Retired? Semi-retired? Looking for new horizons?
Then welcome to our website as we believe that North London U3A could be your answer. We think that lifelong learning should be a pleasure
– it need never stop.
About NLU3A
NLU3A is the North London U3A with meetings in Finchley, Highgate, Muswell Hill and nearby areas. It is one of over a thousand U3As across the country. Each U3A is about people coming together to continue their educational, social and creative interests in a friendly and informal environment.
We can help you by introducing you to new skills and subjects – or even persuade you to share your own specialist skills and interests. Very importantly, NLU3A also provides the opportunity to meet new people through our Interest Groups, events and monthly meetings.
Find out more about us and the U3A movement.
Latest Information
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- Booking is now open for the NLU3A members’ summer tea party on Monday 27 June.
- The April edition of our magazine, The Northern Line is now published.
- The Far Away Days (day trips by coach) programme restarted in April.
- The Away Days programme is restarting (first event 27 May).
- Our next monthly meeting will be on Monday 13 June 2022.
- Click for NLU3A groups that are looking for new members.
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Groups
NLU3A offers 100-plus Interest Groups across Finchley, Muswell Hill and Highgate. You will find arts and crafts, humanities, English language and foreign languages and their literature, music and theatre, dance, yoga, walking, aspects of London, card and board games; away days, social activities, science and the environment.
Events
We have regular events such as:
Monthly meetings: usually on the second Monday of the month
Away Days: about three a term within the London area
Far Away Days: about every couple of months, coach outings going outside the bounds of London.
Latest News
The most recent news item are here. The NEWS menu page may show older items.
Chair Yoga and Meditation groups
The Chair Yoga and Meditation groups, which have been suspended since lockdown, will be re-starting, in a revised format, but led by our teacher Mary Callaghan. From Friday 10 June there will be a weekly class of chair yoga combined with some meditation/breathing exercises at The Blue Beetle in Finchley N3 from 12.15 to 1.15pm. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Mary at marycallaghan1@hotmail.co.uk
June 2022 Monthly Meeting
The next Monthly Meeting will be at 10.00 am on Monday 13 June at St Paul’s church. The topic will be ‘Toulouse Lautrec and the cabarets of Paris. Please click here for more details.
Summer tea party – bookings now open
Monday 27 June
Members are invited to book their place at the NLU3A summer tea party to be held from 2.30 to 4.30pm on 27 June at Muswell Hill Methodist Church, 28 Pages Lane, N10 1PP.
The menu will include sandwiches, smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels, and a selection of cakes and fruit. Tickets are £7 per person.
Click here for further details and an application form.
East Finchley Festival
We are looking for volunteers to run the NLU3A stall at the East Finchley Festival on Sunday 19 June. This would be on a rota basis for one or two hours each between 12.00 and 6.00pm, to talk to visitors about NLU3A and hand out leaflets.
If you are interested in helping, please contact Marion Fitzpatrick at events@nlu3a.org.uk
London Region Summer School
The Summer School will be held at St Bride Institute,14 Bride Lane (off Fleet Street), EC4Y 8EQ
(Easy access: 5 minutes from Blackfriars underground station or City Thames Link)
The programme is now available for preview. It includes a wide variety of walks, talks and workshops on diverse topics such as London statues, the story of jazz in London, biosciences in London, climate and carbon capture for industry, the city and slavery, and writing your play. Click here for the full programme.
Application forms (online and in hard copy) will be available from 8 April via the Events page of the London Region website.
Groups looking for new members
Various NLU3A groups are actively looking for new members. Some operate face to face and some on Zoom. If you are interested, please contact the group co-ordinator concerned for more information. Details can be found on the Groups page of the website, or by clicking the group title.