Latest News
March 2024
North West Region of U3As are organising a Residential Summer School to be held between Tuesday 13th August – Friday 16th August 2024 at the University of Cumbria, Fusehill St Campus, Carlisle, CA1 2HH.
Closing date 30th June 2024
Overview details may be found here and click for Course synopses, Application Form,
Next Speaker Meeting
8th May 2024 – Peter Mellor has agreed at short notice to speak in place of Ken Pye who has had to unfortunately cancel. Peter will be talking about the JFK assassination.
Pete has memories of the frightening events of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 as well as the assassination a year later in ’63. These memories resulted in an interest in John Kennedy. However, over the previous three decades he has studied the assassination in depth. He has attended conferences in Dallas in 2003 & 2013. He has also delivered a research presentation to ‘JFK Lancer’s November in Dallas’ seminar in 2000. Since 2013 he has been a member of the U.K. research group ”Dealey Plaza U.K.’ , and regularly writes articles for their journal ‘The Dealey Plaza Echo’. He has also contributed text to published books on the Kennedy assassination.
The latest newsletter (March) is now live on the website (here)
It’s Time to Renew Your U3A Membership
(£9 per member)
Annual subscriptions are due on 2nd January. In order to ensure that the insurance cover provided by our affiliation to the Third Age Trust is not compromised, all membership subscriptions should be paid by 28th February 2024 at the latest. Formby U3A now has to pay bank charges of 40p on each cheque we receive. If you do pay your membership fees by cheque, we would be grateful if you could arrange to pay your 2024 fees by Standing Order or by Online Bank Transfer.
How to renew your membership
a) Standing Orders: Thank you to those members who have already set up a Standing Order for their membership fees. A Standing order mandate may be obtained by clicking here or can be requested from the Membership Secretary by e-mailing membership@formbyu3a.org.uk. SO forms will be available at the January and February Speakers and Coffee Mornings. Please ensure that your membership number is on the mandate.
b) Online Bank Transfer: The reference or description field of the payment MUST contain your membership number followed by your surname and initial. If you do not know your membership number you should contact the Membership Secretary (as above). Payment should be made to the following Formby U3A bank account: – Account name: Formby U3A Sort code: 40 21 20 Account number: 41365878
Membership Cards will be posted to those paying by Standing Order or Online Bank Transfer once your subscription has been received from your bank.
c) Cheque Payment: We ask that all other renewals should be by cheque. If paying by cheque please make your cheque payable to Formby U3A and write your membership number on the back. (If you do not know your membership number, please write your name and address instead)
Payments can be made in person at the at the January and February Speakers Meetings and coffee mornings and at the AGM on March 13th. If you pay in person at these meetings, you can collect your card at the same time.
Payment can be made By Post: Cheques should be posted to: Membership Secretary, Formby U3A, PO Box 216, Liverpool L37 1XQ . Please remember to enclose a stamped addressed envelope to receive your Membership Card.
Please note we do not accept cash as payment for your membership renewal. If you do not intend to renew your membership for 2024, please inform the membership Secretary.
2023 News
November 2023
For the past two years Meols U3a in Southport have run group holidays for its members through Airedale Tours. This year they have arranged a trip to Northumbria and have invited Formby u3a members to join them. The trip starts on 22nd April for 5 days (4 nights) and will cost no more than £819 (depending on the number of singletons going a single supplement may apply. Those interested should contact Tony Dalton at hilarytonydalton@aol.com.
September 20th
2 new groups have formed, please click/tap for further details Running Club and Sea Swimmers
The u3a bowls club has vacancies for new memberships please click/tap here for further nformation
Aug 8th 2023
Formby U3A: New Bowls Section – Why Not Have A Try At Crown Green Bowling?
I am starting a new crown green bowls section at Formby Village Sports Club, meeting from 9.30 am to 12 noon on Thursday mornings.
Crown green bowling is a great way for men and women to do a little gentle exercise, meet people and to learn a new sporting skill in a friendly atmosphere.
No prior experience is required as everything you need to get started (bowls, mats and some basic instruction) will be provided – although anyone with experience is also very welcome.
The bowling green is located behind the Beaufort Hall next to Holy Trinity Church in the centre of Formby.
The cost (which covers use of the green, clubhouse and equipment) will be £3 per session.
Please contact Keith Jacques on keithjacques01@gmail.com or by telephone on 07713-068312 and come along if you can.
Formby u3a AGM 2023 draft minutes please click HERE
MEMBERSHIP
It is important that our membership record is accurate and up to date. Please ensure that changes to address, emails and telephone numbers are reported to the Membership Secretary as soon as possible. Many thanks
2024/25 Committee
Formby u3a Committee Members – 2024/25
Please consider joining the committee. If you are interested or would like to find out more please contact the Secretary, Evan secretary@formbyu3a.org.uk
What does being on the Committee involve ?
Formby u3a Committee meets on the first Monday of each month. It also helpful if Committee Members can come to the monthly meetings and/or coffee mornings to meet existing and new members. During the year we usually organise a number of activities such as an Open Day, new members meetings and Group Leaders meetings Again Committee Members will be involved in those.
Formby u3a Committee Members are Charity Trustees. Charity trustees are the people responsible for governing a charity and directing how it is managed and run. They have overall responsibility for overseeing and leading the charity, ensuring it is solvent and well-run. In particular Trustees are expected to know, follow and promote the Principles of the u3a movement at every opportunity. Trustees serve as volunteers and receive no payment other than out of pocket expenses. They must put the interests of their charity first, work together as a team and assume collective responsibility.
Groups
More Group activities are starting and have asked Group Leaders to keep us informed on the current position.
If you are interested in joining a particular Group we suggest you contact the Group Leader or one of the Co-ordinators to enquire about vacancies. Groups secretary Graham Higley (groups@formbyu3a.org.uk) can also advise and will arrange to keep the Group entries on the website up to date as he gets information. Please look at Groups News in the latest newsletter for more information
Recruitment of new members It is essential that Formby u3a recruits new members in order to thrive and we hope they would take on some responsibilities from those who have been contributing for a considerable time. We need new ideas for activities and Groups. The Committee has set up a recruitment sub-committee and would welcome the involvement of members as we believe there is a wealth of knowledge, experience and contacts in Formby u3a that would be of benefit. We intend to organise local advertising so please spread the word.
Group Leaders
There is a separate page for Group Leader information – please click here
Third Age Trust / University of the Third Age news, events and information. If you are not already registered on the National site then you will need to create an account to view the member only areas and offers and receive their newsletter. The Third Age Trust (TAT) website can be viewed by clicking here. To view and sign up to receive the National Newsletter direct, please click visit here . The Learning page gives a list of Subject Advisers and various learning opportunities and resources. Please click here.
North West Region of U3As – This contains information on local news and initiatives. To access North West Region homepage please click here
Third Age Trust
The Third Age Trust website has news, information and information on online events. You will need to create an account to access the Advice page. Please click here for the website
The Learning page gives a list of Subject Advisers and various learning opportunities and resources. Please click here https://www.u3a.org.uk/learning
The online Events page can be accessed here https://www.u3a.org.uk/events All events are free to members.
The Third Age Trust is using the National Newsletter to keep members informed. To view and sign up to receive the National Newsletter direct, please click visit here.
North West Region of U3As – This contains information on local news and initiatives. To access North West Region homepage please click here