Group Category: General

  • MaD Men

    This group is just for the men in our MaD u3a and the number of members attending the MaD Men is gradually increasing. We meet at the Mapperley Golf Club. The only cost associated with being a part of this group is the obligation to buy a drink of some sort. We talk about anything… Read more

  • National Trust Group

    This group visits National Trust properties within our area. All members are welcome to join but of course if you’re not a member of the National Trust there will be an entrance fee to pay. Visits are usually on a Saturday or Sunday roughly once a month and we share cars to travel. If you… Read more

  • Trips and Visits

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  • MaD Girls

    MaD Girls meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 2:00pm at Mapperley Golf Club. We buy a drink and then just chat. Sometimes we have set topics but conversation just flows. We try not to be too political or controversial. New members will be made very welcome. If you would like to join… Read more

  • MaDAmdrammers

    On 20 July the MaD Amdrammers presented Wine Down for Murder at The Mapperley Social Club. A very enjoyable evening with lots of encouragement, whoops and whistles from the audience. Big thanks to the cast, director, writer, techies and scenery painter who helped to make this a memorable evening. Quotes from the audience … ‘We… Read more

  • Music Appreciation

    Our group continues to meet via Zoom on the first Monday of the month at 7.00 pm. We find that this format works well for us. We focus on a theme for the meeting and everyone makes their music choice, gives us a little background on it and then plays it to us. We end… Read more

  • Play Going – Lace Market

    The LMT is an independent theatre in Nottingham city centre, staging a varied programme of high-quality amateur productions throughout the year. It is housed in a beautiful Georgian building, dating back to 1760, in the Lace Market district. Performances take place in the recently refurbished and air conditioned auditorium and in the upstairs studio, which… Read more

  • Cryptic Crosswords – Beginners

    Sessions include working together on a cryptic crossword and explaining the clues and logic to understand how cryptic clues work. Currently using Sun Two Speed book 9. We meet at The Woodthorpe Top, the Wetherspoons pub at the corner of Woodthorpe Drive and Woodborough Road on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from… Read more

  • Cryptic Crosswords – Improvers

    We are a group that attempts to solve harder cryptic crosswords. We meet fortnightly to try to solve two crosswords that are sent out immediately following the previous meeting. You would be welcome to join us as we solve the puzzles and find reasons for our answers Here’s one to try Read more

  • Gardening – Suspended until March 2025

    We are a friendly, cheerful group of enthusiastic people who share an interest in gardening. None of us are experts, but we have willing hearts and minds, so why not join us? We meet on the third Monday of the month, starting at 10.15 am, at various locations, and sometimes we organise to meet at… Read more