HGS U3A Monthly Talks
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.
Group Activities
For information about regular group activities, please see the A-Z list of groups and groups listed by day.
Monthly Talk: Food and Nutrition to Optimise Healthy Ageing
Join us for an engaging, down-to-earth talk on, designed especially for an older audience. We’ll 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.
Val 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.
After 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
Leading 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.