Blackbourne U3A

Monday 6th July 2026 10:00am

Location: New Green Centre, New Green Avenue, Thurston, IP31 3TG

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Blackbourne U3A is part of a UK-wide movement which brings together people who are no longer in full-time employment to meet and make new friends, develop their interests and pass their expertise on to others in a friendly and informal environment.

Members are drawn from villages to the east of Bury St Edmunds including Thurston and the surrounding villages. We have an interesting programme of speakers at our monthly lectures held at 10am in the New Green Centre, Thurston.

Our lecture title for Monday 6th July is: ‘How trains came to Bury St Edmunds and changed the town’ by Catherine Buchanan. The first train came to Bury St Edmunds in December 1846 when the line from Ipswich to Bury was opened, but the station was not opened for another year. Catherine will talk about the impact this mode of travel had on the town.

Members only - but visitors can pay £3 or join U3A for only £10 per year! We have over 25 interest groups all run by members and further information can be found on our website.