U3A Oliva – U3A Oliva

Welcome to the U3A Oliva

We are a friendly branch of the world-wide U3A organisation, whose purpose is to provide activities for those in their ‘Third Age’ – after education and full-time employment.

For more information about the U3A and Oliva, click on the About Us page in the menu.

We run many groups, from Ambling to Yoga – simply go to the Groups page on the menu above to find out more information. Please note, members taking part in group activities do so entirely at their own risk and are responsible for their own insurance cover.

We are always happy to meet new members, so if you are interested in joining us, please don’t hesitate to contact our Membership Secretary here, or visit one of our groups.

What's coming up this month...

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Hover over the day to see what is happening!

To renew your membership, sign in and go to the members page. Click on the 'Renew' button.

U3A Monthly Quiz – October 2023!

Hi everyone,

I hope you have all enjoyed your summer break and are suitably refreshed to resume the intellectual stimulus of the U3A Quiz!

The next quiz will be at Bar Pelut on the 16^th of October 2023 and will be presented by myself. The second Monday is the normal date but it´s a fiesta day so it´s a week later.

The poster and registration form including menu choices is now on the U3A website for you to complete at your convenience.

It would assist me greatly if you could submit the entries and registrations by Friday the 13^th of October 2023 at the latest.

I look forward to seeing you all on the 16^th of October 2023 for what I hope will be a very entertaining quiz.

Regards

Terry Calpin

U3A Quiz Co-ordinator

OUR BOOK CHOICE FOR OCTOBER IS THE TREES BY Percival EVERETTS

This is a difficult book to read but one that is very pertinent for recent history in the USA

Percival Everett’s The Trees is a page-turner that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of Money, Mississippi. When a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, they meet expected resistance from the local sheriff, his deputy, the coroner, and a string of racist White townsfolk. The murders present a puzzle, for at each crime scene there is a second dead body: that of a man who resembles Emmett Till.

The detectives suspect that these are killings of retribution, but soon discover that eerily similar murders are taking place all over the country. Something truly strange is afoot. As the bodies pile up, the MBI detectives seek answers from a local root doctor who has been documenting every lynching in the country for years, uncovering a history that refuses to be buried. In this bold, provocative book, Everett takes direct aim at racism and police violence, and does so in fast-paced style that ensures the reader can’t look away. The Trees is an enormously powerful novel of lasting importance from an author with his finger on America’s pulse.

Please contact books@u3aoliva.org if you would like to join our group

The 10^th of October

Sees the start amblers winter season.

Whilst it is still hot and sweaty I felt it appropriate to delay the start of the ambling season to hopefully a more comfortable and less punishing temperature. Hence the late start this year.

Our first amble of the season will be Bellus. A very pleasant and shaded riverside walk set among rolling hills and farm lands.

If you wish to join us on this or any of our subsequent ambles please e-mail me to be included on our fortnightly mailing list.

Full details of the Bellus amble will be mailed out shortly.

amblers@u3aoliva.org

Come along for an evening of joy!

There will be an opportunity to book your ticket at the Pensionistas cafe between 12.00 & 14.00 on Monday and Tuesday 18th/19th, at the special reduced price of only 12€pp to enjoy this wonderful evening’s entertainment with acts from a number of local choral and acting groups.

If you would like to lead a group, click HERE

Join our members only Facebook Group

Oliva Weather