Our u3a membership year runs from 1st April to 31st March the following year.

If you join on between 1st January and 31st March, your membership will run until 1st April the following year.

The cost of joining is currently £10 per membership year.

We offer only individual membership and, sorry but no discounts if you are a member of another u3a. Whilst we offer 'joint' membership for two people sharing the same address, the fee is the same per member.

In addition to the membership fee you should expect to have to pay costs incurred by individual groups such as room hire or refreshments, typically a few pounds per meeting; these are kept to a minimum and shared between all group members equally. Your details will be shared with Group Leaders for the purposes of running our groups.

Your membership fee covers central administrative costs along with the costs of our monthly Speaker meeting. It also entitles you to receive the u3a Trust's Third Age Matters magasine (TAM) which is currently issued 5 times a year.

We strongly recommend that you visit the "Online Joining" instructions created by the national u3a (opens in a new browser tab) before starting the new-member joining process.

You can join by one of the following methods:

• Online - see instructions below.
• In person by downloading a membership form, and taking the completed form to one of our monthly meetings along with your fee (cash, cheque and card payments all accepted) where the membership secretary will be able to sort out for you.
• By post. Download a membership form and post along with your cheque covering the fee to the address given on the form - DO NOT SEND CASH. You must also enclose a self addressed stamped envelope for your membership card to be sent back. (Alternatively you can arrange to collect your card at one of the monthly meetings.)

Online Joining Instructions:

Please read the following statements before clicking the "I Agree" button below. Hitting the "I Agree" button below will take you to the new-member signup process.

• I agree to the Terms and Conditions.

• I consent to my data being used for membership purposes as detailed in the Privacy Policy and, if appropriate, to the sharing of my name and address data with the company who oversee the distribution of the Third Age Matters Magazine.

• If I opt to authorise Gift Aid, then I acknowledge my responsibility to ensure I pay sufficient taxes to allow this.

After the last stage of the process, payment, you will get an email copy of your membership card from the u3a Beacon system, and a Payment Confirmation email from PayPal.

Once you have joined you will then have the opportunity to join any individual groups that interest you. All the groups and contact details for the individual Group Leaders can be found under the groups menu at the top of this page.

Once you have joined an individual group you will be sent details of the group by the group leader.

Privacy statement

Our Privacy Policy includes details of how we use the information that you will supply when you join. Please click Privacy Policy to read.

"Third Age Matters" - the u3a newsletter

When you join Leigh Estuary u3a you automatically become a member of the National u3a at www.u3a.org.uk. This means you will receive their mailings, including the Third Age Matters (TAM) magazine.

You can opt out of the magazine by emailing our Membership Secretary

The cost for individual annual membership is currently £10 per year. Joint membership for two people living at the same address is also available at £10 each member.