Venue: The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3FD.
For directions, please click here
The APEX is open from 9:30, you can buy a drink and socialise, doors to the auditorium will open at 10.15am, 15 minutes before the lecture commences at 10.30am
NO BOOKING required, simply turn up on the day with your membership card!
For more information about Monthly Talks please email monthlytalks@u3aburystedmunds.co.uk
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Monthly Talk – Brian O’Leary: The Science of Magic
The Apex Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomBrian O’Leary is a member of the prestigious Magic Circle and is currently President of his local Magic Society. The science of magic is a discussion of some of the psychological and biological principles that allow magic tricks to work. … Continue reading
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Monthly Talk – The story of climbing Denali, the highest point in North America
The Apex Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomIn 2023 we enjoyed the wonderful story of climbing Everest from Amanda Richmond. With both Everest and Kilimanjaro 'under her belt', Amanda wondered if the Seven Summits (the highest point on each continent) were within her grasp. Amanda then climbed … Continue reading
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Monthly Talk – Lee Miller: 20th Century Woman
The Apex Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdomby Derek Adams. 'Lee Miller: 20th Century Woman' focuses on the extraordinary life of the American-born photographer Lee Miller, who was also a New York model, Parisian artist's muse, surrealist and Vogue fashion photographer, WW2 war correspondent and gourmet cook. … Continue reading
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Monthly Talk – Barbara Wilson: Inspirational Women of Lambeth
The Apex Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomThis talk is about some of the inspirational women of Lambeth that appear in a recently published book of the same name. Barbara appears in the book, as she grew up in Lambeth until the age of 18. However, she … Continue reading
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Monthly Talk – Constable; the Artist Who Couldn’t Get Arrested
The Apex Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdomby Kim Smith, Dedham Vale tour guide. Marking the 250th anniversary of John Constable’s birth in 1776, the talk will provide an insight into his life and times, as well as his surprising link to a modern celebrity. Despite his … Continue reading
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Monthly Talk – Agincourt, October 25th 1415: the most comprehensive victory by an English army on foreign soil.
The Apex Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United KingdomThe talk is to be given by Michael Whatley Agincourt is not just the most famous battle in English history but is the story of one man's determination to restore a reputation of ‘The Usurper’ handed down by his father. … Continue reading
