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Who are we?

Christchurch University of the Third Age (U3A) offers a programme of educational and leisure activities for those not in full-time employment, and is part of a worldwide movement. Members with similar interests meet during the day in small groups, usually weekly or fortnightly and at various venues. The main aim is to advance the education of retired & semi-retired people and assist them in pursuing their interests within a social environment.

Plaform Performances - platform group

Around and about - table tennis - group

International Folk Dancing Group - Thursday morning action

Around and about - Tuesday evening snooker

Lets Dance Group Christmas Tea Dance - Eric giving some tuition

Gardening Group - Making Christmas decorations7

Lets Dance Group Christmas Tea Dance - dance practice

Annual Group Leaders Meeting - welcoming group

Longer Walks - IMG_20200206_121756

Third Age Films - Discussing the next shot

Around and about - indoor bowls on Wednesday

Around and about - cards on Wednesday

Around and about - badminton - thursday

Gardening Group - Making Christmas decorations4

Updates for 2018 - u3a at shake and stir

Vintage Brass - Baritones and Horns

U3A Singers - U3A Singers

International Folk Dancing Group - Wimborne Folk Festival

Around and about - singing thursday 1

Gardening Group - Making Christmas decorations Wreath

Around and about - walking group Thursday am

International Folk Dancing Group - Christchurch Day of Dance

Around and about - MOTOR BIKE CLUB

Annual Group Leaders Meeting - Chris, our Webmaster, answering questions

Third Age Films - On location in Boscombe 1

International Folk Dancing Group - Quay day of dance 2

Coming events

(for next 3 months. See What's on page for full details.)

GROUPS ACTIVE IN THE SUMMER TERM

Dear Friends,
I hope you are all keeping safe and well. Due to lockdown restrictions most of our groups are unable to run in this Summer term. This particularly applies to our Sport and Dance groups where social distancing is impossible. Moreover all our venues are closed.
However some groups have managed to carry on, mainly by means of emails, e.g the group leader setting a theme or tasks to do, members contributing the results and the group leader distributing those results to all members of the group. Groups using this method are:

• Creative Card Making
• Creative Writing
• Creative Writing For Fun
• Exploring Maths
• Photography
• Poetry Writing
• Sewing Bee
• Third Age Films
• Gardening Group 2

Allotments Group has been able to continue as it meets the social distancing criteria, i.e. uses separate plots of land and is in the open air.
The Play Tennis For Fun, Tennis For Fun and Golfing Groups have also started up again as restrictions have been lifted.
We have also been encouraging group leaders to use Zoom where possible. Enjoying Shakespeare is now running Zoom sessions on Friday mornings. Yoga Group Two is experimenting with Zoom and the Photography Group is also starting to use Zoom.. We are encouraging members to communicate with each other wherever possible.
Above all, we do hope that it won't be too long before further relaxations of lockdown will enable us all to meet up again. We are actively looking at our 2020-21 programme and working out how we can run as good a programme as possible from September. Watch this page for further updates.
John Wingfield
Chairman