Here are some of our recent activities...
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Windows Basics - Session 3: Word Processing
Technology Group, 5th November 2026 We had a full-house for the session on Word Processing. We explored several topics that are relevant not only to word processing, but can be applied throughout windows, such as the keyboard shortcuts for undo, cut, copy and paste, and selecting text using multiple mouse clicks. We spent a little…
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‘Heart of the Patriot’ by Stuart W. Reid
A World War 2 thriller about a reluctant young dutchman sent from England to Arnhem to assassinate a high ranking German officer. Fast paced and considered an easy read. generally liked by over half the group.
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Spinoza and Leibnitz
Spinoza and Leibnitz were Rationalists. Like Descartes, they thought you could attain knowledge through reason alone - no experience necessary.
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Aston Cantlow Circular
A lovely, quiet walk in beautiful countryside with a Shakespearian twist.
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Rationalism in Science
Is a new scientific theory "knowledge" before experiment confirms it is correct (well, not false anyway)? We also responded to the core meeting on AI
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AI in Everyday Life
As regional u3a representative for AI, Jean has presented a variety of regional courses about Artificial Intelligence. In her presentation for us, she tackled this very broad-ranging and rapidly-developing topic based on her professional study and real life experience. She revealed to our members an understanding of AI, including its pros and cons, across many…
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Windows Basics - Session 2: Safe & Secure
Technology Group, 1st October 2026 Due to several absences, this second session of the Basic Windows course turned out to be a cosy 1-to-1, which meant that we were able to concentrate on topics that were of particular interest to the attendee; especially keeping the file system tidy and logical, finding 'lost' files and backing…
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Minh's Cantonese Restaurant
International Dining Group, 28th September 2026 The food at Minh’s was as delicious as ever with plenty to eat from a pre-chosen menu. Although there were only 10 of us, we all agreed it was a sociable and most enjoyable evening.
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Descartes' Rationalism
The principles of modern philosophy were postulated by Descartes. Discarding everything he wasn't certain of, he said “I think, therefore I am ………………. a rhubarb tart!”
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‘The Lost Children’ by Susan McDonald
All of our group were impressed by the amount of research the author had undertaken to produce this novel, and several wondered if it might have read better as a non-fiction book.