Interest Groups
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INterest Group Information in Beacon
Beacon is a national u3a online facility for managing local u3as, particularly with regard to Membership, Finance, and Interest Groups. Some Keyworth u3a interest group information is available to the public with more details available to members. The Interest Group information in Beacon is maintained by the group leaders and therefore may be more up-to-date than the Interest Group information available on this websitePublic - access to the groups list information will be available to the public in due course.
Members - access to the groups list information is available to Keyworth u3a members via the Members' Portal
Interest Group Information On this Site
Below is a list of the Interest Groups. To see summary information for all groups go to the Interest Group Summary which is further down this webpage. Follow the links in blue to go to the group's webpage.For more information please contact the group leader, named in the Interest Group Summary which is further down this webpage, or follow the links in blue which take you to the group's webpage.
Last updated January 2026
| Abacus | Book Group (1) |
Book Group (2) | Bridge (Social) | |||
| Canasta | Circle Dancing |
Computer Help |
Cycling | |||
| Desert Island Discs | Drawing | Exploring
World Faiths |
Flower Arranging | |||
| French Conversation | Gardening Friends |
German | History of Conflict | Italian for Beginners (1) |
Italian for Beginners (2) | |
| Line Dancing | Listening to Music | Local Events | Lunch Club | |||
| Mah Jongg | Painting | Petanque |
Philosophy | |||
| Poetry and Play Reading | Putting the World to Rights | Relaxercise |
Science,Technology & Research (STAR) |
Scrabble | ||
| Singing for Fun | Social and Family History | Table Games | Ukulele |
Walking |
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| Weekenders | Wine Tasting |
SUGGESTIONS
for NEW INTEREST GROUPS
Sign-up
sheets have been available at Monthly Meetings for expressions of
interest
for proposed new
groups. If you are interested in any of these,
contact
details will be given in the Monthly Meeting notices for you to add
yourselves to those joining in the start-up
process. Or just contact any
committee member for the contact information.
Interest Group Summary
Follow the blue links to go to the group's webpage.| Group | Leader | Venue | Frequency | Day | Time |
| Abacus | Rosalie Jones | Centenary Lounge | Weekly | Thursday | 10.00am |
| Book Group (1) |
Alister Zimmermann |
Members' Homes | Monthly | 2nd Tuesday |
2.00pm |
| Book Group (2) | Tony Turner | Members' Homes | Monthly | 1st Wednesday | 2.00pm |
| Bridge (Social) | Olivia Styles | Parochial Hall | Monthly | 3rd Thursday | 2.00pm |
| Canasta | Sue Highley |
Parochial Hall | Monthly | 1st Wednesday | 2.00pm |
| Circle Dancing | Jane Heath |
Key VI | Monthly | 1st Friday | 2.00pm |
| Computer Help |
Sam Boote |
Methodist Hall |
Monthly |
1st Tuesday |
10.00am |
| Cycling | John O'Donoghue |
Contact leader | Twice Monthly |
2nd Wednesday 4th Wednesday |
Various |
Desert Island Discs |
Ken Doyle Doug Brown |
Methodist Hall | Monthly |
2nd Monday | 2.00pm |
| Drawing | Linda Bailey | Feignies Room | Twice Monthly |
2nd and 4th Tuesday |
10.00am |
| Exploring World Faiths | Robin Wilcockson | Centenary Lounge | Monthly | 3rd Friday | 2.00pm |
| Flower Arranging |
Carol Hiller | Catholic Church Foyer |
Monthly Apr - Sep |
1st Thursday | 10.00am |
| French Conversation | Contact: Charlotte James |
Feignies Room Members' Homes |
Weekly | Wednesday | 10.00am |
| Gardening Friends | Joyzelle Kelsall | Members' Gardens | Monthly | Various | |
| German | Barbara Henson |
Leader's Home | Weekly | Monday |
11.00am |
| History of Conflict | Tony Broadbent | Methodist Hall | Monthly | Ist Monday | 10.00am |
| Italian for Beginners (1) |
Raffaella Kalisiak |
Leader's Home | Weekly |
Monday |
1.30pm |
| Italian for Beginners (2) |
Raffaella Kalisiak |
Leader's Home | Weekly |
Wednesday |
10.30am |
| Line Dancing |
Penny Kimmins |
Methodist Hall |
Monthly |
3rd Tuesday |
2.00pm |
| Listening to Music | Bill Cooper | Centenary Lounge | Fortnightly | Wednesday |
2.15pm |
| Local Events |
Sandra Kirk |
Various |
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| Lunch Club | Christianne Pitfield |
Various | Monthly | Various | Various |
| Mah Jongg | Jennifer Anderson |
Members' homes |
Monthly | 4th Thursday | 2.00pm |
| Painting | Debbie Boote |
Methodist Hall | Fortnightly | Thursday | 2.00pm |
| Petanque |
Sandra Kirk |
Air Hostess, Tollerton |
Monthly |
2nd Wednsday |
10.00am |
| Philosophy |
Roy Townsend |
Leader's home |
Monthly |
4th Monday |
2.15pm |
| Poetry and Play Reading | Angela Harris Jean Allton |
Village Halll | Monthly |
Ist Tuesday |
10.00am |
| Putting the World to Rights | Tony Smith |
Parochial Hall | Monthly | 2nd Monday | 2.00pm |
| Relaxercise |
Penny Kimmins |
Webster Hall |
Weekly |
Wednesday |
10.00am |
Science,
Technology
|
Martin Clarke (Leader) David Highley (Administration) |
Methodist Church | Monthly | 1st Monday | 2.00pm |
| Scrabble | Sue Brittain | Tavern | Monthly | 2nd Tuesday | 2.00pm |
| Singing for Fun | Gill Wilcockson |
Methodist Church | Monthly | 3rd Wednesday |
2.00pm |
| Social and Family History | Clare Franklin | Methodist Hall | Monthly | 3rd Monday | 2.00pm |
| Table Games | Sue Brittain Cathie Hurst | Tavern | Monthly | 4th Wednesday | 2.00pm |
| Ukulele | Doug Brown |
Methodist Hall | Twice Monthly |
2nd and 4th Tuesday |
10.00am |
| Walking - up to 5 miles | David Pitfield |
Meet in Village Hall Car Park |
Monthly |
3rd Tuesday |
10.30am |
| Weekenders | Contact: Rae Davies |
Various | Monthly | 3rd Sunday | Various |
| Wine Tasting | Neil Franklin |
Centenary Lounge | Four weekly | Wednesday |
2.00pm |
Interest Group Meetings
The
table provides a summary of when the Interest Group meetings
are
held each month.
| Day | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Other arrangements |
| Mon | 10am History of Conflict 10.00am German 1.30pm Italian (1) 2pm STAR |
10.30am German 2pm Putting the world to rights 1.30pm Italian (1) 2pm Desert Island Discs |
10.30am German 1.30pm Italian (1) 2pm Social and Family History |
10.00am Digital Technology 10.00am German 1.30pm Italian (1) 2.15 Philosophy |
|
| Tues | 10am Poetry & Play reading 10.00am Computer Help |
10am Drawing 10am Ukulele 2pm Book Group (1) 2pm Scrabble |
10.30am Walking
(up to 3 miles) 2.00pm Line Dancing |
10am Drawing 10am Ukulele 2pm Monthly meeting |
IT for All not held Jul, Aug, Sep. |
| Wed | 10am Relaxercise 10am French Conversation 10.30am Italian (2) 2pm Book Group (2) 2pm Canasta |
10am Relaxercise Various Cycling 10am French Conversation 10am Petanque 10.30am Italian (2) |
10am Relaxercise 10am French Conversation 10.30am Italian (2) 2pm Singing for fun |
10am Relaxercise Various Cycling 10am French Conversation 10.30am Italian (2) 1.30pm Table Games |
2pm Wine
Tasting
(four weekly*) 2.00pm Listening to Music (two weekly*) (*Wednesdays in Cent. Lounge) |
| Thur | 10am Abacus 10am Flower Arranging (Apr - Sep) Various Lunch Group |
10am Abacus | 10am Abacus 10am Calligraphy 2pm Bridge Social |
10am Abacus 2pm Mah Jongg |
2pm Painting (fortnightly) |
| Fri | 2pm Circle Dancing |
10am Drawing | 2pm Exploring
World Faiths |
10am Drawing |
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| Sat | |||||
| Sun | Various Weekenders | ||||
| Gardening Friends (irregular) |
In the past the following groups have operated successfully but are in need of a group leader
| Absolute Beginners Bridge |
| Architecture, Archaeology & History |
| Calligraphy |
| Cinema Club |
| Craft |
| Creative Writing |
| DIY Tai Chi |
| Handbell Ringing |
| Heraldry |
| Latin |
| Needlecraft |
| Photography |
| Theatre Visits |
| Walking - up to 8 miles |
| Wildlife & Conservation |
| Yoga |
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