Our monthly talks are held at the HGS Free Church, North Square, London NW11 7AG. Doors open at 14:30, and the talk begins promptly at 15:00, concluding at 16:00. The venue is fully accessible, with disabled toilet facilities available. We look forward to welcoming you.
For information about regular group activities, please see the A-Z list of groups and groups listed by day.
In London’s Hyde Park on 1st May 1851, a spectacular international exhibition was opened by Queen Victoria. It was the first World Trade Fair. The concept was extraordinarily ambitious—to bring together works from all over the world to display the great industrial and artistic achievements of mankind. Above all, it was intended to advance British …
What's Happened? Why? — and What We Can Do? Talk and Short Film Once upon a time Britain and America were “two nations divided by a common language”. But have we allowed ourselves to be coca-colonised to the point of no return? It started in our kitchens, extended to our communications, and inflitrated our language, …
Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Robin Lustig discusses his new book And The Cello Came Too, in which he tells the story of his German Jewish family, starting with his earliest ancestors in 14th century Nuremberg, taking in rabbis and scholars in the nineteenth century, their persecution under the Nazis and the family’s eventual rebirth after …
Drawing on the experience of many well-known authors, in an entertaining, informative talk, Bobbie Darbyshire will explain how, from a few sketchy initial ideas and the wide variety of inspirational sources available to us all, invention gradually stimulates more invention to produce a novel. Readers and non readers will gain new insight into the creative …
Please join us for our Annual General Meeting followed by an engaging, down-to-earth talk, designed especially for an older audience. The formal notification, with the agenda, and resolutions to be voted on can be downloaded here. You must be a current member of HGS u3a to attend the AGM. Please register your intention to attend …
Discover the enduring appeal of magic as a performing art in this lively and entertaining talk. Explore how magic has captivated audiences through the ages, remains popular in modern entertainment, and can also support learning, therapy and personal development. Expect insight, enjoyment and a little wonder along the way. Harold Straker is an award-winning magician …
Please join us for our New Members Tea at the HGS Free Church in North Square, a friendly gathering to meet fellow members and chat to organisers and find out more about u3a events and activities. You are welcome to come even if you are not a new member.
This engaging talk by Estelle Lovatt unlocks the ideas and creative methods behind some of the world’s greatest artworks. The talk explores how master artists reshaped art history—period after period, “ism” after “ism”—from the Renaissance to Contemporary Art. Expect Leonardo, Rembrandt, Manet, Picasso, Rothko and Tracey Emin, among others. It also looks at headline-grabbing modern …
Already in your life — and easier to use than you think AI is already reshaping your world — and you've been using it longer than you think. Now, free tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini put extraordinary capability at your fingertips: planning holidays, solving household technical problems, for some, even optimising your energy bills. …
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Clichés, platitudes, absence of meaning and poor delivery in today’s spoken communication Why is it that those involved in public speaking, particularly those whose job it is to present programmes on radio and television, as well as those taking part, tend to fall into patterns of largely meaningless language? The talk looks at these patterns, …
