Our National Initiatives showcase a wide range of learning activities for members to get involved in - from challenges and projects to competitions. Some are one-off events and others run over an ongoing period of time. If you have any ideas for future initiatives, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Get involved!
Please do also take a look at the many online talks & workshops which are available via Zoom for all members.
What's New
Have a go at reflecting in this creative exercise for u3a members
An initiative for u3a walking groups looking to exchange walking trips with other u3as
Play Aileen's Game
A word game created by East Suffolk u3a member Ian Clarke
Ongoing Initiatives - Get Involved
Entries to this competition closed on Friday 26 January.
Stay tuned for the results!
Read the shortlisted 13 stories
Photo gallery of all things weird and wonderful in nature
Submit Your Photo
Themed monthly online art galleries
new pictures online now, submit for the latest theme!
Submit your photo
Puzzles once a month followed by solutions the month after
Themed Photography Project
Next deadline: Thursday 28 March 2024
View Current Gallery - 'Space'
New quiz every Thursday followed by answers a week later
Sharing members' memories from the 50s and 60s
Offer your talk to another u3a, and get one in return
The winners have been announced!
View the artwork submitted.
New episodes17th of every month!
Previous Programmes - View Only
Though these are now closed, you can still find information on these programmes and the many wonderful contributions from across the u3a movement.
Members submitted their cake decorating skills
View entries here
u3a members get creative in repurposing old items
View gallery here
Crafts from u3a members
View galleries of our crafts in different mediums
Challenges & workshops
View our gallery of photos
Members' memories - the Kindertransport children
Read their stories here
Memories from across the membership
Read their stories
We kept track of our garden birds!
See the results here
Sources showcases the variety of learning and knowledge at the heart of the U3A movement, including many examples of SLPs, research with universities and other enquiry-led learning.
Issued as a supplement disseminated with Third Age Matters until February 2019, Sources is now primarily an online resource filled by user-generated content.
Each month the articles are archived, but accessible via hyperlinks on the right-hand side of the screen.
TAM as a hardcopy magazine will continue to cover a variety of learning activities as feature articles. For more detailed information on individual projects, events etc. go to Sources Online.
Please find below links to a number of video conferencing options as compiled by the Trust, based on u3a recommendations.
Reference to these products/services do not constitute an endorsement or imply a recommendation by the Third Age Trust.
Information about running Hybrid meetings and other useful information can be found on the Let's Talk Tech website.
For access to free tutorials, please visit our Online Tutorials page
For most of the programmes listed, you can find accompanying user instructions over on our how to guidance page
Not a fan of video calls? - Take a look at this list of messaging services instead.
