Our monthly meetings (see the Events page) offer a great opportunity to discover more about Yeovil u3a and the diverse range of activities we provide. These gatherings also allow you to meet committee members and group leaders, helping you connect with the community and explore new interests.
The committee can have up to 12 members and currently we have only 9. If you are interested in being on the committee, please get in touch with Kate
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2025-2026
Chair - Kate
Kate was co-opted on to the committee in 2025 and elected Chair at the 2026 AGM She has been a member of u3a for about 10 years and is group leader for Walking, Music.
Kate volunteers with Citizens Advice and does practical conservation work with Yeovil Rivers Community Trust. She teaches English to refugees and has roped in a few members of u3a to help out with that too!
Contact Kate
Vice Chair & Website editor - Tom
Tom has been a member since 2019 and before that he was a member of Wetherby u3a.
He has been on the committee since 2020 and has been Membership Secretary and Vice-Chair. He manages the website and our Facebook page.
Groups he attends are Photography, Family History, Local History, Science, Quiz, Points of View, Gardening, Cycling & Croquet
Speakers Secretary - Mike
Mike has been a member since 2023 and joined the committee in that year.
As speakers secretary, he is responsible for booking and organising the speakers for our monthly meetings.
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Membership Secretary - Anne
If you are interested in joining Yeovil u3a, please contact Anne via the link below
Anne joined the u3a in August 2017, & started by going to the Quiz group, & local History. She then discovered Kurling, Folk Dancing, Badminton, Skittles & other groups along the way.
She started to help lead the folk Dance group back in about 2018, & it was a lovely little group, until we had to stop for the pandemic, we didn't get restarted as Country Dancing until Sept 2023 & we are still a happy group, & welcome new members to come & join us
Anne joined the committee in 2022, & spent a year happily observing & lending a hand where I could. In 2023 she started to help Maggi with the trips, which was great & a good way of getting to know more members. We spent happy times deciding where we could all go.
In 2023 I became membership Secretary, & it is really interesting getting to know our members & welcome new ones.
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Groups co-ordinator & Equipment Officer - Dave
Dave joined u3a when I finally retired in 2018 and became a member of the committee in 2022. Currently a member of the photography, bridge and the local history group.
His interests are wide and varied but mainly photography, architecture, travel and history (bit of a geek) which are well covered u3a groups.
Dave's roles in the committee is looking after all of our equipment., and he has now taken on the role as groups co-ordinator. He hopes to visit as many groups as possible during the year.
He is also the 'official' photographer for Yeovil u3a and has been taking photos of group events and for Silver Linings
Contact Dave
Ingrid - Welfare
Ingrid has had a varied career, quite a while spent in banking, a few years typing sports results for the Western Gazette and finally a few years working for Somerset Highways plus lots of other part time jobs along the way. She has two children, one of whom lives in the USA with her two grandchildren. She was a parish councillor for nearly 25 years and was chairman of a local community association whilst they were trying to get their community hall built. She enjoys reading, embroidery and art in her spare time - hence being a member of the U3A art group and writing for pleasure group.
Contact IngridCommittee meetings (for committee members) are usually held monthly on the 3rd Friday of the month at the South Street Day Centre, Yeovil. Minutes are displayed on the notice board at the monthly meetings which all members can attend.
Following on from our enrolment meeting in August Our Secretary Collie has decided to retire from Yeovil u3a for personal reasons. Everyone on the committee thanks her for her help over the past year. Stella has taken over as secretary.
There are 4 vacancies on the committee. If you think that you can contribute to the running of Yeovil u3a, please get in touch with the Chair (above)
Retiring committee members from 2025-26 are Hilary Sains (Chair), Paula Christie & Rosemary Smith . Godfrey Davey retired from the committee in July. The committee would like to thank them for their participation.
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Interested in Joining Yeovil u3a?
Click on the link to find out more information or to download the membership form. This form is for anyone who wishes to join