Author: PeterB
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180514 History Talk 14th May: History of Spain Part 3; The 16th to the 18th Centuries
Date: Monday 14th May 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: History of Spain Part 3; The 16th to the 18th Centuries Lecturer: Peter Atkinson This lecture will begin with the same principal players who concluded Part 2: Isabella I of Castilla and Fernando II of…
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180430 History Talk 30th April: History of Spain Part 2; The Moors in Spain
Date: Monday 30th April 2018 10:30 (note new date) Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: History of Spain Part 2; ‘The Moors in Spain’ Lecturer: Angela Chantry The word “Moors” derives from the Latin “mauri”, a name for the Berber tribes living in Roman Mauretania. It has no ethnographic…
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180611 History Talk 11th Jun 2018: Pride and Prejudice
Date: Monday 11th Jun 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: Pride and Prejudice Lecturer: Mike Rendell The talk will look at the history of this famous book and follow its impact on British literature and subsequently on film and television from printed page to silver…
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180411 History Talk 11th April 2018: History of Spain, Part 1: Ice age to the Romans
Date: Wednesday 11th April 2018 18:00 (note change of date and time due to public holiday in Moraira!) Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: History of Spain Part 1: Ice age to the Romans Lecturer: Cheda Panajotovic Man flourished on the Iberian Peninsula throughout the last…
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180326 History Talk 26th Mar 2018: The Ancients of Mexico
Date: Monday 26th Mar 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: The Ancients of Mexico Lecturer: Cheda Panajotovic We often see TV programmes about the great Inca Empire stretching down the whole of the Andes or about ‘The Aztecs’ of Central America. It is a quirk of…
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Advice on what to do in the event of a death – and before then.
We have all been confronted at one time or another by the myriad bureaucratic problems that living in Spain entails, and unfortunately the red tape doesn’t end with death. Below is a guideline for information purposes only on Procedures to be followed at death: 1. Death at home: If the deceased has been treated or…
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180312 History Talk 12th Mar: Exploration for Oil and Gas
Date: Monday 12th Mar 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: Exploration for Oil and Gas; How Geologists Find The Black Stuff Lecturer: Ruby Philpott The recent history of oil and gas exploration by a geoscientist who worked in the industry for over 30 years. The…
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Travel Group Treasurer’s Audit Report 2017
In 2017 the Travel Group continued to be as popular as ever with the membership. It has always been the Groups main aim to provide a wide variety of Trips at a cost, which appeals to the widest possible audience within our membership. The accounts record the Income and Expenditure for each Trip. The records…
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180212 History Talk 12 Feb: A Tale of Two Cities: Madrid and Barcelona
Date: 12th Feb 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: A Tale of Two Cities: Madrid and Barcelona Lecturer: Peter Atkinson Spain has two pre-eminent cities: Madrid, with a focus on monarchy, government and centralism; and Barcelona, with a focus on business, industry, and regionalism…
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Constitution – English translation Oct 2013
BYLAWS CHAPTER I – NAME, ADDRESS, AREA, OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Article 1 – Name The Association named “Social de la tercera edad de Teulada-Moraira” has been founded as a non-profit entity pursuant to Organic Law 1/2002, of March 22nd, which regulates the Act of Association and Law 14/2008, of 18th November, for Associations in…
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180129 History Talk 29th Jan 2018: The History of Woolworths and the extraordinary exploits of the Woolworth Family
Date: Monday 29th Jan 2018 10:30 (note new date) Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: Introduction to the History of Woolworths and the extraordinary Woolworth Family Lecturer: John Hopwood Frank Winfield Woolworth was the son of a farmer recently returned from the American Civil War and in…
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180219 Egyptology 19th Feb: From ‘Menes to Apophis: An Overview of Egyptian History – Part One
Date: 19th Feb 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: From ‘Menes to Apophis: An Overview of Egyptian History – Part One Lecturer: David Rohl This presentation will cover the first fifteen dynasties, from the foundation of the pharaonic state to the fall of Avaris…