Richmond upon Thames

Groups

Richmond U3A currently has around 150 interest groups which are listed below. To find out more about a particular group click on its name to take you to the group's own page. Below the list of groups you will find a weekly timetable.

Groups meet monthly, fortnightly or weekly and generally meet in the daytime.

Prior to joining a group it is essential to contact the Group Leader as we cannot guarantee vacancies. Some groups operate waiting lists and sometimes, if there is enough interest, we are able to start a second group.

We are always keen for new groups to get started. If, after joining, you would like to lead a group, we will give you every encouragement in setting this up. If you are interested in starting a group, please contact the Group Co-ordinator or relevant Section Leader for help and advice.

Group Co-ordinator: Christopher Barclay
Art, Music, & Science: Graham Shortell
LanguagesNorma Cook
Drama,Literature, History & Philosophy Jan McCall
RecreationTricia Abrahamsen

Most of our groups meet in person, but some meet online using Zoom, Skype, email or other means. To view the schedule for those groups, please see the Beacon Calendar.

Group List
?Could you start a new Group?
 Plenty of vacancies!
 Plenty of vacancies!Architecture - Modern
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Art - A Taste of Art
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Art - English Architecture
Tuesday 
Vacancies
Tuesday 
Vacancies
Art - Watercolours
Wednesday 
Vacancies
Wednesday 
Vacancies
Art Workshop
Friday p.m.
Waiting list
Friday p.m.
Waiting list
Art-Found Art
Friday 
Friday Art-Highlights Italian Renaiss
Tuesday 
Vacancies
Tuesday 
Vacancies
Badminton 1
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Badminton 2
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Badminton 3
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Bolivia
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Book Group - Biographies&More
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Book Group - Canterbury Tales
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Book Group - Classics
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Book Group - Literature
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
Book Group - Members' Choice
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Book Group -Members’ Choice
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Book Group- Alternative
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Book Grp-Wonderful World of
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Bridge 1-Social
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Canterbury Tales
Thursday 
Vacancies
Thursday 
Vacancies
Choral Music Appreciation
Tuesday 
Vacancies
Tuesday 
Vacancies
Church Bell Ringing
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Cinema Group
 Vacancies
 VacanciesClassical Music Appreciation
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Collecting and Collections
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Cookery-South East Asian
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
Creative Writing
Tuesday 
Tuesday Cryptic Crosswords 1
Thursday p.m.
Waiting list
Thursday p.m.
Waiting list
Cryptic Crosswords 2
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Cryptic Crosswords 3
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Current Affairs
Monday p.m.
Waiting list
Monday p.m.
Waiting list
Cycling
Monday a.m.
Vacancies
Monday a.m.
Vacancies
Cycling: Easy Riders
 Vacancies
 VacanciesDarts
Friday p.m.
Waiting List
Friday p.m.
Waiting List
Democracy and its Discontent
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Feng Shui - an introduction
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Finding meaning in later years
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Fix It Remotely
 Vacancies
 Vacancies
Flower Arranging
Friday a.m.
Vacancy
Friday a.m.
Vacancy
French - Talking French 1
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting List
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting List
French - Talking French 2
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
French -Intermed Conversation1
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
French -Intermed Conversation2
Friday a.m.
Waiting list
Friday a.m.
Waiting list
French Advanced
Wednesday p.m.
Waiting list
Wednesday p.m.
Waiting list
French Book Group (modern)
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
French for Improvers
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
French Literature
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Garden Enthusiasts
Monday a.m.
Waiting List
Monday a.m.
Waiting List
German Conversation Intermed
Thursday 
Waiting list
Thursday 
Waiting list
German Intermediate
Friday p.m.
Waiting list
Friday p.m.
Waiting list
Golf
 Vacancies
 VacanciesGreek - Classical (Ancient)
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
History - British and European
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
History - Pivotal
Wednesday p.m.
Waiting list
Wednesday p.m.
Waiting list
History Behind the Headlines 1
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
History Behind the Headlines 2
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
IT - iPad Users
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
IT Support
 Vacancies
 Vacancies
Italian - Improvers
Thursday a.m.
Waiting list
Thursday a.m.
Waiting list
Italian - Intermediate
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Italian - Talking Italian
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Italian Advanced
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Italian for Beginners
Tuesday 
Vacancies
Tuesday 
Vacancies
Italian for Pleasure
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
Italian-Conversation Advanced
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Italian-Conversation Intermed
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Kew Gardens
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Knit and Natter
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Knitting, Crochet and Chat
Monday a.m.
Vacancies
Monday a.m.
Vacancies
Latin - Intermediate
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Latin Literature
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Wednesday a.m.
Waiting list
Law: Criminal
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
London Explorers
 Vacancies
 VacanciesMahjong
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Mathematical Topics 1
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Mathematical Topics 2
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Meditation:What is it about?
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Music - Choral Music
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Nordic Walking
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Opera for Pleasure 1
Monday p.m.
Waiting list
Monday p.m.
Waiting list
Opera for Pleasure 2
Thursday p.m.
Waiting List
Thursday p.m.
Waiting List
Petanque 1
 Vacancies
 Vacancies
Petanque 2
 Vacancies
 VacanciesPhilosophy-Thoughts & Opinions
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
Photography
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Play Reading
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Poetry - Keats the Living Year
Friday a.m.
Vacancies
Friday a.m.
Vacancies
Poetry - since 1900
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday p.m.
Vacancies
Poetry Appreciation
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Poetry for Pleasure
Monday p.m.
Waiting list
Monday p.m.
Waiting list
Politics and Current Affairs 1
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
Politics and Current Affairs 2
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Politics on Zoom
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
Psychology and Sociology
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Pub Lunches
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Railway Journeys
 Waiting list
 Waiting list
Rambling - London
Thursday 
Waiting list
Thursday 
Waiting list
Rambling - River Walks 1
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Rambling - River Walks 2
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Rambling-Gentle Walk+lunch
Friday 
Vacancies
Friday 
Vacancies
Science and Metaphysics
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Scrabble 1
Monday p.m.
Waiting list
Monday p.m.
Waiting list
Scrabble 2
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
Scrabble 3
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Shakespeare
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
Tuesday a.m.
Vacancies
Shakespeare - Study to Stage
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Thursday a.m.
Vacancies
Shakespeare for Pleasure
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Friday p.m.
Vacancies
Simply Social Richmond 2
Monday 
monthly
Monday 
monthly
Simply Social: Richmond
Monday a.m.
Vacancies
Monday a.m.
Vacancies
Simply Social: St Margarets
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
Singing for Pleasure
Thursday p.m.
Waiting list
Thursday p.m.
Waiting list
Snooker
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Thursday p.m.
Vacancies
Spanish Conversation
Wednesday 
Vacancies
Wednesday 
Vacancies
Spanish Conversation Advanced
Wednesday p.m.
Waiting List
Wednesday p.m.
Waiting List
SpanishConversation Intermed 1
Wednesday p.m.
Waiting List
Wednesday p.m.
Waiting List
SpanishConversation Intermed 3
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
SpanishConversation Intermed2
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday a.m.
Waiting list
Stamp and Postal History
Monday a.m.
Vacancies
Monday a.m.
Vacancies
Table Tennis 1
Thursday p.m.
Waiting list
Thursday p.m.
Waiting list
Table Tennis 2
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
Table Tennis 3
Thursday p.m.
Waiting List
Thursday p.m.
Waiting List
Tap Dancing
Monday a.m.
Waiting List
Monday a.m.
Waiting List
Tennis
Tuesday a.m.
Also Fri Vacancies
Tuesday a.m.
Also Fri Vacancies
Theatre - Orange Tree
Saturday p.m.
Vacancies
Saturday p.m.
Vacancies
Theatre Matinees & Drama
 Vacancies
 VacanciesTomorrow's World
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Monday p.m.
Vacancies
Ukulele 1
Friday a.m.
Waiting list
Friday a.m.
Waiting list
Ukulele 2
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday a.m.
Vacancies
Walking Netball
 Vacancies
 VacanciesWanderlust and Wisdom
Friday a.m.
Waiting list
Friday a.m.
Waiting list
Weekenders
 Vacancies
 VacanciesWine Tasting
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Wednesday p.m.
Vacancies
Writing for Pleasure
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
Tuesday p.m.
Waiting list
  
Timetable Summary
Day MorningAfternoon
MondayCycling   Garden Enthusiasts   Knitting, Crochet and Chat   Simply Social: Richmond   Stamp and Postal History   Tap Dancing   Badminton 1   Badminton 2   Classical Music Appreciation   Current Affairs   Finding meaning in later years   French Literature   Greek - Classical (Ancient)   History Behind the Headlines 1   Opera for Pleasure 1   Play Reading   Poetry for Pleasure   Politics and Current Affairs 2   Psychology and Sociology   Scrabble 1   Tomorrow's World  
TuesdayBook Group - Literature   Cookery-South East Asian   French - Talking French 1   French - Talking French 2   French Book Group (modern)   Italian for Pleasure   Philosophy-Thoughts & Opinions   Politics and Current Affairs 1   Politics on Zoom   Shakespeare   SpanishConversation Intermed2   Tennis   Bolivia   Book Group - Members' Choice   History - British and European   Italian Advanced   Knit and Natter   Music - Choral Music   Poetry - since 1900   Scrabble 2   Simply Social: St Margarets   Table Tennis 2   Writing for Pleasure  
WednesdayArchitecture - Modern   Book Group - Biographies&More   Book Group - Classics   Book Group -Members’ Choice   Book Group- Alternative   Book Grp-Wonderful World of   Church Bell Ringing   Feng Shui - an introduction   French -Intermed Conversation1   Italian - Intermediate   Italian - Talking Italian   Latin - Intermediate   Latin Literature   Rambling - River Walks 1   SpanishConversation Intermed 3   Ukulele 2   Art - A Taste of Art   Collecting and Collections   Democracy and its Discontent   French Advanced   History - Pivotal   Poetry Appreciation   Pub Lunches   Spanish Conversation Advanced   SpanishConversation Intermed 1   Wine Tasting  
ThursdayBook Group - Canterbury Tales   History Behind the Headlines 2   Italian - Improvers   Italian-Conversation Advanced   Italian-Conversation Intermed   Kew Gardens   Meditation:What is it about?   Nordic Walking   Rambling - River Walks 2   Shakespeare - Study to Stage   Badminton 3   Bridge 1-Social   Cryptic Crosswords 1   Cryptic Crosswords 2   Cryptic Crosswords 3   IT - iPad Users   Law: Criminal   Opera for Pleasure 2   Scrabble 3   Singing for Pleasure   Snooker   Table Tennis 1   Table Tennis 3  
FridayFlower Arranging   French -Intermed Conversation2   Poetry - Keats the Living Year   Ukulele 1   Wanderlust and Wisdom   Art Workshop   Darts   French for Improvers   German Intermediate   Mahjong   Mathematical Topics 1   Mathematical Topics 2   Photography   Science and Metaphysics   Shakespeare for Pleasure  
Saturday Theatre - Orange Tree