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(Plus not so new or old hands are very welcome.) Date: Wednesday 14th October Time: 10.30 – 12 noon Venue: La Bambula overlooking the Arenal beach (at the opposite end to the Parador). NB As always, please let me know if you would like to attend so that I can organise enough seating. Looking forward to seeing you, Sandra Group Leader: Sandra Von Esebeck To contact Sandra complete the form below.

Report by Karen Brown, Photos by Steve Young Good afternoon fellow wine appreciaters. This month’s meeting was presented by Ray Brass titled “The Theatre of Wine”. A fantastic turnout of 47 members were all eager to get involved in tasting Ray’s selected champagne and wines. Ray spoke not only about a lovely French Brut Champagne – Veuve Monsigny, but one white – La Tremenda from Enrique Mendoza and two delicious reds – Señorío de Gayan Gran Reserva and Casa La…

Friday 23rd October 2026 – Following cancellations, 4 places are now available on this Spanish Culture & Cuisine day trip. After leaving Jávea we will make our way to the Serpis Expo Museo in Alcoy, where we will have a guided visit, in English, to learn about the creation of the most universal ‘tapa’ in Spanish gastronomy. The museum contains the most significant elements of the history of Serpis, and from a walkway you can observe the entire process of…

Tuesday 20th October 2026 Our October Travellers Tales presentation will be given by the group leader, Angela Chantry. Angela will describe her recent tour to Brazil, in the Amazon and in search of jaguars in the Pantanal. Venue: the Javea Players Studio; parking available at Mercadona in the old town, from where it is just a few minutes walk to the studio. Doors open at 10.30 hrs, with the presentation commencing at 11.00 hrs and lasting for approximately 1 hour.…

Robert The Bruce, presented by Duncan Petrie Tuesday October 13th 2026, 11am at Casa Cultura Javea Old Town. All History Group Talks are open to all and entry is completely free. Duncan is a regular presenter at Javea U3A Family History Group. Now he turns his skills to a famous person from his homeland of Scotland. We all know the legend of Robert the Bruce—the outlaw king inspired by a spider, who defeated “proud Edward’s army” at Bannockburn in 1314.…

Who are you really?

Las Ramblars and Vall de Cavall Loop

While most of us use AI for routine daily tasks, a much higher-stakes race is underway behind the scenes. Genevieve opened our latest meeting by tackling the high-stakes global race toward AI Superintelligence—and the security dilemma it creates. It becomes a dilemma (specifically known in international relations as the Security Dilemma) because actions taken by one party to make itself more secure often make others feel less secure. There is strong evidence of this in the current wars in Europe…

Football against the Nazis: The Death Match of Kyiv 1942, presented by Keith Smith In this presentation, Group Leader Keith showed how the “story” of 11 young Soviet  footballers being shot by the Germans immediately after the match, still wearing their football shirts, became a powerful myth. It provided the Soviet government with an ideal opportunity to use the legend for ideological purposes. More recently, the Russian government has continued to use the myth in attempts to influence both international…

Las Laderas and the Golf Club

New Group! Our version of Partner Whist is a social and fun game where you need to make as many tricks as possible by following suit and "trumping in" to beat your opponents.

Another Fabulous Evening

And the winners are……

A lovely relaxing few hours on Tabarca Island

Back in Business: Andy Robins Opens the New Season

Football against the Nazis: The Death Match of Kyiv 1942, Keith Smith Casa Cultura, Javea Old Town, 11.00am start We know there’s been a lot of football this summer but do not fear, this isn’t really a talk about football at all.  Instead, we will  explore how sport can carry meanings far beyond the final score—and how, in times of war and dictatorship, it can become a powerful tool of propaganda, resistance and myth-making. This true story takes us back…

Saturday 31st October The Autumn Dine & Dance will be held at Restaurante La Posidónia in Jávea Arenal, and by sheer coincidence, it is where we were dancing the night away on the 31st October last year! The members who were present that evening will no doubt remember the delightful children popping into the restaurant for their “trick or treat”, all appropriately dressed in their Halloween costumes! The chef has created a special menu for us and, as always, drinks…