Open Meetings are held throughout the year in the Banstead Community Hall, Park Road, Banstead SM7 3AJ where there is free car parking.
Daytime meeting/events commence at 2.30 [doors open from 2pm] unless otherwise stated.
Speakers are booked to provide an approximately one hour talk on their specialist subject after which there are questions followed by tea / coffee and biscuits.
There is no entrance fee for u3a members. On arrival Banstead u3a members should give their name and postcode at the reception table. Visitors are welcome to attend any talk for a £3 entrance fee except the annual 'Odette Ellicott' lecture which is for Banstead u3a members only.
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Refunds: Any social events refunds will be handled by the treasurer and will only be made for the following reasons:
- 1. If a member from the waiting list can fill the space.
- 2. If the event is cancelled by the organiser – either by Banstead u3a or an external organiser.
- 3. At the discretion of the Executive Committee for compassionate reasons.
This is an extract from the Banstead Area u3a Finance Policy
Forthcoming events
21st October 2026
2:30 pm
Chair’s report, election of new Chair and the Committee. Speaker - Andy Thomas, The Crop Circle Mystery.
26th October 2026
9:30 am - 10:30 am
A chance for new members to find out about all things u3a in an informal setting.
26th October 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
A coffee morning to meet and socialise with other members. It would be great to see you there. All welcome.
18th November 2026
2:30 pm
Mary was the head teacher of a secondary school where there was a discovery of some exquisite art work documenting, in paint and pencil, the lives of school children and their teachers as the war unfolded.
4th December 2026
9:30 am
A coach trip to Canterbury to visit the Festive Christmas Market.
Cost: £20.00
Booking Required
12th December 2026
7:30 pm
An evening of fun at Banstead Community Hall with local band Atlantis who will be performimg a selection of hits from the 1960s and 70s along with some festive gems. […]
Cost: Free to Banstead Area members, £10.00 for non-members/guests.
16th December 2026
2:30 pm
Martin Lloyd – Passports Assassins, Traitors and Spies. 'Thrill to stories of how three passports have played their influential role in the course of history: an attempted assassination which altered […]
