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Odiham District u3a Annual Programme 2023 - 2024
Monthly Meetings
Odiham District
learn,
laugh,
live
September 6th
Stephen Goss: The wit and satire of
Gilbert and Sullivan
Discover the witty commentary on
contemporary society with a look at
the stories behind some of Gilbert &
Sullivan’s most
famous, and less well
known, pieces of
music. Uncover the
thinly veiled satire,
which motivated Gilbert to write
certain operas.
December 6th
Tony Harris: Pantomime History and
Backstage Antics
Tony Harris is a professional
comedian, raconteur and
actor who specialises in
historical talks with an
hysterical twist. Those of
you who saw his hilarious
and very interesting talk on Henry VIII
in 2022 will not want to miss this. This
time Tony will be in costume as a
pantomime dame.
October 4th
Sally Botwright: A wander through St
James’s
Sally says, ‘Though I may not be taking
you on an actual walking tour of
London, I hope I can
give you the flavour
of the area, not only
looking at the
history of the
buildings and streets but also tell you
stories of the people who lived there.’
January 3rd
John Charlewood: Salmo Salar, The
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo Salar-The Leaper is familiar to
most of us in images of
the magnificent fish
jumping up an
apparently unassailable
waterfall but we may be
less familiar with its fantastic life
story. Sadly this noble species is
verging on endangered and the talk
will explain the reasons for this.
November 1st
Susan Davies: Standing Up for Trees
The Woodland Trust is the UK's
largest woodland conservation
charity.
They Plant, They
Restore and They
Care for our Woods
and trees
throughout the UK.
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February 7th
Dr Helen Matthews: Bastard
Feudalism
This talk addresses some common
myths about illegitimate
children of the nobility
and gentry, exploring the
legal loopholes which
could be used to
