Torrevieja U3A were treated to an extremely interesting and entertaining talk from Ignacio Marcos Ramon (Nacho) a Civil Engineer with RENFE, who spoke about the railways in Spain and in particular, about the new high-speed train line.
Of particular interest was how the engineers managed to resolve the considerable problems of putting in a new train line under Valencia, where just 6m below the surface you hit water, and going round waterfalls and a major motorway. Some fantastic feats of engineering have gone into this project. Having shown us a picture of the new AVE trains, Nacho was happy to tell us that they have been christened ‘the Duck’ because of the shape of the front of the trains! Having cut the journey time to Madrid to 2h 20 mins and with some excellent discounts available, a day trip is now certainly on the cards for us.
Rosario Martínez Chazarra, Councillor for Citizenship & Youth, and Inma Montesinos Pérez, Councillor for the Elderly, Third Age, Statistics & Census, also came along to the meeting with a team from the Torrevieja Padron Office to talk about the importance of registering on the Padron, as this can affect the funding a town receives and as both resident and non-residents we all make use of the facilities on offer in Spain
Whilst Rosario was on the stage we also pressed her into service to present Bob Hill, our former Chairman, with his new badge of office, which she was very happy to do. Bob has been appointed as the first U3A Ambassador to the Torrevieja Cultural Committee. We did, however, stress to the members that we had disappointed Bob somewhat by telling him a limo with flags was not provided with the role!
So once again another well-attended and busy meeting. Our next meeting is on Monday 25 November. Doors open at 10.00 a.m. and our speaker will be Francisco Morales, Guardia Civil Officer, who is talking about driving in Spain. Membership renewals for 2014 start at the meeting too. For further information about the U3A please visit our comprehensive website www.torreviejau3a.org or just come along to the next meeting; (at the CMO Building near Las Habaneras Commercial Centre) you can be assured of a warm welcome.
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