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Hillingdon u3a's Latest News

u3a are arranging their annual 2026 Christmas Concert of traditional carols with the Brandenburg Camino Singers. It'll be in St Margaret Pattens Church in Eascheap London EC3M 1HS on Wednesday December 2nd at 2pm. Cost is £27. Just a date for your diary at the moment but all the details are on our Events page

The Visits team have released another outing for us. This time it's a visit to Angels Costumes in Hendon on the 1st October meeting at the premises at 10:15am. A 'make-your-own-way' visit, it'll cost £30 (plus booking fee) and there are 29 places. All the details are on the Events page.

The Visits team have just released their next outing, a Day trip by coach to Brighton on the 17th September at a cost of £18.50 (plus booking fee). Leaving from Uxbridge at 9:15am or Ickenham at 9:30am, it'll allow you the flexibility to explore the town which has many interesting things to see. All the details are on the Events page.

We have a new page on our website, the Event/Visit Report. When we have a Hu3a visit or event, it's asked that someone writes a few lines to let the members know where the group went and a little bit about the trip out. You'll find it as a sub-heading under Events in the menu on the top line. Why not check it out.

The London Region u3a has just released some new Walks and Visits for September and October. A couple of these are new dates from postponed walks due to the recent train strikes and hot weather. These are all £10 per person and all the details are on our Events page. Booking Links are now available.

The Really Useful Group - R.U.G. is looking for more members.

UK u3a's July Podcast Episode No.64 is now available.

We have a new and exciting craft group. Zahra has started a new group called 'The Art of Pattern Making'. This group will learn how patterns of profound beauty and subtle complexity can be created from the simplest of means and develop practical skills in the arts and crafts world.to create. If this interests you then contact Zahra - Art of the Pattern

Don't forget to keep an eye on the Future Groups page as new suggested groups appear here and you might want to let Zahra - Future groups know if your interested as this determines if a new group moves forward.

John's Canal History Group's Beverly Brook Walk has been beaten by the weather again. The Thursday 25th June walk had to be CANCELLED due to the extreme temperatures that we had that week. The walk will be rescheduled and the new date published here as soon as it's available.

The announcement of a new Ukulele Beginners group has caused a lot of interest. The group started on the 2nd July so if you still want to learn this instrument get in contact with Bieneke via the web page.

One of our other 25th Anniversary projects is the Podcast project where we record a chat with some of our older members to find out how u3a started in 2001. It's a informal format and the first chat with Derek Hughes can be found via the link here.......... Derek Podcast

This month's Hu3a Photography Group competition winning photos are now available as a slideshow link here....Photo Slideshow.

It is Hillingdon u3a's 25th Anniversary in 2026. Having formed in 2001, we are celebrating this achievement and have held a number of events including an extra special one for the members on the 8th June. This was a celebration of all things Hillingdon u3a with groups and members entertaining us. It also included free refreshments and home made cake that was especially enjoyed.

Our annual Quiz Night was held on the 18th April and all the members had a good time, (depending on how their results, some more of a good time than others). We've now managed to collate photos and all the results and these can be seen on their own page here.

We have a few groups that are looking for new members. These are the Italian Beginners group, German Intermediate group, Badminton and Singers. You can contact the group leaders via the Group page on this website to ask for either a taster session or to join the group.

The Theatre group are pleased to announce the first Theatre Trip for the new group which is to see The Lion King Musical in London on Wednesday 30th September. It will be via coach to the matinee performance and cost £52 per person (plus booking fee). This trip is now full and a wait list is in place. All the details and link to be added to the wait list is on the Events page .

As well as the independent u3a's in the country like Hillingdon, there are also some Regional Networks. A Network brings a group of local u3a's together for the mutual benefit all the included members. Hillingdon is part of the London Region of u3a's which has 43 u4a's and 26,000 members. They aim to provide extra support, networking opportunities to share experience, knowledge and ideas. They also arrange events and some of us have been on their walks.

u3a Communities, a free on-line platform for enquiring minds. It hosts a number of subject based groups who meet on-line monthly. It is independent of the Third Age Trust. They'll have an October external webinars programme of which most are free but a few may ask for an optional donation (these are shown in brackets after the subject title). There are many webinars to choose from. Have a look and register for those you might like to join. Webinar List

u3a UK have created a shortened, 'flipbook' version of their latest Third Age Matters Magazine to promote the TAM. You can see it here .............. Shorthened TAM Flipbook version

Let me introduce you to the u3a's Interest Groups Online (IGO). This is an online only u3a community that gives you the opportunity to join groups, talks and courses from the comfort of your home. There is a wide variety of over 100 peer led, online learning opportunities for any u3a member to join. There is a small yearly fee as this is run like any other u3a group.

The Emergency Contact section of our Membership system is missing a large number of members details. It is really important that we have this information so that we know your preferred contact should you become unwell or have an accident when you are with a group.

Please go into your profile on SIMPLE and make sure all your details, including your emergency contact and Gift Aid preference are up to date. It is not difficult to access your profile but for those of you who are not confident or need a refresher we'll be running through the procedure at the April monthly meeting which is being held via Zoom.

Details of the new u3a Friends and friends extra initiative are on our Members page along with a link to the u3a page.

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