Making the most of life with 65 interest groups in and around Marlborough
History
Qigong is an ancient form of Chinese medicine using breath control, gentle flowing exercises and meditation to stimulate vital life energy aiming to prevent disease and increase longevity. Meets:The Group will meet for 8 weekly sessions from Friday April 4th 2025 to Friday 16th May 2025, from 10.30am. The class size limit is 10 people. Venue:Priory …
The last few years have seen a growing interest in family history, in part because of popular TV programmes such as the BBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?”. At the same time, more and more information has become accessible online, making it possible for individuals to research their own family history without having to …
Some of the presentations prepared for the American History Group will be posted below. Click to download a complete list of topics covered. November 2019Jamestown & Plymouth Settlements in more detail – 16th early 17th centuriesPlymouth Colony December 2019America’s Colonial History (East Coast) 17th and 18th centuries January 2020 – background on the upcoming US …
A major national U3A research project has been launched aimed at learning how Covid-19 has changed the places where we shop, mainly on the High Street. U3A in Kennet has registered for the project and work commenced with a base-line survey of Marlborough High Street as it was in March 2020. This on-going project and …
Marlborough and its surrounding area is astonishingly rich in history, ranging from the prehistoric, through the Anglo-Saxons and Normans, the Middle Ages, the Civil War, the coaching trade, right up to the defences, airfields, a field hospital and arms depot in World War 2 – and beyond. Even today new discoveries are being made. Are you …
The group has been studying English history including politics and society including the constitution, the legal system and social policy. We have considered British Prime Ministers from Clement Attlee to Boris Johnson. Other topics have included the English Reformation, invaders and immigrants as well as protest and dissent from the 17th century onwards including the Civil …
The American History Group has now been running since 2019 and began with a series of presentations of the major milestones of American history, from the pre-Colombian era to its emergence after World War II as leader of the free world. We have now moved on to a more general survey of ‘the American Way’, …