Category: Special Interests
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Photography Group Starts Developing
Our new Digital Photography group started with its first meeting on Tuesday 06 February 2024. The session started with descriptions of the equipment that the group members are using, and their experience of photography. Some were very experienced, and others were beginners, but that provides the “u3a advantage” for all to learn from the experience…
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Getting the Garden Ready for 2024
Our Gardening Group met on Wednesday 24 January 2024 in the afternoon, and gave some thought to the tasks that they ought to be working on during the month of January. We had a number of YouTube videos to watch dealing with the best way to keep Poinsettias growing until next Christmas, and how to…
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Winter Social Sells Out Again
On a bright and sharp winter’s day, our Winter Social event on 20 December was completely sold out. The Committee running the event had done a first class job with the food, ensuring there was plenty of food available for all, carefully labelled between Vegetarian, Non-Vegetarian and Gluten free. The bar was open in the…
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Learning to Speak Silently is fun!
Our new group on Sign Supported English got under way on Friday 01 December 2023 at Harrow District Masonic Centre in Kenton. It turned out to be both a lot of fun and at the same time, very moving for many. Sign Supported English (SSE) is a term used to describe signing and speaking English…
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Gardening in Festive Season Started
Gardening in the Festive Season got under way at the Kenton & District u3a on Wednesday 29 November 2023 with a Bring Your Own Festive Picnic. There was a wide choice of items, all brought along by the Gardening Group members, and the selection was entirely vegetarian and so acceptable to many palates. In addition…
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The ‘Wright’ Story of Powered Flight
On Friday 10 November 2023 we had an excellent talk from a speaker we last saw in the context of the American Civil War, Harry Goldstein. His topic was the amazing story of powered flight and how that linked into the Wright Family and its history. We started with the background of the Wright family,…
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Examining American Politics today!
Our speaker at a special one-off event on Tuesday 31 October 2023 was author and student of US Politics, John Matlin. His talk dealt with the current state of politics in the US. He was also promoting his new novel “Injunction” which deals with a fictional fraud in a Lloyds insurance syndicate. He entertained us…
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Gardeners Get Prepared for Winter
Our Gardening Group met on Wednesday 25 October 2023 to discuss ideas that will help gardens get ready for winter. Last year saw the weather take its toll on many plants, especially cordylines and phormiums (New Zealand Flax). There were tips on how to tidy up, saving additional work whilst at the same time preventing…
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A Sumptuous Meal for Ten Cooks
On Thursday 28 September 2023, our Cookery Group met at a Member’s home and prepared a sumptuous meal for ten, which they then had the pleasure of consuming. As shown below, there was Roast Gammon accompanied by a Potato and Leek Gratin, with Fresh Trimmed Broccoli, and for those with room for dessert, there was…
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Gardening for the Autumn This Year
Our Gardening Group met in the afternoon of 27 September 2023 for an update on the work that needs to be done at this time of year. We got news of special discounts being offered by some companies on bulbs for next Spring, and how best to take advantage of the offers. There was also…