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). In the event of an accident the group leader or Convenor should complete an accident report form.
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+
Group List | |||
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20th C American Literature 1 Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wednesday | 20th C American Literature 2 Friday a.m. Monthly 4th Friday 10.30am | Friday a.m. Monthly 4th Friday 10.30am |
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 for All Wednesday a.m. Weekly | Wednesday a.m. Weekly | Art History 1 Friday p.m. Fortnightly | Friday p.m. Fortnightly |
Art History 2:Modern post 1900 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 Thursday a.m. Monthly - 3rd Thursday | Thursday a.m. Monthly - 3rd Thursday |
Book Group 1 Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday | Book Group 2 Thursday p.m. every 4th week, 6pm | Thursday p.m. every 4th week, 6pm |
Book Group 3 Tuesday p.m. Last Tuesday 2.30pm | Tuesday p.m. Last Tuesday 2.30pm | Boules Monday p.m. Weekly, weather permitting | Monday p.m. Weekly, weather permitting |
Bowls Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Bridge Monday p.m. Weekly | Monday p.m. Weekly |
Bridge for Beginners Thursday a.m. 11am to 1pm | Thursday a.m. 11am to 1pm | Bridge for Improvers Thursday p.m. Fortnightly | Thursday p.m. Fortnightly |
Chess 1st Wed & 3rd Tue | 1st Wed & 3rd Tue | 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 |
Exploring London Thursday p.m. First Thursday | Thursday p.m. First Thursday | Français Pratique - Int. Plus Monday a.m. 1st & 3rd Monday | Monday a.m. 1st & 3rd Monday |
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 | Greek Drama Wednesday 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday 3rd Wednesday |
Guitar Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Inclusivity & Diversity Visits Wednesday a.m. usually monthly 3rd Wed | Wednesday a.m. usually monthly 3rd Wed |
Interior Design Monday p.m. Monthly 3pm | Monday p.m. Monthly 3pm | Italian (Improvers) Thursday p.m. Alternate Thursdays | Thursday p.m. Alternate Thursdays |
Italian Andante Friday p.m. 2nd & 4th Fridays | Friday p.m. 2nd & 4th Fridays | 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+ | Literature (American) Thursday p.m. Monthly 4th Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 4th Thursday | |
Living Sustainably Monday a.m. 2nd Monday 10.30am | Monday a.m. 2nd Monday 10.30am | 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 | Mathematics, Wonder of Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday 2pm | Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday 2pm |
Maths for Fun Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday | Mindfulness & Meditation Tuesday a.m. Weekly | Tuesday a.m. Weekly |
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 1 Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thursday |
Opera Appreciation 2 Friday p.m. Monthly 3rd Friday | Friday p.m. Monthly 3rd Friday | 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 (Morning) Wednesday a.m. Weekly 11.30am | Wednesday a.m. Weekly 11.30am | 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 Friday a.m. Monthly - 1st Fri | Friday a.m. Monthly - 1st Fri |
Political Ideas Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Quiz! Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed (Zoom) & 3rd (live) | Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed (Zoom) & 3rd (live) |
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. Fortnightly 4pm to 6pm | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly 4pm to 6pm | Shakespeare revisited Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday 2pm | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday 2pm |
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 Lunches & Suppers Alternate weeks 2pm & 7pm | Alternate weeks 2pm & 7pm | Social History Wednesday 1st meeting 4 May | Wednesday 1st meeting 4 May |
Spanish (Improvers) Wednesday a.m. Alternate | Wednesday a.m. Alternate | Spanish: Vamos a hablar! Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Monday 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 |
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 |
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. 2nd Saturday 10.30am | Saturday a.m. 2nd Saturday 10.30am |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Art through the Ages Computing: Apple Devices Computing: Windows PCs Français Pratique - Int. Plus French Revisited Jungian Psychology Study Group Living Sustainably Music Theory Opera Science we missed out on | Ballet Appreciation Boules Bridge Guitar Interior Design Music Group Political Ideas Spanish: Vamos a hablar! Ukulele (Monday) |
Tuesday | Bike Rides French Conversation (Mixed) Genealogy & History 2 Mindfulness & Meditation Philosophy (Tuesday) | Architecture: Modern & Contemp Astronomy Book Group 1 Book Group 3 Bowls Crafts Cryptic Crosswords 2 Mah Jong: Beginners Mah Jong: Experienced Shakespeare Table Tennis Wine Appreciation 1 Wine Appreciation 2 |
Wednesday | 20th C American Literature 1 Art for All Early Man Golf Inclusivity & Diversity Visits Play Reading (Morning) Poetry Quiz! Spanish (Improvers) Tennis Ukulele (Wednesday) | Archaeology Cryptic Crosswords 1 Knitting for Charity Play Reading (Evening) Scrabble Writers' Workshop |
Thursday | Art History 2:Modern post 1900 Birdwatching Bridge for Beginners Cultural Visits French Conversation (Adv. 1) French Conversation (Adv. 2) Genealogy & History 1 German Conversation Photography with Lightroom Singing For Pleasure Walks (long) | Book Group 2 Bridge for Improvers Computing: Android Devices Exploring London French Encore Italian (Improvers) Jazz Appreciation Literature (American) Mathematics, Wonder of Maths for Fun Museum and Gallery Visits Opera Appreciation 1 Philosophy (Thursday) Poetry (how poems work) Shakespeare revisited Women's Studies |
Friday | 20th C American Literature 2 French Literature Political Discussion Walks (intermediate) Walks (short) | Art History 1 Italian Andante Latin Opera Appreciation 2 |
Saturday | Zumba Gold |