Welcome
Welcome to Whickham and District u3a
Registered Charity No. 1080264
Learn, laugh, live
Whickham and District u3a welcomes all new members who are no longer in full time employment.
Over the next year or so this website will be moving to a new host. Instead of Sitebuilder it will be Siteworks run by WordPress.
27/2/2024. - Whickham and District u3a have been chosen as one of the first cohorts to transfer the website host from Sitebuilder to Siteworks, so the website could be in a state of flux. Sorry about this.
Joining the u3a, you enter a stimulating organisation, fostering friendships and encouraging life long learning. Keeping active both mentally and physically, we know is a key to staying happy and healthy. The u3a offers excellent talks and discussions and a chance to participate in small groups that will widen your knowledge or perhaps cater for special interests you have already.
You fill find details of 13 small Interest Groups that are available. The Groups are run by leaders/ contact person and in many groups, members are welcome to share their own knowledge and experiences. Groups cover indoor and outdoor interests, cultural and otherwise.
Whickham and District u3a has members not only from Whickham, but also surrounding areas, including Blaydon, Lobley Hill, Marley Hill, Sunniside, Winlaton, Winlaton Mill, Dunston and Rowlands Gill.
Members meet together on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 2pm in Sunniside Club, Sunniside, Tyne and Wear NE16 5NA.
There is a bus stop right outside the Club. There is also ample parking at the back of the premises.
A charge of £2 is made at the main monthly meetings, which covers the cost of hall hire, refreshments and speaker's fees.
Talks are presented on a wide range of topics, given by speakers from the North East, as well as u3a speakers from around the region. Occasionally there is a social event, the next big one being the Christmas 2023 celebrations . At each meeting, besides the opportunity to meet existing friends and make new ones, you will be kept a breast of what's going on and enjoy coffee/tea and biscuits.
Please click on the link at the side of this page to see the list of speakers for 2023/2024
How you can join
Contact the Membership Secretary from the Contact Page
The annual subscription for new members is £15 which covers all the groups you may wish to join. If a new member would like to have delivered to their door the Third Age Trust Magazine (TAM) which is issued quarterly then their is an extra charge of £3 to cover postage. The subscription fee is due on the 1st April each year.
A new private Facebook Page has been organised as well as an open Facebook Page. If you are able to access Facebook please visit Whickham & District U3A and invite your friends to join. Also post what you've been getting up to within your u3a groups and share the experiences with your fellow members and their families. The private group requires authorization from the Chair Arthur Coulson. Please go to the Contact Page