Groups Index

Newcastle u3a has over 65 groups and they are all listed on this page. It is one of the main benefits of membership that you may join as many groups as you wish. Please click on any of the links below to find out more about any group that you are interested in joining.

If a group is marked as "Active", it means that new members are welcome. A few groups are currently full but have a waiting list. Every group has a Group Leader. To join a group or ask for more information, please do not hesitate to contact them by using the link on their individual group page. They would be delighted to hear from you. An interactive calendar of all our current groups with their dates and times can be viewed by clicking here.

Groups listed alphabetically

  • About Wine
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 14:00-16:00
    First Friday
  • AGM for all members.
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday afternoons 13:00-14:30
    annually, February, duration about 30 minutes during our regular February monthly meeting at Brunswick Hall.
  • Architecture 1
    Status: Full
    On Saturday mornings 10:30-12:00
    Usually 1st Saturday but varies.
  • Architecture 2
    Status: Full
    On Saturday mornings 10:30-12:00
    Usually 1st Saturday but varies.
  • Authors and Literature
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    1st Tuesday
  • Biographies.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 11:00-12:00
    1st Monday monthly.
  • Board Games.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30-12:00
    4th Tuesday.
  • Bob Dylan - his life and work.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    1st Thursday monthly.
  • Book of the Month.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30-11:30
    4th Monday
  • Brunswick Hall Monthly Meeting.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 13:15-15:00
    2nd Wednesday. No zoom.
  • Chess.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30-12:00
    1st Thursday
  • City Lunch.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 12:15-14:00
    4th Tuesday
  • Committee Meeting
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30-12:30
    1st Friday including Zoom.
  • Craft.
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:30-12:00
    1st & 3rd Tuesdays
  • Creative Writing.
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 13:30-15:30
    1st & 3rd Wednesdays
  • Discussion
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30-12:00
    4th Wednesday. Optional extra refreshments afterwards at a local pub or cafe.
  • Dowsing.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 13:00-15:00
    3rd Tuesday
  • Drop in Session.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 13:30-15:00
    1st Thursday
  • Family History.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    4th Friday
  • Favourite Films.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 13:30-16:00
    2nd Thursday
  • Favourite Musicals.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30-12:30
    2nd Thursday.
  • French Conversation.
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 14:00-15:00
    Mondays weekly
  • Friday Sing.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Fridays 13:30-15:00
    4th Friday montlhy.
  • Fun Bridge.
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday mornings 10:30-12:00
    every Monday except bank hols.
  • Gardening
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 11:00-12:30
    1st Wednesday
  • General History.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 13:00-14:30
    3rd Wednesday & Zoom
  • Geology.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30-12:00
    4th Thursday.
  • German Conversation.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Saturday mornings 11:00-12:30
    2nd Saturday, monthly.
  • Good Read.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    4th Monday with Zoom
  • Historical Humour
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    4th Wednesday
  • I.T. & Computing (in-person)
    Status: Active
    Monthly 14:00-15:00
    fourth Thursday
  • I.T. & Computing (Zoom).
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:30-11:30
    10:15 for 10:30, start using Zoom
  • Industrial History.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    1st Tuesday
  • Italian Culture.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    4th Wednesday
  • Line Dancing Beginners.
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesdays 11:00-12:00
  • Local History.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30-12:00
    usually 2nd Thursday monthly.
  • Model Railways.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    4th Tuesday monthly
  • Modern Jazz.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Sunday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    4th Sunday monthly.
  • Music For Pleasure.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 13:45-15:30
    4th Thursday
  • Novels in Translation.
    Status: Active
    10:30-11:30
    second Tuesday of the month
  • Open day for everyone.
    Status: Active
    11:00-14:00
    Date to be announced. Please contact us anytime for more information our Open Day or our activities generally.
  • Past and Present
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursdays 10:30-12:00
    3rd Thursday
  • Philosophy 1.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    4th Tuesday monthly
  • Philosophy 2.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    2nd Tuesday.
  • Philosophy 3.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    3rd Tuesday.
  • Pilates 1.
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesdays 10:15-11:15
    4/5 week courses, pre-booking required.
  • Pilates 2.
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 11:45-12:45
    4/5 week course for one calendar month, pre-booking required.
  • Play Reading.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 13:30-15:00
    1st Thursday
  • Poetry Appreciation.
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 13:00-14:30
    3rd Thursday & Zoom
  • Poetry Writing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    4th Monday monthly.
  • Positive Psychology 1: The Science of Happiness.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30-12:00
    3nd Tuesdays monthly.
  • Positive Psychology 2: The Science of Happiness.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 13:30-15:00
    3rd Wednesday.
  • Quiz.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 13:00-15:00
    2nd Mondays
  • Real Ale.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursdays 14:00-17:00
    3rd Thursday monthly. Various pubs Newcastle city centre.
  • Scrabble.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30-12:00
    2nd Tuesdays
  • Shakespeare.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Saturday all day 10:30-15:00
    4th Saturday morning and afternoon - you choose.
  • Short Tennis 1.
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday mornings 11:00-12:00
    Mondays including bank holidays.
  • Short Tennis 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday mornings 11:00-12:00
  • Spanish Conversation
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Fridays 15:00-16:30
    2nd Friday and 4th Friday Monthly
  • Storytellers.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 13:30-15:30
    2nd Thursday.
  • Sunday Lunch.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Sunday afternoons 12:00-14:00
    2nd Sunday
  • Table Tennis
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 11:00-12:00
    every Tuesday.
  • Talking About Art.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 13:00-14:30
    1st Monday also with Zoom
  • Travel Tales.
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursdays 10:30-12:00
    first Thursday of the month
  • Ukulele.
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday mornings 11:00-12:30
    Even weeks of the year
  • Walking: Best Foot Forward
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30-16:00
    4th Tuesday
  • Yoga 1.
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:30-11:30
    pre-booking is essential, usually a block of 4 or 5 consecutive weeks in each month.
  • Yoga 2.
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Fridays 12:00-13:00
    pre-booking is essential, usually a block of 4 or 5 consecutive weeks in a calendar month.