Making Payments

Membership

The preferred method of paying your membership fee is via Beacon. However, you can renew using a bank transfer.

When paying your Ash u3a annual membership fee by bank transfer, please enter your surname and membership number in the reference field. You can get your membership number from your beacon account. If you no longer have access to beacon please contact the Membership Secretary (membership@ashu3a.org.uk).

Third Age Matters Magazine

The Third Age Matters Magazine is no longer included in the annual membership fee. If you wish to receive the magazine please make a bank payment of £4.20. The payment reference should be your surname followed by TAM.

Group Subscriptions

When paying your group subscription by bank transfer use the table below to find the correct reference to enter. For example, if D Milton is paying for the Healthy Walking group, the reference should be ‘MILTON HW’. ‘Surname’ refers to the last name of the group member the payment is for.

Group	Bank Transfer Reference
Ambling	<surname> AMB
Art & Painting for All	<surname> AP
Badminton	<surname> BAD
Family History	<surname> FH
Garden Visits	<surname> GV
Healthy Walking	<surname> HW
Line Dancing	<surname> LD
Membership	<surname> MEM
Photography	<surname> PHO
Rambling	<surname> RAM
Science & Technology	<surname> ST
Scottish Country Dancing	<surname> SCD
Singing for Pleasure	<surname> SIN
Social History	<surname> SH
Spanish	<surname> SPA
Table Tennis	<surname> TT
Tai Chi & Sabre Tai Chi	<surname> TAI
Third Age Matters Magazine	<surname> TAM
Theatre Visits	<surname> TV
Yoga	<surname> YOG

Cash Payments

When money is collected in cash the preferred method is for the group leader to pay the money into the Ash u3a by Bank Transfer from their personal bank account and complete the Paying In Email Template.

The group leader will need to provide the names of all those who have paid to the treasurer.

Last updated on 15 October 2026 by Graham (Chair)