Groups
Wells U3A offers a programme of educational and leisure activities for retired people, but what is essential is that members should contribute their own experience, interests and enthusiasms actively, so that they learn from each other.
Educational qualifications are not required for admission and none are awarded.
See below for a complete list of our groups, and click on their names to find out more about them and contact their leaders. Use the timetable to find groups that meet at convenient times for you.
How We Study
Members with similar interests meet in small groups, mostly during the day at weekly, fortnightly or monthly intervals, either in members’ homes or some other suitable venue.
Study groups are relaxed and non-competitive and can create new friendships. Requests for new groups are always welcome. If a group is full, another can be formed. Contact the Group Representative or come to one of our Drop In Coffee Mornings.
Groups that need to hire premises can cost up to £3 per session, whereas those that meet in members homes are usually £0.50 (to cover refreshments).
There is a social programme of monthly meetings and separate groups take members to the theatre, for strolls around Wells, and to gardens in Somerset.
The Third Age Trust, our national body, has an extensive library of multi-media resource material available to any U3A member. They also organise summer schools and study days throughout the country on a huge variety of subjects. Use the U3A button at the top of the page to find out more.
In the listing below, new groups are shown with a yellow background and those known to be full or with a waiting list have a grey background. Click (or tap) the name of any group in the table below to find out more about its activities and contact its leader.
Group List | |||
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Appreciating Literature Friday p.m. 2nd week | Friday p.m. 2nd week | Art Appreciation Monday p.m. 1st Monday | Monday p.m. 1st Monday |
Astronomy & Cosmology Monday a.m. 1st week | Monday a.m. 1st week | Badminton Weds & Fri | Weds & Fri |
Bird Watching Tuesday 4th week, time varies | Tuesday 4th week, time varies | Book Group 2 Thursday a.m. 2nd week | Thursday a.m. 2nd week |
Cards for Pleasure Monday p.m. 7-9 pm weekly | Monday p.m. 7-9 pm weekly | Chemistry in Everyday Life Tuesday p.m. 2nd week | Tuesday p.m. 2nd week |
Chess Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th weeks | Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th weeks | Clock Repairs Tuesday p.m. Weekly | Tuesday p.m. Weekly |
Conversational French Friday p.m. 2nd & 4th Friday | Friday p.m. 2nd & 4th Friday | Current Affairs Tuesday a.m. alternate weeks | Tuesday a.m. alternate weeks |
Current Affairs 2 Tuesday p.m. 1st week | Tuesday p.m. 1st week | Cycling Thursday 2nd & 4th weeks | Thursday 2nd & 4th weeks |
Digital Photography Wednesday p.m. Last week | Wednesday p.m. Last week | Easy Rides Cycling Group Wednesday 1st Weds | Wednesday 1st Weds |
En Français Wednesday a.m. alternate weeks | Wednesday a.m. alternate weeks | Environmental Studies Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday |
Geology varies | varies | German Conversation Tuesday a.m. Second & fourth | Tuesday a.m. Second & fourth |
History (Eastern Civilisation) Thursday p.m. 2nd week | Thursday p.m. 2nd week | Italian Conversation Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd weeks | Thursday a.m. 1st & 3rd weeks |
Jazz, Swing & Crooners Thursday p.m. 3rd week | Thursday p.m. 3rd week | Local History Wednesday a.m. 3rd week | Wednesday a.m. 3rd week |
Making Music Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th weeks | Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th weeks | MOTO (Members On Their Own) Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th weeks | Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th weeks |
Music Appreciation Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd weeks | Wednesday p.m. 1st & 3rd weeks | New Science Wednesday p.m. Second Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. Second Wednesday |
Opera Group Friday p.m. 3rd week | Friday p.m. 3rd week | Out & About varies | varies |
Painting for Pleasure Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd weeks | Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd weeks | Petanque 1 Monday p.m. Weekly | Monday p.m. Weekly |
Petanque 2 Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd | Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd | Play Reading Wednesday p.m. alternate weeks | Wednesday p.m. alternate weeks |
Poetry Appreciation Monday p.m. alternate weeks | Monday p.m. alternate weeks | Reading for Pleasure Thursday p.m. 1st week | Thursday p.m. 1st week |
Saturday Lunch Group Saturday p.m. | Saturday p.m. | Shakespeare Group Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th weeks | Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th weeks |
Spanish Conversation Wednesday p.m. First Wed & Third Tue | Wednesday p.m. First Wed & Third Tue | Strollers Friday weekly, time varies | Friday weekly, time varies |
Sunday Lunch Group Sunday p.m. 2nd Sunday | Sunday p.m. 2nd Sunday | Table Tennis Monday p.m. Weekly | Monday p.m. Weekly |
Tai Chi Thursday a.m. Two groups weekly | Thursday a.m. Two groups weekly | Theatre Group Days and times vary | Days and times vary |
Visiting Somerset Churches Days and times TBA | Days and times TBA | Walking Group 1 alternate weeks | alternate weeks |
Walking Group 2 Varies | Varies | Wildflower Walks Varies | Varies |
Wine Appreciation Friday p.m. monthly | Friday p.m. monthly |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Astronomy & Cosmology Making Music MOTO (Members On Their Own) | Art Appreciation Cards for Pleasure Petanque 1 Poetry Appreciation Table Tennis |
Tuesday | Current Affairs Environmental Studies German Conversation Shakespeare Group | Chemistry in Everyday Life Clock Repairs Current Affairs 2 Painting for Pleasure |
Wednesday | En Français Local History | Digital Photography Music Appreciation New Science Play Reading Spanish Conversation |
Thursday | Book Group 2 Chess Italian Conversation Tai Chi | History (Eastern Civilisation) Jazz, Swing & Crooners Petanque 2 Reading for Pleasure |
Friday | Appreciating Literature Conversational French Opera Group Wine Appreciation | |
Saturday | Saturday Lunch Group | |
Sunday | Sunday Lunch Group |