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Arun West AGM 2026.

Arun West Members are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting which will be held on Thursday 4th June 2026 at 10.30am at St Mary’s Centre, Grassmere Close, Felpham PO22 7NU. The AGM pack has been distributed to all members but can also be accessed on the Membership page. The Accounts are now available on the same page.

u3a Festival '26. 1-3 July 2026 University of York

u3a Festival 26 booking now open!
u3a Festival is back – the biggest celebration of the curiosity, creativity and community spirit that makes u3a so special.
Join for three days of hands-on workshops, musical performances, sports tournaments, fascinating talks and many more surprises.
Tickets are limited
University of York
Tickets cost £18 for a day, or £50 for all three days
🔗 Book your festival ticket and accommodation on the u3a website

Summer Schools

This year, summer schools are taking place in Chichester, Manchester, Yorkshire and Stirling. Open to all u3a members across the UK, these provide the opportunity to spend a couple of days getting to know other members, learning new things and exploring topics your u3a might not usually offer.

Find out more and book a place.

Charity Table - Needs Your Donations

Once again after our very busy Coffee Mornings & Monthly Talk in March/April, The charity table completely sold out and in desperate need of new stock.

If you have any new or unwanted gifts or good quality items they would be very gratefully received.

If you have any queries please contact Gaida : Gaida Parsons

ROAD CLOSURE - YAPTON

Bilsham Road B2132 Yapton will be completely closed to any through traffic - from 5th January until May 2026.

During this road closure, Coastliner 700 buses will run a loop of Yapton via the B2233 Yapton Road, Burndell Road, North End Road, Ford Lane and Ford Road to resume normal route via the A259.

Service 500 is unaffected will continue to serve Yapton on normal route and timetable towards Chichester or Littlehampton.

NOT A MEMBER OF ARUN WEST u3a?

If you are not a member of Arun West U3A come and join a coffee morning or our monthly talk to find out more. Click on What's On and find out details. You will receive a warm welcome.

Keeping In Contact

As well as this website you can also keep in touch with Arun West u3a via the members Facebook page.

If you do not receive the national U3A monthly newsletter or you know someone who does not receive it encourage them to sign up on the National U3A page.The Trust has also developed a whole series of national programmes which can be found on the national website.