u3a

Ambleside and District

Group Category: Sport

  • Pickleball

    We have started a new u3a group to play PICKLEBALL, a game that is rapidly growing in popularity. The game, which is suitable for all ages, is easier to play than tennis and is played as doubles on a badminton sized court with bats (paddles) and light weight air-balls. We play on Friday mornings at… Read more

  • Table Tennis

    We play mixed doubles on two tables, mixing in systematically and aiming to make the games even. Playing up to twenty-one points, games last typically five minutes. Coaching is sometimes offered on the second Monday of the month from 9.30 to 10.00. As one of the more popular groups we currently have as many attending… Read more

  • High Fells and Scrambles

    Coordinators: and The group meets every Thursday. Additional scrambles might be arranged at short notice on other days. Always telephone or email one of the contacts by 19:00 the evening before the walk for the latest arrangements and car sharing. The group takes on strenuous routes with several peaks in a day. Where scrambles are… Read more

  • Climbing and Scrambling

    We climb at Ambleside or Kendal Climbing Wall and in summer on occasional Thursdays with the High Fells Walking Group. Unlike in our youth when there were no climbing walls, we enjoy meeting most Friday mornings at either Ambleside or Kendal Climbing Wall. In summer when the weather is fine, we enjoy scrambles and climbs… Read more