Welcome to Bearsted & District u3a
The U3A movement is a wonderfully unique community where retired and semi‑retired people can come together to share interests, make new friends, and enjoy learning purely for the pleasure of it. Across the country, local U3As offer countless opportunities to explore new ideas, discover new passions, and simply enjoy the joy of learning together. Live, Learn, Laugh!
Come to our Open Afternoon featuring displays from some of our 50+ interest groups.
Thursday 10 September 2.00 to 3.30pm 2026 at Detling Village Hall. Doors open 2.00pm All are welcome
MONTHLY MEETINGS
We meet at 2:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at Detling Village Hall, Pilgrim's Way, Detling, Kent, ME14 3EY. For information on how to get there and more details of the hall, please goto Detling Village Hall Visitors are always welcome and there is no charge for your first two visits.
Please Note: In April 2026, because the Detling Village Hall is not available to us on the second Thursday of the month, the meeting will take place on the fifth Thursday, the 30th April.
We are a friendly organisation, welcoming individuals from Bearsted and surrounding areas. We held our first meeting in 2013 and this year have enrolled over 250 members.
We are a self-help community, where members share their knowledge, experience, skills and life experiences.
We all help with the activities and administration of our u3a with an annually elected committee overseeing our affairs.
SPEAKERS
We have excellent Speakers each month. We have a full programme arranged for the coming year and you can find out what we have on offer by clicking on the Programme Leaflet button above.
GROUPS
We have over 40 Special Interest Groups that you can find more about on the Groups Page. Whenever a group is full we start up a waiting list for another!
BECOMING A MEMBER
When becoming a member of Bearsted & District U3A, individuals agree to abide by the aims and guiding principles of the U3A movement, often referred to as the ‘ethos’ of the U3A. As a new member, we would like to make you aware of this.
If you would like further information or how to join please follow the link to our Membership page.
USING THE WEBSITE
Please use the yellow banner along the top to navigate directly to the relevant pages. Remember that throughout the site clicking the words shown in underlined blue type will open a shortcut to the relevant page or email form.