Northampton

Welcome to Northampton u3a !

Thank you for your interest in Northampton u3a.

Please browse our website to learn more about what we do, by clicking the headings on the gold bar above to get to other pages.

Membership is open to anyone who is no longer in full time employment, who wants to broaden their experience through sharing or learning new skills, and make new friends. We are a self-help organisation, learning and teaching together, with 115 interest groups covering

  • Arts and Crafts;
  • History;
  • Literature and Language;
  • Music and Dance;
  • Social, Food & Drink, Well-being;
  • Science, Nature, Horticulture;
  • Sports and Pastimes;
  • Discussion.

We organize monthly meetings with interesting speakers, social events, day trips to explore places of interest. There is something for everyone and if you have a special interest which others would enjoy we will try to set up a new group. Please browse through our GROUPS to see what we do.

Benefits of joining u3a

  • Make a difference, stay active, keep learning and have fun
  • Get out to meet face to face – learning together and making the most of life
  • Access to online learning, training and resources to inspire you and attend learning events and talks for free
  • Meet other people with similar interests: learn new things and share your skills

We are part of a national organisation, the Third Age Trust, which provides, additional benefits to members, such as courses and events.

See what some of our members think, or learn what u3a is all about, from this Third Age Trust video or U3A Podcast.

Do you want to find out more? Members of the committee will be pleased of answer your questions. Go to the CONTACT page to send them a message or to find out about joining us, or look on the Membership page.

You may like to visit us at Facebook : Northamptonu3a

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Lifelong learning is available at Northampton u3a groups, but also through MOOCs.
u3a has a website where you can learn more about these Massive Open Online Courses, which are short courses provided free by many top Universities in UK and all over the world. Click the link to find out more.

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To get an idea about what Northampton u3a offers you, please click within the box below, or click this link: Northampton u3a 2022, to see a brief video.

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Website set up and maintained by : Michael Brown

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Northampton u3a