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Ash U3A |
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Introduction The U3A (University of the Third Age) is an
international association of independent groups of people, retired or
semi-retired, who keep mind and body in trim following interests and
activities together - this enhances the learning process. Ash U3A began in 2000 and has a membership of around to 250. Joining us - If you are interested in finding out more about us please contact Irene Cummings 01252 334983 who can send you an information pack.
We hold a monthly meeting at St. Peter's , Ash Church Road, Ash, Surrey, on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 2.30pm, usually with a guest speaker or other activity. Please come along to sample, free of charge, a group or one of our monthly meetings. The May Newsletter is now available for viewing. (IMPORTANT: You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view this document; if you can't see the newsletter, you'll need to install the viewer - please click here. N.B. this could take some time depending on the speed of your connection). A few things came up at a recent committee meeting that they would like all branch members to see - Click Here. Nationally organised events are listed on the attached page; click here to view this in a new window. Members may currently participate in
any or all of the sections listed below. New Groups have been created, or are being set-up, covering
the following fields: Digital Photography,
Members On Their Own, Social History, and a Cycling group. These have been followed by the announced of another group was announced - "Play Reading", and this has now been joined by another group called "Social Crafts". Programme: Details of the activities of each group were, until recently, published in programmes distributed to their members, usually 3 times per year. Ash U3A now produces an annual programme, called "The Ash Branch", which incorporates elements of the "group programmes" and has been distributed to members in advance of the AGM in August. It is intended that this booklet will provide a useful, pocket-sized resource for all members, as well as to interest other people in the community inclined to 'giving us a try'. Some activities and outings, i.e. organised theatre trips (New June 2009) and visits that are not associated with a particular group. Locations: depending on their numbers and other requirements, groups may meet in a number of local venues: - St. Peter's Centre, the Ash Centre, the Ash Youth Centre, or a member's home. Finance: The Ash U3A tries to keep the cost to the individual member to a minimum by collecting an annual fee of just £10 to cover out local administrative costs, third party insurance and all risks insurance on our assets, together with a remittance to the Third Age Trust. Individual activity groups may need additional funding dependent on their requirements, i.e. due to the cost of materials bought for the group, printing and postage costs, when professional support is employed (such an tutor / instructor), or a public venue is hired, etc. Contacts: For general information about the activities of Ash U3A.
N.B. If you have any updates or corrections that you
wish to see applied to these pages, or appropriate photographs that
you would like to see added to the site, please contact the
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Updated: 26/06/2009