Do you have experience of U3A (University of the Third Age)? I was thinking about joining my local branch but they only have four groups, which are a discussion group, a reading/book discussion group, a natural history group and a Knit and Stitch group. I'm not attracted by any of those. Perhaps it's short sighted of me but:
1. the discussion topic this month is Limitarianism - should there be a cap on how much wealth an individual can accumulate? It's based on a book by Ingrid Robeyns. It doesn't say if she will be at the meeting or if members should buy the book in advance.
2. The readers group will discuss a book by Claire Keegan 'Small Things Like These'. There's no information about the book's genre, fiction or non-fiction. I might take a look on line.
3. Natural history group - This will be an outing to a couple of local sites of interest. No other details
4. Knit and Stitch group - This one interested me because I sew. The group is illustrated by a photo of a project using a sewing machine. Better and better! But then the description is "meeting for knitting and hand sewing", neither of which are any good for my arthritic hands. Why show a sewing machine?
I'm disappointed that there's so little of interest to me, although there are groups a little further afield that I'll take a look at. It's only £10 to join and apparently there are other benefits to membership e.g. discount schemes so I might blow a tenner.
I'd love to know what GNers think of their local U3A group.
