Study Groups

The University of the Third Age

Ashbourne and District

Our Study Groups

We always welcome new ideas for study groups. * 2 new groups have recently started and others are now suggested - see panel at bottom of page for details. Please contact Anne Brown if you have a suggestion for a new group. Please note that we are still waiting for ideas from you, the members, as to what other groups you would be interested in and if you are willing to organise a group.

Most of the information on this website is about future meetings. Our monthly NEWSLETTER (which is either posted or e-mailed to members), sometimes also carries reports of past activities of groups. To see the current newsletter as a pdf file (you need Adobe Reader) - click here and here for page 2

Established Groups
Group	Meeting times	Leader
*Art Appreciation*	Meets usually on the 4th Wednesday of the month More...	Anne Butterworth Tel: 01335 324435 email: kanda.butterworth@btinternet.com
*Bridge*	Meets weekly, usually on a Tuesday (occasionally a Thursday) at 2.30pm. More...	Forbes Barbour. Tel: 01335 361081 email: patand.forbes@virgin.net
*Computing*	Meets fortnightly, (during term time), on Monday 9.30 - 11.30am. More...	Vic Needham. Tel: 01335 345142 email: vicneedham@talktalk.net
Craft	New group recently established. More members welcome. More...	For more information please contact Barbara on 343457 or Anne on 345435
*Family History*	New group recently established. More...	Vivien Tiano. Tel: 01335 342668 email: tiano121@btinternet.com
*French*	Meets weekly on Monday at 2.30pm More...	Vivien Tiano. Tel: 01335 342668 email: tiano121@btinternet.com or John Green Tel: 01335 347448 email: john.green122@virginmedia.com
*Gardens*	Meets monthly but the days and times of the meetings vary. More...	Sue Green. Tel 01335 347448 58 Premier Avenue Ashbourne DE6 1LH
*Landscape Heritage*	Meeting monthly usually on the 3rd Friday of the month. More...	Althea Devine Tel 01335 343203 email: altheadevine@btinternet.com
Lunch meetings	Meeting monthly at the moment; no regular pattern yet. Click on this link for details of next meeting...	Rhona Oakes Tel: 01335 342634 email: rhonaoakes55@btinternet.com
*Music Appreciation*	Meets monthly on the 4th Friday of the month at 10.30am. More...	Knighton Butterworth Tel: 01335 324435 email: kanda.butterworth@btinternet.com
*Theatre*	New group recently established More...	Harry Wilson. Tel: 01335 342920
*Scrabble*	Meets monthly usually on a Wenesday evening. More...	Anne Brown. Tel: 01335 345435
*Walking*	Click on this link for latest programme..	Peter Worboys. Tel: 01335 361277 email: worboys@globalnet.co.uk

New Study Subjects

Through the Open University a whole new range has become available - FREE!

For details of the OpenLearn scheme click on this link.

Proposed Groups

CRAFT GROUP
This group now has its own page - see link in list above.

SHORTER WALKS
As most of the walks of the group are around 5 miles, it has been suggested that some members may be happier with something in the region of 2 to 3 miles. If you would be interested in being part of, or helping to lead an Ashbourne U3A Strollers group then let Peter Worboys know.

CYCLING
The Spring edition of U3A News (page 32) carries an article pointing out that there is no need to give up cycling just because you are getting older. So are there any members interested in cycling?? If so contact Jim Hudson.