Month: November 2023
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Gardening in Festive Season Started
Gardening in the Festive Season got under way at the Kenton & District u3a on Wednesday 29 November 2023 with a Bring Your Own Festive Picnic. There was a wide choice of items, all brought along by the Gardening Group members, and the selection was entirely vegetarian and so acceptable to many palates. In addition…
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Cornucopia of Creativity in Kenton!
On Wednesday 22 November 2023 we had our Creative Activities session featuring short works by our our Creative Authors and artworks by our Watercolour Group. The art was of a very high standard, and exhibited on one side of our meeting room. As you can see below, we have a group where all levels are…
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Current Affairs Covers the Ground
Our Current Affairs Group had a lively range of discussions at its meeting on Monday 20 November 2023. The well-attended session raised topics such as fake QR Codes stuck over genuine QR Codes in public car parks, scams associated with charitable donations at this time of year as well as experiences with ransomware (threats to…
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Exploring an Age of Discovery by Art
Our final lecture on British Art of 18th Century took place on Friday 17 November 2023, with Jennifer acting once again as our guide to what was going on. We started (above) with the Hancock family as an illustration of the difference between servitude and slavery, and were introduced to the lady on the right,…
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IMO Outstanding Agency In My Opinion
On Wednesday 15 November 2023, a group of 22 members made their way to the IMO, the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations body with its headquarters in central London. The IMO has 175 members and 3 associate members. Interestingly, some of the full members are from land-locked countries. Each member country pays a subscription…
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The ‘Wright’ Story of Powered Flight
On Friday 10 November 2023 we had an excellent talk from a speaker we last saw in the context of the American Civil War, Harry Goldstein. His topic was the amazing story of powered flight and how that linked into the Wright Family and its history. We started with the background of the Wright family,…
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Kenwood House Nobility Art & Scandal
Our course on British Art and what can be seen around London continued on Friday 03 November 2023 with the story of Kenwood House, its Art, Nobility and some Scandal! Kenwood House is familiar to many residents of North London, but the story of the house was not as familiar, until it was brilliant described…