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Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Hellenic life group in the Lifelong Learning faculty. Would you like to learn to speak Greek, learn something about Greece and Cyprus and the way of life and customs of the Hellenic people? The Hellenic life group celebrates Greek and Cypriot Life, language and culture. Back to Groups Page Hellenic life * This Group has a waiting list for new members at present * Would you like to learn to speak Greek, learn something about Greece and Cyprus and the way of life and customs of the Hellenic people? The Hellenic life group celebrates Greek and Cypriot Life, language and culture. You will have the opportunity to: learn whilst having fun! familiarise yourself with the Greek Alphabet discover Greek words used in everyday English use common phrases and get by on holiday try traditional recipes and sample food and drink dance to Greek music, but no plate breaking! visit Greek restaurants and tavernas share your experiences of Greece and Cyprus explore the wisdom of the Greek philosophers Whether you would like to learn for travel or just for fun, you will quickly develop your language skills and make progress right from the start. Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue : Brookvale Village Hall, Lower Brook Street, Basingstoke, RG21 7RP Date : First and third Thursday of each month Time : 2pm to 4pm

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Motorbikes group in the Physical Activity faculty. The motorcycle group has been created to allow like minded motorcyclists to chat, ride and enjoy coffee ( not always in that order )! The group enjoy social rides, at a relatively easy pace, making sure no one gets lost. Back to Groups Page Motorbikes The motorcycle group has been created to allow like minded motorcyclists to chat, ride and enjoy coffee ( not always in that order )! The group enjoy social rides, at a relatively easy pace, making sure no one gets lost. The group normally rides once a week on different weekdays between Spring and Autumn. The routes generally follow quieter roads and try to stay away from dual-carriageways and motorways at all costs! Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Rides every 3rd Friday of the month, weather permitting. Meet at Basingstoke Leisure park, Bingo hall car park’

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Folk and country dancing group in the Music & Dance faculty. Do you love dancing, but have never been Folk Dancing before? We are a warm and friendly group and always welcome new members, whether a beginner or experienced.  You don’t need a partner. We swap partners each dance. That way we get to know each other and it’s a great way to make new friends. Back to Groups Page Folk and country dancing Do you love dancing, but have never been Folk Dancing before? We are a warm and friendly group and always welcome new members, whether a beginner or experienced. You don’t need a partner. We swap partners each dance. That way we get to know each other and it’s a great way to make new friends. We practise the dances before dancing to the music and are reminded of the steps throughout by our team of callers. Why not try a taster session and have fun one Friday morning? Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue : Ridgeway Community Centre, Blackdown Close, RG22 5BN Click here for website Date : Every Friday Time : 10:00 - 12:00

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Family history group in the Lifelong Learning faculty. Each meeting generally takes the form of a presentation by a group member on a family history topic, followed by questions, tea, and an open discussion. In the discussion, there is the opportunity to ask for advice or to tell the group of your research successes. Back to Groups Page Family history Each meeting generally takes the form of a presentation by a group member on a family history topic, followed by questions, tea, and an open discussion. In the discussion, there is the opportunity to ask for advice or to tell the group of your research successes. Topics for this academic year's meetings will be chosen from the following list:- Researching Local Newspaper Records Searching Parish Registers Other Records beyond Census BMDs and Parish Registers Finding Death Records Non-Conformists including Roman Catholics Trade and Residential Directories Tracing Ancestors Abroad How to Search War Records Reserved Occupations Sorting Meaningful Information from Noise on FH Websites Advanced DNA Matching Tools DNA Matching Organisation & Strategy Researching School Records Members Talk(s) – Requires Volunteer Member(s) Norfolk & Suffolk County Records Census Records for Fishermen & Mariners Devon & Wiltshire County Records Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue : Christ Church , Reading Road, Chineham, RG24 8LT Click here for website Date : Last Wednesday of the month Time : 14:00 - 16:00

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Current issues group in the Lifelong Learning faculty. We discuss a wide range of topics around current issues chosen by the members.  We have discussed the NHS, education, population growth, immigration, housing, climate change and the cost of living crisis, amongst many other topics.   Back to Groups Page Current issues We discuss a wide range of topics around current issues chosen by the members. We have discussed the NHS, education, population growth, immigration, housing, climate change and the cost of living crisis, amongst many other topics. We want to grow the group and are planning to invite expert speakers to help inform our debate. We also plan to expand discussions to include local and non-political issues. People come from a wide range of political viewpoints and we ensure that everyone is treated with respect, regardless of their opinion. We want to learn and grow by listening to each other Please contact me, Karen Blakeley, if you would like further information. Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue : Varies Date : 3rd Monday of the month Time : 14:00 - 16:00

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Science and technology group in the Lifelong Learning faculty. Our friendly meetings cover a wide range of topics presented by members of the group, with some visiting speakers. Whilst the presentations will have some technical content, the speakers know that audience members will rarely have specific knowledge of their field, so presentations are never difficult to understand. Hence, you just have to have an interest in science/technology to enjoy them. Back to Groups Page Science and technology Our friendly meetings cover a wide range of topics presented by members of the group, with some visiting speakers. Whilst the presentations will have some technical content, the speakers know that audience members will rarely have specific knowledge of their field, so presentations are never difficult to understand. Hence, you just have to have an interest in science/technology to enjoy them. PROGRAMME FOR THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR • 2026 • January: Banknote technology - De La Rue speaker • February: Why my holiday airliner looks like this - Tim Frawley • Life in a Pathology Lab. - Simon Whitehead • April: Was there a Big Bang? – David Youll • May: Forensic Seismology at AWE Blacknest • June: Aircraft Navigation Systems- Graham Simms • July: The war against science – Diane Newell We also enjoy some interesting visits to sites (e.g. research centres) related to our studies. Recent visits have included: the Diamond Light Source at Harwell the de Havilland Aircraft Museum, near St Albans Brooklands museum National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton We hold meetings in a face-to-face environment at The Roger Morris Centre, Eastrop Way, Basingstoke RG21 4QE where there is free parking across the road from the centre. Our meetings start at 2.00pm, with coffee and tea available from 1.45pm. Click here for maps and direction Our aim is to for the presentation to last about 45-50 minutes, with time for questions afterwards. Also, there is the opportunity to chat with colleagues and the presenter before and after the presentation. If you have a topic that will be of interest to this group, please let one of the group leaders know and we will aim to fit your presentation into the schedule. Members of the S&T group receive an email reminder about a week before each presentation, giving details of the venue, the speaker and the presentation. Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue : The Roger Morris Centre, Eastrop Way, Basingstoke RG21 4QE Date : 1st Tuesday of the month Time : 2:00 - 3:30

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Book club group in the Lifelong Learning faculty. We are very social and chatty groups who enjoy discussing books over tea, coffee and a biscuit on a Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. We always mix up the groups so that people get to chat to different people and new members don't feel uncomfortable about joining a group where everybody knows each other. Back to Groups Page Book club NEW MEMBERS VERY WELCOME We are very social and chatty groups who enjoy discussing books over tea, coffee and a biscuit on a Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. We always mix up the groups so that people get to chat to different people and new members don't feel uncomfortable about joining a group where everybody knows each other. The Book club looks at contemporary fiction of all genres. Members join either of the two groups and both read the same book. We meet once a month and discuss the book in small groups for approximately 45 minutes, followed by tea, coffee and biscuits then a group discussion. We will also rate each book 1 – 10. Feedback on the books is often mixed, which is why a book club is so interesting. Even people that have not enjoyed the book enjoy debating their reasoning, and as we get into some of the underlying message of the books, it can be thought-provoking for all and often humourous. A real positive stated by our members is that it often makes people read outside their normal reading genres. Our members see this as a real benefit and it is changing their reading habits. There is also a book swap opportunity, so if you have books you have already read, you can bring them along and select any others you are interested in. We vote on which books we will be reading result in a wide range of subjects. Books scheduled to be read by the book club: 2026 April 27/28: Gallows Wood- Louisa Scarr - Sam Holland (author visit on Tuesday) May 25/26: At RIsk by Stella Rimmington June 22/23: Life after Life by Kate Atkins July 27/28: The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent September 28/29: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The books to read are suggested by the members, not just because they were enjoyable, but because they will encourage debate. A vote takes place so that it is fair and we ensure a wide variety of topics. The only criteria is that it must be out in paperback to reduce member costs. Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Group 1 Venue : Kempshott Village Hall, Stratton Park, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, RG22 5HN Normally: Date: 4th Week Monday 14.00 - 16.00 Group 2 Venue: Brookvale Village Hall, Lower Brook St, Basingstoke, RG21 7RP Date: Tuesday, the day after Group 1, 10.00 - 12.00 Previously read books from our two groups. The Monday Club's favourite book is The Women followed by Lessons in Chemistry. The Women is also the top scorer for the Tuesday club followed by The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Here is a list of books we have read so far to give you an idea of the range we are reading: The Bees - Laline Paul The Island - Victoria Hislop (in top three books to date) Iron House -John Hart The Great Alone - Kristen Hannah The Salt Path - Raynor Winn American Dirt - Jeannie Cummins Sister - Rosamund Lupton The Word is Murder - Anthony Horowitz Tick Tock - Simon May The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid Olive, Mabel and Me - Andrew Cotter Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus (in top three books to date) Goldfinch - Donna Tartt Fatherland - Robert Harris Murder on the Farm - Kate Wells (lowest score to date) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Martin Haddon The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly Memoirs of a Geisha by Andrew Holden I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes Portrait of a Marriage by Maggie O'Farrell Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGrefor The Power by Naomi Alderman Ferney - James Long My Father’s House – Joseph O’Connor Unsettled Ground - Claire Fuller (Author visit) The Women - Kristin Hannah No One Saw a Thing - Andrea Mara Still Life - Sarah Winman Precipice - Robert Harris The Gods of the Woods - Liz Moore The Measure - Nikki Erilick Poor - Katronia O'Sullivan The Rose Code - Kate Quinn Guilt by Definition - Susie Dent Kill them with Kindness - Will Carver Previously read books from our two groups. The Monday Club's favourite book is The Women followed by Lessons in Chemistry. The Women is also the top scorer for the Tuesday club followed by The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Here is a list of books we have read so far to give you an idea of the range we are reading: The Bees - Laline Paul The Island - Victoria Hislop (in top three books to date) Iron House -John Hart The Great Alone - Kristen Hannah The Salt Path - Raynor Winn American Dirt - Jeannie Cummins Sister - Rosamund Lupton The Word is Murder - Anthony Horowitz Tick Tock - Simon May The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid Olive, Mabel and Me - Andrew Cotter Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus (in top three books to date) Goldfinch - Donna Tartt Fatherland - Robert Harris Murder on the Farm - Kate Wells (lowest score to date) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Martin Haddon The Great Zoo of China by Matthew Reilly Memoirs of a Geisha by Andrew Holden I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes Portrait of a Marriage by Maggie O'Farrell Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGrefor The Power by Naomi Alderman Ferney - James Long My Father’s House – Joseph O’Connor Unsettled Ground - Claire Fuller (Author visit) The Women - Kristin Hannah No One Saw a Thing - Andrea Mara Still Life - Sarah Winman Precipice - Robert Harris The Gods of the Woods - Liz Moore The Measure - Nikki Erilick Poor - Katronia O'Sullivan The Rose Code - Kate Quinn Guilt by Definition - Susie Dent Kill them with Kindness - Will Carver

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Mahjong group in the Indoor Games faculty. Beginners are very welcome. No previous knowledge of the game is required, the rudiments can be picked up quite quickly and we aim to have you playing on your own by the end of your first session. Back to Groups Page Mahjong Beginners are very welcome. No previous knowledge of the game is required, the rudiments can be picked up quite quickly and we aim to have you playing on your own by the end of your first session. Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue: Christ Church , Reading Road, Chineham, RG24 8LT Click here for website Date: 1st and 3rd Monday Time: 14:00 - 16:30

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Understanding legislation group in the Lifelong Learning faculty. Have you been frustrated by the complexities of legislation?  If so, you might be interested in joining this group to look at ways to improve legislation and give constructive feedback to our law makers.  Whether you're from the legal sector, the police, or simply a concerned citizen, you can contribute to the “Improving Legislation” group.  Our goal is to review and revise outdated or poorly written laws with the help of a large volunteer community. Back to Groups Page Understanding legislation Have you been frustrated by the complexities of legislation? If so, you might be interested in joining this group to look at ways to improve legislation and give constructive feedback to our law makers. Whether you're from the legal sector, the police, or simply a concerned citizen, you can contribute to the “Improving Legislation” group. Our goal is to review and revise outdated or poorly written laws with the help of a large volunteer community. Work has already been done to propose improved guidelines to improve legislation propose some improvements to existing legislation collate information on global efforts to enhance legislation Ready to join? This group was only recently formed in 2025 and operates in a different way to most other U3A groups in that we study particular pieces of legislation that are of interest and work together to propose how it can be improved. Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue : Member's Home Date : 2nd Thursday of each month, October to July. Time : 2-4pm

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a German group in the Languages faculty. The course is aimed at learning to speak German and the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. The class is studying Willkommen Book 2 from the beginning. Back to Groups Page German The course is aimed at learning to speak German and the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. The class is studying Willkommen Book 2 from the beginning. There is also plenty of time for conversational practice, mostly based on members’ news and experiences each week. Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue : Morrisons Community Room, Morrisons Supermarket, Worting Road, Basingstoke RG21 8BJ The Room is next to and immediately before the cafe in Morrisons. Date : Every Thursday during term time Time : 14:00 - 16:00

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Singing for pleasure group in the Music & Dance faculty. A friendly and informal group which meets to sing songs from the musicals, old pop songs from 50s to 90s, old time music hall and evergreens. Each meeting is led by one or two volunteers who produce a list of songs from our 50 song sheets to be sung during the meeting. Back to Groups Page Singing for pleasure A friendly and informal group which meets to sing songs from the musicals, old pop songs from 50s to 90s, old time music hall and evergreens. Each meeting is led by one or two volunteers who produce a list of songs from our 50 song sheets to be sung during the meeting. Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue : Parish Room, The Street, Old Basing, RG24 7BW Click here for website Date : 1st and 3rd Monday Time : 14:00 - 15:30

Basingstoke - Old Basing u3a Skittles group in the Physical Activity faculty. The group is a good mix of singles and couples and the hall is big enough for us all. You do not need to buy any equipment.  Back to Groups Page Skittles * This Group has a waiting list for new members at present * The group is a good mix of singles and couples and the hall is big enough for us all. You do not need to buy any equipment. Please note that you need to be a member of Basingstoke-Old Basing u3a to attend these meetings Venue : Basingstoke Town Bowling Club Date : Every Monday from November to March Time : 10:00 - 12:00