u3a

Durham & District

Groups

Groups are formed and run by members. They are therefore driven by the expertise and ­motivation within the u3a. Durham & District u3a currently operates the groups listed below and new groups are often under consideration. If you wish to attend a group for the first time please use the contact form on the Group page to advise the leader. Note the calendar link below may not work on the morning of the first Tuesday in the month due to a scheduled outage for maintenance.

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Groups listed alphabetically

  • Amblers
    Status: Active
    On Wednesday mornings 10:30
    2nd & 4th Wednesday
  • Art Appreciation
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings
    4th week, 10am
  • Book Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    First week at 10am
  • Bowls Group
    Status: Active
    On Friday afternoons 14:00
    1st and 3rd Fridays
  • Canasta Cards Group
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons 13:30-15:00
    2nd, 4th & 5th Monday, starting April 2026
  • Cinema
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons
  • Circle Dancing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    First week at 2pm
  • Coffee Morning
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    2nd week at 10:30am
  • Craft
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    First week at 1:30 to 3:30pm.
  • Creative Writing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings
    Second week at 10am
  • Environmental Group
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons
    4th week 12 to 1:30
  • Français Amical
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons
    at 2pm
  • French Group
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday mornings
    at 9:45 to 11:45am except 2nd Thursday
  • Geology
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 13:30-15:30
    1st Wednesday of the month
  • Historical Novels
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30
  • History (Meadowfield)
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons
    3rd week at 1:00pm
  • History (Sacriston)
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons
    First week at 2pm
  • History Too
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    4th week at 10:00am
  • Housing and health information in Durham
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30
    Every 3rd Tuesday
  • Lunch Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly no fixed day
  • Monday Crime Club
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    3rd week at 10am
  • Music Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Saturday afternoons
    Last Saturday at 2pm
  • Occasional Outings
    Status: Dormant
    No fixed day or frequency
  • Parlez Francais
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons 14:00
    1st and 3rd Thursday
  • Photography
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    3rd week at 1:30pm
  • Poetry (Waddington Street)
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings
    2nd week at 10am
  • Poetry Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 14:00-15:30
    Every 2nd Monday
  • Pub Lunch
    Status: Active
    No fixed schedule
  • Quiz (Carrville)
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    First week at 1:30pm
  • Quiz (Sacriston)
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons
    3rd week at 2pm
  • Reading Shakespeare
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday mornings 10:15
  • Scrabble
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
    3rd week at 1:30pm
  • Singing for Fun
    Status: Active
    On Friday mornings 10:30
    1st & 3rd Friday
  • Spanish Conversation
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons
    at 2pm
  • Theatre
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30
    3rd week at 10.30am
  • Topical Discussion
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings
    First week at 10:30am to 12:30am
  • Walking
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings
    2nd Friday at 10am
  • Wine Tasting
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday evenings
    3rd week at 7pm