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SUMMARY:AGM & Monthly Talk - The Changing World of Personal Tax: or what you should know in order to sleep calmly at night.
DESCRIPTION:The speaker will be Paul Harris of Scrutton Bland\, u3a Bury St Edmund’s Accountancy firm. \nPersonal tax affects us all – not only during our working lives\, but into retirement and ultimately on death. Every Budget brings changes to the already complex rules\, and at a time of economic and political uncertainty the Chancellor is under pressure to squeeze every last penny from us. The drive towards digitisation\, and low service standards at HMRC\, only increase the difficulties facing the taxpayer. In this talk\, Paul Harris will outline some of the key issues that you need to be aware of\, and hopefully help you to sleep at night. \n \nPaul Harris is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser with some 40 years’ experience of advising individuals and their families on planning their financial affairs in connection with all taxes\, most notably Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax. He joined the Bury St Edmunds office of Scrutton Bland in 2023\, having moved to East Anglia from the South Coast in 2014.
URL:https://www.u3aburystedmunds.co.uk/event/monthly-talk-the-changing-world-of-personal-tax-or-what-you-should-know-in-order-to-sleep-calmly-at-night/
LOCATION:The Apex\, Charter Square\, Bury St Edmunds\, Suffolk\, IP33 3FD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Talks
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk - Science\, Technology & Art
DESCRIPTION:This month’s talk will be given by Steve Jones – Science and technology are developing at an unprecedented rate and having a huge impact on all arts. \nThis talk will cover some of the ways in which science is being used to revolutionise our understanding of historical art\, while new technologies enable entirely new artistic approaches. \nThe coverage is wide: It starts with unravelling mysteries\, including a Babylonian goddess\, Maya painting\, Seurat’s only self-portrait\, Modigliani’s mistress\, and then moves on to the production of impossible jewellery\, robotic sculpture\, and the rapidly developing use of AI in painting\, photography\, literature\, music and film. \nWhile the future is uncertain\, some historical comparisons may give clues to how the arts will survive and develop.
URL:https://www.u3aburystedmunds.co.uk/event/monthly-talk-science-technology-art/
LOCATION:The Apex\, Charter Square\, Bury St Edmunds\, Suffolk\, IP33 3FD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Christmas Carols with The Elderberries
DESCRIPTION:At The Apex. \nThe choir will sing a mixture of well known classic carols for the audience to join in with\, interspersed with modern carols written by contemporary composers\, including Rutter and Chilcott. \nFree to u3a members\, £5 to non-members.
URL:https://www.u3aburystedmunds.co.uk/event/christmas-carols-with-the-elderberries/
LOCATION:The Apex\, Charter Square\, Bury St Edmunds\, Suffolk\, IP33 3FD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Monthly Talks
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk -The Capture and Conviction of the Brighton Bomber
DESCRIPTION:This month’s speaker will be Paul Jordan : \n \nPaul Jordan was a Metropolitan Police officer for 35 years\, spending 33 of those years as a detective. He served on The Anti Terrorist Branch and then moved on to become an instructor on the forensic wing of the Detective Training School at Hendon police training centre. He was employed there for about four years before moving on to covert policing where he spent the remainder of his career\, some 18 years.
URL:https://www.u3aburystedmunds.co.uk/event/monthly-talk-the-capture-and-conviction-of-the-brighton-bomber/
LOCATION:The Apex\, Charter Square\, Bury St Edmunds\, Suffolk\, IP33 3FD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk - A Hard and Grievous Battle; the Siege of Haughley Castle and the Battle of Fornham in 1173
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr Mike Walker. \nThe talk ‘A Hard and Grievous Battle; the Siege of Haughley Castle and the Battle of Fornham in 1173’ is an exciting illustrated lecture bringing to life little-known but crucial events in Suffolk\, of 850 years ago. It covers in particular the invasion of Suffolk by Leicester and his army of Flemish mercenaries\, his campaign across Suffolk\, the successful siege and fall of of Haughley Castle\, the role of Bury St Edmunds and of Saint Edmund’s body and banner\, and in detail the events of the Battle of Fornham. \n \nDr Mike Walker read History at Corpus Christi College\, Cambridge University\, where he also took his PhD. He has taught in Universities and schools\, lecturing in the United States\, becoming Headmaster of King Edward VI Grammar School\, Chelmsford\, and then of Felsted School in Essex\, and also lecturing at the Judge Business School\, Cambridge University. Since retirement to Suffolk he has written a history of events in Suffolk in 1173\, and has been a regular contributor of items on a wide range of Suffolk history topics to BBC Radio Suffolk.
URL:https://www.u3aburystedmunds.co.uk/event/monthly-talk-a-hard-and-grievous-battle-the-siege-of-haughley-castle-and-the-battle-of-fornham-in-1173/
LOCATION:The Apex\, Charter Square\, Bury St Edmunds\, Suffolk\, IP33 3FD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Monthly Talk -Martha Kearney: A Career in Broadcasting
DESCRIPTION:Martha Kearney is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster\, best known for her six-year tenure presenting BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme. In 2024 Martha stepped down from Today to take up two new regular roles at Radio 4\, fronting her own interview series This Natural Life\, and joining the presenting team on Open Country. \nIn a career that spans almost 4 decades\, Martha has presented several of the UKs longest-running political and current-affairs programmes. As well Today this includes BBC2’s Newsnight\, nearly a decade at BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and eleven years hosting R4’s The World at One. \nBeyond the newsroom\, Martha has fronted documentaries about history\, literature\, nature\, and art. Having kept her own bees\, Martha’s passion for apiary has led to her fronting BBC Four’s Who Killed the Honey Bee and The Wonder of Bees with Martha Kearney and BBC Two’s Hive Alive. \nMartha has won the Sony Radio Bronze Award and has been nominated for a BAFTA for her coverage of the Northern Ireland peace process. In 2025 Martha was awarded a CBE for her outstanding services to journalism and broadcasting.
URL:https://www.u3aburystedmunds.co.uk/event/monthly-talk-martha-kearney-a-career-in-broadcasting/
LOCATION:The Apex\, Charter Square\, Bury St Edmunds\, Suffolk\, IP33 3FD\, United Kingdom
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