Events
Redbridge & District u3a have restarted monthly Open Meetings face2face. Most events arranged by The Third Age Trust or The London Region of u3a's are still Zoom only.
Click on the type of event to see more detailed information if available.
This listing only contains u3a events (local, regional or national). For other local events, please see the Local Events page.
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March 2024 | ||
Tue Mar 19th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: USING AI TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. Talk by Ian Hawker, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: AI Climate |
Tue Mar 19th | National and Regional Events | at 2.00 pm on ZOOM: REDUCE YOUR RISK OF DEMENTIA. Talk by Sir Muir Gray, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: ReduceDementia |
Wed Mar 20th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: JOHN SNOW AND THE HUNT FOR THE SOURCE OF CHOLERA IN VICTORIAN LONDON. Talk by Mike Trevethick, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: SourceCholera |
Thu Mar 21st | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION CONTINUATION SESSIONS: DEC-MAY (SESSION 4). Led by John, Mike and Ruth, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: MindfulAgeing |
Mon Mar 25th | Open Meetings | at 2.00 pm at WANSTEAD LIBRARY: TRIPE AND TROTTERS. A nostalgic and humorous look at life in Salford in the 1940s and 1950s seen through the eyes of a child, by author Brian Carline |
Tue Mar 26th | National and Regional Events | at 3.30 pm on ZOOM: LAUGHTER YOGA WITH MERRIE MAGGIE (JAN - APRIL), session 3 of 4. Presented by The Third Age Trust and led by Maggie Thompson. Register here: MerrieMaggie24 |
Wed Mar 27th | National and Regional Events | at 2.00 pm on ZOOM: SECRETS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN: TALK THREE: BRAIN & BEHAVIOUR. Talk by Dr Bob Pullen, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: BrainBehaviour |
Thu Mar 28th | National and Regional Events | at 2.00 pm on ZOOM: SUFFERING AND HOPE IN TOLSTOY'S ANNA KARENINA. Talk by #_Professor Christopher Dowrick, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: AnnaKarenina |
Thu Mar 28th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS (REPEAT SESSION). Talk by Henry Howarth, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: CrypticIntro |
April 2024 | ||
Tue Apr 2nd | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: AVIATION NETWORK MEETING: MILESTONES IN AVIATION. Talk by Don Mobley, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: AviationMilestones |
Thu Apr 4th | National and Regional Events | at 3.30 pm on ZOOM: AN INTRODUCTION TO AI CHATBOTS. Session lede by Barry Claydon, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: ChatbotIntro |
Fri Apr 5th | National and Regional Events | at 2.00 pm on ZOOM: FROM PLEASURE GARDENS TO THEME PARKS. Talk by Moira MacQuaide, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: ThemeParks |
Tue Apr 9th | National and Regional Events | at 2.00 pm on ZOOM: ELECTING THE PRESIDENT IN 2024 - AN UPDATE. Talk by Paul Carter, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: ElectingPresident |
Wed Apr 10th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: LAUGHTER YOGA WITH JUDITH (JANUARY-JUNE), session 4 of 6. Hosted by Judith Anne Walker, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: LaughterYoga24 |
Thu Apr 11th | National and Regional Events | at 10.30 am on ZOOM: SPRING RECIPES. Live Cookery Demonstration by Chef Alex from Vegetarian for Life. Presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: SpringRecipes1 |
Thu Apr 11th | National and Regional Events | at 3.30 pm on ZOOM: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NEWS: APRIL. Hosted by Barry Claydon nand presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: AI April |
Thu Apr 11th | National and Regional Events | at 2.00 pm on ZOOM: A REMARKABLE WOMAN: THE ARTS AND CRAFTS DESIGNS OF MAY MORRIS. Talk by Helen Elletson, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: MayMorris |
Mon Apr 15th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: BOLLYWOOD LAUGHTER YOGA DANCE. A session led by Judith Walker and Merrie Maggie, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: BollywoodLaughter |
Thu Apr 18th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION CONTINUATION SESSIONS: DEC-MAY (SESSION 5). Led by John, Mike and Ruth, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: MindfulAgeing |
Thu Apr 18th | National and Regional Events | at 10.30 am on ZOOM: MORE SPRING RECIPES. Live Cookery Demonstration by Chef Alex from Vegetarian for Life. Presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: SpringRecipes2 |
Thu Apr 18th | National and Regional Events | at 2.00 pm on ZOOM: FROM DESPAIR TO DELIGHT: THE SONNETS OF GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS. Talk by Professor Christopher Dowrick, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: GerardHopkins |
Fri Apr 19th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: THE CLIMATE CRISIS - AND SOME SOLUTIONS. Talk by Brenda Ainsley, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: ClimateCrisis24 |
Wed Apr 24th | National and Regional Events | at 2.00 pm on ZOOM: SECRETS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN: TALK FOUR: THE BLOOD - BRAIN BARRIER. Talk by Dr Bob Pullen, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: BloodBrain |
Mon Apr 29th | Open Meetings | at 2.00 pm at WANSTEAD LIBRARY: TRUST ME, I'M A DOCTOR. Jef Page looks at Ilford's medical services from 1800 to the NHS. |
Tue Apr 30th | National and Regional Events | at 3.30 pm on ZOOM: LAUGHTER YOGA WITH MERRIE MAGGIE (JAN - APRIL), session 4 of 4. Presented by The Third Age Trust and led by Maggie Thompson. Register here: MerrieMaggie24 |
May 2024 | ||
Wed May 8th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: LAUGHTER YOGA WITH JUDITH (JANUARY-JUNE), session 5 of 6. Hosted by Judith Anne Walker, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: LaughterYoga24 |
Wed May 8th | Coach Trips | TRIP TO GREENWICH. Board the Cutty Sark, visit the marketplace, shopping centre, National Maritime Museum, the Old Naval College, the Queens House, walk up the hill to the Royal Observatory or have a leisurely lunch in the many international restaurants. £18.50 per person. Contact Denise Kaye for more information. |
Thu May 16th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION CONTINUATION SESSIONS: DEC-MAY (SESSION 6). Led by John, Mike and Ruth, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: MindfulAgeing |
Mon May 20th | Open Meetings | at 2.00 pm at WANSTEAD LIBRARY: DANNY KAYE, THE KING JESTER. Judy Karbritz will tell us all there is to know about Danny Kaye. |
June 2024 | ||
Wed Jun 12th | National and Regional Events | at 10.00 am on ZOOM: LAUGHTER YOGA WITH JUDITH (JANUARY-JUNE), session 6 of 6. Hosted by Judith Anne Walker, presented by The Third Age Trust. Register here: LaughterYoga24 |
Tue Jun 18th | Coach Trips | TRIP AROUND OXFORDSHIRE VILLAGES. This area has a connection to the tv programme Midsomer Murders. There will be 2 stops in Wallingford and Thame. £24.00 per person. Contact Denise Kaye for more information. |
Mon Jun 24th | Open Meetings | at 2.00 pm at WANSTEAD LIBRARY: MAN UNDER THE RADAR. A talk by artist and author Linda Nissen Samuels about her father Jack Nissenthall, a radar expert who took part in the Dieppe raid. |
July 2024 | ||
Thu Jul 4th | Coach Trips | TRIP TO SOUTHEND SUR LE MER. Walkers can take a stroll on the promenade to Chalkwall and Leigh Sur Le Mer or to the casino. Don’t forget the train to the end of the pier or walk to the shopping centre or Cliffs Pavilion for lunch or afternoon tea. £19.00 per person. Contact Denise Kaye for more information. |