Membership of Basildon & Billericay u3a is open to anyone no longer in full-time employment in Basildon, Billericay, Wickford and and surrounding areas. For more information and/or to join, please contact the Membership Secretary by telephone on 07801 693026 or by e-mail using the 2025 Membership Application Form which can be downloaded from the Links Page.
Subscription is just £15 for the year or £10 if joining after 1st October 2025. This covers administration costs, including a membership subscription fee of £4 to the national organisation, the Third Age Trust.
Membership also entitles you to attend our monthly meetings and to free tea/coffee. You can join as many groups as you wish, provided they have vacancies. All members receive monthly Newsletters, as well as the "u3a Matters" magazine from the Third Age Trust.
Additional costs such as social events or outings may need to be paid for; and some Groups may incur expenses for books, materials, and possibly travel costs and/or a pub lunch when visiting places of interest to the Group. When travelling to an outside event, where possible, some members may help each other with transport. When sharing transport a donation, towards costs, is usually made to the driver. This is worked on the basis of 45p per mile shared between those in the car, including the driver.
The majority of Group meetings take place in members’ homes and it is customary to contribute a minimum 50p on the day towards the cost of tea and coffee.
We do our best to keep costs to members as low as possible so that no one feels unable to take part because of the costs involved.
Membership Forms can be downloaded from the LINKS page or send a request via e-mail to Membership Secretary and Jean will return one to you. If you do not have access to a printer please ask a friend or relative if they can download one for you. Failing that, please phone Jean on 07801 693026 and she will send one to you.
In addition to your e-mail address, please make sure that you provide a telephone contact number and your full name and postal address.
Group Co-ordinators and u3a members may also use the form below to e-mail our Website Manager with items for inclusion on this site.
Basildon & Billericay u3a has a Committee elected at its Annual General Committee (AGM), to deal with administration and liaison with other u3as and the Third Age Trust. The committee consists of those with named roles, but can also include others who are general Committee members. If you are interested in joining our Committee please contact any of the Committee members below who will be happy to give you further details.
Committee members and other volunteers you may need to contact are:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Sandra Randall |
| Vice Chairman | VACANT |
| Treasurer | Margaret Way |
| Business Secretary | Linda Anderson |
| Groups' Facilitator | VACANT |
| Membership Secretary | Jean Carter |
| Speakers' Secretary | Linda Stewart |
| Website and Beacon Manager | Debbie Wood |
| Publicity Secretary | Lyn Baker |
| Committee Member | Tony Baxter |
| Newsletter Editor | Janis Horsley |