Some changes within Groups mean the standard wording of ‘Group Leader’ may not be wide-ranging enough. For example, there are members who manage the finance elements (Group Treasurers), members who run the group together (Joint GLs), members who run the group in the absence of the main GL (Deputies), and a newly phrased term where the member isn’t a Group Leader as such, but is more the contact person (Point of Contact or Contact Point) for members belonging to the Group. All these individuals have an input on how a group runs, and this page is intended for you.
NB: Although Beacon can only show Group Leader as a definition, a separate list is maintained to ensure that the Committee know what tasks each of you undertake. Please advise Peter Beckley, our Assistant Groups Coordinator, if any changes are needed.
We are in the process of bringing this page up to date so if there is something that you need that you can't find, please contact the Website Editor in the first instance.
NEXT MEETING for all those involved with running a Group
This will be held some time towards the end of June/beginning of July. The most recent meeting was held on Monday 10th March 2025.
Scroll to bottom of this page for previous Group Leader Meeting Minutes.
FORMS
- Accounts Forms
- Risk Assessments
- Speaker Request Form
- Incident Report Form: PDF version OR WORD version
Incident Forms are to be completed by the Group Leader or Event Organiser in the event of an incident during a group session, signed by the leader, and forwarded to the Secretary.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Group Leaders Handbook Crawley u3a September 2024
- Beacon Guide for Group Leaders Crawley u3a September 2024
- Financial Policy Crawley u3a October 2024
- Financial Policy - Delegated Decisions Crawley u3a October 2024
- Data Protection Policy Crawley u3a April 2023
- Insurance Guidance Crawley u3a September 2023
- Insurance Liability Certificate 2025
- Copyright Law FAQs Crawley u3a May 2023
- For the Safeguarding Policy, EDI & Accessibility and other Policies to Protect our Members see Protecting our Members
GUEST MEMBERS
Guest members are people from other u3as who wish to join a Crawley u3a Group but do not want to become an Associate Member (which costs £10 per annum but which entitles them to attend Crawley u3a events open to all members). Guest Members will need to complete a joining form. Links are now available for prospective members on the New Member Application Form page.
SUBJECT SUPPORT FOR GROUP LEADERS
- The National u3a has a network of u3a Subject Advisers for many subjects.
- Additionally you can investigate u3a Subject Networks.
- Another method of obtaining some fresh ideas for your Group's activities is to google "u3a" plus the activity e.g. "u3a Poetry"
EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO BORROW
- Equipment March 2025 - Equipment available to borrow, by Groups or for Events
- Group Equipment - Equipment held by Groups (including ones no longer operating) May 2023
Previous Group Leader Meetings
For minutes of any earlier meetings contact the Secretary