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SUMMARY:And The Cello Came Too — A Story of Survival
DESCRIPTION: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 the Second World War. \nRobin Lustig began his journalistic career with Reuters news agency\, then spent twelve years at The Observer before joining the BBC in 1989. He presented The World Tonight on Radio 4 for more than twenty years and received the Charles Wheeler award for outstanding contribution to broadcast journalism in 2013. His first book\, Is Anything Happening?\, was published in 2017. \nIf you would like to attend this talk\, please register using the following form:
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/and-the-cello-came-too-a-story-of-survival/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: A Beginning\, a Muddle & an End—Where do Novelists Get their Ideas?
DESCRIPTION: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 process that all of us express in some way\, and aspiring writers in the audience will learn they need no special skills\, just the desire to write and perseverance. \nWinner of the 2008 Fiction Prize at the National Academy of Writing and the 2010 New Delta Review Creative Non-Fiction Prize\, Bobbie is the author of five novels\, including The Posthumous Adventures of Harry Whittaker and The Third Bus. Before becoming a writer full-time\, her career was in social research and government policy\, including a stint as a cabinet minister’s private secretary. She has also worked as barmaid\, mushroom picker\, film extra\, maths coach\, care assistant\, and volunteer adult-literacy teacher\, and she has been hosting a writer’s group for 25 years. \nIf you would like to attend this talk\, please register using the following form:
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-where-novelists-get-their-ideas/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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SUMMARY:AGM & Monthly Talk: Food and Nutrition to Optimise Healthy Ageing
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our Annual General Meeting followed by an engaging\, down-to-earth talk\, designed especially for an older audience. The formal business of the AGM will be conducted at 2.00 pm\, followed by a break. The talk will begin at 3.00 pm. \nThe talk will explore how our eating habits have changed over time\, the key food groups and nutrients that matter most as we age\, and simple\, practical choices that support both body and brain—plus we’ll bust a few common myths along the way. Expect clear takeaways\, no fads\, and plenty of ideas you can put into practice straight away. \nVal Mowlam trained as a nurse and health visitor\, working in Yorkshire\, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire. She gained a BA in humanities with Open University She worked for 3 years with a continence and stoma care product company\, leading clinical trials. \nAfter 3 years in the role of HIV/AIDS Co-ordinator at St Stephens (now Chelsea and Westminster) and Westminster hospitals\, she returned to community nursing\, as Clinical Nurse Manager and Trust Manager in Oxfordshire \nLeading up to retirement from the NHS she gained a degree in Nutritional Therapy and subsequently worked independently as a Nutritional Therapist combined with some lecturing and regulatory work in the field. She is now fully retired. \nIf you would like to attend this talk\, please register using the following form:
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-food-and-nutrition-to-optimise-healthy-ageing/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: The Magic of Entertainment: Fun\, Wonder and Surprise
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHarold Straker is an award-winning magician who has entertained audiences worldwide. A member of the prestigious Magic Circle for over 30 years\, he was promoted to Associate of the Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star in recognition of his performing excellence.
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-the-magic-of-entertainment-fun-wonder-and-surprise/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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SUMMARY:New Members Tea
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/new-members-tea-3/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: How Artists Change Art History
DESCRIPTION: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 moments: the 1969 moon landing\, the unmade bed\, the floating shark\, and even a pile of bricks. \nEstelle Lovatt FRSA is an art critic\, broadcaster and engaging speaker\, known for making art accessible\, lively and thought-provoking. Trained as a painter\, with a background in art history and exhibition curation\, she brings expert insight to everything from cave art to Banksy. She has contributed across print\, radio and television\, including Channel 5\, the BBC\, ITN\, Sky\, Al Jazeera\, CNN and LBC\, and leads the Constable’s Hampstead walk tour. \nPhoto credit: Cristina Schek
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-0ct26/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: Artificial Intelligence: Your Free\, Expert Digital Assistant
DESCRIPTION:Already in your life — and easier to use than you think \nAI 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. With a simple ‘prompt’\, you can direct these tools like a personal expert. But this is just the beginning — AI agents working in teams will transform jobs\, healthcare and education. Come and find out what that means for you and your family. \nRobert Sprigge has always been on the side of people just trying to get on with their job — bridging the gap between technical specialists and everyone else. He gave some of the first public demonstrations of Ceefax\, helped promote the early Web\, and produced one of the first email newsletters\, keenly read by Jack Schofield\, tech editor of the Guardian.
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-artificial-intelligence-your-free-expert-digital-assistant/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: Jan27
DESCRIPTION:TBA
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-jan27/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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DTSTAMP:20260611T093955Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: Feb27
DESCRIPTION:TBA
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-feb27/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: Mar27
DESCRIPTION:TBA
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-mar27/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270517T150000
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DTSTAMP:20260611T094240Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: May27
DESCRIPTION:TBA
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-may27/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270616T150000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: Jun27
DESCRIPTION:TBA
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-jun27/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270722T150000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk: Jul27
DESCRIPTION:TBA
URL:https://hgsu3a.uk/event/monthly-talk-jul27/
LOCATION:HGS Free Church\, North Square\, London\, NW11 7AG
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