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Events

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Enjoy a warm

welcome at

all our events

We host a variety of Events from Monthly Speaker Meetings to our annual Summer Party, regular Outings to places of interest and popular one-offs such as Pub Quizzes and Clue Trails.

Coming Up

Forthcoming events

Monthly Speaker: Carole Tongue on why the UK must rejoin Creative Europe
16th July 2026
11:00am
Please note that this talk will be held on the 3rd Thursday of the month. It will start at 11:00am but join us from 10:30am for tea, coffee and cakes.
Pub Lunch - Angel
22nd July 2026
12:30pm
Come along to our next Pub Lunch. All members welcome.
Booking Required
Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Outing: Osterley Park and House
23rd July 2026
Enjoy a day out to one of the National Trust's finest houses and estates.
Cost: £18 / Free for NT, RHS & Art Fund members
Booking Required

Been and Gone

Previous events

Coffee Morning - Islington
2nd July 2026
11:00am
Join us at our February Coffee Morning. Open to all members.
Booking Required
Monthly Speaker: Sue Richards on extra tutoring of the poorer kids among us
25th June 2026
11:00am
Click on the link to view Sue Richards talk on YouTube and see the slide presentation
Islington u3a Summer Party
18th June 2026
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Looking forward to seeing you at Olden Community Gardens!
Cost: £20
Booking Required
Pub Lunch - EC1
17th June 2026
12:30pm
Come along to our next Pub Lunch. All members welcome.
Booking Required
Outing: Chelsea Physic Garden
9th June 2026
11:00am
A half day outing to explore London's oldest botanic garden.
Cost: £13.50
Booking Required
Coffee Morning - Islington
9th June 2026
11:00am
Join us at our June Coffee Morning. Open to all members.
Booking Required
Monthly Speaker: Vicky Pryce on What Politicians Won’t Tell You About the Economy
28th May 2026
11:00am
Vicky Pryce's talk will start at 11:00am but join us from 10:30am for tea, coffee and cakes.
Coffee Morning - Islington
19th May 2026
11:00am
Join us at our May Coffee Morning. Open to all members.
Booking Required
Clues Trail: byways of the City of London
17th May 2026
12:00pm
The popular Clues Trail is back on Sunday 17th May.
Cost: £5.00
Booking Required
Outing: The Last Princesses of Punjab at Kensington Palace
14th May 2026
10:30am
Outing to Kensington Palace to see The Last Princesses of Punjab exhibition.
Cost: £20 with concession
Booking Required
Pub Lunch - Highbury Corner
13th May 2026
12:30pm
Come along to our next Pub Lunch. All members welcome.
Booking Required
Monthly Speaker: Martin Plaut on Unbroken Chains: a 5,000-year history of African enslavement
23rd April 2026
11:00am
Martin Plaut's talk starts at 11:00am but join us from 10:30am for tea, coffee and cakes.
Outing: Canterbury and its Cathedral
21st April 2026
A day trip to the historic city of Canterbury and its magnificent Norman Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cost: See below for details
Booking Required
Pub Lunch - off Caledonian Rd
15th April 2026
12:30pm
Come along to our next Pub Lunch. All members welcome.
Booking Required
© House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris
Monthly Speaker: Baroness Margaret Hodge minces no words in her Arts Council Review
26th March 2026
11:00am
Baroness Margaret Hodge's talk will start at 11:00am but join us from 10:30am for tea, coffee and cakes.
Outing: Aga Khan Centre, Kings Cross
24th March 2026
2:00pm
A private guided tour of the Aga Khan Centre in the Knowledge Quarter of Kings Cross.
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Pub Lunch - Newington Green
11th March 2026
12:30pm
Come along to our next Pub Lunch. All members welcome.
Booking Required
Coffee Morning - Islington
10th March 2026
11:00am
Join us at our March Coffee Morning. Open to all members.
Booking Required
Monthly Speaker: Sarah Ogilvie on the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary
26th February 2026
11:00am
Professor Sarah Ogilvie's talk starts at 11:00am but join us from 10:30am for tea and coffee.
Outing: Royal Opera House - behind the scenes
17th February 2026
3:15pm
Behind the scenes tour of the Royal Opera House, including areas that are normally off-limits to the public.
Cost: £22 per person
Booking Required