New Member Application

(NOT RENEWALS)

Please note we are not a registered charity and the answer to Gift Aid is no

Firstly we have the legal stuff:  how we treat the information you share with us; our data protection policy; and our website. The link at the bottom (I Agree to these Terms & Conditions) takes you to the application form.

IMPORTANT: once you have applied an email will be sent from dispatch@ayru3a.com  If an email does not arrive in your Inbox please check your Spam/Junk folder. Please do not reply to any of these emails as they cannot be answered. If you need to reply click on Contact Us .

Membership fee and year

The membership year runs from 1st April. Members joining between January and March will receive full membership until the following year i.e., the final three months of the current year will be free.  Select Membership type FULL when applying. The annual membership fee is currently £10 (2024/25).

If you will be a member of another u3a beyond April 1st then select Member of another u3a and enter the u3a name and your membership number. Your fee will be reduced by the capitation fee. Please send proof of your other u3a membership to ayru3a@gmail.com 

Please say No to Gift Aid - we are not a registered charity.

All members must:

• Abide by the Principles of the u3a movement.
• Always act in the best interests of the u3a and never do anything to bring the u3a into disrepute.
• Abide by the terms and conditions of the Constitution.
• Treat fellow members with respect and courtesy at all times.
• Comply with and support the decisions of the elected committee.
• Advise the committee of any change in your personal details.

The statements below set out Terms and Conditions applicable to being a member of Ayr u3a. By joining Ayr u3a you are agreeing to the following:

PAYING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FEE

After selecting 'I Agree', and completing the Application Form on the next page, you will be offered the facility to pay your membership subscription by credit or debit card. Alternatively, click the 'Pay fee Later' button and you will be sent instructions on what to do next.

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS

Ayr u3a has implemented a Data Protection Policy and Privacy Policy in order to comply with requirements under the General Data Protection Regulations in connection with the holding and dissemination of personal data. 

PRIVACY POLICY

Ayr u3a requires members to provide their personal information so that they can be kept informed about events and activities that are offered as part of their membership. In collecting your information Ayr u3a will:

• Store it securely
• Use it to communicate with you as a u3a member.
• Share your information with group leaders for those groups that you are a member of.
• Send you general information about the Third Age Trust (The Third Age Trust is the national organisation to which all u3as are affiliated).

PHOTOGRAPHS

Occasionally photographs of group activities will be taken for the website etc. If members do not wish to appear in the photograph they will be asked to step out of shot. Otherwise consent will be assumed for such photographs to be used. Should a member wish at any time to remove their consent and to have their photograph deleted then they may request to have it removed.

EMERGENCY CONTACT

We ask for emergency contact details so that we know who to contact on your behalf in the event of a serious incident or accident.  You do not have to provide this information, but if you do, please make the individual named aware that this information has been passed to Ayr u3a and why.

ACCESSIBILITY

We want to ensure that our groups are as accessible as possible to all our members.  You do not have to provide information of any accessibility issues you may have, but if you do, it will enable us to make reasonable adjustments to include you in our activities. 

THIRD AGE TRUST - Magazine

With your consent, the Third Age Trust will send you its magazine, Third Age Matters (TAM), directly to you. To give your consent, opt-in on the application form and Ayr u3a will send your postal address to the Third Age Trust for the purpose of receiving the magazine. Please note that if you opt in to receive the magazine, your consent will be for the duration of your membership of Ayr u3a -unless you advise the membership team otherwise.  It is also important that you advise the membership team if you change your address. 

RETENTION OF INFORMATION

Information is retained for up to one year after the Member resigns. Members authorised to receive personal information from the database must take reasonable precautions to keep this information secure and confidential. Members must take care not to disclose the information to unauthorised parties either intentionally or otherwise, and must ensure that any information received or gathered is destroyed once the purpose for which it was provided is fulfilled.

COOKIE POLICY

We use cookies in our website to improve its performance and enhance your user experience. Cookies are small text files which a website may put on your computer or mobile device when you first visit a site or page. The cookie will help the website to recognise your device the next time you visit. They also help us to remember your username and preferences.

CONSENT

If you agree to the above and wish to proceed to the application form please select the 'I Agree to these Terms and Conditions" button below, which also means you are providing your consent as set out above.