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Reading Group – Book Review
From last month’s classic Dickens novel to a tale of political espionage and historical fact. “Munich” by Robert Harris. Harris is an excellent writer and can credibly breathe life into sometimes dusty historical events. An easy read and ideal for a hot June afternoon. Like many Harris novels “Munich” blends fact and fiction. The novel…
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Spicy Dining
Almost fifty members of the Spicy Dining Group braved the heat and humidity and met up at A Lot Restaurant in Moraira on Sunday the 28 th June for the last Spicy Dining before the summer break. Having enjoyed the welcome drink everyone took to their tables and enjoyed a medley of food from Caribbean…
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Wine Tasting Group Summer Lunch
For their final event before the summer break, 44 members of the U3A Moraira-Teulada Wine Tasting group met for a superb lunch at The Olive Tree restaurant in Moraira on 2nd July. Members were treated to an excellent menu with a choice of starters including shrimp cocktail, chicken liver paté, burrata salad and spicy fish…
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Reading Group – April book review
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens – gets the ‘thumbs up’ from all the Group members While this wasn’t a novel I would have chosen to read for myself and having seen some film adaptations, the Reading Group challenges us all to get out of our comfort reading zone and try something different. This was Dickens…
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A great day at the Castaño bodega in Yecla
Early on Thursday morning 11th June, under low cloud and grey skies, 32 members of the Moraira-Teulada U3A Wine Tasting group departed by bus to the Castaño Bodega at Yecla in northern Murcia province. We were met by our guide Raquel, whom many of us had met before from her visits to present Castaño wines to…
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Reading Group – Book Reviews from January
A belated report from the Reading Group discussing two books
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Dining Out group meet in May at the Soho restaurant in Moraira
On May 19th, the Dining Out group held the last of their dining events before the summer break at the Soho restaurant in Moraira. This was the first time that the group had dined at Soho as the restaurant opened only a few months ago. It is run by 2 brothers, chef Love and Gur,…
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Reading Group – April
For this month’s U3A Reading Group, the book we chose was a work of Non-Fiction. ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING. A journey round the Shipping Forecast by Charles Connelly. For those of us of a Certain Age! When BBC radio was almost the only source of entertainment and news, the Shipping Forecast was a familiar and comforting…
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SupaUkes
The Supaukes were really pleased to support the Royal British Legion at the event organised by Pam’s People on St George’s Day, 23 April 2026. We played for almost an hour to a very enthusiastic audience and the event was well supported. The Supaukes are always happy to play to support good causes and other…
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April Wine Tasting
Record Breakers! They’re a boozy lot of record breakers in the U3A’s Moraira-Teulada wine tasting group. On Tuesday 21st April they set two records – the biggest ever spend on wine at a single tasting and, for the first time, every taster bought wine to take home. In fact, for two wines, demand outstripped supply…
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April Dining Out at Restaurante La Cumbre, Benitachell
On Tuesday 16th April 46 members of the U3A Dining-Out group enjoyed an excellent luncheon at the “La Cumbre” restaurant at Cumbre del Sol, hosted by Hilary and Stewart Wass. The weather conditions allowed us to fully appreciate the superb panoramic views from the restaurant windows, including the clearly defined outline of the island of…
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Cartagena trip report
U3A trip 31st March to 2nd April 2026 Over 40 U3A members set off early in the morning for our trip to Cartagena and we arrived midday in glorious sunshine. Our Hotel was modern, comfortable and very conveniently situated in the town centre, within easy walking distance of all the visitor attractions. Our first afternoon…