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Group News

New Groups Starting in August
CANASTA
An interesting rummy style card game. Would you like to play?
Afternoons 1st +/or 3rd Wednesday

LONG ALLEY SKITTLES
Old style with hardwood 'cheeses'. Would you like to play?
Afternoons 2nd +/or 4th Wednesday
The Blue Bell Hoby

What's Next?
Coming Soon PADEL An indoor doubles tennis x squash style game.
Dates and times TBC
Padel Mews, nr Scalford

THERE WILL BE OTHER GROUPS!
If you are interested in a group activity or one that is currently full, we are always happy to hear your suggestions or help start another one.

Dolores Harvey Groups Co-ordinator
Email: groups@u3ameltonmowbray.org.uk


About Our Groups

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We'd love to hear it! Contact our Groups Co-ordinator with your suggestions and help us grow our vibrant programme of activities for everyone to enjoy.

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Groups listed alphabetically

  • Add to Playlist - Podcast Recommendations
    Status: Active
    Anytime
  • AI Exchange
    Status: Active
    Online 24/7
  • Art
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Friday
  • Art Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Mondays
  • Backgammon
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    2nd & 4th Mondays
  • Beadweaving
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 9:30 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Tuesday
  • Biography Book Club1
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:15 am-12:15 pm
    1st Wednesday
  • Biography Book Club2
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:15 am-12:15 pm
    2nd Thursday
  • Birdwatching
    Status: Full
  • Bowls - Indoor
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    October - March
  • Bowls - Outdoor
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
    From End April - End September
  • Bridge Duplicate
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:30 pm
    1st & 2nd Thursday
  • Bridge for Beginners
    Status: Full
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Thursday
  • British Sign Language
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Thursday mornings 11:00 am-12:30 pm
    1st & 3rd Thursdays Starting February 2026
  • Burton Ethics Discussion
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Wednesday
  • Bus Pass
    Status: Active
    Locations & times vary
  • Calligraphy
    Status: Active
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday
  • Canasta
    Status: Active
    Twice-monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Wednesday
  • Car & Transport Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Wednesday
  • Card Making
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Friday
  • Check Mates Chess
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Mondays
  • Classical Music
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    2nd Wednesday
  • Cribbage
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Monday
  • Croquet
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm
    May-September, weather permitting
  • Cross Stitch
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Mondays
  • Curry
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday evenings
    1st Tuesday
  • Cycling for Fun
    Status: Full
    On Friday mornings
    Twice a month
  • Darts
    Status: Active
    Twice-monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Tuesdays
  • Disco
    Status: Active
    On Saturday afternoons 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
  • Discussion: Being Human
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    2nd Monday
  • Drama
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Tuesday
  • Family History 1
    Status: Full
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Wednesday
  • Family History 2
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Wednesday
  • Flower Arranging
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Thursday
  • Flower Arranging II
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Thursday
  • French Beginners
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Monday
  • French Conversation
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Monday
  • French Conversation - Voyages en Fauteuil
    Status: Full
    On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    1st Mon (unless BH then 2nd Mon)
  • French Improvers
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Monday
  • Gardening Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Monday
  • German
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Wednesday
  • Guitar Classical
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday evenings 7:30 pm
  • Guitar for Beginners
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 11:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Wednesday
  • Guitar: Practice & Performance
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 9:00 am-11:00 am
  • Interfaith and None
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Tuesday
  • Italian Beginners
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
    2nd & 4th Wednesday
  • Italian Conversation
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
    2nd & 4th Thursday
  • Latin
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 11:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday
  • Line Dancing
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
    Every Thursday except the 3rd Thursday, 3rd Wednesday instead.
  • Line Dancing Beginners
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Wednesday
  • Local History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Friday
  • Lunch
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Fridays
    2nd Friday
  • Mah Jong 1
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 4th Thursday
  • Mah Jong 2
    Status: Full
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Monday
  • Maths for Fun
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
    2nd Monday on Zoom
  • Music for Fun
    Status: Active
    Twice-monthly on Fridays
    1st & 3rd Fridays Times vary
  • My Life Story
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Monday
  • Needlecraft
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Tuesday
  • New Age Kurling 1
    Status: Full
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 9:30 am-11:30 am
    1st & 3rd Tuesday
  • New Age Kurling 2
    Status: Full
    Monthly mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st Monday & 4th Thursday or 5th if appropriate
  • Nordic Walking
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10:00 am
    1st & 3rd Friday
  • Outings
    Status: Active
    Varies
  • Padel
    Status: Active
    TBC
  • Painting
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Tuesday
  • Patchwork & Quilting1
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday
  • Patchwork and Sewing
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Monday mornings 9:30 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Monday
  • Petanque
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Thursday
  • Philosophy Discussion
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Friday
  • Photography
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Wednesday
  • Poetry for Pleasure 1
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:15 am
    3rd Wednesday
  • Poetry for Pleasure 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
    4th Wednesday
  • Poetry for Pleasure 3
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    4th Monday
  • QiGong
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday mornings
    Two sessions: 10-11 and 11.15-12.12.15 1st Monday (2nd Monday if Bank Holiday)
  • Quiz Team
    Status: Full
    On Tuesday evenings
  • Reading 1
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
    2nd Monday, on Zoom
  • Reading Dawson
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Tuesday
  • Reading Jenny
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    4th Thursday
  • Reading Thursday
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    4th Thursday
  • Reading Tuesday Mornings
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    2nd Tuesday
  • Reading Young
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Tuesday
  • Recorder
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 1:45 pm-3:45 pm
    2nd & 4th Friday
  • Retro
    Status: Full
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Friday
  • Rummikub
    Status: Active
    On Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Thursday
  • Science Matters
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    4th Monday
  • Scrabble Club
    Status: Full
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday
  • Singing (Silver Tones)
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    2nd & 4th Wednesday
  • Singing for Fun
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 1:45 pm-3:45 pm
    1st & 3rd Tuesday
  • Singles 3
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday mornings 11:30 am-1:30 pm
    2nd Friday
  • Spanish Beginners
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
    2nd & 4th Wednesdays
  • Spanish Conversation
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Wednesday
  • Spanish Improvers
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Tursday
  • Strolling 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Wednesday
  • Strolling 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
    2nd Tuesday
  • Strolling 3
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
    4th Tuesday
  • Strolling 4
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    3rd Tuesday
  • Strolling 5
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings
    1st Wednesday
  • Sunday Socials
    Status: Full
    Fortnightly on Sundays
    1st & 3rd Sundays
  • Tai Chi & Qi Gong
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 11:30 am-12:00 pm
  • Theatre Group
    Status: Active
    Depends on the Outing
  • Travel
    Status: Active
  • Ukulele
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Tuesdays
  • Walking 1st Thursday
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am
    1st Thursday
  • Walking 2nd Monday
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:15 am
    2nd Monday
  • Walking 3rd Wednesday
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
    3rd Wednesday
  • Watercolours
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st & 3rd Thursday
  • Wood Carving
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-2:00 pm
  • Writing for Pleasure
    Status: Full
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st Thursday
  • Zentangle
    Status: Active
    Twice-monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd & 4th Fridays

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