u3a

Redbridge & District

National and Regional Zoom Events

Please note that some events tend to be booked up very quickly, so you will often have to be quick off the mark. Unless otherwise stated, these events are for u3a members only.

Forthcoming events

Tuesday 26th May 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. This is NOT a yoga session as […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Thursday 28th May 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Explore how People’s Collection Wales helps communities share and preserve Welsh history through a unique public digital archive. Discover the rich and diverse history of Wales through the voices of […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Friday 29th May 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Dr Steve Bullock gives his view of drones and their growing and evolving role in our skies. In this talk Dr Steve Bullock will give his (opinionated!) view of drones […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Monday 1st June 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
For u3a yoga group leaders: a gentle summer practice with seated options, plus time for questions and discussion. u3a Yoga network: summer yoga practice For u3a Yoga Group Leaders only. […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Tuesday 2nd June 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
From fragile early aircraft to powerful WWII bombers, explore how aerial warfare—and the bombs themselves—evolved in just three decades. The advent of the heavy bomber: inception to the late 1930s […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Laughter Yoga combines hearty laughter exercises with deep yoga-style breathing (pranayama). Hosted by Judith Anne Walker of Edinburgh u3a. "We don’t laugh because we’re happy, we’re happy because we laugh." - […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Wednesday 3rd June 2026
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Overview John Butler from the u3a Let's Talk Tech team explores the modern technologies taking our food from farm to table. In the u3a Let’s Talk Tech Team’s 90 minute […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Tuesday 9th June 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Join AbilityNet, in partnership with BT Group, for a friendly session designed to help older people build confidence online. Are you concerned or confused about AI? Or are you using […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Wednesday 10th June 2026
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Discover the joy of playing Bridge in this introduction to the game, and find out how to play online, with u3a Bridge Adviser, Steve Carter. Discover the Joy of Bridge […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Thursday 11th June 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Discover how happiness and “joyspan” can help us age well, thrive, and lead more fulfilled, connected lives In this talk, Jonathan will combine two areas relating to ageing. The first […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Thursday 11th June 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Simon Evers explores three Victorian painters—from famous to forgotten—and a surprising discovery that transformed oil painting forever. This engaging talk explores the work and legacy of three contrasting Victorian painters […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Friday 12th June 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Professor Justin Smith talks about the work of Film is Fabulous! An initiative to preserve vulnerable film treasures for future generations Film is Fabulous! is a charitable trust run by […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Tuesday 16th June 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
rofessor Sarah King tours us through her research into how experience influences brain development and ways of keeping our brains healthy. This event is hosted by the u3a Science Network […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Thursday 18th June 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Join us each month as we continue the practices introduced in the Mindfulness and Meditation Series, and introduce new ones. Join us this June as we continue the practices introduced […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Friday 19th June 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Discover the surprising stories behind Britain’s roads, from radical legislation to quirky inventors, with Diana Laffin. There doesn’t seem to be much to celebrate in Britain right now. And considering […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Friday 19th June 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Top Organizer Explore the phenomenon known as Pascal’s Triangle and follow the number trail contained in it to look at Art, Music, Botany and brackets. We will explore the phenomenon […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Monday 22nd June 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Overview Bob Pullen explores how the brain works, from nerve signals to thinking styles, with interactive insights into how we think and behave. Talk 1: A Guided Tour Of The Human […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Thursday 25th June 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
A deeper dive into England’s history – with Charles Boundy Charles returns with a dramatic new chapter in England’s early story: Wessex versus the Vikings. In this latest talk, based on […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Friday 26th June 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) Many visitors to Venice don’t look beyond […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Tuesday 30th June 2026
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Join Chris Vogel to discuss the UK’s wind resource and the engineering involved as wind energy’s growing importance to UK’s electricity mix. This event is hosted by the u3a Science […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Wednesday 1st July 2026
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
John Butler from the u3a Let's Talk Tech team explores the technologies of modern vehicles, live from the u3a Festival in York. Session outline Modern cars and trucks are increasingly […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Thursday 2nd July 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
A powerful reimagining of Catherine Dickens’ silenced voice, revealing love, betrayal, and truth behind Charles Dickens’ marriage. After twenty-two years of marriage, and aged forty-five, the famous author fell in […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Monday 6th July 2026
10:00 am - 11:15 am
Join Tony Burke, who runs watercolour classes with Huddersfield U3A, for this interactive painting sessions. Have you always wanted to take up watercolour painting? Or are you already a painter […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Wednesday 8th July 2026
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Laughter Yoga combines hearty laughter exercises with deep yoga-style breathing (pranayama). Hosted by Judith Anne Walker of Edinburgh u3a. "We don’t laugh because we’re happy, we’re happy because we laugh." - […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Wednesday 8th July 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Robin Taylor takes us on a journey of shoes, from historical styles to modern trends, sharing insights from his career as a shoe designer. Step into the fascinating world of […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Thursday 9th July 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Discover calm, balance and wellbeing with Gordon’s gentle Fusion tai chi & qi gong taster session on Zoom. Join Gordon for an opportunity to experience the benefits of a gentle […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Thursday 9th July 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
oin us for a presentation where we delve into the groundbreaking artistry of one of history's most amazing female painters. Join us for a presentation entitled "Vengeance or Vision: The […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Friday 10th July 2026
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Professor Rose Luckin shares with us what is really happening with AI in Education and shares some tips for using AI at home. Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Friday 10th July 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
oin Neil Stevenson, Subject Adviser for Egyptology, to explore the status of women in the Ancient Egypt. This talk explores the status of women in the Ancient Egypt. This includes […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Monday 13th July 2026
10:00 am - 11:30 am
World Humanitarian Day occurs in August. We will explore how 3 different faiths manifest humanitarianism in their beliefs and practice. World Humanitarian Day occurs in August. We will explore how […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Thursday 16th July 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
One of a series of talks illustrating how the creative arts can enhance our wellbeing. About the series: A series of three talks by Professor Christopher Dowrick, illustrating how the creative […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required
Friday 24th July 2026
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Judith Walker and Merrie Maggie offer a session of Bollywood Laughter Yoga Dance. Judith Walker and Merrie Maggie offer a session of Bollywood Laughter Yoga Dance. It’s a gentle aerobic exercise […]
Venue: Zoom
Cost: Free
Booking Required