The Youth Club for Grown-Ups
Speaker: John Hopwood I first presented this talk approximately seven years ago – so, hopefully, many of you will have forgotten most of it – and in any case, it has been very considerably edited and modified! The very first car ever made is widely regarded as The Benz Patent Motorwagen of 1886, shown in […]
5:30pm doors open, for 6:00pm start (ends 7:55pm) U3A Membership Card for entrance (free) – NO booking required The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing, but it’s also the only remaining public space where people can meet in a once thriving mining community that has now fallen […]
A day trip to Alicante Alicante is a vibrant port city about an hour and a half from Moraira by coach. We will be dropped near the elevator which goes up to the Castle of Santa Barbara. The castle opens at 10.00 am, entrance is free and the easiest access is via the elevator (free […]
Edward Hopper, the best-known American realist of the inter-war period, painted the world as an alienating, often vacuous place, with everyone in his works appearing terribly alone. Many of his paintings are instantly recognisable. What is less known is that his wife of 43 years, Josephine Nivison Hopper, was famous as an artist before […]
5:30pm doors open, for 6:00pm start (ends 7:55pm) U3A Membership Card for entrance (free) – NO booking required The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from […]
Speaker: Alan Hunton Serendipity is a remarkable phenomenon which describes a most beneficial outcome achieved purely by chance. We will see that a significant number of scientific discoveries throughout history have been made by mistake; such that the intended result failed but the unintended consequence was so dramatic and useful to society that the researcher […]
For our first event of 2025, we are planning a day trip to Bodegas Viña Elena in Jumilla on Thursday, 13th February. This bodega has been recommended to us by one of our members and it has also recently been featured in the magazine Viajar as one of the most outstanding wineries in the region […]
Speaker: Ally O Brian What are the stories behind some of the famous products? Birds Custard and Royal Baking Powder were both invented because Alfred Bird’s wife was allergic to yeast and eggs. “Marriage is a lot more harmonious when one’s wife can satisfy her sweet tooth”!!! Why is there no sugar or flavouring in […]
The first wine tasting of 2025 will be held on Thursday, 13th March at the earlier start time of 5:00 p.m. Marta and her colleague Pedro will be presenting wines from Bodegas Bleda in Jumilla. We are not yet open for bookings, but please make a diary note. Invitations will be sent to group members […]
Our April Wine Tasting will be on Thursday, 10th April, when ‘the dynamic duo’, Domingo and Franco, will be presenting wines from the Corcovo bodega in Valdepeñas. We are not yet open for bookings, but please make a diary note. Invitations will be sent to all group members in March. Easter Sunday is on 20th […]
Two nights in Paris, then Luxembourg City, river cruise to Remich, Bernkastel, Cochem on the Moselle river, then on the river Rhine to Rüdesheim,the Rhine Gorge, Cologne and Amsterdam.
Gary Johnson aims to show you how a little known Arabian Princess was to blame for the downfall of Edward VIII and how this happened.
Elihu Yale is a major figure in our history, though now mostly forgotten. One of the first nabobs, (a Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire) Yale bequeathed his name to one of the world’s most famous universities. At the same time, he left nothing to poor Catherine except the slur of branding her a “wicked […]
Trip details. 19 June: Thursday We will leave Moraira and drive to Almansa where we will have free time. Lunch is included without drinks. We then drive to our Hotel Felipe 2 in Ayna which is rated 3.5 star. The reviews are excellent. Dinner and accommodation are included. 20 June: Friday Transfer to Elche de […]
