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White Cliffs Country u3a has a wide variety of interest and learning groups, all run by our own members. If you would like to run a group, please contact the Groups Coordinator (via the members area, 'contact the committee' page)
Our groups run from 1st September each year. Some groups only run for a limited time, others run throughout the year. A new programme is put together each year and published around the end of July.
This is generally when all members apply to join a group/s, but you can apply to join a group at any time. Some groups are extremely popular and get booked up very quickly. All places are offered on a 'first come, first served' basis.
Existing group members will need to reapply for their group/s when the new programme is published if they wish to continue. This is to ensure that every member has the same opportunity to join the group/s of their choice.
If a group is full and you wish to join the waiting list (if one is offered), then please email the Groups Coordinator via the Members Area 'Committee contact' link, if you don't already know the email address.
You can view all the groups that are currently running in different ways by using the buttons below. If you click on a particular group you will see further information about that Group. The link below will take you to the Beacon Members Database where paid up members can join Groups.
Every attempt is made to keep this page up to date, but for accurate information on Group availability, please log in to Beacon using the link below and view the Groups from there.
Groups listed alphabetically
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200 Years of the Railways New Code: YOR Cost: £12.80
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Please check dates -
Art Appreciation
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
1st Wednesday -
Backgammon
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Start date 9th September -
Book Group 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursdays 10:30 am
1st Thursday of Month -
Book Group 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
Last Wedneday of Month -
Book Group 3
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
1st Friday -
Book Group Dover
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
1st Monday -
Bridge Network
Status: Active
dates and times will vary -
Canasta
Status: Active
Monthly on Saturday afternoons 2:00 pm
2nd Saturday -
Chansons Francaises Group 1 New
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursdays
2nd and 4th Thursday - starting 10th September -
Chansons Francaises Group 2 (old timers !)
Status: Full
Monthly on Thursdays
3rd Thursday of the month -
Classical Greece - New Code: CGR Cost: £32.00
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Weekly for 10 sessions -
Creative writing Code: CRW Cost: £22.40
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Thursday afternoons 1:30 pm-4:00 pm -
Deal Lunch Group
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 12:30 pm
2nd Wednesday -
Discussion Group Code: DIS Cost: £16.80
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
2nd Monday in the month -
Easy short walks
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings
last Friday of the month -
Exploring Shakespeare - New Code: ESH Cost: £32.00
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Filmgoers
Status: Active
Dates, times and venues will vary -
French Intermediate Term 1 Code: FRE Cost: £19.20
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm -
Gardening Friends Group 1
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Meets March to October in members gardens -
Gardening Friends Group 2
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30 am-12:00 pm
1st Tuesday -
German Kaffeepause
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Tuesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
Commencing 1st September with Jill -
Italiano! Code: ITA Cost: £16.80
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Wednesday mornings 10:00 am-11:30 am
Meeting time 10:00 to 11:30 Wednesdays (2nd and 4th of the month) -
Lets Read Poetry and Prose Code: LRP Cost: £25.60
Status: Active
Weekly on Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Lunch Club
Status: Active
Monthly
usually a Thursday or Friday -
Making sense of statistics New
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Starting on Thursday 24th September -
Needle and Natter - New Code: NEN Cost: £22.40
Status: Active
Fortnightly on Monday mornings 10:45 am-12:45 pm -
Play Reading for Performance
Status: Active
Weekly on Friday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
commencing 5th September (ongoing with a break for August) -
Poetry Writing
Status: Waiting list
Fortnightly on Thursdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm -
Rummikub
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
3rd Thursday -
Scrabble
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm
3rd Monday -
Scrabble - Deal Library group
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
4th Monday in the month starting 28th September -
Singing Folk Songs and Carols - New Code: SFS Cost: £4.80
Status: Active
On Tuesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
2 sessions -
Spanish for beginners
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Last Monday -
The Poetry Circle
Status: Active
Monthly on Monday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:30 pm
3rd Monday starting 21st September -
Time For Art
Status: Full
Fortnightly on Thursday mornings 10:00 am-12:00 pm
1st and 3rd Thursdays -
Understanding Your Body and How It Can Go Wrong Code: UYB Cost: £28.80
Status: Active
Monthly on Thursday afternoons 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Commencing 17th September 2026 - 9 sessions. -
Walking for Pleasure
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesdays 10:30 am
3rd Tuesday commencing 16th September 2025 -
Wheelers Cycling
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings 10:00 am
Wednesday mornings depending on group members. Restart April 2026. -
Wine Appreciation
Status: Active
First group is 1st October -
Women in Society and History Code: WSH Cost: £9.60 (for 2026 only)
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday afternoons 1:30 pm-3:00 pm
4 sessions 2026 and 4 in 2027