The zoom link for this talk will be made available nearer the the date of the talk . It will start at 2.00pm.

Brenda Ainsley’s talk will explain the science behind the climate crisis and then go on to explore some of the solutions.  There will be time for questions at the end.
The Climate Reality Project was founded by former US Vice President Al Gore;  every effort has been made to ensure that all facts are verified and refer only to Peer Reviewed research.  The work of institutions such as NASA and the Meteorological Office are drawn on, along with many academic institutions.  The presentation is up-to-date and draws on examples from both around the world and here in the UK.   It usually lasts about 40 minutes, with time for Q&A.

Brenda Ainsley is a u3a member, a trained Climate Reality Leader and is also Community Lead for Plastic Free Cotgrave.   She is a Green Flag Assessor for Eco Schools.  Brenda has led various Eco and Climate Groups for the u3a, has presented four National Talks and jointly leads the ‘Countdown to COP’ group for the Online u3a.  Along with members of that group, she is a regular contributor to ‘Third Age Matters’; Brenda works closely with members of the National Office team to raise the profile of Climate and Environmental matters within the u3a.  In November 2021, Brenda set up and led 4 workshops during the COP26 Climate conference in Glasgow, with an emphasis on Intergenerational Climate Activism.  If you have seen the u3a film ‘Do Something Brilliant Today’, you may have spotted Brenda and members of her group!  In March 2022, Brenda and members of the Countdown to COP27 group led awareness-raising workshops for u3a Trustees and staff.  In November 2022, Brenda and her team ran a further successful workshop for 70 people at the London Business School, on Intergenerational Dialogue about Climate Justice. 

Place: St Bride Foundation Institute,14 Bride Lane (off Fleet Street), EC4Y 8EQ Cost: £41 per day including refreshments and buffet lunch with a choice of healthy salads and fruit. Programme: Activities include 17 talks, four workshops and eight guided walks. The wide range of subjects includes: Art, Current Affairs, History, Literature, Performing Arts, Music, Sciences, Social Studies. You can see full details in the Summer School Programme

If you are looking forward to summer school well wait no longer; the following information will help you get ready for the booking date and time of Friday 17th March @ 10.00am, when access to the Booking Form will be available
Please note: All links can be downloaded

This is primarily a 4-day residential summer school held at the University of Chichester, although, participants do have the option to be non-residential. Details about the choice of accommodation, costings and payment along with other relevant information can be found on the Course Information sheet.

Just click on Course Information for full details

The participants register on the Monday afternoon and they are with their tutors by 5.00pm for a short introductory session. There is full programme with their chosen subject on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning. The summer school finishes after lunch on Thursday – home time!!

This year we have some favourite courses returning:
• Cycling
• Fun with French – Intermediate
• Mahjong – Beginners
• Mathematics demystified
• Poetry ‘A World of Dreams’
• Ukulele Intermediate (change of level)

The new subjects are:
• Archaeology & Egyptology
• Fizziks is Phun (Physics)
• Irish and Anglo-Saxon Illuminated Manuscripts
• Seated and/or Standing Yoga & Mindfulness
• Walking/Rambling – A Coastal Delight.

Just click on subject for full details

There is a programme of events each evening:
• Monday – Quiz night – getting to know each other and having fun
• Tuesday – Film night on campus – a recent film OR
• Tuesday – TBC
• Wednesday – Speaker – Jane Glennie: “Violet’s Titanic Escape”

Just click on Speaker for full details of events

If you do not have internet access, please contact Jill Haistead on 07939 332542 and the relevant information will be posted to you.

Please read carefully the Course Information sheet on how to book before filling in the Booking Form, available on Friday 17th March @10.00am.

Looking forward to seeing you all

3asites.org.uk/southeastu3aforum/events

Our monthly talk on March 6th was given by Jo Livingston a Bexley Heath U3A member on the topic of “Odd Corners of London” . This was such a success that although she brought 60 handouts of follow up information with her there still were not enough!  She has given us permission to put the handout on the website for others to use.  Many thanks to Jo for a very good talk.

Handout – Odd Corners of London 1 page (2)