Author: U3A Calpe

To all U3A Calpe members: How many of us buy DVDs, watch them once, then put them to gather dust on a shelf and never look at them again? For myself, I have about 150 such DVDs, most of which I haven’t watched in years! So, why don’t we share our DVDs for other members to watch and, in turn borrow DVDs from them? Depending on interest, I am proposing to start a DVD Exchange Group whereby members can borrow DVDs from other members. In effect, it would be like creating a DVD “library”. All that’s needed is for members…

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Writing Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month, except July and August, at 3.00pm. Usually, meetings are held in a local café, but occasionally we get together at a member’s home. We are a friendly collection of members who enjoy writing, whatever form that may take. It isn‘t a group designed to teach creative writing skills – we wouldn’t presume to do that – nor are we editors or proof-readers. We are mostly enthusiastic amateurs, although we do have an ex-English teacher to advise on the technicalities of English grammar and punctuation, and a just-published author to point…

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Book Group meets on the second Tuesday of every month, except July and August, at 3.00pm. The venue varies, sometimes at local café or at a member’s home. The format for the meeting is straightforward. The book of the month is introduced by the member whose book choice it is, and then we spend an hour or so discussing it. Although we consider the book seriously, looking at the themes it throws up, the characters, the writing style of the author and so on, we are not an academic-style study group. Rather, we are a group of keen and interested…

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Anyone interested in Guitar lessons, please contact Mark Sanderson on: Email: sensysiow@hotmail.com Phone: 965 839 581

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A guide to using Facebook, including tips on the security settings that are available. Our U3A has two Facebook pages a general one called U3A Calpe and another for travel called U3A Travel Calpe. These pages  have a lot of information, the U3A Calpe page has lots of information about Calpe, the cinema when it is in English, the new car parks, lots and lots that it would not be appropriate to put onto our website. If you dont use facebook, or are not confident with it, then come along to this presentation and find out.’

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*IMPORTANT*  NEW LEADERSHIP OF JUGS JUGS the very popular ladies dining group ran so successfully by Anita Sanchez who retires from the role in December, will have new leadership from January 2023. Karen Flack and Mary Lynn Seaby have combined their energies to become the new joint leadership of JUGS. Karen and Mary Lynn already perform important roles in U3A Calpe, Karen as Vice President and Mary Lynn as Group Leader of the Book Club and now as joint Group Leaders their stated aim is “to continue the great tradition of JUGS lunches in Calpe.” Our thanks to Karen and Mary Lynn for ensuring continuation…

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MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS Are you an enthusiast? Because we are; a group for enthusiastic members interested in all things motorbikes. We organise occasional coffee mornings to talk bikes and bike related matters with periodic group rides in the mountains. And we keep members informed of local events of interest to bikers plus developments taking place in the biking world. For further information please contact Freda Croasdell at travelcoordinator.u3acalpe@gmail.com Telephone or What'sApp 666 408 354 Group Leaders Freda and Arthur Contact Details Email: traveltreasurer@u3acalpe.org Phone: 965 843 038

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Our trip included staying and viewing areas of the north between San Sebastian, Pamplona, Bilbao, Picos de Europa, Burgos and Toledo. After an early and punctual start and a few comfort stops we spent a couple of hours in Teruel near the Plaza and market, enjoying lunch. Our driver Paco, was very helpful and must have been pleased to finish the day at Andia Hotel, just a few minutes from Pamplona Central.  Our evening meal was later than planned but we had all been in the coach for ten and a half hours so retired early. The first morning, bags…

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We play on Fridays at the Ifach Golf Club in Moraira at 0930 to 1100. Meet at 0915 in the top car park. Please contact Group Leader Sandra Llewellyn on 00 34 663 971 083 for further information. Group Leaders Sandra Llewellyn Contact details (Sandra) sandra.llewellyn@hotmail.co.uk 663 971 083 Place and time Ifach Golf Club, Moraira Friday 9:30-11:00AM

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The Table Tennis Group are  now playing Tuesday and Friday mornings (08:30 to 11:30 at Pabellon Domingo Crespo) until next summer. Group Leader John Stafford Mobile: 608469081 Email: 10dandj@gmail.com Assistants Steve Cooper Mobile: 650182587 Email: coopers633@gmail.com Place and time Calpe Sports Pavilion Tuesdays and Fridays 8:30 to 11:30 Cost per session

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