Group Contact: Rowan |
Venue: Leigh Community Centre |
Meets: First Friday each Month 1.30 -3.30pm |
Status: Spaces available. Please contact Rowan Contact Me |
Art for Pleasure is a relaxed friendly meeting for anyone who is interested in coming together to paint and draw using a variety of suitable materials. We improve our skills and knowledge through discussion, books, handouts etc.
Each meeting has a ‘theme’ which members can interpret in their own way.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
New members are very welcome
The group is suitable all levels of ability
The ‘themes’ are merely to provide some ideas
Members ideas and input is valued
Please contact me if you need more information or wish to join our group.
Group Contact: Richard Lytheer News & Events | |
Meets: Starting Spring 2022 | |
Venue: out in the fresh air | |
Status: Please register your interest by contacting me Contact Me |
Bumblebees are in decline and conservation efforts can be supported and enhanced by understanding the populations and distribution of the various species. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) has developed a national surveying process which we plan to join. This will involve a small group undertaking a self-selected monthly walk of a set route and identifying and recording all the bumblebees we see.
We are especially lucky that the Thames Gateway is home to two rare species, the 'Brown-banded' and 'Shrill' carder bees, both of which have been seen on Two Tree Island.
We'll arrange for members to be given training to help you identify the bees you see.
If you want to be part of this exciting piece of work, have the chance to learn more about bees plus get a little bit of exercise each month or if you just want to learn a little more about what's involved, then please contact Richard using the button above.
Group Contact: Mary | |
Meets: 4th Thursday of each month 10.00 am | |
Venue: TruLeigh Scrumptious (opposite Leigh Library) | |
Status: Please register your interest by contacting me Contact Me |
We are a small friendly group and we like to read a variety of books, ranging from classics to biographies to thrillers -- in fact anything goes! We take it in turns to come up with a list of books and decide between us which one we are going to read next, which seems to work well.
Group Contact: David White News & Events | |
Meets: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month 2 - 4 pm (We try to play each week and days can vary) | |
Venue: Private House | |
Status: Please register your interest by contacting me Contact Me |
Why play Bridge? Well in the words of the novelist W. Somerset Maugham “Bridge is the most entertaining and intelligent card game the wit of man has so far devised”.
As a social game, bridge is unparalleled and a great way to meet new people. Bridge is good for the mind – a mental workout that stimulates both halves of the brain in equal measure. Playing bridge develops both logical and lateral thinking, it helps short and long term memory among many benefits.
At the start of 2018, we were able to get a Bridge for Beginners group underway. After two years of learning and playing, the group acknowledge they are far from complete but decided they are no longer beginners so a name change to "Bridge for Improvers" might better describe where they are. If you want to join please contact the Group Leader to check level reached and see if it might fit with your standard of play. Beginners are also welcomed.
Group Contact: Lynne Daughtrey | |
Meets: 1st and 3rd Monday in each month 2:00 - 4:00pm | |
Venue: Private House | |
Status: Please register your interest by contacting me Contact Me |
Already play canasta and looking to improve then contact me using button above to see if spaces.
Group Contact: Margaret Tothill News & Events | |
Meets: Various Days | |
Venue: Various | |
Status: Please register your interest by contacting me Contact Me |
VISITING ESSEX CHURCHES GROUP
This group is for people who are interested in church architecture, history and comparative religions. Members share organising the visits to places of worship. The group has visited many Essex churches of a variety of Christian denominations. We have also visited two synagogues, a mosque and a Sikh gurdwara along with Hindu and Buddhist temples.
Group Contact: Marija Seager | |
Meets: By arrangement | |
Venue: By arrangement | |
Status: Need help with your computer, a specific programme or maybe just need guidance to use email then please get in touch Contact Me |
Group Contact: Frances Devereaux (temporary leader) Reading List | |
Meets: 2nd Wednesday each month 10 - 11.00 am | |
Venue: Leigh Community Centre | |
Status: Vacancies, please contact Frances if interested Contact Me |
Meetings having been put on hold over the period of Lockdown are recommencing on Wednesday 10th November at 10:00am at the Community Centre, room 3.
Group Contact: Dave Rixon News & Events | |
Meets: Various days | |
Venue: Variable venues | |
Status: Currently Full Contact Me |
We have decided to change our group name from vigorous walking to Country Walks as this better reflects what we do.
Apart from the name change everything else remains the same.
Click on News & Events above for details of our walks.
This group has proved very popular with members wanting to get out and exercise and although the group is currently full with some 50 members, if you are interested please let Dave know using the button above and he will add your name to the waiting list. Then again, maybe time to start another walking group - if you want to get another group going do shout.
Group Contacts: Pat Lytheer and Amanda Archard News & Events | |
Meets: 2nd Tuesday each Month 1.45 - 3.45 pm | |
Venue: Leigh Community Centre | |
Status: Please register your interest by contacting us Contact Us |
The Craft Group is a very friendly, informal group which welcomes members with an interest in any craft, whatever their level of ability.
In keeping with the spirit of the U3A, we are all willing to share our skills with each other. Although we generally work on our own individual projects, which include knitting, crochet, quilting, card making, embroidery etc, we also, on occasion, try a new skill as a group, led by one of our own members. Member-led sessions to date have covered Chicken Scratch, Quilting, Iris Folding, Gift bags and boxes.
We meet at Leigh Community Centre, from 1.45 - 3.45 pm on the second Tuesday of the month. To enjoy a sociable afternoon and maybe feel inspired to try a new skill, please contact the Group Organisers via the link above.
Group Contact: Richard News and Events | |
Meets: First Friday of every month @ 2:30 to 4:30pm | |
Venue: tba | |
Status: Once again this group is again up and running |
Good News, whilst it is early days, Richard has come forward to take on the running of this group. If you are interested then please make contact with Richard for more details. You can contact Richard on rimoco@aol.com. If you tried to contact Richard previously, it seems the link was not working so please make contact using his email address.
Richard tells us - "I took a Creative Writing course 3 or 4 years ago. I enjoyed it and recently rediscovered most of my notes. I am happy to start a new group but once it’s up and running I will cede control should a more suitable candidate emerge." Richard J H Moore
Moore info here
Group Contact: Pat Wickham | |
Meets: 3rd Monday each month 3 - 4 pm | |
Venue: Various, see below | |
Status: Spaces available, please get in touch with the Group Contact Contact Me |
The Cryptic Crossword group aims to support members to improve their skills at completing Cryptic Crossword clues (i.e. those which are not just straight definitions).
Both those with existing skills and those who want to learn how to do crosswords of this type are welcome to join the group.
Group members bring along crosswords they are working on and blank crossword grids are provided for those who are beginning to learn.
More experienced members of the group support new learners.
We also have general discussion on the different types of clues and how they can be solved
Members are invited to nominate a Clue of the Month which they have found particularly clever, challenging or amusing!
The venue for the meetings is generally at cafes in the Leigh area. At present it is at the TruLeigh Scrumptious, (opposite Leigh Library), Broadway West.
Your Group Contact will e-mail members each month to confirm the meeting date and venue.
Please check with Pat before attending.