Our many registered interest groups are run by volunteer Leaders. They are listed within 12 categories. Browse the titles and select any group name for a detailed description plus group leader contact details. Many currently have spaces, or will operate a waiting list. Group Leaders should reply within the week.
If you would consider starting a group for an interest you have read these notes.
PROPOSED NEW GROUP – Drone Swarm, added 24/1/23, see Pastimes section
ART
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full | Art for Leisure | Mon | pm | 1st Monday |
| spaces | Urban Sketch Group | Thur | pm | 2nd Thursday |
CONTEMPORARY STUDIES
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spaces | Films Plus | Tues | pm | Evenings |
| wait list | Mindfulness Based Living | Tues | pm | monthly |
| spaces | Mindfulness Practice Group | Thur | pm | 4th Thursday |
| spaces | Press Cuttings | | | Monthly |
DANCING, EXERCISE, SPORT
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spaces | Croquet | | | see details |
| spaces | Fit & Flexible (2 groups) | Mon | am | Mondays |
| spaces | Indoor Bowls Monday | Mon | pm | Mondays |
| full | Indoor Bowls Thursday | Thur | pm | Thursdays |
| spaces | Jive | Mon | pm | Mondays |
| spaces | Petanque | Mon | pm | Mon & Wed |
| spaces | Racketball Thursday | Thur | am | Thursdays |
| spaces | Racketball Tuesday | Tues | am | Tuesdays |
| spaces | Table Tennis Thursday | Thur | pm | Thursdays |
| spaces | Table Tennis Tuesday | Tues | pm | Tuesdays |
| spaces | Water Fitness | Mon | pm | Mondays |
GAMES OF SKILL
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spaces | Cryptic Crosswords | Wed | am | 1st/3rd Weds |
| spaces | Bridge, Practice Play | Fri | pm | Fridays |
| spaces | Bridge Course, Beginners | Tues | am | Tuesdays |
| spaces | Duplicate Bridge Group | Tues | pm | Tuesdays |
| wait list | Mah Jong One | Thur | pm | 1st/3rd Thurs |
| wait list | Mah Jong Two | Thur | pm | Thursdays |
| spaces | Play Cards | Tues | pm | Tuesdays |
| spaces | Play Chess | Tues | pm | 2nd/4th Tues |
| wait list | Rummikub One | Wed | pm | 2nd Wednesday |
| wait list | Rummikub Two | Mon | pm | 4th Monday |
| spaces | Scrabble (Social Play) | Thur | pm | 2nd/4th Thur |
| wait list | Thursday Bridge | Thur | pm | Thursdays |
HISTORY
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spaces | Early Days of Cinema | Mon | pm | 1st Mondays |
| spaces | Dipping into History | | | monthly: tba |
| wait list | Genealogy Together (2 groups) | Thur | pm | 1st & 3rd Thursday |
| wait list | Historical Walks | Tues | pm | Tuesday, monthly |
| wait list | History Discussion Group | Tues | am | 2nd Tuesday |
| wait list | Military History | Thur | am | 2nd Thursday |
| wait list | Social History Walks | Tues | pm | see details |
| full | Walks Through Time, 2 groups | Tues | pm | 2nd Tues usually |
LANGUAGES
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spaces | Cercle français | Thur | am | 1st/3rd Thurs |
| wait list | Discover French Culture | Mon | pm | alternate Mon |
| full | French Conversation 1 | Mon | am | Mondays |
| full | French Conversation 2 | Mon | am | 1st/3rd Mon |
| spaces | German Conversation 1 | Thur | am | 2nd/4th Thur |
| spaces | German Conversation 2 | Fri | am | 1st/3rd/5th Fri |
| spaces | Improving Oral German | Wed | am | 2nd/4th Weds |
| wait list | Language and Linguistics | Thur | pm | 2nd Thursday |
| wait list | Parliamo Italiano 2 | Wed | am | 1st/3rd Wed |
| spaces | Sign Language, Beginners | Wed | am | see details |
| spaces | Sign Language, Continuers | Wed | pm | see details |
| wait list | Spanish Continuers | Fri | am | Fri (not 1st) |
| spaces | Spanish Conversation | Wed | midday | 3rd Wednesday |
MUSIC
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spaces | Classical Guitar | Tues | pm | 1st Friday |
| spaces | Operetta and Musical Comedy | Mon | pm | Mon fortnightly |
| wait list | Folk Music | Mon | pm | 1st/3rd Monday |
| wait list | Listening to Jazz | Wed | pm | 1st Wednesday |
| spaces | Music Group | Mon | pm | Mon fortnightly |
| spaces | Music Miscellany | Wed | am | 1st/3rd Weds |
| wait list | Rock Music Appreciation | | | Regular |
| spaces | Singing Together | Fri | pm | 2nd Fridays |
| wait list | u3a Choir | Wed | pm | every Wed |
| wait list | Ukulele | Thur | pm | 2nd/4th Thurs |
OUTDOOR PURSUITS
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| full | Bird Watching 1 | Thur | am | 3rd Thurs |
| wait list | Bird Watching Group 2 | Thur | am | 3rd Thurs |
| full | Bird Watching Group 3 | Fri | am | every 4 weeks |
| spaces | Cycling | Wed | am | 1st Wed |
| spaces | eBike cycling | Thur | am | 3rd Thurs |
| full | Geology of Yorkshire | Wed | am | 3rd Weds |
| spaces | Nature and Culture Walks | Wed | am | 1st Wed |
| wait list | Overthehill Walking Group | Thur | am | 2nd Thurs |
| spaces | Rambling | Tues | am | Tues fortnightly |
| wait list | Strollers Walking | Thur | am | 1st Thurs |
| wait list | Thursday Monthly Rambles | Thur | am | last Thurs |
| spaces | Travel Abroad | | | as needed |
| spaces | Walking on the Wolds | Fri | am | Fri fortnightly |
| spaces | Walking, Enjoying the Countryside | Fri | am | 3rd Friday |
| wait list | Walks Around York | Mon | am | 3rd Monday |
PASTIMES, FOOD & DRINK
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spaces | Digital Photography | Thur | am | 4th Thursday |
| spaces | Drone Swarm | Mon | pm | 4th Monday |
| spaces | Fiddlesticks | Wed | am | 2nd Wednesday |
| spaces | Flower Arranging | Wed | pm | last Wednesday |
| spaces | Gardening for All | Tues | am | Tues fortnightly |
| spaces | Gardening for Learners | Thur | am | Monthly , mostly on Thurs |
| wait list | Gardening Group 2 | Tues | am | 3rd Tuesday |
| spaces | Knit and Natter | Fri | am | 2nd Friday |
| spaces | Wine Appreciation Group | Fri | pm | Monthly |
RELIGION, CULTURES & PHILOSOPHY
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spaces | Exploring the Bible | Mon | am | weekly |
| wait list | Philosophy | Thur | pm | Thursdays |
| spaces | Spirituality | Mon | am | 4th Mondays |
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spaces | Accessible Apple Tech | Fri | am | 2nd/4th Fri |
| spaces | Android Phones and Tablets | Mon | am | 3rd Monday |
| spaces | Apple Mac Group | Wed | am | 2nd Wednesday |
| spaces | Facebook group | | | Online 24/7 |
| spaces | iPad Users Beginners | Tues | am | 1st Tuesday |
| spaces | iPad Users Improvers | Tues | am | 3rd Tuesday |
| spaces | World of Science and Engineering | Mon | pm | 2nd/4th Mon |
| spaces | Smartphone PhotoArt Group | | | Monthly |
WRITING, LITERATURE & ANTHOLOGY
| Status | Group Name | Day | Time | How often |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | 21st Century Fiction | Mon | pm | 3rd Mondays |
| wait list | Children’s Literature | Mon | pm | 1st Mondays |
| spaces | Contemporary Literature | Wed | pm | 3rd Wednesday |
| spaces | Creative Writing | Mon | am | 2nd Mondays |
| wait list | Crime Fiction, 1st Thur | Thur | am | 1st Thursday |
| wait list | Crime Fiction, 2nd Thur | Thur | am | 2nd Thursday |
| wait list | Crime Fiction, 4th Thur | Thur | am | 4th Thursday |
| spaces | Crime Fiction by Zoom | Wed | pm | 4th Wednesday |
| wait list | Expanding Horizons | Mon | pm | 1st Monday |
| spaces | Exploring Ideas | Tues | eve | Tues monthly |
| spaces | Exploring Poetry | Tues | pm | 2nd/4th Tuesday |
| spaces | Folk and Fairy Tales | Mon | pm | 4th Mon usually |
| full | Play Reading 1 | Thur | am | 1st/3rd Thursday |
| spaces | Play Reading 2 | Thur | pm | 1st/3rd Thursday |
| wait list | Poetry Group 2 | Fri | pm | 1st/3rd Friday |
| wait list | Revisiting the Classics | Fri | pm | 4th Friday |
| spaces | The Scribblers | Tues | am | Monthly |
| spaces | Write On | Mon | | 1 or 2 times a month |
| wait list | Writing for us, Together | Tues | am | 3rd Tuesday |
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