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u3a Discussion Forum

Using digital platforms to stay connected

During these unprecedented times, the Third Age Trust has been looking at different ways to support our amazing u3a community. They want to enable and support Uu3a groups, members and Interest Group leaders, to stay active and connected with each other.

To this end, the Trust have launched three online discussion forums so that you can share ideas and support each other.

It is easy to get started. All you need to do is visit the forum website at https://forum.u3abeacon.org.uk, click the ‘register’ button and fill in your details.

From there you will be able to explore the forums and get involved in the discussion.

If you are not familiar with online forums, we have prepared a how-to guide to help you get started. We welcome your feedback on the guide. Your feedback will help us develop our guide which will be available on the national website in the next few days.

There will be three forums that you can join:

Learning – discussions around subjects and all forms of interest and learning
Our U3A Community – discussions arounds how we support each other
Beacon – discussions around using Beacon, the u3a management system

This is just an outline of what the forums are about because it will be led and developed by you when you join and the conversations that are happening.

A volunteer team will moderate the site and support you to use the forums in a safe, positive and productive way.
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