Introducing Caterham U3A

What is the U3A?

• The U3A is a learning organisation made up of independent groups …

• …whose members share educational, creative and leisure activities.

Caterham & District U3A

We have over 100members froma widespread areaaround Caterham.Our main activitiescentre on the Subject Groups.

Our Subject Groups

• Art• Bridge• Computing • Current Affairs &

Philosophy• Digital

Photography• Exercise

• French• Italian Conversation• Music Appreciation• Psychology• Reading• Social Scrabble• Walking

ArtThe two Art groups meet fortnightly

in Caterham.Here is the one at St. Mary’s Hall …

Art… and getting expert guidance from the

tutor ...

… and here is some work they have produced recently.

Bridge

There are two groups for experiencedplayers who enjoy a friendly rubber.

Computing

... and all the many interesting things they can do with it.

Warlingham, weekly on Thursday a.m.

Group members discover what happens behind the scenes when they use a computer ...

Digital Photography & Multimedia

... take and edit photos, make videos, add music, and try to get their heads around the principles of digital data!

Members of the computer group sometimes bring their cameras to compare notes ...

Current Affairs & Philosophy

… and who wish to clarify their ideas about the strange ways of the world by looking at them in a philosophical context.Fortnightly, Fridays in Caterham

A group for members who enjoy a good discussion ...

ExerciseA bit of fun and a gentle workout.

Fortnightly, Tuesday, in Warlingham.

French

• The most popular of all our activities!

• For members with some previous knowledge of the language.

• There are five separate groups, most meeting once a week.

• Caterham on the Hill or in the Valley.

Italian ConversationA new group for those with a grounding in the language who wish to become more confident in speaking it. Monday, weekly in Coulsdon.

Music Appreciation

There are two groups, meeting fortnightly or weekly in Caterham.Although classical music is the keynote, a little jazz can sometimes be heard emanating from the loud speakers.

Psychology

Members of this new group will explore the subject in a structured way ...

using a text book as a guide ...

fortnightly on Friday in Old Coulsdon.

Reading

There are two groups, whose members read and discuss one book a month.

Wednesday or Friday in Warlingham.

ReadingLinks with the County Library gave members an opportunity to attend a talk by Hilary Mantel, the 2009 Booker Prize Winner

Reading: some forthcoming attractions

• Open Secrets: short stories by Alice Munro

• Deaf Sentence by David Lodge

• Shakespeare on Silver Street by Charles Nichol

• Loitering with Intent by Muriel SparkCarol Ann Duffy, the poet laureate, will be

discussed at a joint session of the two reading groups in July.

Social Scrabble

Members of our newest group play this challenging mind game.They're friendly but keen! Fortnightly on ??????.

WalkingCome rain, hail or snow, group members don their walking boots every other Tuesday for a gentle stroll through the local countryside ...

Walking… followed by a pub lunch!

More walkingHere they are on a cold January morning ...

More walking… but soon the spring will arrive ...

More walking

… and sometimes it even gets hot!

Social EventsPopular annual attractions are the Strawberry Cream Tea …

… and the Christmas Lunch!Good food and good company at the Surrey National Golf

Club

Talks and VisitsWe were fortunate enough to be given a talk by the curator of Down House, home of Charles Darwin, which we followed up by a visit to the house itself.

Visits to other interesting places ...

… Titsey Place, Leonardslee Gardens, Quebec House and Squerryes Court

Come and Join Us!Anyone not in full-time work or education may join the U3A. Learn something new, exercise your creativity, get out more, meet new friends. Become a member (only £10 annually) and put a smile on your face.

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Surrey Community Foundation

for a Grassroots grant enabling us to purchase this

data projector.

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This presentation and coffee morning is funded

by a grant from the Government’s

Learning Revolution Initiative,