Whitley Bay U3A |
Activities
| Group | Group activities | Group leader |
| Art activities | Painting with instruction, exhibiting | Tony Montague |
| Art appreciation | Visits to art galleries, special exhibitions | Alan Rogerson |
| Bookworms | Read and discuss selected books | Ann Dixon |
| Country walks | Walks of up to 6 to 8 miles | John McFadd |
| Crafts | Group disbanded March 2008 | |
| Discussion | Discuss current topics submitted by members of the group | Sheila Jackson |
| French 1 & 2 | Conversation practice for beginners and advanced students | Jane Coxon (1) Bob Croasdale (2) |
| Gardening | Discussions at home and visits to gardens | Alan Tong |
| German | Guided conversational practice | Renate Tompkins |
| History | Keep in touch for details | TBA |
| Industrial Visits | A new group. Attempting to arrange visits | Eric Stainthorp |
| Ladies' Fellowship | Ladies meet for tea and talk | Marion Appleton |
| Friendship (Fellowship 2) | Ladies meet for tea and talk (same as Ladies' Fellowship) | Margaret Belbin |
| Luncheon 1 | Monthly lunch at Tyne Metropolitan College (catering dept restaurant) | Marion Appleton |
| Luncheon 2 | Monthly lunch at Gibraltar Rock & other venues | Pat Hewitt |
| Music appreciation | Listen to and discuss music, each meeting having a theme | Joan Morris |
| Nature Rambles | Visits to local sites with nature interests | Margaret Dobson |
| Quiz | Keep your brain active with the Whitley Bay U3A quiz team | Roger Chappell |
| Scrabble | Scrabble with variations | Sheila Jackson |
| Short walks | Guided short walks around local places of interest | Bernie Dixon |
| Singing for pleasure | We sing a miscellany of rounds, part songs and folk songs, mostly unaccompanied. Go to Schedule page for meeting arrangements | Jean Tustin |
| Social Committee | Arrangements for theatre, cinema and other activities (See Newsletter) | Olga Hepple |
| Spanish | A course of ten fortnightly classes of 1hour each (by arrangement) | Adele Timlin |
Group leaders can be contacted at the monthly
meetings. See the Programme Card for telephone numbers.