U3A Vall del Pop used the occasion of the Annual General Meeting, on Thursday 3rd March at the Polivalent Murla, to make donations to four local charities. From their fundraising throughout 2021 the Goodwill Team gave euro 400 to each of three local charities, which had been selected by the members at the Christmas GA.
Time flies, when we are having fun, and here I am reporting about our Ladies At Lunch group again.
Last Thursday when the weather was just right, Jacintha organised a Keep Fit session in the beautiful gardens of Castell de la Solana in Alcalali. What a beautiful setting for this event. 32 people turned up and were certainly put through their paces with stretching and flow movements, to some very popular tunes. So saving a little breath, most of us managed to sing along, creating a really enjoyable atmosphere.
Last Thursday, 3rd February, we were enthralled by Peter Atkinson’s talk about the life and buildings of Antoni Gaudi, the non-conformist Catalan modernism architect. Gaudi was born in Reus, near Tarragona, in 1852 and when he graduated from the Barcelona School of Architecture in 1878 his Professor asked the question “Genius or Mad Man”, as he was unwilling to comply with the architectural standards of the time. His principle objections were to the adoption of ‘flying buttresses’, to provide structural support, and a reliance on gothic and circular arches, arguing that ‘parabolic arches’, the shape of a hanging chain necklace, gave an opportunity for more slender structures. He was also not keen on the standard form of design presentation, plans/elevations/sections, and preferred 3D drawing formats and constant changes as works progressed.
The Ladies at Lunch group kick started the New Year off with a visit to the El Quijote restaurant in Orba, on Tuesday, 18th January 2022.