GA_Advertiser_sept_09 by Gran Alacant Advertiser

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TWO BIG EVENTS THIS MONTH IN SANTA POLA Fiestas until the 8th World Windsurfing Championships 9-19th

Here at our magazine, we do everything we can to promote our advertisers.

We still ask the same prices as we did when we started up 56 months ago. We do not just put the adverts in, but give free internet exposure and try to promote businesses for free on the local forums. If an advertiser is going through a temporary cash flow problem, we trust them to pay as soon as possible, to carry on their advert for them and to help their business. They eventually pay with the promised cheque that they were due to receive. Everybody helps everybody.

It is a shame that some advertisers think they can get us to design and pay to print their advert without having to pay us. You would not buy a beer and not pay for it.......would you!!!

It stands to reason that we would not recommend anyone that cannot be relied upon to honour debts, so we do point other customers to more honourable businesses. Barry and Sandra

For a free quote contact Barry or Sandra on Home phone: 966 699 167 (answerphone available) or Email: laneinspain@hotmail.com or read the whole magazine on our website at www.granalacantadvertiser.com

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Hello and welcome to our September edition.

A bit of a rushed month for us at the magazine, as our printer shut down for two weeks during August, therefore giving us, one week less to produce our publication.

We would like to say a farewell to Dave our computerman, who has left us this month after contributing many articles for our readers. We wish him all the best for the future. We welcome Jo Caress of Costa Blanca Lawyers to the magazine, with a new monthly column.

Our front cover picture shows the new beach walkway between the beach crossroads and the first Arenales roundabout.

A special big thanks this month to our mate Robin. Our Computer died 2 days before going to the printer. A major disaster was averted by transferring the whole mag to his laptop where we finished the magazine off. We could not run any proofs to check, so if you find any mistakes, sorry!!!! Have a good month Sandra and Barry

PLEASE REMEMBER After our initial deliveries to over 100 outlets, we do top up during the month at:“The Winery”, “Euronics” and the “Phoenix Restaurant”. Please let us know by the 14th of every month if you would like any changes to your advert JUST A NOTE: We do provide all of our advertisers with FREE design work and therefore ask that this work not be supplied and used by other publications.

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News G.A.S.P

Santa Pola Football

Chris Turton Finance

48/49 Arenales Beach Walkway 52

G.A.Darts

G.A.Football

MABS Cancer Support

K9 Pets

Emails

58/59 Costa Blanca Lawyers 59

British Legion

60/61 G.A.Bowls 62/63 Vet 62/63 Local Plazas 64/65 Tourist Info 66

Markets/Farmacia

Whats in the Clot

Wordsearch

Sudoku

70/71/72 Bus Timetables 73

Telephone Numbers

Map of Alicante

Map of Gran Alacant

Map of Santa Pola

Our little dog from the front cover has hidden herself away in the magazine, can you find her? Last month she was in Kurdistan on page 67.

PROBABLY the BEST ADVERTISING PRICES 35 euro per month for a 90mm x 60mm advert 55 euro per month for a 128mm x 92mm advert 95 euro per month for a 153mm x 202mm advert

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We at your Gran Alacant Advertiser continue to bring you all of the news from the Gran Alacant Councillor, Loreto Cascales, as we have since May 2005. Just like us, I would image many of you get fed up with rubbish dumped by the bins and on the pavements. It is just the same for our Town Hall who meet every week with the bin people, taking photographs everywhere, where there are indiscriminate rubbish tippers. These areas are targeted and the cleaners go out and clear up the mess, only to see the same thing happen again and again. Letters will be going out to communities and to commercial areas, that this is not acceptable, and fines will start to be issued, to those who treat our Gran Alacant as a ground for rubbish tipping. The Town Hall do ask people, where possible, to always place your rubbish in the bins AFTER 9PM, this stops smells building up around rubbish areas. If you do have furniture mattresses etc that you want dumped, ring 96 669 39 55 and they will come and collect it and take it away for you FOR FREE! Another major problem along the same lines is all of the dogs mess. As it is impossible to police it all, if you are concerned, you can, very discreetly photograph the offenders and take the picture to Loreto at our council Office. She can then take action, without naming the photographer. Other than this, what can we do??? Last month we announced that there is to be a brand new Health Centre built. This

photo: May 2005

month the big news is that there is to be another school on Gran Alacant. Both of these new ventures are to be cited on the land on the map below. COUNCIL OFFICE POST OFFICE ROUNDABOUT LIFE RESORT SCHOOL & MEDICAL CENTRE

The new school will be built on this new site. Permission has already been given by the Valencian Government. This school will cater for the same age ranges as the first school and should be able to cater for children from up the hill and the site school aready operating, to house children from down the hill, as much as is possible.

The medical centre plans look very good. They are initial plans and are subject to changes, but are to be built in 4 areas under the same roof. One area for general health rooms, one especially for children,

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which will include an indoor play area. Each area will have its own toilet facilities. An area for bloods and pregancies, will will have its own exercise/gym area. Then the reception area. Each of the 4 sections will be built so that each area can be expanded if necessary in the future. As you will see in an email to us. Some people are asking whether the dying trees from the post off to the Council offices can be replaced with trees other than pine. This we asked, but the contract with the people concerned, stipulated pine trees, so this cannot be changed. It is good that people voice their opinon, as the 400 trees planted along the new pavements are under a contractor stipulating non pine trees, which is all down to the feedback to the Town Hall through our magazine. So, keep your ideas coming, they are taken note of where possible. Gran Alacant belongs to all of us. Again on the cleaning front. Have you seen the small army of people in green overalls. The Town Hall have brought in a contracter to clean up Gran Alacant green areas. The contracter has employed 45 out of work people to carry out this task. In their first week they collected over 30,000 kilo of rubbish and are to be employed for a total of 3 months. The contractor chosen to build the new Gran Alacant Park are set to begin work at the beginning of September. The Train. At the time of going to print, the contract for the coming year, has not yet been issued. A decision is waiting from the technical people. The present

train will continue until such time as the new or present operator is decided. No new news on the start date of the golf course. Painting of the pavement has begun on the area from the post office down to the Commercial centre roundabout. The whole area of paving will be painted, rather than leaning it as black tarmac. One of the emails to us, told of the grafiti in the tunnel of the new playground outside the Council Office. (picture below). It is such a shame after all of the

work to provide such a lovely ammenity. Don’t forget, the other new play area is well under way. There will be a car park there, with lots of nice shady trees. It is the area on Noruega between the school and the GA Commercial centre roundabout. This gives play areas and petanc facilities, up the hill, and down the hill. Lets hope the kids, and mums and dads, enjoy these new facilities.

Dont forget the great spectacle of the World Windsurfing Championships, on Santa Pola beach from September 9th to the 19th. A really prestigious event for the area.

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With the arrival of September, the members of Gran Alacant's GASP Theatre Group are back in rehearsal for their November production, Alan Bennett's hilarious comedy “Habeas Corpus”. The cast have been busy over the summer break learning their lines (“I sincerely hope!” remarked director Roger Keevil), while the often unsung heroes of the backstage team have taken the opportunity to track down some of the more unusual props required for the play, among them an old-fashioned British black telephone and a 1970s Polaroid camera.

What they're planning on photographing remains to be seen, although from the shots we took at rehearsal, there will be plenty of scandalous goings-on. The play is set in a doctor's surgery in Permissive-Society Brighton, and raises the curtain on the frantic scramble for sex and pleasure among the respectable middle classes. From what we've seen, it truly is a “saucy seaside postcard come to life”, and looks set to provide audiences with plenty of laughs. Performances take place in Santa Pola's Casa de Cultura Theatre in Calle Elche (See Santa Pola map for location) on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November. Tickets will be on sale later this month at just 5 Euros each from Homefinders in Gran Alacant, OPI Rentals in Gran Alacant and La Marina, Davina's Ice Cream Van, and members of GASP. Donations from profits will be going to Paul Cunningham Nurses and a new children's library in Santa Pola. For more information, or if you would like to become a member of GASP, email gasp.theatre@gmail.com or phone 966 695 043.

Photo: Dr. Wicksteed (David Ashley) attempts to "examine" Felicity Rumpers (Davina Phillips)

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WE HAVE A WIDE SELECTION OF RIGHT HAND DRIVE CARS

Mercedes CLK270 2003 - Coupe CDi 93,000 kms, 1 owner 6 speed manual Full Mercedes history CD player Alloys Met Silver €18,750!

Landrover Freelander RIGHT HAND DRIVE Nov 1999 - 4x4 "HardBack" model 2.0 Di (Turbo Diesel) 121,000miles, 2 owners PAS, ABS, Roof rails Removable hard top €3,450

Ford Focus Ghia 2000 4 door saloon 1.6 Ghia 144,000 kms, 3 owners Full service history A/C, Multi-spoke alloys PAS, ABS, Multi CD Front fog lights E. windows/mirrors €3,950

Ford Focus 2006 5 door hatch 1.8 TDCi Trend 129,000 kms, 1 owner Full Ford service history A/C, PAS, ABS, CD Cruise control High spec model €7,950

Only 5 minutes from Gran Alacant. Take the N332 towards Alicante. The first right signed El Altet takes you to a roundabout. Take the first exit. When you arrive at the first set of traffic lights turn left for Eurocars or right for La Confiteria.

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Santa Pola Football Club

Let battle commence Kevin Rendall

After an excellent six week, ten match pre-season campaign during which the entire first team pool had a run out and avoided serious injury, the serious stuff starts for Santa Pola C.F. The squad now await the visit of Albatera on Sunday September 6th as the 2009/10 campaign proper kicks into life. Close season signings American brothers Carlos and Mario Fernandez have impressed mightily in the short time they’ve been with the club and both are full of confidence for the new season. Their optimism is shared by Technical Director Adriano Cano, who confirmed “we have a group of players who know they can do well and are looking forward to surprising a few teams” The Directors of Santa Pola FC recently confirmed season ticket prices will be held at

the same level as 2008/09, €100 socios and €50 for pensioners, under -25’s, ladies and the un-employed. To purchase yours contact the club on 966 694 139 or mobile 615 916 986. Office hours are 1800 - 2000 Tuesdays, Thursday and Fridays. Alternatively, match by match admittance is €10 with generous discounts available for the above categories. Building work continues apace on the club’s regular home, the Estadio Municipal Manolo Macia, with steelwork now in place for additional seating, the original floodlights have been uprooted to await replacement and the new buildings to house the gymnasium and medical centre have now reached roof height. In the meantime, home fixtures, which kick off at 1130 am, will take place at the Els Ciprerets ground on the Santa Pola - Elche road behind the basketball pavilion. Gran Alacant Advertiser readers wishing to receive news and views from behind the scenes at Santa Pola FC can subscribe to a club email newsletter by contacting kevin.rendall@telefonica.net 2009/10 Season home fixtures Sunday September 6th Santa Pola - Albatera Sunday September 20th Santa Pola - Pinoso

FOR SALE Gran Alacant Bella Vista Rubi Villa. Brand new. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all on the ground floor. Full size underbuild. Views of Alicante & the sea. Walking distance to beach/ public pool/bars/restaurants. Masa Cost 299,000 Offers around 239,000 phone UK. (0044) 077 113 27 193 Spain 687 419 222 or 637 762 452

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La Mar in a..La Mar in a..La Mar in a.

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D2292 Barclays Properties are proud to offer the opportunity to acquire a beautifully extended detached villa situated on a spacious corner plot (ample room for pool) and briefly offering ext. living room, newly fitted spacious kitchen, three bedrooms and bathroom. A/C and new floor tiles. Price: 130.000 Euros

D2264 A beautifully extended detached villa comprising glazed entrance porch, living room, newly fitted kitchen, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, sun solarium and swimming pool. Highly desirable location, fantastic views and being sold furnished. Price: 150.000 Euros

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D2155 Situated on a corner plot we find an extended villa now comprising of an entrance glazed porch, dining room, living room, independent kitchen, re-furbished bathroom and two bedrooms. Also offering air conditioning. Price: 115.000 Pounds

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The location of both of the above businesses can be seen on our map on page 12

Oh To Be 12 Again... A man was sitting on the edge of the bed, observing his wife, looking at herself in the mirror. Since her birthday was not far off he asked what she'd like to have for her Birthday. 'I'd like to be twelve again', she replied, still looking in the mirror. On the morning of her Birthday, he arose early, made her a nice big bowl of Coco Pops, and then took her to Alton Towers theme park. What a day! He put her on every ride in the park; the Death Slide, the Corkscrew, the Wall of Fear, the Screaming Monster Roller Coaster, everything there was. Five hours later they staggered out of the theme park. Her head was reeling and her stomach felt upside down. He then took her to a Mc Donald's where he ordered her a Happy Meal with extra fries and a chocolate shake. Then it was off to the cinema with popcorn, a huge Cola, and her favourite sweets...........M&M's. What a fabulous adventure! Finally she wobbled home with her husband and collapsed into bed exhausted. He leaned over his wife with a big smile and lovingly asked, 'Well Dear, what was it like being twelve again?' Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed. 'I meant my dress size, you retard!!!!'

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Christopher Turton & Associates (Independent Financial Advisors) of La Marina have many years experience in financial planning, taxation and investment issues. Chris has been in practice for over twenty-five years and the last seven here in the Costas In this edition we will look at a common way many clients reduce UK Inheritance Tax imposed on their estate on death. Although living in Spain we must be aware of the UK HMRC’s interest in our potential taxable worth.

Mr & Mrs Hillman, aged 70 and 68 respectively have been retired a few years – and their income and spending have settled to predictable levels leaving them comfortable whilst not wealthy. Having modest savings but a reasonable level of surplus pension income most months, they seek an immediate way to reduce the likely Inheritance Tax (IHT) bill for their children on death. They wish to control who will benefit from their estate on death and having spoken to their independent financial adviser they set up a regular savings premium of £300 per month each. To ensure the tax efficiency of the saving plan from an inheritance tax point of view, the saving amount is placed into a Discretionary Trust with the settler excluded. To ensure an element of independence and privacy, the Hillmans select a professional trustee. Having relinquished control of the asset to the trustee(s), they provide a letter of wishes which guides the trustee(s) in who should benefit from the Hillman’s investment on death. Mr & Mrs Hillman complete “gift letters” to ensure their paperwork is in order. Each year £7,200 plus any growth will build up in the trusts. The investment is immediately outside of their estates, potentially saving £2,880 each year in IHT. This information is based upon our interpretation of the tax position in respect of the hypothetical example above. It is written for information purposes only and no action should be taken based on this article without seeking professional advice and a face to face consultation. We cannot accept any responsibility for losses or liabilities arising from action taken as a result of the information given here as an example of a “case study”. Chris and his colleagues are available on one of the numbers below Please don’t wait until it’s too late, seek independent financial advice now I look forward to writing for you again in the coming months, best wishes Chris Turton

christurton1@terra.es 966 795 714 (Local, La Marina) Mobile 616 531 095 (Chris Turton Direct) www.financialadviceinspain.com

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These four businesses are all situated together. Homefinders and Gran Alacant Services are side by side above Destinations & Buddies is in the same block.

THURSDAY MARKET MAXCOOP

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MUNICIPLE OFFICE, HEALTH CENTRE, LIBRARY POST OFFICE

HOMEFINDERS, GA SERVICES, BUDDIES & DESTINATIONS

See Homefinders 2 page spread advert on pages 38/39 Private snooker room 3€ per hour Pool table All live sports shown Kitchen open 9am-6pm Breakfasts 2 big breakfasts for 10€ Baguettes, jackets, toasties, burgers. Kids meals from €4 including FREE ice cream (Evening meals coming soon) House spirits 2 for €4 Every Wednesday from 8-30pm “EYES DOWN”

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Baileys continues to offer a full range of entertainment in September with, we hope, something for everybody. Live top televised sport including Premiership + Champions League Football, Super League and Heineken Rugby plus other top events. Breakfasts from “basic” to “big” to “mega” 5.95, 6.95, 7.95 euro All including fruit juice, toast and coffee or tea “Eyes Down” Tuesdays at 4pm “Quiz Night” Wednesdays at 9pm “Cocktail Night” Thursdays from 7pm 2 for 6.50euro “Karaoke” Thursdays and Sundays from 8.30pm “Live Acts” Fridays from 9pm See boards for details or ring 966 182 407 Shirley, Mick, Shireen and Nick welcome everyone 18

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What would happen if one of us dies in Spain Ask yourselves these questions: 1. Would you know who to call in the first place? 2. Would they know the Spanish system on funerals? 3. Would they be able to cope with local laws and regulations in Spain? 4. Normally funerals are held within 48hr´s. Would family have time to get here? 5. Would funds be readily available to cover all costs? 6. Could you cope with the above at the time of great stress?

Makes you think, doesn’t it? If you can not answer even one of these questions positively then one of your Priorities should be to contact SPN today for more information about fixed cost Funeral plans SPN plans start from €2350.00 For a no obligation home visit please contact our local representative

Abi Newton On: (0034) 618 342 556 Or our Head Office on: 952 595 691 or 952 491 788 Alternativley please view our Website: www.spnfuneralplans.com e-mail: info@spnfuneralplans.com

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Sierra Mar Gran Alacant The next three pages show four businesses in the traffic free Sierra Mar square. The Patagonia Steak House is also in this square, their advert is elsewhere in this magazine.

Good food/pleasant atmosphere Friendly staff/varied menu Prime quality steaks/lamb/chicken/fish Homemade specialities all at reasonable prices. Mixed grill with a drink for 13€ inc vat Large choice of UNDER 10€ main meal Phone:- 966 699 429 SEE MAP ABOVE FOR LOCATION

VOTED MOST POPULAR GA RESTAURANT BY THE GA PLAZA

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Sierra Mar

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Sierra Mar

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Swimming Pool, Restaurant, Cafeteria and Bowling Green. All in the one area, behind Super Valu. See map at the back of this magazine. Already established as one of the most popular restaurants in Gran Alacant, due to it’s excellent, varied, and reasonably priced menu. El Rincón de Monte y Mar will be offering a Special Menu throughout the year available between 6pm and 11-30pm. In the restaurant from Monday to Friday a Special lunch menu for only 8€. This consists of a mixed salad, starter, main course and a sweet. Plus coffee and a half bottle of wine, or an alternative drink, per person. In the evenings in the restaurant we have a Special Evening menu for only 10€. The same menu as above, plus an apertiser.

The cafeteria is open all day for breakfasts, tapas, snacks, baguettes, sandwiches etc, all at reasonable prices.

The swimming pool is open from 11am until 7pm for only 3€ per day. Adjacent to the pool is a drinks bar.

For bowling green information please ring 696 18 60 20

Restaurant summer terrace

There is music and dancing every Saturday night. For enquiries or bookings please phone: 966 697 897 / 966 697 483

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Remember this............. G.D. ELECTRICAL Your electrician for the last 4 years on Gran Alacant and surrounding areas. ring Gary on 697 456 839 for all your electrical work Cut out and keep this page...... you never know when you may need an electrician! 26

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N332 to Santa Pola to Alicante

at the PLAZA MAYOR Complex

R E M SUM ALS I C E SP

DARBY’S ARE HERE. ALSO SEEMAYOR MAP AT PLAZA SQUARE BACK OF THIS MAGAZINE

Small fish & chips peas or beans 1 slice bread & butter 1 pickled onion €5.00

Bacon bap €2.50 Sausage bap €2.50 Steak & onion bap €4.00

Fish, chips, peas or beans Ice cream & fruit Small beer, glass of wine, or canned drink €10.00 Platter for 2 - Scampi, garlic bread, garlic mushrooms, mini corn cob, bbq chicken wings, spicy wings, jalapeño, bbq pork rib. Served with garlic mayo & BBQ sauce & wedges. €9.00 14 PLAZA MAYOR, CALLE HOLANDA No.9, GRAN ALACANT (ABOVE SUPERVALU) TO ADVERTISE IN THE “GRAN ALACANT ADVERTISER” phone: 966 699 167

I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and setting fire to my knicker's.

Joe stopped at his favourite watering hole after a hard day's work to relax. He noticed a man next to him order a shot and a beer. The man drank the shot, chased it with the beer and then looked into his shirt pocket. This continued several times before Joe's curiosity got the best of him. He leaned over to the guy and said, "Excuse me, I couldn't help

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but notice your little ritual. Why in the world do you look into your shirt pocket every time you drink your shot and beer?" The man replied, "There's a picture of my wife in there, and when she starts lookin' good, I'm headin' home!" TO ADVERTISE IN THE “GRAN ALACANT ADVERTISER” phone: 966 699 167

Tel: John or Denise Hutt 966 198 902

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MUNICIPLE OFF

THURSDAY MARKET MAXCOOP

POST OFFICE

Two different businesses together in one area.

ARMONIA PELUQUERIA Y ESTETICA HAIRDRESSER & BEAUTI -

Patagonia Steakhouse for your food, and Armonia the hairdresser & beautician.

CIAN DESDE — SINCE 1982 UNISEX

UN NUEVO CONCEPTO EN PELUQUERIA A NEW CONCEPT OF HAIRDRESSING

Patagonia Steak house also have a restaurant in the Sierra Mar section.

VEN, TE GUSTARA! COME & SEE YOU«LL LOVE IT!

AVDA. ESCANDINAVIA 35,

ENFRENTE DE — IN FRONT OF QUICKSAVE

TEL: 966 695 681

BLOQUE 7 LOCAL 10, URB. GRAN ALACANT

So I was in my car, and I was driving along, and my boss rang up, and he said 'You've been promoted.' And I swerved. And then he rang up a second time and said 'You've been promoted again.' And I swerved again. He rang up a third time and said 'You're managing director.' And I went into a tree. And a policeman came up and said 'What happened to you?' And I said 'I careered off the road.'

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THESE 2 BUSINESSES

FICE, HEALTH CENTRE, LIBRARY

SPORTS CENTRE

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So I rang up a local building firm, I said 'I want a skip outside my house.' He said 'I'm not stopping you.'

ADAMS ELECTRICAL

For All Your Electrical Needs 24hr Emergency Call Out Upgrades Anything from extra lights & sockets to a full rewire All Time Served Registered Electricians. Tel, 96 569 8146 Mob, 679 008 226 TO ADVERTISE IN THE “GRAN ALACANT ADVERTISER” phone: 966 699 167

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Local Gran Alacant €5 All other areas covered. Cheap, fast, efficient & reliable. Tel Paul: (0034) 676 316 319

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The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you are doing, someone else does.

INSTALL FOR WINTER PVC/Aluminium entrance doors Fully weatherproofed

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WELCOME to QUESADA

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W A N T E D FO R

MEDITERRANO I, II, III

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BRISAMAR 3 BEDS

PUERTO MARINO LESS THAN 140,000 EURO

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Carabasi Bars Complex. ON THESE 6 PAGES

Plenty of opportunity for breakfasts, lunches, snacks, evening meals, drinks, dancing, quizzes, karaoke, entertainment, etc.

Finding all of our Carabasi Advertisers SANDHILLS are at the top of the stairs PHOENIX RESTAURANT & PHOENIX LOUNGE BAR at the top of the stairs, turn right, at the far right, or you can use the ramp, which they are at the top of LOS BELGAS up the stairs, turn left CASANOVA on the ground floor, 3 from the left O’DUILLS again on the ground floor, 2nd from the left JOES and OCEAN 11 both up the stairs on the left. Ocean at the far end and Joes 2 doors up from Ocean YELLOW SUBMARINE your all night disco, on the ground floor

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The family run Irish bar & restaurant, with seven years experience in giving the local people and holiday makers alike, the best in “True Irish Hospitality” We are re introducing our very popular Menu Del Dia @ €8.00 for 4 courses. Main course only €5.50. We will also be introducing to our evening, an ALL NEW Table de Róte menu @ €13.00, which includes a FREE BOTTLE OF HOUSE WINE per person. Just to keep everybody happy there will be a “Special Autumn Board” inside, changing daily eg Gammon steak & pineapple €6.00. ENTERTAINMENT AT O’DUILLS Come and enjoy the very popular Terryoke Experience every Wednesday & Saturday night at 9.30pm - 1am, it really is an experience not to be missed. MONDAY NIGHTS are “Chill out nights” with music from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin and many more, sung in perfect voice by Mr Bojangles (Kev T). FRIDAY NIGHTS - why not kick off your shoes and dance to the great music of the 70’s, and 80’s with DJ TERRY SUNDAY NIGHTS - 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and the rest with the one and only “JIMMY MAC” KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MORE GREAT NIGHTS AT O’DUILLS IRISH BAR

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Your soundproofed all night Disco/Pub on Gran Alacant

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My monthly article will be back in the October edition.

The salon is now located on Avda Escandinava (up from the post office) at no 46 Altomar 1. The Telephone number is still the same 659419264.

STUD ROOSTER A farmer went out one day and bought a brand new stud rooster for his chicken coop.. The new rooster struts over to the old rooster and says, 'OK old son, Time for you to retire.' The old rooster replies, 'Come on, surely you cannot handle ALL of these chickens. Look what it has done to me can't you just let me have the two old hens over in the corner?' The young rooster says,'Beat it: You are washed up and I am taking over.' The old rooster says, 'I tell you what, young stud. I will race you around the farmhouse. Whoever wins gets the exclusive domain over the entire chicken coop.' The young rooster laughs. 'You know you don't stand a chance, old man. So, just to be fair, I will give you a head start.' The old rooster takes off running. About 15

seconds later the young rooster takes off running after him. They round the front porch of the farmhouse and the young rooster has closed the gap. He is only about 5 feet behind the old rooster and gaining fast! The farmer, meanwhile, is sitting in his usual spot on the front porch when he sees the roosters running by. The Old Rooster is squawking and running as hard as he can. The Farmer grabs his shotgun and - BOOM he blows the young rooster to bits. The farmer sadly shakes his head and says, 'Dammit..... third gay rooster I bought this month.' Moral of this story? .... Don't mess with the OLD FARTS age, skill, wisdom, and a little treachery always overcome youth and arrogance!

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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? DONALD: H I J K L M N O. TEACHER: What are you talking about? DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.

We provide a high quality Cleaning and Key holding Service for either short term or long term contracts. We are a trustworthy and reliable English couple based in Gran Alacant with many years experience of working in Spain and can offer that “personal touch”. Our aim is to ensure that you and your family, friends and clients can relax and enjoy your time in Spain. We will endeavor to resolve any problems with your property, should they arise, in an efficient manner keeping in contact with you at all times during the process. Welcome packs are available on request and we can provide your guests with local information (including local fiestas), maps, restaurants, bars, markets and other places of interest. We offer a range of other services including all interior and exterior painting (grilles, fencing, gates and balustrades). Garden maintenance and hire equipment. Quality wall and floor tiling of bathrooms, kitchens, solarium and galleria. We ensure that your Property will remain secure in your absence and that only your guests have access to the property. For any further information or for references, please contact us at the following: Richard – 676779273 / 966695359 or Claire – 660339927

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The players of Gran Alacant FC have still been training hard through the hottest month of August, so there was welcome relief last tuesday when it rained during training! The league is still a few weeks away and we are waiting for confirmation of the kick off date and the fixtures list. Myself and Claire checked out the league table for the last season 2008/09 and there were some very good stats one being that the top team won an impressive 28 games out of 36. We still have a long way to go but we are confident of having a good first season, it will be hard work but hopefully our "12th man" you the supporters will come along to cheer us on. The league we are in is a 7-a-side , being for slightly older players, however we are able to make any amount of substitutions at anytime during the game which will help re-charge those tired legs! We are still looking for resident players over the age of 30 years with a reasonable level of fitness who are able to train on tuesday night 8.30 - 10pm. Obviously those players would not go straight into the team, as we have players that have been training for 2-3 months, but we would hope that after a few weeks training they would be pushing for a place in the team. The training and games take place in Santa Pola at the astroturf stadium behind the local police station. Thankyou for your continued support of GRAN ALACANT F.C Richard 676779273 Claire 660339927 or 966695359.

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MABS Cancer Support Group PRESS INFORMATION MABS GRAN ALACANT TEAM JEAN REITERBUNT of MABS, The Cancer Support Group, and her team of Bill, Lyn, Sue, Sylvia, Rita and Chris are one of the most successful local teams raising funds for the charity. Over the last three years they have used their imagination and organisational skills to stage events, which have raised many thousands of Euros for MABS. Their musical shows are famous in Gran Alacant, particularly those staged in a Chinese restaurant! Now they need a rest and have decided to take a few months out. (Knowing Jean they'll probably treat it as a gap year and walk the Himalayas or something equally back breaking!!). All of the team will be back raising funds for MABS early in 2010 but until then the committee of MABS thanks them very, very much and wishes them an enjoyable break. The Gran Alacant team taking a break does have its serious side however. In the past, and in various parts of the Costa’s, we have had individuals representing themselves as MABS fund raisers and using the money donated for anything but MABS. If anybody should approach you in the Gran Alacant area, between now and 2010, and say they are raising funds for MABS they are almost certainly fraudulent. MABS as a group always provide their fund raisers with letters of authority, in the original, never photocopies, and MABS never raises funds by rattling tins on the street. Please be vigilant and remember that nobody in the Gran Alacant area has the authority to raise funds other than Jean's team. Finally thank you to all our loyal supporters in Gran Alacant area, and throughout southern Spain, for supporting MABS during the last ten years, we could not continue the work we are doing without you. Should you wish to donate to MABS you can do at any time by bank transfer to CAM Bank at La Jara. IBAN ES65 2090 0175 1500 4006 1824 Account in the name of MABS Should you wish your donation to go to a particular part of MABS just mention it in the transfer and we will make sure that your local area is the direct beneficiary of your generosity.

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For Adoption We are struggling again to keep up with the amount of animals that are being abandoned and will soon not be able to take any more dogs in unless we manage to re-home some .

Janet and John are beautiful tabby and white kittens. They are 23 weeks old, vaccinated and litter trained. Janet is a little shy at first but after a while loves to get a cuddle like her brother.

Reina is a beautiful German Shepherd and was found wandering around La Marina. She was found in a very poor state and was afraid to come near us. After putting tranquilisers in her food we managed to catch her and she is now in a foster home getting all the love she needs.

Fifi is a lovely friendly girl, which is quite amazing considering her owner tried to hang her, thankfully she shook herself loose and a volunteer found her. She is about 4 years old, spayed and vaccinated. Fifi now desperately needs a safe loving environment to call home.

Lisa is a 10 month old German Shepherd cross Husky. She is good with cats and other dogs. She loves children and will play for hours with them.

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Genuine emails to our magazine

Dear Sandra and Barry, I wrote to you before about the pine trees in Avd Escandinavis asking why they put these in when this being a main road needing to impress visitors, also it is a main walkway for people with both young children and dogs that are probably unaware of the dangers of the dreaded caterpillars. We were told that the trees would be sprayed, but we all know this is unlikely to happen being so near to the houses. Well now most of the trees are dying and look unsightly, please could you ask Loreto if we can have some of the pretty trees that they are planting up and down the hill. We don't need many as it is not a long stretch, even a few would be better than none and would greatly improve the area as many people use this road coming up to the medical centre, library etc. Thank you, your magazine is great, and thank you for what you try to do for our town, Gran Alacant. Yours Sincerely Valerie Haynes

Hi I know you must get hundreds of these emails but I just have to write again concerning the dogs `muck`. I noticed someone wrote to you saying that every dog in the GA must mess near Franks Bar. Can`t be................they all do it opposite the BBVA Bank! My biggest gripe with these people is, they nearly all have bags attatched to the lead, but mostly none of them use them. They stand there smiling away whilst their dogs mess away then walk away go back to wherever they live,& leave the residents to the disgusting smell. My point is if they think that this is acceptable, let your dog crap outside YOUR house & leave it there for you all to enjoy. Regards Lesley.

Dear Barry and Sandra, we holiday in Gran Alacant several times a year and our two children, Lucy aged four and Alex aged six have always liked to go to the park. They were thrilled when we came over recently for 2 weeks to discover that the park had been renovated and made much bigger. The first time we visited the park it was graffiti free and looked brand new (picture attached). The children spent almost two hours playing happily there. Just a day later we visited again and Lucy was shocked when she discovered graffiti on parts of the play equipment, particularly in the tunnel. My son was equally dismayed. What was even more upsetting was that on looking at the graffiti it was actually written in English. We have in the past commented about the amount of graffiti that seems to occur in Spain. We were extremely disappointed and felt embarrassed to be British on seeing this awful vandalism. Hopefully you will be able to convey some of our disgust through your magazine. Regards. Melanie & Andrew Parker.

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Following their vision of the needs of the English community on the Costa Blanca, a unique legal service is being provided by English group Costa Blanca Lawyers. Whether it’s legal work in Spain or England it can all be done right here on your doorstep. The practice deals with all types of law including English and Spanish Wills ensuring there is no conflict and that the clients heirs are not left with a large Inheritance Tax liability, buying and selling property whether it is in Spain or England, Estate Transfer, Inheritance Tax issues, company and business law, Self Employment, Divorce, Notary assistance, Weddings and much,much more. Interestingly, they specialize in providing advice for unmarried and same sex couples as well as those in second marriages who are particularly vulnerable in Spain where the obligatory laws of succession are intended to keep assets within the family. The service includes swearing of documentation and

Affidavits while English documents are notarized with one of their English Partners. Costa Blanca Lawyers draws on a huge support network which is unrivalled ensuring that their clients receive the best possible service no matter what the subject. Their friendly and professional team welcomes everyone, they don’t use legal jargon and the first consultation is free! It’s not surprising that the demand for their work is leading to expansion. Already established with clients from Gandia to Torrevieja Costa Blanca Lawyers goes from strength to strength. Their office in Alfaz del Pi has already expanded to three times its original size.But its still not enough. Their presence and domination has resulted in more and more work from throughout the Costa Blanca. Now a second office opened in January 2008 in the New Centro Comercial Bahia de las Dunas in San Fulgencio. What makes Costa Blanca Lawyers different is that the advice is in English delivered by English, the client gets all the information they need to make an informed choice. They check all information whether in Spanish or English and do not accept verbal information

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THE BRITISH LEGION NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT The Gran Alacant branch of the British Legion meets the 1st Tuesday of every month at the Norwegian Club, Sierra Mar Urbanisation 7.30pm prompt. The next meeting is on 1st September 2009. New members and visitors are welcome.

For further information contact Barbara Turnbull, Branch Secretary on 966699828 or email b_dmt1966@yahoo.co.uk.

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Monte Mar Bowls and Social Club – Sponsored by Super Valu SABA Ladies Singles – Quarter Finals Congratulations to Pat Harman who battled her way through a quality quarter-final against Carol Rudge at Greenlands, to triumph by 21-11, and thus secure a place in the semifinals to be played at San Miguel between the 13th and 15th September. SABA Pairs League League Two This week we played our final match of the season against Emerald Isle ‘B’ and whilst sharing the points two each, we had a shot advantage of 38-26. This result enabled us to finish exactly in mid-table, sixth out of eleven teams. Well done to Harry Dobson, John Corbet, Bill Young, Danny King, Dave Melville and Mike Farrelly, and special thanks to our singles champ Chris Merry, for being a ready and reliable sub when necessary, which was quite often with holiday commitments. We are sure that next year they will achieve even better results. SABA Spitfire League Monte Mar Toreadors – 10 points - 94 shots Country Bowls – 4 points – 81 shots This week the Toreadors hosted Country Bowls, who unfortunately could only field five trips teams, thus only five games. Of the five played, we won three and Country Bowls two, with one game being forfeit to Monte Mar. Special mention to Peter Matthews trip, who won yet again and are on a real roll (Please not the Scribe’s kiss of death again). A stroll in the country… Denise Ashberry, Mike Farrelly and Peter Matthews, Val Hyman, Ted Hyman and Bill Young, Brian Harman, Pat Harman, and Colin Armitage Blisters… Everyone else President’s Birthday Competition for the Bernard Pearce Trophy Our annual President’s Birthday competition took place on Friday afternoon/evening the 14th August, for the Bernard Pearce Trophy. Forty-eight players in rinks teams took part, and an excellent time was had by all. Our President, Don Antonio Martinez, played in the same team as local councillor Loreto Cascales, who by all accounts played very well, and could well become a regular member at the club, we hope.

At the end of the day, the competition was decided on shot difference, with the winners having a shot difference of 22 shots, an advantage of five over the second place team. The winning team comprised of Marianne Foreman, the Scribe (yes it’s not a misprint), John Corbet and skip Geoff Slaughter, so congratulations to us!! The day was rounded off by an excellent meal in the Rincon restaurant, and the club presented Don Antonio with a box of his favourite giant cigars. The highlight of the day, however, was when popular Club Men's Singles Champion Chris Merry cheered up all of the novices playing and watching, by bowling not one but two wrong bias bowls on successive ends, his first for years. The whole green was brought to a standstill as oxygen was administered to Chris, not because of his ‘wrong uns’, but because someone calculated the drinks bill he would have to pay!!! By the way, he remains good enough to bowl those ‘wrong uns’, and still win his match, so there! Unfortunately, there was a problem with the photographs of the presentation, Scribe being in them not behind the camera, so the photograph included shows Club Interpreter Tony Pardo, having presented owner Don Antonio Martinez with his birthday present, now interpreting Don Antonio’s reply, watched by Chairman Mike Farrelly.

Other Club News Sponsors Days On three successive Sunday mornings recently, we invited our many club sponsors to spend time with us at our club. The response was excellent, with well over thirty of our sponsors and their families attending, and in the first instance they received expert tuition from club coach Bill Young, in etiquette, sportsmanship and practical bowling. They were then let loose on the green under the guidance of Bill, Chairman Mike Farrelly, Competition Secretary Dave Melville and Club Interpreter Tony Pardo. Following each morning’s tuition, all of our guests were treated to a tapas feast, washed down with copious amounts of each person’s poison. The feedback from all of our sponsors has been totally positive, and putting his other hat on as

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Commercial Secretary, the Scribe is delighted that we had this great opportunity for the club to show its appreciation to our sponsors, whilst at the same time showing them what we are all about, and giving them an insight into this game of bowls. One of the photographs show one of our

sponsor groups and offspring with Bill Young and Dave Melville. He’s Done It Despite the numerous moans and groans, whilst sweating and toiling, club Vice-Captain Terry Errington has completed his epic bicycle ride from John O’Groats to Lands End to raise money for charity, together with his friend Lionel. For once, the British weather was kind, with the wind mainly behind or to the left or right, and only on a few occasions in their faces. The rain was also kind, only soaking them twice, with a few more days of light rain, and a bit of sleet near Aviemore in Scotland. The bicycles performed well, the only problem they had were repeat punctures in Lionel’s bike, caused by a split in the tyre wall, a nearby Halfords came to the rescue. They generally rode at about 7/8 miles per hour, so that they could experience the scenery seeing a lot more of the country at that speed than when driving. Their route through Scotland’s lochs and glens was spectacular, and the towns and cities of Stirling, Dornoch, Inverness, Pitlochry and Edinburgh, all had their own bit of history. Through the borders into England with 420 miles done and nearly half way, they struggled with some nasty hills especially over Shap Fell, through Kendal and onto Carnforth, where they visited the railway station where Brief Encounters was filmed. They travelled on towards Warrington and Shrewbury and into the Midlands, where they

benefitted from flatter terrain, and then onto Ludlow and the beautifully picturesque Wye Valley. They crossed the Avon/Seven Bridge into the West Country with only 200 miles to go, through Bristol onto Taunton and then into Devon and Cornwall. The West Country hills are shorter but a lot steeper, unlike Scotland where they go through the valleys, and this part of the ride became very hard for our intrepid friend. One great bonus to this section of the ride was some very lovely countryside through the rolling hills and valleys over Dartmoor and passing through the towns of Taunton, Exeter, and numerous and various small villages, before pushing on to Redruth with only one more day to go. During the last day from Redruth, they passed through some lovely country lanes into Penzance, but stated that the last eleven miles from Penzance and down the last hill into Lands End, was quite emotional, but that looking back at the 964.32 miles they had covered they had a great sense of achievement for having done it, and quite right too!! The money raised for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital looks like being around £3,000.00, and at this point they would like to thank everyone for there support and donations. Money is still coming in, and this will all go into the bank in England, and be paid to the hospital when Terry returns to the UK for Christmas. As a club we are all very proud of Terry, who at 70+ has completed such a strenuous task for the good of others, well done mate. Coaching School The coaching sessions, conducted by Bill Young will recommence on Sunday mornings in September, when the heat has abated somewhat. Existing and prospective new members are invited to contact Bill on 966796851, or E-mail to info@montemarbowls.com If you have never bowled before come along, you may surprise yourself. Club Website If you haven’t visited our website yet, over ten thousand others have, and now it’s even better. Our new Club Secretary Les Bounds has developed and has been looking after (or should I say administering) our website for a couple of years now, and has recently totally re-vamped it. The result is a totally professional and easy to use site, which contains all of the information about our popular, friendly club. You can find our website at:www.montemarbowls.com, we will be pleased to host you. The Scribe

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KENNEL COUGH In this month article we are going to write about this infectious disease, because there has been an outbreak at the beginning of the summer in Gran Alacant area, and we believe prevention and ways of transmission of the disease are not very well known by people. Kennel cough is a multifactorial infectious tracheobronchitis, which means it’s not caused by an only factor, but some of them working together. One of the most important causal factors would be a high number of dogs living together (this is why it’s called “kennel cough”). In this case, transmission is usually easy and quick. Some people believe this is the only way of transmission: lots of dogs living together, for example, in a kennel, dog pound, etc, but this is false: direct (and sometimes non direct) contact with an infected dog (playing, sniffing each other, go for a walk together), is enough. Remember this is a dog disease, so, nothing to worry about people. Instead of an only infectious agent, the disease is caused by a

combination of bacteria (Bordetella bronchiseptica), and some viruses (Adenovirus, Parainfluenza). When working together, they produce an inflammation of trachea and upper respiratory tract. Some other circumstances (weak immunity, sudden temperature changes, contaminated air (by tobacco, exhausts, cleansing products, etc)) are required for developing the disease. This is why, in some cases, not all the dogs which are living together catch the disease. The disease looks very similar to human flu, because it’s basically a respiratory problem, more common in cold months (anyway, beware of summer! Most dogs are looking desperately for air con direct air flow!), and the transmission is extremely quick. Same as human flu, the disease lasts for about 7-10 days, and it’s normally a trivial process except in case of complications caused by old age or previous cardiac or respiratory problems. Sometimes, apart from respiratory symptoms, some digestive ones may be reported (vomits and diarrhoea), but the main sign is always the cough (when a dog

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coughs, in 99.9% of cases there is NOTHING stuck in his throat!), very strong, and sometimes accompanied by expectoration, which may be confused with vomiting. In some cases, when the cough is very strong, the dog may get “dizzy” or even spit some blood. Of course, the dog (and anybody else at home!) is not able to sleep properly at night, looses the appetite, and starts having fever (not in every case). This is the moment when visiting the Vet becomes absolutely necessary, for controlling the vicious circle of the coughing (the more they cough, the more irritated the trachea gets, and vice versa), and for stopping the infection coming to bronchia and lungs, which may be fatal for old or previously ill dogs. In case of summertime infections in brachiocephalic dogs (Boxer, Bulldog, Pug, etc), respiratory function must be specially controlled. The treatment consists on antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicines, and in most cases an improvement can be seen in 1-2 days, but of course, the best option is, once again, prevention. Normal annual booster inoculation only includes one part of the causal agents of the disease: the viruses, but not B. bronchiseptica. For covering the whole microorganism combination, we must add

a complementary vaccine against B. bronchiseptica, but because this injection is quite expensive and must be done twice a year instead of once, we only recommend this special vaccine in the following cases: -Old dogs with chronical cardio-respiratory problems. -Dogs which cannot accept antiinflamatory. -Dogs with congenital problems, such as tracheal stenosis (“sabre-sheath trachea”). -Dogs which are going on kennels (as a matter of fact, serious kennels oblige their guests to have this injection done). Our last recommendation would be: if your dog is been diagnosed, you’d better keep him apart from other dogs for a few days, otherwise you’ll be spreading the infection everywhere.

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1st September 8.00am Wake-up call (With bangers) 10.30am Moor’s disembarkation on Playa Levante (opposite the Town Hall), with the firing of muskets and canons. 12.00pm Musical processions, by the Moors and Christians Festivals Association, with the United Santa Pola Musical Group and ‘El Freu’ Choir. Leaves from the Town Hall. 1.00pm Firecrackers in the levelled area of the Castle 6.30pm Collection by those in charge of the Moors and Christian’s Festival, on behalf of different Musical Groups. The Moors then go in the direction of the Dock and the Christians to the Castle-Fortress. Moorish embassy forms in front of the Castle, and the Moorish ambassador, together with his assistant, forcefully asks the Christian Band to surrender the Castle. ‘SOSTRACA’ – Battle, surrendering of the Castle, which is then taken by the Moorish Armies. 10.30pm Inauguration of Moors and Christian Street Bars (known as ‘kábilas’, ‘cuartelillos’ and ‘barracas’) 2nd September 12.00pm Musical processions, by the Moors and Christians societies, the United Santa Pola Musical Group, and ‘El Freu’ Choir 6.30pm Collection by those in charge of the Moors and Christian’s Festival, on behalf of different Musical Groups. The Moors head into the Castle-Fortress and the Christians to the end of the town. CHISTIAN EMBASSY in front of the Castle, the Ambassador, accompanied by his assistant, undertake the surrendering of the Castle by the Moorish armies. RECONQUEST Re-enacted battle between both sides using muskets, the Moors surrender and leave the Castle going into the Square. Christians enter the Castle. 10.30pm Moor and Christian Street Bar Fiestas

3rd September 8.00am Wake-up call (With bangers) 7.30pm Parade by the musical groups who participated in the Moors and Christians Conquest/Reconquest, from Calle Muelle to the ‘Palmeral’ Park 8.30pm Moors and Christians Parade, itinerary: from the ‘Palmeral’ Park, along Calle Elche, Glorieta and Muelle. 11.00pm Moor and Christian Street Bar Fiestas 4th September 8.00am Wake-up call (With bangers) 11.00am Children’s regatta in honour of the Virgin Loreto. Organised by the Santa Pola Nautical Club. 12.00pm Musical processions with the Fiestas Union and United Musical Group, as well as ‘cabezudos’ – figures with giant heads. Leaves from Plaza Glorieta. 5.30pm Street races in Calle Muelle, Organised by the Festivals Union. Sign up one hour prior to the start. Children’s games in Plaza Glorieta, organised by the Festivals Union. 6.30pm Bouncy Castles/Inflatables in Gran Alacant. 7.00pm Bouncy Castles/Inflatables in the Plaza Glorieta. 7.30pm Bouncy Castles/Inflatables in the park opposite Pablo Iglesias and Trasmallo Street. 9.30pm Tribute to the town’s elders, with a performance by the Pensioner’s Choir in the Castle Courtyard. 10.30pm Moor and Christian Street Bar Fiestas 5th September 8.00am Wake-up call (With bangers) 10.00am Rowing regatta, in honour of the Virgin Loreto, organised by the Santa Pola Nautical Club. 12.00pm Children’s sailing regatta in honour of the Virgin Loreto, organised by the Santa Pola Nautical Club 12.00pm Procession with the Festivals Union,

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Santa Pola United Musical Group, and ‘cabezudos’ (giant headed figures). 1.30pm ‘Beer bath’ at the Port, organised by the Festivals Union. 2.00pm Traditional cauldron cooked dishes competition, at the Port. Organised by the Town Hall, with the collaboration of the Fisherman’s Association. 4.00pm Finals of the 5th Three Category Billiards Tournament. Virgin of Loreto Trophy, organised by the Billiard’s Club (next to the Town Hall). 6.00pm 3rd Radio Control Boat meeting. Night time meeting of the Laguna Seaworthy Models club, in Calle Tarragona. Organised by the Santa Pola Town Naval Models Cultural Association. 6.00pm Children’s race in honour of the Virgin Loreto, around Plaza Glorieta. Sign up in the town’s Sports Centres, or half an hour before the race at the start line. Organised by the Festivals Union. 7.00pm 7th Virgin Loreto Indoor Football Trophy, at the ‘Els Xiprerets’ Sports Centre. 8.00pm Children’s Theatre in the Plaza Glorieta 9.30pm NIGHT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE SEA, with a performance by the Santa Pola Levantina Choir, in the Castle. 10.30pm Moor and Christian Street Bar Fiestas 11.00pm Acrobatic bull fighting show, with jumps and demonstrations, called ‘Art and Emotion’. Located in the bullring installed opposite McDonald’s, finishing with the release of the bulls. Ticket entry, organised by TauroElx. 6th September 8.00am Wake-up call (With bangers) 9.30am Virgin Loreto quail shooting trophy, at the ‘La Boxa’ shooting ground. Organised by the Shooting and Hunting Club 10.00am 3rd Radio Control Boat meeting, in Calle Tarragona. Organised by the Santa Pola Town Naval Models Cultural Association. 12.00pm Procession with the Festivals Union, Santa Pola United Musical Group, and ‘cabezudos’ (giant headed figures). 7.30pm Musical procession, with all of the bands participating, leaves from Calle Muelle and goes to the ‘Palmeral’ Park. 8.30pm Multicolour procession, with floats and musical groups. Org. Festivals Union. (Same route as 3rd September) 10.30pm Moor and Christian Street Bar Fiestas

1.30am Fireworks display along the Levante breakwater 7th September 8.00am Wake-up call (With bangers) 7.00pm Meeting in the Plaza del Mercado of those fiesta goers participating in the floral offering 8.00pm Floral offering to our Patron Saint the Virgen Loreto, in the Castle Chapel. 10.30pm Serenade to the Virgin Loreto by the Levantina Choir and he United Santa Pola Musical Group, at the Castle. 1.30am Pyrotechnic firework display. Avenida Pérez Ojeda, organised by ‘Penya El Tró’. With the collaboration of: Santa Pola Town Hall. 8th September 8.00am Wake-up call (With bangers) 10.00am Solemn Mass in celebration of our Patron Saint in the Castle Chapel. When the Mass finishes, there will be a procession, with the ‘Mare de Deu de Loreto’ Musical Association. 12.30pm Original Virgin Loreto ‘Canto Motete’ sung by the ‘Mare de Deu de Loreto’ Musical Association, in the Castle 1.00pm Perfromance by the ‘Sal Marinera’ dance group and ‘El Freu’ Choir in the Castle Precinct. 1.30pm Firecracker display in the Plaza Glorieta. 8.00pm Patron Saint Procession: Itinerary: the Castle, Calle Cruz, Calle Colón, Mercado, Calle Mayor, Calle Angel, Calle Elche and the Castle. 1.00am Firework spectacular on the Levante Beach breakwater, finishing with a POWERFUL BLAST. This office is not responsible for any changes to the times or programme that may occur. But as always there are many more fiestas on the Costa Blanca. This are the approximate dates for the parades of Moors and Christians: Castalla 1st to 4th, Villena 4th to 9th, Mutxamel 8th to 12th, Ibi 10th to 12th, Altea 24th to 28th . Also running of Young Bulls in Gorga Monvovar, Villajoiosa or pilgrimages like the ones in Gaianes, Redovan, Alcoy and Petrer. This is all for now

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WHAT’S THAT IN THE CLOT? by Mark Etheridge Let’s take a walk down memory lane. Did you or your kids ever have a cabbage patch doll, a pet rock, a Rubik cube, or worst of all, a mullet haircut? Did you once wear tie-dyed shirts, did you download that crazy frog ringtone for your mobile?

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The problem with fads and crazes is what to do when the euphoria dies down. You can cut off your mullet, your pet rock can be thrown into the garden, your tie-dyed shirt can be reduced to small pieces and used as a cleaning cloth, and no-one is affected long term (although the crazy frog ringtone still gives me the night terrors). But there was one craze which had an adverse effect on Spanish wildlife. Do the names Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michaelangelo ring a bell, other than of course being famous painters? You’ve got it, they were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who were created in 1984, and soon after they appeared the demand for pet turtles went through the roof. There was a species from America which filled the need, called the Red-eared Slider (or Red-eared Terrapin). The figures were quite startling, more than 50 million Sliders were exported from the USA between 1989 and 1997 alone, it is estimated that at least 4 million of these ended up in Spain. They were easy to breed, looked cute when they were babies, and didn’t need too much looking after – but fed-up parents soon realised that their children quickly lost interest in a relatively immobile version of their comic-book heroes, and the quickest way to get rid of them (the

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turtles, not the kids) was to flush them down the drain or put them in the local pond to fend for themselves. Freed from their glass aquariums, the terrapins flourished. The Red-eared Slider is now a common sight in the pools in the Clot, and elsewhere in Spain. You can see them if you watch the surface of the water carefully; what seems at first glance to be a floating piece of debris may in fact be the snout of one of these terrapins, and if you are lucky in warmer weather you may see one sunning itself on the banks of the pools. I saw a Spanish family at the new hide throwing pieces of bread to one, and my resulting picture shows the terrapin chowing down – well, it is American after all. They are tough animals and long-lived, and they compete with the resident European and Stripe-necked Terrapins which have been shown to lose weight and have a higher mortality when competing against the Sliders. Their Spanish name is Galapago de Florida, and that’s really where they ought to be!

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SUDOKU

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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.

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BUS TIMETABLE for September

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BUS TIMETABLE for September

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When on Gran Alacant let the bus take the strain.

Bus route Bus timetable

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S U D O K U

S O L U T I O N S

Below, and on the next two pages are maps of Alicante, Santa Pola and Gran Alacant, to help find your way around and to see the location of our adverisers

902 250 170 Aquagest 24hr............. Aeropuerto.................. 969 919 000 Ayuntamiento-Gran Alacant. 966 692 276 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..................... 901 202 020 Local Police................ 092 Local Police................ 966 696 035 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.......................... 900 103 104 Telefonica................... 1004

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THREE TOP-UP DELIVERY POINTS Phoenix Le Mar Euronics The Winery

GA BOWLS CLUB MONT y MAR COMPLEX

Vet GA Exotics Darby’s Chippy

PLAZA MAYOR

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GA farmacia

CHIROPODY & PHYSIOTHERAPY

HOMEFINDERS/SOLEIL DESTINATIONS GA SERVICES BUDDIES

NEW BAILEYS BAR

NEW SCHOOL

EURONICS ELECTRICAL TOLDOS LA MARINA

74 SPICY PARADISE & WINERY

22 CARABASI BAR COMPLEX (DOWN THE HILL) CASANOVA - SANDHILLS PHOENIX - OCEAN 11 PHOENIX NIGHTS O’DUILLS - LOS BELGAS YELLOW SUBMARINE

PATAGONIA no.6 STEAK HOUSE

LIFE RESORT

TOURIST INFORMATION

DICK TURPIN NOT JUST DESSERTS LEGENDS PATAGONIA no.2 STEAK HOUSE CLAUDIA

ARMONIA HAIR SALON EVANGELICAL CHURCH

AND ON TO LIGHTHOUSE

25 THE WINERY 27 MAXCOOP SUPERMARKET 28 SUPERVALU SUPERMKT 29 MERCADONA SUPERMARKET 30 MEDICAL CENTRE POLICE STATION G.A. COUNCILLOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES NEW LIBRARY 31 SPORTS CENTRE 32 THURSDAY MARKET 44 POST OFFICE 46 AMOROS 49 NEW SCHOOL 53 LEMAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOP

P U T YOU R B USI N E S S . . . .ON T H E M AP. . . .

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. . . . P U T YO U R B U SI N E S S . . . .O N T H E M A P Map to help you to find your way around Santa Pola. It also includes our advertisers

Santa Pola's Casa de Cultura Theatre in Calle

1. McDonalds 2. Market and red cross bus stop 3. Main Elche street 4. Castillo 5. Town square 6. Tourist info Police station Town hall 7. Fishing port 8. Post Office

9. Tourist info 10. 12. Salt Lake museum 13. Civic & Social Centre 14. 15. Casa de Cultura 16. Lyneli hair

18 Santa Pola Marina. 19. Bailen 20. Aquarium 21. Suma Office 21. 22. Public refuse tip 23. site for New swimming pool 24. Indoor market 25.

27. New police station 28. Model boating lake 29. Pola Max shopping centre

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