Queen Victoria

David Allen, a professional actor and public speaker with a fascination for Victorian history, returns to Ashtead u3a to talk about Queen Victoria's era.
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

Lise Meitner

Peter Stammers will give a talk about Lise Meitner, an Austrian-Swedish physicist who was instrumental in the discoveries of nuclear fission and protactinium. Peter  has a background in education, was an […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

Pioneering the New Space Revolution

Presented by Professor Craig Underwood, Emeritus Professor of Spacecraft Engineering, University of Surrey
Venue: Yehudi Menuhin School
Cost: £12 (£15 for non-members)
Booking Required

Winter Quiz with Tea

If you fancy some fun, good company and tea with delicious home-made cakes, why not come to our Winter Quiz in the Ralli Room, APMH?Teams of up to four people […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall
Cost: £5
Booking Required

Majesty and Menace

Siobhan Elizabeth Clarke will give a historical talk entitled Majesty and Menace. Siobhan has worked as a publisher, broadcaster and  for Historic Royal Palaces. She has lectured to a number […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

Exploring Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion

Presented by Sandy Burnett, Musical Director and BroadcasterPlaces will be available in the hall or for on-line viewing.
Venue: Yehudi Menuhin School
Cost: £12 (£15 for non-members)
Booking Required

Gilbert and Sullivan

Nick Dobson will give a talk about the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900). He was Principle Librarian for Redbridge.  Since 2012 […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

Flanders and Ghent Holiday

Ann Voase is a member of Epsom and Ewell u3a as well as Ashtead u3a, and she is organising this holiday which she is jointly leading on behalf of Epsom u3a.  This […]

So far so good

Malcolm Wells MBE will give a talk entitled 'So far so good.' Malcolm served 24 years in the army as a musician (cellist) and as a Medical Assistant in the […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

Violin performance

By popular demand, we welcome Michael Freedman back with his violin to play for us. His gift for music was noted when he was as young as seven years old. […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

Hacker

Tim Flesher will give a talk entitled 'Hacker'.
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

NB no meeting in August!

Horatio Nelson - Battle of Trafalgar

 Dr. Taylor, a  former curator of pictures at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, will talk about Admiral Lord Nelson, best known for his victory at the Battle of the Trafalgar in […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

No Conkers? That's Bonkers

Nick Cook will talk about the health and safety issues around this and other children's games. After 20 years working as a Research Assistant, Nick succumbed to persuasion to become […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

The Ups  and Downs of Crosswords

Susan Purcel will be giving us some good crossword strategies! She is a former teacher of Modern Languages and then worked for a company that published crosswords and other puzzles. […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall

A beginning, a muddle and the end

Bobbie Darbyshire is a writer with several published books to her credit. She won the 2008 fiction prize at the National Academy of Writing and the New Delta Review Creative […]
Venue: Ashtead Peace Memorial Hall