Windsor & District

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Welcome to our U3A

Welcome to the website for Windsor and District U3A: fairly new, but a growing AND wonderful branch of the national organisation.

Windsor
We think Windsor is a great town with the oldest inhabited castle in the country, the mighty Thames river, wonderful green spaces including Windsor Great Park.

The University of the Third Age
The U3A is a learning organisation made up of independent groups run by their members. Members are normally retired or semi-retired from paid employment, and wish to use some of their leisure time to acquire new skills and help others do the same. There are over 760 U3As and over 245,000 members within the UK - to find out more about the history and ethos of the U3A, the Third Age Trust website can be accessed (see link below)

Windsor and District U3A
This is a new branch formed in 2008 and already has over 200 members from a wide area around Windsor, including Slough, Eton, Iver and Ascot - essentially as far as one wishes to travel. Our main activities centre on the subject groups. Some information about those which are currently running can be found on the Groups page. We have regular monthly general meetings on the second Wednesday of each month - guests and prospective members are very welcome. Do see the Events page for details of future meetings

How to Join
Our full annual membership fee is £12 pounds - which entitles attendance to as many Group activities as you wish (space permitting - see Groups page). If you would like more information, see the Contact page for ways to get in touch - we look forward to hearing from you.

The business of running our U3A
A link below takes you to the "Committee & AGM information" page with 'business' details (committee members and office holders), dates of committee meetings and AGM, constitution etc.

Neighbouring U3As
There are active U3As in many areas around Windsor including Beaconsfield, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Runnymede, Spelthorne and Wokingham. The Third Age Trust website allows one to find any U3A based on post code, county, town etc. and the Harrow site has links to U3As worldwide.

See also:
Committee & AGM information
List of committee members, details of committee meetings and of the AGM
Information Leaflet
This has more details and an application form for membership
Newsletter - 28 - May 2010
Document for members only (security protected - contact Jeanette for password details)
Newsletter - 29 - June 2010
Document for members only (security protected - contact Jeanette for password details)
Newsletter - 30 - July 2010
Document for members only (security protected - contact Jeanette for password details)
U3A Photography Competition 2010
The theme for the 2010 Photography Competition was "Coast" and winning photographs will feature in the U3A 2011 engagement calendar. Closing date was 31st March 2010, and each of the 12 winning entrants will receive a gift token and six calendars free of charge.
U3A Travel Writing Competition 2010
The theme for this competition is ‘My journey of a lifetime’ and the closing date is 20th August 2010. Entries of your own unpublished work no longer than 800 words may win you a Bradt Travel Guides and gift tokens (only open to U3A members)
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Information about the tool that was used to create this U3A website
Third Age Trust
The Third Age Trust is the national representative body for U3As in the UK. The website gives access to on-line courses, study materials and resources and details of conferences, summer schools and other national events
Nearby U3A: Bracknell Forest
Nearby U3A: Harrow
Harrow has links to U3A Web Sites and those of other Institutes for "Learning in Retirement"
Nearby U3A: Maidenhead
Nearby U3A: Runnymede
Nearby U3A: South Bucks (Beaconsfield)
Nearby U3A: Wokingham
U3A International Network
The International Network for Universities of the Third Age - one place that shows the history and breadth of the worldwide U3A movement
U3A International Network - My U3A
A project for groups worldwide - mini profiles of many U3As around the world - fascinating!
U3A Signposts
This is a monthly Newsletter published by and for U3A members, and contains Tips, News and Advice in a safe, filtered, unbiased way. Back copies are shown, so there is a wealth of free, interesting reading. Have fun!
U3A Surrey Network
The U3A Surrey Network runs Study Days which are open to members of all U3As in Surrey and the surrounding area. Summer School courses are open to members of all U3As in the UK. Prior booking is necessary for both.
U3A Thames Valley Network
The TV Network has a membership of over 35 U3As in Oxford, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. It organises Study Days and their latest exciting initiative is the Riverside Project.
Virtual U3A
The aim of the project was to create just another U3A Group but one which differs from all existing U3A groups in that it meets only on the Internet. The vU3A is an online learning community of older people. It has undertaken collaborative projects on Islands, Windmills and Phrases ...
World U3A Conference 8-10 February 2010
This was held in Chitrakoot University in Madhya Pradesh in India with Professor Peter Jarvis as Keynote Speaker, and sessions on Technology, Mind and Matter, Holistic Health and more.