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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…

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…

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…

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…

Our Health Living Group met on Tuesday 17 March 2026 to discuss the news on health matters for both our country and for our community. As well as reports on those not able to attend, there were a number of topics discussed relating to the Harrow area of North West London. In particular the London…

On Friday 13 March 2026, we started another new Interest Group at Kenton & District u3a. This time, the new group was learning modern conversational Hebrew. Led by two of our own members who have travelled widely, the group started with learning how to say “Hello” and “My name is ……” and “What is your…

On Friday 06 March 2026, we had the penultimate session of our course on the Golden Age of Spanish Art. This was a round up of the artists who remained to be investigated before we move on to a Member Contributed series of items which will take place on Friday 20 March 2026. We started…

Our History Group met on Monday 02 March 2026 for a presentation and discussion on the Conclusion(s) of the French Revolution. This took the form of a video presentation followed by a structured discussion on the consequences for events since the French Revolution in European and Global history. With a nation divided between city and…

A large attendance occurred at our Current Affairs Group on Monday 02 March 2026. Given the events of the past seven days, this was only to be expected. We began with a quick review of the obituaries, including Michael Turner who had lived locally and had built up a worldwide following for his paintings of…

Our Gardening Group met on Wednesday 25 February 2026, seemingly the first warm and dry day for many weeks, to look into the essential gardening tasks that need to be undertaken if winter truly is on the way out. We had a long list of jobs provided by the Royal Horticultural Society which included finishing…