21st November – Surrey Network – The History of British Industry
Iron & Rivets, to Electronics & Jets, to Robots & AI ***
Presented by Dr Richard Marks
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
1st Dec Monthly Meeting – A Surprising Celebration of Christmas Movies
Pete Allen – Lights, Camera and Ho! Ho! Ho! Jimmy Stewart in It’s A Wonderful Life, Macauley Culkin in Home Alone, Michael Caine and the Muppets in A Christmas Carol but what makes a great festive film? There’s always room for a little surprise. l like John Wayne on the run from the law. What could be more Christmassy than that?
Held at the Richard Mayo Hall, Kingston Doors open at 1.30 talk starts at 2.00. Coffee/ tea and biscuits at the end of the talk. Cost £1.00 to members £1.50 foe guests.
4th Dec – Christmas Lunch – Open to all Members
Join us for our Christmas lunch, open to all members of Kingston u3a and a chance to get together again at Glenmore House and renew friendships in a friendly environment with delicious cuisine.
This year children from the local St Andrew’s and St Mark’s Primary School choir will welcome us with cheerful festive songs before we sit down to lunch.
Menu
● Starter: Cured salmon and beetroot terrine with French bread
● Glenmore sorbet
● Main Course: Roast turkey with all the trimmings
● Dessert: Cream profiteroles with chocolate sauce
Please note: The chef will cater for you if you have a food intolerance. Make sure you explain this on the reverse of the booking form.
Date/Time: Thursday, 4 December Arrive from 12 noon. Please be seated by 12.30pm. Place: Glenmore House, 6 The Crescent, Surbiton KT6 4BN. Free car parking is available on site.
Cost: £38.40 per person (includes meal and gratuities). Drinks are not included in the price but will be available to buy from the bar.
To join us, please fill in the form (with details on the reverse of special dietary requirements) in the centre of this newsletter and send it to Jacqui Hine. Closing date for bookings: 20 November jacqui@hine.org.uk, 07817 264959 (for cancellations on the day only, please
5 Jan Monthly Meeting – Annual Quiz:
Come along and pit your wits against other members. Magnificent prizes to be won.
Held at the Richard Mayo Hall, Kingston Doors open at 1.30 talk starts at 2.00. Coffee/ tea and biscuits at the end of the talk. Cost £1.00 to members £1.50 foe guests.
14 Jan 2026 – National Theatre Guided Tour – Away Day
Come along for a backstage tour of the National Theatre. Founded by Sir Laurence Olivier in 1963, it is adjacent to the South Bank Centre at Waterloo. The building, designed by Sir Denys Lasdun and Peter Softley, contains three theatres, which were opened individually between 1976 and 1977. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1994.
Our tour starts at 11.15am and lasts 75 minutes. There is a limit of 20 places, so please book early.
Date: Wednesday, 14 January Meeting Time/Place: 10.15am Waterloo Station. It’s a 10-minute walk to the Theatre and we’ll stop for coffee on the way.
Price: £15 Accessibility: Only a few steps to negotiate during the tour
To join us, please fill in the form in the centre of the newsletter and send it with your cheque, made payable to Kingston u3a GAS, to Pamela Crisp. pamelacrisp50@hotmail.com 07846 722278
20th Jan 2026 – Visit to the Bank of England – Away Day
Visit to the Bank of England If you weren’t lucky enough to get a place on one of our free visits to the Bank last year, then here’s a chance to join our next visit early in 2026.
In the morning we visit the museum and return in the afternoon for a presentation.
The Bank of England in the City of London was founded in 1694. Its museum has a large collection of items relating to the history of the Bank and the UK economy. You may even get a chance to pick up a gold bar if you are strong enough.
The museum has two free audio guides – one for the Highlights tour, the other for Slavery and the Bank. You can access these guides through your mobile phone but please bring along your own headphones.
Date: Tuesday, 20 January Meeting Time/Place: 10.15am at Waterloo Station, opposite platforms 1-4 Travel:
We’ll take the Underground to Bank Station, taking Exit 2 on to Threadneedle Street. It’s a short walk past the museum entrance in Bartholomew Lane to a coffee bar for refreshments before we head back at 11.45am for security checks and entry to the museum.
There’ll then be a lunch break and a chance to explore the area. (The Mithraeum Museum EC4N 8AA, with its underground Roman ruins, is only 10 minutes’ walk from Bank Station and may be of interest to you. Entry is free but you must book in advance. See: www.londonmithraeum.com)
We reassemble at the museum entrance at 2.15pm to go through security again before the presentation on the History of the Bank at 2.30pm. It lasts for approximately one hour, after which we will retrace our steps to Waterloo Station. To join us, please complete the booking form (no cheque required) in the centre of this newsletter and send it to Nanette Gray. nanette.gray.ng@gmail.com Tel: 07747 088395
2nd Feb – Monthly Meeting – A is for Arsenic
Agatha Christie’s use of poisons in her books – Kathryn Harkup
Held at the Richard Mayo Hall, Kingston Doors open at 1.30 talk starts at 2.00. Coffee/ tea and biscuits at the end of the talk. Cost £1.00 to members £1.50 foe guests.
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
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/