At St Margaret Pattens Church, Rood Lane, Eastcheap London EC3M 1HS (Nearest underground station Monument – 5 minutes walk)

u3a Christmas Concert 2026 with The Brandenburg Camino Singers

Join u3a for a concert of traditional carols enhanced by the gentle glow of mulled wine and mince pies St Margaret Pattens is the City of London Guild Church for patten makers and basket makers.

Built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1687, this atmospheric building is one of the few City churches to have escaped significant damage in WW2.

The church was designated a Grade 1 listed building in 1950 and is under the patronage of the Lord Chancellor and the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London.

The concert will be introduced and conducted by Bob Porter, the acclaimed Brandenburg Choral Festival of London’s Artistic Director.

Tickets: £27.00 including programme and mulled wine/soft drinks/mince pies served during the interval

Tickets will be issued on a first come first served basis, Maximum 130 seating, Should you be unable to attend we cannot offer any refunds.

On behalf of the London Region of U3As Events Team Website https://lru3a.u3asite.uk/

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 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

Singing for Fun Summer Concert It’s still a couple of months away but here’s a date for your diary – the Singing for Fun group’s summer sing: 11am, Friday, 10 July It will be held in the Mayo Hall, United Reformed Church, Eden Street, Kingston KT1 1HZ. Entrance is free and we’ll be performing songs we’ve been working on with our music director, Beth Williams. As always, it will be a varied programme of popular and folk songs and – in a first this year – wellknown pieces from the world of opera. Do come along and join us for this free event – and perhaps think about joining us when we begin our new programme after the summer break. Irene Stephens