Our Groups
Our Interest Groups We offer a range of activities for members to learn from each other, through sharing their knowledge, skills and experience, or to share common interests (e.g. theatre visits, ambling etc). Interest Groups are shown below in alphabetical order. Interest Groups will be shaded with a dark grey background when full. Even if a group is full, you can ask the leader to add you to their waiting list. Please scroll to the bottom of this page to see an overview of our groups by day.
Clicking on one of the group names will open a page with more details of the group, what it does, when and its general aims. Please see the monthly UPDATE newsletter distributed to all members, for the latest program details and news from each group. If you are not currently a member and would like a copy of UPDATE, please email your request to the UPDATE Editor.
To Join a Group The only way to enrol for a group is by contacting the Group Leader in advance. Clicking on a Group's name in the table below will take you to the Group web page and if you then click on the icon in the top right corner, you will be able to send a message to the Group Leader. (Some leaders lead more than one group so please make sure you include the group's name and your membership number in your message).
Members of any other U3A are invited to join any one Interest Group indefinitely without joining. To attend more than one Interest Group, you are asked to join SoSA u3a as an Associate Member.
Shipston u3a is a member of the South Warwickshire u3a Cluster which gives mutual access to Interest Groups and Meetings as given on the document titled SW Cluster.
If you would like to start a new Interest Group please contact the Interest Groups Coordinator who will provide all the help and advice you need to get your group going. Please use the Contact page to get in touch.
Our Timetable
Click on an Group Name for more information
Group List | |||
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Allotment Group As arranged | As arranged | Ancient Greek (Improvers) Monday p.m. 4:30 by Zoom | Monday p.m. 4:30 by Zoom |
Art Appreciation Wednesday a.m. 1st Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 1st Wednesday | Book Group Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday |
Current Affairs Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th | Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th | Drawing/Painting Friday a.m. 2nd and 4th Friday | Friday a.m. 2nd and 4th Friday |
Family History Monday a.m. First Monday of month | Monday a.m. First Monday of month | French Returners Monday a.m. | Monday a.m. |
Garden Visits As arranged | As arranged | History Wednesday p.m. 4th Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 4th Wednesday |
Improve Your Spanish Tuesday a.m. | Tuesday a.m. | Italian Tuesday a.m. Weekly | Tuesday a.m. Weekly |
Knitting & Craft Group Tuesday p.m. | Tuesday p.m. | Latin - Advanced Monday a.m. The George | Monday a.m. The George |
Latin - Improvers Wednesday p.m. 2:30 Zoom | Wednesday p.m. 2:30 Zoom | Lunch - Monthly Group Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday |
Mindfulness and Meditation Monday p.m. | Monday p.m. | Nature Group Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday |
Orchestra Tuesday a.m. 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Tuesday | Pavilionaires Jazz/Blues Thursday p.m. Each Thu for rehearsal | Thursday p.m. Each Thu for rehearsal |
Photography Being formed | Being formed | Pilates 1 & 2 Tuesday a.m. 10-11 & 11:15-12:15 | Tuesday a.m. 10-11 & 11:15-12:15 |
Play Reading Friday p.m. Monthly at times to suit cast | Friday p.m. Monthly at times to suit cast | Playreading Group 2 Tuesday p.m. By arrangement | Tuesday p.m. By arrangement |
Poetry Friday a.m. Monthly on a Friday | Friday a.m. Monthly on a Friday | Recorder Ensemble Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd | Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd |
Scrabble Wednesday p.m. 1 & 3rd | Wednesday p.m. 1 & 3rd | Shipston Striders Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday | Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday |
Social Bridge Tuesday p.m. Catholic Hall 2pm | Tuesday p.m. Catholic Hall 2pm | Table Tennis Thursday p.m. Weekly Thu at 1.30pm | Thursday p.m. Weekly Thu at 1.30pm |
The Shipston Five Milers Wednesday a.m. 2nd & last Wednesday at 10 am | Wednesday a.m. 2nd & last Wednesday at 10 am | Theatre/Cinema Visits Variable times and places | Variable times and places |
u3a Borrowers Thursday a.m. Last Thursday, 10:30, The Geor | Thursday a.m. Last Thursday, 10:30, The Geor | Ukulele | |
Wine Appreciation Tuesday p.m. Date sometimes changed to suit | Tuesday p.m. Date sometimes changed to suit |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Family History French Returners Latin - Advanced | Ancient Greek (Improvers) Mindfulness and Meditation Recorder Ensemble |
Tuesday | Current Affairs Improve Your Spanish Italian Nature Group Orchestra Pilates 1 & 2 | Book Group Knitting & Craft Group Playreading Group 2 Social Bridge Wine Appreciation |
Wednesday | Art Appreciation The Shipston Five Milers | History Latin - Improvers Scrabble |
Thursday | Shipston Striders u3a Borrowers | Lunch - Monthly Group Pavilionaires Jazz/Blues Table Tennis |
Friday | Drawing/Painting Poetry | Play Reading |