Renewal of £20pp Membership fee due from 1 August 2026 – please don’t make any bank transfer payment before 1 August 2026
I appreciate this is a longer message but please take the time to read it so that you know the procedure to follow to complete your membership renewal, depending on the method of payment you choose.
NOTE: There is no U3A coffee morning during August.
Your U3A membership year runs from 1 August to 31 July and renewal membership payments of £20 per person become due on 1 August. Enrolment day this year is on Thursday 3 September but any payment that can be made in advance of this is such a huge help in enabling me to spread the task of renewing your memberships throughout August. We currently have over 760 members.
Important: If planning to pay by Bank Transfer please do not send any payment before 1 August. Our U3A computer cannot recognise this as an advance 26/27 payment and simply sees it as income for the year ending 31 July 2026. Our Treasurer then has to return the payment to your bank account.
After making your payment by direct bank transfer, please send an email to me at membersecwhitbywhaleru3a@gmail.com as explained below. If anything has changed since I sent you the Data Protection check message in June 2026 please also supply the details of the change.
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Please follow the instructions here:
You can pay by Direct Bank Transfer, cheque or cash. Please pay by whichever method is best for you.
1. 1. PAYING BY DIRECT BANK TRANSFER
If possible please pay your renewal membership by direct bank transfer at any point from 1 August onwards. This is the simplest way for both myself and the Treasurer to control and for you to have proof of payment in your bank statement.
Our bank details are:
Account Name: WHITBY WHALER U3A
Account Sort Code: 40 46 24
Account Number: 61389912
2. When you make payment by Bank Transfer ensure you put your name in the ‘reference’ box on your banking online payment page. If the payment is for more than one person try and add the other names. If there is insufficient space in the reference box for all names mention this and give full details of each person in the email you will be sending me.
3. After making the bank transfer payment, send an email to me at membersecwhitbywhaleru3a@gmail.com saying how much you have paid and the name(s) it is related to (not every email address reflects the surname of the person). I need this email to alert me to your payment as I do not have access to our U3A bank transactions.
2. PAYING BY CHEQUE OR CASH.
Cheques must be made payable to WHITBY WHALER U3A. Put your name and address on the back of the cheque. If you are paying for more than one person put all names on the back of the cheque.
Please do not post-date your cheque. It means I cannot renew your membership until I reach the date on your cheque. I must also hold it separately and securely until that date is reached.
5. Place your cheque or cash in an envelope with your name and address on the front. You can then send it or deliver it to my home address at 38 St Andrews Road, Whitby, YO21 1LJ or hand it in on Enrolment Day. If anything has changed since I sent you the Data Protection check message in June also give details of the change on your envelope.
I will send an acknowledgement by email for any method of payment. If you don’t receive one within about a week of making your payment, please let me know. I can then check up on your payment. If you do not have an email I will not be able to issue a receipt. After Enrolment Day I will check if those without an email have renewed and if not I will get in touch to see if all is OK.
Finally, just a reminder about Gift Aid. If I wrote to you in June and you have not yet replied but would be happy to agree to Gift Aid please let me know and I will make the necessary arrangements with you. This must be completed BEFORE I do your membership renewal. After that I cannot update Gift Aid offers until the following year when the next renewal membership payment is due.
Please contact me if you experience any problems with any of this.
Many thanks for your patience and understanding with all of this.
Maureen Osborne
Membership Secretary email: membersecwhitbywhaleru3a@gmail.com
or text me on 07368534403