Islington           

• Is there a new subject you would like to explore?
• Are you wondering about enrolling on an online course and might enjoy some co-learners?
• Would you enjoy a regular chat about local news?
• Have you a request for a new group?
  
• Would you help support a new group?
  

If so, do contact Georgia Lepper or Lisa Heywood at groups.iu3a@gmail.com


Running Group: Crouch End District u3a has been running a Social Running Group for nearly 2 years. Their convenor Phillip Benns and our Rose Heatley would be interested to hear from anyone who might be interested in setting up or joining a Running Group in the Islington u3a area. We are hoping also to seek members at the next parkruns at Finsbury Park (on 18 January) and the Highbury Fields one, as a way of promoting both the Running Group, but also iu3a in general. If you are interested in joining an Islington u3a (Social) Running Group and/or help organising one, please complete this simple form here.

Sketching Outdoors in The City: we have the offer from a new member to start up this new group if there is enough interest in drawing and painting the cityscape. She is a local watercolour artist and would love to invite others to join her to sketch and paint outdoors in our corner of London.
This group is now up and running. More information here.

The Coming Wave 
Another new group is being formed. In this group we will explore AI (Artificial Intelligence) — what it is, what it can do, how it will impact us. We will meet on the 4th of October in person, and then on Zoom, from 2.30 to 4.00pm on the first Friday of the month, from October until April 2025. There will be basic materials — reading or viewing (approximately 1 hour) — to prepare for each discussion topic,  with links. For those who want to explore a bit more deeply, we recommend purchasing or borrowing the book The Coming Wave by Michael and Mustafa Suleyman.

This group is now up and running. More information here.