This page shows the next main events happening
in iU3A. But if you would like to find out more about what's
on across the London Region or at the National level of The
Third Age Trust have a look on the Other
Opportunities page.
National Winter Programme: there is also now a series of online activities offered by The Third Age Trust. This covers a wide range from painting, poetry reading, photography, etc. Details of this can be found here.
iU3A Monthly Meetings: for the two iU3A talks each month see the details below.
Saturday 27 February, from 7.00pm-8.30pm, A Musical Evening, "The Great American Songbook": Roger Browne is an actor, singer, speaker, musician, director, composer and writer. He was also an accountant, a publisher and more recently a management consultant. He has played piano all his life, loves musical theatre and jazz and takes an active part in the musical and dramatic life of the north-west. He will take us on a musical journey through "The Great American Songbook" with interpretations of music by Gershwin, Porter and more, all in his own inimitable style. He will perform for about 75 minutes followed by an opportunity to comment, chat or ask questions. This will be a free event for members. Booking details will be in the Bulletin.
Thursday 11 March, 2.00-3.00pm: Wellbeing in Nature: Interactive Talk with Subject Adviser Susan Collini. The talk aims to provide greater insight and deeper appreciation of the health and wellbeing benefits available through connection with nature. To book or find details about other online events go to https://www.u3a.org.uk/events/educational-events.
Some things to look forward to:
Wednesday 02 June: National Open Day: this will definitely go ahead but whether it's just on Zoom or blended with some form of physical presence will again depend on Government Guidance at that time. Also iU3a is expecting to have our own Open Day and your iU3A is planning for it now (more details to follow).
Thursday 17 June: Summer Party (subject to Covid/ Government): we've booked the Olden Garden hoping we can hold some form of social event this year. The Olden Garden Committee is adhering strictly to government rules so our booking is conditional.
Quizzes — we (Mary) plan to run these quarterly throughout this year.
Clues Trails — we (Elizabeth and Derek) will run two clues trails in 2021 when circumstances allow.
Courses
In 2019/20 we started a new initiative — short courses. We've now trialled a few of these with great success, so we have a programme of ongoing short courses. Watch the Bulletins for further details on new courses being proposed. Details for current courses are on the Groups listing page here and proposed new Courses are listed here.
Monthly Meetings, Speakers Programme
Our physical Monthly Meetings have been suspended due to Covid-19 but instead we have created a programme of speakers who will present to us online using Zoom. How long the programme will run like this will depend on the unwinding rate of lockdown.
New feature: if you want to come early for a chat with fellow members you can join the meeting at 9.30. You will then be placed in a 'breakout room' with a few other members just so you can say hello. We hope this might fill a gap caused previously by moving our physical Monthly Meetings online.
The main Talk will start at 10.00am and run to 11.00 — see the details below. It's suggested you log in and join the meeting at least five minutes before the scheduled start time. There will only be the one topic, the main speaker. The Zoom invitation to these meetings will be sent to all members in the Bulletin.
DATE |
MONTHLY MEETING PROGRAMME: |
11 Mar | Alan Blower: Marvellous Mar![]() |
25 Mar |
Evan Jones: County lines and t![]() |
08 April |
John Hare: Paradise Damne![]() |
22 April | Philip Kenrick: Romans in
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13 May |
Details to follow shortly. |
27 May |
Lis Howell: There are fewer ![]() |
Dates of Future Monthly Meetings/Speakers beyond the above are:
10 June, 24 June, 08 July, 22 July, 12 August, 26 August, 09 September, 23 September, 14 October, 28 October, 11 November, 25 November, 09 December.
You can see either summary information about previous monthly meetings or the full presentation material (if we have received permission) on the following webpage: Past Meetings
Coffee Mornings


Pub Lunches

Pub lunches are now a 'group' and details of their schedule can now be found in Beacon.