Saltash u3a
Learn, Laugh, Live
What is u3a?
Saltash u3a is part of the association of the Third Age Trust, which comprises like-minded people who come together to share their knowledge, experiences, values and ideas. It is a learning & sharing forum for the growth of the human spirit, learning from each other, developing friendships to enrich quality of life and combat loneliness in our Third age.
Membership of u3a is open to all in their third age, which is defined by the time in your life in which full time employment has ceased, this therefore could be at any age. Members share their life experiences and skills and it is felt that leaners teach & teachers learn, there is no distinction.
More about us
Saltash u3a started in September 2006 and has grown steadily ever since. Membership is currently in excess of 270 members & we have between 20 & 25 different activity groups on offer – see more details on the Groups page. We extend a welcome to all not just from Saltash but from the surrounding local towns and villages including those over the bridge.
When & where?
Apart from the various groups on offer we hold a monthly meeting 2pm at the Saltash Wesley Church, 2nd Thursday of each month (except August). Each meeting we have a speaker with talks covering a wide variety of subjects plus the opportunity to socialise with the many members who regularly attend these gatherings.
Saltash u3a like all other u3a’s is an independently managed charitable organisation with its own constitution. Membership of the Third Age Trust which is the national representative body is a requirement in order to use the name & logo. Once registered & providing the aims & guiding principles of the Third Age Trust are adhered to local u3a’s are self – governing.
Come along and see for yourself what we are all about.
Current Year Programme Our groups
The Third Age Trust (Third Age Trust website)
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. The Third Age Trust is funded mainly by annual subscriptions paid by member U3As with the occasional grant for specific projects.
Every u3a is an independently managed charitable association with its own constitution.
Membership of The Third Age Trust (TAT) is a requirement in order to use the u3a name and logo, both of which are protected. Once registered and providing the aims and guiding principles of the TAT are adhered to, local u3as are self-governing.
Tamar Valley Network (Associated links)
Saltash is a member of the Tamar Valley Network. Many u3as choose to form a Network to act as a forum of a local group of u3as in which to organise meetings, study days, workshops, activities and outings, and share problems and successes. Our Network includes Callington, Gunnislake, Ivybridge, Lostwithiel, Liskeard, Looe, Plymouth, Plympton, Plymstock, Saltash and Yealm.