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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.
Science & Technology of Music and Sound - Rainforests/Evolution & Music/Colour. Presented by Dr David Jones, Natural History Museum, and Andrew Hanson, National Physical Laboratory. Places will be available in the hall or for on-line viewing. https://u3asites.org.uk/files/s/surreyu3anetwork/docs/st24jun.pdf
The talk will be given by:- Sarah Slater Sarah is a Guide Lecturer who has worked for the Historic Royal Palaces based at Hampton Court Palace since 2008. Sarah’s foundations are in acting and she is theatrically trained. She has also had a career in Finance within the Retail Banking Sector. Sarah’s talk is of… Read More »Monthly Meeting – “Secrets of the Royal Court”
Trip to Chatham Historic Dockyard Thursday 11th July 2024, We are planning a trip to the Historic Dockyard at Chatham for Thursday 11th July. The coach will leave Lower Shott in Bookham at 09.30 and, traffic permitting, return there about 16.30.The dockyard has many interesting exhibits, including the famous Ropemaking building. In addition there is also an… Read More »Chatham Historic Dockyard
The talk will be given by:- Chris Shaw Chris is a member of Smallfield Aviation and lectures on a wide range of technical subjects some of which are suitable for a technical audience and some for a general audience. Ever since people developed languages there has been a need to communicate in secret for some… Read More »Monthly Meeting – EGM +”Not just for Spies”
Our Summer Event will be held at the Tithe Barn in Bookham on the 4th August, starting at 12.30. Due to popular demand we are inviting Paolo and Sandra back to provide our entertainment and Conissbee’s will be providing their usual excellent catering. Like last year, Members are asked to bring their own tables, chairs, plates… Read More »Summer Event
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”
The booking form is attached here. The Flyer as shown above can be downloaded here.
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
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.
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