SPELTHORNE U3A K2 – TIMES AND LOCATIONS OF GROUP MEETINGS
All groups are self-financing and, where necessary, charges will be made for administration, room hire, refreshments etc. If any amendments need to be made to the list, would the Group Leader please inform Helen Beecham. Recent changes are shown in bold text.
Note: POC refers to a Point of Contact. These are the people to contact to find out about the group, but they are not Group Leaders.
| INTEREST | ORGANISER | DAY AND TIME | LOCATION | SITUATION |
| Ambling | Lesley J - POC | 3rd Thursday and 4th Wednesday | Various | Vacancies |
| American Square Dancing | Sylvia N | 1st, 2nd & 3rd Wednesdays at 2pm | Church Hall, Edinburgh Drive | Vacancies |
| American Square Dancing for Beginners | Sylvia N | Wednesday afternoon from 1pm - 4 pm | Church Hall, Edinburgh Drive | Vacancies |
| Art Appreciation 1 | Barbara B | 2nd Wednesday pm | Various | Vacancies |
| Art Appreciation 2 | Pat M | 4th Thursday | Various | Short waiting list |
| Badminton | Andrea G Tan W | Thursday 10.30-11.30am term time only | Eclipse Leisure Centre | Vacancies |
| Beaded Jewellery | Sylvia N | 1st Tuesday 10am | Staines | 2 Vacancies |
| Book Club 1 | Christine S | 1st Thursday May-Sept 7-9pm Oct-Apr 2-4 pm | Members’ homes | Full |
| Book Club 2 | Pauline C | 3rd Monday 2-4 | Members’ homes | Full |
| Book Club 3 | Elaine M | 4th Saturday 10.30-12.30 | Members’ homes | Full |
| Bridge | David M | 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month 1330 - 1530 | Fordbridge Community Centre | Vacancies |
| Bus Pass Travel 1 | June W Pat D | Normally Friday & Saturday | Various | Full |
| Bus Pass Travel 2 | Heather M Helen B | Various | Various | Vacancies |
| Canasta 1 | Mary A | 2nd & 4th Friday pm each month | Members’ homes | Full, with a waiting list |
| Canasta 2 | Valerie M | 2nd & 4th Monday 1.30 pm | Shepperton | Waiting List |
| Canasta 3 | Mary N - POC | 4th Tuesday 2 pm Starting 25thOctober | Sunbury | 2 vacancies |
| Card Making | Sylvia N | 2nd Thursday 10am | Staines | 2 Vacancies |
| Cards Unlimited | Gill T June W | 2nd Tuesday 7pm | WR Sports & Social Club Lounge (Woodthorpe Rd) | Vacancies |
| Cinema Club | Jacqui T | Various | Various | Vacancies |
| Classic Cars | Chris B - POC | Various | Various | Vacancies |
| Classical Concerts | Louella F | Various | Various | Full |
| Creative Crafting | Dorothy R – POC | 2nd Monday 10.30 -12.30 | Paxmead, Docket Eddy Lane | Vacancies |
| Creative Writing | Valerie DP | 1st Wednesday 10-12 | Various | Vacancies |
| Cribbage | June W | 4th Tuesday, 2pm | Fordbridge Community Centre | Vacancies |
| Current Affairs | Angela M | 4th Tuesday 2pm | Notcutts | Full |
| Exploring Faiths | Jill G | 1st Monday: 2 pm Meeting Visits am, pm or all day | Alternate Staines/Various | Full |
| Exploring London | Joan G Helen B Heather M | Various | Various | Vacancies |
| Family & Social History | Sue S - POC | 3rd Friday pm | Various | Vacancies |
| Family History | Diane W – POC | 3rd Monday 1-3 pm | Ashford | Full |
| Food and Travel Book Club | Sanda C | 4th Monday 2-4 pm | Ashford Methodist Church | Full |
| French Conversation 2 | Dianne G | Alt Thursday 10-12 | Various | Full |
| French Conversation 3 | Marion A | Alternate Thursdays 10-12 | Laleham | 1 Vacancy |
| French Conversation 4 | Glyn S | Alt Thursdays 10-12 | Staines | Full |
| French Film Club | Marion A Richard A | 4th Thursday alt months 2pm. Check web-site for details | Laleham Church Hall | Open to all |
| Gardening 2 | Heather M Sue S | 2nd Monday 2 pm | Various | Vacancies |
| Golf | Brian C Malcolm P POC | Tuesday and Thursday mornings | Various | Vacancies. Open to all. |
| History | Colin A | 2nd Monday 2-4pm | Staines Library | Vacancies |
| Italian - Improvers Level 2 | Albertina B | 11-12 fortnightly on Mondays on zoom | Various | 1 Vacancy |
| Jazz 1 | Brenda E | Last Friday of month pm | Ashford | Full |
| Jazz 2 | Gordon P | 1st Thursday 2-4 | Staines – Wee and Pee | Vacancies |
| Jigsaw Exchange | Sylvia L | Last Saturday, 3pm | Notcutts | Vacancies |
| Knit n’ Natter | Geraldine H | 1st and 3rd Thursdays 2.30 -4.30 | Staines – Notcutts Coffee Shop | Open to All |
| Lawn Bowls | John R | Wednesday morning arrive 10.00 start 10.30 end of April to end September | Fordbridge Park Bowls Club - TW15 3SJ | Vacancies |
| Literature | Anita G | Last Wednesday pm | Various | Full |
| Local History | Pat T | 2nd Tuesday 2.30 | Staines Methodist Church | Open to all |
| Mah Jong | Jan S POC | 1st, 3rd, Tuesday 2.00 pm Other weeks on an ad hoc basis | Various | Full |
| Mindfulness | Debbie P | Every Friday morning 10-12am. | Shepperton | Full |
| MOTO 1 (Members on their own) | Valerie M | Saturday 10 am | Staines | Waiting List |
| MOTO 2 | Barbara S - POC | 1st & 3rd Saturday 2.30 pm | Notcutts Café Staines | Full |
| MOTO 3 | Netta B | 2nd Saturday at 11am | Upstairs in Staines Library | A few vacancies |
| MOTO 4 | Helen B - POC | TBD | TBD | Full |
| Muncheon Club | Karen B Pam N | 3rd Friday at 12.30pm (except August and December) | Various | Full |
| Music Appreciation | Shelagh M | (1) 1st Wednesday pm (2) 4th Tuesday pm (3) 4th Thursday pm | Staines | Full Full Full |
| Needlecraft 1 | Sylvia L | 1st Thursday 10-13rd Monday 2-5 | Various | Full |
| Needlecraft 2 | Debbie P | 3rd Friday 2-4.30 | Charlton Village | Full |
| Nostalgic Games | Looking for a volunteer | 1st Wednesday – 7-10 pm | Shepperton | Temporarily Inactive |
| Outings | Lesley O | Occasional Visits | Various | Vacancies |
| Painting | Maggie B Barbara E | 2nd Friday 2-4 pm | St Mary’s Church Hall Staines | Vacancies |
| Philosophy and Psychology | Neal A | 2nd and 4th Friday 2-4pm | Shepperton | Full |
| Photography | Mike M (POC) | 3rd Monday 2pm | Laleham Village Hall & sometimes outings | Vacancies |
| Pickleball 1 | Sylvia L Rob P | Mondays at 14.30-15.30 | Eclipse Leisure Centre | Vacancies |
| Pickleball 2 | Gary V | Mondays 13.30-14.30 | Eclipse Leisure Centre | Full |
| Play Reading 1 | Jean S | 3rd Thursday pm | Various | Full |
| Play Reading 2 | Daphne T | 1st Friday pm | Various | Full |
| Poetry Writing | Mike D | Last Friday 10am-12.30 | Thameside, Staines | Full |
| Qigong (Tai Chi Exercises) | Barbara S POC Sarah S - Leader | Wednesday 10am -11 am | Zoom | Vacancies |
| Quizzing at Home | Barry H | 1st Monday 1.30-4.30 pm | Home/Ashford | Full |
| Recorders | Roz S | 1st and 3rd Tuesday 2-3.30 pm | Staines Methodist Church | Full |
| Rummikub 1 | Lynne B | 3rd Tuesday 7-10pm | Home | Full |
| Rummikub 2 | Andrea G | 3rd Monday 7 pm | Home/Staines | Full |
| Rummikub 3 | Lynne B | 4th Tuesday 9.45-11.45am | Fordbridge Centre £1 Members; £2 non-members of Comm. Centre | Full |
| Rummikub 4 | Sheila M | 3rd Monday 2pm | Ashford Tennis Club | Waiting List |
| Safer Motoring | Phil S | Various | Various | Vacancies |
| Science & Technology | John B | 3rd Thursday 14.00pm | Staines Methodist Church | Vacancies |
| Scrabble 1 | Irene B | 1st Monday, 2pm | Various | Full |
| Scrabble 2 | Looking for a volunteer | 4th Thursday 10.30 am | Various | Temporarily inactive |
| Scrabble 3 | Sylvia L | 1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesday 2pm | Shepperton | 2 vacancies |
| Singing for Pleasure | Roz S | 1st & 3rd Wednesday 2-3.30 pm | Staines Methodist Church | Vacancies |
| Sketching | Mike D | 4th Tuesday 2-4 pm Outside during Summer | Wheatsheaf & Pigeon Staines | Vacancies |
| Social History | Lin V | 3rd Tuesday every month in the morning from 10.30 to 12.00 | Members' homes | Full |
| Spanish | Di K | Monday 2.30 | Various | Full |
| Stretch and Dance | Elizabeth S | Tuesdays at 10am, term times only | Staines Methodist Church 1 hr £3 tea & coffee | Vacancies |
| Strollers | Rosalee R - POC | Once or twice a month, usually on a Thursday morning | Various | Full |
| Tasty Tribe | Val H Chris M | 2nd Wednesday, 12.30 | Various | Full |
| The 60’s | Elaine S | 10.30 am on 4th Friday of month | Members' homes | Waiting List |
| Ukelele 1 | TBD | 2nd & 4th Mondays 10.30am | Members' homes | Full |
| Ukelele 2 | TBD | 2nd & 4th Tuesday 2pm | Members' homes | Full |
| Ukelele 3 | TBD | 1st & 3rd Thursday | Members' homes | Full |
| Walking | Marion E - POC | 1st 3rd 4th Wednesdays | Various | Vacancies |
| Whist 2 | Pat J | 2nd Thursday | Fordbridge Centre 9.45-11.45 am | Full |
| Write Your Life | Valerie DP | 3rd Thursday 10.15-12 | Staines | Vacancies |