Groups
Below is a list of existing interest groups. Click on the name to go to that group's own page for more information.
New and potential groups are highlighted in yellow, while groups currently full are highlighted in grey. See also the New Groups and the Bitesize Groups pages.
(Note that you must be a paid-up member of St Ives (Cambs) u3a before you can take part in group activities - see Membership)
If you are interested in a new group forming then send an email to Group Support Team with your ideas. Bruce, Joy, Peter and Anne form our Group Support Team. If anyone wants to join the team to concentrate on enabling existing or new groups, please also contact us.
Group Leaders can find useful information here: For Group Leaders.
Many other activities are available to u3a members at a national level - see Interest Groups Online, Learning Events, and National Initiatives. There is also a magazine, Third Age Matters (TAM), the u3a National Newsletter, and u3a Sources - a blog dedicated to sharing, inspiring and learning.
Group List | |||
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Art Appreciation - Your Way Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th Thursday in month | Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th Thursday in month | Art Club Wednesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. Monthly 2nd Wednesday |
Backgammon Thursday p.m. 2pm | Thursday p.m. 2pm | Badminton Monday p.m. | Monday p.m. |
Badminton 2 Friday p.m. 3pm | Friday p.m. 3pm | Birdwatching BG-1 Wednesday Monthly 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday Monthly 3rd Wednesday |
Birdwatching BG-2 Wednesday Monthly 4th Wednesday | Wednesday Monthly 4th Wednesday | Boules in the Park Wednesday p.m. 2 pm in the Summer | Wednesday p.m. 2 pm in the Summer |
Canasta Monday a.m. Weekly-Fortnightly in Summer | Monday a.m. Weekly-Fortnightly in Summer | Classical Guitar Thursday p.m. 2-4pm starting on April 18th | Thursday p.m. 2-4pm starting on April 18th |
Country Dancing Wednesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Wednesday | Country Walks Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday in the month. | Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday in the month. |
Craft in the Conservatory Dates & Times TBA | Dates & Times TBA | Creative Writing Thursday a.m. 10.30 | Thursday a.m. 10.30 |
Cribbage Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd of month | Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd of month | Current Affairs Wednesday a.m. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of month | Wednesday a.m. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of month |
Digital Photography Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd Friday | Friday p.m. Monthly 2nd Friday | French Advanced Friday a.m. 2nd and 4th Fridays of month | Friday a.m. 2nd and 4th Fridays of month |
French Fiction Monday p.m. 1st, 3rd & 5th Monday of month | Monday p.m. 1st, 3rd & 5th Monday of month | French Intermediate 1 Wednesday p.m. 1st and 3rd Weds | Wednesday p.m. 1st and 3rd Weds |
French Intermediate 2 Wednesday p.m. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays | Wednesday p.m. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays | Genealogy Monthly, as arranged | Monthly, as arranged |
German Intermediate Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tues of month | Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tues of month | Guitar Club Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday of month | Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday of month |
Health Issues in the News Thursday a.m. last Thursday of each month | Thursday a.m. last Thursday of each month | Indoor Bowls Wednesday p.m. | Wednesday p.m. |
IT Support As arranged | As arranged | Italian Club Thursday a.m. Weekly in term time | Thursday a.m. Weekly in term time |
Italian Elementary Thursday a.m. Weekly | Thursday a.m. Weekly | Italian Improvers Monday a.m. Weekly | Monday a.m. Weekly |
Landmarks of World Drama Thursday a.m. second Thursday of the month | Thursday a.m. second Thursday of the month | Leisure Walks Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays | Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays |
Local and Social History Friday a.m. 3rd Friday of month | Friday a.m. 3rd Friday of month | Music Appreciation Wednesday p.m. 1st & 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 1st & 2nd Wednesday |
Needlecraft Tuesday a.m. Every 4 weeks | Tuesday a.m. Every 4 weeks | Outings As arranged | As arranged |
Painting for Pleasure Wednesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Wed of Month | Wednesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Wed of Month | Petanque Tuesday a.m. Weekly | Tuesday a.m. Weekly |
Philosophy Friday a.m. Monthly | Friday a.m. Monthly | Poetry Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of month | Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of month |
Reading Friday p.m. monthly | Friday p.m. monthly | Science and Technology Wednesday p.m. Monthly 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. Monthly 2nd Wednesday |
Science and Technology 2 Friday p.m. monthly, 3rd Friday | Friday p.m. monthly, 3rd Friday | Scrabble Monday p.m. Monthly | Monday p.m. Monthly |
Shakespeare Appreciation Tuesday a.m. 4th Tuesday of month | Tuesday a.m. 4th Tuesday of month | Signing (BSL) Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday 2-4pm | Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesday 2-4pm |
Singing 4 Pleasure Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays | Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays | Social Bowls Sunday a.m. Weekly, from 28/4 | Sunday a.m. Weekly, from 28/4 |
Spanish Conversation Friday p.m. Weekly | Friday p.m. Weekly | Spanish Fiction (Intermediate) Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month | Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month |
Spanish Intermediate Wednesday a.m. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of month | Wednesday a.m. 1st and 3rd Wednesday of month | Swedish Improvers Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Fridays of month | Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Fridays of month |
Table Tennis 1 Monday a.m. Weekly | Monday a.m. Weekly | Table Tennis 2 Thursday p.m. Weekly | Thursday p.m. Weekly |
Table Tennis Beginners Thursday p.m. 1.30 - 2.30 pm | Thursday p.m. 1.30 - 2.30 pm | The Joy of Travelling Starting early October | Starting early October |
The Painters Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month | Tuesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month | Theatre Trips As arranged | As arranged |
Tuesday 12 Book Club Tuesday p.m. 2:00pm 3rd Tuesday of month | Tuesday p.m. 2:00pm 3rd Tuesday of month | Uke-Troupe Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Friday of month | Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Friday of month |
Website Editors As arranged | As arranged | Website Review As arranged | As arranged |
Yoga Monday p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays, starting | Monday p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays, starting |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Canasta Italian Improvers Table Tennis 1 | Badminton French Fiction Scrabble Yoga |
Tuesday | Guitar Club Needlecraft Petanque Poetry Shakespeare Appreciation The Painters | German Intermediate Singing 4 Pleasure Spanish Fiction (Intermediate) Tuesday 12 Book Club |
Wednesday | Art Club Country Dancing Country Walks Current Affairs Leisure Walks Painting for Pleasure Spanish Intermediate | Boules in the Park French Intermediate 1 French Intermediate 2 Indoor Bowls Music Appreciation Science and Technology Signing (BSL) |
Thursday | Art Appreciation - Your Way Creative Writing Health Issues in the News Italian Club Italian Elementary Landmarks of World Drama | Backgammon Classical Guitar Cribbage Table Tennis 2 Table Tennis Beginners |
Friday | French Advanced Local and Social History Philosophy | Badminton 2 Digital Photography Reading Science and Technology 2 Spanish Conversation Swedish Improvers Uke-Troupe |
Sunday | Social Bowls |