Making the most of life with 65 interest groups in and around Marlborough
Activities / Hobbies
The Day Trip Group aims to offer 3 or 4 day trips each year to places of interest within some 2 hours travelling distance from Marlborough. We have no preset ideas, but plan to take full advantage of the abundance of places of interest in our region, spanning the arts, gardens, historic properties/sites, towns, cathedrals, …
“Earth has not anything to show more fair!” sang Flanders and Swann (based on William Wordsworth’s poem). Our common purpose is to enjoy some “transports of delight” by making short(ish) bus trips with Kennet u3a colleagues, admiring scenery while visiting – for example – Bath, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Devizes, Newbury, Oxford and Salisbury. Taking turns to …
Every month there are hundreds of science news announcements in the world’s press covering a huge field of knowledge. We are a small group with a diverse range of backgrounds, not necessarily scientific, meeting together to talk about any news items which interest us and try to understand their significance or just shed a bit …
Qigong is an ancient form of Chinese medicine using breath control, gentle flowing exercises and meditation to stimulate vital life energy aiming to prevent disease and increase longevity. Meets:To be confirmed Venue:Priory Park Gardens, Marlborough. Contact the Group Leader:Please contact Felicity Simpson ( Group Leader) via WhatsApp on 07843 771599 if you are interested to …
The u3a in Kennet Craft Group is now up and running. We are a friendly group and chat as we work on our individual portable craft projects, exchanging crafting ideas, learning from each other and generally putting the world to rights! So far there has been knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, bunting making and paper …
This is a very happy group where members can learn the basics of patchwork e.g. rotary cutting and piecing. They can then progress at their own speed and end up with some very good results. Meets:2nd & 4th Tuesday’s of the month 10:00 – 12:00 Venue:Marlborough – currently not active, but will resume when able …
If you enjoy a glass of wine and would like to extend your experience of tastes and your knowledge of types why not consider joining WAG? We meet once a month (except August and December) at the Rugby Club in Frees Avenue to sample and discuss around 6 wines. We compare grape varieties,countries and price …
This is a well established friendly group that has been running for over 20 years. We are currently sewing tapestry cushions, etc. but always open to new ideas. New Members always welcome. I have seen some of the work and its pretty impressive. If you are skilled you will be in good company. But if …
We are a group of classic car enthusiasts and owners who like to use their cars (of whatever make) to enjoy: To join you do need to own a classic car. Any make, any year. We’re very flexible as to what is a classic. Meets:Varies Venue:Varies Contact the Group Leader: please complete the form below.
Our members have varying abilities ranging from beginners to those with a very good level of artistic expertise. Our monthly sessions consist of Demonstrations, Workshops and Still Life. Sometimes an outside Artist will do a Workshop that might be of interest to the the group. Members learn from each other. Occasionally a group member may …