New Member Application

The simplest way to join is online as detailed below. 

• Our annual membership fee from 1st September to 31st August is £50.
• If you are a member of another u3a paying the full fee, you may join as an Associate member. You cannot be an Associate member of both u3as. The annual membership fee to the Third Age Trust (currently £4) is deducted and the fee is £46 (and £35 and £17 respectively).
• If you join after 1st January the fee is £35.
• If you join after 1st April the fee is £17.
• Membership paid from 1 July 2026 continues until 31st August 2027.

Your membership fee enables you to join as many groups as you wish, you can also attend any monthly and theme meetings. A few groups have paid tutors and others make a small charge to cover their expenses. Members also receive our regular e-news bulletins which keeps you up to date with news and upcoming events. However, please be aware that some of our more popular groups are at capacity. If you are joining u3a for a specific group or subject then it is advisable to first check availability with the group contact, who can advise if there are places available or a waiting list. 

Gift Aid

If you are a UK taxpayer, you can allow Farnham u3a to reclaim tax on your subscription as Farnham u3a is a registered charity, number 1019078. However, if you pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the current tax year than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations it will be your responsibility to pay any difference to HMRC.

Terms and Conditions of Membership

All members must

• Abide by the principles of the u3a movement. Policies, Procedures and Useful Links
• Always act in the best interests of the u3a and never do anything to bring the u3a into disrepute.
• Abide by the terms and conditions of the constitution. Constitution-2021.pdf (farnhamu3a.org.uk)
• Treat fellow members with respect and courtesy at all times.
• Comply with and support the decisions of the elected committee.
• Update any change in your personal details by clicking on Update Member Information.

Privacy

u3a requires members to provide personal information to fulfil our contract with you, and to keep you informed about events and activities that are offered as part of your membership.

In collecting your information u3a will:

• Store it securely for membership purposes.
• Use it to communicate with you as a u3a member.
• Share your information with group leaders for those groups that you are a member of.       
• Send you general information about the Third Age Trust (the national organisation to which u3as are affiliated).

Please read the following statement before clicking the agree button below.

I agree to the above Terms and Conditions of Membership.

I consent to my data being used for membership purposes as detailed above.

I acknowledge my responsibility if I authorise Gift Aid on my donations.

Agree and Enrol

When you have paid you will receive an email confirmation from PayPal and a message from Beacon with your membership card attached. You can either print this out or download it to your phone.

To save your membership card to your phone watch the following video: https://youtu.be/NpuSsAN4U6M

Please add noreply@u3abeacon.org.uk  to your email address book/contact list to ensure you receive U3A messages and they are are not treated as spam