Groups
We have 35 groups for you to join, there is a full list at the bottom of the page.
Groups with over 15 members include:
| Monday | Monday | Monday | Monday |
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| History | Ukuleles | Table Tennis | Film |
| (Great Glen) | (Great Glen) | (Oadby) | (Great Glen) |
| Tuesday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Wednesday |
 |  |  |  |
| Minibridge | English Country | Family History | Lunch Club |
| (Great Glen) | Dancing (Burton Overy) | (Great Glen) | Wigston |
| Wednesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Sunday |
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| Duplicate Bridge | Psychology | Line Dancing | Sunday Lunches |
| (Great Glen) | (Fox Pond) | (Burton Overy) | (Glen Gorse) |
We have four monthly lunch clubs:
| Tuesday | Wednesday | Wednesday | Sunday |
| Meet & Eat | Pub Lunches | Lunch Club | Sunday Lunches |
| The Italian Greyhound | Various | Two Steeples | Glen Gorse Golf Club |
| (Great Glen) | (Wigston) | (Oadby) |
Zoom meetings in 2024
Only our Zoom-Quiz group meets on-line using Zoom; all other groups are face to face. There is a charge for zoom meetings.
If you need help with Zoom our guides are shown on the Member page. We have a face face quiz group for you to join too.
Starting a new Group
If you did not find a group you were expecting; why not start another one? There are Third Age Subject Advisers to help with new groups. Email Groups Coordinator or our Learn Something New for help too. Phone numbers are on Committee page.
Meeting schedule
Many groups take a summer break in July & August (so ask the Group Leader if you want to attend now). Meetings may stop in late December. To print a full list use Group Timetable. See Where we meet for our regular venues.
Carers
Each member attending any group is responsible for themselves, but non-member Carers may attend free of charge.
Accessibilty
We aim to make all groups inclusive. Do speak with the Group Leader or Accessibility & Welfare Officer if you have some special needs. Find her Phone number at Committee. You can also email Welfare.
The Great Glen Methodist Church (1 disabled space), Burton Overy Village Hall (2 disabled spaces) & The Fox Pond have parking and access. Menphys Hub (1 disabled space). Roger Bettles Sports Centre (6 disabled spaces) Peace Park Pavilion (2 disabled spaces).
Book sales
Writing for pleasure publish their best material and these are on sale
Our Memories-Their History -----
Writings for Pleasure 2022 -----
The Four Seasons 2023 -----
see Writing
Groups shaded in grey have a waiting list, Yellow groups are new and often dates and venues are to be decided
| Group List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Appreciation Monday a.m. Third Monday Fox Pond | Monday a.m. Third Monday Fox Pond | Art Group Thursday p.m. 1st and 3rd Thursday, Great Gl | Thursday p.m. 1st and 3rd Thursday, Great Gl |
| Book Group Monday Monday p.m. 3rd Monday, Great Glen | Monday p.m. 3rd Monday, Great Glen | Book Group Thursday Thursday a.m. 4th Thursday Great Glen | Thursday a.m. 4th Thursday Great Glen |
| Carpet Bowls Thursday p.m. Weekly Great Glen | Thursday p.m. Weekly Great Glen | Classic Cars Wednesday p.m. Various March to Oct | Wednesday p.m. Various March to Oct |
| Croquet (Thursday) Indoors Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd Thursdays | Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd Thursdays | Croquet Tuesday (indoors) Tuesday p.m. Weekly, Great Glen | Tuesday p.m. Weekly, Great Glen |
| Duplicate Bridge Wednesday p.m. Weekly Great Glen | Wednesday p.m. Weekly Great Glen | Easy Strollers Thursday a.m. Various | Thursday a.m. Various |
| English Country Dancing Tuesday p.m. Weekly Burton Overy | Tuesday p.m. Weekly Burton Overy | Family History Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday, Great Glen | Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday, Great Glen |
| Film Monday p.m. 2nd Monday Methodist Church | Monday p.m. 2nd Monday Methodist Church | French home | home |
| Gaming Wednesday p.m. Second, Menphys Hub | Wednesday p.m. Second, Menphys Hub | Garden Visits Friday p.m. Various gardens | Friday p.m. Various gardens |
| Gardening Monday a.m. Second Monday | Monday a.m. Second Monday | History Monday p.m. 1st Monday, Great Glen | Monday p.m. 1st Monday, Great Glen |
| Knit & Natter Thursday p.m. First Thursday, Menphys | Thursday p.m. First Thursday, Menphys | Latin home | home |
| Learn Something New Occasionally | Occasionally | Line Dancing Thursday a.m. Weekly Burton Overy | Thursday a.m. Weekly Burton Overy |
| Lunch Club Wednesday p.m. Penultimate Wigston | Wednesday p.m. Penultimate Wigston | Meet & Eat Tuesday p.m. 3th Italian Greyhound | Tuesday p.m. 3th Italian Greyhound |
| Military History Wednesday a.m. 1st Wednesday, Great Glen | Wednesday a.m. 1st Wednesday, Great Glen | Minibridge Tuesday a.m. Every Tuesday, Great Glen | Tuesday a.m. Every Tuesday, Great Glen |
| Music & Good Company Friday a.m. 1st & 3rd Fridays, Great Glen | Friday a.m. 1st & 3rd Fridays, Great Glen | New Age Kurling Wednesday p.m. Taster in APril | Wednesday p.m. Taster in APril |
| Photography Wednesday p.m. Winter Fox Pond | Wednesday p.m. Winter Fox Pond | Psychology Wednesday a.m. The Fox Pond First Wed | Wednesday a.m. The Fox Pond First Wed |
| Pub Lunches Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday | Quizzing For Fun Monday a.m. 1st Monday | Monday a.m. 1st Monday |
| Sunday Lunches Sunday p.m. Glen Gorse | Sunday p.m. Glen Gorse | Table Tennis Friday Friday a.m. Weekly University Oadby | Friday a.m. Weekly University Oadby |
| Table Tennis Monday Monday a.m. Weekly in University Oadby | Monday a.m. Weekly in University Oadby | Table Top Games Thursday p.m. 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Great Gle | Thursday p.m. 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Great Gle |
| Tea, Talk & Trivia Various | Various | u3a Open House Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wed The Fox Pond | Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wed The Fox Pond |
| Ukuleles Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th Great Glen | Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th Great Glen | Village Strollers Various March to Oct | Various March to Oct |
| Walking without Stiles Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday | Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday | Writing for Pleasure Tuesday p.m. 4th Tuesday, Great Glen | Tuesday p.m. 4th Tuesday, Great Glen |
| Zoom Quiz Monday p.m. 4th Monday | Monday p.m. 4th Monday | ||
| Timetable Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Morning | Afternoon |
| Monday | Art Appreciation Gardening Quizzing For Fun Table Tennis Monday Ukuleles | Book Group Monday Film History Zoom Quiz |
| Tuesday | Minibridge | Croquet Tuesday (indoors) English Country Dancing Meet & Eat Writing for Pleasure |
| Wednesday | Family History Military History Psychology Pub Lunches u3a Open House | Classic Cars Duplicate Bridge Gaming Lunch Club New Age Kurling Photography |
| Thursday | Book Group Thursday Croquet (Thursday) Indoors Easy Strollers Line Dancing Walking without Stiles | Art Group Carpet Bowls Knit & Natter Table Top Games |
| Friday | Music & Good Company Table Tennis Friday | Garden Visits |
| Sunday | Sunday Lunches | |
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