Warsash

Welcome to Warsash U3A

Charity Registration no 1181982

With a strong national heritage behind us, Warsash U3A came into existence in January 2016. We have a wide membership base of retired and semi-retired people who are seeking to maintain an active lifestyle and wish to continue learning.

At Warsash U3A we pride ourselves on offering a variety of learning activities together with social events for members to join. We hope to encourage members to develop new hobbies and interests whilst sharing life experiences with others.

We focus on developing as many groups as we can where learning for enjoyment and fun takes place. We want to share in making retirement for our members more meaningful and enjoyable. We have various Interest Groups and are keen to see this list grow further. We also offer a varied program of events and visits. All of this run by our members at little cost.

Details of all Groups available can be found under the Groups tab on this website.

We warmly welcome new members joining us from Warsash and the surrounding area.

We also offer a monthly meeting with a guest speakers who give interesting talks on a wide range of topics, and there is an opportunity to find out more about Interest Groups and socialise with us over coffee.

Monthly Meetings
Monthly meetings are held on the second Friday of each month from 1.45-4pm at VICTORY HALL, Warsash Road, Warsash. The Victory Hall is fitted with an Hearing Loop system which is fully operational.

Our current schedule of speakers at the monthly meetings is as follows:**January - Tom Swales - The *Falkland Islands

  • February - Pam Rogers - Olympic and National Timekeeper
  • March - Sue Hart - Wellness & Wellbeing
  • April - TBC
  • May - Dr James Taylor - Grace Darling and The Art of Saving Lives
  • June - Amews Falconry - 1000 years of Falconry in South Hampshire and the New Forest
  • July - Charles? (Simon Hamersley's son-in-law) - Portsmouth Pilots
  • August - TBC
  • September - Dr James Taylor - The life of Vice Admiral lord Horatio Nelson
  • October - Martin Lloyd - Passports, Assassins,Traitors and Spies
  • November - TBC
  • December - TBC

'Café Society'
Cafe Society offers members a second place to meet for Refreshments each month. There is a chance to meet new friends, play cards and board games, join in discussions. A book borrow and exchange facility is available and there is also the initial pilot of assistance for the iPad and iPhone's.

Our ethos is to encourage a culture of sharing and participation, teaching and learning for pleasure. The organisation is run entirely by its members whether they are serving on the committee, providing administrative help, organising events and outings, or running Interest Groups. 

Becoming a member
Please contact our Membership Secretary by visiting the Contacts Page on this website or you can use the link at the top right corner to download the Application Form. (This form is downloadable/printable but can not be filled in online).
Please bring the completed form to our next Monthly Meeting or return it by post.

How much does it cost to join?
Annual Membership is for a period of 12 months, January to December and the fee is £15:00.
If joining from the 1st July the fee is also £15.00.
A member of another U3A will pay £10:00 per year [Capitation fee of £3.50 is paid by their U3A].

Non-members may attend up to two monthly meetings or one monthly meeting and one interest group session free of charge. If they then wish to continue attending they will be required to become a member and pay the relevant fee.

Non members are welcome to join us at these meetings on a ‘try before you buy’ basis!
 
We hope that you will come along and join us and we look forward to meeting you!