u3a

Burnley & District

Group Category: General

  • Lunch Bunch

    A monthly get-together for lunch at different venues. Contact Anne on 07597 955474. Read more

  • Craft Group

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  • Scrabble

    Group Leader: Christine Potter Scrabble was originally developed in 1931 and was called Criss Cross because of its similarity to crossword puzzles. It was redesigned as Scrabble in 1948 and many believe it to be the best word game there is. Our Group think so! We get a boost from winning a game of course. Read more

  • Book Group

    Group Leader : Marilyn Jones We meet on the third Monday in the month, 10 am to midday in the Hameldon Room, at the Unitarian Church, Padiham. We are a small, friendly group, usually around ten in number. The books we read are suggested by members of the group. A member will introduce the book Read more

  • Singing for pleasure

    The group meets on the first Monday of each month. The Singing For Pleasure Group is an active U3A Group again after a long break. Although we don’t have a pianist we have adapted the situation and with the help of a laptop and TV screen we can sing. Our Group is growing, everyone has Read more

  • Coffee Club

    The coffee club is a social event open to all u3a members. It gives an opportunity for new members to meet people from other groups and find out more about Burnley and District u3a. It also gives people an opportunity to just get out and have a natter! If you are not a u3a member Read more

  • Spanish – Intermediate

    We meet twice a month on a Friday morning at the home of one of our members. We are a very friendly group of about 8 people whose aim is to help each other as we endeavour to master the Spanish Language. We’ve worked our way through the BBC’s ‘Espana Viva’ coursebook and ’30 days Read more

  • Exercise for Wellbeing

    Group Leaders: Sonia Rawlinson and Maureen Brown Read more

  • Spanish Beginners

    The group meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month Venue: Padiham Road Methodist Church, Burnley Group Leader: Jean Atherton Read more

  • Folk Dancing

    Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Contact Eric Bushby at one of our u3a Open Meetings, or simply come along to the Village Hall. Our dancers are a lively group, anxious to try out and enjoy some wonderful English social dances we have inherited, ranging from traditional jigs from Read more