There were two presentations at the December meeting of the Tuesday Photography group. First, with projected images of butterflies and flowers Angela Rixon explained how to improve one’s close-up photography by careful focusing and by utilising the available depth of field. She encouraged members to take pictures of the same subject at different camera settings and […]
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Upcoming U3A events in London
Tickets are now available for two exclusive U3A events taking place in London in the new year. On Monday 2 January at the new Crick Institute in St Pancras two Crick scientists will trace the history of cancer research and explore the most exciting avenues for future progress in an afternoon session entitled Cancer – The Story […]
Latin lovers conquer all
More than 60 people came to the Rialto Lounge for an evening of good food and drink, laughter, conviviality – and, oh yes, a quiz, writes Pat Smith. With rounds on subjects as diverse as Song Lyrics, Around Dorking, Famous Third-Agers and Grand Finales it was clear that bookish knowledge was not going to help much. […]
Open Day remembered
Dorking U3A’s Open Day was a triumphant showcase of the talents and knowledge of our members. The steady flow of visitors enjoyed 25 different groups displaying their activities as well as demonstrations from the Exercise for Health and Line Dancing groups, background piano music, wine tasting and informal competitions. A highlight was the Singing for […]
Second Creative Writing group formed
The inaugural meeting of the new Creative Writing group is on Tuesday 13 December from 10am to noon at the Lincoln Arms, near Dorking Station. Please contact Pat Smith at pat2africa@yahoo.co.uk if you’d like to come along. Or just appear! A little piece of voluntary homework: if you like, feel free to produce something short to share about […]