Chester

Groups

Chester u3a has approximately 80 Study & Interest groups. They are shown in categories below to help find one that might suit you. Each group has a description of their activities on their own group page which can be found by clicking on the group name in the list below. You can also contact the group coordinator via their group's page.

TO JOIN A GROUP click on the group name (Information about the group is given at the top of the page). Contact the group coordinator by clicking on their name and send a message saying you wish to join. Please quote your membership number. Some groups meet in a particular venue. The cost of the venue is shared among the Group members.

We welcome ideas for new groups The Groups Coordinator can help support the establishment a new group.
Possible New Groups
At this stage we are looking for people who are interested in being involved in one or more of these potential new groups.
Once there is enough interest, the Groups Coordinator will contact everyone who has expressed an interest, in order to arrange a set up meeting. At that meeting everyone gets to discuss how the group will work including things like where they meet; date, time and frequency; and who will act as coordinator.

Any queries send a message to Groups Coordinator.

A GROUP COORDINATOR is the member of the group, who volunteers to organise the group. They need not know anything about the subject to be a Group coordinator. They are the organiser of the group. The Trust u3a have a number of Subject advisers (registered members) who will help you start a group and/or help you with ideas for your group. There is a large amount of information available from the Groups coordinator to help the admin in groups. All details on Group Coordinators Information page or contact Groups Coordinator.

ADMIN for Group coordinators, The Beacon Portal is available for Group coordinators to communicate to your group members, amend group details, add/remove members from your group. If you need help to do this contact the Beacon Administrator

Your Chester u3a Committee would like to invite you to this year’s Coordinators’ Lunch
which will be held at Hoole Community Centre, Westminster Road, Hoole, CH2 3AP on
Saturday 30 September 2023 beginning at 12.00 for 12.30
Lunch and tea/coffee will be provided. So that we can arrange the catering, it would be helpful to know how many people are able to come.
Please would you respond to this email (as soon as possible but definitely before 11 September) giving your name and the group(s) that you are representing?
If you are not free to attend, it would be good if you could invite someone else from the group to take your place. Again, I would need that person’s name along with the name of the group.
As a committee, we have some ideas of things we might talk about together. However, you probably have ideas of your own. When you respond to the invitation, please do let us know if you have any questions you would like answered or topics you would like to discuss.
We're not sure what time we'll finish, but expect it to be between 2.30 and 3pm.

If you don’t already know Hoole Community Centre, you can find out about it by following the link below.
http://www.hoolecommunitycentre.org.uk/
There is some parking on site, but it might be helpful to give some thought to car sharing or using public transport where possible.

GROUP CATEGORIES

Art and Craft - Art Appreciation, Film Appreciation, Needlecraft, Painting

Health and Leisure - Crown Green Bowling, Cycling, Gardening, Golf, Line Dancing, New Experiences, Pickleball, Racketball, Table Tennis, Walking (numerous groups)

History - History, Industrial Heritage, Local History

Languages - French, German, Latin, Italian, Spanish

Literacy - Literary Appreciation, Philosophy, Poetry Appreciation, Reading, Writing

Mind Games - Bridge, Cryptic Crosswords, Current Affairs, jigsaw, Mahjong, Scrabble

Music - Jazz Appreciation, Music, Opera Appreciation, Performing, Ukulele

Science and Nature - Bird Watching, Computing, Photography, Geology, Maths, Meditation, Metaphysics, Psychology, Science, Wine Appreciation

Group List
Amblers
Friday a.m.
4th Friday
Friday a.m.
4th Friday
Art Appreciation 1
Tuesday p.m.
3rd Tuesday each month
Tuesday p.m.
3rd Tuesday each month
Art Appreciation 2
Wednesday a.m.
3rd Wednesday
Wednesday a.m.
3rd Wednesday
Aviation
 To be arranged
 To be arranged
Behavioural Psychology
Thursday a.m.
3rd Thursday 10:30
Thursday a.m.
3rd Thursday 10:30
Bird Watching 1
Monday 
1st Monday
Monday 
1st Monday
Bird Watching 3
Wednesday 
All day once a month
Wednesday 
All day once a month
Bridge 1
Monday p.m.
weekly
Monday p.m.
weekly
Bridge 2
Tuesday p.m.
weekly
Tuesday p.m.
weekly
Bus Buddies
Tuesday a.m.
2nd Tuesday 10:00 to 15:30
Tuesday a.m.
2nd Tuesday 10:00 to 15:30
Canasta
Monday p.m.
2-4pm Monday
Monday p.m.
2-4pm Monday
Chester Strummers
 
 
Computer Users Group
Tuesday p.m.
2 - 4pm 2nd Tuesday
Tuesday p.m.
2 - 4pm 2nd Tuesday
Craft
Friday a.m.
2nd + 4th Friday
Friday a.m.
2nd + 4th Friday
Crown Green Bowling
Wednesday a.m.
April - Sept 10am-1pm
Wednesday a.m.
April - Sept 10am-1pm
Cryptic Crossword Puzzlers
Friday p.m.
Every Friday
Friday p.m.
Every Friday
Current Affairs
Monday a.m.
2nd Monday
Monday a.m.
2nd Monday
Cycling Group
Friday 
Every Friday or 1st Monday
Friday 
Every Friday or 1st Monday
Dog Walking group
 
 Earth Sciences
Tuesday a.m.
4th Tuesday
Tuesday a.m.
4th Tuesday
Film Appreciation 1
Monday p.m.
Alternate Monday
Monday p.m.
Alternate Monday
Film Appreciation 2
Monday p.m.
Alternate Monday
Monday p.m.
Alternate Monday
French Conversation 2
Thursday a.m.
1st and 3rd Thursday
Thursday a.m.
1st and 3rd Thursday
French Conversation 3
Thursday 
Weekly on Zoom/ direct
Thursday 
Weekly on Zoom/ direct
French Film Group
Thursday 
5 or 6 times a year 7.30pm
Thursday 
5 or 6 times a year 7.30pm
French Improvers
Wednesday p.m.
2nd and 4th Wed
Wednesday p.m.
2nd and 4th Wed
Friday Walking
Friday 
1st Friday
Friday 
1st Friday
Friday Writers
Friday a.m.
2nd Friday of month
Friday a.m.
2nd Friday of month
Further French
Tuesday a.m.
2nd and 4th Tuesday
Tuesday a.m.
2nd and 4th Tuesday
Gardening
Monday a.m.
1st Monday
Monday a.m.
1st Monday
German Conversation
Wednesday a.m.
weekly
Wednesday a.m.
weekly
Golf-Social
Thursday a.m.
weekly
Thursday a.m.
weekly
History
Thursday a.m.
4th Thursday
Thursday a.m.
4th Thursday
Industrial Heritage 1
Thursday 
3rd Thursday
Thursday 
3rd Thursday
Industrial Heritage 3
Wednesday 
1st Wednesday
Wednesday 
1st Wednesday
Italian 2
Monday p.m.
2.30 - 4.30pm
Monday p.m.
2.30 - 4.30pm
Italian Beginners 1
Thursday p.m.
weekly
Thursday p.m.
weekly
Italian Improvers
Monday p.m.
1st and 3rd Monday
Monday p.m.
1st and 3rd Monday
Jazz Appreciation 1
Tuesday a.m.
2nd Tuesday
Tuesday a.m.
2nd Tuesday
Jazz Appreciation 2
Friday a.m.
Third Friday
Friday a.m.
Third Friday
Jigsaw
Thursday p.m.
3rdThursday
Thursday p.m.
3rdThursday
Latin
Monday p.m.
On zoom, 1st and 3rd Mon 2pm
Monday p.m.
On zoom, 1st and 3rd Mon 2pm
Literary Appreciation 1
Friday a.m.
3rd Friday
Friday a.m.
3rd Friday
Local History
Thursday p.m.
1st Thursday
Thursday p.m.
1st Thursday
Mahjong
Friday a.m.
10.00 - 12.00
Friday a.m.
10.00 - 12.00
Maths
 To Be Arranged
 To Be Arranged
Maths 24
 To be arranged
 To be arrangedMetaphysics for Dummies
Friday a.m.
Weekly
Friday a.m.
Weekly
Mindfulness Meditation
Monday a.m.
weekly
Monday a.m.
weekly
Multimedia Art
Thursday p.m.
14:00 to 16:00
Thursday p.m.
14:00 to 16:00
Music 2
Monday a.m.
2nd Monday
Monday a.m.
2nd Monday
Music 4
Friday p.m.
Alternate Fridays
Friday p.m.
Alternate Fridays
Music Performing
Friday a.m.
Monthly
Friday a.m.
Monthly
Music Reading
 To Be Arranged
 To Be Arranged
Opera Appreciation
Thursday a.m.
1st Thursday
Thursday a.m.
1st Thursday
Painting 2
Thursday p.m.
weekly
Thursday p.m.
weekly
Photography
Monday p.m.
4th Monday 2pm
Monday p.m.
4th Monday 2pm
Pickleball
Tuesday p.m.
+Thursday am at Westminster Pa
Tuesday p.m.
+Thursday am at Westminster Pa
Poetry Appreciation
Tuesday p.m.
3rd Tuesday
Tuesday p.m.
3rd Tuesday
Racketball
Tuesday a.m.
weekly
Tuesday a.m.
weekly
Reading 1
Wednesday a.m.
4th Wednesday
Wednesday a.m.
4th Wednesday
Reading 2
Friday p.m.
1st Friday monthly
Friday p.m.
1st Friday monthly
Science
Thursday p.m.
2nd Thursday
Thursday p.m.
2nd Thursday
Scrabble
Thursday p.m.
2nd Thursday in the month
Thursday p.m.
2nd Thursday in the month
Social Justice
Friday a.m.
10:30am 3rd Friday
Friday a.m.
10:30am 3rd Friday
Social Psychology
Tuesday a.m.
2nd Tueday
Tuesday a.m.
2nd Tueday
Spanish Intermediate
Wednesday p.m.
weekly
Wednesday p.m.
weekly
Table Tennis 2
Monday p.m.
12.30-1.30pm weekly
Monday p.m.
12.30-1.30pm weekly
Thursday Strollers
Thursday a.m.
1st and 3rd Thursday
Thursday a.m.
1st and 3rd Thursday
Tuesday Walking
Tuesday 
3rd Tuesday
Tuesday 
3rd Tuesday
Ukulele 1 (UKES3A)
Wednesday p.m.
weekly
Wednesday p.m.
weekly
Ukulele 2 (UKES3A)
Tuesday p.m.
weekly
Tuesday p.m.
weekly
Walking
Monday a.m.
1st Friday 3rd Monday
Monday a.m.
1st Friday 3rd Monday
Wednesday Walking
Wednesday 
2nd Wednesday
Wednesday 
2nd Wednesday
Wine Appreciaion 2
 Members houses
 Members housesWine Appreciation
Friday p.m.
Last week of month
Friday p.m.
Last week of month
Timetable Summary
Day MorningAfternoon
MondayCurrent Affairs   Gardening   Mindfulness Meditation   Music 2   Walking   Bridge 1   Canasta   Film Appreciation 1   Film Appreciation 2   Italian 2   Italian Improvers   Latin   Photography   Table Tennis 2  
TuesdayBus Buddies   Earth Sciences   Further French   Jazz Appreciation 1   Racketball   Social Psychology   Art Appreciation 1   Bridge 2   Computer Users Group   Pickleball   Poetry Appreciation   Ukulele 2 (UKES3A)  
WednesdayArt Appreciation 2   Crown Green Bowling   German Conversation   Reading 1   French Improvers   Spanish Intermediate   Ukulele 1 (UKES3A)  
ThursdayBehavioural Psychology   French Conversation 2   Golf-Social   History   Opera Appreciation   Thursday Strollers   Italian Beginners 1   Jigsaw   Local History   Multimedia Art   Painting 2   Science   Scrabble  
FridayAmblers   Craft   Friday Writers   Jazz Appreciation 2   Literary Appreciation 1   Mahjong   Metaphysics for Dummies   Music Performing   Social Justice   Cryptic Crossword Puzzlers   Music 4   Reading 2   Wine Appreciation