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Art and Architecture

  • Architecture - Modern/20th Century
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    2nd Wednesday of the month
  • Architecture and Buildings
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Thursday of the month
  • Art Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10:00 am
    Coffee/tea from 10:00, talk starts at 10:30. We meet between late September and Easter.
  • Art Appreciation - Stoke Gifford
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Saturday afternoons 2:00 pm
    1st Saturday of the month, February - April and September - November
  • Art History
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings
    between October and March, alternating with the Art Appreciation group.
  • Art on Show
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am
    3rd Thursday, meeting in the gallery's main entrance
  • Looking at Art
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    10:00 for coffee before the talk
  • Painting and Drawing in East Bristol
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    Third Monday (not August)
  • Watercolour for Pleasure
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd and 4th Mondays of the month during term time

Cinema and Theatre

Crafts

  • All Stitched Up
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    4th Wednesday of the month
  • Bobbin Lacemaking
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st and 3rd Monday of the month
  • Bristol u3a Printmakers
    Status: Active
    On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    4th Tuesday of the month
  • Calligraphy
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • Craft Group
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Tuesday of the month
  • Eastside Crafters
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
    3rd Thursday of the month
  • Knit and Natter
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
    4th Tuesday of the month
  • Origami
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    1st Wednesday of the month
  • Photography Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Monday of the month
  • Textiles South of the River
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    4th Wednesday of the month

Discussion

Fitness and Sport

  • Biodanza for Wellbeing
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:15 am-12:15 pm
  • Bus to Walk Group
    Status: Active
    There is no fixed day - this will vary depending on who is organising the walk
  • Cycling Further
    Status: Active
    On Mondays
    Rides are on an occasional basis and may be on other weekdays
  • Cycling Group
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Mondays 11:00 am-2:00 pm
    We meet on dry Mondays
  • Daytime Disco
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Thursday of the month
  • Daytime Disco 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    2nd Wednesday of the month
  • Exploring Ageing With Curiosity and Creativity
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    Usually on the 2nd Wednesday but this varies according to leader’s availability. No session in August.
  • Football Discussion Group
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
  • Indoor Bowls
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Monday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st September to 31st March
  • Motorcycling Group
    Status: Active
    10:00 am-3:00 pm
  • Racketball
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am
  • Snooker
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
    From October to May
  • Sociable Cycling
    Status: Active
    On Thursdays
    1st and 2nd Thursdays of the month
  • Table Tennis Groups
    Status: Active
    Weekly
    Day and time of each session as arranged by the players.
  • Table Tennis Staple Hill
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Mondays 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
    The group does not meet on bank holidays and during school holidays
  • Tai Chi Shibashi
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    Except during the school Summer holidays
  • Tai ChiGong and Social Coffee
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
  • Tap Dancing for Beginners 1 & 2
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 9:30 am-10:30 am
    A second group meets 11:30 am-12:30 pm on the same day
  • Tap Dancing for Improvers
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-11:30 am
  • Walking Group
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings
    Alternates with Walking South group. Normally 10:00 for a 10:15 start
  • Walking South
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Friday mornings
    Alternates with other u3a walking group
  • Weekend Amblers
    Status: Active
    Weekly
    Walks take place on Weekend mornings. 10.15am for 10.30am unless otherwise stated.
  • Yoga
    Status: Full
    Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am
    Term time only. The class lasts approximately 75 minutes

Food and Drink

  • Curry Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 12:30 pm
    3rd Wednesday of the month
  • Pub and Ale House Social
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
    2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
  • Wine Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
    The first Monday of the month

Games

Gardens and Gardening

  • Gardeners Group North-East
    Status: Waiting list
    On Wednesday mornings
    1st and/or 3rd Wednesday. The frequency depends on the time of the year
  • Gardens Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm
    1st Tuesday of the month April to September as well as a second visit on a date to be advised

History and Social History

  • Discovering Churches
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesdays 11:00 am-12:30 pm
    4th Tuesday of the month. If the chosen church is not available then, the visit will be on another day in that same week if possible
  • Discovering Villages 1
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
    3rd Wednesday of the month
  • Discovering Villages 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
    4th Tuesday of the month
  • Exploring Bristol 1
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am
    1st Wednesday of the month
  • Exploring Bristol 2
    Status: Active
    10:30 am
    Variable days to ensure members can attend at least some events.
  • Family History 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Tuesday of the month
  • Family History, North Bristol
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    2nd Monday of the month
  • Folklore
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
    2nd Friday of the month
  • Genealogy South Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd Tuesday of the month
  • History We Might Have Missed
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    4th Tuesday of the month
  • Post-War Britain: Our Shared History
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
    Last Tuesday of the month
  • Stockwood History Group
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
    1st Friday of the month

Languages

Literature

Music

  • Bristol u3a Band
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Choral Singing
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:15 pm
    2nd Wednesday of the month. We meet from March to October with a Christmas get-together
  • Daytime Disco
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Thursday of the month
  • Daytime Disco 2
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    2nd Wednesday of the month
  • Enjoying Opera
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Monday afternoons 1:30 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Monday of the month from January 2026
  • Exploring Classical Music
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am
    3rd Wednesday of the month
  • Jazz Appreciation
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
  • Jazz Group 2
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:15 am-12:30 pm
    1st Thursday of the month
  • Music- Blues and its Branches
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    3rd Thursday of the month
  • Opera and Ballet for Fun
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
  • Recorder Group 1
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Recorder Group 2
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
  • Singing for Pleasure
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
    1st Friday of the month
  • Soul and Funk Band
    Status: Active
  • Soul Music
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    4th Wednesday of the month except December
  • Ukulele - SmUkes
    Status: Active
    Weekly on Thursday afternoons 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
  • Ukulele for Fun
    Status: Waiting list
    Fortnightly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    2nd and 4th Fridays of the month (except August)
  • Ukulele South
    Status: Active
    Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month

Natural History

  • Birds On The Wing
    Status: Waiting list
    One group meets on Tuesdays and the other on Wednesdays, usually from around 9:00 to 3:00
  • Geology
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursdays
    3rd Thursday of the month, meeting at 10:00 for a half or full day trip
  • Meteorology
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:45 am
    2nd Tuesday of the month
  • Treehuggers
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 11:00 am
    3rd Wednesday of the month

Science and Technology

  • Artificial Intelligence
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    3rd Thursday of the month
  • Astronomy
    Status: Active
    On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
    1st Monday of the month
  • Curious about AI
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
    2nd Wednesday of the month
  • Historic Engineering
    Status: Active
    Monthly
    Day and time vary but usually in the last week of the month
  • Meteorology
    Status: Waiting list
    Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:45 am
    2nd Tuesday of the month
  • Science and Technology
    Status: Active
    Monthly on Tuesdays 10:30 am-1:00 pm
    4th Tuesday of the month

Social

Writing

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