Membership
If you wish to renew your membership use this link - Renewal.
For the Membership Portal click this link - https://u3abeacon.org.uk/u3aportal.
WHO CAN JOIN?
Anyone in the 'Third Age' - beyond full-time employment - can join U3A and this includes people who are working part-time. No qualifications are required and none are given. There is no lower age limit for membership.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
The membership year runs from 1st April until 31st March
2024-5 subscriptions for a full year’s membership:
- For a Single Member without "Third Age Matters" £12, with magazine £15.
- For a Couple without "Third Age Matters" £24, with magazine £27.
- For a person who is a member of another U3A £8:00.
For new members joining after 30th September:
- For a Single Member without "Third Age Matters" £8, with magazine £11.
- For a Couple without "Third Age Matters" £16, with magazine £19.
- For a person who is a member of another U3A £4:00.
Anyone joining after the 1st February and paying for a full years membership, at a new rate, their membership will run through to the 31st March the following year
WHAT WILL MY SUBSCRIPTION COVER?
Your subscription will entitle you to attend monthly meetings (see programme under "Events" above) and interest groups (see "Groups" above), as well as a contribution to the Third Age Trust (the U3A national headquarters organisation). You will receive our own regular Newsletter, via email if you have given an email address. The national U3A magazine, "Third Age Matters" is available at £3:00 per household.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED BY MY SUBSCRIPTION?
As most interest groups meet in members' homes, there is no fee for attendance but group members are asked to contribute to the cost of refreshments and any consumables such as photocopying. Where interest groups use hired accommodation, such as for sports activities, the cost is shared amongst the group members. You will also need to pay for your own travel, meals out, entrance fees and other incidental expenses for trips and visits. We encourage members to share transport on a shared cost basis.
HOW DO I JOIN?
You can email the Membership Secretary now for an Information Pack by clicking on this link Membership Secretary, or download an Application Form using this link Membership Application.
You will need Adobe Reader to download the Application Form. Most computers have this free software. If yours does not Click here to download Adobe Reader.
If you have a problem downloading the Application Form, would you please click on the link above and send a message to the Membership Secretary with your address and they will send you an information pack which includes a form.
Application Forms are also available at monthly meetings.
If you wish, you may attend up to two monthly meetings as a visitor before deciding whether to join but you must normally be a member to join an interest group.