U3A Network Canterbury

WELCOME to the home page of the U3A Network Canterbury.

The U3A movement aims to encourage an active retirement for women and men in their 'third age' by providing for their cultural, social, physical and intellectual interests. Members are people wanting to widen their interests by getting involved in life-long learning opportunities of all kinds and to share activities in an informal friendly atmosphere.

The U3A Network Canterbury is an assembly of representatives from most of the individual, autonomous U3A groups in Canterbury and has also co-opted members from various U3A groups to help with the expertise required to set up a Network.

In order to be a successful, worthwhile community contact, and a source of information as a contact base for inter-U3A use, this web site has been set up.

The individual U3A groups in Canterbury are linked under this network website and users can access the relevant webpages for up to date details.

Links to the U3A Network NZ webpage and to some overseas U3A websites are also provided, using the menus on the left.

Upcoming Events for Canterbury

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Our Aims

The aims of U3A Canterbury Network are to:

• Help in the setting up of new U3As
• Publicise the U3A organisation to the Canterbury community
• Supply information, provide stability and support, especially for new Presidents
• Communicate and interchange, especially with those U3As within NZ, Australia
• Develop U3A opportunities, eg joint ventures, Conferences
• Share information on news from other U3A groups, travel, conferences, etc
• Promote the 5 point ageing model as advocated by current research
• Promote the U3A-Online capabilities, and the GEMS Newsletter from Australia
• Be a conduit of information/contact details/data base to the wider community, locally, other U3A groups nationally and internationally

The 5 Points of the Successful Ageing Model:

• Keep the mind active
• Keep the body active
• Maintain close social networks
• Do interesting things
• Take the necessary steps to avoid disease or minimize the consequences if disease occurs

Contact Us

To contact us, please send email to webmaster@u3anetworknz.org.