Groups
The grass roots of the u3a is its Special Interest Groups. Convened by the members for the members, anyone can form a group that reflects their special interest. Covering a vast range of subjects, most groups welcome people of all abilities.
If you are interested in joining a group, please contact the convenor via the bird on the group webpage for more information.
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Arts and Crafts: Art Appreciation...Nimble Fingers...Digital Photography...Drawing and Painting 1...Drawing and Painting 2... Busy Beads... Beginners DIY
Card and Board Games: Bridge...Canasta...Cribbage...Mah Jong...Rummikub Scrabble
Food for Thought: Current Affairs... Creative Writing...Reading Group...Climate Change
French: - French Conversation Tourist French ... French Intermediate ... Improvers French ... French En Avance ... Advanced French Conversation ... On y va
Gardening: Gardening...Growing Together...Tree Group
History: Historic Walks 1... Historic Walks 2... Historic Walks 3...Family History...Beccles History pre 1900
Indoor Exercise: Badminton...Short Tennis...Table Tennis...Table Tennis 2...Pickleball...Keeping Fit...Scottish Country Dancing
IT & Science: iPad Users...Science in the News
More Languages: Beginners Spanish ...Italian Conversation 1...Italian Conversation 2...Modern Greek
Music: Recorder Playing...Singing for Fun...Jazz...A Cappella SATB...A Cappella SSA...Classical Music Appreciation
Outdoor Exercise: Cycling...Cycling 2...Dog Walking...Walking 2...Walking 3...Rowing ... Petanque
Social: Coffee Morning...Wine Appreciation...MOTO - Members on their Own
Online Groups - in addition to the groups organised and convened by members of Beccles u3a, there are also many online groups available some of which are not available through our branch. To find out more click on Online Groups
Note to convenors
All the administrative information and forms have now been moved onto Group Convenors Handbook
Please note the table below is for guidance only, please contact the convenor of the group you either belong to or wish to join for up-to-date information.
| Group List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A Cappella SATB Monday p.m. Vacancies | Monday p.m. Vacancies | A Cappella SSA Monday p.m. Vacancies | Monday p.m. Vacancies |
| Advanced French Conversation | Art Appreciation Thursday p.m. Full | Thursday p.m. Full | |
| Badminton Monday p.m. Vacancies | Monday p.m. Vacancies | Beccles History pre 1900 | |
| Beginners DIY Friday a.m. Please contact convenor | Friday a.m. Please contact convenor | Beginners Spanish Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Wednesday p.m. Vacancies |
| Bridge Thursday p.m. Vacancies | Thursday p.m. Vacancies | Busy Beads Wednesday a.m. | Wednesday a.m. |
| Canasta Tuesday p.m. Vacancies | Tuesday p.m. Vacancies | Classical Music Appreciation Tuesday p.m. Vacancies | Tuesday p.m. Vacancies |
| Climate Change Tuesday a.m. | Tuesday a.m. | Coffee Morning Thursday a.m. Vacancies | Thursday a.m. Vacancies |
| Creative Writing Monday p.m. Vacancies | Monday p.m. Vacancies | Cribbage Monday a.m. 11-1 | Monday a.m. 11-1 |
| Current Affairs Monday a.m. Vacancies | Monday a.m. Vacancies | Cycling Wednesday a.m. Full | Wednesday a.m. Full |
| Cycling 2 Thursday a.m. | Thursday a.m. | Digital Photography Wednesday a.m. Vacancies | Wednesday a.m. Vacancies |
| Dog Walking Thursday a.m. Vacancies | Thursday a.m. Vacancies | Drawing and Painting 1 Wednesday a.m. Vacancies | Wednesday a.m. Vacancies |
| Drawing and Painting 2 Thursday a.m. Vacancies | Thursday a.m. Vacancies | Family History Tuesday a.m. Vacancies | Tuesday a.m. Vacancies |
| French Conversation See group page | See group page | French En Avance | |
| French Intermediate | Fun Rowing Friday a.m. Vacancies | Friday a.m. Vacancies | |
| Gardening Thursday p.m. Vacancies | Thursday p.m. Vacancies | Greek Modern Thursday p.m. Vacancies | Thursday p.m. Vacancies |
| Growing Together See group page | See group page | Historic Walks 1 Monday p.m. Full | Monday p.m. Full |
| Historic Walks 2 Tuesday a.m. Vacancies | Tuesday a.m. Vacancies | Historic Walks 3 Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Wednesday p.m. Vacancies |
| Improvers French | iPad Users Thursday a.m. | Thursday a.m. | |
| Italian Conversation 1 Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Italian Conversation 2 Tuesday p.m. | Tuesday p.m. |
| Jazz Appreciation Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Keeping Fit Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Wednesday p.m. Vacancies |
| Mah Jong Monday p.m. Vacancies | Monday p.m. Vacancies | MOTO - Members on their Own Friday p.m. Members on their Own | Friday p.m. Members on their Own |
| Nimble Fingers Monday p.m. Vacancies | Monday p.m. Vacancies | On y va | |
| Petanque Monday p.m. | Monday p.m. | Pickleball Sunday a.m. | Sunday a.m. |
| Reading Group Tuesday | Tuesday | Recorder Playing Friday p.m. Vacancies | Friday p.m. Vacancies |
| Rummikub Tuesday p.m. | Tuesday p.m. | Science in the News Thursday p.m. Vacancies | Thursday p.m. Vacancies |
| Scottish Country Dancing Tuesday p.m. Vacancies | Tuesday p.m. Vacancies | Scrabble Tuesday p.m. Vacancies | Tuesday p.m. Vacancies |
| Short Tennis Thursday p.m. Full | Thursday p.m. Full | Singing for Fun Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Wednesday p.m. Vacancies |
| Table Tennis 1 Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Wednesday p.m. Vacancies | Table Tennis 2 Tuesday p.m. Full | Tuesday p.m. Full |
| Tourist French Monday a.m. | Monday a.m. | Tree Group Vacancies | Vacancies |
| Walking 2 Thursday a.m. Full | Thursday a.m. Full | Walking 3 Thursday a.m. Vacancies | Thursday a.m. Vacancies |
| Wine Appreciation Thursday p.m. Evening | Thursday p.m. Evening | ||
| Timetable Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Morning | Afternoon |
| Monday | Cribbage Current Affairs Tourist French | A Cappella SATB A Cappella SSA Badminton Creative Writing Historic Walks 1 Mah Jong Nimble Fingers Petanque |
| Tuesday | Climate Change Family History Historic Walks 2 | Canasta Classical Music Appreciation Italian Conversation 2 Rummikub Scottish Country Dancing Scrabble Table Tennis 2 |
| Wednesday | Busy Beads Cycling Digital Photography Drawing and Painting 1 | Beginners Spanish Historic Walks 3 Italian Conversation 1 Jazz Appreciation Keeping Fit Singing for Fun Table Tennis 1 |
| Thursday | Coffee Morning Cycling 2 Dog Walking Drawing and Painting 2 iPad Users Walking 2 Walking 3 | Art Appreciation Bridge Gardening Greek Modern Science in the News Short Tennis Wine Appreciation |
| Friday | Beginners DIY Fun Rowing | MOTO - Members on their Own Recorder Playing |
| Sunday | Pickleball | |