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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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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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Après moi, le déluge! Our New Members dodge the rain…
The sun shone on our New Members Group this morning but no one had any inkling of the storms that would come later. The meeting was attended by 19 people including many familiar faces and some people who were new to the group. A warm welcome to you all. There were useful discussions and recommendations…
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Singalong Group meeting postponed until September
3RD MEETING OF THE SINGALONG GROUP IS POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER I’m afraid we have decided to postpone the 3rd Singalong until end September because far too many people have already answered me that they cannot attend the 23rd of June session. Many U3A members went home to the UK and most members of the Dutch choir…