Do our eyes sometimes deceive us? Or is it our brains? The speaker at our September monthly meeting showed us some surprising examples of both, writes Bob Crooks Bill Stevenson, chair of Richmond U3A, kindly agreed at short notice to present his talk at our monthly meeting in September. His presentation was developed by the […]
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Wine and conversation
Two of our newer groups have lined up sessions that members might find of interest, as Geoff Saunders reports. Wine Appreciation We had a very successful evening at the Lincoln Arms on 6 September, when Barrie presented ‘Black Reds’, dark and tasty wines from Laithwaites. Rather than pick the usual suspects, he presented wines from […]
U3A events in London
Bookings may now be made for three special events in London for U3A members only. Much Ado About Shakespeare takes place at the Piccadilly Theatre in Denman Street on Thursday 3 November from 10.45am to 4.15pm. Participants will be working with West End professionals to discuss a variety of different aspects of Shakespeare, including textual analysis of some […]
In living colour
With serendipitous timing, the Photography group has challenged itself to produce images on the theme of Colour just when the topic of our next monthly meeting has changed to ‘Colour perception’. To meet the brief most of the photographers looked for their inspiration in nature, and some striking examples can be viewed in the group’s […]
Portfolio Stakes – final furlong
Helen Horsler continued her fine run over the sixth furlong, with her portfolio up 22.9% to date, doing more than twice as well as the FTSE 100 and All-Share indices. Nevertheless, she failed to gain ground on the runaway leader, Heather Jones, whose portfolio was up by no less than 43.7%. With only one furlong […]