Croydon

Interest Groups

Croydon U3A has over 60 interest groups. They are listed at the bottom of this page.

• New groups are shown with a pale yellow background. Groups which are full and cannot accept new members at present are shown with a grey background. Some groups have their own page. These are shown in blue - click on the link to go to directly to the page.

Non-members

• Look at the Croydon U3A Activities for the full range of our groups, the venues, the days & times they meet and the contact details. Groups highlighted in blue in the table below have more information. Simply click on the name.

Please note: you will be expected to JOIN Croydon U3A before you reserve a place in a group.

Members Only

• If you wish to join a group please contact the leader for more details. Their telephone numbers can be found in Croydon U3A Activities which was also included in your latest Bulletin. Some groups will be full but you may ask to be put on their waiting list. We actively encourage people to join as many groups as they wish. If you have difficulties in doing this, or if you have any suggestions as to what new groups we could form, then please let us know by contacting the Groups Co-ordinator to see if we can help.

• We are always keen for new groups to get started and we will offer potential leaders or convenors all the help we can. New groups are eligible for a start up grant to help with publicity and there is also some financial help for equipment (which then becomes the property of Croydon U3A).
• If you would like to explore the possibility of starting a group or if you would like to suggest a group that we do not currently have we are always open to new ideas. Send your suggestions to the Groups Co-ordinator and we will see what we can do.

Groups previously full now with spaces:

• Italian Conversation
• The Writing Group
• 19th Century History
• Family History

Groups actively looking for new members or new Group Leaders

• International Dining
• Rubber Bridge is actively seeking members.
• A Taste of World Cuisines - NEW group - 1st Tues - Email the contact if you are interested.
• Backgammon NEW leader required
• Mah-Jong - NEW leader required
• Concert Goers - various days.

SMART PHONE HELP See your latest Bulletin or email, Joy Ellery

Potential New Groups

• Would anyone who has some knowledge of German/has previously taught German be prepared to start a new interest group - German for Beginners? Contact Groups Co-ordinator
• If there is sufficient interest shown - Making Music, Turkish Conversation, Ghanaian Food Tasting.

• There are other London U3A Groups which our members can apply to join: one topic is Philosophy at Dulwich, Lewisham, Banstead or Sutton.

GROUP LEADERS

The INCIDENT REPORT FORM replaces the Accident Form. This should be completed as soon as possible after an incident (which may be an accident or some other unfortunate event) and sent to the Business Secretary. We are required to keep records of all reported incidents on file. You will find the form on the Documents page on this website. If you have any difficulties please email Jenny Wilson (chair@croydonu3a.org.uk) or phone 07 808 723 686.

• You can download a register continuation sheet here, you should have been sent a new first page by post.
• Resource: If you want to know more about our laptop computer, digital projector & DVD player and would like to use it with your group, email the digital projector keeper to make a booking (help will be given to use the projector).
• English Heritage has a centralised telephone number for educational bookings with a dedicated educational visit customer services team. 0870 333 0606

National U3A Resource Centre

• Click the U3A link to go to the Third Age Trust website. The website has been updated and is now very user friendly. Group Leaders wishing to borrow materials from the resource centre will need to register first.

Online Courses

• For those who would prefer to study on their own look at the online courses available to all U3A members at Future Learn and MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses).
• The Virtual U3A is another facility we can use which is particularly useful for members who have mobility concerns or are too busy during the day and would like to join virtual groups which can be accessed in the evenings and weekends. Please click on the link to go to the site or read more about it in the News page.