One of the main benefits of joining the u3a is being able to participate in our interest groups. We have over 70 groups running very successfully covering a wide range of interests and activities. Whichever group or groups you choose to join you can be sure of a warm and friendly welcome. You can find out more about each of our groups by using the links in the list below.
A group may have a limit on the number of members it can accommodate and may have a waiting list. If a group is full or we don't have a current group that covers your interest, would you consider starting a new group? At present the Overall Groups Coordinator position is vacant - so in the meantime please direct any enquiries to the Chair, Samantha Ridgway to discuss
To join a group contact the Group Coordinator via the Group email link on the group's page.
If you are a group leader or considering becoming one we have various resources to support you.
Click on the Group name to see more information about the group including venues
Groups listed by category
Art & Crafts
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Art
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00am-12:30pm -
Artistic Licence
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
No meetings on Bank holidays -
Patchwork & Quilting
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30pm-3:30pm
1st & 3rd Tuesday
Arts
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Architecture Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
1st Tuesday -
Art Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
3rd Tuesday. Tea and coffee available from 1:45 pm -
Philosophy
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-11:30am
1st Wednesday. Refreshments from 09:30
Cycling
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Cycling
Status: Active
Weekly 10:00am -
E-bikers and Friends
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursdays 10:00am
April to November in clement weather
Gardening
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First Wednesday Garden Group
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am
1st Wednesday -
Friday 1 Garden Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
3rd Friday -
Friday 2 Garden Group
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
2nd Friday -
Monday Garden Club
Status: Full
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
1st Monday
General
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Computer Help
Status: Active
Assistance as needed. -
Discussion
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30am-11:30am
3rd Monday. No meetings July & August -
Monthly meetings
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30am
3rd Wednesday. No meetings in June, July & August -
Non Fiction Book Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm
Starting 6th November
Health & Mindfulness
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Gentle Strollers
Status: Active
on Wednesday mornings 11:00am
1st & 3rd Wednesdays. No walks in August or 1st Wednesday in September -
Health Matters
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
Last Thursday. We meet September to November and February to June -
Mindfulness Meditation
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00am-11:30am -
Moving to Music 1
Status: Wait list only
Weekly on Monday mornings 10:45am-12:00pm
no meetings June to August -
Moving to Music 2
Status: Wait list only
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 12:15pm-1:15pm
No sessions June to August -
Tai Chi
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings -
Yoga
Status: Full
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 5:00pm-6:30pm
History
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American History
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00pm-3:00pm
3rd Thursday. No meetings July & August -
European History
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
1st Friday. September-July -
Family History
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
2nd Thursday from Oct-May. Informal meetings during the summer -
Hanoverians
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00am-11:30am
4th Tuesday. No meetings July & August -
Themes in World History
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
1st Monday. Refrehments from 1:45 pm
Indoor games
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Bridge
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons 1:30pm-4:30pm -
Chess
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm -
Cribbage
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
1st & 3rd Monday -
Mah Jong
Status: Active
on Friday afternoons 1:30pm-3:30pm
1st, 3rd & 5th Friday -
Scrabble 1
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
1st & 3rd Monday -
Scrabble 2
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00pm-4:30pm
We do not meet in August -
Table Top Games
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
1st & 3rd Wednesdays. October until March inclusive.
Languages
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French - Basic
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 1:30pm-3:30pm
2nd & 4th Monday -
French Conversation
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 1:30pm-3:30pm
2nd & 4th Mondays -
German Conversation
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
1st & 3rd Fridays -
Italian Conversation
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm -
Norwegian
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings
Alternate weeks
Literature, films & creative writing
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Books on Tuesday
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00am
2nd Tuesday -
Classic Films
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00pm
1st Thursday. No group - open to all - just turn up -
Creative Writing
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
1st Thursday. Meet September to November and February to June -
Literary Studies
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00pm-3:30pm
3rd Friday -
Non Fiction Book Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm
Starting 6th November -
Play Reading
Status: Dormant
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30pm
Last Tuesday -
Poetry and Prose
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 1:30pm
Last Thursday -
Shakespeare's Plays
Status: Wait list only
on Monday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
1st & 3rd Mondays
Music & Dance
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Ballroom Dancing
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm-3:00pm
No meetings in August -
Country Dancing
Status: Wait list only
on Monday mornings 9:00am-10:30am
1st, 3rd and 5th Monday -
Folk Music & Song
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm -
Instrumental Music
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm -
Jazz Appreciation
Status: Dormant
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00pm-4:30pm
3rd Thursday -
Jive
Status: Closed -
Moving to Music 1
Status: Wait list only
Weekly on Monday mornings 10:45am-12:00pm
no meetings June to August -
Moving to Music 2
Status: Wait list only
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 12:15pm-1:15pm
No sessions June to August -
Music for All
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30am-12:00pm
1st or 2nd Tuesday -
Recorder Ensemble
Status: Wait list only
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm -
Scottish Dancing
Status: Wait list only
Fortnightly on Monday mornings 9:00am-10:30am
2nd & 4th Mondays -
Singing for Fun
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:45am-12:30pm
No meetings in August
Photography
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Digital Photography
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
2nd Wednesday. Summer meetings (June-September) are at photography locations
Science, & Nature
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Natural History
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30pm-3:45pm
2nd Wednesday October to March -
Psychology in the News
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
3rd Monday -
Science and Technology
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00pm-3:30pm
Last Friday
Sport
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Badminton
Status: Full
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 3:45pm-5:15pm -
Crown Green Bowling
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
We only bowl during the bowls season which runs from early April until late August/early September (weather and green condition dependant). -
Indoor Bowling
Status: Full
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm -
Indoor Bowling 2
Status: Closed -
Pickleball
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings
Three groups: see info below -
Table Tennis (Doubles)
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30pm-3:00pm -
Table Tennis (Singles)
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm-3:30pm -
Tennis
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:00pm-3:30pm
April to September
Walking
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All Walking Groups
Status: Active -
Amblers 1
Status: Active
on Thursdays 10:30am
1st & 3rd in month -
Amblers 2
Status: Full
Fortnightly on Thursdays 10:30am
1st & 3rd Thursday -
Amblers 3
Status: Active
on Thursdays 10:00am
1st & 3rd and occasionally 5th in month -
Amblers 4
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00am-1:00pm
3rd in month -
Amblers Plus 2
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursdays 10:00am
4th Thursday -
Fellwanderers
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Thursdays
3rd Thursday -
Fellwanderers Plus
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursdays 9:30am
1st Thursday -
Gentle Strollers
Status: Active
on Wednesday mornings 11:00am
1st & 3rd Wednesdays. No walks in August or 1st Wednesday in September -
Ramblers
Status: Active
on Thursdays 10:00am
2nd & (possibly) 5th in month -
Ramblers Plus
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursdays 8:00am-5:00pm
2nd & 4th in month -
Strollers
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursdays 10:30am
2nd & 4th Thursdays -
Tuesday Walkers
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesdays
Main group 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Explorers subgroup 2nd, 4th & 5th Tuesdays
Wining & Dining
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Come Dine with Us
Status: Active
Various dates -
Saturday Lunch Club
Status: Active
Monthly on Saturdays 12:30pm-3:00pm
1st Saturday -
Wine Appreciation 1
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
2nd Thursday. No meetings June, July & August -
Wine Appreciation 3
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Friday afternoons 1:45pm
1st Friday. No meeting in July or August