BU3A Groups
How to use the list of Groups for Afternoon
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The list is in Alphabetical order by Group name. If you wish you can just browse through the list. Click Next at the bottom of the page to see the next section of the list.
Search
The list can be searched by entering a keyword e.g History, Shakespeare, etc
Accessibility
The table below shows the groups which are currently available. It also shows which groups have Vacancies and which are Full.
Every group provides accessibility information.
We have classified the access facilities in every venue we use according to the following codes.
PVHL: Public venue, fully accessible with a hearing loop
PV: Public venue, fully accesible but without a hearing loop
PVAL: Public venue, access limited
O: Outdoors
MH: Member’s Home, access varies
Z: Online
Group | Coordinator | Accessibility | Day | Frequency | Time | Vacancies |
Aerobics (Low Impact) | Linda | PV | Monday | Weekly | 2:00 PM | Full |
Android/Tablet Users 1 | Barbara | PV | Wednesday | Monthly Week 1 | 11:00 AM | Full |
Antiques and Collectables 1 | Janet | PV | Thursday | Monthly Week 4 | 1:30 PM | Vacancies |
Art Appreciation 2 | Rachel | MH | Tuesday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 2:00 PM | Vacancies |
Art History - 5 | Nicola | MH | Friday | Monthly Week 2 | 2:00 PM | Full |
Art History and Appreciation 3 | Susan | MH | Monday | Monthly Week 3 | 10:30 AM | Full |
Art History and Appreciation 4 | Alison | PV | Monday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 2:00 PM | |
Astronomy | Anne | As and When | As and When | PM Evenings after dark | vacancies | |
Backgammon | Jane | PV | Thursday | Weeks 2,4 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Balance and Coordination 1 | Anne | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 1:45 PM | Full |
Balance and Coordination 2 | Anne | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 3:00 PM | Vacancies |
Balkan Folk Dancing | Irene | PV | Friday | Monthly Weeks 2 &4 | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Ballet - Silver Swans | Penny | PV | Monday | Weekly | 2:30 PM | Full |
Book Group 1 | Jenny | PV | Sunday | Monthly Week 2 | 2:00 PM | Vacancies |
Book Group 2 | Mary | MH | Thursday | Monthly Week 4 | 10:15 AM | Full |
Book Group 3 | Sue | MH | Monday | Monthly Week 2 | 10:30 AM | |
Book Group 5 | Joanna | MH | Wednesday | Monthly Last Week | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Book Group 6 | Diana | PV | Friday | Monthly Week 1 | 11:00 AM | Full |
Book Group 7 | Helen | PV | Monday | Monthly Week 4 | 2:00 PM | Full |
Book Group 8 | Tass | PV | Tuesday | Monthly Week 2 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Book Group 9 Crime | Barbara | MH | Monday | Monthly Week 2 | 03:00 PM | Full |
Book Group 10 Crime | Diane | PV | Tuesday | Monthly Week 3 | 1.30 PM | Full + Waiting List |
Book Group Non Fiction | Anne | MH | Monday | Monthly Week 2 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Bowls Outdoors | Derek | O | Monday | Weekly | 2:00 PM | Vacancies |
Bridge for Beginners | Sue & Jurek | PV | Tuesday | Weekly | 9:45 AM | Vacancies |
Bridge Improvers (Tues) | John | Z | Tuesday | Weekly | 09:45 AM | Vacancies |
Bridge - Intermediate | Vic | PV | Friday | weekly | 01:45 PM | |
Bridge online tutorials | John | Z | Thursday | Weekly | 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM | Full |
Bridge Intermediate | David/Marisa | Z | Friday | Weekly | 09:15 AM | Vacancies |
Bridge u3a Team Event | Marisa | Z | Sunday | Monthly Week 1 | 3:30 PM | |
Calligraphy | Diane | PVAL | Monday | Monthly Weeks 1 & 3 | Vacancies | |
Calligraphy 2 | Loretta | MH | Monday | Monthly Week 4 | 11:00 AM | Vacancies |
Canasta | Jan | PV | Thursday | Weekly | 1:30 PM | Full |
Chess | Ramesh | PV | Wednesday | Monthly Weeks 1 & 3 | 03:00 PM | Vacancies |
Choir/Singing Group | Sheila | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 10:30 AM | Full |
Cinema Appreciation | Rosemary | Z | Tuesday | Monthly | 3:00 PM | Vacancies |
Climate Change/Environment | Irene | MH | Tuesday | Monthly week 3 | 13:00 PM | Vacancies |
Comparative Religions | Danuta | MH | Friday | Monthly Week 3 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Creative Writing 1 | Graham | MH PV | Monday | Monthly Week 3 | 3:00 PM | Vacancies |
Creative Writing 2 | Janet | PV | Monday | Monthly Week 3 | 3:00 PM | Full |
Cribbage 1 | Martin | PV | Monday | Monthly Week 1&3 | 2:00 PM | Vacancies |
Cribbage 12 | Martin | PV | Wednesday | Monthly Week 1&3 | 12:00 PM | Vacancies |
Crochet | Yvonne | PV | Monday | Monthly Week 1 &3 | 12:00 PM | Full |
Croquet | Lynda | O | Tuesday & Thursday | Weekly | 01:45 PM | Vacancies |
Cryptic Crossword | Yvonne | PV | Wednesday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 02:00 PM | Vacancies |
Current Affairs 1 | Sylvia | MH | Tuesday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 10:30 AM | Full |
Current Affairs 2 | Victor | MH | Friday | Monthly Week 3 | 02:30 PM | |
Current Affairs 4 | Sandra | MH | Tuesday | Monthly Week 2 | 10:30 AM | |
Current Affairs 6 | Julia | MH | Friday | Monthly Week 2 | 11:30 AM | Vacancies |
Current Affairs 8 | Diane | PV | Wednesday | Fortnightly | 10:30 AM | Full |
Current affairs 9 | Anne | PV | Tuesday | Weeks 1 &3 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Cycling | Peter | O | Tuesday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Darts | Malka | PV | Friday | Monthly Week 1 & 3 | 12:45 PM | Full |
Digital Photography 1 | Linda | PV | Wednesday | Monthly Week 3 | 11:30 AM | Vacancies |
Egyptology | Lorna | PV | Tuesday | Monthly Weeks 1,2 ,4 &5 | 10:30 AM | Full |
Family History 1 | Derek | MH | Wednesday | Monthly Week 3 | 11:00 AM | Full |
French Conversation 4 | Roland | PV | Tuesday | Weekly | 1:00 PM | Vacancies |
French for beginners/Improvers 1 | Waltraud | Z | Monday | Weekly | 01:00 PM | Vacancies |
French for beginners/Improvers 2 | Jeffrey | PV | Thursday | Weekly, Not week 1 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
French for Improvers 1 | Jeffrey | PV | Friday | Bi-Weekly | 1:30 PM | Vacancies |
French Fluent Speakers 1 | Jeffrey | PV | Friday | Weekly | 11:00 AM | Vacancies |
French Fluent Speakers 2 | Jeffrey | PV | Saturday | Monthly Weeks 1 and 3 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
French Conversation 5 | Julia | MH | Wednesday | Weekly | 10:30 AM | Full |
French Reading | Jacky | MH | Monday | Fortnightly | 2:00 PM | |
Fringe Theatre 2 | John | PV | Wednesday | Quarterly | 12:00 PM | Full |
Fringe Theatre 3 | Janie | PVAL | Saturday | Monthly Week 3 | 02:30 PM | Vacancies |
Fun and Games 1` | Anne | PV | Friday | Weekly | 1:30 PM | Vacancies |
Fun and Games 2 | Marjorie | PV | Tuesday | Weekly | 2:00 PM | Vacancies |
Gardening 1 | Janette | PV | Monday | Monthly Week 1 | 2:00 PM | |
Gardening 2 | Eve | MH | Wednesday | Monthly Week 3 | 10:30 AM | |
Gardening 3 | Philip | PV | Thursday | Monthly Week 2 | 10:30 AM | |
Gardening 4 | Liz | PV/O/MH | Thursday | Monthly Week 3 | varies | Vacancies |
Gardening Visits | Richard | O | Tuesday | Monthly Week 2 | ||
German Advanced Conversation | Kenneth | Z | Thursday | Weekly | 12:00 AM | Vacancies |
German Conversation | Charmian | MH | Thursday | Weekly except week 1 | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
German Conversation 2 | Barbara | PV | Tuesday | Monthly Week 2 | 11:00 AM | Full |
German for Beginners 1 | Roger | PV | Tuesday | Monthly Week 1 & 3 | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
German for Improvers | Eileen | PV | Friday | Bi-weekly | 1:30 PM | Waiting LIst |
Greek Classical | Gerry | Z | Monday | Weekly | 11:30 AM | Vacancies |
Greek Classics in Translation | Tanya | MH | Tuesday | Weeks 1 &3 | 11:00 AM | Full |
Greek Conversation (Modern) | Ann | Z | Monday | Weekly | 11:00 AM | |
Guitar | Carolyn | MH | Wednesday | Weekly1 & 3 | 04:00 PM | Full |
History of Britain 1 | Peter | MH | Tuesday | Alternate Weeks | 02:00 PM | Full |
History of Britain 2 | Yvonne | MH | Friday | Monthly Week 3 | 02:30 PM | Vacancies |
History European 2 | Julia | Z | Thursday | Alternate Weeks | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
History - Local 1 | Fiona & Jean | MH | Friday | Monthly Last Week | 2:00 PM | Full |
History - Local 2 | Averill | O | As and When | |||
History of London 1 | Mick | PV | Tuesday | Weeks 1 & 3 | 2:00 PM Week 1 Week 3 AM | Vacancies |
History of London 3 | Linda | PVAL | Friday | Monthly (Last Friday) | AM | Full |
History of Medicine 2 | Joanna | MH | Wednesday | Monthly week 2 | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
History - Medieval | Margaret | Z | Thursday | Alternate Weeks | 2:45 PM | Vacancies |
History of Roman Britain | Jennifer | PV | Thursday | Monthly Week 3 | 11:00 AM | Full |
History – European | Ivor | MH | Thursday | Monthly Week 1 | 02:00 PM | |
Italian for Beginners plus (Pre Intermediate) | Philippa | PV | Tuesday | Weeks 1 & 3 | 10:30 AM | |
Italian Lower Intermediate | Agnes | Z | Thursday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 2:00 PM | Full |
Italian for beginners 2 | Gillian | PV | Tuesday | Fortnightly | 2:00 PM | Full |
Italian Conversation Beginners (not Intermediate) | Silvana | MH | Monday | Weekly | 09:30 AM | Full |
Italian Conversation Advanced Level | Silvana | MH | Monday | Weekly | 11:00 AM | Full |
Italian Conversation Intermediate level | Silvana | MH | Monday | Weekly | 12:15 PM | Full |
Jazz Appreciation | Malka | PV | Monday | Fortnightly | 02:00 PM | Vacancies |
Jazz Band/ Pop/Blues | Phillip | Various | Thursday | Monthly | 11:00 AM | Vacancies |
Jewellery Making 2 | Diane | MH | Friday | Weeks 1 & 3 | 2:00 PM | Full |
Jewellery Making 3 | Jeanette | PV | Friday | Weeks 1 | 10:00 AM | Full |
Jewellery Making 1 | Pat | MH | Tuesday | Fortnightly | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Knitting 1 | Veronica | PV | Tuesday | Monthly Week 1 | 2:00 PM | Vacancies |
Latin (GCSE & Above) | Silvana | MH | Thursday | Weekly | 12:00 PM | Vacancies |
Line Dancing for Beginners | Linda | PVHL | Tuesday | Weekly | 3:45 PM | Full |
Line Dancing Advanced | Linda | PVHL | Tuesday | Weekly | 2:30 PM | Full |
Mahjong 1 | Angela | MH | Monday | Weekly | 2:00 PM | |
Mahjong 2 | Maggy | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 2:30 PM | Full |
Mahjong 5 | Avril | MH | Thursday | Weekly | 2:00 PM | |
Members on their own (MOTO) | Joyce | PV | Monday | Weeks 1 &3 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Natural History Group | Sylvia | O | Thursday | Week 3 | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Needlework 1 | Marion | MH | Tuesday | Fortnightly | 10:30 AM | Full |
Out & About 1 | Sue | PV | Thursday | Monthly Week 2 | ||
Out & About 2 | Sandra | PV | Thursday | Varies | Varies | Vacancies |
Painting | Lesley | PV | Tuesday | Weekly | 01:30 PM | Vacancies |
Philosophy | Jeffrey | MH | Monday | Weeks 1 &3 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Piano Masterclass | Ralph | PV | Tuesday | As and When | ||
Piano Playing | Keith | MH | Wednesday | Weekly | 11:00 AM | Full |
Pilates 1 | Leon | PV | Monday | Weekly | 2:00 PM | Full |
Pilates 2 | Liz | PV | Thursday | Weekly | 2:25 PM | Full |
Pilates 3 | Derek | PV | Tuesday | Weekly | 2:15 PM | Full |
Pilates 4 | Liz | PV | Thursday | Weekly | 12:30 PM | Full |
Pilates 5 | Chris | PV | Monday | Weekly | 03:15 PM | Full |
Pilates 6 | Jo | Z | Tuesday | Weekly | 02:00 PM | Full |
Pilates 7 (jan 2023) | Liz | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 10:30 AM | Full |
Pilates 8 | Liz | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 11:45 AM | Full |
Pilates 9 | Liz | PV | Monday | Weekly | 10:30 AM | Full |
Pilates 10 - Chair | Angela | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 11:00 AM | Vacancies |
Pitch & Putt | Mike | O | Wednesday | Monthly Week 2 & 4 | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Play Reading 2 | Ruth | MH | Monday | Monthly Week 2 | 10:00 AM | Full |
Play Reading 3 | Jennie | MH | Thursday | Monthly Week 3 | 1:30 PM | Full |
Play Reading 5 | Henry | MH | Tuesday | Monthly Week 1 | 2:30 PM | Full |
Poetry Reading 1 | Elizabeth | Zoom | Monday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 2:30 PM | |
Psychology | Yvonne | MH | Thursday | Monthly Week 4 | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Real Ale Group | John | PV | Thursday | Monthly Week 2 | 6:30 PM | Full |
Remarkable Women 1 | Pauline | MH | Monday | Weeks 1 &3 | 10:00 AM | Full |
Remarkable Women 2 | Rhoda | PV | As and When | As and When | As and When | Vacancies |
Rummikub | Graham | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 1:30 PM | Vacancies |
Science & Technology 1 | Julia | MH Zoom | Monday | Monthly Week 1 | 2:30 PM | |
Science and Technology 2 | Hilary | PV | Friday | Monthly Week 2 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Scrabble 2 | Shiela | PV | Tuesday | Weekly | 1:00 PM | Vacancies |
Scrabble 3 | Marjorie | PV | Tuesday | Weekly | 2:00 PM | Vacancies |
Shakespeare (Exploring) 4 | Caroline | PVHL | Monday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 10:00 AM | Full |
Shakespeare (Exploring) 1 | Flavia | MH | Thursday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 2:30 PM | Vacancies |
Shakespeare (Exploring) 5 | Marsha | PVAL | Tuesday | Monthly Week 2 | 12:00 PM | Full |
Short walks | Penny | O | Sunday | Alternate Weeks | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Singing for Pleasure | Johanne | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 02:00 PM | Full |
Spanish for Beginners Stage 2 | Terence | PVAL | Tuesday | Fortnightly | 2:00 PM | Full |
Spanish for Improvers | Therese | MH | Thursday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 2:00 PM | Full |
Spanish for Improvers 2 | Rosemary | MH | Wednesday | Weeks 2 & 4 | 2:00 PM | Vacancies |
Spanish - Intermediate | Aileen | MH | Tuesday | Weekly | 10:30 AM | Full |
Spanish (Intermediate/Advanced) | Paul | MH | Friday | Weekly | 2:00 PM | Full |
Sunday Lunches | Pat | PV | Sunday | Monthly | PM | Vacancies |
Table Tennis 1 | Chris | PV | Wednesday | Weekly | 02:00 PM | Vacancies |
Table Tennis 2 | Chris | PV | Tuesday | Weekly | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Tai Chi 1 Intermediate | Sue | PV | Tuesday | Weekly Term Time | 10:00 AM | Full |
Tai Chi 2 Intermediate | Sue | PV | Wednesday | Weekly Term Time | 09:30 AM | Vacancies |
Tai Chi 3 Intermediate | Sue | PV | Tuesday | Weekly Term Time | 11:00 AM | Full |
Tai Chi 4 Intermediate | Sue | PV | Wednesday | Weekly Term Time | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Tap dancing | Hazel | PVAL | Monday | Weekly | 01:00 PM | |
Ten pin bowling | Angela | PV | Wednesday | Fortnightly | 10:30 AM | |
Ukulele 1 | Ralph | O/PVAL | Wednesday | Weekly | 10:15 AM | |
Ukulele 2 | Ralph | O/PVAL | Wednesday | Weekly | 02:15 PM | |
Ukelele 3 Beginners | Ralph | O/PVAL | Wednesday | Weekly | 04:00 PM | |
Walks All Day | Christine | O | Thursday | Summer only | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Walks Thames Path | Laurence / Peter | O | Wednesday | Monthly | 9:30 AM | Waiting List |
Walks London History 1 | Averill | O | Wednesday | Monthly Week 2 | 11:00 AM | Vacancies |
Walks London History 2 | Martha-Anne | O | Thursday | Monthly Week 3 | 11:00 AM | Vacancies |
Walks London History 3 | Daniel | O | Tuesday | Monthly Week 1 | 11:00 AM | Vacancies |
Walks - Longer 2 | Linda | O | Wednesday | Monthly Week 1 | 10:15 AM | Vacancies |
Walks - Longer 3 | Kathryn | O | Monday | Monthly | 10:00 AM | Vacancies |
Walks – Medium | Catherine | O | Thursday | Fortnightly | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Walking (Nordic) | Diane | O | Friday | Weekly | 01:30 PM | Vacancies |
Walks Short | Penny | O | Sunday | Fortnightly | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Wine Appreciation 2 | Nigel | MH | Wednesday | Monthly Week 3 | 7:30 PM | Vacancies |
Wine Appreciation 1 | Lynne | MH | Thursday | Monthly Last Week | 6:30 PM | Full |
World War II | Catherine | PV | Thursday | Week 3 | 10:30 AM | Vacancies |
Yoga 1 | Penny | PV | Thursday | Weekly | 02:00 PM | Vacancies |
Yoga -Chair | Linda | PV | Thursday | Weeks 2,3,4 | 11:45 AM | Full |