Redbourn u3a: Events

Events

Our monthly meetings in the Village Hall have recommenced. Doors open at 2.00 p.m. for a 2.25 p.m. start.
Come along and meet other members. Free refreshments served and there will be information in the Centenary Room about groups and events. Free for members and guests are welcome for a payment of £2.50.

Dates for your Diary
May 2024
Wed May 15th	Meeting	Maps can you trust them - Chris Little.
June 2024
Wed Jun 19th	Meeting	Miss Savidge moves home - Christine Adams. In 2007 Christine Adams went to the BBC's Antiques Roadshow in Norfolk with memorabilia from the house of her aunt May Savidge. But this was only a tiny fraction of the house's contents and only hinted at the facts of May Savidge's life. This story will appeal to those who still believe that the Englishman's home is his castle and to those who have a soft spot for indomitable old women.
July 2024
Wed Jul 17th	Meeting	Sheep Across London Bridge - Murray Craig - who is the Clerk of the Chamberlain's Court and will talk on the City Freedom, an institution which goes back to the early 13th century. Until the 19th Century one needed to be Free of the City, via a Livery Company or Guild, in order to trade within the Square Mile.
August 2024
Wed Aug 21st	Meeting	Smoke Steam and Soot - David Burnell - a talk on the very early days of the Underground - a general history of the early days with some humour
September 2024
Wed Sep 18th	Meeting	A beginning, a middle and and end: Where do novelists get their ideas from? Bobbie Darbyshire explains how the complex world of character, location, plot and subplot arrives in a writer's mind.
Mon Sep 30th	Holiday	5 day holiday to Liverpool including a guided city tour, the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Liverpool Cathedral, Museum of Liverpool, Albert Dock, The Beatles Story, Port Sunlight, and a visit to Lyme Park, Accommodation is in the centrally located 4* Novotel in Liverpool. Cost is £599 for 5 days based on 2 sharing with a £99 single room supplement. For more information email Janet Walters on janet.walters9@gmail.com.
October 2024
Wed Oct 16th	Meeting	The Countess of Lytton's Hospital - 1914 - 1918 - Jill Campbell At the start of the Great War in August 1914, Lady Pamela Lytton of Knebworth House opened and ran a Red Cross hospital for wounded soldiers in London, At this time Knebworth House was being regularly rented out so the Lytton family were mostly based in London. One of the first hospitals of its kind to be opened Pamela ran it from 1914 to its closure in 1919. This talk gives details of the research carried out on the hospital using the Lytton family archives.
November 2024
Wed Nov 20th	Meeting	Training and Use of Police Dogs - Len Little. Len was Hertfordshire Police dog handler (Frontline) for 17 years handling German Shepherd dogs for general duty plus a black Labrador and a black and white English Springer spaniel both drug search dogs. He is a Home Office Approved Police Dog Trainer and an Honorary Instructor for the German police and Customs Service.
December 2024
Wed Dec 18th	Meeting	20 years in a Grotto - Santa speaks - Colin Oakes - funny times as Father Christmas.

Dates for your Diary
Meetings
Wed May 15th	Maps can you trust them - Chris Little.
Wed Jun 19th	Miss Savidge moves home - Christine Adams. In 2007 Christine Adams went to the BBC's Antiques Roadshow in Norfolk with memorabilia from the house of her aunt May Savidge. But this was only a tiny fraction of the house's contents and only hinted at the facts of May Savidge's life. This story will appeal to those who still believe that the Englishman's home is his castle and to those who have a soft spot for indomitable old women.
Wed Jul 17th	Sheep Across London Bridge - Murray Craig - who is the Clerk of the Chamberlain's Court and will talk on the City Freedom, an institution which goes back to the early 13th century. Until the 19th Century one needed to be Free of the City, via a Livery Company or Guild, in order to trade within the Square Mile.
Wed Aug 21st	Smoke Steam and Soot - David Burnell - a talk on the very early days of the Underground - a general history of the early days with some humour
Wed Sep 18th	A beginning, a middle and and end: Where do novelists get their ideas from? Bobbie Darbyshire explains how the complex world of character, location, plot and subplot arrives in a writer's mind.
Wed Oct 16th	The Countess of Lytton's Hospital - 1914 - 1918 - Jill Campbell At the start of the Great War in August 1914, Lady Pamela Lytton of Knebworth House opened and ran a Red Cross hospital for wounded soldiers in London, At this time Knebworth House was being regularly rented out so the Lytton family were mostly based in London. One of the first hospitals of its kind to be opened Pamela ran it from 1914 to its closure in 1919. This talk gives details of the research carried out on the hospital using the Lytton family archives.
Wed Nov 20th	Training and Use of Police Dogs - Len Little. Len was Hertfordshire Police dog handler (Frontline) for 17 years handling German Shepherd dogs for general duty plus a black Labrador and a black and white English Springer spaniel both drug search dogs. He is a Home Office Approved Police Dog Trainer and an Honorary Instructor for the German police and Customs Service.
Wed Dec 18th	20 years in a Grotto - Santa speaks - Colin Oakes - funny times as Father Christmas.
Holidays
Mon Sep 30th	5 day holiday to Liverpool including a guided city tour, the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Liverpool Cathedral, Museum of Liverpool, Albert Dock, The Beatles Story, Port Sunlight, and a visit to Lyme Park, Accommodation is in the centrally located 4* Novotel in Liverpool. Cost is £599 for 5 days based on 2 sharing with a £99 single room supplement. For more information email Janet Walters on janet.walters9@gmail.com.