Groups
Below is our list of Interest Groups. All groups start afresh each September. Groups are self help and self funding and rely entirely on member participation. All group members must also be members of Havant U3A or another U3A with which Havant U3A has a reciprocal arrangement.
Joining a Group
The table below lists the names and dates of each group; click on the group name to find out more information about what the group does, and how to contact the Group Leader. If you would like to join a group please contact the Group Leader.
New Groups
We are always glad to help members form additional groups as their interests develop. If you think there should be a group covering a subject not catered for or if an existing group is full, have you considered starting a new group? We can help you find like-minded individuals and help you set it up. Our Groups Coordinator can help with details of how to do it.
Emsworth & District U3A Groups
We have an agreement with Emsworth & District U3A that we will share membership of any group that is willing, and has vacancies. So Havant members may apply to join Emsworth & District Groups, and Emsworth & District members may apply to join Havant Groups. To apply to join an Emsworth & District Group, go to the Emsworth & District Groups Page on the Emsworth & District U3A website and apply to the Groups Coordinator unless direct contact with the Group Leader has already been established.
For full details of this agreement with Emsworth & District click here Collaboration
Click on a group to see its full details.
If you do not see a group you want to join, have any queries or can think of other Interest Groups we should run, especially if you might volunteer to coordinate it yourself, please contact the Groups Co-ordinator, Robert Child by clicking onto the 'Blue-Bird' icon (top RH corner of this page) to send him a message. The U3A movement offers plenty of advice, encouragement and training to group conveners.
INTEREST GROUP | WHEN THEY MEET | CONTACT | 'PHONE/EMAIL | |
Advanced French Conversation | 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 2:30pm | Carol Ponting | 07715 297 201 or carol.ponting1@sky.com | |
Adventures in Literature | 2nd Monday 2:00pm | Chris Shaw or Martin Owen | 01243 377 459 or 07977 982 960 or 023 9247 7196 (Martin) | |
Bridge | See Monthly Calendar below for Schedule | Margaret Stanger | 07748 077 925 or 023 9261 9152 | |
Bridge National ODBG | Online | Margaret Stanger | 07748 077 925 or 023 9261 9152 | |
British History | 4th Thursday 10:00 am | David Carter | 023 9248 6534 or canddcarter@btinternet.com | |
Use Your Bus Pass 1 | 2nd Monday alternating with 2nd Thursday | Carol Hudson | 07753 109092 or hudsonfittis@hotmail.com | |
Use Your Bus Pass 2 | 3rd Friday and 3rd Wednesday | Margaret Stanger | 02392 619152 or 07748 077925 or margaret.stanger190@gmail.com | |
Canasta | 1st Thursday 2:00pm | Christopher Evans | 07772 534479 | |
Creative Writing | 2nd Monday 1.30pm | Denise Bennett | 023 9248 0577 or denisebennett1912@gmail.com | |
Current Affairs | 1st Wednesday 10:00am | Martin Owen | 023 9247 7196 | |
Day Trips | as and when | Val Worthington | 07359 146 372 or valatthecottage@aol.com | |
Environment & Technology | 2nd Wednesday 2:00pm | John Worley and Elizabeth Jorge | 023 9248 3217 | |
Faith Matters | 1st Thursday 2.00pm | Peter and Margaret Hellawell | 023 9217 4481 | |
Family History | 2nd Thursday 2.00pm | Diane West | 023 9247 9384 or wstdianne@icloud.com | |
Geology and Landscape | tbc | David Carter | 023 9248 6534 or canddcarter@btinternet.com | |
German | Emsworth group, 1st and 3rd Mondays 10:45 | Marion Emberson | ||
Internet & Computer Help | as required | John Hume | 07835 774 893 or 13woodfield@gmail.com | |
Learning by Art 1 | 1st Tuesday of each month at 10:00am | Nigel Gossop | 023 9237 5594 or westermanyarns@gmail.com | |
Learning by Art 2 | 3rd Tuesday of each month at 10:00am | Nigel Gossop | 023 9237 5594 or westermanyarns@gmail.com | |
Line Dancing | Every Friday 11:00am | Jenny Bishop | 023 9247 0297 or 07842 128 473 or jenny.bishop1@outlook.com | |
Local History | 3rd Friday morning | Pat Hindley | pat.hindley@hotmail.co.uk | |
Mah Jong | every Tuesday 2:00pm | Jennie Burrow | 07821 598895 | |
Philosophy | 1st Tuesday 2:15pm | John Meacham | 023 9226 4676 or johndmeacham@gmail.com | |
Photography | last Friday of the month at 2:00pm | Alan Palmer | alan.palmer46@yahoo.com | |
Play Reading Group | 1st Wednesday at 2:00pm | Ingrid Corrigan | 07941 460 227 or corriganic205@gmail.com | |
Poetry (writing) | 3rd Mon 1:30pm | Denise Bennett | 023 9248 0577 or denisebennett1912@gmail.com | |
Scrabble | 2nd Friday 2:00pm | Margaret Stanger | 023 9261 9152 | |
Sociable Singles (3 Groups) | Various locations, days and times | Marilyn Hoad and Gina Hall | see Social Singles Group Page for contact details | |
Spanish Intermediate/Advanced | 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 9.30am | Melanie Lines | e_ina_lem@hotmail.com | |
Strollers | Various local locations, every Wednesday at 10:30am | Jenny Bishop | 07842 128 473 or email jenny.bishop1@outlook.com | |
Theatre/Opera/Ballet | as and when | Elizabeth Jorge | ||
Wales and the Welsh | 4th Friday at 10:00am | Patricia Hindley | pat.hindley@hotmail.co.uk | |
Walking | Every Wednesday 10:00am | Peter Newman | 0777 1593 158 or peter.newman180@gmail.com |
Monthly Calendar of Regular Meetings
First week of the Month
Tuesday | 9:30am | Spanish Intermediate/Advanced |
Tuesday | 10:00am | Learning by Art 1 |
Tuesday | 2:00pm | Mah Jong |
Tuesday | 2:15pm | Philosophy |
Wednesday | 10:00am | Walking |
Wednesday | 10:00am | Current Affairs |
Wednesday | 10:30am | Strollers |
Wednesday | 2:00pm | Play Reading |
Thursday | 2:00pm | Canasta |
Thursday | 2:00pm | Faith Matters |
Friday | 11:00am | Line-Dancing |
Friday | 6:30pm | Bridge, online meeting |
Second week of the month
Monday | 10:00am | Face to Face Bridge for Improvers |
Monday | 1:30pm | Creative Writing |
Monday | 2:00pm | Literature |
Tuesday | 2:00pm | Mah Jong |
Wednesday | 10:00am | Walking |
Wednesday | 10:30am | Strollers |
Wednesday | 2:00pm | Environment & Technology |
Thursday | 2:00pm | Family History |
Thursday | 2:30pm | Advanced French Conversation |
Friday | 11:00am | Line-Dancing |
Friday | 2:00pm | Scrabble |
Friday | 6:30pm | Bridge, online meeting |
Third week of the month
Monday | morning | Use Your Bus Pass |
Monday | 1:30pm | Poetry |
Tuesday | 9:30am | Spanish Intermediate/Advanced |
Tuesday | 10:00am | Bridge, face to face meeting - Improvers |
Tuesday | 10:00am | Learning by Art 2 |
Tuesday | 2:00pm | Mah Jong |
Wednesday | 10:00am | Walking |
Wednesday | 10:30am | Strollers |
Wednesday | morning | Use Your Bus Pass 2 |
Friday | morning | Use Your Bus Pass 2 |
Friday | morning | Local History |
Friday | 11:00am | Line-Dancing |
Friday | 6:30pm | Bridge, online meeting |
Fourth week of the month
Tuesday | 2:00pm | Mah Jong |
Wednesday | 10:00am | Walking |
Wednesday | 10:30am | Strollers |
Wednesday | morning | Bus Pass |
Thursday | 10:00am | British History |
Thursday | 2:30pm | Advanced French Conversation |
Friday | 10:00am | Wales and the Welsh |
Friday | 11:00am | Line-Dancing |
Friday | 6:30pm | Bridge, online meeting |
Less regular Group Meetings
Day Trips | |
Photography | |
Sociable Singles |