Group Category: General
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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
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Ukulele
Group Leader: Jeff Salisbury The ukulele has grown rapidly in popularity over the last ten years or so. Many Primary Schools have begun to use it, mainly because of the size and the relative cheapness of the instrument. The ukulele only has four strings, making it easier to play than the guitar. We don’t read Read more
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French Conversation
Group Leader: Rhoda Gouldsbrough Meet on first and third Thursdays at 1.45 pm at Molly Rigby's, Mill Street. Padiham Read more
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Walking
We meet on the first Friday of each month at 10.30am to walk about 4-7 miles, for 2-4 hours within 30 minutes’ drive of Burnley. We also now meet on the third Friday of the month for people who prefer easier, shorter and less strenuous walks. As we only really decide from month-to-month where we Read more
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German pre-intermediate
Meetings are now at our new venue, Burnley Central Library Downstairs Reference Room, Burnley The German group is a friendly, sociable set of people, attendance varies between 5 and 7. Each session is free at the moment but please bring your own drink. The level of experience of German is very varied, some people have Read more
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Hand Bell Ringing
Group Leader: Valerie Widdas Meets: 1st & 3rd Wednesday PM Location: St Leonards Church, Church Street, Padiham BB12 8HG The group practises a variety of traditional and well known tunes and has occasionally performed for an audience. Read more
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History
Group Leader: Edith Thorp The group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month. NB: The January Meeting will be on 9th January, as the 2nd is a Bank Holiday We aim to have a varied programme with something for everyone: History includes talks ranging from past history to modern; Local History is mainly focussed Read more
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Indoor Bowls
Group Leader: Ian Fletcher We are a lively, convivial group, formed in 2014, and meet twice monthly between autumn and early summer for a couple of hours of gentle exercise and light-hearted, friendly competition. The winner of each session is awarded a small trophy to keep until next time. Everyone likes to win, of course, Read more
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Knitting and Crochet
The Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Venue: Hameldon Room at The Unity Centre Group Leader: Melinda Jackson Is it a long time since you picked up your needles or hooks? Do you want to improve your skills and catch up with what’s going on in these crafts? Come and Read more
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Outings
Welcome to the Outings Group! We would love to have your company on our interesting and enjoyable outings. We usually arrange one every two months e.g. February, April, June, August, October and December and details will be publicised in the Monthly Newsletter and on this website. Bookings are open to all u3a members and may Read more