Shrewsbury

Learn, Laugh, Live

u3a

Our Groups

Group walking over the hills
Active groups as well as Academic and Social

Much of our u3a activity is conducted by groups who meet to enjoy subjects of mutual interest. These range from studying academic subjects to outdoor activities, playing sports and purely social interactions.

We even have lunch and breakfast groups.

Groups are supported by the Management Committee. Current groups are looked after by the Groups Coordinator. Where there is demand for a new group to be established, this is facilitated by the New Groups Facilitator.

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Advanced Spanish Conversation
    Status: Waiting list
    On Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
    We meet twice every month on 1st and 3rd Tuesday
  • Advanced Spanish Conversation 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
  • Anthropology
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
  • Architecture
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month
  • Art Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month
  • Backgammon
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice every month on the 2nd and 4th Monday
  • Badminton
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet twice every month on the 1st and 4th Monday
  • Board Games
    Status: Active
    On Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet twice every month on the 2nd and 4th Fridays.
  • Breakfast at Shrewsburys
    Status: Waiting list
    On Saturday mornings 9:30 am-11:00 am
    We meet twice every month on 1st and 3rd Saturdays
  • Bridge 1
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Bridge 3
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Bridge 4
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • British Sign Language
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
    We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
  • Calligraphy
    Status: Waiting list
    On Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday
  • Classic and Vintage Vehicles
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday
  • Classical Music Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
    We meet once every month on the 3rd Thursday
  • Clock Repairing for Beginners
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Wednesday
  • Computer Club 01
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 3rd Tuesday
  • Computer Club 02
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Thursday
  • Contract Whist
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on 1st and 3rd Monday
  • Creative Arts
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 3rd Wednesday
  • Creative Writing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:30 pm
    We meet once every month on the 3rd Thursday
  • Creative Writing - 2
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:30 pm
  • Crown Green Bowls
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
  • Cryptic Crosswords
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Wednesday
  • Cycling 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-1:30 pm
  • Deutscher Stammtisch
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 9:30 am-11:30 am
    We meet once a month on the 1st Wednesday
  • Digital Photography
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Wednesday
  • Discover Shropshire Lunch 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-2:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the last Wednesday
  • Discovering Shropshire Lunch 1
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 12:00 pm-3:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Wednesday
  • Discovering Shropshire Lunch 3
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 12:30 pm-2:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday
  • Drama Games Workshop
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet on the 1st Wednesday of the month
  • Early Dance
    Status: Dormant
    On Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Thursday
  • Economics
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday
  • Exploring Mindfulness
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a Fortnight on a Tuesday
  • Exploring the English Language
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Tuesday
  • Family History
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday
  • Feminism Discussion
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the last Monday
  • Film Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 3rd Tuesday
  • Folk and Acoustic
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
  • Folk Music
    Status: Waiting list
    On Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice every month on the 1st and 4th Monday
  • Folk Tunes Workshop
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 3rd Tuesday
  • French Conversation 1
    Status: Waiting list
    On Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Thursday
  • French Conversation 3
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a fortnight on Tuesdays
  • French Improvers
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings 11:30 am-1:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Monday
  • German
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday
  • German Conversation Improvers
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday
  • Golf Croquet
    Status: Active
    On Thursday evenings 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Thursday during the summer months
  • Greek Holiday Conversation
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Mondays
  • Have Pass Will Travel
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly all day
    Not every month, the day can change.
  • History 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 3rd Wednesday
  • History 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday
  • History Science and Invention
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Friday
  • Indoor Bowling
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
    We operate from October to March
  • Intl. Affairs & Wars post 1945
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday
  • Italian
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
  • Italian Improvers
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday
  • Italiano
    Status: Waiting list
    On Tuesday mornings 9:30 am-11:30 am
    We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday
  • Jazz Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Tuesday
  • Line Dancing
    Status: Waiting list
    On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Monday. Bank holidays it might change. We do not meet in July or August.
  • Living Sustainably
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Wednesday
  • Local History 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Monday
  • Local History 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 3rd Friday
  • Local History 3
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Friday
  • Local History 4
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:25 am-12:25 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Thursday
  • Looking at Art
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Tuesday
  • Love 2 Travel
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Friday
  • Lunch Club 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 12:30 pm-2:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 3rd Wednesday
  • Lunch Club 3
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 12:30 pm-2:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Thursday
  • Mahjong
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • Military History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Thursday
  • Modern Art History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Wednesday
  • Motown Funk and Soul 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Tuesday.
  • Motown Soul Funk Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Wednesday
  • Nature Watch 1
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Tuesday
  • Nature Watch 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Wednesday
  • One Club - 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
  • One Club, The
    Status: Waiting list
    We meet three times a week on Tuesday & Wednesday from 10.30 to 12:00 and Thursday from 14:30 to 16:00
  • Parlez-vous Francais?
    Status: Waiting list
    On Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month
  • Petanque
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Philosophy
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Tuesday
  • Pickleball - 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
  • Play, Write, Record
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday
  • Poetry Appreciation 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Wednesday
  • Poetry Workshop
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 11:00 am-1:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Friday
  • Political Philosophy
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Thursday
  • Practical Philosophy
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Wednesday
  • Practical Photography
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 1st Monday
  • Reading 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 4th Wednesday
  • Reading 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
    We meet once a month on the 1st Wednesday
  • Russian Language
    Status: Closed
  • Stitching
    Status: Waiting list
    On Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Monday
  • Sunday Lunch Group 1
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Sunday afternoons 12:30 pm-2:30 pm
    We meet once a month on the 3rd Sunday
  • Table Tennis 1
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Table Tennis 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    This groups Fortnight is the "other" week in Table Tennis 3.
  • Table Tennis 3
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    This groups Fortnight is the "other" week in Table Tennis 2.
  • Table Tennis 4
    Status: Waiting list
    On Friday afternoons 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
    We meet three times a month on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Fridays
  • Table Tennis 6 (Mondays)
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    We meet mostly once a fortnight on a Monday. We meet every Monday during July and August and on a Tuesday when Monday is a Bank Holiday
  • Tai Chi: Beginners
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    Next Block of classes will start on the 9th July 2026.
  • Theatre Trips
    Status: Active
    We meet two or three times a year
  • Topical Discussion
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet once a month on the 2nd Wednesday
  • Touch Tennis
    Status: Active
    On Friday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Friday
  • Trips
    Status: Active
    Our trips are pre-arranged. Look for us in the newsletter.
  • Ukulele
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Walkers 1
    Status: Active
    On Thursday all day 9:30 am
    We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Thursday
  • Walkers 2 (Hill Strollers)
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday all day 9:15 am
  • Walks - Even Shorter
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings 10:15 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Monday
  • Walks (5th Wed)
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday all day 9:15 am
    We meet on the 5th Wednesday of the month (4 walks per year)
  • Walks Just Walking
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Monday all day 9:15 am-3:00 pm
    Not bank holidays
  • Walks Medium 1
    Status: Waiting list
    On Thursday all day 9:30 am
    We meet twice a month on the 2nd & 4th Thursday
  • Walks Medium 2
    Status: Waiting list
    On Thursday all day 9:30 am
    We meet twice a month on the 1st & 3rd Thursday
  • Walks Medium Hilly
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday all day 9:30 am-3:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday
  • Walks Short
    Status: Waiting list
    On Thursday mornings 10:00 am-1:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Thursday
  • Welsh for Beginners
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday
  • Welsh Intermediate
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    We meet twice a month on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday
  • Welsh Intermediate Beginners
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month