u3a

Isle of Man

The Committee

Our Committee

Our current Committee members(2026/27) are, just like everyone else, members of the Isle of Man u3a who, thankfully, are willing to donate their time to meet every month to ensure the continued smooth running of our Isle of Man branch. If you would like to know more about being a Committee member, or discover other ways you could help then contact one of our committee members in person or email General Enquiries
Our current Committee is:

Chair

Treasurer

Business Secretary

Group Coordinator

Membership Secretary

Webmaster

John Tottenham
Richard Westmore

Jane Didham
John Tottenham
Pat Kneen

Di Brown

The aims of the Committee of the u3a Isle of Man are:

  1. To ensure that the u3a(IOM) is run efficiently in accordance with the charity’s constitution and in compliance with all appropriate legislation and regulation.
  2. To provide resources and administration to foster the continued growth and prosperity of our Groups and to promote the well-being and satisfaction of our Members
  3. To oversee the financial management of the u3a(IOM) and to focus resources on the core functions of the charity and to seek additional funding for specific projects in support of our aims.
  4. To maintain close links with the UK u3a at regional and national level to ensure that our members are aware of and encouraged to access the breadth of opportunities which come with being part of a larger organisation
  5. To provide focussed support, through personal welcome meetings, training and targeted information, to new joiners, new group leaders, new committee members and others co-opted to assist with specific projects or work groups.
  6. To raise awareness in the wider community of the work and benefits of the u3Aa to improve recruiting, to benefit the wider Manx community and to assist with fund raising.
  7. To encourage the use of Beacon to maximise the technological benefits that the system provides.

July 2026