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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 charities in their own right and are run entirely by volunteers.  Local U3As are learning cooperatives 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 U3As 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.

1 The U3A Story
2 Aims and guiding principles
3 Objects and Principles
 

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The Resource Centre will have to close for a few days for the installation of a new Library Computer System. Closure will be from Thursday 25th April to Tuesday 30th April. We will re-open on 1st May. All items that have been pre-booked for these dates will be sent beforehand in good time.

 

Contact details

National Office:
The Third Age Trust
The Old Municipal Buildings
19, East Street
Bromley
Kent, BR1 1QE
Phone: 020 8466 6139
Phone Lines Open :
Mon to Fri 9.30am to 5.00pm 
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Resource Centre:
Phone: 020 8315 0199
Opening hours
Monday TO Thursday
9.30am to 4.00pm

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