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Afternoon Tea     

Meets 4th Thursday
Normally starts 14:30 to 00:00
Details We meet once a month a visit cafes within approximately 10-12 mils of Pembury. This is a very friendly group who enjoy a cuppa, a piece of cake and a natter and of course a good laugh. We car share as far as possible to save on fuel.

Allotment     

Meets Every Thursday
Normally starts 10:00 to 00:00
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Allsorts 1     

Meets 2nd Monday
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details This group covers an assortment of topics over the year, hence 'Allsorts'. Examples of the different monthly topics are: Quizzes Discuss news items ‘Where in the world?’ Identify the place/tourist attraction from the clues given ‘Who am I?’ Identify the person from the clues given Lunch at a local pub Prize bingo

Allsorts 2     

Meets 2nd Tuesday
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details This group covers an assortment of topics over the year, hence 'Allsorts'. Examples of the different monthly topics are: Quizzes Discuss news items ‘Where in the world?’ Identify the place/tourist attraction from the clues given ‘Who am I?’ Identify the person from the clues given Lunch at a local pub Prize bingo

Amble     

Meets 3rd Monday
Normally starts 10:30 to 00:00
Details Our aim is to encourage people to join our very friendly walking group. This is not a route march but an amble through our beautiful countryside. We finish our walk in time for a lunch in either a pub or a cafe.

Art Appreciation     

Meets 4th Wednesday
Normally starts 14:30 to 00:00
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Bird Watching     

Meets 2nd Monday
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Book Circle 1     

Meets 2nd Tuesday
Normally starts 10:00 to 11:00
Details We meet in Pembury Village Hall. Our books, usually fiction, are provided by Pembury Library. We meet monthly to air our thoughts on the book we have just read, with the help of internet reviews, and coffee and biscuits; and talk about possible future books to read.

Book Group 2     

Meets 1st Friday of the Month
Normally starts 14:15 to 15:15
Details We are the second of two Pembury U3A book groups. We meet in Pembury Library on the 1st Friday of each month. We read a wide range of genre. The subject matter of the title can be challenging. We do not presume that everyone will finish the monthly title and that some of the content can be difficult depending on life experiences. We respect everyones point of view and have a thought provoking and lively discussion at our meetings.

Book Group 3     

Meets 4th Thursday of the month
Normally starts 14:00 to 15:00
Details We are a new book group, looking for more members to join us. We meet at Pembury, Library who also kindly order our books, which means there is no cost involved in accessing our reading material.

Bridge     

Meets Every Monday
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:30
Details Beginners, returners and improvers all welcome. We play social bridge for fun. If you get bitten by the bug you can go on to play competitively at the Pembury Bridge Club. We meet weekly, on Monday mornings, in the Pembury Cricket club, 10 am to 12 30 pm.

Climate Change     

Meets 4th Thursday monthly
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details In members home at present. The group has decided on a variety of topics about Climate Change. It is a lively and very vocal group and is determined to share any substantiated evidence to our members. Please note this group has had its first meeting in January and may change as the climate does!!

Cribbage     

Meets 1st Monday
Normally starts 19:30 to 22:00
Details A Classic card game which can be enjoyed by experienced and completely novice players. This is a very friendly group which will make everybody feel welcome

Croquet     

Meets From April till September
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details Held at Brenchley Memorial Hall Old Cricket Field on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month. Fee £3.00 per session which contributes to green preparation and equipment.

Crosswords     

Meets 3rd Thursday
Normally starts 14:30 to 00:00
Details Meets at a member’s home. Some knowledge of cryptic crosswords necessary.

Darts     

Meets Every 4th Tuesday in the month
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details If you would like to play darts. Cpme and join us, if you have never played, come and try it out. We are all on differed levels. It is a FUN afternoon. No need to bring darts . Looking forwould to seeing you. Rudi

Digital Photography     

Meets 2nd Tuesday
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details Our group meets monthly at the Village Hall on the second Tuesday to share members photos from the previous month and discuss how we can improve our images during shooting and in post production. Meets at Village Hall.

Dog Walking     

Meets Varies
Details This group is for anyone who would like to join with fellow dog-owners when out walking. It is not organised by any one person. Those, who wish to join this group will be given contact details of the others in the group, so that dog-walking can be informally arranged.

Drawing     

Meets 2nd Friday
Normally starts 14:00 to 00:00
Details This is a small group of people who like to draw faces. We learn from each other and its a very friendly group.

Embroidery     

Meets 4th Tuesday
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details 

Film Club     

Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Oct Nov Jan Feb Mar
Normally starts 19:30 to 22:00
Details The meeting room at the Village Hall is small ( with seating for up to 32 ). However, it is an ideal venue to show films with a large wall screen and enough space to set up the required equipment including a digital projector and stereo sound system. Each screening is of full length feature film, either a recent release or a classic , always with a mid film interval. Members bring their own refreshments. Current subscription to cover all 10 screenings per season was £17.00 per member , but will most likely be reduced for the 2024/25 season.

Flower arranging 1     

Meets 3rd Tuesday
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:00
Details We create small flower arrangements suitable for our homes using flowers and foliage from our gardens where possible.

Flower Arranging 2     

Meets 3rd Tuesday
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details We create flower arrangements for our homes using flowers and foliage from our gardens whenever possible.

French     

Meets 2nd Wednesday & 4th Wednesday
Normally starts 14:40 to 00:00
Details The French Group meet, when convenient, at the leader's house on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday afternoon of the month. During the first hour we discuss current affairs, and give personal news, all in French. After a tea break we translate from the magazine "Rendez-vous". The magazine has a team in Paris, and contains views and news of French people on topical matters. In this month's edition there is an account of the preparation necessary for the coming Olympic Games in Paris; and also a description of some of the museums one can visit.

Garden Visits     

Meets Visit to various locations monthly
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Gardening 1     

Meets Varies
Details We each open our garden for the group members, we swap cuttings, seeds, expertise and occasionally visit other gardens.

German     

Meets 2nd and 4thThursday
Normally starts 14:30 to 00:00
Details Meets twice a month at 13 Heskett Park. A converstion group. Upper intermediate level.

Harmony Singers     

Meets 2nd Monday & 4th Monday
Normally starts 13:30 to 15:30
Details This friendly fun group is about 40 singers in total. Our members come from 4 neighbouring u3a s - Pembury, Paddock Wood, Kingshill and West Malling. We rehearse on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 1.30-3.30pm, with a tea/coffee break, in Nettlestead Village Hall. There are no auditions and you don't need to be able to read music, just to enjoy singing with others. We have a lot of fun and laughs and sing in harmony - hence our name ! Why not come along and try us out - find your voice again and learn to sing, sometimes in harmony !

History     

Meets 3rd Thursday
Normally starts 14:00 to 15:30
Details 50p contribution for tea, coffee and materials.

Jazz Appreciation     

Meets 1st Wednesday
Normally starts 19:30 to 21:30
Details A friendly group discussing and listening to all eras and genres of jazz from the early days onward

Knit and Natter     

Meets 3rd Tuesday
Normally starts 14:00 to 00:00
Details We meet evry month usually at 2 Canterbury Road. Bring your own knitting. Sometimes we do community projects as well and we even exchange books we have enjoyed reading..

Kurling New Age     

Meets 2nd & 4th Monday Afternoons
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details Scout & Guide Hall

Line Dancing     

Meets 3rd Friday
Normally starts 13:15 to 15:15
Details Held at Pembury Village Hall this is a friendly way to keep fit,have fun and learn line dancing. You don't need a partner,just bring yourselves.

Linguistics     

Meets 3rd Thursday
Normally starts 10:15 to 11:30
Details 

Mah Jongg CA     

Meets 4th Thursday
Normally starts 19:30 to 00:00
Details New members welcome - experienced or beginners. Beginners will have to attend several extra sessions before joining the regular Thursday evening meetings..

Mahjong HD     

Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday
Normally starts 14:00 to 00:00
Details 

Military History     

Meets 2nd Thursday
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details Our small, friendly group of men and women have a shared interest in all aspects of military, aviation, and maritime history during the period spanning Classical times to the present. The subject is broad, offering the prospect of something for everyone, since the cause, conduct, outcome and consequences of individual battles, campaigns or conflicts are influenced by factors including geo-politics, technological development, and human behaviour.

Music Jam     

Meets 2nd and 4th Monday 2pm
Normally starts 14:00 to 15:00
Details This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 2pm. At present we meet at the leader's home We are considering other venues for hire if the group gets bigger (and louder!). Guitars, other instruments and voices welcome. Sing along or play to well-known tunes. No performances, just join in for fun. We use free websites with guitar chords and lyrics.

Needles and Pins     

Meets 4th Wednesday
Normally starts 14:00 to 00:00
Details The group usually meets at Janet's house. We meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Members bring along whatever needlework they are working on. (This can be knitting, sewing, embroidery, etc). They can get help at the group as required. Recently we have also been contributing to the postbox toppers.

Paint and Natter HS     

Meets 1st, 3rd and 5th Friday
Normally starts 10:00 to 00:00
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Painting for Fun 1     

Meets 1st and 3rd Friday
Normally starts 09:45 to 12:00
Details This group has been meeting for many years and has become a "Paint and Natter" group. Members bring their own work or select a picture from a folder and work at their own speed. The mediums used vary. The group leader offers help and advice when requested and occasionally leads a small group in a topic they request. Sessions are held in the meeting Room in the Village Hall so the hire charge is covered by a single payment per term of £15 per member in the first session. This also covers refreshments and any occasional materials provided. Members usually bring their own paper, paints etc. The year consists of 3 terms with short breaks between them. The emphasis is still on lrarning and trying new techniques and media but mainly the enjoyment painting gives.

Painting for Fun 2     

Meets 2nd and 4th Friday
Normally starts 09:45 to 12:00
Details This group has been meeting for some years but is still taught each session. A theme is planned for the term which introduces a new technique or medium. The group is held in the meeting room of the Village Hall from 9.45 to 12noon on the second and fourth Friday every month except April and August when we have a break. Members supply their own equipment and materials unless specially supplied by the leader. We have to pay hire charges for the room so there is a termly payment of £15 which includes refreshments and any special materials supplied. There are 3 terms per year. This started as a group learning to paint with watercolour but we have expanded into several other media and also explore mixed media.

Painting for Fun 3     

Meets 2nd and 4th Monday
Normally starts 09:45 to 12:00
Details This group has been learning for about 5 years and started with watercolour but now covers other media when applicable. We cover a large range of topics from landscapes, buildings, still life, flowers and some head and figure work. Sessions are held in the meeting Room of the Village hall from 9.45 to 12noon on the 2nd and 4th Monday each month (Except April and August when we have a break). The cost per term is £15 which covers the room hire charge as well as refreshments and any materials supplied.

Patchwork 1 JG     

Meets 2nd Tuesday
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:00
Details The group usually meets at Janet's house. It meets on the 2nd Tuessday - one group at 10am and one group at 2pm. Mostly members work on their own patchwork projects but occasionally we work togther on a joint project.

Patchwork 2 JG     

Meets 2nd Tuesday
Normally starts 14:00 to 16:00
Details The group usually meets at Janet's house. It meets on the 2nd Tuessday - one group at 10am and one group at 2pm. Mostly members work on their own patchwork projects but occasionally we work togther on a joint project.

Patchwork AT     

Meets 4th Tuesday
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:00
Details This small friendly group like to experiment with new patchwork designs and then make them up into lap quilts for charity. We have donated to the Hospice and a Women's Refuge, as well as making baby quilts for the Neonatal Unit at Pembury Hospital.

Play Reading     

Meets 4th Tuesday
Normally starts 14:30 to 16:30
Details Our monthly meeting takes place in the Meeting Room of Pembury Village Hall at 2.30pm to 4.30pm on the 4th Tuesday of each month except December. The cost of hire is shared by the members. Play scripts to use are obtained free on loan from KCC Drama Library, who have a long list of script sets available for loan. We share the reading out as we go through a play

Poetry Reading     

Meets 3rd Wednesday
Normally starts 15:00 to 00:00
Details We meet on 3rd Wed in members’ houses at 3.00, to read and discuss poetry.

Pub and Natter     

Meets 4th Wednesday
Normally starts 19:30 to 00:00
Details Contact leader for next venue. We visit the three Pembury pubs in rotation for an informal chat.

Ramble 3-6 miles     

Meets 4th Monday
Normally starts 09:30 to 00:00
Details Meets fourth Monday of each month. We meet at 9.30 am in the recreation ground car park and share cars to the start of a 3 - 6 mile walk, with sometimes a pub lunch at the end. What could be better than a bit of exercise in our beautiful Kent countryside? We try to keep our walks as local as we can, but do have a few longer drives to our starting point. Most walks include stiles, and walking by the side of roads (some busy). We do not include dogs on these walks. Due to a lot of Pubs not opening on a Monday, more walks do not include a pub lunch.

Ramble 6-8 miles     

Meets 1st Wednesday
Normally starts 09:30 to 00:00
Details This group is for more energetic ramblers who are happy to walk up to 8 miles, at a slightly faster speed than the 4-6 mile rambling group. Stiles and steep gradients should not present a problem.

Rambling 4 to 6 miles     

Meets 2nd Friday
Normally starts 09:30 to 00:00
Details We meet at 9.30am on the second Friday of each month in the recreation ground and share cars to the beginning of each walk.

Scrabble     

Meets 4th Friday each month
Normally starts 14:00 to 00:00
Details The venue changes each month. Information will be sent out on the Monday of that week advising where the meeting will be for that month. Its a coming together to play scrabble, learn, share knowledge and have fun while playing.

Sewing Bee     

Meets 1st Wednesday
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:00
Details A friendly group of mixed abilities and experience but with the common interest of sewing. This includes making garments from scratch, alterations and repairs as well as soft furnishings. Hire costs for the Scout Hut are split between us and tea/coffee/biscuits provided. Currently meeting at the Scout Hut where there is plenty of dedicated parking.

Social Wine 2 VM     

Meets 2nd Wednesday
Normally starts 19:00 to 00:00
Details 

Social Wine KG     

Meets 4th Tuesday
Normally starts 19:30 to 00:00
Details We meet at various members houses once a month. Eating out for birthdays .We divide into pairs and bring a bottle of wine. Red , white or rose. We sample and discuss along with a meal. We have also visited wineries. Kathleen Gordon ILeader.

Spanish     

Meets Every Thursday
Normally starts 10:00 to 00:00
Details Intermediate Spanish using an internet Spanish course with an emphasis on spoken Spanish

Sunday Group Coffee     

Meets 4th Wednesday
Normally starts 11:00 to 12:00
Details This is a group for people who live on their own. We meet for a pub lunch on the second Sunday of each month and for coffee at the Camden Arms on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Members take it in turns to organise the lunches.

Sunday Group Lunch 1 TD     

Meets 2nd Sunday
Normally starts 13:00 to 03:30
Details This is a group for people who live on their own. We meet for a pub lunch on the second Sunday of each month and for coffee at the Camden Arms on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Members take it in turns to organise the lunches.

Sunday Group Lunch 2 SM     

Meets 2nd Sunday
Normally starts 13:00 to 15:30
Details This is a group for people who live on their own. We meet for a pub lunch on the second Sunday of each month and for coffee at the Camden Arms on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Members take it in turns to organise the lunches.

TableTennis     

Meets By arrangement
Details Members have eachother's contact details so that they can arrange to play.

Ten Pin Bowling     

Meets 2nd Wednesday
Normally starts 10:00 to 00:00
Details We meet at the Bowplex, Knights Way, Tunbridge Wells at 11am on the Second Wednesday of the month, excluding school holiday. The cost per person per game is £3.65.

Ukulele 1     

Meets 3rd Wednesday
Normally starts 14:30 to 16:30
Details A friendly group playing ukuleles and singing along to many favourite songs from the 1950s, 1960s etc

Walking Cricket     

Meets 2nd & 4th Friday of each month July - September
Normally starts 10:00 to 00:00
Details Walking Cricket operates in the Summer months to replace Walking Netball. We play on the grass in the Recreation Ground on a marked out reduced size pitch. Rules are very simple and all equipment is provided. This will help with eye to ball coordination, balance and aerobic exercise, whilst having fun at the same time.Ladies AND gents welcome!

Walking Netball     

Meets 2nd & 4th Friday mornings October - May
Normally starts 10:00 to 11:00
Details Walking Netball is held at the basketball pitch in the Recreation Ground. No running or jumping, but gentle competitive exercise. No experience necessary. All equipment is provided, you just need to have appropriate footwear. Always room for more!

Wine Enjoyment     

Meets 2nd. Tuesday
Normally starts 19:30 to 21:30
Details Our group is hosted progressively by it's membership in their houses. Each host selects four wines, usually one white, one rose and two reds and writes a very brief summary of each (notes on bottle help and usually some additional info on P,C./Laptop/tablet/or mobile). This is given to each member (useful to mark which one's you like!)

Wood Carving     

Meets 1st Monday & 3rd Monday
Normally starts 10:00 to 12:25
Details Individuals undertake their own woodcarving projects.