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THE Buenos Dias,

Welcome to the October edition the “The Journal” we have lots in store for you. Our very own Rod Sawyer is back from his travels and we think he may have found his calling as a travel writer! You can read all about it what he has been up to later in the magazine. This month we have our usual mix of news, information about what’s going on in the bars and restaurants, entertainment in the area, motoring, property and finance and some reader letters that we felt were worthy of sharing.

Also this month we have some more information on the long awaited Farmacia that will be opening shortly here at the Business Centre on Camposol. For those of you that have been down to visit us recently you will have seen the changes that are taking place. The Farmacia is currently being fitted and will occupy the whole of the downstairs right hand side of the Business center and a new lift is being installed to make the upstairs accessible to everyone. Now on the top floor you will find: Shirley Ann Fisher Legal Services, The Journal, Another World Properties, Camposol Dental Clinic, GTH Constructions and Natalia the Chiropodist. It really is quite exciting to witness the arrival of what many will consider an essential service, and conveniently located next to the Health Center.

Over the coming weeks we will be working on a new section for a magazine which is Top Secret at the moment, but we are sure that it will delight all our female readers!

Go forth and enjoy, and when we meet again it will be November and surely time to light the log burners!

Staff GENERAL MANAGER Robert Rutherford robbiedistrictjournal@hotmail.com 664 287 099 NEWS Rod Sawyer rodsawyer41@hotmail.com 618 553 786 FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Gemma Barnes ART WORK Danny McCarthy Insignia Graphics 618 615 903

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Camposol Farmacia Opening Soon!

Those of you who have visited Camposol Business Centre on A sector recently will have seen the speed at which the work on the new Camposol Farmacia is taking place. The Journal has been told that it should open its doors in the middle of October. The Pharmacy aims to provide a number of services over and above the collection of prescriptions. From the day it opens it will provide services such as Clinical Analysis, Homeopathy, Orthopedics, Pharmocotheraputic follow up, Child Nutrition, and Dermocostmetics. We are also told that there are many more services in the pipeline. It really is great to see this much anticipated and talked about service become a reality, and now Camposol really does have everything that anyone could need right here on our doorstep. Another milestone reached for the area.

CONTRIBUTORS Dawn Llewellyn-Price John Brown Fiona Killick Cassandra Shirley Ann Fisher CORRESPONDENCE CAN BE LEFT IN Box 378 Best Wishes on Camposol or at the Business Centre Sector A

Enjoy the Camposol District Journal like never before!

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Reader E-Mail of the Month

Each and every month here at the Journal we receive a lot of e-mails, many of them from members of the public helping us to keep our finger on the pulse of the goings on around the region. We also receive a great many e-mails congratulating and thanking us for providing a great community magazine. What you are about to read is neither of the aforementioned, but I feel duty bound to publish it along with a response.

From:

John Lindo (bechetboat@gmail. com)

Sent: To: Cc:

Thu 9/06/12 11:21 AM robbiedistrictjournal@hotmail.com camposoldistictjournal@gmail.com

Dear Mr Rutherford.

Having read your article in “The Journal” I was amazed what you feel about living in Spain. I found it inappropriate, offensive, and to a point of liable, typical of so many grumpy old men. You are the typical type of person that gives Camposol a bad name, a rotten apple. I have lived in Spain for many years and yes there is no utopia anywhere in the world, and yes Spain is in recession, and yes it is fighting back, but not with your help and attitude. I bet you were in the banking business, when you were working. The Rape and Pillage brigade.

Your remarks about the Spanish holidays are not true, most of the companies now stagger there employee’s holidays I am sure you were not without food and water. As some other poor souls in neighboring Mediterranean coastlines.

Possibly you could not get a new plumbing fixture for your pool, you only have to shop around the area and speak Spanish.

The episode in the Post office was unfortunate but sometimes aggression which you seem to have draws aggression. May I suggest you did not come to Spain to integrate but to colonize.

I also suggest you depart from Spain, the sooner the better. go back to where you come from and hopefully I will never read such almost racialist comments again.You should be ashamed.

When you do go back, try catching a bus on a Friday morning, most of the transport staff are at prayers, and when you take your cocoa to bed with a James Herriot book, triple lock your doors and windows, there may be a riot outside, and remember you will never be told what you can do by your government heroes.

Also you have one less reader and I will make it my job for you not to continue with the luxury of your advertising patrons who are trying to make a go of it, through economic adversity.

I am not without certain influences in the area, I hope your advertising revenue does not fall, if it does,you and only you are to blame.

I will forward this e mail to every patron of your magazine, unless (a) you promise to publish a remit and or apology (b) and you reply to me personally within 48 hours of your actions.(c) publish something good about Camposol.

I refer you to page 17 of this Sept 2012 issue,Ref Advertising Spanish courses.not only are you out of line but seem to act in away of double standards.

Sincerely, John Lindo Dear John, Having read your e-mail where you threaten to destroy The Journal by e-mailing all of our readers should we not comply with your demands, it occurred to me that this would be impossible as neither you or I have the e-mail address of everyone who reads the magazine. Therefore The Journal has taken the decision to print your e-mail to enable people to read it for themselves.

It took quite some time to understand exactly what you found inappropriate and offensive about my article in the September issue, but from what I can gather you are upset with me for pointing out that getting things done in Spain in August can be difficult. I am bewildered as to why anyone would find this observation offensive.

I don’t know why you feel that I’m a bad apple that gives Camposol a bad name. Like you, I have lived in Spain for many years. I work very hard on The Journal and we support a great many local and regional organizations, charities and groups. Mabs, Pals, Age Concern and the Camposol Fiesta Committee to name a few. Maybe there should be more bad apples like me.

I also have no idea why you bring mention to the plumbing fixtures on my pool. The last time I checked they were fine, but should that change then thank you for the advice.

You imply that I am racist, yet you seem to believe that all British transport workers stop working on a Friday morning due to prayers. Are you telling us that all Bus and Train drivers in the UK are Muslim therefore refuse to work on a Friday morning due to their religious beliefs?

Perhaps instead of highlighting my alleged prejudices, you have highlighted your own. Maybe it is you Sir, who should feel ashamed.

It is the last few paragraphs of your e-mail that I found to be the most disturbing. You tell me that you will make it your job to destroy The Journal by causing our advertisers to no longer advertise with us. You threaten carry out action against our business, unless we comply with options A, B or C. Is not the case that insisting someone carry out an action against their will by use of threat is Blackmail? Is Blackmail not a criminal offence? Does that not concern you? Are you are used to getting your own way by use of these means? Possibly. But not this time.

In summary, and let’s be clear about this, you are blackmailing The Journal to print what you want us to say. If we don’t then you threaten to destroy our business. And of this is because I said that getting things done in Spain in August is difficult. I have never met you John, but I have trouble accepting that my observation could have invoked such anger and venom in anyone. Who really knows what your true motivation for writing to me was, but then, who really cares?

You say you are not without influence in this community. Hopefully now those that you influence can see your true nature for themselves.

Sincerely, Robert Rutherford

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A Letter by Tom Finnegan

Dear Sir, It is now almost twenty one months since the meeting held on A sector which decided against Entity status. I thought it would be interesting to consider what would have happened if a more intelligent and considering meeting had been held.

Had an entity been decided upon at that time, those of us in favor of that status would have introduced a 25 euro per month community charge payable only by direct debit into the entity account.

At this time (September 2012) we would have collected by now approximately five hundred thousand euros.(500,000) The sinking fund for road repair and improvement would now be standing at E50.000 The sinking fund for utility support would also have attracted E50.000 Our green bowlers would this summer have been enjoying their first season on our newly constructed bowling green situated adjacent to Avenida Saladillo.

This Autumn we would have been laying the foundation stone of our ‘A’ sector community Hall.

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The gardening volunteers who have done such a wonderful job would have been properly funded and could have avoided the begging bowl.

For a project next year, we would have been seeking to extend the terrace area outside the ‘A’ sector commercial centre past the tree line to create a pleasant café atmosphere.

The obligatory ‘Administrator’ would only have been used for the legally required purpose. Ie. He would produce our end of year accounts from documentation supplied by our treasurer and bank accounts. Under no circumstances would our administrator have handled our money. He is required by law to be a signature on each cheque written but that would have been his only involvement in our finances. For his fee he would have been required to provide us with information on any government actions affecting our operation. The administrator would not have been allowed to place contracts for work projects, that aspect would have only been actioned by the central committee seeking the obligatory three competitive bids. f you do not believe that it is possible to control an administrator in this way I should tell you that there are people on ‘A’ sector who have seen me run an entity in this way and they will tell you that on the annual general meeting of that Entity the administrators only spoke when asked by me to do so and were asked only two questions.

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Please provide this meeting with the audited financial results for the Entity during the past year.

Please inform this meeting of any legislation emanating from the government or local authority which may affect this Entity.

This is the ‘would have been’ Instead we are immersed in a local authority which is heavily in debt and quite unable to assist Camposol in any way. This Town Council struggles to pay its own way never mind assisting in the essential work that Camposol requires.

The Town Council is itself located within a Region (Murcia) which is even more heavily in debt than the town council. Desperate days ahead for Spain and all local economies. It could have been so different for us on ‘A’.

As the infra structure decays and Camposol looks more and more tired perhaps wiser heads will realize that within an Entity, life would have been so different.

Tom Finnegan.

N.B. We are all looking to Paramount to rescue local property values. But beware, If I were a member of the Paramount Board I would not want to commit billions into an economy facing the problems that does Spain.

Hopefully Paramount will come riding to the rescue but we shall see.

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National Day of Spain

Quick Facts It is an annual national public holiday in Spain on October 12.

It commemorates when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas in 1492.

Alternative names Hispanic Day (Día de la Hispanidad) or National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España).

What do people do?

The king of Spain supervises the raising of the Spanish national flag in the center of Madrid on Hispanic Day. He and the prime minister lead a military parade after that. The parade includes representatives from most

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of Spain’s military units and various military vehicles. Armed forces’ planes perform aerobatics above the parade route and display yellow and red smoke to represent the Spanish flag. Radio, television and Internet news services broadcast live on these events.

Hispanic Day is a day off work and an opportunity to spend time quietly at home or in the company of family members and close friends. People in the Aragon region in the north-east of Spain also commemorate Our Lady of the Pillar, their patron saint, on October 12.

Public life

Hispanic Day is a national public holiday in Spain on October 12.

Public life is generally quiet and many

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businesses and other organizations are closed. Many stores are closed but some bakers and food stores may be open.

Public transport services generally run to a reduced schedule, although there may be no services in rural areas.

If October 12 falls on a Sunday, regional or local authorities can move the public holiday to a different date. If October 12 falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, many businesses and organizations are also closed on Monday, October 11, or Friday, October 13. Some people may use the long weekend to take a short vacation in Spain or abroad during these years.

Background According to the Julian calendar, Christopher Columbus set sail from the port of Palos de la Frontera in South-

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West Spain on August 3, 1492. He landed on a island that is now part of the Bahamas in the Caribbean on October 12, 1492.The anniversary of this date is marked as Hispanic Day in Spain.

Events similar to Hispanic Day to mark the anniversary of the date Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas are also held in other countries. October

12 is known as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, Day of the Cultures in Costa Rica, Day of the Race in Argentina, Chile and Mexico and the Day of Indigenous Resistance in Venezuela. The second Monday of October is Columbus Day (with timeanddate.com link) in the United States.

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Get that Chimney sorted!

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is psrt of the correct operation of your stove or fireplace and is one of the most important tasks that is associated with having a wood stove of any kind. Tar, soot and deposit build up in the chimney and restrict the area; which ultimately causes smoke to blow back in your fireplace.

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UK Benefits and you For a long time expats have complained about the

discrimination which means that even though most pay UK taxes, we cannot access a range of benefits which depend on us being domiciled in the UK. Challenges in the European courts have meant a change. You can now access the Xmas heating allowance, and attendance allowance. You can access the forms yourself on the internet at the government web site, or you could consult Age Concern who have access to the forms and advice. DLA or Attendance Allowance is dependent on medical eligibility, the winter allowance on age.

Age Concern have an office at the moment on Via Retama on Sector C. This is open Monday Wednesday and Friday morning. The new office on Calle Retama (968 970 687), Camposol C5 is open for tickets, information and advice on Monday and Wednesday mornings, get your tickets on a Friday from outside the Salud bar.

Fiesta 2013 meeting at Business Centre A meeting was held in early September at the Business Centre for anyone interested in helping run next years fiesta. Some three new people indicated an interest.

There are another three who have expressed an interest, so the group in conjunction with the existing committee decided to hold a further meeting on October 9th in the Business Centre at 11AM. It looks like we are close to having a viable committee. The 2012 committee has virtually unanimously stood down but indicated it would help a new committee get under way. If you are in interested please come along. If interested but unable to attend please ring Rod Sawyer on 618553786 or email him at rodsawyer41@hotmail.com

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Impressions of the UK and Spain

Rod Sawyer Just what is going on in the UK and Spain?

The media portrays Spain as at best a basket case, in danger of sliding out of the Euro, virtually bankrupt, and the UK? Not much better and in danger of being carried under.

There do appear to be some ex pats who believe that the UK should get out of Europe even! Even the BBC and the Guardian regularly fall off the tight rope and land in the better dead than European mire.

The implications of withdrawal from the Union are pretty horrific for many ex-pats, what for example would happen to health cover for the over 65’s? The possibility of Spanish withdrawal from the Euro and the reintroduction of the Peseta could have equally problematic results, not least galloping inflation! Economic dislocation would almost certainly mean major social upheaval.

My five weeks spent in the UK was most instructive! It was spent mostly in York but also in neighbouring Bradford and Halifax. What were my first impressions?

The obvious, the shades of green all over the countryside, the tallness of the trees and the horrendous traffic on the roads, are all obvious differences.

York has every appearance of prosperity.

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The B and B we stayed in was mostly full, many Scots coming down south of the border for short breaks, none that we talked to in favour of a separate Scotland! York races packed with hooray Henries in suits and hats, thankfully too drunk by 8PM to be much trouble! Plenty of street musicians and street acts, but no beggars anywhere to be seen The supermarkets were chock a block, making ours in Spain look Spartan even the biggest ones, what a variety of produce, and the prices! How come I can buy Spanish tomatoes cheaper in York than here in Spain? Eating out was far better than ten years ago and the prices very comparable with Spain, unless you drink and smoke that is, in which case prices are significantly more. Bradford and Halifax did have more signs of recession, run down neighbourhoods, city centres almost closed down, Bradford especially sad with almost half the city centre now a hole in the ground, over the past ten years, the huge coop has gone and the old Odeon shuttered and caped in plastic. But these have been features of Bradford for the past ten years, not just the past three! We did eat out and the curries are as cheap and good as ever. Halifax has fared a bit better, but the mean city centre streets, closed shops do not look good.

Everyone I met in the 18 to 60 age group was in work or studying. The main areas of concern seem to be the NHS where one friend was awaiting her fate under a review, and town hall employees, where

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one friend was on his third tranche for redundancy. These latter two were in their fifties. Younger workers seemed , in the private sector, more secure, but very much overworked. One was putting in regular twelve hour days six days a week. Does a 2000 pound pay check compensate? Another in the public sector had taken on a promoted post at two thirds the pay of her predecessor!

Impressionistically, fears and problems in the public sector, and work, work work in the private. House sales a bit like Spain, bumping along on the bottom, you can find buyers only at give away prices. We weren’t mugged, enjoyed going out at night in York, Halifax and Bradford. I get very similar feelings in Spain, but pay cuts, a 30% unemployment rate all make conditions here far more difficult than the UK? And should they be? What have Spanish bankers done that is so worse than their British counterparts? Is Mr Rajoy so much worse than Mr Cameron? I enjoy Spain, like working with the Spanish, love the weather.

Although on this point I must admit to not missing August in Spain, since August in the UK was by and large warm and dry!

The scare headlines which dog Camposol, are writ large for Spain and to a lesser extent the UK. In both countries it is a fact that the majority are still in work, keeping ahead of the game. Perhaps we all need to take the media with a large pinch of salt, forget the doom and gloom and look at the positives in our lives.

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“FAST Camposol” ARE NOW URGENTLY SEEKING NEW VOLUNTEERS! FAST are now urgently seeking new volunteers to help maintain the 365 day 24/ cover with “Operational Responders” additionally FAST also have vacancies for “Non Operational Volunteers” to assist with events and support functions.

To be a FAST operational volunteer, you need to have your own vehicle that is legal and roadworthy, be in good health and able to complete various training courses and refresher training on a reasonably regular basis and complete an average of 2 shifts per month either 12 hour day or 12 hour night or 24 hour full day duties which can be made to fit around your personal commitments.

Working as a FAST volunteer is immensely rewarding, knowing that you make a real contribution to your community and that the residents of Camposol really appreciate the service that you help provide. Having FAST training is something that stays with you and gives you a real skill that can really count if one of your family, a partner or a member of the public ever need help, you can be trained to help preserve

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life where possible, until the emergency services arrive. You never know when a medical emergency will arise, but having the skill to make a difference can be life changing for the better rather than feeling helpless and having to just stand and watch in horror!

FAST are also very keen to encourage young recruits who may benefit from learning a skill and having a purpose in life, helping to integrate into our community and remove boredom whilst improving knowledge and gaining personal status that can help give depth to Curriculum Vitae´s (CV´s) for potential employers.

So if you know of a young person who may benefit from this experience, why not give Glen a ring on 634 313 572 or EMAIL on fastcamposol@hotmail.com or check out “fast camposol” on Facebook.

Later in September, FAST will recommence training inductions with the Red Cross Mazarron which is suspended during the holiday season as the Red Cross support the Civil Protection Teams along the coastline which prevents any time being spent with training. In October / November there will be a further Oxygen Administration and Defibrillator course to for those candidates who have proven to be of a suitable potential.

So why not talk to FAST now and then start the process at a pace that can made to suit each individual?

FAST have completed 67 call outs to date this year. Luckily residents have heeded the advice given over the hottest period and there have been no instances of heat related illness.

FAST would like to thank the residents of Camposol for their unequalled support and particularly Rosemary Beak and the Welcome Group who have provided much support including financial support including latterly the purchase of blood pressure monitors to assist in essential monitoring and for use during events to give residents who have not visited a doctor recently a guide on their blood pressure as hypertension can be a major cause of heart disease. Further a massive thank you to Tels Bar and their customers who donate the proceeds of their Bingo on a monthly basis which helps fund our Oxygen usage replenishment.

Such support benefits our work and the whole community, Thank You! FAST - Making Camposol Safer For All !

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Dog Training Tips 1. Training should be an enjoyable experience for you and your dog. If you are not in the right mood for training, don’t even start. Keep training sessions short, on the order of 5-10 minutes, to maintain your dog’s motivation.

If your dog doesn’t respond appropriately to a command after several attempts, don’t reward him. Resume training a few seconds later using a simpler command.

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more complex task later.

Always end training on a positive note.

Ask your dog to respond to a command you know he will obey. Then reward him for a job well done and issue a finish command such as “free” or “release.” Avoid common words such as “okay.” Following a training session, both owner and dog should be left with a feeling of accomplishment.

2. Every dog should be familiar with the basic obedience commands, including come, heel, sit, down and stay. Teaching your dog to sit-stay and down-stay off leash is also a valuable lesson. Additional commands that are useful include: leave it, give it, stop it, and enough or cease.

Keep in mind that a dog’s motivation to respond to a command decreases as the complexity of the task increases. The odds of success, hinge not only on the degree of sophistication of the task but also your dog’s motivation to respond. From a dog’s perspective the question is, which is more rewarding, chasing the squirrel or returning to the owner? Understanding this aspect will increase your patience and chances for success.

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3.Training should not involve any negative or punishment-based components. There should be no yelling, no hitting, no chain jerking, no hanging, and absolutely no electric shock. Each session should be upbeat and positive with rewards for jobs well done.

Remember that the opposite of reward is not punishment; it is no reward. If you ignore unacceptable responses, your dog will not be rewarded for his failed response. Most dogs want to please their owners or, at the very least, to obtain highly valued resources (food, attention and toys).

4. Ensure that your dog’s motivation for reward is highest during a training session. If food is the reward, train before a meal, not after. If praise, petting and other aspects of your attention are to be used as a reward, schedule the training session at a time when your dog hungers for your attention (for example, after you have returned from work).

For complex tasks, such as the off leash down-stay, your dog will be more motivated to comply if he has received moderate exercise before the training session. Asking a dog that is bursting with

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energy to remain in a prolonged reclining position is asking for failure during the early stages of training.

connection between his behavior and the reward.

5. Make sure the reward you offer in training is the most powerful one for your dog. Food-motivated dogs work well for food, but the treats used should be favorite foods for the dog, such as small pieces of cheese or freeze-dried liver. You want your dog to be strongly motivated to obey commands to receive the treat.

7. Use short commands such as sit, down, leave it, quiet, out, and off. Say the word once. Do not repeat the command. Dogs will remember a command for about two minutes before the notion is lost. Shorter words are better than longer words and words that end in a hard consonant (C, K, T, X) are better than those that end in a vowel because you can “spit” them out.

Food treats, if used, should be small – no bigger than the size of your little fingernail. The texture of the treat should be such that it does not require chewing and should not crumble, otherwise you will lose your dog’s attention as he Hoovers up the crumbs. Large treats, like Milk Bones®, take too long to eat, causing the dog to lose attention.

The only command that should have three sounds associated with it is come. In this case, you first have to attract the dog’s attention by saying his name, ROVER, then COME (the actual command word) and GOOD BOY, even before the dog comes so that he knows he is not in trouble. Make sure your tone is crisp and cheerful.

If praise is used as a reward, deliver it in high singsong tones, which are most pleasing for the dog. Also, enthusiasm in your voice will be much appreciated. If petting is to be used as a reward, it should be in a way that the dog enjoys, such as stroking the dog’s hair on the side of his face in the same direction that it grows, or scratching him on the chest. Note: Petting on top of the head is not appreciated by most dogs.

6. Timing of the reward is important.

After a correct response, reward your dog within ½ second of the command to ensure that your dog makes the

The biggee for Pals is their CAFÉ Concert in the port. It’s only 5 Euros for an afternoon and evening of music and entertainment. It runs from 3PM until midnight. Pals have a tradition with this concert and it’s a cheap do. The 12th October sees their BBQ on the beach, the third in the series this year. Probably your last opportunity to sun yourself and get in the sea this year. The drink is included in

the price!!!! Which is 13 Euros 16th November has a coach trip to Garrucha market, with lunch in the mountains, personally checked out by Don Ken! The coach will drop by Iceland on the way back, a chance to replenish that freezer. It’s a 25 Euro investment!

Christmas dinner is on the 9th at the Costa Costa. Dancing is to the John Lindo trio and its all inclusive at 27.50, with an additional 7 Euros if you use the coach.

The meals at the Costa are always value for money and the wine always flows.

Next year sees 2013 brought in as usual on New Years Day with the sponsored swim on the Bahia beach. The 18th March to the 21st sees a junket at Hotel Helios Benidorm. Full board and return coach works out at 125 Euros, with a 40 Euro single person supplement.

Pals October cruise round the Mediterranean is all set for the 20th October at 600 per person for an interior double. Next year the 29th April to the 6th May has a trip round the Greek Islands and Turkey. It pulls in at Athens, Santorini, Marmaris, Izmir, Istanbul and Mykonis.

It’s all inclusive and the package costs 745 pre person for a category K interior cabin and 835 for a category G exterior. The cost includes flights and port taxes.

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Camposol Residents Association

After having to contend with living for the best part of a decade with the legacies of an unprincipled and inept developer and the ineffectual and indifferent attitude of a previous administration, there was a feeling of cautious optimism when Mazarron’s new elected administration stated that it intended that along with a policy of citizen participation and transparency they would bring about solutions for all the numerous practical and legal matters affecting the completion and legalization of the estate.

With the end of the regular Spanish summer period of inactivity we are now entering what could perhaps be considered as, if not the next chapter, the next page in the continuing saga of Camposol and now might be an appropriate time to reflect on where we are at and more importantly where we are heading.

The council has announced that the task of completing the urbanizations infrastructure and subsequent council adoption would progress sector by sector with the cooperation of developer Masa and would be financed from their performance guarantees. This process

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was started on Sector A during the latter part of last year. Although there were still a number of outstanding road surface faults to be addressed the council ignoring the normal prerequisite that a state of acceptable completion should be first reached, announced earlier this year that they had rubberstamped the adoption of the sector. After this premature action to adopt the sector was questioned by the CRA the council explained that the intention is that financial considerations dictated that the outstanding work should be carried out in conjunction with that of the Sector B. It was expected that the further progression to complete Sector A would soon follow but after a period now exceeding six months it is disappointing to find there is no evidence of this.

Previous questions that had had been put to the council had already brought about disclosures revealing that the procedures in obtaining the financing of the operation would be far from a straightforward and speedy.

The Council have stated their belief that residents of the urbanization will be in possession of Habitation Certificates by the end of September and all will have full legal documentation including escrituras by the end of the year; however without

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a satisfactory conclusion to the D Sector rambla situation this will not be possible.

The requirements of the Confederación Hidrográfica must be met before the necessary amendments can take place to the Plan General and the Plan Parcel that will then allow the issue of the escrituras to all affected. Despite a council statement in March that Town Hall technicians are reaching some degree of agreement regarding the rambla, as far as we are aware, nothing further has transpired.

Apart from residents of Sector A who have contracts with Aqualia, the breakdown of the water companies unorthodox and questionable arrangement with developer Masa for the supply and charging of water and basura services has resulted in a certain state of limbo while new arrangements and contracts for the service are negotiated with the Town Hall. While this situation continues it is not possible for any bills to be issued and when the situation is finally resolved it is likely that some inflated requirements for the payment of the escalating arrears will fall on residents.

When considering the various undertakings that have been made by the council it is not apparent at this time that much has been achieved and no amount of good intentions can compensate for actual

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results. There must be some concern that the administration might be under estimating the complexities and magnitude connected to many of the issues.

We hope this situation will soon change but If in the next few months there is still an absence of any significant progress there could be an increasing feeling of disillusionment and even skepticism creeping in. In the meantime the CRA will continue its policy of lobbying and questioning the council.

After the combined efforts of a small contingent of committee members and family members, a refurbished CRA Cabin re-opened on the 3rd September at its new location adjacent to the Cultural Centre.

As previously the facility will be open Monday Wednesday and Friday between the hours of 1100 and 1300 hrs.

Memberships of the CRA is free and open to all owners by way of visiting the cabin, email info@cracamposol.com or an application form can be downloaded direct

from the CRA website www.cracamposol. com.

Thanks to the stores management the CRA have been allowed erected a dedicated notice board in the foyer of Consum Supermarket. This facility will contain relevant information concerning the CRA and Camposol such as minutes of meetings, contact details etc.

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The argument between Ryanair and the Spanish Government gets bigger

The Spanish Secretary is travelling to Ireland today to discuss recent incidents on the airline.

The Secretary General of Transport, Carmen Librero, is travelling to Dublin today to maintain a ‘meeting of collaboration’ with her counterparts to analyse the security incidents seen recently in Ryanair, and to strengthen cooperation.

The news was given yesterday by the Secretary of State for Infrastructures,

Transport and Housing, Rafael Catalá, in a press conference where he also announced that the Development Minister, Ana Pastor, has asked for a meeting the European Commissioner for Transport and the vice president of the European Commission, Siim Kallas.

The pilots union, SEPLA, has said it thinks that if Ryanair don’t take action, this is ‘doomed to disaster’. They say that the policy of cuts ‘could lead to complicated moments’ and the claim that Ryanair has taken the concept of ‘low-cost’ too far. SEPLA says that the company ‘moves in the limit of legality’.

The pilots say having enough fuel means that have the time take decisions.

Meanwhile Michael O’Leary has put two open letters on his website criticising the Minister and accusing her of document falsification.

foreign airline, but a European one, that Ryanair has a 28 year safety record, as the largest passenger airline in Europe (with more daily flights than any other airline) we occasionally encounter diversions, technical problems or other inflight incidents, and in cases Ryanair’s pilots comply fully with the safety and operating regulations of the European Union.

In the letters Michael O’Leary goes on to criticise some articles in the El Mundo newspaper, and claims he has been subjected to false and inaccurate reporting in the Spanish media (or forged documents) by the AESA or the Ministry of Development.

In the letters he says that Ryanair is not a

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Spanish Woman Claims She Owns the Sun and Wants to Collect Taxes

Angeles Duran, a woman from the Galician region of Spain, claims she is the rightful owner of the sun, and intends to have everyone pay taxes if they want to keep enjoying its rays and warmth.

It sounds crazy, and the notary Angeles Duran consulted in the matter thought the same thing, but her arguments had him

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questioning the possibility of someone actually becoming the owner of the burning star. There is an international agreement which states that no country may claim ownership of a planet or star, but it says nothing about individuals. An American was quick to pronounce himself owner of all planets and the moon, but he forgot to mention the sun, so she’s now claiming possession.

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www.ibexinsure.com the woman is prepared to give 50% to the state budget, 20% to the minimum pension budget, 10% to research, and another 10% to end world hunger. She is only considering keeping 10% for herself.

Angeles Duran is also considering asking people to pay a tax if they want to keep in enjoying the sun’s benefits.

She has already consulted the Spanish Ministry of Industry and explained that her claim isn’t outrageous at all.

If you can place taxes on rivers, why couldn’t she do the same with the sun, right. In her infinite generosity,

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thankfully the internet delivered the presents but I missed all the socialising, with the exception of New Year’s Eve at a venue where no one was likely to trip over me.

Dawn Llewellyn-Price

Jubilee done, Olympics done, ParaOlympics done, Murray’s Yawn Tennis won, there’s just the C -word ahead. Yes, Christmas is coming. Time to get ready for that little black dress/dinner jacket as the party season unfolds, so it’s ‘get fit ‘n thin time’, rev up those metabolisms, and drop the pounds the excesses of summer BBQ’s, booze and Ice cream unveiled.

So will it be Zumba, Spinning, or Kettlebells? Maybe cycling around the campo as the Spanish seem to do with a vengeance?

I did five days a week of Zumba out here last summer. I loved it; leaping up and down to all sorts of music, then running home and swimming to cool off.

My calf muscles were starting to look like a thoroughbred racehorse’s; I even experienced cramp for the first time in my life.

Things were looking up, until I returned to Wales on a cold December night, heading across a chilly marina to the leisure centre, standing around an equally cold waiting area, then into a freezer- like fitness studio where, the class began, no warm-up whatsoever, and in less than 60 seconds the ‘pop’ was audible above the music and the twang of my right gastrocnemius muscle snapping shook the room.

‘Oh dear I’ve done something’ was my first, and obvious thought.

‘Carry on, they’ll think you’re an idiot!’ my second, as I tried to go left without much success.

Three minutes later I was sitting in reception with my leg in the air, an icepack, two attendants, and an accident report form.

And thence began my downward spiral into a winter of misery. Pass the mince pies. The C- word became a nightmare;elevate, compress and crutches meant shopping was out of the question-

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2012 arrived, and by mid-March the Doctor told me I could re-commence Zumba;-a beginner’s class. I mounted my bike instead and began a month of ten mile rides. Until rainy Easter, running to my soon to be discarded mountain bike (the brand new ladies roadster was arriving next day) I cycled four miles then fell off avoiding a speeding kerb. Two hospitals and one broken collar bone later, I arrived home to weeks of excruciating pain, returning to Spain with a ‘frozen shoulder’ finally healed through summer swimming.

So, with that less likeable C-word we fear all around us, I have formed ‘Chicas Rapidas’ (Hah!) and we’re walking the MABS Race for Life on the 28th of October wearing glamorous wigs.

I’m healed of my self-inflicted injuries, but this is for those who may not be so lucky. So please, stick a couple of euros in an envelope including your details and pop them into PO BOX 351, BEST WISHES CAMPOSOL BRANCH. If everyone reading this sponsors just one euro, ‘Chicas Rapidas’ may just be able to move a bit faster….

red supergiant star Antares. (Did you find Scorpio last month?)

As with many constellations it is almost impossible to visualize the image of an archer but, as luck would have it, the eight brightest stars of Sagittarius form a much easily recognizable asterism in the shape

of a Teapot. If it’s a particularly clear night you may also spot The Teaspoon You will need to look for the Teapot as soon as it starts goes dark as it dips below the horizon around 11.00pm.

Around midnight over in the East, Taurus (the Bull), and the first of the major winter constellations starts to rise into the night sky. Taurus should be fairly easy to spot with its main star the orange-red giant Aldebaran and the proximity of the planet Jupiter which is the brightest object in the immediate area at the moment.

Stars over Camposol

with Keith Jackson

October is a bit of a transitional month for me as many of the summer constellations are still with us as we move from summer to autumn and on into winter.

For instance, Cygnus the Swan, Lyra the Harp and Aquila the Eagle whose leading stars make up the Summer Triangle can still be found overhead and can be tracked westward until they finally set below the horizon in December.

However, if the sky is clear you may just catch a final glimpse of the summer constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer) which is now very low in the southern sky.

In Greek mythology, Sagittarius represents a centaur, a half human, half horse creature with the torso of a man and the body and four legs of a horse. The centaur is depicted as aiming an arrow toward the heart of the neighbouring constellation Scorpio, represented by the

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Taurus heralds in some of my favourite constellations and we can look forward to some spectacular viewing as the nights get darker and the atmosphere becomes clearer.

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Trevi Bar: Come and join us at the Trevi bar! Throughout the month of October we have lots going on! We have our annual “Last of the Summer BBQ´s” BBQ on Sunday the 7th of October with Entertainment from Bernie Mac, Tickets 5€ from the Bar. We have our famous Trevi Race Night on Thursday the 11th of October from 8pm, tickets from behind the bar!

Every Sunday Join us for Sunday Club! 8pm until 1am- Pint of beer 1.50€, Bottle of wine 5€, and Local Spirits and mixers for only 2€!

7th heaven: We are pleased to announce that due to its huge popularity our BBQ Terrace

will be open until the middle of November. Every night from 7pm until late we will be serving Spit Roast pork and Lamb, as well as our famous traditional Wood and Charcoal Fired BBQ food, including Steaks, Chicken, Fish and a whole lot more. Come and try us for an exquisite dining experience! For more information and reservations see our advert on the back page!

Scotties: Scotties Bar in Los Cantarreros near El Pareton are pleased to announce that following the huge success of their tapas tasting afternoons throughout September, they will now be serving their tapas menu daily.

Tapas are freshly prepared daily by the wonderful Lola and the Tapas menu is presented in both English and Spanish. Why not have a

Happy hour 5 until 7, Friday & Saturday homemade Sunday lunch, from 5.50 (Booking advised) Special Fish & Chips, Wednesday Night All sports covered, especially football Snacks, breakfasts, meals!

Sunday Night, fun quiz & play your cards right Thursday night, karaoke with Berni Mac Friday Night is bingo night.

Our new menu has arrived, come and try our breakfast special 2 of everything only 3.50 euros All time pub favourites only 5 euros

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tasting platter made so you can try a little bit of everything. If you fancy genuine, authentic Spanish paella then look no further. They can prepare mouthwatering paella from 2 people to 200 people!

Simply call to order in advance.

Introducing Spanish food to complement the already popular British menu has been hugely successful for Scotties. Sunday lunches are available weekly from only 5€ and their full British menu is available every day from 10am. We recommend the Famous Scotties Fried Chicken, or for a special treat why not try the mouthwatering Steak Night every Saturday featuring 3 courses and a bottle of wine per couple for only 13.50€ per person. For reservations and information about special events throughout the month call: 634 103 696 or 634 103 689.

Come and visit Scottees and experience the best food, drink and atmosphere around!

We have a full Tapas Menu available from 7am and our Daily British Menu is available from 10am to 9pm. *Booking advisable for evenings Sunday Lunches served every week from 5€ Saturday Steak night 3 mouthwatering courses and a bottle of wine per couple for only 13.50pp. *Booking Essential We cater for private parties and functions on our large covered outside terrace! Call for details!

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serving our delicious Fish and Chips followed by a fun quiz with none other than Eddie B from Costa Calida FM. We look forward to seeing you there. Keep your eyes peeled as we will soon be announcing our Xmas Menuwatch this space!

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Weekly events Sunday Lunches & Sundays Elliots in Bolnuevo from 6.50€ . Sensol Golf club, 12 Euros!

Canadas del Romero Social Centre 6E booking advised, the Trevi. And night time! Bernie Mac from 7PM, Bar Vista 1,2 or 3 courses, Scotties from 5€ booking advised. Cats Bar 12noon till 3pm from 5.50€ booking advisable..Sunday night Fun quiz at Cats Bar, from 9pm.

Mondays. Trevi’s menu del dia, 7.95E, Alley Palais Bowling League.

Sensol Golf Club Fun Quiz, Tel’s entertainment quiz at 9PM. Slimming Club at Cats Bar 11am. Bar Vista .

New Music Quiz from 8.30pm with a prize for name that tune!

Mondays and all week! Elliots

Menu Del Dia 8.50 menu del noche 14.95E, great tapas at Trevi & 3 euro breakfast. Bar Vista has a 3.50 breakfast & great snack menu! Menu Del Dia at Restaurant Amapola 14€, evening Menu 3 courses 18€, 4 Courses 20€.

Tuesdays At the Trevi Sue’s fitness class 10AM. Mens fitness at 11.30AM. Karaoke with Byron Canadas Social Centre 9pm. food always available.

Pre tropical nights cocktails on the Golf Club terrace with fun music quiz. NEW- Lunchtime Special at Restaurant Amapola in BolnuevoSee the advert for details! Cats Bar- Knitting club every fortnight at 11am and Friends and Buddies group weekly at 8pm.

Wednesdays The Trevi Darts from 8.30pm,Tel’s Bingo at 1.30PM, DJ on the decks at Alley Palais fr. 9PM. Cats Bar Fish and Chip night, 6 till 9pm.

Happy Dinner at Restaurant Amapola in Bolnuevo- Have 2 meals and pay only for 1- Booking on 660 328 092.

Cats Bar- “The New Wednesday Club”-fish and chip night 6-9pm followed by fun quiz with Eddie B. Bar Vista- Pool League Thursdays Camposol Golf Club Camposol-live music with wine at

€4 & beer 1.80! Tel’s quiz & football card at 9PM. At the Trevi Sues fitness class 10AM.. Free line dancing at Canadas, 7.30pm followed by actual dancing, evening menu. Early doors quiz at the Vista on A 6.30 start followed by play your cards right! Bernie Mac at Cats Bar 9pm till late! Bar Vista- Early Bird Quiz from 6.30pm followed by play your cards right.

Fridays Alley Palais, karaoke from 9pm til late 2nd and last Friday of the month indoor market at Alley Palais At the Trevi, bridge daytime starting at 9.45am. Fish and Chip might with free quiz at Scotties Bar. Happy Hour 5-7pm and Bingo night from 9pm at Cats Bar. Restaurant Amapola Bolnuevo Romantic Dinner 2x1 see advert for more details.

Saturdays Golf club, live entertainment, Trevi karaoke Bernie Mac, Steak night at Scotties from 6pm- Booking Essential. Cats Bar Happy Hour 4-6pm. Cats Bar- Disco on the Terrace with Byron from 8.30pm till late.

Friday 5th of October: Bar Vista, The CAS Band Saturday 6st of October: Sensol Golf

Restaurant open 7 nights a week 7pm-10.30pm 10 till 4 7 Days a week WEDNESDAY NIGHT DARTS AND DOMINOS FROM 8PM.

Sunday Karaoke 8.30pm

All day Breakfast from only 3euros

Club, Andy Jones Saturday 13th October: Sensol Golf Club, Lenny Mitchell Wednesday 17th October: Sensol Golf Club, Michael Jackson Tribute, tickets 5€ Saturday 20th of October: Sensol Golf Club, Woody and the Peckers Sunday 21 of October: Uncle Tom Cobley st

Bingo - Tel’s Sunday 7.30PM & Wednesday 1.30PM, Cats Bar Friday night Bingo from 9pm Quiz - 8.30PM Sensol Golf, fun quiz on Monday night; Tel’s Monday 9PM entertainment & Thursday fun 9PM, the Vista Bar early doors at 6.30pm, followed by play your cards right

Our famous upstairs BBQ and Spit Roast restaurant will remain open until Mid November!

Open Mike Nights Thursdays as usual at the Sensol golf club Camposol, wine 4€ a bottle and pints 1.80€ also Jimmy’s BBQ 12 Euros!

Karaoke Alley Palais at 9pm Friday, Saturday’s and Sundays, Trevi Bernie Mac Sunday’s, Tuesdays Canadas Social Centre from 9pm, Saturdays Byron at Cats Bar 8.30pm till late.

Local Markets! Alley Palais 2nd and last Friday of the month! Canadas Del Romero: Sunday mornings, Mazarron Town Saturday morning.

Puerto de Mazarron Sunday Camposol Thursday morning on Sector A Freemasons of Murcia Provincial Grand Masters Ball On October 27th 2012 Hotel La Cumbre Tickets 30 euros- all welcome More info: Alan 868000293 Graham 634140192

Telephone 968 978 869 Music nights coming up at the Mariposa +5th October THE SPIRIT OF ELVIS Back by popular demand. +6th OCTOBER “SHIRELLE” Sax and vocals. +26th Oct THE BEAGLES. + 31st Oct our famous Halloween special with The Beagles, FANCY DRESS!

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5 whole garlic cloves, peeled 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 2 tablespoons plain flour 1 tablespoon medium curry powder 600ml chicken stock 2 teaspoons honey 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 bay leaf half a teaspoon garam masala

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What makes it stand out from other curries is that the meat is breaded and fried before having a luxurious silky curry sauce slathered all over it. not difficult to prepare and is served with To make the sauce, heat the oil in a small plain rice.. If you prefer then use smoked chicken (wonderful) or just a plain cooked pan. Add the onion and garlic and sautĂŠ for 2 minutes, then throw in the carrots chicken, stripped! If you have not tried and sweat slowly for 10 minutes with the Japanese food then now is the time to lid on, giving the odd stir, until softened try. Their curries have a delicacy of taste and starting to caramelise. Stir in the flour and their noodle dishes are just superb. and curry powder and cook for a minute.

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The flan recipe, a delicious egg custard, dates back to Roman times. The Romans domesticated chickens and eggs were plentiful. It started out as a savory dish but in Spain, became a sweet Spanish dessert with caramelized sugar. The Spanish brought it to central and South America, where it is very popular. It is often made in a mold.

The perfect dessert for children, it is made with lots of eggs and milk making it quite nutritious. Children can help beat up the custard ingredients, while you make the carmelized sugar.

There are many variations to the flan recipe, including Flan de Cuba which adds egg whites and cinnamon stick.

The Moors added citrus and almonds.

A Puerto Rican version uses extra eggs, producing a firmer texture. A Venezuelan recipe, flan caraqueno adds blanched almonds, crackers and blended egg whites and yolks Recipe for Flan 1.5 cups sugar 1 -- 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk 2-- 13 oz cans evaporated milk 1 tb vanilla 6 large eggs Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Custard Beat the eggs with a hand mixer. Add in the condensed milk, evaporated milk, vanilla and ½ cup sugar. Mixture should be smooth.

Carmelized Sugar Over medium heat stir 1 cup of sugar until it is brown and caramel-like. This should take approximately five minutes,stirring constantly. Then, immediately pour several tablespoons of the caramel into 6 individual molds. Coating the bottom and sides with the caramel.

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After the molds have cooled place them into the refrigerator. When ready to serve, invert each mold onto a small plate.

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Out & About

With Rod Sawyer

I was glad to get back from the UK; a month living out of a suitcase is too long. We missed the weather, even if it was too hot, there are always the sea and the pools, friends and the dogs!

The hottest summer in seventy years has cooled slightly and we now face the mid thirties rather than the mid forties.

It hasn’t cooled down the visitors.

Saturday night on the Paseo was packed with a mixture of Spanish and British.

We went with two friends to Viggo and got there, booked in, at 7.30PM. The meal was great, steamed mussels, and a great pile of them rather than a lonely half dozen you get elsewhere, grilled hake with chips for two, and a very juicy, expertly cooked sirloin steak for the other two. They also do pizzas and many other Italian dishes, which we aim to try.

By 8.30PM there were twenty folk waiting for tables, and this queue did not diminish for two hours. Last real weekend of the holidays? Credit crunch? Just loads of folk out enjoying the balmy air and some Spanish music, except the meanies at the next table who wouldn’t even give the very good Spanish singer and guitarist a proverbial sou!

They were Brits of course! The Sunday before we hadn’t booked in anywhere for Sunday lunch, we both thought the other was booking.

It’s a good sign that it is still necessary to book for Sunday lunch at virtually every restaurant.

Although luckily the great staff at Cats managed to squeeze us in once.

We decided to hit the port and at 1.30PM were passing the Saladillo on the road out of Camposol.

The horseman and dancers were there, so we came to an abrupt halt and decided to give the place a try, the first time in years. It was a treat watching the horses and

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dancers. Exquisite costumes, twirls, horses beautifully groomed. We ate inside after the horse show and enjoyed the meal. As with Viggos, chose the steamed mussels. These were nice but disappointing 8 euros for a dozen mussels seems a bit pricy! The main, a meat and a fish dish were excellent with very good chips. The tapas on the counter also looked very inviting. The restaurant itself is smarter than of yore, with table cloths. The meal was not cheap, but the quality good and we will go and watch the horses again in the future.

This last Sunday we finally booked in at the Vista on A. Their Sunday lunch has now been in operation for some time, it’s a nice airy open restaurant with splendid views over Camposol.

They now have a new menu and are providing a full range of meals, including their excellent 3.50 euro full English. Sunday lunch is less than 10 Euros for two courses, 6.50 for just the main. Choice of beef, pork or chicken, excellent roasties with the veg and gravy served separately, everything fresh cooked! The starters and desserts are all interesting and very tasty. Try the fresh fruit salad!

Bingo on Friday at Cats, the quiz at Tels on Tuesday, we’ve promised ourselves a trip to the seaside later in the week.

According to information received the average pool temperature is now 24degs, but the sea is much warmer.

At least the early evening is becoming more doggy friendly in terms of walks.

One small point! I didn’t know but have discovered that my crip cart, sorry electric scooter is carried free of charge on the planes back to the UK. On our last trip we decided to hire a small buggy. The shop in York told us it would be as cheap to buy second hand and resale. Well we didn’t resale, but brought it back with us. Means the whole of the Paseo now accessible to me since this buggy dismantles into four pieces and is easily stowed. As some of you have seen, I am walking better, but two years of no exercise has complexly de-fitted me! Walking round the polygono is a challenge. The pool has been a God send and I have spent a lot of time swimming, but sadly 24 degs is just a bit cool to stay in for an hour at a time.

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Some time ago Luis Canovas from the Camposol Business Center took over the running of the security company on Camposol. At the time the security company was running at a loss and faced closure if subscriptions to the service did not increase.

In a bid to encourage more people to sign up to the scheme Luis introduced a special offer where if a number of people from any street or polygono signed up to the scheme then they would benefit from a discounted rate reducing the price of the service from 17€ a month to only 10€. He also promised that if enough people signed up from separate polygonos he would extend this offer to the whole sector. The discount would not only apply to new subscribers but also to existing customers as well. This offer was well received and currently D and B sector residents are all receiving the discounted rate.

No good deed goes unpunished however as this has led to existing customers on A and C feeling discriminated against as they are still subject the higher charges. “We want to be able to offer this discounted fee to not just our existing customers but to everyone on sectors A and C” says Luis. “We are working hard to promote a business that is in the interest of the community, but the special offer we have must be the same for everybody. We need only a small number of more clients

to subscribe and then everybody can enjoy this low rate. We offer a service that is invaluable to our clients and we wish to continue to do so.”

If you would like more information on joining the security scheme then please visit the Camposol Business Centre or call: 968 103 008.

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SECTOR “D” COMMUNITY AND GARDENING GROUP NEWSLETTER SEPT 2012

Your committee’s first meeting following our Summer Break was held on 3 Sept 2012 and the Minutes of this can be seen on our website and notice board.

It was decided at the meeting that a newsletter for all residents was due to inform you all of the progress achieved and the work planned for the following months.

During the break many of our volunteers have continued to work and contribute to the look of D and help collect funds for future projects. The busiest of these have been the people who look after our lovely gardens, our burning/compost pit helpers and our general “cleaner-uppers”. A big thanks is due to them from us all.

What has happened this year?

Our pot-holing repair team worked from Jan thru to June repairing many damaged areas of our roads and will continue with these rewarding and much appreciated improvements to our roads and some walkways.

FAST volunteers can be seen at the back The three main areas where noticeable of the presentation. and considerable work was carried out were: New volunteers are always required and The Jubilee Garden by the exit to D. if you would like to consider becoming The Memory Gardens by D25 one then contact FAST Coordinator on The Petanque Courts at D10 and D30 634313572.

Smaller areas were cleared, gravelled and had stone benches sited by the group assisted by local Bespoke Garden Design and Maintenance residents.

Our Compost Team kept the burning pit area clean and tidy and this year For all aspects of Garden maintenance and design we extended the call 679582410 for a free no obligation quote. size and depth of three pits due to the high amount of green waste. The burning ceased on 15 May due to fire regulations and will commence again sometime in October.

On the Social side we had a very successful and patriotic Jubilee Dance shared with Camposol’s The Camposol Sector D Gardening and Community Group held a Jubilee Dance in the Golf Club in conjuction with the Camposol FAST (First Aid Support Team) . A raffle was held and 529 euros was raised. A further 121 euros were raised by a FAST relative in a sponsored swim in the UK. This total of 650 euros was presented to the FAST Coordinator, Gerry Bradshaw

by Les and Linda Crook of the D Group’s Fundraising Committee.

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FAST Team and a sum of 540 euros was donated to FAST. Our Summer BBQ was also a success. We held a Fun Quiz night and had a couple of “Sausage Butty” afternoons after our Friday work.

The Thursday Pot-holers and Friday volunteers had a self funded afternoon Chinese MDD down the Port. All of these events and Friday collections help to generate a tremendous Community Spirit and we are all proud to be part of D Community.

PTO Future Projects.

At our meeting we decided that five main areas would be created, improved or extended by our Friday gravelling and weeding team.

These are: The open land on D27 Calle Sorvilan Land adjacent to D34 Extensions to the gardens on D25 and D29 Extensions to the Jubilee Garden The Welcome Sign area to be tidied up.

The digger we hire will be used to carry out the heavy weed clearing needs.

Two committee members are to investigate the hire of a road sweeper to clean up ALL the roads on D. Thanks to the continuing generosity of our D residents we have very healthy bank balance and these projects will of course be funded from that.

NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

D looks wonderful due to the dedication and hard work of a small number of volunteers but the work we carry out, more often than not, requires a degree of maintenance such as minor weeding and plant watering. Presently one couple look after the majority of these needs but the increased amount of areas is making this job very time-consuming (every day) and is becoming a burden.

WHAT CAN YOU DO? Please, please, consider giving our D Community a couple of hours of your time to help maintain the areas of improvement that your group of volunteers work tirelessly and hard to create.

We need residents living near such areas to take charge of the maintenance and with other local residents help keep them looking as good and perhaps better than the day they were created. WE NEED YOU! D7 residents have adopted their roundabout and have a rota for maintaining it.

Other areas DO the same but many are not looked after.

HOW DO I HELP? , All details of reps are on our Noticeboard where our

Bucketeers work on Friday mornings. You can also contact me on 968131971 or 666863670 or Bob Owen on 986970577 or Les Crook on 968979831. PLEASE HELP! Of course more volunteers would always be appreciated on our Friday morning work sessions that will commence on the 28th September, weather permitting.

Check our D Exit noticeboards for times/ locations. Help improve YOUR COMMUNITY and also meet new nice friends who during the past four years have knitted this community into the SUCCESS we now enjoy.

Mick Drummond, Chairman .

Camposol ‘C’ Green Fingers Gardening and Social Group Our volunteer working parties began again in mid September and we’d like to appeal to anyone who can spare a couple of hours on Wednesday mornings to please come and help continue the great improvement of our area: We meet at the Sensol Villas office (old Masa office) at 9am. Breakfast is a free perk, and don’t worry if you cannot do heavy work; there are light duties of weeding,

planting and watering! Come along and make new friends; we’ve just had many new mature trees and plants delivered to replace those which didn’t survive the hot weather, so even if you’re only here on holiday, you’ll be beautifying your whole community!

The maintenance scheme has continued cleaning, weeding and spraying the streets of ‘C’ in strict rotation and watering the plants throughout the hot Summer. Thanks to all who spare a minute to take care of any plants near their homes, and who have offered our working parties refreshments! Our group is totally dependent upon your help and donations - If you see our teams out and about please contribute a little to their bucket, or better still; join our scheme for a donation of only 5 Euros a month!

Every Euro of each member’s monthly payment is used to enhance the whole area of ‘C’, which improves as each month passes thanks to you all!

The new green waste container sited at the junction of Calles Aralia and Ibiscum has unfortunately not been emptied by the council since it arrived: this is due to the lorry needing repairs. By the time you read this, the collection will

hopefully be regular once more but in the meantime please clip your green waste and put it in the rubbish bins, or delay your pruning, thank you.

Don’t forget our Auction of promises at 8pm on 12th October at the Golf Club with DJ Dan - only 1 Euro donation per person admission enabling you to bid for the ‘promise’ of someone else’s time or skills: There are quite a few donations so it should be a popular event! If you’d still like to donate an unwanted item, or have a special skill which would raise money for us (and your popularity in the community!) please let us know asap.

Please save the date, too, for our Christmas Carvery Meal & Dance on 5th December at the Golf Club with live music from Wildcat supported

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practicality slightly, with boot space falling from 350 litres in the Countryman to 330 litres. Folding the seats down lifts that figure to 1,080 litres, which is 90 litres down on the maximum boot space in the five-door.

Spanish new car sales up 3.2% in August The new car sales in Spain rose by 3.4 percent in August to 48,820 cars. This increase is for the first time in this year as customers purchased vehicles before the scheduled tax hike this month. ANFAC, Car Manufacturer’s organization said that this is an unbelievable increase in Spain after seven long months.

ANFAC pointed out that about 10,000 private customers brought forward purchases of cars before the tax rise. Even though the car sales here reported a rise, the overall trend was not up to the expectations, as it shows a drop of 8.5 percent in sales during the first eight months of the year.

“The last part of the year, especially September and October are going to be a disaster. We are going to see a sharp fall unless sellers hold the sector up by making aggressive offers,” said a spokesman for car distributors’ association Faconauto when asked about the recent hike in car sales.

According to the reports of ANFAC, more than 520,216 cars were sold in Spain during the first eight months. It is expected that not more than 700,000 would be sold in the whole year.

Meanwhile, new car registrations in France fell for the tenth consecutive month, as per French industry group CCFA. The association reported that the turn down in August was 11.4 percent when compared to the same month previous year. CCFA also stated that the overall French registrations through August fell 13.4 percent to 1.29 million.

Mini Paceman The production version of the MINI Paceman has been revealed, ahead of its Paris Motor Show debut

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Only four engine variants will be available in the Paceman, starting with the petrol-powered Cooper and Cooper S, while the Cooper D and Cooper SD diesels are also on offer.

The MINI Paceman has become the eighth model in MINI’s ever-expanding line-up. The Paceman is based on the Countryman, but loses a set of doors and gains a few additional details to help differentiate it.

All are available with ALL4 four-wheel drive and each makes the Paceman a tenth

Most striking are the rear lights, which – for the first time on a MINI – are mounted horizontally.

Also, the roof is lower and now sweeps downwards, giving the Paceman a profile similar to the Range Rover Evoque. There’s also a large Paceman badge across the boot

lid – also a first for the brand.

The interior has a few subtle changes over the Countryman, too. The standard seating arrangement is 2+2 (an option in the Countryman), and the car comes with MINI’s Centre Rail, which lets you slide accessories such as drinks holders from front to rear.

And to the joy of many MINI owners, the electric window controls have moved from the centre console to the armrests.

Sports seats come as standard for the driver and passenger.

of a second quicker from 0-62mph than the Countryman. That means 7.5 seconds for the front-wheel drive Paceman Cooper S. Fuel economy is identical to the Countryman, ranging from the lowest figure of 42.1mpg in the ALL4 Cooper S to 64.2mpg for the frontwheel drive Cooper D. The Paceman is more than simply a Countryman with a couple of doors missing and a more stylish design – it’s good fun to drive. The sharper handling is down to stiffer chassis settings, retuned power steering and a reduction in ride height of 10mm.

However, the softer, higher set-up of the Countryman is available at no extra cost for buyers who value ride comfort over handling.

The MINI Cooper Paceman will arrive in the UK in March 2013 and starts at £18,970 – that’s £940 more than the Cooper Countryman – and tops out at £24,290 for the Cooper SD ALL4 model.

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Sports

By John Brown

Every two years the Lost Weekend that is the Ryder Cup, comes around. The biannual competition between United States and holders Europe is to be played at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago.

It could be difficult to follow all the action without a Sky subscription, but there will be continuous coverage from Friday morning of the 28th right through to the closing ceremony on the Sunday evening.

The biggest milestone has already passed – the Team selections and the Captain’s Picks. The European Team automatically selects the first five Europeans from the World Ranking and the Top five players from the European Order of Merit. Jose Maria Olazabal then selected the twonext best players in his opinion – Ian Poulter and Nicolas Colsaerts.

The Teams are: U.S. Tiger Woods Bubba Watson Jason Duffner Keegan Bradley Webb Simpson Zach Johnson Matt Kuchar Phil Mickelson Dustin Johnson Jim Furyk Brandt Snedeker Steve Stricker Europe Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) Justin Rose (England) Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) Paul Lawrie (Scotland) Francesco Molinari (Italy) Luke Donald (England) Lee Westwood (England) Sergio Garcia (Spain) Peter Hanson (Sweden) Martin Kaymer (Germany) Ian Poulter (England) Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) Days 1 and 2 consist of pairings – Foursomes and Four Balls. The last day is the dramatic Singles, and the above mouth-watering line up is a possibility.

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A key skill for the Captains is who to play and who to leave out, on the first two days, then where to play your team on the final day. The usual strategy is to put your strongest three or four players out first in order to gat some wins in place early. Then put your next strongest into positions 6 or 7, the fill out the rest with the weaker players at the end. This is because statistically, the final two games are rarely completed as the match is often already over before the last tow games come in. Colin Montgomery was scathing in his criticism of Sir Nick Faldo four years ago, because he put Padraig Harrington out last at number 12, on the assumption that the match might come down to the final game. Sir Nick hadn’t done his homework and Padraig’s talents were wasted. In the end the Europeans lost.

This time the Europeans are looking strong. Europe is being carried into the Ryder Cup on a tidal wave of Tour wins, McIlroy’s victory at the US PGA ends a remarkable run of six wins by members of Jose Maria Olazabal’s team in the past four weeks.

Peter Hanson followed McIlroy (three wins in four weeks), Paul Lawrie, and Sergio Garcia into the winner’s circle at Hilvershum.

each player putts. For the home team, they know that when their putts go in, there will be an enormous cheer from the crowd. This can be hugely inspirational.

For the away team, the silence is daunting. There are 10,000 people willing you to miss. If you do miss, there is a respectful two-second silence followed by a huge roar of encouragement for the home players.

Some players thrive in this atmosphere.

Ian Poulter, Graeme McDowell, Colin Montgomery, and of course, Jose Maria Olazabal – they all love the cut and thrust of this competition.

Then there is the Opening Ceremony.

In no other sport will you see a parade of WAGS. The wives and girlfriends are paraded in designer uniforms to accompany the players. It doesn’t happen in the women’s version of the Ryder Cup – the Solheim Cup. Is this sexist? It is hard to deny. It may have merged out of the cheerleading preamble to US sport, but it is an odd tradition.

On the topic of sexism in golf, the world’s most exclusive golf clubs, Augusta National invited former Secretary of State

Despite this, the home side usually has a great advantage.

This is due to the passionate crowds. We were part of the crowd at Celtic Manor two years ago. There is a limit of 40,000 spectators.

There are only 4 games to watch, so you get 10,000 people watching each one. It is a unique experience. Golf is played in silence, usually.

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Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first female members since the club was founded in 1932.

“This is a joyous occasion,” chairman Billy Payne said Monday.

For some, it was a long time coming.Martha Burk and her women’s advocacy group first challenged the club 10 years ago over its all-male membership. The debate returned this year when IBM, one of the top corporate sponsors of the Masters, appointed Virginia Rometty as its chief executive. The previous four CEOs of Big Blue had all been Augusta National members.The battle ended in typical style for Augusta National, with an understated announcement that left even Burk stunned.

“Oh my God. We won,” she blurted out when contacted by The Associated Press.

Burk was not the first advocate to draw attention to women being left out, but it was an exchange with former chairman Hootie Johnson in 2002 that ignited the issue. Feeling as though the Augusta National was being bullied, Johnson stood his ground, even at the cost of cutting loose television sponsors for two years, when he famously said the club might one day ask a woman to join, “but that timetable will be ours and not at the point of a bayonet.”

The comment became a slogan of the club’s sexism. This now leaves St Andrews and Muirfield needing to follow suit, and preferably in advance of the next Open at Muirfield.

So, the Lost Weekend is looming. Continuous coverage in HD and 3D means that I only leave my seat for comfort breaks. I can’t wait. I predict a tight game and a narrow victory for the Europeans. Of course!

Tug of war an Olympic Sport? Really?

In August we printed an article featuring 10 true and funny Olympic facts. One of the facts was that Tug of War was an Olympic Sport between 1900 and 1920. In our article we mentioned that the sport was favoured by “overweight beer drinkers”. One of our regular readers , Tug of War Association member and former International Tug of War judge, Don Cruickshank, wasted no time on setting the record straight with us here at The Journal.

It turns out that Tug of War is still a sport recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Tug of War is held at the World Games every 4 years which is run under the patronage of the IOC for sports that are not yet part of the Olympic Games. It seems that the sport is hugely popular worldwide and the Tug of War International Federation (TWIF) are focusing a lot of time and effort into having the sport reinstated into the Olympics. Due to its accessibility, it does not require large amounts of costly equipment, space or bespoke stadia. Faster, Higher, Stronger is the Olympic motto and Tug of War certainly fits the bill. So who knows, Rio 2016 may well play host to the first Olympic Tug of War in over 100 years!

A massive thanks to Don for setting the record straight. If you would like more information then please visit www.tugofwar.co.uk.

Here, not only will you find a plethora of information, but you will also see that this sport is massive worldwide!

In this picture, the UK team takes on Ireland at the 1908 games, where they would go on to beat USA for the gold.

But according to National Geographic, that UK team may have cheated by wearing spiked boots.

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Property, Financial and Legal Spanish bank accounts

I would like to start this month with Spanish bank accounts. Anyone that has an account in Spain please take note. I am sure you are aware of the excessive amounts that the UK banks charge when you go overdrawn, the banks in Spain are just as bad!

The greatest danger of your account being in the red are the dreaded overdraft fees and default interest. A delay in transfer, an unexpected expense or a simple forgetfulness can end up being very expensive.

But how expensive? What commissions are you going to pay? It is true that not all banks charge the same fees or default interest, but I must say that they are fairly similar and that there is a reasonable average calculated by the Bank of Spain.

What are overdraft fees?

These are the different fees for overdraft they apply: • Commission’s claimed for debit positions.

This is the amount they charge in informing you that your account has been revealed.

According to the Bank of Spain, its average is 32.65€ (range 30.00€ and 36.50€) • Commission applied. This is a percentage that is applied to the largest negative amount that has been in the account in the period. This has a minimum value determined by each bank. In 2012, its average value is around 4.23% and its minimum is half of 13.52 € A bank overdraft, therefore, costs on average a minimum of 46.17€, which then

has added interest for late payment.

What is the interest for late payment by bank overdraft?

Each bank sets its own interest, although according to the Bank of Spain may not exceed 2.5 times the legal interest, which in 2012 is 4%, that interest shall not be overdraft exceed 10% APR (including also the cost of commissions).

But in practice this is not fulfilled and the common interest rate hovers around 29% APR .

Utility Bills.

Another issue, (not so much with the banks) the problem is, that in some cases if there is not enough money in your account to pay the bill, it will not be paid. Then when the next bill comes it is without the amount from the previous bill that was not paid.

You pay the new bill as there is now money in the account and the next and so on. so you think nothing about the missed bill.

You might get a reminder in the post if you are lucky!

If you are keeping up, some way down the line they cut off the utility because of an unpaid bill 6 to 8 months ago, very annoying and expensive. To reconnect can take time and be as much as 80€.

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Euribor The one-year Euribor, the main benchmark for mortgages, closed April at 1.368%, representing a reduction of more than one tenth for the month of March and seven tenths in one year. This will allow a reduction in the share of mortgages that are reviewed in the month of May. For an average mortgage of 150,000€ with a repayment term of 25 years, the savings is 52€ per month and 624€ per year, which may represent a monthly fee.

This is the lowest since July 2010. In the month of April 2010 it was 2.086% and in January of this year 1.837%.

The Euribor is the rate at which banks lend money in the euro area and, therefore, depends largely on the interest rate set by the European Central Bank (ECB).

At this time, with a nominal interest rate of 1% and average inflation in the euro zone around 2.7%, the real interest rate is negative. That is, money loses more value for inflation than it gains by the profitability of the interest rate..

Savings Rate

ARE YOU MAKING FALSE ECONOMIES? TAKE ACTION TO SAFEGUARD YOUR HEALTHCARE IN SPAIN AND INVEST IN YOUR HEALTH The Spanish social health system (Seguridad Social) like the NHS in the UK, is designed and funded to ensure that it can cater for the emergency treatment of all persons in possession of either a European Medical Travel emergency card (EH1C) or a SIP card. You may use these cards at your local Medical Centre (Centro Salud) or Social Security Hospital. However, you will notice that the key word with the EH1C card is, in a travel emergency situation. In order to obtain fully comprehensive cover from the Spanish Social system, you will need to qualify for a full SIP card.

Full SIP card entitlement will only be granted by the Spanish authorities to those persons who can show that they qualify through working and paying contributions into social system funds, presenting the correct paperwork from their country of origin to show that they qualify for reciprocal funding or by applying to make voluntary contributions. The days are long gone whereby SIP cards were once issued just because Expats had taken up residence

in certain districts.

Due to the ongoing global financial crisis, Spain will be taking a close look at where it can make even more savings. The Spanish social health system is already under staffed and grossly under funded. Therefore foreigners not contributing to the social system can no longer expect to receive anything other than emergency medical treatments while these circumstances exist.

Indeed, many people who are already in possession of a SIP card are taking out a private health insurance. This precautionary measure ensures that they have all the additional benefits that this affords them: Immediate access to private hospitals and private physicians.

A personal advisor in one of our customer service offices to support your medical needs.

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Extensive annual medical preventative check ups.

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our brochure prices, for the entire lifetime of your policy. Starting from day 1 of your policy, you can qualify for the benefit of an extensive medical check to include for ladies, a mammography and mammarian scan, smear test and bone density test to detect the early signs of certain cancers and osteoporosis. For gentlemen, PSA blood test, Electrocardiogram (E.C.G.) and urological scan, to detect the early signs of prostate problems, cancer and heart disease. The premium to obtain these valuable services starts at under 50 years old from around 60€ per month – excellent value for money. Amongst many other benefits, in addition, you would be entitled to 30 to 60 physiotherapy treatments each year. For example, you do not have to endure back pain any longer with the benefit of immediate treatment. ASSSA private medical insurance premiums start from as little as 43€ per month, so there is really no reason not to have the peace of mind that results from having some form of cover in place.

ASSSA offers unique guarantees: The age you join is the age you stay – no increase in premiums due to simply growing older.

Guaranteed for life – cover is guaranteed irrespective of advanced age or your claims profile.

The flexibility to move to us from your

current insurer without loss of cover for those conditions already covered by them.

Why not ask us for a completely nonobligatory personal quotation? We will be pleased to advise you and answer any questions. In order to ensure a first class service for our clients we stay close to you through our local customer service offices along the coast with a personal advisor at your disposal. Our multilingual female advisors take time to offer non-committal consultation and advice in order to recommend the right level of insurance for both your budget and medical needs. We are also happy to make hospital and doctors appointments for you including those for your annual medical checks.

In addition to health insurance, ASSSA also offer very attractive terms for Dental and Funeral Insurance and would be – both also offering immediate cover. Why not just call in and see us! There is surely an Asssa office or Agency close by to you, or you can telephone any of our offices for a personal appointment. Also by email, we are happy to answer your questions in your language.

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Selling Up In Spain For many different reasons we have seen a large number of Brits selling properties in Spain over the last 24 months. Currencies Direct have helped hundreds of people to maximise the sterling they receive when repatriating their funds back to the UK. Fee-Free Bankers Drafts and Transfers When you receive payment for your property in Spain it is likely that the buyer will settle with a banker’s draft, banks in Spain can charge up to 1.25% of the value of the draft to deposit it into your own account. On a property of €200,000 this could cost you up to €2500! If you take a Euro bankers draft to the UK to deposit, the charges are even higher and it can take up to 8 weeks to clear the draft and you are likely to receive a very poor exchange rate from your UK bank.

Currencies Direct have a developed a unique national agreement with la Caixa bank – the largest savings bank in Europe. If you are registered with Currencies Direct you can open a “la Caixa” Currencies Direct account for free and start receiving a number of key benefits.

For those depositing a Spanish bankers’

draft the most immediate benefit is that la Caixa will waive the usual fees – so you will pay nothing to deposit your cheque. Along with this benefit there are no charges to send money to Currencies Direct and no receiving fees in any UK bank when you make transfers using Currencies Direct. Your online banking (if you require), is in English and you benefit from La Caixa’s network of more than 5500 branches across Spain.

Peter and Susan Bishop used the service when they wanted to send funds back to the UK. They were really impressed with Currencies Direct:“the speed and efficiency delivered by Currencies Direct and their arrangement with la Caixa made our transfer back to the UK very simple and ensured we had no banking fees” Currencies Direct has been established in Spain for more than a decade and we’ve helped thousands of people to save serious money on their property purchases and sales. We have offices in four locations covering the key areas on the coastline where we find most Brits are likely to settle. Our head office is in London and we have offices around the world to provide an exceptional service for our 200,000 private and business customers.

Miguel Ataz Ruiz “la Caixa” - Director of la Caixa Camposol office on sector B, would be delighted to discuss commission free banking with you in more detail. Miguel can be contacted by email on mataz@lacaixa.es Tel.: +34 968549920 or in person at the branch.

For more information about the services of Currencies Direct and to receive a free no obligation consultation, please visit one of our offices, or contact me directly, Andrew Brown – Regional Sales Manger and I will be happy to discuss your currency requirements with you in our office or in the comfort and privacy of your home.

Contact the Currencies Direct Mojacar office on +34 950 478 914 or email Andrew Brown directly at andrew.b@ currenciesdirect.com

Useful Numbers Bar, restaurants & cafes Amapola 660 32 80 92- 968 15 65 03 Bar Trevi 669 026 544 Cat’s Bar 666 188 353 Elliots 968 158 499 Mariposa 968 631 008 Scotties 634 103 696 Sensol Golf Restaurante 603 135 387 Seventh Heaven 968 332 088 Vista Bar 648 731 309 Bathrooms Beautiful Bathrooms 968 974 038/663617 563 Beauty Care & Health Heather mobile 636 657 481 Freedom Mobility 968 153 620 Bowling Alley Alley Palais 968 978 869 Builders CM Constructions 659 159 948 GTH Construtions 632 003 793 or 968 810 3008 Car Hire F&C Rental 968 199 156 Car mechanics & car sales Ken Sherwood mechanics 679 646 859 Carpentry Dave Davidson 634 330 706 Camposol Business Centre District Journal, Security, Dentist, Chiropodists, Another World Properties 968 103 008 Central Heathing & Plumbing Calida Gas & Oil 659 761 771 Charities PALS 968 422 228 / 626460 465 Andreas animal rescue 690 906 565 JJPuppies 618 934 921 Making a Difference 634 357 137 Mabs 639 665 370 Lions 682 104 635 Chimney Sweep Tony 646 438 694 Chiropodists Nathalia 968 103 008 Computer design services Daniel White www.danielwhitedesign.com Dentists Camposol Business Centre 968 103 008 Ear Candling Heather mobile 636 657 481 Electricians Andy 617 644 339 Funerals and funeral plans Tony Smith, Funeral director 650 631 719 Fish & Chips Elliots Bolnuevo 968 158 499 Gardening Evergreen 679 582 410 Hairdressers Carols 968 974 989 Cut & Dried 628 149 840 Home Furnishings Yorkshire Linen 968 595 946/650 857 619 Insurance & Asesoria Nash Warren, Bolnuevo 968 156 583 R&L Seguros 968 138 516 / 620 277 690

ASSA 968 453 386 El Pilar 968 425 210 Ibex Insurance 968 595 945

Internet Cafes Alley Palais 968 97 88 69 Law services Shirley Ann Fisher 968 103 008 MMB 968 332 068 Metalwork Eriks 636 050 008 Mobility, aids & equipment Freedom & mobility 968 153 620 Properrty services Frucomtel 968 592 415 Camposol Properties 968 592 679 Pool cleaning, maintenance & repair Tony, the pool diver 646 438 694 Kohn pool Services 968 138 638 Or 626 684 979 Printing & Design Insignia Graphics, 618 615 903 Mister print 638 893 357 SALES AND RENTAL AGENTS Mercers 968 199 188 UK 08450 177 805 2let2buy2sell 968 979 876 UK 00 44 1223 968 199 Sensol Golf Villa Rentals 968 970 614/608 631 700 Costa Calida Property Services 968 199 251 Villa Quest 968 974 918 Spanish Resort Rentals, 0034 669 19 01 13 Spanish interpreters and courses Debbies translations & interpreting, 677 353 136 Fiona Green 649 811 469 Pilar Garcia 630 21 99 82 Totana English Academy 968 422 013/620 230 775 Television Services Rainbow, 686 358 475 Window cleaning services AYS 619 877 303 Water, purification services The H20zone 619877303

Getting in touch with the committees and organisations

CRA Camposol Residents Association.

Main base is the wooden hut on the car park on Sector B Commercial Centre. It is open Mon, Wed & Fri mornings.email them on info@cracamposol.com.

Chairman is Bob Owen available on Tel :(0034) 634 364 738 Secretary is Sandy Allison Their web site which is interactive and very informative is www.cracamposol.com Sector A committee. Have their own web site at www.a-camposol.com They can be emailed at info@a-camposol.com. They publish minutes and notes in the window of the office at far end of shops bottom Sector A Commercial centre, behind the post boxes.

The telephone contact number for the committee is 603109974 This number is manned every morning Monday thru Friday 10am / 12noon Sector A gardening group is run by David Senior Peake who can be contacted by email dseniorpeake@hotmail.co.uk. They also run a bookstall Friday morning outside the post room on A. The team leaders meet monthly in Tels first Monday in moth 11AM visitors welcome.

Sector B & B-clean (their gardening group) NB B sector community group is newly formed.

Helen White 968 199 506 is the pro tem organisor.

Sector C Greenfingers gardening group, Bernard Holland, our chairman - Tel 626 513 842, email spainvilarosa@gmail.com Camposol Community Group D Sector The group meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 4PM in the Trevi Chairman Mick Drummond 968131971or 660038015 Secretary Les Crook 968979831or 606874193 Ents and Tickets Linda Crook 968979831or 606874193 Trailer Bookings John Hannah 634341427 Compost Site Supervisor 651119145 Camposol Fiesta www.fiestascamposol.es Dicky Davies 968 199 967 Age Concern Meets every Wednesday morning in the Cultural Centre everyone welcome Their chair is Anne Lambert 968 970 687 Camposolers The registered group site for residents of Camposol, the proprietor is Reg Rogers who can be contacted by e-mailing reg rogers@hotmail.com. Apply to Reg for membership. NB there is an underline dash between reg and rogers!!!!!!

Town Hall can now be contacted through an office in the Cultural Centre Sector B, by the roundabout down from the roundabout by the filling station. Tatiana Andres is there to help you every weekday morning. Phone 968 131 717, email oficinacamposol@mazarron.es MABS now have an office in the old MASA office on the main dual carriage way on Sector C LIONS, Secretary Lion Mike Coombs 968 429 129 Membership Lion Mervyn Booth 968 163 082 ANNOUNCEMENTS

In the event of a medical emergency call 112 and then phone F.A.S.T on 968 970 626 (Camposol Only)

Welcome book club every second and fourth Tuesday in the underbuild at the former medical centre on Sector B.

If your committee would like your details here then please contact Rod Sawyer at rodsawyer41@hotmail.com

0!,3 %6%.43 Summer has now left us with its 40 degree heat and now we are into the more pleasant 20´s. The beaches are empty and you can actually get a drink in a beach side bar. How lovely, that would be. Here we are though still running our charity and sorting out the sick and injured animals, whilst looking after the ones that are already here.

Salvador this month went for his castration, he amazed us with his party trick though beforehand, He managed to rear up throwing his front legs over the gate then slid along so that the gate rested into his stomach, front legs out of the stall the back legs inside and just managing to touch the floor. Getting him off was a relatively simple matter, open the gate slide him along it and off the end, job done. Perfect.......Next day..........exactly the same only he tried it over the block wall. Not so simple a job this time. So we built a staging out of blocks and lifted his legs until he managed to climb the wall and land in the next stall.

Great no injuries no problems.........Next day however we did have a problem when he not only managed to get his front legs over the wall/gate but also his back legs. We came home from the morning in the shop to find him in the paddock. Manuka in a state having been chased around and sporting some small cuts and bruises. We rendered first aide to her injuries and the donkeys were settled for the night. The following morning Manuka had a swelling to the lower neck. A trip to Alicante (San Vicente) hospital and she was sorted with anti inflammatory and pain killers. Salvador was booked in for the following day.

Anyway all´s well that ends well, and all the girls and boys are now doing fine. Salvador is integrated with the others and is not now ´climbing the walls´ to get out.

We have rescued another dog this month who came looking for us, turning up at our gate. He is about a year old and now called Casper. Take a look at him, he is in need of a new home as are all our rescued dogs. You can see them all on our facebook sight.

Joel

Buddy

Casper

We also saw our beautiful Faith go to her new home in Germany ...and the gorgeous Joe, go to his new home in the Sierra Espuna ,we so miss these two, but they both have the most fantastic life, lots of love and luck to both family’s I am still standing on B car park each Monday 11.30 to 1.30 for collection of your unwanted goods or just a chat if that’s what you would like, coffee always welcome.

See you soon

Andrea.

October 17th afternoon of popular song with Bernie Mac and local singers at the Vista Bar 4PM to 8PM tickets 7Euros inc buffet October 18th grand auction at Marianos, 1PM start, only 5 Euros for 3 articles, must be registered beforehand and delvered on day at 10.

November 16th Rock n Roll revival nighht at Marioanos rstuarnt 7.30pM to midnight, tickets 5 euors with an extra 5 if you want the chicken and chips.

November 28th Menu del dia at Don Ricardos December 1st Christmas fair at Lagarto Verde on the Via axial in the port. Get your stall now.

Tickets can be obtained on Camposol from the office Monday and Wednesday mornings on C5 Calle Retama no.29 (968 970 687), outside the Salud bar Friday mornings. On a Thursday morning outside the Bar Peyma in Puerto Mazarron, all 11AM until 1PM

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thelastlaugh20@gmail.com O’Malley goes into a bar in Dublin, orders three A young woman went to her doctor pints of Guinness and sits in the corner of the complaining of pain. room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn.

When he’s finished, he comes back to the bar "Where are you hurting?" asked the doctor. and orders three more. thelastlaugh20@gmail.com The bartender asks him, "You know, a pint goes "You have to help me, I hurt all over", said the We will publish it and give you flat after I draw it; it would taste better if you a credit woman. bought one at a time."

An 80-year old man was having his annual O’Malley replies, "Well, you see, I have two "What do you mean, all over?" asked the check-up and the doctor asked him how brothers. One is in America, the other in doctor, "be a little more specific." he was feeling. “I’ve never been better!”

Australia, and I’m here in Dublin. he boasted. “I’ve got an 20 year old bride When we all left home, we promised that we’d The woman touched her right knee with her who’s pregnant and having my child! What do you think about that?” drink this way to remember the days when we index finger and yelled, "Ow, that hurts." drank together."

The doctor considered this for a moment, The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, Then she touched her left cheek and again then said, “Let me tell you a story. I knew and leaves it there. yelled, "Ouch! That hurts, too." a guy who was an avid hunter. He never missed a season. But one day, he went out in So O’Malley becomes a regular in the bar, and a bit of a hurry, and he accidentally grabbed always drinks the same way - orders three pints Then she touched her chest, "Ow, even THAT his umbrella instead of his gun.” The doctor and drinks them in turn. hurts", she cried. continued, “So he was in the woods, and One day, he comes in and orders two pints.

The doctor checked her for a moment and told suddenly a grizzly bear appeared in front All the other regulars notice and fall silent. her his diagnosis,..... of him! He raised up his umbrella, pointed When he comes back to the bar for the second it at the bear and squeezed the handle.

And do you know what happened?” the round, the bartender says, "I don’t want to "You have broken your finger." doctor queried. Dumbfounded, the old intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my man replied, “No.” The doctor continued, A gynecologist had a burning desire to condolences on your great loss."

“The bear dropped dead in front of him!” change careers and become a mechanic.

“That’s impossible!” exclaimed the old man. O’Malley looks confused for a moment, then a So he found out from his local tech college light dawns in his eye and he laughs.

“Someone else must have shot that bear.” what was involved, signed up for “That’s kind of what I’m getting at,” replied evening classes and attended diligently, "Oh, no," he says, "everyone’s fine. I’ve just the doctor. learning all he could. When time quit drinking." for the practical exam approached, he The Deaf Italian Bookkeeper prepared carefully for weeks, and completed the exam with I went to see the Red Arrows today.

A Mafia Godfather finds out that his bookkeeper, tremendous skill. When the results Guido, has cheated him out of $10,000,000.00. came back, he was There were gasps of "Ooh" and "Aah" as His bookkeeper is deaf. That was the reason he got surprised to find that he had the crowds watched on in amazement. the job in the first place. It was assumed that Guido obtained a mark of 150%. Fearing Near miss after near miss had some would hear nothing and would therefore never have an error, he people covering their eyes and shaking to testify in court. called the instructor, saying, "I their heads in disbelief.

When the Godfather goes to confront Guido about the don’t want to appear ungrateful missing $10 million, he takes along his lawyer, who for such It was a good half hour’s worth of knows sign language. The Godfather tells the lawyer, an outstanding result, but I entertainment, but in the end, my wife “Ask him where the money is.” wondered if there had been an finally managed to park the car and we The lawyer, using sign language, asks Guido, Where’s error which made our way to the air show. the money? needed adjusting." The instructor Guido signs back, “I don’t know what you are talking said, "During the exam, you took about.” the The lawyer tells the Godfather, “He says he doesn’t engine apart perfectly, which was know what you are talking about.” worth 50% of the total mark. You The Godfather pulls out a pistol, puts it to Guido’s put the head and says, “Ask him again or I’ll kill him!” engine back together again The lawyer signs to Guido, “He’ll kill you if you don’t perfectly, which is also worth 50% tell him.” of the mark. I Guido trembles and signs back, “OK! You win! The gave you an extra 50% because money is in a brown briefcase, buried behind the you did all of it THROUGH the shed at my cousin Bruno’s house.” exhaust The Godfather asks the lawyer, “What did he say?”

The lawyer replies, “He says you don’t have the guts to pull the trigger.”

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