04/14/2026 10:3004/14/2026 00:00Europe/LondonSpring Visit to Queen Mary and the Novo CemeteryWe are pleased to invite you to a spring visit to Queen Mary University of London and the Novo Cemetery on Tuesday 14 April 2026 We will meet outside Mile End Station at 10 30ambefore setting off on a walk around the campus, which is rich in East End history and full of fascinating landmarks Along the way, we hope to take in the Novo Cemetery, the Queen’s Building, the People’s Palace and the Clock Tower The Grade II-listed Novo Sephardi Jewish Cemetery is especially lovely at this time of year, with bluebells in bloom A small donation to the trustees towards the ongoing maintenance of the cemetery would be warmly appreciated, but it is entirely optional After the visit, there will be the option of lunch nearby at The Orange Room on Burdett Road for anyone who would like to continue the outing over good food and conversation Please reply to Sharon Fell if you would like to join us Warm regards, Sharon FellDeputy Groups CoordinatorNewham u3a shazza48@newham-u3a org uk | 07946 314 533
The Grade II-listed Novo Sephardi Jewish Cemetery is especially lovely at this time of year, with bluebells in bloom. A small donation to the trustees towards the ongoing maintenance of the cemetery would be warmly appreciated, but it is entirely optional.
After the visit, there will be the option of lunch nearby at The Orange Room on Burdett Road for anyone who would like to continue the outing over good food and conversation.
Please reply to Sharon Fell if you would like to join us.
Here is the programme of walks and gallery visits for June.
There are some spaces still for some sessions: David Lloyd's NPG visit 9th June Freda Dahl-Nielson Georgian heroine 25th June Richard Pusey's Whitehall walk 29th June Elena Paolini Guildhall Art Gallery 30th June
All events are £10, no refunds. The sessions from June will launch on Thursday 21st May 2026
The next full programme of walks for July can be found here and on the events page of the website. The sessions for July will launch on Sun 28th June '26 from 10.00
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