Ledbury u3a Interest Groups
Current Position
We run well over 40 interest groups, including several new ones.
We cater for a wide range of interests as shown in our Groups List below from which you can access each Group Page giving individual details.
Sadly some groups do close for a variety of reasons, but we are constantly adding new ones.
If the Group you are interested is full please let the Leader of that Group and the Groups Co-Ordinator know. If there is sufficient interest and a leader can be found, then a second (or third!) group may be formed.
Click the link to Groups Grid November 2023 to find out the most recent information on when and where Groups meet.
We don’t cater for your interest?
We are always thinking of new groups, so if you cannot find the group for you, make your suggestions to our special New Groups Facilitator.
Three new groups have started meeting over the past few months: Art History, Sunday Lunch and Crime Fiction. If you are interested in joining these groups, then contact the Group Leader.
We are currently trying to initiate a Painting group and a Ballroom Dancing group. If any member has an interest in these groups and is prepared to help leading the groups please contact the New Groups Facilitator
Several suggestions have been received for new groups including Theatre Visits, Line Dancing and Guitar Playing. Contact the New Groups Facilitator if you are interested in any of these groups, and for a full list of potential new groups go to Suggestions for New Groups.
Joining a group now
Having looked at a Group's page, you can contact a group leader at any time if you wish to join, using the contact given on the page for that group. Sometimes the Group will be full, in which case the Group Leader will add you to the Group’s waiting list if he holds one. If this is so - please also let the Groups Co-ordinator know. This helps us plan for future expansion of groups to meet demand.
Open Enrolment Day
At our open enrolment day in September you can see all the groups on offer. You will be able to talk to each group’s leader or one of its members to get a feel for the group. You will be able to sign up then for those groups you are interested in.
Paying for the group sessions
Please note that there is a fee for attending each session of a group. This is 20p if the group meets outdoors or in a member’s home, but more if it meets in the venue which has to be paid for by the group. Individual group leaders will be able to advise you on this.
Forming a new Group
Our u3a activities depend absolutely on volunteers – there are no paid tutors. For many groups it is very easy and takes little time, for others where there is more to do, like arranging outings, the work of a group leader may be shared.
Perhaps you could form your own group? For more information on being a group leader click here Abridged Group Leader Guidelines.
Equipment is available for use at group meetings. A laptop, projector, screen, slide viewer, sound system and radio cassette CD player are available at this time. Please contact the Groups Co-ordinator if you want to know more or are interested in borrowing any of these items.
For more information go to the Full Group Leader Guidelines which has additional links to documents on running a u3a group.