Groups Organized by Day

Please note that this page is not being updated during the coronavirus pandemic. To find groups that are still active using online technology, such as Zoom, WhatsApp, Skype, and email, please see the A–Z list of groups.

Not all groups meet every week, so it’s quite possible that you can attend groups that are held at the same time on different weeks. Use the Group Leaders’ contact details in the HGS U3A Members’ Handbook to find out when the group meets.

The Freq column indicates the frequency of group meetings, as follows:

  • W — weekly
  • F — fortnightly
  • M — monthly
  • Letters followed by number(s), e.g., Fr2,4 — the second and fourth Friday of each month
  • V – varies

The Vacancies column indicates how many places are currently available in the group if it has an upper limit. W indicates that the group is currently full and operating a Waiting List.

Groups without an entry in the Vacancies column generally have spaces available.

  Freq Monday Vacancies
10.00 – 11.00 W Gentle Exercise & Dance W
10.00 – 11.00 W French Improvers 6
10.00 – 11.00 W Meditation for Beginners W
11.00 – 12.00 V Grow Your Own Vegetables  
11.00 – 12.30 W Drawing: Improvers W
13.00 –  14.00 W Italian for Beginners  
14.00 – 15.30 W Drawing for Beginners  
14.00 – 15.30 M Creative Writing W
14.00 – 15.30 F Yiddish Conversation  
14.00 – 16.00 W Lawn Bowls (resumes Spring 2020)  
14.00 – 16.00 W Crochet for Fun  
14.00 – 16.00 W Sewing Circle 1  
14.30 – 16.00 M Wine Appreciation W
15.00 –  16.00 W Learn Latin  
17.00 – 18.00 F Singing for Pleasure  
20.00 – 21.00 M Talking Travel  
    Tuesday  
10.00 – 11.00 F Mindfulness & Wellbeing W
10.00 – 11.30 W Hebrew (Ivrit) Conversation W
10.00 – 11.30 W Shakespeare 1 W
10.00 – 11.30 W Public Speaking 8
10.00 – 12.00 Tu2 Patchwork & Quilting 3
10.30 – 12.00 W Using the iPad & iPhone  
12.30 – 14.00 Tu3 Indian Cookery 1
13.00 – 14.00 W Yoga W
13.45 – 14.45 F French Conversation 2
13.30 – 16.00 W Table Tennis  
13.00 – 16.00 Tu2,4 History of London 1 & 2  
14.00 – 16.00 F Bridge for Improvers  
14.30 – 16.00 F Poetry Reading for Pleasure 2
15.00 – 16.00 W Sight-singing for Confident Singers 2
15.15 – 16.45 F Music on the Street where they Lived c 1920–60 W
    Wednesday  
10.00 – 11.15 W Psychology — An Introduction 2
10.00 – 12.00 F Photography in London 2
10.10 – 11.10 W Pilates W
10.15 – 12.30 M Historical London Walks W
11.00 – 13.00 W Bridge 2 — Supervised play for intermediates W
12.15 – 13.15 F Current Affairs 1 W
13.45 – 15.15 F Share Watch W
13.45 – 15.45 F Drawing & Painting  3
14.00 – 16.00 W Bridge 3: Supervised, Beginners and Intermediate  
14.00 – 16.00 W Stained Glass & Glass Mosaic 5
15.00 – 16.30 F Cryptic Crosswords 2
15.30 – 17.00 F Current Affairs 2 W
    Thursday  
10.00 – 11.00 F News Group 4
10.00 – 12.00 Th1,2 Genealogy: Who Do You Think You Are?  
10.00 – 12.30 F Improve Your Art Workshop 1
10.00 – 12.30 F Learn How to Draw and Use Watercolours W
14.00 – 16.00 W Sewing Circle 2  
14.00 – 16.45 W Bridge 5 — Friendly, supervised teams matches W
14.30 – 17.00 M Play Reading W
15.00 – 16.00 W Advanced German Conversation 1
15.00 – 16.30 M Topical Talks  
15.30 – 16.30 M Jazz Appreciation 4
19.00 – 21.00 Th1 Craft knitting 6
19.00 – 21.00 M The Climate Emergency  
20.00 – 21.15 M Evening Book Group  
    Friday  
10.00 – 11.30 F Shakespeare 2  
10.15 – 11.30 Fr3 Book Group — Penguin Modern Classics W
10.15 – 13.00 (approx) Fr2,4 Thames Path in London & Other Walks  
10.30 – 11.30 F Italian Conversation W
    Sunday  
10.00 – 12.30 M  Short Sunday Walks  
12.30 – 14.30 M Dining Out Together  
14.00 – 16.00 F Scrabble Sunday  
    Variable/Pending  
TBA   Architecture Discussion  
TBA   Crime Club—Cause Célèbre  
TBA W Spanish Conversation  
Varies M Art Appreciation Outings  
Varies M Classical Music Appreciation  
Varies M Days Out  
Varies V MOTO (Members on their Own)  
Varies V Theatre  
Varies M World Cinema  
By arrangement M Decluttering  
By arrangement V Topical Tipples  
By arrangement V Yeast Cookery & Pastry Making  

Can’t find a Group you’d like to join?

Want to brush up your Russian or Portuguese conversation, or discuss an aspect of history, but can’t find a suitable interest group? Let us know what you’re interested in by filling in the form on the Contact page (select “Suggestion for new group(s)” as the subject), and we’ll try to add it to the range of groups offered by HGS U3A.