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? If so then please contact our u3a overall Groups Coordinator Pam Priestley 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 alphabetically
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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 -
American History
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00pm-3:00pm
3rd Thursday. No meetings July & August -
Architecture Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
1st Tuesday -
Art
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00am-12:30pm -
Art Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
3rd Tuesday. Tea and coffee available from 1:45 pm -
Artistic Licence
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
No meetings on Bank holidays -
Badminton
Status: Full
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 3:45pm-5:15pm -
Ballroom Dancing
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm-3:00pm
No meetings in August -
Books on Tuesday
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00am
2nd Tuesday -
Bridge
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons 1:30pm-4:30pm -
Chess
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm -
Classic Films
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00pm
1st Thursday. No group - open to all - just turn up -
Come Dine with Us
Status: Active
Various dates -
Computer Help
Status: Active
Assistance as needed. -
Country Dancing
Status: Wait list only
on Monday mornings 9:00am-10:30am
1st, 3rd and 5th Monday -
Creative Writing
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
1st Thursday. Meet September to November and February to June -
Cribbage
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
1st & 3rd Monday -
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). -
Cycling
Status: Active
Weekly 10:00am -
Digital Photography
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
2nd Wednesday. Summer meetings (June-September) are at photography locations -
Discussion
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30am-11:30am
3rd Monday. No meetings July & August -
E-bikers and Friends
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursdays 10:00am
April to November in clement weather -
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 -
Fellwanderers
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Thursdays
3rd Thursday -
Fellwanderers Plus
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursdays 9:30am
1st Thursday -
First Wednesday Garden Group
Status: Wait list only
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am
1st Wednesday -
Folk Music & Song
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm -
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 -
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 -
Gentle Strollers
Status: Active
on Wednesday mornings 11:00am
1st & 3rd Wednesdays. No walks in August or 1st Wednesday in September -
German Conversation
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
1st & 3rd Fridays -
Hanoverians
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00am-11:30am
4th Tuesday. No meetings July & August -
Health Matters
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
Last Thursday. We meet September to November and February to June -
Indoor Bowling
Status: Full
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm -
Indoor Bowling 2
Status: Closed -
Instrumental Music
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm -
Italian Conversation
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm -
Jazz Appreciation
Status: Dormant
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00pm-4:30pm
3rd Thursday -
Jive
Status: Closed -
Literary Studies
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00pm-3:30pm
3rd Friday -
Mah Jong
Status: Active
on Friday afternoons 1:30pm-3:30pm
1st, 3rd & 5th Friday -
Mindfulness Meditation
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00am-11:30am -
Monday Garden Club
Status: Full
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm
1st Monday -
Monthly meetings
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30am
3rd Wednesday. No meetings in June, July & August -
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 -
Natural History
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm
2nd Wednesday October to March -
Non Fiction Book Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm -
Norwegian
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings
Alternate weeks -
Patchwork & Quilting
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30pm-3:30pm
1st & 3rd Tuesday -
Philosophy
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-11:30am
1st Wednesday. Refreshments from 09:30 -
Pickleball
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings
Three groups: see info below -
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 -
Psychology in the News
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
3rd Monday -
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 -
Recorder Ensemble
Status: Wait list only
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00am-12:00pm -
Saturday Lunch Club
Status: Active
Monthly on Saturdays 12:30pm-3:00pm
1st Saturday -
Science and Technology
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00pm-3:30pm
Last Friday -
Scottish Dancing
Status: Wait list only
Fortnightly on Monday mornings 9:00am-10:30am
2nd & 4th Mondays -
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 -
Singing for Fun
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:45am-12:30pm
No meetings in August -
Strollers
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursdays 10:30am
2nd & 4th Thursdays -
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 -
Table Top Games
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
1st & 3rd Wednesdays. October until March inclusive. -
Tai Chi
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings -
Tennis
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:00pm-3:30pm
April to September -
Themes in World History
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
1st Monday. Refrehments from 1:45 pm -
Tuesday Walkers
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesdays
Main group 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, Explorers subgroup 2nd, 4th & 5th Tuesdays -
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 -
Yoga
Status: Full
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 5:00pm-6:30pm