EALING u3a COMMITTEE for 2026-27
The Committee for 2026-27 was elected at the AGM on 19th March 2026 and following the AGM an initial brief Committee meeting was held at which the positions shown below were agreed. This Committee will be in place until the 2027 AGM. Where indicated (+) these are the 7 full members of the Committee as elected at the AGM. The Committee can also co-opt 2 further full Committee members, but the decision was taken not to appoint these at present.
- Chair - Jill Stern +
- Vice-Chair - Derek Atkinson +
- Secretary - Jenny Sturt + (also responsible for Marketing & Communications)
- Treasurer - Liz Major +
- Groups Co-ordinator - Sue Peach +
- Membership admin - Lyn Duffus +
- Webmaster & Beacon Admin - Phil Broomsgrove +
- Deputy Webmaster & Beacon Admin - Jurek Narozanski (special expertise)
- Social Events Administrator - Jim McWilliams (special expertise)
- New Members liaison - Margaret Proctor (special expertise)
- Talks Arrangement - Ursula Hilton-Jones (special expertise)
EALING and District U3A ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Ealing and District u3a was held on Thursday, 19 March 2026 at Ealing Green Church and on Zoom. The Agenda for the meeting is shown below, along with any relevant documents.
AGENDA
- Welcome and apologies for absence - there were no apologies for absence
- Appointment of tellers - this was not required as no voting was required for the new Committee
- Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 20 March 2025
- Annual Report on Ealing U3A from April 2025-March 2026, given by the Chair, Jill Stern
- Annual Accounts and Treasurer's Report for the financial year ending 31 December 2025, given by Liz Major, Treasurer. NB - the Accounts are not shown here but Ealing U3A Members can request a copy by emailing the Treasurer.
- Appointment of Independent Examiner - it was confirmed that Colin Easton will be appointed as the Independent Examiner of the accounts for the financial year 2026
- Election of the Committee for 2026-27 - there were only 7 Nominations for the 7 places on the new Committee so those standing were deemed to be elected unopposed. The full Committee for 2026-27 is shown above.
- Any Other Business - there was no AOB
EALING U3A POLICY documents
Ealing u3a Policies and constitution details can now be found on the Policies page.
INFORMATION on the u3a
(*) U3A stands for 'University of the Third Age' but this is generally abbreviated and no qualifications are needed to join. The 'Third Age' is a time to learn for the pure pleasure and joy of learning. We are not guided by traditional universities and 'second agers' but our learning is led by our members themselves, and we learn for the sheer enjoyment of discovery, with others. The u3a is different from most other adult learning organisations - rather than paying people to teach us, we encourage members to share their talents and knowledge with other members.
The motives for joining are a desire to improve and share your knowledge and experience, to keep your mind active, to enjoy leisure pursuits and to socialize with like-minded people. No qualifications are needed and none are given. You share learning and leisure experiences across a wide range of activities through a network of self-managed interest groups.
Ealing u3a Members have access to our talks which are held at Ealing Green Church (W5 5QT - opposite Ealing Film Studios). These talks cover a wide range of topics - see the Meetings page for more details.
Our Members can also participate in the various interest groups (see the Groups page), in leisure activities such as rambles, gardening, crafts, table tennis and visits to interesting places. Additionally, we run the occasional outings and short courses on topics such as film studies; see the Events page for info.
As an Ealing u3a member, you also become part of the National u3a movement that has about 600,000 members in the UK. The Third Age Trust is the national organisation for the u3a and they also arrange an annual Conference and hold various meetings and study days in London and elsewhere. They also hold National Summer Schools which our members can attend. To see further information on the Third Age Trust, please click on the link. The Third Age Trust also runs both one-off talks/lectures and longer courses which are open to any u3a member - the Third Age Trust Events page has details of these Events.
As a member of Ealing u3a you also can take part in activities organised by the London Region of u3a's (accessible through this link - London Region u3a). These activities include Shared Learning (Research) Projects in partnership with different Institutes, Universities and other establishments, as well as Study Days, special meetings and a non-residential Summer School. The London Region of u3a's also run various Events - Talks and Outings, usually one-off - which are open to any of our members to take part in; see the LRU3A Events page for more details on their Events.
Help with running Ealing U3A
Thank you to all those members who already contribute to the running of the many different activities and groups within Ealing U3A. We hope that every member will find a role, whether small to larger, to help continue and increase our activities.
To find out more and how you might assist, please look at the Help run your U3A document available on this page, along with links to contact the relevant person. This document will be updated regularly as new tasks arise and volunteers have stepped forward to help.
Help is needed with various roles, including
- We elect a new Committee at our AGM in March each year and we are always keen for members who might like to join this - if you are interested please speak to Derek Atkinson (our Vice-Chair) or any other Committee member (see list above)
- We are looking for help with some of the key positions in our U3A (eg. Committee Secretary, Membership Admin, Treasurer) - if you have any experience in these areas and would be prepared to get involved, please talk to the relevant person (see list above) or any member of the Committee
- help with organising/running our Thursday morning talks, particularly as part of the Chairs or Technical teams
[Request updated April 2026]
EALING u3a NEWSLETTER
Introduced during the Covid pandemic, our u3a Ealing News bulletin is very popular and will continue as a monthly publication for the time being.
We are always looking for more members to get involved in the production of this bulletin, or to write an article for it. Anyone with appropriate experience (e.g. journalism, publicity, magazine production) would be particularly welcome but enthusiasm and a willingness to help are just as important. If you are interested, contact the Vice-Chair , Derek Atkinson as soon as possible.
CARING FOR OUR MEMBERS
The Committee is very aware that many of our members live alone and, like us all, are ‘getting on in years’. We were very glad that, for many years, John Deighton took on the role of Welfare Officer for our u3a and he kept in touch with members who were sick or house-bound, either by telephone or by sending a card.
Unfortunately, following John's death in 2021, this position has been vacant. If you feel you would be prepared to take on this role, please get in touch with our Vice-Chair , Derek Atkinson to discuss this.
Of course, we will not know who is sick or house-bound unless someone informs us; if you know of any member who is in the situation, please contact Derek at the moment and he will see what can be done to help.