u3a

Cheltenham

Groups

Cheltenham u3a has more than 130 groups including languages, physical activities such as walking and sports, book clubs, music, bridge, computing, drama, science, cookery, Members on their Own meetings, current affairs, history, wine-tasting, kayaking and garden visits and more.

If you are thinking of joining Cheltenham u3a you may attend one meeting of one group to try it out. To attend again you will have to join by clicking HERE

If you would like to belong to one of the groups please contact the Group Leader. Click on the Groups names in BLUE below to see more detail.

If for some reason you do not receive a reply from the Group Leader you are invited to contact our Groups Coordinator who will be pleased to help you connect with the Group Leader or to choose an activity.

New groups

We are always looking to provide our  members with more variety or to start a second group when a group is full. Cheltenham u3a facilitates new groups through a New Groups Facilitator who provides support to new groups. If you would like to see the list of potential new groups or to know more about starting a group, visit our New Groups page.

Existing Groups

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Ambling
    Status: Active
    10:30 am
    Twice a month
  • American Square Dancing for Beginners
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • Ancient Greek
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    by arrangement
  • Art 1
    Status: Active
    on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First and Third Friday
  • Art Appreciation 1
    Status: Active
    3rd Thursday 2: 30pm and 3rd Friday 10:30am
  • Backbeats - Rock/Pop Band
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
    2nd and 4th Thursday
  • Badminton 1
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 9:30 am-11:30 am
  • Badminton 2
    Status: Active
    on Monday mornings 9:30 am-11:30 am
  • Birds
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 11:30 am
    First Wednesday
  • Book Club 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
    Third Monday
  • Book Club 7
    Status: Active
    Meeting details to follow
  • Book Group 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
    Second Tuesday
  • Book Group 3
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
    First Monday
  • Book Group 4
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    Fourth Thursday
  • Boules (Petanque)
    Status: Active
    See below.
  • Bridge - Duplicate
    Status: Wait list only
    Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm
  • Bridge - Social
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 1:15 pm-4:15 pm
  • Bridge 2 - Duplicate
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 1:30 pm
  • Bridge Intermediate (Duplicate)
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-4:00 pm
  • Canasta
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
  • Caravans and Motor Homes
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    By arrangement
  • Choir
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:15 pm-3:30 pm
  • Classic Novels
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm
    First Friday
  • Computing Skills
    Status: Active
    on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
    By arrangement
  • Cooking
    Status: Active
    on Friday mornings
  • Crime Fiction
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am
    First Thursday
  • Croquet
    Status: Active
    Every other week on Friday, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm and every Tuesday 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm (April to September)
  • Cryptic Crossword Compiling
    Status: Active
    Monthly
  • Current Affairs 1
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First Friday
  • Current Affairs 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First Friday
  • Current Affairs 3
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second Monday
  • Current Affairs 4
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Third Wednesday
  • Drama
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
    First Tuesday
  • DSLR Photography
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:15 am
    First or Second Wednesday
  • Economic Theory
    Status: Active
    on Mondays 10:30 am
    Every Three Weeks
  • English Country Dancing
    Status: Active
    on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second and Fourth Friday except August & December
  • Family History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First Monday
  • Film Group 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm
    Third Thursday
  • Film Group 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:45 pm
    2nd Friday
  • Flower Arranging
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    First Tuesday
  • Folk Music
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
  • French Book Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 3:30 pm
    First Tuesday
  • French Conversation 1
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am
  • French Conversation 2
    Status: Wait list only
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 11:00 am
    Alternative venue - Society Cafe
  • French Discussion
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
    Second and Fourth Wednesday
  • French Enthusiasts
    Status: Wait list only
    Weekly on Monday mornings 11:00 am
  • French Intermediate 1
    Status: Wait list only
    on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Second and Fourth Wednesday
  • Friday Book Club
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm
    First Friday of the month
  • Friday Lunch Club 1
    Status: Active
    on Friday afternoons
    Fourth Friday at various Cheltenham Restuarants
  • Friday Lunch Club 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons
    Third Friday at Cheltenham Restuarants
  • Garden Visits
    Status: Active
    Monthly between April and September
  • Gardeners
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am
    Fourth Monday
  • Genealogy
    Status: Active
    By Arrangement
  • Genetic Genealogy
    Status: Active
    By Arrangement
  • German Conversation
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday afternoons 1:00 pm
  • Great Books!
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
    Second Tuesday
  • Greek - Intermediate
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am
    Fourth Thursday
  • Handbell Ringing
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:30 am
  • Happy Eating
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    Monthly, for lunch in Cheltenham
  • Historic Churches
    Status: Active
    on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Second Thursday
  • History 19th Century
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am
    Second Monday
  • How It Works Visits
    Status: Wait list only
    Visits by Arrangement
  • India and SE Asia Books
    Status: Active
    The group is held on Tuesday or Friday, morning or afternoon - to be decided
  • Irish Fiction
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
    Second Wednesday
  • Italian Reading
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
    First and Third Wednesday
  • Italian Second Year
    Status: Active
    on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    Second and Fourth Tuesday
  • Italiano II Terzo Anno
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    Fortnightly on Wednesday
  • Jazz Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    Second Thursday
  • Jazz Swing Band Session
    Status: Active
    on Tuesday afternoons
    By Arrangement
  • Jigsaw Lending Library
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesdays
    At monthly Open Meetings
  • Kayaking
    Status: Active
    Wherever there is a suitable water course. Whenever the weather conditions allow People will be notified 1-2 weeks in advance of each outing.
  • Keeping Music Hall Alive
    Status: Active
    on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm
    1st and 3rd Thursday
  • Language and Languages
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm
    Which particular Friday depends on the availability of members.
  • Latin 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am
    First Thursday
  • Latin Improvers
    Status: Active
    afternoons 2:15 pm
    Second and fourth Wednesday
  • Let's Discuss at No 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 11:00 am-12:30 pm
    Third Thursday
  • Let's Discuss at No. 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm
    First Friday
  • Literature and Society
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am
    First Thursday
  • Local History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:45 am
    Second Thursday. Doors open at 10:45 for a prompt 11:00 start
  • Longer Walks
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    by arrangement
  • Lunch Club
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    First Thursday
  • Mah Jong
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    First and Third Wednesday
  • Military History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Last Thursday, no meetings July and August
  • MiniBridge
    Status: Active
    on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Model Railways
    Status: Active
    Monthly
  • Modern Biography
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 11:00 am
    Third Tuesday
  • Modern History
    Status: Active
  • Monday Writers
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second Monday
  • MOTO (Members on Their Own)
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 11:00 am
    First and Third Wednesday
  • Motorbike Rideouts
    Status: Active
    Ad hoc, depending on the weather
  • Music Forum
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Fourth Wednesday
  • Out For Lunch
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesdays
    Third Tuesday at Cheltenham Restaurants
  • Painting for Pleasure
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 12:30 pm-2:30 pm
    Alternate Thursdays
  • Philosophy 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    Third Wednesday
  • Philosophy 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am
    First Tuesday
  • Philosophy 3
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am
    Fourth Thursday
  • Poetry Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    Second Friday
  • Poetry Reading
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    Second Wednesday
  • Poetry Writing Workshop
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    First Thursday
  • Pop-Rock Band, Rebus, Practice
    Status: Active
    on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second and Fourth Tuesday
  • Recorder Consort
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Recorder Ensemble
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
  • Russian History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
  • Russian History
    Status: Dormant
    Monthly on Mondays
    by arrangement
  • Russian Improvers
    Status: Active
    on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
    Second and Fourth Tuesday
  • Science and Technology 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am
    Second Friday
  • Science and Technology 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:15 am-12:15 pm
    Fourth Friday
  • Scottish Country Dancing
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesday
  • Scrabble
    Status: Active
    on Monday afternoons 2:45 pm-4:45 pm
    Second and Fourth Mondays. Group almost full.
  • Sewing Group 1
    Status: Active
    on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    Second and Fourth Thursday
  • Sewing Group 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Tuesday
  • Shakespeare 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Third Friday
  • Shakespeare Live
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First Wednesday
  • Short Tennis
    Status: Active
    Monday 3 to 4pm, Tuesday 11:30 to 12:30pm, Friday 1:30 - 2:30pm
  • Short Walks
    Status: Active
    10:15 am
    Monday, Thursday or Sunday
  • Sketch Club
    Status: Active
    on Monday mornings
    By Arrangement
  • Spanish Advanced
    Status: Active
    on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First and Third Tuesday
  • Spanish Improvers
    Status: Full
    on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Second and Fourth Tuesday
  • Table Tennis 1
    Status: Wait list only
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • Table Tennis 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • Table Tennis 3
    Status: Wait list only
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
  • Tai Chi
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:15 pm-4:00 pm
  • Tai Chi - Yang Long Form
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings 8:45 am-9:45 am
  • Tennis
    Status: Active
    on Monday all day
    10.00 to 12.00pm, 2.00 to 4.00pm
  • The Orangery Book Group
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 11:00 am
    Second Tuesday
  • Travel
    Status: Active
    on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Monday of month
  • u3a Pub Quiz Team
    Status: Active
    Various
  • u3a Support Group
    Status: Active
    As required
  • Ukulele Improvers
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
  • Understanding Music
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    3rd or 4th Friday
  • Urban Walks
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    by arrangement
  • Walking Football
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 12:45 pm-1:45 pm
    May depend on numbers available.
  • Walks 1
    Status: Active
    on Saturdays 10:00 am
    Twice monthly
  • Walks 2
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Saturday mornings
  • Walks 3
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Saturday mornings
  • Welcome Team
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesdays 10:00 am
    Usually the fourth Tuesday of the month.
  • Welsh Beginners
    Status: Active
    on Mondays 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    First and Third Mondays
  • Welsh Conversation
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Alternate Mondays
  • Wine Appreciation
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    by arrangement
  • Writing Development
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Second Thursday
  • Writing for Pleasure 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Second Thursday
  • Yoga (Gentle Hatha)
    Status: Wait list only
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm