u3a

Faringdon & District

Groups

Most members agree that taking part in interest groups is what keeps them coming back year after year.

Some groups have been running for many years, while others started more recently.

There are physically active groups and intellectual ones, social ones and frivolous ones. Some manage to be a combination of some - or even all - of these things!

Some groups meet in public buildings, for which the rental cost is divided equally between the group members. Some are home-based, usually (but not necessarily) in the Group Leader's home. All of the groups listings (below) show the venue(s) used.

All of our groups are run by members of Faringdon & District u3a. Our Group Leaders don't need to have any formal qualifications - though many of them do - and there's a 'Groups Co-ordinator' to support and advise them.

We're always looking to start new groups. So, if you're reading this because you hoped to join a group of like-minded practitioners of a topic only to find it isn't here ...... then please volunteer to start one!

You must be a u3a member in order to take part in our interest group activities. This is essential to ensure that your participation in our activities is covered by the u3a’s insurance.

If you would like to join an Interest Group please contact either the relevant Group Leader whose details you will find on each group’s page, or Sue Cain the Groups Coordinator.

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Accessible Ukuleles
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
  • Ashmolean
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 11:00 am-12:00 pm
    First Thursday of the month
  • Board Games
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Fourth Thursday of the month
  • Books
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    First Tuesday of the month
  • Bridge - Beginners
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 9:50 am-12:00 pm
    First and third Monday of the month
  • Bridge – Experienced
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 9:50 am-12:00 pm
    Last Wednesday of the month
  • Bridge – Intermediate
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 9:50 am-12:00 pm
    Second or third Monday & Wednesday of the month
  • Cryptic Crosswords
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Third Friday of the month
  • Current Affairs
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    Second Thursday of the month
  • Embroidery
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second Tuesday of the month
  • Folk Dancing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    First Thursday of the month
  • Foreign Language Films
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    No set Wednesday
  • French Advanced
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
  • French Conversation Advanced
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:15 pm
  • French Conversation Intermediate
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 3:30 pm-4:45 pm
  • Gardeners
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    Third Thursday of the month, but may vary
  • Golf Croquet
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
    April to October, twice a month
  • Guitar
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursdays 10:30 am
  • History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:15 pm
    Third Wednesday of the month
  • History of Art
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm
    Third Thursday of the month
  • Italian Improvers
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Alternate Wednesdays
  • Jazz
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    Second Monday of the month
  • Lingo
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am
    Third or fourth Friday of the month
  • Lunch Club
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 12:30 pm-3:00 pm
    Third Wednesday of the month
  • Military History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    First Thursday of the month
  • Opera - Summer
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday evenings 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
    Third Thursday of the month April to September
  • Opera - Winter
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday evenings 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
    Third Monday of the month October to March
  • Patchwork & Quilting
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Fourth Tuesday of the month
  • Photography
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Second Wednesday of the month
  • Poetry
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30 am
    First Monday of the month
  • Qigong
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:30 am
  • Quiz
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am
    Second Friday of the month
  • Recorder Consort
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Third and fourth Thursday of the month
  • Sewing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    First Tuesday of the month
  • Social History Walking - Thurs am
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Thursday mornings
    Third Thursday of the month, March to September
  • Social History Walking - Tues am
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings
    Second or third Tuesday morning, March to September
  • Spanish Intermediate
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
  • The STEMM Cell
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesdays
    First Tuesday of the month
  • Walkers
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am
    March to September
  • Wine Appreciation
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Bi-monthly, third Tuesday of the month