Plymouth u3a Interest Groups
(subject to change, correct as of 17th June 2026)
Members can also access the current Groups Directory via the Members Information page (password required).
Groups List -Status
This table shows the current status of group membershipLegend: O indicates group Is open for new members
F indicates group is currently full
W indicates there is a waiting list to join
| GROUP | STATUS | GROUP | STATUS | GROUP | STATUS | GROUP | STATUS |
| After Medieval Times | German Conversation | O | Poetry | O | Walking -longer walks | O | |
| Ancient History | FW | Italian Conversation 1 | O | Portuguese | O | Walking - short walks | O |
| Antiques & Collectables | F | Knit & Natter | O | Quizzes and Quizzing | O | Weekenders | O |
| Anything maritime and Military | O | Literature 1 | O | Recorders | O | Wildlife | O |
| Art - Sketching Outdoors | F | Looking at Art AM | O | Eummikub | O | Wine Appeciation 1 | O |
| Book Club | O | Looking at Art PM | OW | Science & Technology | O | Wine Appeciation 2 | F |
| Building Visits | F | Mahjong | O | Seated Exercise to Music | O | Wine Appeciation 3 | O |
| Canasta and Bolivia | F | Mathematics | O | Social Bridge | O | Wine Appeciation 4 | F |
| Card Making | O | Meditation | O | Spanish 1 | O | Wordpress | O |
| Computer Help | O | Meet and Mix | O | Spanish Conversation | O | World Religion & Customs | O |
| Computers & IT Help Desk | O | Moving on Bereavement | OW | Spanish Culture Basic | F | Writers Group 1 | FW |
| Country Dancing | O | Natural History Ramblers | F | Spanish Improvers | O | Writers Group 2 | O |
| Family History | O | Needles | O | Strollers | O | ||
| Features & Facts | F | Philology | O | Sunday lunches | O | ||
| French Conversation 1 | O | Philosophical Discussion | FW | Swimming | O | ||
| French Conversation 2 | W | Photography | OW | Tenpin Bowling | O | ||
| French Beginners | W | Pickleball | O | The Borrowers | F | ||
| From Script to Screen | FW | Play Reading 1 | O | The Hive | O | ||
| Gardening Together | O | Play Reading 2 | 0 | University Events | O | ||
| O | Play The Blues | FW | Walking Intermediate | O |
Plymouth u3a Groups Monthly Schedule
The Schedule is an outline timetable of group meetings each month.
| DAY | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon am | Portuguese Swimming | IT Help Desk Spanish Conversation - Advanced Swimming The Hive (volunteer group) | Literature 1 Portuguese Swimming | Spanish Conversation - Advanced Swimming |
| Mon pm | Book Club Spanish Culture & Basic | Spanish Culture & Basic Spanish Wine Appreciation 4 | Rummikub | Building Visits 2 |
| Tue am | World Religions Walking (Short) Sketching Outdoors Philosophy Discussion | French Conversation 1 Meditation Recorder Natural History Ramblers Tenpin bowling Philosophy discussion | Sketching Outdoors Philosophy Discussion | French Conversation 1 Meditation Recorder Consort Natural History Ramblers Philosophy Discussion Tenpin bowling |
| Tue pm | Photography Myths & Legends Spanish Improvers Card Making | Social Bridge Maths | Spanish Improvers Wine Appreciation 2 | Philology Script to Screen* |
| Wed am | Canasta & Bolivia Poetry Play Reading Science & Tech. | Canasta & Bolivia Intermediate Walks | Canasta & Bolivia Family History | Canasta & Bolivia |
| Wed pm | Gardening together Knit & Natter Writers Group | Ancient History Gardening together | Gardening together Medieval History Needles | Gardening together Wine Appreciation 3 |
| Thu am | Seated Exercise Italian Conversation | Anything Maritime & Military Walking (Long) The Borrowers | Italian Conversation Looking at Art 1 Antiques and Collectables Seated Exercise | Walking (Long) Wildlife |
| Thu pm | Mahjong | German Conversation Wine Appreciation 1 Mahjong | Bridge Social 2 Looking at Art Mahjong | Features & Facts Mahjong |
| Fri am | Genealogy WordPress | French Conversation 2 Quizzes and Quizzing | Walking (Short) | Garden Visits French Conversation 2 |
| Fri pm | Spanish 1 Country Dancing Pickleball | Pickleball | Country Dancing Social Bridge Spanish 1 Pickleball | Pickleball (Wk4 & Wk5) |
| Sat am | Weekenders Moving On after Bereavement | Meet and Mix | Moving On after Bereavement | |
| Sun pm | Sunday Lunch |
Other groups which don’t fit into the 4 week timetable – see newsletter and Groups Information for further details.
Play the Blues Too and German Conversation – meet fortnightly, every other Thursday pm.
* From Script to Screen meets last Tuesday of the month.
A few groups are meeting using Zoom. Please check with the group leader for up to date information.