Our Fantastic Beacon Volunteers
It’s National Volunteer Week. This article, copied from the main U3A website, describes the sterling work performed by the Beacon team.
Category: BEACON PEOPLE
The Beacon team, supporters, administrators and others who make Beacon happen.
Using Beacon to keep in touch during the lockdown
This website asked U3As how Beacon was helping them during the lockdown. Read what Downe and Dunmow U3As told us.
Supporters See New Beacon
Beacon supporters from all over the country met in Birmingham to learn about Beacon Upgrade, to help plan the rollout and to see it in action.
West Lothian Becomes 400th Beacon User
West Lothian U3A became the 400th to benefit from Beacon. Meet their membership secretary, Helen Duffin, to hear how it went.
Meeting a winning team
Jane Bailey, Advice and Volunteer Manager, met 33 Beacon Supporters in Birmingham. Hear what Jane thought, and what else happened at the meeting.
Get involved with the Beacon Upgrade
A key aim of the Beacon Upgrade project is to ensure the needs of all U3As are addressed. To achieve this aim, the project will draw on the skills, knowledge and experience of people from across the movement. U3As and U3A members will be involved throughout the project in a range of ways. The first […]
A day in the life of a Beacon Supporter
We thought that an idea of a “typical” example of a Beacon Supporter’s activity might both be of interest and assistance to anyone considering joining our small friendly team. So, here is a general example of John’s schedule. As members of the Beacon team we have a specific personalised email address. This ensures that […]
Join the Beacon Team
The Beacon system is supported by a team of volunteers from U3As around the country. You might know that the system is going through a major update in the next 12 months and as a result we are looking to expand the team. We need all sorts of skills as we will not only be […]