Groups – Frinton, Walton, & District u3a

Find a Group that interests you!

Some activities have multiple groups or meetings. These will be listed on their individual pages.

You can find a general timetable summary at the bottom of this page – which you can jump to by clicking here.

Click on a Group to find out more about it.

NEW GROUPS – 2025

New Group – Art Group. Are you interested in learning how to paint or have some experience? Starting in January 2025 in Walton, this group aims to help and encourage members. There will be an introductory meeting on Wednesday 8 January. Contact the Groups Co-ordinator on the link below to register your interest.

Contact the Groups Co-ordinator

The list of available groups in the Tendring branch can be found at the bottom of the page – which you can jump to by clicking here.

Books Wot I Have Read

Discussing books that have been read by the members.

Bridge 2

Bridge is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. It is usually played by four players in two competing partnerships.

Country Dancing

We are up and running… well – walking, skipping, swinging, sashaying, casting, and laughing,

Croquet

We use mallets to hit balls through hoops, not flamingos.

Current Affairs 2

This is a group which discusses topical events and current affairs.

Gadabouts

Information about what is on at local theatres and cinemas.

History 2

Discussion on various historical themes.

How Does It Work?

Discussions, demonstrations and explanations on how things work from pedal bins to Polaris missiles.

Lunch Group

If you like to lunch on a monthly basis whilst getting to know new people and if you can recommend or would like to try new local venues then this is the group for you.

Music Performing

Come to play music and sing songs.

Photography

Come and learn or teach how to use a camera, looking at ways to frame a picture, with possible trips out to take photos and much more.

Poetry Appreciation

The leader or one of the members chooses a poet or a theme – we’ve looked at a very varied range of poets, from Keats to Brian Patten, from Robert Frost to Wendy Cope, and subjects as different as Love and Time.

Rummikubs

Learn to play or enhance your skills in the game of tactics and fun.

Sewcial Stitchers

We cover a great range of skills: cross-stitch; long-stitch; blackwork; openwork; tapestry; canvaswork; knitting; crochet; English patchwork, and more.

Table Tennis

Tennis, only smaller.

Ten Pin Bowling – Clacton

Try to knock down all ten pins by bowling the ball down the alley.

World History

Discussion on various historical themes.

Timetable Summary

This is only a general overview of when Groups meet. Some groups meet weekly, and others only meet once or twice a month. For more detailed information, please see a Groups’ specific page. This includes Groups from both Frinton, Walton, and District and Tendring District.

Day	Morning	Afternoon
Monday	• Sewcial Stitchers 1	• History Group 2 – Frinton
Tuesday	• Table Tennis – Walton	• Current Affairs 2 – Kirby • Photography – Walton • ‘Books Wot I Have Read’ – Frinton
Wednesday		• Ten Pin Bowling – Clacton • How Does it Work? – Walton
Thursday	• Croquet	• Country Dance – Holland • Music Performing Group – Frinton • Sewcial Stitchers 2
Friday	• Poetry Appreciation – Walton	• Bridge 2 – Frinton • World History – Walton
Saturday
Sunday

Tendring District Groups

Listed below are the current Groups being run by Tendring District members. Please contact the Tendring Groups Coordinator (currently Keith)

Contact Tendring Groups Co-ordinator

Apollo	Art Appreciation
Astronomy & Geology	Bridge 1
Card Making	Church Visits
Cribbage	Crochet
Current Affairs 1	Games Eve
Garden Matters	Garden Visits
Handbell Ringing	History
Pentanque	Philosophy
Recorder (Read music)	Science
Scrabble	Scrabble 2
Singing for Fun	Ukelele
Walking Group	Word Matters