Events
If you would like details, please contact the group coordinator via the relevent group page.
Our monthly Members' meetings with a speaker are live, normally with an option to join via zoom.
Post Covid, many groups are meeting up physically again, and we hope to see you soon at one of our events.
We had been publishing a weekly Newsletter to members during Covid - click on the "Newsletters Archive" link on the top right of this screen to see some previous copies.
We'll continue to let you know what's happening in the u3a via a weekly email to members.
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| September 2024 | ||
| Mon Sep 16th | Meeting | Our monthly Members' meeting takes place at 2pm in Earlsfield Baptist Church, Magdalen Rd, Earlsfield. Just 100 metres from Earlsfield station or many buses. The speaker this month is Andrew Warde talking about 'Broadcasting in London' Public radio broadcasting began in 1922, followed by television from 1936. Hear about the early crystal sets and valves, Telstar, Pirates and Classic FM. Stay for a chat with your friends over tea & biscuits. This talk will be available on zoom - details later. |
| Tue Sep 17th | Photography | Join us for a photoshoot walk around Fitzrovia with a dash of Soho and Chinatown. We'll see Georgian squares, 18th century pubs and alleyways and glimpse where a little bit of WW2 bravery took place. Also a spot of Black History on the site of the beginning of a world wide institution. Parts of the walk are very picturesque. Meet Maggie at 11am outside the Dominion Theatre opposite Tottenham Court Road tube station. As usual we'll stop for a coffee and a comfort break. The walk will end near Leicester Square tube station. All u3a members are welcome to come along, not just photographers. We'll meet up the following Tuesday in Wandsworth town centre to admire each others photos. |
| Tue Sep 17th | Bird Watching and wildlife | Birding and wildlife group. September meeting. Meeting at Wetlands, Barnes on Tuesday 17 Sept at 11am in the inside courtyard. Anyone is welcome to join the group. Advisable to bring binoculars though not essential. September is a month when anything can turn up. Migration is on its way and we could see some unusual birds on their way south. |
| Wed Sep 18th | German coffee morning | A little German is necessary as it is not a teaching class but a conversation group. Meet with Ingrid at The Table Cafe, 35-37 Battersea Rise, SW11 1HG at 10.30am every two weeks for two hours on a Wednesday. |
| Wed Sep 18th | Putney Pals | Putney Pals, meet 10.30am for coffee and chat at The Rocket, Putney Embankment behind St Mary's Church. All members welcome. |
| Mon Sep 23rd | Tooting Local | Meeting at Trafalgar Arms in Tooting High Street at 11am. Everybody is welcome, whether or not they live in Tooting. We are a very friendly group do come along and join us for a coffee and chat. |
| Tue Sep 24th | Outing | Hogarth House and the grounds of Chiswick House William Hogarth (1697-1764) who was born into a humble family went on to become a great painter, engraver and satirist and is remembered today as the ‘Father of British Painting’ Currently there is a special exhibition, At Home With the Hogarths. Once you’ve discovered Hogarth’s House, you may like to walk along to Chiswick House where the grounds and cafe are open to everyone. If you would like to bring lunch, picnics are allowed in the gardens of both Hogarth’s House or Chiswick House. There are toilets at Hogarth House and in the grounds of Chiswick House If you would like to visit Chiswick House itself, the cost is £11 payable on entry or free to members of English Heritage. There is no entry charge for Hogarth’s House Meet at the entrance to Hogarth’s House at 12 midday. This is a busy location close to the Hogarth Roundabout on the A4. Details of transport are here: Transport |
| Wed Sep 25th | Film Club | 11.15am in The Brewer on the corner of East Hill and St Anne's Hill, at the junction with Wandsworth High Street and Fairfield Street. The meeting will be in the large back room. *** Note new venue *** We'll be discussing the two films which club members have been watching. To see the future films, please email David via the Film Club Group Page. |
| Thu Sep 26th | Ambles | Exploring the Elizabeth Line - Langley Circular walk 6 miles The walk goes a short distance along the Grand Union Canal then heads north to Langley Park and on to Black Park where there will be a picnic/ café/ toilets stop at lunchtime. The return is through Temple Gardens and Love Hill Lane. Meet at 10.45 at Langley Station. Suggested train: Paddington 10.18: Ealing Broadway 10.26 arrives at Langley at 10.43 Freedom passes are accepted at Langley but Oyster cards go only to West Drayton and holders need an additional ticket to Langley. Leader Gill F |
| October 2024 | ||
| Tue Oct 1st | Putney Strollers | An open opportunity for all members to enjoy a walk along the riverside in Bishops Park to discover the newly opened riverside section alongside Fulham Football Ground, chat with others as we go and finish with coffee /tea at Bishops Park Cafe Meeting point: Bus stop FH (north west side of Putney Bridge) at 10.45 Walk: A stroll in Bishops Park, Fulham, just over Putney Bridge as far as Fulham Football Ground Coffee Stop: Bishops Park cafe. Toilets available here Turn up at the starting point - if you’re running late you can catch us up or join us later at the cafe We will set out along the riverside towards Fulham Football ground then back to finish at the cafe. Walk as much or as little in the park as you choose. |
| Fri Oct 4th | Meditation | Our monthly Meditation group resumes today. The one hour session will consist of warm up then 20 minutes of mindfulness meditation with tea and cake after. Meet Kaajal at 11a.m. in Eden Court (313, Battersea Park Road) which is next to Battersea Park Library. It is very accessible and will be perfect for a relexed amosphere to start our meditation. |
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