Members Portal Registration

With over 1,000 members in our u3a, the task of completing the documentation and reconciling the all the BACS, cheques and Debit Cards payments with the records held in Beacon will totally overwhelm the Membership Team. So, we are now going to ask all members to renew their membership and pay their forthcoming membership fee online via the Members Portal. Every renewal and payment made via the Members Portal automatically updates your member's record and records your payment within Beacon without any input or intervention from the Membership Team.

To be able to renew and pay your membership fee you must first register for the "Members Portal". The step-by-step instructions on how to do this are shown below. You will not be able to renew your membership until July, but in the meantime this will enable you to view and update your details held in the membership database, apply to join any of our Groups online and see the contact details for the Leader of each Group.

Step 1
Please view this 6-minute video as it will give you detailed instructions on how to register to use the members' portal. If you would like to read the instructions on how to register, follow this link to the Members Portal Manual.

Step 2
Make sure you have the required five pieces of information ready and to hand:
1. Your Membership Number
2. Your forename
3. Your surname
4. Your postcode
5. Your email address
These must be exactly as stored in your record in Beacon. This information is shown on emails sent from the u3a via Beacon. Please make sure you do NOT inadvertently add trailing spaces with the Postcode and email address , a space after the text RG27 1TP , as the system will reject your entry.

Step 3
Click on the Members Portal icon to the right. Follow the procedure to register to use the Portal. Remember to go to your email inbox to verify your email address within 1 hour from registering. Make sure you will be able to recall the password you have set so that you can regain entry to the Portal when you require to in the future.

Registering for the Members Portal with a Shared Email Address:

There are members in the u3a who share the same email address as someone else in the u3a. Both members can register for the Members Portal using that shared email address. The first member must complete the registration for the Portal as normal using the shared email address, set a password and confirm their email address via the email sent to that inbox by the system. Click this link to see the instructions on how the second members registers for the Members Portal with the same email address

Please Note:

If you are having difficulties with the online joining process or have membership enquiries, please contact our Membership Secretary using the "Contact Us" button below.