Author: Pat Clarke
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Membership Fees 2024 & 2025
The committee have been discussing renewal subscriptions for next year and, at the General Meeting on Monday, 2nd October 2023, recommended to the membership a sum of 10 euros to cover renewals for the 2 years 2024 and 2025, i.e. pay 10€ in 2024 and nothing more until 2026. This will apply to all fully…
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Wine Tasting group – October 2023
It was rather like the first day of term after the long summer holiday, when the Moraira-Teulada U3A wine tasting group held its first meeting of the new season. Like a bunch of naughty children, some tasters – you know who you are – just couldn’t stop talking throughout the presentation despite repeated requests for a bit…
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Wine Tasting summer finale at Satari’s with JJ Jones – June 2023
64 Diners gathered in the early evening warm sunshine, in the garden at Satari’s, with the spectacular blooming Magenta Bougainvillea providing a perfect curtain backdrop for the talented JJ Jones entertaining us as Neil Diamond. Never mind the hearing aids of the mostly over 70’s, this Neil Diamond was music to your ears. In fact…
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Let’s Do Lunch – May 2023
The U3A Moraira Teulada ‘Let’s do lunch’ ladies group met this month at Maxims in Moraira. We had a fantastic lunch where every course was so well presented and delicious. Our group leader, Annette Warr, was unable to join us for the lunch as she was recuperating after an operation, but she did manage to…
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Green Bowls
We are fortunate to be able to play at the Benitachell Bowls Club. Frequency: Weekly; Wednesdays 14:00 to 16:00
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Coronation Party in the Park – May 2023
Almost 300 U3A Moraira-Teulada members including a few guests celebrated King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s coronation by partying in Font Santa on the afternoon of May 8th. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day for a celebration. Members brought their own drinks and nibbles and were then treated to a hog…
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Wine Tasting at the Hill Top – April 2023
I write this while the taste of all those lovely wines still lingers on the tongue and the nose of pineapple still lingers in the air… and before the hangover from the over indulged wine tasting kicks in… ! I know I should ‘squash’ it to the back of the palette and let it linger…
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A busy week for Moraira-Teulada U3A – March 2023
First of all €500 was raised at a charity quiz run by David and Eileen Haxon. The event was held at Casa Lili in Moraira where members enjoyed a three course meal before settling down to the serious business of answering some challenging questions. €500 was raised in aid of our charity of the year,…
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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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Valentine’s Dinner at Satari’s – February 2023
Over 70 diners enjoyed a fabulous night’s Dinner at Satari’s, but sadly without the ever constant face and organiser of all U3a Social Events, Tony Old, supported by Jan, who were both cuddled up in bed that night …. with Covid…! The Tasty Meal was followed by the romance of Duo Intermezzo. Hector introduced us…
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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…