Our u3a is open to people from Bearsden, Milngavie and the surrounding area and provides access to interest groups, monthly meetings and other events. There is no age limit, but activities are aimed at people no longer in full-time work who want to get involved in learning and creative activities, making new friends and continuing to live an active life.
Membership fees
Membership runs from 1 April of one year to 31 March of the next. The rates for 2025–26 and 2026–27 are shown below.
- Individual membership, £14
- Joint membership for two people living at the same address, £24
- Associate membership if you are already a full member of another u3a, £4
If you join during January, February or March, your membership runs until March of the following year.
How to join
- Download a Membership Application Form for each new member. It is a pdf document, which can be completed:
- Pay the subscription. Details are given in the application form and we regret that we cannot accept cash. The options are:
- bank transfer (greatly preferred)
- cheque
- Send your completed form to the membership secretary using the email and/or postal addresses in the application form.
- You can send the form by email if you complete it on screen (remember to save the file or take a screenshot) or take a photo / scan of the paper form.
- Cheques must be posted to the address in the application form.
How to renew
Existing members will be invited to renew towards the end of the membership year. Details of how to pay are given in the application form.
A reminder of what we offer
- Attendance at Monthly Meetings, open to all members on the third Tuesday of every month at 11 am in St Andrew's Hall, Bearsden. We also run other events, ranging from First Aid to Wine Tasting.
- Participation in over 50 interest groups. Some groups have small costs to cover room hire and/or tea and coffee.
- A monthly Newsletter.
- Membership of the Third Age Trust, our UK-wide parent organisation. This provides insurance cover, online advice and a national newsletter, including five u3a Matters magazines a year posted to your address. They also run online learning events, where you can sign up for a monthly listing, produce a monthly podcast, publish a monthly Friends newsletter and provide access to a range of offers and discounts through u3a Friends Extra.
- Membership of u3a in Scotland. They run several activities themselves, notably Online across Scotland. A face-to-face Summer School is usually held every two years and the next will be in Stirling from 24–26 August 2026.
Try us first
You are welcome to come along to two monthly meetings or attend a group meeting before deciding whether you want to join u3a (but check with the group convenor that places are available – see the group’s web page).
If a group you are interested in has a waiting list, you need to be a member of the u3a to add your name to it.
Help!
If you have any questions or encounter any problems, please contact the Membership Secretary, John Davies.
