THE OLIVA

U3A VOICE

OCTOBER 2016 ISSUE 15

In this issue, I have included all the upto date travel information

available, this will hopefully help you decide which of the different places

you wish to visit. At the present time the available trips are experiencing

a serious lack of interest and bookings from you our members. All the

trips and events take a large amount of time to plan and execute, so your

Travel Team are asking for your support in booking on these trips. No

one wishes to see our trips reduced or even cancelled due to the lack of

interest but this could happen. Without the minimum number of

members/guests taking part these trips cannot continue due to losses

that are incurred.

Your New Badges, if you were unable to collect your New Badge/s at

our September Meeting these will be available at the Polivalent in

October.

If you were at our September General Meeting and experienced delays

and difficulties in collecting your Badge/s, I would take this opportunity to

apologise to you all for the problems and delays incurred.

Please note we are asking all members to wear your Badges when

attending our Monthly Meetings plus all your Group meetings and classes.

The reason for this request is to ensure visitors and guests can be easily

identified.

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October Monthly Meeting

Very Important Announcement

THIS MEETING WILL BE AT OUR NEW VENUE THE POLIVALENT

details of how to find the Polivalent click here

The presenter for this meeting will be Bruno the dog listener.

This is a brief outline of Bruno´s presentation

Bruno does not call himself a dog whisperer. He prefers to "listen" to

what dogs are saying, although dogs do not talk with words.

According to him dogs communicate in a different way. They "talk" with

what we call "body language".

He will explain to us what he means by that.

We look forward to seeing all our members both old and new a

this meeting.

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Tuesday November the 15th.

A Trip to Xativa Castle and Beer Tasting.

The registration is now open on our website

click here to go to the registration form

We will start off the day by meeting at the Polivalent Oliva at 8:45h so

the coach can leave exactly at 9:00h for Xativa.

We will go to the tourist office in Xativa

where the train awaits us for a drive through the old city to Xativa

Castle.We will have ample time to walk around, read all the historical

events of the castle and Xativa and enjoy a beautiful

view

of the area while taking a little break before being taken back down to

the tourist office. The train will depart from the castle at 12:15h latest.

Lunch can be enjoyed where ever you want in the downtown area; there

are plenty of shops, restaurants or places in the park across from the

tourist office where you can purchase a snack.

The coach will pick us up at 14:30h at the tourist office from where we

will go to the "La Socarrada" Brewery. At the brewery

we will have a tour with an English speaking guide followed by a tasting

of their three uniquely brewed beers accompanied by some tapas.

From there the coach will bring us back to Polivalent Oliva where we will

arrive around 19:00h.

AND ALL THIS

FOR ONLY 18.50 euros PER PERSON

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Wednesday November the 30th.

The Oliva U3A Choir invite you to join them on this trip with a difference

They have arranged an Evening to see a musical adaptation of Charles

Dickens:

A Christmas Carol

This is at the Calpe Theatre.

click here to book this Theatre Trip

The coach will leave the Polivalent in Oliva at 18.00h. (click here for a

map on how to find the Polivalent).

The coach will take us directly to the Theatre in Calpe were the doors

open at 19.30h and the show will start at 20.00h.

We have secured a volume discount at the theatre so the total

cost of this musical evening will only be €19.00 including coach

and theatre prices.

Why not come and join us for this evening with a difference and get into

the Christmas Spirit.

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Tuesday the 6th December.

Our U3A CHRISTMAS PARTY this year will be held on Tuesday the 6th of December at

7.30pm.

Registration is now open on our website

Please book early to save disappointment.

click here to book this Party

The Venue for our Party is

Moli Canyar in Potries

Registration Form

(Directions/map)

This Years Christmas Party will be a Very Special Evening

On arrival at 19.00h you are invited to join us for a Cava reception,

following this we will be dining in the elegant Salón Guadaloupe.

After dinner we will be entertained by the well-known duo TIMEWARP,

with music and dancing to suit every taste and occasion.

We have organised a first class Raffle, with the proceeds being given to

our chosen Charity for the evening.

This event will be open to you our members including your family and

friends.

We have arranged all this (excluding the raffle) for

an excellent price of €20 p/p.

There is be a maximum of only 120 places available.

Dress code is smart casual

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December 14th

Children´s Christmas Party.

Again this year we are asking for your help in the supply of presents for

the children at the party as in previous years. More information will be

given at the meeting on the 27th. Likewise if you are physically able to

help at the party I am very keen to here from you. Please contact me on

the email address at the end of this edition.

The Javea Players,

Invite Members of U3a- Olivato their production of:

Our Man in Havana

It’s TOPICAL, Historical and GREAT FUN

At the Union Musical, Gata de Gorgos

Tuesday November 8 to Saturday Nov 12. Curtain up at 8 pm.

Tickets 12€, groups of 10 or more 11€.

Bookings: boxoffice@javeaplayers.com or call Mabel on 96 579 493

Ticket sales will benefit Help of Denia, who following the fires needeven

more support.

Please check out our web site: http://javeaplayers.com/jp/

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Thursday November 24th.

NB. All 3 trips leave Oliva on the 24th of November

The registration for all three trips is now open on our website

1) 3 Days Madrid Christmas Shopping

You will be staying at the 3* Hotel Ganivet on a Bed and

Breakfast basis, click here for details.

There will be free time for shopping from the time you arrive until the

time your coach collects you late on the morning of Saturday 26th of

November.

Gran Via Shopping area in Madrid

You will be in Madrid to Experience Black Friday, the big shopping day before

Christmas.

The cost of this trip is ONLY 103 Euros for members

click here to register for this trip

2) 4 Day Gibraltar Christmas Shopping Trip

The Hotel is located close to the sea front.

There will be 2 days for shopping in Gibraltar, on Friday 25th (Black

Friday) and Saturday 26th of November.

Here you will find the normal English High Street shops like Marks and

Spencer etc.

The coach will take you to Gibraltar on the 2 days and return in time for

your evening meal

The total cost of this trip is ONLY 117 Euros for members.

click here to register for this trip

3) 4 Day Shopping Trip to Barcelona

You will have free time for shopping or what ever you wish to do

during your stay.

You will be in Barcelona to Experience Black Friday, the big shopping day

before Christmas

The price of this trip is ONLY 207 Euros for members.

click here to register for this trip

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Travel and events planned for you.

The following is our Travel calendar for the 2016-2017 year. Please look

at this and any in BLUE are live on the website registration

2016-2017 Timetable of Visits & Events:

Trips in BLUE are now open for booking on our website.

October 2016 - El Rincon de Ademuz (waiting list)

October 2016 - Make a Smile’ Farm Visit

November 2016 - Xativa Castle and Beer Tasting.

November 24th - 3 x Christmas Shopping options:

December 2016 - Christmas Dinner / Dance.

January 2017 - Shopping Trip – La Zenia , Cancelled.

February 2017 - Valencian Monasteries Adventure.

March 2017 - Historic Tour of Sagunto and the Caves of

San Josep.

April 2017 - Historic Tour of Murcia or Shopping IKEA

May 2017 - Albufera & local Valencia Chocolate Factory

May 2017 - 4 or 6 day to Rioja & Ribera del Duero.

June 2017 - Summer Dinner & Dance Extravaganza

Please remember that as we work in collaboration with Gandia Tours of

Moraira all members are eligible (with confirmation via our V.P.) for a

10% discount on advertised prices. This also means that we do not need

to guarantee the operator a minimum number of participants and clearly

means that as long as Gandia Tours do not cancel the tour, we are all

guaranteed it will take place.

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Report on the Line Dancers Country and

Western evening.

U3A Line Dancers would like to thank you for all your support at our

Country Western Dance evening held at El Cid on Saturday the 24th of

September. The Line Dancers from Denia donated 60€ to the event

and we raised a total of 335.50 €uros, which we will donate to the Make

a Smile Charity. We all experienced a truly great night with music

organized by John Sandham. John is our Line Dancing Teacher at the

Group sessions on Monday Mornings these are held at CPC in Oliva and

everyone is invited to join us. For more information please contact Betty

at :- line-dancing@u3a-oliva.org

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The following is a newspaper report on the cheque we presented to the

Make a Smile Charity. This money was raised from the raffle at our U3A

Summer Party held at the Moli Canyar restaurante at the end of June.

The total raised from the raffle was 525 €uros A very big thank you goes

to everyone who purchased raffle tickets on the night.

The following is an email I received from Tony Grande

the Ambassador for the Make a Smile Charity, following our visit on the

15th of September.

Hi Mick

Just a few lines to say it was lovely to see you guys today at Relleu and a

very big thank you to all the U3A members for their fantastic donation of

€525. Sorry if I got a little emotional its just things are a little difficult at

the moment and hard to keep on top of the needs for so many children

and your generous donation came as a very welcome helping hand but a

total surprise. I will get Lucy to forward you a receipt in the morning, a

very big thank you once again and looking forward to seeing you all on

the 16th.

Very best regards, Tony

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Vacancy for a Groups Co-ordinator

We are urgently seeing a member who feels he or she could fill the

position of Groups Co-ordinator. Unfortunately our present Co-ordinator

Rosa has found it necessary due to personal circumstances to step down

from this important position.

We are looking for a person who can communicate effectively with

different people and have good organisational skills. The ability to speak

Spanish is a big advantage.

The Group Co-ordinators responsibilities are,

(1). to communication with Group Leaders,

(2). organising venues for group activities and

(3). along with the assistant Groups Co-ordinator answer emails from

Group Leaders and Members. You do not have to become a committee

member but this would be an advantage as this will aid effective

communication between yourself and the committee and help solve any

problems that may arise far more effectively and quickly.

Training and effective ongoing backup will be given to the successful

person.

I would ask all interested members to please contact me on:

vice-president@u3a-oliva.org to arrange a meeting or seek more

information. This is an important position within our U3A and we wish to

fill it as quickly as possible.

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A Message from our Almoner

Did you know that U3A Oliva can offer help to members in temporary

difficulty due to ill health or accident? As part of our policy of self-help

and sharing, we have an Almoner who keeps a register of members

willing to assist with the loan of medical equipment or with translation,

dog walking, shopping, hospital visits etc.

This is not a substitute for the usual emergency and social services, but

the kind of help that we would receive from family if they were closer.

We need to update the list of equipment and helpers. If you can assist

with either, please email almoner@u3a-oliva.org . This is also the

address to use if you need help.

For more information please visit the ‘caring and sharing’ page on

the ‘Members’ tab of the U3A website. (You will need to be logged

in as this is for members only).

email the Almoner on:- almoner@u3a-oliva.org

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This is a personal request as Vice President

If any member can assist me in identifying possible speakers for our

Monthly Meetings, during this coming U3A year, I would ask you to

contact me at vice-president@u3a-oliva.org or on 634453459. I am very

interested to here from you and please remember that your help

is invaluable at all times and especially in identifying new speakers and

topics. All your help will undoubtedly prove to be a great benefit to our

meetings and members. Thank you.

CAR SHARING, We have a number of members who find it difficult to attend Meetings or

Groups due to the fact they can not drive and do not always live local to

Oliva. If it is possible for you to assist in collecting and transporting a

member local to yourself, to a meeting and back home, would you please

contact me at the email address at the bottom of this newsletter. Please

include your location and telephone number. Thanking you in advance.

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS,

At the present time we have a number of members email addresses that

are disabled or unsubscribed. This causes a problem when we need to

contact you or you wish to register for a trip etc. Can I ask, if you know

of any member who is not receiving The Voice or normal emails, to have

them contact our webmaster and ask for their email address to be

reinstated. Likewise if you know of any member who is registered with a

non genuine email address, again I would ask you to contact them and

ask them to register a genuine email address with our webmaster so he

can amend their profile.

Thank you for your time in reading this edition, our November issue of The

Voice will be with you on the 15th of November.

Mick.

Vice President :- vice-president@u3a-oliva.org or

tele :- 634453459