Chester u3a - Registered Charity No 1048416
Founded in 1993, Chester u3a is a totally volunteer-run organisation, one of more than a thousand u3as across the UK. We rely on our 1100+ members to volunteer for Committee posts and to organise our groups. Our aim is to encourage people in their third age to come together and continue their enjoyment of learning in subjects of interest to them. Subjects range from Art to Walking. We usually define "third age" to mean after you have retired from full-time work, which has little to do with your actual age, and you do not need to have been to university. As a member of Chester u3a you may attend any of the many Learning or Special Interest Groups. If no appropriate group is available then members may start a new group to further their learning with help from the Groups Coordinator. You are always welcome to help and there are plenty of opportunities to volunteer in our u3a.
Regular meetings - two each month - are held at Picturehouse in the centre of Chester and in St Columba's Church Hall in Upton. Occasionally we use Storyhouse for special events. Once you are a member of Chester U3A, you can freely attend any of these sessions - these are not ‘groups’ that you need to join. You can get a taste of Chester u3a here.
Click on the links below or use the tabs above :
| GROUPS | Information on all Groups, including how to join a group |
| NEWS | 'Chester Times' for downloading or reading online plus news from our groups |
| MEMBERSHIP | How to join and renew your membership for Chester u3a. |
| EVENTS | Details of all events including monthly meetings, social, day trips, holidays, NW Region & national u3a events and u3a Communities |
| CONTACT | This takes you to the page from which you can send a message to the Chairman, Group Co-ordinator, Webmaster etc. |
| AROUND OUR REGION | Links to associated U3As, Deeside & Wirral Network, NW Region & Third Age Trust. |
| COMMITTEE | Tells you more about who does what in our U3A and has links to our Constitution, Policies & Procedures if you want to know how it works. |
| POLICIES | Tells you about our policies and procedures |
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