Groups
Within York U3A our Group Leaders take on the organisational role of a group. Groups are open to York U3A members only.
Please see each group page to see how they are meeting to suit current Covid regulations, as well as the section on proposed new groups.
GROUPS HIGHLIGHTED YELLOW - have had an edit to arrangements made within the last calendar month.
In the past we have had many more groups on offer (see example list on the right), our current list is likely to have frequent changes as Covid regulations change.
Our current list of Interest Groups, appear in sections where the first letter gives a category:
A | Art and Architecture | H | History | P | Pastimes, Food and Drink |
C | Contemporary Studies | L | Languages | R | Religion, Cultures and Philosophy |
D | Dancing, Exercise and Sport | M | Music | S | Science and Technology |
G | Games of Skill | O | Outdoor Pursuits | W | Writing, Literature, and Anthology |
The group leaders can provide information on accessibility. Most group pages feature a pigeon logo which you can click on to send a message to the Group Leader, on mobile devices this logo may be at the bottom of the page. Alternatively you may call them if a phone number is provided. Should you send an enquiry email and not get a reply within a week, please phone the office 01904 289293 and leave a message.
Proposed New Groups Seeking Interest Where members are offering to set up new groups the details will appear on the link page on the right hand side. New groups can begin at any time - perhaps because a couple of members chat about their interests and realise that others may be interested, too - it's that easy and a great way to make new friends, especially with several group members helping! That's what U3A is about - not leaving it to others, but each giving and sharing in whatever way we can. We can provide help and support to help get things going, contact the Groups co-ordinator.
Group List | |||
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A- Art for Leisure Monday p.m. 1st Monday | Monday p.m. 1st Monday | A- Life Drawing 1 Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday |
A- Life Drawing 2 Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 4th Wednesday | A- Urban Sketch Group Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday | Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday |
C- Ageing Discussion Group Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd Mon, usually | Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd Mon, usually | C- Conversation Group Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday |
C- Films Plus Tuesday Alternating Tues and Weds | Tuesday Alternating Tues and Weds | C- Mindfulness Based Living Wednesday a.m. fortnightly, ZOOM | Wednesday a.m. fortnightly, ZOOM |
C- Mindfulness Practice Group Thursday p.m. 4th Thursday | Thursday p.m. 4th Thursday | C- Press Cuttings Monthly phone for details | Monthly phone for details |
D- Indoor Bowls 2 Thursday p.m. Thursdays | Thursday p.m. Thursdays | D- Croquet Most days 10am or 2pm | Most days 10am or 2pm |
D- Indoor Bowls 1 Monday p.m. Mondays | Monday p.m. Mondays | D- Petanque Wednesday p.m. Wed (plus Fri sometimes) | Wednesday p.m. Wed (plus Fri sometimes) |
D- Racketball Thursday Thursday a.m. Thursdays (all year) | Thursday a.m. Thursdays (all year) | D- Racketball Tuesday Tuesday a.m. Tuesdays (all year) | Tuesday a.m. Tuesdays (all year) |
D- Snooker Group Monday p.m. Mondays | Monday p.m. Mondays | D- Table Tennis Tuesday p.m. Every Tues, NOT YET | Tuesday p.m. Every Tues, NOT YET |
G- Bridge - Practice Play Friday p.m. every Friday | Friday p.m. every Friday | G- Bridge Course-New Beginners Tuesday a.m. every Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. every Tuesday |
G- Duplicate Bridge Group Tuesday p.m. Every Tues | Tuesday p.m. Every Tues | G- Mah Jong One Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd Thursdays | Thursday p.m. 1st & 3rd Thursdays |
G- Mah Jong Two Thursday p.m. every Thursday | Thursday p.m. every Thursday | G- Play Chess any day | any day |
G- Thursday Bridge Thursday p.m. every Thursday | Thursday p.m. every Thursday | H- Cinema - The Early Days Monday p.m. 2nd Mon, ZOOM | Monday p.m. 2nd Mon, ZOOM |
H- Dipping into History monthly -phone for date/time | monthly -phone for date/time | H- Historical Walks Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday |
H- History discussion group Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday | H- Military History Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday | Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday |
H- Social History Walks Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tuesday | L- Discover French Culture Monday p.m. alternate Mon, EMAIL | Monday p.m. alternate Mon, EMAIL |
L- French -Café Rouge Monday a.m. Monday mornings | Monday a.m. Monday mornings | L- French Conversation 2 Monday a.m. 1st & 3rd Mon, ZOOM | Monday a.m. 1st & 3rd Mon, ZOOM |
L- French Improvers Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays | Tuesday p.m. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays | L- German Conversation 1 Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th Thursdays | Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th Thursdays |
L- German Conversation 2 Friday a.m. 1st/3rd/5th Fridays | Friday a.m. 1st/3rd/5th Fridays | L- Improving Oral German Wednesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Wed, ZOOM | Wednesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Wed, ZOOM |
L- Italian - Post Beginners Friday p.m. every other Friday, ZOOM | Friday p.m. every other Friday, ZOOM | L- Language and Linguistics Thursday p.m. 2nd Thursday | Thursday p.m. 2nd Thursday |
L- Sign Language - Intro Wednesday a.m. Wednesday for 10 weeks | Wednesday a.m. Wednesday for 10 weeks | L- Sign Language -Cont Wednesday p.m. Wed for 10 weeks | Wednesday p.m. Wed for 10 weeks |
L- Spanish Continuers Friday a.m. 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Fridays | Friday a.m. 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Fridays | L@ Parliamo Italiano 2 Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays | Wednesday a.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays |
M Music Group Monday p.m. Mondays fortnightly | Monday p.m. Mondays fortnightly | M- Classical Guitar Tuesday a.m. every Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. every Tuesday |
M- Folk Music Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd Mondays | Monday p.m. 1st & 3rd Mondays | M- Listening to Jazz Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday |
M- Opera Group Wednesday p.m. 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 2nd Wednesday | M- Rock Music Appreciation Thursday p.m. 4th Thur in month | Thursday p.m. 4th Thur in month |
M- Ukulele Thursday p.m. Thursdays Fortnightly | Thursday p.m. Thursdays Fortnightly | M- Ukulele Intermediate Plus Thursday p.m. Every Thurs | Thursday p.m. Every Thurs |
O- Bird Watching 1 Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday, 9–3pm | Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday, 9–3pm | O- Cycling Wednesday a.m. 1st Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 1st Wednesday |
O- Geology of Yorkshire Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wed, all day, 2nd & 4th We | Wednesday a.m. 3rd Wed, all day, 2nd & 4th We | O- Over the Hill Walking Group Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday | Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday |
O- Rambling Tuesday a.m. Tuesday fortnightly, all day | Tuesday a.m. Tuesday fortnightly, all day | O- Strollers Walking Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday | Thursday a.m. 1st Thursday |
O- Thursday Monthly Rambles Thursday a.m. last Thursday | Thursday a.m. last Thursday | O- Travel Abroad meet as needed | meet as needed |
O- Walking on the Wolds Friday a.m. fortnightly on Friday | Friday a.m. fortnightly on Friday | O- Walking–Enjoy Countryside Friday a.m. 3rd Friday-not Dec | Friday a.m. 3rd Friday-not Dec |
O- Walks Around York Monday a.m. 3rd Monday, WAIT LIST | Monday a.m. 3rd Monday, WAIT LIST | P- Digital Photography Thursday a.m. 4th Thursday | Thursday a.m. 4th Thursday |
P- Fiddlesticks Wednesday a.m. 2nd & 5th Wednesdays | Wednesday a.m. 2nd & 5th Wednesdays | P- Flower Arranging Wednesday p.m. last Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. last Wednesday |
P- Gardening Tuesday a.m. Tuesdays fortnightly, ZOOM | Tuesday a.m. Tuesdays fortnightly, ZOOM | P- Gardening Group 2 Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tues, FROM SEP 21 | Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tues, FROM SEP 21 |
P- Knit and Natter Friday a.m. 2nd & 4th Friday | Friday a.m. 2nd & 4th Friday | P- Stained Glass 1 Tuesday a.m. Tuesdays, 10 weeks | Tuesday a.m. Tuesdays, 10 weeks |
P- Stained Glass 2 Wednesday p.m. Wednesdays, 10 weeks | Wednesday p.m. Wednesdays, 10 weeks | P- Wine Appreciation Group Friday p.m. Monthly | Friday p.m. Monthly |
P@ Stained Glass 3 Wednesday a.m. Wednesdays, 10 weeks | Wednesday a.m. Wednesdays, 10 weeks | R- Biblical Roots Monday p.m. 3rd Monday | Monday p.m. 3rd Monday |
R- Exploring Other Cultures Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues, ZOOM | Tuesday p.m. 3rd Tues, ZOOM | R- Exploring the Bible Monday a.m. weekly | Monday a.m. weekly |
R- Philosophy Thursday p.m. every Thursday | Thursday p.m. every Thursday | R- Spirituality Monday a.m. 4th Monday | Monday a.m. 4th Monday |
S- Android Phones and Tablets Monday a.m. 3rd Monday | Monday a.m. 3rd Monday | S- Apple Mac Group Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday |
S- Facebook group Online 24/7, some meetings | Online 24/7, some meetings | S- iPad Users – Beginners Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 1st Tuesday |
S- iPad Users – Improvers Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tuesday | S- Science and Society Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Fri, ZOOM | Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Fri, ZOOM |
S- Smartphone PhotoArt Group Daily, when contributions | Daily, when contributions | S- Windows Computer Monday p.m. fortnightly | Monday p.m. fortnightly |
W- 21st Century Fiction Monday p.m. 3rd Monday, WAIT LIST | Monday p.m. 3rd Monday, WAIT LIST | W- Armchair Traveller Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday | Thursday a.m. 2nd Thursday |
W- Biography Reading Group Monday p.m. 2nd Mon, bi-monthly EMAIL | Monday p.m. 2nd Mon, bi-monthly EMAIL | W- Children’s Literature Monday p.m. 1st Monday, zoom | Monday p.m. 1st Monday, zoom |
W- Contemporary Literature Wednesday p.m. 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 3rd Wednesday | W- Creative Writing Monday a.m. 2nd Monday | Monday a.m. 2nd Monday |
W- Crime Fiction Thursday a.m. 3 groups on 3 Thursdays | Thursday a.m. 3 groups on 3 Thursdays | W- Expanding Horizons Monday p.m. 1st Monday | Monday p.m. 1st Monday |
W- Exploring Victorian Poetry Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tues, ZOOM | Tuesday p.m. 2nd & 4th Tues, ZOOM | W- Folk and Fairy Tales Monday p.m. 4th Mon, ZOOM | Monday p.m. 4th Mon, ZOOM |
W- Play Reading 1 Thursday a.m. 1st and 3rd Thursday | Thursday a.m. 1st and 3rd Thursday | W- Play Reading 2 Thursday p.m. 1st and 3rd Thursdays | Thursday p.m. 1st and 3rd Thursdays |
W- Poetry Group 1 Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays | Tuesday a.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays | W- Poetry Group 2 Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Fridays | Friday p.m. 1st & 3rd Fridays |
W- Revisiting the Classics Friday p.m. last Friday in Month, zoom | Friday p.m. last Friday in Month, zoom | W- Shakespeare Appreciation Friday a.m. 2nd & 4th Fri | Friday a.m. 2nd & 4th Fri |
W- Write on Monday a.m. 2nd & 5th Monday, EMAIL | Monday a.m. 2nd & 5th Monday, EMAIL | W- Writing for us, Together Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tuesday, EMAIL | Tuesday a.m. 3rd Tuesday, EMAIL |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | L- French -Café Rouge L- French Conversation 2 O- Walks Around York R- Exploring the Bible R- Spirituality S- Android Phones and Tablets W- Creative Writing W- Write on | A- Art for Leisure C- Ageing Discussion Group D- Indoor Bowls 1 D- Snooker Group H- Cinema - The Early Days L- Discover French Culture M Music Group M- Folk Music R- Biblical Roots S- Science and Society S- Windows Computer W- 21st Century Fiction W- Biography Reading Group W- Children’s Literature W- Expanding Horizons W- Folk and Fairy Tales |
Tuesday | A- Life Drawing 1 D- Racketball Tuesday G- Bridge Course-New Beginners H- History discussion group M- Classical Guitar O- Rambling P- Gardening P- Gardening Group 2 P- Stained Glass 1 S- iPad Users – Beginners S- iPad Users – Improvers W- Poetry Group 1 W- Writing for us, Together | D- Table Tennis G- Duplicate Bridge Group H- Historical Walks H- Social History Walks L- French Improvers R- Exploring Other Cultures W- Exploring Victorian Poetry |
Wednesday | A- Life Drawing 2 C- Mindfulness Based Living L- Improving Oral German L- Sign Language - Intro L@ Parliamo Italiano 2 O- Cycling O- Geology of Yorkshire P- Fiddlesticks P@ Stained Glass 3 S- Apple Mac Group | C- Conversation Group D- Petanque L- Sign Language -Cont M- Listening to Jazz M- Opera Group P- Flower Arranging P- Stained Glass 2 W- Contemporary Literature |
Thursday | D- Racketball Thursday H- Military History L- German Conversation 1 O- Bird Watching 1 O- Over the Hill Walking Group O- Strollers Walking O- Thursday Monthly Rambles P- Digital Photography W- Armchair Traveller W- Crime Fiction W- Play Reading 1 | A- Urban Sketch Group C- Mindfulness Practice Group D- Indoor Bowls 2 G- Mah Jong One G- Mah Jong Two G- Thursday Bridge L- Language and Linguistics M- Rock Music Appreciation M- Ukulele M- Ukulele Intermediate Plus R- Philosophy W- Play Reading 2 |
Friday | L- German Conversation 2 L- Spanish Continuers O- Walking on the Wolds O- Walking–Enjoy Countryside P- Knit and Natter W- Shakespeare Appreciation | G- Bridge - Practice Play L- Italian - Post Beginners P- Wine Appreciation Group W- Poetry Group 2 W- Revisiting the Classics |