Winchcombe Area u3a has 40 interest groups available covering a range of activities.
Details of each group can be found by clicking on the individual Group List below. To send an email to a Group leader, just click on their name on the Group page, and fill in the email form.
These Groups are open to U3A Members only, so please contact our Membership Secretary or view the How to Join page if you wish to become a member.
All new members or existing members who wish to join one or more of the interest groups, should contact the relevant Lead Contact(s) before attending their first meeting.We are open to suggestions for new groups, especially from members who feel they can help with the running of a group covering their particular skills and interests. Contact the Groups Coordinator with your ideas.
If you are unable to get out as much as you used to, there are many opportunities available via 'Interest Groups Online' which you can join and which has a whole range of topics. Take a look at their web site.
Details of How Interest Groups Work can be found by clicking the link.
Advice for Group leaders, including documents and risk assessment forms, can be found on the Group Leaders page.

Groups listed alphabetically
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Ambling
Status: Active
variable, depending on distance -
Badminton
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons
Thursday 4pm - 5pm -
Birdwatching & Ecology
Status: Active
On Tuesday mornings
Last Tuesday -
Book Club 1
Status: Full
On Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
3rd Thursday of the month -
Book Group 2
Status: Full
On Monday afternoons
2nd Monday at 2.30 -
Book Group 3
Status: Active -
Botany
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings
1st Thursday -
Cards/Whist
Status: Full
On Monday afternoons
3rd Monday -
Causez en Français
Status: Full
On Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
2nd & 4th Mondays -
Chess
Status: Active
Fortnightly 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
2nd and 4th Monday of the month -
Craft Workshops
Status: Full
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
4th Tuesday of every month -
Cribbage
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings
4th Thursday 10.30 -12noon -
Digital Photography
Status: Active
2:00 pm
3rd Thursday of the month -
Food for thought - exloring the principles of healthy eating
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 4:30 pm-5:30 pm
First Monday of every month -
French
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
(Now meeting every Thursday) -
French Conversation
Status: Full
On Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
1st & 3rd Monday -
Garden Visits
Status: Active -
Gardening Group
Status: Waiting list
On Fridays
3rd Friday -
Good Companions
Status: Active
Monthly on Fridays 10:30 am
First Friday of the month -
Historic Buildings
Status: Active
Arranged on an ad hoc basis -
Italian
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons 3:30 pm-4:45 pm -
Life Story
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
3rd Tuesday of the month -
Local History
Status: Active
On Monday mornings
4th Monday -
Mahjong
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Tuesday evenings 7:30 pm-9:30 pm
Evening meets - nearly full! -
Outdoor Sketching
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings
2nd Thursday of each Month -
Petanque
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons
2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 2 pm -
Qigong
Status: Active
On Friday afternoons 4:00 pm-5:00 pm -
RUMs (Really Useful Members)
Status: Active
Ad Hoc -
Science/Engineering/Technology
Status: Dormant
On Thursday afternoons
1st Thursday -
Social Bridge
Status: Active
4:00 pm-6:30 pm
Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday each month, in the Cleeve Room -
Spanish
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons
1st and 3rd Tuesday -
Sunny Evening Walks
Status: Active
Ad hoc, when the sun shines! -
Table Tennis
Status: Full
On Monday mornings 11:00 am-1:00 pm -
Theatre Visits
Status: Dormant
Ad-hoc -
Travel Forum
Status: Active
On Wednesday afternoons
4th Wednesday of the month -
Walking - Dogs Welcome
Status: Active
Various days -
Walking - Easy 4-6 miles
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings
3rd Thursday -
Wheelz - Cycling Group
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings
9.30 -
Wine Group: Learning about Wine
Status: Full
Afternoons
Ad-hoc -
Writing For Fun
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons
3rd Thursday