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  1. History month is July 2026

    🗓️ Start: Tue 28 Jul 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 28 Jul 2026 1:00 pm

    Join us again for an afternoon of fascinating history!

    Tuesday 28th July at noon.

    Same Zoom link as previously but it will be included in the reminder email a few days prior to the meeting

    u3acommunities.org/event/histo

  2. History month is July 2026

    🗓️ Start: Tue 28 Jul 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 28 Jul 2026 1:00 pm

    Join us again for an afternoon of fascinating history!

    Tuesday 28th July at noon.

    Same Zoom link as previously but it will be included in the reminder email a few days prior to the meeting

    u3acommunities.org/event/histo

  3. Burnham’s Britain

    🗓️ Start: Thu 16 Jul 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Thu 16 Jul 2026 11:30 am

    It is now all but certain that, by next weekend, Andy Burnham will become our next Prime Minister. He may have a Messianic appeal within his party, but the man himself will be under no illusions that the government he inherits – just two years on from its historic election victory in 2024 – has lost the confidence of the voters that it can still deliver on its manifesto commitments, to change Britain for the better. So, at this meeting, we’ll consider the huge challenges that Burnham will face – economic, social and political – if he is to win over a cynical public, tired of the Prime-Ministerial merry-go-round of the last ten years. Can he do it… why not come along next Thursday and tell us what you think!

    If you haven’t yet done so, there’s still time to join our mailing list, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in details… just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group

    u3acommunities.org/event/burnh

  4. Burnham’s Britain

    🗓️ Start: Thu 16 Jul 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Thu 16 Jul 2026 11:30 am

    It is now all but certain that, by next weekend, Andy Burnham will become our next Prime Minister. He may have a Messianic appeal within his party, but the man himself will be under no illusions that the government he inherits – just two years on from its historic election victory in 2024 – has lost the confidence of the voters that it can still deliver on its manifesto commitments, to change Britain for the better. So, at this meeting, we’ll consider the huge challenges that Burnham will face – economic, social and political – if he is to win over a cynical public, tired of the Prime-Ministerial merry-go-round of the last ten years. Can he do it… why not come along next Thursday and tell us what you think!

    If you haven’t yet done so, there’s still time to join our mailing list, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in details… just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group

    u3acommunities.org/event/burnh

  5. Antimatter Research, Accelerator Systems, and Practical Applications

    🗓️ Start: Mon 27 Jul 2026 3:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Mon 27 Jul 2026 4:30 pm

    Speaker: Prof. Carsten Welsch
    Head of Accelerator Science, Liverpool University

    From science fiction to serious science: antimatter research is now producing important advances in accelerator technology, imaging and precision instrumentation.

    Professor Carsten Welsch shares insights from CERN and Liverpool into how antimatter is created, controlled and studied — and why these developments may matter far beyond physics laboratories.

    If you are not already subscribed, subscription is free and you will receive joining details and news about forthcoming Leading Edge meetings https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-leading-edge/

    u3acommunities.org/event/antim

  6. Antimatter Research, Accelerator Systems, and Practical Applications

    🗓️ Start: Mon 27 Jul 2026 3:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Mon 27 Jul 2026 4:30 pm

    Speaker: Prof. Carsten Welsch
    Head of Accelerator Science, Liverpool University

    From science fiction to serious science: antimatter research is now producing important advances in accelerator technology, imaging and precision instrumentation.

    Professor Carsten Welsch shares insights from CERN and Liverpool into how antimatter is created, controlled and studied — and why these developments may matter far beyond physics laboratories.

    If you are not already subscribed, subscription is free and you will receive joining details and news about forthcoming Leading Edge meetings https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-leading-edge/

    u3acommunities.org/event/antim

  7. Remote Access

    🗓️ Start: Tue 21 Jul 2026 3:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 21 Jul 2026 5:00 pm

    21st July @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Aside from web browsing, sometimes you need to login or access an application on a remote server.  This could be for the purposes of administration or sharing resources.  So in this session we look at some of the ways you can perform remote access.

    As always, plenty of time is reserved for discussions.

    Joining details will be emailed to subscribers.  If you aren’t a member, it’s free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.

    u3acommunities.org/event/remot

  8. Remote Access

    🗓️ Start: Tue 21 Jul 2026 3:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 21 Jul 2026 5:00 pm

    21st July @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Aside from web browsing, sometimes you need to login or access an application on a remote server.  This could be for the purposes of administration or sharing resources.  So in this session we look at some of the ways you can perform remote access.

    As always, plenty of time is reserved for discussions.

    Joining details will be emailed to subscribers.  If you aren’t a member, it’s free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.

    u3acommunities.org/event/remot

  9. Remote Access

    🗓️ Start: Tue 21 Jul 2026 3:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 21 Jul 2026 5:00 pm

    21st July @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Aside from web browsing, sometimes you need to login or access an application on a remote server.  This could be for the purposes of administration or sharing resources.  So in this session we look at some of the ways you can perform remote access.

    As always, plenty of time is reserved for discussions.

    Joining details will be emailed to subscribers.  If you aren’t a member, it’s free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.

    u3acommunities.org/event/remot

  10. Before Penicillin: Treating Infections in the ‘Olden Days’

    🗓️ Start: Wed 8 Jul 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Wed 8 Jul 2026 12:00 pm

    Few would argue that the discovery of penicillin, and the antibiotics revolution that followed, was one of the most far-reaching breakthroughs of twentieth-century medical science. But infection treatment itself has a much longer pedigree, stretching back hundreds or even thousands of years. And it’s that story – of mysterious moulds and improbable potions (some of which even worked!) – that Mike Trevethick of Thanet u3a will be sharing with us this month. It’s a tale of daring over dogma – and some lucky breaks along the way – so why not join us for this fascinating trawl through the history books.

    To view the recording, click here… “Before Penicillin
    (recordings are for personal/private use only – please do not share this link)

    To contact us about the Science & Technology group, click here… Get in touch

    u3acommunities.org/event/befor

  11. Before Penicillin: Treating Infections in the ‘Olden Days’

    🗓️ Start: Wed 8 Jul 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Wed 8 Jul 2026 12:00 pm

    Few would argue that the discovery of penicillin, and the antibiotics revolution that followed, was one of the most far-reaching breakthroughs of twentieth-century medical science. But infection treatment itself has a much longer pedigree, stretching back hundreds or even thousands of years. And it’s that story – of mysterious moulds and improbable potions (some of which even worked!) – that Mike Trevethick of Thanet u3a will be sharing with us this month. It’s a tale of daring over dogma – and some lucky breaks along the way – so why not join us for this fascinating trawl through the history books.

    To view the recording, click here… “Before Penicillin
    (recordings are for personal/private use only – please do not share this link)

    To contact us about the Science & Technology group, click here… Get in touch

    u3acommunities.org/event/befor

  12. The Welfare State: Is it Still Affordable?

    🗓️ Start: Thu 18 Jun 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Thu 18 Jun 2026 11:30 am

    In Britain today, few issues provoke more heated debate than this. On one side are those who argue, on humanitarian grounds, that the less fortunate among us deserve all the support they need in order to live with at least the most basic of human needs – shelter, food, healthcare, and the means to raise a family. Against this are an unsympathetic press-pack (pictured) who decry such people, branding them as feckless skivers, brazenly scrounging off everybody else. And in the middle – as always – are our politicians, having to make hugely difficult decisions about dividing up the national ‘pot’ in a fair and equitable manner. So, at this month’s meeting, we’ll take a look at some of the data, and consider the question of whether the welfare state is still affordable in its current form.

    If you haven’t yet done so, there’s still time to join our mailing list, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in details… just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group

    u3acommunities.org/event/the-w

  13. The Welfare State: Is it Still Affordable?

    🗓️ Start: Thu 18 Jun 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Thu 18 Jun 2026 11:30 am

    In Britain today, few issues provoke more heated debate than this. On one side are those who argue, on humanitarian grounds, that the less fortunate among us deserve all the support they need in order to live with at least the most basic of human needs – shelter, food, healthcare, and the means to raise a family. Against this are an unsympathetic press-pack (pictured) who decry such people, branding them as feckless skivers, brazenly scrounging off everybody else. And in the middle – as always – are our politicians, having to make hugely difficult decisions about dividing up the national ‘pot’ in a fair and equitable manner. So, at this month’s meeting, we’ll take a look at some of the data, and consider the question of whether the welfare state is still affordable in its current form.

    If you haven’t yet done so, there’s still time to join our mailing list, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in details… just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group

    u3acommunities.org/event/the-w

  14. Minerals that glow

    🗓️ Start: Tue 9 Jun 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Tue 9 Jun 2026 12:00 pm
    📍 Location: Zoom

    Speaker: Doctor Paul Beatty

    Paul will be telling us all about these amazing minerals, why they glow and the many ways they’re used.

    Mineral enthusiasts concentrate on displaying these minerals under UV lighting to reveal their beauty. Some minerals produce light when exposed to X-rays, electron beams (cathode rays), radioactivity, high electric fields and even mechanical energy from grinding. Others glow in response to heating, thermoluminescence, is used in archaeology, geology and environmental science to date artefacts and geological formations accurately. Other uses include TV screens based on cathode ray tubes, advertising and electronic displays, fluorescent lamps, and more recently in LED lighting using blue or UV LEDs as the means of excitation.

    Subscribe to Geology

    u3acommunities.org/event/miner

  15. Art History Month June 23rd 2026

    🗓️ Start: Tue 23 Jun 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 23 Jun 2026 1:00 pm

    Join us on Tuesday 23rd June at noon for ‘Edward Lear- More Than Nonsense’ led by Kate Scott. a guest speaker

    Zoom link as previously

    u3acommunities.org/event/art-h

  16. Art History Month June 23rd 2026

    🗓️ Start: Tue 23 Jun 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 23 Jun 2026 1:00 pm

    Join us on Tuesday 23rd June at noon for ‘Edward Lear- More Than Nonsense’ led by Kate Scott. a guest speaker

    Zoom link as previously

    u3acommunities.org/event/art-h

  17. Art History month is June 2026

    🗓️ Start: Tue 23 Jun 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 23 Jun 2026 1:00 pm

    Join members on Tuesday 23rd June at noon for ‘Edward Lear- more than nonsense’ led by Kate, a guest speaker.

    Zoom link as previously

    Frog

    u3acommunities.org/event/art-h

  18. Art History month is June 2026

    🗓️ Start: Tue 23 Jun 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 23 Jun 2026 1:00 pm

    Join members on Tuesday 23rd June at noon for ‘Edward Lear- more than nonsense’ led by Kate, a guest speaker.

    Zoom link as previously

    Frog

    u3acommunities.org/event/art-h

  19. Ask the group anything

    🗓️ Start: Tue 16 Jun 2026 3:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 16 Jun 2026 5:00 pm

    16 June @ 3:00 pm5:00 pm

    This month we running another … ask the group anything.

    So come along with your questions – could be related to a previous talk or really anything broadly related to computer science.

    The meeting process will be :

    1. If you have a question, put it in the zoom chat window
    2. I will choose a question and raise to the group
    3. Anyone who has a response to the question can raise their hand
    4. I’ll choose who to speak as usual

    Of course there is a risk that we run out of time … I will try to manage the time so we get through as many questions as possible.

    Since this is a discussion rather than a presentation, we won’t record this meeting.

    If you aren’t a member, it’s free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.

    u3acommunities.org/event/ask-t

  20. Hilaire Belloc was he a great writer or simply grumpy

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 7:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 8:00 pm

    Tonight, we go back in time to discuss the formidable output of some 500 works of literature across multiple genres, who at the same time managed to fall out with most of his contemporaries. So let’s discuss what he was trying to do.

    u3acommunities.org/event/hilai

  21. Hilaire Belloc was he a great writer or simply grumpy

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 7:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 8:00 pm

    Tonight, we go back in time to discuss the formidable output of some 500 works of literature across multiple genres, who at the same time managed to fall out with most of his contemporaries. So let’s discuss what he was trying to do.

    u3acommunities.org/event/hilai

  22. Hilaire Belloc was he a great writer or simply grumpy

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 7:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 8:00 pm

    Tonight, we go back in time to discuss the formidable output of some 500 works of literature across multiple genres, who at the same time managed to fall out with most of his contemporaries. So let’s discuss what he was trying to do.

    u3acommunities.org/event/hilai

  23. Hilaire Belloc was he a great writer or simply grumpy

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 7:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 8:00 pm

    Tonight, we go back in time to discuss the formidable output of some 500 works of literature across multiple genres, who at the same time managed to fall out with most of his contemporaries. So let’s discuss what he was trying to do.

    u3acommunities.org/event/hilai

  24. May is History Month

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 1:00 pm

    Tuesday, 26th May at noon, join us for ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Work out what the skeletons are in the cupboards of some historical figures!

    Zoom link as previously

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-i

  25. May is History Month

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 1:00 pm

    Tuesday, 26th May at noon, join us for ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Work out what the skeletons are in the cupboards of some historical figures!

    Zoom link as previously

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-i

  26. May is History group month

    🗓️ Start: Sat 23 May 2026 8:00 am
    ⏳ End: Sat 23 May 2026 5:00 pm

    Tuesday, 26th May at noon, we have ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Work out what the skeletons are in the cupboards of some historical characters.

    Zoom link as previously

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-i

  27. May is History group month

    🗓️ Start: Sat 23 May 2026 8:00 am
    ⏳ End: Sat 23 May 2026 5:00 pm

    Tuesday, 26th May at noon, we have ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Work out what the skeletons are in the cupboards of some historical characters.

    Zoom link as previously

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-i

  28. May is History Month

    🗓️ Start: Mon 18 May 2026 11:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Mon 18 May 2026 12:00 am

    Join us at noon on May 26th for ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. What skeletons were these once famous people keeping secret?!

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-i

  29. May is History Month

    🗓️ Start: Mon 18 May 2026 11:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Mon 18 May 2026 12:00 am

    Join us at noon on May 26th for ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. What skeletons were these once famous people keeping secret?!

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-i

  30. May 2026 History Month

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 1:00 pm

    Join us on Tuesday 26th May at noon for ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Explore the lives of once famous people and work out what were the skeletons in their cupboards!

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-2

  31. May 2026 History Month

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 1:00 pm

    Join us on Tuesday 26th May at noon for ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Explore the lives of once famous people and work out what were the skeletons in their cupboards!

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-2

  32. May 2026 History Month

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 1:00 pm

    Join us on Tuesday 26th May at noon for ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Explore the lives of once famous people and work out what the skeletons in their cupboards were.

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-2

  33. May 2026 History Month

    🗓️ Start: Tue 26 May 2026 12:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 26 May 2026 1:00 pm

    Join us on Tuesday 26th May at noon for ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Explore the lives of once famous people and work out what the skeletons in their cupboards were.

    u3acommunities.org/event/may-2

  34. History Month May 2026

    🗓️ Start: Tue 19 May 2026 10:00 am
    ⏳ End: Tue 19 May 2026 5:00 pm

    Join us at noon on May 26th for our next history group meeting. Title’ Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Explore the lives of those who were once famous and in some cases, still are famous but what were the skeletons in their cupboards?

    u3acommunities.org/event/histo

  35. History Month May 2026

    🗓️ Start: Tue 19 May 2026 10:00 am
    ⏳ End: Tue 19 May 2026 5:00 pm

    Join us at noon on May 26th for our next history group meeting. Title’ Skeletons in the Cupboard’. Explore the lives of those who were once famous and in some cases, still are famous but what were the skeletons in their cupboards?

    u3acommunities.org/event/histo

  36. ‘Forever’ Chemicals

    🗓️ Start: Wed 10 Jun 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Wed 10 Jun 2026 12:00 pm

    ‘Forever’ Chemicals, otherwise known as PFAs, are a large group of synthetic organic compounds that have been around – literally – since the 1930s, when they were discovered, quite by accident, to be useful raw materials in the manufacture of plastics. Today, the problem of plastic pollution is a familiar one, but the PFAs themselves pose an even more insidious environmental threat: not only are they almost indestructible, but they’ve been found in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil we grow crops on, and even inside living organisms – including us! In this thought-provoking talk, David McLellan from Torridge u3a will describe the history, the chemistry, the risks we face, and what – if anything – we can now do about it.

    To view the recording, click here… Forever Chemicals”
    (recordings are for personal/private use only – please do not share this link)

    To contact us about the Science & Technology group, click here… Get in touch 

     

    u3acommunities.org/event/forev

  37. ‘Forever’ Chemicals

    🗓️ Start: Wed 10 Jun 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Wed 10 Jun 2026 12:00 pm

    ‘Forever’ Chemicals, otherwise known as PFAs, are a large group of synthetic organic compounds that have been around – literally – since the 1930s, when they were discovered, quite by accident, to be useful raw materials in the manufacture of plastics. Today, the problem of plastic pollution is a familiar one, but the PFAs themselves pose an even more insidious environmental threat: not only are they almost indestructible, but they’ve been found in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil we grow crops on, and even inside living organisms – including us! In this thought-provoking talk, David McLellan from Torridge u3a will describe the history, the chemistry, the risks we face, and what – if anything – we can now do about it.

    To view the recording, click here… Forever Chemicals”
    (recordings are for personal/private use only – please do not share this link)

    To contact us about the Science & Technology group, click here… Get in touch 

     

    u3acommunities.org/event/forev

  38. Current Affairs discussion group: Open Forum

    🗓️ Start: Thu 21 May 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Thu 21 May 2026 11:30 am

    With so much going on at the moment, both domestically and around the world, it’s time once again to open the floor to all of you – our members – to share your thoughts on any topic you wish. Whether it’s making the headlines right now, or it’s been squeezed out by everything else, why not come along and give it an airing!

    If you haven’t yet done so, there’s still time to join our mailing list, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in details… just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group

    u3acommunities.org/event/curre

  39. Current Affairs discussion group: Open Forum

    🗓️ Start: Thu 21 May 2026 10:30 am
    ⏳ End: Thu 21 May 2026 11:30 am

    With so much going on at the moment, both domestically and around the world, it’s time once again to open the floor to all of you – our members – to share your thoughts on any topic you wish. Whether it’s making the headlines right now, or it’s been squeezed out by everything else, why not come along and give it an airing!

    If you haven’t yet done so, there’s still time to join our mailing list, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in details… just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group

    u3acommunities.org/event/curre

  40. Agentic Artificial Intelligence

    🗓️ Start: Tue 19 May 2026 3:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 19 May 2026 5:00 pm

    19th May @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm

    This month we’ll look at agentic artificial intelligence … large language models are now no-longer contrained to just “chat”, they can now interface to the outside world to perform tasks.  We’ll take a look at a couple of tools (opencode and openclaw), how they work and risks involved.

    As always, plenty of time is reserved for discussions.

    Joining details will be emailed to subscribers.  If you aren’t a member, it’s free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.

    u3acommunities.org/event/ageni

  41. Agentic Artificial Intelligence

    🗓️ Start: Tue 19 May 2026 3:00 pm
    ⏳ End: Tue 19 May 2026 5:00 pm

    19th May @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm

    This month we’ll look at agentic artificial intelligence … large language models are now no-longer contrained to just “chat”, they can now interface to the outside world to perform tasks.  We’ll take a look at a couple of tools (opencode and openclaw), how they work and risks involved.

    As always, plenty of time is reserved for discussions.

    Joining details will be emailed to subscribers.  If you aren’t a member, it’s free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.

    u3acommunities.org/event/ageni