Groups

Membership of Waterlooville u3a gives access to a wide variety of interest/activity groups. You can learn and develop new skills, or share yours with others - it is a two-way street. Joining an activity group is the perfect way of keeping your brain and body active with a bunch of friendly like-minded people.

Our groups meet in various venues around the local area, ranging from members' homes to local halls/rooms and are informal and friendly. Details of the times and location of group meetings may be found by following the links to the individual groups below - some meet weekly, others fortnightly or monthly.

If group meetings involve any costs, such as room hire, speaker, instructor, etc. group members are expected to contribute equally to cover those costs. In most cases, members pay for a number of sessions in advance (as with non-u3a groups) although others are on a pay-as-you-go basis - it depends on the nature of the group activity.

Group enquiries can be made in several ways :
Email groups@waterloovilleu3a.org.uk
Visit the Groups Table at any Coffee Morning or General Meeting
Use our Contacts page

If the group is full, your name can be added to the Waiting List and you will be offered a space when you reach the top of the list.

u3a works on the principle of cooperative self help. All our groups are run voluntarily by members themselves. So if you have an interest why not share it? It only takes two or three people with similar interests to form a group and then others will join in. Everyone in the group helps each other and shares their knowledge.

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Archaeology 1
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st Tuesday morning
  • Archaeology 2
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st Wednesday morninng
  • Art Appreciation
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Friday afternoon
  • Art History 1
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Wednesday morning
  • Art History 2
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Tuesday afternoon
  • Art in the Afternoon
    Twice-monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Monday afternoon
  • Art Using Mixed Media
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Every Thursday afternoon
  • Backgammon
    Twice-monthly on Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    1st & 3rd Monday morning
  • Badminton 1 - Improvers
    Twice-monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Wednesday afternoon
  • Badminton 2 - Beginners
    Twice-monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Thursday morning
  • Birdwatchers
    Monthly on Saturday mornings 9:30 am-12:00 pm
    Last Saturday morning
  • Board Games (Modern)
    Twice-monthly on Monday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
    1st & 3rd Monday afternoon
  • Board Games 2
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Monday afternoon
  • Books (Page Turners)
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Friday afternoon
  • Books 1 (Reading)
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    3rd Monday morning
  • Books 2 (Friday)
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Friday afternoon
  • Books 4
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    3rd Wednesday morning
  • Books 5
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Thursday afternoon
  • Books 6
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Thursday afternoon
  • Bridge
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Friday morning
  • Buildings Appreciation
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    4th Tuesday morning
  • Bus Trippers
    Our trips out take place on variable days and times - we like to live dangerously!
  • Cafe Philo (Philosophy)
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
    2nd Tuesday morning
  • Canasta 1
    Twice-monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Wednesday morning
  • Canasta 2
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Tuesday afternoon
  • Canasta 3
    Twice-monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Monday afternoon
  • Card Games
    Twice-monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Wednesday morning
  • Carry on French
    Weekly on Monday mornings 9:45 am-11:15 am
    Monday morning
  • Collectables
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st Tuesday morning
  • Cookery & Baking
    Monthly on Saturday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Dates agreed by the group
  • Country & Western music
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Last Wednesday afternoon
  • Creative Writing
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
    1st or 2nd Monday morning
  • Cribbage
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Tuesday morning
  • Current Affairs 1
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Wednesday afternoon
  • Current Affairs 2
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Thursday morning
  • Cycling
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 9:15 am-12:30 pm
    Thursday morning
  • Dining Out
    Twice-monthly 11:30 am-3:00 pm
    2nd Wednesday & 4th Sunday lunchtime
  • Drawing 1
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Wednesday morning
  • Drawing 2
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday morning
  • Film Club
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Tuesday afternoon
  • Folk & Roots Appreciation
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Thursday afternoon
  • French Beginners
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Friday afternoon
  • French Conversation 1
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Tuesday afternoon
  • French Conversation 2
    Twice-monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Wednesday afternoon
  • French Conversation 3
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Monday afternoon
  • French Les Moyens
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    Thursday morning
  • French Refreshers
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Monday afternoon
  • Genealogy (Family History)
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Thursday afternoon
  • Geology 1
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Monday afternoon
  • Geology 2
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Monday afternoon
  • German (Intermediate)
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Monday morning
  • German Conversation
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 3:45 pm-5:15 pm
    1st Tuesday afternoon
  • Knitting
    Twice-monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Wednesday morning
  • Learn Guitar & Sing 1 (Beginners)
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Tuesday afternoon
  • Learn Guitar & Sing 2 (Proficient)
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday afternoon
  • Line Dancing 1 (Improvers)
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
    Monday afternoon
  • Line Dancing 2 (For Fun)
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
    1st & 3rd Tuesday morning
  • Line Dancing 3 (Beginners)
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 1:15 pm-2:15 pm
    Thursday afternoon
  • Local History 1
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Wednesday afternoon
  • Local History 3
    Monthly
    Variable meeting days/times
  • Lunch Club
    Variable meeting venues and dates
  • Mah Jong 1
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday morning
  • Mah Jong 2
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Tuesday afternoon
  • Maths Puzzles
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    4th Tuesday morning
  • Members On Their Own (MOTO) 1
    Monthly - days/times vary
  • Members On Their Own (MOTO) 4
    Monthly - days/times vary
  • Modern History 1 (from 1485)
    Fortnightly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Thursday morning
  • Modern History 2 (from 1485)
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday afternoon
  • Music - Popular
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Thursday afternoon
  • Music Appreciation
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Tuesday afternoon
  • Outings 1
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    4th Wednesday morning
  • Outings 5
    Monthly on Friday mornings 11:15 am-12:15 pm
    1st Friday morning
  • Painting 2
    Weekly on Monday mornings 9:30 am-12:00 pm
    Monday morning
  • Pétanque
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Tuesday morning
  • Photography 1
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Tuesday morning
  • Photography 2
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Monday morning
  • Photography 3
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Tuesday afternoon
  • Photography 4
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Monday afternoon
  • Pilates 1
    Weekly on Monday mornings 9:55 am-10:55 am
    Monday morning
  • Pilates 2
    Weekly on Monday mornings 11:10 am-12:10 pm
    Monday morning
  • Pilates 3
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
    Thursday morning
  • Pilates 4
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 11:15 am-12:15 pm
    Thursday morning
  • Pilates 5
    Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
    Monday morning
  • Poetry
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Wednesday afternoon
  • Quizzers 1
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    2nd Thursday morning
  • Quizzers 2
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Wednesday afternoon
  • Radio Hams
    Variable meeting times
  • Rummikub 1
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday afternoon
  • Rummikub 2
    Twice-monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Wednesday afternoon
  • Science
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    4th Thursday morning
  • Scrabble
    Twice-monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Thursday afternoon
  • Sewing
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Thursday morning
  • Sewing B
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Friday morning
  • Singing For Pleasure
    Twice-monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    1st & 3rd Wednesday
  • Snooker 1
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Monday afternoon
  • Snooker 2
    Twice-monthly on Thursday afternoons 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Thursday afternoon
  • Spanish Conversation
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Wednesday afternoon
  • Sunday Diners
    Monthly on Sunday afternoons 12:30 pm
    2nd Sunday lunchtime
  • Table Tennis 1
    Twice-monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Thursday afternoon
  • Table Tennis 2
    Twice-monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Friday afternoon
  • Table Tennis 3
    Twice-monthly on Friday afternoons 1:45 pm-3:45 pm
    2nd & 4th Friday afternoon
  • Tai Chi 1 - Improvers
    Weekly on Friday afternoons 11:45 am-12:45 pm
    Friday afternoon
  • Tai Chi 2 - Improvers
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
    Thursday morning
  • Tai Chi 3 - Beginners
    Weekly on Monday mornings 11:00 am-12:00 pm
    Monday morning
  • Ten Pin Bowling
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 1:45 pm-4:00 pm
    Thursday afternoon
  • The Potting Shed
    We meet on variable dates and times
  • Ukulele
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Thursday afternoon
  • Walking - Stragglers 1
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday morning
  • Walking - Stragglers 3
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings 11:00 am-12:00 pm
    Friday morning
  • Walking - Striders 1
    Twice-monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Friday morning
  • Walking - Striders 2
    Twice-monthly on Monday afternoons 1:30 pm
    1st & 3rd Monday afternoon
  • Walking - Striders 3
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10:15 am-1:00 pm
    Friday morning
  • Walking - Strollers 1
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st Friday morning
  • Walking - Strollers 2
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    3rd Tuesday morning
  • Walking - Strollers 3
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-1:00 pm
    Friday morning
  • Weekenders
    Twice-monthly
    1st Saturday & 3rd Sunday
  • Wine Appreciation 2
    Monthly on Monday evenings 7:30 pm-9:30 pm
    2nd Monday evening
  • Wine Appreciation 3
    Monthly on Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
    1st Tuesday evening
  • Wood Turning
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Friday morning