The curriculum includes the usual diverse range of activities, from those requiring physical exercise, such as walking, keep fit, and line dancing, to more academic activities such as languages, philosophy, monthly lectures and history, one of our most popular groups.
A summary of all the groups is given below. Further details of the individual groups including the venues and their leaders can be found by clicking on the title of the relevant group. Group run from first week in September to end of June
Groups listed alphabetically
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Art Group
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 9:30 am-12:00 pm
Free Car Parking available and on a local bus route -
Arts & Crafts
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Backgammon
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Board Games
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-4:00 pm
First Tuesday each Month -
Book Club
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Every third Wednesday -
Bridge
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Every fortnight starting 1st October 2025 -
Canasta
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Ceilidh - Barn Dance
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
2nd Tuesday each month - starting January 2026 -
Concert Outings
Status: Active
Various venues in the area -
Creative Writing
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Discussion Group
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
2nd & 4th Mondays. New Venue from 9th September 2024. Whitby Eastside Community Centre -
Dominoes Group
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Easier Exercises
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings 11:00 am-12:00 pm -
Embroidery
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Family History - DNA Only
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
2nd Wednesday of the month -
French Conversation
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
1st & 3rd Mondays -
Gardening
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
1st Monday each month - Restarting on Monday 8th October 2025 -
History Group Talks
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
starts 25th September 2025 -
Jazz Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:15 am-11:45 am
Meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month, starting on 11th September -
Keep Fit
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
NB No Classes over the Christmas & Easter Holidays. Last Session 17th July, Start date is 4th September, -
Kite flying
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Alternate Fridays 2nd - 3rd -
Latin in Line
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 1:30 pm-2:30 pm
NB No classes on School Holidays. -
Line Dancing - Absolute Beginners
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 11:30 am-12:30 pm -
Line Dancing Beginners / Improvers
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 12:45 pm-1:45 pm
Sessions run most of the year! -
Line Dancing Intermediate
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
For most of the year -
Mah-Jong
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
NB No classes on usual Christmas and Easter breaks -
Members Forum Contact Email
Status: Closed -
Monthly Lecture Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
3rd Friday each month - Starts 26th September 2025 -
Music Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
NB Meetings are on the last Friday of every month -
New Age Kurling
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
Begins Wednesday 11th September -
Patchwork Quilting
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
NB No classes at the Rifle Club for Christmas and Easter, Group finishes 26th June, Group Restart 11th September -
Philosophy Group
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons 2:15 pm-4:00 pm
1st & 3rd Monday of each month (not 5th) -
Photography
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
2nd & 4th Tuesday each month. NB No sessions over the School Holidays. Next meeting 14th April 2026 -
Play Reading
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Group restarts Tuesday 16 September 2025 -
Psychology Group
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
2nd & 4th Monday monthly -
Quayside Spinner
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm -
Recorder Group
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 11:45 am-1:00 pm
NB No classes on Christmas and Easter. -
Sequence Dancing
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
NB No classes on the following dates: Over the Christmas Holidays -
Sewing
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Tai Chi-QI Gong
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 4:30 pm-5:30 pm -
Tai Chi-Qi Gong New beginners
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 1:00 pm-2:00 pm -
Theatre Group and Visits
Status: Active
Occasional outings to theatres. See Rose at the coffee mornings for details on booking a place. -
Third Age Stagers
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Start 09.09.25 -
TOAST
Status: Active
Monthly on Saturday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
1st Saturday each month. -
Travel and Day Trips
Status: Active
Various venues -
u3a Singers
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-3:45 pm -
Ukulele Beginners
Status: Closed
Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-11:00 am
This group runs from September to December -
Ukulele Orchestra
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings 11:00 am-1:00 pm
NB No classes at the Rifle Club for Christmas and Easter. Restarts 11th September -
Walking Amblers
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Whitby Bus Station. Restart on the 8th September. -
Walking Cricket
Status: Active
Weekly on Wednesday mornings 11:30 am-12:30 pm
from Spring through to Autumn when the weather is fair. -
Walking Dog (optional)
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Meet at Cook Statue West Cliff begins 18th September -
Walking Netball
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:45 am-11:45 am
begins Thursday 11th September 10.45 -
Walking Ramblers
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Walking Strollers
Status: Active
Weekly on Monday mornings 9:30 am-12:00 pm -
Whaler Band
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
NB No classes at the Rifle Club for Christmas and Easter. -
Wine with Friends
Status: Active
Monthly evenings 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
By Arrangement