The u3a London Region are announcing that their Monthly Online Talks programme will continue for another season from October 2024 to March 2025.

As usual, the talks will be delivered via Zoom on the first Monday of each month  (i.e. the evening of the day of our Kingston Monthly meetings) 17.30-18.30 with log in from 17.00.

Click here to access the Events page of our website for the Autumn Programme with further details and links to booking forms. Please register early as bookings will close 48 hour prior to each talk.

Monday 7th October: The New Scramble for Africa
Monday 4th November: Secrets of the Human Brain
Monday 2nd December: Women Travelling Alone

For assistance please email talks.lru3a@gmail.com

In the Winter Newsletter we sent out in February, we advertised some free tickets to Kew Gardens for those of you who don’t already have your own Kew Gardens membership. GAS organised one trip in April and we now have a further 70 tickets to offer.We’re asking group leaders to liaise with their members and to fill in the form in the centre of this newsletter. Visits can be at any time until 31 October this year when our allocation expires. Please note: tickets allow general entry to Kew Gardens but not to any special exhibitions there at the time of your visit. Note, too, that these tickets are valid only for Kingston u3a members and you cannot bring along friends and family who are not members. Once you have been allocated a place, your group leader will receive confirmation and details of how to gain admission. If you are subsequently unable to use your allocation, please contact Francesca Cura: 07808 716224, secretary@kingstonu3a.org.uk

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.

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. £12 for those attending via Zoom.

Programme

•  Science Day: Rainforests/Evolution and Music/Colour– Fri, 21 Jun
• Understanding AI and its Repercussions for Society, Now and in the Future – Fri, 20 Sep
• History of Photography and Modern Developments – Fri, 18 Oct
• Understanding Lowry: The Man, his Life and his Work – Fri,15 Nov

Some dates are already listed on the website for planned study days throughout 2025, although booking will not open until nearer the time. Study days are always on a Friday:

• 21 Mar: Exploring Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion
• 16 May: The Asian Century?

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

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