Welcome to Tendring District u3a
A message from our committee.
A very warm welcome to our u3a – we hope you will enjoy visiting our website.
Tendring District U3A encompasses Clacton-on-Sea and nearby villages on the Tendring peninsular, we meet at Holland on Sea Public Hall on the first Friday of every month at 2-15pm with a guest speaker.
Tendring may be flat, but with big skies and wonderful sunsets, it is certainly not without interest, and neither is the U3A movement! We hope you will look further at our website, and perhaps explore the websites of our related groups based in Brightlingsea, Frinton & Walton and Harwich Peninsular .
We have an enthusiastic and friendly membership of over 200. Our study groups are varied and new groups will be formed as interest is shown and members are forthcoming who are prepared to act as group co-ordinators.
Founded in 1982, u3a is a world wide movement of locally-run interest groups that provide a wide range of opportunities to come together to learn for fun. Members explore new ideas, skills and activities together.
There are 1,057 u3as in the UK with nearly 400,000 members; membership costs less than £20 on average per year and is open to everyone of older age who’s not working full-time.
u3a has members who draw upon their knowledge and experience to teach and learn from each other but there are no qualifications to pass – it is just for pleasure. Learning is its own reward.
It's all voluntary; a typical u3a will be home to many activity groups covering many different subjects - from art to walking and everything in between.
For All Enquiries please see the Contact page
YOUR TENDRING DISTRICT U3A COMMITTEE
Keith Lamdin Chairman & Group Co-ordinator.
Paul Bryant Vice Chair
Tom Craig Membership Secretary
Eileen Kelly Treasurer.
Margaret Lamdin Catering.
Wendy Lockyear
Susan Taylor Secretary
OFF COMMITTEE
Holland Public Hall. Susan Taylor
Website Terry Hutchinson
Beacon Philip Price
Speakers at Holland-on-Sea Public Hall.
2026 SPEAKERS
April No meeting due to Good Friday
May 1st AGM and Avoiding crashes and splashes Essex Fire Brigade
June 5th Essex Heritage Plaques Keith Lovell
July 3rd Landscape and nature of British Isles Roger Hance
August Social
September 4th A solo walk across Africa Fran Sandham
October 2nd The Life of Sue Ryder Joanna Bogle
November 6th Essex's unknown Royal Palace Tony Tuckwell
December 4th The Christmas Season in Folk Song Phil Lyon
Check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Tendringu3a
Interest Groups Online
If you would prefer to meet people and learn together online, you can join Interest Groups Online (formerly called Trust u3a). Membership costs £12 per year.
Interest Groups Online is a platform for collaborative learning. It is an online community, bringing people together from all across the u3a movement and beyond. There are around 70 different groups that meet online across a wide range of subjects. Groups are interactive and vary depending on the needs of the participants.
Please note: local u3a and Interest Groups Online are separate membership options. You can join one or both – it’s up to you.
Find out more on our Interest Groups Online page.
Read our article: u3a Members Share the Benefits of Online Learning to find out what Interest Groups Online members have been saying about their experience and the benefits of online learning in a u3a community.