Groups
Below is a list of South Lakes u3a’s Special Interest Groups with links, days and times.
If you would like to join one, or more, of these groups, please contact the relevant Group coordinator(s) using the 'Eagle' message link on the specific Group page.
Several groups have a limit on the number of members it can accommodate. If a group is full, or a subject that interests you is not covered, you can start another one but first you need to contact the South Lakes U3A Overall Groups Coordinator using the message link on this page.
| Group List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| American History Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday | Architecture Appreciation Tuesday a.m. Monthly 1st Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. Monthly 1st Tuesday |
| Art Friday a.m. | Friday a.m. | Art Appreciation Tuesday p.m. Monthly 3rd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. Monthly 3rd Tuesday |
| Artistic Licence Friday a.m. no metings on Bank holidays | Friday a.m. no metings on Bank holidays | Badminton Wednesday p.m. | Wednesday p.m. |
| Ballroom Dancing Wednesday p.m. Oct-Mar No meetings 2nd Wednes | Wednesday p.m. Oct-Mar No meetings 2nd Wednes | Books on Tuesday Tuesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Tuesday |
| Bridge Friday p.m. | Friday p.m. | Chess Wednesday a.m. | Wednesday a.m. |
| Classic Films Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thursday | Come Dine with Us Various dates | Various dates |
| Computer Help Assistance as needed. | Assistance as needed. | Country Dancing Monday a.m. | Monday a.m. |
| Cribbage Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Crown Green Bowling Tuesday a.m. April until September | Tuesday a.m. April until September |
| Culture Trips GROUP CLOSED | GROUP CLOSED | Cycling Usually weekly. Varies | Usually weekly. Varies |
| Digital Photography Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wednesday + out | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 3rd Wednesday + out | Discussion Monday a.m. Fortnightly | Monday a.m. Fortnightly |
| E-bikers and Friends Thursday | Thursday | European History Friday a.m. Monthly 1 Friday. Sep-July | Friday a.m. Monthly 1 Friday. Sep-July |
| Family History Thursday a.m. Monthly 2nd Thursday Oct-May | Thursday a.m. Monthly 2nd Thursday Oct-May | Folk Music & Song Monday p.m. | Monday p.m. |
| French - Basic Monday p.m. Monthly 2nd & 4th Mondays | Monday p.m. Monthly 2nd & 4th Mondays | French - Intermediate/Advanced Monday p.m. Monthly. 2nd & 4th Monday | Monday p.m. Monthly. 2nd & 4th Monday |
| Gardens (Friday 1) Friday a.m. Monthly 3rd Friday | Friday a.m. Monthly 3rd Friday | Gardens (Friday 2) Friday a.m. Month 2nd Friday | Friday a.m. Month 2nd Friday |
| Gardens (Monday) Monday a.m. Monthly 1st Monday | Monday a.m. Monthly 1st Monday | Gardens (Wednesday) Wednesday a.m. Monthly 1st Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 1st Wednesday |
| German Friday a.m. Monthly 1st & 3rd Fridays | Friday a.m. Monthly 1st & 3rd Fridays | Hanoverians/Georgians Tuesday a.m. Monthly 4th Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. Monthly 4th Tuesday |
| Health Matters Wednesday a.m. Monthly Last Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. Monthly Last Wednesday | Indoor Bowling 1 Tuesday p.m. | Tuesday p.m. |
| Indoor Bowling 2 Monday p.m. | Monday p.m. | Instrumental Music Monday a.m. | Monday a.m. |
| Italian Conversation Wednesday a.m. Weekly | Wednesday a.m. Weekly | Jazz Appreciation Tuesday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday | Tuesday p.m. Monthly 3rd Thursday |
| Jive Wednesday p.m. 13 Sep -29 Mar | Wednesday p.m. 13 Sep -29 Mar | Literary Studies Friday p.m. Monthly 3rd Friday | Friday p.m. Monthly 3rd Friday |
| Mah Jong Friday p.m. 1st, 3rd & 5th in month | Friday p.m. 1st, 3rd & 5th in month | Mindfulness Meditation Tuesday a.m. | Tuesday a.m. |
| Moving to Music 1 Monday a.m. | Monday a.m. | Moving to Music 2
Wednesday a.m. | Wednesday a.m. |
| Music Appreciation Tuesday a.m. | Tuesday a.m. | Natural History Wednesday p.m. Monthly 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 2nd Wednesday |
| Norwegian Wednesday a.m. Alternate Wednesdays | Wednesday a.m. Alternate Wednesdays | Patchwork & Quilting Tuesday p.m. Monthly 1st & 3rd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. Monthly 1st & 3rd Tuesday |
| Philosophy Wednesday a.m. Month 1st Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. Month 1st Wednesday | Pickleball Friday a.m. | Friday a.m. |
| Play Reading Tuesday p.m. Last in month | Tuesday p.m. Last in month | Poetry and Prose Thursday p.m. Monthly Last Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly Last Thursday |
| Psychology in the News Monday p.m. Monthly 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. Monthly 3rd Monday | Recorder Ensemble Wednesday a.m. | Wednesday a.m. |
| Saturday Lunch Club Saturday p.m. Monthly 1st Saturday | Saturday p.m. Monthly 1st Saturday | Science and Technology Friday p.m. Monthly Last Friday | Friday p.m. Monthly Last Friday |
| Scottish Dancing Monday a.m. Monthly 2nd & 4th Mondays | Monday a.m. Monthly 2nd & 4th Mondays | Scrabble 1 Monday p.m. Fortnightly | Monday p.m. Fortnightly |
| Scrabble 2 Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly | Singing for Fun Tuesday a.m. Fortnightly | Tuesday a.m. Fortnightly |
| Table Tennis (Doubles) Tuesday p.m. | Tuesday p.m. | Table Tennis (Singles) Wednesday p.m. | Wednesday p.m. |
| Table Top Games Wednesday p.m. First & Third of the month | Wednesday p.m. First & Third of the month | Tai Chi Friday a.m. | Friday a.m. |
| Tennis Friday p.m. April-September | Friday p.m. April-September | Themes in World History Monday p.m. Monthly 1st Monday | Monday p.m. Monthly 1st Monday |
| Walkers - All Groups 13 Groups | 13 Groups | Walkers - Amblers 1 Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd in month | Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd in month |
| Walkers - Amblers 2 Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd in month | Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd in month | Walkers - Amblers 3 Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd in month | Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd in month |
| Walkers - Amblers 4 Thursday a.m. 3rd in month | Thursday a.m. 3rd in month | Walkers - Amblers Plus 2 Thursday a.m. 4th in month | Thursday a.m. 4th in month |
| Walkers - Fellwanderers Thursday a.m. 3rd in month | Thursday a.m. 3rd in month | Walkers - Fellwanderers Plus Thursday a.m. 1st in month | Thursday a.m. 1st in month |
| Walkers - Gentle Strollers Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd in month | Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd in month | Walkers - Ramblers Thursday a.m. 2nd & (possibly) 5th in month | Thursday a.m. 2nd & (possibly) 5th in month |
| Walkers - Ramblers Plus Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th in month | Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th in month | Walkers - Strollers Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th in month | Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th in month |
| Walkers - Tuesday Walkers Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd in Month | Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd in Month | Wine Appreciation 1 Thursday p.m. Monthly 2nd Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 2nd Thursday |
| Wine Appreciation 3 Friday p.m. Monthly 1st Friday excp Jul&Au | Friday p.m. Monthly 1st Friday excp Jul&Au | Writing for Pleasure Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thursday | Thursday p.m. Monthly 1st Thursday |
| Yoga Thursday p.m. | Thursday p.m. | ||
| Timetable Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Morning | Afternoon |
| Monday | Country Dancing Discussion Gardens (Monday) Instrumental Music Moving to Music 1 Scottish Dancing | Cribbage Folk Music & Song French - Basic French - Intermediate/Advanced Indoor Bowling 2 Psychology in the News Scrabble 1 Themes in World History |
| Tuesday | Architecture Appreciation Books on Tuesday Crown Green Bowling Hanoverians/Georgians Mindfulness Meditation Music Appreciation Singing for Fun Walkers - Tuesday Walkers | Art Appreciation Indoor Bowling 1 Jazz Appreciation Patchwork & Quilting Play Reading Scrabble 2 Table Tennis (Doubles) |
| Wednesday | Chess Digital Photography Gardens (Wednesday) Health Matters Italian Conversation Moving to Music 2 Norwegian Philosophy Recorder Ensemble Walkers - Gentle Strollers | Badminton Ballroom Dancing Jive Natural History Table Tennis (Singles) Table Top Games |
| Thursday | Family History Walkers - Amblers 1 Walkers - Amblers 2 Walkers - Amblers 3 Walkers - Amblers 4 Walkers - Amblers Plus 2 Walkers - Fellwanderers Walkers - Fellwanderers Plus Walkers - Ramblers Walkers - Ramblers Plus Walkers - Strollers | American History Classic Films Poetry and Prose Wine Appreciation 1 Writing for Pleasure Yoga |
| Friday | Art Artistic Licence European History Gardens (Friday 1) Gardens (Friday 2) German Pickleball Tai Chi | Bridge Literary Studies Mah Jong Science and Technology Tennis Wine Appreciation 3 |
| Saturday | Saturday Lunch Club | |