At the March Wine Appreciation event, held at the Lincoln Arms, nine members sat round a big table lit by night lights. All very atmospheric! This was a member-hosted event led by Charmian Corner, assisted by Penny, who brought an additional supplied of goodies. Thank you, Penny. The theme was a blind tasting of three […]
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The real St George
Prolific author and historian Rupert Matthews, equipped with sword and shield, entertained our April meeting with his talk about the surprising roots of England’s patron saint, writes Lionel Cartlidge With great enthusiasm and several changes of costume Rupert Matthews explained how a rich Christian of noble origins from Cappadocia (now central Turkey) was transmuted into the patron saint of […]
Staying sharp in later life
Members are invited to attend the U3A Royal Society Healthy Ageing Lecture 2017 (in association with the European Alliance for the Brain) taking place on Wednesday 7 June from 2-4pm. The speaker will be Prof Ian Deary, professor of differential psychology and director of the MRC Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh. Prof Deary […]
Places available at summer schools
There are still some places available for the three national U3A summer schools taking place at Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, on 17-20 July, and at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, on 14-17 August and 11-14 September. Several of the courses are already fully booked but there is availability for the following topics: 17-20 July history of the workhouse, novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, school […]
Brooklands visits
Our neighbour Leatherhead U3A is running two visits to Brooklands Museum, near Weybridge (‘the birthplace of British motor sport and aviation’ and ‘the home of Concorde’) and has spaces available for interested members. On Monday 24 April the visit will include a talk entitled ‘Gear Sticks to Lipsticks’. Meet at Brooklands for 10.30am. The cost will be £15. On Tuesday 2 May the […]