We are delighted to announce the newly elected Trustees of the Board.
Following an election process, Barnet u3a member John Bent, Stansted Mountfitchet u3a member Pauline Green, Worcester u3a member Alan Russell and Worcester u3a member Laurence Wale have been elected onto the Board. They join Chair Allan Walmsley and Treasurer Derek Harwood. Together, they will oversee governance of the Third Age Trust while working with the new u3a Council.
This announcement takes us one step closer to the vision, known within the movement as 'Fit for the Future', of a smaller u3a Board and a u3a Council made up of regional representatives. Allan Walmsley, who was a strong advocate of this governance change, spoke of his excitement. He says, "The Fit For The Future concept is finally becoming real as we now know the composition of the new Board and Council. The four new elected Board Trustees include one member with previous experience of the previous Board but also three new Trustees who will bring a fresh approach, and also a wealth of previous governance experience."
He continues, "The next few weeks will see induction training and familiarisation for new Board Trustees and Council representatives ready to start their roles in April. I'm really looking forward to working with both bodies and finally bring the Fit for the Future ideas to life."
The full list of Council Representatives has also been announced. In regions where there were more candidates than spaces, elections were held. Edinburgh u3a member George Cleland will be joining Liz Ervine as the representatives for Scotland, Chepstow u3a member Nicky Lee will be joining Colin Luker as representatives for Wales and Sheffield u3a member Brian Cave and Cottingham u3a member Pat Collard are the new representatives for Yorkshire and the Humber. They join the already announced Council Representatives in the East of England, East Midlands, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, South East, South West and West Midlands.
These elections follow on from the AGM in October 2024 where u3as voted on a resolution to bring in a smaller u3a Board and a new u3a Council made up of two representatives for each region, whose role would be to voice the ideas and concerns of u3as.
See the full list of Board Trustees and Council Representatives on the elections page.
