Horncastle

Welcome to Horncastle u3a

Welcome to Horncastle u3a. The u3a movement aims to encourage people in their "third age" to come together and continue their enjoyment in activities of interest to them. The guiding principles of u3a are to promote lifelong learning through self help interest groups covering a wide range of topics and activities chosen by the members.

The "third age" is defined by a time in your life (not necessarily chronological) where you have the opportunity to participate in learning in activity groups. There is no minimum age, but the focus is on people who are no longer in full-time employment or raising a family. For more information about u3a in general please click on the link to go to the national u3a site.

Our u3a has over 200 members (Dec 2023) with 80 or so regularly attending our monthly meetings. We have over 25 interest groups, including Art, Books, Craft, Games, Gardening, Photography, various Walking groups, etc. We are always keen on extending our range of groups, so if you have a particular interest please contact the Groups Leader. Details on contact page.

General meetings are held for all members on the first Tuesday of every month at 10 am in the Stanhope Hall, Boston Road, Horncastle, LN9 6NF. We usually have a guest speaker or entertainment followed by free refreshments. There is the opportunity to meet other members and group leaders to discuss any points of interest. Our groups usually meet fortnightly or monthly. Please see the groups for more information. Non-members are very welcome to attend up to two general meetings as visitors before deciding whether to join.

Membership will be £15 (April 24 to March 25) and entitles you to attend any Monthly meeting, interest groups where there are vacancies and vote at the Annual General Meeting.