Links
The website for Cambourne & District U3A has a number of links that can be used to download documents in PDF forms such as booking forms, newsletters and copies of our constitution. There are also some links to external sites - for example, to the Third Age Trust and to the membership portal.
These links can be found on various pages - newsletters and bulletins are available via our Newsletter page, for example - but they are also all gathered below for your convenience.
| General Links | ||
| www.u3a.org.uk/news/publications | https://www.u3a.org.uk/news/publications | |
| Welcome to the Cambourne & District U3A! | ||
| Third Age Trust | Home page of the Third Age Trust | |
| Groups | ||
| Insurance FAQs | Answers to Frequently-asked questions about the insurance policy arranged by the Third Age Trust for affiliated U3As | |
| Events | ||
| 2021 AGM minutes | Minutes of the 2021 AGM, including approval of a constitutional change making it explicit that business meetings (such as the AGM) can be online or hybrid. These minutes are draft, until approved at the next AGM. | |
| motion proposal form | Form to submit a motion for consideration at the 2020 AGM. Please complete and return by 30 September. | |
| Proposed alteration to constitution 2021 | Proposal for October 2021 AGM, to clarify the constitution to explicitly allow AGMs and other such meetings to be held online or in a hybrid manner if necessary. (The proposal was accepted.) | |
| The Hub | The Hub Community Centre, High Street, Cambourne CB23 6GW | |
| Membership | ||
| Membership form | latest version of the membership form, last revised April 2023, for those who don't want to use the online method. Print it off, fill it in, then follow the instructions on it to send it in - or bring it to one of our monthly meetings. | |
| Join Online via Beacon | Join online via the U3A membership management system, Beacon | |
| Membership Portal | The Beacon membership portal for Cambourne & District U3A | |
| Renew Online via Beacon | Renew online via the U3A membership management system, Beacon | |
| Committee | ||
| Data protection policy | Data Protection Policy This policy applies to the work of Cambourne & District U3A. The policy sets out the requirements that Cambourne & District U3A has to gather information for membership purposes. The policy details how personal information will be gathered, stored and managed in line with data protection principles and the General Data Protection Regulation. | |
| Equal opportunities policy | Cambourne and District U3A EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY All affiliated Universities of the Third Age (U3As) pursue a policy providing equality of opportunity to all members and potential members. The acceptance of this policy will be deemed a condition of membership. C&D U3A is committed to the treatment of everyone equally and without discrimination or prejudice on the grounds of age, race, ethnic origin, nationality, cultural or educational background, gender, sexual orientation, physical disability, social standing or religion. | |
| Our Constitution | A copy of the constitution of the Cambourne & District U3a, less the signatures of the executive committee; it needs to be ratified at the 1st AGM. | |
| Privacy Policy | Cambourne & District U3A Privacy Policy Cambourne & District U3A treats your privacy rights seriously. This privacy policy sets out how we will deal with your 'personal information', that is, information that could identify, or is related to the identity of, an individual. | |
| Safeguarding policy | Safeguarding Policy and Procedure for Cambourne and District U3A This Policy and Procedure is written to enable the Committee to act appropriately whenever possible or where instances, or allegations of, actual abuse or neglect comes to their attention. | |
| Speakers' expenses | Our policy regarding the payment of expenses to speakers. Note in particular our constitution forbids paying speaker fees to anyone who is a member of this - or any other - U3A. | |
| Trustee code of conduct | Cambourne and District U3A Trustee Code of Conduct Trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the administration of their unincorporated associations and they carry out these functions within the context of the legal framework i.e. the constitution. As a body they are collectively or corporately responsible for all the activities of the association and are expected to act together as a board or committee to realise its purposes. A trustee code of conduct is an agreement between the organisation and the individual committee member which spells out the standards of behaviour expected from trustees. | |
| Newsletters | ||
| https://www.u3a.org.uk/news/newsletter | The U3A Trust newsletter | |
| Third Age Matters | a link to the newsletters page on the U3A Trust website, with sample online issues of the Third Age Matters magazine (normally only available in print form, and distributed by post). | |
| Bridge | ||
| Bridge conventions | A one-sheet summary of the bridge conventions used by our U3A bridge Group. Contains links to Wikipedia and other documents explaining the conventions in more detail. | |
| NFB bridge crib sheet | A link to the page on nofearbridge.co.uk where you can get a copy of their crib sheet | |