Activity Groups
Please note that following the advice of the government all Stokesley and District U3A's normal activities are suspended until further notice..
HOWEVER, many groups are now meeting online or in small groups outdoors or in Covid approved locations. Click on the "GROUPS NOW! button above this page.
If you wish to contact the leaders of these groups please scroll down this page to that group. Contact details will be found in each groups entry.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DETAILS SHOWN BELOW HAVE BEEN LEFT ON THIS PAGE FOR WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO RESUME MEETINGS
Below is a list of our current groups in alphabetical order.
PLEASE SCROLL RIGHT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE TO SEE LINKS TO ALL GROUPS.
To find out more about each group click on the links.
The annual subscription covers the costs of all groups which you join unless there are additional costs for travel, site entrance fees etc..
If a group meets in a location where there is a hire charge for the room members also pay £1 per session to cover this.
Most of our groups have an open membership but a few have to limit their numbers for various reasons.
In the list of groups, locations are indicated thus:
CCC Community Care Centre, Stokesley
FMH The Friends Meeting House, Great Ayton
LH Group leader's home.
KVH Kirby Village Hall
SJCH St. Joseph's church Hall, Stokesley
STH Stokesley Town Hall
SCH Swainby Church Hall
Clicking on the group's name will take you to a page giving more details of its activities. Sometimes, particularly around Christmas, there may be cancellations or changes to the regular schedule. If the group is holding an event on a different day from the normal meeting date this will be shown on the MEETINGS page. You can view or download a complete schedule for a month by clicking a link on the right of this page.
If you are a member of the U3A then please contact the Group Leader before going to a meeting for the first time. You will find their contact details in the Handbook or a Newsletter.
If you are not yet a U3A member then please contact the Membership Secretary via the CONTACT button at the top of this page. Some of the groups listed are full. If your reason for joining is to join a particular group then please contact us to check before paying your subscription. You can contact us by clinking this link General Enquiries
Group List | |||
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Acoustic Instrument Players Monday a.m. Meets Fortnightly. STH | Monday a.m. Meets Fortnightly. STH | Art /Craft /Textiles Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday |
Art History Thursday a.m. Meets 1st week. CCC | Thursday a.m. Meets 1st week. CCC | Canasta 1 Thursday p.m. Meets 1st & 3rd wks. CCC | Thursday p.m. Meets 1st & 3rd wks. CCC |
Classic Film Study Group Tuesday p.m. Meets 3rd wk: Oct-Apr. CCC | Tuesday p.m. Meets 3rd wk: Oct-Apr. CCC | Classic Literature Monday a.m. Meets 4th week. CCC | Monday a.m. Meets 4th week. CCC |
Classical Guitar Monday p.m. STH | Monday p.m. STH | Computing Wednesday a.m. Meets 1st and 3rd wks. CCC | Wednesday a.m. Meets 1st and 3rd wks. CCC |
Creative Writing Friday a.m. Meets weekly. CCC | Friday a.m. Meets weekly. CCC | Current Affairs Friday p.m. Meets 4th week CCC | Friday p.m. Meets 4th week CCC |
Family History Wednesday p.m. Meets 1st &3rd wks. STH | Wednesday p.m. Meets 1st &3rd wks. STH | French - advanced Tuesday a.m. 2nd and 4th Tuesday 10.00am-12 | Tuesday a.m. 2nd and 4th Tuesday 10.00am-12 |
French for Enjoyment Wednesday a.m. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays | Wednesday a.m. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays | Garden Group Tuesday a.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC | Tuesday a.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC |
German Monday p.m. Meets 1st &3rd wks. CCC | Monday p.m. Meets 1st &3rd wks. CCC | German Intermediate Group Wednesday p.m. FMH | Wednesday p.m. FMH |
Guitar Monday a.m. Fortnightly STH | Monday a.m. Fortnightly STH | Intermediate Guitar Starting September KVH | Starting September KVH |
iPad Group Monday p.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC | Monday p.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC | Italian Thursday a.m. 2 & 4 wks members' homes | Thursday a.m. 2 & 4 wks members' homes |
Italian Conversation Monday a.m. Meets 1st & 3rd wks. CCC | Monday a.m. Meets 1st & 3rd wks. CCC | Life Drawing Thursday p.m. 4th Thursday, 13.30-15.30 CCC | Thursday p.m. 4th Thursday, 13.30-15.30 CCC |
Medieval History Friday a.m. Meets 4th Week CCC | Friday a.m. Meets 4th Week CCC | Mocktails and Tall Tales Dates to be announced | Dates to be announced |
Modern Political History Tuesday p.m. Meets 4th Tuesday CCC | Tuesday p.m. Meets 4th Tuesday CCC | Music appreciation Thursday a.m. Meets 4th week. FMH | Thursday a.m. Meets 4th week. FMH |
Philosophy Monday a.m. Meets 2nd week CCC | Monday a.m. Meets 2nd week CCC | Play Reading 1 Wednesday a.m. Meets 1st week. CCC | Wednesday a.m. Meets 1st week. CCC |
Play Reading 2 Wednesday p.m. Meets 1st week. CCC | Wednesday p.m. Meets 1st week. CCC | Play Reading 3 Tuesday p.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC | Tuesday p.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC |
Poetry Reading 1 Wednesday a.m. Meets 3rd week CCC | Wednesday a.m. Meets 3rd week CCC | Poetry Reading 2 Wednesday p.m. Meets 3rd week. CCC | Wednesday p.m. Meets 3rd week. CCC |
Poetry Reading 3 Wednesday a.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC | Wednesday a.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC | Poetry Reading 4 Monday a.m. Meets 4th week. FMH | Monday a.m. Meets 4th week. FMH |
Reading Group Thursday a.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC | Thursday a.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC | Reading Round Tuesday a.m. Meets 1st & 3rd wk CCC | Tuesday a.m. Meets 1st & 3rd wk CCC |
Science Group Wednesday p.m. Meets 4th Wk. STH | Wednesday p.m. Meets 4th Wk. STH | Scrabble 1 Thursday p.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC | Thursday p.m. Meets 2nd week. CCC |
Scrabble 2 Thursday p.m. Meets 4th week. CCC | Thursday p.m. Meets 4th week. CCC | Shakespeare Wednesday a.m. Meets 4th Week CCC | Wednesday a.m. Meets 4th Week CCC |
Singing for Pleasure Tuesday a.m. Meets 1st & 3rd wks. SJCH | Tuesday a.m. Meets 1st & 3rd wks. SJCH | Slow walking group Monday 1st Monday of month | Monday 1st Monday of month |
Theatre & Concert Variable | Variable | Ukulele Tuesday a.m. Meets 2nd & 4th wks. SJCH | Tuesday a.m. Meets 2nd & 4th wks. SJCH |
Walking - Intermediate (5-7m.) Thursday a.m. Meets 2nd week. | Thursday a.m. Meets 2nd week. | Walking - Long (7-10m.) Friday Meets 1st week. | Friday Meets 1st week. |
Walking - Short (2-3m.) Friday a.m. Meets 2nd & 4th week. | Friday a.m. Meets 2nd & 4th week. |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Acoustic Instrument Players Classic Literature Guitar Italian Conversation Philosophy Poetry Reading 4 | Classical Guitar German iPad Group |
Tuesday | French - advanced Garden Group Reading Round Singing for Pleasure Ukulele | Classic Film Study Group Modern Political History Play Reading 3 |
Wednesday | Computing French for Enjoyment Play Reading 1 Poetry Reading 1 Poetry Reading 3 Shakespeare | Art /Craft /Textiles Family History German Intermediate Group Play Reading 2 Poetry Reading 2 Science Group |
Thursday | Art History Italian Music appreciation Reading Group Walking - Intermediate (5-7m.) | Canasta 1 Life Drawing Scrabble 1 Scrabble 2 |
Friday | Creative Writing Medieval History Walking - Short (2-3m.) | Current Affairs |