A Night to Remember

By Peter Johnson ARENAL Deportiva Ma ­

sons Lodge No 65 hosted a fabulous Ladies Night on Sunday March 19 at Salones Carrasco in Javea where 78 guests attended.

A superb evening ensued with excellent food and drink and first ­ class entertainment provided by the girls from ABBA Gold, and Gary ‘Woody’ Woodward, who had the dance floor packed from the first bar to the last chord. The evening was supported by many of the lodges in the Province with some members and their partners travelling from Torrevieja in the south and Valencia in the North.

A super prize draw made €720 profit which will be donated to the Lodge charities.

Children aged three to 10 years are divided into two groups, with 30 children each. A first consisting of those aged three to five and a second with children aged six to 10 will enjoy stories, workshops, games and teamwork from April 11 to 17 , from 9am to 1pm. For 11 to 16­yearolds, there are different activities for different interests. The options are cooking and creative workshops, an environmental campus and an art course. There is also a swimming campus for children aged four to 14 organised by the sports department.

The council has already organised summer camps for different age groups as well as sports courses. All these will be featured on a dedicated web page which is being created to make life easier for families.

Ice cream summer

ICE cream makers are expecting to benefit from a busy summer that will top the successful 2022 season and took advantage of European Artisan Ice Cream Day in Denia to celebrate the start of a season that the sector expects to be the best of the last decade.

Member of the National Association of Artisan Ice Cream Makers (Anhcea) talked about a bumper summer at an event held in the Municipal Market in Denia held to celebrate the tradition and flavour of artisan ice cream, an iconic product in the province, particularly in the towns of Xixona and Ibi. It is hoped that the large number of tourists landing in our region will offset the effect of rising prices and rocketing energy bills on their profits.

The ice creams produced in the region are synonymous with quality and exquisite flavours, for which they are known all over the world.

European Artisan Ice Cream Day is important to the province of Alicante to promote its star products, turrón and ice cream, the best in Spain.