Welcome to our Groups page where you can find information about each group.
Below is a list of the range of groups that we currently have on offer. Clicking on a group will take you to a page for that group where you will find more detailed information.
Groups are regularly reviewed, and we encourage and provide support to members with particular interests or expertise if they wish to set up a new group.
Groups are open to our members and also to those in the "Staffs Link Network" and "East Staffs Network". Members from "Staffs Link" and "East Staffs" u3a's may attend our groups (if group numbers permit, please check with group leader) £1 per session (£2 for the Monthly Meeting).
You can select how you want the Groups to be displayed by using the buttons below.
Groups listed alphabetically
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Art Appreciation
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:45 am -
Art History
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
First in month -
Astronomy
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
Last in month -
Badminton
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 9:00 am-10:00 am -
Birdwatching
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings
Third in month -
Bridge - Basics
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Bridge - Social
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Canasta
Status: Active
On Wednesday afternoons 1:30 pm-4:00 pm
1st and 3rd in month -
Chess
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Creative Writing
Status: Active
On Monday mornings 11:00 am-1:00 pm
1st and 3rd in month -
Croquet (Golf Croquet)
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
weather permitting -
Crown Green Bowls
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Beginning of April to end of September -
Cycling - Easy
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings 9:30 am-12:30 pm
First and Third in month -
Cycling - Longer rides
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 9:30 am
Rides in 2025 will take place on the 4th Tuesday of the month, unless this follows a bank holiday. On those occasions (April, May and September) it will be on the 3rd Tuesday. -
Discovering Maths
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
First in month -
Evening Dining Out
Status: Waiting list
On Mondays
For those living alone -
French Advanced conversation
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Fun Singing
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm -
Genealogy and Family History
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Term Time Only -
Handbell Ringing
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
HF Holidays
Status: Active -
History
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Third in month -
Hostelling & Trail Walking
Status: Active
On Friday mornings 11:00 am
Usually first in month (except August) but please check -
Joy of Science
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Second in month -
Lively Lunches
Status: Active -
Mah Jong
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm -
Monthly Meeting
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
2nd in month -
My Life: 1 Story at a Time
Status: Full
On Wednesday mornings 10:30 am
2nd and 4th in month -
Nurturing Nature
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am
First in Month -
Pickleball 1 - Intermediate / Advanced - Invite Only
Status: Full
Weekly on Wednesdays 11:30 am-12:30 pm -
Pickleball 2 - Beginners/Improvers
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 12:30 pm-1:30 pm -
Political Thought
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:15 am-11:45 am
In Term Time -
Quilting
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Quizzing
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Every Other -
Reading for Pleasure
Status: Full
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Second in month -
Scrabble
Status: Active
On Friday afternoons 2:15 pm-4:15 pm
2nd and 4th in month -
Spanish (Consolidators)
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings 9:45 am-11:15 am -
Spanish (Elementary)
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings 11:30 am-1:00 pm -
Spanish (Intermediate)
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons 12:30 pm-2:00 pm -
Spanish (Progressive)
Status: Full
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 12:00 pm-1:30 pm -
Stitchers
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Second and Fourth Thursday -
Table tennis
Status: Waiting list
Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am -
Tai Chi
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 9:45 am-11:15 am -
Tai Chi style Seated Exercise
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 1:30 pm-2:30 pm -
Theatre & Concert group
Status: Active
8-10 times a year. Dates and times vary. -
Thistledown (Scottish Country Dancing)
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Ukulele
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-11:30 am -
Walks 1 - Strollers
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings 9:30 am
1st & 3rd in month -
Walks 2 - Steppers
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings
2nd & 4th in month -
Walks 4 - Long
Status: Active
On Fridays
Selected dates -
Wood Carving
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Is there something that you are interested in that is not covered by our existing groups?
Do you have some area of interest that you would like to share with others?
We are always looking for ideas for new groups. Please get in touch with our Group Leader Coordinator Helen for an informal chat (no obligation!)



