The Matlock Area U3A was formed in November 2007 and had its Inaugural General Meeting in January 2008.  Currently we have over 300 members. Details of how you can join us can be found here.

The U3A mainly operates through 'interest groups' covering such diverse topics as learning to speak Russian, walking through our beautiful countryside, playing Mah Jong, visiting various theatres throughout our region, and learning various international folk dances - to name but a few. All of these groups are co-ordinated by one or more members of the Matlock Area U3A and operate on the principle of shared experience together with tuition and advice from more experienced practitioners to those with less experience.

Details of all our exisiting groups can be found by clicking here, or by use of the drop-down menu at the top of each page. It is expected that more groups will be set up in the future, and the procedure for establishing a new group can be found by clicking here.

In addition to interest group meetings, various social events are scheduled throughout the year which are open to all members and to which non-members are also normally welcome. For more details see the Forthcoming Events page.

The overall responsibility for the activities of the Matlock Area U3A lies with a Management Committee, whose members are elected annually by the members at the AGM. A list of the current Management Committee membership and the Constitution can be found here.

One of the Committee's important responsibilities is to ensure that all the activities of the matlock Area U3A are carried out with due regard to the health and saftey of all those participating. In pursuit of this aim it has drawn up a formal safety Policy, a copy of which can be seen here.

The following pictures (which will change if you move your mouse over them) show some of our 22 groups participating in their regular activities.

Last updated on 23rd January 2012
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