New Groups and Potential Groups
To join one of these groups, you'll need to subscribe to Interest Groups Online (IGO). It only costs £12 per year and includes a subscription to the Third Age Matters, the u3a magazine. For more information, please visit the Interest Groups Online page.
New groups
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Probably several of us have visited, lived or worked at some time in the Netherlands and Belgium, learned the language and experienced the culture. And it’s a pity if the language and experiences become rusty. This is a suggestion to set up a Dutch /Flemish conversation group to remove the rust.
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This is a discussion group for us to come together each month to explore issues of specific concern to women. It's an opportunity for us to express our thoughts, raise questions and learn from each other.
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Each month the group will discuss an album released in the 1960's. The album will be chosen the month before so that members have the chance to listen to it before the meeting.
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Improv is like acting but without a script. You don't need to be gifted because we will teach techniques and practice them in our workshops.
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Group Leader Diana sets a theme, e.g. “the weather” and emails the group in advance inviting each member to suggest one piece of music of any genre that fits the theme. We then meet on Zoom and Diana plays the music using her Spotify account, followed by an informal discussion. A fun way to discover new music and hear old favourites in a relaxed atmosphere.
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To assist and work with an expert beekeeper to learn the practical side of the craft. To gain hands-on experience and knowledge of what is involved in becoming custodians of honeybees in their natural habitat as well as within their domesticated traditional beehive.
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The group will meet to discuss what is happening in society on a day-to-day basis, this is a wide remit but basically anything that impacts on our day-to-day lives is up for discussion. A topic will be selected before each meeting, and members will be invited to choose a topic for discussion.
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The aim of the group is to enjoy creating and exploring imaginary worlds and to develop the craft of writing fiction.
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The aim of this group is to explore ways of communicating and expressing ideas.
Potential Groups
Potential groups provide an opportunity for members to help set up a group which is not currently included in our active groups. When there enough members in the potential group, we organise a meeting so you can decide between you how the group will work and how it will be run.
In Beacon Members Portal the names of these groups start with Potential –
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About Whisky
This might involve participants taking turns to highlight aspects of a particular distillery, method of production, taste even famous people known to love -
Black History
'The black history of Britain is by its nature a global history. Yet too often it is seen as being only the history of migration, settlement and community formation in Britain itself.’ – David Olusoga, -
Potential - French Intermed+
This potential group is for members who are Intermediate+ at French. -
German
Our current German groups are all full, so we are setting up this potential group to get together people who would like to set up a new group. How it will work will depend on the abilitites and wishes of the members of the Start-up -
Historical Writers Group
This group for historical fiction/non fiction writers and for anyone interested in writing in this genre. -
Italian
Our current italian groups are all full, so we are setting up this potential group to get together people who would like to set up a new group. How it will work will depend on the abilitites and wishes of the members of the Start-up. -
Map Reading
This group is intended to help people to develop their map-reading skills. a member with the relevant skills is needed to provide instruction -
Nevil Shute Novels
Participants to take it in turn to suggest a book for the group to read then discuss at the next meeting. There are 24 Shute standalone novels – the most common theme being the dignity of work. -
Presentation Skills
The group hopes to attract members who would like to practice making short presentations. The idea is to practice methods you would be happy to try out and receive constructive criticism - to help increase your confidence levels. -
Proust Reading Group
We will immerse ourselves in the stories and words of Marcel Proust's masterpiece, "In Search of Lost Time". We will discover and discuss the themes of memory, time, life, love, existence and more as portrayed in Proust's masterpiece. -
Spanish
Our current Spanish groups are all full, so we are setting up this potential group to get together people who would like to set up a new group. How it will work will depend on the abilities and wishes of the members of the Start-up. -
Tennis News
The players, the courts and equipment, the grand slams, the Davies and the Billie Jean King Cups and other tournaments of note around the world. An initial meeting will be held on the 26 November at 10.00 am. -
The Novels of Nevil Shute
Participants to take it in turn to suggest a book by Nevil Shute for the group to read then discuss at the next meeting…