If you have a query relating to your existing membership then you need to log on to Beacon
- the same applies if you are a group leader needing to access your group membership details
But if you have a website query then you are already in the right general place
Beacon is an on-line system for managing U3A Membership and Groups. It is used by over six hundred U3A's around the UK including u3a Thornbury.
Using Beacon gives us the opportunity for members to keep their own information up-to-date, eg. email, phone number, postal address, gift aid status etc. and to renew their membership on-line using a credit or debit card. However, for those who don't have internet access or prefer not to pay on-line, the traditional methods although more cumbersome still exist.
Beacon is a completely separate website to this one - it is not an integral part of this website, there is no data linking between Beacon and this website, but select items of data from there are used to form part of your overall membership experience.
If you use the Beacon Portal link at the foot of this message you will be transferred to the Beacon system and once logged in with your Beacon username and password then you will be looking at the data held there. You will of course need to have set up your logon credentials already for the preceding to work by previously enrolling on Beacon
For All Thornbury U3A Members
You can amend your own personal details such as address, telephone number, email etc. without involving anyone else. If you have registered to use Beacon then log in with your email address and password. Click here to access the Beacon Members Portal.
If you have not yet registered then click on this Beacon for Members link. This opens the Beacon Guide document. Follow the instructions to connect to Beacon and then go to page 3 for instructions on how to create your password.
If you do not know your membership number or are having problems, click Membership Enquiry to send a message for help.
For Group Leaders
Group Leader website author access uses logon credentials that are totally different and separate from your standard Beacon membership user access credentials.
We have put most of the group membership details on Beacon. If you are a Group Leader you can be given a different username and password, so you can log in as this separate user, which will then allow you to do the following:
- see who are members of the group
- limit the numbers in the group and enable a waiting list
- see if group members have paid their subs
- have access to group member's telephone number & home address and you don’t have to be informed if any of these details are changed
- send emails to selected group members or to all the group
- see which group members are not on email
- if there is more than one Group Leader, you all access the same list of group members
- if the Group Leader changes, the list of group members is immediately available to the new Leader
Group Leaders not using Beacon are encouraged to contact the Beacon administrator, click Beacon Administrator to email us, and we can set up your login.