Author: MargaretM
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Festival of Sawdust Carpets for The Feast of Corpus Christi in Elche De La Sierra
Double click to expand photographs What an amazing event this turned out to be! We left Javea on Thursday 30th May, stopping enroute at Molina de Segura where we had a guided visit to the Horno del Concejo y Casa del Folclore, followed by the Museo del Enclave de la Muralla (MUDEM), designed to house…
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“Muchisimas Gracias” to the Bomberos for protecting our community
We are all very lucky to live in Jávea with its dramatic scenery, beautiful blue sea and wonderful weather. Yesterday however was a very difficult day for many people living in and around the Valls area. An enormous fire started at about 10.30am and burned throughout the day. The flames were enormous and the columns…
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Death of a Member
It saddens us to inform you of the passing of Pat Rudland yesterday. She will be rembered as an active U3A member who enjoyed Canasta and Cribbage. Although confined to her wheelchair she always had a smile and enjoyed the company and companionship of other U3A members. She will be sadly missed.
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Happy Birthday Betty – 105 years young!
Many members will remember Betty Guinness who is one of our Honorary Members. Betty lived here in Jávea until the age of 102 until she went back to England to live with her daughter. Now in Rivendell View Care Home in Nottingham, Betty celebrates her 105th birthday on 20th April. Here are some recent pictures…
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Singalong Group’s first meeting – now fully booked!
The first meeting of the Singalong Group will take place on Sunday 21st April between 4pm and 6pm at the Dutch NCJ Club, Carretera del Portitxol, Urb. Toscamar, Jávea. There has been a fantastic response and the event is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the standby list in case…
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Next Family History Meeting
The next Family History meeting will be next Tuesday 16th April at 3pm. The speaker at our meeting is Keith Smith, a stalwart of our Group. Keith’s subject is “On Convict Transportation – linking it into my tree. One of my ancestors had a shop in London in 1840 and he was a victim of…