Our monthly meetings usually take place on the second Wednesday of each month except August, starting at 2.30pm. After any business is conducted a guest speaker will give a talk.
Our current venue is St Joseph’s Church Hall, 2 Falkland Grove, Dorking RH4 3DL.
Members’ guests and other visitors are welcome for up to two meetings, after which they are invited to become members. Admission for members and guests is free.
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- Italian influence on garden design
13 November 2.30pm – St Joseph's Church Hall
The Influence of the Italian Renaissance on Arts & Crafts Gardens Italian influence on garden design was profound. Historian Carolyn Smith will discuss the impact of Italian gardens such as those of the Medici near Florence on English garden history. She will trace this through examples, including the 17th century garden at Wotton near Dorking,... - A Christmas Carol
11 December 2.30pm – St Joseph's Church Hall
A D&D u3a favourite, Jonathan Jones returns with a dramatised reading of the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol much as he himself delivered it, using different voices, gestures and mannerisms to portray the various characters. See Scrooge, the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future, Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit brought to life before your... - Tracks to My Grandfather’s Success
8 January 2.30pm – St Joseph's Church Hall
Speaker and voice-over artist Louise Camby is the proud granddaughter of composer, arranger and conductor Johnny Douglas. In this talk she tells his life story and shares the music he composed. He worked with many celebrities, including Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Howard Keel and Vera Lynn, had his own record label, Dulcima Records, and most famously...