Events

Below is a list of all our forthcoming Events, including social events, monthly meetings, outings, holidays and u3a national events.

Monthly Meetings are held in Southgate Methodist Church. Click on the link for details.

Please click on either the Event or the relevant Group to find more information, or to send a message to the Group Convener or Organiser.

For National u3a learning and events see u3a Learning

For events run by the London Region see London Region Events

Forthcoming events

2nd November 2026
Meeting
At this meeting we are planning to share ideas on how we can begin to adapt our gardens to the climate changes that make our future summers likely to be […]
Booking Required
4th November 2026
Outing
Details of this walk will be published near the time.
12th November 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
16th November 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting
Ursula Askham Fanthorpe CBE FRSL (22 July 1929 – 28 April 2009) was an English poet, who published as U. A. Fanthorpe. Her poetry comments mainly on social issues. Fanthorpe's first volume of poetry, Side […]
Venue: Zoom
17th November 2026
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Social
Are you interested in finding out more about Palmers Green & Southgate u3a? If so, please send us a message. One important feature of the Welcome Tea is to make […]
Cost: Free
Booking Required
18th November 2026
Social
Details of this walk will be published near the time.
18th November 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Topics for discussion to include: The Battle of Cable Street; The Battle of Athens 1946
25th November 2026
1:30 pm
Meeting, Talk
Refreshments and socialising 1:30 to 2:30. Talk starts at 2:30. Speaker: TBC
2nd December 2026
Outing
Details of this walk will be published near the time.
10th December 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
11th December 2026
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Social
16th December 2026
Outing, Social
Details of this walk will be published near the time. This walk will include our Christmas meal with the other 8+ mile walking group and this group.
16th December 2026
2:00 pm
Meeting
Annual non-competitive quiz. Rounds to include History on the Victoria line
20th December 2026
Outing
Participate in the wonderful experience of joining your voice with thousands of others to sing your favourite carols, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, National Youth Choir, Royal Choral Society […]
Cost: £5.00
Booking Required
21st December 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeting
Did you know that Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were accomplished poets? We will be looking at some of their work.
Venue: Zoom
Booking Required
14th January 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
20th January 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Topics for discussion to include: “Dr. Johnson’s life after the Dictionary”; “The Remonstrants – who were they?”
27th January 2027
1:30 pm
Meeting, Talk
Refreshments and socialising 1:30 to 2:30 Talk starts at 2:30 Speaker: Martin Orkin. The Beatles Hit Singles. In The Beatles’ Hit Singles, Martin covers the early years from 1962 (even before that […]
11th February 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
17th February 2027
2:00 pm
Meeting
Topics for discussion to include: Lady Margaret Beaufort
24th February 2027
1:30 pm
Meeting, Talk
Refreshments and socialising 1:30 to 2:30 Talk starts at 2:30 Speaker: Alan Silman. Matisse and Medicine. In this talk, Alan Silman, Professor of Medicine at Oxford University and art historian, considers […]
11th March 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
24th March 2027
1:30 pm
Meeting, Talk
Refreshments and socialising 1:30 to 2:30 Talk starts at 2:30. Speaker: David Hunt. Bridges through history.
8th April 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
28th April 2027
1:30 pm
Meeting, Talk
Refreshments and socialising 1:30 to 2:30 Talk starts at 2:30. Speaker: Jenny Wilson. Laughter through Yoga. Jenny will talk to us about Laughter Yoga. It is a unique practice combining voluntary […]
13th May 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
10th June 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
23rd June 2027
1:30 pm
Meeting, Talk
Refreshments and socialising 1:30 to 2:30 Talk starts at 2:30. Speaker: Professor George Grimble The Great Experiment - Wartime Rationing Dr George Grimble, is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at […]
8th July 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
28th July 2027
1:30 pm
Meeting, Talk
Refreshments and socialising 1:30 to 2:30 Talk starts at 2:30. Speaker: Lucy Lewis. Lighting The Fuse. Lucy Lewis will reveal the hidden world of bomb disposal training and how she […]
12th August 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
9th September 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
13th September 2027
to 17th September 2027
Holiday
Five days and four nights. We will be staying at the historic 4-star Queen at Chester Hotel which dates to 1860 and is a 10-minute walk to the centre of […]
Cost: £750 per person. Single supplement £120
Booking Required
14th October 2027
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Social
The Gryphon Pub is easy to get to - just a few steps from Grange Park Rail station. It is also within easy walking distance of the W9 and the […]
24th November 2027
1:30 pm
Meeting, Talk
Refreshments and socialising 1:30 to 2:30 Talk starts at 2:30. Speaker: Bobbie Darbyshire. A Beginning, a Muddle and End - where do novelists get their ideas? In an entertaining and […]