Subject Groups
U3A subject groups are self-organising, and, unless otherwise stated, meet on a regular basis in members' own homes. They each have a coordinator, who may or may not be an expert in the subject to be studied, but who is willing to do some of the organisation. Members will be required to pay a small fee for any refreshments served in a member's home; for groups meeting in a public venue the fee will include a contribution to the cost of hiring the premises; organised visits and trips will also incur travel costs. Membership of subject Groups is only open to members of Caterham U3A.
Meetings may take place weekly, fortnightly or monthly, depending on the subject and members' preferences, with normal breaks for Christmas and other holidays. There are duplicate groups for the more popular topics.
Groups which are currently running are listed below. Names in black indicate a potential or relatively new group for which no information has yet been registered. Those with a yellow background are currently in formation. For all other groups, please click on a name to go to the relevant group page, where you should find details of meeting times, venues and some accounts of group activities.
If you are interested in joining any of our groups, or would like to start up another group on any subject, please get in touch with the Groups Co-ordinator.
Group List | |||
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Apple iPad / iPhone Thursday a.m. Every 6 weeks | Thursday a.m. Every 6 weeks | Art Tuesday a.m. or Wed a.m. - Fortnightly | Tuesday a.m. or Wed a.m. - Fortnightly |
Badminton Thursday p.m. Weekly @ 2pm | Thursday p.m. Weekly @ 2pm | Badminton Beginners Thursday p.m. Weekly @ 4pm | Thursday p.m. Weekly @ 4pm |
Boules Wednesday p.m. Apr to Oct only | Wednesday p.m. Apr to Oct only | Canasta Monday p.m. Monthly | Monday p.m. Monthly |
Cinema Various dates | Various dates | Craft Tuesday p.m. Monthly | Tuesday p.m. Monthly |
Cribbage Friday p.m. Fortnightly | Friday p.m. Fortnightly | Croquet Wednesday p.m. May to Sep only | Wednesday p.m. May to Sep only |
Cryptic Crosswords Tuesday Monthly - in the evening | Tuesday Monthly - in the evening | Current Affairs Tuesday p.m. Monthly | Tuesday p.m. Monthly |
Dining Monthly - various dates/times | Monthly - various dates/times | Engineering Tuesday a.m. Monthly - sometimes Thu | Tuesday a.m. Monthly - sometimes Thu |
Family History Tuesday a.m. Monthly | Tuesday a.m. Monthly | First Aid Various dates | Various dates |
French Wednesday a.m. Fortnighly, or Thu pm weekly | Wednesday a.m. Fortnighly, or Thu pm weekly | Gardening Tuesday a.m. Monthly | Tuesday a.m. Monthly |
German
| Glee Tones Friday p.m. Fortnightly | Friday p.m. Fortnightly | |
History 1 Friday a.m. Monthly | Friday a.m. Monthly | History 2 Tuesday p.m. Monthly | Tuesday p.m. Monthly |
Italian Conversation Monday p.m. Weekly | Monday p.m. Weekly | Knit and Natter Thursday a.m. Monthly | Thursday a.m. Monthly |
Local Flora and Fauna Tuesday a.m. Monthly - day can vary | Tuesday a.m. Monthly - day can vary | London Discovery Various dates | Various dates |
Mah Jongg Friday p.m. Weekly | Friday p.m. Weekly | Mathematics Monthly - various dates/times | Monthly - various dates/times |
Money Matters Tuesday p.m. Monthly | Tuesday p.m. Monthly | Music Appreciation Thursday p.m. Fortnightly, or Wed am | Thursday p.m. Fortnightly, or Wed am |
Photography Friday a.m. Monthly | Friday a.m. Monthly | Play Reading | |
Practical PC Skills Monday a.m. Fortnightly | Monday a.m. Fortnightly | Psychology Friday a.m. Monthly | Friday a.m. Monthly |
Quilting and Patchwork | Reading Monthly - Mon, Wed, or Fri | Monthly - Mon, Wed, or Fri | |
Recorder Thursday a.m. Fortnightly | Thursday a.m. Fortnightly | Science Monday a.m. Monthly | Monday a.m. Monthly |
Scrabble Monday p.m. or Wed p.m. Fortnightly | Monday p.m. or Wed p.m. Fortnightly | Solo Sundays
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Spanish Beginners
Tuesday p.m. | Tuesday p.m. | Spanish Conversation Thursday a.m. Weekly | Thursday a.m. Weekly |
Table Tennis Friday a.m. Weekly | Friday a.m. Weekly | Theatre Visits Periodically, always matinees | Periodically, always matinees |
Theatre Visits: Miller Centre Thursday evening, 1st nights | Thursday evening, 1st nights | Walking Monday a.m. Weekly | Monday a.m. Weekly |
Wine Appreciation 1 Bi-monthly | Bi-monthly | Wine Appreciation 2
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Wine Appreciation 3
| Winter Short Walks Short Walks Various dates, always a.m. | Various dates, always a.m. | |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon / Evening |
Monday | Practical PC Skills Science Walking | Canasta Italian Conversation Scrabble |
Tuesday | Art Engineering Family History Gardening Local Flora and Fauna | Craft Current Affairs History 2 Money Matters Spanish Beginners |
Wednesday | French | Boules Croquet |
Thursday | Apple iPad / iPhone Knit and Natter Recorder Spanish Conversation | Badminton Badminton Beginners Music Appreciation |
Friday | History 1 Photography Psychology Table Tennis | Cribbage Glee Tones Mah Jongg |