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Please note that
unless otherwise stated, GENERAL MEETTINGS will
be held in the HARROW ARTS CENTRE
S P E A K E R S'
M E E T I N G S 2 0 1 0
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Date: |
Thursday 25th February 2010 |
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Speaker: |
RUTH WATERMAN
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Hatch End Suite, room 2 (
Note change of venue) |
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Title: |
When Swan Lake comes to Sarajevo |
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Info: |
Ruth Waterman is a distinguished virtuoso violinist
and broadcaster, renowned for her performances of
Bach, her programme notes and her educational talks.
This illustrated talk will provide a vivid and human
account of her experiences in the new country of
Bosnia as guest conductor of a remarkable orchestra,
the Mostar Sinfonietta, in the aftermath of war..
She has recently published a book wit the same
title. |
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Date: |
Thursday
18th March 2010 - 10 am !!
A G M
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VENUE - ELLIOT HALL |
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Speaker: |
DOT GIBSON |
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Info: |
Dot Gibson is Secretary of the National Pensioners
Convention (NCP), a group which lobbies for a better
deal for pensioners. She will give a short talk on
the work of the organisation. |
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Date: |
Thursday 29th April 2010 |
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Speaker: |
DAME JANET BAKER,
CH, DBE, FRSA
VENUE -ELLIOT HALL |
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Title: |
In Conversation : Questions and Answers |
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Info: |
The internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano will
talk and answer questions about her life and work. |
HARROW
U3A TO CLOSE ?
The following critical post will
become vacant after the Annual General Meeting when the
current post holders complete their maximum term of
office. They involve crucial tasks and we cannot
operate without the work being carried out.
Dedicated laptops which carry all the
necessary data will be provided for the term of
office. Job share arrangements are welcome.
STUDY AND
ACTIVITY GROUP COORDINATOR This
officer seeks to promote the development of new
Groups and provide information, advice and support
where necessary.
Part of the role is to communicate with Group
Leaders concerning their term programme and to
prepare the Study & Activity Group Diary for the
newsletter, working closely with the Premises
Officer. For further information, please contact Tony Richardson
on 020 8954 1328.
T NEWSLETTER No. 60-
January - April 2010
The illustrated newsletter is now available to be
downloaded under the ‘ NEWSLETTER’
tab on this website. This page contains also the
Study &
Activity Group Diary, Tours & Visits booking forms,
Notice of the forthcoming 18th AGM, information
about the Management Committee and nomination forms
to the Membership Committee.
Newsletter
Correction: Jack Kushner's post code shown on page
23 should read HA0 3FE
MEMBERS SHOULD PLEASE CONSULT GROUP LEADERS IF THEY
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING VENUES, DATES OR TIMES
OF THEIR GROUP MEETINGS.
Join the Harrow U3A Yahoo E-mail
communication list:
please click on
Harrow U3A Yahoo E-mail group list flyer for
full information of how to subscribe to our
important E-mail communication list.
Understanding the
Middle East
This
course is now full and there is a waiting list. If
there is sufficient additional demand we will
attempt to relocate the sessions to a larger room so
please let
Tony
Richardson
know if you wish to attend. Email:
grimsdyke@waitrose.com
Telephone 020 8954 1328. We will then let you
know of any developments.
As things stand, it will not
be possible to accommodate those who have not
registered so please do not just turn up.
Interesting Events
For details click on
FAMILY
HISTORY STUDY MEETING 24th February,
1.45pm-5.00pm. at the Royal Geographical Society, in
conjunction with Ancestors Magazine. Places are
limited and should the above events be
oversubscribed we may be able to arrange similar
programmes later in the year. In this case we would
offer tickets first to those on waiting list.
National Summer Schools
2010 - full
information and booking form from the
National U3A
website (see events). Venue: The
Royal Agricultural College Cirencester. Dates:
Monday 16th to Thursday 19th August and Monday 23rd
to Thursday 26th August.
WHO DO YOU
THINK YOU ARE ?
Does your U3A have a Family History or Genealogy
group? U3A is hoping to participate in the "Who do
you think you are? " Exhibition to be held at
Olympia on 26th - 28th February 2010. If you would
like to offer an exhibit, or perhaps help with
stewarding or indeed would like any more
information about the Exhibition , please contact
National U3A Vice-Chairman Barbara Lewis on
01923 260410 or
barbara.lewis@u3a.org.uk (She may be away
some of the time but please leave a message if
trying to telephone her).
Click: 'U3A
explores Science at The Ri' Tuesday
30th March 2010 at 1.30 for 2pm for full details.
Click: 'U3A
Jazz Appreciation Network Holiday to Rimini'
22nd - 28th June 2010 June for full details.
GLF
Diversity Study Day
- Reaching out to the Wider Community -
2nd March 2010, Manor Court,
St. Matthews Rd,
Brixton, SW2 1NW. Subjects: “The U3A is
great, let’s involve all our communities!’ - What
does diversity mean to you? How can we achieve it?
- Come with
your ideas! - Aim: Share ideas to develop a broadly
based membership for new and existing U3As in London. Please click on:
Background -
Agenda -
Application form
Film Festival at the Harrow Arts Centre - Cultural Services at Harrow Arts centre are
putting on a Film Festival in February. There are
details below of two films about Britain in Wartime
which they believe may be of particular interest to
our members and also a film about the early days of
Harrow explored through still photography. For more
information about these and other films please click
on
http://www.harrowarts.com/go/something-different/filmhac
Important U3A Events –
'U3A Explores
Science at the Ri' – '2010 U3A Photography
Competition' – 'Science, Technology and Society
Network – The Annual Seminar at Abergavenny' For
more details of these and other events, please go to
the National U3A website on
www.u3a.org.uk
MEMBERS AREA and click on
Events.
Staying Sharp 2010 –
'Neuroethics – What's Right – What's Wrong?'
at the Royal Society, Carlton
House Terrace,
London
SW1 – Wednesday 24th March 2010 – 14:00
to 16:30 hrs. Admission by ticket only at £12.50 per
person incl. refreshments. Apply to: Third Age Trust
(Dana) 19 East Street, Bromley BR1 1QU enclosing
s.a.e. Cheques payable to The Third Age Trust.
No tickets available at the door.
Boris Johnson meeting: "Boris
Johnson and the London Assembly: Peoples Question
Time", Wed 3 March Harrow
School 7-9pm (doors open 6pm). Ticketed
event, so you need to apply bt E-mail to
peoplesquestions@london.gov.uk or ring 020
7983 4762 (answerphone).
Anyone interested in attending please apply
directly.
Please click on
Second Shared Learning Project at the Manor
Gardens Centre for full details on
CHANGING
PATTERNS IN INNER CITY HEALTH CARE PROVISION
on
Wednesday 5th May 2010
Vue Cinemas in Harrow
and Watford are putting on monthly
programme screenings of live recordings of Operas,
Ballets and Plays. The next one is the Globe
Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet to be
screened on Monday 15th Feb at 2pm and Tuesday 16th
at 6.15pm. Tickets £10 You can see the full
programme for the year at
www.myvue.com/classical Tickets only directly
from cinemas.
Advance Notice:
We are planning a
5days/4nights tour to Istanbul
flying BA from Heathrow 4th
October. Perfectly located 4* hotel, guided
sightseeing programme including Blue Mosque, a
Bosphorus cruise and Grand Bazaar etc. Provisional
cost: between £570 and £590 sharing. Single
supplement: £80.
If you are interested please e-mail
Inga
as soon as possible as we need an indication from
you whether such a tour would be well received.
We regret, however, that
firm bookings can only be made after
publication of the Newsletter.
Inga’s e-mail address is
ingatours@aol.com
Inga
is one of the new team that has taken over Tours and Visits from George and Mary
Vulkan and Pat
and
Roy Rae and I would like to thank them for
volunteering their services. U3A relies on its
volunteers.
HOWEVER no one has come forward for the position of
Group Study Co-ordinator and unless we fill this
position we will no longer be able to continue to
provide you with any group activities.
To find out more about this rewarding position
please contact Tony Richardson
at
grimsdyke@waitrose.com Tony is looking forward to hearing from you.
At the LSE: Please click
Caryl Phillips for full details
on: 'Reimagining
Ageing' - Award-Winning
Anglo-Caribbean Writer Caryl Phillips in Conversation at the LSE
from 16:30 to 18:00 on Friday 19 March, 2010 in Room
U8, Tower 1, Clements Inn Entrance (next to Royal
Courts of Justice), London School of Economics &
Political Science (LSE), London WC2A 2AE. £6 (?£4
concessions); advance bookings / payments advised &
prioritized; Contact Natalia
Clarke (FCMAP Administrator):
Natalia.clarke@brunel.ac.uk
or by telephone on
01895 267257
A Brunel Centre for Contemporary Writing (BCCW)
'Re-imagining Ageing' series Author Event Sponsored
by the New Dynamics of Ageing / Research Councils UK
Please note - due to building work at
the Arts Centre our notice board is at present not
accessible so please pass on information to
your friends and colleagues who do not have E-mail.
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