Our u3a in a nutshell
- Self-help education, creativity and leisure activities.
- Social events, holidays and Day Trips.
- Monthly talks for all at the Bowdon Rugby Club (£1).
- No exams, no accreditation, just pleasure.
- £12.00 annual membership fee and an initial £3.00 joining fee (Discount applies Jan - end March)
- 850 members.
- 80+ subject groups (Ancestry to Yoga).
Interest Groups
Just some of the 80+ groups that we run
- Exercise your Mind: Book Clubs, Current Affairs, Singing for fun, Bridge for fun...., Languages
- Exercise Physically: Walking, Cycling, Bowling, Pickleball. Table Tennis, Tennis
- Learn new Things: Art Appreciation, Photography, Local History, Art, Creative Writing
- Socialise: Monthly Meetings, MOTO, Luncheon
Our Events
Come and meet us at our Monthly Meetings. But that's not all we do. We hold Social Events (Quizzes, dances, wine tasting , etc..), many of which you can join in with as a prospective member. We also organise days out to places of interest and the occasional holiday. These are very popular and so are restricted to members only.
See the Events page to see what is coming up.
Our Newsletter is also a good source of information about what is going on. See below.
You can always come along to one of our Monthly Meetings as a guest to meet us and find out what is going on before joining us. Likewise, if it's one of our Groups that has interested you then you can visit that group once as a guest. After that you must join Hale u3a to continue your participation and get access to everything else Hale u3a has to offer. Details of how to do this can be found on our Membership page.
More Information
Do you want to see our Newsletters to see what is happening in our u3a? Our current newsletter and last month's newsletter are here.
Go to the Membership Page to join us
Hale u3a in action
Comments from a couple of our members
I joined the local Altrincham area group earlier this year and I am loving it. In our local group, an annual subscription of £12 gets one access its all its activities that vary from Ancestry to playing the Ukulele (three groups!). I was mostly interested in doing local walks and now do up to 3 a month. The walks are great fun, great company, great exercise and loads of fresh air.
Tom
I have an old and trusted friend in Walking Group 3 who also recommended Hale U3A. I also have a couple of friends who are members of other groups which they enjoy and so I thought that I would like to give it a try. Hale U3A seems to be a lively group with an abundance of options; joining in interesting activities with like-minded people, what is not to like!?
Thinking about the general appeal of U3A, then I am sure that many people, after retirement, realise that we need to make the most of every opportunity afforded to us. Many of us are too busy during our working life, with work and family commitments to enjoy all the things that we would like to do. These are the years now, where we can relax and look after ourselves more and U3A offers those opportunities for us all.
Lee