
Third Age Matters magazine is published five times a year and posted direct to members’ homes in an environmentally friendly paper wrapper. It is packed with stories about members and u3a activities, plus celebrity interviews and features on technology, recipes, travel, competitions, and a lively and popular letters section.
How to receive Third Age Matters
Third Age Matters magazine, or TAM, is available to any u3a member. To receive your copy please contact your local u3a committee so that they can add your contact details to the TAM database.
Advertising
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Sources
Sources is a section dedicated to learning activities in Third Age Matters. The section highlight different subjects, interest groups and other learning from across the u3a movement.
To see more learning stories, visit our Sources blog, which runs year-round with learning member-written content. We are always looking for stories, so get in touch. For all submissions, contact the editor.
Screenreader Editions
We are working on producing more accessible screenreader versions of Third Age Matters in consultation with some of our members. We will continue to develop these further as we gain more feedback to improve the user experience for screen reader users. You can find a list of available screen reader versions below:
- Third Age Matters November 2023 - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters Autumn 2023 - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters Summer 2023 - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters Spring 2023 - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters February 2023 - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters November 2022 Issue - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters Autumn 2022 Issue - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters Summer 2022 Issue - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters Spring 2022 Issue - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters February 2022 Issue - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters November 2021 Issue - Screenreader Edition
- Third Age Matters Autumn 2021 Issue - Screenreader Edition
Submit Your Stories
Do you have a story for Third Age Matters? Has your u3a done something you would like to share? Perhaps you have started something new that you think other u3as would be interested to hear about or have had a compelling speaker or event? Or perhaps one of your members has an interesting story to tell? TAM is published five times a year – in February, April, June, September and November. The deadline for articles is the 1st of the month preceding publication.
Please send your articles to the editor.
Sample stories



