The Wednesday Walks Group successfully negotiating stepping stones across the River Beck in Southeast London.
The Monday Talk at 10.30 in room 2.21 and on Zoom
Steve Fogel will pose the question: Has America trashed our Communication, Culture and Commerce? In this funny and provocative talk, Steven examines the reach of American cultural power — what it has given us, what it is costing us, and whether change on this side of the Atlantic is still possible.
He will be showing a short film before answering questions from the floor.
The Timetables for the week
This week’s full timetable, the room and Zoom timetable and this Update are available from the U3A Office, in the Common Room and on the lower corridor noticeboard.
Class Notices
Class in focus:
The Poetry Writing Group: Wednesday at 11.40 in room 1.22. This class aims to provide a forum for reading your own work or for listening to others reading theirs. No previous knowledge is required. And although the
focus is usually poetry, other types of writing are also encouraged.
Executive Committee Meeting
The first committee meeting of the term will be held on Friday 1st of May at 10am in room 1.33. You are welcome to join on Zoom and observe proceedings. The link is in the timetable.
Two Notices from the London Region of U3As:
- A University of Nottingham online training study to help those who find it hard to hear speech in noisy places: The study is suitable for adults aged 18 and over, including those who use hearing aids.(but not cochlear implants) to test two new training games in a programme called PLUS (Practice Listening and Understanding Speech). These listening and thinking games were developed with people with hearing loss and are designed to support everyday listening, including listening in noise.
For more information CLICK HERE - Walks and Visits Programme June 2026
The next full programme of walks and gallery visits for June can be found on the London Region website. All events are £10, no refunds. The June sessions will be able to be booked from Thursday 21st May. So make a note of the date.
And finally…
We have been given a limited number of free tickets that can be used at any one of the 3 Royal Palaces (Hampton Court, Kensington Palace or the Tower of London). If you know of an isolated. lonely, ordisadvantaged member of the community (not necessarily a member of U3A) who would benefit from a visit, please come to the U3A Office to collect the tickets.
To make you smile
‘Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may say something clever.’ Aristophanes
‘Work is much more fun than fun.’ Noel Coward
With all good wishes,
Richard, Gilli and Maureen