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Rayleigh u3a runs 44 groups around Rayleigh.

Rayleigh u3a brings together around 420 retired and semi-retired people for shared learning and social activities, on the principle that this is the time of life to develop interests or learn skills there was no time for while working. It runs an extensive range of creative, educational, leisure and social interest groups, each led by its members. A monthly meeting at The Mill Hall in Rayleigh on the first Wednesday of the month, excluding August and December, brings members together for a guest speaker, the notice boards, ticket sales and a book stall, and a varied programme of social and educational events runs through the year. All members receive a bi-monthly newsletter and the national magazine Third Age Matters. The branch was formed in October 2007, and membership is needed to join a group or attend meetings and events.

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  • COFFEE & CONVERSATION for LADIES 2 Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 3rd Wednesday of the month MembersWaiting list
  • COFFEE & CONVERSATION for LADIES 4 Monthly on Thursday afternoons 1st Thursday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • COFFEE & CONVERSATION FOR LADIES 5 Monthly on Friday mornings 2nd Friday of the month MembersWaiting list
  • COOKING Monthly on Friday mornings Meeting date is decided each month Members at Member's Home →
  • CRIB CLUB Monthly on Monday evenings 7:30 PM-9:30 PM 3rd Monday of the month MembersWaiting list at Member's Home →
  • DRESSMAKING CIRCLE Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 3rd Wednesday of the month Members at Member's Home →
  • KNIT & CROCHET On Thursday afternoons 2:00 PM-4:30 PM 3rd Thursday of the month MembersWaiting list at Member's Home →
  • LADIES INN CONVERSATION Monthly on Tuesdays Last Tuesday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • LOCAL HISTORY Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2nd Wednesday of the month MembersWaiting list
  • LONGER WALKS GROUP Monthly on Wednesdays 2nd Wednesday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • MEETING FOR ALL MEMBERS Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:45 PM-3:30 PM 1st Wednesday of the month Members
  • PATCHWORK & TEA Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:00 PM-3:00 PM 3rd Wednesday of the month MembersWaiting list at Member's Home →
  • PETANQUE Monthly on Monday mornings 10:00 AM-1:00 PM 2nd Monday of the month MembersWaiting list
  • REAL ALE Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 3rd Wednesday of the month Members at Various →
  • RUMMIKUB On Thursdays 11:00 AM-1:00 PM 3rd Thursday of the month Members at Rayleigh Conservative Club →
  • RUMMIKUB 2 Monthly on Fridays 11:00 AM-1:00 PM 4th Friday of the Month MembersWaiting list at Rayleigh Conservative Club →
  • SCRABBLE Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 PM 2nd Wednesday of the month MembersWaiting list
  • SERENDIPITY 3 Monthly on Wednesday all day 3rd Wednesday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • SERENDIPITY 5 Monthly on Thursday all day 4th Thursday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • SERENDIPITY 6 Monthly on Wednesday all day 4th Wednesday of the month Members at Various →
  • SIT & SEW Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2nd Thursday of the month MembersWaiting list at Member's Home →
  • STROLLING 1 Monthly on Thursday mornings 4th Thursday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • STROLLING 2 Monthly on Monday mornings 2nd Monday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • SUNDAY LUNCH Monthly on Sundays Last Sunday of the month MembersWaiting list
  • SUNDAY LUNCH 2 Monthly on Sundays Monthly on 1st Sunday MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • TABLE TENNIS 1 Monthly on Wednesdays 3rd Wednesday of the month Members at Rayleigh Leisure Centre →
  • TABLE TENNIS 2 Monthly on Tuesdays 1st Tuesday of the month Members at Rayleigh Leisure Centre →
  • VISIT ESSEX CHURCHES Monthly on Mondays 2nd Monday of the month Members at Various →
  • VISIT INTERESTING PLACES in ESSEX Monthly on Mondays 3rd Monday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • WAFFLING FOR MEN Monthly on Wednesdays 4th Wednesday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • WALKING GROUP 2 Monthly on Fridays Last Friday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • WALKING GROUP 3 Monthly on Tuesdays 2nd Tuesday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • WALKING GROUP 5 Monthly on Thursdays 2nd Thursday of the month MembersWaiting list at Various →
  • WINE APPRECIATION Monthly on Tuesday evenings 7:30 PM-9:30 PM 2nd Tuesday of the month Members
  • YOUR CHOICE BOOK READING Monthly on Tuesdays 3rd Tuesday afternoon MembersWaiting list at Various →

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