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Higham & Rushden U3A Interest and Activity Groups
We have many Interest and Activity Groups, as listed below.  To find out more information about joining a group, please contact the Group Leader or send us an email.

If you have expertise you would like to pass on by organising a new group, please contact the Groups Organiser, Doreen Riley on 01933 313173 or send us an email.  The duties of a group leader are not onerous - contact the Group Co-ordinator for more details (see Committee page)

All our Groups are run by volunteer group leaders.  Please see here for the responsibilities expected from individuals who join the groups.

For more details on a group click on the Group name in the table below


Group Short Description
 Group Page 
(provided by the Group)       
Leader
 Meetings
A LITTLE ALOUD
Linda Walker

 Alternate Friday mornings
BADMINTON
Hilary Bettles  Pemberton Centre - Tuesday mornings
BOWLS
Chris Holden Bowls Club, Northampton Road
BIRDWATCHING
Peta Jellis

First Tuesday of the month
BRIDGE (for beginners)
Tricia Drummond

 Stanwick Village Hall, 2nd and 4th Tuesday afternoon
CANASTA
Linda Grace

Alternate Monday mornings
CHESS
Dennis Riley Various
CLASSICAL MUSIC APPRECIATION
Margaret Lee

Last Wednesday afternoon
COME DINE WITH ME
Trevor Warland Last Friday of the month
COMPUTING Main Page
 Harry Wells St Peters RC Church Hall Rushden - 2nd and 4th Wednesday afternoon
COUNTRY DANCING
George Hearnden
 HF WMC fortnightly Monday afternoons
DAY TRIPS
Brian Shelton
Various
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAHY Main Page Mick Aldridge
 
St Peter’s RC Church Hall Fortnightly Wednesday mornings
DISCUSSION/DEBATING
Janet Embling

Higham Library First Wednesday afternoon
FRENCH
(Advanced
Rusty O'Level
Beginners)
Marie-Therese Easter

 Depending on level
1st Tues am
1st Wed pm
1st Mon am
FRENCH CIRCLE
Margaret & Jack Lee
 First Tuesday evening
GARDENING
Carole Rider
Pam Curtis
Sandra Cox
 Rushden Hall
Second Thursday afternoon
GENEALOGY Main Page
 		Rodney Fox
 
St Peters RC Church Hall Rushden - Third Tuesday afternoon
GOLF
Diane George
Alternate Mondays
GREEK LITERATURE
Alan Matthias Third Wednesday mornings
HANDICRAFTS
Rosemary van der Meer Fourth Thursday afternoons
HISTORY
Roger Drage

 Chelveston Village
Hall - Third Thursday afternoon
KEYBOARD KAPERS
Trevor Warland
 TBA
PAINTING FOR PLEASURE
Doreen Riley

HF WMC - Fortnightly Monday afternoons
PHILOSOPHY Main Page
 Deryck Rogers

 Carriage House - HF - Third Monday afternoons
PLAY READING
Karen Smith
Higham Ferrers
Library - First Tuesday afternoons
READING GROUPS
(Groups 1, 2 and 3)
Dom Jones
Chris Murdin
Jennifer Wheeler


 1) HF Library - 2nd Wednesday am.
2) Members' Homes - 1st Monday am.
3) Rushden Library - 2nd Thursday pm.
SAFE DRIVING GROUP Main Page
 Peter Turner
 Various
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Jack Lee
Second Monday mornings
SCRABBLE
Mary Baty

The Residents' Lounge, Kilburn Place, Higham Road, Rushden - Alternate Tuesday afternoons
SINGING FOR FUN
Linda Walker
Fortnightly Thursday afternoons
SPANISH
Pat Bird
Alternate Monday mornings
THEATRE TRIPS
Cynthia Matthias

 Various
WALKING
(NO DOGS PLEASE!!)
Harry Wells
Alan Collison

 Short Walks: Last Thursday mornings
WINE AND DINE
Monica Corbett
 Various