Events under 'Third Age Trust online event'
Third Age Trust online event: Of Mice and Men: how experience shapes the ageing brain
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Professor Sarah King tours us through her research into how experience influences brain development and ways of keeping our brains healthy.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Making images from echoes
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
David Martin from the u3a Let's Talk Tech team traces the history of echolocation systems and explains how medical ultrasound is used today.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Mindfulness and meditation continuation session: June
Thursday, June 18, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join us each month as we continue the practices introduced in the Mindfulness and Meditation Series, and introduce new ones.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: A history of Britain's roads: why we should feel proud
Friday, June 19, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Discover the surprising stories behind Britain's roads, from radical legislation to quirky inventors, with Diana Laffin.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: One small triangle to a man, one giant leap for mankind
Friday, June 19, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Explore the phenomenon known as Pascal's Triangle and follow the number trail contained in it to look at Art, Music, Botany and brackets.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Secrets of the human brain: A tour of the brain
Monday, June 22, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Bob Pullen explores how the brain works, from nerve signals to thinking styles, with interactive insights into how we think and behave.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Bollywood Laughter Yoga Dance
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Judith and Merrie Maggie offer a session of gentle aerobic exercise combining the four elements of joy - laughing, singing, dancing and playing.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: Wessex versus the Vikings
Thursday, June 25, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Charles Boundy gives a gripping exploration of how Alfred the Great and the kingdom of Wessex resisted the Great Viking Army, leading to the establishment of the Danelaw and the emergence of a new England under Alfred's successors.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Islands of the Venetian Lagoon
Friday, June 26, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This engaging talk with pictures will guide you around twelve islands that can each be reached by public transport (vaporetto, or water bus)..
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: The role of wind energy in the UK's electricity system
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Chris Vogel to learn about the UK's wind resource and the engineering involved as wind energy's growing importance to UK's electricity mix.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Laughter yoga with Merrie Maggie: June
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Bring more joy and laughter to your life with Laughter Yoga - an aerobic exercise with playful exercises combined with deep yogic breathing.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: The technology built into modern cars and trucks
Wednesday, July 01, 2026 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
John Butler from the u3a Let's Talk Tech team explores the technologies of modern vehicles, live from the u3a Festival in York.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: Mrs. Charles Dickens tells her story
Thursday, July 02, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Annie Elliot gives a powerful reimagining of Catherine Dickens' silenced voice, revealing love, betrayal, and truth behind Charles Dickens' marriage.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: Watercolours with Tony
Monday, July 06, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join Tony Burke, who runs watercolour classes with Huddersfield U3A, for this interactive painting sessions.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Flight Inspirations Aviation Group: July
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
During the final years of the Cold War, the 48th Fighter Wing's F-111Fs at RAF Lakenheath provided NATO with a credible, survivable nuclear deterrent that Soviet planners respected which contributed to ending the Cold War without employing nuclear weapons.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Future Lives: Nature within - How connecting with nature supports our health and wellbeing
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
In this talk, James Bashford explores how our brains benefit from the natural world and how we can overcome modern nature-deficit disorder.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: Laughter yoga with Judith: July
Wednesday, July 08, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Laughter Yoga combines hearty laughter exercises with deep yoga-style breathing (pranayama). Hosted by Judith Anne Walker of Edinburgh u3a.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: The history of shoes
Wednesday, July 08, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Robin Taylor takes us on a journey of shoes, from historical styles to modern trends, sharing insights from his career as a shoe designer.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: Fusion tai qi gong
Thursday, July 09, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Discover calm, balance and wellbeing with Gordon's gentle fusion tai chi & qi gong taster session on Zoom.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: Artemisia - vision or vengeance
Thursday, July 09, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us for a presentation where we delve into the groundbreaking artistry of one of history's most amazing female painters.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Cost: Free