Our study days are open to all U3A members and guests are very welcome. They are held in the Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon; starting at 9.30am with registration and running from 10am to 4pm.
We offer hybrid events so that members can attend the hall or view the study days online. The fees from February 2025, including coffee/tea and biscuits, are £12 for hall attendance or £7 online, £15 for guests and £15 for all attendees paying at the door, although booking in advance is preferred.
For more Details and Booking Information Click on the Link Below
https://surreynetwork.u3asite.uk/events/
Use the on-line form on the Contact page to send a message to Denise Dobbs, Booking Secretary, with comments on the study days or with ideas for the future programme.
Friday 21st November 2025 – The History of British Industry: Iron & Rivets, to Electronics & Jets, to Robots & AI ***
Presented by Dr Richard Marks
Friday 20th February 2026 – The Story, Development & Operation of the National Garden Scheme
Presented by Clare Bevan, Clare Waters, Georgina Waters, Sarah Wilson, Vicky Flynn & Richard Claxton
Friday 20th March 2026 – Global Warming & Your Grandchildren’s World ***
Presented by Dr Colin Summerhayes & Professor Jan Zalasiewicz
Friday 17th April 2026 – Current Threats to UK, NATO & European Security
Presented by Major Gordon Corrigan, Military Historian
Friday 15th May 2026 – Truth, Lies, Risk & Reason ***
Presented by Philip Harris, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Sussex
Friday 19th June 2026 – Study day on The History of Theatre planned ***
Presented by Giles Ramsay
Friday 18th September 2026 – Study day on The Bayeux Tapestry: Its Creation & Its Interpretation
Presented by Imogen Corrigan
Friday 16th October 2026 – World Affairs in Middle East & Africa: Iran, Saudi Arabia, South Africa & Nigeria
Presented by Steve Bird
Friday 20th November 2026 – The Music and Satire of Gilbert and Sullivan
Presented by Bernard Lockett, Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Friday 19th February 2027 – Study day planned
Presented by —–
Friday 19th March 2027 – Battleships from 1860 to 1945
Presented by Andrew Choong Han Lin, Curator at The National Maritime Museum