Wellingborough & District

Groups Update

Welcome to our Groups Page - we have a huge variety of activities running, all lead by friendly and enthusiastic Group Leaders.

If your favourite activity isn’t listed, let’s work together to make it happen - just drop us a message.

NON u3a MEMBERS

We know it’s great to try groups out before you commit to membership, so you are welcome to have two complementary sessions before you join us, simply drop our Groups Co-Ordinator a message and they will arrange this for you.

Membership is only £15 per year and can be arranged by contacting the membership Secretary.

EXISTING MEMBERS

If you would like to join any of our groups please go to the Group Leader Contacts page and contact them directly.

This document is in your Members Only part of the website - the login info is in your newsletter.

*** There is an updated list of Group Leaders published on the 1st of March now availble, just look to the right hand side.

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GO ON . . . GIVE IT A GO

It’s not as difficult as you might think!
AND you can even share the role with a friend.
We are of course talking about being a Group Leader.
So what is involved? Well naturally it depends on the interest, so let’s look at a Scrabble Group as an example:

Step 1: You choose where / when / how often the group would meet (we can help you)
Step 2: You bring the Scrabble Boards to the meeting (we will help you source them)
Step 3: Take the register of all your attendees
Step 4: Have a great meeting
Step 5: Take the Scrabble Boards home with you

It really is THAT simple - and if you buddy up with a fellow player then covering holidays etc is easy.
If you are in a venue where the players can’t buy a drink, then ask someone in the group to take on that part for you.
There are a couple of bits and pieces of admin to do occasionally, but we are here to help you with this.

If you would like some more info on becoming one of our valued Group Leaders (don’t worry you are not committing yourself!), just drop me an email and I’ll arrange a call.

Sandra Kemp – Group Co-ordinator - Groups Co-Ordinator

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POSSIBLE NEW GROUPS

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If you are interested in a subject that is not currently on our list, but could help with setting one up, please contact the Groups Co-Ordinator.
The Group Leader does not need to be an expert - they just need enthusiasm.

GUITAR - This group now meets on the 1st & 3rd Monday at 14:00 in the Memorial Hall, Gt. Doddington, 42B High Street, NN29 7TQ.
If you are interested in getting together with fellow players please contact Nigel nigel.npr@gmail.com

WOMBLES - Freddie Harris, one of our long standing u3a members, founded the Wellie Wombles during lockdown and it has been a great success with an amazing 4222 bags of rubbish collected so far. I’m sure you’ll agree that this is a really worthwhile and satisfying activity to be a part of, so Freddie would like to get a u3a Womble group up and running. He will be doing a short talk at the July Members Meeting and then at the end of the meeting hosting a 30 minute Womble in the area around the Tithe Barn - no need to bring anything, Freddie will have everything we need!

If you have any questions beforehand please drop him an email fastfreddie577@gmail.com

CUPPA & CHAT - Next meeting at 2pm on Wednesday, 17th July. The venue, as usual, is All Hallows Church Hall, 33-34 Church Street NN8 4PA.
Come along for a cuppa and a chat, plus some oldies from the 50s and 60s will be played (quietly) as background music.
Just turn up or contact John Garside for more information jlgarside@gmail.com

If you are interested in receiving more details for any of the above, please contact the Groups Co-ordinator by email

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