u3a

Northampton

Group Category: Languages

  • French Beginners

    Leader: Carol Chaplin Email: French Beginners Tel: 07941 073512. Allons-y! This is a new group starting on the first of September 2025. It is for complete beginners and for those who studied it at school and have forgotten a lot of it and want ‘revision’. It will be held on the first and third Monday… Read more

  • Spanish Hablamos Espanol Aqui

    Leader: Jackie Birkhead Tel: 01327 340288 Deputy: Roy Littlecott Tel: 01604 406200 The group meets at Members homes. This Group is for improving knowledge of the Spanish Language and to improve conversational skills. A basic knowledge of Spanish is required and the Group will welcome new members. Contact Jackie by phone or use the Group… Read more

  • Spanish Intermediate

    Los campañeros españoles Spanish Intermediate with Conversation Leader: Carol Chaplin Tel: 07941 073512 Ten years old and still going strong I realised the other day that ‘my’ Spanish u3a group had been going for 10 years! Ten years! It seems like only yesterday that I started it as ‘Spanish Beginners’. The group has kept going… Read more

  • Poetry

    Poetry Leader: Eluned Lewis Nichol Tel: 07885 519884 Meetings take place at a member’s home. These may be in the Abington or Kingsthorpe area. Each session focuses on the work of a single poet: one member will have researched the biographical details, while other members will have selected one of the poems to read. We… Read more

  • Latin

    Leader : Helen Henwood Tel 01604 639404 Deputy : Elizabeth Walker Tel: 01604 764619 The group meets at the Leader's home. It is a group for those who have some existing knowledge of Latin and who wish to improve that knowledge, so it is not a group for absolute beginners. Phone Helen or email using… Read more

  • Lets Learn Latin

    Lets Learn Latin (for pleasure) Leader: Helen Sullivan Tel: 07786 665522 Each class will begin with a short session on grammar, followed by exercises from the Cambridge Latin textbook. This Latin course is for complete beginners or for those who have forgotten any Latin they knew! It is designed to be a gentle course based… Read more

  • French for Improvers

    Leader: Annas Line Tel: 01604 586178 The group meets on zoom only. Our group is suitable for those with some knowledge of French who are keen to extend their vocabulary and practice some basic grammar, verbs, tenses etc. We usually start each session by giving our news in French and then learn some practical French… Read more

  • French Revisited

    Leader: Ruth Froom Tel: 01604 890575 'French Revisited' is a group of Francophiles who enjoy speaking and listening French using a variety of difference sources rather than one published publication. We find articles of interest from films, magazines, newspapers, books and the internet that lead to lively debates and discussions. People who have lived and… Read more

  • Creative Writing 1

    Group Leader : Polly Feeley Tel: 07484 195313 “They say that everyone has at least one novel in them." Have you?  This group meets at the leader's home. Whatever your interest in writing is, be it a play, a novel, poetry or a short story, the aim of the group is to inspire each other.… Read more

  • Creative Writing 2

    Leader Doreen Setchell Tel: 01604 757287 / 07713 447227 The group meets at the Leaders home in Dallington. Members can choose which genre they prefer be it stories, poems, etc. They are encouraged to share their writing with each other at meetings where they also receive inspiration and ideas. Contact the Group Leader by telephone… Read more