Ashfield U3A Interest Groups

Interest/Study Groups & Programmes The current proposed interest/study groups are listed below. New members wishing to attend a group should contact the co-ordinator in the first instance. Co-ordinators wishing to make announcements at the U3A main monthly meetings are required to inform the chairman before the day of the meeting. Anyone wishing to act as a co-ordinator for any group on the list which does not currently have one should contact any member of the committee who will be glad to put them in touch with another co-ordinator for advice. GROUP CO-ORDINATOR DESCRIPTION OF GROUP       Amateur Dramatics Group Vivian Ellis This group meets once a month to study plays in order to act them out. This will normally be held at group member's homes, so there will be no cost involved. The Amateur Dramatics Group Programme and further details Art Group Barrie Jackson The group's aim is to give members the opportunity to meet once a month to paint in oil, watercolour or pastels. This is held at The Ashwood Centre, which can provide the space needed, and so there will be a small cost involved dependent upon numbers. The Art Group Programme and further details Book Group Lynne Jackson The aim of the group is 'to encourage members to read books which they might not otherwise choose. Sometimes these will be prescribed reading, with all members reading the same book, but at other times, members will be asked to choose a book within a genre.' The Book Group meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 in Sycamores House, Salmon Lane, Annesley Woodhouse (later changing to Kirkby Library - see programme for details). The Book Group Programme and further details Bridge Group Martin Rose Bridge sessions will last for about 2 hours once a month. Martin & Maxine are able to cater for a maximum of 16 players but the game calls for groups of four, so if you register an interest in this group, a firm commitment is called for. The Bridge Group Programme and further details Classical Music Group Alan & Marlene Radford The group will meet on the fourth wednesday afternoon each month to listen to all types of classical music, chosen by each member in turn. The Classical Music Group Programme and further details Computing Barrie Jackson This computing group is aimed at the novice and covers simple topics. The first course was run and funded by Ashfield College and a second course has started at The Tin Hat, Selston. The Computing Group Programme and further details Craft Group Anne Kemp This group's aim is to give members the opportunity to meet one morning per month to work to a theme on a craft chosen by the members. This will take place in Kirkby Library, and so there will be a small cost involved dependent upon numbers. The Craft Group Programme and further details Digital Imaging Group Alan Kemp Initially this is a six-week basic course in digital imaging starting on 4/10/06. The Digital Imaging Group Programme and further details Digital Photography Group ??? ??? Discussion Group Maxine Rose The Discussion Group for Ashfield U3A commenced on Monday 19th March, from 13:30 to 15:15 on the upper floor of Kirkby Library, when guidelines for future meetings were discussed for a varied and interesting mixture of topics. The co-ordinator is Maxine Rose and the meetings are headed by Lynne Jackson. The Discussion Group Programme and further details Family & Local History Group Peter Blayney The group's aim is to participate in news updates, chatting and sharing data, perhaps for an hour or so, and then do some hands on work with the library equipment or research data for the newer researchers. The Family & Local History Group Programme and further details French Group Ann Cottee The group plans to meet in the New Year with the aim of learning or improving French for conversation. The French Group Programme and further details Garden Visits Group Dorrie Kirton Monthly meetings are to be held at gardens open to the public or garden centres, normally on the first Tuesday afternoon of the month, a diary of dates and venues to be compiled and circulated between group members, displayed at the main U3A meeting and added to the website. The Gardening Interest Group Programme and further details Holidays & Outings Kathleen Jones The first meeting of the group was held following the 24th August meeting of the Ashfield U3A. Getting together, perhaps on a quarterly basis, will give us the opportunity to discuss everyone's individual ideas for outings and holidays so that hopefully we can start planning some nice places to go! Brief details of the suggestions entered by members on the Outings and Holidays Notice Board were listed on handouts and distributed at this meeting. For further information and contact details, please visit the Outings and Holidays Group page. Horticulture Group Lynne & Barrie Jackson Meetings are to be held at members' houses, monthly from March to July, normally on the fourth Monday afternoon at 14:00, with a coffee morning in the Autumn to organise a bulk seed buy. For further details, see The Horticulture Group Programme Lunch Group Ron & Carole Britton An outing each month to various dining pubs / restaurants in the area. Unless otherwise indicated, 12.00 for 12.30 pm on the 1st Thursday of the month. The Lunch Group Programme and further details Scrabble Margaret Nunn A series of dates have now been arranged, for members to meet and play Scrabble, at the initial meeting on 10th May. Meetings take place on the second Thursday of the month at 14:00. The Scrabble Group Programme and further details Singing for Fun Martin & Maxine Rose An inaugural meeting took place on Tuesday 16th October 2007, at the home of Martin & Maxine. Meetings are to take place on the third Tuesday of the month from 14:00 - 16:00. The 'Singing for Fun' Group Programme and further details Sugarcraft & Cake Decorating Sue Hughes An inaugural meeting will take place on Wednesday 16th July 2008, at the Teversal Scout Hut. Meetings dates will be announced after the discussion at the inaugural meeting. The Sugarcraft & Cake Decorating Group Programme and further details T'ai Chi Jill Pullan A block of sessions at a time is arranged and the group meets at the Ashfield Play Forum, Morven Avenue, Sutton-in-Ashfield. The T'ai Chi Group Programme and further details Theatre Visits Group Barbara Ives A programme of visits is being arranged by the co-ordinator(s). The Theatre Visits Group Programme and further details Walking Group 'A' Alan Radford Moderate walks of 7 - 9 miles on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month throughout the year, setting off at 9.00 am prompt from the Top Precinct car park in Kirkby-in-Ashfield. [Please arrive by 8:50 a.m., with a packed lunch and a drink]. Walkers share cars to reach the starting point of the walk. Members are encouraged to volunteer to lead walks. Walking Group 'A' Programme and further details Walking Group 'B' Dorrie Kirton This intermediate walking group offers walks between 4 and 6 miles. Further walks will be arranged after the initial one on 18th May. The group meets on the third Thursday morning of the month at 10:00. Walking Group 'B' Programme and further details Wine Appreciation John Ellis Development of members' knowledge and enjoyment of wine through formal and informal tastings of wines, by specified groups or grape varieties. The evenings will have an informal and friendly, sociable structure and be rotated around the homes of members. The cost of wines will be limited to an agreed budget each month and will be shared amongst members. The group meets on the second Wednesday each month. The Wine Appreciation Group Programme and further details Writing Group Margaret Sudlow The group's aim is to give members the opportunity to meet once a month to read pieces of their work for literary criticism and discussion by other members. The Creative Writing Group Programme and further details Yoga Pam Sapey The group meets on the first Thursday each month. The Yoga Group Programme and further details         Below is a by no means exhaustive list of groups which are run by other U3As up and down the country. It is intended to inspire members to co-ordinate a group of their own. If you see something which you feel you could contribute to, why not take the plunge and give it a go? There is plenty of help and advice available to get you started. Remember, all it needs to make it happen is one person who is willing to co-ordinate and two or three like-minded individuals and you've got a group! Groups already catered for by Ashfield U3A are shown below in red. Ambling Angling Ancient History Antiques Archaeology Architecture Armchair Art Armchair Travel Art Art History Astrology Astronomy Aviation Badminton Ballet Ballroom Dancing Barn Dancing Bird Watching Board Games Botany Bowls Bridge British Constitution Cakemaking & Decorating Calligraphy Camcorder Group Canasta Canoeing Chess China Choir Church History Cinema Classical Music Classical Studies Classics Clay Pigeon Shooting Computing Cooking Country Dancing Country Walks Craft Creative Sculpture Creative Stitching Cribbage Cricket Crochet Croquet Crown Green Bowling Cryptic Crosswords Current Affairs Cycling Dance Decoupage Design & Technology Digital Imaging Digital Photography Discussion Dominoes Drama Dressmaking Dutch Earth Sciences English for Pleasure Embroidery Environmental Issues European Union Exercise Exercise on Chairs Family History Fashion Film Study Film, Television & Radio Finance Flora & Fauna Flower Arranging Folk Dancing Football French Garden Visits Gardening Gemstones Genealogy Geology German Glories of Hollywood Golf Graphology Greek Studies Handbell Ringing Handicrafts Health, Fitness & Leisure History History of Religions Holidays Horse Riding Horticulture Irish Dance Italian Japanese Culture Jazz & Blues Jewellery Making Jigsaw Puzzles Keep Fit Knitting Latin & the Romans Line Dancing Lip Reading & Signing Literature Local History Lunch Group Mahjong Malt Whisky Appreciation Mathematical Puzzles Meditation Military History Morris Dancing Movement to Music Music National Trust Natural History Needlework Numismatics Opera Origami Ornithology Painting Parchment Craft Patchwork & Quilting Petanque Philately Philharmonic Concerts Philosophical Discussion Philosophy Photography Pilates Play Reading Poetry Psychology Pubs Pudding Club Rambling Reading Real Ales Recorder Roman History Rugby Rug Craft Rummikub Rural Studies Russian Sciences Scottish Dancing Scrabble Shakespeare Revisited Silk Painting Singing Singles Sketching Snooker Social History Social Psychology Social Sciences Sociology Spanish Square Dancing Strolling Sugarcraft Sustainability & Recycling Swimming Table Tennis T'ai Chi Tap Dancing Ten Pin Bowling Tennis Textiles Theatre Theoretical Physics Today's World Travel Veneering & Furniture Restoration Video Making & Editing Visits Walking Water Aerobics Watercolours Wealth & Poverty Weather Watching Whist Wild Flowers Wine Appreciation Wood Carving Wood Turning Woodwork Writing for Pleasure & Profit Yoga         All rights reserved © Ashfield U3A (2007) - Site courtesy of sherweb.co.uk