Events
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month during term time.
The meetings take place in the in the main hall of the Community Centre at Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue, Stonegrove.
The Community Centre is a large building at the rear of the main Synagogue and the Hall is a very large area allowing plenty of room for social distancing. It is on the first floor of the building, but there is a lift for those unable to use the stairs.
On-site parking is available but limited typically to those with disabled badges. If you do need a parking space you must register your vehicle with the main office at least 24 hours in advance. However, there is plenty of local on-street parking available.
The meetings usually finish by 12.15pm
Tea/coffee and biscuits are served from 10.30am and the meetings start at 11.00am with a report from the Chairman on latest branch news. Then follows a talk from an invited guest on a subject of general interest with questions from the floor.
Notification of the dates, names of speakers and subjects are also provided to members in the newsletters and in regular information bulletins.
Stanmore and District U3A regularly arrange visits to theatres and to places of interest.
| Dates for your Diary | ||
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| May 2024 | ||
| Wed May 15th | Outing | KEATS HOUSE 10 Keats Grove, Hampstead, NW3 2RR Wednesday, May 15, at 2 pm Nearest tube station: Hampstead (Northern line) Keats House is the modern name of the home of poet John Keats, born in 1795. The house was built in 1815 and was called Wentwoth Place. Keats lodged with his friend Charles Armitage Brown from December 1818 until August 1820. Keats wrote some of his best poems at Wentworth Place and it was here that he met and fell in love with 'the girl next door', Fanny Brawne. We will meet just outside the House entrance at 1.45 pm. Keat House is a about a 15- 20 minutes walk from Hampstead tube station. There is disabled access in the ground floor only (tel: 020 7332 3868 for more details). After our visit we can have some tea or coffee in one of the many local cafes. Closing date May 5. To Book and for further details contact Diana Ayres Tickets are £5 (concessions), payable at the House |
| Mon May 20th | Meeting | Chris Truran His talk is entitled: 'A funny thing happened on the way to the Old Bailey ' Chris joined the Metropolitan Police on 6th March 1975. He trained as a scenes of crimes officer and worked in central, north and south London. During his nearly 40 years service he examined over 2500 crime scenes ranging from shoplifting to murder! When Chris started examining crime scenes DNA was in its embryonic stage. His talk today is entitled 'A funny thing happened on the way to the Old Bailey ' This covers the stupid things that criminal do to get themselves arrested! Chris shows us just how stupid criminals can be. While fingerprints and forensics capture many , there are plenty of times when they have brought about their own downfall. |
| Wed May 22nd | Meeting | GUIDED WALKS with the ‘London Walking Group’ CHELSEA ODYSSEY - RIVERSIDE VILLAGE, LEGENDS & LANDMARKS, ART, ARCHITECTURE & ANECDOTES Wednesday, May 22 at 01.45 pm Starts Sloane Square tube station We will enter an ancient riverside village, starting with the 'pensioners' - old soldiers who seem to belong to another era in the 300-year-old scarlet uniform of the 17th century British soldier. Chelsea is also Whistler's Thames with the afternoon sun burnishing the luminous water. Chelsea has artists' studios and the old Apothecary Garden. It also the houses of Sir Laurence Olivier, Mick Jagger and Thomas Carlyle, among many others. 'It doesn't come any better than this'. The cost is £15 (£10 concessions) payable to the tour guide on the day. Please arrive 15 minutes before the tour starts. To attend the walk please register with Diana Ayres so that London Walks can be contacted to confirm the walk. As these dates are arranged by London Walks it is unfortunate when they clash with other U3A activities. |
| Tue May 28th | Social | Social lunch to be held during half term. Please note this event will now take place on the Tuesday - not the Wednesday. Baracuda Stanmore at 12.30. |
| June 2024 | ||
| Mon Jun 17th | Meeting | Nick Dobson His talk is entitled: 'Charles Dickens in his own words' (This talk is performed by Nick accompanied by an actor!) Nick Dobson is a former professional Librarian. He has over 100 talks he can 'call upon' on a wide range of subjects, from Shakespeare and Dickens to horticulture and from the First World War to Gilbert & Sullivan with most subjects in between! Nick's talk today highlights an illustrated life and times of the great novelist Charles Dickens, with quotations. |
| July 2024 | ||
| Mon Jul 15th | Meeting | Dr Peter Altman: His talk is entitled: 'Does Alien Life Exist' (From his book 'Mysteries of the Universe') Peter qualified as a biochemist in the 1960s and spent 20 years in medical research, gaining a PhD and a DSc. After being made redundant in the 1980s, he went into medical book publishing, setting up his own medical publishing company which Peter ran for some 10 years. He is also a Member of the Magic Circle and rather impressively, and without the use of magic, Peter has held not one but two Guinness World Records (for the fastest journeys round the London Underground [1979]; and the Moscow Metro [1989]). Peter started work on Mysteries over 15 years ago, and came up with the approach of framing each of the 14 chapters as a question; Does Alien Life Exist? Is Time Travel Possible? How Did the Universe Begin? etc., and provides a personal ‘Best Guess’ answer to each unknown. The subject of his talk today is very intriguing , 'does alien life exist' and one that is sure to generate much debate! |
| Tue Jul 23rd | Social | Summer Tea with entrertainment 2.30-4.30pm Details to follow. |
| August 2024 | ||
| Thu Aug 22nd | Social | Social Lunch - venue to be decided |