RIPLEY AND DISTRICT u3a HOLD A GENERAL MEETING ONCE A MONTH at St Joseph's Church Hall, Butterley Hill, Ripley DE5 3LW starting at 2pm.
These are chances to socialise and find out what is happening in the various groups. At most meetings there will be a speaker on a topic of general interest or an activity.
Free refreshments are available.
See also individual group pages for particular group programmes.
We also hold a Coffee Morning at 11am on the third Tuesday of the month in the Willow Wood cafe, Ripley for those thinking of joining.
| 16th July: Clare O'Donnell on Melton Mowbray pies | |
| 17th September: Andrew Tennet on How to Catch a Killer | |
| 15th October: Max and Christine Maughan on the Wildlife of the Peak District | |
| 19th November: Bob Reed on Let's Talk about Toilets |
Forthcoming meetings
16th July
Clare O'Donnell on the history and manufacture of the famous Melton Mowbray pork pie.
17th September
Andrew Tennet was a police officer in Northamptonshire for 30 years, rising from the rank of Police Constable to Detective Chief Inspector and was an accredited Senior Investigating Officer, licensed by the Home Office to investigate the most serious of offences.
Here Andy discusses the seven key strategies that should drive any major investigation and particularly any homicide enquiry. Andy also touches on how he would brief his interview teams in such enquiries, before demonstrating how all these strategies and policies guided him in his first major investigation as a newly qualified Senior Investigating Officer, when the bodies of a mother and her two children are found murdered in their home.
The husband and father of the deceased is missing but is he also a victim, is he absent through work or is he the offender? A nationwide hunt begins and with the help of the media and several other national institutions, the net begins to close in.