Soar Valley

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Our interest groups cover a huge range of subjects and activities. Take a look at the list below. You can sort the groups alphabetically, by category, meeting day or venue.

Crossing a hillside

At the Book Group

Barn dancers in action

Table Tennis group in action

Spine of French-English dictionary

Science & Technology group at Loughborough Bell Foundry

Groups listed alphabetically

  • Barn Dancing
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second and fourth Fridays of the month, from September to June
  • Birdwatching 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday all day
    Third Monday of the month
  • Birdwatching 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Friday all day
    First Friday of the month
  • Book Club / Reading Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Third Tuesday of the month
  • Bowls
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    May - September
  • Bridge
    Status: Active
  • Canasta
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Second and fourth Tuesday of each month
  • Chess
    Status: Active
    Afternoons 1:30 pm
    First Thursday and third Wednesday of each month
  • Cribbage/Crib
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm
  • Croquet
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    From April to October
  • Cryptic Crosswords
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
  • Cycling
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Mondays 10:00 am
  • Derbyshire Dales Walking
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday all day 9:45 am
    Third Thursday of the month
  • Diners
    Status: Full
    Monthly
    First week of the month, variable days
  • Dog Owners
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Mondays
    Third Monday of the month
  • Engineering & Innovation
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am
    First Thursday of the month
  • Garden
    Status: Full
  • General Craft
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • German
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • Hill Walking
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday all day
    Last Thursday of the month
  • History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday all day
    Last Wednesday of the month
  • History Explorers
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Mondays
    2nd Monday of the month
  • Line Dancing
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
    From September to June
  • Marketing
    Status: Active
  • Outings
    Status: Active
  • Papercrafts
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursdays 2:00 pm
  • Photography
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Second Tuesday of the month
  • Science & Technology
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 am
    Second Monday of the month
  • Scrabble
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursdays 1:30 pm
  • Sequence and Ballroom Dancing
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    First and third Fridays of the month
  • Sewing
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • Snooker
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
    October to April
  • Soar Valley Chuffers
    Status: Active
  • Soar Valley Singers
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
    September to June
  • Social
    Status: Active
  • Strollers
    Status: Active
    On Wednesdays 11:00 am
    First Wednesday of the month
  • Table Tennis 1
    Status: Waiting list
    Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm
  • Table Tennis 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
  • Ukelele
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
    2nd and 4th Thursday
  • Walking 1
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesdays 10:00 am
    First and third Tuesdays of the month
  • Walking 2
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Fridays 10:00 am
    Second and fourth Friday of the month
  • Walking 3
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursdays 10:00 am
  • Wednesday French
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm

See a Group you’d like to join?

Get in touch with the Group Contact for more information and to check availability. Some Groups may be full, and waiting lists are then held. Every effort is made to ensure that members are able to join a Group of their choice (see our Group Membership Policy).

All Group Contacts can be reached via the link on their Group page.

Interested in a topic, but there's no active group?

Perhaps another member has offered to start a group on that subject.

Take a look at current ideas for new Groups.

Still can't find what you're looking for?

Why not see if other members are interested too? If they are, then get together with them to form a new Group. Starting and running a new Group isn't as difficult as you may think, and can be very satisfying. Visit Being a Group Contact to find out more, and contact the Groups Coordinator to discuss how best to go ahead.

New Groups are the lifeblood of any u3a. We’d love members to put forward ideas for new Groups.

Any other queries?

Get in touch with the Groups Coordinator.

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