Interest Groups
New interest/activity Groups may also be formed at any time by our members so if the group you are looking for is not listed, please contact the Interest Groups Co-ordinator with regard to recommending the formation of a new group. More information and suggestions can be found by clicking here Starting a new Interest Group and Suggestions for future Interest Groups or the links on the Right Hand side.
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Group meetings may be held in members' houses or, where numbers are large, local halls may be used. Some groups may make a small charge for materials, refreshments or room hire and this will be made clear to you before you join the group. Where meetings are held at a member's house we would recommend a small donation for refreshments. Please see FOR GROUP LEADERS for more specific information.
For anyone considering organising a trip on behalf our of other members please see FOR DAY TRIP ORGANISERS for advice on procedure and cost.
Sometimes members travel to locations and 'car share' to save on petrol and overall cost. The recommended rates for this are 45p a mile plus 5p per person in the car and then the total is divided by the number of people in the car.
Clicking a group name will take you to a page with contact details of the group's leader. On the right hand side you will see a list of reports and pictures of the groups activities. Clicking a link will open a new page to show the details. Details reports are also printed in our monthly newsletter. Click NEWS for details.
On all Stanford-le-Hope and District U3A trips, members of our U3A get priority. If the trip has to be opened up to others because there are spare places, members of other U3As who have asked to go will be offered a place before non-members. Non-members (including spouses and partners) can only go on our trips/outings on two occasions in total. Exceptions will be made for official carers.
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MOOC's
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) give people the chance to learn new things with short courses presented by experts. They now cover a huge range of subjects.
Studying in a MOOC gives everyone, including people who have difficulty in getting out, the opportunity to keep their brains active. But within the U3A the aim should always be "Uniting Third Agers" so the main attraction of MOOCs is as a means of promoting discussions in a live.
If you are interested discuss it at your next group meeting and who knows, you may find others that are interested.
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Please also see the Executive Committee's advice on the sending and replying to emails to other members Email Etiquette
Listed below in the two tables are the Groups that we currently run with their days and times (limited to a.m. or p.m.). There are further detailed sub-pages for all these groups that you can explore to help you decide what interests you.
If you would like to join any of the groups or like more information, please go to the 'GROUP LIST' below and select the relevant interest/activity. You will find the Group Leaders contact details in the text. They can be emailed by clicking the link or by telephone. Some of these meet monthly, others weekly. Click the links to read more.
Alternatively you can email, by clicking here the Interest Groups Co-ordinator or from the CONTACTS page. One of the Groups Co-ordinator Team will alert the Group Leader to contact you direct.
(For your convenience the second table identifies in a tabular form by day and time when each group takes place to help you identify if there are any conflicts should you be interested in more than one group.)
New Groups are indicated by a yellow background
Groups with space for more members to join have a white background
Groups without space for new members are indicated by a grey background
Some group require members to book in order to take part. For updates contact the Interest Groups’ Co-ordinators. Apart from a very few exceptions you must be a current member of our U3A to take part in our Interest Groups.
STANFORD-LE-HOPE AND DISTRICT U3A INTEREST GROUPS
Group List | |||
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Ambling Thursday a.m. Last Thursday monthly at 10:30 | Thursday a.m. Last Thursday monthly at 10:30 | Bird Watching Friday a.m. Last of month | Friday a.m. Last of month |
Book Club Friday p.m. the 3rd Friday Monthly | Friday p.m. the 3rd Friday Monthly | Boules/Ṕetanque-Friday-am Friday a.m. | Friday a.m. |
Boules/Ṕetanque-Wednesday-am Wednesday a.m. Weekly | Wednesday a.m. Weekly | Boules/Ṕetanque-Wednesday-pm Wednesday p.m. New Group | Wednesday p.m. New Group |
British Sign Language Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Canasta Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly |
Charity Craft Friday p.m. 4th Friday | Friday p.m. 4th Friday | Cribbage Tuesday p.m. Every 2 weeks | Tuesday p.m. Every 2 weeks |
Events Cinema Various days and times | Various days and times | Family History Wednesday p.m. 3rd Wednesday of month | Wednesday p.m. 3rd Wednesday of month |
Flower Arranging Wednesday a.m. 1st Wednesday of the month | Wednesday a.m. 1st Wednesday of the month | Gallery Visits Friday a.m. 3rd Friday of the month | Friday a.m. 3rd Friday of the month |
Gardening group Monday a.m. First Monday of month | Monday a.m. First Monday of month | Golf Monday p.m. 1st Monday of the month | Monday p.m. 1st Monday of the month |
Holiday Travel Day and times vary | Day and times vary | Language - French Conversation Thursday p.m. | Thursday p.m. |
Languages - Basic Italian Tuesday p.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays | Tuesday p.m. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays | Languages - Beginners Spanish Tuesday p.m. 2nd and 4th Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 2nd and 4th Tuesday |
Line Dancing Wednesday a.m. We meet weekly | Wednesday a.m. We meet weekly | Local History Monday p.m. Last of month Not Bnk Holiday | Monday p.m. Last of month Not Bnk Holiday |
Local Research Projects Friday Meets at various times | Friday Meets at various times | London Walks Monday a.m. Meet at SLH station, monthly | Monday a.m. Meet at SLH station, monthly |
Lunch & Chat Friday a.m. First Friday of the month | Friday a.m. First Friday of the month | Mixed Craft Tuesday p.m. 1st Tuesday of month | Tuesday p.m. 1st Tuesday of month |
Old Brtsh M/C & Car Enthusiast Monday p.m. 1st Monday of month | Monday p.m. 1st Monday of month | Photography Friday p.m. 2nd Friday, monthly | Friday p.m. 2nd Friday, monthly |
Places of Interest Various days and times | Various days and times | Play Reading 1 Friday p.m. Friday every six weeks | Friday p.m. Friday every six weeks |
Quilting Monday p.m. First Monday of month | Monday p.m. First Monday of month | Quiz Night Saturday p.m. | Saturday p.m. |
Rambling Thursday a.m. 3rd week monthly at 10:30 | Thursday a.m. 3rd week monthly at 10:30 | Scrabble Tuesday p.m. Every 2 weeks | Tuesday p.m. Every 2 weeks |
Singing for Fun Monday p.m. 3rd Monday of Month | Monday p.m. 3rd Monday of Month | Sketching and Painting Monday a.m. Weather dependent | Monday a.m. Weather dependent |
Sunday Singles Sunday a.m. Dates and times as arranged | Sunday a.m. Dates and times as arranged | Tea, CAKE and Play Reading Thursday p.m. Last Thursday of month | Thursday p.m. Last Thursday of month |
Ten Pin Bowling Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday of month | Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday of month | Trips - Day and Theatre Dates and times vary | Dates and times vary |
Ukulele Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wednesday p.m. Weekly | Wine Appreciation Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday Monthly | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday Monthly |
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Day | Morning | Afternoon / Evening |
Monday | Gardening group London Walks Sketching and Painting | Golf Local History Old Brtsh M/C & Car Enthusiast Quilting Singing for Fun |
Tuesday | Cribbage Languages - Basic Italian Languages - Beginners Spanish Mixed Craft Scrabble | |
Wednesday | Boules/Ṕetanque-Wednesday-am Flower Arranging Line Dancing | Boules/Ṕetanque-Wednesday-pm British Sign Language Canasta Family History Ukulele |
Thursday | Ambling Rambling Ten Pin Bowling | Language - French Conversation Tea, CAKE and Play Reading Wine Appreciation |
Friday | Bird Watching Boules/Ṕetanque-Friday-am Gallery Visits Lunch & Chat | Book Club Charity Craft Photography Play Reading 1 |
Saturday | Quiz Night | |
Sunday | Sunday Singles |