Worcester

Group News

We currently have around 90 Interest Groups, of which many have spaces to fill – something for everyone! Groups shaded grey in the table at the foot of the page are full, but all others should have spaces.

Since September, a number of new groups have started up, including an additional Pickleball group, taking the current total to 5! We also now have ‘Law and the Layperson’ and a lively Backgammon group. If you don't see what you want here, why not consider starting it yourself? Remember, a u3a is run by and for its members. You don't have to be an academic expert - contact our Groups Coordinator to find out more!

The groups have provided schedules of where and when they plan to meet during the year. These group schedules have been collated into a Groups Programme for 2023/24 which is downloadable from the '2023-24 Groups Programme' link to the right of the page.

The vast majority of groups are categorised as Standard groups (receiving financial support for 32 hours/year for venue rental) while those groups running for 33-60 hours/year are categorised as Standard + groups. Members belonging to Standard + groups pay a larger annual membership fee. There are references to the category of each group throughout the webpages on the website.

To join a new or existing group, contact the Group Leader in advance. Clicking on a group's name in the table below will take you to their web page. Then clicking on the Group Leader's name in the web page will enable you to send a message. Some leaders lead more than one group so please make sure you include the group's name in your message. Groups are alphabetical but go left, right, left, right across the table.

Even if a group is shown as full, it's worth contacting the Group Leader, as you may be able to join a waiting list.

Groups marked (+) are Standard + groups.

Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see an overview of our groups arranged by the day they meet.

GROUP LEADERS - SEE LINKS IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN OF THIS PAGE FOR ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED.

Group List
Adventures in Music
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.Ancient World
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.
Antiques Appreciation & Collec
 
 Art - Oil Painting (+)
Wednesday p.m.
Wednesday p.m.
Art - Painting - Basic 2
Wednesday a.m.
Wednesday a.m.Art - Painting for pleasure
Monday a.m.
Monday a.m.
Art and Philosophy
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.Backgammon
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.
Board and Card Games
Friday p.m.
Friday p.m.Bridge - Gentle Duplicate
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.
Bridge 1 (Duplicate) (+)
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.Bridge 2 (Rubber/Chicago) (+)
Monday p.m.
Weekly
Monday p.m.
Weekly
Bridge 3 Chicago +
Thursday p.m.
Thursday p.m.Choir
Wednesday a.m.
Wednesday a.m.
Computing - Automation
Thursday p.m.
Thursday p.m.Computing-Basic
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.
Crafts
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.Crafts 2
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.
Creative Writing
Friday p.m.
Friday p.m.Croquet
Wednesday a.m.
Wednesday a.m.
Cryptic Crosswords
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.Cycling - Long
Monday a.m.
Monday a.m.
Cycling - Short
Monday a.m.
Monday a.m.Dancing - Belly dancing
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.
Dancing - Line Beginners
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.Dancing - Line Improvers
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.
Dancing - Spanish Dancing
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.Dancing - Tap Beginners
Friday p.m.
Friday p.m.
Dancing - Tap Improvers
Friday p.m.
Friday p.m.Discussion 1
Friday a.m.
Friday a.m.
Discussion 2
Friday a.m.
Friday a.m.Economics Discussion Group
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.
Film Appreciation (+)
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.French - Continuers
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.
French - Culture & Conversat'n
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.French - Intermediate
Thursday p.m.
Thursday p.m.
French - Year 3 (+)
Monday a.m.
Monday a.m.French back to Basics
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.
Garden Club
Monday a.m.
Monday a.m.Genealogy Group
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.
German - Conversation
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.German - Improvers
Wednesday p.m.
Wednesday p.m.
German - Intermediate
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.History's People
Friday a.m.
Friday a.m.
Italian - Intermediate
Friday p.m.
Friday p.m.Jazz and Big Bands
Thursday p.m.
Thursday p.m.
Law for the Layperson
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.Local History 1
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.
Local History 2
Wednesday p.m.
Wednesday p.m.Local History 3
Wednesday p.m.
Wednesday p.m.
Lunch Club
Friday 
Friday Mindfulness and Meditation
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.
On-line Discussion
Friday 
and Mondays
Friday 
and Mondays
Philosophy
Wednesday a.m.
Wednesday a.m.
Photography - Audio Visual
Wednesday a.m.
Wednesday a.m.Photography - Practical
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.
Pickleball 1 (+)
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.Pickleball 2 (+)
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.
Pickleball 3 (+)
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.Pickleball 4 (+)
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.
Pickleball 5
Wednesday p.m.
Wednesday p.m.Pickleball 6
 
 
Play Reading 1
Wednesday p.m.
Wednesday p.m.Play Reading 2
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.
Poetry Circle
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.Poetry for Enjoyment
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.
Poetry for Pleasure
Thursday p.m.
Thursday p.m.Reading - Modern Novels
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.
Reading 1
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.Reading 2
Monday a.m.
monthly
Monday a.m.
monthly
Revealing our History
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.Science & Technology
Monday a.m.
Monday a.m.
Sewing
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.Shakespeareans
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.
Short Mat Bowling 1
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.Short Mat Bowling 2
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.
Short Mat Bowling 3
Tuesday p.m.
Tuesday p.m.Short Mat Bowling 4
Monday p.m.
Monday p.m.
Short Mat Bowling 5
Wednesday a.m.
Wednesday a.m.Short Mat Bowling 6
Wednesday a.m.
Wednesday a.m.
Spanish - Intermediate
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.Table Tennis
Thursday p.m.
Thursday p.m.
Table Tennis 2
Thursday p.m.
Thursday p.m.Test
 
 
Transport and Machinery
Wednesday p.m.
Monthly
Wednesday p.m.
Monthly
Travel
Monday p.m.
Monthly/See 'Events' for trips
Monday p.m.
Monthly/See 'Events' for trips
Ukulele
Thursday p.m.
Thursday p.m.Walking Group 1
Friday a.m.
Friday a.m.
Walking Group 2
Thursday a.m.
Thursday a.m.Walking Holiday-St Ives 2023
 September 2 - 9 2023
 September 2 - 9 2023
Walks - Short
Friday a.m.
Friday a.m.Walks 10 Miles+
Tuesday a.m.
Tuesday a.m.
Timetable Summary
Day MorningAfternoon
MondayArt - Painting for pleasure   Cycling - Long   Cycling - Short   French - Year 3 (+)   Garden Club   Reading 2   Science & Technology   Ancient World   Bridge 1 (Duplicate) (+)   Bridge 2 (Rubber/Chicago) (+)   Dancing - Belly dancing   Dancing - Line Beginners   Dancing - Line Improvers   Economics Discussion Group   Film Appreciation (+)   French back to Basics   Genealogy Group   German - Intermediate   Pickleball 1 (+)   Pickleball 4 (+)   Short Mat Bowling 1   Short Mat Bowling 4   Travel  
TuesdayAdventures in Music   Backgammon   French - Continuers   French - Culture & Conversat'n   German - Conversation   Local History 1   Photography - Practical   Play Reading 2   Shakespeareans   Spanish - Intermediate   Walks 10 Miles+   Crafts   Crafts 2   Dancing - Spanish Dancing   Pickleball 2 (+)   Pickleball 3 (+)   Reading - Modern Novels   Reading 1   Revealing our History   Short Mat Bowling 2   Short Mat Bowling 3  
WednesdayArt - Painting - Basic 2   Choir   Croquet   Philosophy   Photography - Audio Visual   Short Mat Bowling 5   Short Mat Bowling 6   Art - Oil Painting (+)   German - Improvers   Local History 2   Local History 3   Pickleball 5   Play Reading 1   Transport and Machinery  
ThursdayArt and Philosophy   Bridge - Gentle Duplicate   Computing-Basic   Cryptic Crosswords   Law for the Layperson   Mindfulness and Meditation   Poetry Circle   Poetry for Enjoyment   Sewing   Walking Group 2   Bridge 3 Chicago +   Computing - Automation   French - Intermediate   Jazz and Big Bands   Poetry for Pleasure   Table Tennis   Table Tennis 2   Ukulele  
FridayDiscussion 1   Discussion 2   History's People   Walking Group 1   Walks - Short   Board and Card Games   Creative Writing   Dancing - Tap Beginners   Dancing - Tap Improvers   Italian - Intermediate