The history of the Oregon Trail was brought to life by the speaker at our April meeting, writes Phyllis Hughes Pioneers travelling 3,000 miles across America to make a new life were more likely to be killed by cholera than to be attacked by native tribes. In fact the native population was initially helpful to the immigrants […]
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Out of the ordinary
The Photography group went in search of ‘Beauty in the Mundane’ for their latest project and found it in their kitchens, in cafés and the countryside. Once again the members of the group have shown how a fresh pair of eyes can reveal pictorial possibilities in the most ordinary of subjects just by pausing to look more […]
The U3A Investment Stakes
We’ve had a report from the Portfolio Management group on its investment competition for a champagne prize. From a comfortable seat in the grandstand its correspondent writes: “The seven-month sprint got under way on 1 March with a small field of eight entries coming under starter’s orders. “Heather Jones got off to a flying start and at the […]
This month’s chairman’s report
Kingston University is coming up for its centenary next year and the U3A has been invited to help research some of its history. There must be many of you whose family members have been involved with the university or indeed may have trained at the Gipsy Hill teacher training college which moved to Surrey in […]
Sarah Tillett
I have been informed that Sarah Tillett died on 3 April. Her funeral service is to be held on Monday 18 April at Christchurch, Coldharbour, near Dorking, at 12 noon. Sarah was a member of the U3A for a number of years. Our condolences to her family. Phyllis Hughes Chairman