Welcome
WELCOME TO ROTHERHAM u3a - LEARN, LAUGH, LIVE
(Registered Charity Number 1103937)
JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF ROTHERHAM u3a
Are you looking for a new interest or hobby, or do you wish to follow up on an already existing interest?
Would you like to meet and make friends with others who share your interests?
If you have answered "Yes" to either of these questions and you are not in full-time work, then by providing a range of social, cultural and educational opportunities, Rotherham u3a could be the answer.
Rotherham u3a began in 1994 with only a few interest groups, but has grown steadily over the years. There are now 38 interest groups. We presently have well over 440 members and new ones are always welcome. Meetings take place at a variety of venues around the town, and further afield, depending on the needs of groups.
Annual membership runs from September to August and for 2023-2024 cost £50. New members joining after Christmas benefit from a reduction in fees to £35 and from April £20. A further reduction of £5 is given to those who already belong to another u3a, on production of proof of full, current membership of that u3a. The costs of coach hire for trips, entrance fees to properties, the price of meals and other refreshments are extra to the subscription.
Groups meeting in hired halls are paid for up to 30 weeks a year or at a venue cost of up to £900, whichever is the sooner. Some groups though make weekly collections so that they can hire premises for extra weeks. Groups not needing to hire accommodation, eg. Strollers, Singles on Sunday, run throughout the year.
Membership gives you many benefits: you may join as many groups as you wish subject to availability, venue hire is paid for as stated above (up to 30 weeks or £900 whichever is the sooner), member of national u3a, receive Third Age Matters magazine 5 times a year, quarterly Rotherham u3a Newsletter, public liability insurance when at your groups.
You may attend up to two Rotherham u3a meetings before deciding to join. Contact a group Co-ordinator or the Membership Secretary for more details. Some groups are limited in numbers by the size of the venue or for other reasons. If a group you are interested in is full, please ask the Co-ordinator to put your name on their waiting list sooner rather than later.
Because the ethos of the u3a movement is 'by the members, for the members' if you have an interest or skill you would be willing to share, please contact one of the Trustees who would be happy to discuss it with you.
Check our Events page and the calendar at the very bottom of the Groups page for future meetings, and the relevant group pages for reports on past events, then come along to 'Learn, Laugh and Live' in our company.
For more information about the u3a organisation please click on the u3a button at the top of the page.
COME AND JOIN US AND HAVE FUN WHILE LIVING AND LEARNING!!