Welcome to the Macclesfield Rural U3A!
To request a Membership application form please ring Tricia on 01260 253277or download one from the "How to Join " and then go to Membership application.
U3A stands for the University of the Third Age which is a self-help organisation for people who are retired, semi-retired or no longer in full time employment providing educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment.
U3As are charities in their own right and are run entirely by volunteers. Local U3As are learning cooperatives who draw upon the knowledge, experience and skills of their own members to organise and provide interest groups in accordance with the wishes of the membership.
Between them U3As offer the chance to study over 300 different subjects in such fields as art, languages, music, history, life sciences, philosophy, computing, crafts, photography and walking.
A typical U3A has about 250 members but could be as small as 12 and as large at 2000.There are over 600 U3A’s in the UK with a membership of well over 170,000.The University of the Third Age is a worldwide organisation having started in France 25 years ago.
To explore our website please click on one of the subjects on the left hand side.