You must be a member of Basildon and Billericay u3a before you can attend a group. Please don't contact any of our groups before you have joined us.





u3a members share their knowledge, skills, experience and enthusiasm - to teach themselves and each other without any need for paid teachers.
u3a interest/activity Groups are a great way of meeting like-minded people with whom you can share your hobbies, interests and expertise. One of u3a's guiding principles is that learning must be primarily for fun and enjoyment and there are no examinations taken or qualifications given.
Information on Basildon & Billericay u3a's Groups and their Co-ordinators is sent to u3a members on joining and then updated regularly on our website. Sometimes Groups may be full but it is still worth contacting the Group Co-ordinator, via the group email, to check, since a place may become available or members' names may be added to a waiting list. New interest/activity Groups may also be formed at any time, whenever there is a demand for them, say by two or three members having a common interest, so if the Group you are looking for is not listed, please contact the Groups Facilitator to ask about starting a new Group.
Group Resources are available at the Resource Centre of the Third Age Trust National Office which has a collection of material available for u3a Groups to borrow on many subjects. They are available for both Group Co-ordinators and members. Contact resource.centre@u3a.org.uk or telephone 0208 315 0199.
Our u3a offers a wide variety of interest groups from Petanque to Photograpy, Rambling to Rummikub, have a look at the groups list below to see what you could join.
Groups listed alphabetically
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Archaeology 1
Status: Active
On Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
2nd Wed -
Archaeology 2
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
4th Mon - Places vary -
Art Appreciation
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Thursday all day
3rd Thurs -
Beginners Bridge
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
On Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
2nd and 4th Monday -
Bird Watching
Status: Active -
Bridge
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Billericay
Weekly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm -
Canasta
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
Days and times vary -
D I Y
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm
2nd Thursday of the month -
Discovering Villages
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am
2nd Friday 10:30 -
Discussion & Lunch 2
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Stock
Monthly on Monday afternoons 12:00 pm
2nd Mon -
Elementary Spanish
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
Fortnightly on Friday mornings
1st and 3rd Friday of the month -
Essex Churches
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Wednesday mornings
4th Wed - Various Visits -
Essex Discovery
Status: Waiting list
On Friday mornings 10:30 am
3rd Friday -
Essex History
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
3rd Wed pm. -
Family History
Status: Active
Venue: Stock
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am
3rd Tuesday -
Film Group
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Billericay
Monthly on Thursday evenings 6:30 pm
Last Thurs of the month -
Four mile max
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am
4th Thursday -
French Conversation
Status: Active
Venue: Basildon
On Tuesday mornings 10:00 am
2nd & 4thTues -
Further French
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
Places vary -
Gardening Friends
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursday mornings
2nd Thurs meeting times vary -
German Conversation
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm
1st Mon -
Golf
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings -
Green Fingers
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday afternoons
1st Friday - times vary -
Home Technology Forum
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Bulphan
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
2nd Wed 10:00 -
Jazz Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm
3rd Tues - Billericay -
Knitting and Needlework
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
On Friday mornings 10:30 am
Various Fridays 10.30 -
Looking Back - One
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:30 pm-4:30 pm -
Looking Back - Two
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons 10:30 am-12:00 pm -
Music for Pleasure
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
4th Wed Crays Hill -
Our Essex
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Wickford
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30 am
1st Mon -
Pétanque (Thursday)
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:30 pm
Every Thurs -
Photography
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm
3rd Thurs -
Poetry for Pleasure
Status: Active
Venue: Basildon
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm
1st Wed -
Practical Art
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:30 pm
2nd Tuesday -
Railway Journeys
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Tuesdays
1st Tues, time variable -
Rambling
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
1st Wed - Various Walks -
Reading Group
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
Monthly on Monday mornings 10:30 am
2nd Mon -
Roving Lunch
Status: Waiting list
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons
2nd Wednesday -
Rummikub
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
Monthly on Friday afternoons 2:00 pm
2nd Friday -
Scrabble for Fun
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
2nd Wed -
Solo Uno Sunday
Status: Waiting list
On Sunday mornings 11:00 am
Various Sundays 11:00 -
Table Tennis
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
14:00 - 16:00 - Hannakins Farm -
Theatre Studies Group
Status: Waiting list
Venue: Billericay
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:00 pm
2nd Tues -
Wine Appreciation
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
On Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm
2nd Thurs -
Writing for Fun
Status: Active
Venue: Billericay
On Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm
1st Thurs