Narberth

Welcome to Narberth U3A

Updated July 2023.

We at Narberth U3A welcome you to our website, and hope that you will decide to join us. If you would like any more information, or to request an enrolment form, please email narberthu3a@gmail.com. See below for details of our annual subscription.

We meet in various locations in Narberth and in members' homes; but a few of our groups use Zoom for all or some of their meetings, as this suits the leader and members. See the 'Our Venues' link on the right for more information.

Use the 'Groups' page for more information about any of our Groups, or contact us at narberthu3a@gmail.com. Prospective members are very welcome at our monthly general meeting on the first Saturday of each month - 10.00 am at the Bloomfield Centre in Narberth. Come along and meet some of us - there is no obligation to join.

Now a little bit about us and the things we do ...

Firstly, don't be put off by the word 'university' as U3As are not formal educational establishments. We are an educational association of about 180 people no longer in full-time employment who range in age from the 50s upwards, and are part of the international University of the Third Age movement.

All our activities are very sociable. Groups focus on different areas of learning or development - history, art appreciation, languages, photography, poetry, science, card and board games, creative writing, quizzes, gardening, tai chi, walking, book groups, crosswords. Members themselves give talks or lead groups, and the other group members contribute to the learning and discussion - though there is never any obligation to contribute if you don't want to - you're very welcome just to listen!

Members are sent monthly diaries listing everything happening that month, and those who are online are sent a weekly emailed reminder of events that week.

Guests are very welcome at any of our groups that have vacancies, so that you can see if you would like to join, but once you have decided to attend a group we ask that you become a U3A member after a maximum of two sessions. The exception is the walking group - for safety and insurance reasons, all walkers must have registered with the group co-ordinator.

Currently our annual subscription is £12 with an additional £1.50 per session. If you are already a member of another U3A, you may come to one group without paying a subscription, but if you want to come to more than one group we ask you to become a member.

We are part of the nationwide network of U3As. As well as the national organisation, there is a Welsh regional website where you can find out what is happening in U3As all over Wales. There is a link on this page to that website. If you want to know more about the U3A ethos, click on the U3A tab.