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Cheers, Beers, and Brain Teasers: Highlights from the latest Quiz Night
Last night at the Jávea Golf Club, seven teams of quizzers fought it out to claim the bragging rights in the latest U3A Jávea Quiz Night. So here’s a challenge for you all. The questions were set around a famous poem, can you name the author? (Answer at the bottom of the page) I keep…
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Social Media Newsfeeds: Is it News or Opinion; Rumour or Gossip?
On 26th April, the last Friday of the month, the Discussion Group had its monthly meeting. It was a good and interesting discussion worth posting for U3A Javea members The discussion leader, usually the one who suggested the topic, sent the group members some relevant links for reading before the meeting. Increasingly, people around the…
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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…