
Interest Groups, normally just referred to as groups, are the core of the U3A. They provide opportunities for members to learn or practise skills of all kinds.
Some members may provide education in a particular skill, or group members may work together to acquire the skills.
NEW coffee morning on the first Tuesday morning. 10.30 at "More than" on West St. All welcome
Click a group name to find more information. To join a group please contact the leader by email. To attend you must be a member of Bridport u3a. Members may join as many groups as they wish but are expected to attend most meetings. There may be a small contribution to the cost of the venue.
Groups listed alphabetically
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Acrylic Painting for Beginners (Group 1)
Status: Active
Venue: BYCC small room
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Second Tuesday of each month. -
Acrylic Painting for Beginners (Group 2)
Status: Active
Venue: BYCC small room
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Third Thursday of each month. -
Archaeology
Status: Closed
Venue: The Great Outdoors
Monthly on Wednesdays
First Wednesday of the month. -
Art Appreciation
Status: Active
Venue: BYCC small room
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
second Wednesday - no meeting in August -
Art History
Status: Active
Venue: Bradpole Village Hall
Monthly on Thursdays 10:15 am
Second Thursday -
Badminton
Status: Active
Venue: BYCC sports hall
On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Second and fourth Wednesday each month -
Beginners Drawing
Status: Active
Venue: The George
On Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month. -
Bird Watching
Status: Active
Venue: Co-op Car Park
Monthly on Wednesdays 9:00 am
Second Wednesday -
Book Group 1
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Tuesdays 2:00 pm
Second Tuesday -
Book Group 4
Status: Active
Venue: The Bull
Monthly on Tuesdays 2:00 pm
Second Tuesday -
Book Group 5
Status: Active
Venue: Ropemakers
Monthly on Fridays 10:30 am
Fourth Friday -
Book Group 6
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Fridays 10:30 am
First Friday -
Book Group 8
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
First Tuesday -
Bridge for Fun
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Thursdays 2:00 pm
Fourth Thursday -
Canasta 1
Status: Active
Venue: BYCC large room
Fortnightly on Wednesdays 2:00 pm
Second and fourth Wednesdays -
Chess
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
As arranged -
Circle Dancing
Status: Dormant
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 11:00 am-12:00 pm
restarting in March -
Coffee Morning
Status: Active
Venue: Moore Than Tea
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
First Tuesday -
Creative Writing
Status: Active
Venue: Ropemakers
Fortnightly on Fridays 2:30 pm -
Cribbage
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Fortnightly on Tuesdays 7:00 pm
Alternate Tuesdays -
Crime Fiction 1
Status: Active
Venue: Bridport Arms
Monthly on Thursdays 2:30 pm
Second Thursday -
Cryptic Crosswords
Status: Active
Venue: Ropemakers
Weekly on Tuesdays 11:00 am -
Current Affairs
Status: Active
Venue: BYCC small room
Monthly on Wednesdays 2:30 pm
Third Wednesday -
Do you like good music?
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm
Last friday -
Enjoying Shakespeare
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Chapel in the Garden
Monthly on Mondays 10:00 am
Second Monday -
Family History
Status: Active
Venue: WI Hall, Bridport
Monthly on Thursdays 2:00 pm
First Thursday -
French Conversation
Status: Full
Venue: The Bull
Fortnightly on Thursdays 11:00 am -
French Easy Conversation
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
First Tuesday each month -
French Intermediate Translation & Discussion
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Weekly on Thursdays 10:30 am -
Gardening Matters 1
Status: Active
Venue: The Great Outdoors
Monthly on Mondays 10:30 am
Second Monday -
Gardening Matters 3
Status: Active
Venue: The Great Outdoors
Monthly on Thursdays 2:00 pm
Second Thursday -
German Conversation
Status: Active
Venue: The Bull
Monthly on Fridays 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Fourth Friday -
German Intermediate
Status: Active
Venue: The Bull
Fortnightly on Monday mornings 10:00 am -
Guitar Club
Status: Active
Venue: Burton Bradstock Reading Room
On Mondays 10:00 am
First and Third Monday of the month. -
History
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Fridays 10:30 am
Third Friday -
Homoeopathy and Nutrition
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Tuesdays 2:00 pm
Second Tuesday -
Isn't That Interesting!
Status: Active
Venue: The Great Outdoors
As arranged -
Italian Beginners
Status: Active
Venue: Mercato Italiano
Fortnightly on Monday mornings
second and fourth mondays -
Italian Improvers
Status: Active
Venue: Mercato Italiano
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings -
Limerick Club
Status: Active
Weekly -
Lunch Club
Status: Active
Venue: variable
Monthly on Fridays 12:00 pm
Third Friday -
Music Appreciation
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Mondays 2:00 pm
Second Monday -
Music Theory
Status: Active
Venue: Chapel in the Garden
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Second and fourth Monday -
Needlework for Pleasure
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Fortnightly on Fridays 2:00 pm
Second and fourth Fridays -
Non-Fiction Club
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Fridays 10:30 am
Fourth Friday -
Opera
Status: Active
Venue: Mountfield
Monthly on Wednesdays 10:00 am
Fourth Wednesday -
Paper Wire Craft
Status: Active
Venue: Ropemakers
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
First Thursday -
Philosophy 1: A discussion group
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Wednesdays 10:30 am
Every third Wednesday -
Philosophy 2: Self-study and Discussion
Status: Active
Venue: Symondsbury Kitchen
Monthly on Tuesdays 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Third Tuesday -
Play Reading 1
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Fridays 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Second Friday -
Play Reading 3
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Mondays 2:00 pm
First Monday -
Poet a month
Status: Active
Venue: Lord Nelson
Monthly on Wednesdays 10:30 am
Third Wednesday -
Poetry for pleasure
Status: Active
Venue: Lord Nelson
Monthly on Tuesdays 10:30 am
Second Tuesday -
Political Discussion
Status: Active
Venue: The Bull
Monthly on Fridays 10:30 am
Second Friday -
Pub and Social
Status: Active
Venue: Lord Nelson
Monthly on Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm
Second Tuesday -
Railway
Status: Active
Venue: The Bull
Monthly on Tuesdays 2:00 pm
Third Tuesday -
Rummikub
Status: Active
Venue: Ropemakers
Fortnightly on Tuesdays 2:15 pm-4:15 pm
First and third Tuesdays -
Science and Technology
Status: Active
Venue: BYCC large room
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
Third Monday -
Scrabble
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Ropemakers
Monthly on Fridays 10:30 am
Third Friday -
Sea Shanties
Status: Active
Venue: WI Hall, Bridport
Fortnightly on Thursdays 10:30 am
Second and fourth Thursdays -
Shakespeare 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons -
Short Walks - 3 to 5 miles
Status: Waiting list
Venue: The Great Outdoors
Monthly on Fridays 10:00 am
First Friday of the Month -
Singers
Status: Active
Venue: WI Hall, Bridport
Fortnightly on Thursdays 10:30 am
First and third Thursdays -
Skittles
Status: Active
Venue: Bridport and West Dorset Club
Fortnightly on Thursdays 7:00 pm
First and third Thursday -
Spanish Intermediate
Status: Active
Venue: Ropemakers
Fortnightly on Wednesdays 2:30 pm
Alternate Wednesdays -
Spanish Strivers
Status: Active
Venue: Ropemakers
Fortnightly on Mondays 10:30 am
First and third Mondays -
Strollers - 4 to 5 miles
Status: Active
Venue: The Great Outdoors
Monthly on Wednesdays 9:30 am
First Wednesday - at either 9:45 -
Table Tennis
Status: Active
Venue: BYCC sports hall
10:00 am
1st Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday of every month. -
Thomas Hardy book group
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Members Homes
On Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
Third Wednesday -
Tuesday Walkers
Status: Active
Venue: The Great Outdoors
Monthly on Tuesdays 10:00 am
Fourth Tuesday -
Villages nearby
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
first Wednesday -
Walking - 5 to 7 miles
Status: Waiting list
Venue: The Great Outdoors
Monthly on Thursdays 10:00 am
Third Thursday -
Watercolour Painting
Status: Waiting list
Venue: BYCC small room
Fortnightly on Fridays 10:00 am-12:00 pm
First and third Fridays -
Wine Appreciation
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Monthly on Wednesdays 7:00 pm
Third Wednesday 7.00pm -
Zoom Chat
Status: Active
Venue: Members Homes
Fortnightly on Mondays 10:00 am-11:00 am
Second and fourth Mondays