Membership
How To Join Burnley and District u3a
Who can Join?
Everyone who is no longer in full-time employment is eligible to join u3a. In practice this means most are over 50 but there are no age restrictions.
If you are interested in joining you are welcome to attend any two of our monthly “Open” meetings as a guest before you decide. There is a small charge of £2 per meeting for guests. Visit the Schedule of Open Meetings on the Meetings page for more details and an up-to-date programme. You can also attend two meetings of as many of our interest groups as you wish as a taster to find out what they do. There is usually a small charge to cover room hire. See the Groups page for a full list of all our groups.
After this, if you wish to continue to attend either monthly or group meetings you must become a member.
What Do You Get?
Once you join you will be able to attend our monthly open meetings free of charge. You can also join as many or as few of our Special Interest Groups as you like (or none if you don’t want!).
As a member you can start a new Interest Group if there is a subject or activity we don’t already cater for.
We produce a monthly newsletter with information about all Special Interest Group activities with the dates and venues for their next meetings . It is distributed at monthly meetings, by email and by mail to those without access to email who provide stamped, addressed envelopes to the Membership Secretary.
You will receive also a copy of the national magazine, “Third Age Matters”, published 5 times per year, which has news from around the country and details of online and residential courses.
Outings
We have a flourishing Outings Group who arrange a wide variety of outings to stately homes, museums, theatres, art galleries, concerts and other places of general interest. The visits are open to all members.
Specialist Interest Groups may also organise their own outings.
Membership Fee
The membership year runs from 1st April to 31st March.
Membership fees for 2023-2024 are:
April to March: £20 for one person; £38 for couples living at the same address
Oct to March: £15 for one person; £28 for couples living at the same address
Joining Procedure
You can join in person, online or by post.
To join in person, come along at 2:00pm (meeting commences at 2:30pm) to one of our monthly Open Meetings which are held at Nazareth Unitarian Chapel, 93 Church Street, Padiham, Lancs BB12 8JH on the 4th Thursday of each month (different week in December). You will be welcomed by a committee member who will explain the procedure for joining. You will need to complete an application form and pay the appropriate membership subscription and you will receive a copy of our newsletter. If this is your first visit to an Open Meeting one of our Greeters will be on hand to show you around and answer any questions or queries you may have. If you wish, the Greeter will stay with you throughout the meeting.
Online/by Post:
If you can not attend a monthly meeting you can click here to download an Enrolment Form and submit it by post along with your remittance. Details are on the form. Alternatively, you can join online by filling in and emailing the form (details on the form) and paying online. Click here: Paying your subscription online for full instructions on how to pay.
Further Information
You can get further information on Burnley and District U3A by exploring this site or by using our main contact form for any questions or queries. Each Specialist Interest Group has its own page. For information about any group send your query on our main contact form to the Groups Coordinator, specifying the group in which you are interested.