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QUIZ MORNING
24th November 2026
Back by popular request, u3a Bromley’s wizard quiz creators will keep the audience scratching their heads. ...
Theatre Group trip to Jesus Christ Superstar at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
5th November 2026
With the first four chords I was reminded that this is a rock opera; and with the first solo song, that the protagonist is Judas. A simple set allowing use of height as well as depth of the stage; the orchestra semi-hidden behind scaffolding and off we went for a rollercoaster of a ride round a...
LOWE trip to Dalston on 15th October
28th October 2026
We walked from Dalston station to Canonbury Place via De Beauvoir Square and some very select, almost traffic-free roads. Canonbury Tower, a Tudor Grade II listed building was impressive. New River walk was surprisingly peaceful - the watercourse was constructed in 609-16 to bring...
Guy Bartlett on Concorde (General Meeting talk)
26th October 2026
Guy Bartlett, an aviation historian and a UAV pilot, (Photo), came to talk to us about the fabulous UK/France Concorde project. This had started life in the UK in the 1950s and led to the establishment and provision of a World supersonic jet service. It changed air...
The Standard of Living at Theatre Royal Haymarket
22nd October 2026
This play by James Graham concerns the life of John Maynard Keynes (Pronounced Kaynes!). Who would have thought a production about an economist could be so entertaining and amusing! This was the West End trip for the theatre group in October. Rory Kinnear is fantastic as the bi-sexual...
Theatre Group walk in Penge on 15 October
17th October 2026
Theatre group members assembled for our rescheduled walk on the Thursday afternoon of 15 October in Empire Square. Its name not known to many of the local residents but clearly labelled. We learnt it was so named after the Empire Theatre which was on this site until demolished in the 1960s. It...
Lullingstone Castle and the World Garden by Tom Hart Dyke
12th October 2026
Tom Hart Dyke (photo), gave a superb talk at Local Studies on 6 October on Lullingstone Castle in Eynsford, Kent and the World Garden of plants. He is an extremely passionate and enthusiastic gardener/horticulturist, plant hunter and author. Lullingstone is his family seat and he proudly described...
The Vortex at Bromley Little Theatre Saturday 10 October
12th October 2026
43 Theatre group members attended the October matinee of The Vortex. Written by Noel Coward in the mid 1920s and set in the same era, this 3 act play is about a self-obsessed middle aged woman who surrounds herself with sycophantic friends who are only too happy to pander to her belief that she...
High Society at the Churchill Theatre 7 October 2026
8th October 2026
The musical High Society was the summer show at the Barbican with an all-star cast including Helen George and Julian Ovenden. We nearly booked but then discovered it was coming on tour in the autumn and was at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley. Consequently 51 U3A members from Bromley and Beckenham...
u3a Bromley open day attracts 32 new members
8th October 2026
Held at the United Reformed Church in Bromley, our promotional event on Saturday 3rd October attracted 32 new members to sign on the day and more will follow by joining online or by post. The Mayor of Bromley, Councillor Christine Harris, attended and chatted to our members showing off some of...
