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Come and join us for coffee!
Calling all members of the U3A – new and old – come and enjoy a Coffee Morning and meet fellow members of our wonderful organisation! Put the date in your diary: Wednesday April 27 at 11am at Centro Social, adjacent to the big underground car park in Plaza de la Constitucion in the Old Town.…
New President’s appeal for help
Javea U3A elected a new President at the AGM, held at the Parador hotel on Wednesday March 30. Vice-President Claude Grealy was voted in to succeed Mike Cox, who has retired from the post after serving the committee for 14 years as President, Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer. Long-term U3A member Krystyna Stefanczyk was elected Vice-President.…
Coffee Morning a tonic for war victims
Javea U3A’s first occasional Coffee Morning proved a successful new venture as well as being a big hit for charity. Not only did it attract an encouraging turnout of members, a special collection in aid of the victims of the war in Ukraine raised more than 260 euros! Attendees, including new recruits to the U3A,…
Drumming up support for charity
Javea U3A member Bob Milner is hoping to drum up support for a night of music in aid of cancer research at Isla Bonita (formerly See Montgo) on Thursday April 28. Bob is the drummer with local rock, blues and soul band 20/20, who will performing on the evening along with other musicians. All the…
The heat is on at Asian/Curry Night!
The latest Curry/Asian Night at the Royal Gurkha restaurant in Javea Port was another tasty affair – and competition was hot in the table quiz! The evening, again organised by our U3A President Mike Cox and his wife Valerie, was attended by 60 people. And the quiz was a close encounter, eventually decided on a…
History Talk – 18 March 2022
English Colonisation of North America: Mayflower and a Whole Lot More – by Peter Atkinson By 1750, Britain had 13 colonies (soon to become the USA) on the eastern seaboard between Georgia and Maine, and two in present-day Canada: Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. We shall explore their origins and development, starting with the first small…