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ort Staff and customers in a bar in Playa Flamenca Commercial Centre, Orihuela Costa, remembered a former regular this week, when they donated 100 euros to the charity Help at Home Costa Blanca.

Harry Parker, who was aged in his early 70s, was a customer of Buster´s Bar for nine years, and regularly joined friends to take part in the weekly bar quiz.

But he suffered from diabetes and was in and out of Torrevieja Hospital.

He lived next door to Norah Bond, the past president of the charity, who kept a watchful eye over him for years.

He went back to the UK, where he died last December.

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in his memory and raised 100 euros.

His daughter wanted the money to be donated to the charity.

Bar owner, Paul Hallett,said: “Because of the turmoil within the charity and there was a dispute as to who was the lawful president, we decided to hold the money until it was resolved.

“We are delighted that the dispute is now over and we can hand the money over to the legitimate charity,” he added.

Photo: Paul Hallett, owner of Buster´s Bar, presents the 100 euros to Eileen Mayes, president of Help at Home Costa Blanca joined by members of Harry Parker´s quiz team.

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Our Group will be running our next 2 day camera course for DSLR and bridge cameras at La Herradura Restaurant (next to the REPSOL garage in Los Montesinos) 17th & 18th June where you can learn how to avoid taking unintentionally hilarious or otherwise embarrassing photos. So if you don’t understand all the menus and functions on your camera, maybe you should consider coming along.

We will be running our next one-day course for owners of compact cameras, also at La Herradura, on Wednesday 25th June.

Photography is a wonderful hobby

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The next meeting is at La Herradura on Tuesday 10th June, starting at 10.30am until lunchtime. Why not come along and find out more about us. We are a friendly group, and you will receive a warm welcome.

For more information visit www.photogenics-cb.net or call David on 649 613 517.

Age Concern Summer Fair Saturday 7th June was sunny and warm for the annual Age Concern Summer Fair. The Fair was well attended with people picking up bargains galore whilst listening to music provided by Geoff’s “Old School Sounds”. The magnificent sum of 3,675 Euros was raised which is the best yet for this event. The President of Age Concern, Maureen Payne, would like to thank the numerous people who donated prizes and all of the volunteers and helpers for making the day a huge success.

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APAH Spring Fair at Iceland

On Saturday 24th May, APAH held a Spring Fair on the Car Park at Iceland (San Javier). The event is part of Iceland’s year long sponsorship of APAH. Along with APAH’s stalls; run by hardworking and dedicated volunteers, there were 15 local business, who set up stalls; selling jewellery, crafts, shoes, pet collars, hats and representatives from Avalon and de Vere, offering advice and expertise. Suzie, one of the lovely ladies from Iceland was also there with her ‘nail art’, painting the nails of people lucky enough to have them!

Derek, also from Iceland offered to be there on his day off, cooking sausage muffins, and along with Ian from APAH, who provided hot coffees (and music), kept stall holders and Iceland customers happy. There was a slight blip when the rain threatened to dampen the spirits of the people involved, but luckily it didn’t amount to anything serious.

There were some great Raffle prizes, donated by local businesses, Iceland and APAH, and every winner was contacted on the day, and if they weren’t already at the event, were invited to come along to the store to collect their prize.

With close to 650 euros raised, APAH and Iceland consider the event a great success, and want to thank everyone who got involved for their hard work on the day. They would also like to offer their thanks and appreciation to all the Iceland customers who contribute to the donation tins held on the tills and the trolley used to collect the dog and cat food which is regularly donated by customers.

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Cardenal Belluga theatre San Fulgencio, rocked to the sound of Big Spender last weekend, when Studio 32’s production of Sweet Charity came to town.

Formed just a year ago Studio32 are already gaining a reputation for producing high quality shows, with colourful costumes, fantastic props and scenery. This ambitious production, put together by Susan Zillah Wilson, did much to enhance this reputation and delighted the audience’s at all three performances.

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n e d r a G me & o H The Vega Baja Garden Club

Ron Harris opened the June meeting of the Garden Club, welcoming all. The recent trip to visit the patio gardens in Cordoba had been thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who went, and Ron thanked Mary Priddle for arranging it.

Ron went on to remind everyone of the jobs that should be attended to this month, it is important to keep up feeding and to increase watering at this time of year. This is a good time to take cuttings for propagation, and also to sow seeds such as pansies and calendula for a continuous show of flowers.

Carole Williams, a member of the Garden Club, gave an entertaining talk about the many uses to which lemons can be put, including several methods of preserving the fruits and juice. She shared her family recipe for lemon squash and brought in a flask of it for members to sample. This was very well received.

Carole also suggested several unusual ideas for using lemon juice as a household cleaner, and members were interested to try out her products at the end of the meeting.

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It bears glossy green leaves, delicate white fragrant flowers and a dark red edible plum like fruit, which can be used to make jam.

Jacqui Ford Jacqui also spoke about the well loved Bleeding Heart plant, a perennial climber that tolerates full or partial shade and produces white, heart Carole Williams shaped flowers with a red Jacqui Ford, tail. another club After the usual raffle member, then gave of plants, the general a talk about some question and answer of her favourite time was very interesting. plants, beginning There were several with Frangipani, questions about spring which originates flowering bulbs, and it from Mexico. It seems that members bears beautiful have had varying success with these.

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Reject chain store conformity in favour of creating unique pieces that express your personality!

Why spend a fortune in furniture stores when all you really need to give old furniture a stylish revamp is a glue gun and a bit of imagination? There’s something very satisfying about rescuing furniture, or giving your own furniture a facelift. And when you’re done, you can sit back and bask in the good karma that comes from helping to make the world a slightly less wasteful, profligate place.

Here are a few simple tips and ideas to get you started: Gilt-y pleasures…

Sticky business…

Auction houses are full of expensive antique mirrors and pictures with distressed, flaky gilt frames. This aged effect is easy to achieve at home with gilding liquid or wax, available at most art and craft shops.

Paint your existing mirror or picture frame (it works best on carved or ornamental frames) with the liquid and wait for it to dry. Then use a shoe polish brush to tone down the finish and sandpaper to create that worn, antique look.

Découpage is a craft technique that produces professional-looking results from very little effort on your part. If you know how to cut out pieces of paper and glue them onto surfaces you’re half-way there already.

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Plain lampshades can be blank canvasses for creative expression.

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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Do you use yahoo mail? Have you gotten used to all the adverts sitting on the right hand side of the screen and mastered the art of ignoring them? Have you seen the new advertising trick of sticking it at the top of your inbox and there being no way to remove them?

Panic not! There is a way of getting rid of this new advertising trick and it’s simplicity itself! First, who’s brainstorm first created such a Frankenstein’s monster? Well last week when I came across this problem for the first time, I found that yahoo on July 16, 2012, named former Google executive Marissa Mayer (hereafter know as ‘The Bitch’) as Yahoo CEO and President, and it is her we have to thank for this new and invasive form of advertising.

Like all good little Geeks, I wasn’t at all happy with the basic information provided and decided to dig a little deeper. First problem I found was you could not delete it from your Inbox as the delete option had been greyed out and therefore no longer worked. Having tried a number of browsers and finding the same problem in all of them, I decided to get “down and dirty”. I checked the source code for the web page! Every web-page is, in truth, a list of commands in a specific programming language (HTML), and can be read if you know what to look for. Yahoo has included the code for the advertising, in this page. You can remove it but only until the page is refreshed and oops – there it is again! Doing anything (deleting emails and changing folders are most common) will force the page to refresh.

Then I tried the ‘normal’ route of going to their help section to ‘Opt-out’ of the advertising. Even after

following their instructions to the letter, the little ‘So and So’ was still there, although most of the other advertising had been replaced with All New Advertising. It was then I found out that Google (Gmail) read your mail to find out what your preferences are and send you specific advertising to match what they think you will want to see – how thoughtful! Now “The Bitch” has moved from google to yahoo and brought her bad habits with her! So you can expect more of the same.

After several hours trawling the net, I found the ‘Authorised’ solution to this problem - PAY! For $50 a year and you wont have any adverts. In another world, this would be called ‘RansomWare and have everyone ‘up in arms’. You are then told that you had 3 choices: Pay (preferred); ‘ Shut Up and Put Up’ or find another Email provider – hows that for arrogance? I no longer have a yahoo account and would not recommend them to anyone! They have now lost the potential to earn from me and anyone who chooses to follow my lead.

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The Mighty Minnows With the World Cup now in full swing one team are not only absent but also ineligible; Gibraltar! They gained however full membership of UEFA last May despite opposition from Spain and strangely Belarus. Spain opposed not only because they claim sovereignty of Gibraltar but they fear precedence will be set and the Basque region and Catalonia may also apply to have teams recognised. Then players could refuse to play for the Spanish side. Mind you after the 5-1 drubbing by Holland at the weekend, perhaps the 5 Barcelona players on the pitch would have been better deployed playing for a regional Catalan side. After last Saturdays result I pray that Rooney will soon rediscover his Basque ancestry.

UEFA membership means that Gibraltar start the qualification process for the 2016 ‘Euros’ in Group D. They should easily walk the group with only Germany, Poland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Georgia standing in their way. Gibraltar were originally drawn in Spain’s group but to

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The Final Frontier

The Solar System is pretty big, especially when compared to, let’s say, the parking space you try to squeeze into outside the bank when it’s too hot to walk further than you have to. But, no matter how big it is, we manage to find ways of leaving our mark there, or at least our rubbish.

Obviously NASA has done its bit by managing to leave bits of rockets all over the place up there. To try to get an idea of what it must look like, just think of your lounge floor on Christmas morning when it’s full of bits of wrapping paper and the odd broken toy and you can’t put your foot down on an uncluttered bit of the carpet. That’s pretty much what space is like-but without Jonah Louie!

Now a company is trying to do the same to the Moon.

There’s already a bit of rubbish on the Moon, left behind by the twelve American chaps who have been for a stroll there and then there’s the odd but of mangled metal from other landings over the years. In fact, when you think about it, as Cilla Black may once have said, that’s a lorra lorra litter.

But now there’s going to be even more. A Japanese drinks firm is planning to add more superfluous stuff. They’re not sending astronauts up there to conduct vital scientific experiments for the good of mankind. No, they’ve decided on something much more important. They’re going to advertise on the Moon by sending, at vast expense, a can of their soft drink up there.

I’m confused. I thought advertising aimed to reach as many people as possible so customers would buy shed loads of whatever they wanted to sell us. Isn’t advertising on the Moon a little like paying for an advert on, say, Channel 5? Nobody will see it and anyone who does probably isn’t in a fit state to take it in anyway.

The company are hoping to encourage Japanese youngsters to become astronauts so they’ll get the chance to go there and enjoy the can of drink that has been festering up there for years. Yep, that would do it I’m sure! If they were so desperate for the drink, wouldn’t the local supermarket be closer?

Nevertheless, we should be so proud that we’re finally putting our fantastically advanced intelligence to such good use… but then again..?

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placate the delicate right wing sensitivities of the Spanish FA and the ruling PP, they were transferred with a new rule drawn up so that they cannot play each other in the group stages.

The current Victoria Stadium (5000 capacity) near the airport is not permitted to be used so their qualifying home games will be played a few hours’ drive west in the Algarve, Portugal.

Their first game is against Poland on 7th September. A new stadium is under construction in Gibraltar at Europa Point with a capacity enough to seat a third of the population – so 10,000 seats exactly. Gibraltar with a population of 30,000 are UEFA’s smallest federation, just pipping the likes of San Marino (34,500), Liechtenstein (36,000) and Faroe Islands (50,000).

For Irish and Scottish football fans based in Spain, instead of heading north to Dublin or Glasgow to see the national teams next year; why not go west to Faro Portugal.

The games are 4th September

and 11th October respectively.

I hear the golf is good too.

Before membership of UEFA, Gibraltar had participated in a few football competitions that most of us may have missed as they weren’t beamed out live by Sky Sports. The Island Games in 1993 started in the Isle of Man as a one-off completion that is now held every 2 years. The only requirement for entry to the Island Games is funnily enough being an island. As many people (including my mother) think Gibraltar is an island their lie was believed on the entry form. But, they finished last by losing all their matches.

1n 1995 the Games were hosted

by Gibraltar and this time things went much better. Although they lost the opener against Greenland they beat the mighty Anglesey and then Jersey. Unfortunately they lost the final 1-0 to those football heavyweights the Isle of White.

In 2007 they were victors beating such illustrious opponents along the way as Menorca, Bermuda

and trounced Rhodes 4-0 in the final.

Not only a favourite dogs name but FIFI was a tournament for non FIFA members held in 2006.

The likes of Tibet, Zanzibar and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus battled it out in Hamburg where the hosts the Republic of St. Paulii (a punkish left wing team) are based. Of the 6 teams present Gibraltar made the last four, thrashing Tibet 5-0 along the way. As the average attendance was just 400 spectators I think poor FIFI will have to wait a long time for another walk.

Eligibility to play in the Gibraltar side is open to anyone that’s ever visited on a cruise liner, served there in the armed forces or shopped at Morrisons. In truth, having Gibraltarian parents or grandparents, being born there or attended a local school for 5 years is enough.

Come on Gibraltar!

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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 Q. I am resident in Mojacar and have a jointly owned villa with my wife and a small bank account. I have two children and I made a will in Spain 10 years ago in which I left everything to my wife and if she had deceased everything would to go my two children in equal shares. My wife’s will is mirrored to mine.

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NON-RESIDENT INCOME TAX. We are still receiving many enquiries about non-resident income tax.

A. In a nutshell if in your will you do not mention that you wish your inheritance to be ruled by English law according to the new directive and you decease after August of 2015 the result will be the application of Spanish law to your inheritance which determines that 2/3rds of your estate has to be left to your children and only 1/3 is of free disposition and therefore can be left to you wife. In other words that you wife will not receive the ownership of your half of the house.

(What is it? /Do we really have to pay it if we do not rent out our property? / What do you recommend we do if we have never paid it? and other questions similar to these) To avoid any doubts: If you are non resident of Spain and own a property, you must file a non resident income tax return every year even if you have never rented out the property. Please note that the tax office has no obligation of informing you of this. Do not confuse this tax with rates (IBI), which is a local tax and nothing to do with nonresident tax. If you have never paid it I recommend you approach a solicitor to take care of putting things back into good order

The solution: Visit a solicitor and have your will revised as soon as possible.

Some wills do not need to be changed because they already have a mention on them regarding legislation applicable

Michael Davies is a Spanish Abogado and has been practicing law in Andalucia since 1993. He is member of the Law societies of Almería and Madrid. For a short period of time leading up to 2007 he was also Honorary British Consul.

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In the years before the economic crisis, the contracts made by Adecco between June and September experienced yearon-year increases of up to 25%.

In the current season, hospitality and tourism will again be the main sectors, although Adecco also foresees an increase in summer contracts in the sectors of trade and distribution.

In fact, starting in May, the company has already started to notice an upturn in food and beverage contracts in preparation for the summer season.

highlighted that industry, for the first time since the crisis began, will this summer require personnel to cover their staff holidays.

By region, the company expects that those with the strongest tourism elements will increase their temporary contracts most this summer. Thus, the Canary and Balearic Islands are predicted to experience an increase in new contracts of 25%, which will result in 8,000 and 840 more contracts, respectively.

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Spain’s largest property portals have forecast that there will be further falls in house prices in Spain in the coming months, but have estimated that they will be more moderate, and that some areas of the country will even register price increases.

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Head of research for fotocasa.es, Beatriz Toribio, said that this decline is a “slowdown” in comparison with the same period last year. Toribio predicts that housing prices will continue to fall in Spain, but at a more moderate rate, and at the same time stressed that already there are areas registering price increases. She said: “This shows that the housing market will not recover in the same way

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This film was based on two of Colin Clark’s diaries: The Prince, The Showgirl and Me and My Week With Marilyn published in 1995. Clark was the least famous of his family in 1956 but he achieved great success after this brief but memorable and intimate encounter with Marilyn Monroe. His father was the renowned Kenneth Clark, art historian and his elder brother was Alan Clark M.P, another renowned diarist.

Clark chronicled the clash of egos between two legends: Olivier (played

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The film opens with this simple revelation: “This is their true story.”

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Clark (an attractive Eddie Redmayne) was just 23, from an extremely privileged background, fresh out of Eton, determined to pursue a career in films much to his father’s irritation who offered to get him real work. Clark wanted to prove to himself as well as the famous Clarks that he could make a go of it. He had a lot to live up to. So, as he put it, he decided to join the circus.

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Leigh as well as Margot Fonteyn who were regular visits to Saltwood castle for afternoon teas.

It made sense for Clark to use his link with Olivier to ask for a job. Even when he was told there weren’t any jobs he came back to the office every day and just waited and waited… It was Vivien who persuaded Olivier to find something for Clark and guess what? He was given the most rudimentary and unglamorous job of being a Gofor which in the film industry means a person who has been told to Go for this or Go for that. We would call it a dog’s body. Officially it was third assistant director. But what a start!

Marilyn Monroe was due to come to Britain to film with Olivier and Clark would be working with this legend.

Larry had fallen in love with Monroe on a recent visit to New York and he wanted her to rekindle his career in films. Monroe wanted to gain respect as an actress something she desperately craved and both felt that working together there would be mutual benefits. It didn’t quite turn out like that and the film based on a Terence Rattigan play The Sleeping Prince was largely panned by the critics.

It was 1956 when Britain had finally started to shake off the shadow of the last world war. Monroe had been married for 3 weeks to Arthur Miller. It was her third marriage and she was just 30. She had told the press that it was third time lucky. Already there were signs that the marriage had got off to a shaky start. Clark saw her sitting on the

stairs holding a manuscript of Miller’s latest play: After The Fall about Marilyn and she was devastated to read about her mood swings, not to mention the drugs and the booze. Miller decides to return to the States, telling Larry: “She’s devouring me. I can’t work and I can’t think.”

During rehearsals Clark witnessed a prickly relationship with tantrums, walk-outs and tempers flared. As director, Olivier’s patience was tested.

She was often late, fluffed her lines, was ill-prepared and would walk off the set when greeted by a sarcastic Olivier. An infuriated Olivier told Clark: Teaching Marilyn to act is like teaching Urdu to a badger. He vowed he would never direct again. Marilyn had destroyed his desire to do so.

“Monroe doesn’t really forget her lines. It is more as if she had never quite learnt them.”

Clark’s intimacy with his Greek Goddess lasted 9 days. It was a whirlwind of a chaste affair for the showgirl and her younger Prince Regent which afforded them some well-deserved privacy. “Monroe took a shine to the confident yet innocent Clark and whisked him away to spend a week virtually alone with her.” You Stepped Out of a Dream plays in the background as the two visit Windsor then Eton before the bubble bursts to Autumn Leaves and Clark’s heart is inevitably broken.

Monroe went on to make Some Like it Hot and Olivier played Archie Rice, a failing middle-aged song-and-dance man in John Osborne’s The Entertainer.

It proved to be one of the triumphs of his career.

REVIEW it by Carol Naylor. www.carolnaylor.blogspot.com / www.carolesleynaylor.wordpress. com naylorcl@hotmail.es

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pause for thought Different days can mean many things to different people. So last Sunday, 15th June, may well for some have been a birthday or anniversary, whilst for many, its primary meaning was ‘Fathers’ Day’. But I wonder how many recognised it as ‘Trinity Sunday’, a day which in my youth was accorded considerable significance, with the period between Easter and the Summer Break being known as Trinity Term, both at School and at University.

The significance, now largely lost to most of us, of Trinity Sunday, was that of encouraging us to recognise the awesome holiness of a God, who has been made known to us in three entirely separate ways, which we Christians think of as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Not the easiest of ideas for us to understand perhaps, but why should we expect to be able to fully comprehend the Creator of the Universe? Sure, there are those who understand many of the secrets of creation and the various ‘laws’ that define its continued operation, but much yet remains unknown, undiscovered and unexplained, so aren’t we being a touch presumptive if we expect to completely understand the one who designed and created them all?

But actually I’m not convinced that this idea of the Trinity is that difficult a concept for us to understand.

After all, we readily accept that a single day can have three separate meanings – an Anniversary, Fathers Day and Trinity. And whilst writing, I am looking at a small, 18 inch diameter, circular table, which has a similar sized round base, connected across the centre by a single 18 inch square, inch thick ‘leg’. From above therefore, this table is indeed circular, but viewed from directly in front it looks square, whilst from the side it is shaped like a sideways letter “H”. One table, but three entirely different appearances, depending on your viewpoint.

So God is revealed to us Christians in three different ways, and this Trinity season allows us to reflect on the impact this should have on our thinking.

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 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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basil Salmon burgers with and lime mayonnaise s are a These tasty salmon burger Skip the healthy barbecue option. healthy. ermayo if you want to be sup

Restaurant

COD N’ CHIPS

5.95€

Fridays & Saturdays From 12 - 9 PM

Desserts from 2€

SUNDAY LUNCH 12noon - 5pm

2 Courses from 3 Courses from

6.95€ 8.95€

HOME-MADE AND DELICIOUS WAITER SERVED BOOKING RECOMENDED

Ingredients 600g/1lb 5oz skinless salmon, cut into chunks 75g/2½oz breadcrumbs

from

white

1 free-range egg white

6.95€

1 shallot, finely chopped

Book our function room with private patio garden for your parties, weddings, birthdays etc.

9AM-LATE MON-SAT (Tues 8:30) 10-6 SUN

950 120 718

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MENU DEL dia

4 COURSES WITH WINE & COFFEE Monday to Saturday inclusive Lunch 1pm - 4pm

MENU DEL NOCHE 4 COURSES WITH WINE & COFFEE

20oz T-BONE STEAK, 16oz BEEF ENTRECOTE 12oz PORK TENDERLOIN, ROASTED LAMB SHANK & SHOULDER, ROASTED PORK KNUCKLE & MORE DINNER 7PM-10PM

sunday roast

1 tbsp chopped fresh basil salt and freshly ground

black pepper 2-3 tbsp veg oil, for frying For the basil and lime mayonnaise 200g/7oz mayonnaise from a jar 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh basil 1 lime, juice and zest only 1 garlic clove, crushed to

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Free Bottle of wine

per couple to take away after having our night menus Valid only with this voucher dinner 19.00-22.00 until 30th june

Meson Andalucia

menu del dia

4 courses with bottle of ESTE wine per couple & coffee included: Roast Lamb Shoulder & Pork Knuckle, 16oz Entrecote, 20oz T-Bone, 12oz Pork Tenderloin, Roast Potatoes & Fresh Vegetables Freshly Baked Bread SERVED 1pm - 4pm vegetarian menu available

Childrens menu available

New Owners have taken over Verfrans FREE WI-FI

OPEN 7 days a week Booking Recommended

So come and enjoy the Menu Del Dia or a Delicious Tapas Or choose from Hamburgers, Sandwiches or Paella

Spanish Speaking 950 430 145 English Speaking 647 730 103

Sport shown on our Large Screen TV

Poligono Industrial Albox, Near the ITV Garage w w w.me s onde i r e ne.com

677 454 701 Open 7am – 11pm Tues close at 3pm

Just off Los Gallardos main square

a paste salt and freshly ground black pepper To serve 4 ready-made focaccia buns, griddled lightly to toast 1 Webbs lettuce, leaves separated 2 tomatoes, sliced Pr epar at ion method 1.Place the salmon, breadcrumbs, egg white, shallot and basil into a food processor and pulse until combined, but not puréed, then season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

2.Divide the mixture into four portions and shape each portion into a burger shape.

Place onto a plate and transfer to the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.

3.Heat the oil in a large frying pan, then add the burgers and fry for three minutes on each side, or until golden-brown all over and completely cooked through.

4.For the basil and lime mayonnaise, place the mayonnaise, basil, lime zest and juice, and garlic into a bowl. Mix together well and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

5.To serve, place the lettuce and tomato slices onto one side of each focaccia bun, top with a burger and a dollop of lime mayonnaise, then add the lids to the buns.

Serve on plates with a portion of chips alongside.

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Greek salad el Cucador

A choice of ece with a classic salad Transport yourself to Gre etables and tangy feta. of fresh, crisp summer veg Ingredients 50g/2oz black Kalamata olives 3 medium tomatoes, diced into 2cm/¾in cubes 1 cucumber peeled, diced into 2cm/¾in cubes 1 red pepper, de-seeded,

diced ½ red onion, sliced finely 100ml/3fl oz extra virgin olive oil 150g/5oz feta, diced 1 small, firm cos lettuce, chopped into rough cubes lengthways 1 generous sprig of

oregano (or 2 tsp dried oregano) 50ml/3 tbsp red wine vinegar P r e pa r at i o n method 1.Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

showbar & restaurant

The Irish Rover

Your No1 Entertainment Venue in Mojacar for All the Family

all next TRIBUTE acts Micheal Buble & Gary Barlow 11th July major sports karaoke every thurs/frid/sat live music with events Dominic Doolittle Sun’s 2.30 shown here watch the world cup on one of our 4 large screen tv’S & enjoy a pint with a inc gaa burger, hotdog, ribs, chicken, steak on the terrace bbq from just 5€ sports daily homemade specials just 5€

telephone: 950 473 135

mojacar playa between Lua & Moma Beach

Open 10am till late 7 days a week

E u d ox i a

Gr eek Restaurant

Lunch & Dinner

TREASURE A TASTEFUL MEMORY WITH US

Tel: 663 314 445 100m PAST PUEBLO Indalo

6 Starters

6 Main Dishes 6 Desserts only

10.95€

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All home-made. Glass of Wine or Tubo A LA CARTE ALSO AVAILABLE Thursday - Saturday 6pm - 9pm

IRIS SOUL LOVE Singing LIVE in the Garden

Sunday 22nd June From 4pm from from

5.95€

necCohdips fish prim s home-made chip as & mushy pe

FRIDAYS 12.30pm - 9pm

TRADITIONAL SUNDAY LUNCH

world cup games uruguay v england Thurs 19th June 9pm

costa rica v england Tues 24th June 6pm

, nacksottle! s e e r F 0c/b bra 9g m a 39 h l A see P matches being shown See pg 38 for our World Cup Specials and match schedule s

lunch menu & LITE BITE menu 12.30pm - 3.30pm

Bar specials served 12.30PM-5PM

Lamb

Served 2nd Sunday of each month (2€ Supp)

booking recommended

Sunday British Breakfasts served from 10am - 12pm

served 6pm - 9pm

Mon: Chili Night €5 Tues: Atlantic fillet of Cod Chips or Chicken Curry & €5.50 Wed: 1/2 Chicken & Ch ips or Chefs Special €5.50 Thurs: from Is Home made from Pie Night €5.50

5€

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NAMASTE Indian Restaurant & Beer Bar

Summer Season

NAMASTE SPECIAL MENU

Leanne and Steve Sara and Sean invite you to join them for their popular outdoor Summer season of entertainment.

50’s, 60’s & 70’s

plus the Costas

to Buddy Holly 8pm start

LUNCH MENU

only 1€ reserve your seat! BBQ available

Any Chicken Curry with Rice or Naan

2€ to reserve your seat all proceeds to go to the help for heroes fund

only 5,50€

5.30pm start Mon 30th June

BECKS & HARRY

JABU

Becks and Harry were born around the 18th March and bottle fed from 2 days old, they have been brought up with other dogs and cats and will be around 7 kilos when fully grown.

Call: 645 469 253

Jabu is one of 3 puppies dumped in a cement bag beside a bin when they were just a few days old. Jabu has the beautiful Husky markings with blue eyes and is around 6 weeks old.

Call: 645 469 253

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9,95€ MENU

Popadoms Any Chicken or Lamb Curry Plain Rice or Garlic Naan Dessert, Coffee or Ice-Cream

CAMPOSOL B

Open 7 days til Late - Camposol Sector A

can you help?

Any Starter Any Main Course Any Rice or Naan Soft Drink, Small Beer or Glass of Wine Bottle of Wine per Couple

ONLY 13,50€

No1 Tribute

All they need is a loving home !

Previous Managemen t Now Back in Charge

Tel: 968 131 721/637 189 114

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VENUE

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18th Dee Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 18th Rod Stewart Tribute The Club Quesada Tickets €6 19th Andy Jones Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 20th Lynden B La Terraza Bigastro Comedy Show 20th Gemma Olde 9th Marquesa Golf 20th John E Wood Hillside La Marina 20th Cherry K Inn at the Green Entre Naranjas 20th Andy Jones Harrys Bar Quesada 20th Sunflower Valley Emerald Isle La Florida 21st Elvis Experience Da Pino C.C Torreta II 21st Gemma Vistabella Golf Entre Naranjas 21st Joanna Tavern Lo Crispin 21st Samantha Curtis Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 21st Dee Inn at the Green Entre Naranjas 21st Eagles Tribute The Club Quesada 22nd Lynden B Inn at the Green Entre Naranjas 22nd Michael Dean The Snug Torre de la Horredada 22nd Samantha Curtis Boz Bar El Chapperal 23rd Andy Jones Emerald Isle La Florida 24th Lynden B Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares

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pals events

4th October. A special Rock and Roll evening at the Bahia Hotel (inside) with Wildcats doing a one off R n R night. 5 Euros 8.30 till midnight 18/25 October cruise fully booked, 165 people already planning their time on this Mediterranean cruise from 690 Euros including tips, port fees, all food and drinks and the coach to and from Valencia. Now taking cancellation names …..Palma de Mallorca, Sardinia, Italy (for Rome) Italy (for Florence and Pisa) Corsica.

Valencia mini break 24/24/26th back on 27th November staying at a great hotel (Tourist bus stop outside) Bed and Breakfast and visit to Albufera on return trip 150 Euros pp in double sharing, cancellation list in existence.

PALS Annual Christmas Dinner dance at the Costa Costa 8 course meal masses to drink and Martin Ross to entertain,. 29.50 Euros. Why not make up a table with your friends and have a party night.Sunday 14th December 2015. Due to the demand we are having to book Benidorm for St Jose and Benidorm now. Full board at the Helios Hotel 4 nights coach there and back 160 Euros pp sharing For information please call 626460465 or visit www.pals.sm4.biz or see us at la Ratatouille on A Wednesday from 1 till 3 or at The Trevi on each Saturday from 11till 1.30

F.A.S.T events

28th June Table Top Sal at 1512 Avenida de los Covachos, D8 Camposol 10am 2pm (Along the duel carriageway) 22nd July Open day at The Cultural Centre 10am to 3pm Tea, Coffee aand cakes will be available 1st August Rock ‘N’ Roll Bar B Q at The Clubhouse, Camposol Bop along to The ‘B’ Boppers 7.30 - 12 mid.

Tickets 7 euros opt. Bar-B-Q 5 euros 11th October Elvis & Friends at Trevi Bar Camposol Tickets 5 euros (Food available) 29th November Christmas Fayre at Marianos Restaurant, Camposol Entry 1 euro 5th December Christmas Party with Barrington at The Clubhouse Tickets 15 euros inc.

Buffet Tickets available form the FAST Bookstall, 2nd and last Friday of the month, Camposol B or phone Brenda 680 174 499/ Jean 646 737 479 ALL PROCEEDS TO FAST

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COMMUNITY NEWS

FAST IMPORTANT INFO

We would like to inform everyone who needs to contact FAST at any time, to please use the phone numbers as below.

This will assist the public and the FAST Emergency Responders to deal with all calls as necessary.

Thanking you in advance for your co-operation.

IN A MEDICAL EMERGENCY - CALL 112 THEN PHONE FAST - 968 970 626 ALL GENERAL ENQUIRIES: 634 327 730 Or email: secretary@fastcamposol.com FAST will be holding a ‘GRAND TABLE TOP SALE’ very soon and not to be missed!

This will take place on SATURDAY 28th June – 10:00 start to 2:00 pm.

At: 1512 Avenida de los Covachos – D8 (Dual Carriageway) where items of all kinds will be on sale to raise money for FAST. Please contact Paddy Snell for info or to donate items – Mobile: 676 139 191 Visit the FAST Book Stalls on the 2nd and last Friday of each month on Sector B. Have a chat with any Members of the FAST Team to obtain information or purchase tickets for the forthcoming Events – we will be happy to see you!

Would you like to help FAST? Perhaps on the Book Stalls; to assist with various functions and events; make or sell cakes etc. helping to raise the much needed funds in order to carry out this Voluntary Service? Are you interested in becoming a Responder?

Ask for one of the leaflets which explains exactly what FAST does on Camposol. website: www.fastcamposol.com

mabs events FORGET ME NOT 19th June - ASCOT LADIES COMMUNITY RESPITE CARE Thursday DAY – MABS CENTRE Camposol B

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).

WELCOME future EVENTS

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 10am 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

Kennel Manager Required

June 25th - Summer Ball at Le Cumbre Hotel, Puerto De Mazarron. Call Rosemary for any lastminute availability.

July 23rd - Dance outside at Mariano’s, with Paul Christie singing Gene Pitney and Roy Orbison, supported by the lovely Maria O’Hara. €8.

August 20th - Dance outside at Mariano’s, with Cliff Richard and The Shadows, and The Beatles. All proceeds to go to Age Concern. €8.

November 27th - 4 nights B&B at Hotel Tryp Cibeles, Madrid, on Gran Via and close to all attractions, with trips to Toledo, the Valley of the Fallen, and on Sunday, a day at the races. €260.

Christmas in Benidorm, staying 4 nights full board at Hotel Helios, leaving St. Nicholas Ecumenical our area on December 23rd. €240 including gala Church Christmas Day lunch.

We hold services each week at 10.30am Call Rosemary for on on Camposol, Mazarron. Everyone is 620105179 for more welcome to join us. For further details, details. call Rev. Maureen Kent 968 970 637

Due to our current Kennel Managers having lost their jobs and consequently needing to return to England we are now able to once again offer this position.

A parkinsons Support Group

Have A Drop Off Point Here For

CHURCH OF ENGLAND COSTA CALIDA & ALMERIA

On Tuesdays at 11am At bobbie jo·s, los montisinos For a chat and a cup of tea Priest: Reverend Pauline For further information contact wally Williams 950 956 166 / 687 250 860 Williamson On 966 770 871

The duties will include caring for up to 20 dogs and cats on site and comes with free 3 bed-roomed accommodation .A love of animals is vital.

For further information E.mail K9 on k9clubinfo@gmail.com or call 673 751 012

Luz del Sol

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Call us on 968 199 068 www.luzdelsol.co.uk

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pool tables,

snooker tables, table tennis tables, darts.

666 933 726

E xtending loppers €10 quesada tel: 966 716 599

Table with draw Turned legs with leg spans 76cm Wide x 51cm Deep x 74cm High 65€ Book Case fronted with glass doors Height adjustable shelves Light carving around the top 104cm Wide x 25cm Deep x 117cm High 69€ Move forces sale (Items are attractive, in good condition with Original patina & priced low for quick sale) Photo’s available through email Quesada 634 320 373

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house clearances

quick cash house /bar clearance cars & motorcycles also wanted transport in 1 hour

tel: 669 723 709 insurance

asssa medical

insurances Asssa Mazarron, Diane Nolan, 968 153 396

mazarron@asssa.es

for sale with Black ornate frame, cream canopy 3.5x 2.5.

50€. Garden table with glass top, 4 chairs and umbrella 60€.

Gazebo

Round table

with marble top and crome legs 45€.

Futon with Mexican style cushion.

Opens into double bed 80€.

Tel UK mobile 0044 7549 6510 43 or email telsueinspain @ msn.com

full arranger facility NPV60. € 290.00. Tel 634 377 547 Camposol

Tap shoes size 5 and 5 ½ (toe and heel taps) v.g.c. 25 pair quesada tel: 966 716 599

W A N T E D : steel spiral s t a i r c a s e minimum 3.8 meters high minimum & 70cm wide maximum, any condition considered.

Phone daytime 6 3 374 9 6 52 after 7pm and we e ken ds 634680604.

personals “Readers of a sensitive disposition may find some of the ads in this section offensive” ELEGANT SLIM, SEXY, NAUGHTY ITALIAN LADY available home/ house visits. Torrevieja, La Manga, Torre Pacheco & Mazarron, Quesada plus all other areas. Escort available home & house visits. Tel: 693 357 526

pets

pet taxi TRAVELLING IN AIR CONDITIONED VEHICLE DELIVERED TO DOOR PETS STAY IN PET FRIENDLY HOTELS. ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL AVAILABLE

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locksmith L ock s mith locked out!!

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Y amaha 1.3 METRE Piaggero Pro OFFSET SAT keyboard. Cover, DISH with gig case, stand, Inverto high jewellery gain quad LNB complete with wall mounting English jeweller wishes to bracket.

VGC. buy broken or unwanted Gold Near Aguilas, Perfect for an jewellery, silver and coins upgrade from IMMEDIATE CASH 80-100 cm Metre PAYMENT Dish. 90€ Tel: Call Peter 634 455 628

April

April and 3 of her 7 week old kittens are looking for homes.

All were abandoned on someone’s doorstep.

And are now ready for re-homing.

Please contact K9 or Tel: 600 84 54 20 for more info

plasterer ENGLISH PLASTERER internal finishing, external rendering, 15 years experience, good rates.

FULLY LEGAL IN SPAIN. Call Chris 671 444 246 / 965 078 866 email: c_pettit@hotmail.co.uk

property for sale / rent

GOLD WANTED RENTAL PROPERTIES

G enuine Solid Antique Furniture.

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beechdale◄►Removals

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email: beechdale@hotmail.co.uk

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LWB Sprinter van going from south to North of the UK & back every 2 weeks, based near Murcia Airport. Tel: 610 846 260/ 0044 7519 186 355. or email: van.man@ hotmail.co.uk

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motoring section

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car repair service

Hyundai Atos GLS 2002 in excellent condition 87,000km (54,000 Miles) Next service 90,000 Km. Recent cam and fan belt, good tyres and bodywork.

ITV July 2014.

€1750 ONO Phone 652086047 or 868182496 (Camposol)

Renault Gran Scenic June ‘11, 7 Seat MPV, pearlescent white top of the range,1.6 DCi 6-Speed, 45,000 kms, 2 owners,Full service history, A/C (Full climate), ABS, CD player, Cruise control, Isofix, Rain/Light sensors, Navigation, Roof rails, Multi Airbags, PAS, Pearl White+half leather Over 25k new!

Suzuki Wagon R RHD SPANISH REG 2005 - 5 door hatch 1.3 VVT 47,000 miles 2 owners Full service history PAS, ABS CD E. windows Remote locking Rear head restraints Super economical Dark metallic green

€16,450

€2,450

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600 726 221 965 687 976

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boat for sale

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They have several trees that have been bought, paid for and planted for no other reason than to provide secure, convenient and climatically controlled perches for them.

We pandered to their hedonistic lifestyle even further recently – sparing no expense we bought them a bath. It is a pedestal upon which stands a shallow bowl, on the side of which perches a concrete dove. They love it, and throughout the day one or more will be splashing about in it, then hopping on to the dove for a quick preen and tidy.

Having had their wash and brush up, they will then leave a message on the unfortunate dove, and fly off to some urgent and important rendez-vous.

I have christened the dove Nelson – I’ll let you work out why!

However, they have not learnt the lesson

of history; all the great Imperial powers of the past have foundered because they simply got too big for their boots.

And they have done just that; they are abusing our good nature – we have spoilt them. We provide them with an interesting and varied menu: bread of various sorts, ditto biscuits, even cake on occasions.

We provide clean drinking water and clean bathing water – the fact that both are in the same container shouldn’t really matter to a sparrow.

We provide a comprehensive range of comfortable and secure accommodation choices, both day and night, so why can’t the little blighters be satisfied?

Why do they have to descend en masse on our fruit trees, and peck and destroy every single fruit before it has had a chance to ripen?

If I could catch them, I’d give them a sharp smack on their little bottoms, and send them packing josbiggs@hotmail.co.uk – pronto!

By Jos Biggs

The Inns and Outs of English Life

Contrary to popular belief, I am not a man who regularly hangs out in bars.

In fact, the only time I visit such establishments these days, is when we have friends staying or if a sudden impulse grabs me and I fancy a change of scene.

There is a marked difference between propping up a bar because the lure of a pint or three is irresistible and spending time there because of the camaraderie that such places offer. In my case it’s the social aspect of having a drink in a bar or pub with friends that attracts me, and it helps enormously if the surroundings are atmospheric and the ambience pleasing.

My ideal in this respect therefore is the traditional period English pub with a genial mine host serving up pints of frothing real ale, which got me thinking about the pubs that have, for one reason or another, marked different phases of my life.

My Dad was not a drinker, that’s to say that although he enjoyed a glass of Whiskey Mac at Christmas, our pub visits were very few and far between and when they did occur, it was always during the summer months so that we could sit in the pub garden; Mum with a Mackeson, Dad with a light ale and me with a lemonade and bag of Smiths Crisps. No poncy extra

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My first memories therefore of attending public houses, were at The Sportsman and The Roebuck – both in Reading - on balmy summer evenings in the mid fifties and both travelled to by trolley bus.

When I came of age, I had my first over the counter paid for drink at a pub called The Cunning Man. It was considered groovy to drink rum and blackcurrant at the time and that’s how I embarked on my journey into the world of alcoholic beverages. As a lover of fine rum now, I cringe at the idea of such a concoction and I honestly think I would gag if I was to sample that devilish mixture again.

Our local on the council estate where we lived, was an establishment with the strange name of The World Turned Upside Down and the pub sign was of a horse sitting in a cart brandishing a whip, being pulled by a man harnessed between the stays.

But I used the place rarely, the most specific case being with my best man on the way to the church on my wedding day in 1966. I wish now that I had become paralytic!

It was only after the termination of this union – a fabulously long run of eighteen months – that I began to frequent one particular pub that was run by my excellent sister in law, Ye Boar’s Head Inn in the centre of Reading.

At the start it was to simply get out of the house and try to alleviate loneliness, but I soon made many friends there and it became a regular haunt.

Having realised that it was a big wide world outside of my home town, I made my way to Cornwall and the

picturesque fishing village of Polperro where the younger set of which I was then a member, alternated between three of the village pubs – The Noughts and Crosses, The Three Pilchards and the Blue Peter, all situated on or near the delightful harbour.

The latter was the one most often used in the summer of ’72 and it was here that I was introduced to Newcastle Brown and long legged female seasonal workers.

My annoyingly itchy feet led me away from Cornwall the following year and I found myself in one of the most beautiful locations in the world and it took very little time to get my feet under the table at the Robin Hood in Hamilton, Bermuda where I spent the next and best two years of my life acquiring a taste for good dark rum and meeting the people who were to become my lifelong friends.

By far the longest period of my life spent in one place, was immediately prior to arriving in Spain and was in West Suffolk.

Our principal watering hole was The Cloak Inn, easily the best pub in the area, but eventually closed down and sold by an avaricious brewer in the pursuit of bigger profits.

It was also the only public house in the country with that name, making it an even bigger loss to the world.

The traditional English pub is unique and therefore important, not just as a convenient stop over for travellers, but something that represents a way of life that I believe is worth preserving.

And oh, I do miss them . . . and real ale of course.

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Right from Day 1 our garden was the domain of sparrows – not just one or two, but a whole chatter of sparrows.

They are amusing little people, with their busy little lives filled with important sparrow business, and on the whole I have been happy to share our garden with them - I just wish they had a little more anal control!

The deal is: They provide entertainment, while we provide various luxuries such as are not enjoyed by their country cousins, who do not have the good fortune to possess Fairy Godparents in the form of English people.

They are frequent recipients of largesse in the form of bread and biscuit crumbs, served on their own bespoke table,

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alqueria La Casa Maribel, the opening

The opening day of the restaurant La Casa Maribel approached. To say people were excited would be wrong, they were apprehensive.

It was only Maribel and her challenged taste buds that were looking forward to the launch of her restaurant. No one had the heart to tell her that apart from Remitroot Alquerian foodstuffs were practically inedible.

When the big day arrived Maribel was in high glee while the rest of Alqueria held its collective breath.

Maribel was persuaded to employ Manuela as waitress, it was hoped her harmonious curves would distract the invited connoisseurs from what was going to be placed in front of them.

The ambiance was convivial, gentle guitar music soothed the would-be diners while several glasses of a particularly potent Remitroot aperitif stupefied them. All was going well. Then Maribel started the food preparation. The food pundits sniffed the air as cooking odours wafted in from the kitchen. The initial reaction was to check the soles of their shoes for any unwelcome extras. Manuela tried plying the guests with liberal quantities of Remitroot wine and whisky in the hope she could numb them before the appalling food arrived.

The subterfuge seemed to be working.

Then the food made an appearance.

The French connoisseur Didier Frogeaux simply looked at the food, rose from the table and, still looking at his plate backed out of La Casa Maribel. He was never seen nor heard of again apart from a postcard from Kaffeklubben Island asking for his back-pay to be forwarded care of the local post-office. The Italian

representative Alrigo Scoffaconi put a fork full into his mouth but didn’t chew or swallow. He was airlifted back to Treviso where he had the morsel of Alquerian cuisine surgically removed from his paralysed jaws. Burt Scrumblegob, the English oficionado chewed away merrily.

“Just like home” he was heard to mutter as he tucked in.

Maribel and her unserviceable taste buds still thought the food to be wonderful. She put the reactions of the French and Italian connoisseurs down to jealousy. She believed in the Alquerian brand. Maribel pointed to the remaining diner who was eating the Alquerian Trout, the smell of which was stripping the whitewash from the walls. He was certainly enjoying the fare.

Unhappily it fell to Manuela to point out the deluded restaurateur that the remaining diner was in fact English. The horrible realisation dawned on Maribel, ‘English’, his experience of fine cuisine would be on a par with Loco Paco’s exposure to quantum physics.

Maribel closed her restaurant and now runs a shelter for the gustatorily challenged.

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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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La Finca 11th June 2014.

On this day in history in 1950, Ben Hogan returned to tournament play after a near fatal car accident and went on to win the US Open and also 28 members turned up at La Finca with the sun shining albeit with a few clouds in the sky for our latest venture to this wonderful course.

The course itself is in splendid condition for this time of the year and the greens were a little on the slow side, well, when I say a “little on the slow side” it has to be fair to say that if you rolled a ball 20 yards along the green, Colin Marsden would reach the hole before the ball and that is with Colin running backwards.

All 4 of the NTP’s available were claimed and the recipients of a bottle of fine wine dontated by Tom Jones and Pearl Sabine. We all wish Tom all the cvery best in his rehabilitation and hope he graces us with his presence on the

golf course later this year. The wine went to John Eyre (Hole 3), Steve Higgins (Hole 6), Kate Helm (Hole 13) and Ray Cadman who’s tee shot to the 16th was barely 12 inches away from a Hole In One. Three players split the “Two’s” pot - Ray Cadman, Dag Lovas and R Elkes.

Scores on the day were very reasonable and you needed in excess of 30 points to claim a prize and the Best Visitor award went to R Elkes with a very tidy (and top score) 42 points.

The Silver Division players –once again – outscored their Gold Division mob and Mick Kennedy and Kate Helm shared 34 points with Kate’s back nine securing her 3rd place with Mick pushed back into 4th. Ernie (Belfast Bandit) once again stepped up to the podium and again, the battle between him and Colin Marsden continues but Colin’s 39 points was 3 better than Ernie’s 36 points.

In the Gold Division a 33 from Alan Rixson saw him take 4th place and a 34 point score from Steve Higgins gave him 3rd slot. Darren Hancock took the runner-up slot with 35 points and Chris Oatley took top slot with 38 points.

Photo: Silver category Winners Our next game, Wednesday 18th June 2014 see’s us at the Hidden Gem of Alicante where for 45€ you will get a game, buggy and breakfast so if you fancy a game just look at our website www.tmgs.org or call the Match Secretary on 966719604.

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The first game of June is the Presidents Trophy a better ball pairs and we had a great turn out at La Serna and what great shape the course was in.I would also like to thank the President Barry Butterworth for his Donation of all the prizes.

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The Trophy this year was won by two new members to the society so good to see new name on the list the winners where Frank Murphy and Fred Beel with a score of 39pts one point ahead of 5 other pairs who had 38pts all so close. Sandy Barns and Dave Archer finished second after all the count backs.

The best individual score of the day was

by Mick Hardy who had 37pts. Winners of nearest the pins where Alex McLennan, Frank Murphy, Dave Archer and David Shields. The winner of the Ladies nearest the pin was Lilian Pilkington The next Society’s game will be on Wednesday, 18th June 2014 at VILLAMARTIN. 1st Tee time - 10.15am.

The format will be Individual Stableford.

I would be obliged if you are intending to play in this game to let me know by email including a buggy if you want one, this will help to ensure you have booked a place and in the booking of the Tee times & buggies with the course.

Payday is on Saturday, 14th June 2014 at La Serena, in the bar area, between 11.00 and 12,00 hours.

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TORREGOLF.EU Torregolf.eu at Golf Altorreal Last Friday saw us returning to Altorreal the one course furthest away from us but have to say it was worth it because it was in great shape and it was evident that a lot of other things were going on as well to improve the course.

Nothing of any significance to report other than everything about the day was just perfect for playing golf and while scores were not as high as was expected for our normal Satbleford competition, the winners being Category 1. 1st. Mick O’Brien 34 points 2nd. Roy Middleton 33 and 3rd. Paul Hurrell 31 points.

Category 2. 1st. Len Cole 30 points on c/b 2nd. Neil Casey and 3rd. Al Warnock 29 points.

The nearest the pin prizes. Hole 5. Tom Curran and Hole 8. Paul Hurrell, no one made it to the green on Holes 10 & 17.

The Full Monte prize in support of our Associates and football club CD Montesinos sponsored by Vince Lannon going to Brian Coombes Our next 4 games are, Vistabella Saturday 14th, El Plantio Thursday 19th and very pleased to report that at long last our Home Course is now in great condition.

Vistabella, Saturday 28th and into July, 2nd. Hacienda del Alamo. So if you are interested in playing golf every week with a great bunch of Guys and Girls, yes Ladies more than welcome please contact David Winder on 626774157 or email him at davidwinder.torregolf@ gmail.com.

Our winners to-day on the terrace at Golf Altorreal are L- R, Len Cole, Tom Curran, Roy Middleton, Neil Casey, Al Warnock, Mick O’Brian Paul Hurrell and Brian Coombes. HAPPY GOLFING EVERYONE.

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Friday 4th June saw 30 members and guests heading up the AP-7 to the glorious Severiano Ballesteros designed course that is ’ Alicante Campo de Golf ‘ , as usual we were welcomed at the course by Marife and her staff who had included in the deal Tostados and coffee on arrival , the beauty of this deal is that we get there earlier and can all have a chinwag and a gee up prior to playing our game , the course was in excellent condition as usual , however the greens were a little slow making the putting more difficult as the ball needed a good whack to get it close to the hole , nobody broke par at this outing but a good day was had by all with plenty of micky taking out of yours truly at our presentation , so I have redesigned the start sheet that I use for the start list and the results and we will see the what happens at our next meeting .

On to our winners and prize takers , with six N T Ps at Alicante and thirty players , only five N T P prizes were taken , with Alan Gifford winning the third followed by Bill Peters winning the sixth ( or was it the eighth ) no one taking the eighth ( or was it the sixth ? ) the twelfth was won by George Holmes , Steve Edwards was N T P on the fifteenth and the final par three seventeenth was taken by Tony Ackroyd , the best front nine with twenty two points was won by Aidan Byrne and the back nine with fifteen points being won by Phil Pettican , in third place was John Chatham with thirty two points ,Phil Harris took second place losing to Bill Peters as both players had thirty four points but Bill won by having a better back nine , our soccer card was won by Nikki Ead. We had all returned to the Mini Golf Bar in Quesada for this presentation and snacks etc; that was provided by the bar and swilled down with a couple of beers.

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ROCKET’S GOLF SOCIETY VISTABELLA GOLF – 10th JUNE 2014 It was a welcome return to Vistabella and it has to be said, the course was in very good condition and very playable, with greens that held your shots (when hit properly), it must have been good with some of the the scores that came in. Rumour has it that Rocket is going to be lobbied to play there more often!!

There were 24 players and guest, two of which came in with eye bulging scores, Joe McGrath 39 points and Dominic Downey 37 points.

The highest scoring member and first place in the Silver category was Ron Chambers 38 points and welcome to a new “lower” handicap. Mike Davies who only flew in late Monday evening “woke” up with 36 points.

There was one singles match being played and Arthur Williams beat Larry Lambe 5 & 4 RESULTS GOLD CATEGORY 1ST Mike Davies 36 pts 2nd Arthur Williams 34pts 3rd Rodney Smith 31 pts 4th Les Yates 28 pts SILVER CATEGORY 1st Ron Chambers 38 pts 2nd Mick Hithersay 34 pts 3rd Ken Hopkins 32 pts C/B

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Next game is back at El Plantio on Tuesday 17th June for “Arthurs Bash”.

A 3 clubs and a Putter Competition so be at the course by 09:00. This is followed by Alenda on the 24th June so be at the course by 09:15 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: Les Yates – Arthur Williams – Rodney Smith Silver Category Winners: Mick Hithersay, Ron Nicholson, Ken Hopkins.

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Week 10 results were a surprise for Los bandidos they are near the bottom of league division they came up against runaway league leaders Amigos belgas who beat them 8-0 last time out. Last Wednesday Los bandidos came out fighting trying to avoid a repeat result and guess what! they got a 4.4 draw.

Else were in the division El rancho got a creditable 4.4 draw against Dominoes. In the 2nd division Amigos Belgas 2 are running away with the division but at the moment Pumas are looking good for 2nd place, closely followed by dominoes diamonds and La Brisa corvettes.

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