Author Archives: Marlow & District U3A

Wine Appreciation Group E

We meet on the second Monday of every month and each member takes it in turn to host. It’s a very relaxed and enjoyable evening. Our host supplies the food and we contribute towards the cost of the wine, our group pay monthly, with a kitty towards the Christmas bash. Meeting Day: 2nd Monday 7.30pm… Read More »

Wine Appreciation Group B

We meet on the first Tuesday of each month in one of our members’ homes. Each member takes their turn at hosting. Six wines selected by the host are sampled and evaluated by each of the 10 group members. The host also provides food which complements their wine choices. Usually, the wine selection is based… Read More »

Wine Appreciation Group A

We meet monthly in members’ homes with each member taking a turn to choose the wines for the evening and provide simple foods to accompany the wine. No great knowledge of wine required just a love of the grape! In addition, we have organised two tasting trips to the Champagne and Rioja regions and hope… Read More »

Spanish Conversation Advanced

We meet each Tuesday morning. We work at a level of approximately Upper Intermediate to Advanced. Whilst we do not have a Spanish teacher or a native speaker, our meetings are conducted in Spanish and include a warm-up conversation, followed by a listening exercise. Then, to test our understanding of the text, we complete the… Read More »

Singing for Fun

We get together to have fun, singing all sorts of music from pop, folk, musicals to classic.. you name it we’ll try it. You need no previous musical/singing experience, just a willingness to have a go and laugh. Meeting Day: 3rd Tuesday 2.30pm (usually) Contact the convenor for more details:

Scrabble Group

We are a very friendly group who enjoy playing scrabble. We can take up to 12 players, but currently we have a waiting list. However, reserves are invited when vacancies occur due to holidays, sickness, etc. Meeting Day: 4th Wednesday 10.00am to 12.00 Contact the convenor for more details:

Rummikub Group D

If you want to learn about Rummikub and how to play or you just want to play, this is the group for you. Meeting Day: 1st Wednesday 2.30pm, George & Dragon Contact the convenor for more details:

Rummikub Group C

This group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month at 2pm. As it is held in the convenor’s house it is limited to 8 players. Meeting Day: 1st Thursday 2.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Poetry Group

We meet on the third Wednesday of each month in each other’s houses. We discuss poets and poems, old and new, and their forms of poetry, for example, Sonnets, Free Verse, etc. Members in turn select and lead the afternoon. We are a very friendly group and enjoy each other’s company. Meeting Day: 3rd Wednesday… Read More »

Play Reading Group

The Play Reading Group read a variety of plays, borrowed from Marlow Library. They don’t act and they don’t expect members to put on different accents. Meeting Day: 3rd Tuesday 9.45am Contact the convenor for more details:

Art – Painting A

This group meets at my house at 10.00am to noon on Fridays fortnightly. We are six artists in number, working in any medium except oils, and enthusiasm is more important than ability. Although I set a topic for every session members tend to do whatever they are comfortable with. Although I do not teach I… Read More »

Music Appreciation

We meet once a month on the third Thursday morning, starting at 10a.m. at the United Reformed Church on Oxford Road. There is a small fee to cover the costs of hiring the hall and other expenses such as licence fees. A meeting usually comprises two contrasting sessions and they may be on any musical… Read More »

Mathematics Group

This group meets on Tuesdays. A level maths using the Edexcel text books, currently mechanics. After coffee a member gives a talk on a mathematical or scientific subject. Meeting Day: Every Tuesday 10am to 12.00 Contact the convenor for more details:

MOTO Members On Their Own

This group is for members on their own who would like to meet and socialise with others in a similar position. We meet for coffee and a chat at a pub in Marlow on the third Tuesday of every month at 10.30. New members are always welcome. Contact the convenor for more details:

Mah-Jong Group C

Please contact the Groups Co-Ordinator for more information. Meeting Day: Every Thursday 9.30am to 12.00 Contact the convenor for more details:

Lunch Group B

The lunch group has no set day every month and alternates between Friday and Saturday. Any member of U3A is welcome and a reservation can be made by either telephoning or e-mailing the convenor. Meeting Day: Lunch group meets on different days every month.  Please look in the newsletter for dates. Contact the convenor for… Read More »

Latin Advanced

This group meets at the Convenor’s house. Meeting Day: Wednesdays 11.00am -12.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Knitting & Crochet

Whilst our main activity is knitting our own projects and putting the world to rights, between us we have expertise to assist anyone from learning to knit or crochet, through to most advanced techniques. Occasionally we have a workshop. We all choose an easy project to bring to the meetings, so we knit for charities… Read More »

Italian Language Intermediate

The group aims at improving all aspects of the language for members who already know some Italian. As well as using various text books we also converse over coffee and read extracts from Italian literature. We meet via Zoom on Fridays between 10am and midday. Meeting Day: Every Friday 10.00am Contact the convenor for more… Read More »

Italian Conversation

We meet on Tuesday mornings from 10-11.30 am in members’ homes. The group has been established for about 8 years. It started as a beginners’ group, some learning Italian from scratch, but it is now at intermediate level. We have used a variety of text books, recordings and short story books. We sometimes listen to… Read More »

Hand and Foot Group B

This game of extended Canasta is played by two separate groups, one on alternate second and fourth Monday evenings at 7.p.m at a member’s house and the other on alternate first and third Tuesdays at 2.p.m and played at various players homes . This is an absorbing game with friendly players who will welcome new… Read More »

Hand and Foot Group A

This game of extended Canasta is played by two separate groups, one on alternate second and fourth Monday evenings at 7.p.m at a member’s house and the other on alternate first and third Tuesdays at 2.p.m and played at various players homes . This is an absorbing game with friendly players who will welcome new… Read More »

German Reading Group

This group meets online once a month for one hour.  There are two ‘sittings’: on a Wednesday at 10am or Thursday at 4pm.  Two short stories are sent out in advance.  I would suggest that applicants need a minimum of B1 Level German. Meeting Day: Monthly on Wednesday and Thursday Contact the convenor for more… Read More »

German – Advanced Conversation

The group meets from 10am – 12pm in Waitrose café on the second and fourth Monday of each month. We are a purely conversational group composed of fluent but not necessarily native speakers of German. Topics range from local and international current affairs to historical, scientific or cultural areas of interest that members introduce. We… Read More »

Fun with Fabric

As a group of 8 we meet on the first Wednesday of each month at a member’s home. Some need sewing guidance; some bring along their own projects. We all provide magazines, fabrics, new ide-as, etc. Machine sewing is done at home: items are hand sewn/finished and discussed at the group meetings. We enjoy sharing… Read More »

French Improvers

We are a very diverse group of people who get together on a Monday morning in members’ homes to improve our French through conversation. This ranges from the week we have had to French culture and current affairs globally. Inevitably, this leads us to new areas of vocabulary and grammar which is monitored by one… Read More »

French Conversation Intermediate

We are a friendly group, meeting each Thursday at 10am in the homes of group members. We usually have a general conversation covering topics from personal views on the latest films to news items, holidays, etc. The group is currently full. Meeting Day: Every Thursday 10.00am Contact the convenor for more details:

Family History Group

Ever wondered about your ancestry or have you already undertaken research into your family’s history? We are a self-help group with members ranging in experience from many years to mere beginners. If you are new to family history you can take advantage of the knowledge and research skills of our experienced members. They in turn… Read More »

Engineering, Technology & Transport

This special interest group meets monthly and covers a wide range of topics within the fields of Engineering, Technology & Transport.The main aim of the ETT Group is to be accessible, informative and of interest to all those who are perhaps slightly more technically-minded. It is generally a mix of stimulating subject matter plus sufficient… Read More »

Discussion Group A

We meet every 3rd Monday in the month for an hour of discussion.We pick a current subject from a hat and go from there. It is not a formal debate.We are all quite friendly and do not get to intense about the subject and respect each other’s views. Meeting Day: 3rd  Monday 10.30am Contact the… Read More »

Coffee and Chat

We meet every Friday morning for a get-together and coffee. If you have nothing better to do, why not join us? Meeting Day: Every Friday 10.30am, Da Luca, Marlow Bottom Contact the convenor for more details:

Card Making Group 3

We have explored various techniques and shared expertise and ideas, and meet at my house to enjoy our chosen individual projects. Meeting Day: 1st & 3rd Tuesday 2.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Card Making Group 2

This group meets every second and fourth Thursday morning and is primarily designed to create handmade cards. The group has been established for 11 years and is currently oversubscribed. We continue to learn new techniques to add to our enjoyment of presenting friends and loved ones with uniquely created greeting cards. At our bi-monthly meetings… Read More »

Card Making Group 1

We have explored various techniques and shared expertise and ideas, and meet at my house to enjoy our chosen individual projects. Meeting Day: 1st & 3rd Thursday 2.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Canasta C

This is not a serious group. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 2pm. As we meet in the convenor’s house we are limited to 8 players. The group is currently full. Meeting Day: 2nd Wednesday 2.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Canasta A

Meeting Day: 1st & 3rd Tuesday 2.00 to 5.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Bridge Group

We are a group of people who meet every Friday in Liston Hall to play friendly duplicate bridge. We start at 2.30 prompt. We now have a few spaces and would welcome some new members. Meeting Day: Fridays 2.30pm, Garden Room, Liston Hall Contact the convenor for more details:

Bridge at the URC

This group meets on Monday afternoons for Duplicate Play. Players pay £32 for 16 sessions, or £3 if paying weekly. Refreshments are included. Meeting Day: Mondays 1.30pm, United Reformed Church Contact the convenor for more details:

Bridge on Tuesday

This group meets on Tuesday mornings at Liston Hall. The first half of each morning is devoted to a selected topic in which we bid and play set hands, discussing as we do so how best to bid and play them. After a coffee break we play random hands in duplicate pairs. It is aimed… Read More »

Book Group E

We meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month and they are usually hosted in members’ homes where personal circumstances make this possible. We are a group of people who enjoy reading and the atmosphere is informal. Each month a book is selected from a ‘Master List’ which is usually collated almost once a year… Read More »

Book Group D

Books of different genres are chosen to be borrowed, bought or from the library. Meeting Day: 2nd Monday 2.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Book Group C

We meet on the second Wednesday of the month at each other’s houses. We read a wide variety of books, trying to include at least one non-fiction a year. We also have an annual outing e.g. a guided tour of OUP, the Bodleian etc. Meeting Day: 2nd Wednesday 2.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Book Group A

This group meets in members’ homes and discuss and agree chosen books of different genres to be borrowed, bought or from the library. Meeting Day: 1st Thursday 2.00pm Contact the convenor for more details:

Art – Watercolour, Flackwell Heath

This group meets on Thursday afternoons. We are a group of watercolour artists although occasionally we do use other media. We have a lady who is a local artist who comes along and offers help and guidance and suggests subjects to paint. She does not demonstrate, generally speaking, but often brings examples for us to… Read More »

Art – Watercolour, Marlow

This group meets on Monday afternoons. We are a friendly group who have been painting together for a number of years. We used to have someone who demonstrated but, unfortunately, she moved away. We now just enjoy painting together as a group and usually have a suggested theme which we do together but which is… Read More »

Art Appreciation

The Art Appreciation group meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month for a discussion on a particular artist or genre. We also visit galleries in London and elsewhere. Meeting Day: 4th Wednesday 10.00am Contact the convenor for more details: