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For details of Walks, Day Trips, Speaker Mornings, and Term Dates, please see What's On.
Classes by Location - Autumn Term 2026
For further information about individual classes, click on the appropriate class name, or contact the relevant class leader.
PLEASE NOTE:
PLEASE NOTE:
> The Annual Fee is shown in the Fee column.
> The Status column indicates New (N), Full (F), and Updated (U) classes. The date at the bottom shows when the list was last updated.
> The Status column indicates New (N), Full (F), and Updated (U) classes. The date at the bottom shows when the list was last updated.
To see a map of all the following class locations, click here.
| Days | Time | Code | Fee | Class Name | Leader | Tel (01202) | Status |
| BEARWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE - King John Avenue, Bournemouth, BH11 9TF | |||||||
| Thursdays | 11:00-1:15 | 95 | £65 | SHORT MAT BOWLS 95 | Allan Turner | 07955 577476 | |
| BH17 COMMUNITY CLUB - 7 Mitchell Road, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 8UE | |||||||
| Tuesdays | 10:00-12:00 | 78 | £0 | NEEDLES CIRCLE 78 | Tricia Tapner | 07514 787068 | |
| Tuesdays | 1:00-3:00 | 42 | £70 | CARD MAKING FOR ALL OCCASIONS 42 | Joan Budden | 07795 950616 | U |
| BRANKSOME CENTRE - Recreation Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 2EA | |||||||
| Fridays | 11:00-1:00 | 68 | £45 | ITALIAN CONVERSATION 68 | Indira Marchant | 07460 348548 | |
| BRANKSOME LIBRARY - 212 Ashley Road, Upper Parkstone, Poole, BH14 9BY | |||||||
| Thursdays | 1:00-3:00 | 77 | £65 | NEEDLECRAFTS 77 | Dru March | 743573 | |
| Thursdays | 3:15-5:15 | 70 | £65 | LACEMAKING 70 | Di Pemberton | 778616 | |
| BROADSTONE METHODIST CHURCH ROOMS - Lower Blandford Road, Broadstone, BH18 8DT (NB Parking for Leaders & Disabled only) | |||||||
| Mondays | 9:15-10:45 | 125 | £65 | YOGA WORKSHOP 125 | Wendy Pyne | 772247 | |
| Mondays | 11:00-12:30 | 54 | £25 | FRENCH IS FUN 54 | Mike Lloyd | 07891 612758 | |
| Mondays | 11:00-1:00 | 4 | £55 | ART WATERCOLOURS 4 | Amanda Richardson | 07971 640256 | |
| Mondays | 1:00-3:00 | 36 | £45 | CURRENT AFFAIRS 36 | Glyn Davies | 904172 | |
| Wednesdays | 9:30-11:30 | 6 | £45 | ART WORKSHOP 6 | Christine Hall | 604850 | |
| Wednesdays | 9:30-11:30 | 32 | £25 | BRIDGE FOR FUN (No partner needed) 32 | Helen Kanolik | 07759 437960 | |
| Wednesdays | 10:10-11:10 | 116 | £15 | TAI CHI ADVANCED 116 | Linda Sullivan | 697253 | |
| Wednesdays | 2:00-4:00 | 91 | £40 | RUMMIKUB 91 | Diane Martin | 679635 | |
| Wednesdays | 2:00-4:00 | 37 | £45 | PHOTOGRAPHY 37 | Kevin Painter | 07379 430514 | |
| Thursdays | 12:15-1:15 | 132 | £25 | TAI CHI BEGINNERS YEAR 2 132 | Mike Lloyd | 07891 612758 | |
| CANFORD CLIFFS VILLAGE HALL - 17 Ravine Road, Canford Cliffs, Poole, BH13 7HT | |||||||
| Mondays | 1:00-3:00 | 106 | £40 | TABLE TENNIS INTERMEDIATE 106 | Elizabeth Newman | 07922 597147 | |
| Mondays | 3:00-5:00 | 114 | £40 | TABLE TENNIS EXPERIENCED 114 | Geoff Funnell | 900645 | |
| Wednesdays | 1:45-3:15 | 121 | £50 | UKULELE BEGINNERS 121 | Ann Smith | 700675 | |
| Fridays | 10:00-12:00 | 107 | £40 | TABLE TENNIS INTERMEDIATE 107 | Jon Vincent | 07974 000046 | |
| CANFORD HEATH COMMUNITY CENTRE - 7 Mitchell Rd, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 8UE | |||||||
| Mondays | 1:30-2:30 | 71 | £35 | LINE DANCING ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS 71 | Sue Williams | 07527 003814 | U |
| Mondays | 2:30-4:00 | 74 | £50 | LINE DANCING HIGH BEGINNERS 74 | Sue Williams | 07527 003814 | |
| CORFE MULLEN ROYAL BRITISH LEGION - 80 Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3HQ | |||||||
| Thursdays | 10:00-12:00 | 73 | £25 | MAHJONG 73 | Tina Cunningham-Smith | 07706 720454 | |
| CREEKMOOR COMMUNITY CENTRE - Northmead Drive, Poole, BH17 7XZ | |||||||
| Wednesdays | 2:00-4:00 | 109 | £50 | TABLE TENNIS NOVICE & IMPROVERS 109 | Geoff Funnell | 900645 | |
| Fridays | 9:30-11:30 | 108 | £35 | TABLE TENNIS INTERMEDIATE 108 | Sheila Davis | 07563 533394 | |
| Fridays | 2:00-4:00 | 19 | £70 | BADMINTON IMPROVERS 19 | Alan Beasley | 604554 | |
| CROSS COURT PADEL CLUB - Upton Road, Creekmoor, Poole, BH17 7AH | |||||||
| Tuesdays | 12:30-2:00 | 89 | £150 | PADEL TENNIS BEGINNERS 89 | Sue Dibben | 07983 488487 | N |
| Tuesdays | 2:00-3:30 | 90 | £150 | PADEL TENNIS INTERMEDIATE 90 | Will Dennis | 07901 713551 | U |
| Tuesdays | 2:00-3:30 | 99 | £150 | PADEL TENNIS INTERMEDIATE 99 | David Kanolik | 07983 488487 | U |
| EAST DORSET LAWN TENNIS & CROQUET CLUB (EDLTCC) - Salterns Road, Poole, BH14 8BL | |||||||
| Wednesdays | 1:30-3:00 | 50 | £70 | FRENCH INTERMEDIATE 50 | Marie Lloyd | 07586 356781 | |
| Wednesdays | 3:15-4:30 | 52 | £40 | FRENCH ADVANCED CONVERSATION 52 | Marie Lloyd | 07586 356781 | |
| Thursdays | 1:30-3:00 | 64 | £85 | GUITAR 64 | Chris Bunt | 07742 569494 | |
| HAMWORTHY CLUB - Magna Road, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AP | |||||||
| Tuesdays | 10:00-12:00 | 25 | £10 | BOULES 25 | John Phillips | 07846 409753 | |
| Thursdays | 10:00-12:00 | 26 | £10 | BOULES 26 | Nobby Gillingham | 07944 784844 | |
| Fridays | 10:00-12:00 | 24 | £10 | BOULES 24 | Alan Spence | 07775 866376 | |
| HUB ON THE HEATH - 10 Adastral Road, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 8SA | |||||||
| Fridays | 2:00-4:00 | 22 | £0 | BEADING & JEWELLERY 22 | Pam Brown | 07857 665302 | |
| MELTON COURT - 37 Lindsay Road, Branksome, Poole, BH13 6BH | |||||||
| Wednesdays | 2:15-3:45 | 83 | £0 | PHILOSOPHY WORKSHOP 83 | Judy Pechey | 07866 966215 | |
| Thursdays | 2:00-3:45 | 55 | £0 | FRENCH CONVERSATION 55 | Denise Dick | 07469 921433 | |
| MEMBER'S HOMES - Ask Class Leader for the address | |||||||
| Mondays | 10:30-12:30 | 80 | £0 | MEMOIRS (Monthly, 1st Monday) 80 | Christine Hammond | 07954 677080 | |
| Mondays | 7:00-9:00 | 142 | £0 | CANASTA 142 | Jan Menzies | 07427 637099 | |
| Alt Tuesdays | 7:00-9:00 | 124 | £0 | WINE APPRECIATION (Fortnightly) 124 | Diana Andrews | 707491 | |
| MERLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE - Harrier Drive, Merley, Wimborne, BH21 1XE | |||||||
| Mondays | 9:30-11:30 | 110 | £45 | TABLE TENNIS INTERMEDIATE 110 | Will Dennis | 07901 713551 | |
| Mondays | 1:00-2:45 | 97 | £45 | SHORT MAT BOWLS 97 | Peter Saunders | 07919 661341 | |
| Tuesdays | 1:45-3:45 | 15 | £75 | BADMINTON 15 | Sue Steeden | 07789 021365 | |
| Thursdays | 9:00-11:00 | 17 | £75 | BADMINTON 17 | Ann Nicoll | 690554 | |
| Thursdays | 11:10-1:00 | 102 | £80 | SHORT TENNIS 102 | Steve Stevens | 07940 936072 | |
| ST GEORGE'S CHURCH - Darby's Lane, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3EU | |||||||
| Tuesdays | 2:00-4:00 | 88 | £55 | QUIZ 88 | Val Renyard | 682460 | |
| ST JOSEPH & ST WALBURGA RC CHURCH - 2a Archway Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 9AZ | |||||||
| Mondays | 10:00-11:45 | 76 | £65 | MIXED JAM BAND 76 | Bev Turner | 757086 | |
| Mondays | 2:00-4:00 | 87 | £50 | QUIZ 87 | Val Ingram | 731363 | |
| Thursdays | 2:00-4:00 | 131 | £35 | INSPIRED UKULELES 131 | Tim Dearden | 07742 689729 | |
| ST MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH - 211a Wimborne Road, Poole, BH15 2EG | |||||||
| Wednesdays | 10:30-12:00 | 135 | £20 | FOLK MUSIC GROUP 135 | Janine Dearden | 07708 888286 | N |
| ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH - 30 Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3LE | |||||||
| Thursdays | 10:00-12:00 | 94 | £55 | SEW & CHAT 94 | Joan Budden | 07795 950616 | |
| Fridays | 1:45-3:45 | 21 | £80 | BALLROOM, LATIN & SEQUENCE PRACTICE (Couples only) 21 | Howard Cunningham-Smith | 07968 345695 | |
| ST PAUL'S CHURCH - Culliford Crescent, Canford Heath, Poole, BH17 9DW | |||||||
| Wednesdays | 9:45-11:45 | 51 | £95 | FRENCH ADVANCED 51 | Jan Powell | 575057 | |
| TESCO FLEETS CORNER - Community Room, Waterloo Road, Poole, BH17 7EJ | |||||||
| Mondays | 1:00-3:00 | 38 | £0 | CLOCK & WATCH WORKSHOP NOVICE & EXPERIENCED 38 | Rod Best | 690950 | |
| Mondays | 3:00-5:00 | 39 | £0 | CLOCK & WATCH WORKSHOP EXPERIENCED 39 | Rod Best | 690950 | N |
| Wednesdays | 10:00-12:00 | 93 | £0 | SCRABBLE 93 | Eileen Robinson | 695208 | |
| Thursdays | 2:00-4:00 | 92 | £0 | SCRABBLE 92 | Carla Marshall | 07580 928628 | |
| TESCO TOWER PARK - Community Room, Yarrow Road, Mannings Heath, Poole, BH12 4NX | |||||||
| Mondays | 2:00-4:00 | 33 | £0 | BRIDGE SOCIAL 33 | Moira Ledger | 07557 749778 | |
| Wednesdays | 3:45-6:00 | 62 | £0 | GUITAR ACOUSTIC WORKSHOP 62 | Andy Law | 07527 145402 | |
| THE JUNCTION SPORTS & LEISURE CENTRE - Station Approach, Broadstone, BH18 8AX | |||||||
| Wednesdays | 11:00-1:00 | 12 | £75 | BADMINTON INTERMEDIATE 12 | Sue Dibben | 07951 813024 | |
| Wednesdays | 11:00-1:00 | 140 | £85 | PICKLEBALL BEGINNERS & IMPROVERS 140 | Suzanne Godfrey | 07786 195407 | |
| Wednesdays | 1:00-2:30 | 98 | £55 | SHORT TENNIS 98 | Sue Sparrow | 07929 585746 | |
| Thursdays | 2:00-4:00 | 16 | £50 | BADMINTON 16 | Shirley Maynard | 07840 830416 | |
| Fridays | 12:00-1:30 | 20 | £80 | BADMINTON SOCIAL 20 | Sue Sparrow | 07929 585746 | |
| Fridays | 2:15-4:15 | 85 | £80 | PICKLEBALL EXPERIENCED 85 | David Kanolik | 07983 488487 | |
| THE NEW INN - 222 Wimborne Road, Poole, BH15 2EL | |||||||
| Tuesdays | 10:00-12:00 | 7 | £80 | THE JOY OF PAINTING 7 | Sally Funnell | 07780 440594 | |
| THE SPIRE (Office, Room 5) - Chapel Lane, High Street, Poole, BH15 1DF | |||||||
| Alt Mondays | 2:00-4:00 | 79 | £5 | NUMBERS & STUFF (Fortnightly) 79 | Chris Smith | 386058 | |
| Alt Mondays | 2:00-4:00 | 72 | £5 | SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (Fortnightly) 72 | Chris Smith | 386058 | |
| Tuesdays | 10:00-1:00 | 30 | £10 | PLAY READING 30 | Graham Menzies | 07941 464662 | |
| Tuesdays | 2:30-4:30 | 104 | £10 | SPANISH ADVANCED 104 | Lupita Aish | 731617 | |
| Wednesdays | 10:15-12:15 | 41 | £10 | CREATING CARDS 41 | Julie Sanderson | 241436 | |
| Wednesdays | 12:15-2:00 | 86 | £10 | POETRY READING 86 | Isobel Quinlivan | 742475 | |
| Wednesdays | 2:00-4:00 | 119 | £10 | TAPESTRY WEAVING 119 | Pam Judd | 741713 | |
| Thursdays | 1:00-3:00 | 23 | £10 | BOOK LOVERS 23 | Geoff Crouch | 696002 | |
| Fridays | 10:30-12:30 | 141 | £10 | CANASTA 141 | Marion Guy | 07957 491965 | |
| Fridays | 2:00-3:30 | 118 | £10 | SPANISH BEGINNERS 118 | Jo John | 07803 054527 | N |
| THE SPIRE (Room) - Chapel Lane, High Street, Poole, BH15 1DF | |||||||
| Mondays | 10:30-12:00 | 44 | £60 | ITALIAN BEGINNERS 44 | Stephanie Cutter | 07956 264690 | N |
| Thursdays | 10:00-11:00 | 115 | £65 | TAI CHI INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED 115 | Jennie Robinson | 07716 690115 | |
| Other Activities | |||||||
| Alt Thursdays | 10:30-1:00 | 8 | £0 | COUNTRY WALKS (1st & 3rd Thursdays) 8 | Alan Jowsey | 605515 | |
| Fridays | 2:00-4:00 | 9 | £0 | SOCIAL CYCLING (4th Friday) 9 | Rosie Jordan | 07871 198979 | |
| Occasional | DAY TRIPS (see Newsletter) | Ann Dawson | 922014 | ||||
| Updated - 27 Jul 26 | |||||||
Please note - these lists are regularly updated and so should be accurate and up to date. If you spot any errors, please contact the Poole u3a webmaster.