Christmas Day Lunch At Hawkers Brasserie
The Double Tree by Hilton
Skerne Rd
Kingston upon Thames KT2 5FJ
Cost £89.95
Drinks fro 1.15 p.m. Eat 2.00 p.m
Contact Lesley Hodges lesleyhodge12@gmail.com or 07768643663
Lifts will be arranged if required!
Glenmore House, with its late Georgian architecture and splendid décor, is associated with the local Freemasons and their Masonic events. It provides an excellent venue for our u3a Christmas lunch:
● Starter: parsnip soup with crème fraîche and nutmeg
● Glenmore sorbet to clear your palate.
● Main: roast turkey with all the traditional accompaniments
● Dessert: apple and blackberry crumble with vanilla pod custard
We’ll be serenaded by our very own Kingston u3a Singers who have agreed to sing for us. They have been performing together for many years and their repertoire ranges from classical to folk. (Please see p2 for more information about them.)
Time/Date: From 12.30pm onwards for a prompt 1pm start, Thursday, 7 December
Location: Glenmore House, 6 The Crescent (off Claremont Road), Surbiton KT6 4BN.
It is only a short walk from Surbiton station. Glenmore House also has free parking for those who wish to drive there.
Cost: £37.90 for a three course Christmas lunch, including gratuities and a small donation to the choir’s funds. (Drinks are not included but will be available from the bar.)
If you wish to join us, please fill in the booking form in the centre of this newsletter, stating clearly if you have special dietary requirements. The chef will try and serve you a suitable alternative. Please book early. If you are joining us, please keep this page for reference. Jacqui Hine jacqui@hine.org.uk 020 8549 1
Are you up for a challenge?
The Transport for London Corporate Archives have secured external funding for the
digitisation of the Minute Books of the meetings of the London General Omnibus
Company (L.G.O.C.) from 1855 to 1933. During these years, the L.G.O.C. became the
largest bus company in London, eventually forming part of the London Passenger
Transport Board in 1933.
A team of U3A volunteers has been working on the transcription and indexing of these
Minute Books. We now need extra volunteers to fulfil our ambition of making all the
transcriptions freely available online by the bicentenary of the first London Omnibus in
2029.
So, if you want to challenge yourself with deciphering Victorian handwriting, have an
interest in social history or are just passionate about buses, now is your chance to take
part in an interesting project.
For further details please contact Jo Walters at jo.walters.slp@gmail.com
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November Monday 6 th 17.30-18.30 Log on from 17.00 Alan Freeland: Atatürk–The Greatest Nation Builder of Modern Times As first President of Turkey 1923-28, Atatürk transformed the decaying Ottoman Empire into the modern country of Turkey. In so doing he had to win a civil war and successfully take on the might of the victorious allies in the first world war. A democrat at heart but an autocrat by pragmatism, his approach was a role model for countries seeking to overthrow imperialism and has scary echoes in today’s leaders. He was also a world leader in enfranchisement of women and also in education. He is the only person to have a UNESCO Centenary year – Justified on the grounds that Ataturk was an eminent personality who worked for international understanding, co-operation, and peace and is as an example for future generations.
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December Monday 4 th 17.30-18.30 Log on from 17.00 Jo Livingston: Write it down! We enjoy reading letters and diaries from the past but someone has to write them in the first place. This talk looks at personal writing from the famous (e.g. Pepys, Jane Austen…) and not so famous (Anne Lister, George Canning and family…) and explores why they were written, whether they were intended to survive and what chance or design has allowed us or prevented us from reading them. It also looks at Mass Observation and a general encouragement to write for your descendants. Jo is a member of Bexley u3a and has given many talks about London and a variety of other subjects to most London U3As, and recently also to other groups across the UK, thanks to Zoom. In an earlier life she was a librarian and later taught basic IT skills to adults who’d missed out on it at work. She is the u3a Subject Adviser for Living History (life stories, oral histories).
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