Nominations for the roles of u3a Council Representative and Board Trustee are now open.
Please follow the link for more information.

A new Psychology Group is starting from 17th January 2025. Join in to discuss and share knowledge. Explore themes, topics, theories, and the influence of variables and research. Delve into the latest thinking on language, behaviour, memory and personality. How does the mind work and much, much, more..…
Follow the link shown for more information.

Our new Indoor Climbing group is forming in time for some winter exercise indoors. Whether you are an experienced climber or a beginner, climbing can provide a great form of exercise and continue to challenge your skills as you get better.
If you are interested and want to find out more, please contact Peter West using the link shown.

A new discussion group is forming for non-experts who are interested in philosophy and wish to explore the subject together. Meeting once a month in SW19 from November onwards. If you are interested, please make contact with Clive Whichelow using the link shown.

Re-named group Current Affairs 1 is up and running. Starting from November it will meet monthly on a Wednesday afternoon. This group currently has a waiting list. For any enquiries about this or other current affairs groups please contact Sue Mullen (Current Affairs & History Section Leader) using the link shown.

An update from Sam Mauger, CEO of the Third Age Trust.

A guided visit to Neasden Temple has been arranged for 28th November 2024.
Europes first traditional Hindu temple, described by Time Out as one of London's Seven Wonders, is a masterpiece of traditional Hindu design.
See Events for more details and booking.

This year’s Christmas Lunch on 6th December is heading back to an old favourite, The Wimbledon Club opposite All England Lawn Tennis.
Tickets are £45 per head.
See Events listing for more details and booking.
Please reply as soon as possible, at the latest by 1st November, if you want to come.

Astronomy study day on 30 Nov 2024 at University of Greenwich / Royal Observatory Greenwich.
See Events for details.

A new group ‘Bridge for Absolute Beginners’ has been formed.
If you are interested in joining this group, please go to the Group page for more information and Group Leader contact details using the link.

Sunday lunches are on again. Two new dates are in the events list.

This September it is hoped to launch a new current affairs group. If you are interested, please get in touch with Sue Mullen, Section Leader for Current Affairs & History through the link below. Once four or more prospective members have expressed an interest a meeting will be arranged where practicalities of day, time, meeting place and format will be sorted out.

Please check the events page, where several new events now appear

The LRU3A Events Team has been busy organising a programme of events from September to December.

Please contact the group leader if you are interested in joining this group as falling numbers means the group may have to close.

Guided visits have been arranged to The Royal Opera House, The Royal Courts of Justice & Spencer House.
See Events listing for more information and booking.

Instead of the usual Summer School, this year London Region are offering an exciting programme of guided walks and visits to museums/galleries around central London. See Events page for more info & booking.

A new cycling group (Cycling 2) has been formed.
See Our Groups entry for more information.

New Members' Tea on Friday 26 April from 3-4.30pm at Drake House, 44 St George's Road, Wimbledon SW19 4ED

Supporting documents are available for members to download. Only the Agenda will be available in printed form on the day. Members should log in before using the link.

Guided visit on 17April 2024 to DSI London for an in-depth understanding of the meticulous craftsmanship that goes into creating performance costumes featured on "Strictly Come Dancing," dance events, cruises, renowned West End shows, and high-profile films. See Events for more details and booking.

Merton u3a Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 20th March 2024, 12:00 to 14:30.
Venue: Trinity URC Church Hall, Mansel Road, SW19 4AA.
Please follow link for agenda.

A new Bridge group (Bridge 3) has been formed. See Our Groups list entry for more details.

London’s new boutique concert hall with recording studio, which many famous classical and jazz musicians have already enjoyed. For more information and booking see Events page.

18 Feb 2024 at Diba, 87 The Broadway, Wimbledon
17 Mar 2024 at Giggling Squid, Wimbledon Village

Designed and built between 1771-1778 for the 1st Baron Apsley by Robert Adam. It became famous as the home of the 1st Duke of Wellington.
See Events for more information & booking.

January 8th - Neville Lyons: Food for Thought
February 5th - Herbie Goldberg: Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829–1869)
March 4th - Terry Lloyd: The Shaping of Eastern Europe

There are some exciting opportunities for members who want to get more involved:
* Minutes Secretary for committee meetings (replacement from Mar 2024)
* Communications Coordinator (replacement from Mar 2024)
* Archivist to establish and then maintain archive records for Merton u3a (new position)
* Talks Organiser (replacement from Mar 2024)
* Events Organiser to set up and co-ordinate member-related events such as AGM (new position)
Please contact Sue Lovell-Greene if you are interested in any of these roles and would like to know more.

Zoom talk about what action Merton Council is taking at a local level to mitigate the effects of climate change. To be given by Councillor Natasha Irons.

Zoom-only group is keen to recruit a few more members.

Zoom talk about what happened at the COP28 international conference, and the consequences for all of us. To be given by Dr Jen Allen.

The latest newsletter is now available on the website.

Zoom talks by:
Peter Clift, on u3a Radio
Margaret Fiddes, on the u3a Festival in York, July 2024
Ray Hardisty, on Public Relations Advisors

Next coffee mornings are:
Thursday 19th October (11am - 1pm) at M&S coffee shop, Sainsbury Centre, Colliers Wood
Friday 17th November (11am - 1pm) at Elys, 3rd Floor Restaurant, Wimbledon
There will be no coffee morning in December.

The 2023 lunch has been booked at Taste Restaurant, Merton College, for Friday the 8th of December. The cost will be £35.00 (inc VAT) per person and places are limited to 50. Please register by Friday 27th October.

The Royal College of Music Museum maintains one of the richest and most relevant
collections of music-related objects in the UK and Europe. Explore, hear and
interact with more than 500 years of music making in this beautiful building.

Leighton House, located in Holland Park, is the former studio/house of renowned Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). It showcases an exceptional collection of art, (including Pre-Raphaelite works by Millais and Burne-Jones), throughout a unique suite of sumptuous interiors, including the magical Arab Hall.

A special event with an interview with Don Moore about his long history of giving time to u3a and his passion for music, especially Beethoven's

The Alexandra pub in Wimbledon (opposite Elys) has been booked for 13:00 on 26th November 2023.

These popular talks will be hosted on Zoom from October to March from 5.30-6.30 pm on the first Monday of each month.

There are currently vacancies in the following groups:
Art and Design, Jazz Appreciation, Book Club 3, Bridge 1 (non-beginners), Bridge 2 (non-beginners) & Photography. See Group list for further details.

The Giggling Squid Wimbledon has been booked for Sunday lunch at 1pm on 22nd October.

Cote Wimbledon has been booked for the Sunday lunch at 1pm on 1st October.

The Newsletter for July 2023 is on the website.

The following groups have vacancies: Table Tennis, Reading Short Stories, Knitting and Crochet, Music Club - Listen and Discuss, Bridge, Canasta and France Culture. Details of these activities and contact details for the group leaders are shown under the relevant group in Our Groups.

Dates are 11th July and 14th August. See Events for venue details.

Venue is Sai restaurant near the Lantern Centre in Raynes Park. It is on the 57 and 131 bus routes. There is a 200 bus stop nearby. There will be no lunch in August but the lunches will start again in September.

SW London U3A Network are sorry to announce that the Study Day on 20th June 2023 has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Inside tour of Central Methodist Hall, Westminster on 18th September 2023, followed by a 'Freedom Tour' outside, including historical information about various buildings, statues & monuments around Westminster. See Events for more details and booking.

These are some of the groups with vacancies:
Mondays: Golf Buddies (am), Poetry Appreciation (pm) & Mah Jong (pm); Tuesdays: A Year in History (am) & Cosmology (pm); Wednesdays: Table Tennis (am) & Patchwork and Quilting (pm); Thursdays: Book Club (am), Social Bridge (pm) & Speaking and Debating (pm); Fridays: French Cafe conversation (am) & Play Reading (pm)

A new Chair, Vice Chair, Membership Secretary, Groups Co Ordinator, Newsletter Editor and Media Editor (new position) have been appointed along with deputies in most cases. A Visits Organiser is still sought.

There are vacancies for Armchair Travellers, British Cemeteries, Crime Corner and the Zentangle Club! To join, you must already be a paid-up member of Interest Groups Online. It costs £12 to for the year, which runs from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024.

Surrey Network offers a series of fascinating study days at the Menuhin Hall, Stoke d’Abernon. The presentations start at 10.00, registration at 9.30. The talks are as follows:
15 September – An Utterly Incomplete History of Keyboards and Keyboard Music
20th October – Quarks, the Universe, and Everything
17th November – Rembrandt: from Fame to Poverty & Final Acclaim

This will take place on 29th September (venue and time to be announced). The plan is to look at ways to make the most of how groups operate and exchange ideas on best practice across the 80-plus groups in Merton u3a. Members should contact their group leaders with any thoughts or experiences they would like raised.

This group is now up and running and has room for a few more cyclists.

Cycling Cortado is now up and running but has room for a few more cyclists. Our latest ride took in Wimbledon Common, the Thames and Richmond Park. We meet every second Tuesday at Costa, near Raynes Park Station, 10.00. Our next ride is 30 May.

The talk will take place at Drake House on 12th May. See Events for details.

A tour of AFC Wimbledon (The Dons) is to take place in August

New News Editor live

The April 2023 Newsletter is available on the website.

Two new Sunday Lunch dates: 28 May and 25 June 2023

The details of the London Region Summer School (25-26 July 2023) are available on the London Region Website.

The approved minutes of the 2022 AGM and the draft minutes of the 2023 AGM are on the website. (Accessible only to registered website members.)

The AGM resolved to change our constitution. The new version is on the Further Details for Members page.

Committee meeting minutes for January and March are now on the website.

Minutes of the 2022 AGM added to the documents bundle. For the full set, follow the link on the Events page.

Three new visits have been added to the Events page; 8 June, 10 July and 3 November

The full set of documents for the AGM is now available to download. Visit the Events page and look for 22 March 2023.

For those not able to join the current cycling group, and for newcomers. It will focus on shorter rides on quiet roads and cycle paths, 15 - 20 miles with good coffee locations included. E-bikes, trikes and tandems welcomed!

We need volunteers to help Merton members without access to the internet or email to get all the information they need on our activities and events. For more information, see 1 April on the Events Page.

Fast approaching, save the date for the AGM. We look forward to seeing you there! Details on the Events page.

New ! Easier Driving Group to practice and improve skills and hopefully gain confidence in driving. First meeting 29 March. For more information go to :

New! Music Discussion Group. Discuss your own favourite music and gain insight from a professional pianist. Meetings proposed for last Tuesday of the month. Please contact the Group Leader for more information and for future dates. For more information go to :

The relaunch of the Opera Group, following its suspension during the Covid crisis, is scheduled for 29 March. For more information, click the adjacent link and look for 29 March.

The February Update is on the website

The January Newsletter is on the website

Information about talks, visits and other events is regularly added to the website. Further details can be found on the Events page.

Read about our activities on the 40th Anniversary of u3a in the UK

Committee Meeting minutes are on the website

You can view all the Group Leaders' contact details in a list, if you are a signed-in member. Groups, which have vacancies, are annotated in the right hand column of the table.

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