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BEAUTY ADDICT
THE SUMMER MAKEUP REPORT
BEACH DOS AND DON’TS
SAFELY ENJOY THE SUN AND SEA
WITHAM’S CEMETERY RESTORATION PROJECT
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JULY ISSUE EDITOR’S NOTE Forget what I said about Zoom calls. I’m all Zoomed out. Thankfully, as we enter into Phase 5 of Unlock the Rock, restrictions have begun to ease and I’ve been able to interact with other humans again! (Just in time, too. I was about to go full-Tom Hanks and name my exercise ball Wilson.)
COMING OUT OF MY CAGE, AND I’VE BEEN DOING JUST FINE.
But that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods just yet; it’s so important to practice social distancing where possible, and protect yourself from any potential spread of the virus. If you’re wondering what facemask to wear, and when to wear it, refer to our handy guide (p. 75). Jo also has some helpful hints and tips on how to enjoy the sun, sea, and sand, safely (p. 73). That's some alliteration my old English teacher, Mr King, would be proud of. As you may have heard by now, the Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park (AWCP) threw open their arms (and wings, paws, and trotters) to the public last month for the first time since lockdown began (p. 25). Go and show your support, and make some furry and feathery friends in the process! As Julia states in this month’s fashion segment, looking puttogether in the scorching summer heat is never an easy feat. Trousers and long-sleeved tops have been firmly relegated to the ‘winter suitcase’, but what to wear now (p. 80)? In ‘Business’, Eran and Ayelet highlight the importance of caring, and caring about what’s important when considering the impact of COVID-19 on relocation assignments (p. 16). How is your workplace dealing with the issue of employment mobility? If you enjoyed last month’s article on ‘How I Got Into Wine – Part 1’, I have some good news for you. Here’s Part 2 (p. 76)! Andrew speaks to more of his wine aficionado amigos, who recount their reason for turning to the (expensive) bottle. Do you remember yours? Email in for the chance to win a bottle of Perrier Jouët Champagne worth over £40! And finally, make sure you head over to our community segment, where we shine a spotlight on some of the incredible individuals striving to make a difference both here on the Rock and around the world (p. 22). Que vivan los llanis!
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content 08 Hello There: What Plans Did COVID-19 Ruin For You? 09 What's On 10 News
46 For the Love of Art 49 Gibraltar Artists and Artisans
16 Relocation Assignments: Adapt, Balance, Care
54 Bookish: Join Our Monthly Book Club!
18 Not All Is Lost: Improving Trade and Business
56 HIMALAYA: From the Rock to a High Place
25 A Zookeeper’s Diary: Welcome Back! 28 Bringing Witham’s Cemetery Back to Life 32 Seniors at Lockdown 34 A Tale of Two Lives: Tania Olivares, Nurse and Adventurer
60 One Wife Too Many: The Captain’s Paradise
LEISURE 65 Breathtaking Summer Getaways 70 Confessions of a Beauty Addict: The Summer Makeup Report 73 Beach Dos and Don'ts 75 Face the Pandemic With a Mask 76 How I Got Into Wine (Part 2)
COMMUNITY
80 The Dress Directory: Versatile Summer Dresses
36 Help Me Learn Africa: Winner of the UEFA Foundation for Children Award
REGULARS
37 Action4Schools: Distributing COVID-19 Wash Kits for Regent Village
84 Recipes: Tropical Pineapple & Coconut Crumble and Spanakopita
38 Jake Torres: Illustrated Book, Corona Travel
86 Information 90 Schedules
40 Calendar Boys: Running for Calpe House
93 #GibsGems
43 PJ Isola Foundation: £102,175 for Cancer Relief
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51 Art Club: Drawing the Niterói Contemporary Art Gallery
22 Hearts of Gibraltar: Benjamin Hassan
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WHAT PLANS DID COVID-19 RUIN FOR YOU?
Kavish Sachanandani, 32, David J Diaz, 31, Social Media Coordinator at Gibraltar Live Music Society "My wedding! We were set to tie the knot in September, but of course we have had to postpone. I’m pleased to say though that we will be getting married next April."
Customs Officer at HM Customs "I was unable to fly home due to several cancelled flights. But being stranded also meant that I got to spend more time with my favourite American. Luckily, I got home safe and sound - and my (now) fiancée will be visiting next week! "
Adva Bloom, 32, Jewellery Designer/Blogger (Insta @advabloom) "Due to COVID-19 lockdown I had to postpone my visit to Israel, where I am originally from, which left me missing my family and close friends…”
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WHAT'S ON JULY 2020 WEDNESDAY 1ST TO FRIDAY 10TH JULY Exhibition of Original Paintings by Wanda Bush John Mackintosh Hall For more information contact Wanda at gibraltarwanda@gmail.com or on 54027792. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS HERITAGE AWARDS 2020 The Gibraltar Heritage Trust is inviting nominations from the public for this year’s round of Heritage Awards. There are four categories of Award: •
Junior Heritage Award: Awarded to projects carried out by a school, youth group or individual under the age of 16.
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Group Heritage Award: Awarded to companies, groups or developers.
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Individual Heritage Award: Awarded to projects undertaken by private individuals
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: CALL FOR SPONSORSHIP
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Special Commendation: Awarded at the discretion of the Board of the Heritage Trust to individuals, groups or companies felt to have
Liz Flynn is a local wildlife and nature photographer, noted for her stunning images taken in and around the Gibraltar Nature Reserve. She predominantly photographs sunrises, landscapes and portraits of the famous Barbary apes, however recently she was fortunate enough to capture this unique snapshot of Gibraltar’s national bird, the Barbary partridge, accompanied by a wild rabbit.
Further details about the awards and nomination forms can be obtained from the Trust’s office at the Main Guard, 13 John Mackintosh Square, Mondays to Fridays, during normal office hours or can be requested by email from exec@gibraltarheritagetrsust.org.gi or downloaded from www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi contributed to the positive promotion of heritage issues. Closing date for nominations is Tuesday the 15th of September 2020.
Liz recently won the AWCP photography competition and has had several photos published in Barbary Macaques by author Chris White, available from Amazon and the Gibraltar Heritage Trust. Liz will be exhibiting her photography in the coming months; giving people the opportunity to purchase prints with all proceeds going to Save Gibraltar Street Cats. If you can help in providing a venue and/or sponsorship, Liz would very much like to hear from you at lizflynn1414@gmail. com. Visit Liz on Instagram and Facebook at @InLikeFlynnPhotography14.
news CHANGES TO GOLDEN HOUR AND SILVER TIME As we progress to ‘Unlock the Rock’ the Government has noticed that the take up of areas used for Golden Hour and Silver time has reduced. However, for as long as there are people who wish to continue to avail themselves of safer spaces during this period, the Government will continue to
TOUCHING MACAQUES TO BE AN OFFENCE Interference with Barbary macaques has always been seen as detrimental to them, and the official line has for years been to discourage visitors from touching or otherwise interfering with macaque natural behaviour. Not only does it prejudice their health and social structure but macaques are prone to succumb to human disease. This has been seen in the past when our macaques have for example contracted Hepatitis A. There is also the possibility of human contacting infection through contact with a macaque.
provide them. There will be changes due to reduction of numbers but there continue to be wardens to ensure that social distancing is maintained. As from Monday 22nd June the following changes have been introduced: •
Victoria Stadium: Golden Hour will no longer be available at Vitoria Stadium. The take up at this venue is extremely low and there is a demand to provide sporting facilities for children in the mornings.
elsewhere have been known to be susceptible. Because of the low level of the virus in Gibraltar and of the prompt lockdown of tourist sites, it is virtually definite that the macaques have not contracted COIVID-19. We have to ensure that this continues to be the
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Commonwealth Park: A safe time will be made between 9.30am and 11.30am. During this time, access will be limited and made available exclusively to people who can avail themselves of Golden Hour and Silver time. Given the number expected, it is envisaged that there will be sufficient area to enable social distancing.
These arrangements will continue to be kept under review depending on numbers and demand.
case. Therefore this is the time to take action. The Government has therefore published a Bill to amend the Animals Act which will make touching or other interference with the natural behaviour of macaques an offence except under licence for management, research or veterinary purposes.
With the arrival of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the Government will be taking strict measures to prevent contact with the macaques. This is in order to minimise the risk of their contracting the disease and becoming ill or dying. Primates 10
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news HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR’S INAUGURAL VISIT TO THE REGIMENT On Tuesday 16 June, the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) had the honour of hosting His Excellency for the first occasion as Governor and Commander in Chief. The visit by Vice Admiral Sir David Steel allowed him to meet members of the RG in a socially-distanced parade which showcased the Regiment’s various capabilities. On parade
were the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, Recruiting Team, Motor Transport, soldiers and associated weaponry, the ceremonial Light Guns, and a selection of supporting staff. His Excellency later addressed the troops to express his delight in meeting them and becoming Commander in Chief and looking forward to seeing more of them in the future.
Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Simon Dyson who updated him on the Regiment's current activities and plans. Others present for the visit were Major Tim Cumming (Second in Command), Major Dominic Collado (Aide De Camp) and Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) Patrick Canepa.
Following this part of his visit he signed the Visitors book before holding an office call with the Commanding
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news BARS RESUME BUSINESS As of last month, on the 22nd June and in line with UNLOCK PHASE 4, legislation was published so that bars may resume business. Some restrictions will apply and businesses will require a permit from the Director of Public Health before opening.
The Environmental Agency via email at admin@eag.gi or follow the link at www.environmental-agency.gi. The guidelines produced by The Environmental Agency are
industry-specific and should be read in conjunction with the Director of Public Health’s General Principles for Developing Business Operating Processes and Procedures.
The Environmental Agency has produced guidelines to assist with the application process. Applicants will be required to submit a Business Operating Processes and Procedures form, a copy of which will be included within the guidelines. The guidelines and application forms can now be requested from
AIR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS Air travel restrictions into Gibraltar due to COVID-19 have been lifted as of 21st of June 2020. All incoming travellers with valid travel documents will be allowed entry into Gibraltar via the Gibraltar International Airport. In Spain, the State of Emergency (“Estado de Alarma”) declared on 14 March, ended on June 21. From this date, Spain has reopened its borders to European Union and Schengen-area countries with the exception of Portugal where the restrictions will continue to apply up until 1 July. 12
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news GIBRALTARIAN BECOMES FIRST MEMBER TO WIN INTERNATIONAL HONOUR MEDAL Round Table Gibraltar have been awarded the prestigious ‘Community Service Project of the year’ for the Southern Europe and Mediterranean region. This is the first time, since the Gibraltar club was chartered in 1978, that it has received this award. The region consists of 11 countries around the Mediterranean and Southern Europe including France, Italy, Switzerland and Morocco and has more than 4,000 members. The award has been given for Round Table Gibraltar’s charitable work throughout the year and specifically for its annual ‘Texas Hold’em Charity Poker’ event which saw more than 80 participants. The money raised was donated to the Gibraltar Samaritans (GibSams) suicide prevention charity to assist with their invaluable work in the local community.
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news MEET ‘STAR’ After the success of ‘Bubbles’ at Eastern Beach, the Department of the Environment & Climate Change would like to introduce ‘Star’, the environmentally friendly, plastic-eating, aquatic mammal that will reside at Camp Bay. Like ‘Bubbles’, ‘Star’ aims to encourage beach users to recycle plastic, while helping to keep our beaches and the sea, free from plastic contamination. ‘Star’ is a metallic frame structure, four metres by two metres in size, which is being deployed at Camp Bay today, on World oceans day, as the ideal receptacle for
CLUBHOUSE GIBRALTAR Clubhouse Gibraltar are happy to announce that as from last month, they have now opened their premises on an appointmentsbasis, in order to manage
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all plastic items. Beach users are encouraged to dispose of these in an environmentally friendly fashion.
participate. Please try not to use disposable plastic, but if you do, please feed plastic to ‘Star’.
‘Star’ can be easily emptied once full in order to start receiving plastics items again; its contents designated for recycling. The aim is to continue to raise public awareness, regarding the dangers of plastic contamination in our marine environment. This campaign is conducted as a general public initiative and we, therefore, encourage everyone to actively
attendance and to keep people as safe as possible. Did you know Clubhouse Gibraltar also has a charity shop? The charity shop has now opened its doors once again, offering some of the best bargains in Gibraltar at giveaway prices. It’s the perfect place to rummage
for pocket-friendly hidden treasures, and the best part? It all contributes towards a very worthy cause. The opening hours are Monday to Thursday 10am to 3.30pm, and Fridays 10am to 1pm. (Donations, however, are only accepted on Thursdays.) Visit Clubhouse Gibraltar at 304a Main Street.
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RELOCATION ASSIGNMENTS: ADAPT, BALANCE, CARE
The impact of COVID19 on relocation assignments.
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ttracting quality talent to Gibraltar has traditionally been a challenge for many local companies, particularly in the online gaming and the finance sectors. The task is going to be even more challenging over the coming year as global employee mobility has been severely affected by COVID19. Despite the fact that Gibraltar has been very lucky so far in withstanding the current crisis, with no coronavirus-related deaths to date, the pandemic has raised a whole new set of concerns for both employers and employees in respect of international relocation assignments, with new emphasis on healthcare insurance, employer’s duty of care, remote working and possible economic slowdown in the post-corona era. As part of our Relocation Advisory Services, over the last 3 months, we have hosted a series of 16
webinars with panels of experts in various relocation-related subject matters, to assist our clients and contacts around the world currently on relocation assignments. In addition, through our innovative Relocation Clinic and Spouse & Family Relocation Hotline services, we have been able to provide a rapid-response team to assist employers and employees in real time with urgent questions that have risen due to COVID19. From the insights we have gained, we believe global employment mobility will be impacted by COVID19 in the following ways:
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Offices may never see the same crowds again. make it work remotely?
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If remote working is not preferred/possible, there is likely to be greater opportunity for home working in the host country. The CEO of Barclays recently announced offices may never see the same crowds again, and he is not alone in this view (Facebook, Google, and other tech companies have recently extended work from home until the end of the year).
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business and be away from family and home healthcare. Companies may have to shift their talent planning including more remote team collaboration. For example, consider an assignment that was put on hold due to the crisis. If restrictions start lifting in the summer the likelihood with immigration delays would be a start date in the autumn, which could coincide with a much discussed second wave as the typical flu season starts.
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Duty of care and compliance will gain importance – This crisis has highlighted how important it is to track your mobile workforce, including business travellers. More attention to data and having the right technology to track will be essential, as well as communication tools and being able to get reliable information to employees (thus avoiding employee’s reliance on social media). Moreover, from a liability perspective, the employer may want a proper legal review of assignment documentation to eliminate risk of litigation.
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Remobilisation strategies as we ease out of lockdowns may require HR to identify local talent in location or those with work rights (i.e. nationality or PR status) in host locations to bypass ongoing travel restrictions in place.
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a consistent and fair way, as opposed to ad-hoc.
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With the expected economic downturn – will companies re-evaluate projects and assignments? Will assignments currently on hold still go ahead once restrictions are lifted or will companies rethink investments? What mobility alternatives are available? Cost management will become more important and mobility managers will need to think of new and creative ways to control costs.
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In some industries, especially involving larger long-term projects such as infrastructure and engineering, mobility operations will likely return to normal as soon as the restrictions are lifted. However, mobility managers and team members will need to focus more on new skills as we move forward. The ‘reluctant assignee’ and their family may require much more empathy than before and the manager may need to increase the use of external relocation specialists for coaching to assist with this empathy and assurances, as well as to be better equipped to provide assignees with more detailed information about healthcare systems, insurance and other aspects of the destination country.
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Finally, although there may be fewer assignments, the ones which do go ahead may be more business critical and expensive, which will contradict the pressure to reduce costs. Rather than trying to reduce costs and limit exceptions, HR teams will need to be able to ensure managers do not cut corners on protecting the assignee and family, and will provide them with access to ongoing relocation support services, spouse and family support etc. While we believe that Gibraltar can showcase its great success in withstanding the corona pandemic, in order to attract talented employees to the jurisdiction, successful employers will be those who place more attention on caring and reassurance for their relocating employees both before and throughout the relocation period, providing their assignees with access to both internal and external personal and spouse support.
ERAN SHAY, Managing Director & AYELET MAMO SHAY, Business Development Director of Benefit Business Solutions Ltd. (+350) 200 73669 general@benefitgibraltar.com
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NOT ALL IS LOST ‘Every cloud has a silver lining’ goes the old English expression. This week has brought us some good news regarding the beginning of the ending of the lockdown in Gibraltar along with our neighbours in Andalucía.
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ne can now travel freely to and from Gibraltar, and do our shopping across the border, which is always good fun and which we all enjoy so much after a long period of little or no movement. Travel is now feasible between all the provinces of Andalucía and things will open up more as we enter the summer season. Business is slowly catching up and it looks like the pandemic has given us a muchneeded break. But we all realise that things are going to be very different from now onwards. Social distancing, changes in travels, going to restaurants and shopping, working from home. The list is perhaps too long to name all the prime changes taking place in our new world. Some changes will be most welcome, others (however tough they may seem) will have to be accepted as part of our new lives during the aftermath of the coronavirus. There are ways in which we can GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
Things are going to be very different from now onwards. turn things around to improve trade and business here and abroad. Basically, the secret is to reinvent things that will attract more customers and increase trade. We shall try in this article to give the business community a few original tips to help entrepreneurs and the brave start-ups to improve their business after the hard economic blow we all had to bear for the never-possible-to-forget Dark Spring of 2020. SHARING ECONOMY This hugely successful new business sector will most definitely have to make major changes. Bla Bla Car for instance, a well-established car travel
sharing business which works with a rather handy application, will have to make some changes to keep attracting customers. Probably a compulsory rule to wear face masks, and a limited number of clients in one motorcar at a time may be part of the answer. Disinfecting the seats in front of clients may be requested. And perhaps more attractive rates. They will make it back if some of these rules are established. One golden rule which must be followed by all entrepreneurs is to think about what customers need. Never forget that consumers will be keener to save money after the pandemic. Personally, I would add that consumers are always looking to get good value for money and to save no matter how well-off they might be. It is such a simple golden rule but sadly not all entrepreneurs follow it. Saving money. Value for money. The biggest drive in business no doubt. In the new sharing economy, we all look forward to having things of yours and you having things of 19
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mine - even if these things need a thorough clean in between. PROPERTY FOREVER In property things must be changed as well; better pricing, or giving the final buyer good value for money. Some developers in France and Spain are offering clients a decoration service, which is not only attractive but extremely well-priced. People, it is sad to admit, think less each day with all this modern technology, smartphones and digital business. So, give them the job done. It may produce more punters than you think. The letting agency business is also going to need a good reinvention scheme. Fair prices. Fair deals. Competition is fierce out there, 20
so try to be number one in aggressive marketing. Airbnb, for example, have taken the pandemic very seriously, to the extent of recommending landlords to leave a 24-hour gap between lettings so there is enough time to clean and disinfect the houses to be let. Do not be surprised if this rule becomes a must in the future. It would boost the tenants’ confidence in the property in mention. Another important rule when offering long-term lets is to be fair to the client. The client is the one that makes it all possible. Ultimately it is the client who brings the business. I was an agent many moons ago and never ever made double letting fees from my customers. I am not saying this to blow my own trumpet
The secret is to reinvent things. but if a client rented via us, he would not be charged a penny. The landlord being the party that received the money is the one to be paying his agent and never the other way around. In the UK it is illegal to charge commission fees to the tenant. One used to be able to charge an admin fee but it looks like it is also illegal these days. Along the coast it is very common to get charged a full month as a commission fee if you are a tenant. Maybe it is a good time to start an agency and advertise ‘Zero commission for tenants’ as part of your marketing GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
business Free range eggs. So simple and so clever. factory-size oriented. His success is a small unique product. Free range eggs. So simple and so clever. TRANSPORT Here comes a very complex business sector. Personally, I am not flying at present. I will fly again when the virus goes forever or the right vaccine arrives. A lot of people will no doubt share my views. Others shall not. But look into possibilities of car sharing, scooters, e-bikes. These will bring good business no doubt. Finally, consider that business locations and the new fashion of how to run them is going to change. The pandemic’s drive to moving business management to cyberspace is probably not going to be the last - anything related to this will certainly work.
tools to bring more clients whilst increasing trade. Let me assure you it works. FOOD AND GROCERIES People have become extremely cautious when shopping these days. Make sure you give your clientele the cleanest products, in the most impeccable premises. Large supermarkets know this inside out - copy the big ones is GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
the answer. Whether you run a supermarket franchise or a little fruit shop it makes no difference; tidiness is of paramount importance. Go organic. People love that kind of stuff, and will pay you much more if they can get top-class organic free-range eggs or chicken. An old client started out selling a few organic eggs. He only owns about 80 hens. He cannot cope with demand, but he doesn’t wish to make his venture
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life HEARTS OF GIBRALTAR A lovely chat with Benjamin Hassan...
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’ve known Benjamin since my teenage years. He was, and is always, with a smile, followed by effortless jokey conversations. As life would have it, we both set sail for our own journeys and amazingly enough we got to cross paths many years later. I was ‘wowed’ by everything he has been working on to reach to where he is today. “How has life been for you? I know you have worked on so much but I would love to hear it all (well as much as you can).” I asked super intrigued and with 22
questions ready in waiting. “I met someone a few years ago, who described his various ventures using the term ‘Portfolio Career’ and I realised ‘AHA!’. This is me! My vocational and professional life are so different and so challenging as well as rewarding, that I never could quite describe my diversity until I heard this phrase. From 9am to 5pm, I excel in my job as the Director of a Trust Company in the Commercial Sector in Finsbury Trust. I
My vocational and professional life are so different. then go on to my practice as a Psychotherapist where I work with clients from every walk of life, different socio-economic backgrounds and incredible people including teenagers and adolescents requiring empowering tools to help themselves in finding GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
life "If we don’t try, we will never know." their own direction. On weekends and after hours (some days), I am what is known as a ‘Guardian Ad Litem’. These are independent people appointed by the Courts who represent minors in court cases together with a barrister/ lawyer.” I needed to ask how this became his life’s purpose. “I was brought up with a value system put in place. I did struggle with some of the practice at times but not the belief, so finding the balance became difficult. I often found myself with this internal tug of war to lead my own life but also not wanting to offend anyone. My amazing parents (and mentors I must say), positively challenged me to think for myself, and in doing so to remain respectful of those around me, including being non-judgmental on the choices others made for themselves. And that’s where I started.
I have that at the forefront of my mind every single day and at all levels of my life experiences. It reinforces me to remember and know that everyone is doing their best, that we all have our part to play and contribute in so many different ways. I could be completing the sale of a building in London one morning, and refocus myself to a child’s requirements in a court case by evening. We are all dynamic. As humans we experience love, hate, envy, happiness, anger, fulfilment, pain to name a few, but I would say that our biggest influencer should be NOT to be afraid of failure. It doesn’t mean we avoid doing certain
things or don’t engage in certain situations, it means trying and facing challenges even when the outcome is not the desired one. If we don’t try, we will never know”. Benjamin continues to persevere in his own passions when he’s not working. He enjoys travelling, exploring, surfing, visiting jungles and so much more. He embraces the lessons he learns from all the incredible people he meets along the way. “If you want to see how you develop, spend time with people who can feed your mind and empower you to make a difference for yourself,” Benjamin concludes.
I went on to pursue a career in psychology and practiced in various countries. But I kept having that internal talk of what did I truly want? Somehow things and people kept presenting themselves and it kept re-routing me from where I thought I was going. I learnt so much. Nowadays I always smile at the expression ‘Tell God your plans and watch him laugh’. Now that I have welcomed the terminology Portfolio Career as to what I do, it keeps me grounded with an open appetite for more. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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fter twelve, long weeks closed to the public, due to the COVID19 outbreak, the Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park was given permission to re-open its gates on the 8th June. For zoos around the world, the situation has been dire; animals still have to be fed and animal keeping staff could not be furloughed as animals need to still be cared for. This has placed a huge financial burden on many zoos, as funding primarily comes from visitor entrances. The knock-on effect for conservation projects, supported by zoos across the world, has also been devastating. Fortunately, in Gibraltar, the AWCP’s collection of animals is partially funded by the Gibraltar Government for basic running GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
costs, but the impact will still be felt for many months. Future contingency planning for zoos is crucial. The AWCP is careful when planning future animal acquisitions. “We are already leaning towards species local to the area, certainly species that require minimal extra heating and lighting, to keep costs of running the zoo down, but also to highlight important species locally,” explains Park Manager, Jess Leaper. The AWCP was created to house confiscated species, most of these are still in the park today. Since then, many acquisitions have been surplus animals from sanctuaries and zoos across Europe. Planning for future possible pandemics is crucial to the survival of many
businesses and entities, not least zoos and sanctuaries. A return to nature and a re-focus on the natural world is imperative for the survival of the planet and the species we share it with. The period of lockdown was tough on the small team of keepers who had the responsibility of maintaining, cleaning and feeding the collection of 161 animals at the park. It was a relief for all as things began to return to normal, especially the return of the team of dedicated AWCP volunteers. Before lockdown, the park also had two Interns, Calvin from Belgium and Nicole from the UK, who had planned to spend a few months brushing up on their animal husbandry skills at the AWCP. Unfortunately, 25
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the primary roles of the AWCP, to inspire the younger generation to care for nature, both at home and around the world. We promote rainforests and habitat protection around the world and help people to make the link between actions (or habits) they take in their daily lives and how these can impact habitats (and species) across the world,” says Jess, Park Manager. “It was a blow to realise that this would not be delivered this year.” To compensate, the team put together a Homeschooling Education Pack that could be downloaded by parents from the website with interactive activities related to the animals at the park. They also kept in touch with the public via Instagram and Facebook, with live-video sessions and info snippets on the animals at the park, including a ‘FacebookLive, World Otter Day’.
both were forced to return home, due to the crisis and their internships were cut short. It seemed there was little hope for any imminent internships until an email arrived in the AWCP inbox in later April. Anna Merrett had arrived in Gibraltar the day before lockdown. She had finally made the move over to live with her partner who is employed here in Gibraltar. With a background in ecology consultancy and environmental education, and an interest in learning more about exotic animal care, Anna took the plunge and applied to volunteer. With plenty of spare time on her hands, she saw the opportunity to expand on her skills and to offer a helping hand. Great news also for 26
the AWCP team! Anna will be at the wildlife park for a 12-month internship, concentrating not only on animal husbandry, but also helping to develop the Conservation Education programme at the park. Just as lockdown occurred, the Wildlife Park was expecting its busiest education season ever. All schools in Gibraltar were booked in for educational sessions at the park, ranging from the standard educational tours with Keepers, to specially designed modules on the park’s campaigns: Habits for Habitats and Conscious Eating. “We were geared up and ready for an exciting few months. Conservation Education is one of
This coming year, the AWCP is in a better position than ever to expand its ever-growing education program for schools. In November last year, Nicola Campbell joined the Keeper team. With a background in Conservation Education and teaching, Nic hopes to help develop these programs further. Nic is also the Training Coordinator for the park, this helps to maintain consistency in training new recruits, staff, volunteers and interns. As a new recruit, Anna was 11 12 1 acclimatised 10 2 to the role of 9 3 animal keeper, 8 4 starting with 7 6 5 one of the easiest animals to care for, but also one of the messiest; the rabbits. The AWCP currently has two rabbits and two guinea GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
life pigs. These were all abandoned here in Gibraltar. Where possible, the AWCP tries to re-home abandoned pets, but with limited space, not many homes in Gibraltar can accommodate the needs of a rabbit or guinea pig. Although they can be trained to use a litter tray, rabbits can chew wires in the home and need space to express their natural behaviours such as digging and burrowing. The rabbits at the park have been given areas in which to burrow, so one of the first tasks is often to find the rabbits! Anna has also been learning about safe weeds to feed to the rabbits. At the tail end of spring, there is still plenty of vegetation for the rabbits to feast on. If they are really lucky, Christine Gilder from the Botanic Gardens will bring up some carrot tops and bok choi from the Kids Veg Patch as a special treat! After a break, Anna has begun her training with Nic, the Primate Keeper, on the primate section. “I love working with these species. Having studied primates at university, this is a great opportunity for me to apply my theoretical knowledge to their real-life care. They show amazing intelligence during their training with Nic, and I love watching them socialise in their family groups. They’re so also super cute – especially our Tamarins and Lemurs!” says Anna.
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staff and volunteers can also get involved with. By the end of her training, Anna should be adept at enticing each of the lemurs and small primates to sit patiently on the weighing scales, or to move through catch up tunnels and station on command. These training techniques use positive reinforcement and are an invaluable part of animal management at the park. Towards the end of lockdown, the GBC camera crew arrived at the park to begin filming for a new series on the zoo. This 4-5part show will follow the park from lockdown, through to re-opening and beyond, highlighting the day to day running of the zoo and giving viewers an intimate insight into the lives of the animals at the park. On one of Anna’s first days at the zoo, she was given the opportunity to spend some time in front of the camera. The theme of this episode was ‘Enrichment’. Anna set about demonstrating how enrichment can stave off boredom and helps to draw out the natural foraging behaviours of the animals at the park, even the rabbits!
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With just a week to go until the park re-opened to the public, it was time to carry out some routine maintenance that was impossible to do during the lockdown. One of the tasks was re-painting areas of the park. The AWCP was renovated with help from The Parasol Foundation and
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Gibraltar Government, back in 2013. Seven years on and the specialist painted rock work had begun to fade and benches and metalwork needed sprucing up. Anna was happy to help out and set about repainting the lemur walkway, whilst Head Keeper, Steve Bryant replaced the ropes for the lemurs and macaques to play on. This general maintenance takes place throughout the year, all the ‘furniture’ (logs, platforms and ropes) in the enclosures should be moved around regularly or replaced, in order to keep the enclosures stimulating for the animals, as well as attractive and clean. The rock work was also touched up, giving the park a refreshed look for the summer. With the gradual return to normality, the AWCP is hoping to welcome back schools this autumn. After nearly seven months away from school for most, the return to school will take some adjustment. The Wildlife Park will be offering an Autumn Program for schools to help ease the children back into academic work. An appreciation for nature and the outdoors has been a theme throughout the lockdown. With many confined to the 6.8 square kilometres of Gibraltar, families have taken to exploring the unique, hidden side of Gibraltar, often overlooked by locals. This increased appreciation for local nature and biodiversity is something the AWCP want to help nurture in the ‘new normal’ in Gibraltar. To find out more, visit: www.awcp. gi or follow the AWCP on Instagram or Facebook. 27
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BRINGING WITHAM’S CEMETERY BACK TO LIFE
You may know this space as Witham’s Cemetery, Sandpits Cemetery, or perhaps even the Officers’ Cemetery. For the past 4 years, the Gibraltar Heritage Trust and a core group of volunteers have been diligently working on a project to restore and open the site to the public. Now well over the halfway mark, we speak to project leader Keith Farrell to see how they’re getting on.
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rimarily for the officers of the fortress and their families, Witham’s Cemetery houses a number of famous figures. Although there are burials dating from the late 18th century and the early 20th century, the majority of the burials here took place in the 19th century. It has been inactive as a burial site since then, laying abandoned and overgrown.
no proper surgery or anaesthetic. There were also only very basic obstetric services; many women died during childbirth, and children often died during early infancy. It becomes quite heart wrenching to see the number of children buried here,” project
leader Keith Farrell admits. Amongst the officers buried at Witham’s Cemetery are a few catholic priests, who all had issues with the catholic establishment, either with the church or the papacy, or with the local elders
Nestled between Knight's Court and St John's Court, the site is home to over 200 graves, around 20% of which belong to children, many of whom died of epidemics such as the 1828 yellow fever epidemic. “You’ve also got to bear in mind it was a time where there was 28
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history Early 19th Century painting, over looking Sandpits and the Cemetery
Late 19th Century photograph of Sandpits Magazine with Cemetery in the background
"All these little pieces came together like a detective story!" (known as the ‘Junta’). One of these was Fr John Baptist Zino, who was the apostolic vicar of Gibraltar - the equivalent of a Bishop for his time. He had difficulties with the church, particularly with regards to the education of catholic children. “There was a sort of competition between the Methodists who were using a lot of their zeal in education – not necessarily trying to convert catholic kids, but it was that period of complicated history that made him fall out with the authorities, so he was buried here. However, his body was disinterred when Bishop Caruana died; when the Bishop was buried in the Cathedral, there GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
was the opportunity for that to be made right at the same time by re burying Fr Zino in the Cathedral.” Keith reveals. Another interesting individual who stands out is Joaquim de Menezes e Ataide – Archbishop of Madeira and Bishop of Elvas. The story of how we found him is curious. We didn’t know he existed. All we had was a reference to a Portuguese
‘Bishop of Eluesis’, from a chap who did a review of the graves here in 1908. All the inscriptions were gone. A year ago, Peter Soiza, a lay helper in the Cathedral said ‘Look, we’re getting a group of Portuguese clergy coming, and they’re wondering if anybody knows where this Archbishop was buried?’. We only had a name – I Googled him and saw he was the Bishop of Meliapur in India, and 29
history "There are so many individuals here that are forgotten."
It paints a picture of life in the 1800s, Georgian and Victorian life on the Rock, which we really don’t have a huge amount of information about. It offers more of a social history than one of battles and wars – one that is unique to us and reflects the pastiche that makes up Old path
that he’d written some eulogy to the local British consul. He then went on to become Archbishop of Madeira and Bishop of Elvas.. ‘Elvas’ in Latin is ‘Elvensis’, so we were sure that the little reference to Eluesis was a misprint, and that it was him. All these little pieces came together a bit like a detective story! I’ve been to Elvas and made contact with the people there and they’re keen for us to potentially develop the concept and either have his grave rebuilt as an honour to someone who was really quite high up in the catholic church in Portugal during that period and make that connection. There are so many individuals here that are forgotten.” There are several other people of note buried here, including. Sir James Cochrane – mid 1800s – as well as Dr Carlos Bouisson, the first editor of The Gibraltar Chronicle. THE PROJECT
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The objective of this project was to restore the cemetery and make it safe for the public, which Keith predicts may be as soon as early next summer. But it has been a mammoth task to get here. Many of the tombs disintegrated over time and had to be rebuilt, which involved removal of weeds in the tombs, stabilization of lime stone blocks and re-rendering.. “One of the biggest things is to have respect for the people who died here,” Keith notes. “Quite a few of them were born here, but the majority weren’t. It wasn’t like the forces nowadays who spend a couple of years here and maybe don’t put down roots these people had been here for sometimes decades.” Honorary Gibraltarians indeed! GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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All the tombs will remain exactly where they are. They have suffered from vandalism over the years, and as a result many of the tomb plaques lay in fragments. “I’ve spent a huge amount of time trying to put them together, a bit like a jigsaw puzzle!” says Keith. The Plata Villa development now stands where the school building once did, with the remaining grounds developed as extra housing. “Part of the planning permission for the development of Plata Villa was to contribute to the opening up of this site, which they’ve done in terms of pruning some of the trees – some were in poor condition and needed some work doing to them - and the
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VOLUNTEERS It’s all hands on deck for the wonderful group of volunteers who have admirably given so much of their time and effort to the project. “We have a core group of volunteers who are very committed; we can depend on them week in, week out,” expresses Keith. Some are trustees, whilst others have simply volunteered as they love the project. “It’s a very nice location, usually very quiet. There’s a lovely atmosphere, not eerie as one might expect of a cemetery.”
able to come in, walk around, and enjoy the natural vegetation and birds. Now that we’re two thirds of the way into this process, we’re hoping to have 90% of it open to the public by next summer. The core work has now been done. As a voluntary process, it takes such a long time - we’ve been at it for four years now! We’re also hoping to convert the period building on site (currently housing) and use it as an information centre to showcase the cemetery as a tourist site. There’s a lot more to this place than meets the eye.
If you would like to contribute to this project, get in touch at heritage@ gibraltar.gi. WHAT’S NEXT? People will eventually be
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Grave renovations underway
The cemetery lies on consecrated ground, so theoretically the grounds cannot be used for anything other than what it is. There had initially been talk about the cemetery being used a carpark, but the Trust fought for it to remain as it is.
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SENIORS AT LOCKDOWN
We’ve all been ‘imprisoned’ (so to speak) in one way or another, but our senior citizens have endured the unfortunate ‘ball and chain’ condition for longer. Whilst no longer ones for passionate socialising and clubbing the night away the older boys and girls do enjoy a walk, coffee and a chat in the outdoor fresh air... For six or seven weeks it’s been near impossible!
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know one such octogenarian who loves his morning coffee, a pleasant stroll and a lot of chat! Gibraltar Senior Citizens Association President and spokesman, Manolo (or Manny) Ruiz is the one I directed my attention to as I, and he - in the much-used parlance during this Covid crisis – set about to ‘work from home’. “...I jumped at the idea when I was invited to be interviewed,” Manolo declared, “At long last something to keep my mind active for a couple of hours or so.” And so Manolo proceeded to express his views on the whole affair and how he managed to keep sane during the insane virus period. Logic, I think, always prevails for someone like Manolo who went on to say that, despite the boredom with not a lot to do and so many daylight hours to fill, leaving the safety of his home was a definite no-no! Better to stay indoors than move out to an area where the dreaded virus lurks ready to pounce and emit 32
"I can say I’m one of the lucky ones" untold harm. And I’m sure advised many other seniors to do likewise: stay home and not risk venturing outdoors where the risks and outcome can be so tragic. “And of course, sticking to staying safe at home has meant my missing the pleasure of talking to friends, peers, and others, some of whom I’ve never met before!” Yes, restricted like many others during this period, to chatting to family members, some friends and exchanging comments via email, Manolo tells me, with those seeking advice or information on some item or other and sadly not being on the street listening to our seniors’ individuals concerns, visiting government departments and even attending to appointments with ministers and others regarding the Association’s concerns and problems,
must’ve created a big vacuum in Manolo’s day-to-day doings... not to mention the recently introduced and now running quite successfully ‘Seniors’ Tea for Two’ sessions held once monthly: “That’s right, it runs every second Tuesday and we do that together with Sophie Clifton-Tucker and Jason Harper, and I’m really looking forward to the end of the pandemic for that one.” Manolo claims with great expectation. On the necessary issue of keeping well-stocked with food and beverages, Manny says there’s been no problem there. “I can say I’m one of the lucky ones as my family and a couple of neighbours, who have been kind beyond words, have been doing the fetching for me and my wife. Right from the start I’ve been asked if we’ve needed something from the shops and it was also great to hear there were many volunteers willing and very eager to help where necessary, like collecting prescriptions from pharmacies etc. Also, supermarkets and other establishments have been offering GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
life to undertake home deliveries, so I would say very few if any will have suffered scarcity of essentials.” So Manolo won’t have been short of a cup of tea and a biscuit, to say the least! 4pm has been an important landmark for Mr Ruiz everyday as he sits to watch or listen to the
"We must be conscious of why these restrictions are there and why we must accept, tolerate and obey them." daily press conference... “Oh yes, I look forward to those, to keep abreast of what’s happening but I know there are others who don’t want to hear anything to do with Covid-19 or any such disruptor of daily life…” And yet Manolo informs me there’s one senior who also tunes in religiously and even keeps a graph for easier and instant interpretation of how the virus is doing and what’s going on, whether it’s gaining ground or otherwise... “Once the conference is over, he WhatsApps me to discuss it all and I really look forward to our chats whilst at the same time relieving the boredom!” As regards to how the whole affair is being handled by the Government, Manolo says he’s yet to talk anyone who disagrees with the policy and decisions taken so far. It goes without saying, we’re all longing for this confinement to end, but he tells me, “At the same time we must be conscious GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
of why these restrictions are there and why we must accept, tolerate and obey them.” Too true, patience is not a common attribute in many or most of us but patient we must be... sit tight and wait! All of Manolo’s contacts without exception agree and are livid that the RGP should have to intervene with lawbreakers. “That’s correct. Having to send people home and even on some occasions having to arrest them for blatantly breaking the current laws on Covid is terrible. As one of my regular contacts said, ‘What would that person have to say if a member of his or her family was infected by someone doing what they are doing? How would they react?’. Concern also, expressed by the Chief Minister that there are those claiming benefits to which they are not entitled, hence abusing the system during these difficult times especially – is not a pretty state of affairs either! But of course it hasn’t all been negative, the majority of our citizens are being compliant: “Our health care professionals have been excellent, we’re kept well informed and the GHA certainly seem to be well prepared should things take a downturn which we sincerely hope never will if we all keep to what is required of us, ‘Stay Home and Stay Safe’, as the slogan goes. Manny, like many of us (at the time of writing) who are now well into our confinement, are longing to be released to complete freedom which is what we’ve been used to all our lives and always enjoyed. “So when you asked me what I missed the most, I had no hesitation in saying,
the simpler things in life: being outdoors, going for a short walk strolling along Main Street, sitting at a cafe enjoying a hot cup of coffee, chatting and exchanging pleasantries with friends and others and that’s what makes me happy!” And I’ll be quite happy and look forward to chatting to/ interviewing Manolo face to face, as we’ve done a number of times in the past, and hopefully confine the practice of the tapping of keyboard to keyboard, from home to home, indeed ‘Working from Home’, to the depths of Lower St Michael’s Cave... along with the feared virus! 33
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A TALE OF TWO LIVES
There are so many things that the majority of us would want to do, if our lifespans would only stretch a little further. We live in a world that beyond our important commitments, we are barraged with endless distractions and ways to waste time. Local nurse, Tania Olivares, seems on track to having lived two lives in the short span of a decade: a nurse and an adventurer.
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ania Olivares’ two-tale story begins at the age of 19, when she travelled to Africa to help in building a school and to teach English as part of a group from the International Student Volunteers program. Next, in September of 2016 after beginning her training as a nurse, she travelled
to Cambodia to volunteer as a teacher. Three years later, she returned to the African continent in February 2019, this time with close friend Daniella Hernandez, to work in a hospital in Zanzibar in East Africa. This expedition may not have been her first experience in giving her time and energy in a far off corner of the world, but it was one of her most profound as she came to terms with some of the difficult situations many have to suffer and endure. Within six days of seeking donations to help those around them, they raised £7,000. This brings us to late 2019, when Tania sought to achieve her aspiration of reaching the Everest Base Camp. At the height of 5364 metres, the base camp trek was planned three months prior and was a mission she sought to achieve as a solo traveller in the awareness
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Tania slept for three hours a night sitting upright, she couldn’t feel her legs due to the exhaustion. that this particular trek, beyond not being for the faint hearted, was one that would exhaust her mind, body, and soul. Tania arrived in Kathmandu amongst a thick cloud of pollution and the wreckage of buildings destroyed by a recent earthquake. Her eye was drawn to the multitude of prayer flags that adorned every point of journey; a sign of blessing above the streets of Kathmandu that was as welcoming as walking through Casemates under a colourful sky. The colourfulness was second to the warm joy of the people that she encountered. After a couple GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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of days in the city, she met with her guide, Raj, from a small local guide company. The beginning of this eight-day fight to the summit involved a trek across a highly divergent landscape of waterfalls, along a steep incline to snow capped tops. Tania notes that the hardest part of the trek is the high altitude with its great reduction in oxygen. Helicopters carrying those whose climb was halted by high altitude sickness was a regular occurrence in the skies above the climbers. The rise to the top included rest points where climbers would spend the night in little tea houses. Tania spent nights sitting around a fire with those who lived in the village and slept for three hours a night sitting upright to give her lungs enough oxygen to recuperate. The first few days took the greatest toll as she couldn’t feel her legs due to GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
the exhaustion. The exhaustion of the first few days would later be contrasted with the elation of reaching the base camp, where she was able to take in the glory of the world around her. It was here that she had a deep and profound experience of feeling the encouraging presence of a person who she had admired but had passed away. Gratitude poured out of her until it was agreed by her guide, a fellow journeyman, and herself that they would travel further up the unforgiven but majestic incline that is Mount Everest to Kala Patthar, the highest point that can be reached without a special permit.
In carrying out her trek up Everest, Tania was able to raise £1,300 for emergency response to those reaching the Greek coast and the medical and legal aid that is so desperately needed. Upon asking Tania, what’s next, she confirmed that a mission is in the pipelines for 2021 - but in the meantime, she hopes that you’ll give what you can to assist Dan and his team in their incessant up-mountain fight to provide a dignified space for those who much need a place to feel safe. For more information or to donate, visit www.betterdays.ngo/donate.
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HELP ME LEARN AFRICA
Local charity wins the UEFA Foundation for Children award.
BY JO WARD Local charity Help Me Learn Africa, founded by Gibraltarian staff nurse Louise Barea, has received a grant of €50,000 from the UEFA Foundation for Children. “This will be life changing for the kids,” Louise says excitedly. “Imagine the amount that I can do with €50,000 when I managed to build a library with €20,000 - it is going to be crazy.” Having previously been involved in charity work focusing on children’s education for over seven years, Louise founded Help Me Learn Africa in early 2018 after a huge demand from people who volunteered to visit Africa and help her. “I have established projects in both Ghana and Kenya - but we mainly focus on this small village called Kewunor in Ghana,” Louise explains, “and last summer, together with 29 volunteers from Gibraltar, we built the largest building in the district - a library - in four weeks.” As well as the library, Louise and her team built two classrooms and kitted them out with desks, books and anything else that was needed. “After going to Africa for so many years I have realised that education is probably the only way to alleviate poverty, so although I can provide T-shirts and meals, in the long run that is not going to alleviate anything,” she says. During the coronavirus pandemic the focus had to change and an emergency feeding programme was organised. “We have been feeding 1,500 kids a day and unfortunately because Ghana has extended their lockdown measures, I haven’t been able to fly out 36
there.” Louise relies on her two project managers and four project leaders and works in conjunction with Beach Camp. “This is where we stay when we go out there and they are really focused on helping the community.” The charity has had a long association with the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) who have worked with the charity previously and donated national team kits for the children. “Football is huge in Africa, so even giving them kits is like giving them a million pounds,” she says. “When GFA General Secretary Ivan Robba contacted me in February and said they wanted me to apply for the UEFA award, I thought it was a long shot.” Soon after Louise left for Ghana and spent two weeks making and editing a video showing just what the charity had achieved by raising funds for children in Africa to have an education, highlighting the football aspect as well. She says that when Ivan called her to tell her that she had been awarded the €50,000 grant, her jaw dropped. “I did not expect to win as thousands of charities had been nominated.” Louise works hard raising funds for her charity by holding raffles and events, including Zumba sessions, but this award will be make a big difference. “I can’t really divulge what we will do with the money at the moment because I need to discuss it with my team, but I can assure you it is going to be something huge.” For more information and to see the charity’s latest updates, visit www.helpmelearnafrica.com. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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COVID-19 WASH KITS FOR REGENT VILLAGE Action4Schools
Back in May, Action4Schools distributed 40 sets of wash kits (comprised of veronica buckets, collection buckets, bowls, gel and soap) to the Regent Village community committee in order to fight the spread of COVID-19. Since then, a further 60 have been donated. Water and soap are vital to win the fight against the coronavirus, that’s why these kits are so important to allow for proper hand washing. Action4Schools are raising funds to continue carrying out the good work they do, and welcome your support. The hand washing kits were placed at strategic points within the community (Bathurst Junction, Leigh’s Avenue, Daddley Street, Regent Village Check Point, Mansaray Drive, Mortormeh, SS Camp and Leicester Peak Junction to name a few) so they can be used by as many people as possible. Each kit costs £25. The more kits that are provided, the less impact COVID-19 will have. Action4Schools’ are delighted to have reached their goal in providing 100 wash kits to the most needy communities and children in Sierra Leone – but the hard work isn’t over. There is so much more that still needs to be done, and with your support, they can make this happen.
Bank Details Account: Action4schools Sierra Leone NatWest Bank, GIBRALTAR Account Number: 48084352 Sort Code 60-60-60
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CORONA TRAVEL
An illustrated book by 8-year-old Jake Torres.
BY SOPHIE CLIFTON-TUCKER Jake was just 6 years old when he started writing stories with accompanying illustrations – all from his imagination and without any help or guidance. With all the chatter regarding the pandemic, schools closing, and people having to stay indoors, Jake became curious about the virus and started asking questions. Within a few days, he had produced his first illustrated book, Corona Travel. After his family and friends got their hands on Jake’s book, they encouraged him to publish it (along with support from his teacher at St Joseph’s Middle School, Mrs Serena Lopez, who told him that one day he’ll be a famous author!).
TO ORDER ONE OF JAKE’S BOOKS, CONTACT TYRENE VIA WHATSAPP ON 54002441, OR OWEN ON 54015370.
Jake kindly wanted to help others in need with his book, choosing to raise funds for Action4schools, Rifcom and Help Me Learn Africa. He has now sold a whopping 1,000 copies of his book. So, what’s next for Jake? Another book, of course – and it’s already out! Along with 3 other children across the globe, Jake helped to produce I Am Finally Free, a story to encourage us all to make informed choices for a sustainable and happy future. 38
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Using ingredients that make up most of Gibraltar’s culinary melting pot, we’ve brought together a fusion of the traditional and modern. From vegetarian alternatives to adaptations of the most common dishes you can expect to find on the Rock. Mama shares some of her favourite simple recipes to inspire you back into the kitchen, so you can cook up fresh and tasty meals every day, no matter your skill level.
Buy the book and find more recipes over on
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THE CALENDAR BOYS
Four friends take part in the Calendar Club Challenge in aid of Calpe House Trust.
BY JO WARD Following in the footsteps of ultra-marathon runner and entrepreneur Jesse Itzler, who took part in the Calendar Club Challenge earlier this year, Gibraltar’s own Calendar Boys, Andrew Yeats, Jamie Robba, Daniel Benitez and James Noguera are attempting a similar charity challenge in June. “The idea is to run the number of kilometres corresponding to the day of the month, so we will run 1km on the 1st June, 5km on the 5th and so on, leading up to 30km on the 30th June,” Andrew Yeats says. “Things are fairly easy to begin with, but get very tough towards the middle of the month and extremely tough by the last third of the month,” he explains. “This means that after day 21 of the month, we will be running more than 10 half marathons in a row 40
and a total of 465kms for the entire month.” The total number of kilometres that will be run by all four individual team members amounts to the equivalent of running from Gibraltar to Paris! “It is completely insane, as we have been told on numerous occasions, and this makes us want to take on the challenge even more,” Andrew says, going on to explain that the Calendar Boys have been training for two months. “We have been clocking up numerous kilometres which, even for experienced runners, has been hard on our bodies, especially on our feet and at the start blisters became a common occurrence.”
away from home for many people in the community, with the facility to house over 800 patients undergoing treatment for various conditions in London. “Personally, it holds a very dear place in my heart as it accommodated my uncle whilst he was receiving treatment for cancer for 5 months in 2019,” Andrew states. It also provided 5-star accommodation for my mum and dad whilst they were caring for him over the course of
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his treatment, and the care, attention and compassion they received from the staff in Norfolk Square during their stay was second to none.” “We are asking members of the public to contact us if they are willing to join us on any run with the aim of promoting unity in our community, especially in light of the unprecedented tough times we have encountered with the COVID-19 pandemic,” Andrew says. On the 6th June, the Calendar Boys will dedicate the run to all the young superheroes that have been, and still are, in Calpe House. “This run is testament to their bravery and courage as they fight against their illnesses, and to represent them we will be running GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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he extraordinary amount of £102,175 has been donated to Cancer Relief Gibraltar following the fund-raising effort of the Peter J Isola Foundation last month. The Foundation set up in memory of the Hon Peter J Isola OBE has been supporting worthy local causes for many years. Over a two-week period, ISOLAS Partners Peter Isola and Neil Costa covered almost 500km in a brutal effort to raise funds for Cancer Relief. Peter cycled some 350km over 7 days on his Wattbike, and Neil ran every morning at 7am for 14 consecutive days covering over 140km. The call for help of Cancer Relief was picked up by former Health and Justice Minister Neil Costa, who canvassed the participation of Peter Isola and the team at the Foundation. They set out to raise GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
£25,000 but were overwhelmed by the public support including personal, online, and corporate donations, instead raising an amount that is unprecedented in the 37-year history of Cancer Relief for a single event. “At such a difficult time in our history, to have these firms and individuals stepping up and so generously donating to this excellent cause is truly humbling. Neil and I would like to thank each and every one of our supporters for their incredible kindness,” commented Peter Isola.
is proud to have been able to support Cancer Relief and grateful to all our sponsors and supporters for making this happen. As a small community, charitable giving is extremely important, but never more so than during this pandemic, when local charities dependent on fund raising have had to cancel their events, while providing even more vital support to those in need.
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here is no need to suffer in silence, but sometimes it can be more comfortable or easier to chat with someone online rather than over the telephone. GibSams has recently launched a live web chat service where a trained Listener will be available to talk and respond to messages in real time, no matter what the problem or what a caller is going through.
and clear web chat permissions which show that someone has been on the web chat website, or to open a 'private browsing' window, which won't show up in the browser history.
The new web chat service was soft launched on the 1st June with the aim being that once all the volunteers have completed their training, the chat service will be available from 6pm to midnight, 7 days a week, operating in the same way as the telephone hotline.
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once a Listener is free you will be connected to the chat’. Once the chat has started, a Listener will help talk through any concerns, worries and troubles,
The chats are completely untraceable and confidential.
To access the chat, you need to go to the GibSams website where a ‘Chat Now’ box will be highlighted in green when a Listener is available. If no Listener is available at that moment, it will appear in red. An automatic message will appear: ‘Thank you for contacting us. Our Listeners know you are waiting and will attend to you shortly. If you need to speak with someone urgently please call 116 123,
focusing on thoughts and feelings by asking questions to help explore how the person feels. Listeners won’t make decisions, their advice and opinions are not important for the chat. Whatever someone is going through, a Listener will face it with them; they don’t have to be suicidal to get in touch. There is always someone out there ready to listen, whether by a free phone call on 116 123 between 6pm and midnight, 7 days a week, or via the online chat box which can be found at gibsams.gi or on the GibAPP. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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FOR THE LOVE OF ART
A lifelong passion rekindled in retirement and lockdown, painting has become more than a simple pastime for Belinda Origo. BY ELENA SCIALTIEL
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hen my husband surprised me with easel and art supplies last Christmas, I realised that I had to take up painting more intensely, and ‘work out my passion’,” Belinda Origo confesses. Describing her style as ‘expression of reality’, her artwork featuring expertise in brushstrokes and harmony in composition, she hopes to produce enough pieces for a solo exhibition which will be her ‘utmost joy’ to share with her family and friends sometimes next year: “I relish the prospect of showing my work for everyone to enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed painting it.” Belinda recounts her first approach to fine arts: “My interest in drawing and painting was 46
influenced mostly by my father. He painted a mural on my nursery wall which we kept there for as long as we could. I started painting in my middleschool years - at first, I copied Disney characters and drew them for my school friends. I carried on with my art through all my school years, and I sat it as part of my GCSEs.” In her teenage years she was tutored by John Culatto. He taught her technique and art form. “I am very keen on experimenting, and I like visiting art galleries whenever I travel. In Gibraltar, I attend exhibitions by my artist friends. I believe in supporting them whenever I can
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and plump juicy fruit, trees, and seascapes. “Faces, on the other hand, are challenging for me, but who doesn’t like a good challenge?” Within the versatility of her subject matters, the common
thread remains Belinda’s attention to detail: “My favourite subjects are still life and landscape painting. I started with family portraits using pencil sketching, then introduced acrylics to a few of my paintings, and finally watercolours. I love detailing my work. I am interested in scenarios which I have previously photographed, like see-through effects on glass, sunsets, bay views, street views and pets,” Belinda says. “I do life drawing sometimes, but I prefer to paint from photos, where time is frozen and the light is kept consistent for long enough to reproduce it on paper or canvas. I like painting in watercolours, as the blending of tones are easier to attain because they take longer to dry, whilst acrylic dries quicker; though I find that dabbing it with water makes acrylic paint easier to manage.” 47
art "But who doesn’t like a good challenge?" She exploits the plasticity of reflections and tricks of the light when successfully negotiating gloss and transparency of crystal surfaces; she applies wide-angle perspective to her landscapes, where the predilection for clear, atmospheric, open spaces oozes through, with the added bonus of inked detailing, bequeathing a sort of Victorian illustration quality laced with cinema-poster linearity. “Ball pen is for me a tidier way to capture the essence of those buildings than paint brush.” Belinda has sometimes participated in life drawing sessions at the Fine Arts Gallery and praises the ‘friendly atmosphere that infuses it’. Her sketches show her exquisite penmanship and her gift for capturing the sitter’s character in a few soft lines. Concurrently, she suggests implementing sessions for beginners to introduce more people to fine arts and promote drawing for all ages. In fact, she would like to see washable boards around town, in restaurants and public spots, to encourage children – and adults too! - to doodle and draw, and develop their artistic potential while having their talent viewed and appreciated by passers-by. This would constitute a semipermanent open-air exhibition, and once the white boards are full, and their artwork suitably documented for posting and safeguarding on websites or social media pages, the boards could be wiped clean to give someone else 48
the chance to gain exposure. In her bid to follow a traditional figurative style, and to retrace the staple trends of local art, Belinda reckons that Gibraltar’s heritage, architecture, and natural uniqueness provide the best inspiration and support to produce artwork that can and will promote our culture abroad. Belinda’s creative flare doesn’t stop at a canvas or paper, as she enjoys painting on just about anything and with all media at her disposal: “I like cake decorating too. I used to paint my children's favourite characters on their
cakes when they were young. I am still doing it for my three granddaughters, and I love the way their little faces light up every time, which is so satisfying to see. I have also cross-stitched a few pieces hanging now from my walls, and I am partial to dried flower arrangements.” To anybody out there who has an artistic flare or just wants to try out painting, she offers this piece of advice: “Just follow your heart, because painting gives a lot of satisfaction: you see it taking shape in front of your eyes as if you were giving it life.” GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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Calling all Gibraltar-based Artists and Artisans! Gibraltar has some new art websites in town. Gib Mag’s Bea sat down with creators, Gerry and Louise, to get the lowdown. BY BEA GARCIA WHAT IS ‘GIBRALTAR ARTISTS & ARTISANS’? These are new websites to promote local artists and artisans; created to enable them to sell to a much wider, and later global, audience. We wish to create a community of like-minded people who can socialise, exchange thoughts and ideas and even collaborate on projects. In these current, interesting times of social distancing, we’d like to have some virtual coffee mornings until we can meet up in person. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELVES AND WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO CREATE GIBRALTAR ARTISTS & ARTISANS? We are both passionate and prolific crafters/artists. During GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
lockdown, we could see it would be difficult for local artists and artisans to sell their work. The shops have been closed and we cannot see when craft fairs and markets will be held again. We have created this new platform to showcase local talent. IF AN ARTIST WANTED TO PUT THEIR WORK ON GIBRALTAR ARTISTS & ARTISANS WHAT WOULD THEY NEED TO DO? Anyone interested in showing their work can contact us by: Email: hello@gibraltarartists. gi Phone or text:54019105. Facebook page: artistsandartisansgib, Instagram page: arts_shop_gib, or through
the websites: gibraltarartists.gi and gibraltarartisans.gi ARE THERE ANY COSTS INVOLVED WITH SIGNING UP? There is a small monthly fee towards website and marketing costs and a small commission at point of sale. There are no limits as to the number of items listed. Terms & Conditions are there to view on our websites. AS FEMALE CREATIVES, WHAT HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES YOU HAVE FACED? We are both positive, resourceful, and determined; We are ‘glass half full’ type of people so we will always endeavour to find solutions 49
art to any obstacles. If anything, our biggest obstacle is trying to do too much at once! We need to learn to pace ourselves. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR YOUNG CREATIVES? We have plans for initiatives for young people interested in creating, which we’d like to start in the near future. We would love to help them develop their skills as well as showcase their work. We have been discussing hosting workshops and eventually production of more goods in Gibraltar. There is currently a gap for young people who wish to learn for more hands-on professions. We would like to help them on their way to fulfill their dreams. At the moment the website is only available to Gibraltarian Artists and Artisans. What are your plans for the future? The websites are available to anyone with a Gibraltar connection. We hope to extend beyond Gibraltar soon, there is no limit really, watch this space!
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED: PAPER PENCIL ERASER RULER COLOURING PENCILS, CRAYONS OR PAINT (OPTIONAL)
How to draw the Niterói Contemporary Art Gallery in 5 simple steps. BY BEA GARCIA This month would have marked the start of the Toyko Olympics. Although we will have to wait another year to watch the Games, I thought for this month’s Art Club that I’d take us back to the location of the last Summer Olympics: Rio. The UFO-looking building we are drawing is the Niterói Contemporary Art Gallery created by the iconic architect Oscar Niemeyer. It’s also fitting to look at Brazilian architecture this month given that UNESCO has awarded Brazil as its first ever ‘World Capital of Architecture’ for 2020. Happy drawing! STEP 1: Draw a box 13cm across by 4cm high. It should look something like this. Draw in a dashed horizontal central line, 2cm above the bottom horizontal line of your rectangle. STEP 2: Measure 2.5cm from the top left-hand corner of your rectangle and draw a straight horizontal line from the 2.5cm mark to the end of your rectangle. Leave a small gap above this line for the roof of the art gallery. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
0.8cm below the central line we are going to draw a 6cm horizontal line. This will be the bottom part of your gallery. Make a mark 4.7cm in from the furthest left hand side (FLHS) and another 10.7cm from the FLHS. Join up
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STEP 3: Draw in a curved line above the top line of the gallery. This is the roof of the gallery. Let’s draw the stand on which the Niteroi sits. Measure 2cm on either side of the base line of the art gallery. From those points you have marked out, draw 2 vertical lines 0.7cm long. At the bottom of the two lines you have drawn we are going to draw an 8.5 cm line. Measure 1.2cm in from the furthest edges of the gallery (see the drawing for reference). Draw an 8.5cm horizontal line below the stand you have just drawn to connect these two points. 0.5cm below this line, draw another horizontal line parallel to this one. This time make the line 9cm long. Draw in 2 diagonal lines to join up your parallel lines.
Now that we have the proportions of our Eiffel Tower drawn in, we can add further details. From the top of your triangle draw two further curved lines down to the top platform. Make sure these lines follow the shape of the outline of the Eiffel Tower. Continue these curved lines in the middle section of the tower. Make sure to leave a 1cm gap at the top of this middle section. Draw a horizontal line 0.5cm below the bottom platform. These curved lines will end in the bottom section of your tower where they meet this horizontal line. To complete the base of your tower, draw in a semicircle. Leave a 1cm gap from the bottom-left-hand corner and the bottom right hand corner on either side of your semicircle.
STEP 5: For the ramp access to the gallery draw a 2cm horizontal line next to the gallery, 0.3cm below the bottom line of the windows. Add a parallel 2cm line, 0.4cm below that one. 0.4cm above the first line you drew, draw another horizontal line 1.9cm long. Draw a parallel line above this line, but this time, 1.6cm long. Join up the lines you have just drawn to create an elongated C shape. Draw in two diagonal lines, each approximately 3cm long, down to the bottom left hand corner of your original 13cm x 4cm box. Finally, where the bottom of your C shape meets the diagonal ramp you have just drawn; draw in a small rectangle, which ends just above the ramp. Then draw a thin rectangle above that one which ends at the top of the C shape. See the image for reference. As a final touch, why not add a splash of colour? I’d love to see your finished entries! Tag @thegibraltarmagazine and @b_garcia_art on Instagram for a chance to be featured. Look forward to seeing them.
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BOOKISH... Join us for our monthly book club! BY JOEL FRANCIS
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t's July, which means I’m back with another 3 books that I’ve read this month. I am recommending these books for everyone, even if you're not a fan of the genres, because they are just incredible - I hope you give them a chance and enjoy them!
CLAP WHEN YOU LAND Elizabeth Acevedo Genre: Young Adult What’s in the pages? "I am beginning to learn that life-altering news is often like a premature birth: ill-timed, catching someone unaware, emotionally unprepared & often where they shouldn't be.” When Yaharia and Camino River's father dies in a tragic plane accident, their lives are changed forever. In two different countries, with a sea separating them, they have to come to terms with it in their own way. In the depths of their loss, they learn about each other's existence and the different lives that their father led. Why should you read it? I've talked about Elizabeth Acevedo before, so I will save you the preamble and say this: Author Extraordinaire. In Clap When You Land, she tackles grief through the loss of a loved one and manages to evoke the sentiment by showing how everyday life has to move on despite the loss. The book is written in verse, and this in turn also helps to drive the message of loss home. The author uses inventive spacing and design choices to make the reader pause and think of the meanings and implications of specific phrases throughout the text. I am starting to think that Acevedo is much more than just an author. She is a creator of worlds that you have never visited, and somehow inhabit. And people you've never met, that somehow become your closest family and friends. 54
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REBEL RITES Deborah Emmanuel Genre: Creative Non-Fiction What’s in the pages? After getting caught partying at a late-night rave, Singaporian Deborah tests positive for drugs and is sentenced (without trial) to six months in the country's prison system. A world of squatting holes, broken women and steel bars, and a further six months at a Christian Halfway House. In her non-fiction story, Deborah takes us on a spiralling journey from teenage rebellion and freedom into the isolating, cold world of the Singapore prison system. Why should you read it? The first time I met Deborah Emmanuel was at a Spoken Word Poetry Night called Tongue Fu, where poets collaborate with musicians to create an immense pairing of improvised genius. I love Tongue Fu, every performance is spectacular, but that night was special, as a force of nature took the stage and had the audience in the palm of their hands, and I became enamoured with the presence that is Deborah. At just over 70 pages, this book is a digestible portion of someone's life, filled with some of the most poetic, elaborate and resplendent language that I have ever seen in a novel. Through this time in her life, Deborah shows us how experiences can change a person and impact their whole outlook, while also reminding us that no matter how bleak a situation is, it is never black and white. There is always some good that comes with the bad.
UNDERDOGS Chris Bonnello Genre: Young Adult/Dystopian Sci-Fi What’s in the pages? Britain, as we know it, no longer exists. It is destroyed after the most dangerous coup in history has been implemented successfully. The population of the UK now live in giant Citadels, and their only hope is a group of underdogs. What makes them underdogs? The last hope against Nicholas Grant and his army of clones is a group of Neurodiverse rebels who after being defined by their weaknesses all their lives, must learn to play to their strengths and save the world.
Why should you read it? It's important for different types of people to feel like they see themselves in stories. One of the groups that I think doesn't get great representation is young people with disabilities. That is until now! In his book, Underdogs, Chris Bonnello (the mind behind ‘Autistic Not Weird’) manages to give fantastic, respectful representation to this group by having characters with PDA, Downs Syndrome, ASD, Dyslexia and more. What is refreshing is that the story isn't all about their disabilities, but more about how those conditions give them strengths and weaknesses throughout the story. With incredible twists and turns, Underdogs is Sci-Fi Adventure at its most exciting, and disability awareness at it's very best. I highly recommend this book to everyone! For more book recommendations follow Joel’s Instagram @neurodiversebookworm. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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FROM THE ROCK TO A HIGH PLACE
The first step is usually the hardest to take; as one foot leads the other, the build-up of momentum and the flow of the movement allows the pace to quicken until the temptation to return to standing still or sitting down is finally overcome…
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Mark Randall, Stephen Hermida, and Joe Celecia have come together to tell their story in a new book: HIMALAYA - From the Rock to a High Place. The book, written by Mark, includes photos by Stephen, a travel photographer, and shares the accounts of their experiences travelling through Nepal’s famous Three Passes Trek. Known to be the hardest trek in Nepal, the trek bypasses the 5000m high point on six different occasions whilst the majority of the trek still remains higher than 4000m. The book also includes the account of Joe Celecia’s third climb in the Himalayas, which through the hard-earned experience of previous climbs and his sheer tenacity becomes the first Gibraltarian to supersede the 7000m mark in the famous mountain range. Many will know of Mark’s other
adventures, recorded in his two previous books: Walk to the Rock and On Ancient Trails. This joint venture explores the majesty of a far-off gem and of the enduring nature of the human spirit, as all three individuals reached their goals through naturally formed obstacles and trials that were unique to each of them. Mark began these tests of endurance after he was medically advised to walk himself back to wellbeing after a back injury, but this back injury caused him numerous sleeping problems on a trek during which many climbers succumb to exhaustion. Stephen, though a seasoned adventurer, was embarking on his first trekking expedition and had to come to terms with an endeavour many would have worked up to, and Joe overcame the struggles of previous expeditions on which problems with equipment that GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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This venture explores the enduring nature of the human spirit. Ancient Trails led to a donation of ÂŁ8,000 to five different charities with an eye for adventure, those seeking to learn about a place that many of us will never see, or those that hope to find tuition in enlightenment. HIMALAYA is currently available as a kindle ebook from Amazon and printed copies will hopefully be 58
released in October or November of this year, the printed book will include photos by Stephen. Stephen has also contributed a foreword to the book. As with both his previous books, Mark will be aiming to donate the earnings from this latest book to a charity. His previous book, On
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ONE WIFE TOO MANY
‘A sailor with a girl in every port’ is an old expression much bandied about in bygone days by young men with visions of romantic life at sea. In the movie The Captain’s Paradise, the fantasy is switched to a captain with a wife in every port. Only two wives mind you, but that is still one more than allowed under British Common Law.
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he Captain’s Paradise, released in 1953, starred Alec Guinness, Celia Johnson and Yvonne de Carlo. The black and white movie tells of the ‘paradise-like life’ of Captain Henry St. James (Guinness) owner and skipper of the passenger ferry The Golden Fleece that plies the waters between Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco. Captain St. James enjoys the advantage of having a staid, proper English wife, Maude (Johnson) in Gibraltar and a wild, nightlife loving second wife Nita (de Carlo) in Spanish Morocco. I saw the film in the cinema when I was a youngster and watched it again recently via the internet. This fine British comedy is not full of belly laughs like a Carry On film or the slapstick of Laurel and Hardy but has plenty of subtle humour and interesting plot twists and turns. Many viewers will find the assumption of a man enjoying his egotistical self at the expense of two unsuspecting women offensive, but the writer Alec Coppel makes him pay for his devious behaviour. The story itself 60
He makes him pay for his devious behaviour. is good enough that Coppel was nominated for an Oscar, losing out to Dalton Trumbo and Roman Holiday. Gibraltarians of all ages will enjoy seeing various shots of the Rock and its docks. There are a few street scenes and one shot of a Saccone and Speed lorry, but unfortunately virtually nothing of the town. The flavour of Gibraltar life is enhanced with a considerable amount of Spanish dialogue. In the film the Moroccan town is called Kalik but looks to be Tangier, although one reviewer wrote that it was Ceuta. The film opens with Captain St. James facing a firing squad. It develops slowly but the pace soon quickens and is quite entertaining until the surprise
ending. Shortly after the opening scene, Lawrence St. James, played by Miles Malleson, arrives in Gibraltar hoping to visit with his nephew Henry only to find that he has disappeared. Lawrence meets with Carlos Ricco (Charles Goldner) the new captain of The Golden Fleece, who tells him of the rise and fall of Henry’s dual life in ‘paradise’. From there the film is a series of flashbacks with Ricco providing the narrative. The Captain’s Paradise is a classic film of its era and was one of Yvonne de Carlo’s favourites. De Carlo, who was born Margaret Yvonne Middleton in Vancouver, Canada, had a tough early life. Her father abandoned the home when Yvonne was only three. Her mother worked as a waitress in order to survive and pay for Yvonne to take dance lessons. They moved to Hollywood where 15-year-old Yvonne performed as a dancer and an extra in films. Her breakthrough came in 1945 when she was signed by Universal Pictures to play Salome in the film Salome, Where She Danced. De Carlo had Sicilian ancestry GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
film and with dark hair, blue/green eyes and a full figure often played Latino, Mediterranean or Hispanic women. In an interview many years later De Carlo spoke of her early career: “I was thrilled to death with Salome because all of a sudden I was a star. I couldn’t believe it. Another film I remember very fondly was The Ten Commandments, which was a great experience for me in many ways. And I enjoyed the pictures I made with Peter Ustinov, Hotel Sahara, and Alec Guinness, The Captain’s Paradise.” De Carlo’s early days as a professional dancer helped her considerably in Captain’s Paradise where she had several dancing scenes with Guinness, who despite his best efforts, is not convincing when he tries to impress as a loose-limbed playboy. During the filming de Carlo lived in London and one night partied with friends Grace Kelly and
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Ava Gardner and Gardner’s personal assistant. In her autobiography, Yvonne, she wrote: “I’d studied flamenco, so I showed the girls some steps. That started it. Here we were, in the early hours of the quiet London morning, four slightly loaded young gals, wildly pounding our heels into the floor. We had great fun improvising and flailing around. The funniest scene of the predawn bacchanal was Grace Kelly’s solo. She was stomping, clapping her hands, a rose clenched between her teeth.” By the time of the making of
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film "All of a sudden I was a star. I couldn’t believe it." Hill Mob (1951). He was nominated for an Oscar for the latter film and was voted the top British star of 1951. He went on to even greater fame with The Ladykillers (1955), won an Oscar for Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1959. In his later years he gained recognition from a younger audience as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, a role he detested. Guinness died on August 5, 2000, aged 86. Celia Johnson was a popular leading lady when she signed for The Captain’s Paradise and was best known for her war-time films, In Which We Serve, The Happy Breed and Brief Encounter. After the war she married Peter Fleming, brother of James Bond
creator Ian Fleming, and limited her acting in order to concentrate on raising their three children. In 1954 Johnson was nominated for a BAFTA (British Academy Film Awards) as Best British Actress for her performance as Maude, but she lost to Audrey Hepburn and Roman Holiday. She did win a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) and was made a Dame in 1981. Celia Johnson was playing bridge at her home with friends when she suffered a stroke
in April 1986 and died a few days later aged 73. Yvonne De Carlo never won any major awards but during her prime was celebrated as one of the most beautiful women in cinema, and she has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for movies and another for television. Like Guinness she gained a new generation of fans, in her case by portraying mother Lily in the popular television series The Munsters, and two spinoff films, Munsters, Go Home (1966) and The Munsters’ Revenge (1981). She died on January 8th, 2007 aged 84. The Captains Paradise is available on DVD, and through internet movie sites, including the one I subscribe to - Kanopy. In the American version De Carlo’s character, Nita, is portrayed as Captain St. James’ mistress rather than his second wife.
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leisure BREATHTAKING SUMMER GETAWAYS Four of the most beautiful summer destinations for your bucket list.
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ummer is here! It’s finally time to start dreaming of incredible summer destinations… whether or not they will be able to happen this year. This summer is going to be a unique one, so 'flexible planning' is called for in regards to any trips. Luckily, most airlines are offering extremely flexible booking conditions so you can book without any worries of losing your money - if you have to reschedule your trip, they will facilitate this free of charge. British Airways is offering the ability to change your destination, date of travel, or both
- with no change fee - for travel up until April 2022. EasyJet also appears to be providing a similar no-fee flight change for any date up until May 2021.
Don't forget to enjoy some of the local Muscat wine! Travel tip: Booking travel with a credit card rather than a debit card can give you better
protection in the case that a company goes bust. Under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act (AKA 'chargebacks'), you can claim against your credit card company if you have paid more than £100 for your flights (minimum £100 per flight) or holiday and have used your credit card to book direct with the tour operator or airline. Some companies will give a refund if you've paid via a travel agent, but they aren't obliged to. Read on to be inspired by some of my top picks for breathtaking summer getaways in some of the most spectacular places in Europe! 65
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A SPECTACULAR SUMMER IN SAMOS The Aegean island of Samos is an absolute gem, often overlooked for busier and more touristy Greek islands like Santorini or Mykonos. Samos is the perfect Greek island for stunning blue water, lush landscapes, and incredible beaches. Samos was also the birthplace of Pythagoras (think back to secondary school maths) as well as the philosopher Epicurus. Samos is accessible from both Greece and Turkey by boat - the trip from Athens (Piraeus) is an overnight journey and from Kusadasi in Turkey the journey takes only two hours. There are also flights to Samos from Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as other Greek islands such as Chios and Rhodes. Ferries also serves Samos from nearby islands such as Mykonos, Ikaria, Lemnos, Kos, and many others. 66
The best way to enjoy Samos is definitely to hire a car and drive around the island. It's pretty hilly so you'll need transport to get around! If you don't drive (or don't want to), you can also take local buses, travel by taxi, rent a
motorbike or even cycle (if you're feeling energetic!). If you enjoy hiking, Samos has more than 45 hiking routes of which many are in the forest and are therefore shaded even during the summer days. Don't forget to enjoy some GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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This region is truly remarkable, and the best part? The sun never sets! experience the phenomenon of the sun never setting during summer! On the flip side, they are also some of the most spectacular places to experience the Northern Lights in winter as well. of the local Muscat wine when you're relaxing at the end of the day! EXPERIENCE THE MIDNIGHT SUN IN NORWAY A unique summertime experience has to be northern Norway's GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
midnight sun. One of the best ways to experience this phenomenon is by cruise, which will allow you to explore different cities and regions of Norway all in one trip. So, what is the midnight sun? Due to Norway's location, where part of the country is located within the Arctic circle, the northernmost regions
Destinations located within the Arctic Circle include Bodø, the Lofoten Islands, Senja, Vesterålen (including the stunning island of Andøya), the Lyngenfjord region, Tromsø, and Sommarøya. This region is truly remarkable as well as incredibly varied - from islands that look like you're somewhere like Hawaii to stunning glacial lakes, snowcapped mountains, and 67
travel combine as a dual trip, whether you travel between Tbilisi and Yerevan by overnight train (which I did), marshrutka (minibus), by car, or by taking a short flight. The Caucasus region is oft overlooked by many travellers, but those who are in the know... they know. Georgia is a stunning country with incredible landscapes, mind-blowing architecture, delicious food, and - possibly my favourite - excellent wine. Armenia is all of this as well, but both are so wonderfully unique and different from each other. Armenia became the world's first Christian country in 301 AD and its rich, ancient culture can be seen all around the country. Monasteries are built in spectacular places, such as on the basalt plateau of Tatev, the red gorge surrounding Noravank, and the mountainous region where you'll find Geghard Monastery. My personal favourite has to be the monastery of Khor Virap, with its view across to the majestic Mount Ararat. beautiful waterfalls. Whether you love to road trip or you're a hiking enthusiast, if you fancy kayaking on some spectacularly clear waters or you dream of seeing whales in their natural habitat, Arctic Norway truly does have something for everyone! And the best part? The sun never sets! It's a strange experience and takes some getting used to, but you are essentially treated to a full night of an almost setting sun. You know that perfect hour of light before the sun sets? Photographers call it golden hour, and thanks to Arctic Norway's location you can enjoy this beautiful light all night long. 68
Flights operate to various airports in Arctic Norway, including Bodø, Tromsø, and the beautiful city of Trondheim that's just below the Arctic Circle (but well worth a visit in its own right). You can fly directly from London Gatwick to Trondheim or via Oslo to Tromsø. KLM also operates flights from Málaga to Trondheim via Amsterdam, if flying from Spain is a better option. FALL IN LOVE WITH LANDSCAPES AND HISTORY IN THE CAUCASUS I couldn't pick just one when suggesting Georgia or Armenia, so I definitely recommend visiting both! They're incredibly easy to
The scenic Lake Sevan is located on the journey from Tbilisi to Yerevan and is home to popular beaches as well as the impressive Sevanavank Monastery (yes, Armenia has many monasteries). Yerevan, Armenia's capital, is well worth a few days to explore and to enjoy the culinary highlights. Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is also an incredible destination. You could easily spend a week here alone! Tbilisi's location on thermal springs means that the old town is home to beautiful and relaxing baths, as well as, impressively, a waterfall. Other destinations in Georgia that should definitely be on any bucket list include mountainous Kazbegi in the north, sunny Batumi on GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
travel the coast, and the wine region of Kakheti. Georgian Airways operates direct flights between London Gatwick and Tbilisi and LOT flies from Heathrow to Tbilisi via Warsaw. From Malaga, Aeroflot flies to Yerevan via Moscow and Turkish Airlines flies to Tbilisi via Istanbul. ADMIRE ALBANIA'S HIDDEN BEAUTY While destinations like Croatia, Greece, and Italy are well known for beautiful beaches and historic towns and cities, Albania is not often on many bucket lists. After World War II, a Communist government was established in Albania and the country became infamous for its isolation, even from other Communist governments such as the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and China. The death of dictator Enver Hoxha in 1985 preceded the opening up of Albania and the fall of Communism in the country started in earnest at the end of 1990. In the last 30 years, Albania has gone from an incredibly isolated nation to a member of NATO in 2009 and an official candidate for accession to the EU in 2014. This beautiful nation is also opening up for tourism and many of the wonderful destinations in the country aren't often visited by many tourists, aside from Albanians as well as some tourists from neighbouring Greece, Macedonia and Montenegro. The country is home to incredible and barely touched beaches, such as Gjipe Beach, Jalë Beach, and the beaches in Dhërmi, Himarë and Palasë. The coastal town of Sarandë is considered to be the 'capital' of the Albanian Riviera, GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
with the nearby village of Ksamil well-known for its turquoise-blue waters and views across to the Greek island of Rhodes. If you don't want to spend all of your time by the beach, the historic city of Gjirokastër is an absolute must visit. The old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is famed as a rare example of an extremely well-preserved Ottoman town. The castle offers panoramic views over the old town and the new city, as well as the surrounding mountains. Other Albanian destinations include the beautiful city of Korçë with its imposing cathedral, the capital city of Tirana with its buzzing nightlife and excellent cafe scene,
and the town of Krujë with its enchanting and colourful old bazaar and historic castle. Various airlines fly direct to Tirana from London, including WizzAir from Luton, as well as British Airways and easyJet from London Gatwick. These are just some of the most beautiful destinations you can escape to in summer, whichever summer that may be. Enjoy researching future travel plans, be inspired, and support local travel businesses if you can. Stay home, stay safe, stay inspired! 69
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CONFESSIONS OF A BEAUTY ADDICT The summer makeup report.
BY ALEX ORFILA
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erhaps our desire for freedom after our time indoors will push us to be braver with our outfit and makeup choices this season. Especially as the weather hots up and the prospect of having some semblance of a social life this summer doesn’t seem quite as farfetched as it may have some months ago. It’s important to remember that even though an array of events may have been cancelled this year – looking at you, music festivals! – dressing up most certainly has not. If the spring/summer catwalk shows are anything to go by, then our makeup choices this season will be dominated by lots of look-at-me neon shades and the glamour of by gone eras, with a millennial twist of course. In the Marc Jacobs shows, homage was paid to the body glitter trends of the late 90s, only instead of being slathered in head to toe glitter (Spice World 70
- The Movie I blame you!) it was instead used on cheeks in place of traditional blusher. However, I like to think that they opted for the non-plastic biodegradable type of course. If you love staying on trend but the thought of wearing glitter on
were sent down the runway wearing swathes of neon eye shadow. Most notably shades of yellow and orange were combined to reveal unashamedly vibrant looks, which calls to mind the makeup of the 90s club scene. Floating eyeliner is another hot
Neon shades are set to illuminate all summer long. your cheeks fills you with dread, fret not. Other shows saw models donning traditional blusher, only in shades of hot pink – reinforcing that bold statement looks are the way forward this summer. A ‘more is more’ approach was adopted by Oscar De La Renta; in their Spring 2020 shows, models
trend which is gracing magazine pages and Instagram beauty accounts alike. The bold cat-flick eye liner which is so synonymous of the mod style of the 60s has been updated in shades of neon which sit higher above the lids. But bright colours aren’t reserved for eye makeup alone. Celebrity GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
makeup artist Patrick Ta is known to create looks which often centre around a statement lip, most notably reds. However, neon orange reds and pink watermelon shades have been popping up on his Instagram of late. Why not add a dose of summer to your usual makeup palette and swap your classic red lippy for a brighter punchy shade? At least till the autumn anyway.
NEON SUMMER The sun won’t be the only thing you need to shade your eyes from this season. Neon shades are set to illuminate all summer long. Anastasia Beverley Hills Norvina Pro Pigment Palette Vol.3 - £68
GLITTER GOALS Who said body glitter was only for festivals? Like we need an excuse to sparkle like a disco ball. Shrine Biodegradable Glitter, for face, hair and body - £5.95
LOOK-AT-ME LIPSTICKS Vibrant summer looks demand a statement lip. Think bright neon pinks and orangey reds. MAC Matte Lipstick in shade Candy Yum Yum - £17.50 NARS Powermatte Lip Pigment in shade Light My Fire - £23 GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
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DOS AND DON'TS
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Summer is here, but will trips to the beach be the
Effective doesn’t necessarily same in the age of coronavirus? Without wishing to equal expensive. This anti-shine be a killjoy, here are some hints and tips about how formulation by Nivea will only set to enjoy the sun, sea, and sand. you back £8. Its non-greasy, does not leave a white residue and can even be worn under makeup. It’s BY JO WARD no surprise it As beaches are opening up in and around Gibraltar and people start to re-engage with the ‘new normal’, how can you make sure that you enjoy the beach, and all it has to offer, safely? It’s true that being outdoors provides more air circulation, which makes it easier for coronavirus particles to diffuse, but it still makes sense to practice social distancing, even on the beach. There is no doubt that it can be difficult to stay away from other beachgoers, but changes have to take place and spreading out deckchairs, towels and sun umbrellas several metres apart is a definite must. Some European beaches will have already installed roped off grids containing loungers or booking systems with time limits for morning or afternoon slots, but if you just take your chance and find the beach too crowded when you arrive, why not wait until another day? Before you leave home and head off, use some disinfectant wipes to clean your chairs and even the kids’ beach toys. Taking a ball may not be a good idea given that after being on the ground it could bounce against someone else, or the kids may bring it near to their face without meaning to. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
Masks, although not compulsory in open spaces here, may give you an added sense of security but be mindful that they don’t offer immunity from coronavirus and if you do wear one, make sure that you choose a material that’s breathable. As long as you are keeping your distance then masks are not necessary, but try to keep it clean and dry and don’t let it get wet or dirty. Keep your masks away from sunscreen too. Be careful when taking your mask on and off and try not to push it down around your neck or up onto your forehead which could make it easy for potentially contaminated surfaces to come into contact with your eyes, nose, and mouth. If you want to paddle at the water’s edge or go into the sea, remember that people spread coronavirus, not water, so don't swim too close to other people where there is a likelihood of coming in contact with their breath. Also, don't wear a mask in the water, it's just not practical and a wet mask can be dangerous if it obstructs your breathing. Practicing good hygiene is a must do. Try not to blow your nose, or spit in the sand or water near another person. If you can, use a tissue to cough or sneeze, then
wash your hands. It does no harm to go well stocked up with hand sanitizer and to try and avoiding touching things or surfaces unnecessarily. If you do venture to the public toilet, obviously wash your hands - 20 seconds, with soap and water - and then apply hand sanitiser afterward. Using sunscreen regularly is still as important as ever but make sure that common sense prevails and either apply it yourself or designate one member of your isolation squad to do it for you on those hard to reach places. One of the joys of spending the day at the beach is eating al fresco; taking a picnic or having a barbecue is great, but please don’t share food, cutlery, plates or drinks. It’s not the food that is a risk, but touching shared dishes or utensils could be. The worry is that when we get to the beach we forget about COVID-19 and immerse ourselves in having fun and socialising. Going to the beach and being in the open air is good for our physical and mental health, but do remember to continue to take precautions. 73
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EXERCISE CAMPAIGN (GHA Physiotherapy department and Health Promotion) During this COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have been restricted in our movements, making it difficult to maintain the same level of physical activity. The GHA physiotherapy and occupational therapy teams have lent their expertise to the latest CovidFit topic: Be CovidFit - Be a CHAMP Family The aim is to address various concerns across the age spectrum focusing on physical activity recommendations and safety. Drawing on principles of the CHAMP initiative, the campaign encourages participation from all family members.
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Drink plenty of water during exercise, remembering that if you feel thirsty your body is already dehydrated!
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Avoid exercising if you have a fever, cough, difficulty breathing or any other COVID-19 symptoms; rest, call 111, and follow the health care advice.
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Physical Activity Physical activity includes all forms of movement; it does not necessarily mean exercise or participating in a sport. In order to maintain a healthy body, we all require regular activity. For adults, we should aim for 30 minutes of vigorous activity a day - where you feel slightly out of breath but still able to hold a conversation. For children, the recommendation increases to 1 hour. It is best to find activities that you enjoy, you can complete these individually or as a family unit. Taking part with other people often helps to maintain motivation. Grandparents can exercise with grandchildren over WhatsApp/Facetime to make activities more interactive and fun. Safety In order to exercise safely you will need to: •
Warm up and cool down the body around exercise. Stretching after your warm up helps to reduce muscle injuries, improves athletic performance; increase flexibility, and improve blood flow to muscles.
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FACE THE PANDEMIC WITH A MASK
We seem to receive new, and sometimes conflicting, information on the correct protective gear to wear to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. So, who should be wearing face masks? And when? And where? BY SOPHIE CLIFTON-TUCKER
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nformation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organisation (WHO) advise that if you are in a public space where social distancing is not possible, wear a mask. If you are in a crowded shop, on public transport, work in a crowded office, or have a customer-facing job, wear a mask. If you are over the age of 60 or have pre-existing medical conditions, wear a mask!
Face masks can reduce the spread of COVID-19 as they help to contain the droplets you emit when talking, coughing, and sneezing. The WHO says masks could provide "a barrier for potentially infectious droplets" where "physical distancing of at least one metre is not possible". TYPES OF MASK Surgical masks are a form of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) that fit loosely over the nose and mouth. They will protect you from large droplets from coughs and sneezes, but do not protect against smaller airborne particles. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
The loose fit allows leakage around the edges. Researchers state that single-use masks are preferable, as they reduce the risk of self-contamination, but note that this is not always feasible – not to mention terrible for the environment. Cloth face coverings, like surgical masks, fit loosely over your nose and mouth. They can and should be washed after each use; there’s no need to separate them from your usual wash, as the heat from your washing machine/dryer should effectively kill the virus on a warmhot wash. Alternatively, you can hand wash them with warm or hot water, scrubbing for 20 seconds.
are therefore not recommended for public consumption. In addition, remembering to wash your hands before you put your mask on, and after you take your mask off, is vital to avoid transmission of the virus. IMPORTANT: If you have any COVID-19 symptoms, please go home and call 111 for advice.
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HOW I GOT INTO WINE (PART 2)
Last month we published several wine enthusiasts’ recollections on how they first got into wine. We had a sommelier recount how as a little girl she used to enjoy serving wine at family get-togethers and later, working in a Michelin-star restaurant, she placed an £800 bottle of wine in a hot oven earning the respect of her fellow workers! Someone else got into wine because of her mother’s sherry. Another involved buying wine to impress girlfriends. This month we bring you more stories on 'How I Got Into Wine'.
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rom about my early teens we had wine with lunch at the weekend family table. Though agreeable enough, this did become as much a ritual as a particular pleasure. A bottle of Beaujolais (typically) was consumed over two days, so indulgence was sensibly restrained. A bit later, my father became interested enough to start to buy some minor clarets. These were a definite step up from the Beaujolais but of a uniform style that it was easy to take for granted. My father’s knowledge and tasting competence were exceeded by his ability to pontificate. He had 76
started to take an interest in German wines. My mother used to make elderflower wine which was quite good of its kind. Tired of my father’s tendency to belittle her efforts, she once gave him a glass of one of his fine German wines while pretending it was one of hers. After he dismissed it rather contemptuously as too sweet it was quite difficult for any of us to take seriously his opinions on wine. (No-one ever told him about the prank though.) Actually it was due to a family cousin, older than me but a lot younger than my parents, that my serious interest was piqued. He had the knowledge and enthusiasm to go round various merchants and spot well-priced grander wines.
I gradually realised that almost all the best bottles at family lunch were thanks to my older cousin. The first I specifically remember was a charming youthful Cantemerle 67. Also an intense Hugel Gewurtztraminer and a Chambertin. I generally deemed it politic not to wax too enthusiastic at table about these bottles lest this result in my father’s ration being increased and my own becoming depleted. A.D. I grew up in a household that didn't drink much. Some relatives were so anti-drink that my parents thought it sensible to hide the wine glasses if they were expected to visit. There might be a bottle of wine on foreign GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
holidays lasting several nights, which I may have been allowed to taste. There was sherry before my parents’ dinner parties which I was allowed to taste. The first real wine I remember was a glass of Beaujolais at a family meal which I recall enjoying. I was then diverted into beer, although at university we used to take to parties a bottle of Hirondelle, a white wine apparently from nowhere in particular and costing about 11/- (11 shillings, today’s equivalent of 50p). On camping trips to France as a couple, we bought cheap red wine and thought that good. The defining moment for me was buying a mixed case of wine in a newspaper offer which included a bottle of Chateau Cantemerle 1968 which was not a great vintage but it gave me the idea that there was a lot more to some wines. My horizons were then opened by wine tasting evening classes. I've not really looked back. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
J.A. As a lager-swigging student moving into my first job, a love of fine wine did not come quickly. Fortunately, a friend from the office was a wine aficionado with an impressive cellar. I was bemused at the scale of wine boxes which were stacked floor to ceiling in every, and I mean
As a lagerswigging student, a love of fine wine did not come quickly. every, room of his house. I would often drop by while walking my dog, Buzz, who seemed equally bemused, and my friend would share one or two bottles. Initially
I enjoyed the wine without much thought, however, with each bottle the story of the wine (everything from the impact on my nose and palate to the history of the wine) deepened my interest. I remember one Tuesday evening when Buzz and I dropped by, my friend opened a bottle of Chateau Lafite from my birth year. A bit like a pleasant virus, I now find I have infected other friends with a wine interest although I have not opened any bottles of Lafite from birth years! M.D. Until the age of around 23/24 it was beer at night and milk during the day! Sea change only occurred when my parents bought a 15 bottle-case of overpriced, German wine from a door to door salesman. I know now that none of their wines were from top vineyards but we did enjoy them thoroughly with various 77
leisure pork dishes. That further sparked interest in the recently formed Sunday Times Wine Club whose wines were adventurously sourced and fairly priced. I particularly recall their offer of 1970 clarets, taking advantage of the early 70s recession, priced at around £28/case which inevitably fired a keen interest in Bordeaux. A revelatory and truly hospitable wine tour to Rioja also sparked an interest in wines from this region and to this day Spanish wines, from this period and earlier, remain among my favourite tipples, albeit the rest of Europe gets plenty of my attention!
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I have been a boring wine buff ever since. J.M. As a 17-year-old schoolboy, I got a brief summer holiday job working with a wine and spirit firm. I remember bottling wine. That is shoving corks in with a hand press. Messy, and with red and blistered hands at the end of each day. Wines that I remember
bottling from casks were ‘Nuits St George’ and 1963 Vintage Port. Wasn’t interested in drinking anything then but I still remember the smell of young wine in that cellar. A year or so later I hitched-hiked to Bordeaux, staying in youth hostels, and visited a number of Bordeaux wine merchants. I was at Ch D’Augludet and Ch Palmer with Peter Sichel for a few days, but the most memorable visit was when the secretary of Jean Calvet, a well-known Bordeaux merchant, drove me down to Ch d’Yquem. So that was probably my first taste of an outstanding wine.
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leisure There was not much drinking as a student and hippy in London in late 60s. Not enough grant money, and other substances seemed more available! But once married and settled down my wife gave me a copy of an early edition of Hugh Johnsons World Atlas of Wine. That was the real trigger, as memories of wine cellars and Bordeaux vineyards came back and I could afford to start drinking good wine. I have been a boring wine buff ever since, to such an extent that I once started a small wine company with friends and ended up buying a house in the Côte-d'Or in Burgundy. T.B. My earliest experience of wine was going round a room polishing off the dregs in glasses abandoned at the end of a party. Or so my Mother told me years later, claiming that she had caught me in the act having herself awakened from a post-party nap. I may have been six or seven at the time. My parents, unusually for the times, regularly raided Brittany from our base in Southern England, abandoning me with grandparents. They ate at modest restaurants where the price of dinner included a bed for the night and returned with a boot full of Muscadet and a few prized bottles of Sancerre. This remained my father's taste; decades later when my brother or I came home with bottles of good dry Riesling or indeed anything else with ripe fruit, he would dismiss it as "too sweet". As a student at Cambridge, the dons who drank extraordinarily well from the College cellar with dinner each night contributed to GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
my undergraduate education by providing a reasonable list of more modest bottles for purchase at the ‘Buttery’; top of the range was 1971 La Tour St Bonnet 1971 for £2.40 a bottle. By my third year, my ambitions had advanced and jointly with a friend I held a PBASB
(‘please bring a serious bottle’) 21st birthday celebration. Lots of good stuff was drunk (I used to have a list but cannot find it now), but my main memory is the guest who cut a glass of 1st growth Claret with a fine white because she liked only rosé. After that, things could only get better. Inspired by occasional chances to sample good stuff (I seem to recall a College feast with Palmer 66), I started tasting and drinking more seriously. Do you remember how you first got into wine? Was it a chance occurrence? Perhaps it was a special bottle at a restaurant, or a family Christmas lunch. We really want to hear from you! Tell us your story in 200 words or less and you could be the lucky winner of a superb bottle of Perrier Jouet Champagne worth over £40. The winner’s story will also be published here in our August edition. Email entries to editor@thegibraltarmagazine.com
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THE DRESS DIRECTORY
If it’s true that the eyes are the window to the soul, then it might be fair to say that in a sartorial sense, the dress may very well give us a real glimpse into our style personalities; ranging from the unreservedness of a loud print, the confident elegance of a sleek midi, to the laidback disposition of a chilled T-shirt dress.
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rdinarily, I would firmly place myself in the minimalist camp, with occasional diversions into the boho and quirky categories, but I’ve always found clothing, and particularly dresses, as the perfect physical manifestations of my mood, effectively portraying the ‘character’ I feel like playing on any given day. Dresses are really the ultimate choice in no-brainer dressing. Once you find a style that suits you or a print that draws you in, then all there’s really left to do is add a pair of shoes, and voila, you're ready to roll. To cultivate and really nail a practical wardrobe, we need utilitarian pieces that can easily adapt to the ever-changing demands of our lives. Versatility is key, especially as we get older - and this doesn’t only help us in a financial sense, but also encourages us to make our shopping practices more sustainable (heard that word enough yet?). 80
Dresses have always been a key wardrobe staple, no doubt, but their true power shouldn’t be underestimated. If you’re able to select print and silhouette with careful consideration, you’ll find that the majority of your dresses can be worn despite any dress code anxieties, be it for a casual day out with friends, at the office, or even for a nice dinner. Whether it’s interchanging between chunky boots and knitwear, to some dainty strappy heels and jewellery, it’s all about getting the most from your investment and accessorising smartly. Comfort too has always been at the top of my list, but now that prerequisite is closely followed by finding pieces that are going to boost my mood and fill me with good vibes. The high street naturally seems to be echoing this sentiment at the moment, as it’s absolutely brimming with bright shades, playful patterns, and eye-catching silhouettes. So, whether you rediscover a love for GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
fashion those old favourites long-buried in the depths of your wardrobe, or discover a brand-new style this summer, there’s no better time than in the next few months, to explore the expansive world of dresses! RIGHT: FUEGO MINI DRESS, FREE PEOPLE, £68.00 BELOW: TIE BACK BEACH MAXI DRESS WITH TWIST FRONT DETAIL IN BLACK, ASOS DESIGN, £26.00
DETAILS Not all trends are obvious at first glance; sometimes they consist of the smallest details, although by no means any less impactful. Enter my favourite micro trend: cut-out silhouettes. Whether it be an open back or waist-enhancing side keyholes, cut-outs seem to be everywhere at the moment. This one is ideal for me, as I think it appeared on the scene a few years back, so I actually have quite a few of them in my wardrobe already, waiting to be given a new lease of life. The best part about wearing cut-out details or a dress with any intricate design, is that you can keep the rest of your outfit relatively simple. Chuck on some sandals and team it up with a basket bag and some
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toned-down jewellery, and you’re good go pretty much anywhere.
Another micro trend, and one that is actually having a mega impact on the high street this year, is the good old puff sleeve. While surely whimsical and feminine, this trend also has an evident chuck-on-and-go appeal; it can be thrown on at a moment’s notice with minimal effort, and adds something a little more special to your everyday GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
simple dress, making it ideal for pretty much any occasion. Free People is one of my favourite brands and not only do they have a gorgeous selection of cut-out and puff-sleeve dresses this year, but they’re also committed to sustainability, making improvements to their business practices wherever possible. They use many environmentally-friendly materials such as certified linen and hemp, as well as plant-based dyes and recycled knitwear, not to mention their use of waterless processes in the production of their denim. 81
fashion CLASSIC PRINTS With pretty much every print from florals and checks to polka dots and animal prints being given the seal of approval by the fashion Gods this season, there are more options than ever right now. One of my favourite offerings of the print world, however, is a true classic. Sure, checks may not be ground-breaking, but their timeless appeal will undoubtedly keep drawing us in time and time again. Polka dots, as always, also remain a firm favourite. Classy yet playful, put-together yet unfussy, both of these prints possess a special ability to transcend occasion, age and season like no other.
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MATERIAL Looking put-together in the scorching summer heat is never an easy feat, however, the one thing that always looks cool, (both literally and visually) is a linen dress. Aside from its purely aesthetic cool factor, linen is actually one of the most sustainable fabrics out there. Not only is it strong and naturally moth resistant (always a plus), but it’s made from flax plant fibres, so when untreated (meaning, not dyed - natural colours include ivory, tan and grey), it is fully biodegradable. 82
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TROPICAL PINEAPPLE AND COCONUT CRUMBLE
Recipe by The Gibraltar Vegan, follow http://www.instagram.com/ thegibraltarvegan for updates
The combination of pineapple and coconut brings two very tropical tastes together to form a perfect treat during the summer months. This recipe is also gluten free as it uses coconut flour, however, plain flour will also suffice, it just won’t have as intense a coconut flavour. This crumble is delicious cold or slightly warm with vegan vanilla ice-cream. INGREDIENTS •
560g canned pineapple
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150g desiccated coconut
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225g coconut flour
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400g light brown sugar
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100g caster sugar
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120g vegan butter
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4tbsp arrowroot powder (or cornflour if you prefer)
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1tsp Himalayan salt
and line your baking tray with grease proof paper. 2. Drain the can of pineapple and chop the fruit into small pieces. 3. Mix the pineapple, white sugar and arrowroot powder together in a saucepan on a medium heat and stir until the mixture is thick. Set it aside.
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4. Mix the light brown sugar and vegan butter together. Once mixed add in the coconut, coconut flour, salt and mix well.
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees
5. Scoop out half of this mixture
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and place on the baking tray. Flatten it and bake in the oven for six minutes. 6. On to this layer add the pineapple mixture and spread evenly around the tray. 7. Place the final layer of the coconut mixture on top. Do not flatten but do press lightly. 8. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown. 9. Cool down before cutting into slices. GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020
GREEK-STYLE SPINACH PIE (SPANAKOPITA)
Recipe featured on MamaLotties.com
Did you know that the ‘Torta de Acelga’ Gibraltar is used to is also made differently in many other cultures? I wanted to try and adapt the one we’re accustomed to and give it a deliciously Greek twist. INGREDIENTS: •
600g spinach
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150g hard edam
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180g feta cheese
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3 Garlic cloves
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Olive oil
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3 Large eggs
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Filo pastry
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Fresh mint
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garlic. In a large pot, fry these together on a medium heat with a splash of olive oil, until the chard releases all the water from its leaves and evaporates. Be patient as this could take a little while. 2. In the meantime, once your chard is almost ready, mix the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl. Grate the edam, and crumble the feta, crack and whisk two eggs, a small fresh bunch of mint and the zest of half a lime. 3. Once the chard mixture is ready, add this to the bowl and mix everything together well. 4. Next, coat an oven dish with
a brushing of olive oil and lay two or three layers of filo pastry across one another in opposite directions, crinkling them along the sides of the dish. 5. Pour the mixture and fold over any remaining filo from the sides of the dish, if you need to use more, just lay a filo pastry over the top. I suggest brushing each layer with some oil so that they soften and stick together. 6. Finally, beat the remaining egg in a bowl and brush over the top and sides of your pie. Transfer to an oven for 40 – 45 minutes keeping an eye it doesn’t burn. The filo will turn golden and crisp. 85
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Gibraltar Museum Tel: 200 74289 18/20 Bomb House Lane 10am-6pm (Sat 10am-2pm). Admission: Adults £2/Children under 12 - £1. Exhibitions also at Casemates gallery.
Police 200 72500
Gibraltar Garrison Library Tel: 200 77418 2 Library Ramp Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm. Free Library tour offered every Friday at 11am. chris.tavares@gibraltargarrisonlibrary.gi Registry Office Tel: 200 72289 It’s possible to get married within 48 hours. A fact taken advantage of by stars such as Sean Connery & John Lennon. Rock Tours by Taxi Tel: 200 70052 As well as offering normal fares, taxis provide Rock Tours taking in the Upper Rock, Europa Point etc. John Mackintosh Hall Tel: 200 75669 Includes cafeteria, theatre, exhibition rooms and library. 308 Main Street 9.30am - 11pm Mon-Fri.
Gibraltar Services Police Emergency Nos: (5) 5026 / (5) 3598 Gibraltar Public Holidays 2020 New Year’s Day Commonwealth Day Good Friday Easter Monday
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Workers Memorial Day Tuesday 28th Apr May Day
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75th anniversary of VE Day Friday 8th May Spring Bank Holiday
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Queen’s Birthday
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Late Summer Bank Holiday
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Gibraltar National Day Tuesday 10th Sept Christmas Day Boxing Day
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SUPPORT GROUPS ADHD Gibraltar adhdgibraltar@gmail.com facebook.com/ADHDGibraltar/ Alcoholics Anonymous meet 7pm Tues & Thurs at Nazareth House Tel: 200 73774. A Step Forward support for single, separated, divorced/widowed people, meet 8pm Mon at St Andrew’s Church. Mummy & Me Breastfeeding Support Group those who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have breastfed to get together for coffee / support. Partners and older children welcome. Meets 1st Wed / month at Chilton Court Community Hall at 1.30pm. Enquiries and support 54014517. Childline Gibraltar confidential phone line for children in need. Freephone 8008 - 7 days a week 5pm - 9pm Citizens’ Advice Bureau Open Mon-Thur 9:30am-4:00pm, Fri 9:30am- 3:30pm. Tel: 200 40006 Email: info@cab.gi or visit at 10 Governor’s Lane. Free & confidential, impartial & independent advice and info. COPE Support group for people with Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia or Rheumatoid Arthritis. Meetings at Catholic Community Centre Book
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Shop at 7.30pm first Thur of each month. Tel: 200 51469 Email: copeadsupport@hotmail.com Dignity At Work Now Confidential support and advice for those who are being bullied at work. Tel: 57799000. Families Anonymous Support group for relatives and friends concerned about the use of drugs or related behavioural problems. Meet weekly on Thurs at 9pm at Family and Community Centre, Mid Harbours Estate, Bishop Caruana Road. 54007676 or 54014484. Gamblers Anonymous Telephone: 54001520 Gibraltar Cardiac Rehabilitation and Support Group meets on the first Tues of every month at 8.30pm at John Mac Hall, except for Jul & Aug. Gibraltar Dyslexia Support Group 72 Prince Edwards Rd Tel: 200 78509 Mobile: 54007924 website: dyslexia.gi Gibraltar Hearing Issues & Tinnitus Association Voicemail: (+350) 200 66755, Text Message (SMS): (+350) 54066055, Correspondence Charity P.O. Box 90220, Gibraltar. Email: info@ ghita.gi, Facebook: Gibraltar Hearing Issues & Tinnitus Association (GHITA & BSL Club), Our support group meets the first Monday of every month at Suite 3, Kings Bastion Leisure Centre as from 5pm.
Gibraltar Marriage Care Free relationship counselling, including pre-marriage education (under auspices of Catholic Church, but open to all). Tel: 200 71717. Gibraltar Society for the Visually Impaired Tel: 200 50111 (24hr answering service). Hope miscarriage support Tel: 200 41817. Mummy & Me Breastfeeding Support: Meets every Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous Tel: 200 70720 Parental Support Group helping parents and grandparents with restrictive access to their children and grandchildren. Tel: 200 46536, 200 76618, or 54019602. Psychological Support Group, PO Box 161, Nazareth House. Meet Tuesdays at 7pm, Fridays 8pm. Tel: Yolanda 54015553 With Dignity Gibraltar support for separated, divorced/widowed or single people. Meet Weds 9pm, Catholic Community Centre, Line Wall Rd. Outings/activities. Women in Need Voluntary organisation for all victims of domestic violence. Refuge available. Tel: 200 42581 (24 hrs).
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clubs & activities Arts & Crafts Cross Stitch Club: John Mackintosh Hall, 1st Floor, Mon 6-8pm, fee £1. Gibraltar Arts & Crafts Association: Children: Mon&Fri 12.30-2pm, Mon-Fri 3.45-5.15pm Adults: Wed 5.45-7.15, Sat 10.30 to 12.30, Tel: 20073865 email: gibartsandcrafts@hotmail.com Knit and Natter Group: Tues 11am-3pm, Thurs 5.30-7.30pm, at Arts & Crafts Shop, Casemates balcony. Free to join and refreshments provided. Tel: 20073865. The Arts Centre: Prince Edward’s Road, Art classes for children and adults. For more info call Tel: 200 79788. The Fine Arts Association Gallery: At Casemates. Open 10am-2pm, 3-6pm Mon-Fri, Sat 11am-1pm. The Arts Society Gibraltar: Monthly illustrated talks open to the public. Registration from 6:30pm every 3rd Wednesday of the month. Guest fee £12. We meet at The Garrison Library. Contact gibraltar@theartssociety.org or Claus Olesen on 54036666. Website with all informaiton is gibraltar.theartssociety.org Board Games Calpe Chess Club & Junior Club: meets in Studio 1, John Mackintosh Hall Thursday, Juniors: 5p.m. - 7 p.m. / Tuesday & Thursday 7p.m. - 10:30 The Gibraltar Scrabble Club: Meets on Tuesdays at 3pm. Tel: Vin 20073660 or Roy 20075995. All welcome. The Subbuteo Club: Meets in Charles Hunt Room, John Mackintosh Hall. Dance Adult Dance Classes: Wed evenings at Kings Bastion Leisure Centre from 7-8.30pm. Contact Dilip on 200 78714. Art in Movement Centre: Hip-hop/Break Dance, Contemporary Dance, Pilates, Capoeira, Acrobatics, Street Kids & Tods, Modern Dance. Performance and Film opportunities. Judo & Jujitsu Classes: Tue/ Thur with Sensei Conroy. All ages. Budokai Martial Arts Centre, Wellington Front. www. artinmovement.net FB: Art In Movement A.I.M, tel 54025041 or 54007457 Ballet, Modern Theatre, Contemporary & Hip-hop: weekly at Danza Academy. Training from 3 years to Adult Advanced. 68/2 Prince Edward’s Rd Tel: 54027111. Bellydance Classes, all levels, Tue 8-9pm at the Ocean Village Gym (non–members welcome). Contact 54005593. DSA Old & Modern Sequence Dancing: Sessions at Central Hall Fri 8.30pm, beginners 8pm. Tel: 200 78901 or tony@ gibraltar.gi Everybody welcome. Modern & Latin American Sequence Dancing: Mon at Catholic Community Centre 8pm. Tel. Andrew 200 78901. Modern, Contemporary, Lyrical, Flexibility, Hip Hop & Dance Theatre: Classes weekly at Urban Dance Studio, 2 Jumpers Bastion. Tel: Yalta 54012212 or Jolene 54015125. Rockkickers Linedance Club: Governor’s Meadow 1st School. www.rockkickers.com Salsa Gibraltar Salsa: Tues at Laguna Social Club, Laguna Estate. Beginners 7-8.30pm. Intermediates 8.30-10pm. Tel: Mike 54472000 or info@salsagibraltar.com Zumba Classes at Urban Dance: Jumpers Bastion, with certified instructor Tyron Walker. Tel: 20063959 or 54012212 or Twitter: @UrbanDanceGib History & Heritage The Gibraltar Heritage Trust: Main Guard, 13 John Mackintosh Sq. Tel: 200 42844. The Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association: Dedicated to the preservation of Rock’s transport/motoring heritage. Assists members in restoration / maintenance of classic vehicles. New members welcome. Tel: 200 44643. Garrison Library Tours: at 11am on Fri, duration 1h 50mins. Tel: 20077418. History Alive: Historical re-enactment parade. Main Street up to Casemates Square every Sat at 12 noon. Music Gibraltar National Choir and Gibraltar Junior National Choir: Rehearses at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Tel: 54831000. The Calpe Band: Mon & Wed. For musicians of brass/woodwind instruments of all standards/ages/abilities 7-9pm. Tel: 54017070 or thecalpeband@gmail.com
Jazz Nights: Thurs at 9pm at O’Callaghan Eliott Hotel. Tel: 200 70500. Outdoor Activities The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Gibraltar: Exciting self-development programme for young people worldwide equipping them with life skills to make a difference to themselves, their communities and the world. Contact: Award House, North Mole Road, PO Box: 1260. mjpizza@ gibtelecom.net, www.thedukes.gi. Social Clubs The Rotary Club of Gibraltar meets the Rock Hotel, 7pm Tuesday evenings. Guests welcome. For contact or info www.rotaryclubgibraltar.com Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes: (Gibraltar Province) meets RAOB Club, 72/9 Prince Edward’s Road - Provincial Grand Lodge, Thu/month, 7.30pm. William Tilley 2371, Thurs 8.30pm. Buena Vista 9975, monthly, Social Lodge. www.akearn1.wix. com/raob-gibraltar, william.tilley.lodge@ hotmail.co.uk, Clive, tel: 58008074 Special Interest Clubs & Societies Creative Writers Group: meets up on Tuesday mornings at 10.30 in O’Reilley’s Irish Bar and it is free to attend. Tel: Carla 54006696. Gibraltar Book Club: For info Tel: Parissa 54022808. Gibraltar Horticultural Society: meets 1st Thurs of month 6pm, J.M. Hall. Spring Flower Show, slide shows, flower arrangement demos, outings to garden centres, annual Alameda Gardens tour. All welcome. Gibraltar Philosophical Society: devoted to intellectually stimulating debate. Frequent lectures and seminars on a range of topics. Tel: 54008426 or Facebook: facebook.com/gibphilosophy Gibraltar Photographic Society: Meets on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Wellington Front. Induction courses, talks, discussions, competitions etc. For details contact the secretary on, leslinares@gibtelecom.net Harley Davidson Owners’ Club: www.hdcgib.com Lions Club of Gibraltar: Meets 2nd and 4th Wed of the month at 50 Line Wall Road. www.lionsclubofgibraltar.com St John’s Ambulance: Adult Volunteers Training Sessions from 8-10pm on Tues. Tel: 200 77390 or training@stjohn.gi The Royal British Legion: For info or membership contact the Branch Secretary 20074604 or write to PO Box 332. UN Association of Gibraltar: PO Box 599, 22a Main Street. Tel: 200 52108. Sports Supporters Clubs Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Club: Meets at Star Bar, Parliament Lane, when Spurs games are televised - call prior to matches to check game is televised. Great food for a lunch if KO is early or an early supper if the game is later. Gibraltar Arsenal Supporters Club: Meets match days upstairs at Time Out Café, Eurotowers. Gooners of all ages welcome. For info/news visit www.GibGooners.com Tel: 54010681 (Bill) or 54164000 (John). Gibraltar Hammers: Meets on match days at the Victoria Stadium Bar, Bayside Road. All league games are shown live. All West Ham supporters and their families are welcome. For details visit www.gibraltarhammers.com or gibraltarhammers@hotmail.com Leeds United Gibraltar Supporters Club. Meet at The Trafalgar Sports Bar 1 Rosia Road when live matches are on. All Leeds United supporters and their families are welcome. Join Leeds United Gibraltar Supporters club at: facebook.com/luscgib Sports & Fitness Artistic Gymnastics: Gibraltar Artistic Gymnastics Association. Tel: Angela 200 70611 or Sally 200 74661. Athletics: Gibraltar Amateur Athletics Association holds competitions through year for juniors, adults and veterans. Two main clubs (Calpeans 200 71807, Lourdians 200 75180) training sessions at Victoria Stadium. Badminton: Recreational badminton weekdays at Victoria Stadium (Tel: 200 78409 for allocations). Gibraltar Badminton Association (affiliated to BWF& BE) junior club/tournaments, senior leagues/ recreational. www.badmintongibraltar.com
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Ballet Barre Fitness: Adults on Wed 10am & Fri 6pm at The Arts Centre. Tel: 54033465 or pilatesgibraltar@hotmail.com Basketball: Gibraltar Amateur Basketball Association (affiliated FIBA) leagues/ training for minis, passarelle, cadets, seniors and adults at a variety of levels. Tel: John 200 77253, Randy 200 40727. Boxing: Gibraltar Amateur Boxing Association (member IABA) gym on Rosia Rd. Over 13s welcome. Tuition with ex-pro boxer Ernest Victory. Tel: 56382000 or 20042788. Cheerleading: Gibraltar Cheerleading Association, girls and boys of all ages. Cheerleading and street cheer/hip-hop at Victoria Stadium. Recreational / competitive levels. Tel: 58008338. Canoeing: Gibraltar Canoeing Association. Tel: Nigel 200 52917 or Arturo 54025033. Cricket: Gibraltar Cricket, National Governing Body & Associate Member of ICC. Governs International & Domestic Men’s, Women’s, Boys’ & Girls’ cricket- league & cup competitions and in-school coaching. www.gibraltarcricket.com, info@gibcricket. com, Twitter: @Gibraltar_Crick Cycling: Gibraltar Cycling Association various cycling tours. Darts: Gibraltar Darts Association (full member of WDF & affiliate of BDO). We cater for men, ladies & youth who take part in leagues, competitions and a youth academy for the correct development of the sport. Tel: Darren 54027171 Secretary, Alex 54021672 Youth Rep, Justin 54022622 President. Email: info@ gibraltardarts.com Football: Gibraltar Football Association leagues/competitions for all ages OctoberMay. Futsal in summer, Victoria Stadium. Tel: 20042941 www.gibraltarfa.com Gaelic Football Club (Irish sport): Males any age welcome. Get fit, play sport, meet new friends, travel around Spain/Europe and play an exciting and competitive sport. Training every Wed on the MOD pitch on Devil’s Tower Road at 7pm. Andalucia League with Seville and Marbella to play matches home and away monthly. Visit www.gibraltargaels. com or secretary.gibraltar.europe@gaa.ie Hockey: Gibraltar Hockey Association (members FIH & EHF) high standard competitions/training for adults/juniors. Tel: Eric 200 74156 or Peter 200 72730 for info. Iaido: teaches the Japanese sword (Katana), classes every week. www.iaidogibraltar.com Ice Skating: Gibraltar Rock Stars Figure Skating Club lessons every Tuesday evening & Saturday morning, all levels including adults. Contact grsfsc@gmail.com or 58700000 Iwa Dojo, Kendo & Jujitsu: Classes every week, for kids/adults. Tel: 54529000 www. iwadojo.com or dbocarisa@iwadojo.com Judo and Ju-jitsu: Gibraltar Budokai Judo Association UKMAF recognised instructors for all ages and levels at Budokai Martial Arts Centre, Wellington Front. Tel: Charlie 20043319. Ju-jitsu: Gibraltar Ju-jitsu Academy training and grading for juniors/seniors held during the evening at 4 North Jumpers Bastion. Tel: 54011007. Karate-do Shotokai: Gibraltar Karate-do Shotokai Association - Karate training for junior & seniors at Clubhouse, Shotokai karate centre, 41H Town Range. Monday: 9:30 p.m. & Wednesday 9:45 p.m. Karate: Shotokan karate midday Mon beginners, other students 8.30pm. Thurs 8.30pm. In town at temporary dojo or privately by arrangement. Contact Frankie 54038127 or info@fhmedia.co.uk. Motorboat Racing: Gibraltar Motorboat Racing Association Tel: Wayne 200 75211. Muay Thai and Muay Boran Club: Tues & Thur at Boyd’s Kings Bastion Leisure Centre at 6:30pm, Tel: John – 54024707 FB: Gibraltar Muay Thai Netball: Gibraltar Netball Association (affiliated FENA & IFNA) competitions through year, senior/junior leagues. Tel: 20041874. Petanque: Gibraltar Petanque Association. New members welcome. Tel: 54002652. Pilates: Intermediate Pilates: Tues & Fri 9.30am, beginners Pilates: Fri 10.50am at the Shotokai Centre, 41H Town Range. Tel: 54033465 or pilatesgibraltar@hotmail.com Gibraltar Pool Association: (Member of the
EBA) home and away league played on Thurs throughout the season, various tournaments played on a yearly basis both nationally and internationally, Tel: 56925000 gibpool@ gibtelecom.net, www.gib8ball.com Rhythmic Gymnastics: Gibraltar Rhythmic Gymnastics Association runs sessions from 4 years of age, weekday evenings. Tel: 56000772 or Sally 200 74661. Rugby: Gibraltar Rugby caters for all ages from 4 years old to veterans (over 35’s). It organises competitions and sessions for Juniors; 4 x Senior Clubs; Veterans team; Touch Rugby and a Referees Society. Email admin@gibraltarrfu. com or visit www.gibraltarrfu.com Sailing: Gibraltar Yachting Association junior/ senior competitive programme (April - Oct) Tel: Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club at 200 78897. Shooting: Gibraltar Shooting Federation. Rifle, Europa Point Range (Stephanie 54020760); Clay pigeon, East Side (Harry 200 74354); Pistol, near Royal Naval Hospital (Louis 54095000). Snooker: Members of European Billiards & Snooker Association - facilities at Jumpers Bastion with 3 tables. Professional coaching for juniors/seniors. Organised leagues/ tournaments and participation in international competitions. Tel: 56262000 / 54000068, or info@gibraltarsnooker.com Squash: Gibraltar Squash Association, Squash Centre, South Pavilion Road (members WSF & ESF). Adult and junior tournaments and coaching. Tel: 200 44922. Sub-Aqua: Gibraltar Sub-Aqua Association taster dives for over 14s, tuition from local clubs. Voluntary sports clubs: Noah’s Dive Club and 888s Dive Club. Tel: 54991000. Commercial sports diving schools available. Time - Thursday 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.. Telephone, Jenssen Ellul - 54027122 Swimming: Gibraltar Amateur Swimming Association (member FINA & LEN) opens its pool for leisure swimming. Junior lessons, squad for committed swimmers, water polo. Pool open Mon&Thurs: 7-10am, 12.30-4pm. Tue, Wed, Fri: 7-10am, 12:30-5pm. Sat: 3-5pm. Sun: closed. Mon to Fri from 5-6pm groups training. 6-7.30 squad training. Mon, Wed, Fri 7.30-8.30 swimming joggers, Tues & Thurs 7:30-8:30 junior Water polo. Mon, Tues & Thurs 8:30-10pm Adult water polo. Tel: 200 72869. Table Tennis: Gibraltar Table Tennis Association training and playing sessions, Victoria Stadium, Tues 6-10pm and Thurs 8-11pm with coaching and league competition. Tel: 56070000 or 20060720. Taekwondo: Gibraltar Taekwondo Association classes/gradings Tel: Mari 20044142 or www. gibraltartaekwondo.org Tai Chi: Tai Chi for children and adults. MonThur 6.30-8pm at Kings Bastion Leisure Centre and Sat 9am-1pm at the Yoga Centre, 33 Town Range. Tel: Dilip 200 78714. Tennis and Paddle Tennis: Sandpits Club. Junior and adult training available. info : www. sandpits.club. Tel (Louis) 20077035 Ten-Pin Bowling: At King’s Bowl in the King’s Bastion Leisure Centre every day. Gibraltar Ten Pin Bowling (members FIQ & WTBA) leagues, training for juniors and squad. Tel: 200 52442. Triathlon: Hercules Triathlon Club organises swimming, running and cycling training sessions and competes regularly in Andalucia and Internationally. Contact chris.walker@york. gi or Facebook “Hercules Triathlon Club” Volleyball: Gibraltar Volleyball Association training, indoor leagues, beach volleyball competition, 3 v 3 competition, juniors and seniors. Tel: 54001973 or 54885000. Yoga: Integral Yoga Centre runs a full programme of classes from Mon-Fri at 33 Town Range. Tel: 200 41389. All welcome. Theatrical Groups Gibraltar Amateur Drama Association: Meet at Ince’s Hall Theatre Complex, 310 Main Street. Tel: 20042237. Trafalgar Theatre Group: Meets 2nd Wed of month, Garrison Library 8pm. All welcome.
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Trafalgar Cemetery
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Blackstrap Cove
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Sacred Heart Church
Flat Bastion Rd
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Caleta Hotel
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Sir William Jackson Grove
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restaurants, bars & pubs THE LOUNGE
SOLO BAR & GRILL
ALL’S WELL
Stylish Lounge Gastro Bar on Queensway Quay Marina serving best quality food prepared by passionate, qualified chefs. Popular quiz on Sundays from 7pm and a relaxed friendly atmosphere. A separate Lounge Bar Area serving a wide range of hot drinks, wines, beers, spirits and cocktails at reasonable prices, with large TV’s for sports and events coverage.
Solo Bar and Grill is a stylish and modern eatery — perfect for business functions or lunches — and part of the popular Cafe Solo stable. Serving everything from Goats’ Cheese Salad, Mediterranean Pâté and Cajun Langoustines to Beer Battered John Dory, or Harissa Chicken, and Chargrilled Sirloin Steak. This is a delightful venue in Europort with a cosy mezzanine level and terrace seating. Well worth a visit, or two! Available for private functions and corporate events — call 200 62828 to book your function or event.
In the fashionable Casemates square stands Gibraltar’s last historical themed pub, named for the 18th-century practice of locking gates to the city at night when the guard called ‘All’s Well’. Their food menu caters to all cravings; whether it’s fish and chips, a homemade pie, or maybe even a delicious sharing platter, they have it all. All’s Well have an amazing range of bottled beers as well as being the only pub in Gibraltar to offer craft beer on tap. Happy hour is daily from 7-9pm. Large terrace. Karaoke Mondays & Wednesdays until late.
Open: 10am-late Mon - Sun Be sure to arrive early to ensure a seat! The Lounge, 17 Ragged Staff Wharf, Queensway Quay Marina Tel: 200 61118 info@thelounge.gi
Open: 12-8pm. Solo Bar & Grill, Eurotowers Tel: 200 62828
All’s Well, Casemates Square. Tel: 200 72987
NUNOS ITALIAN Nunos Italian Restaurant, overlooking the Mediterranean, is popular with hotel guests, tourists and local residents. This 2 rosette rated, AA restaurant is renowned for its eclectic interior, intimate atmosphere and fine cuisine. Savour a wide selection of freshly prepared Italian delicacies, including bread, pasta, meat and fish, followed by delicious desserts. In the summer months, the hotel offers alfresco dining for private parties in the Garden Grill. Sitting nestled in the colonial garden you can enjoy a mouth-watering menu of charcoal-grilled meats and freshly prepared salads in candlelit surroundings. Open: Mon-Sun 1-3pm lunch, 7–11pm dinner Nunos Italian Restaurant and Terrace Caleta Hotel, Catalan Bay Tel: 200 76501
Email: reservations@caletahotel.gi
CAFÉ SOLO Modern Italian eatery set in lively Casemates square. Everything from chicory and crispy pancetta salad with walnuts, pears and blue cheese dressing, or king prawn, mozzarella and mango salad to pastas (eg: linguine with serrano ham, king prawns and rocket; smoked salmon and crayfish ravioli with saffron and spinach cream) to salads (eg: Vesuvio spicy beef, cherry tomatoes, roasted peppers and red onions; and Romana chorizo, black pudding, egg and pancetta) and pizzas (eg: Quatto Stagioni topped with mozzarella, ham, chicken, pepperoni and mushroom) and specialities such as salmon fishcakes, beef medallions and duck. Daily specials on blackboard. No smoking. Café Solo Grand Casemates Square. Tel: 200 44449
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STRATEGIC LAW BY GRANDMASTER RAY KEENE OBE
Wilhelm Steinitz, the chess equivalent of Karl Marx, Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud, was the great strategic lawgiver from the latter part of the 19th century. One of the key Steinitzian precepts was to delay castling in order to establish the location of the enemy king. Once known, then castle on the opposite wing and launch a Blitzkrieg against the opposing monarch. This month’s game by the former trainer of Grandmasters David Howell and Luke McShane, shows this devastating strategy in action. Alert readers will have observed that last month’s instructive win against Edward Winter was also by Julián Simpole, whose tireless efforts to train up strong British junior talent might well earn him the title Praeceptor Britanniae!
coffee time White: Geoff James Black: Julian Simpole Brighton Championship 1968 Sicilian Defence 1 e4 c5 2 Nc3 Nc6 3 g3 g6 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nge2 b6 6 0-0 Bb7 7 d3 d6 8 f4 f5 Black’s opening play is based on a Smyslov-Botvinik game played in the 1954 world championship 9 Nd5 … Here 9 exf5 gxf5 10 Be3 Qd7 11 Rb1 Nf6 12 h3 h5 13 Bf2 0-0-0 as in the game Nicholas-Simpole, Brighton 1969, is even more in Black’s favour.
Black has cleverly realised that in this particular situation the old Steinitz dictum holds – best to defer castling when there are prospects of attacks on opposite wings against the respective kings. 12 exf5 gxf5 Black has the open g-file down which to operate with his rooks. 13 d4 cxd4 14 Nxd4 Nxd4 15 Bxb7 Qxb7 Black’s queen also aligns via the long light-squared diagonal to menace the white king. 16 Qxd4 Ne4 17 Qd3 h5 Black throws in the reserves and the white king begins to feel vulnerable.
The Black knight also occupies a dominant light-square boost. 22 a4 Rdg8 23 Be3 h4 24 Bf2 Bf6 W________W 25 Kg2 Rh7 árDW1kDW4] White tries to counterattack but it à0bDWDWgp] comes too slow and too late.
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W________W áWDk4WDW4] árDW1kDW4] à0qDWDWgW] ßW0WDpDWD] à0bDWDWgp] PUZZLE: 18 Nc4 0-0-0 Supi v Carlsen ÞDWDpDpDp] ßW0n0phpD] 9 … e6 Only at this moment does Black ÝWDWDn)WD] ÞDW0WDpDW] 10 Ne3 Nf6 commit the destination of his Online 2020 ÜDN)WDQ)W] ÝWDWDP)WD] king. The black queen’s rook is ÛP)WDWDW)] W________W ÜDWDPHW)W] now heading for the g8-square White to play has a devastating to maximise the pressure against árDW1kDW4] ÛP)PDNDB)] Ú$WGWDRIW] blow which hands the World White’s king. WÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈW à0bDWDWgp] Ú$WGQDRIW] Champion a rare defeat. Can you ßW0n0phpD] WÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈW see it? Nd2 Nc5 ÞDW0WDpDW] 19 20 Qf3 d5 W________W ÝWDWDP)WD] 21 Nb3 Ne4 áWDk4WDn4] ÜDWDPHW)W] W________W àDp0WDp0p] ÛP)PDNDB)] áWDk4WDW4] ßWDWgWDWD] Ú$WGQDRIW] à0qDWDWgW] ÞDPDWDqDW] WÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈW ßW0WDpDWD] ÝWDP0WGWD] ÞDWDpDpDp] ÜDWDWDQDP] Now White should muddy the ÛR)WDW)PD] waters by means of 11e5 , hence ÝWDWDn)WD] W________W the preparatory move 10...Qd7 ÜDN)WDQ)W] Ú$WDWDWIW] áWDk4WDW4] by Black would have been more ÛP)WDWDW)] WÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈW à0qDWDWgW] circumspect ßW0WDpDWD] Ú$WGWDRIW] WÁÂÃÄÅÆÇÈW Answer on page 90 ÞDWDpDpDp] 11 c3 Qd7 ÝWDWDn)WD] ÜDN)WDQ)W] GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2020 97 ÛP)WDWDW)] W________W
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