After our long summer break it was great to see so many members, old and new, at our September General Assembly. We have been approaching for a while our informal target of having 100 people in the room and this time we finally broke through and reached 105.

Tuesday 20th May saw 120 u3a members, Paws supporters and friends gather in our garden for a quintessentially English afternoon tea on a rather hotter than English day!

The charity Jalon Valley Help (JVH) was originally formed over 25 years ago to buy Ambulances but as you now know there is a system in place and that is no longer necessary. What is necessary and a fundamental part of the service to the community is the provision of medical beds, mobility aids and equipment such as hoists to provide a hospital in the home.

We have recently enjoyed some wonderful events and trips, as reported elsewhere in this newsletter, and have much more to look forward to: including the Party in the Pak at Los Arcos on 19 June and our summer dinner dance at the beautiful Vall del Pop restaurant in Lliber on 29 June. A few tickets are still available for both events; in case you have not already signed up!

On 8th May 81 of our u3a members celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE day at our General Assembly. The hall was bedecked with red, white and blue bunting, decorations and flowers, the tables were adorned with red and white plants, fine bone china cups, a table quiz about WW2 and copies of black and white photos from the era.

We went to the beautiful city of Valencia for the day.  Leaving a cool and rather damp Jalon at 8 o’clock to travel in a comfortable coach, we had the best part of 6 hours to explore the city as we wished.