Seventeenth century Baroque painting will be the subject of a second U3A study day at the National Gallery. It will focus on the Baroque style in Italy, Spain, France and the Netherlands. This follows on from the study days on Italian and Northern Renaissance paintings. The meeting will introduce key themes and concepts, functions, chronology and […]
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Our anniversary tea party
[new_royalslider id=”8″] An anniversary tea to celebrate 25 years of the Dorking & District U3A was held on Sunday 13 March at Denbies Wine Estate. Nearly 90 members joined the gathering to mark the exact day our U3A was formed in 1991. Among them was founding chairman Jim Docking, who has been involved with […]
Happy birthday Dorking U3A
Dorking U3A is 25 years old today. Congratulations on a great quarter century providing activities and learning for hundreds of people since 1991. Special thanks to founding chairman Jim Docking who is still a committee member today. Without the commitment and hard work of people like Jim the U3A would not exist. We now have […]
The country doctor whose work changed the world
The introduction of vaccination at the end of the eighteenth century was one of the great medical and scientific advances of all time which saved the lives of thousands of people around the globe. Even though this was the case there were still many people who opposed it, U3A members were told during a study […]
The Inns of Court
City of London guide Ian Bevan delighted a packed main hall at the Christian Centre with his talk on the capital’s legal district, writes Lionel Cartlidge It is always a pleasure to absorb new information as learning is a principal purpose of the U3A. Most of us have always been aware of the existence of the Inns […]