Category: Special Interests
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Consequences of AI – Education
Our group investigating the consequences of Artificial Intelligence (AI) met on Tuesday 09 December 2025 to look at the consequences for education. We started with a quick re-cap of the previous sessions before starting with an analysis of the Benjamin Bloom 2-sigma problem – a study which had evaluated the progress students can make with…
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Cold Winter Gardening Gets an Uplift
Our Gardening Group met on Wednesday 26 November 2025 in the afternoon for an uplifting meeting. We started with the usual list of jobs to be done at this time of year, which started with advice on warm winter clothing to wear whilst working in the garden. We then had a list of chores to…
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u3a Creativity on Show in Many Ways!
Our Monthly Meeting on 26 November 2025 was our annual chance to demonstrate creativity in the many ways to be found in Kenton & District u3a. We had a variety of pieces from our Creative Writing Group. We started with a poem about a Sunday Night Performance by a singer with her band. We then…
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Cryptic Crosswords Offer Learning!
Our Cryptic Crosswords group met on Wednesday 12 November 2025 to work on some more brain-teasers. As well as testing the word skills, there was also a testing of General Knowledge required for a variety of clues from many of the daily newspapers and magazines available. The group was particularly pleased to find “grasshopper” when…
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Consequences of AI – Energy & Safety
Our group examining the Consequences of Artificial Intelligence on Tuesday 11 November 2025 started with an examination of the consequences of establishing the AI Data Centres and the costs of running them, both to the AI Company and to the Community where they are located. Whilst many of the new Data Centres are located in…
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What Should We Do With Hydrangeas?
Our Gardening Group met on the afternoon of Wednesday 22 October 2025 to discuss some of the conundrums that face gardeners at this time of year. To sweeten the task and make it slightly less daunting, fresh figs from a member’s garden where a second crop is being enjoyed were available to the members. Opinions…
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Consequences of AI Fills the Room!
Another new group, this time the “Consequences of AI”, launched on 14 October 2025 with some 50 members wanting to attend, and the room was filled to capacity. The session was run by the Kenton & District Chair, Dick Nathan, ably assisted by videos from two of the leaders in the field of Artificial Intelligence.…
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Successful Launch of Show and Tell
At the first meeting of the new Show and Tell group, six members presented items, artworks and literary contributions on the theme of “Water”. Marian’ spoke on the Scottish river Spey, known for its whisky distilleries and salmon fishing. Pam showed her oil painting of Weymouth harbour, inspired by a John Masefield poem. Rosemary followed…
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Curious Conservatory in the Barbican
On 27 August 2025 our Gardening Group made an excursion to The Barbican in the City of London to have a look at the conservatory there on the fourth floor of the Barbican Centre. With our own City of London Guide showing us the way, we were able to look at the Barbican Estate before…
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Delightful Dahlia Display
On Wednesday 13 August 2025, our Gardening Group were hosted by Gill and Robert who have had another successful year with their display of dahlias. As well as a fascinating garden, we were treated to an excellent tea. There have been some changes to parts of the garden, and various ideas were put forward by…