Welcome to Merton U3A
If you have retired from full-time employment and want to make new friends, enjoy life, and stretch your mind then the U3A may be for you.
We have about 50 friendly activity and 'study' groups run by our own members. The groups cover an enormous range of interests such as Art, History, Literature, Languages, Discussions Groups, Walking, Bridge, Scrabble, Crafts and Music.
We also hold monthly talks and arrange visits to places of interest and travel further afield. The U3A organises study days in the London and Surrey areas.
Our groups are informal and there are no qualifications or examinations. Most groups meet in members' homes during the day, fortnightly or monthly, and consist of between 6 and 12 people. In addition there are some larger groups that meet in Drake House, near Wimbledon Station.
Our members often join more than one group, and may even join one group while 'leading' another.
Each group has its own volunteer leader or co-ordinator who has a particular interest or expertise in the subject. For modern languages, for example, most of the group leaders are native speakers of the language concerned.
Members are retired or semi-retired and offer their services free of charge, whether it is expertise or a room in their home or help with administration, and this enables the annual subscription to be kept low - £10 single and £16 double - but there may be small additional charges for certain groups.
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