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London’s £12bn Olympic park opens up to the public
Almost 10 years and £12bn in the making, the full extent of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park finally opened to the public on Saturday. It claims to be “the biggest new park in Europe for 150 years”. Its 230 hectares (568 acres) encompass waterways and rail lines, and is, according to its maker, the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), the size of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens combined. It features forests and wetlands, lawns and meadows, dotted with a velodrome and aquatics centre, a stadium and arena.
In the 19 months since the end of the games, £300m has been spent on adapting venues, planting trees and moving minor mountains. The northern half of the park, composed of neatly sculpted Teletubby mounds fringed by swaths of wildflower meadows, reopened last July, and has already received a million visitors. A further 3 million are expected in the coming year, now that the final piece in the jigsaw is complete with the opening of the southern park, promoted as the “Southbank for the East End”. ‘We imagined it as a
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wooden poles supporting a small rope bridge. A water pump gushes into a sandpit, while chunks of granite and orange concrete walls tilt at jaunty angles. It will be interesting to see how the new areas cope with the number of expected visitors, particularly once the main stadium is up and running (with its retractable seating as a place for concerts, athletics, and the new home for West Ham United) in 2016. Looming over the site is the ArcelorMittal Orbit, a monument to a steel magnate, and the new visitor centre. There will be 6,000 homes across five new neighbourhoods within the park, as well as the commercial centre of the £2bn Stratford International Quarter, with its 370,000 square metres of office space To the south Stratford High Street has a new tower block of apartments, while to the west there is a 1,000room Unite student accommodation block.
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The word Taliban literally means ‘students’. The Taliban are an Islamic extremist group that are demanding a strict Sharia (Muslim religious law) based society. They consider themselves learners, students of world issues, war, poverty, freedom, etc. They find Western views and influences on topics like romance, women’s rights, money, and respect different to that in which they believe. They want everyone to bow to Allah, become Muslim and believe and live as they do. They wish for their laws/religion to be strictly enforced in Afghanistan and their homelands, and ultimately throughout the world. The sole purpose of the Taliban is to fight for their perception of freedom, to which end they arm themselves, recruit soldiers, and, in the pursuit of their aims, kill those who they see as enemies to their cause.
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Afghanistan’s presidential election that will bring the first-ever democratic transfer of power in a country plagued by conflict for decades closed on Saturday amid relief that attacks by Taliban fighters were fewer than feared. It will take six weeks for a final result to be declared in the race to succeed President Hamid Karzai. In Afghanistan’s rugged terrain many polling stations are inaccessible by road; the ballot boxes and other furniture necessary to create a polling station have had to be transported to the sites by donkey. This could be the beginning of a potentially dangerous period for Afghanistan; the war-ravaged country desperately needs a leader to quell the expected rise in violence as foreign troops prepare to leave. “Today we proved to the world that this is a people driven country,” Karzai told his nation in televised remarks. The constitution barred Karzai from seeking another term, but, after 12 years in power, he is widely expected to retain influence through politicians loyal to him. Turnout was seven million out of 12 million eligible voters, or about 58 percent, according to preliminary estimates, according to election commission chief Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani. That is well above the 4.5 million who voted at the last election in 2009 which was marred by widespread fraud. More than 350,000 Afghan troops were deployed, guarding against attacks on polling stations and voters.
The capital, Kabul, was sealed off by rings of roadblocks and checkpoints. In the city of Kandahar, cradle of the Taliban insurgency, the mood was tense. Vehicles were not allowed to move on the roads and checkpoints were set up at every intersection. In some areas of the country voters complained that polling stations had run out of ballot papers. The interior ministry said six officials - including an intelligence agent - were detained for trying to rig the vote, and elsewhere several people were arrested for trying to use fake voter cards. If there is no outright winner, which straw polls suggest is likely, two frontrunners would go into a run-off on May 28, spinning out the process into the holy month of Ramadan. This would create a delay, leaving barely sufficient time to complete a pact between Kabul and Washington to keep up to 10,000 U.S. troops in the country beyond 2014. Karzai has rejected the pact, but the three frontrunners have pledged to sign it. Without the pact the Afghan forces would be left on their own to fight the Taliban, a task that is almost certainly beyond them, and which would lead to a strengthening of the Taliban, shattering the fragile peace and a return to violence throughout the country. The election is a landmark after 13 years of struggle that has killed at least 16,000 Afghan civilians and thousands more soldiers. Nearly 3,500 members of the U.S.-led coalition force have died since deployment in the country over a decade ago.
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MAZARRÓN WELCOMES MAZARRON BAHIA LEO CLUB THE FIRST INDEPENDENT LEOS CLUB OF SPAIN
The association is made up of young people from 12 to 18 years old who want to help their community. On Friday March 28th the launching of the first independent ‘Leo Club’ of Spain was celebrated in Mazarrón and sponsored by The Lions Club of Mazarrón Bahía’. The restaurant ‘Mariano’ Camposol was the venue for the celebration of this association of youth under 18 in the likeness of ‘Lions’ The popular entertainer Barrington gave his usual immaculate performance which was enjoyed by both young and old. A presentation that was attended by the Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, Councillor for Youth, Andres Valera, the Mayor of Saladillo and Camposol José Andrés Navarro, and the representative of the Club ‘Torrevieja Costa Lions’ Anka Peltonen.who was accompanied by Martti Timonen Anka Peltonen conveyed that “I come
on behalf of the District Governor, Alfonso Piñol, who was unable to attend to explain that we are very proud that they have launched the first club ‘Leos’ of Spain here in Mazarrón.” He added that the goal of this partnership is that “young people learn the principles under which the ‘Lions’ develop our work and what it means to be a Lion’, helping others that the main purpose of ‘Lionism’”. Leo club members around the world help their local communities daily instilling in them the commitment of helping others The Leo Club Motto Leadership, Experience, Opportunity says it all LEADERSHIP: Leo members acquire skills as project organizers and motivators of their peers EXPERIENCE: Discovering how teamwork & cooperation can bring about change in their community and the world.
OPPORTUNITY. Leos develop positive character traits and receive recognition for their contributions Also present were president of’ Mazarrón Red Cross, Carmen Navarro the president of the Mazarrón Bahia Lions Club Sid Worland, members of the sponsoring club Mazarron Bahia and the Leo Advisor Virginia Barker. The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, expressed his “satisfaction that Mazarrón was where the first club of ‘young lions’ of Spain was, something that makes us very proud and we congratulate the’ Lions of Mazarrón Bahia ‘returning to be an example to us all. “ The mayor stressed that this club “performed an impressive social work and are grateful for all the work being carried out in Mazarrón and philanthropy that develops in English society, which helps disadvantaged and needy people.” The Leos say that volunteering trains them to see the world through someone else´s eyes, teaching them compassion and responsibility. The Mazarron Leos are helping to make their community a better place. To be grateful for what they have and not take things for granted. The Lions and Camposol where this club is based are very proud of the Leos and thank them for their wonderful effort. Leo advisor Virginia assisted by co- advisor and co- leaders Cressida
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FRIENDS OR FAMILY COMING TO STAY WITH YOU IN SPAIN THIS EASTER? Tell them to look after their passports, together. A single bag theft can leave
warns British Embassy The British Embassy in Madrid is warning Easter visitors to Spain to take good care of their passports, after more than 6000 were lost or stolen in the country last year. A lost or stolen passport means spending precious holiday time and money to get an Emergency Travel Document or ETD in order to return home. The Embassy urges travellers to watch a new Foreign Office video “Enjoy your holiday” on YouTube, in which British tourists who have suffered a lost or stolen passport reveal the true costs in terms of time, money and frustration in dealing with the issue. Replacing a passport whilst abroad requires a visit to the nearest British Consulate – which may be several hours away – to obtain an Emergency Travel Document that costs the euro equivalent of 95 pounds. “Your passport is valuable”, says Will Middleton, Consular Regional Director for Spain. “If you do need to carry it, keep it in a money belt under your clothes rather than in a handbag or rucksack, and never leave passports in a car. “Avoid carrying all your passports
a family of four facing a bill of nearly 400 pounds for emergency travel documents.” Taking just four months from last year2, Consulates in Spain assisted 568 British nationals from London and the South East whose passports were lost or stolen. Figures in other regions include the South West 149, West Midlands 96, East Midlands 101, North West 209, North East 98, Yorkshire & the Humber 88, Scotland 139, Wales 72 and Northern Ireland 27. Bag theft is the biggest cause of stolen passports in Spain (39%), followed by thefts from cars (20%), pickpocketing (15%) and apartment or villa break-ins (14%). Travellers can get further advice and information on Spain via the British Embassy’s social media channels. Follow @BritsvisitSpain on twitter (www.twitter. com/BritsvisitSpain ) or “Brits visiting Spain” on Facebook – (www.facebook. com/BritsvisitingSpain ). How to view the video: Use this link http://bit.ly/1c0rvTF, or go to www. youtube.com and search for “Enjoy your Holiday FCO”, or scan the QR code below on your smartphone. Source: www.fco.gov.uk
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Ed Miliband seeks media guru for TV help ahead of 2015 election
Ed Miliband is to hire an expert in broadcasting to stop him looking ‘weird’ on TV. This is after a recent poll, which found that 41% of people think Miliband is ‘weird’ or ‘very weird’ The Labour party is tasked with recruiting a senior adviser to bring ‘fresh ideas’ to overhauling the leader’s image. In addition to having ideas about how to improve Mr Miliband’s ‘brand strengths’, the successful candidate will also need to have experience of dealing with ‘bad news stories’. The new job comes with a £44,244.40 salary, and a ‘fixed sum allowance’ of £971. The contract will last only until a month after the general election, due in May 2015.
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A court stenographer is accused of ignoring trial details and instead repeatedly typing “I hate my job”. At least ten convictions could be overturned after stenographer Daniel Kochanski failed to deliver transcripts that New York judges were expecting. US media have compared his meltdown to film The Shining in which Jack Nicholson’s character repeatedly types ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’. Among the botched records is the transcript of the 2010 mortgage-fraud trial of broker Aaron Hand, 42, who was also convicted of trying to hire a hit man to murder a witness. “It should have been questions and
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DS CHESS ROCKS FOR HELPING HAN Saturday 29th March saw QUEEN Tribute Band CHESS back in Lorca for a third concert for charity, Helping Hands. This highly talented band, once again performed to the delight of the supporters who rocked the night away. Supporting Chess was the ever popular DJ Byron and during the evening surprise Awards were made, firstly to Chris & Roy Jones, of Furniture Plus who are a continual major sponsor of Helping Hands. The second presentation was awarded to members of Junior Helping Hands who last year successfully organised and completed a sponsored Fun Run in support of the charity and raised 200 euros. Plans are now underway for fundraising and, ultimately, a huge Beneficiary Concert, for the Helping Hands Treasurer Rita Lenssons. In July of last year Rita suffered an horrific accident whilst assisting another charity in their cat neutering programme. After being airlifted to hospital Rita has remained there ever since and it is now believed unlikely that she will ever regain use of her limbs due to the nerve damage she has suffered. The Team of Helping Hands are dedicated to raising funds to help provide the many adaptions and necessities so that Rita can return to her home rather than reside in a Nursing and Care Home. CHESS have now agreed, along with other musicians, to play a major part in the Concert for Rita and plans will be announced shortly. Further information can be obtained by calling Helping Hands on 968 48 29 48.
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Forget me Not has now reached the next stage of its evolution.
Forget me Not has now reached the next stage of its evolution. The respite initiate based in Mazarron now needs to formalise their organisation and achieve charitable status, with a properly formulated, elected committee to watch over the essential activities of those volunteers and trained nurses who provide a few hours of freedom and respite for those looking after their nearest and dearest on a 24/7 basis. So, organisers required forthwith.
Initially Forget me Not are hosting a 3 hour once a week session in the Cultural Centre on Camposol each Monday morning. A spokesman pointed out that this was not a Camposol group and was open to all in and around Mazarron but that the Centre provided an initial staging post for the group. Each Monday dedicated volunteers, trained by professional nurses to a level approved and issued by the Alzheimer’s Association entertain, listen to and care for those whose life has taken a turn into darkness and despair. Ably assisted by a trained nursing presence this allows the spouse of the dependant time to have a few hours of much needed space for themselves. The initiative is not limited to those with Alzheimer’s or dementia but for anybody whose life cycle is confined by long term, or permanent illness. At these sessions a luncheon is available at a very reasonable cost and of course a small donation requested, and new dependants welcome as indeed are more volunteers to be trained in this worthwhile cause. It is considered essential that the volunteers be allowed to continue, unfettered by administration, with their activities and be free of the fund raising and money management that is so essential to the continuing success of this venture. So your management expertise would be appreciated and
giving a few hours of your time each month rewarding, the situation will require a President, a vice president, a treasurer, and a secretary. Those putting themselves forward must have residencia and of course such positions subject to CPR. If you feel that you can assist then there is a meeting scheduled for May 2nd at 11am at Mazarron Country Club at which a properly formatted management team will be elected, and if you wish to call into the Cultural Centre any Monday morning then you will see the benefits of this worthwhile cause. There is available, at the present, the opportunity for more dependants to come into the group where the care is on a one to one basis, so why not, if you have a need, call in with your loved one and see how you can help them and yourself by taking a few hours off, getting your hair done or having a coffee break with friends without having to worry each moment about your husband or wife or friends immediate needs. Forget me Not have a programme of fund raising events, starting with St Georges Day (23rd April) at Marianos in Camposol from 3.30 till midnight, 6 musical acts, stalls games and lots more 5 Euros entrance. On 6th May to celebrate the breaking of the 4 minute mile there is a race for serious and fun participants at 8pm to coincide exactly with the timing of this world event. Sponsorship so get your friends involved. On 22nd June at Mazarron Country Club at 8 pm they have a great show, Magnetic Surf and Steve Fisher from 8 pm, 5 Euros. Tickets available for the shows. For further information about Forget me Not or the entertainment call 626 460 465 or www.bulnuevo.com and click on Forget me Not.
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GO SATELLITE was set up 8 years ago by husband and wife team Ian and Deborah. Ian has more than 20 years experience, having spent 10 years with SKY In Home Services in the UK, where he worked on the specialist heights team as well as SKY´S Prestigious VIP Team which caters for the “stars”, therefore the quality of his workmanship is extremely high! After leaving SKY, Ian set up his own business in the UK and ran this very successfully for 5 years before moving to Spain. SERVICES WE OFFER We are here to help!!!! We can arrange Installation of TV direct from the satellite with no monthly subscription. We are able to make repairs to existing satellite systems, potentially saving you from additional costs. We are suppliers of Sky and humax receivers direct from the UK. You will find we are the cheapest on the Costa Blanca. Ask us about Sky cards and subscriptions as well as Al Jazeera cards for bars enabling viewing of Premier League Football matches. Our latest additional service is VPN routers, pop in to the office or give us a call for more details. We are not only here for
WHERE ARE WE? GO SATELLITE is based in Ciudad Quesada and covers most of the Costa Blanca. WHY ARE WE DIFFERENT? Ian said “Being a small company has its advantages. We offer a personal service and get to know all our customers by name. It’s important to us that people fully understand and are happy with the service we are providing. We realise that the technology involved can be confusing but we are happy to spend time with our customers to ensure that they get the best system for their needs”. CUSTOMER SERVICE Any concerns or queries are dealt with in a clear and professional manner and clients can call Ian at any point if they have any queries. This ensures that all of their customers have complete peace of mind throughout the lifetime of the service. Added to that is the fact that GO SATELLITE is a fully legal, Spanish registered business that provides individual, company and community installations with a free no obligation site survey. Go Satellite is going from strength to strength! SATISFIED CUSTOMERS! Over the past 8 years the company has installed hundreds of satellite TV systems for individuals, companies and communities. The Go Satellite system uses highest quality Portuguese-manufactured dishes and requires NO monthly payments. Packages are available to suit everybody´s requirements and budget. GO SATELLITE offer expertise, reassurance and a proven track record, which can be backed up by many a satisfied customer.
OTHER SERVICES Go Satellite not only provide television but are also able to provide internet and telephone services. Packages are available to suit all with a switch on/off service available for non residents. COME AND MEET US! We have an office in the Business Centre Calle Los Arcos No7 Ciudad Quesada, so you can now come and meet us and we will endeavour to help you with all of your TV queries. DISH ISSUES? Here at Go Satellite, we use only Top Quality Portugese dishes and Invacom LNB’s. Sky Packages are also available. If you do not have room or do not wish to have a dish, give us a call as we have a solution! At Go Satellite, we will endeavour, to provide TV for everyone. So, if you are fed up of missing your favourite programs or you have lost your TV signal and do not want to lose out any more, then call Ian or Deborah on 965 725 670 or call into our office to find out more about GO SATELLITE and its services. Alternatively check out the website:www. freetvspain.com
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Five top tips for youthful mitts 1. Everybody knows that washing your hands is a daily must. However, it is important to find the right temperature; if the water is too hot or cold, you will damage the skin. Try and ensure water is lukewarm all year round and use a milder soap that contains nourishing and moisturising oils to cleanse the skin.
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3. Be careful of that ‘squeaky clean’ feeling after doing the house work or washing up. Your hands may look and feel clean but it can be incredibly damaging. Wear protective gloves to avoid disrupting your skin’s natural acid mantle 2. Moisturise skin after and acceleration of excess oils from overly alkaline solutions.
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Helena Benson qualified as a medical doctor at the First Medical Academy in Moscow in 1986. In 1989 Helena came to England. During the 1990’s she worked at Harley Street and from her clinic in North London. She has been practicing natural herbs, iridology and nutrition. In the late 90’s she became involved in medical aesthetics, and now treats patients across the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain. Helena is the founder of the London School of Permanent Make-up, one of the leading schools in the UK Dr Benson specializes in aesthetic medicine and facial rejuvenation, not requiring cosmetic surgery, or so called ‘lunchtime cosmetics’. Treatments for wrinkles and skin peels can become part of your grooming routine, like going to the hairdresser, doing your nails or even buying new clothes. The best modern cosmetics come in syringes, not jars! Improving your skin or fixing the line may not necessarily fix your life. But wouldn’t it be nice to get back what you thought you might have lost forever? If you can look good and feel great about it, then why not do it? A desire to improve your appearance is not about vanity. It’s about confidence and your self-esteem. And as Oscar Wilde said “It is only shallow people who don’t judge by first impressions”. Helena Benson will be at RRetreat, El Cucador, Albox on Wednesday 23rd April. Call 647 379 878 to book an appointment or free consultation!
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Sun Awareness! It is important to regularly selfexamine yourself to check for skin cancer and check for new moles and melanomas especially now living in the sunshine! Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers , and it’s a growing problem. Here’s how to protect your skin and reduce your risk. Skin cancers are caused by damage from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. Protecting the skin from the sun can help prevent these cancers. How does the sun damage skin? UV rays penetrate deep into the skin and damage cells. These cells are then at risk of becoming cancerous. You can’t feel UV damaging your skin and it happens even when the sun doesn’t feel hot. Getting sunburnt causes the top layers of skin to release chemicals that make blood vessels swell and leak fluids. Skin turns red and feels hot and painful, and severe sunburn can lead to swelling and blisters. After you’ve been sunburnt, the skin peels to get rid of damaged cells. Eventually, it will heal and look healthy, but permanent damage may have been done. Some experts believe that just one episode of blistering sunburn before the age of 20 can double your chance of getting malignant
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Hello and welcome to CanDu Computer Bytes. Before I get started today I would like to say a big “thank you” to a superb bloke that turned up to my clinic on Friday afternoon, at Jack’s Bar in Albox (advertising finished) and after saying he had been reading my articles for the past 2 years he then expressed his amusement about my attitudes, nailing it beautifully on the head, concerning my getting ‘On My Soapbox’. I would like to say “Lesson learned”, but I will try to keep my passions (pet hates) under better control :-) (at least until next week). Let’s get started with something that I read about earlier this week concerning DropBox checking out what was in YOUR box. Did you know that every time you use ‘Dropbox’ to upload valuable files that you wish to share with everyone else in you group, Dropbox, without the slightest breach of your personal rights, can read the contents of you dropbox for propitiatory software and anything else that they have been asked to look out for. Doesn’t Dropbox, and for that matter just about every other ‘online’ storage facility encrypt your information? Yes, they do, to ensure that even the employees of the storage facility can not ‘just have a quick look’! Most claim that it takes a document issued by the courts before they would even consider releasing ‘sensitive’ information (YOUR INFORMATION) to an outside authority. Google and Microsoft make similar claims but recent history would indicate the fallacy of that statement (the soapbox is out again – sorry!). So how does Dropbox know that you have something that ‘Big Brother’ says you shouldn’t have? Hashing! This isn’t the process of turning meat and potatoes into something
simple but delicious (sorry any vegetarians out there), it is the process of calculating a very long resulting number by an even more complicated calculation. We have touched on it before under the section of encryption and passwords some time ago but now is a good time to actually understand how hashing can allow you to read something without actually reading anything! Confused? Just wait, it gets better! Breaking hashing down to a very simple example. I created a simple ASCII text file of 1 letter (‘a’) NOT (‘A’). The result of the calculation was very different from the letter (‘b’) or (‘A’) or (‘B’). a == 0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661 A == 7fc56270e7a70fa81a5935b72eacbe29 b == 92eb5ffee6ae2fec3ad71c777531578f B == 9d5ed678fe57bcca610140957afab571 Now consider a word, a phrase, a paragraph, a complete novel or even the collected works of Shakespeare. Every last one would generate a UNIQUE number. Change 1 letter in any of the above and you would generate a different UNIQUE number to the one it had! This method works just as well with binary files as it does with ASCII files. So using this method, anyone can check out anything, WITHOUT having to open the file, simply by comparing the generated number to a list of hash numbers already created and find out whether it was the same one or not! The comforting thing is that no matter what the file might contain, your rights to privacy haven’t been in the least bit violated! So on that note I will say Adios and wait for my next new client to call. Have a lovely week.
braben’s blog... The Perfect Kitchen
We should all be fantastic cooks, judging by the number of cookery programmes on television. If it’s not Nigella Lawson showing us how to cook some impossible dish, then it’s some bake off or other every twenty five minutes. Once in a while is fine, but several a day week after week is too much. But what I wanted to ask was, whose kitchen is like theirs anyway? First of all, I’d love, just once, to see them run out of some vital ingredient, just as their dish is coming to fruition, you know, the way it happens in real life. What will they do then? What I usually do is ignore it and hope it tastes okaya bit difficult though if you’re making egg and chips and there are no eggs! And what’s with the clothes and the pristine aprons? Come on, how many of us are without splodges of tomato sauce, gravy or whatever else we are cooking, on our clothes, on the walls or on the cooker? According to the TV chefs, this never happens. I’m no fan of “Come Dine With Me”, but at least they leave a mess in the kitchen. Then there are the other distractions, which we’ve all experienced to some extent. There you are, singing away to the background music, washing away the cooking taste with a glass or two of the wine you were saving for dinner, when disaster strikes! From the lounge is the sound of the cat screeching. You run in and there’s your toddler, hands around its neck, throttling it for all it’s worth! What do you do, ignore the blue murder to sway back to your creation, or save the cat? Over to you Nigella! And finally there’s...the pan flip! When I’m cooking I turn the food over with a wooden spoon or spatula. Not these chefs on television, oh no, they’re far too nifty for that. They just flick their wrist and bingo! The food is turned in the blink of an eye and is cooking perfectly, not a mark on anything. Easy! Not on your life. When I do it, the food goes everywhere and we’re running for the brush, the Jiff and the telephone number of the Chinese takeaway. You see, that’s the thing with television experts…they’re so irritatingly good at what they do. But I’m an expert too… at ringing for that takeaway!
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Yellowstone
For those of us that try our luck at quiz nights Yellowstone is the answer to a perennial question; which is the oldest National Park in the world? It’s not Hyde Park as someone hazarded a guess recently at our weekly quiz. Last week even more hilariously the same team gave the answer ‘Notting Hill’ when asked what the largest wild carnivore in Britain is. They thought they heard carnival. I digress; Yellowstone Park sits atop a Super Volcano; this term is used funnily enough for very large volcanoes. There have been three major eruptions over the last two million years; the first was the largest being 2500 times larger than the Mount St. Helens eruption in 1980. The park owes its beauty to the cataclysmic forces that have shaped it. Lakes, rivers and mountain ridges have all been put in place by the forces at work under the earth. Smaller eruptions have taken place relatively recently, 14,000 years ago a 5km wide crater was formed to enlarge Yellowstone Lake after one of these. The area has had all manner of eruptions, from the huge gas explosions which cause the pyroclastic flows that obliterate everything for hundreds of kilometres around, to relatively slow lava flows and steam eruptions. We all know about the geyser Old Faithful, caused by ground water seeping underground, being superheated by the intense heat and exploding upwards. Underneath Yellowstone the Caldera has been measured as being 80kms long by 20kms wide,
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going so deep underground as to have a capacity of 4000km3. Scientists have been measuring the ground since 1923 and at first it rose slowly, about 1cm a year then between 2004/8 it suddenly rose up over 20cms. The ground is pushed up as magma and gases fill the magma chamber below. The area constantly has earth tremors with over a thousand a year recorded, sometimes even more. Over four days in January 2010 there were 1620 earth tremors though the largest measured only 3.8M. Just like toppling dominoes the geological fault lines under our feet interconnect. On March 30th the largest earthquake in 30 years struck Yellowstone measuring 4.3M. Two days later in Chile way to the south a huge 8.2M quake struck the coast causing tidal waves of up to 2 metres. In 1992 a quake in California caused hundreds of mini quakes in the park. Luckily we can all trust the US Govt; they assure us that although the giant ball of molten rock underneath the bears and salmon is growing; it’s not growing fast enough to be of any concern. In fact after a recent report measured the magma as 2.5 times larger than previously guessed at, the Yellowstone Volcano observatory said the following - though fascinating, the new findings do not imply increased geologic hazards at Yellowstone, and certainly do not increase the chances of a ‘super eruption’ in the near
future. This is just as well as if and when the darn thing does go off, its estimated that ash would fall up to 750 kms away and be at least 10 cms deep. The ash is highly toxic and would pollute water courses and farmland. Traffic would come to a halt as the fine dust clogs up air filters. Planes would be grounded for thousands of miles around. So infrastructure would be at a standstill and America’s ability to feed itself would cease. Globally temperatures would drop for a good few years also. We could all however enjoy wondrous sunsets just as JMW Turner witnessed and painted from England after the 1815 Mount Tambora eruption in Indonesia.
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Q. Please explain the situations in which a resident qualifies for non-payment of capital gains tax.
A . The first thing is to be able to prove to the notary the day of the sale that you are in fact a Spanish tax resident. It is very important to realize that having what everyone calls the “residencia” issued by the police does not in fact prove you are a tax resident of Spain, and that if this is the only document you take to the notary to prove tax residency , the notary will consider you a non resident and you will be subject to a 3% retention. To prove you are a tax resident your solicitor needs to request a certificate from the tax authorities, which can then be taken to the notary. If you suffer the nasty surprise of them saying that in fact you are a non resident, you will need to get this amended by proving to them that you are in fact a resident before they will issue you with the correct certificate for the notary. The best way to secure tax residency status is making a resident income tax declaration in Spain in June of every year. If you are going to sell shortly,
request this certificate in advance to avoid last minute surprises. 1. The possible total or partial exemption from capital gains tax due to reinvestment (roll-over): If you are a resident and sell one property to purchase another of the same or higher price you can claim 100% exemption from capital gains tax. To benefit you have to have been a resident for at least 3 year before the sale takes place, and you must purchase the next property within 2 years of the sale. If you are moving to a smaller property, you can claim exemption of a percentage of the capital gains tax. 2. Claim of total exemption if you are over 65 years old: If you are over 65 and sell your main home (where you must have lived for at least 3 years as a resident), you can claim 100% exemption from capital gains tax even if you do not reinvest. If the property is owned by a couple and one member is over 65 and the other is not, you are allowed to claim the exemption in respect to half the price. Michael Davies. Abogado.
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“Conditions in 2014 mean investing in a UK buyto-let could be the safest way for Brits retiring abroad to keep hold of a sterling based asset and boost their monthly income,” said Richard Way, Editor of the Overseas Guides Company in April. “It’s not only Osborne’s changes to the pension rules that could encourage more pensioners to invest in a rental property with their pension pot – as opposed to buying an annuity, or other investment before moving abroad. Later this month, a hike in rental demand in the UK is expected, when new regulations governing the granting of mortgages are introduced.
“The Mortgage Market Review - which comes into effect on April 26th - means the conditions for securing a mortgage are set to get tougher, meaning more people could be forced to rent their home until they are able to satisfy the new conditions for a mortgage. “From our experience at the Overseas Guides Company, keeping a rental property in the UK is
a popular way to subsidise an overseas retirement and keep a foothold in the UK. It’s not unusual for expats to return to the UK for healthcare reasons when they enter the latter stages of their retirement, while many feel reassured having a UK asset to pass on to their family. It’s easy to see why buy-to-let is an increasingly preferred option with expats.”
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A delightful 4 bedroom villa located a short drive from the Arboleas village and all of its amenities. This property has 4 double bedrooms all with air-conditioning, 2 bathrooms, a large kitchen, lounge, porch and a 10m by 4m swimming pool with spectacular mountain views. Most of the furniture will be included in the sale plus a car.
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Villa situated on the Los Menchones estate just 5 minutes from the Arboleas village. It has 3 large bedrooms, one with an en-suite plus a family bathroom. A fully fitted kitchen with white goods. The lounge area leads onto 2 patio areas and the 6m by 2.5m swimming pool. From the pool you can see all the way down the Almanzora Valley.
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Home-owners in tourist hot spots should be preparing their property now if they wish to benefit fully from the 2014 holiday rental market, advised the Overseas Guides Company. New rules governing holiday lets in some countries mean owners who do not prepare in advance may not have their property ready in time for high season, particularly in popular European destinations such as Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and Greece. Said Richard Way, Editor of the Overseas Guides Company, who publishes guides to buying property in 15 countries: “Anyone who has recently purchased a holiday home they want to let is likely to have paperwork to sort out, as well as kitting out the property and arranging the practical things like organising changeovers. Leave these things too late and you’ll miss out on the most profitable time of the year – the summer. We’ve listed eight tips to help get owners started.” 1. REGISTER your property for tourist rentals. Spain, Greece and Portugal, amongst other countries, all require properties to have a licence or authorisation from the local council in order to be let legally to holidaymakers. Being caught in breach of this rule could lead to a hefty fine – in Spain this can range from €3,000 to €30,000. Depending on the location, you may also be required to give passport details of paying guests to the local police station, just as hotels must record these details. You may also need to collect a tourist tax from your guests, which you pass on to the local government. 2. DECLARE your rental income. Remember, the authorities are looking at international rental websites
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“These weren’t my people. They were just people who would talk to me because I was in their boat, but it was a bad boat to be in-an unseaworthy, shabby little boat, and I could suddenly see that it was going to break up and sink.” Group suicide is it fashionable? Is there an attraction? If so, what is it? Very dark humour emerges from the miserable lives of four very different people. Hornby moralises, allowing the characters to reflect on their misery, to reassess the value or worthlessness of their lives. But don’t expect any glorious moments of redemption or melodrama. The characters are feisty representatives of humanity, utterly convincing. The Topper’s House Four bent on self-destruction. Martin had the most to lose. He had been a tv celebrity, married with children but his life had spiralled out of control with nightclubs and teenage girls. Catastrophic bad decisions had ruined him. He had thrown away every opportunity. Unbalanced and poisonous and he admits to this. He served a 3 month prison sentence for under-age sex with a girl who lied about her age and naturally, lost everything. Hounded by the tabloids, relishing in humiliating him so that Martin has to confront his fall from grace on a daily basis like an exhibit in a freak show. He is the first to reach the top of Topper’s House one New Year’s Eve and dangle his feet over the ledge, drunk out of his mind contemplating throwing himself over the top. He
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
didn’t feel sad, just stupid and very angry with himself. As a contrast, Maureen was a tragic case. She had been denied any decent opportunity of happiness being saddled with a severely handicapped boy, an unmarried mother and a Catholic. She had struggled for 19 years merely existing. “It’s the one single thing that makes you die inside and, eventually wants to make you die on the outside too. Maureen was waiting her turn once Martin had made up his mind what he was going to do! He gives her 20 minutes to make up her mind and they change places. How bizarre! Before anything happens a crazy, drugged nutter roared at them charging like a Red Indian making a war-whopping sound about to throw herself over the ledge. She was the most likely one to do it on a whim to see what it felt like! Very unpredictable. How crazy is that? Martin rugby tackles her, kneeling on her and getting Maureen to sit on her. The black humour soon emerges when Martin explains that Jess can’t kill herself because she is too young. 18 to be precise. How old do you have to be to do it? Not why are you doing it? No sooner had they disarmed Jess then the Topper’s 4 group became complete with the arrival of a pizza man called JJ. He was just checking the place out. Absurd. All four wanted to take the Vincent Van Gogh route out of this world. They do at least communicate and decide to go down to the real world for a while.
They keep in touch, reassess their unhappy lives and meet up periodically giving each other wellneeded time to sort out their lives or end them! The film has just been released in the UK and the reviews have been critical. “Fantastically unconvincing.” Pierce Brosnan plays Martin and Toni Collette plays Maureen. I look forwarding to watching the film soon then I can criticise it if I want to can’t I? Publisher: Penguin. ISBN: 0-140-28702-7 REVIEW it by Carol Naylor. www.carolnaylor.blogspot.com / www.carolesleynaylor.wordpress. com naylorcl@hotmail.es
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pause for thought How often I’ve heard the assertion that Satan finds work for idle hands to do! And how true I’ve found that to be throughout my life! For of course, if I believe in God, then necessarily I also believe in the Devil; not perhaps with horns and a tail, but certainly one who will to try to persuade me, often with very plausible arguments, to follow him rather than God. So, as the third of the recorded temptations faced by Jesus during his time of preparation in the wilderness, Satan promised him all the kingdoms of the World if only he would bow down and worship him. What a temptation that must have been! A quick, easy fix that must have seemed, avoiding the humiliation, the pain and the suffering he knew lay ahead. Acknowledge the supreme power of Satan, and the World would be his oyster! But such action he knew, however tempting, would spell failure for his mission to himself take on all the wrongdoings of all humanity and in his death and subsequent resurrection to expunge any penalty we might otherwise have incurred. And so he dismissed those thoughts with the words “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him alone.’” And we, in our own way, so often face similar temptation. How much of the financial chaos of recent years was caused by people worshiping money, and the temptation to “Get rich quick at others’ expense”? How often do we find ourselves tempted to put self first, regardless of the hurt or damage that may cause another? So as the season of Lent passes through Holy Week to a celebration of Easter, rather than getting bogged down acknowledging our weaknesses, let’s remember with joy the message of the empty tomb, rejoicing that with the risen Lord we may be given strength to overcome even the most deadly of temptations. And in that spirit his words of “Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil”, may take on a whole new meaning. 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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Fun Brain Teasers with Answers to Challenge your Mind 1. Who fronted the band ‘Culture Club’? ......................................................................................... 2. What does a bad workman always blame? ......................................................................................... 3. Which is more substantial, ‘Afternoon Tea’ or ‘High Tea’? ......................................................................................... 4. In medicine what do the initials E N T mean? ......................................................................................... 5. In which soap would you find a garage known as ‘The Arches’? ......................................................................................... 6. What is an ‘Alto Cumulus’? ......................................................................................... 7. In which European country would you find Tuscany? ......................................................................................... 8. Which is the busiest passenger ferry port in England? ......................................................................................... 9. What weapons are used in fencing? ......................................................................................... 10. What is the German word for ‘one’ (spelling must be correct)? ......................................................................................... 11. Which golfer Jack was nicknamed ‘The Golden Bear’? ......................................................................................... 12. In which Scottish City would you find Sauchiehall Street? ...................................................................................... 13. Which TV personality’s catchphrase is ‘Awright’? ......................................................................................... 14. Which musician was known as ‘Satchmo’? ......................................................................................... 15. Which royal was once married to Lord Snowden? ......................................................................................... 16. What do the initials MEP stand for? ......................................................................................... 17. In children’s television, what creature was Otis? ......................................................................................... 18. In which country would you find the pine scented wine ‘Retsina’? ......................................................................................... 19. What is Mozzarella? ......................................................................................... 20. In which country are Rhineland, Bavaria and Saxony? .........................................................................................
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After a local Post Office burglary, five suspects were being interviewed. Below is a summary of their statements. Police know that each of them told the truth in one of the statements and lied in the other. From this information can you tell who committed the crime? Brian said: It wasn’t Charles. It was Alan Derek said: It was Charles. It wasn’t Alan Charles said: It was Brian. It wasn’t Eric Alan said: It was Eric. It wasn’t Brian Eric said: It was Derek . It was Alan
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Answer: Derek was the culprit. Looking at Brian’s statement if it was Charles, then Brian was lying in his first statement, which makes the second statement true. Which would mean that it was both Charles and Alan. So it can’t be Charles. Which means Derek was lying in his first statement, which makes the second statement true. Therefore it can’t be Alan. So Eric’s second statement must be false, meaning his first statement was true, therefore it was Derek.
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20) Germany 19) Cheese 18) Greece
9) Swords
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5) Eastenders
15) Margaret
4) Ear, Nose and Throat 3) High Tea 2) His Tools 1) Boy George
14) Louis Armstrong 13) Michael Barrymore
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Down 1 Dock (5) 2 Get rid of (7) 3 Fastidious (8) 4 Former name of Sri Lanka (6) 5 Shout (4) 6 Male singing voice (5) 7 Admit to (7) 12 Feeling remorse (8) 13 Glut (7) 15 Take aback (7) 16 Social outcast (6) 18 Excuse (5) 20 Helps to raise dough (5) 21 Molecule (4)
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Saturday, 19th April
Sunday British Breakfasts
served from 10am - 12pm
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Bar Unique Bar Unique is a brand new bar offering weekly live music.
What can the British Ambassador to Spain and the Mohican-wearing, Spanish it-chef of the moment have in common?
Not much, it might appear, but Simon Manley (46) and David Muñoz (33) share several passions. Running, food and the United Kingdom are three of them, and the pair has just been filmed cooking the classic British dish of roast beef with Yorkshire pudding – with a distinctive, modern Spanish twist. In a new video on YouTube, David explains why he will soon be opening his first international restaurant in Britain. “I love it,” says David. “I lived in London for six years, and learnt almost everything there. London’s huge gastronomic diversity can be found nowhere else.” Simon Manley adds, “David’s decision to expand into the UK shows what a great place London is to start a new business or expand an existing one. What’s more, he’ll add even further to the incredible quality and variety of food which visitors to London can enjoy.” David recently received his third Michelin star, making him the youngest Spaniard to win the top Michelin ranking and the only holder of three stars in Madrid. His new restaurant, StreetXo London, will open this summer in Mayfair,
bringing with it the culinary style that has made a table at his tiny DiverXO restaurant among the most desirable and near unobtainable - in Spain. The video shows the two in Union Jack aprons producing a dish of roast beef with Yorkshire pudding in the Ambassador’s official Residence – with the addition of horseradish, papaya and a herb that grows beside Spanish rivers. One of the top Foreign Office priorities for its Ambassadors – such as Simon Manley in the British Embassy in Madrid - is to explain the benefits of investing in Britain, which is recognised as the easiest country in Europe in which to start a new business. David Muñoz will shortly be joining internationally renowned chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal, Jamie Oliver, Marco Pierre White and Raymond Blanc – to name but five based in Britain – to continue the ‘gastro revolution’ that is fast changing foreigners’ perceptions of British food. Meanwhile the ‘Britain is GREAT’ campaign, which has a special emphasis on food, is also helping more British suppliers to sell their products into overseas markets.
Icelandic Cod & homemade Chips every Friday & Saturday Sunday Roast Dinner Booking Essential
Fresh spanish Tapas daily, Full English Menu available Infamous Thai Banquet Menu available, must be booked in advance.
free wifi
This weeks entertainment is as follows: Tuesday - Darts Cup Final from 8pm. Wednesday - Quiz Night from 7:30pm. Thursday - Karaoke from 8pm. Friday - Fish & Chips from Noon - 9pm. Saturday - Spanish Rock Band from 8pm. Sunday - Steve Fisher from 3pm. Sunday Roast available Booking Essential.
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1 sweet potato (about 200g), cut into cubes 400g can red kidney beans, drained & rinsed 3 spring onions, finely sliced
small bunch of coriander 1 tbsp chipotle paste 2 tbsp sunflower oil 2 tbsp mayonnaise juice 1 lime 1 Little Gem lettuce
Served 2 Sunday of each month (2€ Supp) nd
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TRIBUTES
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daily
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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 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
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telephone: 950 473 135
Spanish Speaking 950 430 145 English Speaking 647 730 103
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HELP Murcia Mar Menor
SPRING FAIR AT THE ARCHES RESTAURANT IN LOS ALCAZARES
to be held on Thursday 10th April from 11am
Lots of Stalls
Come along and bag a bargain
All they need is a loving home !
can you help?
Pequi & Brian
Pequi and Brian are around 4 months old and are Daschund x Pointer so have short legs and a long, stocky body. Pequi is a playful girl and Brian is quiet and laid back, both are good with cats and other dogs. Call: 966 725 975 5 kittens were abandoned in a box near Mercadona in La Marina, they are around 5 weeks old and in good health, there are 2 girls and 3 boys. They are good with dogs and love cuddles. Call: 966 725 975
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Age Concern Easter Fair
On Saturday 29th March the Age Concern Easter Fair was held at The Asturias Restaurant, Playa Flamenca. The Fair was well attended and raised the magnificent sum of 1,450 Euros. The President of Age Concern, Maureen Payne, would like to extend grateful thanks to Carlos at The Asturias for letting Age Concern have the room for the Fair, all of the stall holders for their support and the Age Concern volunteers who worked really hard to make the Fair a success. The Easter Bonnet competition was actually won by the President seen here on the left with volunteers Maggie and Rita modelling their Bonnets.
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DATE ARTIST
VENUE
AREA
INFO
10th Dan Davy Los Rosales Restaurant Guardamar Entry €2.50 11th JJ Soulman Que Pasa Villamartin Plaza 11th Done n Dusted Mr Smiths Quesada 11th Woody Sportsman Bar Quesada 11th Andy Balsamo Banana Tree Playa Flamenca 12th Richie C Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares 12th Andy Jones Hogs Head La Marina 12th Abba Elite The Club Quesada 12th Bobby Dazzler Bobby Jo’s Diner Los Montesinos 12th JJ Soulman Belushi’s Bar Via Park III Start 8pm 12th Vinny Mack Harrys Bar Quesada 13th Lynden B Inn at the Green Los Alcazares 13th Cherry K Marjal Camping Guardamar Start 1pm 13th Samantha Curtis The Snug Torre de la Horredada 15th Red Cherry Peppers Los Rosales Guardamar 15th Rob Bonovox Vistabella Golf Entre Naranjas Start 8.30pm 15th Lynden B Arches Cafe Bar Los Alcazares
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RAFT RACE JUNE 15th
SAN JUAN DE LOSS TERERROS. The Great Kon Tiki Raft Race (organised by San Animal) will take place on 15th June from the beach at San Juan de los Terreros from 12noon. Teams of 2, 3 or 4 crew members are invited to make their own craft from “non-marine” parts and race for the coveted San Animal Kon Tiki Trophy. There will be separate races for Under 17,s and seniors. Further details and rules are available from Richard and Elina on 950-466-248 and elina.montepinotaperleg@hotmail.com
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APRIL Saturday 19th April - MABS EASTER FAYRE - MABS CENTRE - 396 Avda de los Covachos Camposol Sector B4 – From 11.00 onwards. Easter Bonnet competition; Easter Egg hunt; Craft stalls; raffle and much more. For further information tel: 620 582 418. Tuesday 29th April - VOLUNTEERS MEETING Trevi bar, Camposol Sector B - 11.30 am If you would like further information about how you can help MABS come along to our meeting. For further information please ring 620 582 418 or call into the MABS Information Centre 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
SWINGTET – PLUS’
PALS Forthcoming events trips and excursions
11th April GARRUCHA Market, Lunch included at our
favourite restaurant in BEDAR then onto ICELAND in Vera. 25 Euros 27th April - 1st May. A trip half board to our Andalucian adventure. CORDOBA, SEVILLE< GRENADA, and a visit to the white villages and RONDA. Centrally located hotels. From Pto de Mazarron, Country Club and Camposol. 320 Euros in double sharing. 18th October - 25th October only a few cabins left for a suoper trip all inclusive cruise, gratuities, port taxes, drinks, entertainment, food and transport to Valencia from just 690 Euros. Visit Palma de MALLORCA, ROME, FLORENCE,SARDINIA and CORSICA. If this is your first cruise it wont be your last!!! PALS information 626 460465 or www.pals.sm4.biz Tickets Saturdays 11 till 1.30 at The Trevi on B Sector Camposol or Wednesday 1 till 3 La Ratatouille in Pto de Mazarron.
AGe Concern
Friday 28th March: 9.30-1.30 Tabletop sale at Camposol B Wednesday 2nd April: 1.30pm Social at Camposol Cultural Centre Thursday 17th April: 1pm auction at Mariano’s Camposol. (viewing 11am - 1pm) Sellers to register by Friday 11th April Wednesday 30th April: 1.30pm Menu-del-dia at the New Royal, El Alamillo. 10€ Friday 12th September: Date for your diary Black & White Ball, Puerto de Mazarron marina. Tickets available 1st May 2014.
.. are back – with BIG BAND DANCE NIGHTS – at the Hotel Costa Narejos, Los Alcazares The first event for this season will be on Thursday, 24th; April. The best of the best, of this kind of Big Band, Swing, and Latin music.
WELCOME future EVENTS
Music to dance to, or sit back and enjoy the atmosphere. Always an enjoyable evening of first class musical entertainment from this very talented band of musicians, with vocal support from Mr. Paul Allen.
June 11th - Our summer ladies day held at the Club house,Camposol. An afternoon of fashion show, bingo, stalls and a lovely buffet. 10€. Finish the afternoon off dancing to Woody
May 14th - Our monthly dance held at Marianos restaurant,Camposol, dancing to a three piece live band called Done n Dusted. With a wide variety of music the dance floor will be full all night 8€
June 25th - Our Summer Ball at Le Cumbre Tickets are available at the hotel reception 8 euros Hotel, Puerto Mazarron. – these can also be reserved by Tel; 968 583 980. Champagne reception, There will be a raffle, to give support for HELP 6 course meal,drinks Murcia Mar Menor included, and dancing For any other details or information please call 868 to Terry J 30€ Coach available for 5€ 182 406.
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F.A.S.T Fundraising
F.A.S.T 2014 Fundrasing dates for your diary Saturday May 10th May Fayre at Mariano’s Friday May 16th The May Ball at The Amapola Restaurant entertainment “Terry Jay” Fri Aug 1st Rock N Roll Bar- B- Q at The Clubhouse Sat 11th Oct Buffet Dance at The Trevi restaurant Sat 29th Nov Xmas Fayre at Mariano’s Restaurant Friday 5th Dec Xmas party at The Clubhouse All tickets for F.A.S.T functions are available from the bookstall 2nd and last Friday of every month or telephone Brenda 680 174 499 Jean 646 737 479. Many thanks
For more details call Rosemary 620105179
St. Nicholas Ecumenical Church We hold
services each week at 10.30am on Camposol, Mazarron. Everyone is welcome to join us. For further details, call Rev. Maureen Kent 968 970 637
SEND your birthdays & events TO: CHURCH OF ENGLAND COSTA CALIDA & EDITOR@SOLTIMES.COM ALMERIA and WE’LL PRINT THEM Priest: Reverend Pauline Williams 950 956 166 / 687 FREE OF CHARGE! 250 860
Poppy Poppy is a beautiful small German Shepherd, around 2 years old. Poppy has her passport, chipped, vaccinations up to date and has been spayed. She is a friendly girl, who likes the sound of her own voice, she would be best suited to an active household.
Dougie Dougie was found in a field after being hit by car, back to full health now and has been castrated, chipped and vaccinations to date. He is around 18 months old, medium size and loves everyone! Here at the Finca we have many different dogs all of which have unique personalities and histories to match but with one thing in common, all of them are looking for a loving home. If you can re-home, foster or sponsor one of the adorable dogs please contact Eleanor on 610 188 349.
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401 or 685 054 A Further 40cm 729 At Each End Electric Hedge If Required 6 Trimmer 16inch Maching Chairs Included Cut, Nearly Are New 35 Euros Excellent Value At Quesada 966 716 285euro Quesada 599 966716646 E x tending Garden Shears 12 Euros Quesada 966 716 599
E x tending Loppers 12 Euros Bargain at 70 Quesada 966 716 Euros. Torrevieja 599 966789612 or Black And 629975378. Jig Decker Chest with Saw And New 5 draws and 2 Blades 20 Euros matching bedside Quesada 966 716 cabinets with 3 599 draws each in Tv 20inch First lovely silk pine Line Plus Remote also double Flat Screen 12 headboard quality Euros Ono – Blue bedroom furniture Lagoon Tel: 966 (no chipboard 791 319 here) great value at 165euro could W a s hing deliver Quesada Machine Knissel area 966716646. 5kg 48 Euros Ono Blue Lagoon Tel: D ouble 966 791 319 portable folding bed good C omputer condition 20€, Desk And Office Two travel cots Chair, Wheels On good condition Desk And Chair 10€ each, Car 15 Euros Ono lockable roof Blue Lagoon Tel: box little used 966 791 319 50€, bars to fit B owling ford fusion 20 €, W ood s butane gas fire G r e e m a s t e r needs attention or Blue Livery Size service otherwise 2 Ideal For Flat good condition Green Bowls Very 10€, Patio or Good Condition Solarium table 65euro Quesada with glass top + Area 966716646. 6 chairs excellent condition 600 Dinning Table Wood160/ euros new accept In 190€. Tel 865 774 80cm Will Extend
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C ontem porary Glass Dining Room Table And 4 Chairs Length 61 Inches Width 31 Inches Excellent Condition Can Email Photos 150.00 Euros Los Altos Tel.659262348 Leather 3 Seater,TwoSeater And Footstool In Navy Blue. 245 Euros. Sofa Bed Pale Blue/ Yellow Pattern 25 Euros. Can Email Photos. Buyer To Collect (Fuente Alamo Area) Tel 968130787. Or Email Losarcosfuente@ Hotmail.Co.Uk
plastering E N G L I S H PLASTERER internal finishing, e x t e r n a l rendering, 15 years experience, good rates. FULLY LEGAL IN SPAIN. Call Chris 671 444 246 / 965 078 866 email: c_ pettit@hotmail. co.uk
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musician Lenny Mitchell: Guitarist-singer, professional, international, solo act. Music can range from 60s, 70s pop, rock ‘n’ roll, big ballads, country, blues, classic rock, to 50s standards. Tel: 658321891 or email: lennymitchell@ live.co.uk or facebook”
pets
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property for sale / rent
RENTAL PROPERTIES URGENTLY REQUIRED in Cabo Roig/Villamartin, Orihuela Costa Playa Flamenca
We have clients enquiring in this area Contact
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insurance
GOLD WANTED asssa medical English jeweller wishes to buy broken or unwanted Gold jewellery, silver and coins
IMMEDIATE CASH PAYMENT Call Peter
664 890 990
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(Top floor / Penthouse) Almoradi, Costa Blanca
4 BED, 2 BATH, Large Terrace overlooking Plaza, separate kitchen and utility room, lift, furnished incl. white goods, UK TV. 105m². Close to the town ‘s attractive central square and all other amenities. 10 mins drive from the resort of Guardamar and close to La Finca Golf.
Reduced price 72,950€
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20mins from mojacar, 4 beds, 2 baths, Open plan living areas, kitchen & diningroom as well as a workshop, courtyard front & back & room for a pool. Mountain views. €125,000 ono 649 186 107 oremail thunderpaul2003@hotmail.com
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satellite tv Rainbow Satellites for all your TV needs with clients all over the Murcia Region. Contact Matt or Alan 686 358 475 or rainbowsats@ terra.es
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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Don’t be depressed if you are not successful overnight; some humans are very slow learners, and have to be taught through progressive small steps and frequent repetition before mastering even a comparatively easy task. However, in the end, if you keep up their training, practice and hone your hypnotic skills, back them up with positive reinforcement, then eventually you will be successful. Take, for instance, my recent experience regarding my dinner. Jos had several pork bones, which she boiled up and stripped – apparently I can’t have the bones as they are because they are bad for me, she says. So I supervised the boiling and stripping (humans should always be supervised when preparing food to make sure that none gets wasted, and that any droppage is immediately cleaned up) and assured myself that the bowl containing
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the meat and stock was safely placed in the fridge. Next day she got the bowl out of the fridge, (under supervision, of course) to put half the contents into my dinner bowl for today’s dinner, saving the other half for tomorrow’s dinner. While she was doing that I was hypnotically staring and subliminally messaging for all I was worth. I was standing right behind her with my eyes boring a hole in her back and thinking DropthebowlDropthebowl DropthebowlDropthebowl as hard as I could when she did! I must confess that for a second I was so amazed at my own success that I simply stood there and stared at the mess of pork meat and jelly stock on the kitchen floor! However, I soon came to my senses, and cleaned up 2 days’ worth of dinner in one go. It was a push, but I managed it! Proof positive that hypnotism and subliminal messaging do work! Keep at it, my friends! By Lucero Rodriguez Biggs
A Broken Line and a Restored Memory The recent coverage of the re-opening of the storm damaged railway main line at Dawlish, triggered some fond memories of my childhood when we would spend two glorious weeks each summer in Exmouth. My Dad’s factory had its annual closedown in August – as did many businesses in those days – and we would travel down to stay with my Aunt and Uncle in Devon either by train or Royal Blue coach. For a young boy who had rarely travelled in a car, both modes of getting to our destination was a major adventure, but given the choice there would have been no question, with the train journey emerging as the clear winner. More than half a century later, I can still remember those sun filled days on the beach with absolute clarity, burying my Dad and making sand castles, and looking across the Exe estuary to watch with fascination as the Paddington to Penzance train made its way along the coast from Dawlish Warren westwards. And always with a long trail of smoke streaming out behind it – because those were the days of steam - and the sound of its whistle, faint but clear across the water as it made its way to Teignmouth and beyond. With modern high-speed trains, the romance has largely gone from this method of transport but even so, travelling through
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countryside that would normally remain hidden to the motorist, is still to me a pleasurable experience. It’s even more pleasant in Spain if you happen to be of a certain age, and are therefore qualified to purchase a railway Gold Card which entitles the holder to a substantial discount on all rail travel. For six euros a year, the holder can enjoy unlimited rail travel at 40% discount midweek and 25% at weekends. When planning a trip to Madrid and Toledo a couple of years ago therefore, we thought we would have some of this and treated ourselves to two first class tickets. I have to tell you, we will not be driving anywhere in this country from now on if it involves more than four hours in the car. Low cost, great comfort and meals and drinks included – it’s the only way to travel. But it’s a funny thing about the days of steam. Trains were noisy iron monsters wreathed in swirling smoke and steam, with the acrid smell of scorched grease pervading the air at railway stations. And yet the fascination with steam locomotives is something that leaves us dewy-eyed and reminiscing about curly edged buffet sandwiches and station hoardings advertising Skegness and Pears Soap. And I remember being enthralled by the photographs and stylized impressions of distant locations like Whitby, Blackpool and the Lake District that decorated the interior carriage walls. It was a thrilling experience for children and something to look forward to every summer holiday, and the dream of many a schoolboy was to be a train driver one day. Much later in my twenties, I made the return trip to my home town in Berkshire
from my new place of residence in Cornwall on several occasions, and the Paddington to Penzance Cornish Riviera Express had to be one of the most scenic railway journeys in the British Isles. Although my journey’s end in Cornwall was Liskeard, on one occasion I stayed on board till Penzance just to stretch out the experience. Actually I lie . . . I fell asleep and missed my stop. On one trip I found myself seated opposite an attractive middle-aged lady, who had boarded before me, possibly in Penzance or St Austell. She was obviously a professional person, because she seemed to be constantly attending to papers from a leather briefcase on the table between us. She looked very familiar, but try as I might I could not place her or remember where I had seen her. I was reading something typically Cornish at the time - a paperback copy of Frenchman’s Creek as it happened - but was conscious of the lady occasionally looking up and smiling sweetly, as if she also knew me. It was only as we were approaching Reading station that I felt I had to ask if we had met before. The lady laughed teasingly and gestured for me to hand her my book, and then turning to the inside back cover, pointed to the photograph. I had been sitting opposite Daphne du Maurier herself for the last three hours without knowing it. I was so utterly astounded, I left the London bound train without even thinking to ask her to autograph my book. How dumb was that I asked myself later. I subsequently learned that the famous authoress lived in Fowey, a charming small coastal town a few miles west of my own home in Looe.
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Hypnotism and Subliminal Messaging Owning humans is not easy – I should know, I own several! But owning them is only half the story; to get the best out of your humans you have to train them – a well-trained human is a delight to own, and will give you a lifetime of faithful service. I recommend that as soon as you have established ownership of your human you start training - it is essential from the outset that they know their place. Training is not always easy: Firstly; you must set your goal, and after that it takes persistence, perseverance, and above all, a very steady stare - humans can easily be hypnotised by a steady stare and subliminal messaging.
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The Submersible. The journey home.
After the amorous intervention of the giant squid, some believe his name was Sid, all believe he is a legend, the cargo of Remitroot was safely unloaded and sold. Standing on a lonely stretch of beach our erstwhile submariners had a problem. No one had thought about the return trip. Getting two septic tanks up a slimy and polluted waterway without been seen is one of those questions that at some time or other have vexed most people. Manuela suggested abandoning the craft and working their way overland back to Alqueria. This was not a popular idea as no one else had Manuela’s assets, besides the submersible was expensive and apart from the lustful attentions of the squid the plan had actually worked. A high level discussion followed. If there is one thing an Alquerian excels at, it is ingenuity and if that ingenuity can line one’s own pockets then it knows no bounds. Investing some of the revenue from the Remitroot sale the crew put their newly conceived plan into action. By searching the scrapyards of Almería they collected an array of miscellaneous metal-work and other junk which they welded, glued and tied to the septic tanks of the submersible. Their attempts to personify the submersible met with limited success. Something resembling a human
being did however emerge. Manuela’s contribution had to be scrapped it was grossly out of scale and in thoroughly bad taste. The septic tanks made the thing look pregnant but it did look reasonably human. Coming from Alqueria the term ‘reasonably human´ has a wide scope of course. There was no attempt to make sense of the creation. When they were happy the whole masterpiece was liberally covered in bronze paint. All that was now necessary was to send a message to the worthies of Alqueria. It simply stated that because of the volatility of the Euro against the Alquerian Raro and the situation in the Ukraine they had been paid in kind. A sculpture by the world renown Spanish artist Damiano Hirstado entitled Veracity. The crew could then pocket the proceeds from the Remitroot sale. The journey upstream along the Río Verde was untroubled, the Spanish authorities simply wanted the hideous piece of metalwork out of their territory as soon as feasibly possible. The arrival of the ‘sculpture’ in Alqueria however was met with universal applause. It was taken from the water and erected in the village square, it’s a pity they didn’t have a harbour-wall to put it on. Only Loco Paco reckoned the statue to be grotesque but then Paco’s sanity is in question after all.
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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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People of all nationalities living locally have no shortage of the above. There are numerous choirs and groups offering a plethora of songs and music in a variety of styles. Further, this area is rich in auditoriums and cultural centres in which performances are given. Saturday March 29th was no exception with more than one musical concert on offer. For those who chose the Palacio de Musica a visiting Danish Chamber Choir of over 20 singers, Lyngby Kammerkor sang songs a cappella (without accompaniment) from the Nordic countries. A Chamber Choir is the equivalent of an instrument ensemble but uses voices, so there are often many different parts at once. Quite a FEAT – well done Lyngby! Then in complete contrast, Crescendo International Choir took to the stage and whisked the audience to the Caribbean with ‘Begin the Beguine’.
“Play a Simple Melody” has a melody running against a second melody which the 7 men choristers and 27 ladies handled expertly. A group of songs made famous by Frank Sinatra and Glenn Miller were cheered by an appreciative audience. Finally, train journey to Chattanooga, Tennessee took Crescendo to their destination in song. Joined by Lyngby Choir, both choirs then sang in the Spanish Language “Sin Ti”. The accompanist, Tony Guillen made the piano literally talk. A line in the final song summed up the concert – the sounding ‘bravos’ proof enough that the audience agreed – ‘Joyful music leads us sunward in the triumph song of life’. Thank you for that message Irene Oliva, (Musical Director of Crescendo). Cruz Roja were the grateful recipients of a retiring collection.
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SGA (Senile Golfers Association, Finland) TMGS Match Report
SMGS VISIT VILLAMARTIN This busy time of the year sees our turnout swelling into the 40’s. It’s a clear indication that if you want a game with the friendliest society in the area, then get your name on the booking list very sharpish. This week saw our Stableford competition interspersed with 3 matchplay games, all in the singles KO comp’, which meant saying au revoir to 3 of our well fancied players. Richard Wale eliminated Norman Padmore 6 & 5, Tony Smale beat Lee George 7 & 5 and the tussle of the day between Capt Steve & H’cap sec Barry ended with Steve just getting the better of Baz & nicking the game 1 up on the final hole! Well done to all the victors with a pat on the back for the gallant losers. The prize for best visitor of the day went to Mike Stone who came in with 26 points. NTP’s on the par 3’s were awarded to Phil de Lacy (6), Shay Cunningham (9 & 17) and John Osborne (13). NTP’s on the 3 par 4’s
went to Tony Smale, Phil de Lacy & Glen Rapley. Bronze division’s top 5 in ascending order were Glen Rapley (33), Hayden Williams (35 C/B), Keith Wraithmell (35 C/B), Ellen Drakesmith (37) & a magnificent 40 pts put Mick Roscoe in 1st again. Silver’s top 5 were Keith Wickham (32 C/B), Mike Jordan (32 C/B), Phil Tomlinson (32 C/B), Phil de Lacy (35) & Capt Steve Davis in top spot with his 38. Top slots in the big boys’ division went to Theo Belhouwer (34), Steve Fleet (35), Richard Wale (36), John Drakesmith (37) and a terrific 40 earning Barry Roehrig a worthy 1st place. Don’t forget to click onto www.smgs.org to find out about any society matters or simply give Baz a quick buzz on 966 731 033 to get details on any of our forthcoming meetings, at which visitors are always made welcome. Caption for pic - Some of the day’s happy winners.
Eurogolf, La Marquesa Press Report.
45 players took part in the April Monthly Medal/ Founders Cup on Thursday 3 April 2014 at our home course of La Marquesa. It rained heavily last night however although there were some puddles on the paths, the course coped very well and was surprisingly dry. It must be my week for playing with players on top form as I played with Pam on Tuesday, who won with a magnificent 42 points. Today I played with Chris who won the medal and
Founders Cup with a great nett score of 69. Always the bridesmaid and never the bride, that’s me. Well done – girl power was definitely showing this week. A special thank you to Paul and all his staff for the lovely free cocktails to celebrate the opening of the cocktail bar. We must now have a clubhouse that is among the best on the Costa Blanca. Well done Paul. The results were as follows: Gold Division
(in association with Costa Blanca Green Fee Services) 29th-31st March 2014. Every year the SGA (Senile Golfers Association) from Finland make a tour to the Costa Blanca to play an annual event, usually in the autumn. This year after course closures in Finland of up to 4 months they decided upon a spring trip and as usual this was organised by Costa Blanca Green Fee Services and the event was a three day tournament played between 29th31st March 2014 and the summary of each day was as follows: Day 1 – La Serena Anyone that has played La Serena will understand the difficulties of playing this course particularly on a windy day and after 4 months without practise and it showed today in the scores. Kari Jaaskelainen lead the way with an excellent 35 points followed home by Pekka Sandholm with a creditable 32 points but the winner was the golf course in the sales of ‘lake’ balls for the rest of the trip Day 2 – Altorreal This was a new course for many of the players and although the sun was shining there was again a high wind and some of the greens had received some repair work and were sanded in places. Jaana Salmi was the winner on the day with 33 points closely followed by Lea Nuppola on 32 points who
moved into the lead for the overall first place prize.
1st David Gregson 70 nett. 2nd Mark Williams 74 nett 3rd Dave Nicholls 74 nett Silver Division 1st Chris Stanley 69 nett 2nd Phyllis Venables 72 nett 3rd Brian Heard 74 nett Nearest the Pins 5th Paul Manning La Campana 11th Dave Nicholls Manolos 12th Sue Gillet Manolos 15th Bar Sophia 17th Paul Manning Lo Marabu Thanks to our sponsors. Best Front 9: Mike Mitchell 34.5 Best Back 9: Liz Menzies 34 WINNER OF THE MONTHLY MEDAL AND FOUNDERS CUP – CHRIS STANLEY Football Winners: John Barraclough, Brendan Foran, Paul Manning & Bev Fairhurst TOFF’s Results Tuesday 1
April 2014 Overall Winner –Pam Davidson Gold Division 1st Vince Tocker 37 points 2nd Malcolm Foskett 35 points 3rd Robin Richards 35 points Silver 1st Pam Davidson 42 points 2nd John Holland 39 points 3rd Alan Venables 38 points Bronze 1st Mary Sanderson 38 points 2nd John Langford 37 points 3rd Tom Corbett 36 points Nearest the Pins 5th Colin Hobden 15th Paul Manning 11th Mike Gillett 17th Brian Green Best Front 9 Colin Hobden 19 Best Back 9 Jean Jackson 22
Day 3 – Alenda Superb weather for the final day and Alenda was in excellent condition and with plenty of sunshine, no wind and fast greens the day was enjoyed by all. Lea Nuppola stamped her authority on the event on the final day with a winning and consistent 33 points followed home by fellow lady golfer Meiju Linnaoksa with 32 points The overall winner of the three day event was Lea Nuppola with a superb 95 points with Meiju Linnaokas in 2nd place with 83.5 points and Seppo Lamberg was the best placed ‘male’ player with the same 83.5 points The group will return to the region later in the year but return home for now happy to have finally played some golf but licking golfing wounds as the prolonged period without golf practice took it’s toll on some of the players However good food and plenty of drink erased some of these memories quickly. 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.
Las Ramblas, 2nd April 2014 One this day in history in 1801, Admiral Horatio Nelson defied an order to withdraw and went on to destroy the Danish fleet and in 1977, probably the greatest steeplechaser of all time, Red Rum, won the Grand National for the 3rd time. Today at the Marmite course we had our 2 Ball Texas Scramble and 15 teams battled it out on a nice warm but cloudy day and it must be said that the course was in very good condition but there were stories of many putts missed. 3 of the 4 NTP’s were claimed and their reward was a sleeve of TMGS golf balls which went to Jenny Morris, Roger Nilsen and Ian Parkinson who will never again shout out to anyone “On me head son” after his playing partner Les Wilton, tried to give Parky a new parting with a sand wedge. Don’t worry readers, Les’s sand wedge is in good working order and wasn’t bent out of shape.
The Best Visitors team were husband and wife team Mr and Mrs Lee with a net 73.2 and in the main competition saw Steve Higgins and Paul Fairclough take 3rd place with 74.4, 3 shots behind the runners-up of Teora Roed and John Trehy’s with a reasonable 71.4 but they were a long way back from the winners on the day, Team Campoamor consisting of Joe Dean and Arne Hansson who came in with a very good net score of 67.8. Photo: Winning team Player of the Month for March went to Steve Higgins and for that feat; he received 2 sleeves of balls and a free round of golf at Las Ramblas. Our next game, Wednesday 9th April 2014, see’s us at the La Finca golf course for our Club Championship which will be a Medal competition, so if you fancy a game just look at our website www.tmgs.org or call the Fixture Secretary on 966719604.
La Marina Golf Society Capt. v V-Capt Trophy Thursday morning dawned fair with both men assessing their respective teams to decide which pairs could best help them to win the inaugaral Capt. versus Vice -Capt. Trophy. Played on a best hole score basis in a matchplay format, an extremely competitive tournament ensued ,with many cries of anguish and triumph ringing around the course. Typically the Captain’s assessment of the” unlucky” loss of his match to an excellent approach shot by the President on the 18th could still be heard well into the evening. In the end, everybody seemed to enjoy the format ,and Vice -Capt. Graham Marriner accepted the Trophy with suitable modesty having emerged the winner by 8 matches to 6. Other prizes were awarded as follows; Best Stableford scoreSteve Warner 32 pts. Best Captain’s Pair - Alan
Jones and Trevor Hayman Best V.Capt’s Pair- VicSmith and Carol Marriner NTP’s Steve Warner Christine Gibbons Trevor Hayman Ron Gibbons Our next game will be at Altorreal on 17th April , first tee 11.04. Please add your name to the sheet at the La Marina Club. Also a reminder of our Auction night on 29th April. Jimmy Scott has requested that any further items being donated should be taken direct to the La Marina Club from 10.a.m. on the 29th. The food once again provided by Paulo ,Helena and Nicky was muy muy bien. Just a quick reminder of the new FoundersTrophy,donated by Barry Martin ,to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Society’s beginnings. This will be at Alenda on 1st May , first tee 0920.
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ALFIE’S GOLF SOCIETY Thursday, 27 March 2014 – Saurines de la Torre The last Thursday of March saw Alfies Golf Society at Saurines de la Torre for the first of two trips this year. No rain forecast but the wind promised to make scoring difficult on the day. Our day out didn’t start
ideally, in fact only the day before we were informed that our tee times had been moved forward 17 minutes which meant our secretary had to spend a great deal of time via phone & email to let everyone know. On arrival we were informed that everyone playing had to fill in a form with details of nationality, email address etc. And
Tuesday Night Trios Ten Pin Bowling League Week Twenty-Five played 1st April 2014 After a week of no bowling teams got back to business, with week two of three in their attempts to win tickets for the Easter Scramble, kindly sponsored by Right Move Insurance of Quesada and La Zenia. Los Bandidos led the way with six tickets and with Roger Phipps’ 631 high handicap series of the season, they completed a comprehensive 8 – 0 defeat of Cornish Pride. Paul Kundiss of Lucky Strike was one of two bowlers who grabbed three tickets on the night and, with his ‘teammate’ (I use this word loosely) Norman Wylie getting two, LS gained a valuable 6 – 2 victory over Caballo Negro. Eija Suomi of CN swept the Ladies individual weekly scores, including a handicap game of 219 and a 566 h/c series, but this wasn’t enough to prevent a team defeat. You have to feel sorry for Olli Leppanen of Team Finland as, with three tickets and all the male high scores for the night, you would have thought TF would be to strong for Bar Mosquitos. How wrong could you be, the ‘happy Bs’ from BM claimed four tickets and a very good 6 – 2 victory. Dave Haynes of BM rolling a steady 610 h/c series. The Mixers bounced back from a defeat last week with a narrow 6 – 2 win over Juans’ Warriors. After their big haul of tickets and an 8 – 0 win two weeks
then we were told that we had to tee off on the 10th. Not ideal when all our scorecards had been prepared in advance and one of the nearest pin prizes was on the 10th ! Add to this a plague of wasps on the tee on arrival, hence the reason for the not-so-perfectstart to the day... Nevertheless 27 members eventually all got off and taking into account the blustery conditions scoring was good with more than a third of the field scoring more than 30 stableford points. Nearest the pins on 10 & 18 went to Mike Smith and Ian Connell, with the longest drive prize on 16 going to Geoff Hanson. Gary McGregor took 2nd place with 36 points but the winner on the day was, for the second time on the bounce, George Rankine with an excellent 39 points. Congratulations
to all the winners on the day. The usual thanks to Anita back at Alfies for the hospitality and post match buffet, and to Mike Probert from Costa Blanca Green Fee Services for arranging our day out. April sees us at Mar Menor (Thursday 24th, 1st tee off 10.33) and with 32 of the allotted 36 places taken, availability will be at a premium. If you want to play (remember guests are more than welcome) see myself at Alfies Bar, La Ronda Centro Commercial, Lomas de Cabo Roig or contact our secretary, Sandie at alfiesgolfsociety@gmail. com. Photo: George Rankine receives his winner’s trophy from Captain, Mike Morris. Mike Morris Captain, Alfie’s GS
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ago, The Dreamers went into their match against Los Lobos hoping to grab more tickets and more points. They managed one of the two, only claiming one ticket but bagging a 6 – 2 win and thus, moving themselves off the bottom of the league. I have to say that Irene Lakin of LL did predict this, sorry Irene. Split Happens moved to the top of the league after defeating Crazy Pinz 6 – 2 but, it could have been all 8 points, had they not lost the third game by one pin. The ‘in form team’ of the league, Splash, inflicted another defeat on an out of sorts Hall y Day. It was Manuel Martins ability to strike out in the first two games, that helped his team win 6 – 2. Even Tony Rays’ 609 h/c series, couldn’t help HyD on the night.
Alenda - 2.04.14 Alenda is such a nice course, and so thought the 38 members and guests who journeyed there on Wednesday. Unusually for a Wednesday, Boreas the God of Wind decided to stay in bed for a change so we had quite a still day to start with but warm and hazy. We had a strong field with some members playing for the first time this year in Spain. The course was in good condition for this time of the year and it was obvious that a lot of hard work had been done to the course over the winter, but unfortunately this didn’t make it any easier to play. Although for some smart …… people the conditions didn’t make any difference and here they are: Gold Division: 1st Brian
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Coultate 35pts c/b, 2nd Brian Smith 35pts and 3rd Bob Berry 33pts Silver Division: 1st Gordon Cobb 34pts, 2nd George Stuart 33pts and 3rd Paul Flanaghan 30pts Bronze Division: 1st Janet Candlin 28pts, 2nd Chris Nield 27pts and 3rd Danny MaErlean 26pts NTPs: Dicky Claeys hole 3, Steve Harrington hole 5, Brian Smith hole 13 and Peter Morris hole 16. Dave Norton was the only player who managed to get a 2 so he won €30 The free game draw was won by Andy Ayres. Thanks again to the Lo Crispin Tavern for watering and feeding us on our return. The next game is at Altorreal on the 16th April and Campoamor on the 30th April.
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