Groups Management
Gail Allaby – Groups Co-ordinator: groups@u3atod.org.uk
Dee Kerslake – Assistant Groups Co-ordinator: deekerslake@hotmail.com
Venues. Click here for a list of our venues.
Joining a Group
It is essential that before you attend a group, you contact the convenor for further information. Some groups, for example, may be full and will not be able to accommodate you. You may also want to know a little more about what their meetings cover, and whether or not you will be able to access their meeting places. Convenors will be able to respond to most of your questions and concerns.
Costs
Membership of U3A Todmorden is £15 a year and this must be paid before you become a regular member of a group. Join us here. Moreover, some groups have to make charges for room hire or for equipment. Please check with a group convenor before finding yourself inconvenienced.
Here’s the latest groups’ report. Or click a name below for more details of that group.
Here is a pdf of the current groups to download (or just print this page!)
- Art Appreciation / History
Mary Findon; 01706 814022; w.m.findon@btinternet.com
1st Thursday of the month, 2.00 – 3.30 pm, Fielden Centre - Art Club
Jean A Pearson; 01706 813933; pearson382@btinternet.com
Alternate Tuesdays, 10.30 am – 1.00pm, the Fielden Centre - Beginners Modern Greek
Ron Tapsell: 07930020418 rontapsall@hotmail.co.uk
Alternative Thursdays. 11 a.m. Saltonstall room Hebden Bridge Town Hall. - Coffee Club
Jean A Pearson; 01706 813933; pearson382@btinternet.com
1st Monday of Month, 11.00 onwards, The Polished Knob - Concert party
Rita Olley; 01706 819926; ritaandreg@todonline.co.uk
Friday, 2.00 – 4.00pm, Various locations - Craft
Mary Findon; 01706 814022; w.m.findon@btinternet.com
Alternate Fridays, 10.30am – 1.00pm, Fielden Centre - Creative Writing Group
Barbara Griffiths; 01706 876984; barbiegriff@gmail.com
2nd and 4th Thursdays, every month. 2.00 – 4.00pm, TCRC room. - French Conversation
Anne Foster; 01706 814623; thefostershq@yahoo.co.uk
2.00 to 4.00pm, alternating between the Fire Station Community Room and the upstairs room in the Fielden Centre. Pease contact Anne. - French Improvers (Monday Group)
Gill Radford; 01422 886021; gillmradford@btinternet.com
1.00 – 3.00 pm, every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, Fielden Centre upstairs room. - Gardening
Ann Brook; Tel 01706 815099; ann.brook@ymail.com
2nd Monday of month, 1.30pm, Various locations - German Group
Andy Hollis; andy.hollis1@gmail.com
Weekly, Tuesday afternoons, 2.00 – 4.00pm, Community Room, Todmorden Fire Station - Golf for Fun (short ten-week course)
Mike Cook; Tel 07976 402276; michaelcook2016@yahoo.com
Mondays, 10:00 to 12:30 noon, Todmorden Golf Club. - Let’s go
Linda Cook; 01706 817254; landcook@talktalk.net (Available to All Members). Various locations, phone Convenor for details.
- Lunch Club
Gisela Lea-McCann; 01422 843329; gleamccann@aol.com
Please contact Gisela for information and you will then be sent details of the following month’s venue. - Mah Jong
Harriet Appleby; Tel 07773 623655; ha@blurrededges.co.uk
Wednesdays, 3pm – 5pm at The Hare & Hounds, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 8EA. - Music Appreciation
Richard Pomfret; 01706 839115; richpomf@googlemail.com
Alternate Tuesdays, 10.00am – midday, at Bridgeholme Cricket Club pavilion, Eastwood - Novel Appreciation
Anthony Peter; 01706 551998; antpeter51@yahoo.co.uk
‘From January 2019, usually 1st Monday of the month, Todmorden Library, 2pm to 3.30pm’ ? - Old English
Emily Watnick; emilywatnick@gmail.com
Please email Emily for details of this group. - Opera Appreciation Group
Sue Nightingale; 01706815166; suenightingale@btinternet.com
Stubbing Wharf at 1pm to 4:30, monthly on second Tuesday of the month. - Philosophy
Peter Baron; 01706 813044; baronps@hotmail.com
Alternate Mondays, 10.15am, Central Methodist - Photography Group
Nigel Plant; 07929 756356; nigelonline@mac.com
2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, 10.30 – 12.30, Stubbings Wharf - Photography Group 2
Ernie Rogan; 01706 812015 arlineandernie@tiscali.co.uk
Every third Tuesday, Fire Station Community Room - Poetry Appreciation
Lynne Taylor; 01282 411902; lynne.tlr@btinternet.com
Second Friday of the Month, 11.00am – 12.30pm, Todmorden Library - Poetry Enjoyment Group
Lynne Taylor; 01282 411902; lynne.tlr@btinternet.com
11.00-12.30, every fourth Thursday of the month, at Todmorden Library - Practical Art
Wendy Coates; 01706 344821; coateswendy1@gmail.com
and Mike Peace; michael_peace2@hotmail.com
Alternate Fridays, 11.00am – 1.30pm, Fielden Centre - Psychology
Linda Robson;; linlinrobson@btinternet.com
- Quiz
Myrna Beet; 01706 815458; myrna-cb@tiscali.co.uk
Every fourth Thursday of the month, 10am, Central Methodist Church - Reader Group (3 Valley Readers)
Caroline Pinder ; 07960339037; cspinder@btinternet.com.
Please contact Caroline for time and venue - Science
Tom Williamson; 01706 810016; tom.w16@tiscali.co.uk
2nd and 4th Wednesdays, Fielden Centre, 10.15am - Scrabble 1
Pam Booth; 01706 818729
Alternate Fridays, 2.30 – 4.30 pm, (next 24th August) Central Methodist - Scrabble 2
Marion Kershaw; 07979624111 todwords@yahoo.co.uk
1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, 1.00 – 2.30, the new venue for Scrabble 2 is the Golden Lion, Fielden Square. - Social history
Alan Fowler; 01422 842828; alanfowler1944@btinternet.com
3rd Friday in the month, 10.15, TCRC room - Table Tennis and Badminton
Ann Priestley; pann900@talktalk.net (CONTACT ONLY)
Mondays (term time), 3.00 – 5.00pm, Todmorden Leisure Centre - Tablet Club
Ian Mcadie; 07398682519; ianmacadie279@gmail.com.(Available to All Members)
First Tuesday in the month. 11.00am – 12.30, Weatherspoons - Walking
Peter Gibson (ToddyPG@gmail.com) and Bill Griffiths (bill@gryffon.co.uk).
Last Tuesday in the Month. Available to all members - Wine Appreciation Group
Roger Howard; 01706 815166; jroger.howard@btinternet.com.
Fridays in the upstairs room at the Fielden Centre. Please contact Roger for the next tasting in good time, so he can make sure there is enough wine for every one. - World Affairs
Peter Baron; 01706 813044; baronps@hotmail.com
Alternate Wednesdays, 2.30pm to 4.00pm, Fire Station community room
Our Popular Venues
Fielden Centre – Lower Room
Fielden Centre – Upper Room
Fire Station Community Room
The Polished Knob, Todmorden
Todmorden Community Resource Centre (TCRC)
Todmorden Library
The White Hart (Wetherspoons), Todmorden
The Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge
The Central Methodist Church, Todmorden
Todmorden Leisure Centre
The Hare and Hounds, Todmorden
Some groups meet in various other places.