If you're already a member, feel free to browse but you will need a password to access the Members' area. If you don't have the password, email the IT Secretary/Webmaster who will help you.
If you're not yet a member, you are also free to browse. You'll find lots of information about who we are, what we do and how to join us, just click on the Tabs to discover what Ver-Colne Valley U3A (also known as VCV), is about.
Like all U3As, we are a charity, under the umbrella of the Third Age Trust. Our aims are to support individual interests learning for anyone not in full time employment.
Our Interest Groups, are the major focus of our activities at Ver-Colne Valley U3A. These groups are run by members for members and if you click on the Groups Tab, you’ll see the range of interests, hobbies and educational pursuits that they cover. There are nearly 60 groups, some of which are joint groups formed by a few of our members combining with those in neighbouring U3As with similar interests.
We were formed in January 2009 and hold regular meetings on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 10am at Greenwood Park Community Centre in Chiswell Green near St. Albans. To find out more, you are welcome to come and visit one of our meetings, just contact our Membership Secretary through the Contacts Tab at the top of this page.
What happens at our meetings? Well there’s always quite a lot of chat, as usually around half of our 400 members set the world to rights over coffee and biscuits. There are also announcements about forthcoming events for members, such as theatre trips and visits to nearby attractions. Our general meetings feature a different guest speaker each month too, covering a great variety of topics of interest. Details of forthcoming meetings are on the Events Tab at the top of the page.
The Events Tab will also give you an idea of the kind of trips and events that our members can enjoy. Again, as you’ll see, there’s a great variety on offer – designed to cater for the many tastes and interests of our members. With all our events, members of VCV have priority.
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit our website. Hopefully, it will give you a flavour of VCV U3A and of the opportunities we provide for our members to get together, have fun and to learn together – not for qualifications but just for the fun of it.
If you are not already a member, we hope you will consider joining us. If so, please send a message to our Membership Secretary or click on "Join Us" in the menu above and submit the completed form. We look forward to meeting you soon.
All best wishes
Nick Photi
Chair
Useful Links
Click the links below to see who is currently on the VCV Committee or to launch the u3a National YouTube video that tells you what u3a is all about.
Members enjoying the Christmas Party