What is the U3A?

• The University of the Third Age in Great Britain was created more than 25 years ago.
  
  
• There are over 123,000 members and more than 500 U3As in England, Scotland and Wales.
  
  
• The idea started in France where the classes are more formal and linked with universities and professional teachers. 
  
  
• There are now branches of the University of the Third Age all over the world and the internet provides an  increasingly important  link between groups at all levels.
   
  
• Each U3A and every group is autonomous and The Third Age Trust is the title of  the supportive body of all the U3As in Britain. 
  
  
• Holidays, summer schools, internet courses  and various free educational  publications are available to all members.
  
  
• "Those who teach shall also learn, those who learn shall also teach"  This is one of the basic principles of the UK U3A movement as stated by Peter Laslett - Founder Member
  
  
• U3A programmes are available from Haywards Heath Library.
  
  
• For more information on U3A click here  www.u3a.org.uk