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Understanding Sales in the Age of AI
Our course on the Consequences of AI continued on 14 April 2026 with an in depth look at how the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed how organisations are doing their Sales and Marketing. The session started with the key concepts in Sales and Marketing and the idea of the Sales Funnel. There was…
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World Events Drive Current Affairs
After a break for Easter Monday, our Current Affairs Group met on Monday 13 April 2026 to discuss a number of different global events and their impact on the world at large as well as our local community. As usual we started with recent obituaries, covering a wide range of human activities, from Pop music…
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We Find Truth on Napoleon’s History
Our History Group met on Monday 30 March 2026 for a session that would reveal the truth on the history of Napoleon Bonaparte. We started on this journey with this excellent visual portrayal of his family tree. Napoleon came from a fairly wealthy family and was born in Corsica. Until a year before his birth,…
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Opera Lovers and The Pearl Fishers
Our Opera Lovers Group met on Thursday 26 March 2026 for a most enjoyable performance of Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers. The performance was a recording of the 2016 production by the Metropolitan Opera and Chorus. The production starred Mariusz Kwiecien as Zurga, Matthew Polenzani as Nadir, Diana Damrau as Leila and Nicolas Testé as…
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Gardening Group Waking Up Geraniums
Our Gardening Group met on Wednesday 25 March 2026 for another seasonal session explaining some of the techniques that can be used at the end of winter to wake up dormant plants. As well as a demonstration on how to clean patios without using expensive chemicals, we had a demonstration on how to wake up…
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A Rhapsody from Bohemia with Queen
On Wednesday 25 March 2026 we listened to a presentation by Martin Orkin on the history of the Pop Band Queen. Martin had an excellent range of slides, many of which were accompanied by music from his super sound system which showed the dynamic range of the music to the full. He started with the…
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Back to a Desert Island with Records
Our Desert Island Castaways on Tuesday 24 March 2026 were husband and wife Jeff and Evelyn. Chivalry dictated that Evelyn should go first, and so it was. Evelyn’s choices included Nursery Rhymes in the styles of various musicians, an excerpt from the Benny Hill Show, the Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, the Habanera from Carmen, Hava Nagila…
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Tallow Chandlers Tell Us Their Story
On Monday 23 March 2026 a group of our members travelled up to the City of London for a visit to the Tallow Chandlers Hall, opposite Cannon Street Underground Station. The Tallow Chandlers were the makers of the cheaper candles – using animal fat (tallow) rather than the more expensive bees wax used by the…
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Spanish Golden Age Comes to a Close
On Friday 20 March 2026, our course on the Golden Age of Spanish Art came to a close. Despite problems with public transport and missing speakers, we eventually managed to cover all the planned ground for the final session with contributions from the members of the u3a. We started with Picasso, who was Spanish although…
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Our Creative Writers Explore Fantasy
Our Creative Writing Group met again on Wednesday 18 March 2026 for a session which included a high level of fantasy amongst the offerings. We started with a glamorous lady vampire who had been inducted whilst serving as a maid in the home of Leonardo da Vinci on 12 September 1490. She frequents a pub…