Time to spare? Not in full-time work?
Join our u3a to make new friends and enjoy exploring a wide variety of interests.
Hi
My name is Jerry Carlsson and I have had the honour to be Chair of our u3a since October 2023. Contrary to popular belief, any adult can join our u3a. Nevertheless, since most of our activities take place during the ‘working week’, our members are predominantly retired people.
We offer over 80 classes ranging from Art Appreciation to the various Walking Groups, most of which are included within your annual Membership Fee. There’s plenty of opportunity to meet new people, acquire knowledge, have fun and extend your horizons. Our maxim is Learn, Laugh, Live.
2025/2026 Start and Finish Dates
Start: 8th September 2025
Finish: 24th July 2026
Please refer to the individual groups for the specific meeting dates
News/Items of Interest
Walking Football Group In Action
Some videos of the Walking Football group in action. This group was created in July 2025 and is now well established. Our current age range of members who play is 61 to 83 years old and we are of all mixed ability. We have a few spaces left in this group so please get in touch if you would like to give it a try. You can play a couple of games for free if you want to give it a go - we all play for fun but it is still competitive.
If you are interested, please email Martin who can be contacted from the group page.
Coffee Morning dates for 2026
January 21st, March 18th, April 15th, May 20th, June 17th, July 15th.
New Pickleball group playing at the Camberley Leisure Centre
See the group page for more details
The 2026 Cathedrals Study Group Tour
This is scheduled for June 15th-19th and will be based at Warners' Thoresby Hall Hotel in Nottinghamshire, but taking in trips to Leicester & Derby Cathedrals, Southwell Minster and a host of interesting abbeys and churches in the vicinity. Cost will be around £800pp to include hotel, coach and admission/tour charges. Enquiries to Bryan Baxendale or Colin Slatter
The 2026 Industrial Heritage and Science Study Week Tour
Pictures from Winter Warmer held on 6th December. 2025
It was great to see both new and familiar faces enjoying the Xmas nibbles, mulled wine and most importantly, celebrating friendships, at our annual Winter Warmer.
Pictures from 'Elvis Plus' evening held on 22nd Nov. 2025
Farnborough u3a put on a dance for its members and the sell-out crowd danced and sang along with Gary Roman as he "ah-ha ha'" and performed other hits from various artists in the 60's and 70's. By the third song, he had us all singing along, and the dance floor was never empty again.
We all had so much fun. To be repeated, I think!
Archive
Pictures from Open Day Friday 25th April
Pictures from Quiz Night held on 22nd March 2025
Picture from Summer Picnic at Mytchett Canal Centre on 20th Sept 2025
Some of our members dodged a few raindrops to have a game of petanque, after our picnic at the Mytchett Canal Centre on Saturday 20th.
It was hardly "summer" and we were only a small group, but we were there!
Pickleball Rally
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Come and Join Us
If you have free time during the day, make the most of life. Joining our u3a is a great way to find and develop new interests and make friends in a relaxed environment. The only limitation is how much free time you have available to devote to your interests. Farnborough and District u3a has over 700 members with 80+ self-help groups to choose from.
It doesn't cost much to become a member of Farnborough and District u3a. Click on our Join Us page to find out more about our low-cost structure. Whilst our annual Membership fee is higher than some u3a's, most of our groups have no further charges for the hire of venues.
All members, plus non-members who would like to find out more about the u3a, are welcome to attend our monthly Coffee Mornings and Open Meetings.
Free Taster Sessions
Visitors and prospective members are welcome to attend 2 taster sessions of 3 different activities, subject to the agreement of paid tutors where applicable, after which they are asked to subscribe to the organisation before continuing with any of our activities.
Please contact the Group Secretary or Leader to find out about up to date availability of places - this especially applies to the fitness groups.
Monthly Coffee Morning
We hold a free coffee morning in the foyer of the North Camp Methodist Church on the 3rd Wednesday of every month during the term, between 10:00 and 12:00. All members, plus non-members who would like to find out more about the u3a, are welcome to attend.
Monthly Open Meeting
We hold an open meeting with a visiting speaker at 15:00 on the last Friday of the month, during the Autumn and Spring terms, at Farnborough College of Technology. As with the coffee mornings, all members, plus non-members who would like to find out more about the u3a, are welcome to attend.