Latin, Post Beginners
Thursdays at 10.30 in Room 1.33
The Monday Talk at 10.30 in room 2.21 and Zoom
‘From Fields to Focaccia – The changing face of Kentish Town’. Colin Davey takes us on a virtual wander through Kentish Town, a village often seen as a poor relation to Hampstead and Highgate. But it has a surprisingly rich history which Colin, historian and professional tour guide, will introduce to us.
The timetables for the week
This week’s timetable, the room and Zoom timetables and this Update are available from the U3A Office, in the Common Room and on the lower corridor noticeboard.
Class Notices
- Art Book Club: Every second Monday of the month at 12.50. The book for the first meeting of the Autumn term will be “A Crisis of Brilliance” by David Boyd Hancock (About five young British artists and the Great War).
- European History: Tuesday at 11.40 in room 2.21. Christopher Dean will continue is series on The German Lands every fortnight from September.
- Opera Appreciation: Monthly at 14.00 in room 2.21. On 23 September, Jpsi talks about (and sings excerpts from) Cosi van Tutte
New Classes next term
- Japanese 1 – Absolute Beginners Monday 10.30 on Zoom, using Japanese for Busy People I: Revised 4th Edition, Romaji version, by AJALT
- Latin on Zoom. Monday: Intermediate at 10.30, Beginners at 14.00 Peter Hayden
- Ancient Greek on Zoom. Tuesday: Beginners at 9.30 – 11.30 Peter Hayden
- Russian from Scratch. Wednesday 10.30 in room 1.26 using The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners by Nicholas J. Brown, ISBN: 978-0140120417. Eugene Moshan
- Pragmatic Politics: the UK. What needs to be changed. Wednesday 14.00 in room 2.21. David Castle
- The History of History Tuesday at 15.10 in 1.22. Please contact Prof Pam Pilbeam for details
HOORAY! The 2026-27 Booklet has arrived
The new booklet is available in the U3A office now. Please remember that at the beginning of the new academic year all classes start from zero (i.e. there are no reserved places or waiting lists). All classes may be subject to change.
The QE2 Memorial Garden visit Monday 20 July at 14.00
Meet at Broadwalk entrance of Regents Park outside Espresso Café at 2pm, wear your U3A lanyard and let Andy Moss know you are coming. Please bring water!
Before you go….
- Renew your membership. Details on the website. Please use your membership number as reference.
- Come to the Summer Programme in room 2.21: August 3 – 28. Please go to the website to see the programme and the continuing classes. All lectures are available on Zoom and are recorded.
Wit and Wisdom
‘You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.’ Bob Hope
Restaurant patron: “Waiter, I’d like a bottle of wine.” Waiter: “What year, sir?” Patron: “Well, I’d like it right now.” Earl Wilson, Field Newspaper Syndicate, Readers’ Digest, Issue: October 1984
With all good wishes,
Richard, Gilli and Maureen