WI Memberships (?)

NanKate

Excellent *NanaTuesday’. I tried one or two WIs till I found the one I wanted. I think you can try 3 times at each WI before you decide if it is for you.

Nankate
Thank you for that info , I’ll keep trying

dragonfly46

NanaTuesday

Sarahr
Hi , I have found NWR online & it looks like something I would like to get invited in.
I have completed the online application form & am keen to try the free sessions but I need to make DD or Card payment prior to being able to access . While I have no problem paying for a membership I am not keen on paying a fee for something before I experience & know if I will enjoy (?) , it’s £32 .
Your thoughts on this would help,, thanks 🙏

I am local organiser of our NWR and we do not charge anyone until they have been to their free sessions and decided to join. As I have said before it is much less formal than WI. I have just looked at the form and it does ask for payment details which surprised me. I will email them and ask why.

dragonfly46
Thank you, much appreciated.🙏

Will admit I have not read all of the replies. Re U3a membership- are there any other U3a's within reach? Near me my local one tends to use meeting rooms so that there is very rarely restriction on how many members can attend a meeting.
Another large one less than 10 miles away has a waiting list for most groups. Other smaller ones nearby have vacancies in many groups. I am lucky in that there are 6 different U3a's within 10 miles. Maybe look slightly further afield and you may find that there are spaces in groups not too far away. No need to pay full membership fee to a second U3a as part of fee is for National U3a.

Visgir1

This is interesting.. I too emailed my local area WI for info and got nothing back, so gave up.
Have been recommended U3A, but got the impression it was individual little "clubs" I'm not sure what I would like to do?

Oh Snap

JoanH

Will admit I have not read all of the replies. Re U3a membership- are there any other U3a's within reach? Near me my local one tends to use meeting rooms so that there is very rarely restriction on how many members can attend a meeting.
Another large one less than 10 miles away has a waiting list for most groups. Other smaller ones nearby have vacancies in many groups. I am lucky in that there are 6 different U3a's within 10 miles. Maybe look slightly further afield and you may find that there are spaces in groups not too far away. No need to pay full membership fee to a second U3a as part of fee is for National U3a.

Oh, ok thanks for that I will certainly look around at outlying Towns ,good idea . In fact that is what I was doing with WI but in same area ie same Town .

Try your local Age UK.
Mine runs several classes and other acticities.