Membership

Membership is open to anyone aged 50 and over who is no longer in full-time employment.  In this section there is important information on:

HOW TO JOIN

Joining is simple.

formAt the monthly Open Meetings there is a special table set aside for potential new members to discuss membership.  Application forms are available at that table and anyone joining receives a new member’s pack containing information leaflets and a copy off the latest Newsletter.

Application forms are available from the Membership Secretary:  
Lesley Dittmer
9 Far Pastures Close, Keyworth, Nottingham, 
NG12 5RB
Tel: 0115 937 2766.

You can print a copy of the membership application form from this site:
membership application form.

Membership costs £19.00 for the year 1st March 2011 to 29th February 2012.  New members joining between 1st September and 29th February pay a reduced fee of £9.50, with the exception of lapsed members (people who did not renew at the end of the previous membership year) who pay the full membership fee if they rejoin.

Members of other U3As pay a reduced sum to reflect the Capitation fee paid by each U3A to the Third Age Trust (the umbrella organisation for UK U3As) since only one Capitation Fee per member is payable regardless of the number of U3As of which a person is a member.  Proof of membership of another U3A is required, a current membership card being adequate.


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Gift Aid

Keyworth & District U3A would very much appreciate eligible members signing a Gift Aid declaration.  This allows us to recover money from the Inland Revenue and consequently assist in our funds.

To be eligible you must pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for each tax year that is at least equal to the amount of tax that Keyworth & District U3A will reclaim on your subscription for that tax year.  This is 25p of tax for every £1 of your subscription on or after 6 April 2008.  The Government will pay the charity an additional 3p on every £1 between 6 April 2008 and 5 April 2011.  This transitional relief does not affect your personal tax position.  If you pay income tax at a higher rate, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self Assessment tax return if you want to receive the additional tax relief due to you.

You can print a copy of the gift aid declaration from this site: gift aid declaration form  


OPEN MEETINGS

Non-Members are invited to attend one Open Meeting as a guest but must thereafter join to be entitled to attend further meetings.A fee of 50p is charged at Open Meetings to include refreshments.

Interest GROUP MEMBERSHIP

Membership of a Group is conditional upon being a full member of Keyworth & District U3A.

Potential members of a group should contact the Group Leader whose details are given in each Newsletter to ascertain whether places are available in the group and to obtain other details.

NEWSLETTER

Keyworth & District U3A issues a quarterly Newsletter to members.   Since September 2010 the Newsletter has also been available in the Documents section of the website.  In addition members receive the national magazine of the Third Age Trust, the cost of which is included within the membership fee.

  • The Newsletter is issued four times a year; the deadlines for submissions are the 1st of March, June, September, December. 
  • Photographs are taken as a matter of record at U3A events and may be published in the newsletter or on the website. www.keyworthu3a.org.uk   
  • Items for inclusion can be sent by e.mail (in Word format) or ordinary mail (as typed or manuscript documents).  If handwriting, please CAPITALIZE any names or unusual words. 
  • Pictures, drawings or diagrams are particularly welcome, but if sending these electronically, please ensure they are in JPEG (jpg) format, sized, where possible, to 5” on the longest side. 
  • If you wish original documents to be returned, please include an envelope with your name on, or s.a.e. 
  • The Editor reserves the right to hold articles over for future editions if necessary.
  • The Newsletter is copyright to Keyworth & District U3A and the authors of articles and illustrations.  No part may be reproduced in any form without the prior permission of the editor and authors.  Any opinions are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Editor or the Committee of Keyworth & District U3A. 
  • If you would prefer to receive this newsletter by e.mail, or if you would prefer to receive this Newsletter in large print format, please notify the editor, sheilakingdom@gmail.com or any Committee member.


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