Welcome!

Welcome to the website of Huddersfield and District U3A. Whether you have been a member before or are new to us, you will find a wide array of groups and activities from which to choose. The Huddersfield & District U3A, though an independent organisation, is part of a worldwide movement providing educational and recreational activities for people in their ‘third age’, retired or semi-retired. We are, however, prepared to be flexible if you want to join a class but do not quite come into these categories. The active participation of our members will hopefully combat the isolation resulting from our increasingly screen based modern society.

Existing members will notice some changes in terminology this year, to emphasise that our focus is to get older people together to meet people and have fun, and if we all learn something new along the way so much the better . “Classes” have become “groups and “tutors” are now known as “group leaders”. “Terms” have become “sessions”.

In recent years we have held very well received concerts showcasing the talents of our music groups and choirs and we will be producing another during the Autumn of 2026. Each Spring we also hold a series of one-off talks which prove to be very popular and we will be repeating these next year.

We hope that you will find some activities that interest you and remember that if you have a skill and would like to lead an activity, co-ordinate a group of people with whom you share an interest or volunteer to help with running the organisation we would love to hear from you. You can get in touch via our contact form or you can telephone 01484 308482 and speak to a volunteer or leave a message if there is no-one there.