Chard, Ilminster & District

Groups

Chard, Ilminster and District U3A groups (see list at bottom of this page) offer subjects ranging from practical activities, such as gardening and needlecraft, to study opportunities such as languages, history, religion, and philosophy. Also available are numerous social and practical activities including table tennis, play reading and rambling.

***NEW GROUPS starting***

Intermediate Bridge

Marion Field would like to start an Intermediate Bridge Group for those who can play but would like to continue improving their skills at the table. Day and times to be agreed within the group members. Please contact Marion Field learnlaughliveu3a@gmail.com to discuss this.

French

Marie-Louise Welsh is proposing to start a new French group for Improvers. She envisages up to 8 members meeting regularly at her home and proposes an initial meeting to be held on Tuesday, 31st May 2022. This will discuss what you would like out of these lessons (as well as enjoyment and fun!) and decide the future meeting day and time etc. The contact details for Marie-Louise Welsh are 01460 53087 (home) or 07483820373 (mobile) so please ring if you are interested.

Indoor Long Mat Bowls

This would meet at the Ilminster Bowls Club with the days and times yet to be determined. The cost would be an annual membership payable to the Ilminster Bowls Club of £55. The fees for playing a 2 hour session once a week would be £3. Suitable footwear needs to be worn. We plan to get together once a week and play against each other in teams. Depending upon numbers will determine the number of teams we have. Let me know via email at harryjacobson653@gmail.com heading your email "BOWLS GROUP". Harry and Christine Jacobson.

GROUP RESOURCES

The Resource Centre at National Office has a collection of material in many subjects for U3A groups to borrow. These are available for group leaders or individuals.

For further information, log into the U3A national website, https://www.u3a.org.uk and follow the Learning Resources link under the Learn tab.

Please note that the information about groups listed on this page is correct at the time of entry. It is the responsibility of individual Group Leaders to contact the Group Co-ordinator, Lynn Lowe by emailing Group Co-ordinator, if the status, times or locations of their meetings have changed. The Group Co-ordinator will pass your messages onto the Website Administrator and Beacon Administrator.

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HAVE YOU HAD AN IDEA ABOUT A NEW GROUP?

If you would like to start a new interest group, or resume activities of an existing closed group, please email Group Co-ordinator for help and assistance.

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The following table lists the days on which group meetings normally take place, and whether they are in a morning or afternoon. It should be noted that the majority of meetings are monthly rather than weekly.

Any Groups highlighted in yellow are proposed new groups.