In addition to bi-monthly General Meetings, with a plenary speaker, U3A Howick offers so much more! There is a wide range of topics and activities in Interest Groups whose membership is open to all U3A Members. Small Interest Groups meet in private homes or suitable venues as arranged by a Convener. Since it is assumed that most members are retired or semi-retired, most of these courses and group activities are held on weekdays during the day. The membership application / member renewal form includes a list of active existing Interest Groups where prospective / existing members are asked to indicate which groups they will participate in. There is also space to suggest new groups – topics they could teach, or might want to learn, or groups they could participate in or (preferably) convene. This helps the Committee to set up groups or schedule courses or talks which will be of interest to members.
The functioning of all Interest Groups depends on members’ participation and willingness to contribute. This includes taking on the role of Convener.
A list of the currently active Interest Groups is provided in the pdf document (for viewing or download), accessed by clicking on the link below. Some groups, in particular Book Club and Creative Writing, are best kept as small discussion groups, often in members' homes. However, more members are interested in these topics than can be accommodated in one such group. In these cases, "Group 1" is full and "Group 2" has been formed, which new members can join. Please contact the listed Group Convener using the contact details provided, if you want to join a particular group, or find out about details of their meetings. Most, but not all, Interest Groups have a WhatsApp group to keep members informed. For initial enquiries it is best to use e-mail. Sometimes a group with a significant number of interested members may be without a Convener, and we look to members to step up.
Sadly, Mike Perrin passed away in December 2023 and his Biology of Mammals group has been removed from the list.
U3A Howick Interest Groups*
*(Depending on the configuration of your browser and add-ons, clicking on the document link may result in either display of the PDF document in the browser or download of the file to your Downloads folder.)
