Huddersfield U3A

Shaw Park Office Centre
Silver Street
Huddersfield
HD5 9AF
01484 308482
u3a@freeuk.com
Open 10–2 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Classes and Activities

All classes and activities are held during the daytime and run for two 10-week terms at a cost of £8 per term, unless otherwise stated.
See the Prospectus page for details.
Enrolment form available here

2011-12

Autumn Term 2011
Begins Monday 19 September
Half-term week Monday 24 October
Ends Friday 2 December

Spring Term 2012
Begins Monday 9 January
Half-term week Monday 13 February
Ends Friday 23 March

Origins of the U3A

The French "Universitié du Troisième Age" began in 1972 and is still associated with the official education system. The first British U3A was formed at Cambridge as a voluntary self-help organisation in 1982. The movement is now worldwide.

Huddersfield and District U3A is not an academic institution, but a society of people sharing similar aims to maintain and improve the quality of live by keeping fulfilled and active in later life. It was founded in 1984 by Edith Bentley and has been given help and encouragement by Kirklees MC, Huddersfield Examiner, several schools and numerous local people. A registered charity with about 2100 members, in 2005 it received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

 

Membership

Membership is open to anyone aged fifty or over, or registered disabled. Application forms are available from our Silver Street office and Kirklees libraries, or you can click here for a printable copy.

Volunteers

All our tutors, class co-ordinators, library and office staff are volunteers. The continuing success of U3A depends on members offering to share their skills and knowledge. If you feel that you could become a tutor or the co-ordinator of a self-help group, please contact the U3A office.