SORRY FOR ANY CONFUSION AROUND THE PROCESS OF
U3A MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

Thank you to all our members who have already renewed their membership for 2023/2024.
We are, however, sending this Bulletin notice because our small Membership team has received so many phone calls that we are unable to respond to them individually. We appreciate that renewal may be a bit more complicated than it has been in the past because of a new security system, so here is a step-by-step guide that we hope will clarify the systems for online payment.  

 Our preferred system is Bank Transfer using online payment from your bank account to our Membership account: 

1. Click on this link:        https://chichesteru3a.org.uk/membership/renewal
2. Scroll down to   “Bank Transfer or Standing Order”   
3. Enter your membership number and click the button for “individual” or “joint” (You will find your number at the top of this bulletin)
4. You will then see a box giving details of the u3a bank account, which is 3491 3960 and the sort code, together with your own reference
5. Use this information (bank account, sort code and reference) to make the online payment from your account.  The subscription is £18.00 per member and £14.00 for Associate Members.

Please ensure that your payment is made only to this account number.  Chichester u3a has other bank accounts for Social Events and for Group activities and if your payment goes to the incorrect account, it has to be transferred from the incorrect account to the Membership account.  Please also give your reference as shown, otherwise we won’t know who the payment is from!

If you would like to pay by Paypal (you don’t need a Paypal account) or by :

1. Click on this link:        https://chichesteru3a.org.uk/membership/renewal
2. Click on the blue and yellow box “Click Here to Pay Online”
3. This takes you to the Members Portal.  This is a new security system set up by the Third Age Trust.  It requires you to register using your membership details.  Once you have done this, you will simply log in with your email and password.
4. If you have not previously registered, select “Register for a membership account” and complete the details using the email address which you use for u3a correspondence and with your membership number.  On successfully completing the Registration page you will be asked to provide a password.  You will then receive an email to the address you registered.  Click the link in the email to confirm your email address and log in using the email address and password you have just created.
5. You will then be shown three options, one of which is to pay using Paypal or credit card, as you would when making an online purchase.

It is possible to pay by credit or debit card over the phone, please ring 07460 109600 and leave a message.