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Architecture     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact David Oliver
Details Discussion Group. Date & Time to be confirmed when numbers are known

Artificial Intelligence (AI)     

Meets Fourth Wednesday of the Month
Venue New Life Church - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Sandra Dean
Details This brand new group meets at New Life Church, Market Rasen. Meetings will be two monthly i.e. January, March and May) in the first instance to ensure the format is suitable. Further remote (hybrid) meetings may be a feature in due course and will be dependent on group members. These additional hybrid sessions can take place at different times such as evenings via Zoom.

Backgammon     

Meets First Tuesday of the month
Venue Bistro Bar and Kitchen - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Bill Roberts
Details No U3A charge - just buy your own drink / snack from the cafe.

Biblical Hebrew     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Alison Atkinson
Details 

Board & Card Games     

Meets Monthly - last Monday of the month-at the Bistro,
Venue Bistro Bar and Kitchen - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Pamela Britton
Details Bring along your favourite game.

Bowling indoors     

Meets Every Thursday afternoon
Venue 
Normally starts 14:15 to 16:30
Contact Jane Guy
Details We meet at Dunholme Indoor Bowls Centre in Honeyholes Lane. The first three sessions are free when a tutor will show you how to play. You will be loaned shoes and bowls for your trial period. After that you can join the Bowls Club for £40 p.a., play whenever you want and pay £3 each time. Most of our u3a members have now done this. Otherwise the charge is £5 per session.

Canasta     

Meets Tuesday every fortnight
Venue Lammas Leas Community Hall - Market Rasen - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 17:00
Contact Vera Brisbane & Christine Pearce
Details The group now meets fortnightly at Lammas Leas Community Hall Market Rasen at 14.00. £2 donation per session. contact Vera 07870 185247 or Christine 07714 310025

Card Craft     

Meets various
Venue Member's House
Contact Ginny Beard
Details This group meets about 4 times a year - usually before holidays. For details of next meeting go to the interest group page on the website .

Crochet     

Meets 1st & 3rd Monday of the month
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Pat Hage
Details Initial 2 meetings on 8th and 22nd Jan 2023 contact 01673 849447

Cross Stitch Group     

Meets 4th Thursday of the month
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:00
Contact Audrey Storey
Details Meets on 4th Thursday of the month at Burnsall, Meadow Close, Market Rasen at 10.00 a.m.

Cycling     

Meets every Wednesday and Friday
Venue various
Normally starts 10:00 to 14:00
Contact Gordon Jennings
Details Wednesday Rides are local , mostly meeting at 10am on the Jamerson Bridge in Market Rasen. They are easier (10 mph) local rides. Friday Rides are a mixture of distance v terrain, depending on weather and other factors. They normally start from Middle Rasen or an agreed point elsewhere

Digital Photography     

Meets First and third Monday of the month
Venue New Life Church - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Terry Francis & Suzanne Barker
Details This is a group for members who are interested in anything Photography using digital cameras of any type from Mobile phones up to DSLR cameras, you don't need to be an expert we just enjoy taking photographs. contact 01673 842088

Discovery Group     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Mary Howes
Details 

Discussion Group     

Meets 3rd Wednesday in the month at 1000
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:00
Contact Dave Ebbage
Details The group discusses a topic of the day chosen at the previous meeting. A group member will introduce the topic and lead the meeting into the discussion. The group will be informal and friendly. Numbers are limited to 8 to maintain the conviviality of the group. Meets on the 3rd Wednesday in the month

Drama     

Meets every Thursday from 2pm
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Gail Dennis
Details Meet at Gail's House

Embroidery     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Pat Hage
Details 

Event - Car Treasure Hunt     

Meets Wednesday 1st May
Venue 
Normally starts 10:00 to 00:00
Contact Sandra Dean
Details Treasure hunt and pub lunch. Cost £4 per car plus extra for lunch. Space for 16 cars.

Event - Indoor Bowls     

Meets Thursday 4th July
Venue Dunholme Indoor Bowls Club - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:30
Contact Cathy Whelan
Details We invite any potential bowlers to a fun afternoon having some bowls lessons and games.  Come and join us for good company, very gentle exercise and a chat with a cuppa and biscuit - All for free.

Family History     

Meets 1st Tuesday of the month
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:00
Contact Janet Wilson
Details 

Family History (For Beginners)     

Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:00
Contact Janet Wilson
Details This Group currently on hold

French Conversation     

Meets New date and time pending
Venue 
Normally starts 15:00 to 16:00
Contact Sandra Dean/Jane Smith
Details This conversational French group is for anyone who has some French gained in the past. We chat in French and generally try to use our language for the purposes of travel and general interest. The group isn't meeting regularly at present and is hoping to have a new Group Leader later this year.

Gardening     

Meets 3rd Wednesday each month from September to April
Venue New Life Church - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Jane Guy
Details At our monthly meetings we have a guest speaker. In the summer months we visit at least one garden each month; if it is out of the county then we organise a coach to take us there. We produce a monthly newsletter which includes our programme. We also organise the occasional workshop, e.g. willow weaving or apply grafting.

German     

Meets Every Tuesday
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Gary Beighton
Details for more info go to the German page of our website:- https://westwoldsu3a.org/?page_id=146

Italian for Beginners     

Meets 1st & 3rd Thurs
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 10:00 to 11:30
Contact Sandra Dean or Amanda O'Connor
Details This self-support group is for those who are at the start of their Italian journey. Activities are varied and fun and we enjoy everything about Italian culture. Meetings normally take place in Middle Rasen.

Keep Fit     

Meets Every Thursday
Venue Festival Hall - map
Normally starts 10:00 to 11:00
Contact Dawn Stopper
Details Every Thursday except when the General Meeting is on, the aim is to stretch, strengthen, tone and mobilize the body in a relaxed and fun way, working at your own pace to music.

Latin     

Meets every Friday
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:00
Contact Gwen Parsons
Details contact phone 07749044413

Line Dancing     

Meets every Friday
Venue 
Normally starts 10:00 to 11:30
Contact Margaret White
Details Market Rasen Methodist Church Hall. comfortable smooth soled shoes.

Local History     

Meets Second Tuesday of the month
Venue 
Normally starts 09:50 to 12:00
Contact Paul Ettridge
Details In the Church Hall, Middle Rasen from September until May to hear talks on local history matters from accomplished speakers and during June, July and August visits to various sites of historical interest within Lincolnshire.

Luncheon Group     

Meets 12:00 2nd Wed of the Month
Venue 
Contact Kay Green
Details 

Mahjong     

Meets 4th Friday of the month
Venue Lammas Leas Community Hall - Market Rasen - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Margaret Allerston
Details 

Music Appreciation     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Barry Dukes
Details 

Patchwork     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Lyn Henry
Details 

Poetry     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Eva Smith
Details 

Rasen Book Group     

Meets 4th Wednesday of the month
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Kathryn Wade
Details For contact details please see Rasen Book Group page on website. https://westwoldsu3a.org/?page_id=12708

Readers Group     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Audrey Storey
Details 

Recorder Group     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Geoff Goddard
Details 

Scrabble     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Audrey Storey
Details 

Solo     

Meets Every 3rd Friday 2pm - 4pm
Venue New Life Church - map
Contact Ginny Beard
Details 

Spanish Beginners     

Meets 2nd & 4th Monday 1.30pm
Venue 
Normally starts 13:30 to 15:00
Contact Sandra Dean
Details The group is for anyone who wants to take their basic knowledge to the next level following little or no previous experience. We will look at a range of everyday situations to practice speaking, listening and writing Spanish. Meetings take place in Faldingworth.

Spanish Conversation/Scrabble     

Meets First and Third Friday
Venue Member's House
Normally starts 14:00 to 15:30
Contact Sandra Dean
Details This group is for those with a good working knowledge of Spanish gained from several years of previous study or after living overseas in a Spanish speaking country. There is no direct teaching. The sessions will include talking about a range of current topics and Scrabble playing. Sessions are held at a member's home in Ludford by prior arrangement. This is arranged through a closed WhatsApp group.

Spanish for your Holidays     

Meets Every Friday at 1pm
Venue 
Normally starts 13:00 to 14:00
Contact Sandra Dean
Details This is a basic introduction to Spanish for anyone who wants to learn a few words and phrases to get the confidence to speak the language on holiday. This short course offers a fun introduction to this wonderful language. The next course will run in October 2024. Contact the Spanish Convenor for more details.

Spanish Intermediate Plus     

Meets Every Tuesday at 2.30pm
Venue 
Normally starts 14:30 to 16:30
Contact Sandra Dean
Details This active group meets weekly at 2.30pm – 4.30pm every Tuesday throughout the year for two hours in members homes. We run a varied programme of activities that include speaking and listening, reading and writing in Spanish. The group is at an Intermediate Plus level.

Theatre Visits     

Meets NULL
Venue 
Contact Cathy Whelan
Details Visits are at various times and venues. Check out the website for current information

Tribute Bands     

Meets various
Venue various
Contact Phyl Murray
Details Occasional attendance at Tribute Band events Yardbirds in Grimsby is a popular venue see page on website for current events & contact details

Turkish Delight Desert Dancers     

Meets First Monday of the month
Venue St Peter and St Paul Church Hall, Middle Rasen - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Gillian Anderton
Details When was the last time you dressed up and had fun? A little gentle dancing with a little acting in our performance makes for a lot of fun, our group is aimed at giving and receiving enjoyment Come and join us, give us a try, we feel sure that you too will be delighted Just turn up or ring Gillian

Upholstery & Furniture Restora     

Meets every Tuesday
Venue 
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Gail Dennis
Details Spring and Summer only

Visit - Littlethorpe Manor     

Meets Thursday 30th May
Venue TBA
Normally starts 09:00 to 17:30
Contact Jane Guy
Details Littlethorpe Manor nr Ripon.  Cost £45 to include coach, driver's gratuity, entrance and tea and biscuit or cake. Must be pre-booked with Jane Guy 0797 1277 482 or jane.m.guy@gmail.com The garden is on two levels – an upper level of 4 acres around the house, fairly formal in layout, with 7 acres of parkland below. The design is not an attempt at an historical recreation, but more the creation of a garden sympathetic to the Manor and its surrounds. On the upper level, a series of four gardens with different themes are linked together by repeated use of the same hard landscape materials and key structural planting (Hornbeam, Yew and Box hedging, with Bergenia, Luzula and Hakonechloa groundcover). A path running from the stable block to the drive links the gardens together via the Holly walk, Pergola and Fountain lawn. 

Visit - Sudbrooke Garden     

Meets Wednesday 5th June
Venue TBA
Contact NULL
Details Cost £7 to include garden entrance and tea/coffee and cake Must be pre-booked with Jane Guy 0797 1277 482 or jane.m.guy@gmail.com This is a private garden, never opened before for the public or private groups and is a large garden beautifully designed and planted with large herbaceous beds and borders using many up-cycled items in a very creative way.  Well worth a visit to bring inspiring ideas home. 

Visit - Thorne Beehives     

Meets Wednesday 24th April
Venue 
Normally starts 14:00 to 00:00
Contact Dave Ebbage
Details Visit plus refreshments - cost £5 Thorne's in Rand have been making beekeeping equipment in Lincolnshire for over 100 years and are proud to be the leading manufacturer and retailer in the UK. Their hives are renowned throughout the world for their quality. This is a fascinating tour around their head office, workshop and restaurant.

Visit - Yeo Tree Farm garden     

Meets Tue 30th July
Venue Tesco Bus Stop - map
Normally starts 11:00 to 16:00
Contact NULL
Details Cost is £35 to include coach, driver's gratuity and garden entrance with tea/coffee and biscuits or cake. Must be pre-booked with Jane Guy 0797 1277 482 or jane.m.guy@gmail.com This is a lovely country garden of 1½ acres. There are large herbaceous and mixed borders surrounding the well-kept lawns. There is a wildlife pond with two bog gardens, a woodland garden and shaded borders containing many unusual plants. A mulberry tree forms the centre piece of one lawn. There is also a picturesque annual flower meadow, wild flower meadow and large vegetable plot.

Visits - Aviation Heritage Cen     

Meets Tuesday 14th May
Venue 
Normally starts 10:00 to 00:00
Contact NULL
Details Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre Tuesday 14th May. Meet 1000 East Kirkby. This is your chance to experience the excitement and atmosphere as the Lancaster and Mosquito aircraft from World War 2 taxy. The thunderous noise, smell and grandeur will assault your senses. The museum, and other displays, offer a window on aviation during the War, and to complete your visit there is the option to sample the modern cuisine of the NAAFI! You should not miss this- £10/person. Car sharing may be possible. Web site: https://www.lincsaviation.co.uk/

Visits - Transport Museum     

Meets 18th April
Venue 
Contact NULL
Details 

Walking     

Meets Various dates, see sign up sheets at meetings
Venue various
Contact Sharon Rupp
Details Walks in the area of various lengths and for differing abilities.

West Wolds Warblers     

Meets First Wednesday of the month
Venue New Life Church - map
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Contact Terry Francis
Details We enjoy singing along to songs from the 40s right up to the present date, we provide the lyrics and the music, just bring along your voice, and be prepared to have a great time.