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 U3As 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 1000 U3As 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 54 U3As, and over 9000 members. Grantown-on-Spey U3A draws its membership from Grantown-on-Spey, its surrounding locality and many of the nearby towns and villages. Membership (2019) stands at 135 and there are 8 active Interest Groups (see the relevant pages for more information)
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 U3As 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 1000 U3As 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 54 U3As, and over 9000 members. Grantown-on-Spey U3A draws its membership from Grantown-on-Spey, its surrounding locality and many of the nearby towns and villages. Membership (2019) stands at 135 and there are 8 active Interest Groups (see the relevant pages for more information)
Committee 2019-2020
Chairman: Sue Sykes - chair@grantownu3a.org
Treasurer: John McCulloch - treasurer@grantownu3a.org
Secretary: Suzi Wilson - secretary@grantownu3a.org
Programme Secretary: Kathy Gray - programmesecretary@grantownu3a.org
Committee Members:
Anne Anderson
Mary-Ann Connolly
Liz Lynch
Chairman: Sue Sykes - chair@grantownu3a.org
Treasurer: John McCulloch - treasurer@grantownu3a.org
Secretary: Suzi Wilson - secretary@grantownu3a.org
Programme Secretary: Kathy Gray - programmesecretary@grantownu3a.org
Committee Members:
Anne Anderson
Mary-Ann Connolly
Liz Lynch
Documents
Our Constitution is available here - Grantown U3A Constitution
Our Privacy Policy is available here - Grantown U3A Privacy Policy
Our Data Protection Policy is available here - Grantown U3A Data Protection Policy
Our Constitution is available here - Grantown U3A Constitution
Our Privacy Policy is available here - Grantown U3A Privacy Policy
Our Data Protection Policy is available here - Grantown U3A Data Protection Policy
Links
U3A Trust - u3a.org.uk
U3A Scotland - u3asites.org.uk/scotland/home
Virtual U3A - vu3a.org (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
U3A Trust - u3a.org.uk
U3A Scotland - u3asites.org.uk/scotland/home
Virtual U3A - vu3a.org (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
