Group Category: Sport
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Openwater Swimming
All swimmers at whatever level of ability are welcome. Special attention is given to swimmers with little or no experience of being in openwater. Advice can be given concerning purchase of clothing and equipment. Wetsuits are recommended. Tow-floats are obligatory: they make you visible to boat craft, store your valuables like car-keys and mobile phones,… Read more
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Pickleball
Coordinators: and PICKLEBALL as a game 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 the Ladyholme Centre in Windermere, with a… Read more
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Table Tennis
Coordinators: and Table tennis is a very popular group in our u3a and from January 2025 we have been running a second session on Thursday mornings. The Monday session is full but if you wish to play on Thursdays contact one of the coordinators. We play mixed doubles on two tables, mixing in systematically and… Read more
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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
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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