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King Juan Carlos Of Spain To Abdicate
Well Dressed
By Martin Shortland
King Juan Carlos of Spain is to abdicate after more than 40 years on the throne. The announcement was made to the Spanish Assembly on Monday morning by the country’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, he said, “His majesty, King Juan Carlos has just communicated to me his will to give up the throne, I’m convinced this is the best time for change.”
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Once popular Juan Carlos, 76, helped smooth Spain’s transition to democracy in the 1970’s after the
Francisco Franco dictatorship, has lost public support in recent years due to corruption scandals and gaffes. His daughter Princess Cristina and her husband, Inaki Urdangarin are under investigation in a corruption case. The king whose health is failing, has had a number of hip operations in recent years and is stepping down for personal reasons, the statement said. His reputation was tarnished dramatically when it was discovered he went on a lavish elephant hunting trip in Botswana in 2012, in the middle of Spain’s financial crisis. There is no allowance in the Spanish constitution for an abdication and the Prime Minister said he would be discussing the handing over process with his cabinet this week. The crown will pass to the king’s 46 year old son Prince Felipe, who will become king Felipe VI.
On Saturday, 31st. May, Camposol held its very first well dressing ceremony. Works of art created in traditional Derbyshire style were presented to decorate the well, which was then blessed by Rev. Kent from St. Nicholas church, after which all those attending presented plants to further enhance the colourful spectacle of a traditional stone built well, built by Yorkshireman, Jason Jessop, decked with flowers, here in Spain. The event was organised by Los Palacios Garden Volunteers, who created the Parque Los Palacios and introduced by David Senior Peake, who emphasised that it was a celebration of many of the groups in Camposol working together, and would not have been possible without their help. Participating groups included, St. Nicholas Church, Mabs, FAST, Ex-servicemen’s association, and Forget me Not, Cliff and Brian
from the Camposol guitar group, plus Antonio, Flamenco guitar, providing live music, with support from local business too, Miles Better Water Filters, Helping Hands, Garden Centre 2003, Tel’s Bar, and Costa Calida Caring Agency. Special thanks to all those who gifted food, which was much enjoyed by the many people who stayed to listen to the music, and most of all, special thanks to Annette’s art group, who created the dressings, which will be displayed at the community centre on B for all to admire. All plants donated will be on display to welcome everyone visiting Camposol for a few days, after which a more suitable home will be found in the parque where we hope they will prosper, and can still be admired. A good day, enjoyed by all, and further proof that Camposol keeps getting better and better.
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The Phoenix Solo Club support for AFA
The members and friends of The Phoenix Solo Club raised a magnificent sum of 900 euros from various activities throughout the year and finalising it with a very successful ‘Charity Day’ which was held at The Marina Bar, Torreter 111 on the morning of Tuesday 15th April , which was organised by Dorothy Harris, a very enthusiastic and valued member. There were many stalls, including , tombola, name the bear, a raffle with great prizes, books and bric a brac with lovely gift ideas for all. It was at one of the club’s regular Monday morning meetings ( they meet each Monday morning at 11.00 a.m. ) in The Marina Bar, in the port, behind the small bus station, in Torrevieja, when Matilde Sanchez, the president of the Alzheimer’s Association was invited to give a talk on the problems of people facing life with this cruel disease, and the activities at the Alzheimer’s Day Centre where these people and their families are encouraged through the various therapies available to maintain an active life for as long as possible. Help and support is also offered to families and carers experiencing the
needs of their loved ones at this time. The president of the Phoenix Solo Club, Malcolm Peasgood and his fellow committee member, Bernice Taylor, together with Dorothy, were happy to present to Matilde the 900 euros donation on behalf of all the members and friends of the Phoenix Club. Matilde (and Judy Ferris also of AFA ), thanked the members most sincerely for their truly generous donation, leaving with a request to stay friends with anyone nursing a partner with Alzheimer’s or indeed any dementia, as they can become very isolated with a partner who no longer has any interest or conversation to offer. It could happen to you!
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The Costa Cálida extends from El Mojón in the north near the province of Alicante, to near the municipality of Águilas in the south bordering on the region of Almería province.
Bolnuevo is a nearby beach front village which has the historic salt erosions which are a must to visit. During the Summer months, a number of bars and restaurants host Summer outdoor music events which bring the whole community together.
The beautiful and historic city of Murcia is the Regional capital
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with the naval City of Cartagena and Mazarrón being the two other important coastal areas in the region. Puerto de Mazarron has undergone a transformation over the years and now has a fantastic Marina surrounded by shops and restaurants offering everything from seafood to pizza and not forgetting the value for money “Menu Del Dia”.
The Mar Menor is separated from the Mediterranean by a 22km-long spit of land called La Manga, on which most of the tourism development for the region has been constructed.
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The Costa Cálida (“Warm Coast”) is the approximately 250 km stretch of South Eastern Mediterranean coastline of the Spanish province of Murcia. This region has a microclimate which features comparatively hot mean annual temperatures (and hence its name, “Warm Coast”) and a relative degree of aridity (rain fall averaging less than 34 cm annually).
The northern end of this coastline includes the Mar Menor (“Little Sea”), a coastal saltwater lagoon which at around 170 km2 is Europe’s largest.
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HELP M.M.M. Donates to Caritas Sucina
Lady Elisabeth, Honorary Patron of HELP Murcia Mar Menor, presented the cheque for €1,000 to the local priest, Fr. Jose Joaquin Izurzu, Presidente (Sacerdote) on Monday 26th May at Vino’s Victors Café/Bar in Sucina. The Mayor, Pepe Mercader, and others also attended. Caritas in Sucina started in October 2013 in response to identified needs in the local community. In this area, Caritas covers Sucina, Avileses and Casas Blancas. They currently help 28 families and 130 people including children. They don’t only help Spanish people, their assistance is based on the needs of the family or individual regardless of ethnic origin. Currently they are helping a Belgian person. They will use the money to buy perishable food such as milk, potatoes, oil and clothes which are in general demand. Sometimes they also assist by helping to pay a mortgage, rent, or electricity and water bills. They raise funds by occasional special collections in the church and other local charitable events. They could benefit from more donations and contributions of food, clothes and money. Photo No1 shows Lady Elisabeth presenting the cheque to Fr. Jose Joaquin. From L to R: Janice Clarke, Bernard Ash, Fr. Joaquin, Lady Elisabeth, Francisico Lopez, Teodoro Alvarez and Cynthia Sherry
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WE´RE legal...and it´s official
That´s the message from the troubled Orihuela Costa charity Help at Home Costa Blanca, which has finally received official acceptance that the charity´s president is Eileen Mayes. The certificate from the relevant provincial government office in Alicante has now been issued and presented to the bank, which means the long-running internal dispute in the charity has finally been resolved. The charity was founded about three years ago by Norah Bond and Marivi Nerva Cuela, and expanded to a membership of nearly 100 volunteers, offering help to people in a number of ways, support if they were going into or coming from hospital operations, helping people with shopping or tidying up homes if people couldn´t cope. When Mrs Bond stood down as president, Mrs Cuela took over, appointed at an AGM, but within weeks members were voicing concerns and these culminated in the calling of two EGMs, at which, by overwelming majorities, Mrs Cuela was removed from office on a vote of no confidence and Mrs Mayes was elected president. However, Mrs Cuela refused to accept that decision, maintaining the meeting was illegal and that she and her handful of supporters represented the “real” charity, holding fund-raising events using the charity´s logo to promote them. Mrs Mayes commented: “I am delighted that finally it has been recognised by the relevant official bodies that the EGM was lawful and that the membership had the right to decide who they wanted as
president. “Many volunteers were obviously unhappy with the situation, particularly over the intimidation which has occured during the dispute. I sincerely hope that these people will now return and give their services again to the charity, so we can go forward and do the work which we were set up to do, that is to look after the patients who need our help and support.” New badges are to issued to volunteers Mayes´signature Mrs containing validation and anyone who has not got such a badge must be considered as not belonging to the charity. In addition the many entertainers who have loyally given their services at fundraising events will be notified so they too know that any money they raise will go to the official charity. The official charity fund-raiser is Norah Bond, and no other person, added Mrs Mayes. Anyone who wants to volunteer their services to the charity should call into the charity shop in Playa Flamenca commercial centre (10.30am to 2pm weekdays and Saturdays) or telephone 603267140 or 604151364.
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History
Cultivation of the native wild tree began in the Near East around 6000 years ago. Tree cultivation and oil extraction was brought to Iberia by the Phoenicians around 1050 BC, but it was the Romans who turned Iberian oil into an industry, though this was a bit too radical for the native Iberian tribe, who preferred to stick to their traditional use of lard! The importance of Iberian oil to the Empire was huge - Spanish oil amphorae have been found everywhere the Romans went. Mount Testaccio in Rome is an artificial hill made up of 40 million amphorae, most of which are from the Iberian Peninsula. Hadrian even had a coin struck bearing the picture of an olive branch and the inscription “Hispania”. In ancient times it was believed that olive trees had to be planted near the sea in order to thrive. One thing is for sure, though, and that
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The Olive Tree is that olive trees love tough, rocky soil and craggy limestone cliffs. In fact they do better in poor soil than they do in rich, fertile earth.
Growth & Olive Production
Slow growing, traditionally bearing fruit after fifteen years, modern trees can, due to agricultural developments, mature at five. A tree reaches maximum productivity after 40 years, and after 140 begins to decline, though thousandyear-old trees can and do still bear rich loads. Olive tree age is often exaggerated though Lo
Parot in Horta de Sant Joan in Tarragona is certainly between 1,000-1,500 years old meaning it was planted during Visigoth or Arab times. If you ever fancied gracing y o u r garden with a beautiful, gnarly old tree you might be lucky. There exist operations dedicated to saving centuries-old olive trees from construction sites and then finding ‘homes’ for them. Rather than purchasing the tree, the new owner simply pays for the salvaging, storage and replanting. To find out if there is a scheme in your area ask at your local Ayuntamiento. The variety of tree growing
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in Andalucia today is the Olea Europeae. It is sufficiently important to have inspired the Junta de Andalucia (Regional Government) to track every commercial tree. In fact each one has its own GPS co-ordinates and is carefully monitored by regional officials. This is mainly to ensure fair play when it comes time to hand out subsidies. While most farmers play by the rules, certain unscrupulous folk were caught at the turn of this century trying to pass off wooden posts as olive trees…
Olive Oil
It takes between 4kg & 11kg of olives to make 1 kilo of oil. The whole olives are ground
and then pressed, leaving a mulch. This mix of pulp, stone, water and oil is then spun centrifugally, bringing to the surface ‘aceite flor’, which is then further treated by decanting & filtering to rid it of water and impurities. It should be used within 12 months of bottling & stored in a dry place out of sunlight. Spanish olive oil comes in four distinct classes, defined by national health regulations: (1) Aceite de Oliva Virgen [Virgin Olive Oil], a completely natural product. (2) Aceite de Oliva Refinado [Refined Olive Oil],
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perfectly acceptable, but not as full in taste. Ideal for cooking (3) Aceite de Oliva [Regular Olive Oil], a blend of refined and virgin olive oil. (4) Aceite de Orujo/Marc/ Pomace [Pomace Oil], made from olive oil pressings. Buy this and you get what you pay for! Apart from eating, cooking, lamp fuel, preservative, medicine, cure, laxative, aphrodisiac, cosmetic, unguent, magic potion ingredient and religious unction, the olive is being tried by experimental energy stations, which burn ‘aceite de orujo’ to generate electricity. They are hoping to start supplying the national electric grid in the near future!
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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. XBMC has just had a new release! Gotham V13.0. Gotham! Isn’t that something to do with ‘Batman’? Yep it is, but as is usual in the world of programming, it is also an identification label for the next generation of a particular piece of software (program). It is common and expected because it reflects the fun aspect of the people involved (but that falls in degree level Psychology, one of many things I know nothing about). Some of you may already know that XBMC stands for Xbox Media Centre. For those of you who are still no wiser, XBMC was designed for Xbox (the games console) to be able games players, who interact over the internet during multi-player shared games, access to online streaming tv/ movies. It later evolved into a place where pictures, music and videos could be stored and played from. Why haven’t we all heard of this before? Maybe you have but weren’t aware of it at the time. How many of us have seen someone “showing off” their brand new internet tv box that allows them to watch 100’s of tv channels? Did you realise that the program you were watching on the anonymous black android powered box was actually XBMC? XBMC has been, and continues to be, developed by the XBMC foundation which is a non-profit organisation. Non-profit, in this case, means that the developers and organisation make nothing out of it! Pretty straight forward? Well let me throw another phrase at you - “free and open source”. Free as in “free beer” and open source meaning anyone can look at the code
and the manner that the bits go together to makes it work. This open source is the secret as to why it is free! You didn’t know that it was free? So why pay 150€ and more, for a 50€ box that comes with this free software? In ordinary circumstances, I would be on my soapbox (remember me burning that several weeks ago?) and calling down a rain of fire on these thieves and charlatans, BUT, as with all things we have to consider the time spent learning every nook and cranny of this program, which has many more faces than the proverbial town-hall clock. The experience acquired is needed to make your viewing experience as simple and painless as possible. There are a scant handful of people who, I feel, have earned the right for me to part with my hard earned money to buy an internet tv box. Watch who I talk to at places like Llano market equidistant from Albox and Arboleas. What major changes have come with this new version of the free program? Well they have improved the 3D playback of videos; modified the code to include even more android video hardware; An episode bookmark so you don’t have to remember which episode of the series your were watching or how far into the episode you got; for those of you with tablets, the touch screen has been altered to make touch control better. The quality of the changes are as impressive as the list is long! Enough for today. I hear my once a week beer calling me. See you tomorrow at Jack’s Bar in Albox for my Friday afternoon computer clinic! If you would like a clinic nearer to you – make the suggestion using the email address under this article and we will see what can be done.
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braben’s blog... Has it happened to you? It’s certainly happened to me, you know, those times when you’ve been annoyed or upset by someone and would give anything to have a really smart or witty response to hand. Instead, if you’re anything like me, you’ll stutter something unintelligible, pull tongues and slink away, muttering under your breath. To make matters worse, you’ll probably wake at about 3 am the next morning with that witty yet withering reply ready for use! Too late of course, unless you want to be cruel and telephone them with it! I often think about how fantastic it would be to have the wit of the professional writer at my fingertips, the skill, let’s say, of those song lyricists who keep us captivated and whose words live long in the memory. Or, then again maybe not! You see I did a little investigating to see what I could find that would leave people wilting at the strength of our witty yet cutting ripostes and was more than a little disappointed at what’s out there. Madonna for example, who knows a thing or two about the music business and who you would expect to come up with some
sharpish comebacks certainly let me down. I mean, how could the person who sang, “But I like New York/Other cities make me feel like a dork,” help us in hour of need? But then it got worse! I did a little more research and found some song lyrics that I just had to share with you. This isn’t necessarily so that you can use them yourself but because it beggars belief that someone, not only wrote them, but then was so proud of them that they were delighted to see them go public. Des’ree for example. Not only is she famous for having a mysterious apostrophe in her name, but she should also be more than slightly embarrassed by the content of at least one of her songs. I ask you, how can anyone sing, “I don’t want to see a ghost...I’d rather have a piece of toast” and not roll around the studio laughing? Then there’s the geographically challenged Sade. In one of her songs she sang, “Coast to coast/LA to Chicago...” A quick flick through a rudimentary geography book confirms why Sade chose to be a singer rather than an explorer! Oh well, it’s back to tongue pulling then.
Graham is married to Helen and has a daughter, Alice. He lives part of the year near Albox, but works in Qatar, teaching. If you wish to contact Graham regarding this article email: helenandg@yahoo.co.uk
Here is the second part of the tongue twisting poem The Chaos by the Dutch teacher Gerard Nolst Trenite. Created in 1920 to enlighten and inform about the intricacies and difficulties of the English language. Of such puzzling words as nauseous, Rhyming well with cautious, tortious, You’ll envelop lists, I hope, In a linen envelope. Would you like some more? You’ll have it! Affidavit, David, davit. To abjure, to perjure. Sheik Does not sound like Czech but ache. Liberty, library, heave and heaven, Rachel, loch, moustache, eleven. We say hallowed, but allowed, People, leopard, towed but vowed. Mark the difference, moreover, Between mover, plover, Dover. Leeches, breeches, wise, precise, Chalice, but police and lice Camel, constable, unstable, Principle, disciple, label. Petal, penal, and canal, Wait, surmise, plait, promise, pal Suit, suite, ruin. Circuit, conduit Rhyme with “shirk it” and “beyond it”, But it is not hard to tell Why it’s pall, mall, but Pall Mall. Muscle, muscular, gaol, iron, Timber, climber, bullion, lion, Worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair, Senator, spectator, mayor Ivy, privy, famous; clamour Has the a of drachm and hammer. Pussy, hussy and possess, Desert, but dessert, address. Golf, wolf, countenance, lieutenants Hoist in lieu of flags left pennants. Courier, courtier, tomb, bomb, comb, Cow, but Cowper, some and home. “Solder, soldier! Blood is thicker”, Quoth he, “than liqueur or liquor”, Making, it is sad but true, In bravado, much ado. Stranger does not rhyme with anger, Neither does devour with clangour. Pilot, pivot, gaunt, but aunt, Font, front, wont, want, grand and grant. Arsenic, specific, scenic, Relic, rhetoric, hygienic. Gooseberry, goose, and close, but close, Paradise, rise, rose, and dose. Say inveigh, neigh, but inveigle, Make the latter rhyme with eagle. Mind! Meandering but mean, Valentine and magazine. And I bet you, dear, a penny, You say mani-(fold) like many, Which is wrong. Say rapier, pier, Tier (one who ties), but tier. Arch, archangel; pray, does erring Rhyme with herring or with
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stirring? Prison, bison, treasure trove, Treason, hover, cover, cove Perseverance, severance. Ribald Rhymes (but piebald doesn’t) with nibbled. Phaeton, paean, gnat, ghat, gnaw, Lien, psychic, shone, bone, pshaw. Don’t be down, my own, but rough it, And distinguish buffet, buffet; Brood, stood, roof, rook, school, wool, boon, Worcester, Boleyn, to impugn. Say in sounds correct and sterling Hearse, hear, hearken, year and yearling. Evil, devil, mezzotint, Mind the z! (A gentle hint.) Now you need not pay attention To such sounds as I don’t mention, Sounds like pores, pause, pours and paws, Rhyming with the pronoun yours; Nor are proper names included, Though I often heard, as you did, Funny rhymes to unicorn, Yes, you know them, Vaughan and Strachan. No, my maiden, coy and comely, I don’t want to speak of Cholmondeley. No. Yet Froude compared with proud Is no better than McLeod. But mind trivial and vial, Tripod, menial, denial, Troll and trolley, realm and ream, Schedule, mischief, schism, and scheme. Argil, gill, Argyll, gill. Surely May be made to rhyme with Raleigh, But you’re not supposed to say Piquet rhymes with sobriquet. Had this invalid invalid Worthless documents? How pallid, How uncouth he, couchant, looked, When for Portsmouth I had booked! Zeus, Thebes, Thales, Aphrodite, Paramour, enamoured, flighty, Episodes, antipodes, Acquiesce, and obsequies. Please don’t monkey with the geyser, Don’t peel ‘taters with my razor, Rather say in accents pure: Nature, stature and mature. Pious, impious, limb, climb, glumly, Worsted, worsted, crumbly, dumbly, Conquer, conquest, vase, phase, fan, Wan, sedan and artisan. The th will surely trouble you More than r, ch or w. Say then these phonetic gems: Thomas, thyme, Theresa, Thames. Thompson, Chatham, Waltham, Streatham, There are more but I forget ‘emWait! I’ve got it: Anthony, Lighten your anxiety. Third part next week
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WITH MICHAEL DAVIES, ABOGADO/SOLICITOR If you wish us to print an article about a particular topic, please e-mail info@daviessolicitors.com THEIR IS NO ESCAPING NON RESIDENT HYPOTHETICAL INCOME TAX: IF YOU OWNA PROPERTY IN SPAN AND YOU ARE NON RESIDENT YOU NEED TO PAY THIS TAX. IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING THIS TAX YOU NEED TO ADDRESS THE MATTER WITH URGENCY. Q. I have received a letter from the tax office demanding I pay non resident income tax, and that I must pay up for the last four years. I have never made any income from my property.
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“You won’t have a friend in the world. Even those who understand will turn against you, even the ones who feel the same will despise you.” Miller’s parents were immigrants. His father had a clothing manufacturing business and the family lived in prosperity in America until the Wall Street Crash. Miller became a journalist and he wrote scripts for the radio. During the second world war he worked as a shipfitter in the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard where he sets this drama. Many of the workers were Italian migrant workers and this is probably where Miller made connections for A View from the Bridge, 1955. Miller’s hallmark as a writer seems to display an ability to dramatize the attempts made by characters to find a necessary balance between the conflicting demands of private and public life. New York’s Brooklyn harbour was depicted as a dangerous and mysterious world at the water’s edge during the 40s. The dockworkers and longshoremen were poorly paid and exploited by their bosses. They( the Italians) came for work, wealth and security- things they couldn’t find at home. “They were always hungry, they were offering themselves, but all they were eating was time.” We also have Marco’s comment that his children “eat the sunshine” because they can’t provide food for them. It is likely that Miller’s idea came from a lawyer friend who had told the author about a longshoreman who had ratted to the Immigration Bureau on two brothers, his own relatives who were living illegally
in his own home. His intention was to break an engagement between one of them and his niece. This is what happens in the Bridge. Miller visited Sicily shortly after this where he witnessed groups of men gathering in the piazza desperately looking for any kind of work. Extreme poverty led to the illegal entry into the States for many of them. Bridge was meant to be a modern version of a Greek tragedy where Eddie Carbone, the main character is led by fate towards an inevitable destiny that he is incapable of escaping from. Red Hook, Brooklyn is the slum that faces the bay on the seaward side of Brooklyn Bridge, the gullet of New York. And yet this is where the migrant workers come to seek their fortune! Alfieri is an Italian/American lawyer who narrates the tragic tale as well as advising Eddie. He seems to know what the outcome will be and watches the events unfolding but he is powerless to be able to prevent them. Eddie and his wife Beatrice have raised Catherine as their daughter although she is officially their niece. Catherine is striving for her independence from Eddie who still treats her like a baby even though she is close to 18. He objects to her short skirt and high heels and how she walks wavy as she shakes her hips. He becomes jealous of the attention she gets from the men who recognise her womanhood. Beatrice recognises this obsession for his niece and expresses her frustration at being rejected
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As we review our lives, I’m sure most of us will recall certain experiences or events that dramatically effected the decisions we took. For some this may have stemmed from a particular relationship, whilst for others perhaps, a change of home or job. For me personally the life-changing moment in my career occurred in 1967. I started the year as a fairly mediocre, uninspiring Civil Engineer working for Westmorland County Council, but ended it as a dynamic, enthusiastic and fairly creative software developer in the emerging field of interactive computer graphics. A chance encounter with a computer had discovered some latent ability, and being basically idle, I revelled in the ease with which a machine could undertake immensely complex design calculations with seemingly effortless accuracy and speed that left me speechless. Work had suddenly become fun; and they paid me for it! For Saint Peter, the change appeared even more dramatic. The uninspiring, uneducated fisherman, intimidated by a slave girl into denying any knowledge of Jesus at his trial, is the same person who six weeks later boldly and enthusiastically in their presence denounced the political and religious leaders of the day for crucifying their Messiah, the Son of God. And this wasn’t just a one-off; but in the face of persecution, torture and death, Peter continued in similar vein, with great power and conviction, proclaiming to all that Jesus was alive, had ascended into heaven and would return as Lord and judge of all. So what exactly was the life-changing experience that caused this amazing change in Peter’s character? The Bible puts this down to a single event, as God’s Spirit was given to the apostles, including Peter at Pentecost (June 8thth this year), seen as a flame alighting on them, accompanied by the sound of a violent gale. And it was this force, this power of God Himself that drove and empowered Peter thereafter. And that same power is still available to us Christians today if only we had the courage to avail ourselves of it. Details of a number of English Language Churches are given in Sol Noticeboard; for any wishing to Worship, whilst additionally, further information about the Anglican Church in this area may be seen on the web site www.mojacarchurch. org Duncan Burr is Licensed Lay Reader for the Anglican Chaplaincy of Costa Almeria and Costa Cálida and may be contacted at djburr@avired.com
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FAST MAY FAYRE – Marianos Restaurant 17th May
Congratulations to Carol Harvey who won the 1st Prize in the Big Raffle at the FAST MAY FAYRE held at Marianos on Saturday 17th May. Carol won a 42¨ LED TV BLUE RAY DVD PLAYER with Sound Bar. Our thanks to everyone who gave so much of their time and efforts to make this day an even bigger success than all previous FAST Fayres! Unfortunately, there are too many names to mention but we at FAST know who you are and these people know who they are! Thanks also to MARIANOS and staff for all the help given during the Fayre plus the additional cooperation in allowing us into their premises the day before to prepare and organise the room.. Thank you Chippy for dealing with the microphone problem! Glen, thank goodness you were available, quickly saving the day by setting up replacement equipment, thanks for all you did - you were stars! Thanks to all the Traders, as always providing a wonderful wide variety of items both for sale or advertising their respective businesses. Bookings have already been taken for the next FAST Fayre, so keep watching for the date to be announced! Very many thanks for all the prizes and gifts so generously donated to the Fayre from local businesses and public who continue supporting FAST. Many, many thanks to everyone! TOTAL RAISED - €3018.93! Absolutely brilliant for FAST and Camposol! WELL DONE TO THE ‘NEWBIES’ Congratulations to all these
‘Newbies’ – who are all now fully fledged and trained FAST RESPONDERS! Gerry Bradshaw, Head Trainer of FAST, seen in this Group photo took them through all the Training necessary to comply with the stringent requirements of the Murcia Health Authority. This particular qualification is required by Responders in order to be able to use the Defibrillator (AED) when responding to an Emergency Call on Camposol. In addition, the Group were also trained to administer Oxygen as and when required. The photo shows Gerry Bradshaw, (Head Trainer of FAST) with – Sally Bridges, Gordon Clive, Jacqui Wilkinson, Lee McGovan, June and Terry Kirk and Jackie and Richard Webb. ‘Well Done’ to all of you! The remaining Newbies will be Trained and Accredited soon to ensure the same exacting standards are met by all FAST Responders. On 1st June the FAST Members gathered together to enjoy celebrating, with a Hog Roast party, the fact that -VOLUNTEERS HAVE CARRIED OUT THIS UNIQUE SERVICE, COVERING EMERGENCY CALLS AND DUTIES ON CAMPOSOLEVERY HOUR OF EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS! How lucky are we to live on, or visit CAMPOSOL? THE FAST MAY BALL was held at The Amapola Restaurant Friday 16th May. A thoroughly enjoyable evening; beautiful venue; peaceful and relaxing surroundings; all helping to create such a successful event accompanied by an excellent meal
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and great entertainment. A very special ‘Thank You’ to Nigel for stepping in at the last minute with his ‘ELVIS & FRIENDS SHOW’. Adding to all of this came the news that an amount of: €625.00. had been raised for FAST too! Well done and sincere thanks to everyone who helped make this happen! BIRTHDAY PARTY DARE! Barry Embury recently celebrated his 65th birthday party on Camposol at BAR SALUD. During the evening, one rather shy gentleman called Andy was dared by some, to sing, using the microphone, to the rest of the many invited guests! To everyone’s amazement – he actually and rather bravely, took up this challenge, surprising everyone listening and watching by fulfilling this dare! Adam, the Manager of BAR SALUD promptly gave him €50 for his brave efforts and this was quickly matched by Derek Wilkinson throwing in another €50. ‘Well Done’ Andy for carrying out this dare, who then so generously donated the €100 to FAST! FAST wishes to thank all three for being good and kind sports! Am not quite sure if the recent rumour going round Camposol is true -‘that Andy is taking bookings now’? FAST would like to be informed if so! Website: www.fastcamposol.com for information and details.
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JUNE Saturday 14th June - The MABS Shield Open Golf Competition – THE CLUBHOUSE, Camposol Playing format and entry info to be announced later. Thursday 19th June - ASCOT LADIES DAY – MABS CENTRE Camposol B JULY BBQ – 25TH July - MABS CENTRE Camposol B FORTHCOMING EVENTS MAY MUSIC MARATHON - Cañadas del Romero with Byron September dance date T.B.A. 26th October MABS Race for Life MABS Christmas Fayre - T.B.A. Event tickets on sale at the book stall between 10.00am and 1pm or from the MABS Information centre on Sector B Camposol or by Calling 620 582 418 Keep watching the press or our Notice Board for more forthcoming events
St. Nicholas Ecumenical Church
We hold services each week at 10.30am On Tuesdays at 11am At bobbie jo·s, los on Camposol, Mazarron. Everyone is montisinos For a chat and a cup of tea welcome to join us. For further details, For further information contact wally call Rev. Maureen Kent 968 970 637 Williamson On 966 770 871
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F.A.S.T 2014 Fundrasing dates for your diary 1st August Rock n Roll Bar B Q at The Clubhouse Camposol Golf with “The B Boppers” Ticket 7 euro Bar- B- Q 5 euro 11 October Autumn Dance The Trevi Bar TBA 29 November Xmas Fayre at Mariano’s Restaurant camposol 5 December Xmas Dance at The Clubhouse with Barrington 12 euro’s incl. buffet All proceeds go to FAST.
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June 22nd: SUMMER SOLSTICE fun day at Mazarron Country Club starting 8pm until midnight. The Salon de Celebraciones in the Taberna will host this event. Entrance is just 5€. Two music acts, Steve Fisher and Magnetic Surf each performing two sessions. A raffle and horse racing compliment the music. Tickets from Janes Salon Bolnuevo,CCIR Radio and PALS (outside Trevi,Saturday mornings and outside Ratataouille in Puerto de Mazarron on Wednesday lunchtimes).
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Noosa was taken in by K9 after her owner sadly was unable to care for her. She is about 4 years old and loves people. She has been very much loved by her previous owner so is very talkative and will paddle with her paws whilst you talk to her. Please contact K9 or Tel: 600 84 54 20 for more info
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in the wire? Why doesn’t it leak out of the holes? I have no idea how this miracle happens, but it does, so I accept it gratefully – I would hate to have to bother to plug up the holes to keep the electricity from getting out every time I unplugged something! Also electricity is very quick, and I doubt I would be fast enough to get the plug plugged before some electricity leaked out – what would happen then? I would have electricity running loose in the house – how would I ever catch it and stick it back in the plug again? But I have made a new and amazing discovery! The Almanzora Group of Friends were heading in the comfort of a coach towards Rodalquilar, in the Cabo de Gata in the company of David, who, although he is a real, proper geologist, is neat, personable and very well presented and
has information and enthusiasm oozing out of every pore. My knowledge of geology is a little less than scant, so I was concentrating hard not to get my metamorphic and plutonic rocks muddled up when he pointed to a mine working. ‘That is where they mine bentonite,’ he said. ‘It is used for a lot of things; drilling, pharmaceuticals, ice cream. I instantly abandoned my metamorphic struggle – What! An ice cream mine? I never knew that! What do you do? Scoop up a shovelful, mix it about a bit, add a few extra ingredients, and presto! You have ice cream? I know all about Soup Dragons, but Ice Cream Mines are new to me! How can I have lived this long and never heard of them? I’m going to get my trowel and a mixing bowl, and at the first opportunity I’m going to go and mine myself josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk some ice cream!
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How often do you hear from kids these days that they are bored? I get bored listening to it. There seems to be a constant whinging from many of the younger generation that there is nothing for them to do, and the apologists for bad behaviour - aka the politically correct do gooders - are constantly blaming it on the rest of society for not providing this or that for the poor darlings. They have their iPods and a multitude of computer games at their disposal where they can blow people’s heads off and drive fast cars into pensioners crossing the road, and they have television and even their own disposable incomes. But still they are bored and it’s no wonder some say, that they hang around street corners and get up to no good. Their conversational abilities at times can be similar to caterpillars, and yet they can chat for hours on their mobile phones to mates who they will see in school anyway. And is it any wonder, we are told, that for many the bottle is often used as a substitute to alleviate this boredom. Perhaps I’m missing something here, but the alternatives have never really gone away. There is perhaps nothing quite so annoying to the younger generation than somebody like me starting off a sentence with, “When I was a kid”, but it is true that
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childhoods in the fifties were halcyon days for most, with the enjoyment of life closely related to the seasons. In the spring the bikes would be taken out of the shed after their winter hibernation, and we would pedal off to collect frogs spawn, climb trees or pick primroses and bluebells for our Mums. Then in the summer we would spend those long weekends at the river or one of the open air swimming baths or catching newts from one of the ponds at the common ten miles away. In the autumn, again on our trusty ‘treaders’, off we went to fill our saddle bags with conkers, which we would take home and selecting the very best, use them in playground conker competitions. And as unlikely as it might sound to the health and safety gestapo, no one ever received a life threatening injury from such an activity as far as I know. Then in winter when the weather meant that we had to stay at home more, we got out the snakes and ladders or jig saws and, perish the thought, get stuck into a good yarn like Treasure Island or Last of the Mohicans. The combined effect of all this was that from practical experience, we learned about the workings of the world around us. In between times, we would wrap up warm and play in the local park or roller skate in the street. There was never an excuse not to be doing something interesting. But the world has moved on and the value of such pursuits has been undermined by the technological age and woolly minded liberals. We live in a push button, designer entertainment society, restricting the imagination and kerbing creative instincts. Mother Nature and what
the countryside has to offer, free and gratis along with the stimulation that old fashioned adventure stories can give, have been relegated to the back burner. In short, our kids and grandchildren are simply not allowed to have proper childhoods and in that sense it really is the fault of society. The emphasis seems to be on encouraging the attainment of adulthood as quickly as possible. Many parents are often too busy or simply not prepared to devote the necessary time to their kids, it’s so much easier to buy them another game for their X-Box or give them a few quid to go and get a Big Mac. More women with children choose to pursue careers in this so called enlightened age, but please don’t tell me that this has no impact on the children. The tragedy of all this, is that although being a child should be a constant adventure with so much to experience, it is all being missed and once childhood years are gone, they are gone forever. If all of the gadgets and marvels of twenty first century science had been available when I was a boy, would I have grabbed them given the chance? You’re damned right I would! It’s human nature and the kids themselves cannot be blamed. So what’s to be done? Well, I really don’t know. I can only take comfort in the fact that life seems to move in cycles and that future generations will perhaps once again appreciate the importance of the childhood years, and allow kids to grow up as nature intended – obnoxious little beggars, but healthy and well balanced. Just like me.
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There are certain things in life that you just know. Take electricity, for instance: Somehow it is contained inside a wire, which starts who knows where, but which finishes at a plug in the wall, which has holes (2 of them here in Spain) into which you push the plug for the kettle, light socket, or whatever, thus allowing the electricity to get into the kettle, light socket, or whatever, and create heat, light, or whatever. This happens, I have no idea how, but I accept that it does. I accept that the electricity is in there, in the wire, just waiting for someone to put the plug in for it to do its job. But what keeps it
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alqueria The unemployment figure
Of the Alquerian population all are employed in some form or other. They may not do much actual work in their employment with Rodriquez’s olive mill or the thriving Remitroot business belonging to Poyato. They don’t expect to exert themselves to any great extend. Although they live off the income from one of these enterprises. The services they render could be anything from a full day’s work to some simple or menial task. At least that was the case until Alfonso Hagapoco decided to exercise his democratic right to be an unemployment statistic. Alfonso worked as a Remitroot stigma nurdler which involved one hour’s worth of very gentle labour per week, for this he received a fair remuneration. But being of anarchic tendencies, not to mention bone idle he thought he would rather have the whole week to himself. He thought that this was an hour too far and resigned. The Alquerian establishment prided itself on being a government for the people, of the people and by the people. They took it to extremes however. One year the entire adult population ran for the post of president. Everyone received one vote each. This meant a joint presidency consisting of everyone over the age of eighteen, apart from Loco Paco that is. Becoming confused he put his cross next to the printers name. The Madrid printer, Inky Pedro was quite surprised when the letter naming him as joint president of Alqueria dropped onto his mat. Alfonso presented himself at the Town Hall and asked to be registered unemployed. Poyato, who was manning the office at the time was taken aback. There had been no unemployment in Alqueria since it
became a republic. Poyato asked him what job he would like “Abyssinian Goat Shirling instructor to the Dalai Lama” Alfonso replied. He was awarded 2,000,000 Raros per week unemployment benefit that’s about €150.00, three times more that he earned working. The people of Alqueria were quite proud of their sole unemployment figure and Alfonso’s status in the Village mushroomed. They seemed to adopt him as a joint dependent. Treating him to free drinks, meals, and forcing money on him. Admittedly very little actual force was necessary. He was greeted each day with “Morning Alfonso and how goes our unemployment statistic today”. Alfonso Hagapoco never needed to buy food nor drink, the townspeople provided for his every need. By careful money management he soon acquired a tidy pile keeping the cash in a hollow under a kitchen flagstone. His affluence grew and Alfonso started to live a double life. He bought a house across the border in Spain and moved an extremely flashy woman in. He would leave the house every morning, don his much patched clothes and cross into Alqueria to his place of work as an unemployment statistic.
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Leading Removal Company reports on strengthening housing market One of Spain’s top removal companies has reported that they experienced a resurgence in the Spanish housing market during 2013 and it looks like 2014 will be an even busier year. Mat Ford-Dunn, the Managing Director of ‘Advance Moves International Removals’ pointed to the fact that many property values in Spain have now fallen to a much more realistic level and this has definitely resulted in increased house sales. This has been noticed in all regions of Spain as Advance Moves operate their relocation services throughout the mainland. Advance Moves has its main warehouse in Murcia, Spain, with an additional warehouse in Kent in the UK and has had to purchase 5 new vans and trucks to cope with the increased demand over the past year. The UK housing market is also in a state of recovery and increased house sales have resulted in more people selling up and looking to buy in Spain. There are many factors that
tempt expats to Spain, not least the recent periods of turbulent weather, which many parts of the UK have suffered. On the flip side, for economic reasons many British Expats are now able to sell properties in Spain and Advance Moves are often the first choice when it comes to repatriating them back to the UK. Mat was also keen to point out that the increase in demand for their removal services was also down to the level of service and expertise that Advance moves offer to their clients and the fact that many clients had already seen the brightly liveried vehicles on the roads undertaking their removal services. Advance moves is also a member of the British Association of Removers and one of only a few companies that export wrap furniture to provide extra protection for international removals. ‘Our clients know that they are getting a more competitively priced, premium removal service, when compared to the rest of the market. The increased volume of removals enables Advance Moves to offer their clients a more regular and flexible timetable for their individual removal requirements’ Mat sees the trend continuing throughout 2014 with the housing market in the UK and Spain continuing to make steady process. Advance Moves are gearing up for another busy year.
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supplied by Paulo and Helena, together with a welcome drink or two of course. The abundant and beautiful prizes were presented after the surprise announcement that we had been playing in a ‘secret pairs’ game and not an individual stableford as many had thought. An unusual twist that was well received. The prize winners were Nearest the Pins Hole 12.Alan Craig, Hole 17. Danny Divers Nearest the Pin after 2 Hole 2 Tim Ruse 3rd Place Elspeth Craig & Jerry McCabe 52pts 2nd Place on C/B Mick Cook & John Thompson 54pts 1st Place Tim Ruse & Barry Thorogood 54pts The next match in on June 5th at Bonalba with a 10.00 first tee time. New members and guests are always welcome. A reminder is also issued to all members of the popular Mid Summer dance, to be held on June 20th. Further details and contact numbers can be found on the notice board in La Marina Sports Centre.
LA MARINA GOLF SOCIETY FOUNDERS TROPHY A group of 24 members and guests assembled at Alicante golf course to contest the first Founders Trophy kindly donated by founder member Barry Martin as the Society celebrates its 10th year. This was especially poignant for Mike Green, Jimmy Scott & Bill England who are also founder members and still taking very active parts in all activities including this competition . The day was warm with some sunshine but with a promise of wind later. That maybe was reflected in the scoring which was a little lower than normal although many regular users of the course mentioned that the green were unusually slow. The day passed uneventfully and everyone made their way back to La Marina Sports Centre for the prize giving and to enjoy the wonderful food
TMGS Match Report Albacete 28th May 2014 25 members arrived at Las Pinaillas (Albacete) and the temperature guage at the entrance was showing a chilly 11ºc. In addition to the chilly morning, we had a nice smattering of rain and some faces look liked slapped bums as the thought of playing in the rain wasn’t all that appealing to many, however, it was pleasingly nice for the rain to stay away. This is our 3rd visit to this cracking track with faiways like an Axminster carpet and where 55 € paid for the coach, green fee, buggy, competition fee and a rather nice 3 course meal. As in the past 3 years, most found the greens difficult to read and although the course is rather generous in its width, the punishment for straying is fairly harsh. NTP’s were sponsored by Manuel Manzaneque and were won by Jenny Morris, Mick Kennedy, John Eyre and Dag Lovas. There were three that achieved “two’s” and for that feat, Dag Lovas, John Eyre and Bill Starkey received a sleeve of TMGS golf balls.
Scoring on the day was, as usual here, a little on the low side with no-one hitting their handicap and only 5 managed to score 30 or above and one achieving over 30 was Christine Church who claimed the Visitors prize with 32 points. In the Silver Division, John Hillier claimed 4th place with 27 points. Both Ernie Wilson and Colin Marsden scored 28 points with Colin claiming the best back 9 to push Ernie into 3rd place to claim the Runner up prize for himself. This left Jenny Morris’ s 31 points a clear winner in that division. The Gold crew fared a little better and it needed 28 points for Joe Dean to take 4th spot and 3 points better off on 31 was Dag Lovas. The runner up spot went to Alan Rickers with a tidy 33 points, but the best score of the day and the overall winner of the Pinaillas Trophy was Arne Hansson with 34 points. Photo: Gold Category winners including overall winner of the Pinaillas Trophy, Arne Hansson There were a few funny moments, but none can really beat watching a Yorkshireman thrashing about in a water hazard, the sight of Bill Starkey trying to get his ball out of a water hazard was akin to watching Basil Fawlty thrashing his car with the tree branches only more frantically and with a lot more profanity. Our next game is a new venue for the Society, La Marquesa and if you fancy a game on Wednesday 4th of June where for 50 € will get you a game with buggy and a meal afterwards, just visit our website of www.tmgs.org and book yourself in.
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ALICANTE GOLF – 27th MAY 2014 Our 3rd visit to this delightful course and it was in excellent condition and there was a lot of greens TLC going on. Due to the tinning of the greens were a tad slow and not easy to read but they did not deter our talented members. With the exception of just two players the lowest score was 29 points and the highest 39 points by Rodney Smith. Welcome to your new handicap Rod!! One of our members had the luck of the Irish with him when his superbly struck tee shot on the Par 3 17th was arrowing for the hole when it ricocheted off the flagstick and into a bunker, Joe McGrath’s colour came back in the knowledge that his wallet was secure. RESULTS GOLD CATEGORY 1ST Rodney Smith 39 pts 2nd Seamus Martin 36 pts 3rd Ivie Davies 34 pts 4th Les Yates 32 pts on c/b 5th Alan Moody 32 pts SILVER CATEGORY 1st Geoff Wild 36 pts 2nd Ron Nicholson 35 pts 3rd Mick Hithersay 33 pts 4th Ken Hopkins 30pts 5th Pete Nicholls 25 pts NEAREST PINS Hole 3: Ron Swift Hole 6: Ivie Davies Hole 8: P Daggert Hole 12: Dom Downey Hole 5: Dom Downey Hole 17 R Corbally
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SPORTSMAN GOLF SOCIETY @ LO ROMERO MONDAY 26th MAY Due to Hollow tinning we changed our normal outing day from Wednesday 28th to Monday 26th this month. This did not deter members as 24 Players descended upon the course. With a good weather forecast ahead of us we set out to conquer a course that most players had not visited for several years. I have to say the course was in great condition from tee’s to fairways to greens. With all but one par 3 above 160 meters could it be a day of missed greens and no presentation of the Vino ?? After a poor run of games, finally Mr Stirfry took Jake to the cleaners !!! “John 3 putt” waived the white flag from as early
LONGEST DRIVE: Alan Moody Best Guests Dominic Downey 35 pts & Joe McGrath 34 pts So it was back to Izzy’s Bar for the celebrated Roxy’s munchies (that’s her chips and sarnies by the way) and Jackie and Tony’s hospitality. Next home game is back at Vistabella on Tuesday 10th June. First Tee 09:30. This is followed by The Nicholson Trophy at El Plantio on the 17th June and of course the legendary Arthurs Birthday Bash For more information or if you wish to play with arguably the friendliest Golf Society contact Ron Nicholson on 678849142 or email sanmigron@gmail.com Photos: Gold Category Winners: Rodney Smith, Ivie Davies, Seamus Martin Silver Category Winners: Mick Hithersay, Ron Nicholson, Geoff Wild.
as the 2nd green !! No bones this month !! Another regular prize winner, “Tony 2 shots” is finding it a little tough now that his handicap is slowly reducing the “2 shot status” !!! The usual individual duels were waged before the off. After the round most if not all players commented on what a great course After the round we returned to the “Clubhouse” (Sportsman Bar, Quesada) and a lovely feast served by Ron & Yo and on to the presentation with the winners as follows : Overall Winner : David Gray 38 pts Runner Up : Andy Trefry 36 pts Best Front 9 : Ronald Marshall 21 pts Best Back 9 : Ian Faulkner 19 pts (Lowest H/cap) NTP’s 5th Andy Trefry 7th David Gray 12th Ian Faulkner 15th Ian Faulkner Most Golf Award : John De-Vere Prizes donated by : Sportsman Bar, Harry’’s Bar, The Club & Jake the Barber Many thanks to all. New members are always welcome, for more details email sportsmangolf@ hotmail.com Visit our Facebook Page “Sportsman Golf Society” Details of upcoming events can be found at www.societygolfing.co.uk Login : sportsman Password : sportsman
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La Marquesa Press Report. 64 players took part in our Captain’s Day today which was a Stableford Competition at our home course of La Marquesa on Thursday 29 May 2014. The forecast was mixed but the weather turned out to be a beautiful golfing day with a little wind to make it interesting. The results were as follows Best Man – Pino Perito (Clubhouse group). Best Lady - Liz Menzies (Bar Sophia) Individual winners Sponsor 1st Longest Drive Men Bill Martin - The Clubhouse 2nd NTP in 3 Men David Gregson Manolos 3rd NTP in 2 Tony Stanley - The Clubhouse 4th NTP in 2 Men Pino Perito - Sands Bistro 5th NTP Men David Blanchette - MTG 5th NTP Ladies Sue Gillett - MTG 6th Longest Drive (L) Sue Gillett - Ladies Golf Bits 7th Nearest Fairway Graham Spring Spice Hut 8th NTP IN 2 Men Norman Woods - Mens Golf Bits 9th Longest Drive Men David Gregson MTG
10th Nearest Barranaca 2 Terry Sayers - Fratellis 11th NTP Ladies Liz Menzies - Sands Bistro 12th NTP in 2 ladies Sue Gillett Chocolates (Liz) 13th NTP in 2 Sue Gillett - Manolos 14th NTP in 3 Pino Perito - Lo Marabu 15th NTP Dave King - Golf Flask 16th NTP in 4 Ladies Sue Gillet - La Campana 17th NTP John Barraclough - Manolos 18th Chip into Bucket Dave Nicholls - Bar Med There was also various other prizes in the card draw – you had to be there to win. Thanks to the John our Captain and Beverley for laying on a wonderful buffet and drinks on the course. Football Winners: 9 prizes again Bev Evans, Gina Ashworth, Joe Ogden, I R Pegg, Graham Spring, Ken Brett, Sue Pegg, Tony Stanley & Pino Perito. TOFF’s Results Tuesday 27 May 2014 Overall Winner –Robin Richards Gold Division 1st Robin Richards 41 points 2nd Malcolm Foskett 41 points 1st Morag Turner 41 points 2nd Sue Pegg 37 points 3rd Chris Stanley 36 points Nearest the Pins 3rd Sue Gillett 5th Gill Britten 11th Gill Britten 15th John Barraclough 17th Tony Stead 37 points Silver 1st Alan Venables 37 points, 2nd Franz Berndt 35 points, 3rd Harry Armstrong 35 points Bronze Best Front Nine – Pino Perito 19 Back Nine – John Barraclough 21 points
ROJALES NETBALL CLUB -v- The Irish
They competed against four visiting teams from Ireland on Saturday, 14 May and certainly did themselves proud being the only Club representing Spain. There was some great netball played by all the team in the first game when they took on Co. Antrim and, with Carly and Tracy in fine shooting form, they finished the game with a win of 21-10. The first half of their second game proved more difficult with the defence of Claire and Tracey working tirelessly to break down their opponent’s attack only to see the ball coming straight back at them time and time again. Rojales regrouped for the second half and started to dominate the centre court which led to them winning the game 24-16. After almost a two hour break Rojales were back on court for their third game
against Laganside. This was always going to be their toughest game and even though Rojales had plenty of possession, through the hard work of Katie, Ronnie, Donna and Sophie, the long break seemed to have knocked them sideways and they lost, albeit only by a couple of goals. They got their mojo back for their fourth and final game though with an easy win of 18 goals to 4. Finishing the tournament in second place against overseas teams who play competitively two and three times a week is a fantastic achievement for Rojales and its now onwards and upwards as they start preparations for their own tournament. This is being held in Quesada on 14 June and if you are interested in taking part contact Tracey on 679539995 or come along to a training session at the Norwegian School on a Ken Brooks 645 162 808 - Doug 654 907 247 Tuesday 7pm-8.30pm. info@rapidrepairs.es Rojales Netball Club would like to thank the Town Hall behind zoco sunday market - near quesada for their continued support.
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Pilar Badminton Club, celebrating it’s 11th year, played the finals of their annual in-house competition on Wednesday 28th May. As befits such a cosmopolitan club several countries such as Denmark, Russia, Scotland, Ireland and England were represented in the finals. Monday saw us returning for the In the first final of the morning, the Ladies ‘B’ Doubles, second of five visits this year to this great course and one of our Lynn Murray and Julia Nicotina edged out Teresa Moran and Paula Walsh 24-22, 21-14. Next up, the Mixed Special Ones, and it has to said Doubles, was a win for Sue Genders and Russ over Keely Las Colinas, is “Special”. Cook and Ken Palmer 21-9, 21-14 We also gave a special price toThe Singles Final completed a hat trick of wins in the day to go with it just to prove we provide some of the cheapest golf singles for Paul Douglas since 2012 who defeated John McGilvray by a score of 21-6, 21-17. The Ladies Doubles on the Costas. Great day, perfect weather and a ‘A’ final was a close encounter with Pam Johnston and Linda Bell victorious over Kath Wycherley and Marie course in excellent condition with the greens really testing ones putting skills. However, one member didn’t need to Bayliss 21-17, 22-20. The ultimate final of the morning proved to be a real putt on Hole 14 and with an 8 Iron off the tee straight into the hole. Well done Sharon Smith enjoy your prize of a cliffhanger with Tiage Christensen and Nicolay Nicotin prevailing over Steve Bates and Ken Genders in a 3 game free round of golf and a special bag tag duly embossed, thriller 16-21, 21-17, 21-13. recording the Hole in 1. All the finals were played in a competitive but sporting It was a normal Stableford competition with 2 Categories manner which mirrored the ethos of the Club. and the winners were, Category 1. Pilar Badminton Club offers badminton in a friendly 1st.Con Moore 37 points 2nd. Ron Chambers 35 points atmosphere for all ages and abilities at the Duques de 3rd.Keith Mann 33 and 4th. Pat Coyne 31 points. Category 2. 1st. Steve James 30 points on C/B from 2nd. Palma Sports Centre in Pilar de la Horadada on Monday mornings Roy Middleton 3rd. Al Warnock 29 and 4th. Paul Abbott 28 10.00 to 12.30 am with feather shuttlecocks, and points on C/B from Bernard Ball Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10.00 to 1.00 pm Scoring overall was very close and El Presidente who wasn’t going to play due to just getting over an attack of with nylon shuttlecocks. Initial contact can be made by gout started very badly and after 12 holes had just 9 points phone to John/Carole 966786774 or 634658506 (m) or e under his belt and then finished the last 6 holes with an mail carolejohn_3@hotmail.com. extra 18 points. Strange things happen sometimes in this great game of golf. The Full Monte supporting C.D. Montesinos prize and sponsored by Vince Lannon to-day went to Simon Gray. Our football scratch card for a 20 Euro prize and showing Luton went to Con Moore. For more information contact David Winder on 626 774157 or email him through www.torregolf.eu Our photographs to-day on the grass in front of the 18th. hole 1. Sharon Smith with her Hole in One prize and 2. All the winners for the day.
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Lo Marabu Golf Society (in association with Costa Blanca Green Fee Services) at La Peraleja on 29th May 2014. For this month’s meeting a group of 26 players visited the established course at La Peraleja taking advantage of the excellent society deal obtained from Costa Blanca Green Fee Services. Despite recent reports of the poor condition of the course we found it to be in generally good condition allowing for the on-going problems on five fairways but the greens were excellent considering that the were only hollow tined a few weeks ago. We were informed that the course will undertake major repair work on the fairway at the end of May 2014 and we look forward to playing this course again when in excellent condition. The winning scores on the day were as follows: 1st – Winston Blackwood - 35 points 2nd – John Chatham - 35 points 3rd – Dave Bensley – 34 points Best Front/ Back 9 holes – Barry Allsop and Sharon Smith Nearest the Pins – Ken Breeze, Winston Blackwood, Kevin Robinson, Julie Blinston and Mike Probert Dog of a Day Trophy – Dave McGaw After the game we returned to the Lo Marabu, which is located at Dona Pepa, Quesada for a welcome meal prepared by the bar and the prize presentation and we give our thanks for their continued support. Our next fixture is the away trip to Benidorm on 12th & 13th June 2014 followed by the Captain versus ViceCaptain Challenge day at Lo Romero on 26th June 2014. Report by Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee Services on 966 704 752 or 661 345 931 or see us at our web-site at www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com.
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Spring Cup at Roda - 28.05.14 Our Spring Cup was played on Wednesday and what better course to have it on than Roda, always a favourite on any day, but on a special day, perfect. The only problem with Roda is that the weather is always ‘iffy’ for us and today was no different. Rain was forecast with thunder and lightning, but in the end we only had sprinkles. The wind, usual a factor here, was not much of a problem either, perhaps only the last fourballs suffered. There was some good golf played here, with one imperious golfer in particular taking the honours. At the moment this guy is peerless, playing almost faultless golf and what a pleasure it was to watch. Having said this, the other prize winners had some ‘if only’ tales which would have taken them up to the top, but that is golf. The winner of the Spring Cup 2014 Brian Smith, playing off 7 handicap, he easily scored 39pts 2nd Mark Good 36pts 3rd Bob (Captain) Berry 35pts 4th Dave Norton 33pts NTPs: Rick Knapman holes 2 and 7, Brian (imperious) Smith hole 11 and Dave Norton hole 13. The 2s Club was scooped by Brian Smith and Dave Norton and to finish a most successful day Brian Smith also won the Free Game Draw, way to go Smithy! The prize presentation and dinner were at our Lo Crispin Tavern, where Jose, David and all the staff worked hard to keep us watered and fed. The entertainment for the evening was a series of quizzes, some to do on your own and to keep the evening flowing, Brian Coultate, our Social Secretary , asked a further 30 questions to try and find a winner. The team with the name Number One Golfer won a bottle of wine each. I will leave the winners name to your imagination! Finally a thank you to Dotty Moles for donating some spectacular prizes, they were well received.
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