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There are 1050 local U3As across the United Kingdom with over 440,000 members.

Due to further problems with the office leak we will have no phone line Monday or Tuesday but hope to run a limited phone service from Wednesday 29th January.

 

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  • What is U3A?
  • What do we do?
  • How are we different?
  • What is the U3A ethos?
  • How do I join?

  • #LearningNotLonely

    Read new research showing U3A's positive, cost-effective and sustainable impact on the wellbeing and future of retired people in the UK.

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  • What is U3A?

    U3A (University of the Third Age) is a UK movement of retired and semi-retired people who come together to continue their educational, social and creative interests in a friendly and informal environment.

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  • What do we do?

    Members of local U3As draw upon their knowledge and experience to teach and learn from each other. It's all voluntary, run in informal activity sessions, covering hundreds of different subjects.

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  • How are we different?

    U3A is an informal, co-operative, volunteer-led organisation which embraces everyone of all backgrounds, religions and cultures. There are no formal qualifications or exams to pass. The U3A draws on the strengths and enthusiasms of all its members.

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  • What is the U3A ethos?

    At its heart, the U3A believe that continuing to learn, develop your interests, make friends and try something new, is a life-long passion.

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  • How do I join?

    Anyone interested in becoming a member can join through their nearest local U3A. You can locate and contact your nearest U3A here.

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For #HolocaustMemorialDay2020 listen to Ep 2 of @ALifeWellLived2 in which U3A member & Holocaust survivor Helga Wolff talks about living as a Jewish girl in Nazi-occupied Germany Listen through Spotify, ITunes, the Podcast app or the website: shorturl.at/btv69 #WeRemember
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June Spencer, who plays Peggy Woolley in #TheArchers tells #ThirdAgeMatters how working, exercise and scrabble with her U3A keeps her going at 100 Read it in #TAM next month! @BBCTheArchers @BBCRadio4

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RT @WYP_NeilTaylor: Some beautiful Twiddlemuffs and Twiddleblankets have been dropped off at the fire station by Linda from the local U3A C…
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Ashbourne and District U3A's German groups were in Reinheim recently for the fourth of their exchange trips. U3A members get to practice their language skills and enjoy warm friendships #Travel #Friendships #makingconnections

U3A National Office
The Third Age Trust
52 Lant Street
London
SE1 1RB

   020 8466 6139
Mon to Fri 09.30 to 16.30

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