COURSE LIST FOR GREATER CAPE TOWN
| Course | U3A | Co-ordinator | Phone (021) | When | Where | |
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| ARTS | ||||||
| A Page of Fiction | C | Clyde Broster | 531 9322 | Wed am M | Kenilworth | |
| Art Group 2 | S | Suzie Kidd | 790 2216 | Fri am W | Camps Bay | |
| Autobiography Writing Group | F | Peter Rickards | 788 9469 | Thu am M | Lakeside | |
| British Classic DVD Showings | C | Paul and Aroon Spencer | 761 6121 | Fri am F | Wynberg | |
| Book Club | S | Max Barnett | 439 1979 | Tue am M | Sea Point | |
| Book Club | T | Hilary Clayton | 975 5465 | Mon am M | Durbanville | |
| Book Club with Own Books | B | Felicity Waddington | 552 6686 | Fri pm M | Sunset Beach | |
| Book Discussion Group | F | Penny Boaden | 785 4478 | Tue am M | Noordhoek | |
| Books, Art, Film and Beyond | S | Myra Mark | 434 5274 | Tue am M | Sea Point | |
| British Comedy Classics on DVD | C | Brenda Shear | 686 4688 | Thu pm M | Newlands | |
| Chamber Music Ensemble | F | John Fritz | 788 9744 | Sat am F | Oranjezicht | |
| Choir | T | Hannie Potgieter | 913 4618 | Mon pm W | Bellville | |
| Classical Music Appreciation | B | David Jocelyn | 557 6953 | Mon am M | Parklands | |
| Contemporary Music | T | Cindy Lehner | 976 7579 | Thu pm M | Durbanville | |
| Continuing to Write | F | Elizabeth Gets | Mon am F | Muizenberg | ||
| Continuing to Write Chapter 7 | F | Jo Boyle | 788 9519 | Wed am F | Muizenberg | |
| Creative Art Course | S | Ille de Rijk | 438 8413 | Wed am M | Camps Bay | |
| Creative Drama | S | Astri de Villiers | 438 9715 | Thu am F | Camps Bay | |
| Creative Writing Group | F | Eugenie Gunston | 782 2345 | Mon am F | Muizenberg | |
| Creative Writing | B | Alison Smith | 554 5634 | Thu pm M | Sunningdale | |
| Current Art Exhibitions | S | Sheila Lawrence | 434 5094 | Tue am M | Nat. Gallery | |
| Favourite Films Viewed at Home | F | Elfi Tomlinson | 788 7842 | Fri eve M | Kalk Bay | |
| Film Study Group | C | Clyde Broster | 531 9322 | Mon pm F | Constantia | |
| Fish Hoek Autobiography Group 2 | F | Sybil A'Bear | 782 3271 | Thu am F | Fish Hoek | |
| Floral Art | B | Jean Luther | 554 2709 | Wed am M | Sunningdale | |
| Introduction to Jazz | T | Bernie Edgcumbe | 975 3793 | Tue pm M | Welgemoed | |
| Literature Study Group | C | Vivien Jones | 689 5861 | Tue pm M | Woodside | |
| Music Appreciation | C | Ernie Masterton | 799 8955 | Mon am M | Norfolk Place | |
| Music Appreciation | T | Dorothy Wilson | 913 5295 | Tue am M | Welgemoed | |
| Muizenberg Autobiography Group 2 | F | Cynthia MacPherson | 788 5642 | Wed am M | Muizenberg | |
| Non-fiction Book Club | C | Marcia Raymond | 797 9031 | Mon am M | Woodside | |
| Non-fiction Book Club | S | Norman Levy | 434 1454 | Mon am M | Camps Bay | |
| Non-fiction Book Club and Discussion Group | C | Julie Leader | 762 7552 | Fri am M | S. Suburbs | |
| Opera and Ballet | B | David Jocelyn | 557 6953 | Mon am M | Parklands | |
| Opera Voices on Video (II) | C | Val Christoffersen | 532 7542 | Mon pm M | Pinelands | |
| Play Reading | T | Niel Steenkamp | 979 4083 | Thu am M | Durbanville | |
| Pleasures of Music | C | Peter Joubert | 788 1310 | Wed am F | Marina da Gama | |
| Poetry Appreciation | B | Elsie Baxter | 556 7357 | Mon am M | Parklands | |
| Sharing Poetry | F | Cynthia Romain | 782 6741 | Thu pm M | Glencairn | |
| Vocal - Opera/operetta, Oratorio | S | Virginia Oosthuizen | 438 9970 | Tue am M | Camps Bay | |
| The World of Ballet | F | Peter Koster | 715 8738 | 1st Fri am | Bergvliet | |
| The World Opera | F | Peter Koster | 715 8738 | 2nd and 4th Fri am | Bergvliet | |
| Writers Group for Everyone | C | Hugh Clarke | 685 4953 | Thu am M | Baxter Theatre | |
| Writing the Screenplay | C | Gavin Sher | 082 395 9685 | Tue pm F | Kenilworth | |
| COMPUTERS | ||||||
| Computers | T | Prof.Gerrit Wiechers | 976 9851 | Tue am W | Bellville | |
| Computer Basics | B | Sylvia Rosenberg | 526 7499 | Tue am W | Century City | |
| Computer Classes | T | Mike Berry | 976 6893 | Fri am W | Aurora | |
| Computer Club | F | Elfi Tomlinson | 788 7842 | Fri pm F | Kalk Bay | |
| Computers for Beginners | B | Mike Fiveash | 558 5528 | Tue am W | Monte Vista | |
| The Idiots' Guide to Computers! | F | Stefan Pretorius | 794 3115 | Thu am M | Constantia | |
| GAMES AND SPORTS | ||||||
| Archery for Beginners | C | Joan Gardiner | 794 8932 | Fri am W | Retreat | |
| Bridge Club | T | Ethne Cartwright | 976 2959 | Fri am W | Rosenhaven | |
| Bridge for Beginners | C | Anita Kennet | 685 4545 | Mon pm W | Rondebosch | |
| Bridge for Beginners | S | Jill Leslie | 438 9105 | Wed am W | Camps Bay | |
| Bridge for Beginners | T | Dalene le Roux | 976 5652 | Mon pm W | Durbanville | |
| Bridge for Beginners | F | Maureen Morris | 780 1256 | Mon am W | Fish Hoek | |
| Bridge for Improvers | C | Peter Lawson | 797 4493 | Thu pm W | Wynberg | |
| Canasta | T | Maureen Wrainwright | 979 5349 | Tue am M | Durbanville | |
| Chess for Beginners | F | Wolfgang Lange | 785 3713 | Thu am W | Fish Hoek | |
| Mah Jongg | T | Kathleen Evans | 939 9428 | Wed pm F | Panorama | |
| Rummy Club | C | Madeleine Kermis | 975 8780 | Wed am F | Pinehurst | |
| Scrabble | T | Heather Zanetti | 558 0795 | Tue am M | Durbanville | |
| Scrabble | B | Fiona Hosken | 552 2302 | Wed am W | Milnerton | |
| Social Scrabble (call between 18h00 and 19h00) | C | Nadia Harris | 799 8936 | Mon pm F | Norfolk Place | |
| HISTORY and CURRENT AFFAIRS | ||||||
| Ancient Egyptian History | B | Jean Smith | 557 5082 | Thu am M | Bothasig | |
| Current Affairs | C | Dr Theo Shippey | 461 4823 | Thu am M | Woodside | |
| Current Affairs | S | Dr Theo Shippey | 438 8910 | Thu am M | Camps Bay | |
| Early South African History | S | Max Barnett | 439 1979 | Wed am M | Sea Point | |
| History | T | June McKinnon | 939 4355 | Tue am M | Parow North | |
| History 19th and 20th Centuries | Arthur Frost | 556 4280 | Wed pm M | Sunningdale | ||
| History Study Group | C | Penny Lampert Silvia Skorge |
782 5922 715 1792 |
Thu pm F | Woodside | |
| Holocaust Museum Guided Visit | B | Ivor Shaskolsky | 552 1308 | Wed pm M | Cape Town | |
| Local History | C | Helen Robinson | 797 9600 | Tue am M | Various | |
| Women in History | S | June Botha | 438 8910 | Mon am M | Camps Bay | |
| HOBBIES AND PASTIMES | ||||||
| Advanced Beading | B | Merrill Reed | 558 4919 | Thu pm F | Monte Vista | |
| Antiques Appreciation | Arthur Frost | 556 4280 | Wed pm M | Sunningdale | ||
| Art Lessons - Painting with Acrylics | C | Philip Glazer | 715 2095 | Sat am M | Meadowridge | |
| Basic Cooking for Men | T | Marion Cameron | 976 5217 | Wed am M | Durbanville | |
| Basic Photography & Photoshop | C | Sheehan Sealy | 671 4543 | Mon am F | Rondebosch | |
| Beading 2 | B | Lesley Innes | 558 6202 | Fri am F | Monte Vista | |
| Beading for Beginners | T | Freda du Toit | 976 7335 | Thu pm F | Durbanville | |
| Beading in Parklands | B | Yvonne van der Westhuizen | 556 5492 | Tue pm F | Parklands | |
| Birding | T | Gerda Hill | 976 8514 | Mon M | Various | |
| Birdwatching at Intaka Island | B | Tony Ross | 528 7392 | Wed am R | Century City | |
| Birding Part 1 | C | Heather Howell | 788 1574 | Wed am W | Lakeside | |
| Circle Dancing (Advanced) | F | Maxine Wood | 788 5711 | Sat pm W | Plumstead | |
| Circle Dancing (Beginners) | C | Brenda Shear | 686 4668 | Sat pm W | Plumstead | |
| Cook and Eat Lunch Club | C | Partridge Gardner | 701 2929 | Wed am M | Lakeside | |
| Crafts | T | Bebe Benn | 982 4197 | Mon am M | Brackenfell | |
| Creative Knitting | B | Jutine Pheiffer | 557 3704 | Mon am M | Table View | |
| Cross Stitching | T | Sue Gladwish | 975 6018 | Thu pm F | Durbanville | |
| Djembe African Drumming Circle | C | Anne Welsh | 686 3033 | Mon pm F | Rondebosch | |
| Gardening in Small Spaces (Feb 9, Mar 8, Apr 12) | C | Jill Lawson | 797 4493 | Thu am M | Wynberg | |
| Garden Succulents. How to identify, plant and grow them (Feb 9, 16, 23, Mar 8, 15) | F | Alison James | 021 786 4142 | Thu 10:00 -12:00 | Simonstown | |
| General Art - Drawing, Painting | C | Mavis Foale | 689 3819 | Mon am M | Claremont | |
| Home-made Cards and Gift Boxes | Mercia Martin | 852 2202 | Tue | N Suburbs | ||
| Italian Cooking | T | Ester Ranzani | 976 1333 | Tue am M | Durbanville | |
| Knitwits | C | Mary Debrick | 531 4783 | Tue pm M | S Suburbs | |
| Learning to Paint | T | Deanna Schekierka | 913 0186 | Thu am W | Welgemoed | |
| Line Dancing for Beginners | T | Shirley de Jong | 914 0864 | Tue/Fri am W | Durbanville | |
| Line Dancing and Folk Dancing | F | Elfi Tomlinson | 788 7842 | Thu pm W | Kalk Bay | |
| Microwave Cooking | T | Brenda Bulman | 976 4438 | Thu am M | Durbanville | |
| Mindless Knitting | Marlene Neumann | 082 880 7388 | Fri pm M | Sonstraal | ||
| Movies for Fun | C | Sheehan Sealy | 671 4543 | Fri am W | Rondebosch | |
| Passion - a Knitting Circle | C | Jill Benneyworth | 794 6243 | Mon am M | Wynberg | |
| Photo Chat | B | Joy Wellbeloved | 554 1418 | Thu am F | Bloubergrant | |
| Photography for Amateurs | C | Wouter van Warmelo | 788 2987 | Mon am F | Cape Peninsula | |
| Research for Fun | C | Faith Ludwig | 552 3409 | Tue am M | Milnerton | |
| Tai Chi | F | Ilona Bradley | 788 1262 | Tue am W Thu am W |
Meadowbridge Fish Hoek |
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| Yoga | B | Daphne Jaaback | 552 4375 | Tue am W | Century City | |
| Yoga | T | Rhona Venter | 528 7355 | Wed am W | Kleinbosch | |
| Yoga/Pilates | B | Anne Skipp | 554 1378 | Tue eve W | Sunningdale | |
| LANGUAGES | ||||||
| Afrikaans for Beginners | B | Henni Fiveash | 558 5528 | Tue am W | Monte Vista | |
| Afrikaans Conversation | T | Irma Cilliers | 975 6959 | Tue pm F | Eversdal | |
| Afrikaans Conversation for Beginners | T | Irma Cilliers | 975 6959 | Fri pm W | Eversdal | |
| Afrikaans (Practical) | F | Anne Warneke | 785 2805 | Tue pm W | Fish Hoek | |
| French for Beginners | S | Noel Breakey | 438 7325 | Tue am W | Camps Bay | |
| French Conversation | Madelein Kermis | 975 8780 | Wed am F | Pinehurst | ||
| French Conversation | C | Maria Gaertner | 434 1453 | Mon pm W | Rosebank | |
| French Conversation | B | Arlette Artigarrede | 556 0126 | Fri am W | Table View | |
| French Conversation | S | Pam Harper | 790 3709 | Tue pm F | Hout Bay | |
| French Conversation | T | Lesbury van Zyl | 913 4263 | Thu am F | Durbanville | |
| German Conversation | Silvia Skorge | 715 1792 | Mon am W | Tokai | ||
| German Conversation | C | Erika Targett | 689 2241 | Wed am F | Rondebosch | |
| German Conversation | T | Petra Rheeder-Kleist | 557 1765 | Tue am W | Bloubergrant | |
| German Conversation | T | Martin Hubbard | 976 5560 | Tue am W | Eversdal | |
| Italian Conversation | T | Giordana de Kock | 976 5757 | Mon/Fri am W | Kenridge | |
| Italian Conversation | F | Fiorella Park | 785 1262 | Tue pm F | Sun Valley | |
| Italian Conversation | B | Ida Vignazia | 554 4831 | Thu am W | Bloubergstrand | |
| Spanish Conversation | B | Lieselotte Liebenberg | 551 8239 | Mon pm F | Milnerton | |
| Spanish Conversation | S | Sonia Keschner | 434 2637 | Wed pm W | Three Anchor Bay | |
| Spanish Conversation for Beginners | F | Dita Bullen | 786 3852 | Wed am W | Simonstown | |
| Spanish for Beginners | F | Farida Dollie | 785 7507 | Thu pm W | Capri Village | |
| Spanish Part 2 | S | John Brownstone | 439 1622 | Mon pm W | Sea Point | |
| Spanish for Beginners | S | John Brownstone | 439 1622 | Wed pm W | Sea Point | |
| Xhosa for Beginners | T | Elizabeth Potgieter | 945 3393 | Tue am W | Panorama | |
| Xhosa (Basic) | C | Jen Pennink | 552 5935 | Tue am W | Rosebank | |
| Xhosa (Basic) | B | Jen Pennink | 552 5935 | Fri am W | Milnerton | |
| LIFESTYLE | ||||||
| Armchair Travel | C | Penny Lampert | 782 5922 | Mon am M | Meadowridge | |
| Armchair Travel - audo visual | S | Alex Jochheim | 438 9105 | Tue am M | Camps Bay | |
| Care Group | T | Heather Zanetti | 558 0795 | Fri pm Q | Monte Vista | |
| Behind the Cellar Door | T | Daniel Smit | 914 0517 | Thu am M | Various | |
| Exploring Consciousness | S | Marietjie Nowak | 438 2229 | Wed pm M | Camps Bay | |
| Qigong Exercises | F | Bernadette de Gruchy | 782 5670 | Thu am W | Clovelly | |
| Interfaith Issues | C | Mohammed Kagee | 794 7681 | Wed pm M | Constantia | |
| Kreative Kaleidoscope | C | Jilla Benneyworth | 794 6243 | Fri am M | Constantia | |
| Let's Travel | B | Trish Cunningham Judy Bird |
556 9436 554 1146 |
Thu pm M | Bloubergrise West Beach |
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| The Living Will | C | Peter Koster | 715 8738 | <S> <R> | Various | |
| Lunch Club | F | Jenny Knapp | 788 1239 | Fri pm M | Cape Peninsula | |
| Meditation | S | Marietjie Nowak | 438 2229 | Mon pm W | Camps Bay | |
| Meditation | C | Linda Sealy | 671 4543 | Tue am F | Rondebosch | |
| Meditation (Introduction) | T | Paula Goffe-Wood | 438 2229 | Tue am F | Welgemoed | |
| Nutrition | T | Dr. Leonie | 981 1082 | Thu pm M | Panorama | |
| Reflexology for the Family | T | Sue Ward | 949 9385 | Thu pm M | Bellville | |
| Steps to Wellness | T | Anka Feldmann | 976 8495 | Mon am M | Durbanville | |
| TED-based discussions | C | Grace Smith | 685 6256 | Thu am F | Rondebosch | |
| Wine Appreciation | F | Paddy McPherson | 788 2849 | Tue am M | Various | |
| Wine Appreciation Group 2 | C | Graham Collins | 685 6735 | Wed am M | Various | |
| Wine Appreciation 1 | T | Karl Bartsch John Bulman |
558 3700 976 4438 |
Thu am M | Various | |
| Wine Appreciation 2 | T | Daniel Smit | 914 0517 | Thu am M | Various | |
| Wine Appreciation WAG3 | F | Hans Moolenschot | 794 6954 | Wed am M | Various | |
| SCIENCE | ||||||
| Backyard Astronomy | F | Wolfgang Lange | 785 3713 | Tue am M Thu pm M |
Fish Hoek | |
| The Big Bang Theory | F | Farida Dollie | 785 7507 | Tue pm W | Capri Village | |
| Cosmology | T | Prof. Don Bedford | 979 3561 | Wed am M | Bellville Library | |
| Environmental Topics | C | Maureen Arney | 674 4622 | Tue am M | Constantia Place | |
| History of Science | F | John Fritz | 788 9744 | Thu am M | Marina da Gama | |
| Natural Sciences | C | Saranne Cessford | 794 8957 | Mon am M | Meadowridge | |
| Ships and Shipping | S | Clyde Davidson | 438 8910 | Fri am M | Camps Bay | |
| WALKING AND HIKING | ||||||
| 2 x 4 Walking Group, Dogs Welcome | C | Denise Young | 685 7443 | Thu am W | Peninsula | |
| Cape Mountains for the Curious and Adventurous | C | Tony Heher | 794 5730 | Tue am W | Cape Peninsula | |
| Flat Earth Walks | C | Partridge Gardner | 701 2929 | Mon am W | Cape Peninsula | |
| Flying Tortoises - Fairly Easy Hikes | F | Norman Reynolds Hans Moolenschot |
782 2653 794 6954 |
Tue am W | Cape Peninsula | |
| Fynbos Rambles - Nature Walks | F | Sheila Robinson | 782 0773 | Wed am W | Various | |
| Hiking | Jurg Zimmermann | 913 0011 | Sat am R | Various | ||
| Hiking for the Moderately Fit Early Birds | C | Francis Boulle | 712 1771 | Wed am W | Various | |
| Mountain Meanders - mountain hiking for the reasonably fit | C | Tim Cronin | 715 5380 | Fri W | Cape Peninsula | |
| Mountain Mondays - reasonably energetic hiking | C | Peter Gibbard | 715 4553 | Mon am W | Cape Peninsula | |
| Peninsula Mountain Wanderers | F | Malcolm Boyle | 788 9519 | Tue am W | Cape Peninsula | |
| Slowly up the Hills | F | Peter Rickards Nancy Murray |
788 9469 783 3233 |
Fri am W | Cape Peninsula | |
| Songololo Stompers Hiking Group | F | Fi Skennerton John Vallance |
785 4174 715 4366 |
Fri am W | Cape Peninsula | |
| Walking the Peninsula | B | John Waddington | 552 6686 | Sat am M | Sunset Beach | |
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Key to 'U3A'
symbols: <A>thlone,
<B>laauwberg,
<F>alse Bay,
<C>entral, Atlantic <S>eaboard,
<T>ygerberg
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Further information on all False
Bay courses (marked <F> in the U3A column above) can be
found at the False
Bay website
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Key to 'When'
symbols: <W>eekly,
<F>ortnightly, <M>onthly,
<Q>uarterly, on <R>equest,
<S>ingle session
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