Brackley U3A Interest Groups
Here you will find information about Brackley U3A interest groups. The details (Name, When and Where) of each group is listed in the Group List table below. You can join as many interest groups as you find time for!
Group Lists
In the Group Lists below click on the Group Name to go to a dedicated webpage for that Group, where you can send a Message to the Leader (Convenor) of that Group. New groups are shown with a "N". Groups which cannot accept new members at present but have a waiting list are shown with a "W".
Active Groups
| Group | Day/s per Month | Time | Venue | Convenor |
| Afternoon Tea and Chat | 3rd Wednesday of the month | As email | Convenor to notify | Diane Bushell |
| Art | 1st Tuesday of each month | 13:00 to 15:00 | Evenley Village Hall | Susan Lilley |
| Ballroom and Latin Dancing (N) | 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month | 11.00 to 12.00 | Brackley Town Hall | Hellen Sermons |
| Board Games | every Tuesday | 18:00 to 21:00 | The Paisley Pear | Brian and Karen Thomas |
| Book Club (W) | 1st Monday of each month | 10.00 to 11.00 | Brackley Library | Eileen Irvine |
| Book Club 2 | Last Wednesday of each month | 14.15 to 15.30 | Egerton (small) Hall | Ray Haresign |
| Bridge Duplicate (W) | every Thursday | 13.45 to 16.00 | Brackley Library | Tricia Smith |
| Chair-based Yoga | every Monday | 11.00 - 12.00 | Brackley Baptist Church | Barb Neivens |
| Coffee Morning | 4th Monday of each month | 10.15 to 11.15 | St Peter's Church Hall | Pam Lynch |
| Canasta | 4th Tuesday of each month | 14.00 to 16.30 | Egerton Hall | Hilary Isherwood |
| Cinema Group | Convenor to notify | Various | Various | Alison Simmonds |
| Craft | 2nd Monday of each month | 13.30 to 16.00 | Brackley Baptist Church. | Brenda Hope |
| Croquet | Wednesdays, (as advised by convenor) Restarts on Wednesday May 6th at 6pm. | 18:00 - 20:00 | Brackley Cricket Club | Alison Williams |
| Day Trips (N) | Convenor to notify | Various | Convenor to notify | Gill Zachar |
| Digital Photography | 3rd Tuesday of each month | 14.00 to 16.00 | St Peter's Church Hall | Diane Berridge |
| Family History | 2nd Thursday of each month | 12:45 to 14:50 (for this Thurs 12/03/2026 only) then 10.10 - 11.50 | Egerton Hall | Graham Irvine |
| Gardening (N) | 2nd Tuesday of each month, no meeting in August | 10.00 -11.30 | Egerton Hall | Diana Lathbury and Jo Laybourn |
| Holidays (N) | Convenor to notify | Various | Convenor to notify | Bobbie Mardle |
| Italian Improvers (W) | 2nd and 4th Monday of each month | 14.30 - 16.30 | Member's Homes | Frank Arnold & Dorothy Hoad |
| Italian Beginners (N) | 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month | 10.30 - 11.30 | Members homes | Frank Arnold & Dorothy Hoad |
| Lace Making | 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month | 14.00 to 16.00 | Brackley Library | Lindsay Freeman |
| Line Dancing | 2nd and 4th Friday of each month | 14.00 to 16.00 | St Peter's Church Hall | Terry Stokes |
| Midweek Lunch (W) | Usually Last Thursday of each month | midday | Convenor to notify | Lesley Whitmore |
| Music Appreciation | 2nd Friday of each month | 10.00 to 12.00 | Members’ homes | Norman Dutton |
| National Trust | Convenor to notify | 10.00 Meet up | Various NT Properties | Andrew Goodchild |
| Past Times | 3rd Friday of each month | 10.15 to 12.00 | St Peter’s Church Hall | Carl Whitmore |
| Petanque (W) | Normally 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. (Weather permitting) First 2026 meet up: Thursday 23rd April 2026 | 11.00 to 13:00 | Greatworth Hall, Greatworth, Banbury, OXON, OX17 2DH (access from the B4525/Welsh Lane). (Hole in the Hedge cafe) | Alison Simmonds, Mark Chiverton and John Underwood |
| Philosophy (W) | 1st Wednesday of each month | 19:00 | DnA Steak and Grill | Mike Lucas |
| Pickle Ball | Weekly - Wednesday | 10.00 to 12.00 | Leisure Centre | Conrad Dower & Peggy Williams |
| Poetry 2 (W) | 3rd Thursday of each month | 14.00 to 16.00 | Members' Homes | Frank Arnold |
| Quiz | 2nd Wednesday of each month | 14.00 to 16.00 | St Peter's Church Hall | Andrew Goodchild & Sue Smith |
| Shakespeare | 2nd Tuesday of each month | 14.00 to 16.00 | St Peter’s Church Hall | Joanna Byles |
| Singing for Fun | Wednesdays - as advised | 13.45 to 16.00 | The Methodist Church | Ruth Harris |
| Spanish - Beginners | 1st and 3rd Friday of each month | 14.00 to 16.00 | Farthinghoe Village Hall | Ann Wrightson |
| Spanish - Intermediate | 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month | 14.00 to 16.00 | Farthinghoe Village Hall | Ann Wrightson |
| Sunday Lunch Bunch (W) | Sundays as advised | 1230 | Convenor to notify | Peggy Williams |
| Table Tennis for Fun | Weekly - Monday | 14.00 to 16.00 | Leisure Centre | Janet Whitby |
| Table Tennis for Fun 2 | Weekly - Tuesday | 13.30 to 15.30 | Leisure Centre | John Moore |
| Traditional Dance | 1st Tuesday and 3rd Friday of each month | 14.00 to 16:00 | St. Peters Church Hall | John Weaver |
| Victorian Literature | 2nd Thursday of each month | 14:00 to 16:00 | Convenor's Home | Gillian Murray |
| Walking | 2nd Monday of each month | 10.00 to 12.00 | Various Venues | Bruce Markie |
| World Cuisine (N) | Dates to be advised by Convenor | Time to be advise by Convenor | Location to be advised by Convenor | Peggy Williams (for Saturday lunchtime sessions) Caroline Dunning (for Friday evening sessions) |
If there is not a group for a topic you are interested in, why not start your own group? There is help available to get you going. If you would like to run a Group or make suggestions about existing or new Groups, Alison will be pleased to hear from you.
Click on Calendar to find our Calendar of regular meetings. The Calendar will open in the Agenda tab which gives a day by day list of coming activities starting from today.
Each Group is self-sufficient and independent and if costs are involved in renting rooms then those members pay a small amount each to cover the costs.
Photographs of recent group events can be seen on the individual group page.
To email our Groups Co-ordinator, Alison - click here Groups Co-ordinator