Isle of Sheppey U3A

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Isle of Sheppey U3A If you are no longer in full-time employment or raising a family, a new world of opportunity awaits here at your local U3A!

With our nearly 160 members, our group is a great way to make new connections. Join our Monday walking group for an hour...
23/10/2026

With our nearly 160 members, our group is a great way to make new connections. Join our Monday walking group for an hour or so stroll and chat followed by a sociable drink and maybe lunch. Maybe you would prefer to play scrabble or crib or join a lunch group. We have a Social history group, two book clubs a French conversation group, an Art group and a craft group amongst others. We can pretty much get a group together doing anything if a few members are interested and prepared to help organise. Our motto is Live, Learn, Laugh and we do this a lot. Then there is our monthly speaker meetings with a wide variety of topics and a chance to socialise with around 70 of our members with refreshments which follows our general current members’ information chat and talk. Check out our website and newsletter for more information and message of email us if you are interested in visiting or joining.

21/10/2026
A wide variety of interests are supported at u3as around the country and online. Why not visit us at our monthly meeting...
21/10/2026

A wide variety of interests are supported at u3as around the country and online. Why not visit us at our monthly meeting for £3 including refreshments and see what we get up to.

A huge congratulations to the winner and runners up of the 2026 u3a Essay Competition 🥇

The winning entry came from Sandy, from Bedford u3a whose essay 'Operation Genesis' focused on an imaginative voyage through space, following a tiny particle of light on a remarkable mission to help bring new life to the Great Barrier Reef.

It's the first time I've done anything like it." said Sandy, "We've got to read them all now! What a brilliant range of interests that folks have, and they clearly wrote really well about them."

The runners up were Susan, from Guildford and Woking u3as, with her essay 'Chekhov's Journey to Sakhalin', and Jackie from Melbourne Area Derby u3a, with her essay 'The Match Women's Strike - A Journey from Oppression to Workers' Rights'.

Read the winning essays, plus the full shortlist on the u3a website: u3a.org.uk/essay-winners

21/10/2026

We are a great social group with over 150 members. Try out our monthly meeting - tomorrow Thursday 22nd and every month on the fourth Thursday afternoon and become a member £10 until March 31st next year. Join our small interest groups, get your know others and have an enjoyable time.

09/10/2026
The monthly podcast is out now
07/10/2026

The monthly podcast is out now

The latest episode of the u3a Radio Podcast is out now - listen on YouTube, Spotify and the usual podcast platforms.

Listen now: https://www.u3a.org.uk/what-we-do/learning/u3a-radio-podcast

This episode features:
📚 Book publishing advice: Alysoun Owen from Bloomsbury shares practical tips for first-time authors.
🏅 Commonwealth Games: former athletic champion Bill Tancred talks about the passion, friendship and lifelong learning that stays with us long after medals have been won.
💽 Music industry stories: Sven Peterson, EMI music executive, reflects on working with artists like David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Tina Turner.

When you're a member of Isle of Sheppey u3a you have access to the national online learning events. A wide variety of to...
07/10/2026

When you're a member of Isle of Sheppey u3a you have access to the national online learning events. A wide variety of topics created by U3A members around the country.

06/10/2026

Yesterday was International Coffee Day, so today's Friday Fun will put your coffee knowledge to the test with this emoji quiz ☕

Make yourself a coffee and let us know how you get on in the comments!

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1. Americano
2. Cappuccino
3. Cold brew
4. Flat white
5. Macchiato

Address

Sheppey Hall
Queenborough

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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