Diss

Groups Information

INTEREST GROUPS

Being curious and learning everyday keeps us active. We usually have a good laugh together while we learn. We meet like-minded people and make lots of friends to enrich our lives. ‘Learn, Laugh, Live’ - Diss U3A gives us the opportunity to do all three.

The U3A movement is based on sharing knowledge and experience. It is a learning co-operative, where teachers learn and learners teach, together.

Interest Groups are the mainstay of our U3A, along with the monthly general meeting (on the 1st Thursday of each month). Our interests range from Architecture to Walking (no Zoology, yet) and over 30 subjects in between. Something for everyone, we hope. If you don’t see the subject that you’d like to do, why not suggest we open one?

(If you’ve seen something you’d like to do, we remind you that you need to be a member of Diss U3A before attending any interest group.)

The size of groups, according to the subject and the wishes of the group, can range from very small (minimum 2 to start) to much larger (our largest is about 40 members). When a group has grown to its comfortable maximum size (according to the wishes of its own members), we aim to start another similar group; in this way no-one misses out. Help to do this is always available.

Groups may be organized by an individual, a small team, or maybe the whole group like to join in with the running of it – it is entirely up to the members of the group. In whatever form the group chooses, a person is nominated to be the contact person (called the group leader) for sharing current information, and liaising with the Groups Co-ordinator.

GROUPS COORDINATOR

Sylvia Coomber stepped in to fill this unexpectedly vacated position in November 2016 and is now available for any enquiries on 01379 643010 or by email at sylviacoomberu3a@btinternet.com.

This page last updated 16 February 2017.