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Mar 03

Surrey Network Study Days March and April 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 • 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

This information is also available on Surrey Network’s website.

Use the link below for more information and booking

https://u3asites.org.uk/surreyu3anetwork/events

Mar 03

22nd April – Kew Gardens Visit

Visits to Kew Gardens GAS Visit: Monday, 22 April Booking for this trip is now closed. As it was oversubscribed, it is important that you let Hazel Burr know if you cannot go so that your ticket can be offered to someone on the waiting list. Thank you. Contact Hazel Burr: 07817 264959, hazelbee46@yahoo.co.uk Group Visits As we mentioned in the February newsletter, there will be some tickets available for Kew Gardens which we shall offer to groups. The full details and the application form will be in May’s newsletter. Please note that this offer is limited to one ticket/visit per person. If you have already been allocated a place on the GAS visit to Kew Gardens on 22 April,

Mar 03

16th 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

Mar 03

18 – 20 July – U3A Festival 2024 – University of York

u3a Festival 2024: 18-20 July u3a’s first national festival will run over three days at the University of York. There’ll be a wide variety of activities, talks, sporting events, musical entertainment and workshops. The organisers are keen to strengthen their musical offering so, if any of Kingston u3a’s singers or musicians would like to participate, please email festival@u3a.org.uk. You can find more details about events, accommodation (Airbnb, guest houses and hotels), costs and regular updates about this on the national festival’s website.

Jan 04

Third Age Trust – National U3A Events Online

u3a members can join a wide range of online talks, workshops and courses for free with their membership!

Most of these opportunities are presented by members themselves; sharing their knowledge or skills with others across the movement. We also have a wide range of talks on offer from well-known speakers and organisations, plus in-person events at venues like the Royal Institution.

All of these events can be booked below via Eventbrite. At the time of booking, please ensure that you can attend and if you later find that you’re unable to, please cancel your place through Eventbrite to avoid others missing out unnecessarily. All events are for u3a members only.

If you are considering offering a talk or workshop please get in touch at learning@u3a.org.uk – we’d love to hear from you.

Our online events are hosted on Zoom. We have some ‘How to Guides for using Zoom if you are unfamiliar with the platform. Don’t forget u3a also runs many projects, initiatives and competitions available for all members to get involved in too

March/April

Link to these events   https://www.u3a.org.uk/events/educational-events

Be prepared to scroll down as they are trying to get you to subscribe before showing you details of all events but they are there!

•Aviation Network Meeting: Time is Money, Concorde was Prestige – 10am Tue, 5 Mar

  • • Artificial Intelligence News – 3.30pm Thu 7 Mar
  •  • Exploring World Faiths: Women in Faith – 10am Mon,11 Mar
  • • An Introduction to Influencing and Social Change (Online) – 10am Wed,13 Mar
  • • Using AI to Fight Climate Change – 10am Tue,19 March
  • • John Snow and the Hunt for the Source of Cholera in Victorian London – 10am Wed,20 Mar
  • • Secrets of the Human Brain Talk Three: Brain and Behaviour – 2pmWed, 27 Mar
  • • Introduction to Cryptic Crosswords – 10am Thu,28 Mar
  • • Suffering and Hope in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina – 2pm Thu,28 Mar
  • • From Pleasure Gardens to Theme Parks – 2pm Fri,5 Apr
  • • Electing the President in 2024: an Update – 2pm Tue,9 Apr
  • • Live Cookery Demonstration: Spring Recipes – 10.30am Thu,11 Apr
  • • Live Cookery Demonstration: More Spring Recipes – 10.30am Thu,18 Apr
  • • The Climate Crisis – and Some Solutions – 10am Fri,19 Apr