Lockdown Photos

​Click here to see Members’ illustrations of how different life is while we are all locked down. These photos are a record of what we are going through and also showing the funny or unusual side of life under lockdown.

Artworks Challenge

​Click here to see recreations and reinterpretations of great artworks made at home using selfies, the dressing up box and domestic artefacts.

CORONA VIRUS - help page here - 21 March

IMPORTANT NOTICE - 17 March 2020

Monthly meetings cancelled until further notice - March 2020.
Southwell U3A members can now obtain the following discounts on production of their current U3A membership cards::

  • The Admiral Rodney -10% discount on food menu (excludes Light Lunch, Pie and a Pint, Burger and a Pint, Wine and Dine on Wednesday special deals).
  • The Crown - 10% discount on food menu
  • The Hearty Good Fellow - 10% discount on food menu
 (3rd Feb 2020)
​​We are part of the national network of U3As offering people who are no longer in full-time employment the opportunity for life-long learning, fellowship and enjoyment.  Members share their skills and experiences through meetings, a variety of different types of group and social activities and outings.

This site has been designed to keep our members up to date with everything that is going on, and to show potential new members what we have to offer.  

The U3A is an international organisation which aims to encourage like-minded people, no longer in full-time employment, to join together in educational, creative, cultural and leisure activities. 

The concept of a place of learning for older and mature citizens, with more leisure time on their hands, was first developed in France in 1972, where universities began to provide educational opportunities for older people. This was followed by the establishment of 'Association Internationale des Universités du Troisième Age (A.I.U.T.A.). The idea has now spread throughout the world.
In the University of the Third Age the word 'University' is used in its original sense of people coming together to share and pursue learning in all its forms.