'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.
How do I join a group?
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 by category
Art, Music and Dance
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Alhambra Film Group
Status: Active
on Saturday afternoons
3rd Saturday of the month -
Circle Dancing
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings
10:30 - 12:30 -
Guitar
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings
9:45 to 11:45 am -
Mandala Art
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesdays
Tuesdays weekly for 6 weeks. Time and start date to be confirmed -
Music Appreciation
Status: Active
on Monday evenings
Last Monday of month 7.30pm -
Watercolours Painting
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons
2:00 to 5:00 pm
Computing
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Apple iPad Users
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons
Weekly. 2.15 - 3.15 -
Computer Skills
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
2 to 4pm
Crafts
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Enamelling
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons
2pm - 5pm -
Pottery
Status: Active
Weekly
There are four groups, Wednesday and Thursday with a morning and afternoon group each day.
Games
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Pub Games
Status: Active
on Wednesday evenings
2nd and 4th Wednesday 8pm onwards. -
Scrabble
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons
2pm
General
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Ballroom & Latin Dancing
Status: Active
Wednesdays 3-4pm or Thursdays 10.30am to 11.30am -
Geopolitics
Status: Active
2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Third Monday of the month. -
Monthly Meetings
Status: Active
Third Wednesday of the month, 10:00 for 10:30 Start
History
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All Our Yesterdays
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Last Thursday of month -
Archaeology
Status: Active
Variable days -
Family History
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings
10:30 am -
Local History
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
Monthly. Usually 3pm
Indoor Sports
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Pickleball
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Table Tennis
Status: Active
Languages
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French on Fridays Intermediate
Status: Active
on Friday afternoons
1st & 3rd Fridays 14:30-16:00 -
German
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons
2.30 pm - 4 pm -
Italian (Improvers)
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons
5.30 - 6.30 pm -
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
Literature
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Book Club
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday afternoons
2nd Friday of the month 2pm to 3:30 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 -
Poetry Reading
Status: Active
afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
First and third Tuesday of the month. -
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
Out and About - Cycling
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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
Out and About - Walking
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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
Outdoors
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Bird Watching and Wild Flowers
Status: Active
Fortnightly
Fortnightly Mon/Thu -
Gardening
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons -
Golf Croquet
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday afternoons
2.00pm -
Litter Free Lakes
Status: Active
We meet every 2 to 4 weeks, on variable days, -
Watersports
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings
Weekly. 09:30 - 12:30
Philosophy
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Costing the Earth
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Friday mornings
10:15 to 12:00 -
Philosophy
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Friday mornings
2nd and 4th Fridays 10:00 to 12:00 am
Science
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Energy and Climate Change
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday evenings
7.30pm -
Geology
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesdays
2nd Wednesday 10 am -
Popular Science
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday mornings
2nd Monday of the month, 11.30 am - 1:00 pm
Well being
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Gentle Yoga
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm -
Meditation
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings
10.00 - 11:00