Groups Currently Active
Most groups now meet in person, although some use online methods of communication, such as Zoom and email.
- Acoustic Guitar & Song (proposed new group)
- Art Improvement Workshop
- Astronomy — Our Solar System & Beyond the Stars
- Backgammon
- Bead and Jewellery Making
- Book Groups
- Bridge (multiple groups)
- Budding Writers
- Chess
- Cinema
- Classical Music Club
- Climate Emergency
- Creative Writing
- Cryptic Crosswords (beginners, intermediate & advanced)
- Current Affairs (multiple groups)
- Cycling
- Days Out
- Drawing for Beginners
- Drawing for Improvers
- Evening Art Class
- Famous People and Their Illnesses
- French Conversation
- French Improvers – Intermediate and Advanced
- French Literature
- German Conversation (Advanced)
- Growing for Pleasure
- Hebrew (Ivrit) Conversation
- History of London — 2,000 Years of a City
- History Speaking
- Italian Conversation (Intermediate)
- Jazz Appreciation
- Knitting
- Lawn Bowls (summer only)
- Learn how to Draw and Use Watercolours
- Learn Latin
- Mindfulness & Wellbeing
- Monthly Talks
- The Musicals
- News Group
- Outdoor Sketching
- Philosophy
- Photography in London
- Pilates
- Play-reading Group
- Poetry
- Reading Short Stories
- Remarkable Women of their Time
- Rummikub
- Seated Mobility Exercise
- Sewing Circle
- Shakespeare
- Share Watch
- Singing for Pleasure
- Spanish Conversation
- Stained Glass & Glass Mosaic
- Sunday Elevenses
- Table Tennis
- Tai Chi
- Thames Path in London & Other Walks
- Theatre Group
- Topical Tipples (sloe gin & limoncello — seasonal)
- Tuesday Morning Art
- Wednesday Walks
- Wine Appreciation
- Yiddish Conversation
- Yoga (two groups)
National u3a Online Events
As a member of HGS u3a, you are entitled to participate in a wide range of national u3a talks, workshops, and courses. The offerings are constantly updated on the national u3a website, where you can also sign up to receive a monthly email with details of forthcoming online events.