Groups
This list of Special Interest Groups was correct before the current restrictions related to Covid-19 but we cannot guarantee that all groups will run or continue to run as described.
For more information about a specific group simply click on the group's name. Any new interest groups will be highlighted in yellow. You can find a Timetable showing which groups meet on which days by scrolling down to the bottom of this page.
We would be particularly pleased to hear from anyone who might be prepared to have a go at starting a Special Interest Group in a new subject area or activity. You don't have to be an 'expert', just an administrative coordinator (although of course anyone able to offer a particular expertise would be especially welcome!). We have a New Groups Team, who would give you lots of help and support to get started, so please let us know....
You can sign up for most groups at any time provided there are spaces available (you don't have to wait until the start of a new u3a year). If you're not yet a member of our u3a we hope to welcome you during 2020/21.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This page and its associated pages for each interest group describe how they were operating before the current restrictions related to the spread of Covid-19. Unfortunately, in line with other u3as and similar organisations, we have had to curtail some of our activities for the time being but hope to be able to restart them some time in 2021. Meanwhile some of the interest groups are still managing to continue some activities using electronic communications and/or socially distanced meetings out of doors. If you would like further details you can contact our Groups Coordinator via the Contacts page. Please check back here from time to time for the latest situation.
Group List | |||
---|---|---|---|
**Click HERE to see new groups Days/times to be decided | Days/times to be decided | Art Galleries I Monthly outings | Monthly outings |
Art Galleries II Monthly outings | Monthly outings | Birdwatching Twice monthly, day varies | Twice monthly, day varies |
Coffee Meetup I Saturday a.m. Monthly 2nd Sat | Saturday a.m. Monthly 2nd Sat | Coffee Meetup III Monday a.m. Monthly 3rd Monday | Monday a.m. Monthly 3rd Monday |
Coffee Meetup IV Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thurs | Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thurs | Crafts Wednesday p.m. Monthly 4th Wed | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 4th Wed |
Creative Writing Monday p.m. Monthly 3rd Mon | Monday p.m. Monthly 3rd Mon | Croquet I Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly |
Croquet II Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Cryptic Crosswords I Monday p.m. Monthly 3rd Mon | Monday p.m. Monthly 3rd Mon |
Cycling Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Discussion Group Friday p.m. 2nd & 4th Friday of month | Friday p.m. 2nd & 4th Friday of month |
Drawing with mixed media I Tuesday a.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday a.m. Fortnightly | Drawing with mixed media II Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly |
Early Medieval History Wednesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Wed | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Wed | Early Medieval History Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd Fri | Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd Fri |
Enjoy Jazz Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thurs | Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thurs | Enjoyment of Music Wednesday p.m. Monthly 4th Wed | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 4th Wed |
Exploring Art I Tuesday p.m. Monthly 1st Tues | Tuesday p.m. Monthly 1st Tues | Exploring Art II Monday p.m. Monthly 2nd Mon | Monday p.m. Monthly 2nd Mon |
Exploring Art III Tuesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Tues | Tuesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Tues | Exploring Shakespeare Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thurs | Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thurs |
Family History I Wednesday a.m. Monthly 1st Wed | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 1st Wed | Family History II Wednesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Wed | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Wed |
Film Discussion I Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Film Discussion II Friday a.m. Every 4th Friday | Friday a.m. Every 4th Friday |
Film Discussion III Monday p.m. Monthly 1st Mon | Monday p.m. Monthly 1st Mon | Film Discussion IV Monday p.m. Monthly 2nd Mon | Monday p.m. Monthly 2nd Mon |
French (Improvers) Monday p.m. 1st and 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. 1st and 3rd Monday | French Conversation Thursday a.m. Fortnightly | Thursday a.m. Fortnightly |
French I (interm./advanced) Thursday a.m. Weekly | Thursday a.m. Weekly | French II (interm./advanced) Friday p.m. Fortnightly | Friday p.m. Fortnightly |
Gardens I Friday a.m. Monthly 1st Fri Mar-Oct | Friday a.m. Monthly 1st Fri Mar-Oct | Gardens II Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly |
German Improvers-Intermediate
Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Grumpy Old Women Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thurs | Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thurs |
Jazz Appreciation Wednesday p.m. Monthly 1st Wed | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 1st Wed | Local History Thursday p.m. Monthly 2nd Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 2nd Thursday |
Mah Jong Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Mosaics Weekly day/time to be decided | Weekly day/time to be decided |
National Trust Visits Apr-Oct only | Apr-Oct only | Opera Appreciation Thursday a.m. Monthly 2nd Thurs | Thursday a.m. Monthly 2nd Thurs |
Pétanque (Boules) Monday p.m. Weekly (weather permitting) | Monday p.m. Weekly (weather permitting) | Photography for pleasure Tuesday p.m. Monthly 2nd Tues | Tuesday p.m. Monthly 2nd Tues |
Play Reading & Theatre Studies Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly | Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly | Poetry Wednesday p.m. Monthly 2nd Wed | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 2nd Wed |
Pop-Up Practical Music Reading to be decided | to be decided | Practical Computing Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wed | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wed |
Reading Fiction I Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly | Reading Fiction II Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thurs | Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thurs |
Reading Fiction III Wednesday p.m. Monthly 1st Wed | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 1st Wed | Reading Fiction IV Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd Friday | Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd Friday |
Science, Medicine & Technology Tuesday a.m. Monthly, 3rd Tues | Tuesday a.m. Monthly, 3rd Tues | Short Tennis I Tuesday a.m. Weekly | Tuesday a.m. Weekly |
Short Tennis II Wednesday a.m. Fortnightly | Wednesday a.m. Fortnightly | Social Scrabble Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Monday p.m. Fortnightly |
Spanish Beginners Thursday a.m. Fortnightly | Thursday a.m. Fortnightly | Sunday Afternoon Board Games Sunday p.m. Fortnightly | Sunday p.m. Fortnightly |
Table Tennis I Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Table Tennis II Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Friday a.m. Fortnightly |
Tai Chi Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly | TED Talks Monday a.m. Monthly 3rd Mon | Monday a.m. Monthly 3rd Mon |
Theatre Visits I Wednesday p.m. Monthly evening visit | Wednesday p.m. Monthly evening visit | Theatre Visits II Thursday p.m. | Thursday p.m. |
Walks I Saturday a.m. Monthly 2nd Sat | Saturday a.m. Monthly 2nd Sat | Walks II Thursday a.m. Monthly last Thurs | Thursday a.m. Monthly last Thurs |
Walks III Friday a.m. Monthly 2nd Fri | Friday a.m. Monthly 2nd Fri | Watercolour painting Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly |
Wine Appreciation I Thursday p.m. Mthly 3rd Thurs | Thursday p.m. Mthly 3rd Thurs | Wine Appreciation II Thursday p.m. Mthly 1st Thurs | Thursday p.m. Mthly 1st Thurs |
Wine Appreciation III Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd Friday | Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd Friday | Women and Film Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thurs | Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thurs |
Yoga II Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly | Yoga III Friday a.m. Weekly | Friday a.m. Weekly |
Timetable Summary | ||
---|---|---|
Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Coffee Meetup III TED Talks | Creative Writing Cryptic Crosswords I Exploring Art II Film Discussion III Film Discussion IV French (Improvers) Pétanque (Boules) Social Scrabble |
Tuesday | Drawing with mixed media I Exploring Art III Science, Medicine & Technology Short Tennis I | Drawing with mixed media II Exploring Art I Gardens II Mah Jong Photography for pleasure |
Wednesday | Early Medieval History Family History I Family History II Practical Computing Short Tennis II | Crafts Croquet II Enjoyment of Music German Improvers-Intermediate Jazz Appreciation Play Reading & Theatre Studies Poetry Reading Fiction III Theatre Visits I Watercolour painting |
Thursday | French Conversation French I (interm./advanced) Opera Appreciation Spanish Beginners Walks II | Coffee Meetup IV Croquet I Enjoy Jazz Exploring Shakespeare Grumpy Old Women Local History Reading Fiction I Reading Fiction II Tai Chi Theatre Visits II Wine Appreciation I Wine Appreciation II Women and Film Yoga II |
Friday | Cycling Film Discussion I Film Discussion II Gardens I Table Tennis I Table Tennis II Walks III Yoga III | Discussion Group Early Medieval History French II (interm./advanced) Reading Fiction IV Wine Appreciation III |
Saturday | Coffee Meetup I Walks I | |
Sunday | Sunday Afternoon Board Games |