Newbury

Newbury u3a

GROUPS

Groups currently running

Newbury u3a has more than 70 groups available covering a range of activities. The list is below, and can be sorted alphabetically, by category, by day of the week, or by venue.

Joining a group

  • The fastest and easiest way to access a Group (or Groups) is to visit that Group's web page (see list below) and send a message to the Group Leader via either the Group email address or the Group Leaders name.
  • New u3a members can attend one group session to try that group out before joining, but this must be by prior agreement with the Group Leader.
  • Note that not all groups are currently open for new members. Some may have a waiting list, and a few may have no current plans to accept new members. Look at the Group Status at the top of each Group page.

Cost

  • Our annual u3a subscription gives the opportunity to access as many groups of your choice as you wish, but if you do join a group, please do try to attend reasonably regularly.
  • Some groups need to share costs such as room hire or refreshments.
  • Theatre and Travel Groups are open to all members. Their activities comprise trips, outings and holidays and are priced based on the actual cost of the event to Newbury u3a.

Group Leaders

  • Group Leaders volunteer to give time to organising their Group(s) and should have a deputy.
  • We have a Group Co-ordinator who organises regular meetings for all group Leaders where common interests can be discussed and acted upon where required.

Starting a new group

  • Anyone having an interest that does not feature in our current list can speak to our Group Co-ordinator and set one up themselves. Recent examples are Pickleball and a Mindfulness Group both of which started with one member’s idea and they are now thriving. Alternatively, if the group dedicated to your favourite activity is full, you will be encouraged and supported to start up a new one.

Free Talks

Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday every month at St Nicolas' Church Hall and all members are welcome. The Hall opens at 1.45 for refreshments and talks typically start at 2.15.
The Events Page has the details of each meeting.

Click on each group below for more information. It is possible to sort the list by day of the week, by venue or by category, as well as alphabetically - just click on the relevant button.
(Note that you need to be a member of Newbury u3a in order to join any of these groups)

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Actually, Zooming, Marvellous
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings
    2nd Wednesday monthly
  • Architecture
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Tuesday
  • Art
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    1st Friday of month
  • Art History
    Status: Full
    On Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    1st Monday
  • Art History 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Thursday monthly - 2-4pm
  • Art of Photography
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
    4th Wednesday monthly
  • Badminton (Tuesday)
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
    Weekly
  • Badminton (Wednesday)
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Weekly
  • Barn Dancing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    1st Monday Monthly
  • Book Lovers
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    First Thursday
  • BookMark
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    4th Friday Monthly
  • Bridge
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:30 pm
    Every Friday
  • Calligraphy
    Status: Waiting list
    On Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Thursday monthly
  • Card Games
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Fourth Thursday Monthly (except December)
  • Creative writing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    4th Tuesday
  • Discover and Discuss
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Wednesday monthly
  • Discussion
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    1st Friday - 3rd Tuesday
  • Flower Arranging
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Friday in the month
  • French 1
    Status: Waiting list
    On Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    Alternate Fridays
  • French Beginners 1
    Status: Waiting list
    On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Mondays
  • French Beginners 2
    Status: Active
    On Thursday mornings 10:30 am-11:30 am
    1st & 3rd Thursdays
  • French Conversation 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesdays
    1st Tuesday monthly
  • French Conversation 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Fridays
    2nd Friday monthly
  • Gardening
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:45 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Wednesday in the month (except August & January) - 1.45pm for tea and biscuits - Meetings commence 2.10pm finish 4.00pm
  • Genealogy 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    3rd Tuesday monthly (except August and December)
  • Genealogy 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Friday monthly
  • German Conversation
    Status: Waiting list
    On Tuesday mornings
    1st and 3rd Tuesdays monthly, 10:30 am-12:00 pm. No August meeting.
  • Golf 1
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:45 am-12:30 pm
    Weekly on Tuesdays
  • Golf 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday mornings 9:45 am-11:30 am
    Weekly on Fridays
  • Good Read
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
    4th Monday in the month
  • Great Artists
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st Friday monthly
  • Happy Readers
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 12:45 pm-2:00 pm
    3rd Monday Monthly
  • Italian for Beginners
    Status: Active
    On Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    Every Friday Afternoon
  • Knit and Crochet 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    1st Friday
  • Knit and Crochet 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    3rd Friday of the Month
  • Lunch
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
    2nd Thursday monthly
  • M.E.E.T.
    Status: Active
    Events are organised every so often
  • M.O.T.O.
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly
    2nd Thursday at 2.30 pm Thatcham Garden Centre and 3rd Tuesday at 10.00 am Yew Tree Garden Centre
  • Military History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am
    2nd Friday monthly
  • Mindfulness
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Monthly
  • Music Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Tuesday monthly
  • Non-fiction books
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday evenings 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
    4th Monday of the month
  • Page Turners
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am
    1st Friday monthly
  • Pickleball 1
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:15 pm-4:30 pm
    (Also Mondays - see Pickleball2)
  • Pickleball 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
    (Also Thursdays - see Pickleball 1)
  • Pilates 1
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 9:30 am-10:30 am
  • Pilates 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 4:30 pm-5:30 pm
  • Pilates 3 Commencing January 2026
    Status: Dormant
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 11:30 am-12:30 pm
  • Poetry (English)
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
    Friday Fortnightly
  • Reading Dickens
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    2nd and 3rd Monthly
  • Reading Matters
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am
    4th Friday monthly
  • Reading Shakespeare Aloud
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Friday monthly
  • Recorder Playing
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm
    1st and 3rd Friday pm
  • Rummikub
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Tuesday monthly
  • Science 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Third Thursday monthly
  • Science 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
    3rd Wednesday monthly
  • Scrabble
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Monday in the month
  • Social History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Thursday monthly
  • Spanish Intermediate
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:15 pm
    2nd & 4th Wednesday monthly
  • Table Tennis 1 and 4
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Mondays monthly
  • Table Tennis 2 and 3
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Mondays monthly - 2 Sessions, Group 2 has 2.00 - 3.30, then Group 3 has 3.30 - 5.00.
  • Tai Chi
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:30 pm
    Weekly on Thursdays
  • Theatre for All
    Status: Active
    Various
  • Travel for All
    Status: Active
    Various Outings
  • Walks - Amblers Saturday/Sunday
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Sunday afternoons 1:30 pm
    2nd Sunday of month (1.30 start)
  • Walks - Mid week
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    3rd Wednesday monthly
  • Walks - Pub
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings
    1st Mon.& 3rd Sat. Monthly
  • Yoga
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:45 am-12:00 pm
    Every Tuesday Term Time