and those interested in joining. There are no entry or additional fees but raffle tickets cost 50p each. Meetings usually consist of a speaker, a raffle, a book & DVD exchange and a chance to socialise. There is a collection box for ink jet cartridges to be recycled for charity.
Free refreshments are available after the speaker. Please remember to bring your own mug to reduce waste.
Other events listed below are ones which may be of interest to members. They may be entirely independent of Kelso u3a.
To see additional information about any of these events, click on either the photograph or the blue underlined title.
Forthcoming events
List of Previous Speakers
5th March 2026
Our AGM was held at this meeting, ahead of our ever-popular Gardeners' Question Time.
The chair was Prue Pullen from our Gardening Group 1 and on the panel were Simon McManus and Kate McClorey, the Head and Deputy Head Gardeners from Floors Castle.
5th February 2026
Neil Atkinson from the Royal National Institute for the Blind (Scotland) “Sight Loss Awareness”.
Neil‘s presentation brought attention to the variety of challenges blind and partially sighted people face every day and how best to provide support in their day to day lives.
8th January 2026
Our speaker at the January meeting was Gordon McKay doing a presentation called "Mobile Phones: Protecting Ourselves Online".
4th November 2025
Our speaker was one of our members, Laura Scruton, talking on ‘Food Curious’. She has always been interested in food and over the years has collected many food factoids, covering history, health, politics and many favourite recipes. There were samples!
2nd October 2025
Trimontium Trust : Past, Present & Future.
We were given a look at the history of The Trimontium Trust over the past 30 years as the guardian of the site of the most important Roman Fort in Scotland.
4th September 2025
A chance to meet and greet new and old members. An update on new and established groups was given.
Melanie Reid also gave us a talk about "Talking Books for the Blind" in the Scottish Borders.
1st May 2025
The talk this month was by a staff member from the Borders Pet Rescue in Earlston, explaining the origin and purpose of the centre.
Chair Jerry Strachan then gave the meeting a crash course in sign language.
3rd April 2025
In January 2023, Jane Nimmo achieved a lifelong ambition to visit Antarctica. As part of her time there, she participated in several citizen science projects and became enthralled by the beauty and fragility of such a special place. Through captivating photographs, Jane spoke about why Antarctica is such a special place in our world.
6th March 2025
Our AGM was held at this meeting, ahead of our ever-popular Gardeners' Question Time.
The chair was Prue Pullen from our Gardening Group 1 and on the panel were Simon McManus and Kate McClorey, the Head and Deputy Head Gardeners from Floors Castle.
6th February 2025
We held our own celebration of the life and words of Robert Burns.
Entertainment was by a collaboration of various u3a Groups; Play Reading, Poetry for Pleasure and Singing for Fun.
Burns's famous Address to the Haggis was performed and Andrew Wilson told us about Burns life and loves.
9th January 2025
Kenny McLean - Great Weather Events of the Borders - 9.1.25.
Local historian Kenny visited us and gave an illustrated talk on the worst storms, floods and temperature extremes to hit our area over the centuries.
7th November 2024
The speaker was Olga Douglas on "The Life and Works of Carl Fabergé".
We discovered all about the famous goldsmith and jeweller. He is best known for creating the Imperial Eggs made in the style of genuine Easter eggs but using precious metals and gemstones.
3rd October 2024
A welcome return from Kim Ritchie! She previously spoke to us about her work with the Border Search and Rescue Unit. this time she returned to tell us about another passion – flying Microlite aircraft.