About Cambourne & District u3a
The u3a is a charitable educational trust, set up under the umbrella of the Third Age Trust. The Charitable purpose of this trust is "the advancement of education, and in particular the education of older people and those who are retired from full time work, by all means including associated activities conducive to learning and personal development, in Cambourne and its surrounding locality."
The constitution (a copy of which can be downloaded from our policies page) establishes an executive committee whose members act as the trustees. Following our 2024 AGM, the current committee members are given below.
The committee members
| name | office | main area of responsibility |
| Kathleen Thompson | Chairman | (as per office) |
| Colin Norman | Treasurer | (as per office) |
| Gill Habicht | Secretary | (as per office) |
| Jan Nuttycombe | Membership Secretary | |
| Peter Cornwell | Newsletter Editor | |
| Christine Tyler | Speaker Secretary | |
| Paul Middleton | Publicity |
Roles
In any organisation, there are lots of jobs to do! And you don't have to be on the executive committee to help - we are always looking for volunteers to assist. Here's some of the hats people wear:
| Group Coordinator | volunteer wanted! |
| Assistant Membeership Secretary | volunteer wanted! |
| C&D U3A webmaster | Nigel Day |
| Refreshments Organiser | Tish Cracknell |
There are also a number of people who help with one or more of groups; if you are able to join the ranks of these, visit the Groups page and follow the instructions.