Richmond upon Thames u3a: Events

Events

Meetings are normally held on the last Wednesday of each month at 2.30 pm in Clarendon Hall, York House, Richmond Road, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ. It is on bus routes 33, R68, R70, H22 and 490 (Lebanon Court bus stop)

Meetings are free to members. Visitors are welcome on payment of £2..

There will be volunteering opportunities at the monthly meetings, including meeting and greeting as well as making tea. If you are able to help, please contact Sue Wood by clicking on her name to open an email.

Dates for your Diary
May 2024
Wed May 1st	Outing	EXCURSION TO WEALD AND DOWNLAND MUSEUM Cost £35 which includes entry to the museum. Our Excursion will start from the Old Deer Park Car Park at 8.45 am prompt and return to Richmond around 6.00pm. Founded in 1970, the award-winning Weald & Downland Living Museum is a leading museum of historic buildings in England, covering 40 acres in the South Downs National Park in West Sussex. It includes over 50 rescued homes and buildings dating from 950AD to the late19th century. The buildings were re-erected from their original sites in south east England, together with period gardens, traditional farm animals and a mill pond. This is a museum for those who want to see and touch what life was really like for people living in years gone by. The exhibit buildings range from a reconstruction of a Saxon hall house to working buildings of the the 19th century. The Museum has a lovely café (hot food is served until 3.00pm) with views across the mill pond. In addition there are Shepherd’s Huts around the grounds serving hot and cold drinks and snacks. If you would prefer to bring a picnic you are welcome to enjoy these anywhere in the grounds. Please contact Libby Barton (by clicking on her name) for more information and booking details.
Wed May 29th	Meeting	MONTHLY MEETING at 2.30pm in Clarendon Hall, York House Eddie Chapman- The Life and Crimes of Double Agent Zigzag by Paul Barwick Paul Barwick served in the police service for 34 years, in uniform and later as an intelligence officer. His talk will reveal the true story of Eddie Chapman who worked for German intelligence and then as a double-agent for the British. He was the only British service personnel ever to receive an Iron Cross; his true story is an amazing episode in British espionage history.
June 2024
Wed Jun 26th	Meeting	MONTHLY MEETING at 2.30pm in Clarendon Hall, York House The Great American Song Book by Roger Browne Roger is a professional pianist, raconteur and singer. In his presentation he will discuss and perform music from the Great American Song Book including the works of Gershwin, Kern, Porter, Rodgers, Berlin, Carmichael, Fats Waller and others
July 2024
Wed Jul 10th	Theatre Matinees & Drama	I have a few spare tickets for Arthur Miller’s A View from The Bridge, Wednesday 10th July, 7.30, Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Band A stalls tickets £50 (face value £90). Payment by 11th March please. Dominic West stars along with Kate Fleetwood and Callum Scott Howells in Arthur Miller’s timeless masterpiece, a passionate study of one man’s place in the close knit Italian American community of 1950’s New York. Please contact me Judy Craik by clicking on my name
Wed Jul 31st	Meeting	MONTHLY MEETING at 2.30pm in Clarendon Hall, York House Burying the Ghosts by Sonia Case Sonia talks about her late mother's escape from Nazi Germany and the subsequent events that occurred in wartime London and beyond. Locations include Berlin, North London, Richmond upon Thames and Poland. Sonia chronicled these events in a book published in September 2023 to wide critical acclaim.and it was featured in the December edition of the magazine 'Living in Richmond' because of the many Richmond locations and the interesting subject matter.
August 2024
Wed Aug 28th	Meeting	MONTHLY MEETING at 2.30pm in Clarendon Hall, York House The Amazing History of Lighthouses by Mark Lewis A general introduction to “pharology” – the study of lighthouses and other navigational aids, giving an outline from the prototype – the Pharos of Alexandria, through the evolving history of their construction, methods of illumination, operation and maintenance, the lives of the keepers, including some of the extraordinary heroic stories associated with them.

Dates for your Diary
Meetings
Wed May 29th	MONTHLY MEETING at 2.30pm in Clarendon Hall, York House Eddie Chapman- The Life and Crimes of Double Agent Zigzag by Paul Barwick Paul Barwick served in the police service for 34 years, in uniform and later as an intelligence officer. His talk will reveal the true story of Eddie Chapman who worked for German intelligence and then as a double-agent for the British. He was the only British service personnel ever to receive an Iron Cross; his true story is an amazing episode in British espionage history.
Wed Jun 26th	MONTHLY MEETING at 2.30pm in Clarendon Hall, York House The Great American Song Book by Roger Browne Roger is a professional pianist, raconteur and singer. In his presentation he will discuss and perform music from the Great American Song Book including the works of Gershwin, Kern, Porter, Rodgers, Berlin, Carmichael, Fats Waller and others
Wed Jul 31st	MONTHLY MEETING at 2.30pm in Clarendon Hall, York House Burying the Ghosts by Sonia Case Sonia talks about her late mother's escape from Nazi Germany and the subsequent events that occurred in wartime London and beyond. Locations include Berlin, North London, Richmond upon Thames and Poland. Sonia chronicled these events in a book published in September 2023 to wide critical acclaim.and it was featured in the December edition of the magazine 'Living in Richmond' because of the many Richmond locations and the interesting subject matter.
Wed Aug 28th	MONTHLY MEETING at 2.30pm in Clarendon Hall, York House The Amazing History of Lighthouses by Mark Lewis A general introduction to “pharology” – the study of lighthouses and other navigational aids, giving an outline from the prototype – the Pharos of Alexandria, through the evolving history of their construction, methods of illumination, operation and maintenance, the lives of the keepers, including some of the extraordinary heroic stories associated with them.
Outings
Wed May 1st	EXCURSION TO WEALD AND DOWNLAND MUSEUM Cost £35 which includes entry to the museum. Our Excursion will start from the Old Deer Park Car Park at 8.45 am prompt and return to Richmond around 6.00pm. Founded in 1970, the award-winning Weald & Downland Living Museum is a leading museum of historic buildings in England, covering 40 acres in the South Downs National Park in West Sussex. It includes over 50 rescued homes and buildings dating from 950AD to the late19th century. The buildings were re-erected from their original sites in south east England, together with period gardens, traditional farm animals and a mill pond. This is a museum for those who want to see and touch what life was really like for people living in years gone by. The exhibit buildings range from a reconstruction of a Saxon hall house to working buildings of the the 19th century. The Museum has a lovely café (hot food is served until 3.00pm) with views across the mill pond. In addition there are Shepherd’s Huts around the grounds serving hot and cold drinks and snacks. If you would prefer to bring a picnic you are welcome to enjoy these anywhere in the grounds. Please contact Libby Barton (by clicking on her name) for more information and booking details.
Theatre Matinees & Drama
Wed Jul 10th	I have a few spare tickets for Arthur Miller’s A View from The Bridge, Wednesday 10th July, 7.30, Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Band A stalls tickets £50 (face value £90). Payment by 11th March please. Dominic West stars along with Kate Fleetwood and Callum Scott Howells in Arthur Miller’s timeless masterpiece, a passionate study of one man’s place in the close knit Italian American community of 1950’s New York. Please contact me Judy Craik by clicking on my name