Groups
Leaders please ensure you look at the Copyright document on the right hand site
We have a possibility of 5 new groups if we can get enough members to sign up Ukulele, Singing and Indoor Curling, guitar and board games!!
If you are interested please enter your name on the list which will be available at the next monthly meeting. Failing that you can email me gls2@u3a-Luton.org.uk.
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Members please contact leaders of groups you wish to join to ensure the group is meeting. Prospective members please contact Group Liaison Services (via the contact page) to ensure the group you are interested in joining is meeting.
If any member has any ideas for some new groups and would also take on the leader role please do contact Hilary or Gina from Groups Liaison. We would love to hear from you and also have some new interesting groups set up. You can contact us via the contact page.
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RISK ASSESSMENTS: The Third Age Trust Insurance Company make it a legal requirement that all Group Leaders carry out regular risk assessments for their groups and refer to them on a regular basis to ensure they are up-to-date. These risk assessments must be kept safely by Group Leaders for a minimum of 3 years in case of a claim. Should leadership of your group change, then you must transfer assessments to the new leader. GLS has devised 5 different risk assessments depending on the nature of your group and you can access them from the Policy Documents page. We thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you require any assistance in completing the assessments GLS will be happy to advise you. Risk Assessment FAQs can also be found on the right hand side of the Policy Documents page.
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Groups Treasurer Coordinator
Thanks go to Margaret P who has now taken on volunteer duties as Groups Treasurer Coordinator. Group Leaders /Treasurers can send their quarterly returns using the groups treasurer email groupstreasurer@u3a-luton.org.uk or send it in the post to Margaret. You will need to contact her for her address if you wish to send via royal mail, her telephone number is Luton 612968. Please remember you need to submit a NIL return each quarter if your group does not hold or generate any funds.
It would also be useful for Margaret if you would confirm who in your group is responsible for looking after the finances. Those leaders /treasurers who have had Beacon training can also use the 'Ledger' facility to record the group finances and send Margaret a 'screen shot' each quarter. Group leaders have a standard expenses form in their Group Leaders Handbook. If you have any problems please contact me on gls2@u3a-luton.org.uk.
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Thanks go to David Corfan for judging the 2023, Group 1 photography competition. There were two categories, Statues and Monuments and an open category. David provided some valuable information on composition and techniques and was presented with a book token as a thank you gift. All of the photographs were on display at the March monthly meeting on 27th March and will be in a future issue of your In Touch newsletter. The winning photographs are on the right and at the bottom of the page. click on them to see in full size.
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We now do not state that groups are full but this may be the case when you inquire. However, groups will have waiting lists and we will try and start new groups if there is the demand and if someone is willing to take on a new group.
Group List | |||
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Ambling Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Antiques & Collectables Monday a.m. 3rd Monday of month | Monday a.m. 3rd Monday of month |
Architecture Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday of month | Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday of month | Armchair Travel Wednesday p.m. Monthly 12:00 - 1:30 | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 12:00 - 1:30 |
Art Appreciation 1 Monday p.m. 1st Monday of month | Monday p.m. 1st Monday of month | Art Appreciation 2 Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday of month | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday of month |
Art Group Wednesday p.m. 1st 2nd & 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 1st 2nd & 3rd Wednesday | Badminton 1 Friday a.m. Weekly | Friday a.m. Weekly |
Badminton 2 Friday p.m. Weekly | Friday p.m. Weekly | Birdwatching Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday of month | Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday of month |
Bookworms 1 Thursday a.m. 4thThursday of month | Thursday a.m. 4thThursday of month | Bookworms 2 Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wednesday of month | Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wednesday of month |
Canasta Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday | Climate Change Discussion Wednesday a.m. Monthly on 4th Wed. 10-11.30 | Wednesday a.m. Monthly on 4th Wed. 10-11.30 |
Creative Writing Monday p.m. Monthly | Monday p.m. Monthly | Cribbage Thursday p.m. last Thursday of the month | Thursday p.m. last Thursday of the month |
Crochet Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Croquet Monday a.m. Weekly | Monday a.m. Weekly |
Discussion Group Monday a.m. 2nd Monday of month | Monday a.m. 2nd Monday of month | Family History Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wednesday of month | Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wednesday of month |
Film Group Wednesday a.m. last Wednesday of month | Wednesday a.m. last Wednesday of month | French (Beginners) Thursday a.m. Fortnightly | Thursday a.m. Fortnightly |
French - Advanced Wednesday a.m. Weekly | Wednesday a.m. Weekly | French - Intermediate Monday p.m. weekly | Monday p.m. weekly |
French Beginners 1
Thursday p.m. | Thursday p.m. | Garden Gazers various | various |
Genealogy 1 Tuesday p.m. | Tuesday p.m. | Genealogy 2 Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday of month every 2 | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday of month every 2 |
Knit and Natter Tuesday a.m. Last Tuesday of month | Tuesday a.m. Last Tuesday of month | Knit and Natter 2 Wednesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Wednesday |
Literature Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly | Wednesday p.m. Fortnightly | Local History 1 Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesdayof month | Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesdayof month |
London History 1 Thursday Last Thursday of month | Thursday Last Thursday of month | London History 2 Thursday p.m. 2nd Thursday of month | Thursday p.m. 2nd Thursday of month |
London History 3 Wednesday p.m. 2nd Wednesdayof month | Wednesday p.m. 2nd Wednesdayof month | Luton Town FC Appreciation Friday p.m. Last Friday of month | Friday p.m. Last Friday of month |
Mahjong Thursday a.m. Fortnightly | Thursday a.m. Fortnightly | Military History Tuesday a.m. 3rd Thursday of month | Tuesday a.m. 3rd Thursday of month |
MOTO Members on their own Monthly | Monthly | Natural History Thursday p.m. 4th Thursday of month | Thursday p.m. 4th Thursday of month |
Parish Churches 1 Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday of month | Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday of month | Philosophy Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday of month | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday of month |
Photography 1 Tuesday p.m. Monthly | Tuesday p.m. Monthly | Photography 2 Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday of month | Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday of month |
Photography 3 Friday a.m. 2nd Friday of month | Friday a.m. 2nd Friday of month | Rambling Friday a.m. Fortnightly | Friday a.m. Fortnightly |
River Lea Project TBA | TBA | Science Discussion Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wednesday of month | Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wednesday of month |
Scottish Country Dancing Monday Fortnightly | Monday Fortnightly | Scrabble Friday p.m. Weekly | Friday p.m. Weekly |
Singing for Pleasure Monday a.m. and 4th Tuesday | Monday a.m. and 4th Tuesday | Snooker Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly |
Social Bridge Monday p.m. Weekly | Monday p.m. Weekly | Spanish Conversation Friday p.m. Fortnightly | Friday p.m. Fortnightly |
Sunday Lunch Club 1 Sunday p.m. 1st Sunday Monthly | Sunday p.m. 1st Sunday Monthly | Sunday Lunch Club 3 Sunday p.m. 3rd Sunday | Sunday p.m. 3rd Sunday |
Table Tennis 1 Monday p.m. Weekly | Monday p.m. Weekly | Table Tennis 2 Monday p.m. Weekly | Monday p.m. Weekly |
Tennis Thursday a.m. Weekly | Thursday a.m. Weekly | Theatre Group Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday of month | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday of month |
Transport Heritage Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday of month | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday of month | Ukulele Tuesday a.m. weekly | Tuesday a.m. weekly |
Weather and Geology Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday of month | Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday of month |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Antiques & Collectables Croquet Discussion Group Singing for Pleasure | Art Appreciation 1 Creative Writing French - Intermediate Social Bridge Table Tennis 1 Table Tennis 2 |
Tuesday | Architecture Birdwatching Knit and Natter Local History 1 Military History Ukulele | Crochet Genealogy 1 Photography 1 Snooker Transport Heritage |
Wednesday | Bookworms 2 Canasta Climate Change Discussion Family History Film Group French - Advanced Science Discussion | Armchair Travel Art Group Knit and Natter 2 Literature London History 3 Theatre Group |
Thursday | Bookworms 1 French (Beginners) Mahjong Parish Churches 1 Tennis Weather and Geology | Art Appreciation 2 Cribbage French Beginners 1 Genealogy 2 London History 2 Natural History Philosophy Photography 2 |
Friday | Ambling Badminton 1 Photography 3 Rambling | Badminton 2 Luton Town FC Appreciation Scrabble Spanish Conversation |
Sunday | Sunday Lunch Club 1 Sunday Lunch Club 3 |
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