How to join
THERE ARE JUST A FEW SIMPLE STEPS TO TAKE TO JOIN Great Glen Oadby and Wigston (GGOW) u3a:
1. Please take a few moments to read our Information Sheet before submitting your Membership Individual form or Membership Joint forms (2 pages). The basis for collecting your details is also shown on our legitimate interest assessment. Details of our Policies are to be found under Links on the right of this page.
2. Print and Complete our Membership Application Form(s). If you need us to send you a form please phone the Membership Secretary (see Committee for number) or email Membership. Are you able to GIFT AID your subscription? As a Charity we welcome your gift aided subscriptions so, if you are a tax payer and would like to help us this way, please complete our Gift Aid Declaration form(s) and send this WITH your Membership Application Form(s).
3. Send the completed form (s) to The Membership Secretary, GGOW u3a, 6 Wych Elm Close, Great Glen. LE8 9GY, OR email a scanned copy to membership. Our preferred method of payment is by bank transfer. Our bank details are shown on the Application Form. Please make sure we know who you are by entering your name as a reference. If you prefer to pay by cheque please make this payable to "Great Glen u3a". Cash is accepted following prior arrangement with the Membership Secretary.
4. The Membership Secretary will send you a welcome letter via email, or post, but please allow 5 days for our reply. We do not normally issue Membership cards but if you need one, please ask the Membership Secretary.
You will soon have access to our many exciting groups, most of which will require £2 per session. A few groups have extra charges, some i.e. those held in the library at the Menphys Centre, outdoor activities and those held in private homes, may be free of charge. Please contact any of the Group leaders who will be pleased to give you details of their group. Any group meetings via Zoom are charged at £1 per person per session, or £10 for the year. Zoom Quiz is £8 for 2024, half price from 1st July.
EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS
In case you are unwell at an event and we need to contact someone about your situation, please let us have details of the person you would like us to contact, after you have gained their permission. It is optional for you to give us such a contact, but it can be especially useful to Group Leaders.