Groups
Interest groups are the engines of life-long learning in the U3A, meeting regularly to study subjects of common interest. The group convenor takes responsibility for organising meetings, which run without distinction between teachers and learners. Members share their knowledge and experience and enjoyment is the prime motive.
You can attend a group as a visitor by applying to the Membership Secretary. Limit of visits is two in total. After that you must be a full or associate member to attend. (Subscription form - further contact details for enquiries given on this form).
- Scroll down to find individual group pages, what groups do, and where and when they meet. In most cases, you can email the convenor from the group page.
- The Calendar lists the days and times of group meetings.
- New groups are indicated with a yellow background on the list below. Contact the Groups Coordinator for details.
- If you have an interest that is not yet represented, it is likely that others will share this interest. So think of starting a new group and contact the Groups Coordinator.
- You can also find help from the Third Age Trust, which provides Subject Advice on its website (click on the U3A logo at top right: log in required).
Group List | |||
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Architecture and Design Wednesday p.m. 14:30 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 14:30 2nd Wednesday | Architecture+Built Environment Tuesday p.m. 14:00 3rd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 14:00 3rd Tuesday |
Art Appreciation Friday a.m. 10:00 First Friday | Friday a.m. 10:00 First Friday | Backgammon Wednesday a.m. 10:30 4th Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 10:30 4th Wednesday |
Bones for Life Wednesday a.m. 10:30 1st and 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 10:30 1st and 3rd Wednesday | Bookworms Wednesday a.m. 10:30 1st Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 10:30 1st Wednesday |
Botany Monday p.m. 14:00 1st Monday | Monday p.m. 14:00 1st Monday | Bridge 1 mainly online | mainly online |
Bridge 2 Thursday p.m. 14:00 Thursday, fortnightly | Thursday p.m. 14:00 Thursday, fortnightly | Bridge Beginners Tuesday p.m. 14:00 3rd and 4th Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 14:00 3rd and 4th Tuesday |
Bus Pass Tours No regular day | No regular day | Canasta Friday p.m. 14:00 2nd and 4th Fridays | Friday p.m. 14:00 2nd and 4th Fridays |
Chess For Pleasure Monday a.m. 10:30 1st Monday | Monday a.m. 10:30 1st Monday | Classic Film Club Monday p.m. Last Monday afternoon of month | Monday p.m. Last Monday afternoon of month |
Computer Help No fixed time-occasional meets | No fixed time-occasional meets | Cryptic Crosswords Monday p.m. 14:00 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. 14:00 3rd Monday |
Cryptic Crosswords 2 Friday p.m. 14:00 1st Friday | Friday p.m. 14:00 1st Friday | Current Affairs 1 Tuesday p.m. 14:30 1st Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 14:30 1st Tuesday |
Current Affairs 2 Wednesday a.m. 10:30 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 10:30 3rd Wednesday | Digital Photography Thursday p.m. 14:15 2nd Thursday | Thursday p.m. 14:15 2nd Thursday |
Digital Photography - Help | Discovering Architecture Thursday p.m. 14:00 3rd Thursday | Thursday p.m. 14:00 3rd Thursday | |
Discussion 2 Monday p.m. 14:00 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. 14:00 3rd Monday | Drawing Thursday a.m. 10:30 1st Thursday | Thursday a.m. 10:30 1st Thursday |
Family History Friday p.m. 13:30 1st Friday | Friday p.m. 13:30 1st Friday | French Conversation Advanced 1 Friday p.m. 14:30 every 2 weeks | Friday p.m. 14:30 every 2 weeks |
French Conversation Advanced 2 Friday p.m. 14:30 every 2 weeks | Friday p.m. 14:30 every 2 weeks | French Conversation Intermed. Friday p.m. 14:30 every 2 weeks | Friday p.m. 14:30 every 2 weeks |
Gardening Monday p.m. 14:00 2nd Monday | Monday p.m. 14:00 2nd Monday | Guitar Playing Tuesday p.m. 2:00 Tuesday, fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. 2:00 Tuesday, fortnightly |
History 1 Thursday a.m. 10:30 1st Thursday | Thursday a.m. 10:30 1st Thursday | History 2 Monday p.m. 14:30 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. 14:30 3rd Monday |
How Hard Can It Be Friday a.m. Planning:10:00 1st Friday | Friday a.m. Planning:10:00 1st Friday | Irish Language Thursday p.m. 14:30 2nd/4th Thursday | Thursday p.m. 14:30 2nd/4th Thursday |
Leicestershire Theatre Wednesday p.m. Week of performance | Wednesday p.m. Week of performance | Lunch Club Sunday p.m. 3rd Sunday Monthly | Sunday p.m. 3rd Sunday Monthly |
Mah-Jong Monday a.m. 10:30 2nd and 4th Mondays | Monday a.m. 10:30 2nd and 4th Mondays | Making a Video Thursday a.m. 10:15 Quarterly 1st Thur | Thursday a.m. 10:15 Quarterly 1st Thur |
Medieval People Tuesday p.m. 2:00 4th Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 2:00 4th Tuesday | Modern Novel Friday a.m. 10:30 3rd Friday | Friday a.m. 10:30 3rd Friday |
Music Appreciation (Mon) Monday a.m. 10:30 3rd Monday | Monday a.m. 10:30 3rd Monday | Natural History Tuesday a.m. 10:00 4th Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 10:00 4th Tuesday |
Needlework & Knitting Monday p.m. 14:30 2nd Monday | Monday p.m. 14:30 2nd Monday | Orienteering Friday p.m. 14:00 3rd Friday Summer | Friday p.m. 14:00 3rd Friday Summer |
Parks & Tearooms Strolls Friday 2nd & 4th Friday:Summer months | Friday 2nd & 4th Friday:Summer months | Pétanque Boules Monday p.m. 16:15 3rd/4th Mon. Summer | Monday p.m. 16:15 3rd/4th Mon. Summer |
Philosophy 1 Friday a.m. 10:00 2nd and 4th Fridays | Friday a.m. 10:00 2nd and 4th Fridays | Philosophy 2 Thursday p.m. 14:00 1st and 3rd Thursday | Thursday p.m. 14:00 1st and 3rd Thursday |
Poetry Appreciation Monday a.m. 10:30 1st Monday | Monday a.m. 10:30 1st Monday | Poetry for Pleasure Monday a.m. 11:00 2nd Monday | Monday a.m. 11:00 2nd Monday |
Polish Up Your Rusty Latin Thursday p.m. 14:30 2nd and 4th Thursday | Thursday p.m. 14:30 2nd and 4th Thursday | Rambling Any day, 2-3 times a month | Any day, 2-3 times a month |
Reading for Pleasure 1 Monday p.m. 14:00 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. 14:00 3rd Monday | Reading Music Made Easy Friday a.m. 10:00 Every two weeks | Friday a.m. 10:00 Every two weeks |
Rummikub Monday p.m. 14:30 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. 14:30 3rd Monday | Science and Technology Thursday p.m. 14:00 Last Thursday of month | Thursday p.m. 14:00 Last Thursday of month |
Scrabble 1 Tuesday p.m. 14:00 3rd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 14:00 3rd Tuesday | Shakespeare Wednesday p.m. 14:00 2nd and 4th Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 14:00 2nd and 4th Wednesday |
Singing for Pleasure Wednesday a.m. 10:00 4th Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 10:00 4th Wednesday | Spanish Beginners Monday p.m. 14:00 2nd and 4th Mondays | Monday p.m. 14:00 2nd and 4th Mondays |
Spanish Conversation Friday p.m. 14:30 1st and 3rd Friday | Friday p.m. 14:30 1st and 3rd Friday | Summer Croquet Wednesday a.m. 10:15 2nd/4th Wed. Summer | Wednesday a.m. 10:15 2nd/4th Wed. Summer |
SWANNs No set day, mostly mornings | No set day, mostly mornings | Table Tennis Wednesday p.m. Variable times every Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. Variable times every Wednesday |
Ten Pin Bowling Monday a.m. 10:30 2nd Monday | Monday a.m. 10:30 2nd Monday | Welsh Improvers Wednesday p.m. 14:30 1st and 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 14:30 1st and 3rd Wednesday |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Chess For Pleasure Mah-Jong Music Appreciation (Mon) Poetry Appreciation Poetry for Pleasure Ten Pin Bowling | Botany Classic Film Club Cryptic Crosswords Discussion 2 Gardening History 2 Needlework & Knitting Pétanque Boules Reading for Pleasure 1 Rummikub Spanish Beginners |
Tuesday | Natural History | Architecture+Built Environment Bridge Beginners Current Affairs 1 Guitar Playing Medieval People Scrabble 1 |
Wednesday | Backgammon Bones for Life Bookworms Current Affairs 2 Singing for Pleasure Summer Croquet | Architecture and Design Leicestershire Theatre Shakespeare Table Tennis Welsh Improvers |
Thursday | Drawing History 1 Making a Video | Bridge 2 Digital Photography Discovering Architecture Irish Language Philosophy 2 Polish Up Your Rusty Latin Science and Technology |
Friday | Art Appreciation How Hard Can It Be Modern Novel Philosophy 1 Reading Music Made Easy | Canasta Cryptic Crosswords 2 Family History French Conversation Advanced 1 French Conversation Advanced 2 French Conversation Intermed. Orienteering Spanish Conversation |
Sunday | Lunch Club |