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March Dining Out at the Antiquary Restaurant in Benitachell
The Antiquary restaurant in Benitachell is a relatively small and cosy restaurant in Benitachell in which the group has held a number of events over the years. It’s the favourite of hosts Peter and Pauline Griffiths, and so it was fitting that they chose the Antiquary to hold the last event that they would host…
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February Dining Out at the Attico Restaurant in Javea
Last year the group decided to widen the area where our events take place and to also organise the occasional lunchtime event instead of during the evening. In April last year the group went to the Attico Restaurant in Javea, and in November held a lunchtime event at the EL Campo restaurant, also in Javea. Both…
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January Dining Out at Restaurant Maxim
After a break in December, the Dining Out gathered together on the 17th January at Restaurant Maxim in Moraira. The group first went to Restaurant Maxim about 6 years ago, soon after Maxim and his sister Lola took over the premises, and over the years the restaurant has gradually increased its capacity both inside for the…
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Wine Tasting at the Hill Top – March 2023
56 eager wine tasters were sat expectantly along with Fiona Macdonald, a virgin wine taster and not only new to our group but brand new to the area. It was good to see Barrie and Margaret Barnden after a three year hiatus. Don Antonio Bleda founded this family winery in 1915 becoming pioneers in the…
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Wine Tasting – February 2023
On 2nd February, 50 members of the Moraira-Teulada Wine Tasting group met up for their first tasting of 2023. Hill Top Bar & Grill in Moraira was the venue and they laid on an impressive selection of cheeses and cold meats to complement five wines on offer from Bodegas Castaño, one of the most respected…
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Ancient Egypt Lecture – 16th November 2022
The next Ancient Egypt/Ancient History lecture will be on Wednesday 16 November at La Senieta in Moraira, starting at 10:30 a.m. The topic this month is a critique of the ’18th Dynasty Exodus Theory’, which argues that the Exodus of the Israelites took place in Year 9 of Pharaoh Amenhotep II. This is the alternative…
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Art & History 2023 planned schedule
2023 9 Jan John Hopwood Antoni Gaudi, The Sagrada Familia, and many of the other buildings designed by this amazing architect 23 Jan Rosalind Miranda Mouth and Foot Artists 13 Feb Angela Chantry The Dark Origins of St. Valentine’s Day 27 Feb Peter Atkinson Banksy 13 March Rosalind Miranda Apples, Booze and Money (Johnny Appleseed)…
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The U3A has a winner!
Congratulations to Sonja van Belkum. She has won 1st prize at the art competition of the Marina Alta Arts Society. Both she and Meri Snell ( who are the teachers of the U3A mosaics groups) put in an entry. Both mosaics groups are exceedingly proud of her. There were cava celebrations at Sonja’s class yesterday.…
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Art & History Group 2021
The Art & History Group is now “under new management”. John and Brian are working together to prepare a new programme of speakers to present talks and they are hoping to be able to introduce the first of these at the Salon des Actos theatre at La Senieta on Monday 11th October.
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Why you should use a Password Manager
Below you find the notes and three short informative videos from an online Presentation held at the Jávea Computer Club on 11 March 2021. Peter Bayliss All Computers Group Leader Before the presentation we carried out a short anonymous survey. Why use a password manager? This short video summarises what a Password Manager is, and…
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New Video: The Architectural Legacy of Moorish Spain
By Peter Atkinson More Art and History lectures recorded as videos here.
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New Video: The life and work of Antoni Gaudi
By Peter Atkinson More Art and History lectures recorded as videos here.