Author: MargaretM
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New website home page
Yesterday, we made some changes to the home page of the website along with some visual changes to the rest of the website. Some functions on the site may have been unavailable during parts of the day and we apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. The objectives of the changes were as follows:…
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Focus on the History Group
”Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayana, American Philosopher (1863-1952). History is the study of change over time, and it covers all aspects of human society. Political, social, economic, scientific, technological, medical, cultural, intellectual, religious and military developments are all part of History. The U3A Jávea History…
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Family History – next meeting on 20th August
Many thanks to Tom Miller for the photographs. The Family History Group meets once a month and have started using the DAR Social Centre on the Carretera Jesús Pobre in Jávea. The air conditioning was very welcome and it’s a lovely comfortable lounge. Good meeting, lovely quiche and cheesecake. We continue to meet throughout the…
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Live Model Art: our artists take on a very serious challenge!
The Live Model Art Group met today at the Social Centre in Jávea Old Town. Their mission, should they have chosen to accept it, was to draw me! In various poses, including a too small hat popped onto my head by the barman, our artists had just 20 minutes per pose to draw me in…
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Open Letter from the British Ambassador in Madrid – UK State Pensions
We are posting a copy of an open letter written by Hugh Elliott, the British Ambassador in Madrid. This is about a process being followed by the Department for Work and Pensions to check that pensioners receiving the Old Age Pension in Spain are still eligible. It involves pensioners supplying a “life certificate” to certify…
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The Dining Out Group dance the night away at their Summer Party
As the sun set, the temperatures were rising at Jávea Golf Club where the Dining Out Group danced the night away at their Summer Party. Double click on the photographs to expand them As well as enjoying good food and dancing, there were two very special anniversaries: As always, we both really enjoyed organising this…