University of the 3rd Age Axarquia

U3A Latest News

  • Our first meeting of the year will be at Media Caña on Monday January 26th 11am . Norma is presenting ‘ Great Women in History ‘.

    Steve Green ( our Speaker from Rotherham) is doing the February Talk on the 23rd. It will be ‘War or the Worlds, man versus nature’. He is being careful not to give too much away!!!

    Lorraine has sent out the January activities to members. I’ll just remind you of Table Games every Tuesday at Mena Golf, Laguna Beach,  Torrox Costa.  Also the U3A Coffee Morning ,at Mena Golf  11am, on Jan 29th. 

    See you soon, 

    Fond regards, Sue 

  • Please note, we are now accepting payments for 2026. If you can ensure you pay your group leaders by February 20th. If you wish to become a member but have not attended any of the groups yet, or are not living in Spain fulltime, please contact us via the Subscribe button on the Website.

    Please note, once you receive your Membership card, please carry it with you to every group you attend, especially in the early months, as many members belong to several different groups and it will save group leaders asking you if you have paid if you can just show your card when you arrive.

    We look forward to seeing you all in the coming months.

  • Please note that the Munch Bunch will be on January 22nd, and NOT on the 15th as previously advertised.

  • Table games -held every Tuesday of the month at Mena Golf, Laguna Beach – 1pm for a 1-30pm start – just turn up or contact Judy. This is a very popular group.

     Munch Bunch – This month’s meeting will take place on Thursday January 15th at 1pm. Patagonia & Ole, Nerja. If you want any information on this group please contact Norma

    Writers Workshop -these will be held on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month.   Contact Norma to go onto her waiting list as this group is fully subscribed at the moment.

    Discussion Group – held on the 2nd Friday of the month at Media Caña, Penocillo at 11am. Contact Gerry. This group covers all sorts of topics, usually concerning worldwide news, but we try to find lighter topics too. Next meeting will be December 12th at the above venue. 

    History Group – We shall be meeting on Monday 26th January.  Usual time of 11am at Media Cana. Norma Masip will be giving a talk on Great Women in History. All welcome.

    Meditation Group – held on the1st and 3rd Saturday of each month online 18.00hrs CET.   Contact Ewa Celinska for more information.

    Monthly Meal Deal- held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Various venues. All welcome but must contact Judy to reserve a place.   The idea is to stick to the Menu del Dia of the chosen restaurants. This month’s restaurant is Ferrara, El Morche at 1pm.  A basic menu del Dia costs €13 including a tip. Please contact Judy Milner before the end of next week as she will need your food choices.

    Lecture/Presentation Group – Next meeting will be held on Wednesday 21st January at Media Cana at 11am. It will be a travelogue of 3 days in Bangladesh plus photos, given by Norma Masip.

    Book Club/Reading group – held on the last Wednesday of the month at Bar Chiki at 11am in Algarroba Costa.   Please contact Robert Skippon (Skip). This group starts up again on 28th January. The book this month will be A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.

    Coffee Morning

    This is a group designed to get members together informally over a drink, to meet each other for a chat. It will be held on the last Thursday of the month. This months meeting will be January 29th at Mena Golf at 11am. At least one member of the committee will attend to meet and greet old and new members.

    Petanca Group – this new group will be held at Laguna Beach Urbanisation on Thursday 29th January at 10-30am. Ian Butcher will be leading it, and it is open to anyone wanting to play. All abilities welcome. It would be advisable to bring your own boules, but if you want to try before you buy, there will be a limited amount available to play with. For further information on starting time contact Ian

    Art Group – Sadly, this group will not be able to meet in January as the venue we use is closing for a well-deserved holiday for its staff. Therefore, our next Meeting will not be until February 4th.  We usually run weekly, 2-4pm at La Azotea, the old Bio Beach Bar in El Morche. The group will be led by Jeanne Etherington. This group is open to all abilities, from experienced artists to complete beginners. If you have ever looked at a painting and thought ‘I wish I could do that’, then come along and have a go. You can bring your own projects, or we have some supplies we can let you use. The main aim of the group is to bring folk together with a similar interest. No one will be made to take a certain path, we will all have our own style, and we want folk to explore it in an organic way. Please contact Jean for further information.

    Craft Group – In Abeyance until further notice.

    Mahjong 

    This group will be starting again on the 8th January and is being run by one of our members, Ramon Alvarez de Lara. He is very keen on growing this group and will be running it weekly on a Thursday morning at Mena Golf, Laguna Beach, 10am-1pm. If you would like any more information, contact Ramon 

    Photography

    Unfortunately this new group will have to be put into abeyance due to sudden health issues. Steve Clark apologises profusely, but these things happen as we are all getting older. Once he is back in full health, he will be in touch. Get better soon Steve, our thoughts are with you

  • Hello everyone and a healthy, happy and prosperous 2026 to you all. Much has happened in 2025 for our organisation, much of which was very positive. I am hoping this will continue in the same vein into 2026. My immediate concern is to increase our membership to, at least, 200 by the year end. Can I ask each member to recruit at least 1 new member during the year? With yearly subs at €5 there is insufficient income to meet the needs of the organisation, now or into the future. Our new Website, U3Ax.com, will be launched on the 12th January. 500 A5 leaflets are also available for recruitment purposes via group leaders. In addition, membership cards no longer carry the year. Group leaders will be asked to write the year on the back of the cards once the payment has been received. If you have any doubts or anxiety about the future of our U3A Axarquia rest assured your committee remain fully committed to its future, enjoy the journey with us. Mike Bowen

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