Save the posidonia

TEULADA MORAIRA Coun­ cil has launched a new campaign to raise awareness about the importance of protecting and preserving the posidonia oceánica seagrass.

‘No son algas, es posidonia’ (‘It is not seaweed, it is posidonia’) hopes to involve both residents and visitors in caring for the local marine ecosystem.

The posidonia plays a vital role all along the Mediterranean coast and can be found both on the bottom of the sea and on the shoreline, where it traps CO2, generates oxygen and provides vital shelter for other species.

“These fields of posidonia are responsible for keeping our seawater clean and transparent, as well as housing entire ecosystems that make our beaches a paradise to live in and which everyone wants to visit,” declared a town hall spokesperson during the presentation of the new posters.

The posters read: “It is an endemic species of the Mediterranean Sea. It produces important areas of oxygen. It is the largest living species in the world. It can create meadows up to eight kilometres long. It keeps seawater clean and transparent.”

By Publicity Officer Ian Rogerson

MORE than 60 Javea U3A members enjoyed another great Dining Out eveningthis time at the beautiful Bacchus restaurant.

The event was organised by Dining Out group leaders Alan Guest and Linda Coughlin and once again was voted a massive success.

Members were also grateful to restaurant owner Milena and her staff for the excellent service.

• AGM

Javea U3A P resident Claude Grealy was unanimously reelected at the association’s annual meeting along with the rest of the serving committee: Vice President Krystyna Stefancyzk, Secretary Margaret March, Treasurer Sally Rush, Groups Coordinator Mike Frost, and Membership Secretary Henrik Rasmussen.

Charity was also a big winner at the AGM, attended by over 60 U3A members at Casa de la Cultura in the old town. The U3A’s nominated charity of the year, Todos Juntos Javea, were presented with a giant cheque for €3,592, raised by members during the year.

Todos Juntos representatives Jean Halse and Anne Joyce were handed the cheque by the U3A P resident Claude and Treasurer