ABOUT US
u3a Movement
u3a stands for the University of the Third Age, which is a self-help organisation for people no longer in full time employment providing educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment. It consists of local u3as all over the UK, which are run entirely by volunteers. Local u3a's are learning co-operatives which draw upon the knowledge, experience and skills of their own members to organise and provide interest groups in accordance with the wishes of the membership. The teachers learn and the learners teach. Between them, they offer the chance to study over 300 different subjects in such fields as art, languages, music, history, life sciences, philosophy, computing, crafts, photography and walking. A typical u3a has about 250 members but could be as small as 12 and as large as 2000+.
The u3a approach to learning is - learning for pleasure. There is no accreditation or validation and there are no assessments or qualifications to be gained.
Today, there are over 1,000 u3a's throughout the United Kingdom with over 425,000 members. It is a fast growing organisation which is a measure of its interest to people of the third age.
Grantown-on-Spey u3a
The Grantown on Spey u3a is part of the u3a in Scotland, which comprises 55 u3a's, and over 9,000 members.
Grantown-on-Spey u3a draws its membership from the town, its surrounding locality and many of the nearby towns and villages. Our nearest neighbouring Groups are in Inverness and The Moray Coast to the north; and in Pitlochry to the south.
Membership in April 2023 stands at 135 members and there are 9 active Interest Groups, which are described under the “Interest Group” tab. if you don't see a group that takes your fancy, consider starting your own group - we are always keen to encourage members to get involved.
When the pandemic allows and it is safe to do so, a proportion of the whole membership gathers twice a month in The Grant Arms Hotel for a speaker meeting followed by tea or coffee and chat. All our meetings take place in the afternoon in daylight hours! They run from September through to April. We also hold a Christmas Lunch and an Spring Tea.
We strive to be open minded and welcoming – come along and see!
Newsletter: Grantown u3a produces a monthly newsletter detailing all the events happening within u3a and with other organisations in the area. If you have something that you think should be included, please contact Suzi suzi@grantownu3a.org.
Please note that since u3a is a non-political, non-religious organisation, we cannot include events of this nature.
u3a stands for the University of the Third Age, which is a self-help organisation for people no longer in full time employment providing educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment. It consists of local u3as all over the UK, which are run entirely by volunteers. Local u3a's are learning co-operatives which draw upon the knowledge, experience and skills of their own members to organise and provide interest groups in accordance with the wishes of the membership. The teachers learn and the learners teach. Between them, they offer the chance to study over 300 different subjects in such fields as art, languages, music, history, life sciences, philosophy, computing, crafts, photography and walking. A typical u3a has about 250 members but could be as small as 12 and as large as 2000+.
The u3a approach to learning is - learning for pleasure. There is no accreditation or validation and there are no assessments or qualifications to be gained.
Today, there are over 1,000 u3a's throughout the United Kingdom with over 425,000 members. It is a fast growing organisation which is a measure of its interest to people of the third age.
Grantown-on-Spey u3a
The Grantown on Spey u3a is part of the u3a in Scotland, which comprises 55 u3a's, and over 9,000 members.
Grantown-on-Spey u3a draws its membership from the town, its surrounding locality and many of the nearby towns and villages. Our nearest neighbouring Groups are in Inverness and The Moray Coast to the north; and in Pitlochry to the south.
Membership in April 2023 stands at 135 members and there are 9 active Interest Groups, which are described under the “Interest Group” tab. if you don't see a group that takes your fancy, consider starting your own group - we are always keen to encourage members to get involved.
When the pandemic allows and it is safe to do so, a proportion of the whole membership gathers twice a month in The Grant Arms Hotel for a speaker meeting followed by tea or coffee and chat. All our meetings take place in the afternoon in daylight hours! They run from September through to April. We also hold a Christmas Lunch and an Spring Tea.
We strive to be open minded and welcoming – come along and see!
Newsletter: Grantown u3a produces a monthly newsletter detailing all the events happening within u3a and with other organisations in the area. If you have something that you think should be included, please contact Suzi suzi@grantownu3a.org.
Please note that since u3a is a non-political, non-religious organisation, we cannot include events of this nature.
GOVERNANCE
Committee 2023
Chairman: Maureen Brown - chair@grantownu3a.org
Treasurer: Joyce Lyle - treasurer@grantownu3a.org
Secretary: Barbara Aarden - secretary@grantownu3a.org
Membership Secretary: Sue Sykes - membership@grantownu3a.org
Programme Secretary: Pilar Carstairs & Rosmarie MacKinney- programmesecretary@grantownu3a.org
Public Relations: Jackie Wilson - pr@grantownu3a.org
Committee Member: Sarah-Jane Dupon
Chairman: Maureen Brown - chair@grantownu3a.org
Treasurer: Joyce Lyle - treasurer@grantownu3a.org
Secretary: Barbara Aarden - secretary@grantownu3a.org
Membership Secretary: Sue Sykes - membership@grantownu3a.org
Programme Secretary: Pilar Carstairs & Rosmarie MacKinney- programmesecretary@grantownu3a.org
Public Relations: Jackie Wilson - pr@grantownu3a.org
Committee Member: Sarah-Jane Dupon
Documents
Our New Constitution is available here - Grantown u3a Constitution
Our Data Protection Policy is available here - Grantown u3a Data Protection Policy
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy - Grantown u3a Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy
Our Finance Policy - Grantown u3a Finance Policy
Nomination Form for the Grantown U3A Committee - Nomination Form
The Code of Conduct is available to read on request from the Chair, Secretary or Treasurer.
Links
u3a Trust - u3a.org.uk
u3a Scotland - u3asites.org.uk/scotland/home
Virtual u3a - vu3a.org.uk (Virtual u3a for those who are rendered isolated in some way and unable to play a full part in a terrestrial u3a)
Wildlife and Bird Watching Club (at Grant Arms) - bwwc.co.uk
Other Organisations in Grantown -
Grantown Museum - grantownmuseum.co.uk
YM Community Centre - grantowncommunitycentre.org
Cairngorms Orchestra - cairngormsorchestra.com
Cromdale Village - cromdale.org
u3a Trust - u3a.org.uk
u3a Scotland - u3asites.org.uk/scotland/home
Virtual u3a - vu3a.org.uk (Virtual u3a for those who are rendered isolated in some way and unable to play a full part in a terrestrial u3a)
Wildlife and Bird Watching Club (at Grant Arms) - bwwc.co.uk
Other Organisations in Grantown -
Grantown Museum - grantownmuseum.co.uk
YM Community Centre - grantowncommunitycentre.org
Cairngorms Orchestra - cairngormsorchestra.com
Cromdale Village - cromdale.org
