Solent

Welcome

Our aim of Solent u3a is to allow people who are no longer in full time employment to increase their knowledge in a friendly and supportive environment, learning from each other through talks, interest groups or trips.

The u3a is a learning co-operative of people no longer in full time employment, there is no lower age limit. Anyone can join - all you need is interest and enthusiasm. No qualifications are required and none are given.

Solent u3a offers the opportunity to share your knowledge, experience and talents with others and learn from each other in friendly surroundings.

There are about 350 members of Solent u3a. We have about 50 interest groups. Our group leaders are the backbone of our u3a coordinating activities between our members in their own homes, local centres or places to visit. They will welcome you into their group and try to accommodate any special requirements.

In addition to our groups we provide two speaker talks each month. The talks are varied and interesting, with the opportunity to ask further questions at the end of their talk. The programme for these are on the events page.

We meet on the second Wednesday and fourth Thursday of the month at Wallington Village Hall, Broadcut, Fareham. The hall opens at 1.45 pm, with the speaker at 2.15pm. There is opportunity to meet other members over a drink at the end of the meeting.

Do you enjoy the company of others?
Would you like to learn something new?
Do you want to maintain skills?
Have you an interest that you would like to share with like minded people?
Then the u3a could be your opportunity to

Learn, Laugh, Live
Solent u3a was established in 1984. Charity No. 1028438. We are part of the South Central Network.

Membership subscription is currently £15.00 per annum for 2023/24 running from 1st January 2024 until end of December 2024. This includes group insurance and quarterly copies of "Third Age Matters" the magazine published by The Third Age Trust. Contact the Membership Secretary for further details and the most up-to-date subscription fee rates.

Clicking the Groups label will reveal the many groups that our members run. You can then click on a group of your choice to find out a little more about it, then on the link to the group leader if you want to find out even more. Many of the Groups have moved to meeting online using Zoom, some are beginning to meet up again in gardens or out walking.

The Events page announces our fortnightly talks as well as forthcoming events, and lets you browse through reports of some of our past events. The fortnightly talks generally take place at Wallington Village Hall, Broadcut, Fareham.

From the Contact page you can email many Committee members directly and can see the full list via a link on that page.

Links will let you go directly to the webpage of several Local Authorities and of local u3as.

Latest News highlights any news announcements and also gives a few helpful tips about using your computer.

Sitemap will allow you to go directly to any page you want and can save you time if you know exactly what you are looking for.

Finally, but very importantly, you need to remember that you can jump to another page or find out a person's contact details by clicking on the indicated text in blue, which then changes to purple once you have clicked on it.

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How can I join?

If you are interested in joining or just finding out more about us, send an email by clicking Membership Secretary.

Our membership subscription is £15.00 per annum per member. As a member you can attend any Group (but you should contact the Group Leader first, of course, to make sure there is room for you) and any Talks Meeting, as well as receiving our own Programme four times a year and The Third Age Matters national u3a magazine five times a year.

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