The Youth Club for Grown-Ups
Speaker: Rosalind Miranda 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 […]
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 […]
Walk leaders: Mike & A Volunteer Next to the Information Centre opposite the Aleluya Bar in Jalon , Av. del Rey Juan Carlos I, 51, 03727 Jalón, Alicante. GPS: 38°44’37.3″N 0°01’01.2″W Use View Venue Website below for precise location.Distance : 4,1 kmAround the valley of Val de PopWalking SurfaceAlmost flat and mainly tarmac roads with […]
Walk leaders: Mike & A Volunteer Next to the Information Centre opposite the Aleluya Bar in Jalon , Av. del Rey Juan Carlos I, 51, 03727 Jalón, Alicante. GPS: 38°44’37.3″N 0°01’01.2″W Use View Venue Website below for precise location.Distance : 4,1 kmAround the valley of Val de PopWalking SurfaceAlmost flat and mainly tarmac roads with […]
Walk leaders: Jacqui & Andy Meeting PointAmanecer Restaurant on La Plana, Carretera Cabo San Antonio, 2, 03730 Xàbia, Alicante. GPS: 38°48’12.5″N , 0°09’48.4″EWalking Route Distance : 4 kmsAround the roads and paths, passing the windmills.Terrain Walking Surface Roads and paths. Path to the Windmills is quite rocky.Ascent Mostly flat. Modest hills.Directions to Meeting PointFrom Moraira:Take the road to Benitachell, […]
Walk leaders: Jacqui & Andy Meeting PointAmanecer Restaurant on La Plana, Carretera Cabo San Antonio, 2, 03730 Xàbia, Alicante. GPS: 38°48’12.5″N , 0°09’48.4″EWalking Route Distance : 4 kmsAround the roads and paths, passing the windmills.Terrain Walking Surface Roads and paths. Path to the Windmills is quite rocky.Ascent Mostly flat. Modest hills.Directions to Meeting PointFrom Moraira:Take the road to Benitachell, […]
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 […]
5:00pm doors open, for 5:30pm start (ends 7:45pm) U3A Membership Card for entrance (free) – NO booking required The true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and […]
Walk leaders: Mike & Valerie Meeting PointCarpark in front of the Benissa cemetery close to the A7 entrance gate.GPS: 38.730466 N, 0.055388 E Use View Venue Website below for precise location.Walking RouteDistance: 4 kmAround the country lanes between Benissa and Senija, through orchards of olives , Almonds, oranges and vineyards.TerrainWalking surfaceMostly well made surfaces (tarmac) […]
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 […]
Walk leaders: Mike & Valerie Meeting PointCarpark in front of the Benissa cemetery close to the A7 entrance gate.GPS: 38.730466 N, 0.055388 E Use View Venue Website below for precise location.Walking RouteDistance: 4 kmAround the country lanes between Benissa and Senija, through orchards of olives , Almonds, oranges and vineyards.TerrainWalking surfaceMostly well made surfaces (tarmac) […]
Walk leaders: Alex & Elaine Meeting PointPark opposite the Tramonti Restaurant and not in their car park. GPS: 38° 44.652′ N 000° 04.114′ WWalking RouteDistance : 4,8 kmAround the village and country lanes of Parcent, through orchards of Almonds, Olives , Mandarins and Oranges and pine wood.TerrainWalking SurfaceMostly well made surfaces (tarmac, concrete), some dirt […]
Walk leaders: Alex & Elaine Meeting PointParcent, Restaurant Tramonti. Carretera de Pego-Benidorm, 16, 03792 Parcent, AlicantePark here in the parking of the restaurant. GPS: 38° 44.652′ N 000° 04.114′ WWalking RouteDistance : 4,8 kmAround the village and country lanes of Parcent, through orchards of Almonds, Olives , Mandarins and Oranges and pine wood.TerrainWalking SurfaceMostly well […]
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 […]
5:00pm doors open, for 5:30pm start (ends 8:30pm) U3A Membership Card for entrance (free) – NO booking required In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough […]
