Groups
Listed below are the Interest Groups that Dulwich & District u3a offers.
Most groups are now able to meet again and so the asterisks on this page marking groups which continued to operate during the pandemic have been removed (June 2022).
Where groups wish to meet in person, a risk assessment form should be completed by the activity organiser and those intending to participate. Click on home risk assessment if the group is to meet in a private home (form updated July 2021) or on risk assessment form otherwise (form updated May 2021).
If you are interested in joining a particular group then please click on the Group Name to find further details.
If you can't find what you are looking for and are interested in starting up a new group then please contact the Group Co-ordinators by clicking on the blue bird logo.
For further information about our Group activities in the last year, please see the latest Activity Report on the DOCUMENTS page.
Under normal circumstances many groups are held in members' homes, but we are fortunate to also have access to Rosebery Lodge in Dulwich Park - for details of location and access click ROSEBERY. Blue badge holders who wish to apply for vehicle access to the park click PARKINGFORM. Click RLRISK to see the risk assessment for the use of Rosebery Lodge.
Some minority interest groups are run through the Greater London South East network for U3As - for information click NETWORK
The London region LGBTQ+ group is hosted by Wandworth U3A and open to all London members, click LGBTQ+
For guidance from the Third Age Trust on Coronavirus and Activities please click COVID AND BEYOND. This link includes access to Risk Assessments and Checklists.
Group List | |||
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Archaeology Wednesday p.m. Monthly - 3rd Wed | Wednesday p.m. Monthly - 3rd Wed | Architecture: Modern & Contemp Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday of month | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday of month |
Art Appreciation Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Art for All Wednesday a.m. Weekly | Wednesday a.m. Weekly |
Art History 1 Friday p.m. Fortnightly | Friday p.m. Fortnightly | Art History 2 Tuesday Monthly | Tuesday Monthly |
Art History 3 Thursday a.m. 2nd and 4th Thursdays | Thursday a.m. 2nd and 4th Thursdays | Art through the Ages Monday a.m. 3rd Monday | Monday a.m. 3rd Monday |
Astronomy Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues - early evening | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues - early evening | Ballet Appreciation Monday p.m. Monthly | Monday p.m. Monthly |
Bike Rides Tuesday a.m. Fortnightly Tuesdays or Friday | Tuesday a.m. Fortnightly Tuesdays or Friday | Birdwatching Tuesday a.m. Monthly - 3rd Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. Monthly - 3rd Tuesday |
Book Group 1 Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday | Book Group 2 Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday |
Boules 1 Monday p.m. Evenings mthly weather permi | Monday p.m. Evenings mthly weather permi | Boules 2 Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Monday p.m. Fortnightly |
Bowls Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Bridge Monday p.m. Weekly | Monday p.m. Weekly |
Bridge Beginners 1 Thursday a.m. | Thursday a.m. | Bridge Beginners 2 Thursday a.m. Fortnightly | Thursday a.m. Fortnightly |
Bridge Improvers Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly | Climate Change &Consumer Power Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Friday a.m. Fortnightly |
Computing: Android Devices Thursday p.m. Fortnightly 2nd and 4th | Thursday p.m. Fortnightly 2nd and 4th | Computing: Apple Devices Monday a.m. Monthly 3rd Monday | Monday a.m. Monthly 3rd Monday |
Computing: Windows PCs Monday a.m. Monthly 1st Monday | Monday a.m. Monthly 1st Monday | Concert Outings Various times | Various times |
Crafts Tuesday p.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays | Tuesday p.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays | Cryptic Crosswords 1 Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly |
Cryptic Crosswords 2 Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Cultural Visits Thursday a.m. 4th Thurs at 11 am | Thursday a.m. 4th Thurs at 11 am |
Early Man Wednesday a.m. 10.30 - 12 Fortnightly | Wednesday a.m. 10.30 - 12 Fortnightly | French Conversation (Adv. 1) Thursday a.m. 2nd and 4th Thursday | Thursday a.m. 2nd and 4th Thursday |
French Conversation (Adv. 2) Thursday a.m. 1st and 3rd Thursdays | Thursday a.m. 1st and 3rd Thursdays | French Conversation (Mixed) Tuesday a.m. Weekly | Tuesday a.m. Weekly |
French Encore Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly | French Literature Friday a.m. 1st & 3rd Friday | Friday a.m. 1st & 3rd Friday |
French Revisited Monday a.m. Weekly | Monday a.m. Weekly | Gardening Various times | Various times |
Genealogy & History 1 Thursday a.m. 1st and 3rd Thursday | Thursday a.m. 1st and 3rd Thursday | Genealogy & History 2 Tuesday a.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays | Tuesday a.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays |
German Conversation Thursday a.m. 1st and 3rd Thursday | Thursday a.m. 1st and 3rd Thursday | Golf Wednesday a.m. 10am -2pm | Wednesday a.m. 10am -2pm |
Great 20th C American Lit 1 Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wednesday | Great 20th C American Lit 2 Friday a.m. Monthly 4th Friday 11am | Friday a.m. Monthly 4th Friday 11am |
Great 20th C American Lit 3 Thursday p.m. Monthly 4th Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 4th Thursday | Greek Drama Wednesday 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday 3rd Wednesday |
Guitar Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Italian (Beginners) Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday |
Italian (Improvers) Thursday p.m. Alternate Thursdays | Thursday p.m. Alternate Thursdays | Italian Conversation (Higher) Tuesday p.m. Alternate Tuesdays | Tuesday p.m. Alternate Tuesdays |
Jazz Appreciation Thursday p.m. Fortnightly | Thursday p.m. Fortnightly | Jazz Outings Variable | Variable |
Jungian Psychology Study Group Monday a.m. Fortnightly | Monday a.m. Fortnightly | Knitting for Charity Wednesday p.m. Monthly 1st Wed | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 1st Wed |
Latin Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd and 4th | Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd and 4th | LGBTQ+ | |
Living Sustainably Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays | Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays | Magic and Illusion from September 2022 | from September 2022 |
Mah Jong: Beginners Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Mah Jong: Experienced Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly |
Map Reading New online session | New online session | Maths for Fun Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday |
Mindfulness & Meditation Wednesday p.m. Weekly from 16 March | Wednesday p.m. Weekly from 16 March | Museum and Gallery Visits Thursday p.m. Currently in abeyance | Thursday p.m. Currently in abeyance |
Music Group Monday p.m. Monthly 2nd | Monday p.m. Monthly 2nd | Music Theory Monday a.m. weekly | Monday a.m. weekly |
Music: Playing Chamber Music Thursday | Thursday | Opera Monday a.m. 3rd Monday in Month | Monday a.m. 3rd Monday in Month |
Opera Appreciation Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thursday | Philosophy (Thursday) Thursday p.m. Fortnightly | Thursday p.m. Fortnightly |
Philosophy (Tuesday) Tuesday a.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday a.m. Fortnightly | Photography with Lightroom Thursday a.m. Weekly | Thursday a.m. Weekly |
Pickleball Proposed new group | Proposed new group | Play Reading (Evening) Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly 6.00-7.30pm | Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly 6.00-7.30pm |
Play Reading (Lunchtime) Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Poetry Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday of month | Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday of month |
Poetry (how poems work) Thursday p.m. Fortnightly | Thursday p.m. Fortnightly | Political Discussion Monday a.m. Monthly - 1st Mon | Monday a.m. Monthly - 1st Mon |
Political Ideas Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Quiz! Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly | Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly |
Science we missed out on Monday a.m. weekly | Monday a.m. weekly | Scrabble Wednesday p.m. fortnightly 2nd and 4th | Wednesday p.m. fortnightly 2nd and 4th |
Shakespeare Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m | Singing For Pleasure Thursday a.m. 2nd and 4th Thurs of Month | Thursday a.m. 2nd and 4th Thurs of Month |
Singles Cinema In abeyance | In abeyance | Singles Mid-week Suppers Thursday p.m. Monthly | Thursday p.m. Monthly |
Singles Sunday Lunch Group Sunday Fortnightly at 12.30pm | Sunday Fortnightly at 12.30pm | Social History Wednesday 1st meeting 4 May | Wednesday 1st meeting 4 May |
Spanish (Improvers) Wednesday a.m. Alternate | Wednesday a.m. Alternate | Stroll in the Park Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly |
Table Tennis Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tues | Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tues | Tennis Wednesday a.m. Weekly 10am-12 noon | Wednesday a.m. Weekly 10am-12 noon |
Tree Identification &Sketching Monday a.m. Weekly/Fortnightly | Monday a.m. Weekly/Fortnightly | Ukulele (Monday) Monday p.m. weekly | Monday p.m. weekly |
Ukulele (Wednesday) Wednesday a.m. Fortnightly | Wednesday a.m. Fortnightly | Walks | |
Walks (intermediate) Friday a.m. 2nd Friday | Friday a.m. 2nd Friday | Walks (long) Thursday a.m. 4th Thursday | Thursday a.m. 4th Thursday |
Walks (short) Friday a.m. 1st Friday & 1 day next wk | Friday a.m. 1st Friday & 1 day next wk | Welsh Conversation Friday 1st and 3rd Fridays | Friday 1st and 3rd Fridays |
Wine Appreciation 1 Tuesday p.m. Evenings - monthly | Tuesday p.m. Evenings - monthly | Wine Appreciation 2 Tuesday p.m. Evenings - monthly | Tuesday p.m. Evenings - monthly |
Women's Studies Thursday p.m. 2nd Tuesday 2-4pm | Thursday p.m. 2nd Tuesday 2-4pm | Writers' Workshop Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly | Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly |
Zumba Gold Saturday a.m. Saturday 11am | Saturday a.m. Saturday 11am |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Art through the Ages Computing: Apple Devices Computing: Windows PCs French Revisited Jungian Psychology Study Group Music Theory Opera Political Discussion Science we missed out on Tree Identification &Sketching | Ballet Appreciation Boules 1 Boules 2 Bridge Guitar Music Group Political Ideas Ukulele (Monday) |
Tuesday | Bike Rides Birdwatching French Conversation (Mixed) Genealogy & History 2 Living Sustainably Philosophy (Tuesday) | Architecture: Modern & Contemp Astronomy Book Group 1 Book Group 2 Bowls Crafts Cryptic Crosswords 2 Italian Conversation (Higher) Mah Jong: Beginners Mah Jong: Experienced Shakespeare Stroll in the Park Table Tennis Wine Appreciation 1 Wine Appreciation 2 |
Wednesday | Art for All Early Man Golf Great 20th C American Lit 1 Poetry Spanish (Improvers) Tennis Ukulele (Wednesday) | Archaeology Cryptic Crosswords 1 Italian (Beginners) Knitting for Charity Mindfulness & Meditation Play Reading (Evening) Play Reading (Lunchtime) Quiz! Scrabble Writers' Workshop |
Thursday | Art History 3 Bridge Beginners 1 Bridge Beginners 2 Cultural Visits French Conversation (Adv. 1) French Conversation (Adv. 2) Genealogy & History 1 German Conversation Photography with Lightroom Singing For Pleasure Walks (long) | Bridge Improvers Computing: Android Devices French Encore Great 20th C American Lit 3 Italian (Improvers) Jazz Appreciation Maths for Fun Museum and Gallery Visits Opera Appreciation Philosophy (Thursday) Poetry (how poems work) Singles Mid-week Suppers Women's Studies |
Friday | Art Appreciation Climate Change &Consumer Power French Literature Great 20th C American Lit 2 Walks (intermediate) Walks (short) | Art History 1 Latin |
Saturday | Zumba Gold |