u3a

Runnymede

Welcome

Come and join us at our friendly u3a

Learn, Laugh, Live is the motto of the u3a, a national network first started in the UK in 1982. Join the nearly 400,000 members in 1035 u3as throughout the UK today.

Runnymede u3a was formed in 1998 and currently has over 300 members. Our members come from within and around Runnymede borough which includes the bustling towns and pretty villages of Addlestone, Chertsey, Egham, Egham Hythe, Englefield Green, Lyne, New Haw, Ottershaw, Row Town, Thorpe, Woodham and Virginia Water.

We welcome all retired or semi-retired people from all walks of life who would like to join us. All of us have a variety of talents and interests built up over the years and the u3a is a great place to share those experiences, develop new friendships and try something new. You may also be able to help other members in doing the same

Have you retired from full-time employment? Are you looking to develop new interests, extend your social life, and enjoy life? We run classes and activities led and taught by our members, for our members. We are a non-profit making, charitable, self-help organisation.

Our u3a Offers

  • A programme of daytime educational, creative and leisure activities in a friendly, informal atmosphere.
  • A wide range of interest groups run by our members
  • Monthly meetings with visiting speakers
  • Social events

Do come to one of our monthly Members Meetings, usually held on the first Thursday of the month at the Tulk Room in the Addlestone Community Centre, starting with a talk at 2pm which is followed by refreshments and an opportunity to update news and chat to friends. You will be most welcome!

See below for a summary list of events or check our Events page for full details.

Thinking about joining...?

How can you become a Member?

Our annual membership fee is just £15.00.

If you wish to apply for membership you can find an application form here in PDF format, or here as a Word document. If you use the PDF version, use the Complete and Sign option in Adobe Acrobat to complete the form online. A digital signature is acceptable. Note that you may need to download the file and then open it with Acrobat. Link to Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download).

The membership fee entitles you to attend as many Group activities as you wish provided there's room (check the Groups page to ensure the group is accepting new members). Please register with the group leader by using the email link (or by telephone if you have the Yellow Sheet), if you wish to join a group or be added to the waitlist.

Please do not attend a group meeting before contacting the group leader, as you may be turned away.

If you would like to contact our Membership Secretary or other committee member, please visit our Contact page for links to send them an email message. We look forward to hearing from you.

u3a Black Cherry Fair stand 2025- Pam Pitcher in charge (photo Lawrence Cox)
Black Cherry Fair stand 2025 with Runnymede Mayor Cllr Margaret Harnden, Dennis Brown BEM and Mary Wildsmith (photo Caroline Thomas)

Black Cherry Fair- a note from Lawrence

I would like to thank you all for helping to promote Runnymede u3a and erecting and dismantling the gazebo on the day.

From what I can gather from people who were there, the day was a great success where we talked to people about our u3a and the majority were interested to come to our Enrolment Day on the 7th August.

Let's see how well we did on Enrolment Day.

Upcoming Events

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