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Joining Us

If you are no longer in (nor seeking) full-time work, we offer a wide range of activities and interests in the company of other like-minded people. There is no lower or upper age limit.

Interested in joining?

There are usually around 50 activities every month - see the calendar of our events on the home page. All meetings are subject to change, and there may be other visits and one-off events which are not shown.

An excellent Newsletter is published each month, which is e-mailed to those who are on e-mail. For those who are not, printed copies are given to members who attend the monthly meeting.
In addition, members receive the magazine 'u3a Matters', which is published five times a year by the national u3a head office.
Members can sign-up to receive 'u3a Friends': a monthly email with news stories and advice from across the u3a movement. That will also give you access to Friends Extra - a diverse range of offers, discounts, and additional services.

Our activity groups are listed on this website. On joining, you will receive the latest newsletter with the contact details for their co-ordinators. Before attending any of our activity groups' events, please contact that group's co-ordinator to ensure that there are places available.

If you provide an email address, then you will receive your monthly Newsletter electronically. The Committee will always communicate with you via email where possible.

We have an agreement with Blackwater, Heybridge, Limebrook, Burnham, Dengie, Crouch Valley and South Woodham Ferrers u3a that our members will be welcome at their activity groups if there are enough places available. Preference will always be given to the organising u3a's members.

Membership costs £ for 1^st September 2024 to 31^st August 2025.

If you join this month, the subscription for the remainder of this membership year is £.

If you join this month, the subscription until 31^st August next year is £.

Membership Application form

If you have a printer and are paying by cheque, click here to download the paper form, otherwise enter your details on this page.

Title*:

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Emergency contact i.e the person we should contact if you suffer a medical emergency

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Qualification, Terms, Conditions and Conduct for Membership

Members must be in their Third Age (being the period after the first age of childhood dependence and the second age of full time employment and / or parental responsibility) and residing in Maldon and the surrounding area.

All members should:

Abide by the principles of the u3a movement.
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.
Treat fellow members with respect and courtesy at all times.
Comply with and support the decisions of the elected committee.
Advise the committee of any change in your personal details.

Privacy statement: We maintain a computer database of members’ details. The information on this form is stored in that database and used for administration purposes by Maldon & District u3a Executive Committee and their appointed representatives. Please indicate below whether or not you give Maldon & District u3a permission to use the information you have supplied in the following ways:

To store it securely for membership purposes.
To communicate with you as a u3a member.
To share with group leaders for those groups that you are a member of.
To send you general information about the Third Age Trust.
To add your name and address to the direct mailing list for the Third Age Trust magazines and being shared with the company who oversee the printing and distribution of the Trust magazines and also for our monthly newsletter.
To use the name and telephone number of your Emergency Contact.

At any time, you can request that your data is not used for any of these purposes by contacting the Membership Secretary.

Tick to agree to all the above.

Charity Gift Aid Declaration

We are a charity. If you are a UK taxpayer, boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate. Gift Aid is reclaimed by the charity from the tax you pay for the current tax year. To Gift Aid your donation you must tick the box below:

I want to Gift Aid my subscription to Maldon & District University of the Third Age, charity N^o 1086182

I am a UK taxpayer and understand that if I pay less Income Tax and / or Capital Gains Tax in the current tax year than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all my donations it is my responsibility to pay any difference.

Please notify us if you want to cancel this declaration, change your name or home address or no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and / or capital gains. If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.

Remarks (optional)

Now click on the appropriate option below:

a) I will pay by on-line banking bill payment.

b) I will pay by cheque.