Historian Dr Michael Morrogh, our July speaker, brought clarity to a complicated series of events leading to a united Italy, writes Lionel Cartlidge Although I studied history at university it was a long time ago and I had quite forgotten how complex the process of unifying a disparate collection of states, kingdoms and interests proved […]
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A day at the dump
A moment’s lapse in concentration gives Penny Tompkins the chance to enjoy the musings of a philosophical waste disposal operative I think it must be the stifling weather this summer – but I leave you to draw your own conclusions! I’ve been taking stuff to the local public dump over the past few weeks as […]
Life through the lens
At the July 2017 meeting of Photography Group 1 two illustrated talks were presented. The first was ‘Approaches to natural history photography’ from Robert Edmondson. He showed how photography of natural history subjects – especially butterflies and moths – can show much more than their shapes and colours. Using photos taken in our local area […]
National conference and AGM
Members are warmly invited to the Third Age Trust’s conference and AGM at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham on 29-31 August. Join us for a variety of workshops, some great speakers and, importantly, the opportunity to meet and share ideas with U3A members from across the country. Our interactive workshops will cover aspects […]
New groups update
We have been able to make progress with the following new groups: Opera Appreciation – the first point of contact will be Lin Roworth-Stokes (roworthstokes@talktalk.net). If you would like further information contact Lin in the first instance. Table Tennis – this group will meet on each Friday from 1 September at Dorking Christian Centre from noon to 2pm. Initial […]