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There are many different online learning events and other activities, run by the national u3a movement, that are available to you as a member of Tonbridge u3a. Further details of what is available currently can be found on the national u3a website - https:// www.u3a.org.uk/.
Please send any comments using the e-mail secretary@tonbridgeu3a.uk
Free Online Event
Tuesday 16 June - 11am - 12.15pm
Of Mice and Men: how experience shapes the ageing brain
Professor Sarah King tours us through her research into how experience influences brain development and ways of keeping our brains healthy.
This event is hosted by the u3a Science Network with speaker Professor Sarah King.
Join Professor Sarah King for a whistle stop tour through her career studying how experience influences brain development across the lifespan and how keeping our brains healthy can reduce the risk of dementia. In this accessible talk Sarah will explain how unexpected results have shaped her research and what she plans next. ‘My research has taken a winding path to understand how individual brains respond to environment (drugs, social experience etc.) and adapt accordingly’.
This event is for u3a members only.
Not a member? Find out more and join here
Free Online Event
Friday 19 June - 10am - 11am
A history of Britain's roads: why we should feel proud
Discover the surprising stories behind Britain’s roads, from radical legislation to quirky inventors, with Diana Laffin.
There doesn’t seem to be much to celebrate in Britain right now. And considering the traffic jams and pot holes we all suffer from, you may be surprised to learn that this talk aims to cheer you up with a history of British roads.
The talk covers radical legislation, quirky inventors and arguments over road signs from the late 19th century when a man with a red flag had to precede a motor vehicle, to the first motorways in the 1960s. We tend to go about our streets without paying much attention to the traffic island, the belisha beacon, the white lines or the traffic light. Yet all of these have an interesting history which, in many cases, shows Britain at its best.
This event is for u3a members only.
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Free Online Event
Friday 19 June - 2pm - 3pm
One small triangle to a man, one giant leap for mankind
Explore the phenomenon known as Pascal’s Triangle and follow the number trail contained in it to look at Art, Music, Botany and brackets.
We will explore the phenomenon known as Pascal’s Triangle and will follow the number trail contained in it to look at Art, Music, Botany and multiplying out brackets. We will look at different ways that Pascal’s triangle appears in different places within our world and marvel at the interconnections.
This session is of interest to anyone who enjoys number work and most of the time we will only be doing some addition and multiplication, although there will be a few minutes when we do a bit of algebra.
This event is for u3a members only.
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Free Onlne Event
Friday 26 June - 2pm - 3pm
Islands of the Venetian Lagoon
This engaging talk with pictures will guide you around twelve islands that can each be reached by public transport (vaporetto, or water bus)
Many visitors to Venice don’t look beyond the city itself – yet there is a world of diversity and rich culture to be found in the wider Venetian lagoon. This engaging talk with pictures will guide you around twelve islands that can each be reached by public transport (vaporetto, or water bus).
Each island you’ll hear about is distinctive – and there are some stories that have hardly been told. For example, did you know that Lord Byron studied Armenian on the monastery island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni? Another idyllic island, San Giorgio Maggiore, has a hedge labyrinth based on a short story by the Argentinian writer Borges. You’ll hear, too, about Murano (known for glass), Burano (with biscuits and lace), and Torcello (with stunning mosaics and the oldest building in the lagoon area) – as well as seven others.
Aside from offering a short slide-show and regaling you with stories from the Venetian lagoon, the guest speaker will be keen to facilitate discussion, hear what interests audience members, and will try to answer any questions you might have.
This talk includes many references to writers and literature. It may especially appeal to U3A members who are interested in reading (or writing!), as well as in Venice and Italian culture.
This event is for u3a members only.
Not a member? Find out more and join here
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/islands-of-the-venetian-lagoon-tickets-1987670639389
For further details including how to book your place on the above events, please go to the national u3a website - https://www.u3a.org.uk/events/u3a-week
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