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Past Chairperson's of Oswestry U3A

Oswestry was the first University of the Third Age group to be formed Shropshire

Majorie Marsden was elected to be Chairman at the first "U3A" meeting held on the 15th November 1990 with 24 people present

The first meeting of twelve people to discuss the formation of the Oswestry U3A was arranged for the 22nd May 1990 under the direction of Clair Cartlidge who was the Librarian at the town's library.

Chairman

Period (to mid November)

Number of members end August

Marjory Marsden 1991 - 1992 39 (1991)    52 (1992)
Dolly Cowper 1993 - 1994 72 (1993)      na (1994)
Margaret Jones 1995 79
John Vesey 1996 87
June Padgett 1997 102
Mary Hillary 2 months 1998 -
Vivienne Stokes 1998 - 1999 95 (1998)    158 (1999)
Raymond Platts 2000 188
Barbara Bowyer 2001 208
Peter Iles 2002 210
Kath Mellor 2003 214
Sylvia Sparrow 2004 243
Shirley Mulhall 2005 / 2006 309
Andrew Sharman 2007 342
Sally Barrett 2008