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Welcome to the Hastings & Rother U3A
Whether you are a member or a visitor looking to join us we welcome you to our website.
For existing members, use this page to access information and current activities of the Hastings and Rother branch.
for prospective members read on!
Thinking of joining the U3A?
Are you no longer working full time and ready for something new? Perhaps there’s a hobby or interest you’ve always wanted to try but haven’t as yet?
Hastings & Rother U3A is an inclusive, volunteer-led organisation which offers group activities, coffee mornings and a diverse program of speakers. (For details of our 2026 Speaker program please see the Events page.
Because we have members in both places, we alternate venues between Hastings and Bexhill.
It’s your opportunity to try something new and interesting, stay physically and mentally active, make new friends and just have some fun with like-minded individuals.
If you wish to join the U3a please click on the Membership Tab above.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Hastings Coffee will now be held at the White Rock Theatre - Stalls Bar area. (See Events page for more information)
2026 Speaker meetings
Click here for the list of speaker events for 2026 Speaker Meetings 2026
More Notes for your diary from the social team
The social team are running a trip to Rochester on the 15th June with an opportunity to go on a guided tour of the Cathedral. There is an admission charge of £7 for the tour of the cathedral. The coach will cost £18 and will pick up at Little Common, Bexhill town centre and Warrior Square, St Leonards. For more information and book your ticket, please contact Caroline Brewer by email: socialteam@hru3a.org
We are holding a Barn Dance on 16th October
Tickets on sale from 1st September.
Everyone enjoyed their trip to london.
We all enjoyed whichever museum we visited, between us we covered the natural history, the science, Victoria and Albert and the Wallace collection. It was a lovely day and we were glad to get out of the sun. Here are a couple of pictures taken at the museum.
Hastings and Rother U3a awarded a £600 grant from ASDA Foundation for The Better Together Fund
The Hastings and Rother U3A Group were successful with application to The Asda Foundation from The Better Together Fund and was awarded £600.
The U3A is a volunteer led organisation which offers group activities and Coffee mornings to people wanting to make new friends, have fun and even learn a new skill. This is the Scrabble group run by Caroline who use our Community Room in store twice a month and they are very happy with the grant.
Spring Newsletter
You can use this app to either save, print or read the newsletter.
We have defined the Disability Criteria where disabiled members require carer assistance to be able to participate in group activities.
This has been added to the Convenors Centre, which is in the Member Centre.
Here is a link: https://hastings-rother.u3asite.uk/disablity-access/
NEW Link to East Sussex East webpage.
The East Sussex East group was formed to promote links between other U3a sites in our area.
To facilitate this it was decided to create a new website where each site can contribute information for activities that other sites can also participate in. This could be coach trips that one group would struggle to fill a coach for instance.
Here is a link to the website: https://ese.u3asite.uk/
Our representative on this is Susannah Farley Green.
Please contact her on regional@hru3a.org if you have any questions.
Did You Know?
You can save money on your purchases through the U3a.
Go to the members centre page to sign up for this chance to save money on you Supermarket shop and much more.
use this link: https://hastings-rother.u3asite.uk/member-centre
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