Welcome to Ambleside and District u3a
The Ambleside and District University of the Third Age (u3a) is part of the u3a movement.
Situated in the heart of the Lake District, we have about 300 members mostly living in Ambleside and Windermere and the surrounding communities, including Bowness-on-Windermere, Grasmere and Staveley.
We have a lively membership with diverse interest groups. You can find a list of these by clicking on the Groups button in the menu bar. You can then find out more about each group, including when they meet and their future programme of activities. Members can come along to any meeting but we advise you to contact the coordinator before you first go along to check if there are any specific requirements or changes to the programme or meeting place.
We hold a General Meeting with an outside speaker plus tea or coffee and a chance to chat on the second Monday of the month at the Marchesi Centre, Windermere. Details of the programme for the year ahead can be found on the Events page.
Ambleside and District u3a recognise that some people are particularly likely to experience discrimination and harassment and are committed to making sure that the u3a is as inclusive and welcoming as possible. We invite you to read our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Policy. We have a separate document that covers bringing assistance dogs to u3a activities.
Click on the Join Us button in the header if you like what you have read.
We are supported by a national organisation called the Third Age Trust whose aims are:
1. to encourage and enable older people no longer in full-time paid employment to help each other to share their knowledge, skills, interests and experience;
2. to demonstrate the benefits and enjoyment to be gained and the new horizons to be discovered in learning throughout life.
If you would like to learn more about the u3a movement click on the Third Age Trust link.
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