Monthly Speaker Event - March 1st

Event type: Monthly Speaker
Date: Monday 1st March 2027
Time: 10:30 am
Group: Monthly Speakers
Venue: Bourne Hall
Organiser:

My life as a Micro Artist -   Graham Short

"The most amazing and unusual presentation you are likely to see” says Graham, "thought provoking, awe-inspiring but most of all highly entertaining”

Intriguingly Graham’s client list includes Buckingham Palace, the National Gallery, Harrods & celebrities including Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Elton John & Richard Branson 

Forthcoming events

Wednesday 18th November 2026
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Coffee Morning
This group is run by Rosie and Sue. They meet on different days each month in order to allow as many members as possible to attend. Meetings are held at […]
Cost: £
Wednesday 18th November 2026
1:30 pm
Other
We dance a range of English, Scottish and European traditions. These include Regency, English and Scottish Country dancing, and some dances from Europe and USA. We occasionally have guest teachers […]
Cost: £5
Friday 20th November 2026
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Study Day
FULL DETAILS FOR BOOKING VIA THIS LINK
Cost: Please pay Surrey u3a Network details within the event information
Booking Required
Wednesday 2nd December 2026
Social
Please book early to avoid disappointment. Our organisers need to finalise numbers and arrangements in advance, so last-minute bookings may not be possible. What’s On Trips Booking Link
Cost: £47 early bird by Sep 30th Standard £50 (includes deposit for aft. tea)
Booking Required
Wednesday 2nd December 2026
1:30 pm
Other
We dance a range of English, Scottish and European traditions. These include Regency, English and Scottish Country dancing, and some dances from Europe and USA. We occasionally have guest teachers […]
Cost: £5
Friday 4th December 2026
2:30 pm
Social
Please book early to avoid disappointment. Our organisers need to finalise numbers and arrangements in advance, so last-minute bookings may not be possible. What’s On Trips Booking Link
Cost: £52.00 per person
Booking Required
Monday 7th December 2026
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
Epsom & Ewell u3a present: John Field - The Amazing World of Magic. John was admitted as a Solicitor in 1975 and has practised Law ever since, however he has […]
Venue: Bourne Hall
Cost: £
Monday 14th December 2026
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jazz Concert
Harry Strutters Hot Six with Marlene Harry Strutter’s Hot Six (also known as the Hot Rhythm Orchestra) is a highly acclaimed UK-based traditional jazz band, famously performing alongside American vocalist […]
Cost: £15 u3a members £20 non members
Tuesday 15th December 2026
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Coffee Morning
This group is run by Rosie and Sue. They meet on different days each month in order to allow as many members as possible to attend. Meetings are held at […]
Cost: £
Wednesday 16th December 2026
3:00 pm
Other
We dance a range of English, Scottish and European traditions. These include Regency, English and Scottish Country dancing, and some dances from Europe and USA. We occasionally have guest teachers […]
Cost: £5
Thursday 17th December 2026
3:00 pm
Theatre
Step into magical ‘Wonderland’ as Cirque Alice reimagines Lewis Carroll’s classic adventures with breathtaking twists and astonishing, gravity-defying feats. Starring the greatest acrobatic performers from around the globe, this magnificent […]
Cost: £58.50 (usual price £75) SOLD OUT
Saturday 2nd January 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has been […]
Monday 4th January 2027
10:00 am
Monthly Speaker
Save the Date - details to follow
Venue: Bourne Hall
Wednesday 6th January 2027
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Science & Technology
Save the date - Subject and speaker TBC
Cost: £3
Sunday 10th January 2027
to Sunday 17th January 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Monday 11th January 2027
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jazz Concert
Epsom & Ewell u3a Hot Jazz Club featured artistes of the month: Mike 'Megs' with Wee 4
Cost: £10 u3a members £15 Non members
Tuesday 19th January 2027
Social
Sunday 24th January 2027
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Jazz Concert
We can reserve more tickets if we have enough interested members. The night Benny Goodman and his Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall in January 1938 is celebrated in this joyous […]
Venue: Cadogan Hall
Cost: £30.50per person (usual price £38) please let me know if you want to join the waiting list. If I have 10+ I can book more group tickets.
Booking Required
Thursday 28th January 2027
7:30 pm
Social
Booking Form Link Featuring timeless hits from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, The Eagles, Dire Straits, Meat Loaf, Van Halen, The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ […]
Venue: Cadogan Hall
Cost: £45.50 per person(full ind. booking price £49.50)
Booking Required
Friday 29th January 2027
Outing
Please book early to avoid disappointment. Our organisers need to finalise numbers and arrangements in advance, so last-minute bookings may not be possible.
Cost: £60 - (Book by November 30th for Early Bird price £57)
Booking Required
Monday 1st February 2027
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
An Atlantic Odyssey -   Ian Worley  Born in Chichester and living by the sea Ian spent much time ‘on the water’. Given his first boat when he was eight(!) […]
Venue: Bourne Hall
Saturday 6th February 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Monday 8th February 2027
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jazz Concert
Details tbc
Cost: £10 u3a members £15 non members
Friday 19th February 2027
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Study Day
Lunar Exploration - Past, Present and Future - Details to follow Presenter: Craig Underwood. Emeritus Professor of Spacecraft Engineering, University of Surrey
Cost: tbc Please pay Surrey u3a Network, details within the event information
Booking Required
Tuesday 23rd February 2027
8:00 pm
Suggestion
Origins by Luxmuralis - Book with Luxmuralis direct via the link Luxmuralis Origins at St Pauls Luxmuralis is back with a bespoke light and sound experience for 2027.  Open - […]
Booking Required
Sunday 28th February 2027
6:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Jazz Concert
Booking Form Link Take a step back into 1920s New York City and through the doors of Harlem’s hottest nightclub, The Cotton Club! Swinging at The Cotton Club returns to […]
Venue: Cadogan Hall
Cost: £34.50 (usual ind. price £42.50) Gallery seats
Booking Required
Monday 1st March 2027
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
My life as a Micro Artist -   Graham Short "The most amazing and unusual presentation you are likely to see” says Graham, "thought provoking, awe-inspiring but most of all highly […]
Venue: Bourne Hall
Wednesday 3rd March 2027
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Science & Technology
Save the date - Subject and speaker TBC
Cost: £3
Saturday 6th March 2027
to Tuesday 9th March 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Monday 8th March 2027
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jazz Concert
Epsom & Ewell u3a Hot Jazz club presents: The John Maddocks Jazzmen are mainly from Dorset and Hampshire. The band has been in existence for 47 years. John had previously […]
Cost: £10 u3a members £15 non members
Sunday 14th March 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Friday 19th March 2027
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Study Day
Developments in AI and Use of AI in the u3a movement Presenters: Russell Whitworth and others
Cost: To be confirmed Please pay Surrey u3a Network details within the event information
Booking Required
Thursday 25th March 2027
2:30 pm
Theatre
Booking form link Based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks and the iconic film loved by millions, The Notebook is a joyous, funny and deeply moving new musical about […]
Cost: £45.00 per person (usual price £85.00) stalls seats
Booking Required
Friday 26th March 2027
to Sunday 28th March 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Monday 5th April 2027
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
The Bomb in the Back Yard - John Griffiths-Colby From an early age John has always loved telling stories, histories, peoples’ stories and as a printer's son his home was […]
Venue: Bourne Hall
Sunday 11th April 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Friday 16th April 2027
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Study Day
The Brilliance of British Architecture Presenter: Ian Scankie, Accredited Lecturer for the Art Society, and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars
Cost: To be confirmed Please pay Surrey u3a Network details within the event information
Booking Required
Thursday 22nd April 2027
2:30 pm
Theatre
SOLD OUT The iconic international West End and Broadway smash hit musical comedy Legally Blonde The Musical is back in fashion with a huge new production starring Amber Davies (Strictly […]
Cost: £42.50 (guide price £90) SOLD OUT
Booking Required
Saturday 24th April 2027
to Sunday 25th April 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Tuesday 27th April 2027
7:30 pm
Theatre
SOLD OUT Starring Michael Sheen as Salieri and Callum Scott Howells as Mozart, AMADEUS returns in the first revival of Peter Shaffer’s iconic play in over a decade at Noël […]
Cost: £65 per person (usually £80) stalls seats SOLD OUT
Wednesday 28th April 2027
2:30 pm
Theatre
SOLD OUT Website publicity image for the Epsom & Ewell u3a Theatre Goers trip to Victoria Wood’s Dinnerladies at New Wimbledon Theatre on Wednesday 28 April 2027 at 2.30pm. Tickets […]
Cost: £40.04 per person (usual price £51.00)SOLD OUT
Wednesday 5th May 2027
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Science & Technology
Save the date - Subject and speaker TBC
Cost: £3
Monday 10th May 2027
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monthly Speaker
Our Annual Open House Showcase for 2027 is on Monday May 10th. Come along and meet group leaders, committee and other members. This is your chance to discover what the […]
Venue: Bourne Hall
Saturday 15th May 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Friday 21st May 2027
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Study Day
The Gut Biome - Microbial Monarchs: The Tiny Rulers of Mankind's Destiny Presenter: Dilogen de Alwis, Retired Opthalmologist who is now practising as a Nutrition, Health and Wellness Coach
Cost: To be confirmed please pay Surrey u3a Network details within the event information
Booking Required
Thursday 27th May 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Friday 4th June 2027
to Saturday 5th June 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has been […]
Cost: £
Monday 7th June 2027
to Sunday 20th June 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Monday 7th June 2027
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
Mrs Beeton: Britain’s Original Goddess - Tim Harrison Before Delia, Nigella and Fanny there was Isabella, better known as Mrs Beeton, who wrote the most influential cookery book of all time. Tim […]
Venue: Bourne Hall
Wednesday 9th June 2027
to Sunday 13th June 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Friday 18th June 2027
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Study Day
Murder Most Foul Presenter: Dr Kathryn Harkup, Writer and Science Communicator
Cost: To be confirmed please pay Surrey u3a Network details within the event information
Booking Required
Wednesday 23rd June 2027
2:30 pm
Theatre
SOLD OUT Cameron Mackintosh, in association with Michael Harrison, presents the spectacular new production of MISS SAIGON as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn. The soaring score features hit songs including; The Heat is […]
Cost: £75 per person (usual price £100) SOLD OUT
Thursday 24th June 2027
2:00 pm
Theatre
SOLD OUT COME WITH ME, AND YOU'LL BE IN A WORLD OF PURE IMAGINATION... For one sensational summer only, the gates to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory will open at the […]
Cost: £42.50 per person (guide price £76) SOLD OUT
Booking Required
Monday 5th July 2027
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
An Inspector Calls: Confessions of a police speaker! -  Neil Sadler Neil is a retired senior police officer previously attached to the Sussex Police Force.  He has spent much of his 30 […]
Venue: Bourne Hall
Tuesday 6th July 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Wednesday 14th July 2027
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Science & Technology
Save the date - Subject and speaker TBC
Cost: £3
Saturday 17th July 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Wednesday 28th July 2027
to Sunday 8th August 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Thursday 29th July 2027
to Monday 2nd August 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Sunday 1st August 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Monday 2nd August 2027
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
Dr James Barry - Vivien Morgan  Undiscovered as a woman the 19th century Army Surgeon My career has given me a wide base of experience. It has evolved from a […]
Venue: Bourne Hall
Friday 20th August 2027
to Sunday 22nd August 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Monday 30th August 2027
Suggestion
Proposed Sporting Events Group Outing - This sporting event is scheduled for the date shown. We are exploring whether members would be interested in attending together. No group booking has […]
Cost: £
Wednesday 1st September 2027
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Science & Technology
Save the date - Subject and speaker TBC
Cost: £3
Monday 6th September 2027
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
Save the date - details to follow
Venue: Bourne Hall
Friday 17th September 2027
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Study Day
Velasquez and Goya - The Golden Age of Spanish Painting Presenter: Leslie Pitcher, Art History and Archaeology Lecturer
Cost: To be confirmed please pay Surrey u3a Network details within the event information
Booking Required
Friday 15th October 2027
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Study Day
The Columbian Exchange and Its Consequences Presenter: Maria Chester, Accredited Lecturer for The Arts society
Cost: To be confirmed please pay Surrey u3a Network details within the event information
Booking Required
Monday 1st November 2027
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
The Golden Age of British Comedy - Tyler Butterworth Tyler is the son of Peter Butterworth best known for the Carry On films & Janet Brown famous for her impressions of Margaret […]
Venue: Bourne Hall
Wednesday 3rd November 2027
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Science & Technology
Save the date - Subject and speaker TBC
Cost: £3
Friday 19th November 2027
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Study Day
Life in Victorian Times and Curating Exhibitions for the V&A Museum Presenter: Paul Atterbury, Author and Antiques Roadshow Presenter
Cost: To be confirmed please pay Surrey u3a Network details within the event information
Booking Required
Monday 6th December 2027
10:30 am
Monthly Speaker
Save the date, details to follow
Venue: Bourne Hall