June 2026
Tue. 16 Jun, 2026
Third Age Trust online event: Of Mice and Men: how experience shapes the ageing brain
Tue. 16 Jun, 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
Wed. 17 Jun, 2026
Third Age Trust online event: Making images from echoes
Wed. 17 Jun, 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
Thu. 18 Jun, 2026
Third Age Trust online event: Mindfulness and meditation continuation session: June
Thu. 18 Jun, 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
Fri. 19 Jun, 2026
Surrey Network Study Day: 300 Years of English Theatre: From the Rise of the Elizabethan Playhouses to the Fall of Oscar Wilde
Fri. 19 Jun, 2026 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Presented by Giles Ramsay. Lunch-hour Recital by Menuhin School Pupils.
Location: Menuhin Hall, Stoke d'Abernon, 10am to 4pm (registration from 9.30am). Places available in-hall or remotely via Zoom.
Cost: Charge £12 (£15 for guests)
Third Age Trust online event: A history of Britain's roads: why we should feel proud
Fri. 19 Jun, 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
Fri. 19 Jun, 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
Mon. 22 Jun, 2026
Third Age Trust online event: Secrets of the human brain: A tour of the brain
Mon. 22 Jun, 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
Tue. 23 Jun, 2026
Horsley U3A History Group: Clandon Park: A Vision for the Future
Tue. 23 Jun, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Speaker: June Davey.
Location: Millennium Room, East Horsley Village Hall or via Zoom.
Cost: £2 charge to cover expenses
Wed. 24 Jun, 2026
Horsley U3A Monthly Meeting: Mad Men and the Artists: How the advertising industry exploited fine art
Wed. 24 Jun, 2026 9:45 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker: Tony Rawlins.
Location: East Horsley Village Hall or via Zoom.
Cost: Free. Complimentary tea and coffee
Third Age Trust online event: Bollywood Laughter Yoga Dance
Wed. 24 Jun, 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
Thu. 25 Jun, 2026
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: Wessex versus the Vikings
Thu. 25 Jun, 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
Fri. 26 Jun, 2026
Third Age Trust online event: Islands of the Venetian Lagoon
Fri. 26 Jun, 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
Tue. 30 Jun, 2026
Third Age Trust online event: u3a Festival Fringe: The role of wind energy in the UK's electricity system
Tue. 30 Jun, 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
Tue. 30 Jun, 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