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Death of a Member – Jacqueline Gage
It is with much sadness that we report the death of one of our Members. Jacqueline Gage died last week in Denia Hospital after a short illness. Jacqueline had lived in Spain for almost 20 years, initially in Guardamar but subsequently came to Jávea where she lived for 7 years. She joined the U3A Jávea…
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History Talks June Meeting
Around 35 members of the Group attended at the Jávea Players Studio yesterday for the scheduled presentation. We were very fortunate that Peter Atkinson was able to instead present an update on his history of Texas. An excellent talk, with Peter even more relaxed than usual – possibly due to his impending departure for Canada!…
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History Talks June Meeting – Spanish Civil War
Five Things You (Almost Certainly) Didn’t Know About the Spanish Civil War Author David Ebsworth talks about the Spanish Civil War – the background to three of his novels – with a focus on local links to the conflict, Franco’s use of Battlefield Tourism as a propaganda tool, the bizarre role of the British Establishment…
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Peter Atkinson’s Presentation from the General Meeting
This is a pdf version of Peter’s presentation from today’s meeting. Click on the map image and then again on the next page to download the presentation. This is a large file (53.3mb) so please be patient. It is not recommended that you download this file to a mobile phone. You then need to save…