Third Age Trust online event: Drones, huh? What are they good for? - follow-up discussion

Friday, September 11, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Join Dr Steve Bullock, University of Bristol for a discussion on the growing and evolving role of drones in our skies.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Exploring world faiths: September. Faith and gratitude

Monday, September 14, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Explore how three faith traditions understand gratitude and discover the enduring value of thankfulness in everyday life.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Introduction to cryptic crosswords

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Try your hand at solving cryptic clues on this two-hour taster session with Henry Howarth, u3a Subject Adviser for Cryptic Crosswords.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Mindfulness and meditation series

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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We welcome back the six week course of Mindfulness and Meditation led by members of Sheffield u3a Mindful Ageing Group John, Mike and Ruth.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Life in your smallest rooms: the history of personal hygiene

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Learn about the history and science of washing, shaving and personal hygiene, with David of Wrekin u3a and Wolverhampton u3a.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Mindfulness and meditation continuation session: September

Thursday, September 17, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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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

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Third Age Trust online event: Secrets of the human brain: sleep and dreams

Monday, September 21, 2026 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Dr. Bob Pullenexplains how different parts of the brain are responsible for keeping us awake and making us go to sleep. A u3a week event.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: The Enchanted Archipelago - a journey through the Galapagos

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Join HX Ambassador Monty Halls as he tells the remarkable story of this most iconic of archipelagos and learn about the wildlife and history. A u3a week event.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Future Lives - promoting brain health: from evidence to action

Thursday, September 24, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Join our panel of researchers as they explore evidence-based ways to improve and maintain brain health. A u3a week event.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: AI News September: four years of AI chatbots

Friday, September 25, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Join the u3a 'AI for everyone' team as we reflect on four years of AI chatbots and how AI has been embraced by many u3a members.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Live cookery demonstration - try something new

Friday, September 25, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Chef Alex from 'Vegetarian for Life' demos his delicious autumn recipes live on Zoom, especially for u3a members. A u3a week event.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Experimental brain research: from old suppositions to modern observations

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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In this Science Network talk, Professor Itamar Ronen describes theories of how the brain works and modern experimental approaches focussing on neuroimaging.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Laughter yoga with Merrie Maggie: September

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 3:18 pm - 4:18 pm
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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

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Third Age Trust online event: Mods versus rockers: a 1960s 'moral panic'?

Thursday, October 01, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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In the early 1960s, most young people defined themselves as either 'mods' or 'rockers'. Jack Fawbert charts the development of this phenomenon.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: A history of the world according to sheep

Monday, October 05, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Join Alan Freeland to discoverhow sheep, wool and the wool trade have shaped British history, built fortunes, influenced society and even helped win wars.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Flight inspirations aviation group: October

Tuesday, October 06, 2026 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Discover how aviation's earliest pioneers learned to train pilots from scratch, transforming trial-and-error instruction into structured flying schools in little more than a decade.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: First light: the formation of the first stars, blackholes, and galaxies

Tuesday, October 06, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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In this Science Network talk, Professor Stephen Wilkins takes us to space, describing the surprises of our universe being uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Darkness on the edge of town: Bruce Springsteen and the American dream

Thursday, October 08, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Chris Dowrick exploreshow Bruce Springsteen turned personal alienation into a musical mission to expose the gap between the American dream and reality.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: On the threshold of a dream: music, imagination and the late 60s-early 70s

Friday, October 09, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Martin Hellawell explores an exciting era of musical change, from the psychedelic sounds of the late 1960s to the rise and evolution of progressive rock.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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Third Age Trust online event: Introducing AI and AI in Scotland

Monday, October 12, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Explore the world of AI: what it is, where it's found, how u3a members use it, and Scotland's leading role in AI.

Location: Online via Zoom.

Cost: Free

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