NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Evesham and District u3a will be held at the Evesham Methodist Church on Wednesday 1st July 2026 at 2:00pm
At the group leaders meeting the website for u3a Oversights was mentioned. Through this site you can search for a group to find other u3a's with a similar group. This could be cross referenced with the members of the u3a Cotswold Link which offer a free group place to our members.
Easier Access to the Members Portal
The way members access the Beacon Members Portal has changed, it will be easier as you will only need to enter your email address and password. You first have to use the Members Portal to ‘Register for a membership account’ and set your password. You will be sent a confirmation email with a link to activate your Membership Account. Full details can be found here:
How to Register for a membership account (instructions)
For those needing more help contact our Beacon Administrator, Alun Edwards, or our Membership Secretary, Helen Hutt, who will be happy to help you.
Open Your Group Events and Increase Membership
Have you noticed that we are now including some group event details on our main Events page such as Concert Group? This is to highlight these events to a wider audience and help improve the group membership. If you would like one of your group events included please contact Website Team or Events. You may also want to put it on our Evesham and District u3a Facebook page for members only or our Public Facebook group, If you want help contact the Website Team.
Latest Newsletter
The latest Newsletter is available to download from our Quarterly Newsletters page. There is also the Members version which includes telephone numbers but will require the password which can be provided by Alan Chambers.
Beacon
We manage u3a through an online admin system called Beacon. Group leaders should contact our Beacon system Beacon Administrator for a user ID to logon and manage group membership and finances:
- Beacon Logon for designated Group Representatives;
- Beacon Step by Step written by our committee;
- a User Guide for Beacon, written by national volunteers;
- contact our Beacon Administrator for help.
Website Team
It is important that this website is kept inviting and up to date with accurate information for members and to attract non-members. A Group leader or a group member are encouraged to update their group's web page and join our Website Editors group. Contact our dedicated Website Team for a user ID to logon to the site and to arrange a training session on Web site editing.
- New Website Logon for Website editors. If you need help contact the Website Team
- Website Editors Group page for useful information to help you to edit your Group's Web page
The u3a ethos
The u3a is not a service-provider. It is a mutual aid organisation to which everyone is expected to contribute. Its success depends on the willingness of members to volunteer and help out in whatever way they can by:
- starting new groups
- giving talks
- assisting in the running of a group
- participating actively in the groups they join
- becoming a committee member
- doing other tasks to assist the smooth running of the Evesham u3a.
Privacy
In order for you to benefit from u3a membership, certain information - e.g. your name and contact details - has to be made available to the organisation. Following the introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018, all members will, on the membership form, be asked to consent to the use, within our u3a, of their personal data held by us, and to share it with specified third parties as explained in our Data Protection Policy and Privacy Policy. You should be asked if you wish to appear in any photographs used to publicise or report on our u3a; be aware that you have the right to refuse.
Membership Conditions
It is a condition of membership that you abide by the Constitution, codes and policies of Evesham and District u3a where applicable to you, as defined below. More information and guides can be found on the Documents page.
- The Constitution 2021 for everyone.
- Code of Conduct - Members for everyone.
- Code of Conduct - Trustees for Executive Committee Members.
- Safeguarding Policy for everyone.
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy for everyone.
- Accessibility Policy for everyone.
- Finance Policy 2025 for Executive Committee Members, Group Leaders and any other person who handles money paid for u3a activities.
Grievance and Disciplinary Matters
It is expected that all members will treat others with courtesy and respect at all times. Where there are concerns, problems or complaints to be resolved, there is a Grievance Procedure. For breaches of any membership condition or similar matter there is a Disciplinary Procedure, as referred to in our Constitution.