Groups
The heart of any U3A is the Interest Group structure. Our primary purpose is to have fun within a shared learning environment, exchanging skills and knowledge within a social context. Each of our 80 Interest Group meets in either a member’s house if it can fit:, or in one of a number of halls if it requires a bigger meeting room.
Please note that joining / participation in any activities of our Interest Groups is limited to our Hillingdon U3A members..
To join a Group, you need to contact the Interest Group Leader. Details about meeting dates and venues are all shown on the relevant page below, as well as an email contact facility to the Leader of that Group. And don’t forget to bring your membership number which the Group Leader will need when attending your first meeting as a Group member.
If any Group is full when you enquire, perhaps because of venue restrictions, ask if the Interest Group Leader is keeping a waiting list. If so, join the list. What about then working with others on the waiting list to form a new spin-off Interest Group, e.g. Swahili Group II? We will help you establish such a Group if, together, we can determine that there is sufficient interest from other U3A members.
Many new members come into our U3A with a desire to explore a subject not currently covered by our U3A, either an extension of their working / professional life or a fascinating hobby they wish to pursue further. Let us help you do that!
New Interest Groups focussed on new subjects are initiated by members with an enthusiasm for a subject, joining up with other members with a similar enthusiasm. If this is you, you can discuss the idea with the Interest Groups Coordinator, and together we will canvas the U3A membership to identify interested members and gauge the likely success of the proposed new subject Interest Group. Help will be provided in how to set up a Group, find a suitable venue and determine the best dates / times for the Group to meet.
Do volunteer to pass on your skills and experience to fellow U3A members. Remember that each of our Interest Group Leaders is a volunteer, as is everyone else who performs a role in our U3A. What can you volunteer to do?
So please select the Group that interests you right now, remembering that you must be a Hillingdon U3A member before you can participate in any Interest Group activities…………
Group List | |||
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20th Century Monday p.m. 4th Mon. | Monday p.m. 4th Mon. | Antiques & Collectables Monday p.m. Last Mon.-Ickenham | Monday p.m. Last Mon.-Ickenham |
Art Appreciation Thursday p.m. 4th Thur - Ickenham | Thursday p.m. 4th Thur - Ickenham | Astronomy Tuesday p.m. 1st Tues.- Uxbridge | Tuesday p.m. 1st Tues.- Uxbridge |
Backgammon Friday a.m. Every Other Fri.-Hillingdon | Friday a.m. Every Other Fri.-Hillingdon | Badminton Wednesday p.m. Weekly-Ickenham | Wednesday p.m. Weekly-Ickenham |
Bird Study Group Monday a.m. Various Sites | Monday a.m. Various Sites | Book Group 1 Wednesday p.m. 4th Wed.-Uxbridge | Wednesday p.m. 4th Wed.-Uxbridge |
Book Group 2 Friday p.m. 4th Fri.-Ickenham | Friday p.m. 4th Fri.-Ickenham | Book Group 4 Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed.-South Ruislip | Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed.-South Ruislip |
Bridge Beginners Monday a.m. 1st, 3rd,4th & 5th Mon. | Monday a.m. 1st, 3rd,4th & 5th Mon. | Bridge Improvers Monday a.m. 1st, 3rd,4th & 5th Mon. | Monday a.m. 1st, 3rd,4th & 5th Mon. |
Canal Art and Culture Friday p.m. 2nd Fri.-Ickenham | Friday p.m. 2nd Fri.-Ickenham | Canasta Friday a.m. Fortnightly-Hillingdon | Friday a.m. Fortnightly-Hillingdon |
Carpet Bowls Thursday a.m. 4th Thurs.-Ruislip | Thursday a.m. 4th Thurs.-Ruislip | Chairobics Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd Thur-Ickenham | Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd Thur-Ickenham |
Chamber Concerts Various as per Newsletter | Various as per Newsletter | Chess Thursday a.m. Fortnightly-Ickenham | Thursday a.m. Fortnightly-Ickenham |
Chinese Beginners Mandarin Thursday a.m. Weekly-Ickenham | Thursday a.m. Weekly-Ickenham | Church Architecture Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wed.-Ickenham | Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wed.-Ickenham |
Computer Club Monday p.m. 3rd Mon-Hillingdon | Monday p.m. 3rd Mon-Hillingdon | Concerts (Sunday) Sunday | Sunday |
Crafters Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tue.-Ickenham | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tue.-Ickenham | Creative Writing Thursday p.m. Alternate Thur's -Ickenham | Thursday p.m. Alternate Thur's -Ickenham |
Cryptic Crosswords Thursday p.m. 4th Thur - Ickenham | Thursday p.m. 4th Thur - Ickenham | Current Affairs Wednesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Wed.-Ickenham | Wednesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Wed.-Ickenham |
Cycling Group Friday a.m. Generally 3rd Fri every Month | Friday a.m. Generally 3rd Fri every Month | Draw & Paint for Fun Monday a.m. 1st & 3rd Mon.-West Drayton | Monday a.m. 1st & 3rd Mon.-West Drayton |
Family History Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tue.-Hillingdon | Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tue.-Hillingdon | Film Studies 1 Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wed. Ickenham | Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wed. Ickenham |
Fluent French | French Improvers Friday p.m. 2nd & 4th Fri.-Ickenham | Friday p.m. 2nd & 4th Fri.-Ickenham | |
French Intermediate 1 Friday a.m. Weekly | Friday a.m. Weekly | French Intermediate 2 Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Tue.-Uxbridge | Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Tue.-Uxbridge |
Garden Appreciation 1 Variable - Garden Centres | Variable - Garden Centres | Garden Appreciation 2 Tuesday p.m. Variable - Ickenham | Tuesday p.m. Variable - Ickenham |
Garden Appreciation 3 Wednesday p.m. 2nd Wed - Ickenham | Wednesday p.m. 2nd Wed - Ickenham | Gardening (Hands On 1) Thursday a.m. 3rd Thu - Members Homes | Thursday a.m. 3rd Thu - Members Homes |
Gardening (Hands On 2) Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tues - Memebers Homes | Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tues - Memebers Homes | Geology Tuesday a.m. 4th Tue.-Hillingdon | Tuesday a.m. 4th Tue.-Hillingdon |
German Beginners Wednesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Wed.-Ickenham | Wednesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Wed.-Ickenham | German Conversation 1 Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tues-Hillingdon | Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tues-Hillingdon |
German Conversation 2 Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Tue - Hillingdon | Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Tue - Hillingdon | Guitar Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wed | Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wed |
History Thursday p.m. 1st Thur. of each month | Thursday p.m. 1st Thur. of each month | Italian Beginners Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Mon - Uxbridge | Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Mon - Uxbridge |
Italian Improvers 2 Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Italian Improvers 3 Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd Thu. - Ickenham | Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd Thu. - Ickenham |
Kids Abroad Ickenham | Ickenham | Living with Climate Change Thursday p.m. 2nd Thurs. - | Thursday p.m. 2nd Thurs. - |
Local History Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tue.-Hillingdon | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tue.-Hillingdon | London Walks Various days/places | Various days/places |
Mahjongg Monday p.m. 1st, 3rd Mon-Hillingdon | Monday p.m. 1st, 3rd Mon-Hillingdon | Meditation Friday a.m. 3rd Fri.-Ickenham | Friday a.m. 3rd Fri.-Ickenham |
Military History Monday a.m. 4th Mon.-Hillingdon | Monday a.m. 4th Mon.-Hillingdon | Nature Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tues- Uxbridge | Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tues- Uxbridge |
Opera Appreciation 1 Friday a.m. Fortnightly-Uxbridge | Friday a.m. Fortnightly-Uxbridge | Orchestral Music Thursday p.m. 3rd Thur - TBA | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thur - TBA |
Painting For Pleasure Thursday a.m. Fortnightly-Hillingdon | Thursday a.m. Fortnightly-Hillingdon | Pet Psychology Wednesday a.m. 1st Mon - Ickenham | Wednesday a.m. 1st Mon - Ickenham |
Petanque Thursday a.m. Weekly-Uxbridge | Thursday a.m. Weekly-Uxbridge | Photography Monday p.m. 4th Mon.-Hillingdon | Monday p.m. 4th Mon.-Hillingdon |
Play Reading Friday a.m. Fortnightly-Eastcote | Friday a.m. Fortnightly-Eastcote | Poetry for Pleasure Friday p.m. 3rd Fri.-Ickenham | Friday p.m. 3rd Fri.-Ickenham |
Quiz Monday p.m. 1st Mon-Ickenham | Monday p.m. 1st Mon-Ickenham | Rambling Various days/places | Various days/places |
Really Useful Group - R.U.G. Meets as and when called | Meets as and when called | Rodneys Podcast Recommendation A Virtual Group | A Virtual Group |
Rummikub Thursday p.m. Fortnightly-Hillingdon | Thursday p.m. Fortnightly-Hillingdon | Science Technology Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wed.-Hillingdon | Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wed.-Hillingdon |
Scottish Country Dancing Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tue-Ickenham | Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tue-Ickenham | Scrabble Tuesday p.m. 4th Tue - Eastcote | Tuesday p.m. 4th Tue - Eastcote |
Singers U3A Thursday p.m. Weekly-Ickenham | Thursday p.m. Weekly-Ickenham | Social History Friday p.m. 2nd Fri. - Hillingdon | Friday p.m. 2nd Fri. - Hillingdon |
Spanish Improvers 1 Tuesday p.m. Various | Tuesday p.m. Various | Spanish Improvers 2 Wednesday a.m. Weekly | Wednesday a.m. Weekly |
Sunday Concerts Sunday p.m. Various as per Newsletter | Sunday p.m. Various as per Newsletter | Sunday Lunches Sunday p.m. Various | Sunday p.m. Various |
Table Tennis Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues - Ruislip Manor | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues - Ruislip Manor | Tenpin Bowling Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wed.-Harlington | Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wed.-Harlington |
Theatre Visits | Travel Group Wednesday p.m. 3rd Wed. -Ickenham | Wednesday p.m. 3rd Wed. -Ickenham | |
Ukulele Wednesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Wed. | Wednesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Wed. | Welsh Wednesday a.m. Weekly - On Zoom | Wednesday a.m. Weekly - On Zoom |
World Wide Wines Monday a.m. Fortnightly-Ickenham | Monday a.m. Fortnightly-Ickenham | World-Wide Wine 2 Thursday p.m. Monthly -TBA | Thursday p.m. Monthly -TBA |