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Art History – Portraiture Over 1400-1550
On Friday 02 October 2026, we started another Art History programme for 2026-2027, with the theme of Renaissance Portraiture 1400-1550. As usual our guide was Jennifer, who managed to overcome a ticklish cough in order to deliver her talk. We started with the earliest portraits, mostly Greek, and whilst some of the heads and the…
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Opera Lovers Love the Magic Flute
Our Opera Lovers group met on Thursday 24 September 2026 for a performance of The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the Harrow District Masonic Centre. This was the Royal Opera House performance from 2003 under the Baton of Sir Colin Davis, and directed by David McVicar. The all star cast included Will Hartmann…
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Gardening Jobs for September
Our Gardening Group met on Wednesday 23 September 2026 for a quick check up on the jobs that need to be completed during September. We started with a video that showed how grocery scraps can be turned into new plants. Of particular interest was the feature on spring onions, pomegranates and passion fruit. One of…
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Big Ben to Battersea Power Station
Our speaker at our Monthly Meeting on Wednesday 23 September 2026 was London Blue Badge Guide Danny Hockman who took our members on a Virtual Walk from Westminster Bridge to Battersea Power Station via the new US Embassy. We started at Westminster Bridge where the bridge’s green paint was explained, as was the renaming of…
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From Lightning Strikes to AI No Lights
Our Creative Writers were hard at work again on Wednesday 16 September 2026 to enjoy some more stories. With much news on the day about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence, there was a wide range of topics tackled under the heading “Into/Out of Darkness”. We started with a poem about lightning and its creative properties,…
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Cinderella’s Garden Party with a Pumpkin?
Our Gardening Group enjoyed another Garden Party at a member’s home on the afternoon of Wednesday 09 September 2026. As well as a sumptuous tea provided by our hosts, there was an opportunity to discuss the effects and consequences of the 60 days with no significant rain that had been experienced this year. As well…
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Sixteen Superstitions and Sayings
Our “What Are Your Memories?” group met on Wednesday 09 September 2026 to examine their recalled sayings and superstitions. The group managed at least 16 of them! You might have your own ideas as to where they originated. We started with “The Wreck of the Hesperus”, used by parents to describe a child’s mess. We…
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Creative Writers Visit Alternative Reality
On Wednesday 02 September 2026, our Creative Writing Group met for another glimpse into several alternative realities. We started with a visit to “Kentonbury” which was much appreciated by those going there, but there were one or two hilarious hiccips on the journey. Fortunately the trains were running on the day, but not necessarily at…
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Visiting the Barn Hill Conservation Group
On Wednesday 26 August 2026 in the afternoon, our Gardening Group made a visit to the Barn Hill Conservation. Their base is in the Walled Garden in Roe Green, Kingsbury. The Group has won many awards, and their 2026-2027 Community Green Flag Award had pride of place. Like many gardens in North West London, they…
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Talk Stops Being Sold Down the River
Our Monthly Meeting on Wednesday 26 August 2026 was given by Ian Cooper, and was titled “Rivers, Reviews and Ridiculous Moments”. Those that were seeking information about River Cruising were satisfied. Those that wanted to know about the process of writing reviews of cruising holidays were satisfied. And there were many ridiculous moments that were…