Chess Valley U3A"A learning co-operative for people of retirement age, which enables members to share a variety of educational, creative, social and leisure activities."
The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a dynamic, outward looking organisation which has a positive and creative approach to retirement. Activities, which usually take place in the day-time, are organised mainly in small groups that meet regularly. Members share their knowledge and experience and develop their own capabilities by learning from each other. No qualifications are required, and none are given. All you need is interest and enthusiasm. Between them the U3As offer over 300 subjects in such diverse fields as art, foreign languages, music, history, sciences, literature, poetry, theatre, philosophy, bird-watching and computing.
Chess Valley U3AChess Valley U3A was formed in October 2008 and already has approximately 450 members and some 30 activity groups. It has received support from Chiltern District Council and the National Lottery.
Each activity group meets once or twice a month, and programmes are decided by the members of the group. General meetings, with an invited speaker, are held on the second Thursday of each month, The Broadway Baptist Church, Broadway, Chesham.
A monthly Newsletter is distributed to all members giving full details of each of the groups activities as well as reviews of past events and other items of interest.
The annual membership fee of £12 entitles members to attend the activity groups
of their choice, as well as the monthly general meetings.
