The Walking group, which meets twice a month, has released details of its planned outings for the second quarter of 2016. The routes – usually between four and five miles long – will take walkers north to Effingham, south to Newdigate, east to Reigate Heath and west to Shere, among other destinations. New members are always […]
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Help research the history of Kingston University
Kingston University is getting ready to celebrate 100 years and U3A members have been asked to help uncover its history. The university, which currently has over 20,000 students, was formed in 1992 when Kingston College of Technology, Kingston College of Art and Gipsy Hill Teacher Training College merged. Gipsy Hill teacher training college, which moved […]
Live longer at the Royal Society
Tickets are now available for a special U3A lecture entitled ‘Live longer, live well – seize the day!’ at the Royal Society in London on Tuesday 7 June, 2-4pm. Speaker Richard Faragher is chair of the British Society for Research on Ageing and professor of biogerontology at the University of Brighton. He is an entertaining and informative lecturer, who will already be […]
Exploring science
Paranormal phenomena ranging from mindreading to alien abduction were looked at when U3A members attended a science session at the Royal Institution. Prof Chris French demonstrated his ability to read minds when he asked the audience to think of a number between one and 50, where the two digits were odd and not the same. […]
A day out in Oxford
There was so much to see on our March outing as a group of us enjoyed a chilly day in Oxford, exploring the beautiful city’s colleges and museums, writes Judy Perry Our almost full coach to Oxford made good time and arrived in the city soon after 11am. And there the decisions began. What to […]