Board Trustee & Council Rep Elections

At October’s AGM our membership voted overwhelmingly to approve the Fit For the Future resolution and alter the constitution of the Third Age Trust.

This means we will separate the representative and supportive role currently played by elected Region/Nation Trustees, from the legal and financial responsibilities of being a Trustee for a large national charity. In making this change, we seek to strengthen the voice of u3a members within our organisation, while ensuring we have a strong Board with the right skills to govern in a heavily regulated environment.

As part of this process, u3a is recruiting new Board Trustees and Council Representatives.

Nominations have now closed for positions for both the Trustee Board and the Council Representatives. Voting is now open and will close on Friday 21 February.

Who can vote?

Trustee Board
All u3as are eligible to vote in the Board election. You will need to select one member to cast a vote on behalf of your u3a. There are four vacancies on the Board. The full list of candidates can be viewed by clicking the button below.

Council Representatives
There will only be Council elections in the following regions/nations and only u3as from that region/nation may vote in their election:

• Scotland
• Wales
• Yorkshire and Humber Region

How to vote

If your u3a is in one of the above regions/nations, you will need to select one member to cast a vote on behalf of your u3a. The full list of candidates can be viewed by clicking the button below.

If your u3a is not in one of these regions/nations, the number of candidates that applied did not exceed the number of vacancies, so your Council Representatives have already been appointed. 

You're invited to join us for a series of online hustings events on Zoom. This will give you the chance to meet the Board candidates and the Council candidates, and help you decide who to vote for.

Further information is available by clicking on the button links below.

Key to the success of the Council will be having the right person in place as Council Chair. The Chair will have an influential role in shaping the direction and effective functioning of the Council and will help develop the relationship between the Council and the Board.

This is a new role, that will develop over time, so there is significant scope for the postholder to influence the role in discussion with the Board.

This role is open to all members including candidates for the Board and Council Representative roles. However, if selected as Council Chair, they will have to step down from those roles. 

Find information about the election process and detailed requirements for the role by downloading the candidate pack using the button below. To apply, make sure you have the backing of two u3a Committees and fill out the online nomination form, linked below. 

Council Chair Candidate Pack (109.31 KB)

Board Trustee Recruitment Pack.pdf (221.95 KB)

Council Representative Candidate Pack.pdf (252.88 KB)

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