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Jenny Carley from the U3A Greater Manchester Network gives an update on the shared learning project Cottonopolis.

The second instalment of Arthur House's stories about real life in the Home Guard.

It was in early springtime on a cold and frosty Sunday morning that I joined a small group of my school friends at the railway station together with the main body of the town HG to take part in another exercise. We were to attack a position at the summit of a hill a mile or so south of the station…

John Grisbrooke, U3A subject adviser for wine appreciation, considers some Loire wines for the spring.

Helen Turner, organiser of the South East Forum summer school, writes about the joy of residential summer schools.

Jill Turner, Trustee for Royal Socity of Public Health and U3A In Kennet, reflects on some of the initiatives enabling people to maintain their health and wellbeing in later life.

Paul Foss, national U3A subject adviser for opera, writes about the opera top ten.

Is it scientifically proven that physical exercise improves brain health by actually growing brain cells, explains Jenny Wilson of Croydon U3A.

National subject adviser Henry Howarth authors the world’s first interactive app for learning cryptic crosswords.

Anne Andrews writes about South East London U3A's fungus group.

Maggie Gravelle from South London U3A talks about the award-winning SLP into the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Royal Naval Service.

Ann Higgins of King's Lynn U3A writes about her experience of running a shared learning project.