Events

Local Studies

On the first Tuesday of every month except August we hold the meetings of the Local Studies Group where we have a talk by a speaker about history in London and the South East of England. These are open meetings, to which all members of u3a Bromley are welcome. There is no need to join separately, but there is a small fee to attend.

Venue: Whitfield Hall, United Reformed Church, Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 1RY - 10:30 am to noon."

General Meetings 

Every third Tuesday we hold our General Meeting and enjoy a talk by a speaker on a general theme. These are public meetings, free to our members but Non-Members are welcome to attend for a charge of £5.00 (cash only) on the door. We will rebate that against the annual subscription fee (£20) if you join within 4 weeks of the talk.

Venue: Whitfield Hall, United Reformed Church, Widmore Road, Bromley, BR1 1RY - 10.30 am to noon.

• The Foundling Museum (to include Westerham homes)

  1st July 2025

  Presented by Lara Bolton-Pate...

• Bromley & Sheppards Colleges for retired clergy

  3rd June 2025

  Presented by Ed Richardson...

• Blood, Guts and Gore (Part II)

  6th May 2025

  Presented by David Allen...

• VE Day social on 8th May - everyone welcome!

  22nd April 2025

  Bromley u3a are holding a VE Day 1940s themed social on Thursday, May 8th. The event is open to members and non-members; it is completely free for members (you will need to book) and for non-members £5 (to be paid at the door). Members can also bring one non-member (friend or...

• The u3a Bromley AGM for 2025

  15th April 2025

  10:30

  We will be holding our AGM for 2025 on Tuesday 15 April at 10.30 AM at the Whitfield Hall, United Reformed Church, Widmore Road, Bromley (near the large Boots entrance to the Glades and many Bus Stops). 1. Meeting Papers will be sent out to members on email via Beacon and to members without email...

• Kensington Palace

  1st April 2025

  Presented by Siobhan Clarke...

• Henry VIII

  4th March 2025

  Presented by Tony Harris...

• Blue Plaques

  4th February 2025

  David Sleep will be back with us, this time telling us about Blue Plaques, those often-intriguing plaques attached to buildings to inform passers-by about who was born there, or lived there, or who discovered something important, etc....

• Xmas Party (Members only)

  17th December 2024

• Neil Sadler: Almost Death in Paradise

  19th November 2024

  Neil is a retired senior police officer who spent much of his 30 years’ service as an operational officer in various ranks across Sussex, but also working briefly in Hong Kong, Trinidad and Abu Dhabi. His talk will deal with his experience of working in Trinidad and comparing it with the popular...

• Tony Harris: Shakespeare

  15th October 2024

• Stuart Robinson: Curiosities of the City of London

  17th September 2024

• Dr Livingstone - a talk by Fran Sandham.

  20th August 2024

  The story behind the legendary meeting in Africa in 1871 between the missing Explorer Dr. David Livingstone and the ambitious news reporter Henry Morton Stanley....

• Understanding the mind of Vladimir Putin – a talk by Andrew Baker

  16th July 2024

  Winston Churchill described Russia as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an Enigma. How can an understanding of Russian history and culture before and after 1917 revolution enable us better to understand Putin, his acolytes, Russia today and not least, the war in Ukraine? Andrew Baker is a...

• Life as a Stunt Woman - a talk by Lucy Allen

  18th June 2024

  10:30 - 12:00

  From Titanic to The Batman - The Highs & Lows of a Stuntwoman's Life - thrills guaranteed....

• An underground guide to Historical London - talk by Nick Dobson

  21st May 2024

  Nick Dobson is a former professional Librarian with over 100 talks on a wide range of subjects....

• u3a Annual General Meeting

  16th April 2024

  Please note that this meeting is NOT open to the General Public....

• Conan Doyle - A talk by Tony Harris

  19th March 2024

  Tony Harris is a professional comedian, raconteur and actor who specialises in historical talks with an hysterical twist. His aim is to trick people into learning by making them laugh, but every point he makes is historically accurate.  Tony will bring Conan Doyle’s detective to life...

• Burying the Ghosts - talk by Sonia Case

  16th January 2024

  She escaped Nazi Germany only to have her life torn apart by the woman she saved from the camps: her mother....

• Tamara de Lempicka (Public Meeting)

  21st November 2023

  A talk by Laury Burr. Tamara is considered by many to be the doyenne of Art Deco portrait artists – she’d have said so herself, for sure!  Her life was extraordinary – an aristocrat who escaped from Russia after the revolution and turned to painting to survive once she’d sold the...

• Robert Keable: WW1 Chaplin to 1920's Tahiti

  17th October 2023

  A talk by Simon Keable Elliott. As Robert Keable's grandson Simon has used letters, books, articles, interviews and a trip to Tahiti to produce a fascinating account of Robert Keable's life....

• Autumn Delights - Lunchtime Concert

  5th October 2023

  12:00 - 14:00

  A lunchtime concert held in the large hall on floor 4 of Bromley Central Library.  Each concert is just £8 (payable in cash on the door).  Do come along, bring your friends and relations. It's a public event so all are welcome.  You can bring a packed lunch with you to eat in...

• Discovery Day

  23rd September 2023

  11:00 - 3:00

  We are holding a joint Discovery Day with Bromley Little Theatre to help attract new members/volunteers for both organisations. See the attached leaflet here. No longer working full time, want to expand your horizons? Would you like to spend time in the company of people in a similar situation,...

• Games Afternoon

  20th September 2023

  1:30 - 3:30

  PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS FOR U3A MEMBERS ONLY We are again combining Bromley, Orpington & Beckenham u3a’s (BOB) for a fun and games afternoon, following last year’s very enjoyable event. This also celebrates National u3a Day! There will be tables offering all sorts of board games, card...

• Does Truth no longer matter?

  19th September 2023

  A talk by Andrew Baker. In the West are values of truth, integrity and the decency in public life in decay? Have "fake news" and conspiracy theories created a gulf between rhetoric and reality bringing widespread disenchantment and distrust? How has it happened and what can we do?...

• Medical Detection Dogs

  15th August 2023

  Find out how Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to detect the odour of human disease with the aim of developing faster, more efficient and less invasive diagnostics that lead to better patient outcomes....

• A Walk Across Africa

  18th July 2023

  A Talk by Fran Sandham. A brilliant insight into the dangers, sights, and practical problems of completing a solo walk across Africa....

• Life as a Tiller

  20th June 2023

  A talk by Jackie Simmonds (former Tiller Girl at the London Palladium) - Life as a Tiller.  Please note that this meeting will now be held at the Central Library, 4th Floor at 10.30am....

• Acting can be murder

  16th May 2023

  A talk by Linda Regan (actress & author) Acting can be  murder.  Please note that this meeting will now be held at the Central Library, 4th Floor at 10.30am....

• The View from the Wings

  21st March 2023

  A talk by Brian Freehand (speaker/playwright & author) - The View from the Wings...

• You the Jury

  21st February 2023

  A talk by Peter Thompson (retired barrister) -You the Jury...

• The Life and Times of King Edward Vll

  7th February 2023

  The Local Studies Group will meet at 10.30 am in the United Reformed Church Widmore Road, Bromley. The talk will be given by John Halligan. Entrance is £3.  All members welcome...

• Tuesday January 17th

  17th January 2023

  A talk by Bill Bowman: Robert Burns - the poet of humanity...