Winter Programme Welcome to our new website and you can now join the club and book for events online. Also I am pleased to let you know that there is no longer a membership fee so any Open University student is very welcome to join us. You will see on our events page our plans for the winter, a mix of course specific events and those of more general interest.

Picasso at the Tate     See Events page 22nd February 2012

London Walks We have two walks with a railway theme: Paddington and the Little Venice area, and from Euston station along the Euston Road.

If any Lrac member would like to go on the e-mailing list for future programmes contact Gill Barnett gill@gillmikebarnett.plus.com. or send some A5 SAEs to Gill Barnett (LRAC), 24 Pelhams Walk, Esher, Surrey KT10 8QD. Tel 01372 465755

OUSA Petition against Higher Education cuts

You will know of the cuts the UK Government are proposing to make to Higher Education funding which moves much of the cost onto the student. This will greatly affect Open University students and we are supporting the OUSA petition on the UK Parliamentary website. If they can get 100,000 signatures there is a chance of forcing a debate in Parliament. A link to the petition is given below.

The Petition: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/22316

More OUSA information: http://www.open.ac.uk/ousa/