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NEWS IN SPANISH

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Wow, what a lovely October we had weatherwise, may it last into November. Hope you all enjoyed Halloween.

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GASP PRODUCTION

MABS MUSICAL

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Last month Gasp, Gran Alacant theatre group, put on two evenings of enjoyable entertainment at the Life Resort, thanks to all who were involved. This month we have on Gran Alacant MABS Cancer Support group holding their Christmas get together and table top sale at Molly Malones, also early November they are holding their Crazy Musicals show at Vivaldi, both dates and times can be found in the magazine. Looking for where to go for Christmas and/or new year in the Gran Alacant area. Some of our advertisers are already pointing you in their direction. There should be even more in our December advertiser. Time to plan your festive break. On page 48 you will see details of English speaking films at the Santa Pola cinema.

Have a good month Sandra & Barry Our little dog from the front cover has hidden herself away in the magazine, can you find her? Last month she was on page 55 at the GASP rehearsals.

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We at your Gran Alacant Advertiser continue to bring you all of the news, including that from our Gran Alacant Councillor, Loreto Cascales, as we have since May 2005. It is our perogative at the magazine, NOT to update this 2005 picture, as we all looked a great deal younger!!! For our meeting at the Town Hall, we were met by a very upset Loreto. She had just finished meeting a Spanish lady, struggling to survive financially. A discussion followed about the number of people in this awful situation through no fault of their own. Town Halls in Spain, do help where they can, but of course they also have budget problems. So many of us could afford to help. Any food parcels, clothes or childrens toys, can be taken to the library on Gran Alacant, or to the local Red Cross, where they are collected to distribute in the area. In fact the library do not now fine for the late return of books, but ask for a fine in the way of food or toys. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yet another scam, emailed to us below

hi barry and sandra, thought this may help your readers. friday 28th of september I was taken in by three women who claimed that I had booked them to clean my casa pushed past me and entered my house. They then used my mop and bucket showing me what they thought I had not understood. This was a scam. After I repeatedly said in broken spanish that they had the wrong house the older women started saying pee pee and helped herself to the use of my toilet. They kissed and hugged me saying wrong casa, sorry sorry sorry, then, needless to say departed with my purse containing lots of important things, bank cards, telephone numbers and copy of passport, mail box keys, money ect ect ect. Two local police and four gardia were in my house within seven and a half minutes. May I also say it was not a drugs raid or a terrorist attack as supposed by local people. I would like to thank all my friends both Spanish and English for all their support and offers of help. Although I lost some faith in human nature I know my friends who are good people, will rebuild it. Please be very aware. JEAN REITERBUND. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Gran Alacant Advertiser, The Gran Alacant Evangelical Tabernacle (Gran Alacant Church) (GAC) (http://www.GranAlacantChurch.org) has evolved into an anti-Catholic, anti-Christmas, anti-image and anti-intellectual sectarian cult under the dictates of leader Pino Cinquemani. Jesus Loves People (JLP) (http://www.helig.com) has evangelised in Gran Alacant, Santa Pola and Alicante during the past decade. In August 2013, it became apparent that the small church community (GAC) that I had personally supported during some years, had evolved into a sectarian Christian cult of sorts. In hindsight, I do regret my previous support to that church community, as the evangelism through JLP is today misconceived locally as associated with that sectarian cult, by logo style semblances. Reciprocally, Jesus Loves People (JLP) (http://www.helig.com) and Gran Alacant Evangelical Tabernacle (GAC) (http://www.GranAlacantChurch.org) want no association to each other. The substance of disagreement can be read online here: http://kyrkor.be/Gran-Alacant-Church-of-Pino-Cinquemani.pdf Best regards, Torsten NenzĂŠn

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MABS Cancer Support Group in Gran Alacant will be having their Christmas Get-together and Table Top Sale on Tuesday 26th November between 2.00 - 5.00p.m. at Molly Malone's which is on the Carabassi

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Restaurant Strip in Gran Alacant. The new owners have kindly agreed to host this event for us. It is a good opportunity to meet our Volunteers and learn more about us whilst enjoying a coffee or tea and a mince pie, first ones as before are free! There will be the usual Raffle and items for sale to help raise money. We will be putting up our Posters and distributing our leaflets nearer the time. We look forward to seeing you. If you need to contact us please ring Jan Wright 966 697 754 or Angela Knapman 965 060 182 - Co-ordinators. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------An application for a grant has been asked for, for the renovation of the bridge that crosses the N332 and gives access and exit to Gran Alacant. " For now," the mayor asserted," there is no danger of collapse in the near future, but we want to fix the entire bridge. Renovation will cost around 600,000 euro which hopefully will be raised by the government subsidy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On page 54 is the poster for the big M.A.B.S. show being held in November. This is always one of the highlights of the year, with many local people taking part. -----------------------------------You may remember a few months ago, a reader asked if we could get a bus stop shelter placed between the church and the fountain roundabout. This has now happened. The picture right shows the location of the shelter. ------------------------------------

An email to us

Hi Sandra & Barry, A follow up to your feature on rubbish bins last month. I believe the rubbish disposal system here is very good, but it is let down by 'eejits'. Living close to a rubbish bin I'm constantly aware of the problems The 'eejits' who can get their rubbish bag in the rough direction of the bin, but not actually in it! This encourages other 'eejits' to put their rubbish on top. The 'eejits' who leave great piles of garden rubbish by the bin which encourages other 'eejits' to dump all manner of rubbish on top. The 'eejits' who stuff enormous objects (large cardboard boxes, water heaters etc) into the bin. These are reluctant to leave the bin - they get jammed up - and cause the driver to make a horrendous noise as he crashes the bin up & down to free the object. The 'eejits' who cannot operate the bin without making a noise like WW111 - a bit wearing all day & a real treat at 6am! The 'totters' who arrive all day & night in rattling old vans, leave the van running whilst they dismantle the contents of the bin, spilling much of it on the road. This is not an absolute list of offenders - there are others! Santa Pola operate a back up system of a person in a small van who comes around to solve the problems caused by the 'eejits'. Unfortunately, they seem to think the offenders are the residents living close to the bins and in clearing up slam the bin lid at least ten times! The bins look as though they are reaching the end of their lives. Can we have some quiet replacement bins please Loreto? 'Eejits' please show some more respect. Chris

Summed up brilliantly Chris

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HELP!! I am returning to the U.K in the new year I need homes for 4 cats all neutered bout 5 or 6 years old, if I can’t find homes I will have to have them put to sleep as I would hate to think they were having to fend for themselves on the streets as they have never had to. please contact Jenny 966910554 or 622103539 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hi Barry & Sandra I have just received an email of a notice via our administrative office, from the Police Local. It is in Spanish but I could make out that they are getting tough on garden waste being dumped at the bins, and imposing large fines if seen doing this. This is a massive problem at the top of G.A where all the properties have gardens. What are you supposed to do with it ? I know there's a place in Santa Pola where they take it, but if you have no car, or a small car, you couldn't get it there. Where I live in England, the council provides large bags for 'green waste' which they collect every week with the other recyclable materials, for composting, then used in the parks. ( In Spain it obviously all goes to landfill, ultimately producing methane, a 'greenhouse gas'). Could you ask Loreto when you next see her, if it would be possible to provide bins for garden waste, as they do for other materials at the rubbish bins? This would not have to be mixed with the general rubbish and so not go to landfill, but put in an area to compost, maybe after shredding the larger bits, then used for mulch by the Parks Dept. for plants ? This would be better for the environment and the local would be a lot tidier! With best wishes Rose

A rough translation of the police letter

We received the following e- mail of Police of Santa Pola , reporting : " Good morning , I AM THE LOCAL POLICE OFFICER OF SANTA POLA , MANAGER OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE MUNICIPAL AND INPUT OREDENANZAS OF THEM THE CITIZENS LIVING IN THE PUBLIC SPACE . FROM THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF SAID ORDINANCE, NOTING THE PROLIFERATION COMES INCREASINGLY, BY SOME NEIGHBORS OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, THE DEPOSIT IN THE STREET NEAR WASTE CONTAINERS. THE TRIMMINGS FROM PRIVATE GARDENS HOUSING OR THE DEPOSIT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES IS FORBIDDEN. PUNISHMENT BEING €750 FINE. THERE IS A PROPER PLACE FOR THIS GARDEN RUBBISH LOCATED AT THE END OF THE AVD. SCANDINAVIA BESIDE THE NATIONAL RADIO ANTENNA ESPAÑAEN WORKS DEPARTMENT CITY. Based on the above, please take precautions appropriate to avoid any incident pernicious to the Community .

It has been noticed by the Town Hall, just how many are helping to tidy up around our bins by depositing their garden rubbish at the specific site made available at the top of the GA hill, or cut up the cuttings, put them into bags and then place in the rubbish bins. This site is marked on our GA map.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On the 22d October the British Conulate visited Santa Pola to hold a meeting at the local theatre, to talk to all of the uk speaking people about living out here in Spain. We hope to have news on the talk, next month. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Because of the continual dog mess accumulating by the school, an area has been fenced off to give a no mans distance bewtween the school and the dog mess. Pity the police cannot be more active. Talk about after the horse (dog) has bolted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Why is the new market area still waiting to happen??? This facility is being built and organised by central Government, not our Town Hall. But....our GO TO PAGE 10 Town Hall are seeing things being done which they are not happy

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with, so they are continually intervening and will not take over the site until they are happy with all that is being done. This is why there is no finish date. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As our front cover shows, large numbers turned up on the Gran Alacant Commercial Centre car park for all of the running events named after local runner Abel Anton. Over 500 participated in the 10km run in and around Gran Alacant. Raul Martinez, Abel Anton 's nephew, completed the 10.5 kilometer circuit in a time of 35 minutes and 43 seconds, 17 seconds ahead of Juan Jose Martinez, and over a minute before Felix Cuesta, who were second and third. There were events for 10km athletes all the way through to running events for the youngsters. After the events, some of the children took the opportunity to pose with Anton.

Photo supplied by Town Hall photographer Jos茅 Juan L贸pez

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Cuando nos encontramos con Loreto para nuestra reunión mensual, nos comentó sobre la mala situación económica de muchas familias de Santa Pola. El Ayuntamiento ayuda donde puede, pero también tienen problemas presupuestarios. Los que sí podemos ayudar: cualquier tipo de comida, ropas o juguetes se pueden llevar a la librería de Gran Alacant o a la Cruz Roja, donde se recogen las donaciones y se reparten por la zona. De hecho en la biblioteca han cambiado la forma de sancionar los libros que se devuelven tarde; ahora piden una donación en forma de comida o juguetes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nos han enviado un email comentándonos sobre un timo: Hola Sandra y Barry, Espero que esto ayude a alguno de sus lectores. El viernes 28 de Septiembre entraron en mi casa tres mujeres que decían que yo les había llamado para limpiar mi casa, me empujaron y entraron a mi casa. Yo les dije repetidas veces que se habían equivocado de casa, la más mayor me pidió ir al baño. Se fueron dándome besos y abrazos diciéndome que se habían equivocado de casa… no tengo ni que decir que se fueron con mi bolso, que contenía todas las tarjetas, móvil, pasaporte, llaves y dinero. En cuestión de 7 minutos tenía a la policía local y a la guardia civil en mi casa. Me gustaría agradecer a mis amigos (tanto españoles como ingleses) por toda su ayuda y apoyo. Por favor, tengan cuidado. Jean Reiterbund. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Estimados Gran Alacant Advertiser, La Iglesia de Gran Alacant (GAC) se ha convertido en una Iglesia anti-católica, anti-navidad, anti-imagen y anti-intelectual, más bien una secta dirigida por Pino Cinquemani. Jesus Loves People (JLP) (Jesús Ama a las Personas) lleva muchos años evangelizando en Gran Alacant, Santa Pola y Alicante. En Agosto de 2013, me di cuenta de que la Iglesia de Gran Alacant (GAC), a quienes yo había apoyado durante unos años, se había convertido en una secta cristiana. Me arrepiento del apoyo que di a esa comunidad, y ahora soy miembro del JLP. Recíprocamente, las dos Iglesias (JLP y GAC) no quieren que se les asocie. Pueden leer online las razones de su desacuerdo: http://kyrkor.be/Gran-Alacant-Church-of-Pino-Cinquemani.pdf Saludos cordiales, Torsten Nenzén (Estos puntos de vista no necesariamente son compartidos por Gran Alacant Advertiser ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MABS (Grupo de apoyo para el Cancer) se va a reunir el 26 de Noviembre de 14h a 17h en el Pub Irlandés Molly Malones (C.C.Carabasi). Los dueños de Molly Malones han decidido apoyarnos y nos han prestado el local para el evento. Es una buena oportunidad para conocer a nuestros voluntarios, tomar un café, participar en la rifa y comprar artículos en el mercadillo de segunda mano. Toda la recaudación irá para una buena causa.

Les esperamos. Si necesitan contactar con nosotros: Jan Wright 966 697 754 o Angela Kanpman 965 060 182. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------El Ayuntamiento ha solicitado una subvención para la renovación del paso elevado que cruza la n332 con entrada a Gran Alacant. Por ahora, dice el Alcalde, no hay peligro de derrumbe en un futuro próximo, pero queremos arreglar el puente. La renovación costará cerca de 600,000€. On page 56 is the poster for the big M.A.B.S. show being held in November. This is always one of the highlights of the year, with many local people taking part. En la página 56 podrán ver un poster del próximo evento de MABS. El show siempre es un gran éxito, y muchos vecinos de la zona van a participar en él. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Puede que se acuerden de que hace unos meses un lector pedía una parada de autobús cubierta. Ya la han puesto, se puede ver en la carretera que va desde la rotonda de la fuente hacía el Bazar Chino. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hola Barry y Sandra, Quería decir algo sobre el artículo del mes pasado sobre los contenedores: Yo creo que el sistema de recogida es muy bueno, lo único malo son las personas ignorantes y poco colaboradoras. Vivo cerca de un contenedor así que sé exactamente lo que pasa. Hay gente que intenta meter su bolsa de basura dentro del contenedor, pero que no llegan a hacerlo…. De forma que incitan a los demás a amontonar sus bolsas fuera del contenedor. Hay gente que intenta meter dentro de los contenedores objetos y cartones que obviamente son demasiado grandes y cuando llega el camión para vaciarlos, se encuentran con que están atascados y tienen que hacer mucho ruido para poder vaciarlos. Luego están los que hurgan por los contenedores, dejan sus vehículos viejos y ruidosos en marcha mientras sacan todo de los contenedores y gran parte de las veces, dejan todo por la acera. Otra cosa, los contenedores parecen un poco viejas, ya están llegando al final de sus vidas…. Loreto, nos traes unos contenedores nuevos? Si son silenciosos mejor que mejor! Saludos, Chris. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ayuda! Vuelvo a Inglaterra en el año nuevo y necesito encontrar casas para mis 4 gatos, están todos operados y tienen 5 o 6 años. Si no puedo encontrarles casas, tendré que sacrificarlos ya que no quiero dejarles en la calle. Jenny 9966910554 o 622103539 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hola Barry y Sandra, He recibido un email con una nota informative de la policía local. Está en español pero he entendido que están multando a las personas que dejan residuos orgánicos fuera de los contenedores. Este es un problema muy grande en Gran Alacant, donde la mayoría de las propiedades tienen jardines. Se que hay una zona concreta para depositar estos restos, pero si no tienen coche o el coche es pequeño… se complica. ¿Qué se hace en ese caso?

Donde yo vivo en Inglaterra, el Ayuntamiento nos da unas bolsas grandes para meter los residuos y un día determinado a la semana, las pasan a buscar. ¿Puedes preguntarle a Loreto la próxima vez que la veas, si es posible poner unos contenedores para los residuos orgánicos? Estos restos se podrían usar como compost, es una solución beneficiosa para el medio ambiente. Saludos Rose. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hemos recibido el siguiente correo electrónico de la Policía de Santa Pola, informando: " Buenos días, YO SOY EL OFICIAL DE POLICÍA LOCAL DE SANTA POLA , GERENTE DE TODOS LOS ASPECTOS DE LAS OREDENANZAS MUNICIPALES Y DE LOS CIUDADANOS QUE VIVEN EN EL ESPACIO PÚBLICO . DESDE LA ENTRADA EN VIGOR DE LA ORDENANZA digo, observando LA PROLIFERACIÓN DE RESIDUOS GENERADOS POR ALGUNOS VECINOS DE DIFERENTES BARRIOS, el depósito de dichos residuos en la calle cerca de CONTENEDORES. EL DEPÓSITO DE LOS RECORTES DE LOS JARDINES PRIVADOS Y DE LAS COMUNIDADES ESTÁN PROHIBIDOS Y SERÁN SANCIONADOS CON UNA MULTA DE € 750. HAY UN LUGAR ADECUADO PARA LOS RESIDUOS DE JARDÍN, SITUADO AL FINAL DE LA AVD. ESCANDINAVIA AL LADO DE LA RADIO NACIONAL DE ANTENA ESPAÑOLA. Con base en lo anterior, por favor, tomar las precauciones necesarias para evitar cualquier incidencia negativa a la Comunidad. Se ha observado desde el Ayuntamiento una diferencia, están ayudando a limpiar alrededor de nuestros contenedores, depositando la basura de jardín en el lugar específico disponible en la parte superior de la colina GA, o cortando los esquejes, poniéndolas en bolsas y luego colocándolas en los contenedores de basura. Este sitio está marcado en nuestro mapa GA . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------El 22 de Octubre el Consulado Británico llegó a Santa Pola y se reunieron con varios británicos residentes en España. Hablaremos más a fondo sobre el tema el mes que viene. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ya que tenemos continuos problemas con los excrementos de los perros… han decidido vallar una parte del descampado que está al lado del colegio para que haya una parcela sin excrementos. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Por qué el mercadillo no abre? Este proyecto se organizó por el Gobierno Central, no por nuestro Ayuntamiento, pero el Ayuntamiento está viendo que hay cosas que no se están haciendo bien, por lo tanto interfieren con las obras y el procedimiento. Hasta que el Ayuntamiento no esté contento con el proyecto, no se abrirá el mercadillo. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------En nuestra portada pueden ver la foto de la carrera Abel Antó¬n. Un gran número de gente se unió a esta carrera anual. Más de 500 personas participaron en la carrera de 10km de distancia. Raúl Martínez, sobrino de Abel Antón, completó los 10km en un tiempo de 35minutos,43 segundos, 17 segundos más tarde llegó José Martínez y 1minuto más tarde Félix Cuesta. Sandra & Barry

Hi everybody! Just a few words to let you know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on this month., no Moors and Christians parades in November, however there is still something to go and have a look at, the biggest fair in the Costa Blanca that takes place in Cocentaina 1st and 2nd of November, Cocentaina is next to Alcoy, The fair is divided in many areas: medieval, street market, agriculture trade, typical products, food etcâ&#x20AC;Ś

In Elche from 26th October to 3rd of November it will be held the XVIII medieval festival, with plenty of activities, theatre, music. You will be able to find all kind of products there. You will need, at least, half a day to see it all. Fiestas in Benidorm from 8th to 10th with music, fireworks. I suppose you know how we, Spanish people, go to cemetery to take flowers to our lost relatives, even if I am not very fond of this tradition I must admit that day, the first of November, the cemetery becomes an impressive place with all these thousand of flowers. Also there are pilgrimages and local fiestas in La Nucia, Tibi, and Onil. Bye- bye friends.

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FERAL (animals) FRIENDS OF GRAN ALACANT & nearby areas Bank account details: 0073 0100 54 0486406431 Iban ES94, Swift OPENESMM There are many Vet bills/animals in need. You can help by: Sponsor an animal for an amount per month or puntual donations.

Male Tintín´s eye has recovered. Now 4 months old. Tintín, 3 sisters and 3 young ones tamed & There are siamese, loving. gingers, WILL YOU turtoise, white, & tiger-grays. ADOPT ME?? FERAL FRIENDS DOES NOT HAVE A SHELTER. OUR WORK IS TO TRAP FERALS TO STERELIZE THEM AND SAVE & ATTEND THOSE INJURED OR ILL. Due to lack of funds since 2012 We are only attending extreme urgencies. PLEASE DONATE !!

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SOCIAL COMMITMENT TO USE organic products, tyres, oil etc. Colaboration with NGOs involved in road safety

There are coffee shops next to us when waiting for that short job to be carried out. For longer jobs drive your car over to us and we will run you home, and collect you when your car is ready, if in the Gran Alacant area.

MONTEMAR BOWLS AND SOCIAL CLUB (Sponsored by Super Valu) Now October is here the new Winter season has now started and the Matadors, Toreadors and our Winter league teams have all started very well. The first Winter league match was away to Bonalba on Wednesday 9th and we had a very good start, Winning on 3 Rinks Plus the Overall Shots, Pauline Woodfine, Ethal Finan, Tony Finan, Skip Barry Woodfine 24-10. Lynne Armitage, Joan Harding, Danny King, Skip Colin Armitage 24-15. Rowena Good, Janet Gatward, John Cooper, Skip Bill Young 17-13. Shots MonteMar 93 - Bonalba 77. Points MonteMar 8 - Bonalba 4. Tuesday 15th MonteMar played Benitachell in the 20/20 Knockout Cup, This match is played Home and Away at the same time, unfortunately we were up against a very strong team, we won well at Home winning on 3 Rinks and losing on one, but lost all 4 rinks away from home. Winning Rinks at Home were Pairs, Denise Ashberry, Skip Dave Melville 19-17. Trips, Lynne Armitage, Joan Harding, Skip Colin Armitage 17-16. Rinks, Pauline Woodfine, Ethal Finan, Tony Finan, Skip Barry Woodfine 18-14. Points MonteMar 6 - Benitachell 10. Wednesday 16th our Winter League team were at Home to Vistabella, Winning on 2 Rinks plus the Overall Shots. Rowena Good, Janet Gatward, John Cooper, Skip Bill Young 17-10. Denise Ashberry, June Young, Alan Ashberry, Skip Dave Melville 31-10. Shots MonteMar 97 - Vistabella 85. Points MonteMar 6 - Vistabella 6. Friday 18th the Matadors started the Southern League Div (A) with a Home match against San Miguel Jaguars, and not a bad way to start with a Win. Joan Harding, Harry Dobson, Skip Bill Young 19-16. Denise Ashberry, Alan Ashberry, Skip Dave Melville 25-7. Rowena Good, Joe Ridley, Skip Diane Ridley 18-16. Shots Matadors 104 - San Miguel 91. Points Matadors 8 - San Miguel 6. This Friday also saw the Toreadors Div (C) start their Southern League with a trip to Emerald Isle Claymores only losing by the Shots. Pauline Merry, Danny Ridgewell, Skip Chris Merry 22-19. Jenny Pagala, Janet Gatward, Skip John Corbet 18-16. Jan Webster, Bill Webster, Skip Idwal Roberts 22-8 Shots Toreadors 88 - Emerald Isle 117. Points Toreadors 6 - Emerald Isle 8. Monday 21st saw the First match of the SABA League Div (2) and it was between the two MontMar teams Matadors and Toreadors, it promised as local derby's do to be a very tight match and that it was, with two matches going down to the last end, But the Matadors ran out winners by 4 Rinks to 2 Plus the Shots. Matadors, Lynne Armitage, Joan Harding, Skip Colin Armitage 21-18. Sue Kemp, Bill Judd, Skip Brian Zelin 30-16. Keith Simpson, Ethal Finan, Skip Tony Finan 20-18. Janet Charman, Fred Charman, Skip Diane Ridley 22-12. Toreadors, Ken White, Janet Gatward, Skip John Corbet 25-10. Wendy Sheridan, Ian Sheridan, Skip Danny King 21-16. Shots Matadors 119 - Toreadors 110. Points Matadors 10 -Toreadors 4. Wednesday 23rd our Winter League team were at Home to Finca Guila, winning on 4 Rinks plus the Overall Shots. Denise Ashberry, June Young, Alan Ashberry, Skip Dave Melville 18-16. Pauline Woodfine, Ethel Finan, Tony Finan, Skip Barry Woodfine 19-13. Lynne Armitage, Joan Harding, Danny King, Skip Colin Armitage 19-13. Keith Simpson, Sheila Roberts, Fred Charman, Skip Chris Merry 19-15. Shots MonteMar 86 - Finca Guila 74. Points MonteMar 10 - Finca Guila 2. Friday 25th the Matadors were at home to Horadada Royals, Winning on 3 Rinks. Sue Kemp, Brian Zelin, Skip David Eaves 23-6. Joan Harding, Harry Dobson, Skip Bill Young 17-16. Rowena Good, Joe Ridley, Skip Diane Ridley 18-16. Shots Matadors 97 - Horadada 104. Points Matadors 6 - Horadada 8. Also on Friday 25th the Toreadors were away to Vistabella Conquistadors, Winning on 3 Rinks plus the Shots, Pauline Merry, Danny Redgewell, Skip Chris Merry 18-14. Pauline Woodfine, Fred Taylor, Skip Barrie Woodfine 21-7. Simon Morris, Ken Poulson, Skip Danny King 20-6. Shots Toreadors 101 - Vistabella 90. Points Toreadors 8 - Vistabella 6. In the evening we held our Monthly Dinner Dance in the El Rincon Restaurant (next to the bowls green) and as usual a great time was had by everyone, Good Food, Great Company, and very good entertainment, (see picture) The internal Competitions are now on display in the Shed, A big thanks must go to Dave Melville for all his hard work on organizing these Competitions.

For further information about our Bowls and Social Club Please visit us at www.montemarbowls.com or on Facebook. New members are always welcome.

CARABASI COMPLEX ADVERTISERS on pages 22 to 25 Bar 1 Olimpo Casanova Phoenix Molly Malone and Texicano on page 21 The tourist train and the GA shopping bus, both stop outside this complex.

Casanova is the perfect choice for you to enjoy a freshly prepared meal made to our own special recipes. See our board for WINTER SPECIALS. Not forgetting our ever popular Sunday Roast. Full children's menu. Takeaway available. Closed on Mondays Tues - Sat from 5.30pm Open Sunday from 1pm For reservations Tel: 966 697 567 22

AT THE CARABASI COMPLEX

a subsiduary of Olimpo Construction & Reforms. open Mon-Fri 10 am till 1 pm and 4 pm till 8 pm. Open sat mornings 10 till 1

visit our showroom visite nuestra sala de exposici贸n bezoek onze showroom

GREAT SWIMMING POOL PRICE OFFERS

For offers, go to: www.olimpopool.com

you can find us on facebook at Olimpo Construcciones y Reformas

Alex: 669 397 896

Juli谩n: 660 65 18 27

After a tiring day, a commuter settled down in his seat and closed his eyes. As the train rolled out of the station, the young woman sitting next to him pulled out her cell phone and started talking in a loud voice: "Hi sweetheart. It's Sue. I'm on the train." "Yes, I know it's the six thirty and not the four thirty, but I had a long meeting." "No, honey, not with that Kevin from the accounting office. It was with the boss." "No sweetheart, you're the only one in my life".... "Yes, I'm sure, cross my heart!" Fifteen minutes later, she was still talking loudly. When the man sitting next to her had had enough, he leaned over and said into the phone, ... "Sue, hang up the phone and come back to bed."

THE PHOENIX RESTAURANT

The in place to be..... Don and Ann would like to welcome you to our restaurant upstairs next to the ramp at the Carabassi Centro, where our restaurant is your dining room.

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner.

T KFAS Sm 2.95, Burgers, & Chips, Full Evening Menu BREAFish Med 4.25, Omelettes, Toasties Veggie, Kids, Steaks. from 2.25€ Lge 5.95. and much more....... Set price menu @ 10.99€ ed, ly cook - Freshevery Sunday Carvery Sunday from 12.30pm ducts pro glishveg, Help yourself fresh mash, roasties only 7.90€ alltoEn

Winter promotion Cut out this coupon for Free bottle of house wine with every two main course meals purchased

Open Every day

Mon - Fri 10.00am - 2.00pm. Re-open 5.00pm - 10.00pm Sat 10.00am - 10.00pm Sun 10.00am - 8.30pm Tel 966 698 364 for reservations

Live Entertainment every weekend

phone: 0034 722 360 282

Food Every day, inside, or out on the terrace All major sporting events shown on BIG screen

Drinks and food on our terrace Sunday roast , 3 courses menu for €12, 95

Christmas Menu Molly MALONE’S for good food, DRINKS & entertainment

€50 per person

Scottish Wedding At the Scottish wedding reception the D.J. yelled..."Would all married men please stand next to the one person who has made your life worth living." -- The bartender was almost crushed to death.

There is a Mass held at the library on Gran Alacant Every Sunday at 12.30pm DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T FORGET every 3rd Sunday in the month all of the bargain stalls set up on the car park outside the Council Office in GA

BMW 318 coupe silver E.W.E.M. alarm plus lots of extras RHD Spanish plates ITV till March 2014 2,250 Euro ono phone David at 698 418 756

Two

village

idiots

flew

Canada for an adventure.

They chartered a small plane

for a week

to take them into the Rockies hunting moose.

They managed to shoot 6. Loading the

plane to return, the Pilot said the could take only 4 moose.

plane

The two lads objected strongly. "Last year

we shot six. The pilot let us take them all and he had the same plane as yours."

Reluctantly, the pilot gave in and all six

were loaded. The plane took off.

However, while attempting to cross some

mountains even on full power the

little

plane couldn't handle the load and went down.

Miraculously,

bodies, crash.

Paddy

surrounded

and

Mick

moose

survived

the

Climbing out of the wreckage, Paddy

asked Mick, "Any idea where we are?"

Mick replied, "I think we're pretty close to

where we crashed last year."

Welcome to the area of Gran Alacant that includes the Commercial Centre. on the next five pages

As you leave the N332 to come on to Gran Alacant this area is on your right. Our advertisers in this area are:MARITAOS KITCHEN IV upstairs EURONICS/DIGINOVA, HOMEFINDERS, CAFE GLAROS RESTAURANTE PLUS on page 3 GRANNET PLUS Grill Flavour on page 21

The village idiots found 3 hand grenades and decided to take them to the police station. Fred "What if one explodes before we get there?" Jim: "We'll lie and say we only found two!"

SPECIALS from €4.95 to €6.95

3 COURSE MENUS €9.95

SUSHI NOW AVAILABLE

l Open 12.00 till 24.00 everyday. l Phone: 966 699 775. l Our fourth restaurant since 2005 (see GA map in this magazine). l Professional chef, Considerate service, l Quality healthy food. l Take aways l Asian restaurant that is that “little bit different”. l Big venue ideal for Special functions l Menus and prices on our website at:www.maritaoskitchen.com

PROPERTY OF THE MONTH

Urb: Monte y Mar GA0002 Semi-Detached villa with jacuzzi and views over Alicante. Part furnished. 3 beds, 2 baths, 250m2 plot. Open to offers 175,000 euro

Urb: Monte y Mar GA0055 Detached villa with private pool. Un furnished. 3 bed, 2 bath, plot size aprox 640, aircon/ heating and solarium. 310,000 euro

143,000 euro

Urb: Monte y Mar GA0206 Semi-Detached villa with room for a pool. Great views. Furnished, 3 bed, 3 bath, A/C and heating and solar water heating. 135,000 euro

175,000 euro

79,950 euro

65,000 euro

Call at our office in the GA Centre

For our location, see the GA map at the back of this magazine. Easy to use web page updated daily in Spanish and English.

L MONTEOSS INOS

Important information from ORKE Services

SPANISH DRIVING LICENCE

Masa Square and Sierra Mar A clutch of adverts on the next seven pages are in two traffic free squares on Gran Alacant. See the map at the back of this magazine for the exact locations At Sierra Mar are Patagonia, La Paletta and Not Just Desserts At Plaza Mayor (Masa Square), you have, Hole in the Wall, Times Square, a second Patagonia, Big Alâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, & Azafran Indian restaurant. The GA bowls club, is adjacent to the square.

A little silver-haired lady calls her neighbour and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get started.."

Her neighbour asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?"

The little silver-haired lady says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a rooster."

Her neighbour decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table. He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says, "First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a rooster."

He takes her hand and says, "Secondly, I want you to relax. Let's have a nice cup of tea, and then," he said with a deep sigh ........... "Let's put all the Corn Flakes back in the box."

This and three other pages of advertisers at the

Masa Square marked on our Gran Alacant map at the back of this magazine. Azafran Indian Restaurant, Big Alâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Times Square & Hole in the wall, all in the traffic free square for your enjoyment. 42

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our

ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging

through the veins in the ear.

Pets In Spain is a website dedicated to the re-homing of abandoned and unwanted animals on the Costa Blanca. Whether you are looking to adopt an animal, advertise an animal or if you simply want to know more about taking care of your pet in Spain, please take a look at our site. To view more animals for adoption go to: www.petsinspain.com If you would like to advertise an animal email: info@petsinspain.info Petra and Jasper from last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition have been homed. Jasmine is a beautiful 5 month old torti coloured kitten, very relaxed around all people and other cats. She purrs away in ecstasy when she is near you. Call: 645 469 253 Ralfie was found covered in ticks and fleas and his coat completely matted, he is around 18 months old and good with other dogs. Call: 645 469 253

Amigo is a beautiful toy poodle, weighs around 4 kilos and is 3 years old. He is good with other dogs and cats and loves to be around people.

Amanda is a 5 year old German Shepherd, we rescued her and had her Leishmaniasis treated and she is now ready for a home, all she needs now is a tablet a day. She is good with other dogs and very affectionate.

Call: 645 469 253

Call. 645 469 253

MABS Cancer Support Group in Gran Alacant would like to

announce that they will be having their Christmas-time Get-together on Tuesday 26th November between 2.00p.m. and 5.00p.m. at Molly Malone's on the Carribassi Strip. The new owners have kindly agreed to host this Get-together for us. As before it is an opportunity to meet our Volunteers and learn more about us whilst enjoying a coffee or tea and a mince pie, first ones are free! There will be a Raffle and items for sale to help raise money. We will be advertising more information nearer the date, we look forward to seeing you. If you need to contact us please ring Jan Wright 966 697 754 and Angela Knapman 965 060 182.

Pola Mar hotel

Pola Mar hotel (advert right) is right on the beach front, for your stay in Santa Pola. The £2.99 Special. We went to breakfast at a restaurant, where the 'seniors special' was two eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast for £2.99. 'Sounds good,' my wife said. 'But I don't want the eggs..' 'Then, I'll have to charge you £3.49 because you're ordering ‘a la carte' the waitress warned her. 'You mean I'd have to pay for not taking the eggs?' my wife asked incredulously. 'YES!' stated the waitress.. 'I'll take the special then,' my wife said.. 'How do you want your eggs?' the waitress asked. 'Raw and in the shell,' my wife replied. She took the two eggs home and baked a cake.

La Matera

Chiron Hospital Group inaugurated a new

Medical Centre in Santa Pola on Wednesday, October 23. Chiron Hospital Group

opened on Monday, October 28th the new

Medical Centre of Santa Pola. The opening

of this new centre is a firm commitment to

expand the services of Hospital Chiron

Torrevieja area through their network of

centres.

The inauguration was chaired by Pilar

Muro, Chiron Hospital Group president and

CEO of Chiron Hospital Group, Mary

Gordon, and also included Miguel

Zaragoza, Mayor of the town of Santa Pola

and Francisco Javier Martin , Councilman of

Health, among other authorities.

DON'T MESS WITH SENIORS!!!

La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..La Marina

The DENTAL PRACTICE and CUTS R US are on the La Marina Urbanisation.

Tel: 966 797 119 659 728 128

Tel: 966 797 119 or 659 728 128

Royal British LegionGran Alacant Branch BR 3606

There are 3 kinds of men in the world:

*Some remain single & make wonders happen, *Some have girlfriends & see wonders happen, *The rest get married & wonder what happened!

G.A.S.P.

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CCW electrical services Qualified electrician All electrical work undertaken Tel 617872405 contact Clive or Wendy

Gran Alacant

Darts League

see our advert in this magazine

In Gran Alacant: Therapeutic massages and relaxing treatments: back pain, muscle contractures, etcâ&#x20AC;Ś. Treatments in your own home or in my treatment room. Tel: 647 935 536

Tel: 966 698 569

Liliana Aldeguer Cerdán 793 English translation by Sergio Reina Esteban col 747

EUTHANASIA: THE MOST PAINFUL DECISION When studying our career at the University, we have been taught lots of important and absolutely necessary for becoming a Vet: we have studied Anatomy, Surgical Procedures, Parasitology, and even Statistical Science and Agricultural Economy, but unfortunately nobody taught us the best way to give bad news. A crucial part of our profession is communication with pet and owner, because in most cases the owner declares the pet “is a member of my family”, so, when the pet is suffering a serious process which implies a bad prognosis, the owner suffers too. Explaining in an easy way to the owner what is happening to his pet, specially when we are talking about uncommon or complicated diseases, may sometimes be difficult for us, but no doubt the most difficult thing to explain is when euthanasia is a real option. There are some extreme cases when the only help the Vet can provide, is to stop the animal from suffering via euthanasia. Since most clients think suffering is useless, they consider euthanasia is the only reasonable option when pet’s quality of life falls down. We share this opinion, but, of course, taking a decision like this is the owner’s exclusive matter. All we can do is to give some advice to the owner in order to make him take the most logical decision. Euthanasia proceeding is always performed with the maximum politeness possible, so we must minimize the pain, panic and anguish the animal is already feeling due to the disease is actually suffering. The first step implies the owner has to sign a consent form, similar to the one we use when the animal is undergoing a surgical process or anaesthetic. After signing the paper, the owner decides if he prefers to stay with the pet till the end or not, and also if he wants to have the ashes back after the cremation. These are very personal decisions, so we respect them in every case. This is a hard moment for the Vet as well, because normally he knows the pet for a long time, and in addition he has the task of sharing the owner’s pain in such a difficult occasion, which is never easy. Euthanasia proceeding is always performed the same way: a sedative injection is given, and, when it makes the effect, a second injection, which consists of a intravenous anaesthetic overdose is given as well. This second injection stops heartbeat, breath and brain activity in a matter of seconds, and, of course, is completely painless. We must remark again that the owner has the right of staying with his pet till the end if he wants. In most cases, when the animal has passed away, the owner wants to stay a few minutes with the pet to say goodbye. If that is the case, we leave the room and leave for five minutes the owner alone with the pet. After everything has finished, the most logical option is to call the crematory, because burying animals is illegal. A few days later, the crematory will send a cremation certificate, which explains the cremation has been done properly, according to local laws, and, of course, if the owner wanted the ashes back, together with the certificate they send a small box containing the ashes. Liliana Aldeguer Cerdán col 793 English translation by Sergio Reina Esteban, col 747

WHAT’S THAT? IN THE CLOT?

by Mark Etheridge

I well remember the feeling of utter confusion the first time I drove a right-hand drive car out here in Spain; everything seemed to be the wrong way round, and a day didn’t pass without the occupant of the passenger seat (usually my wife) yelling “wrong side, wrong side!” at least once. But we like to visit Gran Alacant during the UK winter months, when we can get some respite from the worst that the British weather can chuck at us. It makes sense for birds to migrate south in the winter as well – there is more natural food to be had, better weather and a good prospect of survival in order to return north to breed. But here’s a bird, some of whose population have got things the wrong way round, and actually leave Spain to go to the UK in winter! While walking around the Clot this year, you might have noticed some large black birds with downcurved beaks flying around the lower-lying marshy areas. This is the Glossy Ibis or Morito Común in Spanish. From a distance, they appear to be all-black, but viewed close up in good light you can see that they are anything but; a wide range of colours can be seen as shown in my photograph, taken on the main pool of the Clot in September this year. It has been a good year for these birds, they began to breed in Spain only within the last ten to fifteen years, and record numbers have been seen this summer in the large El Hondo reserve near Elche. They have had breeding success in the Clot as well. It is being seen with increasing regularity in the UK, and mostly in winter, but the interesting thing is that ringing recoveries prove that many of these visitors are Spanish born and bred. No-one knows why they should be doing this “reverse migration”, but it seems to be a well-established movement. Most of the breeding population does, however, move south for the winter, although several remain here in place on the Costa Blanca. These birds feed on a variety of insects, worms, fish, amphibians – in fact anything which will give nourishment. That curved beak is used to good effect to dig food out of muddy water margins and recently-ploughed fields, so they are opportunistic feeders. The Ibis was the subject of religious veneration in ancient Egyptian and Turkish cultures, and the Ibis symbol can be seen in Egyptian hieroglyphs. It’s still used as a symbol today, but in the more mundane forms of things like hotels, banks, bioscience companies, ballistic systems, publishing corporations and even the study of silica in quaternary sediments, whatever that is! See you next month.

WORDSEARCH “Quick” in Spanish & English

SUDOKU

Difficulty rating: easy

To solve the puzzle each 3 x 3 box, each row and each column must contain all the numbers 1 to 9.

While the rules of this logic puzzle may be simple, there are numerous strategies to help you solve Sudoku. For hints and information visit www.sudoku.org.uk

Difficulty rating: medium

DOODLE AREA

ANSWERS ON GRAN ALACANT MAP PAGE

Difficulty rating: hard

A map to help you find places of interest, and the locaton of all of ALLOTMENTS

CARABASI BARS COMPLEX (DOWN THE HILL) *PHOENIX RESTAURANT *BAR 1 *OLIMPO *CASANOVA *MOLLY MALONE *TEXICANO” MEXICAN RESTAURANT

PLAZA MAYOR

VET GA EXOTICS TIMES SQUARE AZAFRAN HOLE IN THE WALL PATAGONIA STEAK HOUSE BIG AL’s RUMOURS

SITE OF THE NEW CHURCH

SCHOOL

THURSDAY M

PETANC AND CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

5 L’espigo

GA BOWLS CLUB

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Euronics

EURONICS ELECTRICAL

HOMEFINDERS /SOLEIL MARITAOS KITCHEN

CAFE GLAROS GRILL FLAVOUR

RED CROSS UNIT for donations

GRANNET BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE GA COMMERCIAL CENTRE

PROPOSED SITE FOR A NEW HEALTH CENTRE,

BLUE AREAS SUCH AS “SPORTS CENTRE” & BROWN AREAS SUCH AS THE “SCHOOL” are reserved for Council amenities, and are NOT for housing

CHIROPODY & PHYSIOTHERAPY

SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

from previous page EASY HARD

MEDIUM

our advertisers on Gran Alacant. Get your business on our map. PARK

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Phoenix

NOT JUST DESSERTS PATAGONIA no.2 STEAK HOUSE La PALETTA DENTIMAR

MARKET

TOURIST INFORMATION

1 MAXCOOP SUPERMARKET 2 SUPERVALU SUPERMARKET 3 MERCADONA SUPERMARKET 4 MEDICAL CENTRE G.A. COUNCILLOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES LIBRARY 5 THURSDAY MARKET 6 POST OFFICE 7 SCHOOL

PETANC AND CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

SPORTS CENTRE & NEW MARKET GA ECO RUBBISH

GRAN ALACANT PROPERTIES

GA farmacia

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Quicksave

GA TV G.A. SERVICES & SOL COMPUTERS

CINEMA INN at the Life Resort

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Aquagest 24hr..(water co.)...902 250 170 Aeropuerto..............................966 919 000 Ayuntamiento-Gran Alacant. ............966 697 749 Alicante Bus Station...............965 130 700 Alicante Train Station.............902 240 202 Bomberos (Fire).....................085 Biblioteca (Library)..................966 692 773 Butano gas..............................966 672 222 Guardia Civil............................062 Guardia Civil............................965 411 290 Iberdrola..(electric co.)............901 202 020

Library GA............................ 966 697 110 Local Police...........................092 Local Police...........................965 411 103 Medical Health Service........966 699 081 National Police......................091 Red Cross (Cruz Roja)........965 416 936 Red Cross emergencies.....112 Rubbish collection.................966 693 955 Suma......................................965 292 000 Taxi sited at ALDI...................96 541 11 11 Telefonica..............................1004

TIMETABLE & ROUTE FOR THE GRAN ALACANT TOURIST TRAIN

Winter Timetable from October 2013

From 16th October 2013 to 31st March 2014 we run from Tuesday to Saturdays from 11:00h to 14:00h. No service on Sundays and Mondays, except on 29th and 30th December 2013, and 5th and 6th January 2014.

THE GRAN ALACANT SHOPPING BUS

which drops off and picks up, all around Gran Alacant :Mornings start at 09.30 from shopping centre, and every 30 minutes until 13.30 ending also at shopping centre. Afternoon: Shopping centre from 17.30 to 19.00 and finish at shopping centre a 19.00

A cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. 'Have you ever done anything of particular merit?' St. Peter asked. 'Well I can think of one thing,' the cowboy offered. 'On a trip to the Bad Lands out in North Dakota , I came upon a gang of bikers who were threatening a young woman. I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn't listen. So, I approached the largest and most tattooed biker and smacked him in the face, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring, and threw it on the ground. I yelled, 'Now, back off or I'll kick the sh*t out of all of you!

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St. Peter was impressed, 'When did this happen?' 'Couple of minutes ago.'

LOCAL BUS TIMES SANTA POLA to ALICANTE

ALICANTE to SANTA POLA

SATURDAYS

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

SANTA POLA to AIRPORT Mondays to fridays

TILING SPECIALIST (your choice of tiles for the garden or house). All types of

BUILDING WORK undertaken UNDERBUILD CONVERSIONS (you choose what you want. 1, 2, 3 bedrooms or just 1 large room for your own home cinema).

Coral & Serena terrace extensions. Bring your terrace foreward gives more room Auroras & Albas Terrace extensions FROM SMALL TERRACES TO

LARGE EXTENSIONS All work guaranteed! Give SOL a call on 606 818 442 or E-mail solbuilders@hotmail.co.uk