Category: Weekly Newsletter
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Donation to Todos Juntos Javea – Dec 2023
We handed a cheque for 550€ to Jean Halse of Todos Juntos Javea, who said that the money would be used to purchase sleeping bags for homeless people in Javea who are under the care of Project4All based in Benitachell. … Read more
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Global connections through music this Christmas 2023 – some YouTube videos with a difference
On Thursday, December 21st, Chris shared video clips which reflect our shared humanity through music – sometimes in unexpected ways! Carols with interesting origins Gabriel’s Message” or “The angel Gabriel from heaven came”How many people realise that this … Read more
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We have moved – Christmas opening!
On Thursday 14th December we shared some topical YouTube videos at our new location in the Jávea School of Bridge and Social Club. More information about this session can be found in Chris B-Js post. If you have not … Read more
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Carols with Global connections and moving musical moments
This Thursday, December 21st Chris will show some videos of carols which have international and historical links – some obvious, some less so. Do you know of any carols which have an interesting history? We’ll also search YouTube to see … Read more
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Welcome to our new premises – Christmas ads and YouTube favourites (plus a bit of Christmas cheer)
On Thursday 14th December we inaugurated our new home at the Jávea School of Bridge premises in the Centro Comercial La Plaza with a critique of some of the TV ads this year, and a selection of members’ favourite YouTube … Read more
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Closure – Thursday 7 December
Due to the need to vacate the premises at Dance Cafe we will be closed on Thursday to allow the Committee time to sort out our equipment and rationalise what we need to take to our new location. … Read more
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Where do you get your news in November 2023?
With the world becoming ever more polarised and unstable, we revisited this topic we last discussed in 2021. Here are the previous notes updated to reflect today’s reality. The introductory paragraphs hold true today – and will hold true tomorrow … Read more
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Where do you get your news in November 2023?
Back in 2021 (so long ago!) we discussed where people sourced their news. Since then, the world has changed a lot. It has become more polarised, with major wars and civil unrest. AI and fake news pervades the internet. Who … Read more
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Downloading music from YouTube to play offline
Most people use Spotify to stream their music – https://open.spotify.com However, you have to sign up for an account to use it and a Premium (paid subscription) account to listen without adverts and to be able to download tracks. https://support.spotify.com/us/article/listen-offline/… Read more
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Using YouTube and a free MP3 converter to find and save music for playing offline.
This Thursday, November 23rd, we’ll look around YouTube to find music to download and play offline. YouTube is home to loads of music stored as videos. Its search algorithms are pretty good at finding what you are looking for as … Read more