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.

To find out more about Board Trustees and Council Representatives, log in to the Members Area.

At the AGM in October 2024 the membership of the Third Age Trust voted to change our constitution. This change saw the creation of a new smaller Board of Trustees and a larger Council. The Council will allow the membership to have a bigger say in what the Trust does. This will leave a smaller Board of Trustees to focus on governance, ensuring the Trust stays true to its charitable objectives and compliant with charity law. We now need to recruit up to four u3a members to take up the challenging and rewarding role of Trustee for the Third Age Trust.

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the Board Trustee Recruitment Pack below.

MDC 054 Council Representative Candidate Pack G.pdf (252.88 KB)

The creation of the u3a Council is a significant move towards putting u3a members and the issues that matter to them at the heart of everything the Third Age Trust does. Key to the success of the Council will be having the right people come forward to be Council Representatives. The role of Council Representatives will be to ensure that the voice of u3as in their area is heard. If successful, you will act as a conduit between the Trust and u3as in your area, ensuring that their views help to shape the strategy of the Trust. Being a Representative on the u3a Council will be a challenging but rewarding role.

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the Council Representative Candidate Pack below.

Council Representative Candidate Pack.pdf (252.88 KB)

Please refer to the Board Trustee Recruitment Pack and the Council Representative Candidate Pack for detailed information on the election process and instructions on how to submit your application.

To access the online nomination form for Board Trustee positions, click the button below.

To access the online nomination form for Council Representative positions, click the button below.

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