The Gibraltar Magazine July 2008

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As a leading law firm, Hassans has steered many clients to the benefits Gibraltar offers, whether they are global corporations or private individuals of means. They find us expert, innovative, commercially-minded and client-focused.

Easy to deal with, too. There may be many miles of ocean between us but we're only a mouse-click away. Visit our website at www.gibraltarlaw.com or email us at info@hassdns.gi.

New Faces

Gibraltar Asset Management are pleased to welcome Paul Segal, Paul Brailey and John Bourbon to our already experienced team.

Lindsay Adamson steps down as Managing Director after 20 years and hands the reins over to Mark Maloney.Lindsay will remain as a Director of the Company.

John Bourbon who now becomes Chairman of the Company is already well known to many in Gibraltar as Chairman of the UK Compliance Institute and former Managing Director of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.

Paul Brailey will be taking over responsibility for the dealing desk covering all the major markets in the UK,Europe and the US.

Paul Segal will be developing our client relationship/support with particular focus on our growing range of services to local company managers,lawyers and accountants.

Left to Right: Paul Segal, John Bourbon, Mark Maloney, Lindsay Adamson and Paul Brailey.

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tax issues Living with Spain

Following the benefits that flowed from the Cordoba Agreement of 2006 whereby the telephone system of Gibraltar was free of restriction to 30,000 landline numbers and Gibraltar mobiles can now be used in Spain via Spanish transmitters, and calls received on them from the whole world and calls made by Gibtelecom contract customers, and shortly by pay-as you-go (Reload) customers, and the long-outstanding pensions dispute was settled and border traffic flows improved, many wonder what is next on the agenda.

Spain would clearly like to include develop ment of its plans to assume sovereignty in the medium term and is reluctant to back track on the gain it achieved by agreeing,in principle, to share sovereignty with the UK,as was achieved just a few years ago, but which the UK has al ready back tracked itself on by publicly stating that no further discussions will even take place without Gibraltar's consent.

Ofcourse,the siege mentality of Gibraltarians has been an irritantfor the British Foreign Office for generations and there is plenty of evidence of how they thought it would have possible to drcumvent the views of the resident popula tion, by not allowing the return of the wartime evacuees(so that they never obtained any rights to self-determination).

Although wrong to draw ridiculous com parisons with Northern Ireland(as UK ministers did repeatedly when expecting Gibraltarians to accept shared sovereignty), because there is division there amongst its population as to which country they want to have sovereignty

(the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland). Here,there is no such split. The actions and un dertakings given by successive UK governments to Northern Ireland warrant careful scrutiny,as they indicate a de facto joint sovereignty over the Province.

Whilst it is true that the unionist/loyal ist/ protestant population of north-east Ireland fought to remain British,they also never sought home rule at all. So when the original Stormont parliament was forced upon most of Ulster, what the British contrived to achieve was,firstly, a de-

tachmentfrom Great Britain that it hoped would fairly quickly lead to an amalgamation with the south. Their miscalculation was the southern rejection of home rule within the UK,its initial acceptance of dominion status and retention of four naval ports by Britain,butsteady progress instead to an independent republic outside the Commonwealth.

It was only then that the Government of Ireland Act 1949 recognising the Republic as independent(but strangely not "foreign"),that the first pledge was given to Northern Ireland that it would remain inside the UK as long as the Northern Ireland Parliament so wished. But this was amended in 1974 by a further Act that vested that decision in a referendum of the electorate of Northern Ireland every 10 years, rather indicating that was down to the nation alist / republican / catholic population to out breed the other side. Only one such referendum' was ever held and, no doubt, would only ever be conducted again when the outcome was clearly in favour of independence from Britain

they thought It would havepossihieto circumventthe views ef the resident pepuiation,hy net aiiowingthe return of the wartime evacuees

and amalgamation with the south. So it can be seen how 88 vears after trying to get rid of Ulster because the British failed to hold on to the whole of Ireland, they still hope to do so.

More worrying is the effective operation of joint sovereignty withoutconstitutional change. If replicated here, it would mean the consulta tion by Britain with Spain (a veto for Spain)on day-to day issues.

Interestingly, territorial waters have been a dispute around Northern Ireland,like here.The Republic argues that as the whole ofIreland was for one instantin 1921 removed from the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, but a day later, six of nine counties of Ulster opted to re turn to the reform Great Britain into the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, all the waters belonged to the Irish Free State,as only counties rejoined without mention of any sea. The Spanish argue the same since only the land was mentioned in the 1713 Treaty.

More importantly, whilst the opening words of the 1920 Act say Northern Ireland is an integral part of the UK, it never has been (not even under direct rule). Between 1921 and 1972, it governed itself completely separately to the extent that the Westminster Commons Speaker use to refuse to allow questions in that House on matters domestic to the Province by saying "there is another House", meaning the Northern Ireland Governor and Parliament of House of Commons and Senate were supreme. This rather came to light in the troubles when, legally, the Army were there technically under the control of the Northern Ireland Minister of Home Affairs and not either the British Home Secretary or Defence Secretaiy.

It always has had its own Civil Service(un like even Scotland now), institutions and even driving licenses. Unlike Gibraltar, it shares its revenues with GB and gets a subsidy on top, but did not in 1921.

Ironically, Westminster could never now impose direct rule on Scotland but could again on Ulster and on Gibraltar,and resists indepen dence for Scotland (oil!), but would gladly lose the Province to Ireland and Gibraltar to Spain.

This trickery is just typical of the British, and Gibraltarians must remain alert to attempts to persuade them to accept some long-term overall involvement of Spain in their affairs. However, just as hard-line unionists in Ulster refused to play the British game and damaged their own economy as much as the IRA did, only to be forced to do a deal with the IRA to remain British,so Gibraltar must not retreat into confrontation with Spain for the sake of it or to

Heritage Awards2008

rebel rouse for electoral support. Gibraltarians have gained the rights to self-determination and self-rule and must use them to stay British and separate from Spain, whilst demonstrating their real willingness to co-operate with Spain in establishing closer working partnerships based on equality of control.

The British did one good thing when they noted Spain only recognised the in principle joint sovereignty agreement as transitional to

on Ulster

on Gibraltar

Ifull sovereignty, whilst they said it had to be a final solution.

In the forthcoming next round of tripartite talks, Spain wants to end Gibraltar's special tax regime. It must be made clear to them that but for the petty restrictions imposed by Spain from 1969, Gibraltar might have developed a different economy. It was Britain that encour aged Gibraltar to be a sort of tax haven when it closed the naval dockyards. ■

About Paul doBoresford

Gibraltar Association of Stockbrokers and Investment Managers

The GibraltarHeritage TrustAwards2008took place on 13th June atthe Garrison Library.Pictui^d are the recipients of awards,presented for their outstanding effort towards the upkeep and protecUon of Gibraltar's heritage.

Westminster could never new impose direct rule on Scotland but could again

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% your business is their business

The InvcstGibraltar Office is an integral part of the Department of Enterprise & Develop ment, which helps would-be businesspeople, whether local or from abroad, to realise their plans — or, when necessary, to advise them that their idea is not realistic.

Having spoken to Julian Baldachino, who heads the InvestGibraltar Office,and his execu tives Dustin Orfila and Javier Redondo,I soon came to the conclusion that everybody who wants to open a business in Gibraltar should go and see them first. Their job is to clear the way, to make sure you know all you need to know about any forms that have to be filled in and licences that might have to be sought, how to create a business plan, where to find a lawyer or accountant; in short, the lot.

Julian told me their job isn't just a matter

of handing out some literature — although they have produced a fully comprehensive free 39 page guide which covers just about everything anyone could want to know about the subject.

However, it's not just a matter of handing out the right brochures and saying 'good luck.'

"When someone has been to see us for, advice or information, we follow it up witiil phone call a couple of weeks later to see how they are getting on,in case they have come up against a hurdle they think is insurmountable Sometimes it is just a case of their having lo^ their impetus,but in many cases our follow-up J call prompts them into action," said Julian

My impression ofInvestGibraltar was thatit J is a friendly,efficient and informal departmad]

JtfftNt, Dustin and Javier of ffte ImrestGibraftar Office

"Other jurisdictions have been very interested in the service we are giving," said Dustin Orfila, "including the Government of Bermuda."

their remit inciudes market ing Gibraitar to the outside worid as a good piece to do business

whose three executives are quick thinking and thoroughly familiar with the information they need to dispense. They are certainly the complete opposite of the old style grumpy, slow moving civU servant, thankfully now almost extinct.

The Office has been running since June 2004,and was the brain child of Minister Joe Holliday.

"One of the first things he did when he took over the then De partment of Trade & Industry was to establish this service," said Julian. "He wanted a one-stop shop for investors and startups that would also took at the way Gibraltar's systems work with a view to making recommendations for change."

Now their remit includes mar keting Gibraltar to the outside world as a good place to do busi ness, as well as helping existing businesses to develop.In the latter case, the growth is demonstrated by the fact they are hoping to take on a Business Development Of ficer later this year.

Since the beginning the number of people using the service has accelerated. Last year the Office had meetings with 71 potential investors and dealt with over 400 email and telephone enquiries (almost double that of the year before). As a result, 14 new busi nesses started up in the fields of Tourism, Financial Services and E-Commerce, Trade & E-Trade, and other miscellaneous areas. It could well be that more startups will follow this year as a result of last year's enquiries, as some businesses, such as Gaming and Maritime Services, take longer to establish than others.

"Our success in attracting peo ple to come here to see us is the result of our marketing of Gibral tar PLC and creating awareness of the Office itself," said Dustin. "Word-of-mouth recommenda tions are also increasingly playing their part."

Another advantage of dealing with the InvestGibraltar Office is that it is a government office that liaises with other government departments.Julian explained that he and his team can often speed up the time taken to get a business going by using the network they have established with other parts of the civil service.

"But we don't act as a substitute for other departments,such as the GTB and the Finance Centre," he said. "We do complement them, though, and work with them for the corrunon good — such as ac companying them on a road show, for instance."

The process for anyone thinking of establishing or expanding a business in Gibraltar who comes to see the InvestGibraltar Office is very straightforward: there is a short form to complete; then Javier, Dustin or Julian will listen to what you have to say and ad vise accordingly;then there is the follow-up call to see how they are progressing.

"We encourage them to look seriously and realistically at their idea," Javier added. "Some are daunted by that, but others take it further. The after-service is vitally important,as it is the way we find out about any obstacles that we might be able to help with. We do tend to hold their hand, as far as they want us to. As well as the bigger businesses, such as Gam ing, we would love to be able to encourage more craftsmanship and cottage industries to develop amongst local people, but there is no point in encouraging a business that we consider won't survive. We are very frank in that respect."

The InvestGibraltar Office is on the top floor of Block 7 at Europort. The Office's direct telephone number is 200 52634.fax 200 52635: email info@investgibraltar.gov.gi. Mean while, you can get thefull storyfrom the ivebsife wwio.gibraltar.gov.gi.

As well asthe bigger businesses,such as Gaming,we woubl love to be able to encourage more cransmausblp and cottage Indnstrles to develop amongst local people,butthere Is no point In encouraging a business that we consider won't survive

Tax Year 1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009

The Gibraltar Budget

On June, the Chief Minister made his budget speech and the full text of this together with the summary can be found on the Government's website at www.gibraltargov.gi.

The Chief Minister reported that despite some world economic challenges and specifically problems with the US subprime market, the credit crunch and rise in oil prices,the Gibraltar economy had performed well with continued sustainable growth and virtually full employ ment. The Chief Minister described the public finances as being in a healthy state with public debt at a level significantly below other devel oped countries. One would howeverexpect this prudent approach in a small economy with less diversified economic base which could leave it vulnerable if there is a down turn in one of its key economic sectors. The figures however do not take account of the potential liability for public sector pensions and a more accurate understanding of the status of public finances would be portrayed if the Government showed an actuarial valuation of this future liability. This is a requirement for a company for their financial statements to show a true and fair view and receive an unqualified audit report.

As with mostbudgets,there is an expectation from the public to be better off. They gener ally look towards tax reductions together with increases in public expenditure. In reality, this is not usually attainable since the Government needs a defined amount of revenue to finance itself and the public sector.

The budget therefore has good news for some

of us and bad news for others and the key points are listed below.

The Good News

The Government is committed to further capital projects in respect of making available increased housing,improving the environment, traffic planning and making available more parking together with increasing expenditure on education. This will benefit all persons resident in Gibraltar.

To ensure a fairer base for funding Govern mentexpenditure the Governmentis to dedicate further resources to ensure higher enforcement and tax compliance to collect tax arrears and unpaid taxes.

The minimum wage is also to rise by 10% as from 1st January 2009 to £5.00 per hour.

Personal income tax

Working pensioners will be much better off since the first £20,000 of income will be exempt from tax. In addition for those not taxed on the gross income basis, the minimum personal al lowance h^s been raised from £3,500 to £7,500 and this means people on the allowance based system who currently have few deductions,will be better off. This should on the whole benefit lower income groups who in addition are to benefit from an increase in the low income earn ers allowance. The Government have defined a low income as that below £19,500.

The Government wish to provide incentives for people to save for their old age pensions and there is a relaxation on pensions which qualify for tax relief. Relief is now available to a maxi mum contribution of an employee's contribu tion,and employer's contribution representing 25% of grossearnings with the maximum deduc tion available for the employee's contribution of 1 /6"'of assessable income. Contributions made by the employer into an approved scheme,is not treated as a benefit in kind as long as contribu tions remain within the 25% limit total. For higher earning tax payers, opting to be taxed on the grossincome basis,there is a reduc tion in tax for earnings over £75,000 per annum. In this case the rate drops from 40% to 38%.

Corporation tax

In the previous budget,the Governmentsaid it was committed to a reduction in corpora tion tax and initially for this to be reduced to between 10% and 12% by 2010. This year we see a further reduction towards this goal. Cor poration tax has been reduced from the current 33% to 27%.

The Not So Good News

Whilst the official annualised inflation rate to April 2008 is running at 3.1% and expected to remain above 3%. Other than the minimum personal allowance all others remain the same as the previous year and have not been increased in line with inflation.

Mortgage interest relief, which was very generous, has now been capped for interest on mortgages to a maximum of £300,000. This move wasexpected, particularly as interest aris ing is no longer taxable in Gibraltar and this did allow scope for tax plarming.

Relief for new life assurance payments in cluding life assurance policies linked to saving schemes is now restricted to the basic rate oftax of 17% with the maximum permitted deduc- , tion reduced from 1 of assessable income| to 1/7'^. Again this move was anticipated by many observers.

Social security contributions have been in creased with the employer contribution going up by £2.62 and the employee contribution increasing by £2,08.

Duty on cigarettes, petrol and diesel rose by 5p, per packet of 20 and 3p and 2p per litre respectively.

Finally the most disliked change was the' Governmentannouncement that electricity and| water prices would rise by 15%.

Should you wish to receive a table summaris ing current tax rates and allowances, send an email to peter.thomson@fiduciarygroup.com.

The most disliked change wasthe Gevernment announcementthat electricity and water prices would rise hyl5%

MUNDANE

You may never get to see this article. If the doomsayers are correct, when the new Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator, lying under the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva, is switched on it will create a black hole which will instantly devour planet Earth.

Of course, it might not. So if you are reading this,the risk will have passed and we must wait for the next threat of global catastrophe to keep us up at night.

That's the great thing about threats of immi nent destruction. They are like buses, miss one and there is always another waiting around the corner. At least with the Soviet Union we had a consistent worry, namely a nuclear holocaust. Now we have global warming/cooling,plague, famine, terrorism etc. Forget the four horsemen of the apocalypse, we now have a cavalry.

Of course, any of the above could bring the end of civilisation as we know it. Some undoubt edly will cause harm.But other, more mundane issues are far more likely to bring about our individual demise.

The first is age. Surprising as it may sound, the older you are the higher you risk of death!A 40 year old woman in the UK has over a one in a thousand risk of not making it to the follow ing year. An 80 year old man has a one in 15.

Smoking increases the risk of death by nearly the same magnitude as adding five years to a person's age. Both obvious, you say, but how about this?

According to the UK Chief Medical Officer,Sir Liam Donaldson, the risk of dying in hospital as a result of medical error is one in 300, 33,000 times higher than those of dying in an air crash. According to some(possibly dubious)statistics, in the USA,you are more likely to die from your

Why do wefocus

doctor than from a stroke!

Even if you are involved in a serious air crash you still have a 56% chance of survival.

Or, did you know that a study of 800 men found that those with low levels of testoster one had a 33% increased risk of death over an 18-year period than those with higher levels? Or that the fourth highest cause of death in the developing world is diarrhoea?

So why do we focus on the unlikely rather than the mundane, when the mundane repre sents a much bigger risk?

The first is it that it is "sexy". It is far easier to excite/terrify your audience with threats of comet strike or the loss of the Arctic. "The Day after Tomorrow" was far more likely to be a success than "The Diarrhoea after Tomorrow', Secondly, the mundane is always with us,it disappears into the background;it loses impact by its sheer constant presence.

To a certain extent the same is true in how the world has sought to regulate and supervise

on the unlilioly rather than the mundane,when the mundane represents a much hfgger risitP

financial services over recent years. Regulators and politicians have focused on the sexy, the headline grabbing.Arresting a leading financial figure for alleged insider trading carries much more kudos than working to stop banks lending to people who could not pay their loans back.Yet it was the mundane that threatened the stability of the global financial system, not one greedy and dishonest player on Wall Street.

Whilst the need for a regulatory structure has been proved over the last few months, there is a catdi. As regulatory systems grew more com plex so their risk of failure grew.Yet the callfrom around the world during the crisis is for more regulation. This is not what we need, we need better, if more mundane, regulation.

Such comments are,in themselves trite. Who could disagree? There are unlikely to be banner waving stockbrokers stood outside the FSA de manding worse regulation. Let me therefore set out what 1 believe the global regulatory standard setters should focus upon.

A prescriptive, rule based approach is unsuited to the modern financial world. It is too cumbersome and cannot be designed to cater for all eventualities. Regulations must be based upon principles which are clear but flexible to deal with an evolving market.

Regulators must get closer to and understand better the market. You cannot supervise what you cannot understand. Indeed regulators should publish how much they spend on staff training.

Similarly boards of financial firms need to understand the detail of what instruments the firm is involved in. Directors cannot comply

with their corporate governance responsibilities unless they understand the risks of the firm's activities.

Supervision need to focus on the basics, what are the key risks to which a firm is exposed? What regulations genuinely protect consumers? "Nice to have" regulations of only incremental benefit should be discarded if possible.

The scope of regulatory coverage should be widened if not deepened. For example credit rating agencies, so pivotal in the credit crunch must come under supervision. New regulations such as the power to impose new management on banks may be necessary.

The process of regulator)'development must become smoother and faster.As markets change regulations must be adapted accordingly. Fail ure to do so swiftly will result in a gap through which significant problems may arise.

Complex instruments and hedge funds, whilst still free of unnecessary controls,should be required to disclose more to the regulatorsso

their risks can be determined.

FinciUy, as failures will still occur,there should always be post mortems (such as happened with Northern Rock)to establish cause and see if lessons can be learnt. Where possible these should be public.

Above all the regulatory process must be as simple as possible.Indeed it should move from its focus on the sexy but peripheral to the mun dane but essential. Mind you, regulation that is boring, who would ever believe that! ■

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Pictured above are the committee members of the Gibraltar Business Network (GBNI at the Network's annual reception held at the Mount last month. The GBN. which started in 1990, is a non-political group that encourages women from all professional fields in Gibraltar to come together to network, exchange information, and to support the pursuitid education and training. The CBN also serves to bring together ideas and opportunities in the members'professional lives. It has strong working links with associations with the same purpose in Spain and Morocco. For more information visit the group's website at www.gbn.gi or email: contact@gbn.com

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Put relevant information on the

first page. This could be your career history (starting with your current job) or. if your current role isn't as relevant as previous jobs, a more general overview of your experience under the heading 'Key Achievements' or 'Key Experience'.

Don't be too subtle It may feel strange, but doni shy away from point ing out your strengths and abilities. You also need to be explicit about how your skills match the job you're applying for.

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Hassans'Expatriate Clients

The global credit crunch and the resultant slowing of Spain's housing market has hit tens of thousands of expatriate Britons — as well as other northern Europeans — who own holiday or retirement homes in Andalucia. Media reports suggest some have returned to Britain, hit by the recent weakening of the pound against the euro as well as rising Spanish prices of food and commodities. Others, who failed to obtain sound legal advice before acquiring Spanish properties, are threatened with repossession or de molition as authorities act against rogue builders and developers along the Costa del Sol and elsewhere. These problems,as well as others involving Spain's tougher taxation laws, are among those which the skilled staff of Hassans Sotogrande, S.L. in Spain, have had to tackle since opening their office in Janu ary this year

"Tax is a major problem for many expatriates some of whom don't even realise they have tax obligations in Spain and,almost as important for many of those com ing to us, is the need to structure the properties they hold in terms of the inheritance and capital gains taxes involved," says Raul Gutier rez who heads the Sotogrande team having spent the past five previous years running the Spanish section of Hassans, Gibraltar's leading international law firm.

The Sotogrande development, which further strengthens Has sans' long tradition of serving

international clients in Spain and elsewhere, was described by Senior Partner James Levy QC as"a logical step to ensure our clients receive the best possible face-to-face service."

With four experienced Spanish lawyers and two qualified ac countants with expertise in tax and property,the team in the ultra mod em Hassans'officeson two floors of the Sotomarket Commercial Centre can also draw on the vast resources of the award-winning parent firm in Gibraltar.

"It allows Hassans to bring their international experience to the

Spanish market," says Matilde Alarcon, manager of the Soto grande office. "In Spain we are able to offer a full legal service, where necessary drawing on the skills available in Gibraltar, but specifi cally from Sotogrande we cover all the legal needs the expatriate com munity may encounter."

Among the services offered by the Sotogrande team are investment structuring, all aspects of property purchasing and leasing,advice and planning on Spanish,Gibraltar and UK taxation and residency permits and wills for expatriates.

"We also provide commercial services such as preparing indus trial contracts, licensing, arrang ing commercial agreements and M & A," says Gutierrez,"and our qualified accountants and lawyers handle compliance and company administration, finance and ac counting,payroll managementand interim staffing or human resources management. Our Sotogrande^ fice really is a 'one-stop-shop' expatriate needs and,of course,\ are constantly expanding.

"But the main thrust is to existing clients happy, win badi expatriates who may have deak with Spanish law firms and attract new ones."

"The concept of the Spanish! 'one-stop-shop' is not new," saysJ Tony Provasoli, who has assumedl overall responsibility for thef togrande operation, and alon

...from Sotogrande we cover all the legal needsthe expatriate community may encounter'

with James Levy QC,is one of the longest-serving of the firm's senior partners. Almosttwo decades ago, Hassans looked at the possibility of a joint venture with a Spanish law firm."That was in the 1980s,but the climate wasn't right," he recalls.

However, as more and more expatriates from Britain and oth er northern European countries settled in Spain - and particularly along the global golf-course mag nets of the southern Costas- many turned to Hassans for advice on a range of issues and the need for staff with a dedicated knowledge of the intricacies of Spanish property law, personal and property tax is sues and inheritance laws, became obvious to Provasoli and Levy.

"Thus about eight years ago, we decided to have another go — but this time keeping a Spanish team in Gibraltar, but developing it as a separate division within the firm," Provasoli explains. "This way, we could ensure that when clients liv ing in Spain or planning to settle in Spain — or even setting up a

business there — looked to us for guidance, we could provide them with top-flight advice and would know exactly what we doing.

"It was important to develop the Spanish team here in Gibraltar before re-locating them to a Spanish office in Spain this year. We trained them in our way of doing things and imbued them with the Has sans' work ethic. Most were Span ish expatriates and it was important to develop a work ethic with which clients could identify. At the same time,a grasp of Spanish mores and lifestyle was important in advising any client relocating from Britain to Spain."

Additionally, two UK tax con sultants (Angela Smart and Paul de Beresford) visit the office from Gibraltar each week to advise on UK tax issues that still need to be addressed,such as UK income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax where there is income or are gains or assets in either Spain, Gibraltar or the UK owned by those originat ing from the UK.I

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Tax is a major problem for many expatri atessome of whom don't even realise they have tax ohiigations in Spain"

Neil Costa:

Quiet Beginnings

More than seven months since the election and continuing the look at'new'faces, the Gibraltar Magazine again dips into the GSLP/ Liberal alliance. This time to bring you the face behind the politics and an inside track on your new Shadow Minister for Health & Social Services: Neil Costa.

by Frankie Hatton

Laguna wasthe hotbed of the Gibraltar left'at the time and his mother wasthe Union's shop steward In her place of work

A youthful looking 29 year old, he is, appar ently, judging by some of our newspapers, a rising light in the Gibraltar firmament.

Raised on the Laguna Estate in a flat shared with his grandparents, as well as an aunt and uncle, Neil had the fairly standard, cramped Gibraltar childhood with few advantages except family love and little memory of the border being closed.

"I remember fondly my childhood, playing and hanging around with my friends on the estate, which I think was something invaluable to my development as an adult, but which we may be at risk of losing if we are not careful; game consoles and the internet seem to keep children from interacting with their social groups outdoors," he comments.

His father was a stone mason and his mother a shop assistant. She, along with his maternal grandfather, a fire-fighter, were the greatest influences on the young Neil.

Asa child,he loved drama and reading books, particularly fiction. "I did a few school plays but nothing that would stick in the mind,although I did act in a few plays in the Gibraltar Drama Festival." He was in the Cubs and mixed well with school friends including helping to start and to write some editions of St Anne's school magazine; a sort of in-house newsletter.

It wasn't all play,he also stayed around home and got on with his studies. "I just enjoyed school and the activities that came with it, as well as spending my day with my friends there; my mother and grandfather particularly encour aged me to do well, to do my homework and to keep my head down and learn. Like mosi adults who have left school, at some point the value of learning finally dawns on you, and now,looking back,I'm grateful for my family's encouragement, even if there may have bm times that I did not always think that way. And like a lot of Gibraltarians living in a close knit-community and with the very real senseof an extended family in the form of your neigh bours and your family's friends, you inevitably pick up their pearls of wisdom and decide on a career path, even if at the time you may not consciously realise.

"For me,that feeling of being guided by fte extended family and listening to my immedi ate family's advice and their debates on local politics and working conditions probably laid the foundations for my involvement firstly in the legal profession and then politics. And! know that this will sound more than just a littk clichdd,but believe it or not,because of myo

personal reasons,I really wanted to be of use and try to better the way we live. So I studied hard."

"When was the first time you realised you were capable of the study you needed to do to become a lawyer?" I asked.

"After my GCSEs, that was the point at which I realised I could do it. I knew I could put the work in if I wanted, and really, it is all within people's reach if you work hard enough."

Laguna was the hotbed of the Gibraltar 'left' at the time and his mother was the Union's shop steward in her place of work. This further shaped his thinking and he strongly believes in a social con science, with careers and jobs won through ability and talent rather than handouts or who you know.

Neil was educated in Notre Dame, St Anne's and Bayside. With three As at'A'-level in English Literature, French and Spanish the door was opened to Cardiff University and a degree in Law and Spanish.

He chose Cardiff University because of friends also there from Gibraltar but once there he found a world open to him he feels he benefited from.

"Did you find it difficult leaving Gibraltar?" I wondered.

"Not at all, because 1 always knew I would come back. I was ready to leave and experience the world. Leaving Gibraltar really opens your eyes and gives you a perspective 1 think you can only see from outside," he said.

From 1997-2002 he rounded off his degree and bar year, spending 1999 in Madrid studying Spanish law.

"When I got back in 2002 1 picked up work at Hassans. Every summer 1 was lucky enough to get work there, I really appreciated it and it seemed natural to work at Hassans once my degree was over and 1 was called to the bar. Dur ing the same summers I also did some PR work,night shifts in pizza delivery and other jobs to keep me going. In 20031 went to Vancouver, Canada ending up working at Bull, Housser and Tupper."

Neil was in Canada a year or so then he came back to Gibraltar and settled into work again at Hassans.

"Isee you now work at Verralls?" I asked.

"Yes, it was an opportunity that came my way. I had a fantastic experience at Hassans and being among some of Gibraltar's leading lawyers gave me invaluable legal experience and training; but I like challenging myself in different ways and I decided to give it a go, spread my wings and see if 1 could make a difference in a small but expanding outfit like Verralls."

"With more lawyers per square footin politics the obvious question is not why but when did you get into politics?"

"Given my family background I surprisingly become more Liberal than Labour as my political thought matured and in 1999 I was encour aged by a friend to join the Liberal Party. Coinddentally at the same time I had just finished reading On Liberty by John Stuart Mill and the book struck a cord with me.

"I first joined the Liberal Youth Movement and went on various marches and visited other Lib eral movements all over Europe to exchange ideas. I went to some fantastic places like, Barcelona, Germany,Denmark,Hungary and Serbia. Then after being happy just on the periphery,enjoying my career and learning, 1 took a more active role in local politics and was eventually asked to join the party executive. Just before the elections were announced 1 decided to put my name forward as a candidate for election and was of course very pleased and honoured to be elected, even if also very surprised."

In his spare time Neil now enjoys time with his girlfriend,family and friends, running and visiting the gym. He still reads but these days it is more often than not a political biography or a work of fact. He en joys debate and reasoned argument and meeting constituents,as well as his legal work at Verralls.

With youth on his side he is certainly here for the long haul and where that takes him I'm sure not even he knows yet. Extremely pleasant he says goodbye with that same huge grin you get when he meets you for the first time. Are we in for a new type of politics, I wonder? I got the feeling his quiet beginning is exactly that, just the beginning.B

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Happy 30th Anniversary; Gibraltar's

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Leqend has itthat KingArthurand his Knightswould sit around atable to discuss social and political strategies when the security of his people was a risk. There isn't a leader at the Round Table, equality is of importance and ideas are shared and heard by all members. The legend ofthis I'ves on in the Round Table organisation, where young professional men aged between 18-45 meet, share their ideas and experiences, and help serve the communitywhiledeveloping acquaintances. Eventhoughthe ideaofthe Round Table to "adopt, adapt, improve", wastaken from a speechtothe British Forces, the emblem of King Arthur is used as the symbol for the Table.

The Round Table was set up in Norwich m 1927 by Louis Marchesi. His aim was to pro vide a club for young men to meet, share ideas and socialise. The age limit was implemented and soon enough the club grew in popularity, eventually expanding into an international or ganisation. There are now over40,000Tablers from 65 countries who share the same ideas and principles.

As far as international social clubs go, the influenceoftheRoundTablespreadsaroundthe world, which therefore allows them to help di versepeoplewhentheyareinneed,anexample of which is the victims of the Tsunami which occurred in 2004. The Round Table were the first people to arrive at the scene to help those inneed, without the interventionofgovernment bodies and authority figureswhich would only slow down the process.

In 1978 the Round Table was chartered in Gibraltar, and since then they have done lots ofwork to help the local community and have held annual events like the Santa's Grotto at the Piazza and the Santa Pull during Christ mas time. There are also international AGMs, with Gibraltar being a popular destination for international Tablers, showing thatthe Gibraltar Tablers are great hosts and fun to be with.

Celebrating GibraltarTabler's 30th Anniver

sary this year, Peter Hyde, president of Round Table Gibraltar is proud of their achievements.

The Table was a popular social tool when it was first chartered because the frontier was

still closed. Members met and socialised, and introduced their families to those ofother mem bers. Various events were held, both sporting and social, and plenty of money was raised for local charities.

New members have to be invited into the table, they can't just force themselves in. They arechoseAby themembersand eventually ifall goeswell they areallowed tobecome members themselves. Unfortunately, there are no secret rituals or handshakes or even hazing rituals where new members are harassed by existing members to see if it's worth them joining, to report.

Recent fund raising activities were the Great Edinburgh Run where members participated in a 10km run with their hosts, fellow Tablers from the Airdrie & District Round Table. £1000 raised from this event will go towards Cancer Research UK, and money raised at the drinks and foodmarqueeinEasternBeachattheLunar Walkwill Gibraltar.gotowardstheBreastCancerSupport, AfutureeventwillbetheGreatNorth Run which will be held in October, where a half marathon will be run by volunteers. Despite the frequent meetings and the regular meals, theTablers manage to keepthemselvesin good shape, but the Great North Run will be a lestof their stamina and ability.

Peter has been president of the Table since March. He has been a member since 1997 and thought it was about time he gave something back to theTable, sohe applied tobecome Presi dent, little did he know he would win hands down as no one else applied! He highlights that the actual club is a social club for men, and alow profile iskeptby theclubbecausesmaller numbers are easier to manage. There are now 19 membersin Gibraltar, all of whom are profes sional men in different occupations.

The idea is that Round Tablers share ideas at least twice a month, yet this happens more often as the Tablers keep themselves occupied with all the different activities that happen in Gibraltar. With all the organising that goes into fund raising activities, it's no surprise that the Tablers meet fairly often. And of course, with belonging to such a small community, it comes asnosurprisethattheTablersand theirfamilies all know each other very- well and are able to interactmorefrequently, thusinfluencingfuture Tablers amongst their sons.

President, Peter Hyde, in his chein of office

Lastyear's CharierDinner was heldin Santiago de Compostela andthis photo of Gibraltar's Tablers and families attending was taken in front ofthe cathedral

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Finding

Family history enthusiasts around the world carry out research into the stories of their ancestors from the comfort of their home, in front of their computer. Databases with the information required are available via the internet, supplying answers to the questions about the details of ancestors' lives — or at least, those ancestors who lived in a country that has preserved the social and local history records from past centuries and made them available online.

The crucial records in UK used for tracing ancestors are the census forms and the parish records of births, marriages and deaths(BMD). From these records come the basic details of where the ancestor was born, where he lived at specific dates, who he married, the names of his children, and, often, the names of other family members such as parents and siblings.

The parish records from earlier centuries of the BMD taking place in the parish have been removed from the parish churches and are now held physically at County Record offices but are generally available for access online. Copies, called Bishops' Transcripts, are held by the Church of England. The original census forms completed by households in UK every

ten years from 1841 are held by The National Ar chives and are also available for online access. Millions of records are available to download and the National Archives has now set up a 'digitisation on demand' service where for a small fee a document can be scanned and sent to the researcher electronically to enable people, wherever they are, to access the documents. Documents frequently accessed physically, such as the Abdication Papers, have been put

on microfilm, as have records for two million First World War soldiers.

In Gibraltar,the re.search to find out about the life and times of those who have gone before flows two ways. Those descendants living locally look to trace family descendants living abroad, away from Gibraltar while those de scendants who live away from Gibraltar work back to their roots in Gibraltar, and earlier. For those living locally, their ancestors living else where can be traced online while access to the records covering Gibraltar in the 19th century, for example, is easily arranged with a visit to the archives. Assistance is provided to see cop ies of the several different censuses held at the Gibraltar Government Archives,supervised by archivist Denis Beiso. Births, deaths and man riages in more recent years,from the 1850s,are accessible through the Civil Status and Registra tion Office, Registry of BMD. The registersfor earlier years of births and marriages are held at the Catholic Cathedral, while records at the cemetery go back to the 1500s.

For the researcher outside Gibraltar, living, say, in Canada, the work involved means'j travelling over to Gibraltar to see the recordii rather than just dropping by — no online

the details of the lives of ancestors is becoming popular, but not all the necessary records are easily available to descendants trying to trace them.

Jon Lewes explores the records and archives available in Gibraltar

The registersfor earlier years of births and marriages are held at the Catholic Cathedral,while records atthe cemetery go hack to the 1500s

access to Gibraltar's records is available.

This problem for researchers some distance away from records in UK has been solved by the records be ing transcribed and entered on databases which then are accessible online.The transcrip tion is slow work and in many archive centres has been carried out by groups of volunteers to keep down costs, but the end-result is access to a data base of records on the research er's home computer. Unfortu nately, it looks as if it will be a while yet before the records in the Gibraltar Archives can be accessed online, and quite a longer while before the Cathedral's archives are even fully databased.

In 1834,the date of the first census,although it was more of a registration list, as was the earlier 1777 registration of the population, the civilian population of Gibraltar numbered only a few thousand. There was not a high volume ofBMD work and what there was was recorded by the Catholic Church,records which are today archived by the Catholic Cathedral office. By 1753 as Dr Joseph Garcia points out, in his Politi cal Hisfori/ of Cihroltar,"the civilian population had grown to 1816 persons, the main elements of which were 597 Genoese, 575 Jews and 351 British inhabitants. This British component was made up in the main by merchants, who arrived on the Rock to service the needs of the military." The first real census of inhabitants had been taken in February 1777; it stands "as testimony to the agglomeration of nationalities that have made the modern day Gibraltarian". The total number of civilians was 3201,of these 1832 were Roman Catholics, the rest were Brit ish Protestants.

While Gibraltar has its own census records still on paper only, a quick search in the online UK census records easily finds a Gibraltarian, Solomon Serfaty, a General Clothes Dealer, bom in 1786, residing in London's East End at 25 New Road, just off Cable Street, St George in the East Tower Hamlets in 1851. Meanwhile,

a visit to message boards at websites such as Ancostry.co.uk and gibraltargenealogy.com reveal poignant messages from descendants living abroad who are finding it more difficult to locate their Gibraltarian ancestors —Barbara, from Canada, writes:"My grandmother, Mary "Polly" Lane married my grandfather Robert "Wilfred " Marsh in Gibraltar approximately 1904. Their son William "Willie" was born 11th March 1905.They moved to Canada about

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1909. Grandma never stopped talking about their beloved Gibraltar. 1 don't know gg's maiden name."

hIn UK, Sarah writes: "I am at my wit's end trying to find information about the Brew family of Gibral tar. How do I find information about BMD and Census Returns without actually travelling to Gibraltar." Another Barbara, also from Canada, writes: "I will be visiting Gibraltar soon and would like to look for the grave of my grandfather's brother who died as an infant in the early 1900s... the last name was McCabe but I do not know the first name. Is there a particular cemetery that I could look for that would have any records?.. I do know that the family was Catholic on my great grandmother's side."

Tina, in UK, says "I am looking for the family of a Margaret Richardson who was born in Gibraltar around 1833. In the UK 1871 census she is married to Wil liam Blackett a Blacksmith with three children, Elizabeth, Emily and an infant."

Interest in family history research is growing, stimulated by the popularity of UK television programme such as W/io Do You Think You Are, together with new magazines focused on family history research and many different websites, the biggest of which are Ancestry.com, which works with The National Archives to provide census and military records, and the Church of the Latter Day Saints on Familysearch.org which has built a list including millions of names dating back to mid-18thC

Meanwhile, interestingly, the Gibraltar Government Heritage Division has stated that "We are all proud of our distinct identity as a community. It is our shared histories and heritage that provide the foundation for that identity. The heritage of Gibraltar lies not only in the stones and masonry of its seawalls and its fortifications, but also in Its family history, the history of the families and individuals who, over the centuries, have built the community that lives and prospers today".

No announcements have been made of any immediate plans to provide online access to the records that will enable Gibraltarians, both in Gibraltar and away, who want to explore the details of that shared history and heritage. ■

"We are all proud of eur distinct identity as a commnnity. it is onr shared histories and heritage that provide the foundation for that identity."

Gibraltar merchant Moses Levy had no qualms about entrusting his shipment of gold bullion to the capable hands of the highly-respected Thomas Johnson. He didn't reckon on the conniving of the first mate. While Levy's brig Jane lay in Gibraltar harbour awaiting the lading of her mixed cargo the first mate, Peter Heaman a 36-year-old Swede, and ship's cook Francis Gauthier, a 24-year-old Frenchman, were hatching a nefarious plan over pints of ale in a Gibraltar pub.

The jane was bound for Brazil and John son, a well-liked, easy going captain, had no trouble finding a crew. He made Heaman his first mate because the Swede could navigate and then he signed three hardy Scots, James Patterson, Robert Strachan and Peter Smith, and a Portuguese named Joanna Dhura who went by the name John Hard. The cabin boy was a 17-year-old Maltese named Andrew Camelier.

There was no secret about the bulk of the manifest forthe 100-ton brig —30 pipesofoil.

15 bags of aniseed, 34 bundles of paper and 98 barrels of beeswax. But what was in the other eight, very heavy, barrels? Only Levy and Johnson were supposed to know. But fatally, Johnson decided to entrust to his first mate the information that the extra barrels were filled with 38,000 coins of hard silver.

This knowledge caused Heaman to be con sumed with greed and he hatched a plan to hijack the jane and steal the coins. He knew he wouldn't be able to overcome the crew alone so he enlisted the help of Gauthier.

Thejane sailed on 18th May, 1821 but within days Captain Johnson sensed that there was something afoot. He began going to bed with all his clothes on and he kept the only guns on the ship, six muskets and a pistol, in his cabin.

By 6th June the jane was sailing in fine weather off the Canaries and Heaman and Cautier saw their opportunity. The Captain, Strachan and Dhura were to take the 8 o'clock

watch followed by Heaman, Gauthier and Pa terson for the midnight watch. It should have been Heaman, Smith and Paterson but Smith had injured his foot and Gauthier happily volunteered to take his place.

With his watch over the Captain retired to his cabin and quickly fell asleep. The first hours of the late watch were uneventful then at around 2 o'clock in the morning the cabin boy Carmelia was awakened by the sound of a gunshot. Frightened he scrambled up to the deck only to find Heaman beating Paterson with a musket butt.

Carmelia would later testify that Pater son was screaming, "Murder, murder. God Almighty save my soul for I am murdered now."

As Paterson drew his last breath Johnson stumbled up from his cabin with blood pour ing from a wound on hishead. Following from below, Gauthier began beating the Captain with a musket butt and Heaman joined in battering the luckless seaman until he too collapsed.

The two men, now pirates, weighted their victims down with ballast and heaved their bodies over the side into the Atlantic. The Captain was still alive and moaned as he fell into the sea.

The terrified cabin boy witnessed the entire bloody scene and begged for mercy. Conside^ ing the boy no threat Heaman told him to go forward and stay there. He thenshouted down for all hands to come on deck.

Dhura and Strachan hurried on deck but Smith, with the injured foot, remained below. The Portuguese agreed to cooperate but Stra chan was reluctant. Heaman threatened him with an axe and forced him below. The hatch was tied down and for fourdavs

As Paterson drew his last breath Jehnsen stumbled up frem his cabin with hiood pouring frem a wound en his head

Strachan and Smith were tortured with smoke from burning tar that wasforced into their cramped quarters.

When Heaman, after pleading by Dhura, finally allowed the two men on deck, he offered them food and water and an op portunity to escape in the Jane's small boat. The sailors new their chances of survival were virtually nil and they refused. When Heaman swore he was going to kill them they begged for their lives and said they would turn pirate if he would spare them.

Strachan and Smith were made to swab the blood-spattered deck while the cabin boy Carmelia was sent to clean the captain's bunk. He could see that the Captain had been shot while asleep. Later he would tell the court how Gauthier, who had fired the shot,laughed when a flattened musket ball fell from the Captain's head.

With the crew under control Heaman set sail for the north. His plan was to land the Jane on a remote beach and then scuttle her.The aew set about making canvas bags to carry the silver. If stopped at sea Heaman would claim to be an American,Captain Rogers,sailing his ship Rover to Archangel from New York.

On 21st July the Ja}U' reached the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides. Here Heaman bartered with a local man and exchanged the cargo, silver excepted of course, for a large, open fishing boat. This would be the pirates' means of escape after they had scuttled the Jane. Heaman was warned by the local man that a revenue cutter was operating in the

area and he decided to scuttle the Jane earlier than originally planned.After sailing ten miles up the coast the crew loaded the silver into the fishing boat and drilled holes in the hull of the Jane. The tough little brig went down reluctantly but as light faded the pirates and their anxious crew sailed off into dangerous waters.

The stretch of water, approximately twenty miles, between the Outer Hebrides and Main land Scotland is among the most treacherous in the British Isles and the overloaded fishing boat was soon in difficulty. Heaman decided the best thing was to make landfall but as they neared the shore the boat overturned. The town ofStomaway was only a few miles away and Heaman and Gauthier knew they would soon be discovered. Desperately they buried the coins in various holes along the beach.

It wasn't long before a farmer saw the men and contacted the customs. Four armed men arrested Heaman and his crew believing atfirst

they were smugglers. Heaman now claimed he was an American named Sadwell and that he had lost his brig in a storm. But when the cabin boy Carmelia got the chance to speak privately with the Surveyor of Customs he blurted out the grizzly tale of the murders and the^iracy.

Heaman and Gauthier were charged with murder and sent for trial in Edinburgh. They were found guilty by a 15-man jury and hanged until ffiey were dead on the morning of9th January, 1822. It was one the first times that a trap door was used in the execution of a hanging.

Of the 38,000 silver coins only 31,000 were recovered.■

* Note: The full story of the Jane and many other exciting tales of piracy can be found in the book Seawolves.Pirates and the Scots by Eric J. Graham (Birlinn 2005).

Strachan and Smith were made teswah the hioodspattered deck while the cahin hoy Carmeiia was sent te clean the captain's hunk

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There was another excellent turnout for the latest Med Golf tournament at Marbella Golf & Country Club on 1st June, where John Dale beat over 60 golfers to win the Lewis Stagnetto Trophy. John won the sponsor's crystal trophy and a weekend for two at the 5-star La Cala Resort. Second place went to Graham Berry, with Josh Hunter third and they won vouchers for the pro shop. It was a good day all round for John as, with his partner Frank Samways, he took the team prize, but more importantly with his score, he moved back into the top ten of the Med Golf rankings. Frank was also the day's "top senior", winning the ladies' section was Julie Burgess, and Martyn Brown took the "star quality" award. Amongst the other prize winners, young Dan Kenvonhad thebestgross score, aswell as winning ^elongestdriveprize. NearestthepinwinnerswereJohn McHale,Julie Burgess, Louis Calvente and Vinny Samways.

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As if almost planned the weather held out until the 19th hole when the heavens opened and the assembled friends were able to enjoy a superb lunch at El Bolero restaurant.

MeloTriay, ManagingPartner, spokebrieflyto award prizes, and to thankeveryone forattend ing and making the event such a successful one. He also thanked all for their continuinginterest and support of the firm.

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by Mike Brufal

The multi talented Jon Searle is a cradle Catholic born in Buckfast, South Devon in the shadow of a Benedictine monastery. He was educated up to the age of 11 in the village convent school and the monastery.

Jon knew at an early age the secret of the Buckfast tonic wine whose profits largely financed the community. His father was close friends with Brother Mainred who was in charge ofthe winery and the two would consci entiously sample with relish the strong fortified wine that arrived in bulk from France before it was sweetened to become the best selling Buckie, a great favourite in Glasgow.

An anti-Catholic attitude in local authorities was thought to have been the reason no pupils from the Convent school passed the 11-plus examination to enter the region's grammar schools. So, in consultation with Saint Mary's headmistress, Sister Lawrence, Jon's parents decided to transfer him to the local council school. Jon spent a week there and determined not to be sent back again. He returned to the Convent School where Sister Lawrence rose to the challenge and provided the required coaching which resulted in Jon being the first boy to pass the ll-plus and enter King Edward VI Grammar School in Totnes.

Tragedy struck when Jon was 13. He re turned home and found his mother had gone to Buckfastleigh to donate blood as a way of giving thanks for the safe return after the war of her daughter(a nurse during the London blitz) and Jon's elder brother who served on convoys to Russia in the Royal Navy. Jon mether on the way back to their isolated country home, but as they entered the house she collapsed and died in his arms. Her donation of blood had mistakenly been taken twice.

As his father was unable to take care of him, he spent some time as a weekly boarder at the school. His mother's good friend(and his god mother) was in New York and it was decided he should go to her. After a few weeks in a very avant garde artistic environment it was decided he would be better up in Southern Ontario, Canada with the family of his sister's fiancd who had been killed in the Normandy landings. Another ofthe family's sons had died in RCAF raids over Norway — a third miracu lously survived the Battle of Britain. So for Jon it was from the masculine world of an English boys'boarding school to a seat beside a girl in a co-educational high school! The experience accounts for a glimmer of Canadian accent even after all these years on the Rock.

After graduating from high school Jon math aged to secure a place at McGill University, Montreal to read Fine Art. Then with tongue in cheek he applied for a place at L'Ecoledes

Beaux Artes in Paris.(He felt in his subconscious it was time to return to his roots in Europe—he never felt part of the American or Canadian scene and retained his British citizenship.) To his surprise Paris accepted him. Searle then made his big mistake but one that would lead him into a different world and happiness.

Before going to Paris he went to England to reunite with his sister. In 1947 there was still some rationing and by obtaining a ration book he was called up for two years National Service with no chance of deferment for educa tion overseas.

Jon, realising his position, immediately ap plied to join the Fleet Air Arm to train as a pilot on a three year engagement which would give him a £700 gratuity at the end — an excellent cushion to take to Paris! Once again fate inter vened when he failed his medical on green to red colour vision.

With Lawrence of Arabia romance in his mind the second choice was the infantry. He was instructed to report to the King's Royal Rifle Corps depot in Winchester. Jon is proud to state he completed the ten weeks basic train ing with the outstanding distinction of the best kit layout and best boots(to this day he wears competitively shiny shoes).

He and two other recruits,one studying dance and the other drama, were instructed to report to Beaconsfield where they found they had been transferred to the Army Education Corps. It was said to be a cushy number mostly away from the parade ground. After two months he was awarded two stripes(corporal for the non military reader), a month later he passed out as a sergeant instructor.

Then came what was one of the most impor tant moves of his life. 60 instructors passed out — 54 were to be posted to Germany and six to Gibraltar. An officer asked if anyone spoke Spanish. Jon knew about ten words of Spanish picked up from South American friends study ing in Montreal. He raised his hand intent on not going to post-war Germany and soon found himself arriving in Gibraltar aboard the trooper Empire Windrush on 15th January, 1950.

He was barracked in Town Range and told to report to the Command Education Centre in Bell Lane. Shortly he was sent up to the Royal Engineers' at South Barracks where his job was to teach various ranks to obtain their required qualifications to retain ranks.

His artistic background was noted and he was given an evening art class for services and dvilians at the Education Centre. One pupil was Lena Danino whose family home happened to be on Scud Hill opposite Jon's quarters. It was to her surprise that the instructor was the young soldier whom, from the choir gallery, she had seen attending mass at Saint Joseph's Church. Thus began a romance with Lena that remains as passionate today as it was then. Others who attended the art circle were Mario Finlayson, Pepe Celecia and David Cohen. A civilian col league at the Centre was Rosina Gracia.

During his early days of courtship Jon was called before a Captain who warned him of the 'complications' that could arise from liai sons with local girls. At this time Lena was doing voluntary work at the Military Hospital while waiting to go to England to study phys iotherapy. She received commendation for her exceptional nursing involvement during the Bedenham explosion.

Jon had mbced feelings about the ending of

his two years of military service as it meant separation from Lena. The couple started mak ing plans for the future which would keep them together rather than 1,000 miles apart, a long distance in those days.

Lena went to Manchester to train as a phys iotherapist and Jon went on a Home Office scholarship to study Sociology in Liverpool. He had a follow up year at the London School of Economics and the Tavistock Clinic. As soon as they were qualified they married at St Joseph's Church.

Searle obtained a job in the Coventry pro bation service and at age 27 found himself a matrimonial guidance counsellor rather than dealing with delinquents. Lena took up a post as physiotherapist but both their hearts were in Gibraltar. Lena became Gibraltar's first home grown physiotherapist in charge at Saint Bernard's Hospital and Jon became a teacher on local pay as opposed to expatriate.

Teaching was enjoyable and he started writ ing the odd cultural report for the Gibraltar Chronicle.

With the renting of a small flat taking all but a complete salary thoughts turned towards Canada. Again fate, it would seem, took over.

The Chronicle needed someone to take over the running of the paper from a soon to retire Esmond Ryan. Jon was employed by the Gar rison Library Committee for the job despite one member questioning whether a 'socialist' was suitable. 'Sociologist' someone corrected. Finances brightened when they moved into a

large quarter with daughter Marisa and soon to be born Dominique. Jon's salary doubled and the accommodation cost only ten percent of that.

Time passed. Esmond Ryan left the editorship to Searle and retained the position of Secretary to the Garrison Library,a post to be taken up by John Hafmshaw on Esmond's death. Jon, who previously stood outside the Library by the sign "No Dogs Allowed" while his officer status wife went in to get books for them to read, was now reaching dizzy heights with his name included in the Quarter Official Directory. Outside this quasi-military scene he went through the stage on the Rock of being 'Lena Danino's novio — el canadiense','Lena Danino's husband — the Ca nadian' to Editor Gibraltar Chroniclel

By the early'70s Halmshaw had left and Sear le took on the Secretaryship and reluctantly left Library Cottage to move into Library Lodge for nearer supervision of the Library. Meanwhile he took on responsibility for the printing works. The whole kept him well occupied, particularly during the years of the closed frontier.

Searle left the Editorship at the end of the '70s, remaining as Secretary, building up the Gibraltar Collection and helping the many re searchers who came to do post-graduate work with particular attention to the language. He finally left the Library in the capable hands of the person who became his wife's and his good friend, Lorna Swift.

Searle had been Editor for some 20 years and was responsible for the total transformation of what had always been regarded as the official mouthpiece of the garrison. Fortunately the Committee which was responsible for the paper allowed him his head and because the members were transient no committee noticed the gradual introduction of more local news into the paper — in the early days it was a paper for the colo nial masters and not the colonials. Surprisingly he reveals it was certain local politicians who tried to prevent local news as it suited them to have the daily concentrating purely on garrison matters. But he won the day.

Nancy Vaughan started a woman's column and then started reportfrom the local courts. He reminded me at our interview that 1 was report ing as"MRB from London" with more and more articles that upset more than a few local political carts. A real find was Derek Lambert,the author and former Express man who agreed to write a weekly column for a modest fee that paid for the rent of a flat from Guy Stagnetto.

Perhaps the most important and controversial decision taken was when Jon published the Doves letter on relations with Spain. He sug gested as it was a matter of such local interest it would be newsworthy on the front page. Jon found,in the eyes of most Gibraltarians, he was seen by association to be a Dove.

He succinctly comments:"I was and still am a dove by nature and definitely not a stool or carrier pigeon."

Jon also earned a place in the local history book when he became the only journalist, for an honourable reason, to be removed from General Franco's notorious Persona Non Gratis List. In 1970 he was invited to play squash for a Gibraltar team in Monte Carlo,as it happened against Prince Rainier in the number five spot. The only reasonably economical way to get there was going to Algeciras via Tangier and driving through Spain in a hired car. Jon made contact

Jon Searle then made his hig mistake hut one that wouid iead him into a different worid and happiness

with the British Foreign Office and requested them to ask theSpanish Embassy in London if he could have permission to go through Spain. To his amazement he was given permission which was never withdrawn. Those on the list had to wait until the death of General Franco and the end of the PNG list.

During his period aseditor he wasappointed the Reuter and Agence France correspondentfor the area and the Times own correspondent. He was responsible for the editorial content of the Times'first special report on Gibraltar.

Jon was the only journalist who was persona nan grata with both the Spanish and Morocco governments. He broke the news to the world of an unsuccessful coup d'etatin Morocco. The Moroccan Government had been determined this news should not leak outside Morocco. At the time Jon was in Tangier where he wasswiftly placed under house arrest, the next day placed on the Mons Caipe and told never to return. Although he does go today on private visits he remains a marked man.When he goes over with Gibraltarian and Spanish journalists to biannual congresses with Moroccan journalists he is given an individual check as he remains on the list.

Parallel with his journalism Jon has always been engaged in his creative abilities as a sculp tor, ceramic artist and in the culinary art. His first exhibition on the Rock was at the Calpe Institute before it gave way to the Mackintosh Hall. An example of his work is the figure of Molly Bloom in the Alameda Gardens. There happens to be no other likeness in the world as Molly Bloom is the figment of the imaginatton of James Joyce and hence Jon's interpretation. He does admit the face bears a resemblance to Lena but this was not deliberate as he was attempting to sculpt a typical Gibraltarian face and naturally his wife's face lurked within his subconscious.

After his retirement he moved to an old farm house on the edge ofSan Roque where he stayed for 20 years before returning to his Rock of des tiny, now living near Europa Point. His output as a ceramic artist has been, and is, prolific. He has exhibited here, in Spain and in the Mecca of ceramics Cornwall, so near to his place of birth. Anecdotally just recently he asked his clay supplier near Malaga airport what ball clay was and where it came from. Most of it comes from a place called Newton Abbot,Devon," was the answer."Then that's what 1 used to dig out of the sand by the River Dart to play with as a child," replied an amazed Jon.

For Searle the wheel has turned full circle and now he writes articles for the Chronicle, mainly on art subjects. Outside of this he is hard at work on his potter's wheel. It is a contented retirement and enables him to ponder how fate intervened to make him a Gibraltarian by choice. ■

WIN!a Pair of Flights with Monarch

Award-winning low fares airline Monarch has recently announced that it is to re-launch services between Gibraltar and Manchester in addition to its existing service to London Luton and to celebrate we've teamed up with the airline to offer one lucky readerthe chance to win a pair of return flights!

If you are looking to visitfriends and family or simply want to take a break in the UK ^en this is for you!The lucky winner and a friend will jet off in stylefrom Gibraltarto a choice of London Luton or Manchester airports.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this question: From what date will Monarch be re-launching flights to Manchester from Gibraltar?

Send your answerto The Gibraltar Magazine PO Box 561. PMB 6377, Gibraltar. Draw will be made on 31st July 2008.

Monarch operates year-round scheduled flightsfrom Gibraltarto London Luton and from 12th Septemberthreeflights a week will launch from Manchester.Fares startfrom just£41 one way,including all taxes and charges.

In addition to year-round low fares, Monarch also offers a unique range of tasty hot and cold meals onboard with prices from £3.00. Seats can be pre-booked at £6 per one-way flight to avoid the last minute free-for-all experienced on some other airlines,orfor only £20,extra-legroom seats are available,which offer up to six inches of extra space. Regular travellers are rewarded too, with a range of benefits through the airline's loyalty scheme, Vantage Club.

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For Searle the wheel hasturned full circle and now he writes articlesfor the Chronicle,mainly on artsuhjects

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Gill Welland:

allure

Her abstract view of St. Michael's Cave won the Spring Art Exhibition, and now one Gill Welland original is a must-have for any self-respecting wall.

Like'the cherry on the cake'. Gill's large and bright canvasses become the focal point of any room,as they are constructed like uber-chic ele ments of interior design, with nothing short of the grandeur fit for a gallery or museum.

What sets apart craft from pure genius in Gill's artwork is the passion she puts into re searching textures prior to actually reproducing them in two dimensions. Mixed media,layers, etching, bas-relief effect, and collage, draw the viewer to explore the uneven surface not only by sight, but by touch, to feel the little crevasses and granulations where the light'dances on'and brings the colours to life.

Realistic depiction of natural raw materials

within abstract layouts is Gill's main interest and while she stylises the shapes into basic geometry, she focuses her attention on texture as the defining characteristic of any subject matter.

"1 used to photograph the pebbles on Brigh ton beach and pick them up to feel them in my hand and memorise not only their colour but their roughness," she tells about her youth in London.

In fact she comes from the fast-paced textile and design background of interior decorating and has produced fashion illustrations for some prestigious glossy magazines, when Camden Town spelt avant-garde.

Whatsets apart craft from pure genius in Giil's artwork is the passion she puts into researching textures prior to reproducing them in 2D

Commercial requirements and deadline pressure didn't allow her to express and ex plore her creativity as much as she'd liked to, but Gill exhibited and sold on a regular basis, with the added bonus of being exposed to the work of both well-known and up-and-coming artists who inspired her to abandon (at least temporarily) the figurative human form she was trained to sketch from the front-seats at the catwalk,and move on to interpretative and evocative visions of the world seen through nonconformist eyes.

The winning picture and the twin one she entered alongside it have in common fluid shady hues and the flash of copper streaming across,which captures the Rock from the inside, as if St. Michael's Cave had come alive with the reflection of the Earth's magma once the artificial lights for visitors' convenience have been turned off.

Gill imagines slicing the Rock as one might do with stalactites and stalagmites to bring out the amazing blush that the limestone conceals in its belly, as she feels she's drawn to dive into it, hence the vertigo the paintings may cause to the viewer.

A matrilineal Gibraltarian, Gill spent her childhood holidays in Gibraltar and eventually returned home four years ago to a Rock that, for her, is nurturing, comforting and safe like a cosy blanket — and yet It is taken for granted and too often painted in neutral colours that dress it down its magnitude and pulsating symbolism.

Juggling her job and young family,she dedi cates all her spare time to painting — more than

a hobby for the number of commissions she undertakes. Ideally she would paint outdoors in the natural light,but her studio is convenient as she works on more than one canvas at once to respect the long drying times of her multilayered method.

She often starts with a set idea in her head, then the painting evolves with a life of its own and she lets it lead the way. Little 'accidents' are sometimes providential in knocking down boundaries and creating new flavours, like a chef who personalises the recipe by sprinkling in a dash of that secret ingredient!

Gill paints for herself as much as for others and she isn't'precious' about her artwork. Un like a mother who cannot let go of her babies: she is actually honoured to sell to people who appreciate them to the point of wanting to see

them constantly.

Gill is on a crusade against blank walls for she thinks that everyone ought to treasure at least one original piece of art. She accepts the challenge of getting into her patrons' shoes to paint their thoughts filtered through her own eyes. So she analyses their personalities and views th'e rest of the furniture to extrapolate an impression on what tones and moods will suit, without surrendering her creative input. The result will proudly ornate your lounge — a Gill Welland original elaborated from the palette and the theme you selected.

Although she cannot attach herself to any specific movement.Gill is inspired by primitive engravings,ethnic woodcarvings and fabrics as much as by Cornish artist Peter Lanyon,whose abstracts ooze scents and sounds from the scen eries he represent.

Gill Is

crusade against blank walls

Versatile artiste, who dipped with equal flamboyance in theatre,fashion design and fine arts,Sonia Delaunay is a role model to Gill for an artistic career as vibrant as her abstracts.

Elevated from chorus-liner to diva virtually overnight, is she considering a solo exhibition at the Fine Arts Gallery soon?

"As soon as I put together a suitable collec tion, yes," she pledges. And hopefully it will be soon enough to show whatan accomplished artist she is, at ease with oversize canvasses squirted with oils as much as with postcardsized pencil portraits — to counteract insinu ations that abstract painters don't really know how to draw!

Contact Gill Welland at info@any-thmggoes. com.

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for she thinks that everyone oughtto treasure at least one original piece of art

Adventurer Jailed on the Rock

Indiana Jones has nothing on Richard Halliburton. For one thing Indiana Jones is a fictional character while Richard Halliburton was a very real and very daring young man.

Mention the name Halliburton today and people will think of Bush,Corporations and the war in Iraq but in the 1920s and 1930s the name Halliburton was a byword for adventure and fans around the world thrilled to the feats of a courageous but seemingly crazy travel writer.

Among his many adventures the reckless American swam the Hellespont and the Panama Canal,climbed the Matterhom and the live vol cano Popocatepetl, dived into the pool in front of the Taj Mahal and into the Well of Death at Yucatan and lived for a year on Devil's Island. When he came to Gibraltar he was tossed in jail.

Richard Halliburton was born to wealthy parentsin Brownsville Tennessee on 9th January, 1900. The family moved to Memphis where he grew up and went to school. When the United States entered the First World War in 1917 Hal liburton sought his first big adventure and enlisted but only managed to get sent to various training camps. Frustrated he joined the navy but the War ended before he went to sea.

Always a restless lad Halliburton thirsted for adventure and growing bored with academics in his second year at Princeton University he ran away to New Orleans and signed on as a merchant seamen. He spent two years sail ing about the Atlantic and then devoted six

months to traveling through England, France and Spain, It was in the winter of 1922 that he reached Gibraltar and found himself enjoying the hospitality of the Gibraltar police.

Halliburton was an only child and his travels were subsidised to the tune of$100from his par ents. Devoted to his mother he wrote her long letters to keep her advised as to his whereabouts and his well being.

He sailed to Algeciras from Cadiz via Tangier and took a ferry to the Rock which he found to his liking. On 5th January he wrote to his mother:

"How awesome the Rock appeared from the sea! The lights twinkling in the harbour and the

terraced city reminded me of Ponta Delgada in the Azores. It was quite dark when 1 ferried across the bay, and the black silhouette of the Rock against the starriest sky 1 ever saw was very beautiful."

Itseems the sight of Gibraltar at nightfurther inspired him to follow a life of wanderlust.

"Standing in the prow of the pitching sprayswept ferry, 1 felt all the urges that seedie in my restless spirit rise to the surface. A glorious stimulation came over me to drive on with this aim of mine to a fine finish. It made me grateful, more than ever, that such good fortune is mine, and,likewise mine,a capacity to enjoy and profit from it to the full."

Halliburton made a thorough exploration of Gibraltar walking all around and over the Rock and even passing 'forbidden entry' signs and climbing over a barred gate:

"Until,1stood on the very tip ofthe ears ofthe crouching lion which the Rock resembles and saw beneath me a panorama that 1 have not the words to describe."

Halliburton got away with his trespassing onto military grounds that time but a few days later, using a camera he had borrowed from the. American Consul, he was arrested for taking photographs of military installations. He wasal lowed to return to his hotel room where he man-

Adventurer Richard HafHbuf0n ettheR la Canal

"I Stood on the very tip of the ears of the crouching lien which the Reck resemhiesandsaw heneath me a panorama that i have net the words to describe"

aged to hide the rolls of film previously taken on a window ledge but left the incriminating roll on the dresser. The next morning the police came for him and took everything from his hotel room.

On 9th January (his 22nd birthday) he wrote again to his mother:

"This letter is going to rank among the three most startling that your son has ever written to you. The first was the one from New Orleans about my runaway plans. The next was from Paris saying I had safely climbed the Matterhorn. This, the third, is from Gibraltar saying I am in jail in a British military prison with a cot and four whitewashed walls and one little barred window. But don't be unduly alarmed, for it is not a very serious matter and day after tomorrow should see me clear of it."

Unfortunately Gibraltar justice wasn't as swift as Halliburton hoped and he languished three days in jail before facing a judge. It was recom mended that he hire a lawyer but he preferred to defend himself. Really there was no question of his guilt,accidental though it may have been,and he was ordered to pay a fine or face a month in prison. The fine was 10 pounds and he had only half that much on him but he managed to borrow the remainder from another American he had met on his travels.

Despite the arrest and fine Halliburton retained his admiration for the Rock and enjoyed talking about his experiences here. He later wrote of his arrest:

"[at Gibraltar]I had an honest trial for the hon est crime of taking forbidden photographs. There the whole thing was a romantic adventure, a real genuine drama, shot full of good humour, and handled with dignity and courtesy by army majors

and English judges."

Over the next two decades Halliburton traveled the world surviving all sorts of thrills and death-defying events. Along with those mentioned in the opening text: he rode the rails across America, tried to fly over Mt. Everest (the engine of the plane, called The Flying Carpel, wasn't up to it), followed in the path of Ulysses, crossed the Alps on an elephant, went to Siberia and interviewed the executioner ofthe Tsar of Russia,traveled from Hollywood to Timbuktu and made a

1300-mile trek across the Sahara.

Of all Halliburton's adventures 1find the div ing into the'Well ofDeath'and the swimming of the Panama Canal the most interesting.

The 70-foot deep'Well of Death'at Chicchenitza was said to have been used for human sacrifices., Halliburton dived in and became the first person to emerge alive. When skeptics doubted him he did it again.

I'm amazed he was able to get permission to swim the 50-mile long Panama Canal because to accommodate him the many locks would have to have been drained and filled and opened and closed just as they would be for a ship. Because the charges for the canal were based on tonnage it cost him only 35 cents.

Halliburton once wrote: And when my time comes to die, I'll be able to die happy,for I will have done and seen and heard and experienced all the joy, pain and thrills — any emotion that any human ever had — and I'll be especially happy if 1 am spared a stupid, common death in bed."

Well he got his wish. In March 1939 he set sail from Hong Kong in a Chinese junk which he planned to sail into San Francisco Harbour on 4th April to celebrate the World's Fair being held in that city. He was warned that the junk wasn't seaworthy but he sailed anyway and drowned when the Sea Dragon went dovm with all hands in a heavy storm.

His last message by radio was: "Southerly gales, squalls, lee rail under water, wet bunks, hard tack, bully beef, wish you were here, in stead of me."

That was Richard Halliburton, cheeky and fearless to the last. ■

Unfortunately Gidraltar justice wasn't asswift as Haiiiburton heped and he ianguished three days in Jaii hefere facing a Judge

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Charity begins at home. This old proverb is one that we have heard time and time again. Does it simply apply to our homes, or our families, or can it also include those who live in the same country? Does this proverb only affect those in close proximity, because if it did, then why would we be charitable to people in other parts of the world, in places we would never even dream of visiting?

In a shrinking world we are no longer affili ated with just one country. Travel and the inter net have given us a portal to the world, where all that is required is a credit card and a computer, both of which are now readily available.

Speaking to David Carr, the chairman of the charity Clinic Nepal in Gibraltar,it was surpris ing to learn that hisinvolvement with the project started as a selfish reason to visit the Himalayas. Little did he know that rather than just going on

a one off trip, he would discover he no longff felt obligated to help these people living in poor conditions; instead he fell in love with them the place and the culture, and tries to make at least one trip a year. A sense of pride and hope

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emanate trom him when he speaks; pride for what has already been achieved, hope for what is yet to be achieved.

Clinic Nepal was set up in Gibraltar in 1997 by Kevin Shore with the aim of creating better living conditions for the people of Meghauli in Chitwan, Nepal — a place frequented by his father Peter Shore. Once, when Peter was visiting the area, he and his wife were rescued from danger by Hari Bhandary. Hari told them of his dream of offering a medical care facility in the area.

Kevin found out about Hari and the needs of the people in Meghauli from his father, and with a few like-minded people registered Clinic Nepal as charity in Gibraltar.

After a year of intensive fund raising and do nations of building materials from here and the UK, all the volunteers and a few MOD officers travelled to Nepal to assess the situation and start the building, together with some Nepali volunteers. Four weeks later the clinic was ready for operation.

Setin an area which is mostly light jungle,the clinic is able to offer its services to nearly 50,000 people of the surrounding area. Healthcare and medicines are free of charge at the clinic, not a common occurrence in Nepal. The housekeep ing is shared equally by funds from Gibraltar and Water Aid UK.

Clinic Nepal is now an international charity organisation with branches in Germany,Spain, and Atlanta, US, places Hari requested help from. The help the charity provides is used towards medical supplies for the clinic.

There are plenty of other schemes set up by the volunteers to help the community in Nepal further. For example, there is a sponsorship scheme for schoolchildren where everything they require for school is paid for. Most of the children live with their families and attend the school, however there are a few children

^ who live at school but go home frequently to

1 visit their families during festivities, so as not

® to isolate them from their families entirely. At the moment. Clinic Nepal is working on building a new school, using funds from Gibraltar's

Integral Yoga Centre, to provide good quality education to poor families who wouldn't be able to afford it otherwise. In the words ofSir Francis Bacon, "Knowledge is Power", so the service of education for these children would help to improve their potential for change.

By organising different fund-raising activi ties as well as an annual flag day. Clinic Nepal contributes towards providing a community much larger than our own with the right as sistance to improve standards of living. Clinic Nepal requires contributions and volunteers to exist,and there are substantial donations given by larger companies, examples of which are the Monteverde Brothers and the GBC Annual Open Day funds, smaller operations provide help in other ways.

Funds raised provide for things such as eye operations, where up to 200 people can be seen when medical help is available. The most recent assistant offered is open to women in need of hernia operations, where thanks to the dona tions made, they are able to travel to and from the hospital, and have their operations and recovery period paid for.

Volunteers and committee members of Clinic Nepal visit Meghauli frequently. The trip itself is paid for by the volunteers, and many volun teers aim to go at least once a year,to make sure everything is in working order.

The work of the charity provides help where

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it's needed, so that the community as a whole can benefit. This can only come about with the generosity of the people of Gibraltar, and Clinic Nepal would like to send their sincerest gratitude to us because without us Clinic Nepal could never have even begun.■

About Nepal

Population: 28.2 million

Area; 147, 181 sq km

Capital: Kathmandu

Government type: Constitutional Monarchy

Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism

Language: Nepali

Life Expectancy: 63 years (men), 64 years (women).

Main Exports: Carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grains.

Population below poverty line: 30.9%(2004)

Nepal is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia. It shares frontiers with China to the north, and India to the south, east and west. Eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest. Mount Everest, are within its boundaries.

Nepal's Flag (pictured)is the only national flag in the world that is nonquadrilateral in shape

TDmnd Can widi some of the healthcare 'motivators'in Nepal

A sense ef pride and hope emanatesfrom him when he speaks;pride for what has aiready heen achieved,hope for what is yet to he achieved

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Apprenticeships in Telecommunications

Appliccitions have been invited by Cjibtelecom (in partnership with the Department of Employment and Vocational Training,on behalf of the Government of Gibraltar) for those ordinarily resident in Gibraltar who are interested in undertaking a four year Ap prenticeship in Telecommunications.

All Apprentices will follow an accredited training programme leading to the attain ment of National Vocational Qualifications at Level 2 and 3.

Application forms are available from the Department of Employment & Vocational Training, Unit 76-77, Harbours Walk, New Harbours and Bleak House Training Institute, Europa Point, Gibraltar.Completed applica tions must be returned to the Department of Employment & Vocational Training not later than noon on Friday 11th July 2008. Applicants not in possession of GCSE passes at Grades A, B, C or D in English Language, Mathematics and a Science Subject (or equivalents acceptable to the Director of Employment & Vocational Training) will be required to sit entry level examinations in these subjects.

The Government of Gibraltar and Gibtelecom are committed to offering equal opportunities and, therefore, encourage applications from both males and females alike. Trainees selected to participate in the Telecommunications Training Scheme will be entitled to receive a Trainee's Allowance commensurate with age.

A group from Wyse Hire recently returned from London in a jubilant mood after a fantastic weekend at the Hire Association Annual Awards of Excellence. The company woo 'Highly commended team of the year'after being placed in the final three companies. Managing Director Sally Welch said "The atmosphere was very tense as we waited for the roll on the drums followed by the announcement of the winner, it was a fantastic momentfor us all when we heard our name!"

Some of the guests who attended the Gibraltar Bankers'Association annual dinner pictured listening to after dinner speaker, BBC foreign correspondent Jonathan Charles with HE Hie Governor Sir Robert Fulton and GBA President Kerry Blight in the background.

Summer Nights

Every Tuesday & Thursday(Commenc ing 22nd July to 24th August) at Case mates Square 8.30 - 10pm activities and stage entertainment for children, 10-11.30pm musical entertainment for adults. For further information contact Ministry of Culture Tel: 20048063 Email: minculture@gibtelecom.net

Thursday 3rd July

Danish Balleskolens Brass Band at Casemates Square 1pm

Danish Brass Band Concert at St Michael's Cave 8.30pm. Tickets £10 in cludes a return shuttle service departing from Ince's Hall at 7.30pm from Jyske Bank, 76 Main St. Tel: 200 72782

Saturday 5th July

Miss Gibraltar 2008 Beauty Pageant at Alameda Botanic Gardens Open Air Theatre 9.30pm. Tel: Ministry of Culture 200 40863 Email: mincufture® gibtelecom.net

Ceremonial Guard Mounting at The Convent 12.00 noon. For further info Tel: 200 55083

Gibraltar Botanic Garden Tour meet George Don Gates (at the south end of Grand Parade) 10.30am. No fee but donations welcome. For further info Tel: 200 72639 Email: alameda® wildlife.gib.gi

Sunday 6th July

The Gibraltar Amateur Swimming As sociation(GASA)Swimming Endurance Racefrom Eastern Beach to Catalan Bay 3pm. Contact GASA Tel: 200 72869

Friday 11th July

Glamour Productions"Miss Glamour"at

The Alameda Open air Theatre 8.30 pm. Tickets: £12 available from Blossoms, 1st Floor ICC Building. Contact Glam our Creations Tel: 54000377 or email: glamourcreations@hotmail.com

Grammy & Emmy Award Winner Michael Camilo in Concert at St Michael's Cave. Tel: 57115000 or email: gibraltarjazzsociety@yahoo.com

Saturday 12th July

GONHS- Outing Cork Industry 2a visit to a cork operation Sam - Spanish side of the frontier. Contact GONHS Tel: 200 72639 E-mail: gonhs@gonhs.org

Gibraltar Garrison Library Collectors Fair — an opportunity to find that special book, painting, gifts or treasure. Tea, coffee and cakes sold in aid of Cancer Research. 10am-2pm. Tel; 200 77418

Friday 25th July

Jazii/Flamenco Fusion at The Alameda Open Air Theatre at 9.15pm. Tickets £10 from Vijay 127 Main Street. For info contact Mr Martinez Tel; 540013343

Saturday 26th & Saturday 27th July 12th Gibraltar International Regatta 2008. To register & further information, contact Sidney, Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club, Queensway Tel: 200 78897

Thursday 31st July

Mount Productions "Model Search" of The Alameda Open Air Theatre at 9.30pm. Tickets; £10 from The Nature Shop.Casemates. Contact Mark Email: mount@gibraltar.gi

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Last month, the wonderful Alameda open air theatre again sprang to life in all its beauty and splendour, hosting the so popular Bossom Buddies fashion show. This year's show was one for history, as Gibraltar born fashion supremo John Galliano agreed to show nine outfits from his autumn Paris collection 2008. But just how much work goes into organising and staging a show such as this?

Organiser Sonia Golt says"It took me a good part of a year to just get in contact with John!" but with a great amount of perseverance she managed to finally get the privileged "yes" answer from the master of fashion himself and, with the ball rolling,Sonia set about getting all the different teams and individuals into place —each with their own unique tasks to perform, and without who the show would not have been possible.

The stars of the show are the models, the performers, the presenters — all in the public eye and all appreciated by the audience — the ladies, all breast cancer survivors,such a brave and optimistic group,it is their special night.

But take a glimpse behind all ^is,and there are other stars in each show,stars that only shine in the background and who nobody sees. We are about to take a look at the team on this night, butevery quality show you attend has a similar team,worldng away behind the scenes without a piece of the glory.

The hairdressing team, for example, which is in charge of styling and advising on the best

hairstyles for each model. On this occasion Christine Figueras is head of the team, and is just one of the people responsible for making the models look their best. Christine has be® in charge of this task since the very first show, staged three years ago. This year Christine brought on board Anna from Anna's Hairdress ers to look after the Galliano models.

Following the hair styling the models'"new look" is enhanced by the make-up team, and Claudia's Crew was out in full force thisyeat working very hard. Regular team members Yolanda Bautista and Cheryl Sant both said they love working with the ladies,it is such a reward ing and special event. Naomi Medici and AIIsot Pryor, new additions to the team,wereplacedin charge ofthe Galliano models,and worked with Delli and Sam (John's Paris team)which wasa great privilege and an amazing experience.

Naomi says "It was all quite stressful, ev erything had to be 100% perfect, with John himself (via phone) supervising everything. But the satisfaction was great, when the master himself wished everyone good luck via phone

Photos: Rebecca Figueras

there are other stars in each show,stars that only shine in the hackgronnd and who nehodysees

which made all our hard work worthwhile in the end."

All styled and made up the models are then handed over to wardrobe, here they are fitted with their outfits. Not an easy task and for this show it was Edna from Hearts Boutique who had to find the perfect style for each model,the perfect colour to suit each one, and then hope she has the correct sizes too. Edna has volun teered each year to enable the ladies to parade in all their splendour. Vibrant colours, costly, and some of the finest fabrics, are what she entrusts to the ladies on the night. ButSonia ensured the ladies would cope with all stresses and carry each outfit perfectly,through all her long weeks of coaching prior to the show.

Which takes us away from the grooming side, and into the organisation of these shows. Here we find people who are all involved in the show's smooth running,such as Jackie Dalli.

Jackie organises back stage duties, which are very hectic at best, but she always eventually gets everyone into their places and positions in time. She works during the show, but also in the run up to the show, perfecting everyone's timings for styling, and so forth.

And even the audience at such events needs organising. Kirsteen and Pie Crawford together with Audrey Alecio and Genevieve, worked as ushers for the various seating areas within the theatre. Pie who was in charge of the VIP sec tion, said nervously before the show "I don't have some people's names, only the company name,how will I know who they are!" We won't ever know how exactly she did know but we did not see anyone sitting on anyone's lap, so she obviously managed the situation very well.

While the audience is seating, the changing rooms are abuzz. For this show Norma and Nina were Wardrobe Mistresses who calmly and patiently helped the ladies dress.

Of course we must not forget the main person behind it all, Sonia Colt, without whom none of this would happen. It takes time and energy to ensure each show is different and always full of surprises — people are already looking forward to next year's show,and wondering what is up Sonia's sleeve for then. ■

Grooming Courses

From this show a new idea has already sprung. Everyone agreed it was so nice to work within the team and everyone worked so well together, it was decided to use the same team to put together grooming courses, which will be introduced after the summer months.

Claudia's Clinic will organise the courses, which will include, hair, make-up and colour scheming for clothing. The courses will run in the mornings and some in the evenings and will be made available for all ages,from teenagers to over 60s, so everyone can get a little catwalk treatment.

At the end of the course, there will be a photo shoot and each participant will go away not only with a more informed outlook on their styling but also with evidence of the personal beauty after it has been enhanced to its full potential.

Claudia will donate a portion of the proceed: from these courses to breast cancer suppoi

The name of Terrence Rattigan is back in lights just as it was 65 years ago when the playwriter/airman flew into Gibraltar after surviving an attack by German fighter planes.

Rattigan's play The Deep Biue Sea returned to London's West End in May and is scheduled to run at the Vaudeville Theatre on the Strand until mid-July. On the night that his Lancaster bomber landed on the Gibraltar airstrip in December 1941 Rattigan had two plays running in London's West End French Without Tears and Quiet Wedding. Another of his plays, Folloiv My Leader, was showing on Broadway.

As a student at Oxford Rattigan declared himself a pacifist but when Britain went to war with Germany he didn't shirk his duty. He joined the RAF in July of 1940, qualifying as a wireless operator in March of 1941 and graduating from gunnery school in May the same year. Assigned to 95 Squadron he flew on Sunderland fly ing boats patrolling over the English coast until the third week of November when the squadron was ordered to Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Over the Bay of Biscay the squadron was attacked by German fighters, although none of the bombers were shot down several were damaged, including Rattigan's. The squadron was forced to wait in Gibraltar while repairs were carried out. This gave Rattigan time to work on a new play about the war.

Rattigan wasn't new to the Rock. He had spent many days in Gibraltar as a youngster. His father, Frani;, was a qualified Arabic speaker and a some what unconventional diplomat. Due to his work, the Rattigans were constantly on the move from one country to another, primarily Morocco, Gi braltar, Malta and Egypt.

Whgn the squadron flew out of Gibraltar for Freetown Rattigan had the play, to be called Next of Kin. packed inside a suitcase. Only an hour into the flight his plane was attacked by a German Heinkel. The German fighter made five passes at the slower Sunderland and put five holes in the tailplane with one bullet ^ narrowly missing Rattigan.

The sturdy Sunderland survived the attack but, when it was still eight hours from Freetown and 900 miles from the nearest help (Gambia), one of the four en gines cut out and the crew feared that it might blow up. They contemplated ditching in the Atlantic.

Rattigan later wrote to his par ents:

"...But the swell was too great to land, so there was nothing for it but to go on — on three engines, without enough petrol and apparently no chance of getting there. To maintain height we threw overboard everything that was detachable — less the first act of my play which I rescued from my suitcase

just as it went over the side, and then, as we were still losing height, we used a fire axe on the aircraft and threw everything over the side that could be hacked oft."

Fortunately a 30-mile tailwind sprung up and the Sunderland managed to reach Bathurst,Gam bia with just ten minutes of fuel remaining in the tanks. After repairs at Bathurst the Sunderland flew on and landed at the Freetown airstrip which had been carved out of the jungle. Here Rattigan would spend a very uncomfortable four months, working on his play in between flying on U-boat patrol. He didn't enjoy his stay, complaining about the humidity and the servants and found the flying patrols a relief:

"It does at least get me out of this spot, which is to put it frankly torture... infested not only by 95 Squadron but by lizards, giant spiders, giant centipedes, mosquitoes {not giant but not any the less pleasant), bats, bugs that nest under your skin and a particularly delightful monkey... The town itself is better not visited and certainly there is no reason to do so although it boasts of one officers' club and one brothel."

When Rattigan returned to Britain after he had completed the requisite 300 hundred hours of flying time he showed his new play to director Anthony Asquith. Asquith declared the title too bland and the more descriptive title of Flare Path was agreed upon.

Flare Path is a play about bomber pilots and the women who wait for them to return from their raids. After receiving approval from the Air Ministry it opened in December 1942. The Chief of the Air Ministry attended opening night and when the play was finished invited Flying Officer Rattigan to his box to receive his congratulations.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill went to see the play and afterwards remarked: "1 was very moved by this play. It is a masterpiece of understatement. But we are rather good at that, aren't we?"

Flare Path would prove to be Rattigan's second big hit, after French Without Tears, and would run for two years, although the Broadway perfor mance closed after only 14 weeks,

Rattigan was next assigned as Gunnery Of ficer to 422Squadron where he devised training programs while still flying missions.That posting did not last for long,however,as with the success of Flare Path he was assigned to the RAF film unit to help produce propaganda films.

Thankfully Rattigan survived the war and went on to 1^ one of the most successful stage writers of the 20th Century. Among the many plays he wrote the best known are While the Sun Shines,Loiv in Iddleness, The Browning Version, The Winslow Bfy and Separate Tables(my favourite). The film version of Separate Tables garnered the Oscar for Best Picture in 1959.The movie received nine nominations in all and David Niven won the Oscar for Best Actor.

Terence Rattigan was knighted in 1971 and died at Bermuda on 30th November, 1977, ■

musicfor Kids

Kindermusik Educator and Music Graduate Louise Risby is introducing Kindeimusik to Gibraltar for Gibraltar's littlest music mak-

1Over the past 25 years, Kindermusik Inter national has introduced over a million children (ages newborn to 7) and their families to the joy of learning through music.

Louise, a licensed Kindermusik Educator, was fist introduced to Kindermusik when working as a piano and percussion teacher at the Bermuda &hool of Music, which provided! a full Kindermusik programme. After the birth," of her daughter Sophie in 2002,she decided to' explore it further and took Sophie to classes ' when she was just 5 months old.

Here in Gibraltar, Louise if offering a programme for parents and babies aged 018 months, and for parents and children 18 months - 3 years.

The 45 minute classes will be held at St Andrew's Church on Tuesday mornings and afternoons, Wednesday and Friday mornings, and run for 12 weeks during each of the school terms(Autumn,Spring and Summer), If you and your child wish to attend contact Louise on 52715 or by email gibraltarIou@hotmail.com. r?"

Law EnforcementTorch Run for Spoclal Olympics

Rattigan survived the war and went en to be one of the mostsuccessful stage writers of the 20th Century

iThe Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics took 18th June, starting at Saccone 8 Speed. DeviTi Tower Road with the traditional 'Lighting of the Flame of Hope'. The General IVIanager of Saccone 8Speed. Mr lafferty started the run by handing over the Flame of Hope to Patron fl/lr Louis Wink. Commissioner of Police. Mr Wink then handed the Flame of Hope to runners. The Torch Runners accompanied the Flame ofHope along the Beaches, Main Street and throughout the city centre, eventually arriving at the Victoria Stadium for die Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame and the start of the 2008 Special Olympics National Games.

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Here are a few useful things you can do before school starts again -I don't forget your camera to capturej the perfect moment!

Read the Childline Magazine

Submit the Crossword inside for a chance to win great prizes!

Have a themed movie marathon e.g. Harry Potter, Spiderman, Indiana Jones, mu-| sicals, chick flicks.

Make a new friend - will definitely make you feel like you've gained ' something at the end of summer.

5 Try a new hobbya new instrument or playing a sport. Joining a club could result in making new friends and discovering talents you never knew you had!

Be a tourist for a day-

Why not visit our neighbours the apes or for some thing more refreshing go and see the dolphins.

Help out an elderly person or contribute to charity ■

It might seem boring but think of how grateful they'll be and you might find this extremely rewarding when it's over.

Get a summer job •

This is a great way to gain independence and although it might not be easy, it will all be worth it when you see your pay cheque!

Make a movie -

Whether with effects to make Steven Spielberg jealous or just a cheesy home video, this is a fun way to spend the day!

0 Have a beach BBQwhether it is with a couple of close friends or a big group,it's always fun to stay at the beach and FREEPHONE

II o to abuse: physical,emotional or sexual [radicate it once and for all!

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by Karina Tewkesbury

Many of us have been through difficult stages in our iives and have needed to talk to someone about our probiems. Whiist some may confide in close relatives or friends, we can ail agree that sometimes it's best to remain anonymous.

Childiine deals with ail kinds of problems every single day. However big or small the problem is, you will always find a friendly voice to talk to. You can let go of your bottled up feelings with the security that it will remain in complete confidence.

You can talk to someone at Childline for many reasons e.g. Bullying, relationship struggles, peer pressure, sexuality, abuse, alcohol, drugs and stress. A listening ear will be given In every situation and you can be assured you won't be judged or scolded: you will just be offered support and guidance.

Fortunately, calls are FREE whether you call from a landline, mobile or even a payphone*ll

Remember, when you call Childline, you remain in control

and no one else will be contacted unless you are in a dangerous situation and someone else can help you.

No matter where you are, help is just a phone call awayl You can

childlinegibraltar's mission

Our mission istoend cruelty to children in Gibraltar.

Our vision Is a society

ring Chlldline on 8008,seven days a week from 6pm to 10pm.

*To ring from a payphone you may put In a coin. However, you will get your money back.

In which ail children are loved, valued and able to fulfil their potential. In other words, a society that will not tolerate child abusewhether sexual, physical, emotional, or neglect.

it's free to call Childline, even from a mobile

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relationship

Answer these questions truthfully to figure out whether you and your companion have a healthy relationship - be it your parents,one of your siblings or your other half.

Do you feel constantly controlled by this person?

All the time.

I'm the one who tells them where to go what to do.

Never.

2) Is It a give and take relationship?

A) I give and they take

B) They give and I take

C) We both give a little, and take a little

3) Are they the only person you spend time with?

A) Yes I never see anyone else.

B) Only because I make sure they don't spend time with anybody else.

C) No, i see them frequently, but I am free to spend time with whoever I want.

4) Do they ever say stuff that hurts you?

A) Yes, I spend a lot of my time with them crying.

B) I tell them things without worrying how it will make them feel.

C) No,they worry about my feelings and try not to upset me.

5) Do you spend a lot of time arguing?

A) Yes we argue most of the time, they seem to like It.

B) Only when they don't do what I say

C) No, we argue like anyone else, but it's not like we spend all our time doing so.

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Physical Bullying; This Is when someone is getting bullied by being hit which can hurt a lot.

Verbal Bullying: This can hurt just as much as physical and cyber bullying but in a different way. It can make you feel miserable and alone whilst lowering your self esteem.

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8pointlessfacts

Chewing gum while peeling onions will stop you from crying

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I am 13 years old and do not have many friends. People at school pick on me because they say 1 am weird.They keep telling me that I'm a loner and that no one will want to be my friend. I enjoy going to school, and do well In my work and all teachers are really nice to me but the rest of my class Isn't. Why are people so mean? Can't they leave me alone? I never say anything to them and I'm getting tired of this bullying!

I need some advice. '

Unique

Dear Unique, There are many teenagers like you out there. Some people prefer to con centrate more on their work and not disrupt the lives of others like the bullies are doing to you. Bullying is wrong and no one has to put up wrth it. If you do not have any close friends in school it's ok, you can say hello and be friends with everyone and not have one close friend in particular. t\Ay advice is to speak to someone about it because a problem shared is a problem halved. If you don't feel comfortable speaking to a teacher in school, call Childline on 8008 and they will try to help.

By Karl

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By Allster Daimedo

Childline, Drugs,Bullying,Problem,Abuse, Helpline, Stress, Healthy, Help, Advice acknowledgements

These pages have been composed by the contributions of students from Bayside Comprehensive. The College of Further Education and Westside Comprehensive. Childline would like to thank all the students who submitted an article or a feature,for their hard work and contributions. Particular thanks go to the students from classes 9BXY, 9RXY and 8 RXY of Bayside school, who undertook this magazine as an English class project. Due to high volume of submissions and the limited space for this first edition, we were unfortunately only ^leto include a small proportion ofsubmissions. However we will be storing those articles that weren't published in this edition for future reference.

I'm really worried aijout my upcoming examsl I try to study and really try my best but It never seems enough. My parents tell me I need to pull my socks up and work harder but I'm do ing everything I can. In school I get stressed because there Is a lot of work that has to be done;then at home I've got homework and my parents are pushing me to aim higher and do better. It's really getting tome! I can't cope with the exam stress and my parents expecting so much from me. What If I try my best but still don't do as well as they expect?

The Stressed Student

Dear Stressed Student, Vou should not be worrying about trying to ex ceed your parent's expectations. The important thing is trying your bestand knowing that you have done everything you can to getgood grades. Your parents are trying to push you because they want to see you happy with your grades and make sura that you do well in school. Most parents do this, and it's all t^ecause they care a lot for you and think that pushing you to the limit means helping you. Perhaps you should talk to your parents and tell them about this stress and that you are trying your best. If you feel you are unable to talk to them, call Childllne on 8008 and they will try their best to guide you.

Love Lulu I

Special thanks go to the following whose submissions were selected:

Martam Akdl, Allster Daimedo, Neil Frances,Julian, Karl, Hannah Mifsud, Philip Nilsson, Andrew Olivero, Alexandra RIos, Karlna Tewkesbury, Elizabeth Tosso

The Childline Magazine h^ been sponsored by the children of"We Care", a Bonita Trust project.

Dreamfilglitsfor Gibraltar Kids

Thanks to the generosity of local businesses and fundraisers, Dreamflight has come to Gibraltar!

Sarah Merkell, a longhaul stewardess for

British Airways, uses her spare time to raise awareness for Dreamflight (a UK charily dedicated to providing a 'Holiday of a Life time' for seriously ill and disabled children)

in Gibraltar, as a volunteer fundraiser for the charity. She was delighted bv the generous support of the management and staff at the Norwich & Peterborough Building Society and recently collected a cheque to the value of £500 from their office in Main Street.

Over the past few months, while fundraising was taking place, several children were discretely assessed and nominated by medical professionals at St. Bernard's Hospital, with the blessing of their parents. Final selection is not an easy task as all of the children put for ward are worthy of such a treat; however the charity's medical director bases his decision on the child's condition, needs and suitability to undertake the trip.

As a result, two special girls from Gibraltar, both delightful and truly deserving,have been selected for this year's trip to Orlando. They will depart for London on 17th October along with their capable escort, volunteer and quali fied physiotherapist Rebecca Fortunato, where they will meet up with the UK children and fly on to the USA.

When asked about fund raising, Sarah said "So far the people of Gibraltar have been very willing to donate and support Dreamflight. If this interest continues,children from our com munity will be considered for future trips. I certainly hope so as there are so many more children that would benefit from this wonder ful experience".

Online donations which directly bene fit our local Dream/lighters can be made at: www.justgwing.com/dreamflightgibraltar

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the ladies

Diane was an average middle aged woman. She was what is known locally as an "amadecasa," or, in the UK a homemaker but there are still those of us who recognise the term "housewife." Sitting next to her was Kirsty - a 31 year-old high flier. Kirsty had visions of doing great things In "The City." The third was Sarah, pretty, petite and nervously smiling at everyone that passed. Sarah was between jobs at the moment, and between troubled relationships. There was a fourth empty seat in the waiting room but Susan had long disappeared from the scene. She must have been allocated a different doctor.

The ladies sat in the doctor's waiting room discussing anything and everything, all waiting for the welcome interruption of the consulting room door operung to admit the next lucky contestant in the silver bullet contest. None of them understood why Dr. Marti nez always sighed before calling "Next" to the receptionist.

All three had maladies of differ ing severity and distinct character but discretion dictates that details be left undisclosed. Suffice to say they were all treatable to their sat isfactory conclusion with a course of antibiotics, a change in lifestyle and a course of psychotherapy respectively.

It was now 12 months since all four ladies had presented at the surgery with their respective com plaints but progress had been an elusive spectre. Dr. Martinez had been in general practice for30 years and the ladies were by no means

the first of their kind that he had come across, sadly.

Diane had been prescribed a seven-day course of antibiotics and the doctor had asked her to come back after four days to review the symptoms and again after the week to ensure the efficacy of the treatment. Diane was a wife and mother from a long line of wives and mothers who thought mother hood comes with a natural Godgiven understanding of all things domestic. According to her. Dr. Martinez was just a man, he had never been through childbirth but he was a nice friendly doctor and

was trying his best, bless him. Consequently as soon as the symptoms abated she stopped taking the pills, didn't keep the appointments, only to present at surgery again when the symptoms returned.

"Those pills you gave me doctor, they didn't work. My sister says her doctor gave her some wonderful ones that worked on her second day — can't 1 have some of those?"

"Your sister has had the same symptoms?" the doctor asked.

"Well no but antibiotics are all the same aren't they?" came the confident reply.

"You must complete the course of medication for it to be totally ef fective and for me to ascertain that it is appropriate."

Kirsty was a thrusting, "hap pening" business woman. She was financially successful, owned property, nice cars, wore designer clothes and fine jewellery. She had the respect, admiration (as well as resentment)from male and female colleagues alike and was always included on the "A" list for any party or charity fundraiser.

She had noticed she was finding more and more hair on the hair brush each morning, her skin was becoming opaque and lacklustre, and until the second glass of wine at lunchtime she didn't have much enthusiasm or good humour.

Kirsty had put it down to not being a morning person,but when the regularity became apparent she was intelligent and self aware enough to seek medical advice.Dr.

her skin was becoming opanue and iackinstre,and nntii the second giass of wine atinnchtime she didn't have much enthusiasm or good humour

Martinez had told her that he didn't think that she had a serious drink problem yet, but she must look at monitoring herself, her alcohol intake, functions attended, diet and smoking- Perhaps even keep a diary of such things to enable an assessment to be made by a thera pist for appropriate interventions to apply.

Kirsty lost her temper: "I am neither alcoholic nor mentally ill thank you doctor," and stormed out of the surgery vowing not to return. She was now sitting in Dr. Martinez' waiting room with a referral letter from the very expen sive alcohol dependency clinic her business partners had sent her to if she intended to continue in the partnership.

Sarah, sweet little Sarah, sweet little vulnerable Sarah. The victim of a string of abusive relationships, the victim of being a single parent in an unforgiving society, the victim of unscrupulous employers who do not leave their wives for her after she has been out with them, nor do they understand that to her, taking her son to school is much more important than turning up for work, a victim of friends who start out helping her buteventually tum their backs on her. The list is endless.

The doctor had referred her to a psychotherapist before a planned case conference aimed at tackling the multiple problems for Sarah. The therapist carried out the assess ment and suggested 12 counselling sessions with a review after six, to address "victim mentality" be fore other interventions could be introduced to tackle the practical problems.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a very good tool but is by no means the only game in town and it would require a multi-therapeutic model approach to effect a way forward for this lady. As with all genuine psychotherapy the process is demanding on the client. It is definitely not an easy process to go through, and when you meet the naked truth of yourself there are always disturbing and upsetting discoveries.

After four weeks of denying she may have had a part to play in her own problems, Sarah left both the therapy and Dr. Martinez's list claiming she was going to seek "proper" therapy. Now she had

circled a few others and run out, she was back in Dr. Martinez's waiting room hoping to get back onto his list.

Now onto Susan — what hap pened to Susan?She was32,bubbly and a free spirit but was prone to bouts of depression. Generally she enjoyed her life in the small town and had no desire to leave, but equally she had no intention to follow the birth-marriage-childrengrandchildren-death model. She was happy as she was.

Everybody she knew fixed up blind dates and constantly bom barded her with criticism and advice on how she should run her life, the end result of which was guilt and misery and no let up in the criticism.

When she saw Dr. Martinez, he decided drug intervention wasn't a first course of action in this case and referred her to a therapist of 30 years standing he had come to know very well professionally,and over the years he had been able to greatly reduce the mental health issue stress on his patient load.

Susan was a model patient and had shown trust in the doctor, the therapist and therapy process. The reason Susan's seat stood empty in that waiting room was she was now at peace with who she was, what she was and what she was doing with her life — and still is!

The criticisms and unwarranted advice might still be there but Susan is able to calmly deal with them and decide for herself how she runs her life.

Although these names are fic tions, they do represent genuine case histories.

Courses of treatment, wheth er general medicine or mental health interventions, are based on well researched, tried and tested methodology and since my nurse training and subsequently my various psychotherapy courses, I can vouch for their success as has been demonstrated in my last 30 years in the mental health business, but of course you as the patient or client need to co-operate and play your part.

There are no short cuts or quick fixes, and sometimes there will be a lot of pain before it gets better, but get better you will, and once those foundations are laid and you develop better coping strategics, you've got them for life! ■

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Summer's arrival means it's time for barbecues, poolside fun and the beach and an increase in sunburns.

The need for sun safety has become clear, with studies show ing exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer. Harmful rays from the sun may also cause eye problems, weaken your immune system, and give you unsightly skin spots, wrinkles or "leatherv" skin.

Skin Cancer

• Insomepartsoftheworid,melanoma is increasing at rates faster than any other cancer.

• Melanoma,the deadliest skin cancer, kills a person every hour.

• One sunburn can double a child's life time risk of developing skin cancer.

Sun damage to the body is caused by invisible ultraviolet(UV) radiation, which reaches us as long wavelengths known as UVA and short wavelengths known as UVB. UVB radiation can cause sunburn. But UVA is dangerous too,as it can penetrate the skin and damage tis sue at deeper levels.

Tanning is a sign of the skin re acting to potentially damaging UV radiation by producing additional pigmentation that provides it with some—but not nearly enough— protection against sunburn.

If you have an illness and take medicines, ask your doctor about extra sun-care precautions,because some medications may increase sensitivity to the sun.

Cosmetics that contain alpha hydroxy acids(AHAs) may increase sun sensitivitv.

SMART STEPS

Reduce time In the sun

This is especially recommended from 10am to 4 pm,when the sun's rays are strongest.Even on an over cast day,up to 80% ofthe sun's rays

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Dress with care

Wear clothes that protect your body.Cover as much of your body as possible if you plan to be outside on a sunny day. Wear a widebrimmed hat,long sleeves and long trousers.Sun-protective clothing is now available in shops.

Be serious about sunscreen

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Check your skin regularly for signs of skin cancer. Look for changes in the size, shape, colour or feel of birthmarks, moles and spots. If you find any changes or find sores that are not healing, see your doctor.

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Sunlight reflecting off snow,sand or water further increases exposure to UV radiation, increasing your risk of developing eye problems such as cataracts.

Hours on the beach without adequate eye protection can result in a short-term condition known as photokeratitis. This painful condition — also known as "snow blindness"— can cause temporary loss of vision.

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Yes the, '1 must have one of those too,' is with us in a big way. 1 am quite surprised sometimes, when I hear business down town is not as good as it could be. Well if so many of us weren't so keen on 'keeping up with the Joneses,' shops and stores would all but close down.

It seems to me everyone has to have every thing, no matter the cost, afford it or not. Going back to younger days, keeping up with your peers was also of great consequence wasn't it? That's how many of us started smoking — "they're all doing it so 1 can't be the odd one out". Buying stuff because 'it's the done thing' or'we need it', when perhaps it should be more'do we really need it?'

But, that's how it is, sophisticated market ing ploys and hungry commercial entities are there, waiting to pounce on the capricious consumer. The fact we are a close community and therefore family and friends are in constant contact, means the pressures and reminders are greater.

"I'm thinking of getting a new car. So and so has just bought the new [whatever] it's such a super model. You should see it. Wow!" The concerned partner might reply, "What about the trip to America we were going on next summer and the kitchen refurbishment we were planning?" The other retorts,"Not a problem. We can do that on our credit cards. We can apply for an overdraft!"

And so it goes. Perhaps the example I've

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It's some form of instinctive indoctrination, I guess. It goes back to our childhood. Do you remember wanting the bag of marbles he had because they were more colourful than yours and the scooter she had because you didn't have one? It has followed us through to adulthood.

made above is not the case in all households but those that can somehow find the extra cash. Where does all the money come from, when all and sundry are continually complaining they don't earn enough?

The same is true of mobiles — "must have the new one now available. It has everything. I'll even be able to find out the order in which the Brazilian President's wife has her clothes hanging in her wardrobe,if I want to. Isn't that so fantastic!"

It,ofcourse,doesn't end there."Lot's have 50 inch plasma screens and laptops in all rooms, gadgets, computers, DVD games, Wii things — they're the latest, and all my friends have one except me. Let's have the newest and fastest internet connections, two cars and two scooters and three bikes and they all have to be garaged!"

I know of someone who 'thinks' they're going to keep fit so they buy an exercise bike and jump on it around five times and is'sure' they're going to slim with some type of wide belt — they wear it twice — and believe they're going to use a fabric steam cleaner for the curtains and use it once. All a waste of money because of not thinking it through and being realistic.

I'm also reminded of someone I knew in the'60s who lived in the upper town area and owned a Mercedes Benz but didn't have a bathroom — he had to make do and shared an outside toilet. What about those priorities? Setting things out in perspective and getting real about what you can and what you can't REALLY afford is important.

It's a lovely idea to own a second home in Spain.But that comes with a price.The furnish ing and equipping of thatsecond home isgoing to suck you dry if you haven't done yoursums. Remember the 'doubling up' that's required — TVs, DVD players, washing machines, fridges and so much more,and don'tforget the extra petrol,especially now! The idea is a great one "but am 1 struggling to meet the mortgage and skimping on eating out and other activities I'm used to, and enjoy?"

Put another way,it's a bit like owning a Rolls Royce.Okay,you've won the top cash prize in the Christmas Lottery Draw,so you can afford the car, but what about the cost of running your gleaming,luxurious automobile.Had you

Someone Iknew in the '60s lived in the upper town area and owned a Mercedes Benz but didn't have a hathroem—he had te make do and shared an entside toilet

thought about that? 18 months later, there's a good chance you've got rid of it.

Perhaps exceptions to the rule are wed dings. You don't mind splashing out because ifs a once (hopefully!)in a lifetime event and the most meaningful experience of your life. I'd rather spend more on a really exceptional honeymoon maybe. But wait a minute, what am I saying? Those can be afforded too.

A week in Cuba,four daysin New York,three daysin Cancun AND...a Caribbean week-long cruise! Or maybe as Far East as you can go for six weeks.

What I haven't seen here yet or maybe 1 haven't realised it's already happening,is what I witnessed recently at the popular breakfast location, El Higueron, on the back road, out towards the Costa freeway. First communion celebrations treated like weddings! Large salons decked out to accommodate 150 or 200 guests, food, drink, and even a live band, all thrown in to mark the celebration. I thought that was amazing,especially in a region where you would have thought a more prudent spending regime would prevail. Maybe I've already given someone the idea and the next batch of First Communion celebrations on the Rock will include some mega food, drink and band events.

The issue about wanting to earn more and more, probably derivesfrom so much monthly outlay — after a while you get used to feeding that expenditure,so when overtime or shift al lowance payments slip a little and the income drops, the difficulties set in and you feel it unjust even, that you're not earning enough and can't meet your expenses. That's when

you get annoyed and wave your arms about demanding a salary increase. Does that strike a note somewhere?

Females are usually accused of over spend ing on clothes and makeup and maybe they do sometimes — purchasing items of clothing and shoes that they'll wear once or twice. But they pour out reasons like not being able to be seen in the same clothes and so on. Well, maybe it's a woman's prerogative to be like that, but I've got to say some males are just as bad. Much of what I've written about here is sometimes to do with, I think, men's puerile actions which steer them towards the'have to have' region of their minds, especially if Joe, Bob and Francis have one.

Never mind the Joneses. That doesn't mean be a Scrooge, a miser and stash all your pen nies away in a mattress. No,ask yourself if you really want it, need it or care about it so much that you must have it. Be sensible, be wise, be practical or anything else that will help you decide how best to part with your hard earned income!

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EarliesthumansontheRock —evidence revealed

Gibraltar continues to provide surprises as the Gibraltar Caves Project Team, led by Professor Clive Finlayson of the Gibraltar Museum,continues to explore and investigate different parts of the Rock. The latestfindings, published jointly with Spanish archaeologists and geologists, reveal the earliest dated evi dence of people on the Rock.

A paper published in the international, Spanish language,scientific journal Geogaceta reports on results from Beefsteak Cave, near Europa Point. This cave appears to have been occupied by Neanderthals who left their stone tools behind after hunting large grazing mam mals probably on Windmill Hill Flats above the cave. The spot used by the Neanderthals was later covered by cave deposits and it is these deposits which have been dated.

Because of their age,conventional radiocar bon dating(which has its upper limit at40,000 years ago)could not be used,so the scientists turned to the technique of measuring the ratio of Uranium isotopes in the deposits.The stun ning results gave an age of98.8 thousand years which means the Neanderthal level below is older and probably 100-120,000 years old.

In 2006 the team published results of recent Neanderthals in Gorham's Cave, where they survived much later than anywhere else on the planet to around 24,000 years ago. The latest results show Neanderthals lived on the Rock for at least 100,000 years.

July Events; Model Search 2008

Rehearsals and public relations events are well underway for Model Search 2008, which will be held at the Alameda Open Air Theatre on Thursday 31st July.

Organised by Mount Productions,this year's theme, Asia, spans Chinese and Japanese cul ture, and the models will compete in rounds to include swimwear,evening wear,photographic portfolio, interview and themed design.

"The format remains much the same as in other years with slight modifications. We will conduct an interview informally in front of a panel of judges the week before the final and

the best portfolio award will also be chosen independently," said Mark Montovio. "The male winner will eventually compete in Man hunt International in 2009 or Best Male Model International 2009 and the female winner will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of international contests. The contest is open to men aged 17-30 and women aged 17-26 and anyone with an interested in fashion, photogra phy or modelling should consider taking part in this event."

Tickets will be on sale at the Nature Shop, Casemates from 14th July priced at £12.

She's in Fashion

It is not every day one has the opportunity to meet a young lady with such creative flair and who has, at such a young age, managed to go so far up the ladder into the top echelons of Fashion in Paris. Tiana Langdon, is a Gibraltarian whose ability to shine abroad has been done, hand in hand, with the big man himself in fashion. John Galliano, another Gibraltarian.

Tiana studied Fashion Design Womcnswear at Central St Martin's in London. "It's what I'd wanted to do from a very young age," she explains. "I had always been very drawn to the world of fashion and at the time John Galliano was really turning fashion on its head — I was very inspired by the way he took clothes apart and reconstructed them,always fusing cultural styles from different eras in a completely origi nal way. He managed to continually break all the rules with such bold expression and artistic sensibility," she enthuses. "The results were always so exquisite and exciting. He brought theatre to the catwalk,always threading a story onto his style."

Tiana went on to talk about her own involve ment with John Galliano, and how it began.

"At the time I was graduating from St Martin's, John was recruiting new designers for the Galliano creative team. They cho.se a few students to interview from St Martin's and 1 was one of them. Eventually they offered me the job as Design Assistant working at Dior and Galliano.

"We worked very closely with John,research ing and developing each collection, always trying to push the creative process and fashion to the limit. The research process involved ex tensive travel with John to places such as Japan, LA, Russia, London, Morocco etc in pursuit of new ideas. Sourcing from national and private collections of costume,art and vintage fashion, markets,antique collections, book shops,theatre performances, concerts and anything we felt might be influential.

"On our trip to Russia for example we visited the famous Kirov ballet school in St Petersburg and were permitted to sit in at a class. We got to see the original ballet costumes of Nureyev and Nijinsky, we toured through the halls of the Hermitage museum in the Winter Palace, saw

original folk costumes of Siberian tribes and we spent an evening at the Russian circus and the Bollshoi Ballet.

"All this information was then brought to the studio for the team to start workingfrom,under John's direction. My role as textile designer came about as I started making illustrations and collages which were used as designs for fabric prints and embroideries. During the course of the four years I specialised in this area and designed all the fabrics for the pret a porter and couture shows — as well as a line of luxury il lustrated T-shirts."

Since leaving this position Tiana has been

working as a freelance textile designer for labels such as Emmanuel Ungaro in Paris, Loewe in Madrid and Mala Mujer in Tarifa.

"I am always developing my personal art work of drawing and illustration as I travel, which in time will be ready to be exhibited. Working freelance has also given me time to pursue my ongoing passion for dance, particu larly flamenco. I have just spent five months doing an intensive course in 'baile flamenco' in La Fundacion Cristina Heeren a flamenco academy in Seville."

Now back in Gibraltar Tiana has been in volved in local events and says"It was wonder ful to have the opportunity to use my resources and experience to support the Bosom Buddies in aid of breast cancer, in their annual fashion show last month,especially as it is in my home town. When Sonia Golt approached me with the idea that she wanted to ask John Galliano to bring over a collection for her show, I was happy to collaborate."

Tiana's talent is obvious, and she will most certainly go far — or further.

"I staned making Illustrations and collages which were used as designs forfahric prints and emhrolderles"

KiteSurfGibraltar

With miles of beach within easy reach and two of the world's most famous winds blowing through the Strait with amazing regularity Gibraltar is the perfect place to start to learn the addictive sport of kitesurfing.

While the beaches of Gibraltar itself are not ideal for kitesurfing you have a mind boggling choice ofbeaches and conditions to choose from nearby, depending on which wind is blowing and what you're into. Heading east you will find flatterwatersand slightly calmerconditions or head west to pick up the mighty levante at Tarifa or carry on up to Cahos for some of the best waves Europe has to offer.

A town which has achieved world fame for its kitesurfing conditions is Tarifa, just 30 minutes drive from Gibraltar. Tarifa's fame began when it was discovered as a 'Mecca' for windsurfers in the 1970s. Overthe lasteightyears it has steadily transformed into a kiters' playground without equal. With approximately 20 kite shops and 40 supporting businesses hustled into the two kilometre stretch of the main street, and with up to 1,000 kiters on the water on a summers' afternoon — Tarifa is the worlds' most popular kite surf location, and its just round the corner.

Tarifa howeverisnotthe only place to learnto kitesurf. The nuclear winds that made it famous are a bit too strong for many beginners and the choppyconditions on thewatermakegettingon

the board difficult. That said... if you can do it there you can do it anywhere. There are plenty of other beaches, many closer to Gibraltar that offer much more pleasant conditions forbegin ners, Poniente and Levante beaches in La Linea being good examples.

Gibraltarhas twomain prevailingwinds. The Levante, which comes from the east and is the wind that has made this area famous. It blows anything up to a force eight and can last up to a month, day and night, even the keenest kite

and wind surfers can find themselves wishing it would drop offjust for a moment so theycan hear their TV over the sound of the windows rattling. The Poniente wind comes from the west, and is generally the more pleasantwind, bringing about clear skies and constant winds. Poniente windsareusuallybetweena forcethree or six; perfect for kite surfing!

Kite surfers come in all shapesand sizes,and from an array ofbackgrounds, cultures, philoso phies and walks of life. Look down any given beach and you will be struckby the diversityof people who kite surf, young, old, heavy, thin, fit and unfit. Kite surfing is one of thosesports thatoffers everyonesomething. Duetoitsrapid learning curveand the factthat,atleastinitially, it doesn't require too much physical fitnessor strength, its appeal to the masses ishuge.Itisa sport you can push as hard as you want.

Some people spend their entire kite surfing careers simply cruising the ocean, enjoying the feeling of absolute freedom. Whilethepros are dedicated athletes who train every day, all year round, across the world, and compete at the highest level. Ultimately, the pros are the

Due to its rapid iearning curve and the fact that, at ieast initiaiiy, it doesn't reuuire too much physicai fitness or strength, its appeai to the masses is huge

ones who create new insane benchmarks and manoeuvres that most mere mortals can only dream of.

When the sport was first developed it seemed it was a sport for 25 to 35 year-olds with water sports backgrounds and a supporting bank balance. As the industry developed into one of the worlds' fastest growing sports, the equip ment became more accessible, safer and quite simply better. A second-hand market has been created, allowing equipment to become more affordable.

Youngsters have taken the sport to a newer level with incredible tricks and plainly wild attitudes — there is little surprise that these better body-bouncing world champions and elite such as 14-year-old Women's Champion, Gisela Pulido (Tarifa, Spain) and four times reigning Men's World Champion Aaron Hadlow (19,UK)lead the way with other riders pushing hard behind.

It's very easy to generalise but most kite surf ers are pretty chilled in their own crazy ways and are involved in the whole sport and culture. They all help each other launch and land the kites and in every spot in the world you will see the guys and girls chatting away on the beach, encouraging their mates, having a blast, and partying after a good day on the water.

For most, it's an obsession that gets into their blood and the better and more experienced they get the more the sport dominates their lives. Whether at work, on holiday, walking in the park or on the beach the wind-twitch psychology develops and, before you know it, everything in your life revolves around wind and looking for the next session. Kite surfers' lives also revolve around looking for the best locations and best winds and they travel the world looking for a fix. It's a drug and addic tion that despite partners,families oremployers complaints; refuses to be broken.

Obviously, most people prefer to kite surf in the summer, for one thing the temperature is more bearable. Summer also brings some very

reliable thermally driven winds(winds affected by the heating of the earth and sea).These winds are so constant in some places that for four or five months out of the year you can get out practically every day.

During winter, kite surfers rely much more on low-pressure systems to bring the wind, though, this can be less reliable. That's not to say that winter kite surfing is impossible,in fact, Gibraltar and the surrounding areas provide one of the worlds'best winter Idte surfing loca tions due to its reliable winds and comparably warm climate.

The greatest danger associated with kite surfing is its ability to get under your skin and change your life forever. Such is the addiction

wind-twitch psychoiogy deveiops and,before you know it, everything in your iife revoives around wind and looking lor the next session

that many people give up their 9 to 5 and head to find an alternative existence, an existence dominated by wind, water and an obsession with weather reports. Released from the pres sures of the daily grind,life becomes a quest for ride time. These people are not the hippies and junkies that are stereotyped in films and novels but, instead, are people from all walks of life who have given it all up — exchanging flashy cars and expensive mortgages for quality oflife, a beach, a board and often just enough money in their pocket to buy their next beer.

Kite surfing can be a dangerous sport, but like anything it is the person on the end of the kite that is dangerous, not the kite itself. One thing to be absolutely sure of is you learn to kite surf, initially at least, with a qualified instructor. A qualified instructor will guide you safely through all the potential pitfalls and match your learning to your ability. Even when you are confident, kite surfing is a sport best practised with a mate. For one, it's more fun, but accidents do happen and it's good to have someone watching your back.It also means you can push each other on to master the latest trick and of course more importantly laugh at each others epic wipe outs.

Equipment is a much stickier issue; a good bet woiJd be to talk to your instructor or a local dealer. These guys will, more than likely,be kite surfers themselves and should be able to advise you on what will be best for you depending on your size, level of fitness, ability, your aims and what the conditions are like at your local spot. Most kite surfing dealers are quite scrupulous and will not try to fob you off with any old junk they are looking to get rid of. Most of them are enthusiasts who want you to get the same out

of kite surfing as they have and, hence, will try to kit you up appropriately. It is a good idea to try outafew different styles of boards and kites before you buy and to ask yourself what you'd want to get out of kite surfing. Be honest with yourself! Kitis expensive and while buying one outfit does notlimit you to one style of riding(in most casd^), buying the wrong set-up can hold back your progress and seriously limit your enjoyment of the sport. Most shops run a hire service ofsome sort and some dealers will have test kites and boardsjustfor this purpose.Atthe end of the day if you're going to spend £1,000 on a new set-up you want it to be the right one.

The best advice we could give to anyone starting out is don't be afraid to ask people more experienced than yourself, kite surfers are generally a friendly bunch,and everyone down at the beach was a beginner once too!

If you are interested in learning how to kite surf there is now a school teaching kitesurfing out of Gibraltar, Tantrum Kitesurf, www.tantrumkitesurf.com email:info@tantrumkitesurf. com or call Sam on 54029286 or 0034 622 250 412. They will pick you up and drop you off in Gibraltar so you don't have to worry about finding your way to the beach. They also offer full instruction from International Kitesurfing Organisation (IKO) qualified instructors and teach on beaches local to Gibraltar so when you do progress to become anindependent rider you know which beaches work in what conditions. They are also offering discounts on kitfrom their on-line shop when you book coursesso it makes getting up and riding independently even easier, not to mention cheaper. The website has all the information about courses and links to other sites for all kinds of information.■

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To anyone visiting Europe Point on a strong Levanter gale, this area of the Rock is not a very pleasant one. This harsh environment is not one where anyone would expect many flowers to grow, especially when it is regularly exposed to strong winds and sea spray. But this habitat is very rich in plants, albeit plants especially adapted to cope with the conditions.

These plants are so specialised that you will not find them in the more pleasant surroundings of the Upper Rock, and they will not survive if planted there.

One such plant is the shrubby seablite, Suaeda ifera. It is a woody perennial, forming low, densely branched shrubs up to 50 cm tall. The leaves are fleshy, more or less cylindrical, up to 1.5 cm long. The flowers are greenish-yellow, 2 to 3 mm across in small clusters in the leaf axils. It is quite rare on the Rock, where it is only found on the Europa Foreshore, right down to the splash zone.

Another species which is not common is the lesser ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum.This is a spreading and sprawling annual with stems up to 25 cm long. The leaves are succulent, more or less cylindrical, up to 4 cm long, and are covered in translucent papillae. The white flowers are around 1 cm across. These plants are usually found on bare, stony ground, and on rocky places close to the sea.

Theshrubby orache,Atriplex halimus,is a much branched,glaucous, shrubby perennial up to 2.5m tall. The silvery-grey leaves are very distinctive, but the tiny yellowish flowers are quite inconspicuous. These shrubs grow near the coast, and on the Rock they can be seen along Europa Advance Road, and on the sea cliffs along the East Side. Individual shrubs may be seen elsewhere, such as the one on the photograph which is near Martin's Cave.

The purple viper's bugloss,Echium plantagineum,is one oftwo very similar-looking species of this ge nus found on the Rock.Thisone can be distinguished by its leaves which are softly hairy and not prickly.The stems are covered in soft bristles, and can be up to 70 cm tall. The attractive blue-violet flowers are from 1.5 to 3 cm long, arranged in an elongated panicle. This species is mainlyfound in southern partsof the Rock,especially Windmill Hill Flats and Europa Flats.

Of the six species of dock that can be found on the Rock, the shield dock, Rumex scutatus subsp induratus, is perhaps the most distinctive. It is a much-branched perennial,forming rounded,dense, low shrubs from 30 to 70 cm tall. They are very prominent on the stony slopes above the roundabout at Europa Point. The name of the species derives from the shape of the grey-green leaves which resemble a shield. The flowers are quite inconspicuous, but the peri anth segments enlarge in fruit and become flat and papery, pale green to pink, and about 1cm across.

The wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum, is a common spedes

all around the southern parts of the Rock. It may be found elsewhere on the Rock, but not is such large numbers. It is a member of the mustard or cabbage family, which is characterised by the flowers having four petals in the shape of a cross. The flowers of this species are around 2cm across, and vary from white to pale yellow, often with violet veins. It is a much-branched, rough hairy annual with stems up to 80cm tall.

A common grass of coastal re gions is the curved sea hard grass, Paraphotis incuwa. Its very distinc tive curved stems are around 15cm long, and usually lie flat against the ground. It is quite common on Europa Flats.

The members of the dandelion family are not easy to distinguish, and are easily confused. Most are yellow and the flower heads look identical. The common or annual reichardia, Reichardia picroides, can be distinguished by its blue-green, thick leaves, which are almost succulent. The pure yellow flower heads are 1.5 to 3cm across, and the outer bracts surrounding the head are heart-shaped, with a narrow white margin. This species is only found near coastal areas.

The blunt-leaved catchfly or campion,Silene ohtusifolia, is a very common and numerous species. It grows on stony and rocky places all around the coast, and can be seen in large numbers at Europa Point and along Europa Advance Road. The plants are up to 30cm tall, and have spoon-shaped, rather thick leaves. The inflorescence is a one sided spike of pink flowers about 2cm across. The flowers only fully open between evening and early morning.

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Readers with long memories will recall that in September 2004, the Gibraltar Magazine told the story of John Montresor, undoubtedly the greatest engineer to have been born in Gibraltar. Montresor's achievements as an engineer and a map-maker of genius were particularly impressive in North America where, among other things, he created the world's first practical elevator to haul supplies from the Niagara river to the clifftop over which its famous falls cascade.

Born in Gibraltar in 1736, Montresor was taken to the new world by his father, James, in 1754. By the time the first shots of the American revolution were fired, in April 1775, he had be come successful enough to buy himselfa private island in the East River near Manhattan, where he lived with his family. As a map-maker and builder of fortifications he was invaluable to the British in their ill-fated attempts to put down the revolt and set history back on the rails, but when the British Commander-in-Chief,Viscount Howe, gave way to General Henry Clinton in 1778, Montresor decided enough was enough. Clinton was an arrogant, obnoxious idiot, and Montresor found him impossible to work with. He resigned his commission and returned to England, where he died in 1799.

His life, not long by today's standards, but long enough by those of his time, was one of adventure and achievement. He had done more than enough to merit a place in posterity's Hall of Fame and died fulfilled and, we must hope, happy.

But if his cousin Susanna Rowson was right, Montresor had at least one dark slain on his character that shows him in a totally different light.

Susanna was bom Susanna Haswell in Ports mouth in 1762. Her mother, after whom she was named,died within days of her birth while her father, William, was on active service as a customs officer with the Royal Navy in Boston, Massachusetts. He was clearly a plain-speaking, practical man. With one wife dead, he needed another, and lost little time in appointing a cer tain Rachel Woodward to the post. He sailed to England,collected his semi-orphaned daughter, and carried her back to Boston, where their arrival almost turned to disaster. The ship ran aground on Lovells Island in Boston Harbour, and the passengers spent several perilous days aboard before being rescued.

When the revolution broke out, the Haswells were not as fortunately placed as cousin Mon tresor on his private Manhattan island. William Haswell's family was placed under house arrest, before being forcibly moved inland to the town of Hingham.Haswell's health was not good,and three years later, as part of a prisoner exchange, the family was handed over to the British and made their way to England, where they settled in Kingston-upon-HulI. Their American prop erty had been confiscated, and they arrived home with little more than the clothes on their backs.To help support the newly impoverished

household, 13-year old Susanna took work as a governess.

Most people know the word "governess", and have at least a vague idea of its meaning, but few know precisely what the work of an 18th Century governess entailed. Ostensibly, a governess was employed by wealthy families to give their children private home tuition. In effect, the governess was often little more than a surrogate mother, expected to be on hand around the clock to spare the lady of the house the tedious irritations of motherhood.It is there fore surprising that with so much on her plate, young Susanna somehow found the time and the energy to write. In 1786,she published her first novel, Victoria, dedicated to the Duchess of Devonshire.That same year,she escaped the drudgery of disciplining others'unruly brats by marrying William Rowson,hardware merchant and sometime trumpeter in the Horse Guards.It wasn't enough,either for him or his new wife. They yearned for the limelight, and became actors. In 1793, as part of the touring company of Thomas Wignell, they sailed to America and performed in Philadelphia.

Susarma's energy and invention seemed end less. Alongside her acting, she was writing so much that "prolifically" seems an inadequate adverb to use. In just three years she produced a musical play, a farce, a novel, and a heap of songs for her fellow actors. Nor was she reticent in expressing her views.In response to a critical comment by the writer and parliamentarian, William Cobbett, she called him a "loathsome reptile".

In 1796,she and Thomas moved to Boston. It must have been a bitter-sweet return for a girl who had spent her happy,formative years there with her father before the revolution washed their world away. For a year they performed at the Federal Street theatre. Then,in 1797, she abruptly retired from the stage and opened a school for girls.But through it all she continued writing,even editing the Boston Weekly Maga zine between 1802 and 1805. She and Thomas had no children of their own,but Thomasfound time to father at least one illegitimate son, who the forgiving Susanna took into the household, where he joined two adopted daughters, plus the widow and daughters of her half-brother, Robert. He had drowned at sea in 1801. If that wasn't enough,she also founded a charity for fatherless children. Suddenly "remarkable" joins "prolifically" in the list of inadequate descriptions.

Montresor

She retired in 1822, and died on March 2nd 1824.

She was buried in Boston's Forest Hills Cem etery,and her tombstone notes her as the creator of Charlotte Temple.

Finally we are back with Gibraltar's greatest engineer, John Montresor. The road has been long, but those who have stayed aboard the bus hoping for a juicy bit of tittle-tattle will not be disappointed.

Susanna Rowson wrote an awful lot of stuff, but her biggest hit by far was, Charlotte Temple, published in England in 1791, and America in 1794, where it became a sensation, and remained the best selling novel in America for more than sixty years. In essence, the tale it tells is a trite and sentimental one. A young girl is seduced by a soldier who takes her to New York, gets her pregnant and abandons her. But there is more to it than meets the eye.

Susanna teasingly subtitled her book, A Tale of Truth, and the name of the unspeakable cad who treats Charlotte Temple so badly is "John Montraville", a barely veiled reference to her first cousin, John Montresor. Susanna never denied that "Montraville" and Montresor were one and the same, and claimed that the true story on which her novel was based had been told to her by a lady who appears in the book as Mrs Beauchamp.

According to this mysterious informant, in 1774, while serving in the British army, Montresor had courted Miss Charlotte Stanley, beautiful granddaughter of the Earl of Derby,As related in the novel, he took her to New York, where his regiment was serving, impregnated and then callously abandoned her. Broken hearted, she died at the age of 19, and was buried in New York's Trinity Churchyard.

There are problems with the story. In 1774, John Montresor was 38 years old and had been married to his wife, Frances, for ten years. In 1772he had bought the private island where he and hisfamily were living at the outbreak of the American revolution in 1775. He was wealthy and successful. Unless he was in the grip of a powerful and premature mid-life crisis, it is surely inconceivable that he would abandon everything and in a fit of madness run off to New York with a young mistress before coming to his senses,leaving her to her fate and return ing home with a sheepish sorry-about-that grin on his face.

Move the story back in time by twenty years, however, and it is suddenly more plausible. In 1754 the 18-year old Montresor was certainly in New York,no doubt sowing his wild oats with

the feckless abandon of youth. In doing so, he may well have impregnated an equally young and carefree girl, perhaps even Charlotte Stanley. But at 18, and with a career to build, he might decided that he was far too young to marry and assume the responsibility of a family, and cru elly walked away.In 1754, a young, unmarried pregnant girl was in a far more difficult situation than she would be today. It was the worst kind of double standard. While the man or boy who impregnated her would be considered "a sport", and his philanderings proof of his manhood,the unfortunate girl would be disgraced.She would be "soiled goods", and her chances of finding a respectable husband would be destroyed. She would more than likely be shunned by her family, particularly if that family was socially prominent, and would often have nowhere to turn but to prostitution or the convent.

So if John Montresor was indeed the real-life counterpart of"John Montraville",and the story of "Charlotte Temple" essentially true, it must have occurred while both were adolescents.This does not excuse Montresor'.s callous behaviour, but it is a far cry from the impression of a young, innocent girl being seduced and cynically abused by an experienced, worldly soldier.

There is some indirectsupport for the veracity of the tale in Montresor's reaction. The novel appeared in 1791,and the fact that its main char acter was based on John Montresor was never disguised.John Montresor died in 1799. He had the best part of a decade to deny the story, and institute proceedings for libel against its author. He apparently never did so. Lawyers will say that an accused person has the right to remain silent and that his silence cannot be held against him. Common sense will say "baloney". It is natural, if regrettable, that silence in the face of rumour, innuendo or outright accusation is all too often taken as a sign of guilt.

John Montresor spent the final twenty years of his life in England. Details are sparse, but in speaking of him, Susanna Rowson said a curi ous thing. Claiming to have knowledge of his life "from his marriage to within a very few late years", she added that "retribution treads on the heels of vice, and yet though not always apparent,yet even in the midst of splendour and prosperity,conscience slings the guilty and puts rankles in the vessels of their peace".

It may be so. But if John Montresor really did spend his final years wrestling with the dark demons living inside his head, there can be little doubt that the fuel that drove them was provided by a mega-selling book that laid bare a best-forgotten folly of his youth. H

He took her to New York,where his regiment was serving,impregnated and then caiiousiy ahandoned her. Broken-hearted,she died aged 19

The following year Bianca en tered the annual Miss Plater and met with Gina Victory who taught her much of whatshe knows about modelling. Bianca walked away from the contest as 1st Runner Up. From that moment she dedicated many hours to modelling,starting with various local boutiques to gain confidence, experience and self-esteem.

In 2002,she followed her sister's footsteps and entered that year's Miss Gibraltar Contest. She did not win the title but neither did she walk away empty handed as she met a special person, who is now her partner, Bryan Zammit. She proudly says he has influenced and encouraged her to organise beauty pageants and she now does four per year.

As well as her full time job, the contests and the shows, she still finds time to travel,something she really enjoys asshe is interested in the different cultures of the world. She has combined both loves, modelling and travelling,and has been invited to take part in compe titions around the world.

Her first international event was in Sri Lanka — Miss Tour ism International 2002. After 5 wcdcs of hectic rehearsals and an incredible amount of travelling Bianca came home with the title of MissCatwalk International.The following year in Canada at Miss Mundo Latino International she won the Miss Friendship award. The titles began to pile up as the following year Bianca travelled to Peru to enter the Miss Continents of the World and brought home the title of Queen of the European Continent and once again Miss

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She modelled for the first time in her early teens but long before then she had been "watching every move her sister made in that direction and when her sister, Monique Chiara, who she looked up to so much, won the Miss Gibraltar title in 1995 there was no stopping young Bianca.

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How has winning these compe titions helped her?

"It's funny how competition stretches us in ways we never imagined," she explains. "1 have felt on top of the world on various occasions but when I was in China for the Model of the World it was incredible. 1 celebrated my 25th birthday there with a massive cel ebration organised for me by the pageant directors. By then 1 had travelled to all five continents, but my journey was notover yet. Little did I know that I would continue to travel and model in Austria, Slovakia and at the prestigious Madrid Fashion Week. Last year 1 competed and won the title of Mrs Mundial 2007."

What made Bianca go into the production side of modelling?

"After many years of entering competitions you learn all the tricks of the trade and it's a shame not to pass on your experience. I wanted to put my experience to good use. 'Glamour Creations' was created January 2003 and that's where Miss Glamour got its name. Five years later and I am now organising my sixth Miss Glamour; it has now become a very popular annual event that has come round full circle with girls 1 have trained now enter ing Miss Gibraltar. This show is aimed at young ladies between the ages of 14-17.

"1 then decided 'Glamour Cre ations' could be doing more for the girls in our community and that is when Dream Girl of the Year was created for girls aged from 10 to 13."

Bianca also organises the Wed ding Dress Competition (origi nally created by Jessica Bonfante). As if all this was not enough she confesses to wanting a new chal lenge for 2008 — and it is coming in the form of the very first Mrs Gibraltar pageant which will be held at the Alameda Open Air Theatre on Friday 15th August. (Would-be participants shouldcall 54000377 or e-mail glamourcreations@hotmail.com for an entry form.)

Back to Miss Glamour, and we wondered if the winner travels abroad after winning the com

petition?

"As part of one of the prizes in last year's Miss Glamour, the winner had the opportunity to travel to Peru. It was the first time Glamour Creations has sent the winner to an international com petition. We clearly put Gibraltar on the map as many people didn't even know where Gibraltar was.

18 year old Leigh Neish was the winner and she travelled with me to Peru coming back with the title of Nuestra Belleza Mundial 2007. She made her parents and me very proud," Bianca reflects.

"I was competing in the same show for Mrs Mundial and I also won the title. This is the first time in Gibraltar's history that two contestants have entered an inter nationally acknowledged pageant and both have come away with the first prize. It was a very emotional and wonderful night, one I will remember forever.

"Now even though 1 have proudly represented my home land Gibraltar on all the above occasions and 1 have come home with international titles, 1 must say it has been a shame that not even once have 1 had the help or support of the Government," Bianca comments. "Not even congratulations!"

Are young people in Gibraltar very interested in modelling?

"It is more girls than boys but luckily a lot of young girls enjoy the idea of being involved in fashion shows, photo shoots, modelling and beauty pageants. I am pleased to see that the major ity of contestants each year have never participated in a pageant and they find it a rewarding and worthwhile experience," she answers, going on to explain; "In my opinion models must be outgoing and of a good nature, patient and have common sense along with a strong and happy personality which will withstand the demands of the pageant. Re silience, good health and fitness, plus the mental ability to cope with rejection is ESSENTIAL at all ages in this competitive field."

Bianca is very motivated, and she believes that when you dream big, you achieve big things — she undoubtediv has! ■

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Esprit,founded in San Francisco in 1968, now has a new partner in Gibraltar with the open ing of its large shop at Ocean Village. Running the franchise is the long established and highly regarded Khubchand family group, which has seen a lively response to the new store since it opened its doors on June 2nd.

The shop takes up four of the new units at Ocean Village,a total area of around 160 square metres, and is managed by the bright, friendly and efficient Beatriz A Montero.

Esprit is described as being original in young fashion,but this obviously means young at heart as Beatriz told me that the age range for custom ers goes from schoolgirls to much older ladies who like the brighter, lighter flair of Esprit.

Style apart,Esprit leads the fashion field by its innovative approach to its number ofcollections — a new one is brought outevery month,twelve collections a year. This is the sort of dynamic approach that has seen Esprit grow at a sensible speed from a car boot selection in San Francisco 40 years ago to its present day position in over

40 countries across all five continents.

Prices are as attractive as the styles them selves. For example, you can buy a top for only £6.95, whilst the most expensive item in the bright spacious shop is a jacket at just £95.

Tops and jackets apart, the shop stocks the latest in hats, trousers, shorts, skirts, bags and other accessories — and footwear is due to ar rive at any time; quite possibly by the time you are reading this.

There are two main ranges in every collection: Women's Casual,and EDC — which stands for

Esprit de Corps, a play on words as it is usu ally translates as 'team spirit' but can also be interpreted as 'spirit of the body'. EDC is the sector that particularly appeals to the younger shopper.

The excellent public response to the opening of Esprit in Gibraltar is partly due to the brand's international acclaim; but there are also custom ers who had never heard of it and are now glad they have. In both cases, and in such a short time, they are already starting to make several return visits to the store due to the combination of price, style, quality and friendliness. "Most women will find something they like here," said Beatriz,"and Esprit internationally has eameda brand loyalty that is already being shown here in Gibraltar."

Globally, Esprit has 640 stores and bringsout 20,000 products every year for their franchisees — or partners, as they are called — to choose from, according to local tastes. More of these lines will be added to the Gibraltar store as It develops and is able to gauge demand from

One of the world's leading fashion stores has opened at Ocean Village

The excellent public response le the opening of Esprit In Gibraltar Is partly due to the brand's International acclaim

local women as well as from yacht owners visiting the new marina and shopping/din ing/leisure area.

Customers also like the fact that Esprit is an ethical company which makes serious donations to various causes. For instance,only last month Esprit announced that all sales proceeds on one particular day in Macau and Hong Kong would go to the Sichuan earthquake appeal.This raised almost a quarter of a million pounds,and Esprit China put in another £130,000, which immedi ately led to the worldwide Esprit Group saying they would donate an additional £327,000 to the fund.

At present Esprit is open six days a week,from 11.30am to 7pm {6pm on Saturdays)and is ex pecting to start openingfrom 11.30am to4pm on Sundays this month. However,at the moment it is advisable to phone first to check before going down there by calling 20048348.

The best way to access the shop is to go through the new tunnel in Waterport Road near Block 1 WalerCardens; Esprit is just about the first shop you come to. Alternatively, you can come in from the Marina Bay end and head for WaterGardens,in which case Esprit is at the end of the parade of new shops at Ocean Village. ■

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Gibraltar's New Telecoms Operator

Having been awarded a Network Operator's licence by the GRA in February of this year,CTS are now creating a local network to rival that offered by Gibtelecom.

Gibraltar currently has the some of the most expensive communications prices in the world

and it is this that CTS wants to change. "We want to offer a sensible pricing structure offering telephone lines, broadband internet, unlimited call plans and a mobile phone service — at prices comparable to those in the rest of Europe,"says Steve Lambourne,Sales & Technical Director.

The new numbering system adding "200" in front of Gibtelecom landline numbers is already in place and CTS, now they have been granted access to the local loop, will shortly be offering new numbers to residential as well as corporate users. Having obtained 40,000 "216" landline numbers and 100,000 "606" mobile phone num bers,CTS'are able to offer blocks of consecutive numbers to those who have had to cope with random numbers in the past.

"We are spreading the word to developers in Gibraltar that CTS is a telecoms company on par with Gibtelecom and we will be running cables into all new buildings to offer the loc^ community a choice of operator. This will truly offer competition in Gibraltar and will enable the community to choose the service they want" says Angie Jones, Managing Director CTS' latest offering — its WiMAX service — which offers internet to the home and small business user, is currently being expanded to cover the majority of Gibraltar. Having passed its trial with flying colours CTS will now be able to offer a high quality, high speed,internet service at a fraction of the cost of the competi tion. With prices starting at £12.46 for 512k for residential users CTS is offering its broadband at 50% less than the competition to both home and business users.

CTS are also pleased to announce their new Mobile Phone"3G" network,complete with 3G packages which will launch very shortly, CTS plan to offer some great deals with services that the local community has been crying out for — all at very competitive prices.

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Cliildline:In Search of Treasure

Pictured above is the winning team in the first annual Childline Treasure Hunt which took place on 20th June. Starting from Pusser's Landing in Ocean Village teams spread out in search of dues around Gibraltar returning in their fancy dress(extra points!) toPusser's Landing for a fabulous

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We specialise in the sale and installation of Raymarine equipment which is very competitively priced. Also the Chandlery Shop is very widely stcxked with electronics, cruising equipment, spares, hardware, engines, generators, paints and materials needed for maintenance, repair and fitting out. Shop staff are knowledgeable and helpful.

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Things Happening atthe Viiiage

The highly anticipated launch of Ocean Village is well under way. With numerous restaurants and shopping units complete or nearing completion. Ocean Village is already up and running for the summer.

Boasting well-recognised local and international names. Ocean Village is tipped to become a centre for social and professional interaction.

Well-known brand names from Esprit, Aftershock and Signature provide excellent retail therapy.

after which a leisurely lunch or a few drinks can follow at one of the many restaurants or bars.

An excellent opportunity to meet and mingle, to see and be seen. Ocean Village is definitely a great place to be.

The opening of Leisure Island later this year will provide us with a casino, a night club, and various bars and restaurants to cater to everyone's likes. The perfect place to relax and unwind after a long day at work in one of the many of fice units also at Leisure Island.

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Pusser's Opens at Ocean Village

You can find Pusser's outposts all over the world, and now in Gibraltar at Ocean Village.

The newly opened Pusser's Landing reminds guests who enjoy a cocktail some decidedly Carib

bean fodder or just a drink there of the pristine British Virgin Islands, where trade winds rustle the palm trees, and the warm waters of the surrounding sea are a daily part of life, where sugar cane and rum are

akin to the grape and champagne.

But where does the name Puss er's come from? Well, it all started with the rum... The sea and rum are synonymous,and no rum more akin to the sea and the seaman than

Pusser's. For more than 300 years, from before the days of Nelson, wooden ships and iron men.Great Britain's Royal Navy issued a daily rum ration on board Their Majes ties' ships. This tradition, one of the longest in seafaring history, continued unbroken from 1655 to 31st July, 1970, on which day the Navy stopped their daily issue of Pusser's rum.

In 1979, Charles Tobias formed Pusser's West Indies in the British Virgin Islands and undertook to resurrect the Pusser's Rum tradi tion with which he wasfamiliar. Af ter much persuasion,the Admiralty Board of the Royal Navy gave him the blend for the rum and shortly afterwards, Pusser's Rum was be ing shipped commercially for the first time.In return,the Royal Navy Sailor's Fund, a naval charity, re ceives a substantial donation from the sale of each case.This contribu tion, aside from the Fund's original bequest,is the Fund'slargest source of income.

So go along to Pusser's Landing and raise a rum cocktail to Nelson and the British Navy, for they were responsible for this delicious drink.

PS: Pusser's Co. Stores, will be opening soon at Ocean Village, selling a line of Pusser's proprietary tropical apparel. ■

Above: the Sails at Ocean Village have sprung to IHe with restaurants and bars offering everything from burgers to Caribbean cuisine and cocktails, and Chinese to Indian delicacies with pizzas and fried chicken on their way! The tempting smells change as you walk along the promenade and we defy you to not feel hungry on a warm summer evening. Below: the shop units on Ocean Village Promenade are completing fast with Esprit and 0V Express doing a fine trade, and others coming soon to join the retail and estate agent already there.

The chefat the Water Margin cooking up delicious Chinese food on the water front at Ocean Village

Whether it's James Bond requesting a Martini "shaken not stirred" or Tom Cruise traveling all the way to Jamaica to learn the art of perfecting a cocktail, they have always been at the forefront of what is classy, elegant and (nouveau) riche. Alcoholic drinks served in funny shaped glasses, colourful and delicious, with exotic names such as Tequila Sunrise and Mojitos, it's no wonder people are so intrigued by them.

The main function of a summer cocktail is to refresh. But what is it about a summer cocktail that makes it so refreshing?

Is it the perfect blend of citric juices, mint leaves or the summer fruits that helps cool you down? Of course,the most importantingredi ent in making the most refreshing summer cocktail is the ice. The trick is that when the ice melts,the water lowers the alcohol proof,and so al lows the drink to last for longer and to hydrate as well as delight. The mystery of the perfect cocktail to entertain is twinned with its ability to refresh.

VThe first guide to mixing drinks was written by American bartender Jerry Thomas in 1862. In his guide, he wrote of various mixtures of drinks using different alcohols, bitters, fruits, and the different con sistency of ice — shaved, crushed, cubes etc, this influencing the im portance of ice in a cocktail. The

main alcohols in his cocktails were gin, whiskey and rum. The word spread and eventually vodka was tried and tested, and remained a strong contender in various drinks. Travel is to be thanked for the in troduction of Mexican Tequila as another popular option for drinks.

The concept of cocktails has spread worldwide, with people dedicating time and money to concocting the perfect drink.

Here at Gibraltar Magazine, we've decided to feature our favourite summer cocktails out of the wide range available. The three cock tails we've chosen are a Mojito, a Margarita and the good old classic, Pimm's.

One of the simplest and least alcoholic cocktail is Pimm's. Tra ditionally consumed during the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, one of the feature ingredients is strawberries. Other key ingredients are lemonade (2 parts lemonade to 1 part Pimm's),slices of lemons and limes, mint leaves and plenty of sliced cucumber, which all help to give a refreshing taste and take the edge off the alcohol. As one of the most refreshing of drinks, and without the strong aftertaste of Sangria, we chose this as one of our top three drinks. One of the best drinks to cool down with, the traditional Pimm's is never a let down in the summer. Serve in a long glass or goblet.

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The Margarita, mixed with 1 part Cointreau to 3 parts Tequila and plenty of lime juice and shaken with ice, it allows for the easiest of all cocktails. Rim the glass with lime juice and dip in plenty ofsalt, and the Margarita is good to go. Of course, the better the ingredients the nicer the Margarita will taste so the best Tequila should be used. One of the world's most famous cocktails, we thought we should include this in our top three. Serve in stemmed funnel shaped glass.

Mixed with lime juice, mint leaves,brown sugar and white rum, poured over plenty of crushed ice and topped with plenty ofsoda,the Mojito is our top ^oice forsummer cocktails. Mixed the right way,the Mojito is ideal as a cooler for a hot

summer day. The different ingredi ents help to subdue the taste of the rum, with the mint leaves and lime [uice lending a refreshing quality. One of the best drinks to cool down with, have it with plenty of mint and plenty of ice, and take some time to relax. Serve in a tumbler.

The cocktails mentioned are our favourites, but there are plenty of other cocktails to try.

The heady mixture of warm evenings, cool breezes, alcohol and plenty of ice makes summer the ideal time to cool down... and chill out.

Amar's Bakery & Coffee Shop Opens

Newly opened, Amar's Bakery and Coffee Shop is located right opposite the Convent, with seating outside to enjoy the view. Amar's serves delicious light homemade food and lunches plus freshly baked breads, bagels etc. Every thing at Amar's isfresh and Kosher. Open from 8.30 am,ifs the perfect place to stop for a coffee.

kleavinQ dohrKatherine, who left the MoD on the Rock last month. She is pictured at Cafe Rojo with her colleagues and friends.

Vlook for the logo: Compostable Plastic

Before plastic can carry the Compostabie Plastic label it must adhere to three standards: Blodegrade • break down Into car ton dioxide, water, blomass at the same rate as cellulose (paper). Disintegrate - the material is Indis tinguishable in the compost. Eco-loxlclty • the biodegradation does not produce toxic material and compost can support plant growth. Look for the logo in retailers.

Gregory Martin, the new Executive Chef at Nuno's, the Caleta Hotel's two AA rosettes award winning restaurant. Gregory has created a great new menu for Nuno's which is sure to delight old and new clients alike. Tel:200 76501 for reservations.

With a refreshing glass of Muscadet by your side, perhaps idly peeling a prawn every now and then (keep them out of the sun) and contemplating the great questions of life such as why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings, July is a wonderful month. The Government has gone to'Summer Hours' which means it has less time to bother you with tax returns and other such inconveniences; the sun shines; there is usually a gentle refreshing breeze; and there is the joy of watching the tourists, all in singlets and shorts, turning from a delicate turbot colour into overcooked lobsters in under an hour.

Further, the ubiquitous construction work seems to slow down a little in July so that the permanent noise of hammering and drilling is abated. It may be just my impression, but the greatest amount of noise always seems to be caused between 8 and 9 am. This may be the builders' wake-up call to those who are still abed when (in the view of the builders) they should be up and about or there may be a practical reason. But it is rather tedious. On the other hand,the builders are doubtless kept away from their well-earned rest by music blar

ing from cars late at night so they may be just getting their revenge. Perhaps we can get the two sides together to agree a truce. This would be of benefit to all.

The panic-buying caused last month by the Spanish lorry drivers' strike was instructive. Petrol or diesel seemed to be first in everyone's thoughts and there were some queues at the pumps of half an hour or more. Some vague thought was clearly given to food, but very much in second place. I hoarded some wine, reasoning that it would not be given the same

priority,on resumption ofsupplies,as bread and butter — or even petrol. (1 was right, although there was never a real shortage.) How our at titudes have changed,and whata hold the motor car now has on our lives. We take shelter and water for granted,food is generally easily avail able even if there is the annoyance of not having fresh milkr, clothing and all the other essentials of human existence are not in short supply but if petrol — a luxury in human existence terms — is threatened... The Spanish drivers attacked the wrong target. If they had concentrated on food alone, and let as much petrol through as they liked, we could all be driving around in our cars wondering where to find the next slice of bread until, like in some of those films offering an apocalyptic vision of the future,we are found as skeletons in a car full of petrol.

Ahappy thought, but unlikely to occur. How ever, whatever the actions of Spanish drivers, the recent rises in the cost of oil must surely cause a rethink in our use of cars and fuel gen erally. Fortunately, apart from transport costs, production of wine is affected only minimally. There is the tractor going out into the vineyards, some electricity in crushing the grapes and then bottling but little else. As all wine producers are so keen to emphasise, wine is a natural product which reflects the environment where it is made and mechanical intervention is — they would have us believe — kept to a minimum. This is perhaps true of the greater names but mass-pro duced stuff sees little but machines. Even so, it is the sun and the soil which does the greater part of the work and wine can thus claim to be reasonably eco-friendly.

Anglo Hispano have recently introduced the range of Casa Lapostolle from Chile. This is a French House which took over various vineyards in 1994 and moved from the mass production seen in Chile until then to limitquan tity,improve quality and be thoroughly'green'. The vines are restricted (by an early harvest of green grapes) to about four clusters each and these clusters are themselves trimmed. The results, although relatively expensive because of the labour-intensive operation, are interest ing. The quality is certainly there but the French invented the phrase 'rapport qualit^/prix and I am not sure they have successfully imported the idea to Chile.

There is a Chardonnay at £8.25 which is slightly oaked and compares well with any other — especially Australian — New World Chardormay. A Merlot at £9.60 is good,again, but it just hurts a little to be paying about £2 more than I think 1 should. I recommend the 'Tanao'at £9.25:a blend of Cabernet,Merlotand Cabanera which does seem to have hit the right rapport. It is fruity and rounded with a long aftertaste and will set off pork or chicken nicely. Then there is their flagship,Clos Apalta 2(X}3,at an eye-catching £41.95. Very good indeed and it will improve with further ageing but I remain hesitant at that price. The answer is to join the Wine Club at Anglo Hispano which gives you a nice discount; the only difficulty being that the same discount is available on all other bottles. But well done to Lapostolle for helping to im prove Chile's name from the depths to which it had sunk. All that is needed now is slightly more competitive pricing.

Back to ^ejoysofJuly and someofyou will be opening rosd. Good for you. It will complement the skin colour of the tourists. Just leave me dw Muscadet(perhaps with a bit of Cassis).

restaurants

The Boatyard

Queensway Quay Tel: 200 50540

Stylish dining right on the quayside at Queenvvay Quay. Lunch and dinner served including appetisers of honey roasted figs, blue cheese & walnut stuffing, or warm tiger prawns, avocado & red onion salsa, lime ginger & palm sugar vinaigrette; salads such as Thai poached chicken hmast, Asian herb slaw, toasted coconut 'nuoc cham'dressing, and mains to tempi you including crab crusted seabass fillet,sweetcom and chive mash,steamed asparagus, fennel & watercress salad, or grilled rack of New Zealand lamb, cumin roasted chorizo & potato, steamed green beans, flamed peppers, rosemary & red wine jus. Sharing plates for 2 people include Australa sian,Thai/ Asian and Modern European(ie: spiced lamb cutlets, chorizo & beef skewers, warm tiger prawns with avocado salsa, chicken and mushroom risotto balls.

Open: 12 noon to 12 midnight.

Cafe Laziz

Sail 2.2 Ocean Village Marina. Tel: 200 40971 www.lazizrestaurant.com

Cafe Laziz is a plush Indian cuisine mstaurant right on the waterfront at Ocean Village (in fact it's built over the water). This tastefully fitted out restaurant has two menus — evolved and traditional. Each dish is beauti fully served and presented, and you will find lots of unusual and delicious dishes to chose from — a real pleasure for the taste buds. Seating is in comfortable booths or on tables at the waterside (the restaurant's big glazed windows open right up in the summer for an outdoor feel).

Open: daily 11-midnight. Kitchen open: 12-3, 6-11

Cafe Solo

Grand Casemates Square. Tel: 200 44449

Mixiem Italian eatery set in the lively Casemates square. Everything from chicory and crispy pancefta salad with walnuts, pears and blue cheese dressing,or king prawn, mozzarella and mango salad to pastasfeg: linguine with Serrano ham, king prawns and rocket;.smoked salmon and crayfish ravioli with saffron and spinach cream)to pizzas(eg: Vesuvio spicy beef, cherry tomatoes, roasted peppers and red onions;and Romana chorizo, black pud ding, egg and pancetta) and pizzas(eg: Quatfo Stagioni topped with mozzarella, ham, chicken, pepperoni and mushroom) and specialities such as salmon fishcakes, beef medallions and duck. Good daily specials menu on blackboard.

Cafe Rojo

54 Irish Town.Tel: 200 51738

Sleek modem comfort in this relaxing little restaurant. Red comfy arm chairs in separate area for a relaxing drink or coffee. Brunch menu(10am-12pm)includes ciabatta, granary, foccacia sandwiches with fillings such as pear and blue cheese, smoked bacon and brie, cheese and honey roast ham, delicious desserts(chocolate mousse in a must). Lunch 12- 3pm and dinner 7-lOpm includes salads of coconut coated langostines(deep fried in a co conut batter,sweet chilli and ginger dressing);and warm goats cheese & fresh spinach with sautiS;d mushrooms, croutons, basil & balsamic dressing; pasta dishes such as langostine pil pil; saut<5cd chorizo, chicken and lan gostines;and fresh salmon & spinach;and main courses

including chargrilled fillet steak; wrapped chicken;lamb shoulder; and fresh salmon fillet with sesame crust. Open; from 10am. Closed all day Sundays, and Satur day lunch.

Casa Pepe

16 Queensway Quay Marina. Tel/Fax:200 46967

Email:casa.pepe.gib@gmail.com

Situated right on the water front at Queensway Quay, Casa Pepe has a comprehensive a la carte menu which includes dishes such as melon & Serrano ham, stuffed piquillo peppers and filled mushrooms to start,followed by a choice of salads, rice and noodles and fish, poultry and meal dishes which include King Prawns Macarena (cooked with fresh ginger, tomatoes, mangos and ba nanasserved with basmati rice,fried bread and bananas). Medallions of monkfish cooked with white wine and lobster sauce,duck breast Armanac-style(with Cognac, mushrooms and pine nuts). Medallions of pork loin cooked with Serrano ham and dry Jerez sherry,and fillet steak Malaguefla cooked in creamy garlic mushrooms and sweetsherry sauce topped with prawns. Wide range of tapas/raciones also available. Open: Monday to Saturday 11am till late.

Gauchos

Waterport Casemates Tel: 200 59700 Nestled just next to Waterport roundabout within the city walls. Opened by renowned local restaurateur Andr6of the Tunnel fame,Gauchos offers some interesting dishes with a templing South American Gaucho theme. Try the Chorizo Criolla de Argentina (spicy sausage grilled over coal and wood), or the Mariscos del Rio Plata or Empanada de Qucso Azul(blue cheese oven baked in a black pepper pasty) to start, or for main course perhaps the Fillet de Salmon Chimichurri (salmon with grilled banana, mango and avocado sauce),or Crepe Argenteuil (with grilled asparagus and wild mushrooms), or one of the steaks (lots fixjm Lomo de Alto, Solomillo, and T-bone to Corazon de Cuadril - tender heart of rump, well matured). There is lots more too — I'arrillada de Gaucho (for two - steak, sausages, chicken, pork and lamb),salads(try the Remolacha Tostada con Queso de Cabra - tasty goafs cheese salad) — and the desserts are to die for too! They say "this is a great experience for you to savour".... give it a try! Call 59701) to reserve

your table. Open:7.30pm - late.

Nunos Italian Restaurant and Terrace

Caleta Hotel, Catalan Bay

For a reservation Tel: 200 76501

E-mail reservations@caIelahoteI.gi

Nunos Italian restaurant and terrace at the Caleta Hotel, overlooks the Mediterranean and is extremely popular with both hotel guests and the local market. Recognised for its eclecric interior, atmosphere and cuisine. Bread, pasta and desserts faim the a la carte menu are all home made and contribute to create a genuine and exciting dining experience.

The Mexican Grill and Bar

Unit 2B The Tower, Marina Bay Tel: 20046668

Brand new to Gibraltar and already proving popular.The

Mexican Grill and Bar serves all the favourite Mexican I dishes from Nachos, Quesadillas and Chimichangas j (rolled flour tortilla with spicy chicken, chilli beef or vegetable.s, deep fried, served with Mexican rice and salad and guacamole, salsa or sour cream), to Burritos (like Chimichangas but oven baked). El Gringos Chilli con Came,or Cheese Holy Mole Enchiladas. Don'tforget Big Eat Homemade Burgers(5 to choose from)and from the grill barbecue combos, steaks and chicken. Salads and sides to order. Decorated is warm Mexican colours with comfortable seating in the no-smoking interior or outside on the enclosed and heated patio, great for a fun night out.

Open:lunch and dinner 12 noon to late

Thyme Restaurant

5 Cornwall's Lane. Tel: 200 49199

Email:thymegib@hotmail.com

Open for 5 years,this modern wine bar serves refreshing cocktails and a wide range of New World and European wines in a cool lively atmosphere, and on the 1st floor above is the restaurant serving bistro cuisine with a menu featuring dishes from ail over the world. Try one of these dishes from the wide selection: starters include Buffalo Mozzarella, Plum Tomato, Grilled Chilli & Landcress Salad, Basil Oil & Balsamic; Crab & Coriander Spring RolL String Hopper Noodle Salad, Cucumber & Chilli Salsa; Steamed Mussels flavoured with ginger, Lemon Grass, Chilli & Coconut Milk; try main courses such as Grilled Salmon Dame,Crisp Pan cetta, Thai Spiced Lentils, Cool Mint Yoghurt Dressing; Confit of Lamb Shoulder Shank, Warm Couscous Salad, Chickpea & Coriander Salsa,Onion & Sultana Chutney; or Open Ravioli of Slow Roast Squash, Basil & Ricotta, Roast Garlic Cream Sauce. Everything made on the premises using t>nly the best, fresh ingredients. Two separate dining rooms - smoking and non smoking. Menu changed seasonally, daily specials. Open 7 days a week. Closed Saturday lunchtimes.

The Waterfront

Queensway Quay Marina Tel: 200 45666

The Waterfront is a very popular restaurant located right on the quayside at Queensway Quay Marina. There are different areas for drinks, the main restaurant(with mezanine level seating), a large covered terrace with chandeliers and a quayside open terrace. The food is served in hearty portions and includesstarters of grilled goat's cheese, crab with lemon mayonnaise, moules mariniere, and prawn and lobster salad. There is a bar becue in thesummer month and grills which include8oz

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fillet steaks. Favourites are pan fried chicken with wild mushrooms and Madeira sauce, beef and ale pie with a puff pastry lid, and whole lamb shoulder. Fish dishes from grilled swordfish to salmon and crayfish ravioli, and vegetarian dishes such as mushroom stroganoff, and vegetable Wellington sit alongside the menu from the Orient which includes Madraschicken or vegetables, chicken tikka masala, and crispy duck with pancakes and cucumber.

Open:7days a week from 9am to late.

The Water Margin

Ocean Village Promenade. Tel: 200 73668

Recently opened gourmet Chinese restaurant situated at the Ocean Village Promenade. Traditional favourites such as Sweet & Sour Pork, Crispy Aromatic Duck, Sesame Prawn Toast and Spring Rolls. Plus new delicacies such as Chicken Melon Batter, King Prawns in Chilli Sauce, and Cantonese Roast Duck. Meal options for two(£12.99 per person),or three(£16.99 per person) with a wide array of choices. Definitely a great marina dining experience.

Open:12-3pm,6-12 midnight everyday.

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Al Baraka Take-away

Queensway Quay. Tel: 200 46993

Take-away and restaurant. Tasty Middle Eastern food including falafels and kebabs plus Indian specialities. Large covered terrace to the side of Queensway Quay with marina views.

Open:7 days a week from 10am to 12 midnight.

Amar's Bakery & Coffee Shop

la Convent Place(opp.The Convent). Tel: 200 73516

Amar's Coffee Shop and Bakery is just opposite the Convent, where it serves up a wide range of light lunch options. There's jacket potatoes, fish & chips, pasta dishes with different sauces, burekas, pizzas, quiche, sandwiches, bagels, various salads and tortilla. All the food is made on the premises and the menu is fully Kosher. Bakery serves breads and bagels etc.

Open: Monday to Friday from 8.30am.

The Barbary Ape

Boyd Street(near Cable Car)Tel:200 44380

A restaurant situated right near the Cable Car is the ideal place to have lunch with perfect view of the Rock. With local delicacies such as albondiga.s,calamares, and boqucrones offered as rariones or tapas; and various options for main courses such as fish & chips, steak, burgers, sandwiches and salads, there is something for everyone on this menu including the new pizza and pasta dishes.

Birdie Cafe/Restaurant No 16 Watergardens 11. Tel: 200 72885

Owned by David, previously of the Hong Kong restaurant, this golf ihcmed cafe/restaurant now serves all the Hong Kong favourites. Everything from Wan Ton Soup,Chicken Noodle Soup,Butterfly I'rawns, Mix Veg Singapore Noodles,Pork Balls Sweetand Sour,and King Prawn Curry to Fish in Ginger Spring Onion Sauce, Mixed Chicken and Pork with Cashew Nuts, and Beef in Oyster Sauce. If you liked the Hong Kong, you'll love this friendly little place. Full take-away available.

Open:Monday-Friday I0am-3pm,6.3()pm-ll,Saturday and Sunday 6.30pm - II.30pm.

Buddies Pasta Casa

15 Cannon Lane. Teh 200 40627

Tasty Italian specials in pleasant ambience. Large selection of starters from garlic bread to calamari. Main courses include feltuccine de formaggio, spaghetti alia carbonara, fusilli al salmone,and entrecote al whisky to name a few. Tasty desserts and variety of wines.

Open: Monday - Wednesday 10am - 5pm, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am-4pm and 7pm-midnight.

The Comer House Restaurant

Continental Hotel,1 Engineer's Lane

Tel: 200 76900 Email: contsho@gibraitar.gi

Ideal for a rest after shopping as it is centrally located on Main Street, this cafe serves breakfasts(all day),lunches and afternoon teas. Try the homemade mushroom soup or the roast leg of lamb demi glaze, or perhaps the fish and chips or homemade steak mince burger in pepper sauce. Kiddies menu available.

Open:7am to 7pm (lunches from 12.30)

El Cottage Casemates(next to Landport Tunnel). Tel:200 41611 Tucked away behind Casemates square next to Landport Tunnel (go through the archway next to the Lord Nelson), El Cottage serves delicious Gibrallarian spe cialities such as Calentila (made with chick pea flour) and Panisas plus local savouries and cakes definitely worth a visit for a taste of Gibraltar! Friday night disco, Saturday night Reggae. Private function room catering for christenings, wedding.s, parties, receptions etc.

Open: Mon-Sat.(Mon-Thrs lOam-llpm, Fri-Sat - late).

Fresh

5 Waterport Plaza (Public Market)

By day Fresh is a sandwich bar serving all sort of deli cious food from made-to-order sandwiches and hot and cold drinks to baguettes, wraps, salads, loasties and soups. Open early for coffees and toast. By night, (from 4.30pm) Fresh transforms into a cosy lounge bar with free tapas on a Friday from 5pm-7pm and happy hours daily from 7-9pm. Decorated for relaxation, this is a pleasant place to enjoy a drink and some conversation. As if this isn't enough Fa'sh offers outside catering for private parties,at home,or at the office, and you can txK)k Fa'sh for private parties in the evenings.

Open; Ham-midnight Mon - Thurs, 8am-lam Fridays, 9am-lam Saturdays, closed Sundays.

Garcia's Take-Away

Glacis EsUte. Tel: 200 71992

Open 7davs a week this good take-away also does home deliveries of tasty fish and chips, hamburgers, kebabs, donner kebabs and much much more. Make sure you have their number handy for a night in without the hassle of cooking!

Get Joost

248 Main Street & Casemates. Tel/Fax: 200 76699

Smoothies are vitamin packed super-food and increasingly popular for the health concious. Get Joost makes delicious fresh fruit juices and smoothies made from natural ingredients which are a meal in a cup. The top fi ve smoothies they sell are wild strawberry; breakie on the run; energy blast; raspberry ice; and tropical surrender. Tel/Fax; 200 76699 for delivery.

Open:8-7 Mon -Friday, 10-7 Saturday, 10-6 Sunday-

Get Stuffed Marina Bay. Tel: 200 42006

Take-away, sandwich bar and hot food. Serving all homemade sandwiches, salads, quiches, pasta, pies, muffins, plus hot and cold drinks and smoothies and a different special every day. Outside catering for corporate parties.

Open:Ham - 6pm Mon-Fri,8am-4pm Sat.

Just A Nibble

1st Fir Internationa] Commercial Ctr. Tel: 200 78052

Full licensed cafe serving English breakfast, vast range of toasties, rolls, and other snacks. Meals include, Bob's famous chicken curry/chilli con came,and a great new range of pies(from Bob's chicken and leek to steak and kidney plus a whole range of tasty alternatives) plus all the old favourites; jacket spuds, burgers, hot dogs, fish and chips, and daily specials. Ideal meeting place.

Open:Monday - Saturday from 9am.

Just Desserts

Ist Floor ICC Tel: 200 48014

Comfortable bright,airy cafe serving vegetarian and non-

vegetarian cuisine from breakfast and lunch to afternoon tea. Homemade desserts a speciality. Eat-in or takeaway at sensible prices. Outside catering.

Open:Sam - 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

Khan's Indian Cuisine

Unit 7-8, Watergardens.Tel: 200 50015

Eat-in or take-away at this traditional Indian eatery. Everything from onion bhajia and green pepperpakora to chicken tikka, tandoori king prawns. Khan's special fish curry,chicken jalfrezi, iamb rogan josh, naan bread, rices, vegetable dishes and everything in between! Many new dishes added to the menu, plus specialities every Sunday.

Maillo Take Away

Unit F5A 1st Floor ICC Tel:54002598

Homemade Spanish food is available at this cafe and take away in the International Commercial Centre near Casemates. Everything from sandwiches and panini, to soups, fish, salads, and mixed platters with pork and chicken options. Maillo will also cook for summer picnics, and they make some great desserts.

Open: Monday - Friday 9ani - 5pm

Mumbai Curry House

Unit 1.0.02 Ground Floor, Block 1 Eurotowers

Tel: 200 73711 Home delivery:50022/33

Good Indian cuisine for eating in or taking away, from snacks such as samosas, bhnjias, and pakoras to lamb, chicken and fish dishes with sauces such as korma,likka masala, bhuna, do piaza... in fact all you would expect from an Indian cuisine take-away. Large vegetarian selection. Halal food is available, as is outside catering for parties and meetings. Sunday specials include all Mumbai favourites such as Dosa and Choley Bhature. Open:7days a week Ham to 3pm,6pm until late.

Mumtaz Indian Cuisine Take-away

20 Cornwall's Lane Tel: 200 4457

Good Indian take-away service serv-ingall the favourites from masala naan and spinach bhajia to lamb biryani, chicken tikka masala, king prawn kcrma and tandoori chicken kebab roll. Sauces and vegetarian dishes plus speciality dishes each Sunday (all dishes reasonably priced).

Open:7 days a week 11-3, 6-late.

Munchies Cafe

24 Main Street. Tel: 200 43840 Fax: 200 42390

A great sandwich bar/cafe offering an unusual range of sandwiches on white or granary bread, plus salads, baguettes, soups, desserts, homemade ice-cream and hot/cold drinks. Business lunches, parties and kids parties al.so catered for (for party and office platters phone or fax order by 5.30pm day before - minium orders for delivery £12).

Open: Monday - Friday 8.30-7,Sat 9-4,Closed Sun.

Nibbles

Cooperage Lane. Tel: 200 51880

A little cafe/takeaway now with outside seating. Pop in for baguettes,rolls(everything from tuna mayonnaise to bacon,egg & sausage, chicken tika, and tortilla. Panini (steak to Manchego cheese), pies, croquelas, samosas, shepherd's pie, salads or full meals like Callos and chicken, chips and egg.

Open: Mon-Fri Sam - 4pm

Pusser's Landing

Ocean Village Promenade. Tel: 216 22162

Straight from the BVI, home of Pusser's Rum, Pusser's Landing has opened at Ocean Village and offers a wide range of Caribbean food and drinks. From Crab Cakes to Jerk Chicken Salad,Jamaican esaweitche Flying Fish and Bajan herb grilled Mahi Mahi imported especially from the Caribbean. The traditional burgers and sandwiches with a Caribbean twist are also on offer, plus a Dockside Grill selection of steaks, ribs and rack of lamb with different sauces as an option. And vegeterians need not worry, there's plenty of offer such as Cap'n Danny's

Veggie Pastry Delight. Aspecial mention mustgo to the different cocktails on offer, made with Pusser's Rum,the Cherry Bomb and the different Martinis are definitely a selling point.

Open: lOam till late, 7 days a week

Sacarello Coffee Co.

57 Irish Town.Tel: 200 70625

Converted coffee warehouse,ideal for coffee,homemade cakes/afternoon tea, plu.s menu including excellent salad bar, specials of the day and dishes such as lasagne,steak and mushroom Guinness pie, hotchicken salad, toasties, club sandwich and baked potatoes. Art exhibitions. Available for parties and functions in the evenings.

Open:9am-7.30pm Mon-Fri.9am-3pm Saturdays

Smith's Fish & Chips

295 Main Street. Tel: 200 74254

Traditional British fish and chip shop with tables/seating available or take-away wrapped in newspaper.

Menu:Cod,haddock or plaice in batter, Cornish pasties, mushy peas etc. Also curries, omlettes, burgers.

Open:8am-6pm Monday-Friday. Bmakfast from 8.

Located: Main Street opposite the Convent.

Solo Express

Ground Floor, International Commercial Centre

Solo Express, located right next to Pizza Hut, serves a good variety of salads and baguettes (white, brown & ciabalta) filled with a wide deli selection of things such as roast chicken; smoked salmon & mascapone; ham, cheese and coleslaw; or hummous, avocado and roasted red pepper. The salads are fresh and tasty and include Greek, Waldorf, cous cous, tuna pasta, etc and are great value. Jacket potatoes, quiches, tea, coffee etc plus cakes (such as flapjacks and muffins) are also available throughout the day. Eat-in available.Soups in winter months.

The Tasty Bite

59a Irish Town.Tel: 200 78220 Fax:200 74321

Tasty Bite has one of the biggest take-away menus around with home cooked meats, filled baguettes, burgers, chicken, kebabs and everything else you can think of!

Open: Monday - Saturday.

The Terrace

WaterportWharf

Right next to Gauchos and part of the same team. The Terrace is an outdoor cafe/eatery which serves all day breakfast, baguettes, toasties, wraps, salads, jackets, baguette pizzas plus The Ultimate Grill — fresh food grilled on a sword! Everything from Argentine beef, to Tandoori specialities. The Terrace is set against the old city walls and has a large wotxien bar serving drinks and coffees all day — a great place for a snack or something more substantial. Open: lOam-late

Time Out Cafe Bar

106 Eurotowers, Europort Rd Tel:200 76044

Delicious food from full English breakfast to wraps, jackets, baguettes and sandwiches, plus main courses from fish and chips to banger & mash. Take-away service. Private functions. Full sports coverage on 3

Wrap and Roll

88 Irish Town Tel: 200 71565

This little takc-away on Irish Town serves all kinds of homemade food from sandwiches(cheese Sc tomato to tuna, egg mayonnaise), baguettes, salads, pies, cakes, jacket potatoes,Spanish breakfasts,and grilled goodies such as hamburger, hot dogs, bacon, chicken breasts, pork and much more. Ground coffee machine.

Open: Mon • Fri Sam - 4pm

bars&pubs

All Sports Bar

4 Cornwall's Lane Tel: 200 59997

This pub is geared up to televised sporting events when top sports are on TV, and when they are not there is always someone around to talk sports with. It's not just for football fans either, and not just for one team — hung around the bar are flags from all the major teamsand sup porters of the smaller sides are also made very welcome. Gaming machines. Terrace seating available.

Open:llam-midnight Sun-Thurs, 11am -lam Fri/Sat.

All's Well Grand Casemates Square. Tel: 200 72987

Traditional pub in fashionable Casemates area. Named for the 18th century practice of locking the Gates to the dty at night when the guard announred'All's Well'before handing the keys to the watch. All's Well serves Bass beers, wine and spirits plus pub fare. English breakfast served all day, hot meals such as pork in mushroom sauce,sausage& mash,cod and chipsand steak & ale pie are complimented by a range of salads and filled jacket potatoes. Large terrace.

The Cannon Bar

27 Cannon Lane. Tel: 200 77288

Run by Amin and family (he's the friendly face from the kitchen for over 18 years!). The Cannon Bar serves up good pub food all day plus Amin makes Moroccan specialities like cous cous or tajine to order. Located: turn off Main Street at Marks & Spencer and you will see this little baron the corner.

The Gibraltar Arms

184 Main St. Tel: 200 72133 www.gibraltararms.gi

Good food served all day at this typical pub right on Main Street. Everything from all day breakfast to Irish fillet steak roll, burritos, and the popular fresh local mussels. Draught lager, bitter, cider and Murphys plus free WiFi. Terrace seating right on Main Street to watch the world go byOpen:from Sam (10am Sundays)until late.

The Horseshoe

193 Main Street. Tel: 200 77444

Right in the centre of town, the Horseshoe is a popular, busy bar. Good menu from full English breakfast,to burg ers/mixed grills. Curry and chilli specials on Sunday.

Open:9am to late, Sunday 10am - late.

Facilities: Main Street terrace.

Lord Nelson Bar Brasserie

10 Casemates Sq. Tel:200 50009 www.lordnelson.gi

E-mail: reservations^lordnelson.gi

Attractive bar/brasserie in historic Casemates building. Done out to respresent Nelson's ship with cloud and sky ceiling crossed with beams and sails. Spacious terrace

Menu:Starter & snacks include fresh local mussels,blue cheese and rocket bruschetta, Lordy's potato skins,spicy chicken wings and calamares. Main courses cover a range from chilli con came and chicken and mushroom pie, to crispy aromatic duck burrito and British fish and chips. Try one of the salads or Nelst»n's platters. Jacket potatoes, burgersand children's menu. CTedilcardsaccepted. Live music Venue of the Year, with live music on stage every night. Free Wifi.

Open:from 10am till very late.

Pickwicks

Governor's Parade. Tel: 200 76488

Run by well-known friendly face, Mandy,this small pub with a large terrace is situated in Governor's Parade away from the traffic and safe for all the family. Good food available including the best freshly made sandwiches and jacket potatoes, salads and burgers.

Open:Mon - Fri from 9.30am

Location:turn off Main St at Marks& Spencer,go up steps to Governor's Parade (opposite the Elliot Hotel).

The Pig and Whistle Unit 18, Watergardens. Tel: 200 76167

A comfortable pleasant little pub with pool table and terrace on the quayside. Big screen television for all sporting events.

Open:10-midnight(Fri-Sat 11-lam)

The Quarter Deck Unit 26,Black 2 Watergardens Tel: 200 44520

Located opposite Ocean Village, the Quarterdeck is a busy little pub with terrace seating and food served all day. BreaWasts start at just £2.70 and a hearty Sunday lunch (£4.95) is served from 1.30pm. Seating outside overlooking Ocean Village.

Open:9am to late.

The Star Bar

Parliament Lane. Tel: 200 75924

Reputedly the oldest bar in Gib,this small cosy bar opens early for breakfast (English or toast & cereal). Lunch/ evening menu includes fillet steak, fish and chips and salads. Home of Mod Golf and Tottenham Hotspur FC supporters club.

Facilities: Outside seating.

Open: from 7am every day.

Located: first right off Main St(walking from N to S).

The Three Owls Irish Town

The Three Owls is a traditional bar serving best of English beers. Three separate bars/floors: ground floor — big screen t\', pool table, poker machines, games machines, bar — open from 10.30am daily. First floor'Hoots' — 2 match pool tables, poker machines, darts board, games machine,bar — open from 1pm daily. Second Floor'Nest' — American pool table, poker machine,games machine, card table, bar — open from 5pm daily.

The Three Roses

Governor's Street. Tel: 200 51614

Ann from Plymouth and Stuart from Scotland run this bar, known as The Scottish Embassy. Fully air-condi tioned with 3 plasma TVs and pool table. Happy hours Mon-Fri 5-6pm. Home of the Esteporkers Golf Society. Open:7 days. Mon-Sat from Ham,Sun from midday.

The Venture Inn

Lynch's Lane. Tel:200 75776

A good central meeting place right at the beginning of Main Street, this bar serves home-cooked food all day. Terrace seating on the edge of Main Street — perfect place to watch the world go by.

Open: from 10am

Located: Main St near Casemates Sq, opp. the ICC.

Wembley Bar

10 South Barrack Ramp. Tel:200 78004

Popular bar for hot and cold bar snacks, function room, in south district. Fridays lOam for breakfast. Air condi tioned. The home of the Real Madrid Supporter's Club. Open;11am - midnight Sunday - Thursday, 10am - lam Friday, 11am - lam Saturdays.

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Sushi-Thai

Foligono San Felipe Locales 19-20

La Linea (Cadiz) Tel: 00 34 956 760 651

Mobile:00 34 689108635

Delicious food from Japan and Thailand. Now with Tappanyaki — tiie chefsnowing off his techniques with flames and knives right in front of you! OwnerYun Agunday is renowned for his fine food,and you won't be disappointed with this restaurant. Deliveries up to the border.

Located: 400m straight across from frontier (on the lefthand side).

The Taste Indian Restaurant

Avda. del Ejercito, esq.Calle Gibraltar, La Linea Tel:00 34 856 12 29 18 /00 34 626 88 40 38

Very good Indian restaurant convenient walk from the frontier. All the favourites from chicken Madras to lamb channa,and king prawn vindaloo. Specialities include Chicken Tikka Krahi (chicken tikka topped with fresh chillies, herbs and spices), Bhindi Ghost (lamb with okia in a spicy sauce), and Special Mixed Balti. Lots of vegetable dishes, bread and rices. Pleasant service.

Open:every day 3pm-!ate, Friday,Saturday &Sunday

Ipm-late

Located: On the corner of Plaza de la Constitucion, which is about 400m straight across from frontier.

Casa Pepe is now in its 12th year, and its popularity has remained consistent from the very start.

It's almost certainly one of the cosiest bar restaurants on the Rock, which Pepe Delgado developed from his tiny tapas bar to a prestigious restaurant with room for 75 diners inside and out. The original bar is still there and is just as inviting as it has always been — perhaps even more so due to the amount of ornaments and memorabilia tftat drinkers and diners find thoroughly engross ing throughout their meal. You could probably visit the establishment dozens of times(as many people do) and still find something you hadn't noticed before.

One of the extensions that have taken place over the years has been to open a room next to the bar, which is very much Africa-themed.

Masai spears and shields jostle for position with blankets and masks, all under the supervision of a real room-length python skin, which is so big that I thought it was an anaconda at first. There is a springbok's head on the wall and a gigantic stuffed eagle owl spreads its wings on top of a shelf. And that is just the first impression -even Pepe didn't know how many items he has in the Africa Room, let alone in the adjacent bar and the indoor dining room. "It's my museum," he laughed,"and the customers find it all fascinat ing."

The other area of Casa Pepe is the waterside terrace, covered by an Arab-style tent and lit by lanterns whose welcoming glow at night makes (or a very romantic setting.

Noted for good food from the very start, the staff has remained fairly consistent too — Pepe knows how to find and keep the best. Head chef isstill Jos^ Maria,although everyone calls him by his nickname'Cherma',and Pepe describes him as being very gifted, both in the quality of the

cooking and in the presentation. He is supported in the front-of-house by another long-serving member of staff: the very popular head waiter Juan, with 10 years' service at Casa Pepe, who is ably assisted by the pleasant and efficient Olimpia.

The marina is quieter than it used to be, but that adds to the appeal for Pepe's clientele, whose regulars are mostly local people, plus their busi ness guests from abroad. Local professionals like to show their visitors Casa Pepe, and it is a regular venue for Gibtelecom executives to bring their colleagues from overseas for an excellent meal in charismatic surroundings.

Amongst the local diners there is still the same mix as always — mainly politicians from both sides of the House, judges and lawyers, newspaper editors, business people, bankers, gaming executives. "They all love it here, and like to point out memorabilia items to their guests between courses,"Pepe said. "As new colleagues arrive in Gibraltar, they always bring them here as part of the Rock's quality lifestyle," he added. I learned that all of the hotels recommend Casa Pepe to their guests,and he advertises in the Rock Hotel's Guest Book.

The classic jovial landlord, Pepe's highly hu morous personality is underwritten by a strong love for and dedication to his business. He ran

a wholesale food manufacturing company in London for the 12 years prior to opening Casa Pepe, supplying hotels, clubs and restaurants with quality ready-made meals, which I'm sure they took the credit for when their diners praised them.

The choice of food and drink is impressive. The main menu has plenty to choose from, with a healthy selection of classic Iberian dishes in cluded,and it's all appealingly appetising just to read about. After a glass of sherry or cava and a plate of olives, there is a choice from starters based on,for instance,smoked salmon or piquillos peppers stuffed with seafood.You could then follow this with a main course of tuna, duck or fillet steaks, for example — all prepared with Cherma's magical touch.

Chef Cherma is particularly noted for his fish, including sea bass, turbot, dorada, Dover sole and his unforgettable lobster paella. And, of course, the busy bar — interesting and homely — that started it all has its own wide menu of tapas and raciones. Functions are a regular feature too. Pepe caters for a lot of weddings and business meetings, where the Africa Room is often the ideal size for smaller groups."1 pre pare a function according to what they want," Pepe explained. "1 work out a menu based on their budget but without ever losing sight of quality."

Always busy in the evenings,it is best to book if you want a meal rather than a drink and a tapa, although lunchtimes are usually quieter and reflect fiie serenity of the daytime marina.

Casa Pepe is open 11am-late, Monday to Saturday, although at the moment it is only open in the evenings on Saturdays — best to phone to check ifyou are think ing ofenjoying a dreamy lunch on that day (Tel/Fax: 200 46967). Casa Pepe is at the end of Queensway Quay marina nearest to Ragged Staff(Safe.

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Well finally summer has arrived and sunglasses,shorts and f-shirts are the order of the day. Some people have lovely legs to show off and some people like Dennis the DentaUTechnician of Town Range should need a licence for their shorts wearing. In fact, the last time we saw legs like that they were dangling from a tree on the Upper Rock!

Football Crazy

Manchester United supporters everywhere were celebrating last month, and none more than Gareth Sheriff, 12 year old Karl Baldachino and his father Louis, who are pictured (below)outside Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow just about to see their team play in the Champions' League Final against Chelsea. United, of course, won in the penalty shoot out after the match ended on a 1-1 draw following extra time. Glory, glory....

Tinkering Sailor

Poor Andrew Tucker has not been very successful with his Victory yacht racing at the Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club... In utter frustration before the last race he decide to tinker with the mast position as he wanted a better performance... unfortunately his tinkering didn't work quite as well as he'd expected, in fact, the boat was so slow that he gracefully withdrew from the race as he watched the others disappearing into the distance. It's not the boat Andrew...

Monster Plant

Ray Pilley's grandson Oliver, aged 4, is pictured (left) with the giant sunflower which self-seeded from last year — it has over 50 flower heads and is over 8 feet 6 inches high. This monster plant is to be found in Ray and Penny's beautiful garden recovered from a rubbish dump in Gardiner's Road. It just goes to show what a bit of TLC can do.

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Arts b Crafts

The Arts Centre, Prince Edward's Rd. Art classes for children (5-6pm Mon, 5-6.30pm Tues, 5-7pm ThursI, adults (Mon - Tues 6.30pm-apm, Wed 6.30pm-8.30pm, life paint ing Wed 7pm-9pm), Tel: 200 79788.

The Fine Arts Association Gallery 1st Floor above Gibraltar Crystal, Casemates. Open 11am-2pm,4-6pm Mon-Fri, Sat Ham-2pm. Arts Cr Crafts Gallery(next door)opens Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5pm (summer)-6pm (winter). Sat 9,30am - 3pm.

The Poetry Society meets on 20th of each month. Tel: Audrey Batty on 200 44355 .

Board Games

Chess Club meets in Studio 1, John Macltintosh Hall 8-10,30pm Tues.

The Gibraltar Scrabble Club meet John Mackintosh Hall Mondays, Bank holidays changed to Thursday same week.7pm-11pm

All welcome. Tel: 200 73660 or 200 75995.

The Subbuteo Club meets Charles Hunt Room, John Mackintosh Hall 7.30 • 11 pm.

Dance Modern b Latin American Sequence Danc ing Mondays Catholic Community Centre 8.30pm (beginners 7.30). Over 15s welcome, www.gibnynex.gi/lnst/cccseqdance/

Old & Modern Sequence Dancing sessions at the Catholic Community Centre at 8pm, beginners at 7.30pm, Wednesday.

The DSA Old 6 Modern Sequence Danc ing sessions at Central Hall Fridays 8pm, beginners 7.30pm. Tel: 200 70282 or e-mail manvlo@gibraltar.gl Everybody welcome.

Senior Citizens Teatime Dances atThe Youth Centre, Line Wall Rd on Mondays 2 - 5.30pm. All senior citizens welcome for coffee,tea and biscuits. Entrance free.

Classical Ballet classes for children 4-)-, Spanish dance and hip-hop at Liza School of Dance, 3rd floor, Methodist Church, 297/299 Main St. Classes Weds 8 Fri from 6pm at Chiltern Court(4Cs). Tel: 58111000.

Hip Hop classes for adults Mondays 6.15pm to 7,15pm, Hip Hop classes for boys and girls Tuesdays 4.15pm to 5.15- Urban Dance, Jumpers Dance Studio

History b Heritage

The Gibraltar Heritage Trust The Main Guard, 13 John Mackintosh Sq. Tel: 200 42844.

The Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association

Dedicated to preservation of Rock's trans port/motoring heritage. Assists members in restoration / maintenance of classic vehicles. Members/vehicles meet first Sunday of month, Morrison's car park from 10am. New members welcome. Tel: 200 44643.

Music

The Gibraltar Music Centre Trust Complete spectrum of instrument learning strings drums etc. Theory lessons- Five days a week 4pm-9pm. Tel 200 75558 for details.

The Gibraltar National Choir and Gibraltar Junior National Choir rehearse on Monday8 Thursday 7.30-9pm. New singers of all ages welcome. Tel: Llli 200 40035, 54006727

St Andrew's Music Academy Musical Monsters Club, musical workshops. Group musical activities for kids 3-7 years. Singing, rhythmic games etc. Tel: 200 42690 email: samagib@hotmail.com

Outdoor Activities

The Caipe Rambiers This group walks on last Sunday each month,except July and August. Meeting place is the Spanish side of the frontier Sam just to the right of and opposite the Aduana vehicle exit. For any information contact co-ordlnators Ray Murphy 200 71956 or John Murphy 200 74645.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Is an excit ing self-development Programme available to all young people worldwide equipping them with life skills to make a difference to themseives, their communities and the world. To date over 5 million young people from over 100 countries have been motivated to undertake a variety of voluntary and chal lenging activities. For further details contact The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Montagu Bastion, Line Wall Road, Gibraltar Tel: 200 59818 Reg. Charity No: 61

Quizzes Cannon Bar quizzes are held on Tuesdays with at least three quizzes per night. Start ing with a warm up, then two other quizzes, including a theme quiz. Starts at 8.30pm, all welcome and prizes are given. Free entrance but a donation to charity Is requested. Tapas served after the quiz.

The Edinburgh Arms, Naval Hospital Road, has a quiz night from 8.30pm every Monday with prizes and free tapas.

The Tunnel In Casemates has a pub quiz and entertainment on Sunday nights,

Social Clubs

Scots on the Rock: Any Scots visiting the Rock can contact Charles Poison (Tel; 200 78142)for assistance or information.

Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (Gibraltar Province)meets RAOB Club,Jump ers Bastion on these days: Provincial Grand Lodge, 1st Monday/month, 8pm. Executive Meeting, last Mon/month '7pm. Knights Chapter, 2nd Mon/month 7.30pm. Examining Council, 3rd Mon/month 7pm. William Tilley 2371, Thurs 8pm. Buena Vista 9975, Weds (fortnightly)7pm. Por Favor 9444, Weds(fort nightly) 7pm. Farewell 10001, Tues 8.30pm, Goldacre 10475(social) last Fri/month 8pm.

The Tuesday Ladies' Club meets Bpm, Queensway Club on first Tuesday each month. Open to all women in Gibraltar who enjoy making new friends. Non-profit making, proceeds donated to charity, tel: Anne 200 43869, or Margaret 200 70816.

Special Interest Clubs b Societies

Gibraltar Hortlcuhural Society meets first Thurs of month 6pm, John Mackintosh Hall. Annual Spring Flower Show. Also slide shows, demos on flower arrangements and outings to garden centres plus annual tour of Alameda Gardens. All welcome.

The Gibraltar Photographic Society meets on Mon at around 8pm, Wellington Front. Basic courses, competitions etc.

Harley Davidson Owners' Club www hdcgib.com

UN Associatiort of Gibraltar PO Box 599,22a Main Street. Tel: 200 52108.

Sports Supporters Clubs

The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Club meet at the Royal Calpe(Tel: 200 75890)when Spurs games are televised - call the Royal CaIpe prior to matches to check if the game is being televised. The pub does greatfood for a lunch if the KO is early or an early supper if the game Is later. For more info on membership etc. call Mario on 56280000.

Sports b Fitness

Artistic Gymnastics: Gibraltar Artistic Gym nastics Association club for beginners,juniors and squad at Bayside School in evenings. Tel: 200 Angela 200 70611 or Sally 200 74661.

Athletics: Gibraltar Amateur Athletics As sociation holds competitions throughout year for juniors, adults and veterans. Two main clubs (Calpeans 200 71807, Lourdians 200 75180)hold training sessions at Victoria Stadium.

Badminton: Recreational badminton is available weekdays at Victoria Stadium

(Tel: 200 78409 for allocations). Gibraltar Badminton Association (affiliated to IBA 6 EBA) has leagues and training for adults and secondary school. Tel: Ivan 200 44045 or Linda 200 74753.

Basketball: Gibraltar Amateur Basketball Association (affiliated FIBA)leagues/ training for minis, passarelle, cadets, seniors and adults at a variety of levels. Tel: John 200 77253, Randy 200 40727 or Kirsty (minis) 200 49441.

Billiards b Snooker: Gibraltar Billiards and Snooker Association (member IBSA) round leagues and competitions at various venues.

New members welcome. Tel: Eddie 200 72142 or Peter 200 77307,

Boxing: Gibraltar Amateur Boxing Association (member lABA) gym on Rosia Rd. Over 13s welcome to join. Tuition with ex-pro boxer Ernest Victory(200 75513 w, 200 42788 h).

Canoeing: Gibraltar Canoeing Association.

Tel: Nigel 200 52917 or Eugene 58014000.

Cricket: Gibraltar Cricket Association(mem ber ICC)runs leagues/competitions at Europa Point/Victoria Stadium.Junior/senior training.

TeLTom 200 79461 or Adrian 200 44281.

Cycling: GibraltarCycling Association various cycling tours. Tel: Uriel 200 79359.

Darts: Gibraltar Darts Association (member WDF) mens/ladies/youth leagues/competi tions.Tel: Darren 54027171 "Secretary", Dy son "Youth Rep" 54024149,Justin "President" 54022622 Email: lnfo@glbraltardarts.com

Football: Gibraltar Football Association - leagues/competitions for ail ages October-• May. Futsal in summer,Victoria Stadium. Tel: 200 42941 www.gfa.gi. Senior Tel; Albert 200 41515, Junior Tel. Richard 58654000, Women's Tel: Brian 200 52299. Recreational football for over 35s Tel: Richard 200 70320. Golf: Med Golf tournaments held monthly. Tel: 200 79575 for tournament venues/dates.

Gibraltar Golf Union has competitions through year, EGU handicaps, Tel: Bernle 200 78844.

Hockey: Gibraltar Hockey Association(mem bers FIH 6 EHF) high standard competitions/ training for adults and juniors. Tel: Eric 200 74156 or Peter 200 72730.

Judo: Gibraltar Judo Association UKMAF rec ognised instructors for all ages and levels at Budokai Martial Arts Centre, Wellington Front. Tel: Charlie 200 73116 or Peter 200 73225. Ju-)jtsu: Gibraltar Ju-jltsu Academy training and grading for juniors/seniors held during evening at 4 North Jumpers Bastion (Rosia Rd). Tel: Tony 200 79855 or club 200 47259. Karate-doShotokai: Gibraltar Karate-do Shotokai Association sessions for junior/seniors, gradlngs and demos at Karate Clubhouse,41H Town Range Tel: Andrew 200 48908.

Motorboat Racing: Gibraltar Motorboat Rac ing Association Tel: Wayne 200 75211.

Netbail: Gibraltar Netball Association (affili ated FENA& IFNA)competitions through year, senior /|unior leagues. Tel: Moira 200 41795 or Suzette 200 41874.

Petanque: Gibraltar Petanque Association plays at Giralda Gardens, Smith Dorrien Ave. New members welcome. Tel: Francis 200 70929.

Pool: Gibraltar Pool Association (member EUKPF) home and away league played on Thurs through season. Tel: Linda 200 74753.

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Gibraltar Rhythmic Gymnastics Association run training sessions for girls 5-18 years weekday evenings during school holidays. Tel: Richard 200 70320.

Rugby: Gibraltar Rugby Football Union train ing sessions for Colts (144-), seniors and veterans, Play in Andalusia 1st Division Oct -April. Tel: James 200 72185

Sailing: Gibraltar Yachting Association jun ior/senior competitive programme through season (April - Oct) Tel: RGYC 200 48847.

Sea Angling: Gibraltar Federation of Sea Anglers (members FIPS-M 8 CIPS) Superb calendar of events with four dubs participat ing. Tel: Mario 72622 or Charlie 74337.

Shooting: Gibraltar Shooting Federa tion over 14s only. Rifle, Europa Pointy range (Joe 200 74973): clay pigeon. East Side (Harry 200 74354); Pistol, near Royal Naval Hospital (Fidel 200 71990).

Skating: Gibraltar Skating and Xtreme Sports Association opens its Skate Park, Coaling Island, Queensway, Monday,Tuesday & Wednesday, from 5pm til 8pm Saturday & Sunday, from 2pm til 5pm Thursday 8 Friday, dosedSat 2-6pm. State of art ramps for Xtreme/aggressive roller blading /skate boarding. Leisure skating facilities provided within excellent rink(when not used for roller hockey train ing). Tel: Eric 200 70710 (after 51 or just turn up.

Snorkeliing ft Spear Fish ing: Over 14s welcome for snorkelling, over 16s for spear fish ing. Tel : Joseph 200 75020.

Squash: ; Gibraltar Squash Associa tion, The Squash

Centre, South Pavilion Road (members WSF & ESF). Adult/junior tournaments/coaching. Tel: 200 44922 or 200 73260.

Sub-Aqua: Gibraltar Sub-Aqua Association taster dives for over 14s, tuition from local clubs, Voluntary sports clubs: Tel: Phil 200 44606, Noah's Dive Club Tel: Leslie 20079601, 888s Dive Club Tel: Martin 200 70944, Com mercial sports diving schools also available.

Swimming: Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association (member FINA 6 LEN)opens its pool for leisure swimming Mon - Fri 7-8.45am, 12-4pm, 8-9pm. Junior lessons, squad for committed swimmers, water polo (Rebecca 200 72869).

Table Tennis: Gibraltar Table Tennis As sociation (members ITTA) training / playing sessions. Victoria Stadium, Tues 6-10pm and Thurs 8-11 pm with coaching and league competition. Lizanne 200 45071/54020477 or Eugene 58014000,

Taekwondo: Gibraltar Taekwondo Associa tion classes/gradings Tel: 200 Mari 44142. Tennis: GibraltarTennis Association,Sandpits Tennis Club, excellent junior development programme. Courses for adults, leagues / competitions. Tel: Frank 200 77035.

Ten-Pin Bowiing: Gibraltar Ten Pin Bowling Association (members FIQ & WTBA)leagues at Ultra Bowl, training for juniors and squad. Tel: Gary 200 42447 or Charlie 200 71125. Triathlon: Gibraltar Triathlon Union(members ITU) Chris 200 75857 or Harvey 200 55847. Volleyball: Gibraltar Volleyball Association (members W & EVP) training, leagues, com petitions for juniors/seniors. Tony 200 40478 or Elizabeth 58306000.

Yoga; Integral Yoga Centre runs a full pro gramme of classes from Mon-Frl at 33 Town Range. Tel: 200 41389. All welcome.

Theatrical Groups

Gibraltar Amateur Drama Association Ince's Hall Theatre Complex,310 Main Street E-mail: gibdrama@vahoo.co ukTel: 20042237 www. geocities.com/gibdrama

Stage Musicals Group Trevor 200 73098. Trafalgar Theatre Group meet 2nd Wed of month. Garrison Library 8pm. All welcome.

Clubs, Associations, should submit details to The Gibraltar Magazine, Fax: 77748 for inclu sion in this guide.

support

Support Groups/ Associations

Alcoholics Anonymous meet 7pm Tues and Thurs at Nazareth Hse Tel: 200 73774.

A Step Forward support group lor single, separated, divorced or widowed people. Meet 8pm Mondays at St An drew's Church.

Chiidllne Gibraltar confidential phone line for children in need. Freephone8008

• 7 days a week 7pm • 11pm.

Citizens' Advice Bureau Open Mon-Fri 9.3CF4pm. Tel: 200 40006 Email: info@ cab.gi or visit 10 Governor's Lane. No appointment necessary, no charge. Gibraltar CAB outreach clinics at St Ber nard's Hospital every Tuesday. Advisors available at 1st floor reception. Zone 4. 9am-3pm. Info and advice is free, con fidential and impartial.

COPE Suppon group for people with !\fultiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia or Rheumatoid Aahritis. Formed to ease day-to-day challenges of individuals, families and care partner. Meetings at Catholic Community Centre Book Shop at 7.30pm first Thursday of each month. Contact Sue Reyes Tel: 200 51469 Email: copeadsupport@hotmail.com

Dignity At Work Now. Confidential support and advice for those who are being bullied at work. Tel: 57799000 Mon - Thur 8pm-9pm

Families AnonymousSupport group for relatives and friends who are concerned about the use of drugs or related be havioural problems. Meetings are held alternate Thursdays at 9pm at Nazareth House. For more details Tel: 200 70047 or 200 73465.

Gibraltar Cardiac Rehabilitation and Support Group meets on the first Tues day of every month at8.30pm at the John Mac Hall, except for July and August.

Gibraltar Dyslexia Support Group 3/8

Serfaty s Passage Tel: 200 78509 Mobile: 54007924 website www.gdsg.co.uk

Gibraltar Marriage Care. Free relation ship counselling, including pre-marriage education {under auspices of Catholic Church, but open to all). Tel: 200 71717.

Gibraltar Society for the Visually lm> paired. Tel: 200 50111 (24hr answering service).

Hope, miscarriage support Tel: 200 41817.

Narcotics Anonymous Tel: 200 70720

Overeaters Anonymous support group of those with compulsive overeating problem. Tel: helpline for details of meet ings 20042581.

Parantal Support Group, helping par ents and grandparents with restrictive access to their children and granchildren.

Tel: Richard 200 46536, Jason 200 76618, Dominic 54019602.

Psychological Support Group, PO Box 161, Nazareth House. Weekly Meet ings Tuesdays at 7pm, Fridays 8pm.Tel: 200 51623.

SSAFA Forces Help Gibraltar, is a national charity, to assist serving and exService personnel and their families. Tel: 15)5481. E-mail olivero@sapphirenet-gi

With Dignity Gibraltar support group for separated, divorced, widowed or unat tached people. Meetings Weds 9pm, Catholic Community Centre, Line Wall Rd. Outings/activities. Tel: Flor54007181

or Marie 200 79957, Woman in Need. Voluntary organisa tion for all victims of domestic violence. Refuge available. Tel: 200 42581 (24 hours).

From Floor layer to Dragon Trainer

James Alan Spark is not a name that comes easily to most people s lips in Gibraltar. He is better known as either Big Al or Sparky. Allan with his shortcropped ginger hair, rounded glasses, and shorts (he always wears shorts whatever the weather) has been a familar figure in Gibraltar for over 16 years.

Originally, a shop fitter but now a floor layer, Allan originates from Newcastle and is well known for his loud but honest Geordie opinions.

But under neath that gruff exterior is a man with a commit ment. To make Gibraltar proud of its new flour ishing young rugby team. Al lan is the founder and driving force behind the Gi braltar Dragons, Gibraltar's first junior rugby team. Allan orig inally had the idea of forming a junior rugby team when Gra ham Hawkins, the sports teacher at St Anne's school, asked him to assist him with the boys at tag rugby.

The boys were enthusiastic and thoroughly enjoyed the contact and challenge of the game, Allan was aware they wanted to move on from just the simple basics of rugby and considered coaching them in his own time. However,it was the interest and enthusiasm of rugby from his own two young sons that finally gave Allan the impetus he needed.

Initially The Dragons started out with just 12 boys, but as the word spread about the coaching the numbers increased — they now have 45 members in the squad. Some ofthe parents are totally com mitted, helping and supporting Allan as much as they can, giving up their spare time on evenings and weekends. The government have also contributed in a small way,and Michelle Smallwood the Sports De velopment Officer has always been a rock, helping and assisting The Dragons wherever possible.

Religious Services

Bahia Tel: 200 43637 for meetings

Bathe! Christian Feiiowship Tel: 200 52002. 47 Queensway Sunday service at 11am.

Church of England Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Tel: 200 78377. Sung Eucharist, Sunday 10.30am. Sunday School.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Suite 21a Don House,30-38 Main Street. Tel: 200 50433. Sundays 10am.

Church of Scotland St Andrew's, Gov ernor's Pde. Tel 200 77040. Worship 8 Sunday School 10.30am. Bible Study

The Dragons ages range from seven to 15, playing in two teams, the under 12s and the under 15s.

"The boys have excelled in train ing," Allan enthused."Butthisnext year is a learning curve,as they be gin to play more competitive games in Spain. However when they hit the top, which we have every con fidence they can, I am certain they will be two teams to contend with, and with our catchment area the possibilities are endless."

The home pitch for the older boys isGuadiaroinSpain. Buttheunder 12s are hoping they will be able to play in Gibraltar.

"The problem in Gibraltar is that the sports fa cilities are over used," said Al lan,"and theAstroturf couldn't take the pressure of all the scrum maging."

The Dragons train two nights a week at the Victoria Stadium, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting at 4.36pm, and if no competitive matches, every other Sunday.

"The financial overheads have been a shock," claimed Allan. "We have to pay out in the region of£4,000 per team each year, and we have two teams. We have applied for a government grant, which we are hoping to receive. However, the response from local sponsors both big and small has been excellent, ranging from sponsors such as The All Sports Bar and Dave Scaffolding to S.G.Hambros and Ibex Insurance.

In addition, the boys parents, friends, and helpers, have under taken many fund raising events.

Asked what his hopes and as pirations are for the future Allan had no hesitation; "To make The Dragons the best rugby team in Andalusia and to see some of the boys playing rugby at international level,and who knows,some time in the future representing Gibraltar at the Commonwealth Games,"

Allan can be contacted on mobile 54275000 or email allanspark@m$n. com

lues 7 30pm Evangelical Bretheren Assembly. Queensway Quay. Sun 11am. Tues Bible Study Bpm,Thurs Prayer Meeting 6pm. Hindu Engineer's Lane Tel: 200 42515. Jetiovah's Witness Line Wall Rd Tel; 200 50186. Jewisti 10 Bomb House Lane Te!" 200 72606. Metiiodist 297 Main Street GibraftarTel/Fax 20040870 email minister@methodist-org. gi Minister; Revd Fidel Patron. Sunday 11am Morning Worship. Bpm Evening Service. Prayer meetings Monday and Wednesday to Friday 7pm and Tuesdays

8pm.Communion celebrated on 2nd and 4th Sunday mornings of the month,and other special occasions. Alpha Course: held Thursdays 8pm. House Groups meet for Christian fellowship, prayer and study on a regular basis Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Sunday School meets Sunday mornings alongside morning worship. Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned, 215 Main St Tel: 200 76688.

The Cityline Church 13 Castle St Tel; 200 75755 email: citylinegib@yahoo. com. Meeting: Tues 8pm, Sundays 11am.

"when they hit the top,which we have every coiidence they can,tarn certain they Witt he two teams to contend with"

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Natural History & Heritage Park

Admission9.30amto7pm bytickets

(includes entrance to sites within the Park - St. Michael's Cave. Monkey's Den, Great Siege Tun nels, Military Heritage Centre,'A City Under Siege' Exhibition and Moorish Castle).

(Facilities closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.) Adults C7/Children 5-12 years: E4, Children age4 and under free, vehicles

£1.50. Private vehicles may be restricted at certain times and it's advisable to take a Rock Tour by taxi/mini bus. The Natural His tory6 Heritage Park is also reached by cable car (leaves Grand Parade 9.30am-5.15pm Mon-Sun. Last cable down: 5.45pm).

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are considered to be of great conservational value. It's a perfect place for birdwatchers, as migratory species use Gibraltar as the shortest crossing be tween Europe and Africa, but botanists will also be interested to see over 600 species offlowering plants,including some unique to Gibraltar, Watch out for colourful lizards, non-venemous Horseshoe Whipsnakes, butterflies and pipistrelle bats. Info on flora and fauna is found at the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society's information centre at Jews Gate.

St. Michael's Cave: The cave comprises an upper hall with five connecting passages and drops of 40-150ft to a smaller hall

A further succession of chambers, some at 250ft below the entrance, is reached through narrow holes. The Cathedral Cave is open to visitors and is used as an audito rium for concerts and theatre. The cave was prepared as a hospital in WWII, but never used. A further series of chambers ending in a mini lake Is called Lower St. Michael's Cave and can be visited with a guide.

The Monkeys' Den: There are around 160 monkeys in the Park and around 30 can be seen at the Monkey's Den. Often called apes, they are tall-less Barbary Macaques and Europe's onlyfree living monkeys.£500 fine for feeding the monkeys - don't do iti

The Great Siege Tunnels: Tunnelling In the Rock began during the Great Siege (1779-1783) when France and Spain made an attempt to recapture the Rock while Britain was busy with the American War of Independence. Governor General Elliot offered a reward to any man who could tell him how to mount a gun on the north face of the Rock. It was a Sgt. Major Ince who sug gested tunnelling and there are now over 30 miles of tunnels Inside the Rock with various exhibitions inside the tunnels.

The Military Heritage Centre: Housed in one of the Rock's many historic batteries, the Military Heritage Centre displays infor mation on the development of Gibraltar's military defences through the ages.

A City Under Siege Exhibition: Exhibits depicting the lives of the civilian population during the many sieges, are housed in one

of the earliest British building on the Rock. Original graffiti, drawn by duty soldiers to stop themselves falling asleep, is still vis ible, the earliest dating back to 1726.

The Moorish Castle: actually just part of a Moorish town and castle which was built up during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula,spearheaded from Gibral tar in 7HAD by Tarik-ibn-Zeyad ("Gibraltar" is a corruption of the Arabic words "Jebel Tarik" - Tarik's mountain). The part we see today, The Tower of Homage, dates back to 1333AD, when Abu'l Hassan recaptured the Rock from Spain,

Natural History 6 Heritage Park Walks: Med Steps is a stunning walk with the steep climb at the end rewarded with spectacular views of the Rock and Spain. Another recommended walk is St Michael's Cave through to Charles V Wall but walkers should be relatively fit for both. It is also pleasant walking along the upper rock roads. Brochures available free from all Tourist Board offices.

Botanical Gardens: Opened in 1816, the Alameda Botanical Gardens fell into dis repair but are currently being restored to their former glory. Visitors can enjoy a stroll beneath pines, dragon trees and palms,and see many of Gibraltar's native plants as well as exotic species. The shop sells environ mentally friendly gifts, plants and seeds. Tel: 200 72639/200 74022. Parking,

Nelson's Anchorage: Rosia Road 9.30am - 5-15pm Monday to Saturday (last entry at 5pm). Closed on Sunday. Admission: £1.00 (free of charge with Nature Reserve ticket. Tickets for the nature reserve can also be bought at this attraction).

Parson's Lodge: Rosia Road. A narrow imestone outcrop with a labyrinth of underground tunnels surmounted by an impressive battery, which has witnessed the development of coast artillery over 300 years. Once housed three 18 ton 10-inch rifled muzzle loaders positioned behind a

unique sandwich of armour plate and teak, known as 'Gibraltar Shields'. Open 10am to 6pm every day except Mondays. Adults £2/ Children & OAPs £1. Cafeteria on site.

Flat Bastion Magazine Fist Bastion Road, Geological Research Station and Lithology of Gibraltar. To visit contact: F Gomez Tel. 200 44460, P HodkinsonTel. 200 43910, Shrine of Our Lady of Europe (Museum within premises) Europe Road. 10am-7pm Monday to Friday. nam-7pm Saturday, Sun day and Public Holidays. Closed 1 pm - 2pm.

Trafalgar Cemetery: Trafalgar Road, open 9am - 7pm daily(admission free).

Business information

Gibraltar Financial Services Commission

Tei: 200 40283/4 website: www.fsc.gi

Chamber of Commerce

Tel: 20078376

Federation Small Business.Tel: 200 47722

Company Registry.

Useful Numbers

Airport(general info.)

Tel: 200 78193

Tel: 200 73026

Hospital, St Bernards Tel: 200 79700

Weather information Tel: 5-3416

Frontier Queue Update Tel: 200 42777

General Information

Gibraltar Museum Tel: 200 74289

18/20 Bomb House Lane Open 10am-6pm (Sat. 10am - 2pm). Closed on Sunday. Ad mission: Adults £2/Children under 12 years £1. Special exhibitions also held at museum premises in Casemates gallery.

Registry Office Tei: 20072289

It is possible to get married on the Rock within 48 hours of arrival. A fact taken advantage of by stars such as Sean Connery and John Lennon.

Rock Tours by Taxi Tei: 200 70052

Emergency Services

fcmergency calls only.

I Rre/Ambulance Tel: 190

I Police Tel: 199/112

U Emergency Number Tel: 112

As well as offering normal fares, Gibraltar taxis provide Rock Tours taking in the Up per Rock, Europa Point and other sites of interest. It is the best way to see the Rock's major features in a short time.

Tourist Board Tei: 200 74950 Gibraltar Tourist Board, Duke of Kent House, Cathedral Square, Gibraltar. UK Tel: 0207 836 0777 giblondon@aoLcom

John Mackintosh Hall Tel: 200 75669 Centre of Gib's cultural life, includes a caf eteria, theatre, exhibition rooms and library. 308 Main Street 9.30am-11 pm Monday to Friday. Closed weekends.

Bicycle Racks

Bicycle parking is provided at the follow ing locations: Europort Road, Casemates Tunnel, Land Port Ditch, Fish Market Road, Commonwealth Car Park, Reclamation Road (by English Steps) + Line Wall Road,

Public Holidays 2008

New Year's Day 1 January

Commonwealth Day 10 March

Good Friday 21 March

Easter Monday 24 March

May Day 5 May

Spring Bank Holiday 26 May

Queen's Biahday 16 June

Late Summer Bank Holiday 25 August

Gibraltar National Day 10 September

Christmas Day 25 December

Boxing Day 26 December

Spain Fixed: New Year's Day 1 January, Epiphany 6 January, St Joseph's Day 19 March, Labour Day 1 May. St John 24 June, St James 25 July, Assumption Day 15 August. National Day 12 October, Ail

Saints 1 November, Immaculate Concep

tion 8 December, Christmas 25 December

Moveabie: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Corpus Christi

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