The annual membership fee is £20.00.
The membership fee includes, amongst other things, insurance cover for the use of members' homes for meetings.
The membership year runs from 1 September to 31 August. Renewals therefore become due in September.
If you join after March, a half year membership fee of £10.00 runs until 31 August of the same year, when the full subscription of £20.00 becomes due for the next year.
We are open and friendly, and welcome you to our meetings and interest groups. They are intended for members but if you want to first find out how u3a works, what it does and whether it suits you, then please give us a try. After two meetings, however, we would expect you to become a member.
Use our online 2026-2027 Membership Form
or
Download and fill in the 2026-2027 Membership Form as .docx or 2026-2027 Membership Form as .pdf
Downloadable notes for filling out the form as.docx and as.pdf
Please refer to the following notes when filling out the membership form.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP
All members must:
• Abide by the Principles of the u3a movement.
• Always act in the best interests of the u3a and never do anything to bring the u3a into disrepute.
• Abide by the terms and conditions of the constitution.
• Treat fellow members with respect and courtesy at all times.
• Comply with and support the decisions of the elected committee.
• Advise the committee of any change in your personal details.
GIFT AID DECLARATION
When I Gift Aid my membership subscription, I am confirming that I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for the current tax year (6 April 2026 to 5 April 2027) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that the charities that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for the current tax year. I understand that the charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I have given.
Note
• You can cancel this declaration at any time.
• If your circumstances change and you no longer pay sufficient income or Capital Gains tax you must notify the charity in writing.
• If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and wish to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment Tax Return Form or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.
• Please notify the charity in writing if you change your name or address.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
The Data Protection Act requires us to gain consent from each member to use their data in the ways shown below. Our full Data Protection Policy and Privacy Policy can be seen on our website documents page.
Our Website Privacy Policy can be found here.
Please tick the box on the membership form to give us permission to use the information you have supplied in the following ways:
• To store it securely for membership purposes.
• To communicate with you as a u3a member.
• To share with group organisers for those groups in which you participate.
• To send you general information about the Third Age Trust (the national organisation to which u3as are affiliated).
• Please be advised that you can request for your data not to be used for any of these purposes at any time by contacting us.
Please be aware that if you do not give us the required permission, we will be unable to communicate with you by phone, email or post. This includes newsletters and communications from group organisers, and therefore we will be unable to accept you as a member.
