Month: September 2023
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A Sumptuous Meal for Ten Cooks
On Thursday 28 September 2023, our Cookery Group met at a Member’s home and prepared a sumptuous meal for ten, which they then had the pleasure of consuming. As shown below, there was Roast Gammon accompanied by a Potato and Leek Gratin, with Fresh Trimmed Broccoli, and for those with room for dessert, there was…
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Gardening for the Autumn This Year
Our Gardening Group met in the afternoon of 27 September 2023 for an update on the work that needs to be done at this time of year. We got news of special discounts being offered by some companies on bulbs for next Spring, and how best to take advantage of the offers. There was also…
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What Gives Behind the Movie Camera?
Our Monthly Meeting on Wednesday 27 September 2023 featured speaker Judy Karbritz, ably supported by her husband Alan Karbritz. Judy is the Harrow Community Poet, and is a regular contributor to the Harrow Times and the Barnet Borough Times. She has contributed to local radio stations and has lectured on cruise ships, as well as…
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Knitting According to Our Calendar
On Tuesday 19 September 2023, in the afternoon session at the Harrow District Masonic Centre, our Knitting Group met to chat and talk over ideas for the coming Winter Festivals. In no time, the pattern books and leaflets were out, and ideas being swapped between the knitters. It looks as though there will be some…
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So Who Will Comes to Your Aid First?
On Tuesday 19 September 2023, the morning session at Kenton & District u3a dealt with the Healthy Living topic of how to come to the aid of someone who has collapsed and is in need of first class first aid. Julian Green, a paramedic, came to our event at the Harrow District Masonic Centre to…
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Art From Dulwich to Gainsborough
On 15 September 2023, our review of Art Galleries in London continued with a look at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in South London. This connected well with the previous talk on the Soane Museum as Sir John Soane had been the architect for the Dulwich Picture Gallery (as well as many other buildings including the…
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Garden Group Visits Dahlia Festival
On Wednesday 06 September 2023, a small selection of our Gardening Group visited the Free Dahlia Festival at the Aylett Nurseries near St Albans. Our arrival mid-afternoon was an excellent excuse to enjoy teas and coffees in the Festival Tent before we investigated the Dahlia Fields. There is an enormous variety of dahlias on show,…
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Art History now with Sir John Soane
On Friday 01 September, our Art History course, led by Jennifer Mills, resumed with a look at the works of art collected by Sir John Soane, and exhibited in his home in Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Jennifer started with a brief update on her trip across Europe, which had included the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua with…