Groups
U3A subject groups are self-organising, and, unless otherwise stated, meet on a regular basis in members' own homes. They each have a leader, who may or may not be an expert in the subject to be studied, but who is willing to do some of the organisation.
Meetings may take place weekly, fortnightly or monthly, depending on the subject and members' preferences, with normal breaks for Christmas and other holidays. We ask 30p for tea and coffee when meeting in a member's house. The cost for meetings to include tea/coffee and biscuits elsewhere varies but is around £2. A contribution is made towards petrol when cars are shared.
The subject groups are listed below. Please click on a group name to find out more.
Groups highlighted in grey are currently full but we do keep a waiting list if you are interested in joining them. Apply in the normal way.
If you are interested in joining any of our groups, or would like to start up another group on any subject, please contact the Group Co-ordinator by telephone or email:
Telephone: 07938 999 015
Email: Contact
You will be advised whether places are available and given some details about the group. Your name will be passed to the group leader. The group leader will contact you and make arrangements for you to join. If there are no places at the present time, your name will be added to a waiting list and you will be advised when a vacancy arises.
The telephone will be staffed during normal working hours, with answerphone service outside these times. Please leave a message. Please await our reply. We endeavour to answer within 24 hours, if relevant to Shepway & District U3A.
Note: to join any of these groups, you must be a paid up member of the Shepway & District U3A. This is an insurance requirement as we are affiliated to the Third Age Trust
Please remember to keep in touch with the Group Leader about meetings and let the Leader know if you are going to be absent.
Group List | |||
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Advice Centre Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday 2 pm | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday 2 pm | Ancient Greek & Roman Technol
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Art (Mixed Media) Thursday p.m. 2nd Thursday, Hythe | Thursday p.m. 2nd Thursday, Hythe | Badminton Thursday p.m. Weekly in Folkestone 2pm | Thursday p.m. Weekly in Folkestone 2pm |
Behind the Numbers Wednesday p.m. 1st Wed Sandgate Library | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wed Sandgate Library | Bird Watching Friday a.m. 3rd Friday of month 9.45 am | Friday a.m. 3rd Friday of month 9.45 am |
Bolivia Tuesday a.m. Every Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. Every Tuesday | Book Circle Tuesday p.m. 1st Tuesday 2pm | Tuesday p.m. 1st Tuesday 2pm |
Book Group - New Romney
| Bridge Tuesday a.m. Weekly | Tuesday a.m. Weekly | |
Canasta Thursday p.m. 2nd & 4th Thursday 2 pm | Thursday p.m. 2nd & 4th Thursday 2 pm | Cards/Crafts Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Tues 10am | Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Tues 10am |
Chess Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday 2 pm | Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday 2 pm | Church Architecture Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed 10.30am | Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed 10.30am |
Churchill - Life & Times
| Computer Users Wednesday p.m. 4th Wednesday 2 pm | Wednesday p.m. 4th Wednesday 2 pm | |
Craft Wednesday p.m. New Romney 2-4pm in member's h | Wednesday p.m. New Romney 2-4pm in member's h | Creative Writing Group Friday p.m. 4th Friday @1.45pm | Friday p.m. 4th Friday @1.45pm |
Cribbage Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tuesday, Sandgate | Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tuesday, Sandgate | Critical Analysis of Poetry Tuesday a.m. 2/4 Tues 10.30am | Tuesday a.m. 2/4 Tues 10.30am |
Current Affairs (Folkestone) Friday a.m. 2nd Friday 10.30 am | Friday a.m. 2nd Friday 10.30 am | Current Affairs (Hythe) Friday a.m. 2nd Friday 10 am | Friday a.m. 2nd Friday 10 am |
Current Affairs (New Romney) Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday | Cycling Monday a.m. Weekly 10.00 am | Monday a.m. Weekly 10.00 am |
Dance (Social) Monday p.m. 1/3 Monday, Hythe | Monday p.m. 1/3 Monday, Hythe | Darts Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Hythe 2.00pm | Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Hythe 2.00pm |
Family History Monday p.m. 1st Mon. 2pm | Monday p.m. 1st Mon. 2pm | Fantasy Shares Friday a.m. 2nd Friday at 10 am Hythe | Friday a.m. 2nd Friday at 10 am Hythe |
Film Club Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday at 6.00pm. Inclu | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday at 6.00pm. Inclu | Fit Friends 1 (Pilates) Monday a.m. 10.00 Capel | Monday a.m. 10.00 Capel |
Fit Friends 2 (Pilates) Wednesday a.m. 10am in Capel-le-Ferne | Wednesday a.m. 10am in Capel-le-Ferne | Fit Friends 3 (Pilates) Thursday a.m. 9.30 Capel | Thursday a.m. 9.30 Capel |
Flower Arranging Thursday p.m. 2pm 4th Thursday | Thursday p.m. 2pm 4th Thursday | French Beginners Thursday a.m. Every Thursday | Thursday a.m. Every Thursday |
French Conversation Wednesday a.m. 2nd/4th Wednesday 10.30 am | Wednesday a.m. 2nd/4th Wednesday 10.30 am | French Conversation 2 Wednesday a.m. 1st/3rd Wed 10.30am | Wednesday a.m. 1st/3rd Wed 10.30am |
French Intermediate Thursday a.m. Every Thursday | Thursday a.m. Every Thursday | Gardening 1 Tuesday a.m. 1st/3rd Tuesday 10.30 am | Tuesday a.m. 1st/3rd Tuesday 10.30 am |
Gardening 2 Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tue at 2pm | Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tue at 2pm | Gardening 3 Wednesday p.m. 2.00pm 3rd Wed (Winter) | Wednesday p.m. 2.00pm 3rd Wed (Winter) |
Geology Monday p.m. 3rd Monday RHDR Hall | Monday p.m. 3rd Monday RHDR Hall | Gin Club
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Golf Thursday a.m. Every 2 weeks | Thursday a.m. Every 2 weeks | Holidays August 2018 | August 2018 |
Kurling Monday p.m. Weekly at 3.00pm Folkestone | Monday p.m. Weekly at 3.00pm Folkestone | Latin Friday p.m. 2nd Friday, Hythe | Friday p.m. 2nd Friday, Hythe |
Line Dancing Monday a.m. Newington 10.30am | Monday a.m. Newington 10.30am | Local History 1 Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday 2 pm | Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday 2 pm |
Local History 2 Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues at 2pm | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues at 2pm | Local History 3 Wednesday p.m. 4th Wed 1.45pm | Wednesday p.m. 4th Wed 1.45pm |
Local History 4 Monday p.m. 3rd Monday 1.45pm Hythe | Monday p.m. 3rd Monday 1.45pm Hythe | Mahjong (Hythe 1) Monday a.m. 1st and 3rd Monday 10 am | Monday a.m. 1st and 3rd Monday 10 am |
Mahjong (Hythe 2) Monday a.m. 2nd/4th Mon 10am | Monday a.m. 2nd/4th Mon 10am | Meditation Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday Hythe | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday Hythe |
Mid-Week Supper Club Wednesday Various venues | Wednesday Various venues | Midweek Lunch Club Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday | Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday |
Music & Drama Tuesday p.m. 2.00pm Tin Tabernacle | Tuesday p.m. 2.00pm Tin Tabernacle | Music - Classical Thursday p.m. 2nd Thursday 2 pm | Thursday p.m. 2nd Thursday 2 pm |
Novels 1 Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wed 10.30am | Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wed 10.30am | Novels 2 Monday p.m. 1st Mon 2.00pm Hythe | Monday p.m. 1st Mon 2.00pm Hythe |
Open Forum Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed 10am | Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed 10am | Out & About
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Patchwork & Sewing Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday 9.30 am | Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday 9.30 am | Petanque (Boules) Wednesday a.m. Weekly Elham | Wednesday a.m. Weekly Elham |
Philosophy Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th Folkestone 10-12am | Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th Folkestone 10-12am | Photography 1 Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday 10.00 am | Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday 10.00 am |
Photography 2 Friday a.m. 1st Friday Hythe | Friday a.m. 1st Friday Hythe | Play Reading - Folkestone Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday 2.15 pm | Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday 2.15 pm |
Play Reading - Hythe 1 Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Monday 1.30 pm | Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Monday 1.30 pm | Poetry 1 Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday 10 am | Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday 10 am |
Poetry 2 Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday in Hythe | Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday in Hythe | Religious Studies Tuesday a.m. 4th Tuesday of month 10.30 am | Tuesday a.m. 4th Tuesday of month 10.30 am |
Saturday Dining Club Saturday p.m. 4th Saturday at 7 pm | Saturday p.m. 4th Saturday at 7 pm | Scrabble Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesday 2 pm | Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesday 2 pm |
Script Writing
| Sewing Workshop Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues 2pm Homes | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues 2pm Homes | |
Shakespeare Thursday a.m. 2nd/4th at 10am | Thursday a.m. 2nd/4th at 10am | Singing for Life Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed at 11 am | Wednesday a.m. 1st Wed at 11 am |
Sunday Lunches Sunday a.m. 2nd Sunday 12.30 | Sunday a.m. 2nd Sunday 12.30 | Swing Band Workshop Monday p.m. 1st/3rd at 2pm URC | Monday p.m. 1st/3rd at 2pm URC |
Table Tennis Wednesday a.m. 10-12am Saltwood Village Hall | Wednesday a.m. 10-12am Saltwood Village Hall | Tai Chi Advanced Tuesday p.m. Weekly 12.30pm Tin Tabernacle | Tuesday p.m. Weekly 12.30pm Tin Tabernacle |
Tai Chi Beginners 1 Tuesday a.m. Weekly 11.15am Tin Tabernacle | Tuesday a.m. Weekly 11.15am Tin Tabernacle | Tai Chi Beginners 2 Thursday a.m. 9.15am Thursdays Tin Tab | Thursday a.m. 9.15am Thursdays Tin Tab |
Tai Chi Intermediate Friday a.m. 9.00am weekly Saltwood | Friday a.m. 9.00am weekly Saltwood | Ten Pin Bowling (Friday) Friday a.m. 2nd Friday | Friday a.m. 2nd Friday |
Ten Pin Bowling (Tuesday) Tuesday a.m. 4th Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 4th Tuesday | The Irish Identity Friday a.m. Hythe, Light Railway Hall | Friday a.m. Hythe, Light Railway Hall |
Ukulele Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Monday at 2pm | Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Monday at 2pm | Understanding Art Tuesday p.m. 4th Tuesday Folkestone | Tuesday p.m. 4th Tuesday Folkestone |
Utopia, Terror in the 20th Cen
| Victorian Britain Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday Folkestone | Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday Folkestone | |
Walking Friday a.m. 1st Friday 10 am | Friday a.m. 1st Friday 10 am | Walks - Short Tuesday a.m. | Tuesday a.m. |
Whist & other Card Games Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesday 2.00 pm | Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesday 2.00 pm | Writing Circle 1 Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Fri 2.pm Hythe | Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Fri 2.pm Hythe |
Writing Circle 2 Friday p.m. 2nd Fri 2.00pm Hythe | Friday p.m. 2nd Fri 2.00pm Hythe |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Cycling Fit Friends 1 (Pilates) Line Dancing Mahjong (Hythe 1) Mahjong (Hythe 2) Philosophy | Dance (Social) Family History Geology Kurling Local History 4 Novels 2 Play Reading - Hythe 1 Swing Band Workshop Ukulele |
Tuesday | Bolivia Bridge Cards/Crafts Cribbage Critical Analysis of Poetry Gardening 1 Patchwork & Sewing Photography 1 Religious Studies Tai Chi Beginners 1 Ten Pin Bowling (Tuesday) Walks - Short | Book Circle Gardening 2 Local History 2 Music & Drama Scrabble Sewing Workshop Tai Chi Advanced Understanding Art Whist & other Card Games |
Wednesday | Church Architecture Fit Friends 2 (Pilates) French Conversation French Conversation 2 Novels 1 Open Forum Petanque (Boules) Singing for Life Table Tennis | Behind the Numbers Chess Computer Users Craft Film Club Gardening 3 Local History 3 Play Reading - Folkestone |
Thursday | Fit Friends 3 (Pilates) French Beginners French Intermediate Golf Midweek Lunch Club Poetry 1 Poetry 2 Shakespeare Tai Chi Beginners 2 Victorian Britain | Advice Centre Art (Mixed Media) Badminton Canasta Current Affairs (New Romney) Flower Arranging Local History 1 Meditation Music - Classical |
Friday | Bird Watching Current Affairs (Folkestone) Current Affairs (Hythe) Fantasy Shares Photography 2 Tai Chi Intermediate Ten Pin Bowling (Friday) The Irish Identity Walking | Creative Writing Group Darts Latin Writing Circle 1 Writing Circle 2 |
Saturday | Saturday Dining Club | |
Sunday | Sunday Lunches |