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First outing of the Curry Club
23rd March 2025
Well, 24 of us turned up for lunch at the Shampan Bromley and were well fed and watered. The waiting staff were hugely accommodating and allowed us to pay for drinks as we went along. The idea of sorting that out was terrifying! Next time I'll ask for the meal money upfront. I'll always...
Theatre Group trip to Radium Girls at Bromley Little Theatre
21st March 2025
Theatre group members attended an evening performance by the youth group of Bromley Little Theatre to see Radium Girls. At our performance there was an adjudicator for the Kent Drama Association Festival. The directors wrote that "it is always challenging to find a script for the Youth Theatre...
Theatre Group visit to “Oliver “ at the Gielgud Theatre
19th March 2025
Our West End theatre trip in March was to the new production of Oliver which had transferred from Chichester Festival Theatre where it had been the summer musical of 2024. We didn’t make it to Chichester but everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show at the Gielgud Theatre. Produced by Cameron...
Elle visit to Chadwell Heath
18th March 2025
Last ELLE trip was to Chadwell Heath to visit Valence House and the museum. It was chilly that day and it rained a lot in Orpington, including hailstones. The only rain we saw was a short burst through the window of the cafe while having lunch. The museum was...
The Man of Mode - Bromley Little Theatre
8th March 2025
Many of us were reluctant to spend the afternoon indoors on such a beautiful spring day but it turned out to be well worth it and 40 members of the theatre group attended the matinee. The Man of Mode is a 17th century Restoration comedy, in this production set in modern times but...
Taster Drawing Class
6th March 2025
An opportunity to attend a Taster Drawing Course for several weeks run as a weekly class by a fellow u3a Bromley member. This would be run at Martin's Home in central Bromley (on bus routes) and can cater for 6 to 8 participants. This would allow u3a Bromley to gauge interest and see if the Group...
Theatre Group Trip to The Last Laugh at The Noel Coward Theatre on 26 February
2nd March 2025
27 Theatre group members attended one of the very first performances of The Last Laugh direct from a sell out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for a short run at The Noel Coward Theatre before a nation-wide tour. Described as “a brand-new laugh- a -minute play which reimagines the lives of...
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1st March 2025
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Art Appreciation Group
23rd February 2025
Our January zoom by Graham was on the three Guggenheim Galleries and their collections of mainly modern art. The Guggenheim family are one of the wealthiest in the USA. Famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the New York gallery and it still looks strikingly up to date with concentric...
Seven Kings to Goodmayes - an Elle trip
22nd February 2025
The two stations we visited had little of interest to commend them; they were just the next two on the line so we walked from one to the other. In order to make it more interesting we decided to have a photograph competition and the slide show consists of the pictures taken with added...
