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Exeter

Groups - Information for Members

Current Groups

Our current groups are listed in the table below. Click on the name of the group to find information about their activities, where and when they usually meet and who the Group Convenor is. The bimonthly Newsletter also has reports on recent activity from many of the groups; this can give you a flavour of how they operate. Click on the Groups Timetable to see which groups operate each day but please note that details of the times and location of group meetings may vary from month to month so please check current details with the Group Convenor. Some groups have limited membership due to accommodation restrictions, or other needs.

Contacting Groups

Existing Exeter u3a members can find contact details for Group Convenors in the latest Newsletter, or they can be contacted by email using the link on the listing at the top of the group description page. Prospective members can get in touch through the Groups Coordinator via our CONTACT page. Our policy is to allow prospective new members to try two group sessions (two sessions of one group or one session of two different groups) before deciding whether or not to join Exeter u3a.

Starting New Groups

If you don’t find what you’re looking for on the list or the group you are interested in is currently full then have a look at our Newsletter for details of proposed new groups. Failing that why not start a group yourself? For information about what is involved in being a Group Convenor and lots of help with setting up a new group contact the Groups Coordinator via the CONTACT page and/or see the Information for Convenors.

Paid For Venue (PFV) Fees

If you join a group that meets in a paid for venue (PFV) you will be required to pay a £1.50 contribution towards the venue cost for each group session you attend. These PFV fees are payable quarterly in arrears and may be paid at the monthly meeting or by contacting the Treasurer via the Newsletter contact details or the CONTACT page. Records of PFV fees payable are compiled from the meeting sign in sheets so it is important to ensure that you sign in to every meeting you attend.

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Anthropology
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    4th Monday of the Month
  • Art and Artists
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    2nd Mon. at 2:00
  • Avanti in Italiano
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons
  • Birds, Trees, Bees
    Status: Active
  • Board Games for Fun
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons
  • Books and Life
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    4th Thursday at 2pm
  • Bridge
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons
    2nd and 4th Monday of each Month, from 2:00 pm
  • Canoeing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings
    10:45 on last Friday of the Month from end of March to September
  • Chess
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Chinese and Japanese Brush-Writing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings
  • Choir
    Status: Active
    1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 10:30 am to noon
  • Cinema
    Status: Dormant
  • Circle Dance
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday and Thursday afternoons
  • Classical Greek for Beginners
    Status: Active
    Monthly
  • Classical Music
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Wednesday of each month
  • Creative Writing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
    3rd Monday, except July and August
  • Crosswords
    Status: Dormant
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    3rd Monday of the month at 10:30 am
  • Cycling
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am
    4th Wednesday
  • Devon and Exeter Local History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
    4th Monday; no meeting in May, July, August and December.
  • Discussion Circle
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    1st Monday of each month, 10:30 to 12:30
  • Discussion Group 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings
    1st Thursday at 10.30
  • Drawing for Everyone
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm
    1st Tuesday of the month
  • Economics
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings
    Every 2nd Thursday of the month at 10:30
  • Exercise
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings
    10:30 to 11:30 am
  • Exeter University Liaison
    Status: Active
    Roughly once a month on Campus
  • Food Matters
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    1st Wednesday of the month from 2pm to 4pm
  • French Conversation (advanced)
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons
    1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 2:00 pm.
  • Gardening
    Status: Active
    Monthly
  • Genealogy (Stage 1)
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    2nd Wednesday of the month, 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start, until 4.30pm
  • Genealogy (Stage 2)
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings
    2nd Friday of the month 10:30 to 12:30
  • German Conversation 1
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons
    1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month
  • German Conversation 2
    Status: Dormant
  • History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    4th Wednesday of the month at 2:30 pm
  • History on the Move
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday all day
    3rd Thursday of the month
  • IT
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    4th Mon at 10:30
  • Italian Conversation
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings
    4th Tuesday of the month, 10:30 to noon.
  • Italian Conversation 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
    Last Wednesday of the month
  • Joy of Performing
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesdays 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
    1st and 3rd Tuesday
  • Joy of Poetry
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
    1st Wednesday of each month
  • Joy of Poetry - 2
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
    2nd Wednesday each month
  • Joy of Poetry - 3
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am
    3rd Wednesday each month
  • Language
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Wednesday of the month from 2:30 to 4:00 pm, with a break in the Summer.
  • Latin (Beginners)
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
  • Latin (Intermediate)
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
  • Les Francophone
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings
    at 10.00
  • Mahjong
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
  • Modern Western Square Dancing
    Status: Dormant
  • Novelists
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am
    1st Monday of the month
  • Parliamo Insieme
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Contact convenor for the next meeting day
  • Parlons Francais (Advanced)
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings
    (Intermediate and Advanced groups meet on alternate weeks)
  • Parlons Francais (Intermediate)
    Status: Active
    On Monday mornings
    (Intermediate and Advanced groups meet on alternate weeks)
  • Patchwork, Applique & Quilting
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons
    2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 2-4pm
  • Philosophy 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
    3rd Tuesday of the month from 2 – 3.30pm.
  • Philosophy 2
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday mornings 11:00 am-12:30 pm
    Bimonthly
  • Philosophy 3
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    4th Wednesday at 2pm
  • Photography
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    4th Thursday at 2.00
  • Pickleball
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
  • PlayReading
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
    2nd Tuesday at 2.00
  • Quilting Bee
    Status: Active
    Monthly
  • Quizzes
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    when there is a 5th Wednesday in the month
  • Reading Group I
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Tuesday of each month
  • Reading Group II
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons
    3rd Tuesday of each month, 2.30pm - 4pm
  • Reading Group III
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
    3rd Tuesday at 2.15
  • Reading Group IV
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    3rd Monday at 2.00
  • Reading Group V
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    4th Wednesday at 2.30
  • Reading Group VI
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30 am-11:30 am
    3rd Monday at 10.30
  • Reading Group VII
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
    2nd Tuesday at 1.45
  • Saturday Supper Club
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Saturday evenings
    2nd Saturday
  • Science
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    1st Wednesday at 2pm
  • Scrabble
    Status: Active
  • Short Weekly Walks
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings
  • Spanish
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    1st and 3rd Thursday
  • Still Life Drawing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings
    3rd Tuesday at 10.30
  • Table Tennis
    Status: Active
    Twice a month on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons
  • Tennis
    Status: Waiting list
    On Friday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
  • Transport
    Status: Active
    On Fridays
  • Travel
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm
    2nd Tuesday at 2.30
  • Ukulele
    Status: Dormant
  • Walking Group
    Status: Active
    1st Thursday- Walkie Talkies, 2nd Thursday- Striders and 4th Tuesday-Hikers