Details of events are listed here and are also emailed to members.
Talks and quiz afternoons normally take place in the John Galsworthy Building, Penrhyn Road.
Meeting places for excursions and other events are arranged conveniently.
To hear what's coming up, send in your details to be added to the mailing list.
Go to: -> Contact and membership
Dates for your diary ... please check your email on the day for any updates.
Wednesday 17th December, 2pm: Music afternoon: Galsworthy Building, room 1003. Your chance to choose some music and tell us why it is special to you.
And for NEXT year ... 2026
January: Coffee morning! Galsworthy building ~ no charge.
Date and venue to be arranged.
Wednesday 14th January, 2 pm: "Victorian Culinary Delights ~ extravagant, meagre, or deadly?" A talk by Dr Judith Hill, freelance lecturer and researcher.
“In the Victorian era, all classes based their diets on what was grown throughout the different seasons, with the wealthier people supplementing their diet with more expensive food items. There was also a difference between what rural people and urban dwellers ate” (Shona Parker, 2020).
Galsworthy Building.
Thursday 12th February, 2pm: “Magna Carta, Runnymede and all that”, a talk by Mike Page, County Archivist at Surrey History Centre.
This illustrated talk will explore the background to the Magna Carta, what happened
afterwards and the later histories of the great charter and the place where it
happened.
Galsworthy Building.
Thursday 5th March: Lunch at Wetherspoons "Kings Tun", opposite Kingston Station. Details to follow.
Friday 20th March, 2pm: "Swimming in Suburbia", a talk by Lesley North, actress, poet and writer. The theme of Suburbia through a compilation of poems and prose, taking a wry look at family life, food, snobberies, aspirations and all things suburban.
Friday 10th April: "The History of Electricity", a talk by Stephen Fielding from Habitats & Heritage about Kingston Power Station.
Thursday 23rd April, 2pm: "The Art of Laundry", a talk by Nick Higham.
Thursday 7th May: "Why we celebrate May Day", a talk by Julian McCarthy.
Full details of all events will be sent out nearer to the dates.
Please let Richard know if you plan to come to any of these events: -> Contact
The KURSA Committee are always looking for interesting events and new ideas. If you visit somewhere or hear about a talk that might interest members, please send details to Richard for consideration.
Watch out for Coffee Mornings at Bourne Hall and The Royal British Legion, Surbiton.