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In addition to our monthly meetings, each with an interesting talk, we offer many different events, outings and holidays that you might like to come along on. Click on the event title to see the event detail.

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Monthly Meeting – “The Guildhall, Treason, Chopin and Mr. Pickwick”

St Mary's Church Hall Fetcham 10a The Ridgeway, Fetcham

14:00-14:30 - Refreshments - 14:30-14:45 - Announcements - 14:45-16:00 - Talk The talk will be given by:- Christine Jarvis Mrs. Thatcher once commented, "If the Palace of Westminster is the Mother of All Parliaments, then Guildhall must be the Grandmother!". Guildhall, is the HQ of the City of London Corporation in the Square Mile and… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “The Guildhall, Treason, Chopin and Mr. Pickwick”

Northumberland Holiday

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Understanding AI & its Repercussions for Society, Now and in The Future

The Menuhin Hall Cobham Road, Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQ

Presented by Russell Whitworth, Ian Hawker, Peter Lord, Andrew Rogoyski & Alan FreelandPlaces will be available in the hall or for on-line viewing. Artificial Intelligence cannot be avoided in the news with comments ranging frompraise for its astonishing benefits to alarming stories of the end of humanity. This study day, led bymembers of U3A's “AI… Read More »Understanding AI & its Repercussions for Society, Now and in The Future

Monthly Meeting – “Under no circumstances should you touch me with a Barge Pole”

St Mary's Church Hall Fetcham 10a The Ridgeway, Fetcham

14:00-14:30 - Refreshments - 14:30-14:45 - Announcements - 14:45-16:00 - Talk The talk will be given by:- Warren Ashton Warren has renamed his talk from “Idioms, Cliches and Sayings” but the talk is still peppered with humour and fun. Warren gives talks all over the Southeast to many organisations.

History of Photography & Modern Developments

The Menuhin Hall Cobham Road, Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQ

Presented by Roger Mendham, President of Surrey Photographic Association From the very first, grainy image created in 1826, photography has evolved into a major art form, with image collections and exhibitions in leading Art Museums around the world. Developments in photography have posed challenges to more traditional art genres and it interesting to see how… Read More »History of Photography & Modern Developments

Monthly Meeting – “The Primordial Soups to Primates in Suits”

St Mary's Church Hall Fetcham 10a The Ridgeway, Fetcham

14:00-14:30 - Refreshments - 14:30-14:45 - Announcements - 14:45-16:00 - Talk The talk will be given by:- Dr David Jones David works at The National History Museum in London and lectures at  Imperial College.  He is an Entomologist specialising in rainforests, insects and soil ecology who has done field work in 18 Countries and published… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “The Primordial Soups to Primates in Suits”

Understanding Lowry: The Man, His Life & His Work

The Menuhin Hall Cobham Road, Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQ

In the early 1960s, an art critic wrote in the Manchester Guardian: “Lowry was to Manchester what Constable was to Essex”. Once he found his way in expressing his feelings, Laurence Stephen Lowry became the painter of industrial landscapes that surrounded him. After the 1960’s, he felt that what he saw as industrial landscape was… Read More »Understanding Lowry: The Man, His Life & His Work

Monthly Meeting – AGM + “Caring for the River Mole”

St Mary's Church Hall Fetcham 10a The Ridgeway, Fetcham

14:00-14:30 - Refreshments 14:30-14:45 - Announcements 14:45-16:00 - Talk The talk will be given by:- Sue and Nigel Bond AGM + Caring for the River Mole Talk We will first hold our brief AGM which will be followed by the talk. Myth has it that the River Mole is so named because it flows underground… Read More »Monthly Meeting – AGM + “Caring for the River Mole”

Monthly Meeting – Churchill

St Mary's Church Hall Fetcham 10a The Ridgeway, Fetcham

14:00-14:30 - Refreshments - 14:30-14:45 - Announcements - 14:45-16:00 - Talk Tony Harris an Historical Reenactor of prominent historical characters, is the speaker. He dresses and becomes the person in question, reenacting true events.

Monthly Meeting – So Far So Good

St Mary's Church Hall Fetcham 10a The Ridgeway, Fetcham

14:00-14:30 – Refreshments – 14:30-14:45 – Announcements – 14:45-16:00 – Talk The talk will be given by Malcolm Wells MBE. Malcolm will deliver a talk titled "So Far So Good", a compilation of light hearted stories of:-