Events
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| Covid19 Response |
Please scroll down the page to see events which have been entered on our calendar.
A few groups are taking tentative steps to restart face-to-face meetings and it is worth looking at the individual Group page to see the latest position. Members of other groups are keeping in touch via the use of Zoom, WhatsApp, telephone, email etc. While government restrictions apply you can find additional details of group activity by clicking on WhatsOnNow?.
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| When normal conditions return... |
Monthly Meetings are held in Southgate Methodist Church, 45 The Bourne, Southgate N14 6RS. The meetings start at 2.30 pm, doors open at 1.45 pm. Refreshments are available before the meeting.
Members will need to show their membership cards at the monthly meetings.
Visitors are welcome to attend two monthly meetings free of charge. Attendance thereafter will require a membership fee to be paid. Visitors are also welcome to attend a ‘taster’ session at any of our available interest groups, subject to there being a vacancy, and no fee will be charged. However, those who wish to attend further sessions will need to become members of Palmers Green & Southgate U3A before joining the group and, in addition, pay any fees required by the group.
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| January 2022 | ||||||||||
| Wed Jan 19th | T48: The Light-Dining Group |
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| Thu Jan 20th | Science, Nature,Technology | A guest Zoom presentation from 13.45-15.30 by Dr Andrew Searle (London Metropolitan University) entitled: ‘Toxicology’. Contact the Group Convenor Sue Wilkie (wilkiesue49@gmail.com) for more information and login details. | ||||||||
| Wed Jan 26th | Meeting | Members' Monthly Meeting
Dr Ian Bedford on: Gardens for Us and Them ABOUT DR IAN BEDFORD (Norwich, Norfolk) I not only talk to Garden clubs and Horticultural clubs on various insect (bug) - related subjects, but hold Plant Pest Clinics at Garden Centres and national flower/garden shows. However, the content and any views expressed during my talks are my own and do not reflect those of others or any organisations. I'm also often called upon by the media to speak about topical bug issues and have appeared on popular TV shows such as Gardeners' World, Inside Out, Tonight, Horizon, BBC Breakfast, the A to Z of TV Gardening, The Great British Garden Revival and even Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule show on ITV. I've also featured on BBC Gardeners Question Time and run the Plant Pest Clinic for Toby Buckland's Flower Festival at Powderham Castle each year, where I also give talks. I also have the great honour of being the Resident Entomology Expert for BBC Radio Suffolk and Radio Norfolk and also have a weekly feature on Toby Buckland's BBC Radio Devon Gardening Programme which he calls, 'The Entomologist Entertains'. Members can join the meeting by clicking on the link given in the bulletin which will be emailed to all members before the meeting.If you are not yet a member but would like to attend this meeting contact our secretary via this link General Enquiries._______________________________ | ||||||||
| Wed Jan 26th | T48: The Light-Dining Group |
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| February 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Feb 7th | Gardening | 11.00: Visit to see the snowdrops at Benington Lordship (car share will be arranged) Details will be posted later | ||||||||
| Thu Feb 17th | Science, Nature,Technology | A guest Zoom presentation from 13.45-15.30 by Christopher Pett (Chartered Patent Agent) entitled: ‘Protection of Industrial Property: Patents, Trademarks and Industrial Designs’. Contact the Group Convenor Sue Wilkie (wilkiesue49@gmail.com) for more information and login details. | ||||||||
| Mon Feb 21st | Poetry | Penguin Modern Poets 8: Brock, Hill, Smith | ||||||||
| Wed Feb 23rd | Meeting | Members' Monthly Meeting
Speaker: Leigh Edwards Talk: The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence – Is anybody out there? Members can join the meeting by clicking on the link given in the bulletin which will be emailed to all members before the meeting.If you are not yet a member but would like to attend this meeting contact our secretary via this link General Enquiries._______________________________ | ||||||||
| March 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Mar 7th | Gardening | 11.00: Visit to see the spring flowers at Myddelton House Gardens Details will be posted later | ||||||||
| Mon Mar 21st | Poetry | Caribbean Women Poets | ||||||||
| Wed Mar 23rd | Meeting | Members' Monthly Meeting
Speaker: Moira MacQuaide Talk: Heath Robinson, the English cartoonist best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines used to achieve simple objectives Members can join the meeting by clicking on the link given in the bulletin which will be emailed to all members before the meeting.If you are not yet a member but would like to attend this meeting contact our secretary via this link General Enquiries._______________________________ | ||||||||
| April 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Apr 4th | Gardening | 11.00: Visit to the Japanese (Kyoto) Garden in Holland Park Details will be posted later | ||||||||
| Mon Apr 18th | Poetry | Easter Monday - No Session | ||||||||
| Wed Apr 27th | Meeting | Members' Monthly Meeting
Speaker: Jo Livingston Talk: In for a Penny, In for a Pound. A light-hearted look at the changes in both Members can join the meeting by clicking on the link given in the bulletin which will be emailed to all members before the meeting.If you are not yet a member but would like to attend this meeting contact our secretary via this link General Enquiries._______________________________ | ||||||||
| May 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon May 9th | Gardening | 11.00: Visit to see the rhododendrons at Kenwood House Details will be posted later | ||||||||
| Thu May 12th →Mon May 16th | Travel | Wiltshire, Wells Cathedral and Bishops Palace All details to be available soon. This trip is currently fully booked but there is a waiting list. If you are interested, please contact the organiser, Shirley Marney, for details or to be added to the waiting list. To send Shirley a message, please click on the Blue Bird, which is located at the top right of the travel page. | ||||||||
| Mon May 16th | Poetry | Poetry of the Second World War | ||||||||
| Wed May 25th | Meeting | Members' Monthly Meeting
Speaker: Nick Higham, former BBC journalist Talk: London's water supply, the Mercenary River. Members can join the meeting by clicking on the link given in the bulletin which will be emailed to all members before the meeting.If you are not yet a member but would like to attend this meeting contact our secretary via this link General Enquiries._______________________________ | ||||||||
| June 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Jun 20th | Poetry | Bring and Share: Regrets | ||||||||
| July 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Jul 18th | Poetry | Penguin Book of. Russian Poetry | ||||||||
| August 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Aug 15th | Poetry | Bring and Share: Water | ||||||||
| September 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Sep 19th | Poetry | Chinese Poetry An ancient tradition of poetry that reflects the rise and fall of empires, friendship and love, the scourge of office work/paperwork, a fascination with nature and a longing for an ancestral home. But many of the poems seem very modern to us now. We will be looking at a small selection of classical chinese poems from the last three thousand years. Convenor: Stephen Wells 020 8882 8561 | ||||||||
| October 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Oct 17th | Poetry | Bring and Share: Disorientation | ||||||||
| November 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Nov 21st | Poetry | A selection from a favourite anthology | ||||||||
| December 2022 | ||||||||||
| Mon Dec 19th | Poetry | Bring and Share: Hope | ||||||||
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