Monthly General Meetings
On the second Tuesday of each month we hold a General Meeting at St Mary’s Church in Princes Risborough. This meeting generally has a topic presented by an outside speaker commencing at 2.30pm, so please arrive in time to settle before the talk.
Refreshments are available after the talk – please remember to bring your own mug. This meeting is also used as an occasion to discuss business relating to Risborough U3A.
Where: St Mary’s Church, Princes Risborough
When: Second Tuesday of each month at 2.30pm
Speaker Secretary: Jill Spencer
Email: Contact speaker secretary
| Where: | St Mary’s Church, Princes Risborough |
| When: | Second Tuesday of each month at 2.30pm |
| Speaker Secretary: | Jill Spencer |
| Email: | Contact Speaker Secretary |
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More about the Monthly General Meeting
Once a month we gather at St Mary’s Church, Princes Risborough for a meeting open to all members. After a brief welcome and introduction from the Chair we usually have an invited guest speaker to present a topic of general interest, followed by a few questions from the floor.
It’s also a social occasion, with tea and biscuits provided, and group leaders and committee members have an opportunity to make announcements about forthcoming meetings and events.
General Meeting News
Select an item from the summaries below to see more detail. To open on click on the title, image (if one is present) or the read more link.
Punch and Judy – That’s the way to do it!
Cries of ‘Oh no he didn’t’, ‘ Oh yes he did!’ and ‘Crocodile’ reverberated through the church as we were treated to a talk on the history of Punch and Judy and then given a short show. Peter Barrett was our guide as Prof. Diamond, all Punch and Judy men (and a few...
Who is the greatest of out post-war Prime Ministers?
Andrew Baker MA gave us a fascinating canter through the 18 Prime Ministers who’ve served since the end of World War 2. These covered 12 Conservative and 6 Labour governments lead by 15 men and three women. Starting with Clement Attlee Andrew gave us a brief summary...
How we remember and why we forget
At our August monthly meeting Dr Ellis gave us a fascinating talk on how memories are made and forgotten. Did you know that the average brain weighs an average of 3 pounds, contains 8.6 billion neurons and uses a massive 20% of our energy? Jim took us through how...
Water, we use and abuse it
How interested are we in sewage! Well, it turns out that a quite lot of people are. Dr Jane Sellwood spoke at our June monthly meeting, she was an excellent speaker and incredibly well informed on all aspects of water from its source to how it’s used and where it...
Andrew Carnegie From rags to riches
Jeremy Holmes gave us a fascinating talk about Andrew Carnegie who rose from abject poverty in Dunfermline to be the richest man in the world 100 years ago. Starting with running errands for the sailors on the passage to America and found himself a job as a bobbin boy...
Why the Beatles are the Shakespeare of Rock and Roll
Rev Peter Godden gave us a magical mystery tour through the all too brief six and a half years when the Beatles ruled the charts. From their beginnings when the 'man from Decca' famously made the worst business decision of his life by turning them down for a record...
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