Groups
All you need to know about our Groups
The groups listed below are part of the u3a and are only open to members of the Belper & District u3a or one of the Derbyshire Cluster u3as. (see tab at top of page for information on Cluster u3as)
Only current members of Belper & District u3a can access ‘taster sessions’ of groups. Members can access a taster session of any group unless it is full. Please contact the Group Co-ordinator before attending any ‘taster session’ of that group.
For information about u3a Membership: - fees, how to join & to download a Membership Application Form, please go to the Join the u3a Page.
We have a wide variety of activity groups which meet at individual locations and are run by volunteer Co-ordinators.
Below you will find a list of the Groups currently active in our u3a. Please click on the Group Name for further details.
Groups shaded yellow are new groups, please check with the Group Co-ordinator whether a group is full or not.
For information on how to join any of the groups please contact the Group Co-ordinator, by clicking on the 'mail-to' envelope in the top right-hand corner of the individual Group’s page. If a group is full you will be given the opportunity to join that group’s waiting list.
If the waiting list for any group or type of activity grows then the Activities Co-ordinator will liaise with those waiting, to look at starting another group.
If you are interested in setting up and leading a group on a topic which isn't covered here, please contact the Activities Co-ordinator by clicking the 'mail to' envelope in the top right-hand corner of this page.
If you are willing to run a short course, of any length, on any subject that interests you please contact the Short Courses Co-ordinator by emailing shortcoursesu3a@gmail.com
Group List | |||
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Ad Hoc Art Group Wednesday 5 or 6 times a year | Wednesday 5 or 6 times a year | Art Appreciation Group 1 Thursday p.m. Fourth Thursday | Thursday p.m. Fourth Thursday |
Art Appreciation Group 3 Tuesday a.m. 4th Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. 4th Tuesday | Art Appreciation Group 4 Saturday a.m. Various Saturdays,visits to ga | Saturday a.m. Various Saturdays,visits to ga |
Badminton 1 Monday a.m. 10-11am | Monday a.m. 10-11am | Badminton 2 Wednesday a.m. 10:00 to 11:30 | Wednesday a.m. 10:00 to 11:30 |
Badminton 3 Wednesday p.m. Wednesdays from 2 to 3 at Stru | Wednesday p.m. Wednesdays from 2 to 3 at Stru | Badminton 4 Thursday a.m. New Group | Thursday a.m. New Group |
Bird Watching Thursday a.m. Last Thurs of month | Thursday a.m. Last Thurs of month | Board Games - Scrabble Wednesday p.m. 3rd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 3rd Wednesday |
Book Group - Dead Authors Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday | Book Group 1 Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday | Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday |
Book Group 2 Monday a.m. Monthly | Monday a.m. Monthly | Book Group 3 Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday |
Book Group 5 Monday p.m. 2nd Monday | Monday p.m. 2nd Monday | Book Group 6 Thursday a.m. various days to suit the group | Thursday a.m. various days to suit the group |
Book Group 7 Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday each month | Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday each month | Breakfast Group Monday a.m. TBC | Monday a.m. TBC |
Card Games - Bridge (Kitchen) Wednesday p.m. weekly 7-9pm | Wednesday p.m. weekly 7-9pm | Cheese Appreciation Group Day and time TBC | Day and time TBC |
Chess Thursday p.m. British Legion Rooms | Thursday p.m. British Legion Rooms | Climate Emergency Group Tuesday a.m. weekly 10-11.30am | Tuesday a.m. weekly 10-11.30am |
Computing (Linux) Tuesday a.m. Self Help Group | Tuesday a.m. Self Help Group | Confidence with Computing Thursday p.m. Thurs 2-3pm Strutts | Thursday p.m. Thurs 2-3pm Strutts |
Countryside Reading & Discuss | Craft - Charity Crafting Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday of the month | Wednesday p.m. 1st Wednesday of the month | |
Crafts - Creative Crafts Wednesday p.m. Every 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday p.m. Every 2nd Wednesday | Creative Writing Group 1 Monday a.m. 2nd Monday | Monday a.m. 2nd Monday |
Cycling Friday a.m. 2nd/3rd/4th Fridays, 1Apr-31Oc | Friday a.m. 2nd/3rd/4th Fridays, 1Apr-31Oc | Dance - Line Dance Saturday a.m. Every Saturday | Saturday a.m. Every Saturday |
Dance - Wednesday Dance group Wednesday p.m. weekly | Wednesday p.m. weekly | Dickens and Victorian Novels Friday a.m. 2nd Friday of the Month | Friday a.m. 2nd Friday of the Month |
Digital Photography Monday p.m. 2nd Monday | Monday p.m. 2nd Monday | Discussion Group Tuesday 1st & 3rd Tues of month | Tuesday 1st & 3rd Tues of month |
Economics Group Wednesday p.m. 1st Weds monthly 2pm Strutts | Wednesday p.m. 1st Weds monthly 2pm Strutts | Family History Tuesday p.m. Last Tue 2:15-4:15pm Ripley Li | Tuesday p.m. Last Tue 2:15-4:15pm Ripley Li |
Floristry Saturday a.m. 3rd Sat of month | Saturday a.m. 3rd Sat of month | French - Beginners Tuesday p.m. Weekly, 12:00 to 1:00 | Tuesday p.m. Weekly, 12:00 to 1:00 |
French - Further Thursday p.m. Fortnightly | Thursday p.m. Fortnightly | French - Improvers Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly 12.30-1.30pm | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly 12.30-1.30pm |
French 2 Tuesday a.m. Meets fortnightly on Tuesday | Tuesday a.m. Meets fortnightly on Tuesday | Garden Lovers Group Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday sometimes all day | Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday sometimes all day |
Geocaching Tuesday p.m. second Tuesday of the month | Tuesday p.m. second Tuesday of the month | Gin Tasting Group Thursday 4th Thursday 7.30pm | Thursday 4th Thursday 7.30pm |
Italian - Beginners 1 Monday p.m. Twice a month | Monday p.m. Twice a month | Italian - Beginners 2 Monday a.m. | Monday a.m. |
Jigsaw Group Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday of month | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday of month | Jigsaw Merry-Go-Round | |
Local History Group 1 Monday p.m. 1st Monday | Monday p.m. 1st Monday | Local History Group 2 Tuesday a.m. Meets the Second Tuesday of t | Tuesday a.m. Meets the Second Tuesday of t |
Local History Group 3 Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday of every month | Tuesday a.m. 2nd Tuesday of every month | Mahjong Friday a.m. 4th Fri | Friday a.m. 4th Fri |
Mixed Card Games Group Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Monday 1.30-4.30pm | Monday p.m. 2nd & 4th Monday 1.30-4.30pm | Modern Board Games Group Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th Thurs in the Month | Thursday a.m. 2nd & 4th Thurs in the Month |
Music Makers Monday p.m. Meeting between 7 and 9 | Monday p.m. Meeting between 7 and 9 | Patchwork,Quilting & Applique Monday a.m. 10am 1st Monday in the month | Monday a.m. 10am 1st Monday in the month |
Philosophy Group Thursday a.m. 4th Thursday | Thursday a.m. 4th Thursday | Reading Group - Play Reading Monday Last Monday of the month | Monday Last Monday of the month |
Reading Group - Play Reading 2 Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday in the month | Wednesday a.m. 2nd Wednesday in the month | Reading Group - Poetry Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday | Tuesday p.m. 2nd Tuesday |
Real Ale Appreciation Group Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday at noon | Thursday p.m. 3rd Thursday at noon | Roman History Thursday a.m. 10.30-12.00 Fortnightly | Thursday a.m. 10.30-12.00 Fortnightly |
Singer/Songwriter Group Wednesday p.m. Weekly, evening, via Zoom | Wednesday p.m. Weekly, evening, via Zoom | Social Cuppa and Stroll Wednesday a.m. Monthly- 2nd Wednesday | Wednesday a.m. Monthly- 2nd Wednesday |
Table Tennis 1 Thursday p.m. At Strutts 7.15-9.15pm | Thursday p.m. At Strutts 7.15-9.15pm | Table Tennis 3 Tuesday p.m. Weekly 1.30-3.30pm | Tuesday p.m. Weekly 1.30-3.30pm |
Table Tennis 4 Thursday p.m. Weekly 1:30 to 2:30 | Thursday p.m. Weekly 1:30 to 2:30 | Table Tennis 5 Wednesday a.m. 10:00 am to 12:00pm | Wednesday a.m. 10:00 am to 12:00pm |
Table Tennis 7 Monday p.m. 19:30 to 21:00 | Monday p.m. 19:30 to 21:00 | Table tennis 8 Thursday p.m. 5:00 pm at Strutts | Thursday p.m. 5:00 pm at Strutts |
Tai Chi 1 Saturday a.m. Saturday 10.30-11.30am | Saturday a.m. Saturday 10.30-11.30am | Tai Chi 2 Wednesday a.m. Every Wednesday 10-11am | Wednesday a.m. Every Wednesday 10-11am |
Tai Chi Long Wednesday p.m. Weekly meeting | Wednesday p.m. Weekly meeting | Talk About Film Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th Mon in month | Monday a.m. 2nd & 4th Mon in month |
Travel - Golden Gappers Various Holidays | Various Holidays | Walking - After Eights Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday of each month | Thursday a.m. 3rd Thursday of each month |
Walking - Evening Walks Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly 6pm Apr - Sept | Tuesday p.m. Fortnightly 6pm Apr - Sept | Walking - Friday Fivers Friday a.m. Weekly 5-8 miles | Friday a.m. Weekly 5-8 miles |
Walking - Inbetweeners Monday a.m. Weekly 3-6 miles | Monday a.m. Weekly 3-6 miles | Walking - Over 6s Wednesday a.m. 10 weekly, 6-8 miles | Wednesday a.m. 10 weekly, 6-8 miles |
Walking - Shorter Walks Friday a.m. 2-5 miles | Friday a.m. 2-5 miles | Walking - Wednesday Walkers Wednesday a.m. Weekly 6-8 miles | Wednesday a.m. Weekly 6-8 miles |
Wild Flower Group Thursday 2nd Thurs April - Sept | Thursday 2nd Thurs April - Sept | Wine appreciation Group Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday of the month | Thursday p.m. 1st Thursday of the month |
Timetable Summary | ||
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Day | Morning | Afternoon |
Monday | Badminton 1 Book Group 2 Breakfast Group Creative Writing Group 1 Italian - Beginners 2 Patchwork,Quilting & Applique Talk About Film Walking - Inbetweeners | Book Group 5 Digital Photography Italian - Beginners 1 Local History Group 1 Mixed Card Games Group Music Makers Table Tennis 7 |
Tuesday | Art Appreciation Group 3 Book Group 7 Climate Emergency Group Computing (Linux) French 2 Local History Group 2 Local History Group 3 | Family History French - Beginners French - Improvers Geocaching Reading Group - Poetry Table Tennis 3 Walking - Evening Walks |
Wednesday | Badminton 2 Book Group 3 Reading Group - Play Reading 2 Social Cuppa and Stroll Table Tennis 5 Tai Chi 2 Walking - Over 6s Walking - Wednesday Walkers | Badminton 3 Board Games - Scrabble Book Group - Dead Authors Card Games - Bridge (Kitchen) Craft - Charity Crafting Crafts - Creative Crafts Dance - Wednesday Dance group Economics Group Singer/Songwriter Group Tai Chi Long |
Thursday | Badminton 4 Bird Watching Book Group 6 Garden Lovers Group Modern Board Games Group Philosophy Group Roman History Walking - After Eights | Art Appreciation Group 1 Book Group 1 Chess Confidence with Computing French - Further Jigsaw Group Real Ale Appreciation Group Table Tennis 1 Table Tennis 4 Table tennis 8 Wine appreciation Group |
Friday | Cycling Dickens and Victorian Novels Mahjong Walking - Friday Fivers Walking - Shorter Walks | |
Saturday | Art Appreciation Group 4 Dance - Line Dance Floristry Tai Chi 1 |