Find lots of information about membership of the P3A and our Group throughout this page.
We would love you to join us....

Note that to join our Group you have to first become a P3A member, however...
Anyone, whether a member or non-member of the P3A can attend our events or Scottish country dance classes for a limited number of occasions first. If you then decide you'd like to join us becoming a P3A member is easy - see below for more details.

Clarification of the requirement for P3A membership:- 
The cost to attend a dancing session is - P3A members €2. Others €3

1 - If you aren't a P3A member you can attend several times, at the rate of €3, while you decide if you want to continue, or if you are just a brief visitor to the island and unable to justify joining.
2 - It's actually far cheaper to join the P3A than it was to join the former Society!   Annual St Andrew Society membership was €15, P3A membership is only €5!
There is a P3A joining fee of an additional €5, but you don't have to pay that again if you keep up your membership.
3 -To join the P3A the link is HERE, however if you come to a Tuesday class we can put your application in for you, if you don't want to do it yourself.
4 - As a P3A member you can attend lots of different groups and not just the dancing.

Once you are a P3A member you can then 'officially' apply to the St Andrew Group  at any of our events, or at the classes, or by downloading a form here or from the link below this section.


If you aren't familiar with the P3A (it stands for Paphos 3rd Age - an adaptation of 'University of the 3rd Age'), it acts as an umbrella organisation in Paphos under which various interest groups can operate. The St Andrew Society joined with them because the Cyprus government changed the law and we couldn't legally keep the society running as it was. People attending any of the P3A 'Groups' have to be registered with the P3A (there are insurance issues as well as legal ones), hence the €5 joining fee & €5 annual levy, but after that membership of any of the P3A groups is free. Any Door  or Event fees we charge are simply to cover the hire of a room, cost of food etc. This is constantly under review and if we get surplus it is then spent on providing reduced costs for members attending classes or events.
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As far as the membership criteria for our particular Group is concerned, a quote from our previous membership form is below:-
​Any age. nationality, background, ability, gender, or if you are single or partnered - as long as you are vaguely human with an interest in Scotland and / or Scottish Country Dancing you'll fit in fine. You might be a bit uncomfortable if you are stuffy, fussy or want to look important but no matter we can probably whip you into shape if you are willing to stick with us for a while, just be prepared to talk a lot, dance a lot (if you want to) and laugh a lot - we really do! 

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P3A memberships run from September to September, they will send out reminders when membership renewals are due, membership of our group is dependant on your maintaining your P3A membership.

Benefits of membership of our St Andrew Group - 

• we hold over 35 Tuesday social dance nights a year, the fee is reduced for members - come to less than 1/2 of them and you've got your membership money back.
• random Tuesday dance nights are 'free' nights when members are treated by the committee to a free night with wine & nibbles supplied - non-members are still welcome but may pay their normal 3 Euro rate.
• we celebrate the traditional Scottish events of Burns Night and St Andrew's Night as well as many other varied social occasions throughout the year- members get discount for most events - if you are not a Tuesday night-er on average you still only have to attend 3 events to get your membership money back.
• many events are over subscribed; membership allows you to hear about what is happening earlier and gives you preference for tickets.
• being part of a small but vibrant Group that appreciates every single one of their members.
• membership mailing list entry - hear what's happening before the rest.
• shouting rights at the members meeting ... always good to have your say.

How to join -

• Group Membership forms can be downloaded from the link above or are available on Tuesday nights at the UKCA   or contact the St Andrew Society secretary via the contacts page