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 by venue

Albion Club

  • Local History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:45 am
    Second Thursday. Doors open at 10:45 for a prompt 11:00 start

Bayshill Unitarian Church

  • Jazz Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    Second Thursday

Bethesda Methodist Church

  • Choir
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:15 pm-3:30 pm

Charlton Kings Library

  • Crime Fiction
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am
    First Thursday

Charlton Kings Social Club

  • Painting for Pleasure
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 12:30 pm-2:30 pm
    Alternate Thursdays

Cheltenham Bowls Club

  • Current Affairs 4
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Third Wednesday
  • Military History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Last Thursday, no meetings July and August
  • Wine Appreciation
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    by arrangement

Cheltenham Bridge Club

  • MiniBridge
    Status: Active
    on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Cheltenham Croquet Club

  • 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)

Cheltenham Leisure Centre

  • 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

Cheltenham Playhouse

  • Drama
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
    First Tuesday

Christchurch Parish Centre

  • Bridge - Duplicate
    Status: Wait list only
    Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm
  • 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

Community Resource Centre

  • Current Affairs 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First Friday

Everyman Theatre

Friends Meeting House

  • French Intermediate 1
    Status: Wait list only
    on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Second and Fourth Wednesday
  • Mah Jong
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    First and Third Wednesday
  • Poetry Writing Workshop
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    First Thursday

Hatherley Scout Hut

  • Sewing Group 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Tuesday

Highbury Church Hall

Honeybourne Gate

  • Canasta
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
  • 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
  • Greek - Intermediate
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am
    Fourth Thursday
  • Scrabble
    Status: Active
    on Monday afternoons 2:45 pm-4:45 pm
    Second and Fourth Mondays. Group almost full.
  • Shakespeare Live
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First Wednesday

Lilleybrook Golf Club

Lynworth Community Hall

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Prestbury Women's Institute Hall

  • Tai Chi
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:15 pm-4:00 pm

Private Address

  • Ancient Greek
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    by arrangement
  • Book Club 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
    Third Monday
  • Book Group 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
    Second Tuesday
  • Book Group 4
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    Fourth Thursday
  • Caravans and Motor Homes
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    By arrangement
  • Classic Novels
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm
    First Friday
  • Cooking
    Status: Active
    on Friday mornings
  • Current Affairs 3
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second Monday
  • DSLR Photography
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:15 am
    First or Second Wednesday
  • Family History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First Monday
  • French Book Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 3:30 pm
    First Tuesday
  • Friday Book Club
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm
    First Friday of the month
  • 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
  • Handbell Ringing
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:30 am
  • 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
  • Italiano II Terzo Anno
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    Fortnightly on Wednesday
  • Keeping Music Hall Alive
    Status: Active
    on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm
    1st and 3rd Thursday
  • 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. 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
  • Model Railways
    Status: Active
    Monthly
  • Monday Writers
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second Monday
  • Music Forum
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    Fourth Wednesday
  • 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
  • Russian History
    Status: Dormant
    Monthly on Mondays
    by arrangement
  • Russian History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
  • Sewing Group 1
    Status: Active
    on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    Second and Fourth Thursday
  • Spanish Improvers
    Status: Full
    on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Second and Fourth Tuesday
  • Understanding Music
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    3rd or 4th Friday
  • 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

Quaker Meeting House

  • Current Affairs 1
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    First Friday

Royal Air Forces Association

St Margaret's Hall

St Marks Methodist Church Hall

St Matthew's Church

Stanton Hall

The Pavilion

Tivoli Cinema

Uckington Village Hall

Various Locations

  • Ambling
    Status: Active
    10:30 am
    Twice a month
  • Birds
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 11:30 am
    First Wednesday
  • Boules (Petanque)
    Status: Active
    See below.
  • Garden Visits
    Status: Active
    Monthly between April and September
  • Gardeners
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am
    Fourth Monday
  • Longer Walks
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    by arrangement
  • Motorbike Rideouts
    Status: Active
    Ad hoc, depending on the weather
  • Short Walks
    Status: Active
    10:15 am
    Monday, Thursday or Sunday
  • Sketch Club
    Status: Active
    on Monday mornings
    By Arrangement
  • Urban Walks
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    by arrangement
  • 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

Webbs Garden Centre

  • Book Group 3
    Status: Wait list only
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
    First Monday

YMCA Sports Centre

  • Short Tennis
    Status: Active
    Monday 3 to 4pm, Tuesday 11:30 to 12:30pm, Friday 1:30 - 2:30pm
  • Walking Football
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 12:45 pm-1:45 pm
    May depend on numbers available.

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  • Book Club 7
    Status: Active
    Meeting details to follow
  • Computing Skills
    Status: Active
    on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
    By arrangement
  • Folk Music
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
  • 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
  • Happy Eating
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    Monthly, for lunch in Cheltenham
  • How It Works Visits
    Status: Wait list only
    Visits by Arrangement
  • 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.
  • Let's Discuss at No 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 11:00 am-12:30 pm
    Third Thursday
  • Lunch Club
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    First Thursday
  • Out For Lunch
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesdays
    Third Tuesday at Cheltenham Restaurants
  • Scottish Country Dancing
    Status: Active
    on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesday
  • Tennis
    Status: Active
    on Monday all day
    10.00 to 12.00pm, 2.00 to 4.00pm
  • u3a Pub Quiz Team
    Status: Active
    Various
  • u3a Support Group
    Status: Active
    As required