Welcome
Aughton & Ormskirk u3a is for people no longer in full-time employment - run by members for members.
We share our knowledge, skills and experience through:
- Interest Groups
- Social and educational events
- Speaker Meetings
- Outings and Performances (look out for publicity in Events)
What are you waiting for?
Pop in for a cuppa and chat at our Thursday Horizons Meeting between 9:30 and 11:00am.
Or check Contacts for other ways of getting in touch.
Local History meeting on 2 June
Thank you for attending the
on Thursday 11th June
102 members attended in person
and 58 appointed a proxy
Latest Notices
u3a Treasurer's Desk 25 June
AI Zoom session
Horizons Card Shop
North-West Region Newsletter
Double Parking
If double parking on the Sands and at the Ministry Centre Car Park is unavoidable, please use an ID Form, available at the Scout & Guide HQ and in the Ministry Centre. Complete as appropriate and place on your dashboard, so that whoever you are blocking in knows who and where you are.
Free online talks, workshops and courses
Available to members via the national Third Age Trust
Sign up for the national u3a Friends Newsletter
All u3a members can receive this monthly by email
Horizons Slideshow
Watch the slideshow to see What’s On in our u3a.
Some Special Events
(Also, please see the Events Page for a fuller list.)
Recent Website Updates
Your Aughton & Ormskirk u3a (A&O u3a) Website is updated frequently. Come back regularly to spot new content.
Here are examples of new or recently updated pages to check out:
- See Health & Wellbeing for next meeting, Research Opportunities and latest Reports.
- To engage in AI or not to engage in AI - that is the question! See the updated AI Discovery Group Page
- Publicity Opportunities and Their Deadlines - how, where and when you can publicise u3a events and activities that you are organising to your fellow u3a members
- For Regional and National u3a News, see Other u3a Links
- The latest Management Committee Meeting Minutes
- Speaker Meetings - for the 2026 programme
- Film Appreciation - for the Spring 2026 programme
- Theatre Visits - for upcoming productions to go see
- Oh What a Night - a lively report from u3a member, Don Warburton, about a very successful local musical Night Out where Treble-T (a group comprising 3 A&O u3a members) and the Ukuleers (the A&O u3a's very own Ukulele Group) played a major role.
Please note that if you are ever trying to find an item on our Website on a particular topic, there is a useful Search Box near the top Right Hand Side of every Webpage.
