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The chess group is for people of all abilities; from absolute beginners to Russian 12 year olds! We’re a friendly bunch who don’t take chess too seriously. Instruction/guidance provided if required. Boards and pieces provided. No fees. Why not come along and check us out? Just turn up if that suits you
Our group takes a light hearted look at music appreciation. We have started to look at basic musical structures with the intent of seeing how music has developed and diverged over the centuries. Individuals take a lead, if they wish, on presenting a composer or musical topic. Examples are played of either the ‘form’ or of the composer on a Bluetooth enabled CD player. Enjoying music and each other’s company is a priority! New members welcome.
Meet up, have a coffee, play several hands of crib (cards and boards provided), have lunch and then go home. Games can comprise of 2, 3 or 4 players. We are a convivial group of people who enjoy playing Crib, with life stories to tell/ exchange. The morning starts with coffee before playing groups sort themselves out, arranging in tables of 3 or 4 players. Play is much fun and very lively, interrupted only by ample lunch served in quality…
To mark our 40th Anniversary, on Wednesday 1 June, u3as around the nation will be having picnics to celebrate not just our 40th Anniversary but also the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We want to ensure that a significant number of u3a members make themselves visible across parks in the UK, demonstrating the fact that an active life needs to include fun. Our u3a in Bury St Edmunds Committee will be there with our picnic blankets, food and maybe even a glass of prosecco…
With a shared obsession and love of reading, we are a small group who thoroughly enjoy discussing a diverse range of books. We have no set genre. One of the joys we find of being in a book group is reading books we wouldn’t necessarily choose.
Our aim is to promote friendship amongst u3a members through reading. The group does not have a formal leader, but functions as an informal co-operative. Each monthly meeting is led by the member who suggested the book for that month. At the moment we are holding our meetings using Zoom, but once it is more Covid safe a convenient face-to-face meeting place will be established. A quarterly reading list is assembled from suggestions submitted by members of the group. Over…
The u3a Choir is a friendly, informal group with about 30 members that sings a wide variety of music, usually in four parts (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and while it is helpful to be able to read music, some of our members cannot and they enjoy themselves just as much. An audition is definitely not required! As an example of the range of music we sing, this term’s repertoire includes: Cantique de Jean Racine, Faure Ave Verum, Elgar Linden Lea,…
The walks vary in length and start usually at 9:45 am, typically finishing before 4:00pm in time for tea and cake. Our walks can take us over county borders, making for an early start from Bury. Where possible we car share. We take a packed lunch so that we can get further afield. Each member plans and leads walks, usually walking between 9 and 15 miles. We occasionally have spaces for new members so please contact the group leader if…
We have read through, in translation, Aeschylus’s Oresteia trilogy, and are moving on to glance at Sophocles’ Electra, then to read Euripides’s play of the same name. We plan to go on to read some further plays with characteristically strong female characters, and some plays based on other aspects of the Trojan War. At our last session, we welcomed a visitor able to share more detailed knowledge of the Greek theatre and dramatists, and able to give us some examples…
The group is only suitable for those people who have some experience of the game. There is no formal teaching but the sessions take the form of Duplicate Bridge and are supported by Chris Park as our tutor. We are a friendly mixed ability group with about 24 people attending each week. We can accommodate a few more people and there is no need to bring a partner as everyone will get a game. Hand sanitiser is available on entry…
The Group’s focus is to share members’ interests in the culture of German-speaking countries, alongside discussing and enjoying the finer details of the language whilst advancing our speaking skills. This is a conversation and reading group rather than a teaching group and members should have a good knowledge of German, with experience of actually speaking the language, as well as enthusiasm to participate in discussions. We divide our meeting into two parts: Part One: The reading and discussion, in German,…
