U3A Aylsham and District launched on 25th August with 116 people turning up at the Town Hall.
Our inaugural meeting where people could join was on 22nd September to a fantastic response of at least 130 people with 106 joining.
We already have about 14 interest groups ready to go.
The Third Age Trust is the charity in charge of U3A but each group is independent and is run for the members with the members.
Semi retired and retired people get together and make new friends and perhaps learn a new hobby, whatever the members want from languages, philosopy, history, dining, walking, photography to knitting the list is endless.
Along with this we have a monthly meeting with a speaker where people can chat to new friends etc.
We hope in the future to run day trips, coffee mornings, lunches etc.
In fact we have a Christmas lunch booked at the Banningham Crown on 1st December 2015.
We have a web site at
The Third Age Trust
The Third Age Trust is the national representative body for U3As in the UK.
It is both a limited company and a registered charity. It underpins the work of local U3As by providing educational and administrative support to their management committees and to individual members and assists in the development of new U3As across the UK. It is managed by a National Executive Committee which consists of a Chairman, 3 other Officers and 12 representatives from the government regions in the UK. The Third Age Trust is funded mainly by annual subscriptions paid by member U3As on a per capita basis, with the occasional grant for specific projects. It has 7 full time and 7 part time staff and is located in Bromley.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN U3AS AND THE THIRD AGE TRUST
U3As are independently managed charitable associations with their own constitutions. Membership of The Third Age Trust is a requirement in order to use the U3A name and logo both of which are protected but once registered, providing the aims and guiding principles of the organisation are adhered to, local U3As are self-governing.
