Leigh & District

Welcome

Hello and welcome to the website of Leigh & District u3a - formed in 2013 and expanding all the time!

Social at Leigh Miners The group is centred in Leigh, Lancashire (or Greater Manchester if you prefer) and includes Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley, Lowton, Golborne, Culcheth, Westhoughton and other areas. We provide Educational, Recreational and Leisure Activities for retired and semi-retired people or indeed anyone who is no longer in full time employment and we now have over 450 members. There are no age limits or obstacles to joining, no qualifications are needed and there are no exams.

Membership of Leigh & District u3a costs £18 a year and there's a £1.50 charge for attendance at group functions - this covers venue hire. Most of our meetings are held at Leigh Miners*, Family Welfare Centre*, Kingsleigh Methodist Church Community Centre* or Compassion in Action*.

What is u3a?

Line Dancing Founded in 1982, u3a is a UK-wide collection of locally-run interest groups that provide a wide range of opportunities to come together to learn for fun. People enjoy exploring new ideas, skills and activities together. There are 1,000+ u3as with over 430,000 members; membership is open to everyone who is no longer in full-time work.

Heritage Quilt Local u3as are learning cooperatives which draw upon the knowledge, experience and skills of their own members to organise and provide interest groups in accordance with the wishes of the membership. The teachers learn and the learners teach.

Between them u3as offer the chance to study over 300 different subjects in such fields as art, languages, music, history, life sciences, philosophy, computing, crafts, exercise, photography and walking.

Stall at Spinning Gate Centre The u3a approach to learning is – learning for pleasure. There is no accreditation or validation and there are no assessments or qualifications to be gained.

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*Leigh Miners Welfare Institute (also known as Leigh Miners) is conveniently situated close to the centre of Leigh: it's in Kirby Road, off Twist Lane, with easy access to the Atherleigh Way by pass. The postcode is WN7 4EF.

*Family Welfare Centre is also conveniently situated close to the centre of Leigh: it's on the first floor of the Adult Learning Centre, Walmesley Road, Leigh, WN7 1XL.

*Kingsleigh Methodist Church Community Centre is also conveniently situated close to the town centre at King Street, Leigh, WN7 4LR.

*Compassion in Action is also close to Leigh town centre at Patrick House, 58 Leigh Road, Leigh, WN7 1QY.

Leigh & District u3a is a Registered Charity, No. 1158866