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We have all sorts of interest groups

Here are some members of the Intermediate Walking Group
Click on a Group name below for more information. You can get in touch with any Group that arouses your interest. You are welcome to attend two u3a sessions without commitment. If you would like to know if there are any Groups about to start up, see the latest bulletin about half way down our News page.
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Groups listed alphabetically
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10 Pin Bowling
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
2nd Thursday of the month January to June and September to November inclusive. Meet at Chesterfield Bowl by 9:50am -
Adventures in Good Music
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Art - Beginners
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
10am to noon -
Art - Brushstrokes
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings
10am to noon - except Easter, Christmas and Summer school holidays. -
Bah Humbug
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
Generally meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month -
Beginners/Improvers' Croquet
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:30 pm
For 5 weeks, starting 1st May 2026 -
Board Games
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am -
Books 1
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
3rd Tuesday of the month -
Books 2
Status: Full
On Tuesday mornings
Meet every 3rd Tuesday 1130-1300 -
Books 3
Status: Full
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
First Tuesday of the month -
Books 4
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings
3rd Friday of the month from 10am to noon -
Books 5
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
2nd Wednesday of the month from 10am to noon -
Bridge
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons
1:15 to 4.15pm -
Charabanc Outings
Status: Active
As and when, approximately monthly -
Country Dance
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings
2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursdays of the month from 10am to noon -
Creative Writing
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons
1st Monday of the month from 2pm to 4pm -
Crochet
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 2pm and 4pm -
Croquet
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons
12.30 to 17.30 from April to September -
Digital Photography
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
4th Thursday of every month -
Flower Arranging
Status: Full
Monthly on Tuesday mornings
10am to noon. Meet monthly - September - June -
French Conversation
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
2nd Tuesday of the month -
Gardening for Pleasure
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Friday mornings
Meets 1st and 3rd Fridays in the month -
Gardening Pure & Simple
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings
10am start -
German Conversation
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
10am to noon -
History
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings
10am - noon -
Italian Conversation
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
1st and 3rd Thursday in month -
Knit and Natter
Status: Full
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons -
Knit and Natter 2
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
2pm to 4pm -
Kurling
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Latin
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month -
Mahjong
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
MOTO (Members On Their Own)
Status: Active
Monthly on Fridays 2:00 pm
2pm, last Friday of the month -
Movie Matinée
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons 3:00 pm-6:00 pm
Twice a month starting April 2026 -
Needlework
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
2nd and 4th Thursdays -
Petanque (Boules)
Status: Active
On Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Weather permitting -
Philosophy
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
2pm on the last Thursday of the month -
Playing the Piano
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm -
Poetry Reading Group
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:45 pm
2pm on 2nd Monday of the month -
Shakespeare
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings
10am -
Sharing Supper
Status: Active
Evenings
17th of the month -
Short Walking Group
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 9:30 am
Does not meet on 2nd Wednesday of the month. Ready to leave behind the Portland Hotel on Park Road at 9:30 -
Singing for Fun
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons 12:15 pm-1:20 pm -
Table Tennis - Doubles Monday
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Monday afternoons -
Table Tennis - Doubles Thursday
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons
2pm - 4pm -
Table Tennis - Singles - Friday
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons
2pm - 4pm -
The Railway Group
Status: Active -
Travel Talk
Status: Active
Monthly on Fridays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
First Friday of the month is the intention, but irregular at the moment -
Ukulele Group
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Mondays 4:00 pm-5:30 pm -
Walks - Wednesday - Intermediate
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings
9.30am Meet at Poole's Cavern at 9.15am