The aim of the Photography Group is to improve members’ photographic skills and their photographs. Members of Olton and District u3a are welcome to join with Balsall Common u3a. This group meets in Balsall Common Village Hall, 112 Station Road, Balsall Common CV7 7FF. Full information on this friendly group can be found at www.balsallcommonu3a.org Read more

From a small group of enthusiastic beginners, the ukulele group has developed into a large group of committed musicians, who enjoy both rehearsing and playing gigs at various venues. The members have fun and enjoy being part of a lively group. We even have our own stage name - O.A.Ps (Olton's Amazing Pluckers). The facilitator Read more

The Creative Writing group is for members who wish to improve their writing skills and creativity, or they may wish to try writing fiction for the first time. We are a very supportive self-help group. There is no tuition, but we critique each other's work and offer constructive comments. At each meeting the following month's Read more

The Art Group is a combined group that allows members of several u3as to meet together to improve their painting and drawing techniques, The facilitator is a trained artist who enjoys imparting her knowledge to others who love to be creative. She runs several groups which meet monthly on different days of the week. Please Read more

The Cookery Group was started during lockdown, when we all baked a cake or biscuits then joined a Zoom session to share our recipes and have a chat. Now we can meet in person, we decide on a theme for each month - bread, chocolate, harvest, "just 3 ingredients" - then members bring along what Read more

The Craft and Chat group is a very friendly group. Everyone brings along the projects they are working on - ranging from knitting and crochet to button box making. All members share their expertise with each other, sometimes giving demonstrations. If you want to start crafting, or to renew your skills and learn new ones, Read more