Welcome to Kingsbridge Estuary u3a and to our website.

Originating in France in 1972, u3a began in the UK in 1982 and is an informal, not-for-profit association. Despite the ‘u’ in u3a originally standing for ‘university’, studying for qualifications plays no part in u3a. It’s about groups of people in their later years, whether retired or with leisure time to fill, sharing knowledge, skills, interests and experiences in a wide range of topics. ‘3a’ stands for Third Age (not old age!). Although the u3a Trust is a national organisation with more than 430,000 members in over 1000 local branches, each local branch is autonomous and independently run by its elected committee (see Contact) and members