See Monthly Meeting details here.
We have about 1,250 members and run about 80 varied subject groups in homes, halls, walking, cycling, swimming and on Zoom. See our list of Groups and our Calendar.
When you say it out loud, the first two syllables of U3A sound like ‘Youth’. So, think of it as the Youth Club of the Third Age!
Like school, it definitely is not! We don’t do exams! Like a Youth Club, the most asked question is “What did you do?”, because the accent is on everyone contributing, rather than watching. Best of all, everyone is a volunteer, doing what they love.
We are an organisation of active people from all walks of life – no longer in full time employment – who meet like-minded people to expand their knowledge, share interests and acquire new skills.
Everyone, especially themselves, benefits from contributing to others. Members fully involve themselves by organising their own activities in a wide variety of subjects. If you see a gap in what we do, just ask the Groups Secretary how you can help to fill it. Every group has a coordinator who does the admin. In some groups they may also be the expert on the subject, while in others this is shared between several people.
We meet in Dacorum – Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring areas – in member’s own homes or local halls and help build our communities.
u3a Dacorum was started on 16th April 1990. At the following meeting on 23rd April 1990 the first groups were formed: English Literature and Music. The first AGM was in 1991. Now, for a modest subscription, members can take part in as many study groups as they wish, or have time for.
Members normally receive a quarterly Digest (March, June, September and December) which is posted in the first week of the month. There is also a programme of regular monthly meetings with a Speaker, held in Boxmoor Playhouse or Northchurch Social Centre.
U3A Dacorum is registered Charity No 1012612 and is financially independent, relying on members’ subscriptions for our income. Members pay £12.00 a year, or £22.00 a year for a couple at the same address.
A meeting fee is paid at every group meeting:
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- Study groups in a member’s home: £1.00;
- Study, activity or lecture group in a hall for most groups: £3.00 (a few are £2.00).
- Non u3a Dacorum members, including members from other u3as, may attend two meetings before joining u3a Dacorum and must pay the meeting fee.
- Each group makes its own separate arrangements for refreshments. This varies from ‘Bring your own’, a further small fee or may be included in the meeting fee.
To learn more about navigating our new u3adacorum.org website, please follow this link: Website
Last updated: 23 Dec ’24.
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