There are many fantastic things about u3a. I love the fact that we are all in the same boat. Everyone who comes to u3a is looking to expand and enrich their lives by doing things that are fun, learning things that are new, reinforcing things we have met before and meeting others. There is no pressure, so it is all upside.

I had to stop full time employment much sooner than I had expected. It was a major shock. Like many of us, I focused so much on my work that I had spent no time developing my ‘third age’. I missed structure, thought provoking challenge and other people. As a psychologist, I know that to be happy and healthy, it is important to have focus, exercise your brain, feel you are contributing to society and spend time with like-minded people.

I think I've just described the u3a! Looking at all that u3a offered I was excited by the choice.


Speaker Secretary (u3atalks@chiltern-u3a.org.uk)

Organises monthly General Meetings, planning a programme of Speakers and ensuring the Technical Team and members of the Really Useful Group (RUG) are arranged for the afternoon. Provides details of the programme to the Newsletter Team once a quarter and invites Members by email to attend the Meetings. The current Speaker Secretary also arranges AI workshops and Virtual Reality Road Safety workshops for Members.