u3a

Skiddaw

Groups

'Groups are the lifeblood of a u3a'

What is available?

Skiddaw u3a has 40+ interest groups covering a wide range of activities. The list is below, alphabetically, by category, by day or by venue.

The best way is to visit that group's web page (follow the links below) and send an email message to the Group Convenor via the contact form.

For news of current and future activities please see the latest edition of Spotlight - News letter.

Contact the Groups Coordinator if you have an idea for a new Group. Please note that unless you are prepared to actively support your suggestion it is unlikely to get started.

Telephone numbers and personal emails are not displayed on this website to protect members privacy and to comply with GDPR.

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Alhambra Film Group
    Status: Active
    on Saturday afternoons
    3rd Saturday of the month
  • All Our Yesterdays
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Last Thursday of month
  • Apple iPad Users
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons
    Weekly. 2.15 - 3.15
  • Archaeology
    Status: Active
    Variable days
  • Ballroom & Latin Dancing
    Status: Active
    Wednesdays 3-4pm or Thursdays 10.30am to 11.30am
  • Bird Watching and Wild Flowers
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly
    Fortnightly Mon/Thu
  • Book Club
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons
    2nd Friday of the month 2pm to 3:30 pm
  • Circle Dancing
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings
    10:30 - 12:30
  • Computer Skills
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
    2 to 4pm
  • Costing the Earth
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings
    10:15 to 12:00
  • Cycling - Easy Wheelers
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings
    Full details will be emailed to group members.
  • Cycling - Power Biking
    Status: Active
    on Thursday mornings
    Every 4 weeks
  • Cycling - Social Cycling
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings
    Fortnightly. 10.00 am
  • Enamelling
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons
    2pm - 5pm
  • Energy and Climate Change
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday evenings
    7.30pm
  • Family History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings
    10:30 am
  • French on Fridays Intermediate
    Status: Active
    on Friday afternoons
    1st & 3rd Fridays 14:30-16:00
  • Gardening
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
  • Gentle Yoga
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
  • Geology
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesdays
    2nd Wednesday 10 am
  • Geopolitics
    Status: Active
    2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Third Monday of the month.
  • German
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons
    2.30 pm - 4 pm
  • Golf Croquet
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons
    2.00pm
  • Guitar
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings
    9:45 to 11:45 am
  • Italian (Improvers)
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons
    5.30 - 6.30 pm
  • Landmark Novels of the 20th Century
    Status: Active
    afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second week of the month, group 1 on Tuesdays and group 2 on Wednesdays
  • Litter Free Lakes
    Status: Active
    We meet every 2 to 4 weeks, on variable days,
  • Local History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
    Monthly. Usually 3pm
  • Mandala Art
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesdays
    Tuesdays weekly for 6 weeks. Time and start date to be confirmed
  • Meditation
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday mornings
    10.00 - 11:00
  • Monthly Meetings
    Status: Active
    Third Wednesday of the month, 10:00 for 10:30 Start
  • Music Appreciation
    Status: Active
    on Monday evenings
    Last Monday of month 7.30pm
  • Philosophy
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings
    2nd and 4th Fridays 10:00 to 12:00 am
  • Pickleball
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Poetry Reading
    Status: Active
    afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    First and third Tuesday of the month.
  • Popular Science
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    2nd Monday of the month, 11.30 am - 1:00 pm
  • Pottery
    Status: Active
    Weekly
    There are four groups, Wednesday and Thursday with a morning and afternoon group each day.
  • Pub Games
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday evenings
    2nd and 4th Wednesday 8pm onwards.
  • Scrabble
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons
    2pm
  • Spanish Intermediate
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons
    2.30 - 4.00 pm
  • Spanish Upper Intermediate/Advanced
    Status: Active
    on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd and 4th Friday of the month
  • Table Tennis
    Status: Active
  • The Book or the Film?
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
    4th Tuesday of the month
  • The Keswick Small Book Club
    Status: Active
    on Tuesday afternoons
  • Walking - Monthly Hikers
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings
    Monthly. 2nd or 3rd Friday
  • Walking - Roamers
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday all day
    Full details of the walk will be emailed to group members three days in advance.
  • Walking - Strollers
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings
    Fortnightly. 9.30/10 am
  • Watercolours Painting
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    2:00 to 5:00 pm
  • Watersports
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday mornings
    Weekly. 09:30 - 12:30