Croydon

Interest Groups

CURRENTLY OVER 62% OF OUR INTEREST GROUPS ARE MEETING REGULARLY OR MORE REGULARLY ON ZOOM. MANY MEMBERS ARE FINDING THIS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO MAINTAIN CONTACT AND PURSUE THEIR INTERESTS. ROUGHLY 25% OF GROUPS ARE USING WhatsApp, EMAILS and YouTube TO STAY TOGETHER

All Groups listed below are meeting on ZOOM to pursue their interests. Some are meeting more often than before - some now weekly or fortnightly, and others monthly.

For details please contact Carol Milgate the Interest Groups Co-ordinator

Zoom meetings mean fewer restrictions on the size of the group, as venue capability is not an issue. So, if there's something you would like to be involved with get in touch.

• 19th century History
• Art - Appreciating Masterpieces
• Books Made into Films NEW GROUP
• Chair Yoga
• China
• Current Affairs
• Early Medieval History
• English Novel
• Environment & Climate Change
• Family History
• French Advanced
• French Beginners
• French Life, Lang Lit
• History - Local
• History of London 2
• History of London 3
• Historical Visits
• International Folk Dance
• Italian Conversation
• Knitting & Cross Stitch
• London Explorers
• Love Gardening
• Mathematics
• Members On Their Own
• Painting & Drawing
• Play Reading (Croydon)
• Play Reading (Selsdon)
• Poetry for Pleasure
• Quiz Nights
• Richness & Diversity in Poetry NEW GROUP
• Russian
• Science & Technology
• Share a Good Read
• Singing for Pleasure
• Spanish
• Taste of World Cuisines
• Wine admiration
• Writing for Pleasure

• There are other London u3a Groups which our members can apply to join:
• Philosophy at Dulwich, Lewisham, Banstead or Sutton.
• LGBTQ+ group at Wandsworth.

• If you wish to join a group please contact the leader for more details. Their telephone numbers can be found in Interest Groups, April 2021 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).

• Look at the Interest Groups, April 2021 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. lf 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.

Group Leaders

• Information for GROUP LEADERS can be found by clicking on this link.

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.

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