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Drumbeat Issue 26; May/Jun 2026

Drumbeat Issue 25; Apr/May 2026

Drumbeat Issue 24; Mar/Apr 2026

Drumbeat Issue 23; Feb/Mar 2026

Drumbeat Issue 22; Jan/Feb 2026

Drumbeat Issue 21; Christmas 2025

Drumbeat Issue 20; Nov/Dec 2025

Drumbeat Issue 19; Oct/Nov 2025

Drumbeat Issue 18; Sep/Oct 2025

Drumbeat Issue 17; Aug/Sep 2025

Drumbeat Issue 16 July/August 2025

Drumbeat Issue 15 June/July 2025

Drumbeat Issue 14 May/June 2025

Drumbeat Issue 13 April/May 2025

Drumbeat Issue 12 March 2025

Drumbeat Issue 11 February 2025

Drumbeat Issue 10 January 2025

Drumbeat Issue 9 December 2024

Drumbeat Issue 8 November 2024

Pressed! Open meeting, 28 November p.2
D&D Secretariat p.2
Parlez-vous français ? p.2
Zoe and the Chocolate Factory p.3
Art Appreciation Group p.3
Walking Group p.4
Splendid! Royal seal of approval p.4
Poems and songs of the North p.4
Regional u3a news p.5
National u3a news p.5
A villanelle p.5
What a difference a day makes p.6
Advent calendar puzzle p.7
November/December calendar p.8

Drumbeat Issue 7 October 2024

Chocolatrice: Open meeting 31 Oct p.2
New group: Historical Novels p.2
Poetry please! p.3
Taking it stage by stage p.3
Raising a glass: The Wine Group p.4
Note of open meeting, 26 Sept p.4
Walking Group p.4
Prison Break: short story p.5
Regional u3a news p.5
National u3a news p.6
A quiz for autumn p.6
Word wall p.7
Solutions p.7
October/November calendar p.8

Drumbeat Issue 6 September 2024

Open meeting & launch, 26 Sept p.2
A goodbye & a request for help p.2
Market performance in u3a Week p.3
Canoeing for Beginners p.3
Film Club: Prima Facie p.4
A celebration rumination p.4
Anyone for bridge? p.5
Regional news p.5
(incl. quarterly meeting)
National news p.6
Word Walls p.6
Dictionary Corner p.6
September/October calendar p.7
Word Wall solutions

Drumbeat Issue 5 August 2024

Quiz groups in action p.2
Yes, sir, that’s the Great American
Songbook p.2
An outing to Raby p.3
Willington walkabout p.4
Open meeting, 29 August p.4
Sound advice p.5
Sounds of the seventies p.5
Apple summer: a poem p.6
Regional news p.6
National news p.6
August/September calendar p.7
Christmas lunch menu p.9

Drumbeat Issue 4 July 2024

Notices p.1
Report of EGM, 27 June p.2
Unravelling a mystery p.2
Monthly meeting, 25 July p.3
Exploring Binchester p.4
Astronauts’ hymn p.4
Story: One man and his dog p.4
Poem p.6
Regional News p.6
National u3a news p.6
Durham Notables: A quiz p.7
June crossword solutions p.8
More pictures p.9
July/August calendar p.10/11

Drumbeat Issue 3 June 2024
Notices
The seven seas, sailed
Open meeting, 27 June
Introducing group coordinators
Seaham safari
A new friendship
Sunny days and Barney knights
Poem: The Astronauts’ Hymn
Regional news
National u3a news
Crossword
June/July calendar
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p.9/10
Drumbeat Issue 2 May 2024

Notices p.1
AGM report p.2
Open meeting, 30 May p.2
Strictly come circle dancing p.3
Harrison and Harrison visit p.3
Truly terrific tunes p.4
Singing for Fun (twice-monthly) p.5
Poem: Black Cats and Magpies p.5
Regional news p.6
National u3a events p.6
D&D committee p.6
ICE your phone! p.7
Word wall p.7
May/June calendar p.8

Drumbeat Issue 1 April 2024

1 Important Reminders
2 The last hurrah: March meetings
3 Singing for Fun
4 Bus pass safari
5 Poetry for anyone?
6 Future events
7 April/May calendar