Groups
Sally Petre is our Groups Coordinator. Click Groups Coordinator to send her an email.
Groups and How to Join
Bedford u3a has around 50 activity and interest groups ranging from from the educational (e.g. Local History), through cultural (e.g. Poetry), practical (e.g. Craft) and physical (e.g. Walking) and lots in between. Members share their knowledge and experiences. They follow the u3a principle that "Those who Learn shall also Teach and those who Teach shall also Learn". Above all they have fun!
Our groups are listed alphabetically below. They are also listed by the day of the week. If you click on the group name you will find more information about it.
If a group is full please contact Sally Petre, Groups Coordinator to be put on a waiting list. Once there is sufficient interest another group can be set up.
To join any group you must be a member of Bedford u3a. You can find details of how to join Bedford u3a in the Membership page. If you are interested in joining a group you should contact the group leader. You can email the group leader of a particular group by clicking on the bluebird symbol on the group page or by telephoning the number shown in the Bulletin newsletter, which is given to Bedford u3a members. Full email addresses and telephone numbers are in the main not shown on the website for reasons of privacy and security and to avoid spam and nuisance calls.
Group List | |||
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Ancestry Discussion Group Friday a.m. Monthly 4th Friday in the mont | Friday a.m. Monthly 4th Friday in the mont | Badminton Friday a.m. Weekly | Friday a.m. Weekly |
Barn Dancing Thursday p.m. School term times | Thursday p.m. School term times | Card Making Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday |
Chatty Wanderers Monday a.m. Weekly | Monday a.m. Weekly | Choir (U3A Harmony) Tuesday p.m. Weekly with exceptions | Tuesday p.m. Weekly with exceptions |
Classics for Pleasure Tuesday a.m. Bi monthly 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. Bi monthly 2nd Tuesday | Craft Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday |
Creative Writing Tuesday p.m. Third Tuesday of the month | Tuesday p.m. Third Tuesday of the month | Cryptic Clues Monday p.m. 4th Monday | Monday p.m. 4th Monday |
Current Affairs Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday | Cycling for Pleasure Tuesday p.m. Weekly | Tuesday p.m. Weekly |
Darts Thursday a.m. Weekly | Thursday a.m. Weekly | Diabetic/Pre Diabetic Support Thursday a.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday | Thursday a.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday |
Entente Cordiale Friday a.m. Weekly | Friday a.m. Weekly | Family History Wednesday a.m. Third Wednesday of the month | Wednesday a.m. Third Wednesday of the month |
Friendship Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wednesday 10.30 | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wednesday 10.30 | Gardening 1 Friday p.m. 1st Friday | Friday p.m. 1st Friday |
Gardening 3 Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday | Guitar Wednesday p.m. Weekly 2pm | Wednesday p.m. Weekly 2pm |
Hand Bells Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly | Indoor Games Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly |
Italiano Uno Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd Monday | Knitting Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wednesday of month | Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wednesday of month |
Lets Talk About Books Wednesday a.m. Third Wed. of month | Wednesday a.m. Third Wed. of month | Literature & Poetry Friday a.m. 1st & 3rd Fridays each month | Friday a.m. 1st & 3rd Fridays each month |
Local History Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday of the month | Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday of the month | Local Theatre and Arts Variable | Variable |
Mahjong Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month | Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesday each month | Meditation and Mindfulness 1 Wednesday p.m. Monthly 4th Wed. 2pm | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 4th Wed. 2pm |
Meditation and Mindfulness 2 Monday p.m. 2pm 1st and 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. 2pm 1st and 3rd Monday | Messy Crafting Wednesday a.m. Second Wednesday of the month | Wednesday a.m. Second Wednesday of the month |
Miniatures Monday a.m. First Monday | Monday a.m. First Monday | Music Enjoyment Monday a.m. Monthly 1st Monday | Monday a.m. Monthly 1st Monday |
Nordic Walking 10am every Monday & Thursday | 10am every Monday & Thursday | Painting & Sketching 2 Thursday a.m. Weekly | Thursday a.m. Weekly |
Pétanque 1 Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday | Pétanque 2 Wednesday p.m. Third Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. Third Wednesday |
Photography 2 Friday a.m. 4th Friday | Friday a.m. 4th Friday | Photography 3 Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday |
Pickleball Tuesday a.m. Weekly | Tuesday a.m. Weekly | Play Reading Monday a.m. Weekly | Monday a.m. Weekly |
Poetry Monday a.m. Second Monday | Monday a.m. Second Monday | Poetry - 20th Century Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday |
Poetry for Pleasure Tuesday p.m. Usually 4th Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. Usually 4th Tuesday | Railway Modelling Monday p.m. 4th Monday | Monday p.m. 4th Monday |
Reading Group Wednesday p.m. Second Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. Second Wednesday | Recorder Group Monday p.m. Weekly | Monday p.m. Weekly |
Scrabble Wednesday p.m. Third Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. Third Wednesday | Scrabble at Baycroft Tuesday p.m. Monthly 1st Tuesday 2pm | Tuesday p.m. Monthly 1st Tuesday 2pm |
Short Tennis Thursday a.m. Weekly | Thursday a.m. Weekly | Singing for Fun Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd Thursday | Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd Thursday |
Solos on Sunday Sunday a.m. Monthly 3rd Sunday | Sunday a.m. Monthly 3rd Sunday | Spanish Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly |
Stamp Collecting | Swimming Tuesday a.m. Weekly | Tuesday a.m. Weekly | |
Table Tennis 1 Friday a.m. Weekly | Friday a.m. Weekly | Table Tennis 2 Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly |
Tai Chi Tuesday a.m. 2 groups every Tue except 3rd | Tuesday a.m. 2 groups every Tue except 3rd | Walks - Longer Monday a.m. Weekly | Monday a.m. Weekly |
Walks - Short Thursday a.m. Weekly | Thursday a.m. Weekly | Wednesday Walkers Wednesday a.m. Second & fourth Wednesdays | Wednesday a.m. Second & fourth Wednesdays |
Whist Friday p.m. Second Friday of the month | Friday p.m. Second Friday of the month | Wildlife Thursday a.m. Third Thursday | Thursday a.m. Third Thursday |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Chatty Wanderers Miniatures Music Enjoyment Play Reading Poetry Walks - Longer | Cryptic Clues Italiano Uno Meditation and Mindfulness 2 Railway Modelling Recorder Group |
Tuesday | Classics for Pleasure Pickleball Swimming Tai Chi | Choir (U3A Harmony) Creative Writing Cycling for Pleasure Mahjong Photography 3 Poetry - 20th Century Poetry for Pleasure Scrabble at Baycroft |
Wednesday | Card Making Family History Friendship Gardening 3 Knitting Lets Talk About Books Local History Messy Crafting Wednesday Walkers | Craft Guitar Meditation and Mindfulness 1 Pétanque 1 Pétanque 2 Reading Group Scrabble Table Tennis 2 |
Thursday | Darts Diabetic/Pre Diabetic Support Painting & Sketching 2 Short Tennis Walks - Short Wildlife | Barn Dancing Current Affairs Hand Bells Indoor Games Singing for Fun Spanish |
Friday | Ancestry Discussion Group Badminton Entente Cordiale Literature & Poetry Photography 2 Table Tennis 1 | Gardening 1 Whist |
Sunday | Solos on Sunday |