Islington
| More information on the following
webpages: Other Opportunities Previous Events & News u3a Nationally Past Monthly Meetings |
Special Events — Diary Dates for 2025
Thursday 20 November, Canonbury Tavern, our annual Pub Quiz, 7.00pm: another of these popular events. Numbers are restricted to 40 members. Payment is £3 per person in advance but please tell Mary White you want to come before you pay to be sure we don’t overbook — sign up at petanque.iu3a@gmail.com. If you want to make up a team with friends that’s fine but no more than 5 people. If you come on your own you will be allocated a team — it’s a great way to meet new people. We look forward to welcoming you for another evening of fun and laughter. This year we will have a microphone, which will make it easier to hear. More details to follow in WOW.
Friday 27 November, Islington u3a's AGM. Further information here: AGM 2025
Outings: See details below.
Monthly Meetings, Speakers Programme
Remember you can also now view recordings of our previous Monthly Meetings. Use the link in the top right box to see all our 'Past Monthly Meetings'.
| DATE | MONTHLY MEETING PROGRAMME |
| 27 Nov |
Professor Lewis
Dartnell: Origins: How the Earth
Shaped Human History: Professor Dartnell is
an astrobiology researcher based at the University
of Westminster and has appeared on BBC Horizon, Wonders of the Universe,
and in documentaries on the National Geographic,
Discovery and History channels. His book Origins:
How the Earth Shaped Human History was a
Sunday Times bestseller in 2019. |
| Dec |
No meeting |
These are organised from time to time by members to places of interest in London and the Home Counties. Destinations are varied and can always be reached by public transport, usually within the Freedom Pass Zone, but occasionally a bit further afield. Forthcoming Outings are advertised in WOW. They are open to all members. Reports on previous Outings can be found on our Recent News webpage. If you want to arrange a visit or have a suggestion to make, please contact our Outings Coordinators, Cressida Jupp or Annie Hedge at outingscoord.iu3a@gmail.com.
Outings in the autumn: We
(Annie Hedge and Cressida Jupp) are planning three of
these, in October, November and December. Please note that
none of them are finalised at the moment! We will post
more information as soon as we have it so that members can
sign up through the Beacon email. We look forward to
members joining these outings.
Friday October 24th, morning: Leighton House (NB this is a change from our previous
plan). Frederic Leighton, an eminent and
successful late Victorian artist, built Leighton House as
a studio and a setting to display his collections of
Middle Eastern art. The centrepiece is the Arab Hall with
walls of Damascus tiles. The house is richly decorated.
The café overlooks the garden. Leighton House is a short
walk from Olympia Overground station. Members might also
visit nearby Sambourne House Museum, the family home
of Victorian illustrator, Linley Sambourne, filled
with furniture and decoration illustrating Victorian life.
Wednesday 26 November in the morning + optional lunch nearby: At Sir John Soane’s museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields there is an exhibition about how Egypt has influenced British design 1775 - 2025.
Thursday 4th December in the morning + lunch in their cafe: William Morris gallery in Waltham Forest has an exhibition called "Women in Print: 150 Years of Liberty Textiles". The show will explore the evolving influence and status of women in textiles over the past 150 years.
As Outings are planned, further information will be publicised here and in 'WOW'.
IT Support Meetings
These happen once a month. See the group page for details here: IT Support Group
And remember their guides — you can see their latest one here: Minimise the stress of a stolen phone
Coffee Mornings
Our iU3A coffee
mornings are a popular way of getting to know other members.
They are on varying days of the week and are free to iU3A
members. See
the latest Bulletin for the date of the next coffee
morning.
They are organised by Sally Fox. To book up for any of them please email
Sally here.
She will then advise you that you are booked. If you can't attend a coffee morning you've
booked for, please let her know.Pub Lunches
We
meet once a month on a Wednesday in pubs mainly in Islington
from about 12.30-3.00pm. If you want lunch, you can order a
meal or a snack at the bar. We have a wide variety of people
and you are sure to find someone to talk to. New members
will be greeted and made welcome. It’s a social gathering
and everyone enjoys a good chat for an hour or two. If you'd
like to come along to one of these please email Andy Watson
here for more
information or to reserve your place.Facebook and Instagram
We have Facebook and Instagram accounts. There are regular posts about Islington u3a events and groups, what’s going on past and present, what’s on offer from the National u3a and occasionally a post of interest outside of u3a, but relevant to our followers.
Be part of the Islington u3a digital community. If you are a Facebook user you can follow our page at https://www.facebook.com/IslingtonU3A/, search for “Islington U3A” or click the “Facebook icon” below.
Instagram users can follow “islingtonu3a” or click the Instagram icon below right.
