Groups
WHITBY WHALER CURRICULUM September 2023-4
The curriculum for 2023-4 includes the usual diverse range of activities, from those requiring physical exercise, such as walking, keep fit, and line dancing, to more academic activities such as languages, philosophy, monthly lectures and history, one of our most popular groups.
A summary of all the groups is given in the following Table. Further details of the individual groups including the venues and their leaders can be found by clicking on the title of the relevant group.
| Group List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Age Stagers Tuesday a.m. Rifle Club - 10 am to 12 pm | Tuesday a.m. Rifle Club - 10 am to 12 pm | Art Group Wednesday a.m. Every Wednesday, 10-12noon | Wednesday a.m. Every Wednesday, 10-12noon |
| Arts & Crafts Friday a.m. Every Friday, 10am-12pm | Friday a.m. Every Friday, 10am-12pm | Backgammon Thursday p.m. | Thursday p.m. |
| Book Club Wednesday p.m. 3-4pm, Every third Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 3-4pm, Every third Wednesday | Canasta Thursday a.m. Every Thursday 10am-12 noon | Thursday a.m. Every Thursday 10am-12 noon |
| Concert Outings Various venues in the area; tr | Various venues in the area; tr | Creative Writring Monday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 10am-Noon | Monday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 10am-Noon |
| Cycling Thursday p.m. 1:30pm | Thursday p.m. 1:30pm | Discussion Group Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Monday, 2:30-4:30pm | Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Monday, 2:30-4:30pm |
| Dominoes Group Wednesday p.m. Wednesday - 2pm-4pm | Wednesday p.m. Wednesday - 2pm-4pm | Easier Exercises Thursday a.m. Every Thursday, 10-11am | Thursday a.m. Every Thursday, 10-11am |
| Embroidery Tuesday p.m. Every Tuesday, 2-4pm | Tuesday p.m. Every Tuesday, 2-4pm | Family History Advanced Wednesday p.m. Wednesday 1:55pm - 2:55pm | Wednesday p.m. Wednesday 1:55pm - 2:55pm |
| Family History - Beginners Wednesday p.m. Wednesday - 12:55 pm - 1:55 pm | Wednesday p.m. Wednesday - 12:55 pm - 1:55 pm | French Tuesday a.m. Every Tuesday, 11am - Noon | Tuesday a.m. Every Tuesday, 11am - Noon |
| Gardening Monday p.m. 1st Mondays, 2-4pm | Monday p.m. 1st Mondays, 2-4pm | History Group Talks Thursday p.m. Thursday 2 pm - 4 pm | Thursday p.m. Thursday 2 pm - 4 pm |
| Keep Fit Wednesday a.m. Wednesday, 10-11am | Wednesday a.m. Wednesday, 10-11am | Kite flying Friday p.m. Alternate Fridays 2pm - 3pm | Friday p.m. Alternate Fridays 2pm - 3pm |
| Latin in Line Temp Wednesday p.m. Every Weds, 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Wednesday p.m. Every Weds, 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Line Dancing Beginners Tuesday p.m. Weekly, 12pm - 1pm | Tuesday p.m. Weekly, 12pm - 1pm |
| Line Dancing Improvers Tuesday p.m. Every Tuesday, 1pm- 2pm | Tuesday p.m. Every Tuesday, 1pm- 2pm | Line Dancing Intermediate Tuesday p.m. Tuesday 2:15pm-3:15pm | Tuesday p.m. Tuesday 2:15pm-3:15pm |
| Mah-Jong Tuesday a.m. Tues 10am - Noon | Tuesday a.m. Tues 10am - Noon | Monthly Lecture Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tuesdays, 10am - Noon | Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tuesdays, 10am - Noon |
| Music Appreciation Friday p.m. Last Fridays, 2pm - 4pm | Friday p.m. Last Fridays, 2pm - 4pm | New Age Kurling Wednesday a.m. Wednesday 10am - 11am | Wednesday a.m. Wednesday 10am - 11am |
| Patchwork & Quilting Wednesday a.m. Every Wednesday, 10am - Noon | Wednesday a.m. Every Wednesday, 10am - Noon | Philosophy Group Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd Monday 2:30pm - 4pm | Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd Monday 2:30pm - 4pm |
| Photography Tuesday p.m. 2nd & last Tuesdays, 2 - 4pm | Tuesday p.m. 2nd & last Tuesdays, 2 - 4pm | Play Reading Tuesday p.m. Weekly 2pm - 4pm | Tuesday p.m. Weekly 2pm - 4pm |
| Recorder Group Tuesday a.m. Every Tuesday, 11.45am-1pm | Tuesday a.m. Every Tuesday, 11.45am-1pm | Sequence Dancing Friday a.m. Every Friday, 10am - Noon | Friday a.m. Every Friday, 10am - Noon |
| Sewing Tuesday a.m. Tuesday 10am-11:45am | Tuesday a.m. Tuesday 10am-11:45am | Tai Chi-QI Gong Thursday p.m. Every Thursday 4.30pm -5.30pm | Thursday p.m. Every Thursday 4.30pm -5.30pm |
| Tai Chi-Qi Gong New beginners Wednesday p.m. Wednesday 1pm - 2pm | Wednesday p.m. Wednesday 1pm - 2pm | Theatre Group and Visits Occasional outings to theatres | Occasional outings to theatres |
| TOAST Saturday a.m. 1st Saturday 10am-Noon | Saturday a.m. 1st Saturday 10am-Noon | Travel and Day Trips Various venues | Various venues |
| U3A Singers Wednesday p.m. Every Wednesday, 2:30 - 3:45pm | Wednesday p.m. Every Wednesday, 2:30 - 3:45pm | Ukulele Beginners Thursday a.m. Every Thursday, 10-11am | Thursday a.m. Every Thursday, 10-11am |
| Ukulele Orchestra Thursday a.m. Every Thursday, 11am - 1pm | Thursday a.m. Every Thursday, 11am - 1pm | Walking Amblers Monday a.m. Every Monday, 10am - Noon | Monday a.m. Every Monday, 10am - Noon |
| Walking Cricket Wednesday a.m. Wednesday 11:30am - 12:30pm Se | Wednesday a.m. Wednesday 11:30am - 12:30pm Se | Walking Dog (optional) Thursday p.m. Weekly Thursday - 2pm | Thursday p.m. Weekly Thursday - 2pm |
| Walking Netball Thursday a.m. Thursday 10:45 - 11:45am | Thursday a.m. Thursday 10:45 - 11:45am | Walking Ramblers Monday a.m. Every Monday, 10am - Noon | Monday a.m. Every Monday, 10am - Noon |
| Walking Strollers Monday a.m. Every Monday, 10am - Noon | Monday a.m. Every Monday, 10am - Noon | Whaler Band Thursday p.m. Every Thursday, 2pm - 4pm | Thursday p.m. Every Thursday, 2pm - 4pm |
| Whitby Whaler Quayside Singers Friday p.m. 12:30pm - 2pm | Friday p.m. 12:30pm - 2pm | Wine with Friends By Arrangement | By Arrangement |
| Timetable Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Morning | Afternoon |
| Monday | Creative Writring Walking Amblers Walking Ramblers Walking Strollers | Discussion Group Gardening Philosophy Group |
| Tuesday | 3rd Age Stagers French Mah-Jong Monthly Lecture Recorder Group Sewing | Embroidery Line Dancing Beginners Line Dancing Improvers Line Dancing Intermediate Photography Play Reading |
| Wednesday | Art Group Keep Fit New Age Kurling Patchwork & Quilting Walking Cricket | Book Club Dominoes Group Family History Advanced Family History - Beginners Latin in Line Temp Tai Chi-Qi Gong New beginners U3A Singers |
| Thursday | Canasta Easier Exercises Ukulele Beginners Ukulele Orchestra Walking Netball | Backgammon Cycling History Group Talks Tai Chi-QI Gong Walking Dog (optional) Whaler Band |
| Friday | Arts & Crafts Sequence Dancing | Kite flying Music Appreciation Whitby Whaler Quayside Singers |
| Saturday | TOAST | |