4th March Monthly Meeting – Nelson Mandela
The triumph of warmth, humanity and generosity -Andrew Barker
Doors open at 1.30 for a 2.00 start. Entrance £1.00 to Kingston U3A members. Tea and biscuits server after the talk.
31st March – Musical Museum – Away Day
The Musical Museum houses a display of musical boxes, toys and Wurlitzers in a three-storey building with a recreated shopping and stage area.
Our tour will last 75 mins and includes an illustration of the workings and Chris Barber at the Wurlitzer, (Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) sounds of many self-playing instruments, including the theatre Wurlitzer upstairs (lift available).
You’ll be able to buy refreshments in the museum’s café.
Date: Friday, 31 March
Meeting Time/Place: 10am. Meet at the Musical Museum, 399 High Street, Pump House Crescent, Brentford TW8 0DN. The tour starts at 10.30am.
Travel: Take the 65 bus from Kingston towards Ealing. Get off at the second stop (stop U) after Kew Bridge, before the bus turns right to Ealing. Cross the road and the museum is almost opposite: the entrance is in Pump House Crescent. Cost: £10.40 per person (includes entry and tour). Refreshments are not included.
If you would like to join us, please complete the booking form in the centre of this newsletter.
If booking, please keep this page with all the details for future reference.
Please note: The Water and Steam Museum is 10 minutes’ walk towards Kew Bridge, should you wish to visit it
afterwards. Entrance is not included in the cost of our visit.
16 May – Visit to Eltham Palace
GAS Visit to Eltham Palace There are still places available on this visit on Thursday, 16 May. You can find full details of this trip and the application form in the February newsletter, which we sent out at the beginning of the month. If you are interested, please fill in the form in the newsletter and send it off to Jacqui Hine as soon as you can. Please note: There is a risk of the trip being cancelled if we do not have enough members to fill the coach. Jacqui Hine: 020 8549 1924, jacqui@hine.org.uk
Surrey Network Study Days 2024
Surrey Network: Study Days
Study days have been arranged in the coming months.
Time: 10am-4pm (registration and login begin at 9.30am)
Dates: See programme details below.
Place: You can attend in person at the Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon or join online via Zoom.
Cost (including tea/coffee biscuits): £12 for members and £15 for guests attending in person. Attendees should bring their own packed lunch. £5 for those attending via Zoom.
Programme
2024
- A Day on the Train: A Railway Journey, Railway Adventures and Cultural History of Railways – Fri, 16 Feb
- Europe at War: Putin’s War in Ukraine and the British Commitment – Fri, 15 Mar
- Earth’s Atmosphere: Our Life Support System – Fri, 19 Apr
- The Jazz Age and Beyond with Talks, Film, Demonstrations and Musical Finale – Fri, 17 May
Kingston U3A
Welcome to Kingston U3A
Prospective members: Welcome to Kingston U3A! If you have recently retired, or are coming up to that exciting third age phase of your life, there is so much to do! We have an extensive range of groups you can join, covering everything from literature through arts, music, walks, discussions, dancing and table tennis to games, languages and science. There are regular monthly meetings with an interesting talk, introductory get-togethers for new members and a chance to meet people and make new friends. There is a wide monthly programme of visits to places of interest and a holiday, abroad or in the UK, every year. This website will give you a lot of information about all of these and many other activities. Please browse and let us know if you would like to join us.
Existing members please make regular visits to this website as we will be posting up-to-date information as it becomes available.
To find out more of the U3A s history please follow the link :- U3A History
Other Organisations
These cover a wide range of events and activities notified to us by the organisers, which may be of interest to you. These have no direct connection with the U3A.
London Region U3A
This is the site of the London Region of the University of the Third Age (U3A). We have 33 autonomous U3As in the Region. The U3As are self-help, self-managed lifelong learning co-operatives for older people no longer in full time work, providing opportunities for their members to share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups and to pursue learning not for qualifications, but for fun.
This site is useful for seeing events happening across London. We highlight some events and Shared Learning Projects on our own website as well but this gives you a fuller picture of what is available
https://u3asites.org.uk/london-region/welcome
Kingston U3A Records Archive
There is a small but growing collection of Kingston U3A archival material. This material has now been deposited at the Kingston Local History Room and may be consulted by anyone who is interested, during the hours that it is open to the public, on production of a valid Kingston U3A membership card. Please click on the link to find out more information about the History Room.
Current Archive Collection – Listing
The Catalogue is listed in two file versions as some members have had problems seeing the excel version.
excel version
pdf version
Please email Jacqui Humphreys for more information or if you think you have any suitable material to add to the collection.
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Nomination form to stand for Kingston U3A Committee
Kingston Constitution Update 2021
Kingston U3A Data Protection Policy
Kingston U3A Data Protection Policy 2018-06-15v4
Principles of the U3A Movement
Principles of the U3A Movement
Terms and Conditions of Membership
Kingston U3A-Membership T&C 2018-19v1
Third Age Trust – National U3A Body – Research Participation Advice
We are often asked to publicise research studies and trials to our members. Where we do so it is because we believe it may be of interest to you and we are not endorsing or promoting the research study in any way. U3A has not undertaken any checks or due diligence on the relevant department or the study and accepts no liability whatsoever if you decide to agree to participate. If you choose to take part in any study, you do so at your own risk and in your own capacity (and not as member of U3A). You should make sure that you understand all the risks associated with any study before you sign up and ensure that you understand the time commitment, any restrictions and possible side effects. You should also ensure that you will be insured as part of the study.
Incident Report Form – for U3A related activity were an insurance claim might be incurred.