Welcome
WELCOME
u3a is an international movement whose motto is 'Learn Live Laugh'. We are a like minded bunch of people who get together to learn and or have a good time involved in social activities. It's popularity has grown so that last year in this country there were 1035 branches catering for 400,000 members
So how does it work? You pay your £25 for a single or £47 for a couple which entitles you to attend the monthly meeting and join any of the groups (for which there may be a small additional charge) and not forgetting the quarterly magazine Third Age Matters. This is the product of The Third Age Trust, the administrative centre for u3as. You can also ask any member of the committee for further details.
The monthly meeting takes the form of a brief business section rather like handing out notices in church. Then the talk on an amazing variety of subjects followed by tea and cake. This social side of things often goes on for longer than the talk did.
Between monthly meetings the Groups operate in a variety of venues from the Working Man's club to participants homes to pubs to Community Centre rooms.
The Groups cover subjects from foreign languages to board games to lunch out see more elsewhere in this website. If you have a burning desire or even an ordinary one to form a group the Groups Coordinator is there to help but you might struggle if you wish to start advanced Swahili.
Come and try us out - come to 2 monthly meetings for free. Try out any group by prior arrangement with the Contact; there may be a small charge to cover expenses. All groups have a Contact who can be found at a monthly meeting or electronically.
The Committee looks forward to meeting old and new members at any or all monthly meetings