Here you will find information on the governance of Chester u3a, covering our Constitution, Policies & Procedures and the composition of the elected Committee of Trustees who oversee these activities.
The Chester u3a Committee for 2025/26, elected at the AGM on 4th Nov 2025
| Fran Reading | Chair , Inclusion | Peter Goodhew | Vice Chair , webmaster |
| Jeff Howard | Business Secretary | Liz Eccleston | Membership Secretary |
| Dianna Ellson | Groups Coordinator | Sue Houghton | Speaker Secretary |
| Steve Moore | committeemember2 | Diane Williams | committeemember3 |
| Dave Houghton | Treasurer | Sandra Moffat | Social Secretary |
| Catherine Stuart | committeemember1 | Ken Stuart | committeemember4 |
| Ann Ireland | Co-opted committeemember5 |
Other roles include: Beacon Administrator Beacon administrator: Chester Times editors Chester Times: Webmasters: webmaster and Inclusion and Accessibility contact: Inclusion
Chester U3A Constitution was adopted on 13th August 2024. Our Policies and Procedures can be accessed here.
The committee usually meets monthly and members may request a copy of any approved committee minutes. The minutes of the 2024 AGM, at which this committee was elected, can be found here.
Safeguarding: Chester u3a have adopted the safeguarding policy used by the Third Age Trust which can be found on their website. If you have concerns about yourself or anybody else please contact the Safeguarding Officer by email - Safeguarding Officer
The principles underlying the web site, and some reminders for those who edit it, can be found here.
NB: If you need to send an attachment to any of the committee members listed above, don't use the link next to their name but use your own email to send directly to the address listed at the bottom of this page. The system used within this web site will not accept attachments (sorry!).
U3A nationally: Third Age Trust
We are just one of more than a thousand u3as in the UK. Although we are an independent charity, we operate under the umbrella of the Third Age Trust, the national charity whose web site you can find here.
Direct email addresses
- chair@chesteru3a.org.uk
- vicechair@chesteru3a.org.uk
- businesssec@chesteru3a.org.uk
- treasurer@chesteru3a.org.uk
- groups@chesteru3a.org.uk
- speakersec@chesteru3a.org.uk
- socialsec@chesteru3a.org.uk
- webmaster@chesteru3a.org.uk
- inclusion@chesteru3a.org.uk
- beaconadmin@chesteru3a.org.uk
- safeguarding@chesteru3a.org.uk