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Our Aim
To promote lifelong learning, by encouraging people in their third age to derive pleasure from pursuing old and new interests with other people, in ways that exercise both mind and body. The guiding principle in achieving this aim is through self-help shared learning, in a mutually supportive environment, where all members are on an equal footing.
The committee would welcome your comments about the recently formulated Chepstow U3A Guiding Principles:
Our Guiding Principles
Our effectiveness and success depends on members:
- participating in the wide range of activity groups currently available
- employing their life experience, knowledge and expertise, thereby offering mutual support and friendship to others
- discussing the benefits of the U3A with their friends and acquaintances in order to attract new members
- being willing to engage freely in discussions within a group, observing appropriate debating standards
- taking the initiative in starting new groups
- being willing to consider the role of convenor of a group, possibly in a shared capacity
- keeping other members informed of developments that are relevant to U3A activities
- recognising that any work they may do in supporting U3A activities is voluntary and unpaid.
- offering lifts at the recommended mileage rate
- not introducing commercial, business, party political or religious interests into U3A activities
- not seeking sponsorship, selling raffle tickets or collecting for charities
- not feeling obliged to pay for rounds of drinks or organise a kitty
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