Photography group leader Mike Thurner was among the hundreds of people who turned out on Friday to see the parade in honour of the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court, which is relocating to Loughborough at the end of 2018. He took this photo of the spectacle showing the Band of the Household Cavalry […]
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Nature’s Marvels
Wildlife and natural history photographer David Boag was the dynamic speaker at our September monthly meeting, writes Peter Crook Beginning with a picture of masses of Monarch butterflies congregating in Californian woodland, David explained how these small, frail creatures were able to undertake migrations over thousands of miles. This was followed by a discussion of […]
A lesson in ageing successfully
The online course Strategies for Successful Ageing, available via the FutureLearn website, has helped Julie McCulloch rediscover her zest for living Ageing is a hot topic just now, and this course is spot on trend. The approach is holistic, multi-sensory and friendly, so you can have a taster or a gourmet menu. It’s suitable for […]
Pictures from the picnic
[new_royalslider id=”19″] (Photos by Caroline and Bob Brown and Mike Docker) More than 60 members made their way to the grounds of Box Hill School on the afternoon of Wednesday 23 August to enjoy the good company, good food and good music at our summer picnic. Appropriately bucolic music was provided by our own Dorking […]
Crossrail – uncovering old London
In July a large group from our U3A took the opportunity to dig into London’s history and view some of the archaeological finds made during construction of the Crossrail tunnel. Words and photos by Val Arundel After an early start and a fairly easy journey to London we met our Blue Badge guide, Martin, and […]