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Travel Trip to Gibraltar – 13th October 2025 to 18th October 2025
Travel Trip to Gibraltar
The orange orchards of Huerto Ribera with lunch at the Restaurante Molí Canyar (in a restored 15th-century mill)
Thursday 10th April 2025 After leaving Jávea we will travel to Huerto Ribera where there will be a welcome coffee/tea and biscuits available in the courtyard in front of the beautiful 19th century modernist mansion. Our tour will begin with an introduction to the estate, which dates from 1870, by a specialist guide who will…
An Apple a day for History Group
At last week’s History Group meeting in the Javea Players’ Studio, Rosalind Miranda gave a thoroughly entertaining account of Johnny Appleseed, The True Story of an American Folk Hero. Johnny Appleseed (born John Chapman 1774 – 1845) was an American pioneer and entrepreneur, who introduced trees grown with apple seeds (as opposed to trees grown with grafting) to large…
Colourful Cieza with orchards full of pink peach and white apricot blossom!
It was a clear and dry morning as 41 members on the Spanish Culture & Cuisine trip set off to see Cieza in Bloom. After leaving Jávea we made our way southwards to the Jardines de Villanueva Restaurante in the centre of the Ricote Valley. We sat down to a typical Spanish almuerzo, with bread, Cieza…
Have personal values changed in the modern World?
Last day of February, the Discussion group had its monthly meeting. We started the discussion by defining what our values are and came up with such terms as freedom, equality, love/compassion, honesty, integrity. We discussed if these personal core values still resonate with us. Some members gave examples from their own life when important values…