The Gibraltar Magazine May 2004

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Of all the threats which have clouded the horizons of the Rock's financial services sector in recent years, the European Commissiorx's decision to give the thumbs down to Gibraltar's proposed new corporate tax measures — and as part of its grounds for doing so to drag the territory into the ongoing ED wrangles on regionality — is potentially the most damaging.

Though the outcome of the Com mission's deliberations — and its parallel probe into tax arrange ments which were alleged to con travene EU regulations on State aid — had been widely anticipated for several weeks before the announce ment of the EC decision at the end of March, it still sent shivers through the Rock's finance centre.

For while the Government has indicated its intention to challenge the EC's "regionality argument" before the European Court of Jus tice - and argues that the status quo should be maintained until the court rules on the challenge — the Commission's announcement con demns the finance centre to more uncertainty.

The ruling — and the Gibraltar and British governments'respK)nses — will effectively prolong, by as much as a year or 18 months,a situ ation which has partly shackled the Rock's financial sector for more than two years.Though this has not halted our economic growth,in the past 18 months the pace of devel opment has slowed as potential in vestors have awaited the outcome of the tax ruling.

In the past the finance centre whose establishment was encour aged by Britain as an alternative source for economic development following the closure of the Royal Naval dockyard — has thrived in spite of Spanish harassment;OECD pressures against"harmful" tax ju risdictions; unfounded allegations of money laundering;and a raft of European Union regulations and directives. And it will continue to do so - in spite of the pessimistic prognostications of doom-sayers among the local business commu nity and opposition politicians.

In recent years Gibraltar's finan cial regulatory regime has won in ternational respect and this, cou pled with its unique position as a potential stepping stone into Euroland, will help ensure the fi nance centre's survival. Both the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Action Task Force have given the Rock a clear bill of health — and praised its regulators — in response to allegations of money laundering.And the Gibral tar Government has indicated its willingness to meet any reasonable

demands made by the OECD or Brussels.

So, while the EC decision has brought the local finance industry to a significant crossroads and it may have to adapt, to explore new niche opportunities, or, perhaps, even reinvent itself, Gibraltar has

matic"even though Gibraltar could survive, Caruana said in a recent interview. "It would involve a de gree ofeconomic dislocation that no community would be reasonably expected to undertake," he added.

In its ruling that the proposed reform of Gibraltar's company tax

the Commission is opposed to the development of a real and sustain able economy for Gibraltar" the EC added."Mario Monti,EU Commis sioner responsible for competition and Slate aid policies recognises the geographical isolation and the re gional disadvantages that result: and reminds that the Commission already approved regional devel opmentschemes for the Azores and the Canary Islands in the past".

The statement later went on:"By taking the view that the introduc tion by Gibraltar of a corporate tax lower than the one generally appli cable in the United Kingdom con stitutes State aid the Commission does not put in question the au tonomy of Gibraltar in fiscal mat ters. It confirms the line taken by the Commission in its decision con cerning reductions in the rates of income and corporation tax limited to the Autonomous Region of the Azores.

"Secondly, the planned reform was designed in such a way that despite the fact that advantages appear in law to be applicable equally to all companies in Gibral tar only a defined number of com panies benefit de facto from the fa vourable tax rates. This is true for offshore companies that do not have a physical presence in Gibral tar. These companies will neither be subject to payroll tax because they have no employees, nor to BPOT, because they have no premises.

the expertise and intellectual talents to make any transition work... and work well.

Chief Minister Peter Caruana has alwaysstruck me as an optimist(in deed, at times he leans towards over-optimism — as proved the case with his repeated predictions that the corporate tax proposals would get the go-ahead); but his suggestion that failure of a legal challenge to the 'regionality argu ment' would have a "seismic" ef fect seems over-pessimistic. He ar gues that such a result would re quire a complete re-evaluation of the economic model of Gibraltar.

If the court sustained the regionality argument and Gibral tar was ordered to have the same corporate tax regime as UK the transition would be economically very difficult and "very, very trau-

laws conflicted with EU rules on State aid, the EC was clearly influ enced by the highly contentious 'regionality' factor. It argued that by replacing the current 35 per cent corporate tax rate for local compa nies and replacing this with a pay roll tax and a business property oc cupation tax — both capped at 15 per cent of profit — companies reg istered in Gibraltar would benefit from a much lower tax rate than the corporate tax rate applicable in the United Kingdom.

This would give companies reg istered in Gibraltar an unfair ad vantage. And, because the tax was based on payroll and occupation of business premises,offshore compa nies which had no physical pres ence in Gibraltar would incur no tax liability.

The decision "does not mean that

"Since the measure only aimed at reducing the tax liabilities of companies located in Gibraltar and the offshore sector in particular,and did not aim at promoting any Com munity objective(regional develop ment, employment, etc.) the Com mission considered that it could not be deemed compatible with the Common Market."

Commenting on the EC's ruling, local Chamber of Commerce presi dent Peter Isola said: "It's extraor dinary that the EU should reject Gibraltar's tax reform proposals, particularly when the proposals were supported by the UK itself. I find it staggering." And Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses' vice-president Ken Robinson(who is also a player in the Rock's finance industry) expressed dismay that the only parties to have made rep-

"It's extraordinary that the EU should reject Gibraltar's tax reform proposals"

resentations to the EU were the Spanish Government and the Spanish Associa tion of Businesses. "I'm surprised that the British Government made no comment in support of Gi braltar's proposals, by do ing nothing they have ac quiesced to the final re sult," he said.

Nevertheless, Caruana believes that the UK Gov ernmentis"pretty commit ted" to challenging the tax reform rejection in court. The crucial task the Gibral tar Government now faced was to reach a situation "where there can be conti nuity in the finance centre with legal certainty and — on the basis of the existing regime — ex empt companies" to ensure the fi nance centre could function while legal proceedings were taken to challenge the Commission's deci sion.The'regional selectivity' find ing meant that there could be no scheme that would be accepted

Chief Minister, Peter Caruana

purposes Gibraltar was to be re garded as part of the UK "like Brighton or Manchester".And that had wider political ramifications.

"The implications cannot be con fined to the finance centre, the Gi braltar tax system or the economy," he said,adding bleakly that in such circumstances "Gibraltar would

while that decision applied, he added.

If the regional selectivity argu ment was lost "Gibraltar would have to have a tax regime the same as the UK or, alternatively, some regime that the EU would allow us in terms of regional development aid - neither of which would allow the sort of finance centre we have today... or any meaningful finance centre."

Caruana added that the effect of losing would be that the European Court would believe that for EU

not be able to afford to function.

"At that point the choices star ing the British Government down a barrel are either to extricate Gi braltar from the EU or to integrate Gibraltar into the UK. 1 think it re gards both with equal degrees of horror and displeasure.This is why the UK Government will work so hard to overturn the decision."

However, he said that legal con sensus not only in Gibraltar but in Brussels was that the Commission's regional selectivity argument would not be upheld by the court.

Express Mail Service

The Government has an nounced that a new Express Mail Service is now available at the Gi braltar Post Office. The service is known as EMS.

EMS is available for letters and parcels and allows senders of items to track and trace items that they have posted on the internet. For some countries,including the UK,it is possibe to see a scanned image of the recipient's signature, as evidence of delivery within 24 hours of being posted in Gibral tar.

EMS speeds up the delivery of urgent items, with delivery times in the UK for items sent by EMS from Gibraltar averaging 2 days from posting. During tests, some

items have been delivered within 24 hours of being posted in Gibral tar.

EMS is available from all the General Counters and the Parcel Post Counters at the General Post Office,together with details of the websites on which to track and trace items.

"I welcome the introduction of this new service, which will be of great benefit to the community,' said Joe Holliday,Minister with re sponsibility for Postal Services. "With advances in technology,it is important that the Gibraltar Post Office should keep abreast of new trends and make available new and improved services for the public."

'The implications cannot be confined to the finance centre, the Gibraltar tax system or the economy"

The Cost of Music...

Recent demands by the violinists and viola players of a German symphony orchestra who wanted to be paid substantially more for rehearsals and performances than their fellow musicians "because in most orchestral works the strings are kept busier than the woodwinds or brass", provoked scathing comments from a string of music critics and attracted the ire of musicians' and related trade unions across Europe.

However, the fiddlers' demands — and the wide public ffaction to them — also dffw attention to the high costs of maintaining a fullyfledged symphony orchestra.

Little more than 250 years ago every minor princeling, marquis or archduke in Europe supported his own court orchestra, often led by a "compose-to-order" maestro — a system of patronage which gave rise to a musical renaissance that still provides the backbone of the con cert repertoire of smaller orchestras. Then, as the fortunes and influence of the pockets of Europe's mini-roy alty waned ■—and asthe New World aspired to "Culture" — bigger or chestras came into being... financed bv rich benefactors, from public funds or through subscriptions.

By the 1900s, in the "developed" world every major city boasted at least one symphony orchestra - and sometimes more than one. But as costs have escalated there have been cut-backs, and many of today's or chestral audiences — though well served by CDs or video-tapes enjoy their live performances as the result of the efforts of small groups of music lovers who "find" players and arrange concerts and keep "live" music in smaller venues such as Gibraltar.

For its size of population Gibral tar is exceptionally well servedihanks —o the local Philharmonic Society whichbrings regular worldclass concerts to the Rock and is kept alive financially by the business community and Government sup port.

Established in October 1998 the Society had its beginnings in a chance encounter between (an An gus, local managing director of PriceWaterhouse Cooper, and the talented young Gibraltarian conduc tor Karel Mark Chichon.

"Chichon's entrepreneurial skills had led him to put together groups of artists from 1996 onwards, but there seemed little support in Gi braltar," Angus recalls. "As an en thusiastic music-lover who missed regular live performances, I sympa thised with Karel and between us we came up with the idea of form ing the Society and arranging a sea son of concerts and recitals."

Usingorchestras— then still rela tively inexpensive — from former Iron Curtain countries, they esti

mated a lust season cuuid be staged for a budget of £12,000 and within weeks Angus had raised not only this, but half as much again from local businesses... including a hefty contribution by PriceWaterhouseCoopors,

With the Society registered and launched the two men's efforts were helped by the magnificent setting and accoustics of St Michael's Cave — where some of the major concerts

staged and which is effectively the spiritual home of the Society.

While from the early years of the last century occasional musical per formances were staged in St Michael's cave - by military bands and small local groups — it is only since the formation of the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society that it has be come the venue for regular orches tral concerts. For though the mois ture of the cave's environment—the

constantly dripping water which over countless millennia has formed its spectacular display of stalactites and stalagmites — creates minor problems for the string section of orchestras, the accoustics are "phe nomenal", according to Ian Angus, president of the Society.

But, if myth were to have foun dation in fact, the cavern's musical connections pre-date written his tory, as it was through St Michael's

It was first extensivelv explored by CaptainBrome, thenGovernorof the military prison, who recorded that "the largest cave is... 1,100 ft above the sea level. The entrance is small but within is a lofty hall 220 ft long 90 ft wide and 70 high sup ported by stalactite pillars which when lighted up has a most beauti ful effect for some of these pillars are 30,40 and 50 ft in height and on the top of them arches are formed so that the whole resembles the interior of a Gothic cathedral.

"The natural beauties arc very great but from the absolute darkness and from its immense height it is difficult to appreciate its full beauty more especially as the smoke of the torches, blue lights etc from the con stant illuminations of travellers has so much obscured the glittering beauties of the petrifications.")

"In the late 1990s, it was still pos sible to engage East European or chestras relatively cheaply and the first orchestra that Mark conducted in Gibraltar cost the Society only £6,0(X)," Angus says. But since then costs have increased substantially and though the Society today has more than 30 sponsors drawn from Gibraltar's leading companies its income does not cover the costs of staging the 10 concerts a year which form its season.

Sponsors pay either£1,500 a year to be listed in the programmes, or £2,000 to be listed and given adver tising space. An additional few are persuaded to sponsor an entire con cert. Though last year the Society had a turnover of £160,000 from sponsorship and ticket sales - and this is a far cry from the income of its earliest days — it still faced a shortfall.

Cave, the ancients believed, that Orpheus entered the Underworld in his vain attempt to rescue Eurydice and was mocked on his return by resonance of the notes of his lute echoing through the cavern. It was described by the Roman geographer Pomponius Mela who wrote that "thismountain Calpe, withwonder ful concavities, has its western side almost opened by a large cave which may be penetrated far into the inte-

While Gibraltar businesses have been generous, the Society's fi nances are always on a knife-edge, and clearly Angus and his team would welcome more support.

Though recitals and chamber music concerts are staged at The Convent and performances of sa cred music take place in the Cathe dral Church of the Sacred Heart, St Michael's Cave is regarded as the society's "home". It is here that it has staged numerousorchestral concerts as well as two operas — Verdi's "La Traviata" and Puccini's "Tosca" and this year presented two "popu-

The two men's efforts were helped by the magnificent setting and accoustics of St Michael's Cave are

From /III' oii/H't, Gibraltar's Inisiiws:- oommiinitif threw its weii^ht behind the Philharmonic Society and — as supportfor the recent performance of Mozart's Requiem showed — continues to do so. Barclays Bank, main sponsor ofthe concert in the Sacred Heart Church,held a cocktail partyfor guests before the performance. Among these were (left to right) Philharmonic Society president andfounder Ian Angus, Louis Triay, the Governor,and Tim Streatfeild-James, local director of the bank. lar" New Year's concerts based on the traditional event held in Vienna.

The latter along with the annual National Day concert held in the open-air Alameda Gardens are sponsored by the Gibraltar Govern ment. At the end of March Verdi's Requiem with the Halle Philhar monic Orchestra was presented at St Michael's Cave. Other Society events scheduled for the current sea son include The World ofBallet when, in May, the National Ballet Com pany of Prague will perform Prokofiev's and Juliet and a June presentation in St Michael's Cave of The Bcsf ofThe Gibraltar Phil harmonic Societi/.

This, the Society's main contribu tion to the Rock's tercentenary cel ebrations, will be an evening of"op era and Zarzuela"featuring some of the leading singers who have per formed here before under the Phil harmonic's umbrella. Thev will be

accompanied bv the South London Philharmonic Orchestra and in clude Angela Brown, of America's Metropolitan Opera; Yikun Chung and Camille Reno , of the Lucerne Opera;Elina Garanca of the Vienna State Opera; Boris Trajanov of the Rome Opera; and Alexis Vicens of Spain's Gran Theatre del Liceo. There will be guest appearances by both Sorgi Gimenez-Carreras and Gibraltar's own Nathan Payas.

The singers and orchestra will be under the baton of Karel Mark Chichon, who, after prize-winning studies at the Royal Academy of Music,completed his studies at the Vienna Academy with Leopold Hager. As well as conducting regu larly in Gibraltar Chichon has per formed in many European coun tries, Turkey and the United States, and is also to tour Spain with the English Chamber Orchestra and the Russian National Orchestra.

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Wholesale Day by Day

The roots of wholesalers A.G. Day, best known for their Pentax products, go back about 80 years. But they didn't always sell cameras, and nowadays they supply many other famous products.

Pentax is a company that is al wayson the move—this year alone they have brought out five new dig ital cameras—and their sole agents in Gibraltar haven't been standing still either. They are in bigger brighter premises (still in the city centre)and they have added names such as Remington, Morphy Richards, Prestige and Ronson to their sole agencies, all in the last couple of years.

A.G. Day is owned by Charlie Savignon, with the day-to-day business now looked after by Lon doner Mike Ingram, so where did the name Day come from?

Mike had the full story: 'Albert George Day was a commercial trav eller in the early 1920s who covered the Mediterranean area as commis sion agent for quite a number of UK companies such as HP Sauce, Bath Oliver biscuits, Ilford films, Johnsons of Hendon, Platinum Pens and others. He travelled by passenger steamer, calling at such places as Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Canal Zone, and Palestine. But it was in Gibraltar and Malta that business developed so successfully that he decided to set up an office in each territory.

'In Malta he joined up with the Milters, and in Gibraltar,(possibly in 1925), with Charlie Savignon's father Adolphus. Mr Day got to know about him through a chance encounter with Edward Cottrell (later Sir Edward, a former mayor of Gibraltar and a close friend of Charlie's father) on board a P&O vessel sailing back to the UK from Greece. As a result, his father acted as agent for A.G.Day & Sons Ltd who had their main office in St.

Albans,in the UK.

'In 1972 the St. Albans office was closed and a Gibraltar company established with the same name, the shares being held by the Day and Savignon families. And in 1975 the Days sold their interest to the Savignons.'

Charlie Savignon, also a JP and until recently honorary Norwegian consul, ran the business himself, single-handedly, until he metexpe rienced sales professional Mike Ingrams two and a half years ago. 'I started helping out part-time,but gradually took on more and more work,' Mike explained.

He told me that the business,al ways successful in a small-to-medium way, had flourished in the last couple of' years, with an in creasing number of prestigious sole agencies being ob tained which led to the move from the tiny Crutchett's Ramp office to the present vast office and stores at 42 Turnbull's Lane.

equipment — because there is nowhere else ' in the Campo that supplies such things.

Mainly, however, ^ I A.G. Day are whole^ salers, supplying a surprising 50% of Main Street shops, al though Mike will always be happy to tell you which shops stock his company's goods and will also give

A.G. Day are wholesalers, supplying a surprising 50% of Main Street shops

'The products now are far differ ent from those that the original Albert Day started off with;' said Mike, 'with one exception: Ilford photographic paper and chemi cals.' It seems that many Spanish photographers still troop along to TurnbulTs Lane for their supplies — including Paterson dark room

any direct technical advice that he can. But one thing is for certain, if it's a camera shop then it sells Pentax.

After-sales service is provided within Gibraltar for most of the electrical goods, with the repair of any rare Pentax problem being ar ranged by A.G.Day.Just bring it to

them or to the retailer and they'll do the rest.

As well as those mentioned ear lier, of which Pentax and Remington are the best-sellers, the top names delivered by this com pany include Babyliss personal grooming products, Bestron and Scverin domestic appliances, Elbe hi-fi, Beurer health accessories and electric blankets. First Light ciga rette lighters (as well as Ronson); Parasene blowtorches (for plumb ing, not cigar lighting), Brita water filter jugs, Slendertone slimming belts. Comfort Rest inflatable beds and Rotostyler hair stylers.

A long list but none could be omitted, they're all top quality manufacturers with full technical support. In most cases A.G. Day carry all the usual spares for the goods they supply,so service time can be kept to a minimum.And it's thanks to them that Remington is the official sponsor of the local Remington Badminton League, supplying the trophy, shuttlecocks and kit for the players.

Shopkeepers who are interested in stocking any of the brands men tioned here should get in touch with A.G. Day - terms are negoti able. Shoppers who wish to buy any of them can call Mike to find out where their nearest stockists are or to make any general or technical enquiries. He's friendly and happy to help.

A.G.Day is now at42 TurnbulTs Lane and opens from 9to5(straight through) Mondays to Thursdays and from 9 to 1 on Fridays. The tel ephone numbers are 74427 and 54001366; fax 42604 and email agday@gibnet.gi

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e-Warehouse to provide business opportunities

A central state of the art "warehouse" which will provide facilities for local companies to pack — and then speedily dispatch — goods on a global scale is expected to be up and running by the middle of next year as part of a Department of Trade b Industries initiative to boost Gibraltar as an international base for e-commerce. It will allow companies to take advantage of the Rock's VAT-free status in servicing web-site and e-mail orders for a range of products.

The scheme and the "ewarehouse" facility is one of several projects intro duced by Joe Holliday since he took over as Min ister of Trade,Industry and Communications follow ing the ministerial reshuf fle in the wake of last year's election.

The move makes sense. In recent years internet sales companies have mushroomed and, taking advantage of their rela tively low operating costs, lend to offer goods at lower prices than those of high street retailers. Last Christ mas more than one quarter of all presents — and fes tive food and drink orders — were bought on the internet,and,as companies like Amazon have shown, there is a year-round de mand from cyberspace shoppers.

"The Government has al ways been keen to encour age the use and expansion ofe-commerce in Gibraltar — in any of its varied forms," Holliday says. "This is an area where we know there is a demand and which offers opportu nities for Gibraltar compa nies to expand their busi ness as well as creating openings for new busi nesses to set up on the Rock."

A site for the e-warehouse, which will also contain offices for retail ing and wholesaling operators has yet to be decided.

"We are assessing the whole question of industrial warehous ing," Holliday says. "There is al ways a greater demand than sup ply, and we are considering setting up additional industrial parks as part of the drive to promote new economic activity."

While Holliday argues that sub-

stantial strides in improving busi ness development have been taken since the election, he admits that there are "still a number of issues to be addressed."

"We can't afford to leave the pri vate sector in a limbo, and have started to put in place more effec tive plans which will shorten the time scale for decisions and docu mentation that affect business and commerce," Holliday adds. He also sees the establishment of the busi ness advisory uirit, which he set up

earlier this year, as an im portant conduit between his department and the private sector. And there are plans for a lands in vestment unit... and for restructuring the way the EU funding is handled to make it more accessible to local businesses...

Though he doesn't trumpet the fact, Holliday is a workaholic who thinks nothing of putting in a 14-hour working day, seven days a week. And he needs to be,for as well as his D.T.I, etc. portfolio he has retained the minis tries of Tourism and of the Port — hats he wore in the previous Caruana admin istration — and has re sponsibility for the postal services, inward invest ment and international business.

He brushes aside sug gestions that this is too much responsibility for one minister to shoulder — even for a man as broad shouldered as the 6'6" Holliday! He has a strong and competent staff, he points out... and switches to the subject of tourism.

"We have a unique product, and although there is still a great deal to be done — improvements to the faci 1 itics on the Upper Rock and a real face-lift for the Europa Point area are priorities — we are more than holding our own. Apart from the tourists arriving by land — and the growing numbers of visitors arriv ing by air — this year willsee a sub stantial increase in cruise ship pas sengers.

"We expect 265 vessels to call this year — with a capacity of 275,000 passengers — attracted not only by the Rock's facilities but by the high

"This is an area where we know there is a demand and which offers opportunities for Gibraltar companies to expand"

level of security we have intro duced in the port. It is equal to any thing at any other European port."

In fact port improvements gen erally are close to Holliday's heart. Port dredging works are currently being carried out to accommodate Cunard's massive new flag-ship, The Queen Mar\/ II, which is ex pected to make her inaugural visit to Gibraltar on 27th May — the first

of her four scheduled calls at the port. Her second visit is expected early in August.

"For The Queen Mary II to come to Gibraltar there needed to be a greater depth of water than was available for her to come along side," Holliday said. It will also mean that other deep-hullcd ves sels can come alongside, including the biggest oil tankers.

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"Operated on both knees, you'd think your body is giving you a message, but 1 chose to ig nore it and put my name down for the 28th Paris Marathon. Ap proximately 33,500 people had lined up to do this race and I was a part of it. When the gun went off it took me 15 minutes to actu ally get to the starting line...

Thousands of people lined the streets to cheer us on. At around km 14 we started to enter a park and 1 could feel the hay-fever coming back and my breathing

started to get irregular and I started to slow down, at km 28/ 291 started to got cramp so 1 strug gled the rest of the way, but two words I had read in a book the night before by Tony Robbins, Carpe Diem,seize the day,and this was my day. Finally 1 was just a km away and all I could think of was how the hell am 1 going to get back to the hotel. The Arc de Tri umph was just ahead and the fin ish line before that. I DID IT!! Ex hausted, a lady placed the medal around my neck,and people 1 had meton the way congratulated me. The next one is the New York City Marathon in November '05."

Good luck Tony!

International Mountain Race

This year the Gibraltar Amateur Ath letics Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary and to commemorate the event it is staging the 1st International Rock of Gibraltar Mountain Race on Sunday 30th May in conjunction with World Mountain Running Association. TTie field will include world famous run ners. Flagged away at Queensway Car Park to finish at the Cable Car Top Sta tion. Cash prizes are Men & Women 1st £1000,2nd £600,3rd £400,Veterans Men ^ & Women 1st £100, 2nd £75, 3rd £50. There are also minor cash prizes for 4th to 10th in all categories. For further in formation visit www.gaaa.gi.

We ensure that clients are kept in formed of each and every aspect of their property transaction. All correspondence and documents are copied to clients immediately, with explanations where appropri ate.

Exchange of Contracts

Until there is written evidence of agreement either party is free to withdraw from a transaction. However,once a contract has been signed or evidenced in writing you may be committed to buy or .sell, as the case may be. We will need to work closely together to ensure that the contract reflects your par ticular interests and requirements.

Surveys

We always recommend that the physical structure of a property be professionally surveyed. We work closely with the most experienced qualified members of the royal In stitution of Chartered Surveyors in Gibraltar

Where a property is to be bought with a mortgage loan, the lender will normally insist on its nomi nated surveyor to carry out an in spection.

Do not sign anything before consulting a lawyer

Title

Title deeds need to be carefully ex amined. Once a sale has gone through we will attend to the stamping and registration of the document title.

Mortgages

We are on the panels of solicitors of all local building societies and most banks. As well as dealing with mortgage deeds, we will ad vise on current mortgage products and recommend lending institu tions to suit your needs.

Buying from Plans

Where a property if still not built but is being pre-sold, special care must be taken to ensure that pay ments are secured.

We prepare building contracts in consultation with quantity survey ors and architects. Building con tracts must alwaysinclude guaran tees of giK)d design and workman ship and proper materials. "Pen alties" should be imposed for de layed completion. An approved surveyor should certify completion of stages of construction before monies are released.

Old Properties

Where an old property is to be bought, particularly forinvestment purposes note should be taken that rent restrictions apply to properties over 45 years old.

Stamp Duties and Registration Charges

The Government of Gibraltar lev ies a stamp duty of 1.26% of the purchase price of the property. In addition duty is levied at the rate of 0.13% on the amount of a mort gage loan. Where a loan is repaid and a mortgage released, duty is calculated at 0.13% of the amount initially borrowed.

The registries charge £72 on each document registered.

In addition to advice on property, Charles A Gomez Chambers provides advice and representation on dispute resolution and litigation at all levels, business set up and licensing.

y/e are members ofthe Gibraltar Bar Association.

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RENT SENSE...

Normally, renting is something to be avoided if you can buy. But renting a computer or a laptop is an option.to be seriously considered.

Let's start with the most impor tant part, the facts: you can rent a brand new high spec computer, with Windows ME operating sys tem and Office 2000 installed, for 18 months at just under £50 a month and then, if you wish, you can buy it outright for a further £150. Total cost £1050. Compare that with the cost of buying a com puter of the same standard (and the software) plus interest if you're us ing a credit arrangement and you'll see that there is virtually no differ ence — except that with the rented model you've had 18 months' full support and fast service if required.

This is what I had calculated af-

maintenance of PCs and laptops, and enjoys ju-jitsu and badminton between looking after his custom ers, explained how the system works:'The computers we provide are always 100% brand new,and all our stock is upgraded to the latest versions every eight months. The rental period is technically 24 months at £49.95 a month, but af ter 18 months you have the option to buy the PC outright for a one-off payment of £150. Almost every body has taken that option; it is very attractive compared with continuing renting for another 6 months, which costs almost double. If you do choose to continue rent-

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ter talking to Martin P. de Beaujour, a friendly French Canadian who runs PC Rentals Ltd, a part of the Liberty Electronics Croup. He told me that the PC rental business had started two and a half years ago and had proved attractive to enough customers to keep the service go ing and growing.

'We had expected it to appeal to businesses, because of the econom ics, but almost all of our customers have been private users, particu larly families,' Martin said.

Martin, who has had eight years' experience in the installation and

ing we can offer you an upgrade for the remaining period.'

To expand on the specifications mentioned at the beginning, I also learned that every computer rented from PC Rentals Ltd comes equipped with a CD rewriter and a DVD player. A 15 inch flat screen monitor is also included, as are the speakers, a modem and,of course, the keyboard. Currently they are powered by a 2.8 GHz processor, with 512MGb RAM and an 80Gb hard disk. Norton Anti-virus is also included at no extra cost.

All of the machines are assem-

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Now open al 20Governor's Street, Mystic offers quality used but modern fashion for thefashion conscious lady. The shop stocks stylesfor every day and evening wear. Owner Mary buys and sells clothes, bags, shoes and accessories. You ivillfind Mystic opposite Anything Goes.

bled by Martin himself in his Engi neer Lane workshop.'I always use the best possible components when I'm building them;this ensures that any service call-outs are kept to an absolute minimum/ he told me.Be cause of this attention to quality, service calls are indeed rare — so there is no backlog, which means he can normally have the rented machine back to 100% health within a few hours or occasionally overnight at the longest. But most faults are fixed on the spot in the customer's home,I was told.

The private customers are also

And although run as a separate entity, there is always the comfort of knowing that Martin has the strength of the Liberty electronics group behind him.

The first payment is collected when the PC or laptop is delivered to your home or office — it sounds perfect for a small or new business that has to watch the cash flow care fully — and after that payments are by monthly standing order. There is no need to go along to PC Rentals Ltd's workshop unless you want to see the machine first. Just call Mar tin on his mobile, 54013491, and

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pleased with the fact that he is per fectly willing to visit in the evenings if it is more convenient for them, and,of course,there are no worries about cost — it's all included.

So,in the beginning, is the com puter simply delivered by a man in a van?'No;' Martin replied quickly, as I suspected he would.'I install it myself and make sure it is running perfectly; then I give them basic training, show them how to navi gate through the programmes,and, most usefully, I show them how to use the Help files which hold the answer to most user difficulties.' After that, Martin can be called to give advice if the user can't follow any part of the computer use, but he did stress that strictly speaking the rental service really only cov ers the hardware, the machine it self, rather than any software prob lems.

you'll get a quick helpful experi enced response — with no sales manship other than telling you the facts, technical and economical.

Higher spec machines are also available, just let him know what you're looking for or what it is you want to do. You can also contact him by email on pdeb@ gibnynex.gi, and while the official hours are 9.30 to 5 Monday to Fri day he doesn't mind if you call him outside of these times, within rea son, as long as he's not in the mid dle of a sports session, when his phone will be turned off.

His last words sum up his out look very well:'We started doing this because we wanted to upgrade the quality of computers in use in Gibraltar homes; computers that people might not be able to afford outright.' When you meet him you'll know he means it.

Martin P. t/e Beaujour

"I install it myself and make sure it is running perfectly; then I give them basic training"

THE SILVER SHOP

GTO proud of the product

recently welcomed a visitor to Gibraltar and, while waiting in reception, browsed the literature which awaited him, both from the Tourist Office and commercial entities. I was pleasantly surprised at the range, and quality, of the myriad of brochures on display. They showed the Rock for the wonderful place it is and met the anticipated queries of many sectional interests on land and sea — both above and below the water.

change;some oftheviewsdo, or can be presented from dif ferent angles. We know that the Rock of Gibraltar is a re ally strong image and we're very proud of it.

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I went to the GTO source where 1 met the man in charge Marcello Sanguinetti, Sales and Marketing Manager.

Walk into our Gibraltar branch and you will find we are on first name terms with many of our customers. Not only do we have excellent local knowledge, we can provide a wide range of services.

So, if you are looking for a mutually beneficial relationship, with a personal touch, we can help.

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"We felt that our brochures needed a change, principally cos metic. We estimate that brochures have a two-year shelf-life and this is our third revamp. Most of the facts about Gibraltar seldom

"Being a considerable world traveller myself, I know that we have a lot to offer the visitor in our three and a half square miles. I have seen nothing like it in my travels. There is so much variety in close prox imity, with quality tourist sites, certainly enough for a few day's visit and it's the 'real McCoy', nothing plas tic."

Of course Gibraltar has the features on the Upper

Rock — St. Michael's Cave with its updated 'Son et Lumiere', the Lower Caves and the Siege Tunnels and, of course, the Apes; then the Dolphin Cruises in the Bay, the ma rinas and the Main Street Shopping Experience. Since the refurbish ment of Casemates, Gibraltar has so much more to offer.

"Our brochures are just a taster

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Marceilo Sanguinetti. Sales and Marketing Manager

for the four million visitors a year — they can obtain fuller facts from the commercial guides available in bookshops. Our brochures can just provide a snapshot and some of the more common anecdotes and his tory. Wc feel we owe it to the visi tor. We like to think that the maps and instructions are well laid out and easy to read,in as many as six languages—compared to the usual three or four. Perhaps we'll soon need to consider Russian or Chi nese, which are the coming tourism markets. We seldom get com-

for a change. Six months of meet ings, planning, school competitions and contributions from the Fine Art Society; before we came up with a new logo — after collating all the available information into my com puter and trying to find reasons not to use the outline of the Rock. In the end, it had to be. It is probably one of the most identifiable images in the world. So we have the sun ris ing overthe crestofthe Rock. It has featured on all ofour literature, bro chures and products since that day.

"We were very clear in what we

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plaints, mostly favourable com ments.

"On 5th November last year, we took a major step — we changed the Gibraltar logo from that which had existed since the '60s — the 'Gib' Rock outline, sun and sailing boat in the Bay" (From the days of Tourism Director Rodney Scrase and Hugo Dunn-Meynell, Keefe). "It was felt that the time was ripe

The JM Memorial Foun dation, in conjunction with the Gibraltar Chesh ire Home Group, held a fundraising event com bined with an educational and fun programme around the theme of the Easter egg and it proved to be very successful. A total of £1728 was raised which will go towards providing much required support to the residents of Dar el Hana, For info con tact Mark on 40338.

wanted from our brochures. The production was put out to tender which was awarded to 123 printers, and so the whole project was sourced locally. When we attend international events, our brochures are the equal of any, bearing in mind our size, and have one almost unique feature — no advertising!"

"We are very proud of the prod uct."

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In June 1940 there were just eight AA(anti airaaft)guns deployed on the Rock. There was such a short age of anti aircraft gunsand search lights in Britain that Gibraltar's al location was diverted to Malta; in the belief that the island would be first on Mussolini's list. Conse quently Gibraltar's air defence re lied heavily on the guns of war ships in the Bay. Despite the threat of air raids on London — the Blitz was imminent — they managed to send sixteen more guns immedi ately and eventually Gibraltar man aged to put up a significant barrage from more than sixty AA gunsstra tegically placed around the Rock.

The two basic AA weapons were the Heavy AA(known as Ack Ack) which fired 3.7 inch shells and the Swedish Bofors, 40mm Light AA, which were called Pom Poms from the sound they made when firing. In addition, each Heavy AA was supported by standard Navy issue 20mm Oerlikons,which were rapid fire weapons designed to engage low flying targets.

A total of 36 Heavy Ack-Ack were grouped in batteries of two or four from Glacis(2)and Montague Bastion (2) via the Navy Ground Reclamation (4) to Napier Battery (4) with the largest concentration around Europa (12).

It wasfrom Europa that AA gun ners put up the so-called Box-Bar rage. In essence this was a square of vertical fire above the south of the Rock. Any aircraft managing to fly into the box would be very lucky to get out again. In practise this forced the enemy to fl y at much greater altitude with a consequent lack of bombing accuracy. Thanks to the box-barrage many bombs fell short, into the sea,and many more overshot into La Linea.

Unfortunately, the RAF was suf-

fering similar problems to the French & Italians. In September 1941 the Butt Report determined that only 10% of bombs dropped (by the RAF) from 15,000 feet landed within 5 miles of target and in some border regions, bombs failed to hit the right country.

Members of the Gibraltar De fence Force were attached to the Royal Artillery, to operate the Rock's anti-aircraft guns. Solomon Benyunes remembers his days with the 54th AA,serving four 3.7 inch

guns at West battery. Windmill Hill Flats."My job was on the Predic tor; which along with the Target Identifier(TI)and the Range Finder formed a command post directing the fire of the battery". Each ofthese had its own function, without which the gunners were firing blind. The Tl tracked the aircraft and reported to the range finder.In turn the range finder provided bearing and range so that the two men on the predictor could align their hairline sights. Number One would align his sight horizontally and Number Two would place his vertical line right on the nose of the aircraft. The resulting information was relayed electrically to two re peaters (bearing and elevation) in front of the gunners, who could then discharge at exactly the right point;that is the spot where the air craft would be, when the shot ar rived.

Mr Benyunes also recalls the RA Sergeant who gave him his gun nery instruction. He was very strict - a martinet - but then that was his job; to teach youngsters to handle these dangerous weapons."He had a thin, vee-shaped moustache and we used to refer to him, slightly disrespectfully, as; dihedral-by-theroot — a term related to aircraft rec ognition." The penalty for not pay ing attention to your instructor was pretty stiff too. An offender was made to run down the hill and back again cradling a live shell in his arms!I'm sure that helped focus the mind wonderfully.

A young Arthur Ferrary, later to become Gibraltar Regiment CO, manned the Oerlikons at Napier Battery above Rosia Bay. "They were a cross between an anti-air craft gun and a machine gun; the best toys lever had." Toys maybe, but they helped a 17 year old grow up very quickly. Arthur, like Solo mon Benyunes at West Battery,and many more of the soldiers manning these fearsome weapons were only teenagers and were shooting down aircraft before they could drive.

A key part of operating the bar rage was the searchlight. Intro duced in 1938 the standard WW2 searchlight was powered by a car bon arc lamp (just like a cinema projector) whose intensity was im proved by a large concave mirror at the rear. This drum assembly had a built in fan to extract the heat and rotated on a ball bearings base. It had two principal uses; searching for aircraft and providing'artificial moonlight' by reflection from the underside of clouds.Of the dozens in place on the Rock during the war, 1 can find only one — and that badly vandalised — and I have yet to meet any of the soldiers who manned one.

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An offender was made to run down the hill and back again cradling a live shell in his arms!

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Orquesta de Camara de la Nueva

Filarmonica de Colonia in Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned 8.30pm. Tickets

£5 - £12. For info: Music Corner, 138 Main St. Tel : 51444 Fax: 51445.

Shrine of Our Lady of Europa. Celebra tions in connection with the Patronal Feast of our Lady of Europe 5pm to 7pm,

Ceremonial Guard Mount, The Royal Gi braltar and 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment. Convent 12 noon.

Dog Show(see below).

Ceremony of The Keys. Royal Gibraltar Regiment and 1 st Battalion Dorset Regi ment. Casemates 6pm.

Gibraltar Museum Heritage Talk No 9 "The Last 300 years - the Impact on Na ture" , Dr. John Cortes, John Mackintosh Hall Theatre 8.30pm. Free. Tel: 74289.

Scrabble Tournament at the Art Centre, Prince Edward's Road 10am. £ 5 per player. Forms available at the Art Cen tre, The Star Bar and the Arts and Crafts Shop, Casemates. Players must be reg istered by evening of Thursday 13th May.

Gibraltar Heritage Trust Annual Open Air Painting Competition. Theme: The Con vent" at The Convent 10am - 5pm. Reg ister at venue from 9.30 pm, Tel: 42844

Open Day in connection with Interna tional Museum Day"Museum & Intangi ble Heritage". Gibraltar Museum 10am6pm. Free. Tel; 74289

CONHS Monthly Meeting. The White Stork In Cadiz. 20 years of ringing stud ies, Manuel Barcell d'Arizon, Naturalist, former Director, Jerez Zoo at John Mac Hall, Charles Hunt Room 8.30pm. Free.

6th Gibraltar Spring Art Exhibition at John Mackintosh Hall. Entrance free

Exhibition 15th Annual Open Air Faint ing Competition, Venue. The Casemates Gallery from 10am to Bpm.

Gibraltar Music Centre Concert at Ince's Hall Theatre 8.30pm (tickets £5 Ince's Hall ticket office)

The Gibraltar Philharmonic Society at The Convent Ballroom 8.30pm. For info con tact Angelo Sanguinetti.

Gibraltar Botanic Garden Tour. Meet Nature Shop at Alameda Cottage near entrance at Red Sands Road 10.30am. No fee but donations welcome.

GONHS - Outings towards Donana, Brazo del Este. etc (birds galore!). Meet the Spanish side of the Frontier 6am. For information Email: jcones(g>gonhs.org.

The Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Associa tion's 3rd Gibraltar International Classic Vehicle Rally (see page 21 for details).

Gibraltar Museum Heritage Talk No 10 The War of the Spanish Succession & Capture of Gibraltar in 1704". Speaker: Joe Desoisa John Mackintosh Hall Thea tre 8.30pm Entrance free. Tel: 74289.

The Gibraltar Pointes Dance School presents: The Little Mermaid" at The John Mackintosh Hall Theatre from 8.30pm. Adults £7 Children under 12 years £5.

Gibraltar Heritage Trust Heritage Walk 4 "The Northern Defences" led by John Murphy Meet Casemates (by Koehler Gun) 10.30am. For information Tel: 42844.

ISunday 30th

Caipe Rambles. Meet Spanish side of the Frontier, right of Aduana vehicle exit Sam.

First International Gibraltar Mountain Race(see page 11 for details),

Pet Dog Show

The GSPCA Annual Local Pet Dog Show will take place at Safeway on Sat urday 8th May at 2pm. Open to mon grels, crossbreeds, pedigrees, puppies and veterans. As the show has become so popular there will be two rings this year. Classes; Best Condition; Waggiest Tail; Cutest Face; Most Like Owner;Jun ior Handler; Best Veteran (8 years and over). Best in Show, Parade of GSPCA and other rescues. Register on the day from 1.30pm,£1 per dog per class.

Gibraltar at Sadler's Wells

Dick Sadler was an enterprising fellow. A road surveyor by day, he was by night and disposition a restless entrepreneur,foreVer on the lookout for the main chance, which he felt sure was waiting for him just around the corner, or a mere inch beyond the horizon.

Around 1680 he decided that his fortune lay in the theatre, and he duly opened a "musick house" in Islington. It is difficult to picture it now, but Islington was then a rural place — a quiet, leafy village in which Miss Marple would have been happy to solve a murder.

Never one to let sentiment, good taste or environmental concerns stand in the way of business,Sadler decided in the summer of 1683 that the gravel in the garden of his musick house should be carried away and used in the building of a road. It was while this work was being done that a spring was discov ered.To a quick-witted Jack the Lad like Sadler it was as good as an oil well. In fact, it was better. In those idyllic days before the triumph of the internal combustion engine, oil would have been a thick, black, sticky nuisance. Mineral water was a gift from God. The area around Islington had long been celebrated for its therapeutic waters,and Rich ard Sadler was not one to miss a trick. With the no-doubl well-re warded endorsement of a certain Dr. Morton of the College of Physicians, Sadler was soon promoting his mi raculous springwater as the finest thing on the market for the treat ment and cure of"dropsy,jaundice, scurvy,green sickness and other dis tempers to which females are liable - ulcers, fits of the mother, virgin's fever and hypochondriacal distem per". It will not escape the astute reader that many, if not all of these dreadful afflictions, were particular hazards for nubile young ladies who,to be cured,would need to dis robe and submerge themselves fully in the spa.

"Sadler's Wells" became an im mediate hit, and in no time it was the most fashionable spot in London to meet and "take the waters". But the building's original purpose was not forgotten. To entertain his pa trons as they soaked, Sadler em ployed musicians to provide a syba ritic atmosphere celebrated in a song which was probably commissioned, if not written by Sadler himself. A prototype oftoday's advertising jin gles, it waxed lyrical about the Wells' "sweet gardens and arbours of pleasure", and if that made it sound like an exclusive and luxuri ous brothel,Dick Sadler was not one to complain.

Success breeds imitation, and

soon Islington was wetter than Ven ice, with a dozen spas offering to cure the same ailments more cheaply, and any number of others at highly competitive rates. In the face of such cut-throat competition Sadler, who held the modern view that nobody ever went broke under-

assumed that London was then in the grip of a brief vogue for longforgotten songs with "quack" in the title.

The reputation of Sadler's Wells sank lower than the well itself. Fash ionable society abandoned it, and it was left instead to what one contem-

fill. Let parsons say whate'er they will, the ale that every ale excels is only found at Sadler's Wells.

The theatre might well have sunk ; into the pit of its own debauchery, j never to recover, but late in the Century it found beneath its tar- = nished exterior a patriotic soul that was to be its salvation. It began around 1779 after the British, who were running a profitable slave trade from Grenada, were heavily defeated in battle off the coast of the island bv a combined fleet of the Spanish and the French, who wanted it to stop. In a bid to restore morale at home,Sadler's Wells(the name had survived Sadler and his wondrous waters) produced a stir ring show with the crowd-pleasing title, A Fig for the French! It became the matrix for a succession of spec tacular entertainments inspired by topical events. After the Bastille was stormed in July 1789,the Wells' ver sion was in production before the dust had settled.

In 1804 came arguably the great est of them all. It was the first in a series of shows with the overall title of Okeatieia. in which it was pro posed to stage spectacular reenactments of great British naval victories.They would begin with the Siege of Gibraltar.

The first seige after the taking of the Rock by the British in 1704 came in October the same year. The siege of 1727-1728 has left us a soldier's diary that frequently makes curious and cr\'ptic reading.For example,on Ib'^'October 1727 it records that Will Garen, who had broken his back, was hanged. If breaking one's back wasever a capital offence in the Brit ish Army the fact has long been ob scured by conspiracy.

estimating the taste of the public, was forced to move his theatrical presentations further and further downmarket. Drawing the crowds in the spring of 1699 was The Hibernian Cannibal — a huge, bearded Scot whose show-stopping act consisted of eating a live cock erel, beak, feet, feathers and all, washed down with a pint of brandy. Later attractions included a pig that could tell the time, and a highly popular singing duck. It must be

porary commentator called strangely "vermin trained up to the gallows". The health-giving waters were no longer offered as a cure for indelicate diseases, but were used instead to brew beer. A new song appeared, doubtless written by the same hand that had formerly eulo gised the "sweet gardens" and "ar bours of pleasure". Where that had been aimed chiefly at ladies, the pitch was now firmly to the lads: Haste thither, then, and take your

Of conditions in Gibraltar itself, the writer is graphic, if ambivalent. After speaking of the "harmless di versions of drinking, dancing, rev elling, whoring, gaming and other innocent debaucheries", he goes on to lament that, in his opinion, "Sodom and Gomorrah were not half so wicked and profane as this worthy city and garrison". How the soldiers must have hated it.

But it was the fourteenth siege of Gibraltar, the "great" siege, which provided the inspiration for the the atrical spectacle at Sadler's Wells. Lasting from 1779-1783, the siege was still fresh in the public's mind,

"he reputation of Sadler's Wellsj sank lower than the well itself

and in recreating it, the theatre spared no expense.An artificial sea was created which ran from the or chestra pit to the furthest regions of the building. On one side stood the garrifjon, and on the other the men acing fleets of the villainous Span ish and French. The specially con structed model ships were perfect down to the smallest detail. As the action commenced, the theatre re sounded to prolonged and repeated bursts of applause, both for the pa triotic nature ofthe material,and the sheer technical brilliance of the sets. Acontemporary report speaks of"a pause of breathless wonder.,, suc-

ters of both Gibraltar and the waves; they also wanted to demonstrate their moral superiority. Ferociousin battle, magnanimous in victory. Thus, the undoubted highlight of the evening came when a bevy of brave English sailors leapt Into the water to save the unworthy lives of several drowning Spaniards. It was at that time considered unBritish to believe that a Spaniard could swim.

The rescue, noted the Lady's Monthly Museum in its edition of April 1804, "acted as an electric shock upon the audience, and the consequent applause may easily be imagined". Sombre theatrical his-

sensational success, touching its on manu

ceeded by stunning peals ofcontinu ous acclamation",^veral members of the audience, described in the same report as being "in ecstasy", literally dived into the water to check that it was real. Having dis covered that it was, they presum ably returned to their seats, sat through the remainder of the per formance soaking wet, and went home happy to die of pneumonia.

The producers were not only anx ious to portray the British as mas-

tory might have been made had this "electric shock" met the water.

The Siege ofGibraltar was a sensa tional success,touching its audience on many levels. Sadler's Wells, which had begun as a fashionable meeting place of high society, and sunk to become a den of iniquity more suited to the back streets of Hong Kong was on the road to re covery. Perhaps The Siege of Gibral tar is due for a revival, is anyone ready to take the plunge?

Looking Ahead

original choreographic routines, creative visual effects and excel lent enjoyment for the whole fam ily.

Urban Dance has always aimed to provide the best quality within its limited resources. The group strives on being original, experi mental and bringing out the best from its students and continues to bring new concepts to the stage. This has been possible thanks to the creative talents and profes sionalism of it's directors Yalta Pons & Darion Figuerodo.

The Urban Dance track record is proof that this production should not be missed.

Urban Dance

Summer 2004

Urban Dance will be presenting their 2004 production on Thurs day 3"* June 20004 at the John Mackintosh Hall.Tickets priced at £6 will be available as of Tuesday 29"' May 2004.

Over 60 members of Urban Dance plus special guests Urban Dance Alternative, Loli Carreras and Sandra Williams will provide the entertainment for the night.

Urban Dance always ensures

"I want a degree in management because I want to work in my father's business in Marbella.

the end, I have decided upon Middlesex University in the UK because it's close to home...and my parents agreed.

For further information on the event and ticket sales please con tact Yalta Pons on 54005450

The Minister for Culture has an nounced that this year's Gibraltar Fair wil be held from Saturday 21st August to Sunday 29th Au gust 2004 inclusive. Arrange ments are already in hand to en sure that all age groups are ad equately catered for and can have an enjoyable time.

The main factor in my decision making has been that I can begin my studies locally at CIE Marbella...which has an affiliation with Middlesex.

At the end of my two Years in Marbella, 1 will transfer into the 2nd year of| Middlesex' Three-Year Honours Degree in Management. This way I can shorten my stay in the UK and reduce my family's expenses.

CIE Marbella also provides all the help required for my Middlesex admission and transfer. Best of all, 1 don't need A levels to begin my studies.

Gibraltar Fair 2004

ECASEMATES SQUARE

The word Casemates, meaning a bomb proof compartment, usually of masonry, to house a magazine or troop quarters, comes from the Italian 'Casamatta' from the Latin 'Casa' (house) and 'Ivlatto' (mad) originating from the Latin 'Ivlattus' (drunk)!

A Salmon of Doubt

A scientist recently forecast that commercial fishing as we know it will shortly cease. Quite what "shortly" means to a scientist is not clear, but presumably to the fishermen of Grimsby and elsewhere who spend days on end swabbing the decks and little else, it is not far away.

The future, according to our sci entist, lies in fish farming if we wantto continue consuming fish at the current rate. Fish farming is nothing new. Ian Anderson,(he of Jethro Tull),invested part of his for tune in a stretch of Sottish coast line many years ago to obtain tax breaks — oops, sorry! That should read "to develop an alternative way of producing fish for our plates".

Wha t doesn' t happen is a fall in the price of fish, Canadian lobster farmers have produced lobsters for years in vast quantities without any no ticeable change in the price of a lob ster. Perhaps we are so inured to lobster being expensive that we would not eat a cheap one!

But fashions change. Our Victo rian ancestors, after a days busy salmon fishing, would have fresh salmon for supper and then smoke the leftovers as a treat for the serv ants. Nowadays smoked salmon is considered a luxury.

Fishing by hook or by net will become just a recreation. Just like hunting, 1 suppose. We will no more catch wild fish commercially than we hunt for cattle, pigs and chicken.(Were chicken ever wild)?

Perhaps, as we now await the Glorious Twelfth to eat the season's first grouse, oblivious to the fact that the grouse has been frozen for some time, (unless we visit a res taurant near a grouse moor), we shall eagerly await the Fishy Fifth to savour the first fresh wild sprat of the season,(also frozen since last year).

Just as we see wild boar on a menu now, we shall see, and pay over the odds for, wild cod on the cartes of res taurants.

And you would be pretty wild too if someone offered you a tasty morsel only to jam a hook in your mouth once you stuck the snack in there. I would be downright furious!

The"deck swabbers" of Crimsby should, however, bide their time. When the time comes they will be paid enormous sums by way of ED subsidies to go to fish farms, also over subsidised to overproduce, to collect a fraction of the fish pro duced the balance being piled into an EU fish mountain which will be left to rot.

Or,possibly, be sold cheaply out side the EU,(if there is any "out side the EU" by then).

3rd Classic Vehicle Rally

The Gibraltar Classic Vehicle As sociation will be holding its third Gibraltar International Classic Vehi cle Rally on Saturday 22nd May 2004. It is expected that around 100 classic and vintage cars will fill up CasematesSquare as in the previous 2 years. They will be on display as from 10am. At 1.30pm they will pa rade up Main Street through town. This promises to be a colourful and exciting event for all those who can attend. For more information see the Association's website: www. geocities.com/gibclassics or email: gibclassic@gibnynex.gi.

LORD NELSON CASGMATeS

Evening Menu

Starters

Chefs homemade soup of ihe day - servfed with a fresh crusty roll

'Avocado with prawns - served with Marie Rose sauce and garnish

£150

£5.50

-iPatf with toast-withorange salsaand warm toast £4.25j

>Tflcolore Salad (V| • Avocado, tomato & Feta cheese topped with oregano& oliveoil .£4.25

Serrano Platter - Spanish stnoked hamserved with roast green peppers ...£5.2^

•Smoked Scottish Salmon - served in a'hed of lettuce & leimw ...' £6.25

Gambiis pil pi! - king prawns cooked in dive oil & chillis £S.95-'^

Garl'rc mushrooms - with garlic & white wine fV) .X4.50

Deepfnedfetacheesc(V) ^ j 1. ....D.95Fresh mussels in white wine • Our mestfamousdish. also available as a main course £4.95

Seafood cocktail - mixed seaforxl served in a bed of fresh iettuse with a Marie Rose sauce £4.95 '

Fish

Mussels in white wine - Fresh mussels cooked in while wine, garlic & cream £6.95

Dover sole maunier- Fresh Dover sole, grilled, topped with lemon, buiterand garlic... £10.95

Swordfish steak

• Grilled swordfish in a tomato. g;ir1ic. oregano and while wine sauce £8.95

Scottish Salmon Steak - Fresh salmon steak, grilled, served with melted butter & lemon. £10.50

.Baked cod fillet - Cod fillet baked in the oven with a white wine & cream sauce £8.50

King ptawns pruvetKale - kingprawnscooked ina nch tomatosauce, served cvia bedtfrice £10.95 (All main courses are served wiihfr^h veg andctripsorsidesdad)

Pasta

Bpaghetii Bolognese • A very rich dish .-•.£5.95

•Tagliatelli carbonara - In a creamy mushroom and parmesan sauce (V) £6J0

;Fellucini marinara - Served with mixedseafood, cooked in a rich lomalo.garlic and winesauce ...£7.25

Veggy pasta bake • Baked in the oven, covered with cheese smtce (V) ....^ ..£5J5

(All pasta dishes are served with a side salad)

IVleats

Prime Fillet steak - Cooked to your liking, plain or with brandy, pepperor gorgotBtrfasauce £12.50

Enirecoie steak - Succulent steak served with your choice ofthe above saut^.. _.£9.% •

Surf 'it Tuif - Medallions of fillet steak in a delicious tomato & white wirie sauce.

topped with a large king prawn £13.50

Grilled iamb cutlets • In a rosemary sauce £8.95

Pork Medallions - Served with a homemade apple sauce £10.95

Stir fried pork - Strips of pork fillet, cooked,with soy sauce, served with bean sprouts £9.95

\ Breast of duck - With the chef's special.orange, honey and pine mn sauce-..;. ._£ID.95

Stuffed breast of chicken - Filled with cream cheese and parma ham.

served on a breaded aubergine with a garlic and cream sauce ....£8.95

(All main courses are served with fresh veg and chips or side salad) '

Side Dishes : ..c -

Mixed Salad Green Salad

Ponion of veg

Sauteed Mushrooms...

Onion tings

Garlic bread

Garlic bread with cheese/ Portion of chips -r:l.

Junior Sailors ^

Welcome aboard shipmates -choase from ■-

Tasty golden chicken nuggetsfrom Long John's treasure chest

Nelson's fish caught fmrn the starboard bow and chipped poialues...

Crew sausage and chips laiions

Egg fmm the ship's hen with chipped potatoes and beans

Gunpowder boys pasta iwlognaise

Captain's fish fingers and chips -

Homemade Desserts

The bispirAtionAl Cc«trc

YomMI Dc fAsciwAtcb At ForiwHcs

2/5 Casemates Square Tel: 7m95

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Chocolate tan - rich chocolate tan dusted \viih chocolate powder, served with ice cream £3.50

Homemade lemon tan • What can we say? £3.50

Strawberry cheesecake £3,59

Apple pic - Traditional warm, .served with ice cream _... £3.50

Ice cream ■ Topped with cream and chocolate syrup £3.50

I Top local musicians live on stage Friday, SatuixJay & Sunday

Taking reservations now for Christmas!

10 Caskmai Ks Sqgakk • GiimAi.iAK Tf;i.: 50009 • Fax: 44307

Emaii.: rescrvations@lordnelson.gi

wwtv.lordnelson.gi

Arts h Crafts

The Arts Centre, Prince Edward's Rd. Art classes for children(5-6pm Mon,5-6.30pm

lues, 5-7pm Thurs), adults (Mon - Tues 6.30pm-8pm, Wed 6.30pm-8-30pm, life painting Wed 7pm-9pm). Tel; 79788.

The Fine Arts Association Galiery 1 st Floor above Gibraltar Crystal. Casemates. Open 11am-2om. 4-6pm Mon - Fri, Sat 11am -

2pm Arts & Crafts Gallery (next door)

opens Mon • Fri 9-30am - 5pm (summerl6pm (winter). Sat 9.30am - 3pm.

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

Church Services

Bahia Tel; 43637 for meetings.

Church of England Cathedral of the IHoly Trinity. Tel 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; 50433. Sundays 10am.

Church of Scotland St Andrew's, Gover

nor's Pde. Tel; 77040. Worship & Sunday

School 10.30am. Bible Study Tues 7.30pm.

Evangelical Bretheren Assembly.

Queensway Quay. Sun 11am. Tues Bible

Study 6pm. Thurs Prayer Meeting 6pm.

Hindu Engineer's Lane Tel: 42515.

Jehovah's Witness Line Wall RdTel; 50186.

Jewish 10 Bomb House Lane Tel; 72606.

Methodist 297 Main St Tel; 77491. Sunday services 11 am & 7pm. Midweek Fellowships.

Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned. 215 Main St Tel; 76688.

Board Games

Chess Club meets in Studio 1. John Mack intosh Hail 8-10.30pm Tues.

The Gibraltar Scrabble Club meet John Mackintosh Hall Mondays. Bank holidays changed to Thursday same week. 7pm11pm All welcome. Tel; 71967 / 54000835

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

Dance Modern6Latin American Sequence Dane> ing Mondays Catholic Community Centre 8,30pm(beginners 7.30). Over 15s welcome. www.gibnvnex.gi/inst/cccseqdance/

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

The DSA Old b Modern Sequence Danc ing sessions at Central Hall Fridays 8pm, be ginners 7.30pm. Tel; 78282 or e-mail manvio@gibnet.gi Everybody welcome.

Senior Citizens Teatime Dances at The Youth Centre, Line Wall Rd on Mondays 25,30pm. All senior citizens welcome for cof fee. tea and biscuits. Entrance free.

Classical Ballet ciassesfor children 4-i-. Spanish dance and hip-hop at Liza School of Dance.3rd floor, Methodist Church. 297/ 299 Main St. Classes Weds & Fri from 6pm at Chiltern Court 14Cs). Tel; 58111000.

Une Dancing Queensway Club, Central Hall Weds8-9pm beginners;9-10pm advanced. All welcome, including visitors to the Rock. Tel; Helen 50381 or 540137760.

History 6 Heritage

The Gibraltar Heritage Trust The Main Guard. 13 John Mackintosh Sq. Tel; 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,Safeway'scarparkfrom 10am. New members welcome. Tel; 72481 Fax; 72033.

Outdoor Activities

The Caipe Ramblers This group walks on

the last Sunday of each month, except July and August. Meeting place is on the Span ish side of the frontier at Bam just to the right of and opposite the Aduana vehicle exit. For any information contact either Ray Murphy 71956 or John Murphy 74645. the two co-ordinators of the group.

Performing Arts

Gibraltar Amateur Drama Association 310 Main Street. President - Joe Gomez 47007, Secretary - Joe Cortes 70940. TreasurerHoward Danino 74657.

Rock Dramatics drama group for children aged 4 -17. Rehearsals every Saturday morning at St Andrew's Hall — all children welcome. Tel; 47555 for information.

Stage Musicals Group meets Tues - Thurs at the Drama Association premises. Call Iris on 73098 for info.

Trafalgar Theatre Group meet 2nd Wed of month. Garrison Library 8pm. All welcome.

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 en trance 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; 78142) for assistance or information.

Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes(Gi braltar Province) meets at RACE Club. Vault

1 Jumpers Bastion on these bays; Provin cial Grand Lodge, 1st Monday of month, 8pm.Executive Meeting, last Mon of month 7pm. Knights Chapter. 2nd Mon of month 7.30pm. Examining Council. 3rd Mon of month 7pm. William Tilley 2371.Thurs 8pm. Buena Vista 9975. Weds (fortnightly) 7pm. Por Favor 9444.Weds(fortnightly)7pm.Fare well 10001, Tues 8.30pm. Goldacre 10475 (social)last Fn of month 8pm.

The Tuesday Ladies' Club meets 8pm. Queensway Club on first Tuesday each month. Open to all women in Gibraltar who enjoy making new friends. Non-profit mak ing. proceeds donated to charity. Tel: Anne 43869. or Margaret 70816.

Special Interest Clubs 6 Societies

Gibraltar Horticultural 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.

Gibraltar Internet Club monthly meetings held on Mondays at the College of Further Education 7-9pm. All welcome,experienced surfers or beginners. A number of comput ers are connected to the internet, others have programs for creating of web pages. A colour scanner is also available.

The Gibraltar Photographic Society meets on Mon at around 8pm, Wellington Front. Basic courses, competitions etc.

UN Association of Gibraltar PO Box 599. 22a Main Street. Tel; 52108,

Sports Supporters Clubs

Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Club. Comorant Wharf Boat Owners' Club. For details/fixtures Tel; Mario 40240. Michael 55185,John 43166.Tito 70410. Dick 79000. John 59804 or Raju 76176.

Sports 6 Fitness

Artistic Gymnastics: Gibraltar Artistic Gym nastics Association club for beginners,jun iors and squad at Bayside School in eve nings. Tel; Angela 70611 or Sally 74661.

Athletics: Gibraltar Amateur Athletics Asso ciation holds competitions throughout year

for juniors, adults and veterans. Two mam clubs iCalpeans 71807, Lourdians 751801 hold training sessions at Victoria Stadium.

Badminton: Recreational badminton is avaiP able weekdays at Victoria Stadium (Tel; 78409 for allocations). Gibraltar Badminton Association (affiliated to IBA 8 EBA) has leagues and training for adults and second ary school. Tel: Ivan 44045 or Linda 74753.

Basketball: Gibraltar Amateur basketball Association (affiliated FIBA) leagues/ train ing for minis, passarelle. cadets,seniors and adults at a variety of levels. Tel: John 77253. Randy 40727 or Kirsty (mints)49441.

Billiards h Snooker: Gibraltar Billiards and Snooker Association (member I8SA) rund leagues and competitions at various venues. New members welcome. Tel: Eddie 72142 or Peter 77307.

Boxing: Gibraltar Amateur Boxing Associa tion(member(ABA)gym on Rosla Rd. Over 13s welcome to join. Tuition with ex-pro boxer Ernest Victory(75513 w. 42788 h).

Canoeing: Gibraltar Canoeing Association. Tel: Nigel 52917 or Eugene 58014000.

Cricket: GibraltarCricket Association(mem ber ICC) runs leagues/competitions at Europa Point/Victoria Stadium, Junior/senior training. Tel; Tom 79461 or Adrian 44281.

Cycling: Gibraltar Cycling Association vari ous cycling tours. Tel; Uriel 79359.

Darts: Gibraltar Darts Association(member WDF)adult/)uniorleagues/competitions. Tel; Tony 70379 or Harry (Junior darts)41798.

Football: Gibraltar Football Association runs leagues/competitions for all ages OctoberMay. Futsal m summer months,Victoria Sta dium. Tel; 42941 www.gfa.gi. Senior Tel: Albert41515.Junior Tel; Richard 58654000.

Women's Tel; Brian 52299. Recreational foot ball for over 35s Tel; Richard 70320.

GoW; Med Golf tournaments held monthly. Tel; 79575 for tournament venues/dates. Gi braltar Golf Union has competitions through year, EGU handicaps. Tel; Bernie 78844.

Hockey: Gibraltar Hockey Association(mem bers FiH 6 EHF)high standard competitions/ training for adults and juniors. Tel; Eric 74156 or Peter 72730.

Judo: Gibraltar Judo Association UKMAF recognised instructors for all ages and lev els at Budokai Martial Arts Centre, Welling ton Front. Tel; Charlie 73116 Or Peter 73225.

Ju-jKsu: Gibraltar Ju-jitsu Academy training and grading for juniors/seniors held during evening at 4 North Jumpers Bastion (Rosia Rd). Tel; Tony 79855 or club 47259.

Karate-do Shotokai: Gibraltar Karaie-do Shotokai Association sessions for junior/sen iors. gradings and demos at Karate Club house,41H Town Range Tel: Andrew 48908.

Motorboat Racing: Gibraltar Motorboal Racing Association Tel: Wayne 75211. Netball: Gibraltar Netball Association (affili ated FENA & IFNA) competitions through year, senior/junior leagues.Tel: Moira41795 or Suzette 41874.

Petanqua: Gibraltar Petanque Association plays at Giralda Gardens.Smith Dorrien Ave. New members welcome. Tel: Francis 70929.

Pool: Gibraltar Pool Association (member EUKPF) home and away league played on Thurs through season. Tel: Linda 74753.

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Gibraltar Rhythmic Gymnastics Association run training ses sions for girls 5-18 years weekday evenings during school holidays. Tel; Richard 70320.

Rugby: Gibraltar Rugby Football Union train ing sessions for Colts (14-I-), seniors and veterans. Play in Andalusia 2nd Division Oct -April. Tel: Dennis 74600 or Michael 72982.

Sailing; Gibraltar Yachting Association jun ior/senior competitive programme through season (April - Oct)Tel; RGYC 48847.

Sea Angling: Gibraltar Federation of Sea Anglers (members FIPS-M & CIPS) Superb calendar of events with four clubs partici pating. Tel: Mario 72622 or Charlie 74337.

Shooting: Gibraltar Shooting Federation over 14s only. Rifle, Europa Fdint range (Tel; Joe 74973): day pigeon, East Side(Tel: Harry 74354); Pistol, facilities near Royal Naval Hospital (Tel: Fidel 71990), Skating:Gibraltar Skating and Xtreme Sports

Association opens its Skate Park, Coaling Is- • land, Queensway, Mon - Fri 5-8pm. Sat 2-' 6pm. Slate of art ramps for Xtreme/aggres-l sive roller blading /skate boarding. Leisu(S| skating facilities provided within excellen rink(when not used for roller hockey trairvl ing). Tel; Eric 70710(after 5)or just turnup.!

Snorkelling 8Spear Fishing: Over 14s wel-l come for snorkelling, over 16s for spearfislv| ing. Tel: Joseph 75020.

Squash: Gibraltar Squash Association. Thel Squash Centre. South Pavilion Road (menvl bers WSF & ESF). Adull/|unior tournaments/ coaching. Tel: Ronnie 44922 or Barry 73260.'

Sub-Aqua: Gibraltar Sub-Aqua Association taster dives for over I4s, tuition from local clubs. Voluntary sports clubs; Tel; Phil ' 44606, Noah's Dive Club Tel; Leslie 79601,' 888s Dive Club Tel; Martin 70944, Commer cial sports diving schools also available.

Swimming: Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association(member FINA& LEN)opens its pool for leisure swimming Mon - Fri 78.45am, 12-4pm. 8-9pm. Also junior les sons (Tel; Rebecca 71342). squad for com mitted swimmers, junior and senior water polo (Tel; Chris 72869),

Table Tennis: Gibraltar Table Tennis Asso ciation(members ITTA)training / playing ses sions, Bishop Fitzgerald School. Weds 610pm,Thurs8-10pm. Tel; Lisanne45071 or Eugene 58014000.

Taekwondo: Gibraltar Taekwondo Associa tion classes/gradings Tel: Mari 44142.

Tennis: Gibraltar Tennis Association. Sand pits Tennis Club, excellent junior develop ment programme. Courses for adults, leagues / competitions. Tel; Frank 77035.

Ten-Pin Bowling: Gibraltar Ten Pin Bowling Association(members FIQ 6 WTBA)leagues at Ultra Bowl,training for juniors and squad. Tel; Gary 42447 or Charlie 71125.

Triathlon: Gibraltar Triathlon Union (mem bers ITU)Tel: Chris 75857 or Harvey 55847.

Volleyball: Gibraltar Volleyball Association (members W & EVF) training, leagues, competitiions for juniors/seniors. Tel; Tony 40478 or Elizabeth 58306000.

Yoga: Integral Yoga Centre runs a full pro gram of classes from Mon-Fri at 33 Town* Range. Tel: 41389. All welcome.

Siippoi r GI oups'Associations

Alcoholics Anonymous meet 7pm Tues an Thufs. llamSat St Nazareth HseTel; 73774

Citizens' Advice Bureau Open Monday Friday 9.30 - 12.30and 2.30-4.30. Tel: 4000? Email. 1nfo@cab.9i or visit 10 GovernoFe Lane, No appointment necessary, no charge Gibraltar Cardiac Rehabilitation and Sup port Group meets on the first Tuesday ol every month at 8.30pm at the John Mac Hall except for July and August

Gibraltar Marriage Care. Free relationship counselling, including pre-marriage educa tion(under auspices of Catholic Church, bu' open to all) Tel; 71717.

Hope.Support after miscarriage Tel; 41817 Narcotics Anonymous Tel; 70720

Ovaraaters Anonymous support group 0 those with compulsive overeating problen» Tel; helpline for details of meetings 42581

Psychological Support Group, Nazareti» House. Group therapy Tuesdays 7-9pm (so cial, crafts, games, music etc.). Worksho Thursdays 2pm-4pm. Tel; 51623.

With Dignity Gibraltar friendly suppos group for separated, divorced, widowed 0 unattached people. Regular meetings Wed 9pm at Catholic Community Centre, Lin Wall Rd. Outings and activities. Tel: Pi 71824 or Gladys on 71465.

Woman in Need. Voluntary organisation fc all victims of domestic violence. Refug available. Tel; 42581 (24 hours).

Women's Aid. Aims to protect women an children from violence. Tel; 41999.

Clubs and Groups should submit detai to The Gibraltar Magazine. PO Box 56. PMB 6377,S3D International Commercia Centre, Main Street Fax: 77748 for inclc sian in this guide.

Stamps in " Red. m

Gibrolio-

& Blue

As you read this, a spectacular issue of stamps celebrating Gibraltar's Tercentenary will be hitting the headlines around the philatelic world.

Gibraltar's Philatelic Bureau has a high profile at most international Stamp Fairs and has 20,000custom ers in 96 countries.The nine stamps on a single sheet depict eight inci dents from the Rock's history sur rounding the Union flag. It was designed by Stephen Perera.

Glendon Martinez has recently taken over from Chris Riddeil as Managing Director and is full ofen thusiasm for the Bureau and its products.

tion and issuing ofa stamp;to com memorate HM Queen Elizabeth's 75th Anniversary;and the world's first ever strip of stamps incorpo rating actual rock in the image of the Rock of Gibraltar. These were both well received."

tar's links with the UK...important relationship, rich in history and in cident'.As is well known.Her Maj esty is a keen stamp collector, who really knows her subject.

The Royal Navy Maritime Data Centre(MDC)is currently aiding the restoration of the Tra falgar Cemetery. The labour for this project is being provided by the Social Services Department of the Gibraltar Government us ing the Probation Service volun teers in conjunction with Royal Navy staff from the MDC at Rosia Bay and Windmill Hill. The projectinvolves clearing the cemetery of rubbish, relaying paths and borders, cleansing and restoration of headstones and the replanting of the flowerbeds within the enclosure. The work is being project man aged by the contractor GREEN ARC under the direction of the Gibraltar Heritage Trust. This will lead to the major im provement to one of the leading tourist attractions in Gibraltar, which is very much in the pub lic/tourist eye in addition to pre paring the Trafalgar Cemetery for the 200''' anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in October 2005.

The project began in March and will continue every second Wednesday, reaching comple tion before the Royal Navy Free dom of the City of Gibraltar March in August 2004.

"Over the past few years Gibral tar has been well represented on the world scene. I was privileged to address last year's Hong Kong Expo,on the subject of'Pioneering and Innovation in the Philatelic market' and we benefited from a full colour page in the official Cata logue. Gibraltar stamps were seen as 'Interesting, beautiful, innova tive, colourful and enjoyable' and prospective collectors and purchas ers, were assured that the maxi mum of seven stamp issues would never exceed an annual face value of £26.00; an important guarantee for those who collect countries or themes.

"We were also able to claim two world records over the past three years — the Guinness World Record for the fastest ever produc

The tercentenary of British Gibral tar, written by Richard Garcia MBE, Mi

The UK is a hotbed of philatelic enthusiasm with over 300,000 seri ous collectors.

On the Rock are several very se rious collectors, with'major' col lections. They have formed them selves into The Study Circle. Work ing alongside the Philatelic Bureau they have put together the Gibral tar Stamp Collection in the Exhibi tion Hall on the upper floor at Casemates Square. This was opened on Monday 26th April and is open until Saturday 1st May. It is the biggest ever collection of Gibral tar stamps and philatelic memora bilia, with over 500 exhibits from Govt. sources and private collec tions — from the very first stamp up until the present day — a 'not to be missed' event.

Chief Executive of the Ministry for Postal Services,features strongly in the latest British Philatelic Bulletin, taking full advantage of the 'nonette' presentation, with ex tremely kind words from Her Maj esty Queen Elizabeth II —'Gibral

It is expected to be a great suc cess for Gibraltar philately, already world-renowned, and bound to stimulate interest among UK, and Spanish, and other international collectors.

Glendon Martinez has recently taken over from Chris Riddeil as Managing Director of the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau

MDC Community Project 2004: Trafalgar Cemetery

"We were also able to claim two world records over the past three years"

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ACTION AID... ...GIBRALTAR

Can you imagine living in a world where you cannot be guaranteed even a supply of fresh water — something we in Gibraltar take for granted?

Or living in a world where even ^ if you have a supply of water by t drinking it you cannot guarantee its I purity. Ofhaving to decide whether 3 to die of thirst or knowing that if ; you drink the water your body is 5 likely to become home to parasites I that will worsen the malnutrition ^ you already suffer from. Addition\ ally, your community cannot edu cate its young people,cannot guar antee even basic healthcare, and cannot feed itself. And where women cannot own property, so when their husbands die their home is given to male members of your family, leaving you destitute until you find yourself another man.These and other issues are the horrifying facts that have led a group of people from the Rock to embark on a charity fund raising trip to Peru.

Fortunately this is not a scenario anybody in Gibraltar is likely to encounter. Yet, now in the 21st cen tury,for millions around the world it is their reality, as their lives are characterized by the worst excesses of deprivation, hunger, inequality and disease. Take,for example,the simplistically horrible statistic that every day a number of children ex ceeding the total population of Gi braltar will die of malnutrition re lated disorders. The figure is actu ally 35,000.

It is a cruel perversity that we can read of this in our world of plenty, spending resources on unnecessary junk —resources,that if diverted to others, could save lives.

1 discovered these harsh realities from one Gibraltarian who, along with four others, is determined to

John^ntf his mother Madrind in the hospital in Nhkotakota. He is dehydrated and ill. His mother is also HIVposithn and ill

do what she can to help fight suf fering. She isAngieRisso, who will be joined on her trip to Peru, by Katrina Martinez, Cathy Gerada, Emma Bear and Chris Bourne.This will be Angle's second fund raising

ship is done at corporate level,and 1 also did a raffle with fifteen prizes from the clients. I am very grateful to all the sponsors and those who helped to sell the tickets and took sponsorship forms around."

are sub-zero at night. I'm taking thermals for the night! Food is sup posed to be good, with bottled wa ter for the first couple of days, and then we use water purification tab lets. I've had to have quite a number of vaccines for the trip and, of course, I carry a First Aid kit"

So, I asked, what are the practi cal benefits of what you are doing? How does this combat the kind of appalling living conditions you are trying help reduce?

Angle then gave me more detail: "What I am doing now is helping to get children sponsored.Children in South America,Asia,Africa.Peo ple can sponsor for £15 a month via their credit card. I've had ten since Christmas and I have packs with all the details of the children. If any one is interested they can ring me on 79562 mobile 54029095. It's all done through Action Aid, and it covers children and the community. It includes education,food, health, and community projects like pro viding pure water and seeds to help them help themselves by growing their own food."

trip and she explained how it had come about:"For 15 years I used to sponsor children. In January 20021 got this info about China and I de cided to do it — the Great Wall. Now I've decided to do Peru this year with four other people. The trek is ten days,from 1st - 10th May. We will be walking the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu."

I asked Angle how she had man aged to raise the sponsorship, and she explained: "A lot of sponsor-

Angle then talked me through the finer details of the walk:"One day we will be walking for eleven hours. It's my first visit to South America, but I've been to the other five continents. My preparation has meant going to Spain every Sunday, and we do five or six hours walk ing. People join us and we also do twice a week up the Rock. We will be camping along the way. Tem peratures are between 20 and 25 de grees centigrade during the day,but

Church of Scotland 150th Year Events

On Friday 28th May at 7for 7.30pm in the Queensway C1ub hall there will be a Scotland/Gibraltar celebration dinner with music by the Rooke Vol unteer band including Scottish dances. Tables of 8 or 10 may be re served. Tickets, including meal and wine, £25 from Scotskirk® gibnynex.gi.

On Saturday 29th May 6pm in St. Andrew's Church. Ecu menical service with representa tives of the Gibraltar churches. This will take the form of a service

for Christian Unityand give the other participating churches the op portunity to convey their greeting to St Andrew's.

On Sunday 30th May at 10.30am 150th Anniversary service in St. Andrew's Church at which the preacher will be the Very Rev. Dr. JohnB.Caims,past Moderator ofthe General Assembly and Convener, Committee on Chaplains to HM Forces. The service will be televised live by GBC,and befollowed bya re ception in the Garrison Library

Angle continued: "Action Aid also campaigns to give people equal rights. For example in India women are not allowed to own property — Action Aid campaigns on this. In Peru there are 24.8 mil lion people and a third have no ac cess to clean water.93% of children have parasitic diseases."

The charity Action Aid has been established for 30 years. It made a very powerful offer in a most direct manner by inviting benefactors to effectively adopt a child. Its appeal has been summed up thus: "The personal link was simple and cost effective. You knew where your money was being spent and you knew how. You received a photo graph of the child, regular reports on fiis or her progress and a credit able amount of information about the communities in which these children lived."

So weigh it up for yourself. The next time you plan to spend £15 on a DVD,half a tank of petrol, some chocolates or flowers have a real hard think about the resources you are disposing of.Thatsame amount of money every month could save a life, educate a child, help cam paign for equality. It's a sobering reality.

Every day a number of children exceeding the total population of Gibraltar will die of malnutrition related disorders

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Now that the weather is getting warmer in Gibraltar it is more important than ever to make sure that food is kept in clean and safe conditions.

Just about everything can have health and safety at work implica tions and food is no exception. This applies when preparing and

ees and other people who may be affected. If food shops and restau rants serve food that is contami nated they can be charged under

Historically some food was designed with safety in mind

serving food is the business and when enjployers in any business provide facilities in the workplace.

All employers need to run their business with due regard to the health and safety of their employ

food safety legislation if anyone becomes ill, as well as having to pay out in compensation.

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great Cornish pasty ivas orightally invented with a thick crust so Cornish tin miners could hold them xoithout their hands touching the part they ivere to cat

fridge,something to heat food and, depending on the type of work,a place to eat the food. Some em ployers also provide food.

If employers provide food and /or cooking facilities they must be of a suitable quality and be main tained in a suitable condition. Has anyone checked the office fridge recently? Is anyone responsible for cleaning it out and defrosting it? Does anyone clean the microwave?

ing? Have you ever thought why there are notices in toilets saying "Now wash your Hands!"?

The Food and Drink Federation carried out a survey and found out that 26% of men and 17% of women said they do not always wash their handsbefore preparing food.

3i\% of men and 17% of women said they do not regularly wash their hands after using the toilet.

Lack of hand washing is thought to be the biggest cause of food poisoning

Historically some food was de signed with safety in mind. The tin miners in Cornwall had special pies made with a thick seam to the crust so that they could hold it and eat the contents without touching the bit they were eating. Obvi ously they had difficulty washing their hands when working under ground. The crusts also served as an indication of who owned the pie as each crust would have a dif ferent pattern on it. These pies were so distinctive they were called Cornish Pasties. Canzone pizzas have similar crusts. It is possible that they were devised for a similar reason.

And what about the hand wash-

1 expect the numbers are actu ally a bit higher than that.

Lack of hand washing is thought to be the biggest cause offood poi soning and incidentally the spread of infection in hospitals.

Research, which involved grow ing bacterial plates after people had placed their hands on them, discovered that most people do not whe wash their thumbs when they wash their hands. Next time you wash your hands see if your thumbs get soap or water on them and If you have young children have a look to see what they are doing. If 1 were a betting person I would put money on the tips ofthe thumbs staying dry.

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SID JAMES ON THE ROCK

When the shooting of the movie SHent Enemy came to an end Laurence Harvey announced loudly and publicly that his professional debt to fellow actor Sid James had been repaid. The two never spoke again.

Silenl Enemy was filmed in 1958 mainly in and around Gibraltar and told the story of LieutenantLionel'Buster' Crabb and the team of divers that at tempted to thwart the Ital ian underwater demoli tion teams planting mines on the hulls of ships in the harbour.

Promotional material billed the movie as:

"The true story of Brit ish naval officer Lieuten ant Crabb in Gibraltar dur ing World War II follows him from his beginnings as a deep sea diver to his leadership of the British navalforces against a band ofItalian frogmen.The Italians dur ing the war were infamous for sabo taging the Brits by sea, but the in telligence of Officer Crabb proved to be too much for the Italian navy to handle in the end."

The movie was made not long after Crabb disappeared while spy ing on a Russian ship in Port smouth harbour and is based on the book Commander Crabh by Marshall Pugh. It contains some very good shots of the Rock and much action in and around the harbour but as in most movies tends to exaggera tion.

For example one scene has a plane crashing into the sea. It is the plane of General Wladyslaw Sikorski, President in Exile and Commander in Chief of the Polish army. Crabb and his men are told that, although Sikorski's body had been recovered, his briefcase con taining top secret documents hadn't and they had to get to it be fore the Italians. This gives the di rector an excuse to stage an under water fight scene in which the Brit ish and Italian divers fight with knives.

This was all very fanciful, al though Sikorski's plane did crash at Gibraltar on 4th July 1943, res cue teams and divers were on the scene almost instantly and there was never any fight over the brief case.

The movie (available on VHS or DVD via the internet), however, is entertaining and worth watching for the pictures of Gibraltar.

A recent internet review re ported:

"They don't make them like this

anymore. Rousing drama action based on the real life exploits of British Navy Lieutenant Crabb and his contributions to underwater demolition work during World War II and later on in salvaging opera tions.

"World War II history buffs will appreciate the military technology depicted in this film and the impact it caused to Allied as well as Axis

James and Harvey first met up in 1945 when both were serving with the entertainment unit of the South African Army touring bases in the Western Desert.

Both James and Harvey were from South Africa.James,real name Sidney Joel Cohen, was born there while Harvey, real name Larusha Mischa Skikne, was born in Lithua nia but his parents moved to South

Harvey was so brash and such a bad actor that Evans... only allowed him one spot In the show shipping. Exciting underwater ac tion combined with a decent cast and good dialogue contribute to the suspense."

The handsome and debonair Harvey played the lead role of Crabb while James had the second ary role of Chief Petty Officer Ralph Thorpe who was a real-life diving instructor called in to aid Crabb and his team.

Harvey had specifically re quested James for the role and this was his way of paying the'profes sional debt' he owed.

Africa when he was six years old.

In his biography *(see below)of James, Cliff Goodwin writes of Harvey:

"Larry Skikne arrived on Artil lery Row fresh-faced and looking for stardom.Hespoke with a broad American accent and told everyone he camefrom Cleveland,Ohio."Sid assigned him to the Bandoliers, a concert party directed by Muff Evans. The cast was rehearsing a new show. Evans soon discovered she had been landed with a "very gauche young man".

Apparently Harvey wasso brash and such a bad actor that Evans dressed him up in a pink zoot-suit and a revolting bow-tie and only al lowed him one spot in the show to sing a jitterbug number called Hey Mabel. Waitfor Me.

Three years later James would help Harvey launch his career as an international star.

When he was demobilised in 1946 Harvey travelled to London to

find fame and fortune. James and his first wife Meg returned toSouthAfrica but finding little work followed shortly after. By 1949 James was estab lished in the U.K.and had already appeared in ten movies and made numer ous stage appearances. Harvey on the other hand was unsuccessful and sui cidal. He turned to James for help.

It was while riding on a double-decker bus through London that James urged Harvey to change his name.

They looked at street names and store signs and experimented "Laurence Oxford", "Laurence Freeman" and even "Laurence Woolworth". When the bus stopped in front of Harvey Nicholls,Sid said,"Okay. It's either Laurence Harvey or Laurence Nicholls".

James was about to appear in the play High Button Shoes and he per suaded the director to add the un known Laurence Har\'ey to the cast thus launching a career that would include such classics as Butterfield 8, Darling and The Maitchurian Can didate.

By the time of the filming of Si lent Enemy James was an estab lished star on radio and television — Hancock's Half Hour — and had appeared in 70 films including The Lavender Hill Mob, The Belles of St. Trinian's and the Smallest S/ien' on Earth. He wouldn't appear in his first Carry On film until 1960,Carry on Constable,but would appear in a further twenty before his death of a heart attack in 1976. He died on stage at the Empire Theatre, Sunderland. He was 12 days short of his 63rd birthday.

James remembered his role as CPO Thorpe and his time at Gibral tar as "something special" but he did not enjoy working with Harvey whom he thought had "...risen too far and too fast,"

He considered Harvey to be pompous and full of his own im portance.

Harvey died in 1973 of stomach cancer. He was 45.

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Tercentenary I I

This special Tercentenary year is capturing the imagination of all true Gibraltarians be they based on the Rock or elsewhere. Two of the most gifted musicians to have come from Gibraltar are to perform a very special concert at Inces Hall on Wednesday 12^^ May at 8pm. They are outstanding virtuoso jazz guitarist Elie Massias, who is now one of the New York jazz club scenes leading figures, and his cousin Isaac Attias, who is one of Israel's leading percussionists.

They were both bom on the Rock, and although they are now based elsewhere have always been true to their Gibraltarian roots.

As Elie explained when Thi- Gi braltar Magazine telephoned him in New York:"Isaac and I performed in Gibraltar together a couple of years ago and it was an amazing evening. People kept asking us to repeat it but with me being based in the States and him in Israel it's really difficult for us to be in Gibral tar at the same time. However, we both wanted to give the people of Gibraltar something special for this Tercentenary year so we both pulled out all the stops to make this special night of music happen."The concert is also an official part of this year's May Festival.

Elie is an incredible jazz guitar ist and left his native Gibraltar some years ago to study at Berklee Col lege of Music, near Boston USA. This is one of the world's leading colleges and some of the biggest names in jazz have passed through it, including the world's leading smooth jazz player Pat Metheny who both studied and taught there.

Elie moved to New York after graduating in Film Scoring, which, he says,he took,"because it was the major that offered the most writing courses.I was already playing a lot, studying privately with Jerry Bergonzi, and coming down to New York to study with John Abercrombie,At Berklee 1 was con centrating on composition and har mony." His album World in Fiction attracted rave reviews when it was released in New York.

Elie moved to New York ten years ago and has now become es tablished there on the thriving jazz scene. It is probably the most com petitive jazz environment in the world and it should be an enor mous source of pride for us in Gi braltar to see one of our own sons cutting it there. James Martin, who is organizing the Gibraltar concert on behalf of Elie and Isaac, com mented,"Sometimes I don't think the people of Gibraltar realise just what a huge achievement Elie has done in making such a name for himself in New York. In America

they have everything they could possibly need, yet a really nice un assuming guy from a small place called Gibraltar has something more they want. Something they couldn't get from anyone else.That is a huge achievement by any body's standard... We in Gibraltar can be very proud of him, and 1

sicians.

His last gig on the Rock was his most accessible musically for some time and the audience really warmed to the sound which was more mainstream than some of his previous sets. As James says,"Elie is never predictable. I missed his last performance with Isaac as I was

Elie is an incredible jazz guitarist and left his native Gibraltar some years ago to study at Berklee College of Music, USA

hope as many people as possible will turn up on the night to see him and Isaac perform what will be a very special set for this Tercente nary year. He and Isaac are traveling thousands of miles to be with us. All we have to do is make the short distance to Ince's Hall!"

Elie regularly tours in Europe, North America, and Israel. The se cret is to continually make his sets different. As he says, "Musicians get stale if they play the same ma terial time and time again. I like to freshen up my sets and perform varied material with different mu-

away from the Rock when it took place. But when I got back all 1 heard were people raving about it. 1 was really disappointed to have missed it, so when Elie mentioned he and Isaac wanted to get it to gether again for this special year 1 couldn't believe my luck. 1 person ally can't wait to see the two of them perform. We've actually got a great team together. I consider it a huge honour to have been asked to help out."

Soundman for the night is Charles Herwin of Herwin Com munications, who has probably

more experience than anyone on the Rock when it comes to concert sound.Charles spent many years in the music business in the UK and the USA touring with several bands. He was Tour Manager with A Flock of Seagulls when they did their North American Tour with The Police in the 80s and has worked with James on a number of local concerts in recent years. They last worked with Elie at his gig in Ince's way back in May 2001.

The sound was superb, as Jonathan Sacramento commented in his Chronicle review, "...the sound was perfect. Chas Herwin showed a level of professionalism in sound reproduction rarely matched on the Rock. To take a mostly acoustic set-up and amplify it to an auditorium such as Ince's Hall,and yet keep the integrity and warmth of an acoustic sound is not an easy thing to do, and deserves commendation."

The sound equipment for 12* May is being supplied by the same firm — the very professional Sound Reinforcements, run by Ian MacClaren.James commented,"By repeating the formula of 2001, we hope to get a similar result. We've got two world class musicians ready to give Gibraltar's Tercente nary year a concert of international standard."

Tickets will be available from Solomon Levy, Music Corner, Vijay and the Lord Nelson. OAP's will get a special 50% reduction on the ticket price, and these tickets will be made available exclusively through the Senior Citizens' Club on Town Range. "This was," says James,"at the request of sponsors, Elie, Isaac and myself. There are likely to be a lot of events this year which will be expensive for people on a low income. There are a lot of overheads to be met(the musicians are traveling thousands of miles at their own expense), but we felt OAPsshould be given special treat ment so they can enjoy some great jazz without breaking the bank."

The concert has been sponsored by Marrache and Company, Saccone and Speed,Stagnettos,Signtalk,and AON insurance Services,(Gibraltar).

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THE RELUCTANT ADMIRAL

As Gibraltarians celebrate 300 years of British sovereignty Gibraltar Magazine takes a look at the leaders of the attack on Gibraltar and the fates that befell them. Last month we profiled Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovel. This month we look at Admiral George Byng.

When Admiral George Rooke held a council of war in July of 1704 to discuss the capture of Gibraltar one of his top commanders was firmly against the idea. This was Admiral George Byng, Viscount Byng of Torrington.

No one can be sure who sug gested Gibraltar as a target for Rooke's fleet but Admiral Sir John Leake and Prince of Hesse Darmstadt, a military advisor to Rooke, claimed the credit. We do know from historians that the sug gestion was "warmly welcomed" by Rooke and "icily received by others, whose sentiments were voiced by Admiral Byng".

Byng's hesitation only made Rooke more resolved and it was reported that"with a twinkle in his eye he assigned the command of the attacking force to the leader of the opposition", Byng.

Admiral Byng may not have

The Rock, by Peter Mommy: perhaps painted about 1727 liked the idea but he was a good soldier and Rooke had full confi dence in his ability to follow orders. Thus it was that Byng commanded

the central force of ten ships of the line that opened the bombardment at daylight23rd July(4th August on the Gregorian Calendar which Brit ain didn't adopt until 1752) and

shortly afterwards a stream of fu gitives was seen scurrying south wards, they were women and chil dren making for sanctuary at the shrine of Our Lady of Europe.

The bombardment continued unceasingly until mid-dav when Rooke called for relaxation in order to take reconnaissance.A small ship went along the line to gather infor mation and reported back that Byng's men had done their jobs well and that the opposing batter ies had been silenced. Troops were

which Byng took part. Like many other successful military com manders he had the good fortune to bo in the "right place at the right time".

George Byng was born in Kent in 1663. His father was a wealthy landowner who later suffered fi nancial difficulties so at age 15 George joined the navy.

Early in his career, during the Glorious Revolution of 1688, he helped win the support of the navy for William of Orange.

then landed at the north and south and the Spanish Governor soon surrendered.

The taking of Gibraltar was only one of several famous victories in

How to Encourage the Others...

Admiral Byng died in 1733

and fortunately did not live to see his son Admiral John Byng executed by a firing squad in 1757.

John Byng also had a distin guished naval career but had the misfortune to be given command of an ill-prepared and induct fleet at the outbreak ofThe Seven Years War with France. He was ordered to prevent a French force from taking Minorca but he arrived late and, urged on by his officers, he decided to leave the island garri son to its fate. He did engage a French fleet on 20th May,1756 off Mahon but, after one successful attack, an error in signals caused a second attack to fall into disar ray and the French fleet escaped. Neither side had lost a ship but Byng wrote in his battle descrip tion to the Admiralty,"...we may justly claim the victory".

Unfortunately for John Byng the Admiralty did not see it that way and he was court-martialled.

The Admiralty judges acquitted John Byng ofcowardice and treach ery but found him guilty of contra dicting the'Twelfth Article of War':

"Every person in the fleet who through cowardice, negligence or disaffection shall in time of action withdraw or keep back... or shall not do his utmost to take or destroy every ship, which it shall be his dut>'to engage or to assist or relieve all and every of HM ships... shall suffer death."

John Byng was sentenced to death but with a recommendation for mercy.

George II, a king not known for his charity, ordered the punishment to go ahead and on March 14th 1757, aboard the captured French 74-gun Monique,in a blustery Port smouth harbour. Admiral John Byng was executed. Nine marines six firing and three held in re serve,carried out the grisly task.Six bullets were fired and five found their mark.

The scene was immortalised in Voltaire's Candide: "Why shoot an

admiral?" inquired the hero.

"Because he didn't shootenough men himself. He fought a battle against a French admiral, and it is thought he did not sufficiently close with hint."

"But surely the French admiral was as far from him as he was from the French?"

"That is undeniable. But in this country it is found necessary from time to time to shoot an admiral, to encourage the others."

In 1708 and 1715 he led forces that thwarted Jacobite invasions. But his greatest triumph was the defeat of a Spanish fleet off Cape Passaro in 1718, Philip V of Spain had flouted the Treaty of Utrecht (the same treaty that gave Gibral tar to Britain) and invaded Sicily.

Consequently Admiral Byng was sent with a fleet to ensure that "the Spaniards did not make illegal sei-

zure of Sicily". The Admiral could not drive 30,000 soldiers from the walls of Messina but the presence of his fleet gave him power and he demanded a two month's armi stice. When this was refused he set about destroying the Spanish fleet.

Byng had under his orders 21 ships of the line. These not only outnumbered their opponents, but were superior in armament and tonnage. Because of this superior ity Byng dispensed with any thoughts of an orthodox Tine' bat tle and instead ordered a general chase.

Fourships under Captain Walton —60,54,40and 24 guns,sunk four Spanish ships of 54, 40, 40 and 30 guns and destroyed two bomb-ves sels and a fire-ship.

Walton then sent a message:

To Admiral Sir George Byng Canterbury,offSyracuse,Aug.6.1718

Sir - We have taken and destroyed all the Spanish ships and vessels zvhich were upon this coast, the number as per margin,

lam,

This epistle has been cited time and again as a model of laconic and pithy conciseness.

In all 26 Spanish vessels were destroyed or captured. Without support from the sea the Spanish forces were forced to retire.

On his return to Britain Byng re ceived an ovation and was granted a peerage — Viscount Torrington.

Ironically, considering he was against the venture, he had earlier received a knighthood for his part in the capture of Gibraltar.

The Royal Navy Ensign Ships capturing Gibraltar in 1704 would haveflown an ensign that predates the act of union with Scotland in 1707, at which point the red cross of St George was combined with the zvhite saltire of St Andrew toform a Unionflag.

Before 1707 1707-1801

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BUSY TIME FOR SPECIAL ATHLETES

% Building on the outstanding successes of last year's Special Olympics

World Summer Games in Dublin, Eire; Gibraltar's special athletes are busy preparing for their own National Games at the end of June and football tournaments along the Costa and on the Rock.

But,looking farther ahead,all eyes are on the next World Win ter Games in Japan next Febru ary, when Gibraltar will be rep resented at Floor Hockey.

Gibraltar's S.O. National Di rector is Annie Risso, who is also Manageress of the St. Bernard's Occupational Therapy Centre, on Smith Dorrien Avenue.

"We have encouraged floor hockey as our team sport for several years, attending a Win ter Games at Salzburg, Austria in '95. Our first success came in '99 when we won team Silver in Alaska; now we are on a par with smaller nations like Mo naco and the Isle of Man, who also have few to choose from. This time we are fortunate that several of our successful foot ballers have taken up floor hockey, giving Coach Elizabeth Sheriff many more players to pre pare a team from -they practice the skills and techniques necessary each week in the Stadium sporlshall."

Mention of the football reminds me that you have done very well in the past few years.

"Yes, we had a steep learning curve in the game when we played in Holland and Norway(5th.);^en we took the team Gold medal, for our group, at the European games in Chechoslovakia. Our big break through came in last year's World Games in Ireland.

During the tourna ment we were up graded, on our re sults, before we did even better achieving Gold medal position. Everybody recognises Gibraltar as a footballing power, and we can expect to be graded accord ingly.

"Of course,football was the 'sporting love' of our late Chair man Douglas Henrich's life. Hav ing seen his beloved S.O. Gibraltar team play in Dublin, he passed away in the

night. He was dedicated to Special Olympics and is almost impossible to replace — but we must move on. His widow Marisa is a member of our committee.

Fernandez.Their next big challenge is a tournament at Velez Malaga on 7th May,during a'Euro-wide'Foot ball Week — under the auspices of the Johann Cruyff Foundation; he

team. But we mustn't rest on our laurels, we must get off to a good start as it is a knock-out tournament.In the past they've made a bad start and had to sit it out for a long time.

"S.O.football will also be part of the next Strait Games at Tarifa(6th June)and of our Na tional Summer Games as well as athletics and swimming and MATP, which is a sporting activity for those not able to un dertake Special Olympic events. Gibraltar is a 'trailblazer' in MATP,for which our Angela Lucas is one of two Eu ropean organisers for Special Needs.

"Our swimmers and bowlers also did well in Dublin,but the highlight of our success wasour first venture into Equestrian ism.

"It was a first for us and for our special athlete, rider Glen Wimbleton. He had been selected while training at Tesorillo with coach Keri Morgan and hard as we worked we didn't know what to expect. We aimed at,and hoped for, the highest standard — and Glen rewarded us with a Gold and a Sil ver.

"Our footballers are always in training under coach Henry Danino, assisted by Brian Vinenl, Arturo Percira and Brian

has taken a great interest in S.O. football. Many teams from around Andalucia will be taking part and they know all about the Gibraltar

"He continues in regular training sessions at Tesorillo and recently took part,along with Michael Lima, in a cross-country trek across the region. Glen has his sights set on the Games in Japan.

Horse riding is a regu lar feature for our trainees, therapy as well as competition.

"At the Ireland Games we were treated so well by the people of our host town Sligo and they will be bringing a party of special ath letes over to Gibraltar in September; we are hoping to include equestrianism. We are very much looking forward to their visit.

"The sports pro gramme for our spe cial athletes continues throughout the year."

"The highlight of our success was our first venture into Equestrianism"

Miss Gibraltar 2004

The Contestants So Far...

Gabriella Reyes

Age 21

Star Sign: Aquarius

Occupation: Bank Clerk

Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel

Hobbies: Reading

Languages: English/Spanish

Ambition: To further my ca reer m banking

FAVOURfTES: Colour: Pink

Food: Spinach Pie Drink: Apple Juice Film: Pretty

Woman Actor: Julia Roberts Song: Left outside alone (Anastasiaj Animal: 'Cat

Countries Visited: UK, :'Spain and USA

MosttreaslUred possesion: Mother's golden charm

Biggest Fear: Snakes

What do you like most about Gibraltar?: The friendly atmosphere

And Least?: Morning traf

fic

Other relevant info: 1 have entered mainly because have been encouraged by my family and friends. If win the title of Miss Gibral tar 2004.lt would be a great privilege to represent my home country locally and abroad.

The Gibraltar Tourist Board is invfting young ladies to sign up for this prestigious event. Pro spective candidates should be aged between 17(on 3rd July 2004)and 24(on 31st Decem ber 2004). Tills year Miss Gfbrahar 2004 receives a cash prize of £2.000 and a clothing allowance of £1.500 plus other gifts, and the chance to repre sent Gibraltar at the Miss World Pageant in China later this year. The first and second princesses will receive a cash prize of £1,000 and £500 re spectively. Application forms available from the Gibraltar Tourist Board offices at the Duke of Kent House,Cathedral Square. Tel: 74950 Email: info@missgibraltar.gi. The first 10 girls to sign on receive £400.

about Gibraltar?: The close family ties and its safety

And Least?: Criticism amongst its people

Other relevant info: I have been studying dance for 6 years in the UK. Wining the title of Miss Gibraltar would be a personal achievement and will provide me with the opportunity of doing something for my home country and my fellow Gibraltarians.

15th

Kelly Villalta

Age 19 Star Sign; Scorpio

Occupation: Sales

Assistant

Hair: Blonde Eyes; Hazel/ Green

Hobbies: Keeping fit and cooking

Languages: English, Spanish and basic Italian Ambition: To be successful in life and pursue a career in tourism

FAVOURITES: Colour: Pink Food; Pasta Drink: Orange luice Film: Honey

Actor: Jessica Alba Music:

Pop/Hip-Hop Animal: Dog

Countries Visited: Spain and England

What do you like most about Gibraltar?: The atmosphere and its people

And Least?: Criticism

Other relevant info: Youngest voter in last Gibraltar Referendum 12002), 1 have entered the Miss Gibraltar contest to , boost my self-esteem.

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'yrenne Ellul kge. 19

itarSign: Scorpio

)ccup0tion: Office Clerk

ffair: Brown Eyes: Blue

'lobbies: Dance 9 keep fit

inguages: English/Spanish

mbition:To achieve all oals in life

.AVOURITES: Colour: purple Food: Peppered

'steak Drink: Vodka with red

Dull /Fanta Film: Centre

Stage and Honey Actor:

jlulia Roberts Song: Save

Ihe last Dance Animal:

Jolphin

Countries Visited: Spain.

|JK. Hong Kong, the taribbean. Germany, Philippines

Ides of a Perfect Day: My Ivedding day

most treasured

Dossession: My parents piggest Fear: Losing a

Joved one

what do you like most

Yurushka Caviila

Age. 18

Star Sign: Aries

Occupation: Administrative Assistant

Hair; Light Brown Eyes: Hazel

Hobbies b interests: Cooking

Languages: English/Spanish

Ambition; To be successful in all aspects of life

FAVOURITES: Colour:

Purple Food: Italian Drink:

Coca-Cola Film: Steel

Magnolias Actor: Julia

Roberts Song: Hero(Mariah

Carey) Animai: Dog

Countries Visited; Wales.

France and Spam

Idea of a Perfect Day:A day

fiill of good news

Most treasured possession: Great-grand

mother s bracelet

Biggest Fear: Death of a dose relative

What do you like most

■bout Gibraltar?: Its safety and Its people

And Least?: The lack of parking space

Other relevant info; I consider myself to have tlie

Qualities and charismatOibe

8 great ambassador

Gibraltar

Kathryne Esteila

Age:20

Star Sign; Aries

Occupation: Ambulance

Attendant Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel/ Green

Hobbies: Skating 9 Singing

Languages: English / Spanish / Portuguese

Ambition: To become a paramedic

FAVOURITES: Colour:

Shocking Pink Food: Curry

Drink: Coca Cola Film:

Grease Actor: John

Travolta Animal: Dog

Countries Visited: Spain and Portugal

Most treasured possession: My Family Biggest Fear: Death

What do you like most about Gibraltar?: The way people help each other

Other relevant info: am currently recording a CD where I take part as a backing vocalist. If win the Miss Gibraltar title would try my best to represent Gibraltar.

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THE ITALIAN GARDEN

Most Gibraltarians know this part of the gardens very well, sometimes referred to as "The Dell". Numerous people linger on the bridge to look at the fish and terrapins on the western side, listening to the sound of the waterfall.

To me it is the most tranquil part of Gibraltar, not just the gardens. The Italian Garden was inaugu rated originally on the 24th Sep tember 1842, having been de signed by Guiseppe Codali the Head Gardener who originated from Genoa.

When Wildlife (Gibraltar) Ltd., took over some 13 years ago, this part of the gardens wastotally der elict, and about a metre deep in rubbish. The two large Washingtonia palms were O.K. and the unusual types of Hibiscus were still just alive. Considering that they had survived on just the winter rains, as no irrigating had been done for five years, was amazing.Virtually everything else was dead! So, restoring "The Ital ian Garden" was a priority, and it was reinaugurated in 1992.

Now,if you look at the black and white photograph taken in 1910, the western side of the bridge in this garden looked very different. It is difficult from this photograph to determine what plants were be ing used.The lettering could have been done with white Echeverias, but this type of display is very la bour intensive. If any of you have seen the seaside displays at East bourne in E. Sussex, a picture of which accompanies this article, it will give you some idea of what is involved.Some displays are done with non succulent low growing plants, which have to be clipped, often with scissors, every 2 or 3 weeks! So when we started to re-

store "The Alameda" there was in sufficient funding for work of this sort,and the funding is still totally inadequate when you think of the cost of desalinated water. Also you need sufficient well trained quali fied gardeners for this type of work. From that old photograph it would appear that the Washingtonia palms had not been planted.

So, today you have a pond sys tem, lawn and easy growing shrubs,plus conifers,tree ferns etc, which make it much easier to maintain. The only snag to this part of the Alameda, is the cost of the water.It is this cost which pre vents us from growing too much in the way of annuals for addi tional colour, also we would need more gardeners.

The Italian Garden designed by Guiseppe Codali the Head Gardener who originated from Genoa

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'The Italian Garden"in 1910 during Jubilee year

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I also get to visit some fabulous wine growing regions and taste highly prized, even rare wines and enjoy the fantastic hospitality pro vided by enthusiastic wine makers, who are as keen to talk to me about wine as I am to drink it!

Yes, on reflection there is very lit tle to grumble about

However, and if you want me to be reallv picky,there are the irksome occasions when I'm out with a group of friends and,after selecting our menu, they all sing in unison 'Jane can choose the wine, she knows what's good'! Well, maybe I do, but that's a different thing to choosing a wine that a)will suit eve ryone's taste and b)not clash horriblv with everyone's food. The task is made all the more difficult these days bv the huge variety of wines available now and the davs when the maxim 'white wine with fish and

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There are many advantages to being a wine 'professionar. By its very nature the trade is enjoyable as^most of the work is centred around social occasions and, more often than not, the people you encounter are gregarious social creatures, with a penchant for the good things in life.

red wine with red meat' made the choice relatively simple are long gone. To a certain extent that 'rule' still applies, because it does work, but with chefs pushing the bounda ries of flavour combinations on the plate, so we are becoming more ad venturous in our wine and food pairing choices. These days it's a

match a particular dish in order to avoid the not so enjoyable combina tions!

I recently was asked to host a wine and food evening at our local restaurant Thyme, and Chef Steve Clayton presented me with a sump tuous four-course menu,for which I had to select a different wine to

quc.stion of trial and error and of course, personal choice. There is no particular right or wrong about it, it's just that some combinations are more enjoyable than others, and rather than the 'pot luck' approach there are some things you should consider when choosing a wine to

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The first course was a soup, or more glamorously'Spiced Pumpkin Cappuccino'. Ok, here was my first challenge! Normallv at the begin ning ofa meal 1 would choose some thing light bodied and appetising, in anticipation of the richer flavours to follow. But pumpkin is quite a robust flavour and very savoury and with the warmth of the added spices, it demanded something a lit tle more flavoursome. I went for Emilio Luslau Amontillado 'Los Arcos' (L7.90, An^to Hispano. 5-7 \inin St Tct 77210). But before you recoil in horror at having a sherry with a meal, let me explain. This is an Amontillado in its original state i.e. before it has been sweetened for export to foreign markets. It is per fectly dry, the natural sugars in the wine having been fermented out before the addition of pure grape spirit (fortification). It starts life in exactly the same way as a fino sherr)', only in some barrels the pro tective layer of 'flor' breaks down and the wine is slowly oxidised,giv ing more complex flavours and a lovely amber colour. Typically dry Amontillado has flavours of roasted hazelnuts, some spice characters and an overall warming character, hence my choice with the soup.

Our next course was'Seared scal lops with Thai noodle salad'. Again

here the obvious choice for seafood would be a dry steely white such as Chablis, but the aromatic Asian in gredients would overpower thi.s, and the natural sweetness of the scallops needs something less aus tere. I decided that Penfolds Rawsons Retreat Riesling 2001 (£5.75 Hispano, as before) would do the trick. Riesling is tra ditionally at home in Germany were it produces some of the finest white wines in the world and ranges from very light dry examples low in al cohol, to rich unctuoussweet wines. When grown in South Australia, as in this case, the grapes ripen to full flavours of lime and passion fruit, giving the impression of sweetness, but still retaining enough acidity to balance the flavours. Although of ten overlooked on a wine list, Ries ling can be surprisingly characterful and 1 urge you to give it a try.

On to the main course and some thing I could really sink my teeth into(literally!).'Roasted Duck breast with creamed cabbage,fondant po tatoes and black olive sauce'. Oh what a lot of lovely flavours! Once again,tradition would normallv dic tate something elegant and not too rich for a plainly roasted duck,such as a red Burgundv from France. However, put this with the strong savoury flavour of black olives and the sometimes lack-lustre point noir would pale into insignificance. No, this called for a Rambo of the wine world! I chose Enrique Mendoza Penon De Ifach 1998(ao.99. Wines

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Direct Tel;47922). This wine from the up and coming region of Alicante, Spain, is unusual (but nonetheless inspired) in the combination of grape varieties used to produce it. The blackcurrant fruit character and the pronounced tannins of the CabernetSauvignon,is tempered by the much softer velvety, plumy Merlot, ail of which is lifted by the elegant subtle character of a small amount of aromatic Pinot Noir. Combine all this with the complex flavours that come from oak ageing, and you have wine that is the match for rich strongly flavoured dishes such as our Duck!

Finally, the dessert 'Asssiette of Chocolate', or a tasty lesson in the many different things you can do with the cocoa bean! Now a choco late dessert has to be one of the most

popular choices at the end of meal, but it also happens to be one of the most difficult foods to match wine to. Ifs a very intense and obviously very sweet,and the problem is that it totally overpowers most other fla vours, including most sweet wines. Instead 1 chose Taylors 10 y.o. Tawny port(£12.99, Anglo Hispano, as before). Again an unusual option, you may be thinking, as port is nor mally reserved for after dinner with a cigar or cheese. But this style of port(lighter in body and paler than a vintage port)served lightly chilled makes a refreshing contrast to the cloying texture of the chocolate,but is sweet enough not to disappear on the palate.

All in all, it was a delicious meal and the wines merely the final in gredient, but essential nevertheless

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Forget e-mail!J-mail is here,and Gibraltar,in the form of Pickwicks Bar, is in the forefront of the new technological revolution.

Pickwicks, opposite the Eliotl Hotel on Governor's Parade, may lay claim to being the smallest bar on the Rock, but it does have this In common with Piccadilly Circus: they say that if you sit there long enough everyone you know on the Rock will eventually drop in or pass by. Advantage has long been taken of this phenomenon by regular patrons who confidently leave messages for friends with Pickwicks' popular and eternally patient hostess,"Auntie" Mandy McGill,in the knowledge that they are sure to be delivered. This left Mandy with a problem. With so many messages on hand at any given time, it was easy for one to be occasionally overlooked

when the bar was busy. Enter jmail! Now fixed permanently above the bar is a row of jam-jars, each one bearing the name of its "owner". The cost of acquiring a jar is a donation (at the buyer's discretion) to Pickwicks' favour ite charity, the Gurkha Benefit Fund. A further donation of ten pence is requested each time a message is collected. In this way the charity benefits, and patrons can leave messages for their friends with even greater confi dence.

It is doubtful that the invention of j-mail will bring Mandy re wards to match those earned by Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, but she is content to know that Gibraltar has beaten the world in the race to perfect this latest addi tion to the communication super highway.

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Biancas Restaurant

6/7 Admiral's Walk, Marina Bay. Tel: 73379 Fax:79061

Popular and pleasant restaurant on the Quayside at Ma rina Bay with large quayside terrace. Try chicken tikka raita, avocado & smoked salmon or fresh carrot & ginger soup to start,followed by barbecued spare ribs, beef viagra,swordfish steak,Cajun Ceasar salad,kuku nyama pizza,or chicken and smoked salmon tagliatelle to name but a few for the main course. Crepes, pies, ice cream sundaes etc for des sert. Children's menu, vegetarian dishes, daily specialsGreat for all the family.

Open:7 days,9am - late-

Cafe Solo

Grand Casemates Square. Tel: 44449

Modern Italian eatery set in Casemates. Everything from cajun spiced langoustines Caesar salad, or aromatic prawn salad on romaine leaves bound in wild mushroom &sherry mayonnaise, to pastas (eg: smoked haddock risotto with mascarpone and basil oil;open ravioli of swiss chard,basil, garlic and potato with parmesan cream sauce) and pizzas (eg:Quatto Stagioni topped with mozzarella,ham,chicken, pepperoni and mushroom).

Claus on the Rock Queensway Quay. Tel/Fax:48686

International menu served on the quayside for lunch,after noon and dinner. Well worth a visit, especially if you ap preciate good wines and cigars.

Open: Lunch & Dinner. Closed Sundays.

Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

11-13 Market Lane. Tel: 77313 MM

Good no fuss Chinese Restaurant off Main St near Post Of fice serving all the traditional favourites including Spring Rolls, Chicken Satay, Buddha Duck in Black Bean Sauce, Pork Sweet and Sour, King Prawns with Spring Onion Gin ger Sauce, Shredded Crispy Beef, Special Noodles and Chicken in Black Bean Sauce on a Sizzling Plate.

Open; 12- 3,6.30 - midnight every day.

The Rooftop Restaurant

Eiiott Hotel, Governor's Parade. Tel: 70500

The newly refurbished rooftop restaurant of the Eiiott Ho tel has spectacular view.s of the Bay on one side for the per fect sunset plus the pool area on the other for relaxing din ing. The international and Mediterranean menu includes starters of tomato and red pepper crostini with mozzarella and pesto dressing;chicken ceasar salad on coz lettuce with croutons and bacon;and baked goat's cheese with fresh sage wrapped in pancetta, belle pepper glaze. For main courses try the slow roasted lamb in a rich red wine sauce with shal lots on creamed potatoes; pan fried salmon on puy lentils, red pepper reduction;or breast of duck on egg noodles with sweet Chinese chilli and orange syrup. Don't miss the des sertssuch as bread and butter pudding with coffee ice cream or baked Cointreau pancakes with vanilla ice cream. There is also an all inclusive special menu for just £18.00 includ ing wine. Parking available for diners.

Open: Monday •Sunday 7.30pm - 10.30pm.

Da Paolo Marina Bay. Tel: 76799

Da Paolo serves a high standard of attractively presented international cuisine right on the waterfront at Marina Bay Try baked leek & wild mushroom tartlet or lobster bisque to start, or for main course, crepe of fish & prawns glazed with hollandaisc sauce; baked aubergines filled with ratatouille gratinated with mozzarella; or perhaps the loin of pork baked in cider with cinnamon. Continental/Eng lish breakfast, lunch, inc. light meals & baguettes, and full a la carte dinner served. Quayside terrace.

Open:from 9.30am. Closed on Sundays.

The Rib Room Restaurant, Rock Hotel. Tel: 73000 www.rockhotelgibraltar.coin

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With stunning views of the bay,the Rib Room is acclaimed for its high standard of service and cuisine. Ultimate venue for intimate dirmers, or larger gatherings, the Rock Hotel rises to the occasion with style and sophistication. Glass of fino and appetiser welcome diners. Summer a la carte and daily house menu from £21.95 p/p specially prepared by the Executive Chef with classical cuisine and a modem in terpretation. Comprehensive wine list.Sunday lunch £14.95 for a welcome Manzanilla,4-courses always includes roast sirloin and some of best Yorkshire puds in town. Sunday newspapers. Relax afterwards to the resident pianist/ gui tarist. Air-conditioning, parking, kid's menu/high chair. Open:7pm-10pm daily. Credit cards: AE,D,E, M, V

Simon's Restaurant r^|]

44 ComwalTs Lane. Tel:47515 UhI

Excellent food in a sophisticated, intimate atmosphere. Hosts Siizarme and Simon ensure everyone receives f>ersonal attention. Start with Simon's own pat^ with red on ion jam and hot toast, or king prawns thermidor with tar ragon mustard, white wine and cheese cream sauce or per haps baked New Zealand mussels with garlic butter and melted camembert. Main courses include kebab of sword-

fish and king prawns with creamy dill sauce, breast of chicken with mushroom, bacon, rosemary stuffing and masala sauce, and roast tenderloin of pork wrapped in ba con with apple, sage and calvados sauce. Or try the roast rack of lamb with mint, redcurrant and red wine sauce or the grilled fiUet of mero with avocado and prawns. There is.something to delight every palate. Fully air-conditioned. Open:evenings(bookings recommended)

Thyme Restaurant

5 ComwalTs Lane. Tel: 49199

Modern international restaurant serving dishes with a fu sion of British, Mediterranean and Eastern flavours. Try the Seafood Slammers, orange and Lime Caramelised Chicken or Thai Fishcakes. Main menu changed season ally and specials run daily. Everything made on the premises using only the best,fresh ingredients.

Open: Mon - Fri 12.30-3pm, Mon-Sat 7.30pm - 12am.

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Ai Andalus Bar Restaurant 3 College Lane. Tel: 49184

Small eatery in the centre of town serving lots of tasty food from sandwiches and baguettes to barbecues(lamb chops, fillet steak, mixed grill etc) and tajines. Try the cous-cous (beef, veggie, chicken or lamb)or the tapas - £1 (eg; Span ish omolette,boiled crab legs,garlic chicken,cuttlefish stew).

Open:Sam - late evening. Now serving breakfast from Sam.

Al Fresco's 2/3 Casemates Square. Tel: 74195

Good variety of food from breakfasts and fish and chips to toasties,jacket potatoes, entrecote steak and tasty local fare such as calentita, stuffed aubergines, croquettes and spin ach pie. Definately one to try for a taste of Gibraltar!

Open: Monday - Saturday 9am - 7pm

Barbary Ape

Opp. Queen's Hotel. Tel:44380

Homemade food, breakfast, lunch and dinner, including English breakfast, toasties, club sandwiches, salads, burg ers and fish & chips. Kid's menu. Enclosed terrace, park ing, near cable car.

Open:from 10am Monday - Saturday. Closed Sundays.

The Black Kat Bar - Restaurant

104/106 Irish Town. Tel: 47181 Fax:46645

Fully airconditioned bar -restaurant. All private parties ca tered for including kids' birthday parties.

Buddies Pasta Casa

15 Cannon Lane. Tel:40627

Tasty Italian specials in pleasant ambience. Large selection of starters from garlic bread to calamari. Main courses in clude fettuccine 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, Fri day and Saturday 10am - 4pm and 7pm - midnight.

Charlie's Steak House Grill Marina Bay. Tel/Fax: 79993

George and Paula are your hosts al Charlie's where you

Charlies Sizzling Specials with steaks or mi.ved grills. We also carry a good selection of wine, spirits and beers.

We're on the harbour wall at the beautiful Marina Bay so book a pleasant table for two or just sit watching the world go by while sipping an ice cold beer. Reserve on Tel/Fax: 79993

No. 2 Admiral's Walk, Marina Bay. Gibraltar

E-mail: geoige@gjbnet.gi

to Jamaican Pepper Pot.

tVie love to cater for groups and parties so why not spend that next special occa.sion at Charlies?

will find a wide selection of international food including sizzling steaks,tandooris and seafood dishes plus daily spe cials. Try the special sizzling mixed grill which includes tandoori and garlic chicken breasts, slices of prime fillet, king prawns,sausages, bacon, tomato and peppers. Regu lar theme nights. Quayside terrace.

Open:9am - late ever.' day.

Ic Coq D'Or

Unit 9-10 Watergardens. Tel: 43601

Eat-in or takc-away at this busy eatery for all the favourites such asfish and chips, pic and chips,sausages,donner and chicken kebabs, roast chicken, curries, pinchilos, pakcras, salads and Moroccan cakes.

Open; 10am - late 7 days a week.

just A Nibble

1st Fir International Commercial Ctr. Tel:78052

Full blown licensed cafeteria serx-ing English bmaktast, vast range of toasties, rolls, and other snacks. Meals include steak and kidney pie, chilli con came,cod and chips,jacket potatoes and burgers/hotdogs. Home cooked daily spe cials. Vegetarian sausages/burgers/English breakfast and lasagne. Ideal meeting place.

Open; Monday - Saturday from 9am.

Just Desserts

1st Floor ICC Tel: 48014

Comfortable bright and airy cafe serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine from breakfast and lunch to after noon tea. Homemade desserts a speciality. Eat-in or takea way at sensible prices. Outside catering service.

Open:Sam - 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

The Lunchbox

301 eurotowers. Tel:49310 with orders

Fresh filled baguettes and Vienna/wholemeal rolls, paninis Serranito style (roast pork,green peppers and sauce), brie, ham & tomato or mushroom,or tuna mayo and sweetcom, Calenlila, salads, baked poalws, chilli beef with cheese nachos. Relax with the Clinwic/i'in the coffee and TV lounge.

Range of local dishes, homemade cakes and desserts.

Open: Monday - friday 7am •6pm.

Munchies Cafe

24 Main Street. Tel:43840 Fax:42390

A great sandwich bar/cafe offering an unusual range of sandwiches on white or granary bread, plus salads, ba guettes. soups,dessert.s, homemade ice-cream and hot/cold drinks. Business lunches, parties and kids parties also ca tered for (for party and office platters phone or fax order by 5.3t1pm day before - minium orders for deliveiy £12).

Open: Mon - Fri 8.30-7. Sat 9•4, Closed Sun.

Piccadilly Garden Bar/Restaurant

3 Rosia Road. Tel: 75738

Pleasant bar near cable car/Queen's Hotel with lovely ter race for drinks/meals. Tasty Spanish/English cuisine in cluding fresh seafood, breakfast, churros and hamburgers. Open: trom breakfast to late.

The Real Taste of Cornwall

16 City Mill Lane. Tel: 70737

Real pasties, handmade in Cornwall and baked in Gibral tar, are available from this Pasty Bar and Takeaway located just off Main Street near Mothercare. Go along tor a quiet

pint or take a pasty home for tea, many flavours available from beef& Stilton toCheesc&Bacon,Steak & Ale to Broc coli, Cheese & Sweetcom.

Open: 10am - late Monday to Saturday.

The Rock Cafe

2nd floor ICC(next to Health Centre).Tel: 52990

Eat in (or take-away), while you wait for your number to come up on the Doctor's Digital Appointment Screen on the cafe wall(but you don't have to visit the doctor to enjoy a snack,or a coffee!). All day breakfast,toasties.sandwiches, baguettes, jacket potatoes, scampi & chips, cod & chips, steak & kidne)- pie, burgers, kiddies menu,apple pic,cakes and pastries — beer, wines, spirits, tea, coffee and soft drinks. Ideal meeting place, relaxing music. Private par ties catered for (seats 60).

Open;fmm Sam, Monday to Saturday.

Roy's II Fish and Chips Cafeteria

Opposite the Convent, Main Street.

This fish and chip cafeteria and take-away is located di rectly opposite the Governor's residence on Main Street. Traditional fish and chips, burgers,salads and much more.

Open: lOam-lOpm.

Sacarello Coffee Co.

57 Irish Town. Tel: 70625 MM

Converted coffee warehouse, ideal for coffee, homemade cakes with afternoon tea, plus full menu including excel lent salad bar, specials of the day and dishes such as lasa gne,steak and mushroom Guinness pie, hot chicken salad, toasties,club sandwich and baked potatoes. Art exhibition.s.

Open:9am - 7.30pm. Closed Sundavs.

Bars / Restaurants marked have their full menus online at wvvw.TheCibraltarMagazlne.com

Smith's Fish & Chips

295 Main Street. Tel: 74254

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

Menu: Cod, haddock or plaice in batter, Comish pasties, mushy peas etc. Also curries, omiettes and burgers.

Open: 11am -6pm Monday - Saturday, l.ocated: Main Street opposite the Convent.

Spinnakers

Marina Bay

Special teas, coffees,sandwiches and toasties. Pick & mix baguettes, cream teas, scones, ice-creams and soft drinks. No smoking inside, large terrace outside.

Open:from 8.30am

The Tasty Bite

59a Irish Town.Tel: 78220 Fax: 74321

Tasty Bite has one of the biggest take-away menus aiouiui with home cooked meats,filled baguettes,burgers,chicken, kebabs and ever)'thing else you can think of!

Open: Monday - Saturday-

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All's Well Grand Casemates Square. Tel: 72987

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

The Angry Friar

278 Main Street. Tel: 71570

The Angry Friar is everything you'd expect from a British pub, but with a large terrace. Food 9.30•4, 6 - 9.15 inc. breakfasts. (Sunday roasts II - 4,6•9.15pm).

Open:9.30am-midnight(Sun.from 11am)

Located: Opposite The Convent.

Aragon Bar

15 Bell Lane. Tel: 78855

A friendly traditional bar serving good homemade food. Outside tables available.

Open:7 days, 10-late, food 10 -10.

The Cannon Bar 27 Cannon Lane. Tel; 77288

E-mail:janegib^gibnynex.gi

Still owned by Jane after 16 memorable years! Good food all day. Amin makes cous cous or tajine to order.

Located: off Main St at Marks & Spencer.

The Clipper Irish Town. Tel: 79791

Large popular bar serving good homemade food from breakfast to dinner. Largevariedmenu. Top sporting events covered on overhead TVs. Private functions catered for.

Open:9.30am to midnight(Fri and Sat to lam). Food served 9,30am to 10pm).

Club La Habana

1 Reclamation Road. Tel:48355

Newest dub on the rock promising the best in Latin music and 'we pour drinks the Labn way!' definitely worth try ing tor those with the Latin spirit.

Open: Mon - Thurs, and Sat 9pm - late, Friday 5pm - late.

Corks Wine Bar

Irish Town. Tel: 75566

Under the new management ot Neil and Gino, Corks is a popular and pleasant wine bar serving an excellent range of not and cold dishes at lunchtime (12-3pm) with daily specials. Toast, coffee and scones served 9.30-11.30am, af ternoon toasties. English breakfast. Tuesday evening is Curry Night, Thursday evening is Steak night

Open:9:00am - late. Closed Sundays

Duck & Firkin

Building 6, EuroporL Tel; 72745

Live football on a giant TV showing all premier league ac tion from Sky Sports plus more. Quiz machines, 2 poker machines,2pool tables. Karaoke on 2nd Satunday in month. Food served 10am - 3pm Mon-Sat.

Open:from 10am -midnight(Fridav-Sat urdayllam-lam)

The Edinburgh Arms

Naval Hospital Road. Tel: 78961

When it's hot outside be cool inside! Excellent homemade food from lUam weekdays, midday weekends. Snacks/ tapas available all day. Take aways available. Sundays re lax with the Sunday papers and special brunch, Sunday roasts from October onwards. Dartboard and children's activities. Monday is prize quiz night.

Open:Mon-Thurs llam-midnight,Friday &Saturday mid day-lam,Sunday midday-6pm.

The Horseshoe

193 Main Street. Tel:77444

Right in the centre of town,the Horseshoe is a popular,busy bar. Gix>d menu from full English breakfast, to burgers and mixed grills. Curry and chilli sp»edals on Sunday.

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

Facilities: Main Street terrace.

The Market Tavern

Waterport/Casemates Gates. Tel:50800

Serving good food from salads, snacLs and full English breakfast(until 3pm)to burgers, toasties, curries, fish and chips, and pie, chips and gravy. Pool table upstairs. Live music Friday 9pm -late. Karaoke Wed and Sat 9pm- late.

Open:8am - late Mon • Sat,Sun lOam-late.

Lord Nelson Bar Brasserie

E-mail: reservationsiP'Iordnelson.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: Lunch: try the speciality mussels in white wine, gar lic and cream, or the famous fish and chips served with homemade tartar sauce. Daily specials and snacks avail able. Evening: full a la carte includingspecial dishescooked at your table. Steak Diane, king prawns a la romana, crepes suzette and many more. Sunday lunch from £6.95. Credit cards accepted. Live music every weekend.

Open: from 10am till very late.

Pickwicks

Governor's Parade. Tel: 76488

Newly refurbished and run by well-known friendly face, Mandy, this small pub witha large terrace is situated in the new Theatre square away from the traffic and safe for all the family. Sometimes there's live music in the summer months. Good food available. Private parties catered for.

Open: weekdays from 9.30am - midnight (until lam on Fri days)

Location: turn off Main St at Marks & Spencer.

The Fig and Whistle

Unit 18, Watergardens. Tel: 76167

The Pig and Whistle isa comfortable pleasant pub withpool table and terrace on the quayside. Big screen television for

sporting events

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

The Red Lion

Watereardens. Tel: 44392

English pub grub, sandwich bar and take-away service. Steak and ale pie, boozy lasagne, all day breakfast, homemade burgers and fish & chips.

Open: 9am - 10pm. Closed Saturdays.

The Royal Calpe

176 Main Street. Tel: 75890

Comfortable traditional bar close to the Cathedral on Main Street. Beer garden at the rear. Serving good pub food all day including breakfast, omelettes, salads, jackets, loaslies and main coursessuch ascurry, chilli, lasagne, scampi, burg ers and fish and chips. Kiddies menu available.

Open; 9pm-12 Mon - Sat, Sun llam-5pm-

Royal Oak Bar

59c Irish Town. Tel: 71708

Informal pub. popular for its pool table and sports talk. Outdoor scaling.

Located: Irish Town, parallel to Main St.

The Star Bar

Parliament Lane. Tel: 75924 mm

Reputedly the oldest bar in Gib, this bar opens early for breakfast (Englishortoast & cereal). Lunch/evening menu includes fillet steak, fish and chips and salads. Kids menu 99p. Home of Med Golf (10% discount on food for Med Members). Home of Leeds United FC supporters club.

Facilities: CXitside seating.

Open; from 7am every day.

Located; first right offMain Street (walking from N to S).

The Theatre Inn

Governor's Street Tel: 77172

A comfortable bar located close to the Eliott Hotel and serv ing a variety of hot and cold tapas, plus' bar snacks from 10am - 5pm. Terrace seating.

Open: 9.30am • midnight Mon - Sat. Happy hoursl-2.6-7.

Bars / Restaurants marked have their full menus online at www.TheCibraltarMagazine.com

The Three Owls Irish Town

The Three Owls is a traditional bar serving best of English beers.Threeseparatebars/floors: groundfloor—bigscreen tv, pooltable, poker machines, games machines,bar—open from 10.30am daily. First floor 'Hoots' — 2 match pool ta bles, 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 ?pm dally.

The Three Roses

Governor's Street. Tel: 51614

Dermot and Val from Scotland run this bar, known as he Scottish Embassy, serving homemade food (until opm). Dartboard and pool table.

Open: all day, every day.

Toon on the Rock

Cornwall's Parade. Tel: 59997

Comfortable bar, and the official home of Newcastle United supporters on the Rock. Three big screenTVs, outside ter race and bar snacks served all tne time. Good bar food such as pies with peas, pasties, toasties and burgers, plus the occasional barbecue on the terrace.

Open: 10- late 7 days a week.

The Tunnel 8 Casemates Square. Tel: 74946 Tel/Fax: 44878

Large bar located in the historic Casemates Square.

Menu: Wide variety of affordable food including Sizzling specials from 7pm. Selection of international meals, Indian specialities, vegetarian selections, homemade ice-cream. Sunday carvery served lpm-9pm (hot & cold).

Facilities: Large terrace, big screenTVs, regular live music.

Open: 7 days a week 9am - very late.

The Venture Inn Lynch's Lane. Tel: 75776

A goodcentral meeting place, thisbar serves home-cooked fo^ all day. Terrace seating off Main Street.

Open: from 10am

Located: Main Street near Casemates, opposite the ICC.

The Verandah Bar, The Eliott Hotel

Governor's Pd. Tel: 70500 Fax: 70243 email: eliott^gibnetgi

A sophisticated place to unwind at any time of the day.

Wembley Bar

10 South Barrack Ramp. Tel: 78004

Popular bar for hot and cold bar snacks, function room, in south district. Fridays 10am for breakfast. Air conditioned-

Open: 11am - midnight Sunday - Thursday; 10am - lam Friday, 11am - lam Saturdays.

Ye Olde Rock John Mackintosh Square. Tel: 71804

Warm friendly pub with lots of military history in the mid dle of town. Homemade fcxxJ including specials served by hosts Eaion, and Mollie. Air conditioned, terrace.

Open; from 10am 7 days a week.

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La Verandah Tel: (956) 615998

km 135, Playa Guadiaro, Torreguadiaro, Spain. Quality international food served in a friendly informal atmosphere. Excellent value. Log fire in winter.

Open: Lunches: Saturday and Sunday only. Dinners: every day except Tuesday. Closed Tuesdays.

Award winning breakfastsfrom 730am

Great meals & snacks all day

Evening Steak House menu

Med Golf Clubhouse

Leeds United Gibraltar HQ

Parliament Lane Tel: 75924

ome chefs see themselves as Catering Executives, sitting in their office doing the paperwork. But Frederic, the Eliott's French chef, believes in cooking.

'I have an excellent team of eight in my kitchen and we all work very well together/ said Frederic Martin from Avignon in the South of France. I was listening to him whilst taking in the panoramic view from the restaurant windows,swivelling my eyes from Morocco, across the Bay and inland to the Serrant'a de Ronda (the mountains behind Gaucin), then down over the rooftops of Gibraltar.

Frederic has worked at many Michelin starred restaurants throughout France and has been delighting the Rock's gourmets for the last five years. He joined the Eliott in January and whilst the ho tel had enjoyed a good reputation for food before, Frederic's arrival is one half of a double boost that has earned it a lot of well-deserved praise. The other half of the boost is the elevation of the restaurant it self from the lowest to the highest level. It is now situated alongside the eighth floor swimming pool al though separated by french win dows(nothing to do with the chef) which will be opened when the summer barbecue season starts this month, May.

'This will be a high quality bar becue though,'Frederic hastened to add as he turned back to me after a quick conference with his deputy, Sylvain (also French)and his sous chef Jos6 who has been at the Eliott for ten years.'It will be a long way from the hot dogs and hamburgers barbecue. This will be a gourmet affair, with an ila carte choice from lamb, duck, mixed grill.

langoustines,for example.1 believe this will be unique in Gibraltar;and all of it fresh, completely fresh,' he emphasised,'That is very impor tant to me.'

taurant staff.

1 had also been told earlier that no dish can leave the kitchen un less he has personally checked and approved it. 'It's very important to be involved,' he agreed firmly when 1 asked him about that, which means the customers are getting full value out of the wide experi ence that followed on from his graduating from one ofFrance's top catering schools in Nice.

Bright and cheery in the day(and with the great views),and elegantly atmospheric in the evenings, the restaurant is usually very busy. But even on the quiet days there is no rest for Frederic and his team.

'We can seat 50 in the restaurant plus another 20 outside by the pool, but as well as that we also have banquets and corporate lunches to look after,' Frederic told me.'1 have

nean,' he replied.'Like the hotel,' he added with a genuine smile that showed he approves of the Eliott as much as the Irish-owned Eliott ap proves of him.

Maybe 7 is Frederic's lucky number, because the & la carte menu offers 7 starters, 7 main courses and 7 desserts. It's just as well there aren't more because those listed are of the sort that makes you want them all;any more to choose from and you might be a long time making up your mind.

I had been told earlier by the Eliott's Sales and Conference Man ager, Gibraltarian Leanne Delaney, that Frederic takes the greatest pos sible pride in the food he prepares, which had given me the impression of the prima donna type, burly, scowling and ready to pot roast anyone who dared criticise. Not a bit of it — Frederic is big, but he's a gentle genial giant, a devoted pro fessional who believes in team work and who spent a lot of our chat praising the kitchen and res-

to work out the menu for the func tions according to the budget the organisers have given me - from £20 a head — and according also to the special tastes and requirements of the guests.' He looked happy to have that responsibility.

So, apart from the best of barbe cues, what sort of food does Frederic and team prepare with the sort of care that has attracted many 'compliments to the chef since his arrival?

'I do good classic Mediterra

As well as soup of the day,start ers are chartreuse of smoked salmon & marinated wild salmon, and a classic selection of salads in cluding prawn, goafs cheese, chicken, scallops & duck breastsalthough that simplified summary doesn't do them justice. Similarly with the main courses, which, for reasons of space 1 have to sum up as being based on salmon,scallops, beef fillet,lamb fillet, duck,chicken or pasta.But,for example,'chicken' is fully described as 'Serrano wrapped chicken breast with caramelised balsamic vinegar and wines served with asparagus and parmesan risotto.' If you need more detailed descriptions you can ask to look at the menu at reception; similarly with the massive wine list which gives a choice from 49 labels, 5 countries and prices from £11 up to(in a class of its own)£290, which is a Krug Grand Cuv^e Brut NV.

Bookings for the restaurant, and conference/function enquiries,can be made by calling 70500 or by email to eliott@gibnet.gi

No dish can leave the kitchen unless he has personally checked and approved it

A light'hearted look at Gibraltar society with

Sofarthisyeartheweatherhasn't

been too bad,in fact there has been nothing to complain about at all. If it hadn't been for Jeremy of Norwich & Peterborough Estate Agents putting the mockers on it by changing into his summer gear too early it might have been even better. I did notice that after a couple of rainy days in late March he'd changed into a look more in keeping with the time of the year.

Now,as we move into May, I think summer could really be on the way. I had a word with Eric Shaw on Main Street in March and he told me that we were probably in for a long hot sum mer. He had noticed a larger and ear lier bird migration and that usually means it's going to be a good summer. Another probably less reliable weather forecaster told me that he'd seen a blackbird flying backwards and that apparently also means we're in for a good summer.

It's hard to believe but a few days before Easter the weather was really good and I actually saw a few hardy souls swimming in the sea at Catalan Bay. Sooner them than me, but good

luck to them — it's got to warm up a lot more before I'd risk taking a dip.

Sports Report

For a lot of people the month of May is one of the most important months of the year,especially sports fans and foot ball fanatics because May is the month for cup finals. By the end of the month we'll all know who are the Premier League champions,and who were pro moted and who will have to suffer rel egation. For Arsenal fans what a dif ference a month makes — one minute they were dreaming about winning the "treble" then in just a few days they were beaten by Man Utd in the F.A. Cup, knocked out of Europe by 'Chelski' and now their wondering if they will win anything. It just goes to show that when it comes to soccer any thing can happen. I mean whoever would have dreamed of a Millwall v Man Utd Cup Final? But what a final in prospect, the "Lions v Red Devils".

But here on the Rock,over Easter the Gibraltar Utd under 13s went to the UK to take part in an international tourna ment. To help raise the funds needed to send the lads, Alfie Ferrer had his

head shaved.

But soccer isn't the only sport fol lowed by many on the Rock,cricket fans were ecstatic over England's win in the recent test series against the WestIndies. We won't say too much about rugby un ion this month but I'm sure it won't be too long before the sounds of "Sweet Chariot" will once again be heard ring ing out as England win again.

Lads and Ladders

I've noticed a strange phenomena during my daily jaunts on Main Street recently. I can't quite make it out and it concerns a lot of the ladsinvolved in the building and construction industry. They all seem to walk about with lad ders and such like on their shoulders, boxes and bags on their arms and what appear to be briefcases in their hands. I saw Paul Hodkinson and he was doing it as well,so at this point curiosity took hold of me and I asked what it was all about.He told me the reason for the lad der was obvious, the box was full of tools, and just where would you put your sandwiches if you didn't have a bag. It all sounded perfectly reasonable, but when do they ever stop wandering

The National Choir entertain in Casemates

Lizanne of the Post Office

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Ernest and Alfred ouAid about

On parade

Mary ofthe Store

about to use all this gear? I'm beginning to suspect that the tools never see the light of day and that it's all some sort of builder's secret ritual.

Membership Expands

This month sees two new members of the "Bad Leg Club" and both of the entrants have a story that they probably wish nobody else would find out about.

First up is Roger of Mar Design who I bumped into on Main Street in April limping along on crutches looking pretty sorry for himself. "Hello," I said "what have you been up to?" And he told me the sorry tale. It seems that Roger, who incidentally has no Irish cormections at all, had been out celebrat ing St. Patrick's Day and at sometime during the festivities had climbed up on to a table top to show off his version of 'Riverdancc". Just as he reached the high point of his performance tragedy struck and he fell off the table. He was by that time,ofcourse,full of"The Black Stuff" and it didn't hurt at all but in the cold sober light of the next day he real ised the full extent of the damage and as a result his Riverdancing days are

Nick and Eloi$c on their ivedding day over for a while.

Oursecond new member this month is none other than that"Doyen of Den tistry" the soon to be 41 year old Mr Mike Clark who,while his wife Natalie was in the UK for a few days, was left in charge offeeding the family zoo.Just how it happened we shall never really know, but on his way to feed the me nagerie Mike took a tumble and as a result his foot, leg, and goodness knows what else soon turned black and blue with bruises. Iwas told by someone who prefers to remain anony mous that the fall happened because he wasn't looking where he was going and that at Mike's age he should be more careful. Whatever the reason it happened, I bet it hurt.

Age Before Beauty

Time has a way of catching up on everybody one way or the other, and none more so than Mick Manning who admitted to me during a chat that both his hair and his beard had a few silver patches these days. 1 had a look and said that considering he was well over, 21 it didn't look too bad to me. It was

at this moment that Mick made a fate ful error ofjudgement and told me the truth about his youthful look. It would seem that every now and again he touches it up with a bit of colouring. "Just brush it on," he said "it's easy". As he told me the story it reminded me of that old Carly Simon song"He's so vain".

Many Happies

Birthday boys and girls this month include Eileen, Becky, Norman, Rab, Ian, Russ Crawford and last but not least Katherine. Congratulations also to Carl and Kevin on their wedding anniversary. Congratulations also to Jim and Alison of the Taste of Corn wall on becoming Grandparents to a grandson named Alexander. Best wishes also to Eloise and Nick of ACT on their recent wedding.

April must have been the month for romance because as I passed the Thea tre Inn one day and there was Anna and her husband Stan kissing and cud dling. Who said romance was dead? Well that's about it for this month. See you on Main Street.

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Sean keeping ary

Shai^ed by the belle — Alfie

Ladbrokes learn(Tony,Robert and jason)w er$ ofthe 9-balt League at the 3 Ozols

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Natural History & Heritage Park

Admission to the Natural

History and Heritage Park

is between 9.30am and 7pm by tickets(includes entrance to sites within the Park including St. Michael's Cave, Monkey's Den,Great Siege Tunnels, Military Heritage Centre, A City Under Siege' Exhibition and the Moorish Castle).(Facilities closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day,) Adults £7.00 / Chil dren age 5-12 years: £4.00, Children age 4 years and under: free. Vehicles: £1.50. Pri vate vehicles may be restricted at certain times and it is advisable to take a Rock Tour by taxi/mini bus. The Natural History8 Her itage Park can also be reached by Cable Car (leaves from Grand Parade 9.30am-6pm MondaytoSunday. Lastcableup: 5.15pm, down: 5.45pm).

The flora and fauna on the

Upper Rock are considered to be of great conservational value. It's a perfect place for birdwatchers, as migratory species use Gi braltar as the shortest crossing between Eu rope and Africa, but botanists will also be interested to see over 600 species of flow ering plants, including some unique to Gi braltar. Watch out for colourful lizards, the non-venemous Horseshoe Whipsnake, but terflies and pipistrelle bats. Info on the Rock's flora and fauna is found at the Gi braltar Ornithological and Natural History Society's Information Centre at Jews Gate.

St. Micliael's Cave: The cave consists of 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 was never used. While blasting an alterna tive entrance a further series of chambers were discovered ending in a mini lake. These are called Lower St. Michael's Cave and can be visited with a qualified guide.

The IWonkeys' Den: There are around 160 monkeys living in the Park and around 30 of these can be seen at the Monkey's Den. Often called apes,they are tail-less Barbary Macaques and the only free living monkeys in Europe. Feeding the monkeys is illegal and carries a fine of £500.

The Great Siege Tunnels:Tunnelling in the Rock began during the Great Siege (17791783) when France and Spain made an all out attempt to recapture the Rock while Britain was busy with the American War of Independence. Governor General Elliot of-

History Alive

fered 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 suggested tunnelling and there are now over 30 miles of tunnels inside the Rock. Various exhibitions inside the tunnels bring their history to life.

The Miiitarv 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 failing asleep, is still vis ible, the earliest dating back to 1726.

The Moorish Castle: The Moorish Castle is actually just part of a Moorish town and castle which was built up during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Penin sula, spearheaded from Gibraltar in 71 IAD by Tarik-ibn-Zeyad ("Gibraltar" is a corruption of the Arabic words "Jebel Tarik" - Tank's mountain). The part we see today. The Tower of Homage, dates back to 1333AD, when Abu'l Hassan recaptured the Rock from the Spanish. The tower provides an excellent view point as it did for its Moorish builders centuries ago.

Natural History & Heritage Park Walks; One walk is recommended (St Michael's Cave through to Charles V Wall) but walk ers should be relatively fit. It is also pleas ant walking along the upper rock roads. Fact Files and brochures are available free from all Tourist Board offices.

Botanical Gardens: Opened in 1816, the Alameda Botanical Gardens fell into disre pair but are currently being restored to their former glory. Visitors can enjoy a stroll be neath 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: 72639/74022. Large car park available.

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 limestone outcrop with a labyrinth of un derground tunnels surmounted by an im pressive battery which has witnessed the

Emergency Services

Emergency calls only:

Fire/Ambulance Tel: 190

Police Tel: 199/112 Emergency Number Tel: 112

Non-urgent calls:

Ambulance Station Tel; 75728

Police Tel: 72500

Gibraltar Services Police: Emergency N°': ..Tel:(5)5026 /(5)3598

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. Adults £1.00 / Children & OAPs 50p.

Flat Bastion Magazine Flat Bastion Road. Geological Research Station and Lithology of Gibraltar. To visit please contact: F. Gomez Tel. 44460, R Hodkinson Tel. 43910.

Shrine of Our Lady of Europe (Museum within premises) Europa Road. 10am-7pm Monday to Friday, 11 am-7pm Saturday Sun day and Public Holidays. Closed 1pm •2pm, Admission free.

Trafalgar Cemetery: Trafalgar Road, open 9am - 7pm daily(admission free).

Visitor Information

Gibraltar Museum Tel: 74289 18/20 Bomb House Lane Open 10am -6pm (Sat. 10am - 2pm). Closed on Sunday Ad mission: Adults £2.00/Children under 12 years £1.00, Special exhibitions also held at museum premises In Casemates gallery.

Heritage Trust Tel; 42844

Registry Office Tel: 72289

It is possible to get married on the Rock within 48 hours of arrival. A fact taken ad vantage of by stars such as Sean Connery and John Lennon.

Rock Tours by Taxi Tel: 70052

As well as offering normal fares, Gibraltar taxis provide a complete Rock Tour taking in the Upper 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 Tel: 74950

Gibraltar National Tourist Board, Arundel Court, 179 Strand, London Tel: 0207 836 0777 Fax: 0207 240 6612 E-mail: giblondon@aol.com

John Mackintosh Hall Tel: 75669

The centre of Gib's cultural life, this centre includes a cafeteria, theatre, exhibition rooms and library, 308 Main Street 9.30am - Ilpm Monday to Friday Closed week ends.

New! Bus Routes

Route 2: Starts at Both Worlds on tfie hour. Caleta Hotel, Devil's Tower Rd, Winston Churchill Ave, Smith Dorien Ave, Line Wall Rd, Cable Car/Fire Station, Prince Edward's fld, Arengo's Pakace/St Bernard's Hospital. On half hour back to Both Worlds, down Prince Edward's Rdm Cathedral Sqm Line Wall Rd,Smith Dorien Ave.W. Churchill Ave. Devil's Tower Rd, Caleta Hotel, Both Worlds Mon - FrI 0800-2030(every 30 mins).

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Gibraltar's streets aie filled with military pageantry every Saturday morning when the Rock's past is brought alive by a troop of soldiers in 18th century period uniform. The soldiers march from Bomb House Lane at 12 noon to Casemates. At Casemates they carry out a "Ceremony of the Keys" routine and then march back up Main Street to the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned.

Telephone Services

Route 3: Runs between Frontier and Light house, Europa Point. Many points includ ing W.Churchill Ave,Smith Dorrlen Ave. Line Wall Rd. past Museum,Convent, up Europa Rd, past Casino, Loreto Convent. Mon-Fri 0630-1130 (non-stop) 1130-2000 (every 30 mins)2100(last bus leaves lighthouse) Sat 0730-2000(every 30 mins)21.00(as above), Sun 0730-1400 (only one bus operating) 1400-2000(every 30 mins)2100(as above)

Route 4: Catalan Bay, Devil's Tower Rd, W. Churchill Ave, Watergardens, Varyl Begg Estate, Gib 5, Safeway Petrol Statiion, Line Wall Rd, past US & British War Memorials. Museum, Cathedral Sq. Cable Car Statiion,

Useful Numbers Airport (general info.) Tel: 73026

Airport(GB Ainvays) Tel: 75984 Monarch Airlines Tel: 47477 Hospital, St Bernards Tel: 79700

Weather information Tel: 5-3416 Frontier Queue Update Tel: 42777

Useful Websites http://www.gibraltar.gov.gi http://www.gibraltar.gi http://www.TheGibraltarMagazine.com

Public Holidays 2004 Gibraltar 8 United Kingdom New Year's Day 1 January Commonwealth Day' 8 March Good Friday 9 April Easter Monday 12 April

May Day Holiday 3 May

Spring Bank Holiday 31 May

Queen's Birthday 14 June

Tercentenary Holiday* 4 August

Summer Bank Holiday 30 August National Day* lOSeptember

Christmas Day Holiday 27 December

Boxing Day Holiday 28 December ''Gibraltar Only

Spain F/xec/.' New Year 1 January; Epiphany

6January; St Joseph 19 March; Labour Day 1 May; St John 24 June: St James 25 July:

Assumption Day 15 August: National Day

12 October: All Saints 1 November; Im maculate Conception 8 December: Christ

mas 25 December. Moveable: Maundy

Thursday: Good Friday: Corpus Christi.

end of Alameda Estate, Rosia Rd, up Europa Rd past Casino, South Brk Rd, KGV, St Josephs School, down South Pavilion Rd. stops at Rosia Plaza near 100 ton gun. Re turns past Police HQ,Cumberland Rd, Rosia Rd, Boyd St. Main St, past Convent, Cathe dral Sq, Line Wall Rd, Market PI, Queensway, up Euoport Ave, Safeway, Watergardens, Corral Rd, Winston Churchill Ave, Devil's Tower Rd. Catalan Bay. Mon - Fri 0715-2045 (every 15 mins until 1700then every 30 mins) Sat-Sun 0800 - 2100(every 30 mins),

Route 9: Frontier to Market PI and back, stops at W.Churchill Ave and Glacis Rd. Mon - Fri 0830 -2030 (every IB min) Sat 08002030 (every 15 min) SundayslOOO - 2000 (every 20 mins).

Route 10; Runs between Frontier,W. Church ill Ave, Glacis Rd,. Watergardens Gib 5, Safeway, Europort, British War Memorial. Mon - Fri 0815-2000(every 1 Bmins)Sat08401920(every 30 mins)Sunday 0945-1800,