List of Interest Groups
Please note that Interest Group activities are currently suspended from Monday 16 March 2020.
To select a group by category e.g. History, Arts and Crafts,etc. please CLICK HERE
The list below may include an indication as to whether a group is Full or has Vacancies (F/V). For further details of the group, please see the group's page and contact the group's leader for any additional information. If the group is full, you may place your name on the waiting list by contacting the Groups Co-ordinator's Team by clicking here .We will let you know if a vacancy occurs in the future, or we may set up a new, similar, group should sufficient numbers of members show an interest.
The F/V column indicates if a group is full or has vacancies
V* means that there are vacancies but may only be suitable for those with some previous experience or level of proficiency
F* means currently full but there may be opportunities throughout the year
| Group | Location | F / V | Mtg Day | Time |
| A-Z of country dancing | Melton | V | 2nd & 4th Friday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Acoustic Blues Group | Various | F | Monday | 1000 |
| All Crafters - Crafty Ideas | Ipswich | V | 1st & 3rd Monday | 1330 - 1600 |
| Architecture Appreciation | Woodbridge | F | 1st Monday | 1330 -1630 |
| Architecture Evolution | Martlesham Heath | V | 1st Thursday | 1400 - 1600 |
| Art Appreciation | Various | F | 2nd Wednesday | 1000 |
| Astronomy 1 | Stutton | V | Thursday | 1000 |
| Astronomy 2 | Stutton | V | Thursday | 1400 |
| Backgammon | Martlesham & Leiston | V | Various | Various |
| Beaders | Snape | V | 2nd Tuesday | 1330 -1630 |
| Beginners' French | Bucklesham | V | 2nd & 4th Wednesday | 1330 - 1600 |
| Behind the Scenes 1 | Various | F | Various | Various |
| Behind the Scenes 3 | Various | F | Various monthly | Various |
| Behind the Scenes 5 | Various | F | Various | Various |
| Birdwatching | Various | F | 3rd Monday | 1000 |
| Bookworms | Felixstowe Library | F | 4th Tuesday | |
| Bridge for beginners | Woodbridge | V | Friday | 1000 - 1230 |
| Bridge Duplicate for Improvers 1 | Woodbridge | V | Tuesday | 1000 -1230 |
| Bridge Duplicate for Improvers 2 | Woodbridge | V | Tuesdays | 2.00pm - 5.00pm |
| Calligraphy | Martlesham | F | 2nd & 4th Tuesday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Camera Club Group | Woodbridge | V | 2nd Thursday | 1030 |
| Canasta(Bolivia) | Kirton/ Felixstowe | V | Mon & Thurs | 1400 |
| Carpet Bowls | Felixstowe | F | 2nd & 4th Monday | 1330 - 1530 |
| Church Crawlers 1 | Various | F | Friday | |
| Church Crawlers 2 | Various | V | 3rd Friday Summer | 1030 - 1500 |
| Church Crawlers 3 | Various | V | 2nd Friday April-October | 1000 - 1530 |
| Church Scamps | Various | F | last Tuesday March - Sept | |
| Climate disruption, Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living | Gt. Bealings | V | Wednesday or Thursday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Computer Mentoring | Various | |||
| Craft and Chat | Kesgrave Martlesham | F | 2nd Wednesday | 1200 |
| Creative Crafters | Snape | V | 2nd Wednesday | 1000 |
| Creative Writing | Holbrook | F | 2nd &4th Thursday | 1000-1200 |
| Creative Writing 2 Saxmundham |
Saxmundham / Leiston | V | 3rd Wednesday | pm |
| Cribbage | Trimley | V | 2nd & 4th Tuesday | am |
| Croquet | Witnesham | V | Thursday | 1400 |
| Cryptic Crosswords (on-line) | V | 1st Thursday | 10.00 | |
| Culture Vultures | Woodbridge / Martlesham | V | 3rd Tuesday | 1430 |
| Current Affairs Felixstowe 2 | Felixstowe | V | Wednesday | 1000 |
| Current & International Affairs Ipswich 1 | Ipswich | F | 3rd Thursday | 1000 |
| Current & International Affairs Ipswich 2 | Ipswich | V | Monday | 1000 |
| Current & International Affairs Ipswich 4 | Ipswich | F | 3rd Monday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Current & International Affairs Woodbridge | Woodbridge | F | 2nd & 4th Monday | 1000 -1200 |
| Current Affairs 6 | Various | F | 3rd Tuesday | 1000-1200 |
| Current Affairs Felixstowe 1 | Felixstowe | F | Friday | 1030 |
| Current Affairs Felixstowe 3 | Felixstowe | V | Tuesday | pm |
| Current Affairs Ipswich 5 | Ipswich | V | Monday | 1100 |
| Cycling but not in Lycra | Woodbridge area | F | Wednesday | am |
| Ecology and Wildlife | Various | F | Thursday | |
| Economic Discussion | Felixstowe/Woodbridge | F | Tuesday/Thursday | 2.00/10.30 |
| Family History Short Course Martlesham | Martlesham | V | September. Jaunary. April. | |
| Folk Dancing | Levington | V | Friday | am |
| Fortgeschrittenes Deutsch | Saxmundham | F | Monday | 1400 |
| French Conversation Improvers | V | 1st & 3rd Wednesday | 2.00pm | |
| French Conversation 1, Intermediate | Rushmere St Andrew | V | 1st & 3rd Wednesday | 2.30pm |
| French Conversation 2, Intermediate | Rushmere St Andrew | V | 2nd & 4th Wednesday | 1430 |
| French Conversation 3, Intermediate | Various | F | 3rd Wednesday | 1400 - 1600 |
| French Conversation 4, Intermediate | Ipswich | F | 1st & 3rd Friday | 1430 |
| French Conversation 5 Intermediate | Martlesham | F | 1st Tuesday | 2.30pm |
| Garden Visits 1 | Various |
V | Monthly | |
| Garden Visits 2 | Various | V | Monthly | |
| Garden Visits 3 | Various | V | Various | Various |
| Geology 1 | Ipswich | V | Monday except BHs & Last of month | 1000 - 1200 |
| Geology 2 | Various | F | Friday | 1000 |
| Geology 3 | Various | F | 1st Wednesday | 1400 |
| German Conversation | Felixstowe | F | Tuesday | am |
| German Conversation 2 | Shotley Penisula, Ipswich and Woodbridge area | V | 1st and 3rd Wednesday | 3.00pm-4.30pm |
| Getting to Grips with Cryptic Crosswords Short Course | East Ipswich | 4th Mondays | 10.00am | |
| Grow your own fruit and veg | Various | V | 2nd Friday | |
| Handicrafts Felixstowe | Felixstowe | V | 1st Wednesday | 1000-1200 |
| History for Fun | Woodbridge | V | Thursday | 1000 |
| Holiday Companions | Various | V | various | |
| In Our Time | Felixstowe | V | 2nd Thursday | 1030 - 1230 |
| IPad users | Felixstowe | Various | various | |
| Italian Conversation | Woodbridge | F | Tuesday | 14.00-15.30 |
| Italian Conversation Improvers 1 | Woodbridge | V | 1st & 3rd Friday | 1330 - 1530 |
| Improvisation Comedy | Woodbridge | V | fortnightly Tuesday | 12.00 noon |
| Knitting for Charity | Martlesham Village | V | Thursday | 1400 |
| Literature Group Novels Booker Prize runners-up | Melton | 3rd Friday | 1000 - 1200 | |
| Local Flora, Fauna & Fungi | Various | F | Tuesday | |
| Love Your Ukulele | Ipswich | V | 1st & 3rd Monday | 1330 - 1600 |
| Longer Distance Walkers 1 | Various | V | monthly alternating Weds and Thurs | |
| Longer Distance Walkers 2 | Various | V | Various | |
| Lunch Club (midweek) | Various | V | 3rd Wednesday | |
| Lunch Club (Sunday) 1 | Various | F | 1st Sunday | 1200 for 1230 |
| Lunch Club (Sunday) 2 | Various | F | Sunday | |
| Lunch Club (Sunday) 3 | Various | V | Sunday | |
| Madrigal singing | Felixstowe | V | 2nd & 4th Thursday | 1400 -1600 |
| Mah Jong | Rushmere St Andrew | F | 2nd & 4th Wednesday | 1400 - 1600 |
| Mah Jong Yoxford | Yoxford | F | Thursday mornings | |
| Meditation | Ipswich | V | Fridays | 2.30pm |
| Memoirs - Happy Days Group | Woodbridge/Saxmundham | V | 3rd Thursday | 1400 |
| Novels and Natters I | Kesgrave/Martlesham | V | Tuesdays. 6-weekly | 1000 |
| Novels and Natters 2 | Martlesham | V | 1st Tuesdays | 2.30pm |
| Novels and Natters 3 | Various | F | 2nd Thursday | 1030 |
| Novels Shortlisted for Booker Prize |
Melton | V | 3rd Friday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Origami | Ipswich | V | 3rd Fridays | 1000 - 1200 |
| Painting and Drawing 1 | Martlesham | F | 1st & 3rd Tuesday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Painting and Drawing 2 | Ipswich | F | 2nd & 4th Friday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Painting and Drawing 3 | Martlesham | V | 2nd & 4th Tuesday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Parchment Craft | Various | F | 2nd & 4th Tuesday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Petanque 1 | Felixstowe | V | Thursday | 1000 |
| Petanque 2 | Felixstowe | F | 2nd & 4th Friday | 1015 |
| Petanque 3 | Ipswich | F | 1st & 3rd Mondays 2nd & 4th Mondays |
10.30am 2.00pm |
| Play Reading In Depth | Various | F | 2nd Wednesdays | pm |
| Playing Pop, Rock and other genres | Various | V | Mondays fortnightly | 1000 - 1200 |
| Playreading 2 | Various | V | 3rd Wednesday | 2.00pm |
| Playreading 3 | Various | F | 2nd Wednesday | 2.00pm (1.30pm in winter) |
| Poetry and Prose | Felixstowe | V | 4th Wednesday | 2.00pm - 4.00pm |
| Poetry Old and New | Ipswich | V | 2nd Wednesday | 2.00pm - 4.00pm |
| Pop, Rock and Blues Group | Various | F | various | 1430 |
| Practical Gardening | Various | F | 1st & 3rd Tuesday | am |
| Practical Gardening 2 | various | V | Thursdays | 1000 - 1200 |
| Questers 2 | Various | F | various | various |
| Quizzers (Felixstowe) | Various | V | various | various |
| Quizzers (Ipswich & Woodbridge) | Various | V | various | various |
| Quizzers (Saxmundham) | Various | V | various | varies |
| Reading Aloud | Woodbridge | V | 3rd Thursday | pm |
| Reading Group 2 | Various | F | 3rd Thursday | 1015 |
| Recorder Ensemble | Little Bealings | V | 1st and 3rd Monday | 2.00pm |
| Recreational Mathematics | Martlesham Pavilion | V | 2nd & 4th Thursday | 1.30pm |
| Rubber Bridge | Felixstowe | V | 1st & 3rd Tuesday | 1400 |
| Rummikub 1 | Rendlesham | F | 2nd Friday | pm |
| Rummikub 2 | Yoxford | F | Friday | 2.00pm |
| Science & Technology | Woodbridge | V | monthly Tuesday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Science in the News | Ipswich | F | 1st Thursday | am |
| Science, Faith & Philosphy | Waldringfield | V | 2nd Friday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Scrabble 2 | Martlesham | F | 1st & 3rd Fridays | 1400 - 1600 |
| Scrabble in Felixstowe | Felixstowe | V | 1st & 3rd Tuesday | 1400-1600 |
| Scrabble 4 | Woodbridge | F | Alternate Tuesdays | 1015 |
| Shakespeare for Beginners | Levington | F | 2nd & 4th Tuesday | 1415 |
| Singing for fun in Felixstowe | Felixstowe | F | Thursdays (fortnightly) | 1400 - 1600 |
| Singing, Playing and Listening to Traditional Songs and Tunes | Various | V | Tuesdays | usually 1430 - 1630 |
| Spanish Conversation | Ipswich | F | Wednesday 2-3 weekly | 1000 |
| Spanish Intermediate | Snape | F | alternate Wednesdays | 1400 |
| Stitch & Chat 1 | Felixstowe | F | 1st & 3rd Wednesday | 1000 |
| Table Tennis 2 | Bromeswell | F | Tuesdays | 1400 - 1600 |
| Table Tennis 1 | Bromeswell | F | Friday | 0930 - 1330 |
| Tai Chi Introductory | Christchurch Park, Ipswich | V | Thursday - May to September | 1030 - 1130 |
| Talking About World Wide Textiles | Wickham Market | F | 1st Wednsday | 1000 - 1200 |
| Tenpin Bowling | Martlesham | F | 1st & 3rd Fridays | |
| Ten to Tea Walking Group | Various | F | Alternate Fridays | 1000 - 1500 |
| The Walkers | Various | V | Alternate Tuesdays | 1000 |
| Theatre Discussion Group | Yoxford | F | Fridays, monthly | pm |
| Traditional Music and Song | Various | Tuesdays | pm | |
| Tramps Walking Group | Various | V | Wednesday Fortnightly | 1000 |
| Transport | Kesgrave & Saxmundham | V | 3rd Thursday | 1030 |
| U3A Local History Group | Woodbridge | V | 2nd Wednesday | 1000 |
| U3A Short Breaks | Various | V | Various | various |
| Ukulele for Beginners Course - Felixstowe | Felixstowe | V | Tuesdays | 1000 |
| Ukulele Spirit | Ipswich | F | Mondays | am |
| Ukulele Band Strum East | Grundisburgh | F | 1st & 3rd Wednesday | 2.00pm |
| Understanding Contemporary Art | Ipswich | V | Tuesday | 1400 |
| Variety Walking | Various | V | various monthly | |
| Walking with a Focus | SE Suffolk/N Essex | V | 3rd Wednesday | 1000 |
| Writer's Circle | Various | F | 4th Thursday | 1400 |
| Yoga | Kesgrave | V | Thursdays | 1030 - 1200 |