Website: https://ripley.u3asite.uk
JUNE:
Monday 1st Walking Group, 10.00 am
Monday 1st Newly formed ‘Places of Interest’ group, 3.00 pm, Greenwich Park Community Sports Centre, Nottingham Road, Ripley
Tuesday 2nd Quilting and Stitching, 10.30-12.30, The Eclipse, Loscoe
Tuesday 2nd Crown Green Bowls, 10.30-12.30, Denby Bowls Club
Tuesday 2nd Book Group, 2.00 pm, Heanor Library. Parking is available and tea and biscuits provided. Come and take part in a lively discussion of the chosen book for the month. All new members welcome; contact rosiespooner48@gmail.com
Friday 5th Coffee morning at All Saints Church, Ripley 10.30 am. Come and join us for coffee, cake and a chat with other u3a friends
Monday 8th Walking Group, 10.00 am
Monday 8th Garden Group, 10.00 am, The Hollies (Page 15 NGS book)
Tuesday 9th Crown Green Bowls, 10.30-12.30, Denby Bowls Club
Tuesday 9th Painting and Drawing, 1.30-4.00 pm, Pentrich Village Hall
Thursday 11th Short Walking Group, 10.30 am
Saturday 13th MOTO (Members on their own) 11.00 am, Brown Bear, Ripley
Monday 15th Walking Group, 10,00 am
Monday 15th Executive meeting
Tuesday 16th Quilting and Stitching, 10.30-12.30, The Eclipse, Loscoe
Tuesday 16th Crown Green Bowls, 10.30-12.30, Denby Bowls Club
Tuesday 16th Coffee morning for potential new members, 11.00 am-12 noon. Willow Wood cafe, Ripley (NOT FOR EXISTING MEMBERS)
Tuesday 16th Painting and Drawing, 1.30-4.00 pm, Pentrich Village Hall
Weds. 17th Deadline to book for Dining (lunch): venue to be arranged– please contact Joyce Handbury for details
Weds. 17th Art Appreciation visit to Newark
Weds. 17th Local History Group, 2.00 pm, Codnor Methodist Church. Speaker: Ian Green, ‘Teacher, Trader, Lion Tamer, Spy.’
Thursday 18th Monthly meeting, 2.00 pm, St Josephs Church Hall, Ripley. Margaret Bullock, from the National Memorial Arboretum, will be informing us about this nationally important place where everyone can celebrate lives lived and remember lives lost. Refreshments: Crown Green Bowls
Friday 19th Wine Appreciation meeting, 7.00 pm, Member’s home
Monday 22nd Walking Group, 10.00 am
Monday 22nd Play reading group, 2.00 pm, Member’s home
Tuesday 23rd Crown Green Bowls, 10.30-12.30, Denby Bowls Club
Tuesday 23rd Painting and Drawing, 1.30-4.00 pm, Pentrich Village Hall
Tuesday 23rd Games Group, 2.00-4.00 pm, Swanwick Old School House, Swanwick Crossroads, Swanwick.
Weds, 24th Dining Group – lunch - venue to be arranged - 1.00 pm. Please contact Joyce Handbury for details
Thursday 25th Short Walking Group, 10.30 am
Thursday 25th Family History Group, 11 am-12 noon, CVS office, Ripley
Monday 29th Walking Group,10.00 am
Tuesday 30th Crown Green Bowls, 10.30-12.30, Denby Bowls Club
Tuesday 30th Painting and Drawing, 1.30-4.00 pm, Pentrich Village Hall
Art Appreciation Visit: National Civic War Centre, Newark Museum, Appleton Gate—Wednesday 17th June 2026. It was Britain’s deadliest conflict and one which shaped our modern world. Why did brothers take up arms against brother and how did a once powerful monarch loose his head to the axeman? Discover how the people of Newark survived the three sieges by dodging cannon fire, hammering flat silver to make coins, only for the plague to ravage the town. ( Car)
Members of the Walking Group, plus a four legged addition, enjoying a walk in Shipley Park, Heanor
The Walking group meets every Monday at 10.00 am at various locations within approximately 10 miles of Ripley. Walks are varied and are usually 6 miles with stops for refreshments en route. Contact Sue Bradshaw for further details if you wish to join the group.
Monthly meetings: July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 10
Places of Interest Group: over 20 members expressed an interest in the formation of a Heritage group to replace the National Trust and Museums group formerly run by Ann Lindsay. An initial meeting was held on 18th May when it was decided that the new group should be known as ‘Places of Interest’ to widen the scope of places to be visited. A further meeting is to be held on Monday 1st June at 3.00 pm at the Greenwich Park Community Sports Centre on Nottingham Road, Ripley (car parking available) when a programme of visits will be arranged. Brian Stephens has agreed to act as group co-ordinator.
The Rummikub group meets on an ad hoc basis and is currently full. Please contact Jan Colombo for details.
Beginners and advanced French groups meet fortnightly on Tuesdays, beginners from 10 am to 12 noon and advanced from 2 – 4pm. Spaces are available on the Beginners French group. Contact Ann Lindsay for more information and to confirm dates of meetings.
Listening to Music/English Literature groups – meetings to resume in October
Scrabble group- meetings to resume in September
Games Group - joining with Alfreton Games Group on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 2-4pm at Swanwick Old School House, Swanwick Crossroads, Swanwick. Next meeting Tuesday 26th of May. All welcome.
All Things Digital: group not meeting at present