Southwell u3a

Beacon System

Beacon is the database and communication system used by Members, Southwell u3a Officers, Committee Members and Group Leaders who need access to its information.

Members can also access Beacon to manage their contact details and to pay their membership fees.

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Logon to the Beacon System

Administration Login

To access administrative functions of Beacon as a Southwell u3a Officer, Committee Member or Group Leader please use the Login below.

You should already have been given a username and password for Beacon, if you have not then please contact ​Michele Bennett

Beacon Login

Members' Portal

Using the Members' Portal members can modify their details, such as email address etc. as well a renewing their membership with Southwell u3a.

Note: To gain access to the Members' Portal you will need to go through a one-time registration process the first time you use it. This will require you to enter your email address and to choose a password.

Members' Portal

Training Materials

Training Materials

Please review the following training documentation for the Beacon System

Of particular use is this training video which demonstrates how to send emails using Beacon (Zendesk).

Other Resources can be found on the Beacon Website includung the Beacon Newsletters

Documentation

  • Christmas Decorations Workshop

    Annabel Kingsbury will be running a Christmas decorations workshop at her home in Southwell. Come along to make snowflakes and mini wire wreaths, with pearls…

  • Photography - September 2026

    The latest monthly theme for the Photography Group has been to look for the less obvious around Southwell. Observational skills were paramount, looking up and…

  • Sharlotka – Russian Apple Cake

    In the 19th Century, Russians knew Sharlotka as a baked pudding made with layers of brown bread and apple sauce – the origin of the…

  • Reflections from the Past - September 2026

    Where to start? Well probably best that I do so where Marjorie Bramhill left off at the end of her own piece in the July…

  • Post of Vice Chair

    Those who were at the AGM or who have read the minutes, will note that, although we have a good number of people standing for…

  • AGM 2026 - Main Outcomes

    Are your details correct? An observation was made at the AGM that over the past few years, a lot of people have given up their…