The Gibraltar Magazine July 2015

July 2015 finance Vol. 20 # 09 FREE

Captain of the Port - Cdre Bob Sanguinetti

Underwater Utopia - Diverse Marine Life

Gibraltar’s got Style - New Fashion Column

Maritime Sector - Shipping Conference GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JUNE 2015

Sailing & Socialising - Yacht Rally

Travel Diaries - Southeast Asia

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ational Geographic’s explorerin-residence, Sylvia Earle, once pointed out that with every drop of water we drink and every breath we take, we are connected to the sea regardless of where on Earth we are as most of our oxygen is generated by the sea. With over 70% of Earth’s surface covered by water and our own 12km long shoreline surrounding Gibraltar, it seems fitting to focus on everything maritime in the month most of our population will spend their time either swimming in the sea or lounging beside its shores. We have researched for you Gibraltar’s sailing, diving, bunkering, yachting, Port Authority, living in a marina and even underwater life!

For those with an interest in boats, the business section cannot be missed, as Ian Le Breton gives an overview of the financial significance of our maritime sector (p19), Stephen Ball chats with Ocean Village about their new project, that will include Gibraltar’s first superyacht berth (p28), Mike Nicholls talks property in Queensway Quay, one of the Rock’s premier marinas (p34) and on page 25, Yacht Registrar Diana Soussi Avellano tells us what to expect during the three-day 4

shipping conference set for this month.

Our cover star in July, put in the business profile hot seat, is Captain of the Port, Commodore Bob Sanguinetti, who is so busy developing our maritime services that he can’t escape his phone even whilst at sea (p22).

We’ve continued to explore the travel experiences of young Gibraltarians, this month following Alexandra Caruana through Vietnam and Cambodia (p71) and Sophie Clifton-Tucker, who is currently teaching English as a second language in Japan (p77). We’ve also asked around for an insight into your favourite places in the world (p16) in the new ‘hello there’ pages. Another new column, sure to win over ladies’ hearts, will cover fashion (!) beginning with questioning Gib’s style identity (p52). For the gents, we have a first hand account of the Faro match with Germany (p80) and for all wine enthusiasts; Andrew Licudi deconstructs prices to see what we really pay for (p82).

involving a lot of food colouring (p58).

Rock on the Rock just held its ten-year anniversary concert so we chat to owner, Allen Alman, to find out what the last decade has been like for them (p63).

One of the most interesting articles for me, however, goes back to the sea and its wealth of varied life. We discover fascinating facts about dolphins and diving, and how the biodiversity is maintained by the scientists at the Department of the Environment (p37). At the end of the day “we are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came” - John F. Kennedy.

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14 Around Town 16 Hello there: Destinations

FINANCE, BUSINESS, PROPERTY 19 22 25 28 30 32 34

Maritime Sector’s financial importance today Captain of the Port - Commodore Bob Sanguinetti Maritime Week - Shipping Conference New Superyacht Berths and Accommodation A network of: Women in Business How to address: Employee Performance Queensway Quay – Why would you live there?

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Captain of the Port - Cdre Bob Sanguinetti

Underwater Utopia - Diverse Marine Life

Gibraltar’s got Style - New Fashion Column

Maritime Sector - Shipping Conference

Sailing & Socialising - Yacht Rally

Travel Diaries - Southeast Asia

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Our diverse marine life - Utopia Underwater Poetry: They shall never have Gibraltar!

History: Lord Mountbatten’s Right Hand Man Learning and teaching to sail - Jack the Skipper Compliments to the Chef - Ariel Guivi Social Media Sharing - Who owns your photos?

Love of Literature - Beauty of a Book Club Fashion: Gibraltar’s Got Style

Contributing writers: Ian Le Breton, Stephen Ball, Sylvia Kenna, Mike Nicholls, Reg Reynolds, Elena Scialtiel, Eve Maddock-Jones, Alex Orfila, Richard Cartwright, Alexandra Caruana, Andrew Licudi.

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Go with the Flow - Dance, Meditation and Freeform Festival of Colours - Mixing music genres SkirbbleZ’s new video - It’s a ‘Rap! Rock on the Rock - 10th Anniversary of the Club

LEISURE 67 71 77 80 82

Yacht Rally - Sailing & Socialising Travel: Backpacking in Vietnam & Cambodia Travel: Consumed by Wanderlust - teaching abroad Sport: Game of two Halves - Gib vs Germany Wine: Drink Pink this Summer

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LA SALA OPENING FLOODED WITH WHITE & GOLD

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he official launch of La Sala Gibraltar, aboard the Sunborn, was awash with a sea shimmering white and gold, as guests poured into the first floor venue, thankfully also including the Sapphire bar space, for the night. The Banus based brand has certainly earned itself a positive reputation amongst expats and celebrities who often frequent the number of establishments that fall under the Sala Group, in Marbella’s Puerto Banus and San Pedro de Alcántara.

Spreading their reach to the Rock, the restaurant welcomed over a thousand guests to the opening, offering up an eclectic blend of musical entertainment, from local band Jetstream, La Sala residents Vicky & Ernesto, eccentric violinist Quike Navarro, DJ Lola and Peet Rothwell. Further entertainment was provided by a magician, and the staple La Sala show dancers.

New Zealand golfer, Michael Campell, found himself a guest of the launch, with other famous faces Paul Robinson, David Bentley, Stephen Carr, Michael Brown, Ian Harte and Manish Bashin, mingling with the mix of local and Costa del Sol resident guests that often frequent the Sala Group establishments. The evening ran late, offering a courtesy bus to revelers returning to the other side of the frontier.

Guests had the opportunity to sample canepes, and explore what may potentially be featured on the menu. Founder of the establishment, Ian Radford said, ‘It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase what La Sala is all about - our signature acts created an incredible atmosphere onboard the luxurious yacht hotel. All of our regular clients, who live in Spain, are already planning a full weekend at the new destination, and that’s what it is! A luxury

destination for a fun weekend at a very affordable price.’

The restaurant is now open for business on the first floor of the Sunborn, offering food and drinks throughout the daytime, evening and nighttime.

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EASTSIDE RECLAMATION DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERYACHT MARINA AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

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njecting a whopping £1.1 billion investment into the Gibraltar economy, Gibraltar company Camoren Holdings Limited has been awarded the eastside reclamation project to develop a luxury complex dubbed ‘Blue Water’. The complex will consist of over 450 highend apartments and suites, a host of affordable homes, available on the Government’s co-ownership schemes, and a number of commercial entities including luxury shopping and restaurant units and a five star hotel. The project will be centered around a marina exclusively for superyachts, remedying the present

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lack of facilities. A promenade will link the complex to Eastern Beach and Catalan Bay, along the sea front, and traffic will be re-routed on the eastern side. The development will further feature an outer sea wall to protect the reclamation, a base for marine based law enforcers and a public pool adjacent to Eastern Beach.

Leslie Allen-Vercoe of Camoren Holdings expressed his excitement over the development, explaining that the company ‘is entirely confident in the prospects for the Gibraltar economy which is showing strong and resilient growth.’ He added,

‘this will create a huge boost to the Gibraltar economy and will generate many sustainable jobs opportunities. This investment will deliver important economic growth and will also offer opportunities for many Gibraltar businesses. This development will no doubt become both a landmark development in Gibraltar and indeed in the whole of the Mediterranean.’

The Government sold the site for £83 million, having initially bought it back for £28m. This marks the largest ever inward investment in Gibraltar, with funding coming from outside of the Rock.

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WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL HONOURS MOROCCAN CULTURES

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he 2015 edition of the ever-popular Gibraltar World Music Festival paid tribute to Maghreb and Moroccan cultures through the mediums of food, music, film, dances, crafts and understanding. The programme was substantially lengthier than that of previous years, which celebrated a fusion between Chinese and Indian cultures, minor Asian customs, and the link between Spain and Israel via Sephardic traditions.

Once again, put together by Gibraltar Productions, the event spanned three days, kicking off on 16th June with a screening of the documentary ‘Les Echos du Mellan: de Tinghir á Jerusalem’, depicting a personal quest that has led director Kamal Hachkar ‘into the heart of his identities, [having] taken him from the Moroccan Atlas Mountains to Israel, via France and the Mediterranean’. Within the piece he follows what is left of the Berbers of both Jewish and Muslim descent.

The next evening led spectators down an avenue of sights, smells, tastes and sounds of Morocco, through the means of a street fair and evening of entertainment at the Commonwealth Park. ‘Le Souk’ offered traditional food, prepared by local establishments. Vicky’s Kitchen, raising funds for the Saffron Rose 4 Rett Charitable Trust, conjured up a host of delights from couscous to Moroccan style salads, chicken pinchitos, and falafel.

Monty’s offered Moroccan style pizza, and My Wines provided Casa Blanca beer and wine.

The GWMF ran into Thursday, with a morning lecture, held in conjunction with the University of Gibraltar.

‘Meeting Morocco’ saw speakers Driss Alaoui Mdaghri and Asma Chaabi give an overview of Morocco’s values and current dynamics. The festival climaxed with two concerts at St. Michael’s Cave featuring Jazz and World musician Dhafer

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BAYSIDE WORK EXPERIENCE WITH THE MOD

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s part of their work experience scheme, last month a group of Year 10 Bayside students spent a week with the Defence Fire and Rescue Service, the Royal Gibraltar Regiment and the Motor Transport Section. Command Secretary Simon Argyle praised the scheme, explaining that ‘it really gives young people a flavour for the type of career options and opportunities available to them.’ He added, ‘the MOD is still a big employer in Gibraltar; we offer a variety of roles across a wide range of functions. We want to open the doors to young people and even open their eyes to what we have to offer.

It can show students that the MOD could be a good career choice for them or indeed that their career path lies elsewhere.’

Those afforded the opportunity to work with DFRS concluded their week by tackling a blaze on the Fire Training Simulator, wearing full protective clothing.

Mathew Lopez, Shane Martinez and Dion Durante (pictured) all worked together to put the fire out under the watchful eye of their instructors. Mathew found the job ‘a lot harder to do than [he’d] thought. The hose is so heavy and the clothes are so hot; it really is very difficult to move and the heat is unbelievable.’

The twenty students hosted by the Regiment were given an insight into all of the career roles available to them.

They carried out training with the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team, at the Buffadero Training Centre, as well as tunnel tour, teaching them where and how the Regiment conducts Tunnel Warfare Training. Finally, the week ended with a paintball battle.

Students Kadrian Gomez and Jordan Wilde worked closely to those in the Motor Transport section, where they had a tour of the workshop and were given training in basic vehicle mechanics.

TEAM GIBRALTAR HEADS TO NATWEST ISLAND GAMES

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aving left Gibraltar late last month, headed for Jersey to compete in the NatWest Island Games, which is in its 16th year. Team Gibraltar consists of 189 members, ranging from athletes, coaches, medical staff and members of the media.

The athletes include twenty one team members competing in Athletics, thirty competing in men and women’s basketball, six in clay shooting, eight in rifle shooting, three in tennis, eight in badminton, six in cycling, five in sailing, fifteen in pistol shooting, sixteen in swimming and ten in triathlon.

The team left on 26th June via charter flight directly to Jersey, in order to

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make it for the opening ceremony on Saturday 27th. The Gibraltar flag bearer was badminton coach Robert Brooks who has attended many of the previous games. The water carrier was young rifle shooter Brandon Robinson who was taking part in his first ever Island Games. The Gibraltar Team kit was sponsored by Argus Insurance.

The Games have been running every two years since 1985, when they were first held on the Isle of Man, as part of the Max people’s Year of Sport. 700 competitors from fifteen islands take part in seven categories. Twenty seven islands now participate, including a number of British

crown dependencies, Greek island Rhodes, Finnish province Åland, Swedish county Gotland, the Spanish island of Minorca and the Danish region of the Faroe Islands.

The mantra behind the competition was to afford sportsmen, from small island communities, the opportunity to compete internationally against islanders with similar standards, as well as to build and establish friendships and cultural exchanges with other teams.

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BUSINESS EXCHANGE GIB DANCER IN ND AMCHAM’S 2 TRADE MISSION POLISH BALLET

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niting links between Gibraltar and North America is the primary objection for the recently formed Gibraltar American Chamber of Commerce.

AmCham, as they are endearingly called, are celebrating a year in action, having held their inaugural trade mission last June featuring former Secretary of the Interior for the Obama Administration, Ken Salazar.

AmCham’s second trade mission to be held on home soil is set to exceed last year’s response. ‘We’re focusing on some of the larger industries in Gibraltar, on maritime services and the port, on e-commerce and perhaps gaming and then financial services… that’s my field so I’m always trying to push that. Of course, the deals will of course happen in things you didn’t anticipate at all, as they did last year,’ AmCham’s president James Lasry alludes.

Last year, nineteen American delegates took part in the trade mission, with many insisting Gibraltar was an ‘incredibly friendly’ business jurisdiction. ‘Last year’s trade mission really exceeded our expectations,’ Lasry insists.

The emphasis of these missions is not just to facilitate business, but also a cultural exchange, offering an opportunity to both sides to gain an insight into the lifestyles of those on the other side of the Atlantic.

‘Gibraltar is an extraordinary place to do business and this is an exciting opportunity to showcase our vibrant local economy.

This Trade Mission [allowed] us to draw attention to our key industries and highlight opportunities for U.S. companies to invest in Gibraltar. We are looking forward to a successful event.’

with clients including Burberry, Nokia, Smythson and Swedbank, Kevin’s Wall Street bestseller ‘The Hidden Agenda’ aids readers in tapping into their ‘emotional intelligence’ and creating a following for their business.

I ask Mr. Lasry about the idea behind the workshop; ‘Two things!’ He responds vibrantly, in a hearty American dialect, ‘I wanted to get our members in the swing of things for the trade mission, and secondly I wanted to give them the opportunity to prepare for it mentally and emotionally so that they would get more out of it. ,’ Lasry gushes. A prominent partner at Hassans law firm, and the Chairman of the Gibraltar Funds and Investments Association, James Lasry’s business background and knowledge of the other side of the pond were integral in the accreditation of Gibraltar AmCham as an official member of the US Chamber of Commerce. Being part of the network allows the Gibraltar branch to tap into any international AmCham branch, further spreading the reach for business, to vast corners of the planet. ‘The Americans will be able to meet the Gibraltarian businesses and the Gibraltarian leadership, who will be able to facilitate whatever business it is that they want to do.’

‘We’ve had a couple of big deals come through AmCham, so we’re pleased with that. We want to build on it and make it happen more. The feedback has been very very positive. The Americans were ecstatic.’

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aving initiated his classical ballet training at age eleven with the Gibraltar Academy of Dance, local dancer Jordan Bautista has been training professionally since he was fifteen and has now been awarded a contract as a professional corps de ballet dancer with the Polish National Ballet. The company was founded by Polish Minister for Culture Bogdan Zdrojewski, but has history that traces back to 1785. They recently made their debut in New York City, resulting in a positive New York Times Review.

Following an intense process of training, assessments and auditions to secure himself a place, Jordan has most recently been studying at the English National Ballet School, under a Government scholarship. The specialist school is amongst the leading classical ballet schools in the UK. His professional training commenced when he was only fifteen years old.

AmCham President James Lasry and Kevin Allen

A two-day event at the Rock Hotel, culminating in a gala dinner, the initial facet of the mission saw business development expert and advertising icon, Brooklyn born Kevin Allen host a workshop with AmCham members, on developing their ‘elevator pitch’. ‘This is how you distill down your business story. It’s effectively an exciting story about where you’re going as a company and why it connects to something that somebody needs.’ A sprightly gentleman, with an impressive background in advertising, having worked 12

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year in the making, the dream of launching Gibraltar’s national bank, finally came to fruition last month when the doors were opened at an official launch reception. The Chief Minister sang the team’s praises for achieving the feat in such a short time. ‘Many thought it could not be done, that we had set impossible targets and that we would fail in the process; but by jove we’ve done it. We have once again confounded our critics.’ The sultry evening sun welcomed a mass of GIB related guests, ranging from backgrounds in banking, Government, and a spectrum of other private sector businesses that helped to bring the bank to life.

The Chief Minister, along with bank CEO Lawrence Podesta and Financial Services Minister, Albert Isola honoured the bank’s senior management team and the board of independent directors brought together during the project’s infancy. The board combines bankers, lawyers, accountants and a former Financial Secretary, all tasked with initiating plans for the bank’s operations.

Speakers at the event also touched upon the premises, praising the work that turned it from an abandoned former nightclub, to the bank’s headquarters that incorporates much of the antiquity of the building,

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including some of the original stonework.

Mr. Picardo insisted that the magnificent refurbishment of Ince’s House will be extended to the Ince’s Hall, with the hopes of bringing back a cafeteria to the area.

Bank CEO Lawrence Podesta referred back to the initial stages of the project when the then tiny team worked from a small office in Bell Lane. The first priority was to develop a business plan to present to the regulator. The next step involved employing a senior management team and then the remaining staff members. The interview process was very demanding on interviewees but the team was convinced that they had set out what they were aiming to achieve. Many facets of the bank were required to be set up and initiated in a very short amount of time. Lawrence told the reception crowd that the team has ‘clearly defined their conservative risk criteria, and embedded this within all working areas across the bank.’

Their mantra, Lawrence explained, is ‘traditional banking with a modern feel’.

‘Traditional’ defines the most important aspect of the bank’s offering; customer service. The CEO further pledged to offer personal mortgages and loans: ‘we are well aware of the needs within our community, in particular with regards to the Government home ownership schemes.’

Governor Dutton thanks Reverend Jackson

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he Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Gibraltar Association honoured the Queen’s Birthday in June, with a church service that also marked the inauguration of the Gibraltar division, which was formed late last year. Governor Sir James Dutton, acting patron of the Association recited a message from the Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, detailing his delight in formation of the Gibraltar Association. He added, ‘the award of the Order means that a significant contribution has been made to the general welfare of the people of Gibraltar. The Association will give members the opportunity to meet together, but I hope it will also encourage others to earn the right to be a member.’

The service, headed by Reverend Mark Jackson, also served to reveal the seal of the Order painted onto the ceiling of the King’s Chapel.

The Association is made up of four former Gibraltar Mayors, and one current one, namely Solomon Levy MBE, Julio Alcantara MBE, Commander Anthony Lima MBE, Olga Zammit OBE and honorary president, Adolfo Canepa OBE. Members read out sermons and prayers during the service.

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The Gibraltar Association’s powers include the performance of functions that fall under the association’s objectives and the nomination of any other in Gibraltar considered meritorious for an appointment.

After the service, Reverend Jackson, who is set to leave Gibraltar imminently, was awarded with a crystal model of the Rock, on behalf of the Association, in appreciation of the work he has carried out.

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The Gibraltar International Bank opened its doors to guests at an official reception.

Popular hotspot in Marbella, La Sala, also opened up their Gibraltar branch, on board the Sunborn, inviting over a thousand guests in to check it out.

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around town The Department of Environment & Climate Change hosted an Environment Trade Fair, in honour of World Environment Day. They offered advice from local specialists, and raised awareness.

June never ceases to impress with its extensive list of events. The balmy weather really starts to set in, and the Rock gears up for a summer jam-packed with music and food festivals.

Here is a selection of those we caught on camera...

The Women in Business network held their annual gala evening, opening the doors of the Eliott Hotel roof terrace to all of their members.

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hello there

Nicole Macedo, 21 Head Journalist, The Gibraltar Magazine

Gillaine Segui Loans Administrator, RR Ltd

Anita Hutchison Office Manager, The Property Zone

ALASKA: Alluring, untouched, natural landscapes as far as the eye can see! The possibility of stumbling upon the Northern Lights, and the serenity and inspiration.

ESTEPONA: I love Spanish food, their spa’s and especially the night life. I mostly spend my holidays in Estepona.

ARUBA: Beautiful beaches, lovely people, great weather and totally relaxing!

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE

Rachel Wall, 25 Company Administrator, Fiduciary

Lindsey Carter, 38 Spa Manager, Atlantic Suites Spa

Diane Durrant, 73 Retired

SCOTISH HIGHLANDS: I’ve gone to the Highland Games every year since I was a child and I’ve always had a fantastic time, with so many fond memories.

LONDON: I used to travel to London for business every month, so over time I have got quite attached to the city and its surroundings.

GIBRALTAR: I used to live here and have a daughter, grandson and two great grandchildren living here now. Also, my grandson is in the Gibraltar regiment.

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hello there

Conor Lorkin, 26 Operations Manager, TC Cigs

Jake O’Donohoe, 19 Student, Winchester University

Oliver Cox, 11 3/4 Sacred Heart Middle School

USA: Highlight would be to drive an original model Mustang from 1965 on route 66, starting in Chicago and down to California and then heading North through Oregon, Washington to Vancouver.

EGYPT: I study archeology; the rich history of the country fascinates me, not to mention its beautiful landscape and warm, welcoming people who make me feel at home.

THE HIMALAYAS: These are quite tall so if you reach the peak it would be like you’ve achieved something massive.

DESTINATION?

Jose Antonio Garralon Ruiz, 63 Telecommunications, Gibraltronic

Dion Hammond, 45 Marpol Analyst, Nature Port

James Pickering, 30 Project Executive, Rank Interactive

PERU: I have my wife and son who both live there. I also like the geography of the mountains.

ANDORRA: It has friendly people and is fantastic in Summer and even better in the Winter.

GREECE: It’s a beautiful country, full of ancient history and culture. It is the birthplace of modern civilisation. The food is great and there’s so much to see, on the mainland or on the island getaways.

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MARITIME SECTOR - its financial importance in Gibraltar today

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s we approach the hottest months of the summer, inevitably thoughts turn to lazy days on the beach or by the pool. In my last column, I discussed how – despite assumptions based on our Mediterranean location – Gibraltar does not shut down for the summer. Far from it, in fact: the summer is a busy time for business. A good example is that the Gibraltar government is gearing up to host Maritime Week, which culminates in a conference from 8-10 July – more of which later, and indeed elsewhere in this edition of The Gibraltar Magazine.

An obvious benefit of living in Gibraltar is that nothing is ever very far from the sea. No one living here can escape our maritime heritage and a quick glance at a map would demonstrate all too clearly the strategic importance of the territory down the ages. The Rock guards the GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

northern side of the Strait of Gibraltar (please, the name should never be in the plural, although just saying “the straits” is fine) and enjoys a commanding view of one of the world’s busiest sea-lanes. Its formidable outline is a landmark for anyone sailing into or out of the Med. The Gibraltar Squadron and its patrol launches, HMS Scimitar and HMS Sabre, ensure the security and integrity of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters and, while the former naval dockyard is now operated as a commercial facility by Gibdock, Gibraltar’s is still an important base for NATO. British and US submarines frequently visit the Z berths at Gibraltar.

But leaving the navy aside, let us consider the private sector’s contribution to our maritime industry. The Port of Gibraltar welcomes vessels of all kinds year round

and we can all gawp admiringly at the pleasure yachts in our marinas. But is the maritime sector’s impact on our economy truly appreciated by the general public?

Apart from the visible activity going on at the Port, a significant proportion of the financial and legal business conducted here is centred on matters maritime. Are we taking the right steps to exploit these opportunities?

Let’s begin at the “smaller” end. Our marinas are visited by, or are a permanent home to, a truly diverse collection of vessels. This ranges from tiny motorboats and sailing boats, through to the smaller and mid-size yacht level and up to an impressive list of visitors in the “superyacht” bracket. True, there is some argument as to how to define a superyacht but you can assume a length of at least 24m. By way of comparison, a cricket pitch is 20m long. These days, a growing number 19

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of such vessels far exceed this criterion.

Sometimes they are referred to as “mega” or even “giga” yachts; I prefer to think of them as just seriously big.

In the past, I have written about how we might go about attracting more of these magnificent floating palaces (with or without gin!) to visit and encouraging them to stay longer. And not just skippers and crew, but the owners too. Once a yacht is here, owners can fly direct into Gibraltar in just a few hours from the US or Middle East, as well as Europe.

Don’t be fooled by those naysayers who tell you that the runway is too short. Our brand new terminal building has a purpose

built Business Aviation Wing with its own entrance and dedicated security processing facility, while the Wessex Lounge offers business facilities, meeting rooms, board rooms and private lounges. The more challenging bit, of course, is to encourage these wealthy individuals to visit us in the first place. Step forward my colleagues in the wealth management business!

There are several ways in which Gibraltar can benefit from the yachting sector in particular. Local registration provides a Red Ensign jurisdiction that offers a tempting combination of “Britishness” at competitive prices, together with impressive turnaround times. At present, there are some 800 yachts on the local register but,

of course, there is plenty of room for more.

Significant as they are, pleasure yachts form only a small part of the local maritime sector. Looking at the wider picture, cruise liners and freight are also a vital part of the equation. Cruise ship visits have been fairly stable over the last five years at around 180 ships per year. The general trend is that these behemoths are becoming ever larger so the number of passengers disgorged on to the Rock should grow year on year. Let’s welcome them.

The most important of all, however, is “bunkering” – the process of supplying operating fuels to ships – which generates a major source of local revenue and employment. Gibraltar is a world market leader and bunkering accounts for a very high percentage of the calls made into the Port of Gibraltar. Readers may care to look at the excellent piece in the recently published Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Report 2014 on this subject.

The Chamber’s report reveals that last year there were some 8,500 calls into the Port of which some 5,500 vessels were here primarily for bunkering. It is estimated that up to 75,000 ships transit the Strait of

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business Gibraltar annually but only 50% actually call into the bay of Gibraltar and, of those, only 30% come to the Port. So clearly there is scope for developing this business.

We face stiff competition in this area.

Not least from Algeciras, just across the bay. The same can be said for other areas within the maritime sector. Readers who are interested in these fascinating figures might also check out the Port Authority’s website at www.gibraltarport.com. Aside from useful empirical data, there is also an interesting photo gallery that might encourage any budding ship spotters.

The three-day Gibraltar Maritime Conference 2015 is mentioned elsewhere in this edition and it promises to be an excellent opportunity for everyone involved in the sector. An impressive line-up of speakers has been invited and a good social programme has been arranged. The fine facilities on board Sunborn, the conference venue, will be combined with other impressive locations across Gibraltar. This will provide the delegates with opportunities to network and learn for themselves the benefits that doing business on the Rock can offer –

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across the maritime sector and, hopefully, beyond.

The conference itself is divided into three sections, each taking up a full day. “Ships” and “Seafarers and Crew” will occupy the first two days, followed by “Super yachts” on day three. The not insubstantial costs are being borne by the Gibraltar government together with a number of commercial sponsors but the financial benefits accruing in the longer term should outweigh this initial “spend” many times over. Gibraltar Maritime Week, together with other international initiatives like last year’s trade visit to Hong Kong, are just the kind of promotional support that business needs in this global age and it clearly demonstrates that the government sees a role beyond policy and legislation. I extend my best wishes to everyone involved in this event.

The potential yield from our maritime sector does not stop at the supply of goods and services to the vessels themselves. Their owners and crew offer a potential market for legal insurance, payroll, investment, healthcare and pensions services – all of which can be

provided locally. The financial benefit to a small territory such as Gibraltar should not be underestimated.

Gibraltar has a long and distinguished maritime history and a name with global recognition. We are now in a prime position to exploit that collateral. Regular readers know that I am more passionate about things that fly rather than those that float but I might just dust off the binoculars and do a bit of ship spotting myself this summer. I would encourage those businesses in Gibraltar that may not have considered the maritime sector in the past to do so. There is plenty of business to be secured. See you down at the Port.

Ian Le Breton is Managing Director of Sovereign Trust (Gibraltar) Limited Tel: +350 200 76173 Email: ilebreton@ SovereignGroup.com

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CAPTAIN OF THE PORT Commodore Bob Sanguinetti - Top Maritime Man

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n indispensible ingredient of the well oiled machine that is the Gibraltar Port Authority, Captain of the Port, Commodore Bob Sanguinetti, has been in his post for just over a year now. With an extensive background in maritime services, and former senior posts in Royal Navy, Commodore Sanguinetti speaks of the most important aspects of his role, Gibraltar’s diverse maritime community, political pressures, and new developments on the Rock.

What does your role as Captain of the port entail?

I see the role of the Port Authority as one that enables and facilitates business to take place in the busy maritime environment of the Port, and territorial waters. First and foremost it’s to provide a safe environment for all to work in. I need to provide a secure environment. I need to make sure that all those who are operating in the port 22

adhere to the required standards. I need to provide health and safety, protection of the environment and so on. I also need to be able to respond to an incident or an accident in order to minimize risk to people, property and the environment. The challenge is in providing an environment as safe as possible, but facilitating business as best we can. I also need to consider that in our waters there are both commercial and recreational users.

That touches on one of the questions that you raise about the new speed limit within the harbor. That speed limit has actually been in place for some parts of the harbor, what we’ve done recently is extend that across the whole of the inner harbour.

The reason for doing that is that over the years the small patch of water has gotten busier, with more commercial users and equally importantly, with more recreational users. With the opening of the new small boat marina, with an extra 700 berths, and potentially 700 boats, safety and

navigation takes on an even higher profile.

What have been some of the more challenging aspects of the job?

It’s been in trying to provide the best and safest environment against the constraints of the very small georgraphical footprint that we have both at sea and in the harbor.

When you consider that we’re the busiest bunker port in the Mediterranean, and the huge number of shipping movements that entails - including the bunker barges, which provide the fuel, the pilot boats to take the pilots out the ships when they come into the harbor, the service launches that take crew and provisions to and from the ships - you then superimpose on that the large number of very large cruise ships that come into Gibraltar and the increasing number of superyachts, it makes for a very busy environment. I need efficiency on the one hand, and safety on the other, and the challenge is in getting the balance between the two.

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Have any seismic changes been put in place since you took up the role last year?

I haven’t introduced any seismic changes; I’ve taken my time to take stock of what is already a very busy, very diverse environment, and looked at ways of making it more efficient. I’ve worked very closely with my own team, I’ve worked very closely with the private sector, and I’ve looked at how other ports do their business and introduced a number of initiatives to try and further improve the efficiency. Importantly, I’ve engaged directly with the shipping community to see what it is that they need when they bring their ships into Gibraltar, by way of services and products.

What is the state of Gibraltar’s Maritime Industry from your perspective?

I would say that we’ve got an extremely vibrant maritime community in Gibraltar; very well established, very experienced and very proficient. We’re clearly blessed with outstanding geography, being so close to so many of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. We’ve got a very strong maritime culture and heritage in both military and commercial senses. I think what our biggest strength is that the maritime community is pulled together, not just by professional, but also more importantly, personal relationships. I think we are very well placed to tackle the global and regional challenges, in the maritime environment, head on.

Can you give us an insight into your background?

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Born and raised in Gibraltar, spent most of my upbringing either in or on the water, followed by thirty years in the Royal Navy.

The salt is very much in my bloodstream.

As a hobby, I love sailing, I love the outdoors, I love hillwalking.

What did your naval career entail?

All sorts, half of my time was spent at sea, undergoing various roles including command of ships, and more recently in higher level strategic jobs within the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence more generally.

Touching on the political aspect of the waters, do you find yourself under any pressure?

No, because the incursions are a political, security issue rather than a commercial issue, so whilst it’s out there, it’s not something that gets in the way of commercial shipping movements, so it’s not really a concern of mine. Going back to your point earlier on, about how I would describe the maritime community, it’s worth stressing that the port is one of the principal pillars of the economy in Gibraltar. It’s contribution goes way beyond the direct benefits of the principal activity, and it clearly includes travel agents, airlines, hotels, taxis and so on.

Eastside Reclamation site has just been awarded to develop a luxury resort, dubbed ‘Blue Water, what’s you opinion on the project?

I’m delighted by the news; I think it will add another dimension to the maritime

environment in Gibraltar, which I very much welcome, from a port perspective.

It’s obviously going to be a great thing for Gibraltar PLC, more generally. I think we should be providing more to the visiting superyachts than we do at the moment and we need to encourage them to visit Gibraltar for longer and make more use of the facilities that we’ve got on offer, from crew training, crew changes, provisional stores, repair work, crew down time and the obvious tourist attractions that Gibraltar can offer.

Having worked within the industry for so long, how do you rate Gibraltar’s Port?

In safety terms, Gibraltar’s got a reputation second to none, and we adhere to. and on occasions surpass, international/ EU regulations and directives. We have very strict codes of practice for all aspects of our business, which we see emulate in ports around the world, testament that we must be doing it right. We also have a very strong team of professionals whose day-to-day job is to oversee the complex operations that take place in the port.

One other aspect we’ve been focusing on is marketing the port of Gibraltar to further reinforce the fantastic reputation that we have in the shipping community and in times of increasing competition, this is a fundamental part of our business. We were delighted to host, on behalf of the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), a regional forum here, in Gibraltar, earlier this year, which was an outstanding success. We continue to attend and participate actively in a number of highlevel forums internationally.

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life A committed social media user, Stefano documented the entire Kitchen process through the exhibition’s Facebook, Instagram and website. The event line up could be followed via Facebook, with regular updates posted. Stefano’s level of commitment to the project was unwavering, having given up almost all of his free time to maintain the exhibition and work on his own projects. The uncertainty of the project and whether it would even hit it off clearly did nothing to deter Stefano, he was too excited over the prospect of meeting up with like minded people in a space they could call their own and potentially collaborate on large projects…

Mid way through the month, Stefano and his co-curator Chris Tavares expressed their joy in how well the space had developed. Rooms had been split into working areas for regulars that used the studio to paint, display photography, create pottery, tie dye their clothes, share knowledge, make new friends and ultimately, develop a scene. Chris noted that this is exactly how art movements are formed, by bringing creative people together and giving them the opportunity to work under one roof. The Gibraltar scouts even got involved, using the studio to build a set of flagpoles for Stefano and Chris to display their Kitchen banner across.

The project massively appealed to the Little Constellation Network, which brings together geo-political micro areas in Europe, under the context of contemporary art. They initiated the Listen to the Sirens Space in the Montagu Bastion, and took note of Stefano’s plea for an unconventional space to work in. It certainly ties in with the Mantra of Listen to the Sirens, which is described as ‘a an exhibition programme based on continuous dialogue between the artists of the Little Constellation network and artists who live and work in Gibraltar.’

One huge advocate of the project was artist Alan Perez who used the space to work on a project relating to the 75th anniversary of the evacuation. From the perspective of someone who is well known and respected on the local art scene, having won many awards in local competitions, Alan praised the GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JUNE 2015

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MARITIME WEEK Talking ships and yachts and why Gibraltar is a leading jurisdiction…

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t’s almost difficult to keep track of all the industries Gibraltar plays a leading role in. Financial services and gaming we’re well aware of, but what about the ever growing shipping and yachting trades? Behind the scenes, the government run Gibraltar Maritime Administration plays a remarkably active role in drawing relevant parties to the jurisdiction, through attending a host of conferences around the world, networking with the biggest players.

Perhaps their biggest initiative to date is hosting a 3-day shipping conference later this month. Catering to a vast reach of related topics, from regulation, to registration, to bunkering, seafarers and superyacht developments, the intense seminar will host 75 international delegates and 50 locals from the companies sponsoring the event.

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whose demanding position often sees her promoting Gibraltar as a wholly accommodating jurisdiction to ships and superyachts, through three main attractions; cheap and high quality fuel, the lack of VAT, and Gibraltar’s British association. Vessels registered under the British system avoid issues surrounding the application for boat related finances.

Our association to the Union Jack also comes with a distinct prestige attached to it. Much like the other industries, Gibraltar strives to excel in, a great deal of work is put towards boosting the Rock’s reputation, ‘the standard that we want to make sure we deliver is a very high one, because at the end of the day we’re trying to show off how Gibraltar does things.’

Diana insists that since Gibraltar began promoting their facilities, it has seen an increase in yacht visits.

‘Gibraltar Maritime Week’ aims to promote an international approach to the industry with expert speakers set to discuss a gamut of topics. ‘The conference that we’ve put together is bringing over to Gibraltar expert speakers in each field. It starts from the 8th to the 10th July.’

Following an intense schedule, day one will focus on shipping, touching on regulation, requirements and services on ships. Discussions will also cover portside control, ship arrests, bunkering and accidents and investigation. The featured speakers include a well-established shipping agency and registrars from Britain and the Cayman Islands, who dominate the market. ‘Then we’ve got Bermuda.

They are the leaders in passenger ships.

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that discussion panel.’ Also included is a speaker covering safety, security and piracy on ships. ‘All the speakers we are bringing over specialize and are experts in the topics they’re going to be discussing.’

The second day is centered on crew and seafarers in both the shipping and super yacht industries. ‘This is of great

importance because obviously seafarers and crew are the ones who man both the ships and superyachts. We have got the top person from the MCA in the UK to talk about the maritime legal convention.’ The discussions will explore crew repatriation, immigration issues such as visas and crew changes, and a local company talking about the facilities available to crew in Gibraltar, with particular regard to revalidation of certificates. ‘You don’t get many conferences which dedicate and give information on the crew aspect so I think it’s very interesting for many of the delegates attending,’ Diana explains.

The third day, covering super yachts, is an expansion of former Superyacht Forums hosted by ‘RegisteraYacht.com’.

The last facet of the conference will cover superyacht wealth and where to find the high net worth individuals attached to them. ‘Another aspect is communication, and that’s vital because the superyacht owners and crew want to know any development in marinas and where they can benefit on fuelling, supplies and repairs.’ Other matters of discussion include insurance and VAT, developments in providing superyacht berths in Gibraltar, engines and propulsion, and new berthing

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piers put together by the Government. The talks will be split between 18 international and nine local speakers.

Networking will make up a crucial element of the three-day forum. Dinners in two of Gibraltar’s favoured locations, the Rock Hotel and St. Michael’s Cave will allow for international delegates to establish what Gibraltar has to offer, and mingle amongst themselves. A closing reception will be held aboard the Sunborn on Friday 10th July.

Most appropriately, much of the seminar will be held aboard the floating superyacht hotel. ‘I think that it’s good Gibraltar keeps in touch with the people we have met to ensure that they are updated with what’s happening. It’s important that we are showing interest in wanting to establish business in Gibraltar.’

A great deal of enthusiasm has been expressed by international delegates as well as local companies, Diana claims.

The industry incorporates a spectrum of professions, from insurance, to law and finance, mariners and fuelling. The first of what Diana hopes will develop into a biannual conference, has been well marketed internationally, featuring in the Superyacht Weekly Newsletter, among other GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

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international publications. The Gibraltar Maritime Administration commenced their marketing strategy on a grander scale, last year, when they hosted a stall at an international event in Cannes. They will host a similar roadshow stand this year on 10th September. Marking National Day with their international maritime peers, the Gibraltar delegation will have their own red and white balloons and toast the celebration with a few drinks.

‘How long has the Maritime Administration been around?’, I ask. ‘Quite a number of years! I’ve been with the Yacht registry since 1998. I started with the department when it was private, and then in 2010, it came back to Government.’ The team is made up of twelve to thirteen surveyors, six members of staff dealing with admin and two registrars. On the survey side, there are three staff members working on admin. ‘We do cover a wide range of responsibilities and duties to ensure that vessels are compliant.’

ensuring they comply with requirements and they are obtaining the documentation they require for the type of operational work that they are doing. We do that for the ships and for the yachts. Then we’ve got the side of the crew; we issue endorsements to allow crew members to serve on Gibraltar registered vessels. We also carry out inspections and audits for boats, to ensure that they are compliant and up to standard with regards to the safety and all the equipment that they should have on board.’

The team certainly has their work cut out for them, particularly, if the seminar brings in an influx of interest to Gibraltar. Diana is insistent that they would very much welcome the interest, and certainly deal with it to a very high standard, perhaps with more staff. ‘As a Government department, this is the first time we are hosting an event which is mainly targeted at promoting Gibraltar and bringing in business to the private sector as well as making sure that the maritime industry grows for the interest of Gibraltar as a whole.’

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BERTHING SUPERYACHTS New berths and rental accommodation at Marina Bay

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beneath. Apartments will be designed specifically for short-stay use rather than owner-occupation, therefore slightly smaller and with off site parking. There will also be a new ‘promenade’ style walkway with viewing area ‘mirador’ and the whole development will be further enhanced with landscaping and mood lighting. The project will include secure access for the superyacht berths with CCTV in place, executive style crew lounges, shore side storage, ultra high speed wifi, increased capacity electricity supplies, laundry amenities and black water handling facilities.

This project is for the construction of ten new stern-to superyacht berths able to accommodate vessels in excess of 80 metres, plus 102 apartments. The berths, pier office and apartments will be constructed on piers, sometimes referred to as ‘stilts’ to allow the free flow of water

Outline planning permission for the project was granted by Gibraltar’s Development and Planning Commission (DPC) on 9th June and further research will now be conducted, along with the provision of various traffic, environmental and aeronautical reports, all of which is

nyone who lives or works in Gibraltar, or has been here recently for a visit, can’t have failed to notice the numerous construction projects currently in progress around the Rock or earmarked for future development. One of these projects is for the construction of new superyacht berths and short-stay and rental accommodation at Marina Bay. I caught up with Neil Crawford, Director of Ocean Village, to learn a bit more about this new project and how it will impact the marine sector locally.

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standard procedure at this stage of the planning process. Once full planning is granted the construction process, which may be panelised timber construction which is both faster and cleaner than traditional methods, will begin.

Why Gibraltar?

There are a number of reasons for wanting to develop this facility in Gibraltar. Ocean Village have invested heavily in Gibraltar for 15 years and have complete confidence in this market. There has been a significant increase in demand during recent years for marina space right across the Mediterranean and the current facilities for superyachts berthing in Gibraltar are limited. We are aware that a number of other marinas are looking to develop or introduce superyacht facilities and it is important for Gibraltar that we do not fall behind as a jurisdiction. Gibraltar also has GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

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Neil Crawford, Ocean Village

the benefit of being a strategic geographic location and a VAT free environment with no import duty payable on superyachts.

of trade benefitting and new jobs being created. For example, superyachts will usually arrive with owners, or clients if the yacht is chartered, and the crew on board, many of whom will utilise local hotels, bars and restaurants in Gibraltar. In addition, there will be significant spin-off benefits to local marine and provisions suppliers plus retailers on Main Street as the ultra high net worth superyacht owners and their families spend time and relax in Gibraltar with some retail therapy. By building this new facility, we are looking to encourage superyachts to spend more time in Gibraltar by providing them with the high quality facilities and services that they expect and demand, along with competitively priced refuelling (it can

What are the expected benefits for us?

cost hundreds of thousands of £s to fully refuel a superyacht) in an attractive ‘resort style’ facility that superyacht owners will want to return to and feel comfortable spending a few days at. By providing high capacity electricity supplies for example, superyacht owners will be able to power down their on-board generators, allowing them to carry out maintenance and servicing work on engines and systems etc. For the owners or clients and crew on board, the ability to power down the generator provides for a much quieter environment onboard, thereby encouraging the owner to relax for a few days and enjoy everything that Gibraltar has to offer, rather than just being seen as a convenient fuel stop.

For more details visit http://superyachtsandshortstayapts.com/

Many of the superyachts in use today are worth hundreds of millions of pounds and it is estimated that a superyacht owner spends around 10% of the original value of the yacht per annum on maintenance, fuel, berthing, chandlery, leisure etc. Bringing up to 10 of these vessels to Gibraltar at a time will have a major impact on the local economy in Gibraltar with many areas

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WOMEN IN BUSINESS A network of likeminded, intelligent individuals

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ormerly known as the Gibraltar Business Network, the familiar faces that make up Gibraltar’s ‘Women in Business’ group are at the forefront of Gibraltar’s vast business community. Initiated in the 90s as an organization that would talk to young girls at schools about working in a professional industry, the network was championed

by Lydia Darham and Dr. Diane Sloma, at a time when Gibraltar’s economy was rapidly developing and drawing in lots of new business. The female driven ideology behind the network was supported further following a Chamber of Commerce meeting during which speaker Joe Gaggero addressed the room ‘Gentlemen, and Lydia’.

During its hay day, the group supported the abolishment of estate duty, and the equal responsibility of women as jurors in the judicial system.

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Renamed ‘Women in Business’, Chairwoman and former head teacher of the Gibraltar College, Tonia Brooks, describes the network as ‘a dynamic group of business and professional women from diverse backgrounds.’ Members have access to a forum through which they can interconnect and promote their business with other members, as well as ‘enhance their professional lives’. The committee strives to promote and develop the network, not only within the local business community, but also with businesswomen in surrounding areas, including Spain and Morocco. Toasting their success and strength, the network’s annual Gala evening was held at the Eliott Hotel last month, with immense support shown by the business community, the Government and any friends the group has made over the years. ‘Tonight I had a chat with the

chairwoman from Women in Business in the Costa del Sol and Campo de Gibraltar.

We were hoping to possibly co-host a joint event. Similarly with Morocco, we want to establish some links so that businesses here locally can expand and we can help each other,’ Tonia explains amidst a crowded room awash with smartly dressed, sharp women, ranging from young and fiercely ambitious accountants, to veteran business women who have weathered the Gibraltar economy and competitive market over many years.

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business Equality, and catching a passing smile from the former Miss World 2009, clearly an incredibly diverse bunch. ‘This is what we do; we have breakfast and networking lunches once a month. We also host different evening presentations where people can discuss and present their own businesses. We want to expand and this reception really was mainly to thank not only the members but others in the business community and the community in general for the support that they give us when we organize different functions and events.’ Tonia explains that the reach is extensive… ‘We’ve got women in the cosmetics industry and women who are consultants; we’ve also got professional women in banking and insurance. We’ve also got those that make things and have their own businesses. We believe that the young women growing up need to have role models and be motivated to push forward. There’s space for them… What we don’t really have is anyone in journalism to be honest.’ She nods towards me; the ideology behind the network piques my interest. Why would you possibly say no to such an open door?

Tonia touches on the Government’s recognition of the group, with the Chief Minister even dropping by to honour the group during their gala evening. ‘We are not political but if we need assistance in areas that perhaps the Government could assist us in, or when members need assistance, that is when we step in as a network to see who has a connection.’

Lydia is hugely complimentary towards the state of professional women in Gibraltar, ‘it has changed tremendously! There’s more respect for the women in business.

Men have taken on the role of being a real father, an evening father, taking the children to school and being more hands on. We can do both now, we can have a business and we can have a family.’

Clearly, being integrated into the network has its benefits, offering a direct opportunity to develop useful business contacts, bounce ideas off of like-minded, intelligent women and continue to support the rise of females in a typically male populated industry.

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EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE Performance = Ability x Motivation

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e have an employee who is not meeting our company expectations, how do you deal with this?

As employee performance affects organizational performance, we tend to want to look for a quick fix. Would a training course help? Or should you move him into a different role?

Performance = Ability x Motivation Ability is the person’s aptitude, as well as the training and resources supplied by the organization.

Motivation is the product of individual desire and commitment.

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Performance management makes up a significant part of every manager’s job, and this means managers are required to deal with poor performance. The simple fact is that managing poor employee performance should not be a huge event; it should be quick and relatively pain free, for both the manager and the employee, and something that’s done at the first sign of a deviation in ‘expected’ behaviour. When poor performance goes unaddressed for long periods of time, as too often it does, it can become a major problem and manifest itself into a situation that can blow out of control.

Importantly, managers must understand that poor performance that is not addressed quickly is in reality seen by the employee as being accepted.

This is because people respect what you ‘inspect’, not what you expect!

Consequently, your people pay attention to what you pay attention to. So if the behaviour you’re getting is not what you expect, act on it now.

How to deal with poor performance There are six rules you should observe when confronting a poor performing employee: Never confront in anger: do not let this become an emotional situation. Do whatever you need to do to get your emotions in check before confronting; maybe it’s walking around the block, counting to ten or having a coffee.

Nip it in the bud: take however long you need to get your emotions together, but as soon as you’ve done that, confront the

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Failure to confront immediately is what causes so much fear around the idea of dealing with poor performance. When you let inappropriate actions continue unaddressed for too long before dealing with them, the situation can get out of control. When managers consistently confront immediately, at the first sign of behaviour deviation, the process of managing poor performance will be the norm.

Do it in private: this doesn’t automatically mean going into your office and shutting the door, just don’t do it in front of other staff. Make the event relaxed and explain that the behaviour that they have just shown does not meet the companies’ expectations and give an explanation of what the expected behaviour looks like in practice.

Be specific: Gather facts and examples of poor performance, which demonstrate the employee has not met the expectations and standards set out. Be very clear about which expectations or standards the employee is not meeting.

Be clear: do not confuse people by watering down the fact that this is an informal warning. Because they feel uncomfortable, managers will often end a confrontation with something like, “.... but overall, you’ve really been doing a great job.” The problem is people choose to hear what they want to hear, so employees latch onto such comments and leave the meeting thinking they just got praised.

Always explain that certain behaviours are not acceptable.

Keep a paper trail of discussions: good documentation, such as a performance log for each employee, allows you to easily identify and prove recurring problems.

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After each meeting with the poor performer, take notes that summarize the discussions. Include the problem, the action taken to correct or eliminate it, the dates, the result that occurred, and any comments that will help you recall feedback sessions when you complete the performance appraisal.

Don’t let the performance log become a little black book of mistakes and errors.

Also include examples of acceptable and/ or outstanding performance.

Many managers fear tackling poor performance because either they are not clear about what to do, they think it will take too long, the employee will react badly, or worse that they might get taken to an employment tribunal. If any of those fears arise, then you must keep in mind that: •

Your business needs employees to fulfill their contract to do the job you

hired them to do.

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Always refocus the employee on the stated business reason for your comments. Example: “It’s important for you to be here at the designated time since customers rely on our immediate responsiveness when they have questions about their order.”

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Always act from facts and specific examples, not hearsay, and then it’s easier to keep the problem (and solution) in mind.

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Make sure you are clear about the accepted behaviour

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Remaining fair and kind, but firm; is more effective than feeling angry or frustrated.

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Do not accept less than great standards for your business, or team, and keep your vision of a great team in focus.

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QUEENSWAY QUAY Why would you live there?

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t’s the stylish marina, the quieter marina, the calmer marina. Queensway Quay competes with Ocean Village as the favourite marina living experience.

The impressive Ragged Staff Wharf fronts the quayside of Queensway Quay Marina.

It is thought to be the oldest wharf in Gibraltar, built by the Spanish and further developed by the British in 1736. Taylor Woodrow developed the site that exists today, building Ordnance Wharf at the south of the marina, Ragged Staff Wharf along the western edge and Cormorant Wharf, to the north of Ragged and facing west. Construction started in 1990. Some twenty years later, Marina Properties reclaimed 13,000 square metres of land in the form of a breakwater and built nineteen semi-detached properties, known as The Island, to virtually enclose (other than for boat access) the marina of some 34

185 berths. The same developer added forty-eight up-market apartments soon after on further reclaimed land which forms the northerly side of the marina.

Ordnance, Ragged, Cormorant and The Sails all have a communal pool. Each property on the Island boasts its own pool, whilst access to this most exclusive development is through a gated entrance with 24/7 security. Until recently, The Island has had little competition for its reputation as the most sought after (or least, most highly priced) residential address.

The popularity of Queensway Quay for property owners and tenants arises from location, restaurants, views and overall lifestyle. Sitting between the naval dockyard and Coaling Island, occupants can easily walk into town or access their

place of work at Eurotowers or Europort.

Morrison’s is a ten minute walk or a short drive. However, the lure of the restaurants reduces the desire to go food shopping.

Waterfront, Le Bateau, The Landings, Casa Pepe and the Lounge adorn the waterside and allow for al fresco dining watching the sun set to the west. Each of these establishments would make a claim for inclusion in any list of the top restaurants in Gibraltar.

Where the views from the restaurants are good, the views from the properties are arguably better. The Sails face into the marina and due south from their expansive terraces. The Strait and the Bay of Gibraltar provide the splendid landscape from the higher floors of Ragged and Cormorant apartments. Ordnance has its back to the south, facing due north into the marina, opposite the Sails.

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The marina is not on the beaten track of the average tourist, and some restaurant owners would relish greater signage. Residential occupants do not have any trouble with

this, preferring their neighbourhood to be frequented by fellow residents and locals. The atmosphere is friendly. Visitor parking is a challenge. The area lacks a

convenience store. The original copper pipes need upgrading. But from an estate agency perspective, Queensway Quay remains a firm favourite for locals and newcomers alike.

PROPERTY NEWS July sees the launch of the latest off-plan property development in Gibraltar. To be built to the south of the existing Eurotowers, West One will consist of a large number of studios and one beds, plus a small number of two and three bedroom apartments and two penthouses. A new swimming pool is being built and optional parking will also be provided (at an additional cost).

The 12 storey building has already achieved planning consent and construction should start later this summer. With prices starting at just over ÂŁ100,000, this development is likely to sell quickly as it targets the affordable luxury end of the open market. Contact Chesterton for further information.

Mike Nicholls is Managing Director of Chesterton Gibraltar Tel: +350 200 67434 Email: mike.nicholls@ chesterton.gi

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UTOPIA UNDERWATER Exploring Gibraltar’s diverse marine life

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lonked in an optimal position on the world map, Gibraltar boasts an extraordinarily diverse marine life in its three miles of territorial water. Beneath the tepid cerulean tide is a hidden wonderland of biodiversity.

The world above the surface is almost equally as bustling, with offshore activities ranging from bunkering, to ship-to-ship LNG transfers, the passing of pleasure craft, police and customs vessels and the occasional ecological study carried out by the diligent technical team of the Government’s Department of the Environment.

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tradition with his own twelve-year-old daughter, Nicky’s familiarity with, and understanding of, the waters surrounding the bay are second to none. ‘In 25 years there’s definitely been a decline, unfortunately. It seems to be a bit on the up over the last couple of years, with a lot of smaller fish returning to the bay.’ Nicky’s passion lies with the rarer and more lowkey marine species, although he is certainly no stranger to the bigger, well-loved mammals often spotted frolicking in the bay. ‘When I’m fishing in the strait, I see them a lot. As a diver, I’ve seen them swim pass a couple of times. When we’ve dived with whales and they see the dolphins and try to catch them, they just shoot past.

The only time we’ve actually interacted is when the pilot whales have approached the divers. The dolphins were curious and came back to have a look.’

Dolphin Spotting Dolphins are perhaps the most common sight in the bay, particularly for the crew aboard the Original Dolphin Safari. They do, however, appear to be seasonal, almost disappearing from the bay between the months of March and May. The crew aboard the Goldfin insists that numbers and species of dolphin found in the bay differ from season to season. Bottlenose are native to the area, but are witnessed less frequently than striped and common, who share similar physical and behavioral characteristics. Speaking to Manager Fiona and Skipper Graham, we discuss the patterns of this Spring.

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disappeared for a couple of months, leaving a pod of striped dolphins to entertain their eager spectators. On average, Graham tells me, twenty to thirty can be seen during a trip into the bay.

Having been part of the team for six years, Graham and Fiona have witnessed their fair share of curious sightings. Like a day aboard Captain Ahab’s ‘Pequod’ -minus the whale killing- the Goldfin crew have caught the sights of many sea dwellers, including manta rays, impressive blue marlins, equally as large tuna fish, graceful flying fish, a couple of sporadic sea turtles and allegedly, an inexplicable ‘sea monster’ that rose from the depths during a boat trip three years ago. Fiona describes a tuna leaping from the swell, followed by a ‘huge black hump, the same size as an orca, but with no markings’.

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Without the help of omniscient diver, Nicky Balban, the Dolphin Safari spies whales on 2% of their trips. The species occasionally found in the bay range from orca to pilot, hump back, sperm and fin.

Orcas and Pilots -Graham tells me- are of the dolphin persuasion, having only one blowhole entry link to their lungs. Whales, by nature, have two blowhole entries to their lungs. The main similarities between the striped and common dolphins found in the bay are their markings, with the common having a black cape forming a ‘saddle’ pattern that points below their dorsal fin and a yellow colour above the pectoral fins. Similar to the striped, they are found in ‘circumtropical and warm temperatures’. The Dolphin Safari is now licensed under Gibraltar Marine Legislation, with close contact between the team and the Government’s Department of

Preserving Marine Life Preserving Gibraltar’s distinctive marine life now involves a very personal element of first hand diving, occasionally to collect samples from ‘filter feeders’ at the bottom of the food chain, to test for substances and chemicals that cannot be picked up solely from water samples. Mussels, clams, and other shellfish ‘feed off practically the sea water, then you get the fish that feed off the filter feeders and then it goes up the food chain through the fish. You’re testing the water, then the filter feeders, and then the fish. So you’re going through a food chain,’ Clive explains. ‘I literally have to go out and dive and get the samples myself, which gives a nice angle to the work as well, that way I can ensure I’m getting the samples specifically where I want to get them from,’ Jonathan adds.

The diving element of the department has only been in practice for a couple of years, but their extensive workload limits their diving capabilities. A new initiative is seeking volunteer divers to assist the department in better understanding marine life. Volunteers can ‘sign up to an email, and then [they’ll] start having specific workshops’ throughout the summer. The help of local divers will prove imperative Bottlenose dolphins

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the Environment, who work tirelessly to protect and conserve the marine life in the bay. A technical team of nine civil servants, including Environmental Officers Clive Crisp and Jonathan Kay, spend much of their time taking samples, to ensure the waters are up to EU standards and meet all the required directives.

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Probing the scientists on the current state of the marine environment in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW), they speak of directives involving a ‘river basin management plan’, a tool that tells member states ‘based on all the monitoring you carry out, you now need to asses whether all your water bodies achieve good ecological and chemical status.’ Regarding ‘the actual marine life and actual fish species, cetaceans, coral, algae, sea grasses etcetera, it ties in nicely with another directive, which is the ‘marine strategy framework directive’. Under this directive, member states are required to have a specific marine monitoring programme, which will be published very shortly.

Within that monitoring programme there are specific ‘animals’ within the marine life that [we] will be looking at, specific characteristics that [we] will be looking at, [we] will need to use the results from the ‘water framework directive’ monitoring.’

Clive comments on the recent presence of ‘non-indigenousness’ species that are not native to the Mediterranean and Atlantic seas, surrounding Morocco and Spain. The Department is extremely active in protecting and re-locating protected species. Legislation and meeting directives is just the basis that dictates what the Department has to carry out and follow ‘but it doesn’t mean that what [they] do is specific to legislation. There are a lot of projects that [they’ve] carried out that aren’t dictated by legislation.’

‘Is our marine life good?’ Jonathan prompts, swiftly answering his own question, he continues with a resounding, ‘yes definitely!’ ‘It is extremely diverse.

The main contributing factor to this is the water exchange that we have right in front of us in the bay of Gibraltar, this is the Mediterranean current that goes out and the Atlantic current that comes in.’

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to many elements of marine study. ‘We’ve been in consultation already with dive clubs, Nicky has come on a few ecological dives with us as a volunteer to help us out and get involved.’ ‘There are a lot of locals like Nicky, who genuinely want to engage with the department, and do something meaningful.’

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the bathymetry of the bay. This is the sea floor, and how it’s structured.’ Another integral factor is the natural reef located in southern waters, by Europa Point, that is rich in natural resources. The high quality of the water also has an impact on the biodiversity of the area. Now, whilst the bay does attract a vast spectrum of species, the extent of human activity contributes to difficulties and conflicts.

‘Our job is to ensure that the effects on marine life are minimized or eradicated.’

The Science Behind Reefy!

The infamous artificial reef, laid in 2013, in the Northwestern area of the runway comes into the discussion. Whilst many have touched upon the political elements of the project, hearing directly from the science gurus exactly what the benefits of the reef are, deters any previous beliefs that the move was politically motivated.

The area ‘has become an underwater desert, which in the 80s and earlier was

very abundant with marine life,’ Clive notes. ‘It was an underwater meadow,’ Jonathan chimes in and I’m baffled by how unaware I (and potentially others) am of our underwater utopia!

Back on the subject of the artificial reef, Jonathan brings up the controversy of the project, ‘are we doing it to protect marine life, or to stop fishing? Well, as scientists, we would say of course we’re doing it for both. If you want to protect marine life, then you’ve got to protect it against fishing.’ The EU conducted an extensive investigation on the site and deliberated that they had, of course, followed proper procedure.

The second phase of the project is ‘marine habitat restoration’ which involves a close working relationship with the University of Algarve in Portugal, via their Centre of Marine Sciences. ‘What we’re doing is planting seagrass, which was found in the area.’ Commonly known as Neptune grass,

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environment the aim is to regenerate what was in the area before. Another site they are working on is by a wreck dubbed ‘Seven Sisters’, located between Rosia Bay and South Mole. ‘This is going to mean us going out and taking observations and measurements to see the rate of growth, with the guidance of our counterparts in Portugal.’

The University of Algarve team are leading experts in seagrass restoration of this specific species. This ties in magnificently with another initiative that has seen a patch of seagrass planted directly in front of an underwater webcam, in order to continually monitor growth and the species it’s attracting. Seagrasses provide innumerable advantages to marine life, from oxygenating the water, and improving its quality, to creating shelter for spawning fish and a habitat for seahorses, a species, Nicky Balban says, that is not often come across by divers in the bay. This area also falls under a ‘no fishing zone’, as part of the new Marine Protection regulations that were released in January.

Tagging Tuna On the topic of fishing and its effect on our marine life, veteran diver Nicky Balban subscribes to the belief that it is the fault of overfishing that has caused the depletion of our underwater paradise on both sides of the border. The newly employed Environmental Protection Officers ensure that all fishermen and divers are equipped with the correct licenses, as well as inspect the minimum size of any catch. They further enforce marine protection legislation and the recently renewed tuna regulations. Sticking to the topic, the impending tuna-fishing season is raised, so Clive and Jonathan delve into the novel process of tagging certain marine animals, including tuna.

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Senior Environment Officer, Stephen Warr, pops his head round the door to contribute, ‘the programme started with the white bream, it’s going to be extended now to the sea bass, a species that is commonly targeted by Gibraltarians because it’s a staple in the Gibraltarian diet. Clive and Jonathan are now working on a tagging programme for the blue fin tuna. We’re thinking of extending it into other species, such as sharks.’ The project is a revival of a similar programme carried out ‘many moons ago’. Tagging will allow the department to better understand a species’ behavior and track its movements. ’The more education and knowledge we have of a particular species; how they behave, how they move, and what areas they prefer, the better informed we are,’ Jonathan expands. Currently, the Department is using standard tags, but the intention is to expand on this, and use tags with GPS technology and data storage capabilities that will be able to take chemical readings of the water. ‘This will set Gibraltar in the limelight of the scientific world.’

Skilled underwater photographer and seasoned diver, Steve Warren, spent a considerable part of his youth diving in the bay with Nicky Balban. Having established a successful underwater photography company and written for a myriad diving publications, he still rates the Bay as a superior diving spot. ‘It’s incredible to me that Gib still hasn’t been discovered by more divers and underwater photographers.’ Having explored the area over so many years, the duo have pioneered the sport in Gibraltar. Their ability to witness and follow much of this marine life up close has resulted in a knowledge and understanding that is unrivaled. ‘The Strait is this amazing marine life superhighway. We’ve dubbed it the Tuna Run. In the summer, we’ve

seen fin whales, sperm whales, marlin, hammerheads and we’ve swam with pilot whale superpods, orcas and three species of dolphins as well as the bluefin tuna we named it for,’ Steve divulges. ‘What’s almost as amazing is how few people know about it. Nick Balban really made the connection and some of the world’s top underwater photographers have come to Gibraltar to see it for themselves. That includes Tom Peschak and Doug Perrine, both of whose work regularly appears in National Geographic Magazine. Doug flew in especially from his home in Hawaii because his local pilot whales are really evasive and the ones off Gib are really curious and come right up to us.

‘BBC underwater cameraman, Dan Beecham, is another veteran of the Straits.

Andrew Sutton, the filmmaker who shot the BBC Arena special with Leviathan author Philip Hoare, was involved right from the beginning. Drew is an ambassador for the Whale and Dolphin Society and is developing official swim with guidelines for the WDC based on working with Nick.

These will be rolled out worldwide to encourage responsible interactions with dolphins and whales. Local broadcast company, Wright Tech Media, is working on a film about the Tuna Run using footage shot with Nick, by Andrew Pugsley and myself, over several summers. It’s a wildlife spectacular that’s been seemingly overlooked because no one expected such incredible action to be taking place here.’

Nicky goes on to insist that no matter how often you dive in the bay, each experience is entirely different, and he puts it entirely down to the spectacular variety of ocean life, all confined within the 14.3 km wide Strait, and 75 km2 bay of Gibraltar.

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THEY NEVER SHALL HAVE GIBRALTAR! I Where the Midland Sea and the Ocean meet, Stands a corner of British ground; There the wild waves dash at a mountain’s feet, With a giant fortress crowned.

The Spaniard casts a jealous eye, As he sees our flag from the summit fly; For the Dons may come and the Dons may go, And frown and strut on the shore below; But they never shall have Gibraltar – No! They never shall have Gibraltar.

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ith the citizens of Scotland voting to remain part of the union, it is interesting to note that one of the most patriotic poems about Gibraltar was written by a Scotsman.

John William Macquorn Rankine was born in Edinburgh July 5th, 1820 and he grew up to be a man of many talents. He graduated as a civil engineer but also studied physics and mathematics. He was a founding contributor to the science of thermodynamics and developed a complete theory for steam engines. Later in life, he expressed his artistic side through amateur singing, playing the piano and cello and writing poetry. In 1874, he published a book, ‘Songs and Fables’, in which the poem about Gibraltar appeared.

Through his life, Rankine garnered many honours including, Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society of London, Foreign member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences and Fellow of the Royal Society of Scottish Arts. In 2013, he was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. Rankine died in Glasgow on Christmas Eve 1872 aged 52.

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II ‘Twas a British feet in days of old, To the Straits came, westward bound, When Sir George Rooke, our Admiral bold, Resolved on a deed renowned; Says he, “That castle may serve, some day, To guard old England’s blue highway;” And he swore that the Dons may come or go, And the Dons might fight, both high and low; But they should not keep Gibraltar – No! They should not keep Gibraltar!

III The brave old Admiral kept his word, And the mighty fortress won; And what he took by the gun and sword, We have kept by the sword and gun.

The last time was when France and Spain, ‘Gainst Elliot strove four years in vain; For the Dons might come, and the Dons might go, And bring allies to aid the blow; But they never could take Gibraltar – No! They never could take Gibraltar!

IV Oh! ne’er let us speak of yielding back, That gem of Britain’s crown!

Where our fathers planted the Union Jack, Shall their children haul it down?

The strongest fort is justly due To those who can take it and hold it too: So the Dons may come, and the Dons may go, And frown and strut on the shore below; But they never shall have Gibraltar – No! `They never shall have Gibraltar!

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LORD’S RIGHT HAND A Son of Gibraltar

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n May, Prince Charles honoured the memory of Lord Louis Mountbatten by visiting the site where his favourite uncle and three others were executed by an IRA bomb.

On August 27th, 1979, Lord Mountbatten was puttering about in his boat Shadow V when it was blown to bits by the bomb which also took the lives of two teenage boys and an elderly woman, another man and woman were seriously injured.

William Evans, Mountbatten’s right hand man for a decade, was lucky he wasn’t aboard as only four days before he had been sailing with Lord Luis on the same boat and in the same place. Still, Evans’ life was affected by the explosion. Not only had he lost a friend he admired greatly but he also lost any hope of promised compensation.

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The Gibraltar connection to the tragedy is that Evans’ mother was born in Gibraltar. In his autobiography, My Mountbatten Years, Evans tells of how his father and mother met on the Rock. His father fought in World War I on several fronts and after the war was posted to Gibraltar as a Provost Sergeant. It was at Gibraltar that he met and married a local girl. They moved to his home in Durham and had ten children, three daughters and seven sons, the last being baby William.

Unfortunately, Evans doesn’t have much to say about his mother or her family except that, “My mother’s background could scarcely have been more different (from his working class father). Her family were Gibraltar hoteliers who ran one of the colony’s principal hotels”.

Evans was three when the family moved to Hull where his father went to work in a steel mill. The family was poor and he remembers that every Thursday they all went to the Salvation Army for a hot meal.

When World War II broke out, the family was split and the children were evacuated to different parts of England. William ended up in a vicarage in the heart of the Yorkshire wolds. His father was too old for military service but he and his wife became ARP wardens. Because of its steel mills, dockyards and location on the North Sea, Hull was a prime target for the Luftwaffe and suffered more than its share of damage. During one raid, Evans’ mother was directing children into a shelter. There was one child refusing to enter and just as she managed to push the reluctant one to safety, a bomb exploded nearby and the blast threw here violently against a brick

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wall. She never fully recovered and died a few years later, as much from the trauma as the injuries.

Evans’ father survived the war (he lived to be 76 before dying of pneumonia) but was unable to care for ten children on his own.

The now 14-year-old William had to fend for himself and was sent from the vicarage to nearby Knapton Hall to work in service.

When he reached his conscription age of 17, Evans decided he preferred to be in the navy and with help from his employer’s son-in-law, a captain in the Royal Navy, he joined the Supply and Secretariat Branch as a steward.

After training, Evans served on numerous ships, HMS Ceres, HMS Cadiz, HMS Vanguard, HMS Indomitable, HMS Royal Arthur, HMS Bermuda and Royal Yacht Britannia before landing the dream job as head of staff for Lord Mountbatten.

It was while serving on HMS Cadiz that Evans finally got to see his mother’s birthplace - Gibraltar.

“In January 1950 we left Portsmouth on a flat calm Sunday bound for Gibraltar.’

Conditions changed dramatically in the Bay of Biscay as the Cadiz sailed through a violent storm:

“Several of our lifeboats were lost in that storm, smashed and ripped to pieces.

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no more substantial than putty. I remember the captain saying, ‘I can’t understand what’s the matter with you people ‘, but the moment he came below he turned pea green like the rest of us and said that he was needed on the bridge.”

After the hectic days at sea, Evans was considerably relieved when the Cadiz anchored in the calm, and “beautiful Gibraltar Harbour”. He was enjoying the sights and amusements of his mother’s birthplace when, sadly, he received a letter from his true love informing him that their relationship was over and she was going to marry someone else.

Evans says that he was so devastated that he came close to throwing himself over the side. He doesn’t mention Gibraltar again in his autobiography but, undoubtedly, he visited the Rock many times while serving with Mountbatten.

When Evans entered service for Mountbatten in 1959 he had served 16 years in the Royal Navy, six short of the necessary 22 to qualify for a life-time pension. Mountbatten, however, assured Evans that he would be looked after. But

nothing was put in writing and when Lord Luis was assassinated by the IRA Evans’ hopes for a pension or other compensation were also blown away.

The once world traveller and friend of royalty is now 82 and living in Manea, Cambridgeshire. He lives on a state pension and a small private annuity that barely cover his expenses. He explained his predicament in a Daily Express article this last January.

“I went from marble bathrooms to living in a little shack.

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William Evans at his home in Cambridgeshire

“I have stayed in the most incredible palaces in the world, across Europe and Asia. I served Charlie Chaplin and took care of Grace Kelly. It was a blessed life.

Now, I am struggling to pay my bills but it was my own fault, I didn’t get anything in writing.

“When someone was at Lord Luis’ level, you just didn’t ask for their promises in writing. But it is not the Royal Family’s fault, it was just unfortunate that with his death I have been left with no private pension.”

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eeting with 19-year-old, local cruising instructor, Jack Yeo, remarkably opened my eyes to the possibility of taking on the feat of learning to sail. Jack carried out a fourteen-week course with Gibraltar based school, Rock Sailing. He coasted through his initial qualifications, working through his Yachtmaster Offshore, and then instructor’s course. His qualifications were carried out over a period of seventeen weeks, during which he studied hard. ‘He is very responsible, which is important because once you’re the skipper, you’re responsible for the people on the boat.’ Rock sailing’s Chief Instructor, Peter Ormond tells me. His training required him to sail up to Portugal, back down through the med, and around Morocco, in order to build up his miles. He further carried out two weeks of coastal theory and then continued to build his miles through sixtymile passages. ‘Basically, what you’re doing

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throughout the whole course is making your way up the RYA scheme, starting off with your competent crew, the week after you go on to day skipper, and then mile building.’

Jack is the first Gibraltarian to have reached this level, with only the Yachtmaster instructor (YMI) course left to carry out. ‘He will do that in a year’s time, I’m hoping. The more courses he does for the YMI, the more knowledge he will have to pass. That has to be done in England.’ Jack’s training was funded by the Government, as an alternative for going to University. His qualification affords him the ability to man a vessel up to around twenty-four meters. He is in a prime position, as there is currently a shortage of instructors in Gibraltar. His sailing past is a colourful one, having grown up on the water with his Grandfather in the UK, ‘My dad’s got a boat, and my Granddad in the

UK had a boat so I’ve done a bit of sailing around the UK.’ He also talks of lengthy trips they’ve carried out, up to Barbate and Cadiz, and then moving on to Lagos in Portugal. The entire trip took fifty-two hours to undertake.

Extraordinarily humble, Jack is now an instructor for Rock Sailing, based in Marina Bay. Gibraltar has earned itself a reputation as a hub for sailing courses, whether they are intense five-day Skippers’ training or a fourteen-week fast track to RYA accredited yacht master, most can be carried out on the Rock. It offers incredibly unique conditions, having such busy shipping lanes, and affording sea access to Spain and Morocco. Also, Gibraltar offers tidal courses, which are often sought out by keen sailors, as it gives them more opportunity to charter and work on yachts around the world, in other tidal areas. Jack teaches the ‘Day GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

life Skipper’ course, which is taken over five days, and involves students familiarizing themselves with sailing around Gibraltar, venturing out to Morocco, mooring, and completing a theory examination. The day skipper qualification affords sailors a well sought after International Certificate of Competence (ICC), which is required in most countries. Many of the course students are English, Swiss or German, with a large number of expats in Gibraltar and the surrounding Campo taking up sailing as a hobby, and learning in Gibraltar.

‘You’re expected to make mistakes and that’s the reason you have a cruising instructor or skipper on board, because they’re the most experienced and the ones that are the last resort if something went wrong.’ The theory involved in the day skipper course covers navigation, estimating tidal streams and heights and making calculations to steer. The practical facets include anchoring, handling the vessel under power and sail, navigation, using electronic aides and sailing at night, to build experience and mooring practice to develop skills. Jack explains that the day skipper course he teaches allows sailors to navigate, in most countries, during

daytime hours, in favourable weather, in a familiar vessel, in familiar waters, not more than twenty miles off shore. ‘Part of being a Skipper means you have to assess your crew and your vessel,’ he talks of potential issues, ‘weather is a massive thing, and tidal heights. One of the biggest considerations, I would say, is crew. Sometimes you do get conflicting personalities and obviously that reflects on everyone on the vessel.’

Both, Jack and Peter are insistent that Yachtmaster qualifications offer great career opportunities. Skippers open themselves up to a whole host of jobs including deliveries. ‘There’s a lot of work going, the only problem with deliveries is you don’t really know what you’re taking.

There’s a lot of smuggling going on with high-class drugs. You could also carry out own boat tuition, which you don’t get any qualifications out of, but it’s teaching someone who might have just bought a yacht and is not very confident. You can do day charters as well.’ Jack tells me that Yachtmaster Offshore is ‘one of the world’s premier yachting qualifications’. The next course up, offered by Rock Sailing, is a

fast track to Coastal Skipper. The course involves all shorebased training in the Fastrack Yachtmaster Offshore course, six weeks water based skills training and two weeks of milebuilding. Commenting on why he would urge anyone to take up the vocation, Jack notes, ‘sailing gives you a very different outlook, it’s a very uniform way of doing things and making sure they are done properly, because if they aren’t, you are going to be unsafe.’

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life words | Elena Scialtiel

COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF Ariel Guivi

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anding the job of one’s dreams is a rare feat, and often serendipitous: it was all lemon snippets and a fortunate series of events for Argentinean-born Ariel Guivi who found himself head-hunted by Queensway Quay gastro-pub The Lounge’s chef Matt Birtwistle as his assistant chef within months of his arrival on the Rock and his participation in GBC reality show, Rock Chef.

“I’ve been passionate about food and cooking since I was a young teenager in the outskirts of Buenos Aires,” he says. “I used to dream of new recipes, so when my parents were out for the weekend, I would ‘commandeer’ the kitchen and start creating dishes, using what I found in the fridge and pantry at first but getting bolder later with trips to the market to seek fresh ingredients for new combinations of flavours.

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“At the beginning it was just about the thrill of experimenting and correctly working my way through complex methods, but soon my family started tasting and appreciating my improvised ‘banquets’. To this day, my younger brother still remembers fondly the time I made cream and prawn filled crêpes for dinner – and he was just twelve at the time!”

Ariel’s grandmothers did cook, of course, and he watched them to learn the basics, but the flair is originally his since their idea of cooking was tied to day-to-day housework, removed from any artistic aspiration, he claims. He soon realised how cuisine is actually an edible sculpture, and went on paying tribute not only to flavour and aroma but also presentation, because “we start tasting with our eyes.”

“When I was 19, I left Argentina in search

of a better life. I could have moved to the United States where I have relatives but as a Jew, my choice fell onto Israel, which welcomed me as a country with many cuisines and flavours - and a good reason to cook because I was on my own there with nobody around to fix me dinner.

“I was soon familiarised with Middle Eastern cuisine and found endless possibilities in it. I was in a social centre for six months, to learn the language and get ‘acclimatised’. There, I was provided with one daily meal. When the kitchen closed, I’d ask them to give me some leftovers so I could turn them into something original for my evening meals.”

In Israel, he started working his way up the catering business from the bottom rung: a scullion who would sometimes have the honour of peeling potatoes and chopping onions. Then came conscription GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

life sauce, my orange reduction for duck à l’orange!”

Most importantly, he lives his food and does his research everywhere: “I was in Zanzibar recently. I visited the market there and was mesmerised by the display of spices and exotic fruit. In Thailand, I tasted a papaya salad from a street vendor. I am a fan of fusion cuisine, and Asiatic food is all new to me.”

At the moment, Ariel is focusing on starters and savoury buffet, which allows him freedom of mixing and matching, whereas he feels that baking is somehow constricted by the alchemistic proportions of eggs, flour and sugar – yet there is plenty of opportunity with secondary ingredients and decoration.

His ease with intimate dinners as much as large events has prompted him to offering him services as a chef-for-hire for home entertainment: he will come to your house and take over your stove, or coach you through the preparation of a spiced-up meal for your family or guests’ delight. and he served his country for three years. Later, he returned to the hospitality industry as a security guard in a grand hotel. Being so close and yet so far from a kitchen didn’t discourage him from keeping on refining his Levantine food.

In January 2014, Ariel’s wife was hired by a betting company and the family moved to Gibraltar: “I was a bit of a house-husband at the time and when the advert recruiting participants for the Rock Chef competition on GBC caught my attention, I saw a stepping stone and applied. Many people said they enjoyed my food and it was time to prove them right.

“It was an unforgettable experience, especially the episode we had to whisk up a recipe out of random ingredients in the ‘mystery box’. I aced it with my interpretation of lamb chops, I think. It also pushed my boundaries, as it was the first time I cooked in a restaurant kitchen.

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position in his restaurant.” And that was his dream come true: a paid job doing what he loves doing! It has been a learning curve since, and long working hours as he is sometimes on a double shift, in the kitchen from 9am to 10pm, but: “When you spend the day doing what you enjoy doing, time flies by. And I have a couple of hours off in the afternoon to collect my kids from school.” Being in contact with gourmet food all day doesn’t make him commit gluttony sins, though: “Besides the odd tasting and nibbling here and there, we run on tuna sandwiches!”

Although Ariel hasn’t attended a cookery school, he is a fast learner in the field, thanks to his talent, receptiveness to patrons’ requests and an ability to quickly assess what works and what doesn’t when flavours are married on one plate.

Sometimes, it is also about trial and error: “You cannot teach someone how much salt to put on a steak: either you have a good hand or you haven’t. I cook off the top of my head, I draw inspiration from existing recipes but I personalise them. It’s my sauce for mussels in champagne 47

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WHO OWNS YOUR PHOTOS and what happens to your profile once you die...

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oday’s society is continuously undergoing a transition from a physical reality to an online one, Gibraltar being of no exception.

With our own Chief Minister maintaining an active Twitter account and political party lobbying taking to online forums, the digression is apparent within our own local community. With a rise in the presence of social media in day-to-day workings of modern life, we find ourselves willingly placing our trust in organisations functioning purely online. But whilst the majority blindly agree to numerous “Terms and Conditions”, the question needs to be asked about what exactly it is that you are agreeing to, and how much of the content you post online you own. Do you actually own the pictures you post? Or has the small print entrapped you in a consumerist rut of exploitation?

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For many people the thought of the pictures displayed on their profiles being used without their knowledge would be, as some Westside students exclaimed “terrifying and embarrassing”.

like all her peers, she uploaded it to share in the connective camaraderie. Unlike her contemporaries however, she later discovered that her innocent photo had been super imposed onto an “adult” site.

One student who contributes daily to the social media sites said that “it would probably be my worst nightmare if I saw a picture of myself being used somewhere by somebody without me knowing.” But this fear is silenced by the public trend of continuous scrolling through the latest News Feeds.

Although no such incident has occurred here in Gibraltar, the variables involved affect and threaten majority of our population. This girl was entitled to no compensation nor was Facebook guilty of any misconduct. By setting her profile to “Public” she had, unknowingly, given away the rights to her online identity and privacy to the control centre -Facebook itself who is allowed to sell any pictures available to them. When this incident was shown to A-Level Westside students, the general response were cries of shock, aghast and a brief scramble for smart phones to check that their profiles were not on such liberal settings.

There have, however, been instances where individuals found themselves in such a dilemma. One teenager in America posted a photo of herself onto Facebook, posing in her prom gown. Just

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Whilst a profile set to “Just Friends” on Facebook is censored from these conditions, it was only recently adjusted to a more “publically favourable agreement”.

But the example here is not a solitary one, nor limited to just Facebook. Practically all social media sites where personal photos are addable, the particulars about companies’ rights to your photos and private information are the same. They all claim a “non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensed, royalty free, worldwide license to use any IP content”. In simpler terms, whatever you post becomes their property.

These finicky cases and clauses pose the question mark upon just how much control we have on our virtual identities.

Previously, in the not so distant past, when pictures were mostly developed physically, this was hardly an issue. Short of your parents sneakily swiping your hidden bad GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

hair school photos to show your boyfriend/ girlfriend, photographs were largely the property of the person printing them. But with public access to the majority of online content, any picture, post or video can be extracted by an unknown third party.

Thus, your online self can be transformed, misinterpreted, re-moulded and, perhaps most disturbingly, exploited.

avenue of capital for Facebook to abuse.

The company has a clause in its long listed “Terms and Conditions” that upon death there are “3 options. 1. That the profile of the deceased can become a memorialising account. 2. Request of the deletion of the account, and 3. Another can download its contents and then delete it”.

The reassurance that your lost friend or family won’t soon appear on TV advertisements gives back a small sense of control over online identity, but the crux of the question about whether or not you actually own your social media content is limited. On the surface, Gibraltarians and all global contributors to the online extravaganza of instant connectivity do have a degree of control over their profiles.

Nevertheless, be wary of the stipulations in the small print; few would enjoy having their troublesome photos splashed across posters in town, staring ominously back like “Big Brother”.

One other issue a local student expressed concern about was “what happens to your profile once you die?”

Although a morbid idea, there is a sound cause for feeling unease. With the ability to password protect practically all aspects of your life, the death of an individual appears to leave that content unreachable and, therefore, freely exploitable. Today, more than 30 million Facebook accounts are those of deceased individuals, but these do not automatically become an

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BEAUTY OF A BOOK CLUB “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” - Mark Twain

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he ‘book club’ almost precedes time itself. Think back to the days before you contributed to that online Game of Thrones discussion blog, before you had a global library readily available to you at the soft tap of a Kindle screen, before internet browsing governed the majority of your free time, and even before you could rant via Facebook about how incredible the recently released ‘Mr. Mercedes’ by famed author Stephen King, was. Rebecca Faller, literary lover and subscriber to Mark Twain’s mantra, insists that meeting with her book group on the last Wednesday of every month is an excellent escape from the sterile activities many women have to carry out in the evenings.

Held at 9pm at the Rock Hotel on the last Wednesday of each month, the all female circle congregates over their love of literature and unanimous enjoyment of

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reading. Some strong female characters are present in the line-up; including Rebecca herself who is a former local general election candidate and familiar social commentator. Former Comprehensive School teachers Barbara Durante and Conchita Triay are also staunch members.

It’s refreshing to see that women still meet up to discuss and debate literature, as opposed to hosting a group chat online where they could converse digitally, in the comfort of their own homes. The trend of online book clubs has sky rocketed.

Jumping on the bandwagon most recently is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who told his 30 million followers that he would read a book a fortnight, urging them to join him in something ‘very intellectually fulfilling’. Followers pushed for the recently released and raved about Moisés Naím’s ‘The End of Power’ to be Zuckerberg’s first

choice, prompting the book to sell out swiftly on Amazon. Unfortunately, turnout to the first official ‘meeting’, which included a Q and A with the author, was measly.

Rebecca however, speaks of an extremely adequate turnout to their club, with a slew of regular faces frequently attending and a steady stream for less involved members who pop up every now and again. The ladies have their own Facebook group to keep up to date with plans and host annual literary quizzes based around the novels they’ve read throughout the year. The choices are made jointly, with members often bringing forward books they’ve received as gifts, and very occasionally, ones they have seen on top selling lists.

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one gothic. The group is informal. Having formed in 2008, the club allows cultured and like-minded women to have a drink and discuss their views, very occasionally trailing off into irrelevant themes.

of digital reading saw huge surges in the sales of e-readers. Fans speak of the ease of accessibility of texts, the relief of only having to carry the light device, cheaper books and being able to read in the dark.

Early this year however, the Managing Director of the UK’s biggest bookstore chain ‘Waterstone’s’ insisted that the chain had seen a huge surge in the sale of hard copies, reaching a 5% increase in December of 2014. In the lead up to Christmas, the store makes a quarter of its profits. An intensely interesting read in the Telegraph mentions the fall in physical book sales from 237 million in 2008 to 181 million books in 2014, a depressing fact for any literary lovers out there.

A study recorded by Norwegian Academic, Anne Mangen of the University of

Stavanger, follows the effects on reading comprehension on paper vs. computer screens. The study followed two groups of Norwegian primary school students reading the same text on paper and as a pdf on a computer screen. The outcome showed that students who read the text in print scored significantly better on the reading comprehension test than those who read the text digitally. This is surely a debate worth putting to the book club, the majority of which much prefer the tradition hard copies.

Those interested in joining the book club or finding out more information can contact Rebecca via facebook at facebook.com/ rebecca.faller. Join the debate on e-readers vs hard copies and send us your feedback on the matter to info@thegibraltarmagazine.com

For those who are cursed (or blessed) with extraordinarily busy lifestyles, one striking concept Rebecca speaks of is the ‘Brutally Early Club’, a colloquial, ‘salon-style’ club that spans London, Berlin, Paris and New York. Members meet in cafes as from 6:30 am for a casual chat. This prompted a hugely interesting blog on BookRiot.com, discussing the potential of a Brutally Early Book Club, very much like a breakfast club that doesn’t impede on your day and your hectic lifestyle. What a productive way to initiate a morning.

Becoming increasingly popular on the limited literary scene in Gibraltar is ‘book crossing’, the act of leaving a book in a public place, to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise. The mantra of book crossing is to ‘make the whole world a library’, with the practice having become increasingly popular in recent years. Book Crossing Day was celebrated on June 6th, with a stall in the Parliament lobby offering books dropped off by supporting members of the public. Staff of the Gibraltar Cultural Services were on hand to discuss the movement which has seen ‘Official Book-Crossing Zones’ materialize in coffee shops and other public places, in many countries. Book crossing is praised for introducing readers to authors and genres they may not have heard of, or thought about reading.

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GIBRALTAR’S GOT STYLE Do we have a fashion identity or do we all look the same..?

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ashion is a topic which is not typically covered in the Gibraltar Magazine. One might say that this is because there is really not that much to document. After all when one thinks of Gibraltar the first thing that springs to mind is not that it’s a haven of fashion forward freethinkers. However, this is not strictly true...

Fashion on the Rock is evolving as time goes by and there are really many avenues to consider, one can question things like; does Gibraltar have a fashion identity?

Does the small number of shops mean we all look the same? Are we narrow minded or are we risk takers? Can you pick out an entire outfit head to toe from what Main Street has to offer? (I’ve never tried it myself, but the challenge has most definitely been set!) There seems to be so much to explore, and I’m looking forward to doing so and writing about these things in the coming months. However, the first

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question which needs to be addressed is how did Gibraltar evolve into becoming ever more fashion conscious?

Being a teenager on the rock years ago, at a time when the internet was in its infancy would have meant that drab catalogues would have been the closest thing we had to the phenomenon of online shopping which we all know- and can’t live withouttoday. Gibraltar’s highstreet was also quite limited and this would have meant that many teenagers, myself included, would have been armed with little more than a handful of magazines and their only fashion outlet would lie in examining these pages. Yes I’m speaking of the days before Pinterest and Instagram. However, even buying magazines wasn’t without its setbacks, as I’m sure every girl in Gibraltar will still grumble about how our magazines are frustratingly subjected to overseas restrictions which mean that one can never enjoy the privileges of promotional

freebies which come with publications.

It doesn’t matter that the free gift in question usually consists of nothing more than cheap lip gloss in some discontinued blinding cerise shade, we always feel so cheated by missing out.

I’m sure that back then many will have felt some hesitation about braving a particular outfit inspired by anything they may have seen in a magazine, in fear that any choice which was deemed slightly out of the norm would be met with shock. This did happen to me and I particularly remember wearing black leggings under a skirt and this was considered very fashion forward indeed in 2004, with people approaching me in horror demanding I explain why I was wearing trousers under my skirt, or whether I was dressed up for an 80’s fancy dress party. Frustratingly, only a year later when leggings became all the rage and every girl in Casemates (Gibraltar’s hotspot before Ocean Village) started wearing them GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

fashion no one would make such comments.

People often felt ridiculed for dressing somewhat differently in Gibraltar years ago, god forbid you might have worn a hat or cut your hair really short. The strange thing is that none of these trends were particularly alternative or fashion forward in the grand scheme of things; however, it seemed that looking different, in whatever small measure, made a big impact to some narrow minds.

It was only on a trip to London to visit universities when I was a little over 18 that I really started to notice that there was a world out there of people who embraced fashion and I’m sure this is an experience which I share with many of my peers. I found myself staring at people on the tube transfixed. Everyone was so different; the first words that came to mind were a resonating “you are not alone.”

That’s when I really began to flirt with vintage fashion, I took to exploring vintage shops in Camden and obsessed over

60’s and 70’s fashion, acquiring vintage handbags and accessories which I still own today. When I went to University in Manchester a year later, the flirtation became much more like a full on love affair and I was known to, on some occasions, buy the latest edition of Vogue or a pair of vintage gloves in place of other probably more important necessities. I suppose I felt that sometimes fashion was more nourishing than whatever student cooked horror of a meal I was about to subject myself to.

It’s clear that as more young Gibraltarians venture off to University they too become exposed to fashion and those who don’t opt to pursue further education abroad also benefit as they have the vastest catalogue of fashion in the world at their fingertips, in the form of the internet.

When I go out in Gibraltar now, I can honestly say that I don’t receive any questioning looks anymore, I have often asked myself why this is, have I toned it down? Was I maybe too risqué before? But

no, it’s none of those things. My outlook on style has not changed (although some of my outfit choices thankfully have!) I am not taking fewer risks or dressing more conservatively, its peoples’ views which have changed and I am glad to say that society has largely caught up as the Rock has began to adopt a more fashionable role.

Although we are a very small place, we have a very loud voice, making global waves in various other industries, and I predict that fashion will soon follow suit.

After all, not only is Gibraltar the birthplace of John Galliano but it is teeming with talented fashion designers as portrayed in events such as Runway, a yearly event where local designers showcase their designs.

It seems that more and more events like the Gibraltar Music festival - which everyone gets suitably dolled up in festival attire for - and Runway are transforming the hypothetical Fashion sky line and I for one am very excited about how things will develop.

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GO WITH THE FLOW Dance, meditation and freeform self-expression

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blend of dance, meditation and freeform self-expression, this is the street performance with a difference that goes beyond busking and becomes true art.

Now, Flow Art is coming to Gibraltar, with both, relaxed Sunday sessions at the Commonwealth Park and structured nighttime shows at local nightclubs.

The group was started by 22-year-old Jack Davies-Downey after watching some ‘travellers’ literally playing with fire in Casemates a few years ago: “They lit their poi to juggle and spin them. Soon, they attracted a small crowd. I was transfixed,” he says, and so, he began researching the art, bought himself a pair of poi and started practising.

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public ceremonies, almost exclusively by women, often set on fire, or in a modern twist, with LED light effects.

“At first try, the risk of poi hitting and hurting your head, face or the small of your back is real, so expert coaching is advised to acquire the right posture, wrist angles and manipulation. That is relatively easy and there are excellent tutorials posted on YouTube, with the tricks of the trade explained. Alternatively, come down to the park and we can show you – and lend you some props.”

The atmosphere at the park is pleasantly relaxed around Jack and his crew. It feels like being on a university campus when students take their minds off; or put to good use the laws of physics by juggling staves or rolling over their arms and shoulders some mesmerising crystal balls

with a mind of their own.

The seven-strong party of young people surely attracts the curiosity of children, who are welcome to test their skills with ‘sock’ poi, colourful affairs weighed down only by small beanbags or a handful of sand, to minimise the risk of injury.

Children seem to pick up the spinning easily, but the art of creating fluid movement and visual effects requires time and discipline to master as the artist must coordinate the slow, tai-chi-like, movements of his or her arms and upper body, with rhythmic steps and ample, supple, ballet-like arm and wrist flexions and extensions, to avoid the rookie tangling of the chains or strings to which poi are attached.

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dance energy, often aided by gentle music, in order to keep the flow constant and visually effective. Likewise, it is quite relaxing to watch the performers juggle clubs, swing ribbon-topped sticks or wave colourful flags. When you stare at the crystal ball in Rosalyn Bensusan’s hands, you are almost hypnotised, your mind cleared of any worries and turned as transparent as that clever illusion.

“This is a trick we learnt from Giorgio Cirano, an Italian friend of ours,” Roz says, “but I am still exploring its possibilities. He was very good at it and used to hold street performances but he left Gibraltar and we’re trying to keep up his legacy.”

Roz is great at showing young kids how it is done, in the hope of nurturing their interest in the possibilities of Flow Art, which is still in its infancy in Gibraltar, and

establishing it as a performing art in near the future.

“We were friends before Flow Art was born, but it has definitely brought us closer together,” Jack says, introducing his crew: Allan Balloqui, Amber Garcia, who is a poi spinner, and is trying her hand at fans and hoops. Staff spinner Ryan McKenna and contact juggler Lewis Quinn are also the official photographers who film performances and edit promotional videos.

Syd Simpkin recently joined in, and he is working on ‘his love for setting poi on fire’.

“He’s always had an interest, but became hooked after attending the Dragon Festival at the end of March and being given a flame staff by another artist in the crowd,” the guys say.

Night time performances are usually accompanied by booming music. It gets spectacular indeed, when LED apparatus is applied; bright shapes, whether geometric or figurative, seem to appear and dance on an invisible screen and all around the artist, swirling in a flowing fluo frenzy, reflecting bright yellows, greens, blues, reds and oranges on their and the audience’s faces.

Recently, Flow Art featured in some gigs at the Tunnel and at the ‘Rock on the Rock’ Clubs, where the stage is big enough to accommodate their choreography, and the audience is always up for cool novelty light-and-sound effects. They performed alongside Sub-Selective and Apocalyptic Bass, who have given them ‘continuous support’ since the project’s inception. The Flow Art team is also featured in local rapper SKribblez’s newly released music video.

Jack is planning a charity summer show at the Commonwealth Park, while waiting for the big one at Summer Nights: “Last year, I helped out behind the scenes at the circus themed event. This year, we hope to take centre stage and show off some new tricks.”

Artists usually make and personalise their props, except for the contact-juggling crystal ball made of a special infrangible material that creates the illusion of being filled with liquid, and the fire-resistant Kevlar balls. You could craft your own diabolo, sticking two plastic bowls back to 38

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back, to create the hourglass-like object to roll on a string held firmly in both hands in order to gather momentum for rocketing it skywards, but it will take hours of failed attempts before its tricks will look truly... diabolical.

Jack and Roz are the event planners and flow toys purchasers, scouring the market for the trendiest trends, like wooden swords and LED gloves. “Hopefully, in the

near future we will have leviwands and devilsticks.”

There are no rules for Flow Art, every artist moves according to his or her own perception of what is aesthetically pleasing, proactively and reactively to the audience’s engagement and response, if in public, or self-expression, if in training towards another sport, since props are commonly used in martial arts, or boxing to improve agility, joints suppleness, and strengthen muscular fibres.

encouraged to join in. Updates about forthcoming ‘meetings’ and gigs are posted in their Facebook pages Gib Flow Art (administered by Jack, Allan and Lewis), so both spectators and artists can attend, watch or participate.

Indeed, Flow Art is a gentle way to exercise one’s body and one’s patience, focus one’s energy and clear one’s mind, as well as an awesome way to socialise and laze about in the park.

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FESTIVAL OF COLOURS Eclectic mix of music genres and food colouring

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ollowing on from 2014’s Love Festival, organisers Chris Yates, Daniel Guerrero and Dion Mifsud are bringing the everpopular ‘Festival of Colours’ to the Rock this month. Drawing from the Hindu celebration of ‘Holi’, which is usually marked in March to celebrate the end of winter and triumph of good over evil, the Festival of Colours will see revelers throw powdered food colouring over each other throughout the day as well known international music acts perform before them. The premise behind the paint throwing follows an ancient ideal that the festival celebrates spring’s abundant colours. The mantra is one of pure enjoyment. Bags of powdered colouring will be on sale at the festival, with each entry ticket purchased awarding partygoers with one free bag. Headlining festival act, UK chart topping grime MC, Wiley will act as the Master of Ceremonies, dictating to

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the crowd when to throw their coloured paint at each other.

Although an entirely different event, the Love Festival brand is still attached, ‘through restrictions on venue, we thought we’d put it on the backburner for this year, and then we came up with the festival of colours, which is a big festival around Europe and the world, and Gibraltar’s never had one. We’ve got quite a big Hindu community and we thought it would go down well,’ Chris Yates explains.

The chosen venue for the all-evening jamboree is the cricket pitch at Europa Point, allowing for spectacular views across the Strait throughout the afternoon, and into the night. ‘Last year we initially wanted to do the Love Festival there, but then the MUGA (Victoria Stadium) was available and as it’s out of bounds this year, the Government was a bit more lenient.’

The public bus service will transport festivalgoers during the day, and when the service stops, a shuttle bus system will carry people between Ocean Village and Europa Point. Daniel Guerrero speaks of a Ministry for Transport idea to carry out a pilot scheme to extend the public bus hours, throughout the summer. The event will cover half of the cricket pitch, with a capacity of around 2000. As from early June, 1000 tickets had be sold, including the entire VIP section. The festival is being well marketed in Spain, as well as locally, with posters splayed across hotspots in La Linea and up to Algeciras. Tickets are even being made available at La Linea’s ‘Molly Blooms’.

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an incredibly eclectic mish-mash of both local and international stars from varied musical genres. ‘We thought about going down a similar route as the Love Festival and getting some bands involved, but then we thought that the young people just want to rave. There are quite a few festivals this summer going down the deep house route, we thought we’re not going to do the same thing. We do have a deep deejay, Miguel Campbell, but we were thinking back to when I was growing up and breakbeat was the ‘in thing’, so we’ve brought Stanton Warriors, which will give it a slightly different edge.’ Stanton Warriors have proved themselves to be the supreme overlords of the breakbeat genre. Their music transcends any one genre though, with elements of garage, hip-hop and house intermingled into many of their tracks. The Bristol based duo helped to bring breakbeat into the international music market and have since been incredibly popular amongst revelers in Andalucía. They often carry out worldwide tours, and having been around since the late 90s, still showing no sign of slowing down, or being fazed out. The duo formerly played at the Savannah Summer Festival, which was also organised by Chris, once upon a time.

The headlining act, Wiley, proved a strong contender to make the announcement for the release of the colours. The choice was also aimed at pleasing many of the English music lovers, both in Gibraltar, and up the coast. ‘It’s a wide a genre of music, instead of just going deep.’ Other acts include, homegrown deejays, Cliché residents Tubby J and Trevor Garcia, Andrew Galea, a deejay originally from Gibraltar that has since made a name for himself internationally, and Miguel Campbell, who has released tracks under the well GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

established house label ‘Hot Creations’.

The rest of Miguel’s summer line up includes a residency at Sankeys Ibiza’s ‘Viva Warriors’, and featuring at DC10’s ‘Paradise’ night fronted by label boss Jamie Jones.

Bars and food stalls will also be available to festivalgoers, with the promise that the event will continue late into the night. Daniel Guerrero explains that the theme is ‘to create an innovation, more than anything else. This hasn’t been done before and it’s breaking the mold of the normal music festival style.’ Booking such reputable acts comes from experience and contacts gathered from organising the former Savannah Summer festivals, in Ocean Village. ‘ The Love Festival opened lots of doors and we’ve built many contacts with different agents around Europe,’ Daniel explains. ‘Over the years you build up your credibility,‘ Chris adds.

He comments on the extensive process, claiming that the organisers have to send proof of their credibility, including clips from former events. At the start of organisational stages, Chris and Daniel were ambitious in their act choices, initially considering Rudimental. They explain that in the future they are looking to host both the Love Festival and Festival of Colours, each year, initiating the summer events line up that closes on the Gibraltar Music Festival and National Day. The two are adamant that the family orientated Love Festival will not be lost. The biggest challenge in organising the event has been convincing the higher powers that the colours will not stain the area. ‘It’s basically coloured food starch, so it’s all eco friendly and EU regulated.’ I probe them on the issue of drug consumption at festivals, and the stigma of electronic music, but the duo assures me that this isn’t a sore topic.

Chris explains that the police are aware of the matter. They have considered having a ‘drug amnesty box’ where festivalgoers can dispose of their drugs at the entrance of the event without being penalized, which might work particularly well if the Police use the dog unit. ‘We need to be seen to be doing something preventative,’ Chris tells me.

When the tickets were released on sale, 300 disappeared within the first hour. The reception since has been impressive. ‘From what people tell me, everyone’s talking about it. In two hours, the early bird tickets were completely sold out,’ Chris says.

Tickets are still on sale now, at £30. They will then be available for purchase at the door for £35. The organisers anticipate a attendance of around 2000 to 3000, but if there is even more interest, they would consider using up more of the cricket pitch, to accommodate the crowd.

The Festival of Colours kicks off at 6pm on July 18th, the age restriction is 16+.

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IT’S A ‘RAP! SKribbleZ’s new video

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I won’t be stuck on a nine to five bussing tables: where’s the honour and pride? So night after night I write a thousand rhymes, not one that I like... wake up, pick up a pen, I won’t give up the fight,” thus raps 26-year-old SKribbleZ, in his new song ‘Honour & Pride’, released this summer.

SKribbleZ, aka Ryan Hancock, has been writing, or better said, scribbling, lyrics since the age of thirteen and claims he has hundreds of songs written and recorded, but his video ‘I Mean It’, directed and shot

by Alistair Sanchez, is his first grown-up attempt at reflecting on, and redeeming from, his ‘naughty’ past, with the visual help of Flow Art’s light and movement effects. “‘Honour & Pride’ video will have a storyline, but ‘I Mean It’ doesn’t: it just features a sequence of scenes from open air events that looked good on their own

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and together. A lot better than I expected, actually,” John says, “and it really has a professional feel to it.”

He can count on musicians like Danny Fa (formerly Melon Diesel) to help him with arrangements and session musicians, as well as a shared studio and the good advice of his friends Louis Bertin-Hughes, William Cottrell and Mark Clancy.

He isn’t new to putting together striking videos, after last year’s YouTube success of ‘Hometown’, a tribute to Gibraltar, shot at spectacular locations and featuring archive footage from Gibraltar’s finest and darkest hours. History is seen through his autobiography, with plenty of dedications to his family and friends, especially Sista Dee, who “believed in me at the age of fourteen”.

“I’ve got no choice but to love you”, SKribbleZ serenades Gibraltar over images of modern panoramic views and yesteryears scuffles between stonethrowing youngsters and police in combat gear.

Getting the point across and catching public attention, ‘Hometown’ is about national pride, although SKribbleZ claims he’s not being political, just realistic, while ‘Honour & Pride’ is more introspective, and about proudly getting back on one’s feet after a false start. It deals with issues that are personal to him, like drugs and juvenile delinquency, the transition to an honest life and ‘legit’ ambitions, when life can give a second chance. It wasn’t always easy putting those feelings out there for everyone to hear, but other youngsters can relate to them, and he believes it is right to raise awareness about their existence.

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With a baby on the way concurrently to the launch of his mixtape, SKribbleZ can indeed claim that his music is about rebirth, and if before he was reluctant to broadcast his work for fear of judgement, baring his soul has now become the least of the challenges lurking ahead – including a project for submitting some demos overseas, and making a profitable career out of rapping, which he describes as ‘not a hobby, but a full-time job I am not paid for yet’.

In the meantime, he surfs the nightclub scene with gigs in Gibraltar and Spain, although he believes that rappers still

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have to break it big into the local circuit, as patrons tend to prefer mainstream cover bands to provide the background to their nights out with easy-listen songs.

Rap demands undivided attention to every word of the quick-spit lyrics, a peacemaking machine-gun fire of realism that rejects pop’s sugar-coated lyrics in favour of sometimes crude, always effective, thought-provoking issues which have been swept under the carpet for too long. Throwing them right at your face is the rapper’s mission and talent.

“I know it may sound cliché, but as a white boy, I got passionate about rap when I first heard Eminem: he seemed to be able

to say whatever he wanted and get away with it, just because he was rapping it.”

So, teenage Ryan listened to the honest words beyond the explicit language, and understood they were about real life - which is not always pretty, but even so, one cannot stop putting it in rhyme, because it is life nevertheless.

Perhaps this consideration sparked verses such as “We are like roaches trying to move up from the sewer to the ocean” (Pound Cake), but surely he tells it as it is – and that is an eye-opener deserving acknowledgement, if not outright approval.

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ROCK ON THE ROCK Top venue where ‘original stuff’ is tried and tested

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roviding a platform for up and coming groups, singer songwriters and budding musicians is what the Rock on the Rock club has been, in effect, involved in for the past decade.

It’s a venue where performing `covers,’ although not unwelcome, is not the norm!

as ‘Battle of the Bands’ and promoting concerts such as the Santana event at Victoria Stadium,” present proprietor Allan Alman tells me, “I used to come here with my son Jay to veteran musician, Harry Chichon’s rehearsal room and noticed there was great potential in the place...”

and stairways were removed as was the bar, important plumbing jobs were a must (Allan is a qualified plumber), with thorough cleaning and painting an essential undertaking too. Allen was at the helm of the physical and mental work that has helped shape the club into what it is today.

The venue takes me back to the 60s and very much reminds me of the old Marquee club in London’s Soho where so many of today’s big names got their first break.

Hidden away from the town centre in Town Range, although not even a stone’s throw from Main Street, it’s partly housed in one of Gib’s thick stone buildings built many moons ago, ideal for cushioning the sound of powerful guitar amplifiers from the surrounding dwellings, offices and clubs in that area. “This place started off as part of Albert Parody’s `Rock `92’ concept where groups had a place to rehearse and also provided a base for Albert’s ideas such

The thick, square shaped, stone block was some form of ammunition and military equipment store in years gone by going back to WW2 and beyond. Allan tells me there still is a smell of gunpowder way down in the basement. In later years, with there being a military bakery next door, bags of flour were stored in the building and some mouldy old remnants were still in place in one of the unused spaces when he took over a decade ago. He took charge renting it from government and the ‘new’ Rock on the Rock club was born in 2005. Much work was needed to bring the club up to a decent standard: walls

Friday nights at the ‘Rock’ slowly became the ‘in’ place for young groups to cut their teeth at and for potential fans and others to enjoy a great night out. In the very early days of the club’s existence – pre 2005 - groups like Jade, Nada, Oracle and many others performed there. Now, the likes of Headwires, Midriff, Angelwings, Orange Peel, Punk Zombies, Metro Motel, Jetstream and so many more have performed in the venue over the past ten years since Allan has been in charge. “But it’s not just local groups that come and play here,” Allan is quick to add, “Overdry is a Spanish group from Jerez and other

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Spanish groups from Malaga, Granada and as far as Galicia in the north of Spain have played here and, I must say, with no ‘political’ issues of any kind. Then, we’ve had bands from Sweden, Finland, Belarus and of course, the UK, also performing here and all through word of mouth and social media and there’s been some great performances at the club.”

Allan, who’s a musician himself, as a drummer initially and, not unlike Phil Collins, was asked to abandon his drum kit and come forward to take over vocals (which he still indulges in today), has great support from his wife Gina and other regular club goers in helping to run the club. Together, they keep an eye on the kids’ and older patrons’ behaviours and potential improper practices that may occasionally arise, “You can rest assured,” both Allan and Gina guarantee, “Nothing gets passed us. We’re open from 10.30 pm till about 4.30 in the morning so it’s a long night but we’re constantly on the lookout for underage drinkers who sometimes try it on, smokers and others who may be intent on spoiling the evening for the majority. We’ve been at it for many years now and with our group of long time regulars it’s all pretty much under control.

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performed here,” Allan adds, “I have to say I’ve had my moments, but I can honestly say we haven’t had more than a handful of occasions in the whole of these ten years when there’s been any sort of minor incident, and we’ve always been very quick to stamp it out. We have no rules, we simply have a strict policy of zero tolerance at the club which has worked very well to the point that over the years, I think I’ve become more of a counsellor than a bouncer!”

Apart from Friday nights which are mostly, group nights (there can be up to five groups a night performing), they also hold what they call, ‘Alternative’ nights on Saturdays. These could involve other genres of music like Dub Step and Drum and Bass or sometimes a games night.

Once a year, round about Christmas time, they hold a singer/songwriter competition which has become very popular with better prizes now available for the lucky winners. Halloween has become another great night at the club in recent years and National Day is a rave, I’m told. Allan is beginning to try out his skill as a promoter and last month brought over 80s rock band Saxon, supported by Skindred and other groups from Gib and the area, to perform at Lathbury Barracks and by all accounts that too, was a fantastic night. Allan says, “Putting on a show like that will perhaps open up an opportunity to make new contacts for other festivals we may want to promote.”

The ‘Rock on the Rock Club’ experience is more than just a venue for young performers to test their mettle and put their talents up for close scrutiny in front of a, ‘hungry for live music’ and sometimes quite discerning, audience. There are also opportunities to get you started from scratch: there are ten or eleven rehearsal rooms available for hire – most of them already taken by established and some

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of the newer bands – but, to be fair to newcomers, there is one room Allan has cleverly allowed for bands and soloists in their infancy to hire for two hour sessions throughout the day, so more enquiries are advised if you fit the bill. “And that is what gives me the greatest thrill and the reason why we’re here. You could describe it as a highlight of the ten years we’ve had this place: to see groups and musicians starting up from zero and witness them grow in a fraction of the time because we also provide instruments in the rooms as well as

rehearsal time where they can rehearse to their hearts content. That makes me very happy but there’s been sadness too. My son Jay, also a musician and another lad in his mid 30s, both died of brain cancer and that was a bad time for us.” Since those sad events TROTR club has been supporting different cancer and other charities like Special Olympics over the years and intend to continue with that very welcome support.

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Rock on the Rock club is the top venue in Gib where ‘original stuff’ is tried and tested. Many performers in whatever incarnation have come and gone there, but there have been many survivors too, thanks to the venue that musicians can depend on to provide the platform they deserve. Oh, and if you are, in fact, a ‘covers’ outfit performing renditions with a totally different and original approach, I’m sure you’ll be allowed in and made very welcome to perform on Rock on the Rock’s well worn stage also!

Rock on the Rock club opens most Friday and Saturday nights. You can keep an eye on upcoming events via their Facebook page ‘ROTRCLUB’.

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Sailing, socializing, and exploring North Africa

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n annual event, well ingrained into the social calendar of Gibraltar’s boating community, the Boatshed Gibraltar – Morocco Yacht Rally is now into its 15th year. Over thirty-five vessels, ranging from traditional sailing yachts, chasing the wind across the Strait, to breakneck motorboats, soaring over the finish line at Marina Smir, participated in the social gathering. ‘The concept is actually to get together, have a great time, and raise funds for charity,’ Boatshed’s John Alcantara explains, tugging slightly on the garish, orange material of his Buddhist monk costume. The daylight slinks softly behind the rolling Moroccan hills, beyond the marina. Reminiscent of many of the harbours stretched across the Costa del Sol, Smir is hugely welcoming, offering a handful of French and Moroccan themed eateries, and two lengthy expanses of cream coloured beach, on either side.

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helpful and overly pleasant, assisting the crew of the Long Keel Ketch, Anja, in entering her berth at the Marina.

The journey to Morocco As a complete sailing novice I marveled at the skill and technique used to man the 41-foot yacht over the four-hour journey, out of the Bay of Gibraltar, across the Strait, and down the eastern coast of Morocco. The rally was initiated by the sounding of an air horn. At 1pm yachts coursed through the bay, supported by the presence of the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron’s HMS Schimitar. I’d been aboard Anja a couple of times before, but only in a casual mid summer jaunt around the Bay, searching for dolphins.

The trip to Port Smir on Friday, 12th June was sustained by strong West to South Westerly, force 5 to 6 winds, making for a shortened journey, with the seven,

weary Anja passengers clutching to the sides of the boat, desperately trying not to drop their sandwiches as it tipped at a 40 degree angle. All four sales were lifted, making full use of the power of the strong breeze. The 14-kilometer sail through the Strait afforded us the opportunity to spot a sunfish, a pod of feisty, striped dolphins, and a myriad of commercial tankers coarsing through the small waves, without the hesitance of the pleasure craft both ahead and behind us.

As we reached Morocco, very close to Ceuta, Anja traced the rocky coastline until it spotted the vibrant marina, nestled halfway between Ceuta and Tetouan. Once inside the sea walls, berthing proved a grueling challenge, but with the help of the other rally participants, the skilled skipper and first mate, and their novice Anja crew, we made it into berth number 54, adjacent to the powerful motorboat ‘4play’ and its 67

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jolly passengers. ‘4play’ Skipper, Phil Batty, completed the trip in an impressive two hours in his powerful motorboat, joining the flotilla from Benalmadena. This was his third annual Gibraltar rally.

On the inaugural evening, the crew and passengers of all the vessels involved congregated on the pier surrounding their vessels, to exchange pleasantries and a few glasses of cava. Discussing the group, organiser, Mr. Alcantara, explained ‘there’s only one common thread that runs through all of us, which is boating.’

Norwegian skipper, Bjørn Ytterdahl, sailed over from La Linea’s Alcaidesa Marina, where he had spent a week sunning with his wife. The couple initially flew to Spain from Norway. Although this was his first Gib – Morocco event, Bjørn is no stranger to yacht rallies, having been part of ‘lots in Norway and the Caribbean.’ ‘This is very intimate and nice, such funny people, very British,’ he explained during the prize giving ceremony on the Saturday evening. In comparison to many of his previous sailing

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experiences, he insisted that this trip was very easy. It took his 420 Class vessel just over three and half hours to carry out the journey into Smir. Many of the participants travelled from Spain, particularly from other parts of the Costa del Sol. Captain of the Port, Bob Sanguinetti, and his family sailed aboard John Alcantara’s incredibly impressive sailing yacht ‘Citadel’, which made it into the marina in a phenomenal two hours. ‘Yesterday was a very lively sail!’ John insists, ‘each year the weather varies. This year is a bit cooler. We have a lot of new people who haven’t been here before, and that’s really encouraging. We have more local boats than we’ve ever had before. There were forty-six boats that paid to take part but only thirty-nine made it here for one reason or another, not all turned back, some had technical difficulties. Last year, I think we had just over thirty here and the previous year there were just seven.’

John took over the event only a few years ago. ‘It was initially run by a guy who was really interested in sailing but moved away. It’s a great event, everybody’s happy

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and it’s a whole ecosystem of yachting here.’ Funds raised at this year’s event far surpassed any previous year, reaching an impressive £1850, for the Red Cross charity.

Saturday evening’s ‘Fancy Dress Reception’, sponsored by Ocean Village, really brought out the animation of the eclectic group. 4play’s passengers dazzled in their nautical and Flintstone themed costumes, another group pranced around the pier in their ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ outfits. One Mariachi band themed crew kitted out their vessel in cacti, continuing the Mexican theme. Emerging from the Citadel, just as the mojitos were being passed around, John Alcantara, his wife and the Sanguinetti’s looked the part in the Buddhist monk costumes, complete with bald caps. The innovative Anja crew dressed up as Mario Cart characters.

The myriad of Prizes awarded included, ‘First Sailing Boat in’, ‘Youngest Skipper’, ‘Best Manouver’ and ‘Tidest Engine Bay’.

Anja’s complex entry into her berth won us the ‘Best Navigational Skills’ and a very welcome bottle of Pusser’s Rum. A boat

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made (as opposed to home made) feast and impressive selection of booze saw the night in, with revellers exchanging stories of their sail into the Marina, and an impromptu cherry stone spitting contest into the harbour, signalling the end of the party.

During our time in the Port, many of the rally goers ventured in to the nearby coastal town of M’Diq to browse the medina (market) and explore the highly rated fish restaurants. The beach and promenade is almost reminiscent of a 1920s Brighton, adjacent to a bright and spacious square, in which school children were painting, dancing and generally having a great time being outside of school. On the journey to M’Diq, the taxi passed a huge estate, apparently belonging to the royals, who love to holiday in the area. Smir Marina and the surrounding resort (including short stay apartment rentals and a luxury Sofitel Spa and hotel) was opened in 1991 and was developed by a Spanish contractor, to the standard of

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similar resorts along the Costa del Sol. The area of Tamuda Bay, directly between the marina and M’Diq, is rife with construction and the development of luxury housing, including a Ritz Carlton hotel complex set that will offer shopping malls, golf courses, and a spa and beach club. Our taxi driver, Mohammed, tells us this is a very ‘up and coming’ region. It seems dissimilar to all of the other parts of Morocco I’ve seen, including Tangier and Casablanca, which are more ‘traditional’ with Mosques and a central medina.

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city, peaking out from the Rif Mountains, Mohammed tells us he will have a nap in his car and wait for us. Wandering into the city centre, we are greeted by pushy locals desperate to act as our tour guides around the city. Marvelling the splendid views, we sit beneath the tepid grey sky for a quintessential berber’s breakfast of olives, olive oil, eggs and bread. It also includes a dollop of soft goat’s cheese, native to the region. Founded in 1471, the city was originally meant as a small fortress used to fight the Portuguese invasions of North Morocco.

Early Sunday morning, still reeling from the effects of heavy alcohol consumption at the fancy dress party, the evening before, we give Mohammed a call and set off on our way to Chefchouan, a town in the mountains that is exceedingly popular with Gibraltarians, and famous for its quaint white and blue buildings. The journey takes an hour and a half, passing Tetouan and a remarkable, roadside, live stock market. When we arrive at the hill top

Local 45-year-old man, Omar, who works in a local mill making djellaba (traditional Berber dress) and blankets, tells me that he is often approached by English journalists, venturing through Chefchouan, writing travel features. He speaks of his friends from Manchester, Liverpool, and London.

I tell him I’m from Gibraltar and he grins, remarking on how close by it is. Omar explains that the population of the city is around 45,000, made up of mostly

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A rainy journey home With the majority of the other rally participants having left Marina Smir either for home, or a day trip to Ceuta, we returned to the port and trundled passed the empty berths, to have a drink with rest of the crew, back at Anja. Sunday night was spent winding down and enjoying the scenic views of the marina, and tepid evening air, in preparation for a tiring sail home, early on Monday morning, with the promise of rain across the Strait. The return to the bay was certainly a gruelling one. We set off at 10am Moroccan time, beneath thick, smoke-grey clouds. Heavy waterproof clothing and life jackets are passed around as we slink out of the marina and creep around the coastline.

An hour into the five-hour trip home, the heavens open and release a lengthy and heavy shower. The boat tips to less than 30 degrees, as white horses lash around us. Anja is certainly more than capable

of weathering the shower. The wind has dropped since Friday, but we travel at an impressive speed of 5 knots for the majority of the journey across the Strait.

Skipper, Peter Jackson, has been sailing since he was 16 years old. In the 90s, he sold his house in the UK to sail through French canals, into the Mediterranean, eventually settling in Gibraltar. He’s manned the Falmouth built, 38 year old, Anja for three years now.

Over the course of the extremely enjoyable journey home, as we cower in the cockpit wearing our thick waterproofs, we discuss great sailing stories. Features of the boat, including sails and winches, are explained to the more amateur crewmembers.

Reflecting on the weekend, Peter remarks on the ‘camaraderie’ between the crews of all the vessels that joined in with the Rally.

As the familiar site of Europa Point looms before us, we make plans to return next year, this time taking on the competitive spirit of the rally, and aiming for place at the front of the flotilla.

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VIETNAM & CAMBODIA Backpacking through the Kingdoms of Wonder

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ince rising in popularity in 2010, many people are flocking today to the attractive surroundings of Vietnam, naming it their ideal location to visit. Whilst in the area, most travellers take advantage and pop over to Cambodia to see the stunning religious temples the country is known for and to bask in the wonderful history and culture to make the most out of the South East Asian experience.

Starting in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, my backpacking buddy and I worked our way down the east coast via train, ending up in Ho-Chi-Minh City (the country’s old capital, also known as Saigon). We then crossed over the Cambodian border to find out if the country lives up to its tagline; ”Kingdom of Wonder”.

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1. Hanoi Jumping into a tuk-tuk, we ventured into Hanoi on our first day determined to get stuck into local cuisine. The first restaurant we tried was Pho 24, specialising in noodle dishes served in a broth. This nutritious Vietnamese dish known as pho is served with a side dish of herbs which can be added for extra flavour.

Another favourite restaurant of ours was KOTO. We especially liked this one as it didn’t just serve amazing food, it was all for a good cause too. KOTO stands for “know one teach one.” Started up by Jimmy Pham, a Vietnamese-Australian who opened up a school for disadvantaged youngsters to teach them basics in hospitality and cuisine. All the staff in this restaurant were really friendly, and it had a wonderful

atmosphere. Their cocktails were fantastic too, and with both Vietnamese and Western dishes available, there was a lot to choose from.

One of the main attractions in Hanoi is the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, home to Vietnam’s traditional water puppets.

A real cultural experience, the puppets convey life as Vietnamese farmers living in a rural village, with dancing mystical creatures and traditional live music also featured. The art of water puppetry stems back from the 11th century in Northern Vietnam, when due to the flooding of rice paddy fields, the Vietnamese people would stand with puppets and perform over the water as a means of entertainment.

Although the show is in Vietnamese, there is a booklet available that explains the story, and it is quite easy to follow.

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2. Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay is one of the most amazing places you will ever experience, and looks like it has been taken straight out of the film Peter Pan. Home to around 1600 islands and breath-taking views, and literally translated as “descending dragon bay,” this is one place you definitely do not want to miss. The legend behind Ha Long Bay stems back from early Vietnam when it was subject to invaders. Luckily, the Vietnamese had the gods on their side, who sent protectors in the form of dragons which would spit out jewels to form islands

around the bay. These islands together formed a wall as protection and kept out trespassers.

To get the most out of your trip in Ha Long Bay, stay and see the area by way of cruise. This way you are able to explore the surrounding areas during the day and enjoy the views by night. For example, Luxury Halong Cruises agency provides a range of stays to suit your needs whilst offering comfortable cabins to help you relax in this wonderful setting.

In Ha Long Bay, there are several sites to experience, including four floating fishing villages, jointly containing a total of only 1600 inhabitants. Here, you are able to disembark and explore some of Ha Long Bay’s caves that, similarly to our own St Michael’s Cave, are beautifully lit up in different colours and formed from limestone. There is also the option to visit the small beaches dotted around the bay, where you can cool off, have a swim and enjoy Vietnam’s soft yellow sand. Another option is to canoe around some of the caves a short distance from the villages, where you can find bats hiding in their natural habitat.

There is a great variety of fresh fish and a range of international and Vietnamese cuisine available on-board, as well as an array of many different wines to try. After dinner, finish off your wine up on the deck, where you won’t be able to tear yourself away from the hypnotising views. It was here that we had a chat with one of the members of the crew who invited us to try our hand at fishing. By this point, nightfall had descended and we were able to relax in the tranquil atmosphere by moonlight.

The highlight of the evening was catching hold of a fluorescent squid that lit up the sky in a wonderful blue hue as we pulled it on deck.

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Mỹ Sơn Relics

The ride down was surprisingly pleasant considering our seats were essentially wooden benches! We were amused by a little Vietnamese girl who found a half full tube of Pringles in my bag and proceeded to eat all of it! One thing we did notice in Vietnam was that parents fed their children large quantities of food. This was a constant theme throughout the country, as Vietnam has a history of food insecurity.

With people dying of hunger in the past, people feel they should eat more than they need for fear of food shortages. Having fat children is what some Vietnamese parents encourage and take pride in as it indicates wealth. Luckily, Vietnam has come a long way, with the food poverty rate being reduced by more than two-thirds confirmed during a study completed by the U.N. back in 2008.

Ninh Binh was quieter than Hanoi had been, with the highlight being Tam Coc, the equivalent of Ha Long Bay on land.

Translated to mean “three caves”, Tam Coc’s three-hour excursion promises just that. With your guide, you will canoe along a river passing through three natural caves with a scenic view of paddy fields in the distance. Guides tend to stop at the bottom of a nearby mountain Ngu Nhac to allow tourists the chance to indulge in a bit of hiking in order to experience one of the highest points in Vietnam. As you can see in the photo, the views are worth the long trek!

Canoeing through Tam Coc

4. Hoi An From Ninh Binh, we headed to Hoi An, known for its tailoring. If you’ve seen something on the runway that has caught your eye but can’t afford the eye-watering price, be sure to stop by this home to thousands of talented tailors. You will be able to request your ideal dress or suit in Hoi An for a fraction of the price.

Mỹ Sơn Relics is a group of Hindu temple ruins that were abandoned in a nearby town of Da Nang. In the past, people would come to the site to worship the god Shiva, one of the many deities of Hinduism. It is protected by UNESCO as a world heritage site, and is well worth a visit to appreciate the beautiful remains of true Vietnamese architecture.

A trip to a local supermarket is a must whilst in Vietnam. You’ll get carried away at all the weird and wonderful products they have. My favourites included kiwi juice and their version of diet cereal, but as a beverage. Tasty! Beware of dragon fruit on your travels as this is known for its bad smell.

sea life. The best time of the year for these underwater activities is between January to August, when the weather is at its best and the sea is clear.

The dishes in Nha Trang are weird and wonderful, and this is the best place to come if you fancy trying food you won’t get back at home. Some favourites are grilled fermented pork rolls, rice vermicelli with grilled jellyfish and swallow’s nest soup which contains birds’ nests collected from the wild. Along with its different delicacies, Nha Trang offers visitors some great lounges in which to enjoy its lively evenings, our favourite being the Altitude Bar at the Sheraton Hotel. Here we were able to enjoy beautiful panoramic views of Nha Trang from the 28th floor of the hotel, great tunes and fantastic cocktails.

Altitude Bar, view onto Nha Trang

5. Nha Trang From Hoi An, we began the long journey down to the little beach town of Nha Trang. Home to some of the most incredible yellow sand beaches, Nha Trang is a great place to relax and enjoy Vietnam’s wonderful weather. It’s a great place to try out scuba diving and snorkelling to enjoy Vietnam’s diversified GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

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6. Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, named after a president of Vietnam (1945-1969) is the last stop in Vietnam. The War Remnants Museum opened in 1975, shortly after the end of the Vietnam War. Providing many wonderful photo opportunities with a great deal of memorabilia from the War, including tanks, old cars and helicopters, this is understandably one of the most popular museums in Vietnam, with around a million visitors stopping by every year.

Expect plenty of Anti-Americanism propaganda here and some graphic displays and photographs depicted from the Vietnam War. The Saigon Zoo is another great site to visit during your time in Ho Chi Minh City, and offers you the chance to see a variety of different animals that originate from Vietnam such as black bears and honey bears, tigers, leopards and several monkey

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species. Ranked the 8th oldest zoo in the world, this site also contains an orchid garden and an amusement park.

Moving on to Cambodia Having spent two weeks in Vietnam, we ventured over the border into Cambodia with new VISAs stamped into our passports, and by bus headed to the town of Siem Reap (7). Enjoying the scenic route, we were able to admire Cambodia’s beautiful landscape and happened to notice that most of the houses were on stilts. This is due to the amount of floods that occur during monsoon season, to avoid houses getting destroyed during the downpours. Our scenic route was interrupted however, by a cow that happened to be crossing the main road.

Luckily, our driver managed to swerve to avoid it and the cow was spared. Turns out that cows are considered sacred creatures in Cambodia, the notion derived from

Hinduism, and killing one is a crime.

During a pit-stop, we came across a snack cart, offering a ‘delicious’ range of snacks, including fried crickets and tarantulas, a Cambodian delicacy. Only those brave enough gave the crunchy critters a try!

Although they might be considered pests to us in the West, these snacks are high in protein and are a cheap way for Cambodians to get plenty of the valuable nutrients they need.

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Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider, Ta Prohm

Angkor Wat Our first stop within Cambodia was Angkor Wat, a lost city of ancient Hindu temples, considered one of the largest and best preserved religious monuments in the world, spanning over 400 km2. It was built from the 9th – 15th Century during the Khmer Empire. Originating as a Hindu temple, each predecessor aimed to make a temple within the complex more impressive than the last king. In the 13th century, however, the king decided to dedicate the site to Buddhism instead, with most Hindu symbols being switched to the Buddhist equivalent. The Buddhist shrine was abandoned in the 15th century, and was not discovered again until 1860 by a French explorer.

Many Buddhist monks visit the site daily, adding to the cultural experience that this magical site has to offer. Here, you will find Cambodian architecture at its finest, with several towering monuments to the gods as well as impressive surrounding moats and reservoirs, designed initially to collect rainwater as a water supply for Siem Reap.

As opposed to the Mỹ Sơn Relics in Vietnam, Angkor Wat was dedicated to Vishnu, another Hindu god. One similarity that they do have, however, is that like the Mỹ Sơn Relics, Angkor Wat is also protected by UNESCO, which works hard to preserve and protect the site so that future generations can also enjoy the beauty and wonder that Angkor Wat has to offer. Angkor Wat is very much the symbol GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag and being the main tourist attraction for visitors.

Other temples worth visiting are Ta Prohm, where Tomb Raider was filmed back in 2001, and Angkor Thom which, while not as large as Angkor Wat, is still magnificent spanning over an area of 9 km2.

Moving on to the town of Kampot, known for its famous black pepper, we decided to visit another well-known film set, this time from the movies “City of Ghosts” released in 2002 and again in 2004 for the movie “R-Point.” Based on top of a large hill, the drive up to Bokor Hill Station takes around 20 minutes, with our guide brandishing a large rifle gun. We were never sure whether this was carried for effect, or because he genuinely thought he might need it. Upon arriving at Bokor Hill Station, you will feel a change in atmosphere, and be greeted by an eerie looking abandoned village, surrounded by mist. The village had been formed back in 1921 by the locals who wished to venture out of the blistering heat of Phnom Penh. As a result, the village of Bokor Hill Station was created, a resort with shops, a post office, a church and a hotel that apparently also contained a casino. While the small church is still standing, the shops and post office are no longer there. Boker Hill is a must see, and whilst we were able to appreciate it during daylight, no one wanted to stick around to see it at night.

Whilst in Cambodia, it is worth stopping by the Red Piano restaurant where there is something for everyone, including delicious Cambodian specialties, Western and Belgian favourites and a variety of cocktails. A favourite of Angelina Jolie during her time in Cambodia filming Tomb Raider, the restaurant has named her drink of choice in her honour. “Tomb Raider” contains Cointreau, lime juice and tonic, an appropriate, refreshing drink to compliment Cambodia’s warm weather.

It is also worth spoiling yourself with lots of different beauty treatments there, especially as they’re so cheap! Travelling on a budget we were able to include facials, massages, manicures and pedicures into our routine once a week! Doctor Fish is also worth trying if you have never experienced it before. The treatment involves a “fish pedicure” where tiny garra rufa fish nibble at the dead skin on your feet. Whilst a little strange (and ticklish!) at first, you will come out with lovely smooth feet after about half an hour.

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Bokor Hill Station

9. Phnom Penh Arriving in Cambodia’s capital city, we braced ourselves for an insight into Cambodian history. The Killing Fields are a number of historical sites where, collectively, more than a million people were killed (often being bludgeoned to death in order to save money on bullets) and buried at the end of the Cambodian Civil War from the period 1970 to 1975, by the communist Khmer Rouge regime.

Pol Pot was the leader of the Khmer Rouge during this time, and in trying to enforce his communist ideology, would kill anyone who went against it. The site today contains mass graves into which these people’s lifeless bodies were thrown. It is still possible to see scraps of old clothes and human bones lurking on the surface.

There is also a Memorial Stupa in the centre of the site which contains a total of approximately 8000 skulls that were found onsite and arranged within a glass display.

Audio tours are available where the extent of the horror is unveiled in graphic detail.

Although not the happiest of places, it is worth visiting to learn about the history and the impact this genocide had on the country and its people.

For those less squeamish among us, there is also the opportunity to visit the S21Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, a torture, interrogation and execution centre. Of the 14,000 men, women and children known to have entered, only seven survived, having used skills such as painting or photography as a bargaining chip for their lives. Photos were taken of all the prisoners, one upon entering the detention centre and one after having suffered horrific acts of torture. Some photos would show happy smiling people 76

who were blissfully unaware of what was in store for them. Their next photo would show a different story, one of great sadness and pain. These photos are displayed in memory of those who had to endure time within the institution. This horrific detention centre contains several rooms where the heinous acts of torture took place, with paintings and photographs showing the harrowing ordeals these people had to endure during their time there.

Although haunting, these two sites offer so much on Cambodia’s history and the tragedy that it has suffered. Seeing this first hand was an experience, and really made us appreciate how uncomplicated life in Gibraltar is by comparison. Whilst reflecting on the hard-hitting facts of Cambodia’s history, we headed to the restaurant “Friends”, another scheme set up to build the futures of former street children and marginalized young people in Phnom Penh. As with the restaurant we visited in Hanoi at the start of our trip, we were pleased to see that a lot had changed and that people were helping one another and building on their community.

On the whole, immersing ourselves in Vietnam and Cambodia’s South East Asian lifestyle was a truly rewarding and eye-opening experience. In awe of the culture, the delicious local cuisine and the friendliness of the people really was inspiring, especially after learning what they had been through in the past. What is so wonderful to see is that it has only made them stronger than ever, making Vietnam and Cambodia the beautiful, peaceful places they are today.

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From Gibraltar, it is possible to get to Vietnam from Malaga or London.

Although you will have to endure several changes, the trip will be worth it! It’s possible to book online but alternatively, Gibraltar has several reputable travel agents that can offer you advice from their wealth of knowledge. They are also able to arrange practical things like insurance and VISAs to ensure you don’t forget anything! Remember that you will need VISAs for both countries. If booking flights online ensure you take advantage of loyalty schemes and gain travel miles that you can put towards future trips! British Airways offer avios points for every flight you travel with them, so get signing up.

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CONSUMED BY WANDERLUST A Gibraltarian story of travelling and teaching

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ibraltarians are often found, most fascinatingly, in the most obscure nooks of the Earth.

Many of us have come across the familiar twang of the llanito dialect in a London tube station, or a diner in midwestern USA, but one brave llanita has made it to the furthest reaching corner of Japan, where she is currently teaching English to Japanese students through UTS, an exchange programme that aids students travelling abroad in studying at language schools, comprehensive schools or universities.

Sophie Clifton-Tucker grew up in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian/Guernsey family. At 18, she left the Rock to study English at Oxford Brookes University, as many fellow llanitos do. Most, however, tend to return to Gibraltar promptly after finishing their degree or PGCE course. ‘After this, I was at a point where I think most post-

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uni Gibraltarians find themselves, where they’re not a student any longer but not quite a fully fledged “adult”. ‘I wanted more than to go back home, live with my parents, and re-familiarise myself with a routine I had grown out of.’

Following in the tracks of her more audacious university peers, Sophie set her sights on travelling to far out places ‘that seemed so unreachable and alien’ to her.

She applied for a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, to fund her journey around the globe. Joined by her now fiancé Chris, Sophie embarked on a pilgrimage that has guided her on a trek through dense Northern Thai jungles on the back of an elephant, across untouched Uruguayan beaches by horseback, through vast New Zealand valleys via campervan, and bungee jumping from the Auckland Harbour bridge.

Sophie’s career kicked off in Oxford, where she initially taught English as a foreign language. With heavy emphasis on using a very ‘hands on’ style, her CELTA qualification helped Sophie acquire and improve her language skills. In September 2012, she left to travel around Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos for three months before finding her feet in Sydney, Australia where she resumed tutoring at a school that sent foreign students to Universities. ‘I was teaching Academic English which involves essay writing and presentation skills.’

Following her stint in Sydney, Sophie caught up with her fiancé in New Zealand where they spent some time exploring the untouched wilderness from the comfort of a campervan. ‘There are only 4.4 mil people in the whole of New Zealand (1/3 of which live in Auckland) so it’s not crowded, and largely unspoiled by humans.

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It means light, glow, honour and scenery. Pick one.

I went from my daily job and routine in New Zealand to stuffing my life into a backpack and “cleansing my spirit” in waterfalls, exploring caves, visiting Christ the Redeemer in Rio, riding horses across an otherwise deserted beach in Uruguay and sipping whiskey atop the Italian Building in Sao Paulo. ‘ Enticed by the potential language barrier and cultural extremes, Sophie and Chris then made the decision to relocate to Japan, based on the challenges they would face. ‘We both wanted to live somewhere where English wasn’t the first language, where we’d have to familiarise ourselves with a new culture, learn a new language and experience something totally different to our norm.’

Japanese language course makes life in Japan A LOT easier

Sophie’s biggest obstacle in settling in to her new life in Tokyo has been the language. ‘I arrived in Tokyo with “Konnichiwa” being the full extent of my Japanese vocabulary, and a non-existent knowledge of their pictorial alphabet,’ she gushes, ‘this made the first few days fairly overwhelming. At least with places like South America I can use my Spanish, or somewhere in Europe you can just whip out Google Translate. Not so easy when you’re faced with words that look like chicken scratch.’

Signing up to a two-month Japanese language course has enabled her to learn how to read and write in two of the three Japanese alphabets. Having spent time back behind the desk, as a student,

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her newfound knowledge of one of the World’s most complicated languages will certainly aid her in teaching her soon to be foreign exchange pupils about British culture, in preparation for their courses in the UK. Some of these will be carried out in Oxford at the very school Sophie previously taught at. ‘I’ll be giving fun lessons on the city’s architecture and its links to famous literature such as Alice in Wonderland and movies such as Harry Potter.’

As is evident from her relatively consistent, and particularly personal and witty blog updates, Sophie’s time in Japan has entailed extensive exploration of Tokyo’s famed food and culture hotspots, developing a growing dislike for the subway at rush hour times, visiting temples and local sights, and participating in calligraphy and language classes.

Immersing herself in foreign cultures is an integral aspect of the travelling experience, so what are the biggest distinctions between this side of the world, and the more familiar realms of Europe? ‘Actually I have felt the similarities more than the differences. It seems you can replicate that sense of community wherever you are in the world. For the most part, people just want to take care of you, have a good natter and feed you up!’

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travel Hokkaido, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and potentially Malaysia. Acclimatizing to such strikingly unfamiliar culture has proved quite an obstacle to the pair. ‘Toilets in Japan are an experience in themselves. You [have toilet seats], which play a selection of medleys, or simply the sound of a toilet flushing for those with shy bladders. You have to be careful which buttons you press though because one of them sends a stream of warm water straight into your personal life.’

One of the most challenging experiences of their initial few weeks in Tokyo was their first food-shopping run. Having to tackle unidentifiable products and rustling up meals from mystery vegetables and meats is certainly an admirable feat. ‘Bills were also pretty hard initially,’ Sophie laments, ‘I panicked when we inexplicably received one bill as soon as we moved in demanding two payments of ¥1987 and ¥1989. It turned out it was just a confirmation letter with our birth dates on.’

Transcending the cultural facets of the Eastern side of the World, are the extreme weather conditions and natural disasters that occur fairly frequently. ‘I experienced a big earthquake recently. The tall buildings sway around and it feels like you’re on an illegal fairground ride.’

Sophie finds herself drawn to the pace of the wanderer’s lifestyle, often consumed by wanderlust. ‘I like waking up to new

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experiences every day, working with different people, different students, eating different food, immersing myself in the culture. Learning about other people teaches me more about myself.’ She continues, ‘I try to plan as little as possible.

I find the more planning you do, the more things go wrong! Sod’s Law. I’ll go with the flow and choose a place, then stay for as long as I’m having a good time.’

As I delve further into the travelling habits of some of Gibraltar’s young adventurers, their mantras become more entrenched in my mind. Sophie admits that having grown up in a small town like Gibraltar, travellers can only expect to ‘feel like a fish that’s been tossed from its bowl and into the ocean.’ She insists that whilst it is daunting ‘it’s also incredibly exciting and liberating’.

She adds, ‘some people maintain that they don’t want to live anywhere other than Gibraltar which may be the case, but I feel like it would be hard for me to know that without seeing what other options the world has. Travelling can even enrich your life in Gibraltar, and it can make you

appreciate what you have right on your doorstep. I think travel can be a powerful step in personal development, and it’s a step accessible to many.’

Once Christmas rolls around, Sophie is set to return to Gibraltar for some quality family time. Following that, she will either return to Japan, or move on to the next enticing destination. ‘Next, may be Argentina, and Canada is somewhere I’m keen to try out. I also need to save up for Antarctica - that will be the big one. It’s hard to say… Although I am loving seeing these parts of the world, it has to be said that Europe really has everything, from hot countries with beaches, to snowy ones perfect for skiing. So once I can tick the far-away places off my list, as I’m sure my mum will be happy to hear, I will end up back in Europe!’

Track Sophie’s movements via her blog sophieleaveshome.wordpress.com. Let us know about your travel stories! Email us at info@thegibraltarmagazine.com New Zealand, South Island, Franz Josef Glacier

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GAME OF TWO HALVES Gibraltar vs. Germany in Faro

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ell, that was a game of two halves if ever there was one! Playing against the world champions, our team exceeded expectations and gave the Germans a really good game, at least for the first forty-five minutes.

The day started with an away day atmosphere as fans grouped over the border to board the right coach. It didn’t take long for the banter to start; David’s kilt an obvious first target. Tim distributing cold beers from his new cooler bag purchased for the occasion was a welcome surprise for two reasons: firstly, Tim’s not often first at the bar, and secondly, it was only 10.30am. Paul and David also had back-up supplies. Luckily, I’d bought the coffees from Paco’s first thing.

Our coach hosted a broad mix of ages, locals, ex-pats and a couple of bankers at

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the front! Different walks of life, all united in the Team 54 red and white journey, this time to Faro. With humour and beer in full flow, the first pit-stop just past Seville served to re-energise the ranks.

The service station was wall to wall red, a sea of GFA shirts arriving and leaving, meeting and greeting, laughing and joking.

Football away trips bring out the best in camaraderie and new friendships.

The final two hours flew by and there were cheers as we viewed the stadium from the motorway high up. However, as the Estadio Algarve is in the middle of nowhere, without a bar, restaurant or anything useful known to man within a two mile radius, and given that we were three hours early, the coach headed for central Faro, to an outdoor shopping centre, of zero interest to any of my group.

The four in our party took advantage of a waiting taxi and requested somewhere

more exciting, perhaps an old town? A beach? A marina? Five euros later we were in the land of smart cobbled streets and neo-classical architecture, the Vila Adentro (the old town).

We made our way through the monumental Arco da Vila, one of the three gates leading into the city’s oldest quarters.

We passed the medieval Sé Cathedral which was partially burned down in 1596, during the invasion of the English troops under the Earl of Essex before being rebuilt in the 18th century. We then turned the corner, physically and figuratively, left history to the history books, found the vast array of street cafes and soon struck up a conversation with a group of German fans from Leverkusen. A couple of them had visited Gibraltar the previous day – UEFA really does put us on the map. We shared opinions on Bundesliga v Premier, Cameron v Merkel and the imminent Gibraltar v Die GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

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Mannschaft, the champions of the world, whilst sampling Super Bock, Portugal’s famous beer.

It was the perfect pre-match build-up.

The EU collaborative vision was being played out on the streets of Faro (although these Germans hugely resented paying for Greece’s debts!). In fact, it was so enjoyable we forgot to allow any time for a taxi journey back to our coach which was still at La Canada Portuguese version.

Fortunately, we were able to blag our way onto another Gibraltar tourist coach which had parked in the old town (far more sensible) and grab the back seats. Next stop, the stadium.

Wow! 5,000 fans from Gibraltar, that’s 17% of the population, massed outside the stadium threading through the turnstiles patiently. It was akin to National Day on tour! The crowd were in high spirits, vocal, energised and ready to rock! The National Anthem was belted out, although desire exceeded ability in remembering the words. One for the national curriculum, I reckon.

up?) when Schurrle netted his first and Germany’s first in the 28th minute.

However, as time went on with chances at each end, the Gibraltar crowd’s excitement reached fever pitch. About this time last year, Germany were 5-0 up at half-time against Brazil in the semi-final of the World Cup. At half time in Faro, it was just 1-0 to the World Champions. We were shattered from just the shouting and cheering, I wonder how the players felt after their strenuous efforts!

The second half was a different story.

Germany raised their game and our boys couldn’t maintain their high tempo performance of the first half. Legs tired and mistakes crept in. Six goals seems a lot for one half, but Brazil conceded five in forty five minutes so perhaps not. Overall, it was an awesome display. A true measure

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of progress in such a short time of UEFA participation. For the fans, a great weekend away or day out. It must have felt lonely back in Gibraltar!

No article on this match would be complete without reference to the crash on the way home. At around 3.45am and just fifteen minutes from Palmones, we were awakened from our slumber by a last minute swerve. Our coach pulled up so that we could assist in any way we could those who were in the coach ahead of us which had just crashed into a vehicle along the road. Standing on the hard shoulder at that time of the morning, witnessing the devastation of what had happened just moments before, brought life sharply back into perspective. A family lost a loved one that morning and there were other injuries which at the time of writing I know little about. It shouldn’t have ended this way, but may he rest in peace.

And then the match started, up against the likes of Boateng, Schweinsteiger, Ozil and Schurrle, the greatest hope to maintain pride and dignity whatever the result. And it was Jordan Perez who was the Rock. “Jordan Perez gives goalkeeping masterclass” headlined the Metro. “The Gibraltar goalkeeper was in inspired form” said uefa.com. And inspired he was, save after save, including a penalty save from the German captain. I was still doing my laces up after the “shoes off for the GFA” chant (who on earth made that one GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE JULY 2015

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WINE PRICES DECONSTRUCTED How much are we paying for the actual liquid?

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t’s no coincidence that all of my wine buddies are mildly obsessive when it comes to smells and flavours, after all, this is what wine is about. Making your own chocolate, smoking your own salmon or trying to make the ultimate smoked mackerel tart (worthy of a Michelin star, I can assure you) is not generally considered main stream, yet these are some of the things my wine friends indulge in. The reason I refer to them as wine friends is because that’s exactly what they are.

Wine brings us together once a month and in spite of having met them over twenty years ago, I don’t profess to know what makes them tick outside wine. No doubt they feel the same about me. Our get together involves blind tasting quite a number of wines and it never seems appropriate to break the flow with small talk! I am glad to say they are all generous with both their wines and acquired 82

knowledge and that no wine snob has yet managed to infiltrate the group! Like them, I admit to being mildly obsessive with smells and flavours, a fact brought home to me when I found myself blind tasting Granny Smith apples! I needed this acidic apple as part of a shellfish recipe but a misunderstanding with my wife resulted in three different lots of this normally uninteresting fruit. Blind tasting the apples identified one lot as significantly superior, having a marked degree of complexity and a very good balance between its high acidity and sweetness. The other two were quite simple by comparison. Not using the best of the three would have undoubtedly diminished the final dish. I can imagine that this sort of obsessive attention to detail is only realistic for chefs or wine producers who can expect premium prices for their products.

So, will spending more on wine ensure quality and enhance our enjoyment of it?

Yes, for the simple reason that the cheaper the wine, the higher the proportion of our money goes into costs which have absolutely no influence on quality. These include packaging, transport, taxes, distributor’s and retailer’s profits. Quality wine means no shortcuts, no diseased or immature fruit, skilled labour, severely limiting the yield of the vines, discarding the last percentage of the juice after pressing, the use of expensive oak barrels and maturing the wine for several years before release.

So, how much are we paying for the actual liquid in the bottle? Bibendum, a UK wholesaler, publishes yearly figures for the UK trade which they call Vinonomics.

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Wines to try at least once in your life

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It would be a waste to go through life never having enjoyed a good quality Sauternes. They are not currently fashionable (with a few exception like Chateau D’Yquem) and represent great value for money. They are sweet with complex aromas of honey, orange peel, tropical fruits and of course the unmistakable aromas of Botrytis Cinerea (Noble Rot).

The appellation of Sauternes is in Bordeaux and climatic conditions here favour noble rot, which in most other regions would be considered a serious pest. Noble rot will attack the grapes and dry out and shrivel the berries concentrating the sugars and flavours.

Sauternes is an expensive wine to produce as only rot affected berries should be used making this wine labour intensive. A good Sauternes will set you back £25 and upwards but it will go a long way and should be enough for 10 or more servings. Try it with salty cheese.

PS. If you win the lottery, try Chateau D’Yquem. It’s the only wine in France with a 1er Cru Classe superieur classification making this wine, in theory at least, the best wine on the planet - and priced accordingly!

In 2015, we will be paying £0.47p for the liquid in a £5.00 bottle (about the same price as Cola), spend £7.50 and this will go up to £1.61, £10 and this will become £2.87. Spend £20 and you will be getting £7.17 worth of wine. In other words, spend a few more pounds and get proportionally a lot more for your money.

In fact the £20 wine will deliver fourteen times the value of the £5 bottle!* There is more bad news regarding cheap wine; the economics only work when it’s made in bulk, in semi industrial conditions where the laboratory takes an ever increasing role. White coated technicians have an impressive armoury at their disposal including the ability to handle less than healthy grapes or manipulating taste profiles.

Technicians can now order their fermentation yeasts according to consumer demand for certain flavours. Anchor Yeasts, a leading supplier in the New World, can now provide hybrid yeast NT202 which, quote “enhances red berry and minty aromas in Cabernet Sauvignon, red berry aromas in Merlot and blackberry, blackcurrant, tobacco and prune aromas in Pinotage.” Another hybrid for white wines, NT116, will “enhance volatile thiol aromas (passion fruit, grapefruit and guava) and produces acetate esters (tropical fruit salad)!”

At a restaurant recently, I was recommended a Spanish Sauvignon Blanc by the owner on the basis that the wine had won a gold medal in Germany.

The wine turned out to be unpleasant,

overwhelming the palate with unnaturally strong fruity flavours. I have never experienced such an explosion of aromas from a Spanish white or any other white for that matter.

As Lance Armstrong cynically said about his competitors ever increasing performances: “it’s not normal.”

*The figures are based on UK taxes. They are still relevant in Gibraltar as many wines are similarly priced to those in the UK, in spite of lower taxes here.

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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

Cafe Rojo Sleek modern comfort in this relaxing little restaurant. Brunch (10am-12pm) includes ciabatta, granary, foccacia sandwiches with fillings such as pear and blue cheese, smoked bacon and brie, cheese and honey roast ham, delicious desserts. Lunch 12-3pm, dinner 7-10pm; dishes such as Marinated Tuna Steak & Sesame Crust; Roasted Lamb Shoulder; pastas or risottos such as Roast Pumpkin, Mushroom, & Spinach Curry, Langoustine, Lime & Coconut; Pear, Walnut & Blue Cheese; and Creamy Mixed Seafood; and salads such as Warm Goats’ Cheese, Fresh Spinach & Chargrilled Aubergine; and Roast Duck, Chorizo & Pancetta Salad.

Open: Tues - Fri 10am- late, Saturday lunch 12-3pm, afternoon drinks & desserts, dinner 7-10pm. Closed Sundays & Mondays.

Cafe Rojo 54 Irish Town. Tel: 200 51738

Casa Pepe

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 Grand Casemates Square. Tel: 200 44449

Solo Bar & Grill

Solo Bar and Grill is a stylish and modern eatery — perfect for business functions or lunches — and par t of the popular Cafe Solo stable. Ser ving 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.

Open: 12-8pm.

Solo Bar & Grill Eurotowers Tel: 200 62828

Sacarello Coffee Co

A delightful terrace, bar, restaurant on the prestigious Queensway Quay Marina. Wonderful location for business meetings, weddings, anniversaries and other special occasions. Specialising in fresh fish caught locally with daily specials including seabass, dorada, sole, and bream, plus a very comprehensive a la carte menu. Also available are tapas and raciones (double size tapas) to share (or not!) prior to a main course. Mixed paellas also available, as well as fish cooked in rock salt, whole suckling pig and baby lamb to order.

Open: Tues-Sat lunch & evening, Sunday lunch only, closed Mondays.

Located in a converted coffee warehouse, and famous for its great fresh ground coffee, homemade cakes/afternoon tea, plus full menu and excellent salad bar with quiche selection, specials of the day and dishes such as lasagne, steak and mushroom Guinness pie, hot chicken salad, toasties, club sandwich and baked potatoes. Holds popular art exhibitions with the Sacarello collection and guest artists. Very busy at office lunchtimes (1-2pm).

Sacarello's is available for parties and functions in the evenings.

Open: 9am-7.30pm Mondays - Fridays. 9am-3pm Saturdays

Casa Pepe, 18 Queensway Quay Marina, Tel/Fax: 200 46967 Email: casa.pepe@gmail.com.

Visit: www.gibtour.com/casapepe.

Sacarello Coffee Co. 57 Irish Town. Tel: 200 70625

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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.

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call 200 77748 or email info@thegibraltarmagazine.com Get Stuffed Very popular takeaway, sandwich bar and hot food.

Serving all fresh and homemade sandwiches, salads, soups, pasta, pies, cup cakes, plus hot/cold drinks and smoothies and a different special every day. Outside catering for corporate parties.

Open: 8am - 4pm Mon-Fri, 8am-3pm Sat. Get Stuffed Marina Bay. Tel: 200 42006

Just Desserts Br ight and air y, recently redecorated cafe on the first floor of the ICC. All homemade food including daily specials, vegetarian options, desserts and small cakes. Eat in or takeaway. Try their daily roast with everything on, or their all-day breakfast. Pensioner’s lunch - 2 course meal for £5.25. Friendly, cheerful and fully licensed.

Open: from 7.30am Monday to Friday Just Desserts 1st Floor ICC. Tel: 200 48014

Mumbai Curry House Indian cuisine, eat-in/take-away, from snacks (samosas, bhajias, pakoras) to lamb, chicken and fish dishes such as korma, tikka masala, do piaza. Large vegetarian selection. Halal food. Outside catering for parties/meetings. Sunday Mumbai favourites such as Dosa & Choley Bhature.

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

Mumbai Curry House Unit 1.0.02 Ground Floor, Block 1 Eurotowers Tel: 200 73711 Home delivery: 200 50022/33

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Stylish lounge and gastro bar on the quayside at Queensway Quay with ver y reasonable prices and food from 10am until late. Popular quiz on Sundays (from 7.30pm) and a relaxed friendly atmosphere... always plenty of people / yachties to chat to. Events (matches etc) covered on large TV. Great place to chill out.

Open: 10am Mon - Sat until late and from 12pm on Sun (get there early for a seat for the quiz).

Raj’s tasty Indian cuisine is now available to eat in or take away, from his new fully refurbished premises in Queensway Quay next to the Waterfront. Serving authentic dishes such as Creamy Butter Chicken, Bhuna King Prawn or Chana Masala, and so much more. There is something available to suit all tastes. Pop in or telephone for food orders or table reservations.

Open: food served 7 days 11am- 3pm, 6pm-late

The Lounge Queensway Quay Marina Tel: 200 61118

Raj’s Curry House Queensway Quay. Tel: 200 46993

Oasis Eatery

Solo Express

Located in Governor’s Parade, just across from the Elliot Hotel, and offers hot/cold drinks plus a delicious homemade selection of baked items such as cakes and quiches, also sandwiches and wraps, bagels and cupcakes. Vegan/vegetarian items. Oasis is on Facebook and Twitter and you can pre-order online which is handy for a quick lunch.

Special orders taken for a range of bakery goods.

Fully licensed for beers and wine. Terrace seating.

Open: 8am to 3pm

Located next to Pizza Hut in Casemates and in Eurotowers, serves a variety of salads/baguettes (white, brown, ciabatta) filled with a deli selection such as roast chicken; smoked salmon & mascapone; ham, cheese and coleslaw; or humous, avocado & roast red pepper. Salads fresh and tasty (Greek, Waldorf, cous cous, tuna pasta etc), great value. Jackets, quiches, coffee plus cakes (flapjacks, muffins) available all day. Eat-in area. Soups in winter.

Oasis Eatery Govenor’s Parade Tel: 200 65544 www.oasiseatery.com

Solo Express Grnd Flr, ICC, Casemates & Eurotowers

Pick a Bite Morning coffee and daily lunch specials, one of largest selections of traditional home made food, to eat in or takeaway. All the old favourites — spinach pie, croquettes, quiche, spanish omelette, shepherd’s pie and more. Delicious sandwiches, baguettes, ciabatta melts and wraps, with a variety of fillings.

Salads, snacks and soups. Cakes and muffins for those with a sweet tooth. Friendly, cheerful and very reasonal prices. Terrace seating.

Open: Monday to Friday 8am - 3pm.

Pick A Bite 10 Chatham Counterguard Tel: 200 64211

Picadilly Gardens

The Tasty Bite Tasty Bite has one of the biggest take-away menus around with home cooked meats, filled baguettes, burgers, chicken and everything else you can think of! Tr y the quiches, tortillas and jackets spuds with all kinds of fillings. This little place gets busy with those popping out from the offices for lunch so get there early.

Open: Monday - Saturday.

The Tasty Bite 59a Irish Town. Tel: 200 78220 Fax: 200 74321

Verdi Verdi

Relaxed bar restaurant located near to the Queen’s Hotel and Cable car, it has a cosy garden terrace, which is great for drinks, tapas and food al fresco. English breakfast, tapas, hamburgers, fresh fish, paella by pre-order, prawns, squid, clams and a variety of meat dishes. Eat in or takeaway. Open: 6:30am till late.

All day coffee plus all homemade and delicious vegetarian a n d ve g a n d i s h e s, f re s h baked bread and desserts.

A selection of bagels (try the smoked salmon and cream cheese) and salads to eat in or take away. Try the light homemade pizzas, or the falafels and humous. Daily special soups are fabulous and filling. Ask for Idan's hot homemade chilli relish — sweet and scrummy.

Open: Mon/Thurs: 7.30-6, Fri 7.30-5, Sun 10-3.

Piccadilly Gardens Rosia Road, Tel: 20075758

Verdi Verdi ICC, Casemates Tel: 200 60733

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Gibraltar Arms

Tra d i t i o n a l p u b in fashionable Casemates area.

N a m e d fo r t h e 18th century practise of locking gates to the city at night when the guard called ‘All’s Well’. All’s Well serves Bass beers, wine and spirits plus pub fare. English breakfast all day, hot meals such as pork in mushroom sauce, sausage & mash, cod & chips and steak & ale pie plus a range of salads and jacket potatoes. Large terrace. Karaoke Mondays and Wednesdays until late. Free tapas on a Friday 7pm.

On Main Street opposite the cathedral, enjoy a meal, coffee or a cool beer on the terrace and watch the world go by! Bar decorated with rare militar y plaques from regiments and navy ships visiting Gibraltar. Full breakfast menu served from 7am, draught beers on tap include Old Speckled Hen bitter, Murphys Irish stout, Heineken lager and Strongbow cider.

All’s Well Casemates Square. Tel: 200 72987

Gibraltar Arms 184 Main Street. Tel: 200 72133 Visit: www.gibraltararms.com

Bridge Bar & Grill Located on the water ’s edge, Ocean Village, just across the bridge from O ’ R e i l l y ’s .

This bar & grill is a fusion of an American themed menu with Tarifa chill out style. Open for breakfast from 9am serving healthy options, freshly squeezed orange juice and Italian Lavazza coffee. Try the spicy Caribbean rum ribs, southern fried chicken bucket, the popular Texas burger or a selection of tasty salads and homemade desserts. London Pride, San Miguel & Carling beer on draught, live sports.

Bridge Bar & Grill Ocean Village Tel: 200 66446

Cannon Bar

bars & pubs O’Reilly’s Tra d i t i o n a l Irish bar with full HD sports coverage and Irish breakfast from 7am (Sunday from 9am).

Guinness on draught.

Food includes salads, jackets, beef & Guinness pie, Molly’s mussels, drunken swine, Boxty dishes (potato pancake wrapped around delicioius fillings), sandwiches, rolls, Kildare chicken and much much more. And just like in Ireland there’s no smoking inside, so a great atmosphere for all.

O’Reilly’s Ocean Village. Tel: 200 67888

Jury’s Café-Wine Bar

Star Bar

Next to the Law Courts, with a terrace seating area, Jury’s has a selection of Ciabattas, paninis, baguettes and wraps, plus popular sharing dishes, such as Your Honour ’s platter. Jacket potatoes, main courses, pasta and some innocent salads too.

For those with a sweet tooth, there are tantalising homemade desserts, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, as well as Lavazza coffees and frappes.

Open: 7am-midnight Mon-Sat, 9am-midnight Sun.

Gibraltar’s oldest b a r, j u s t off Main St. Small cosy and famous for its full English breakfast from 7am (9am on Sunday).

A full menu including fish & chips, until 10pm.

The home of Star Coffee, draught beers include Heineken, Old Speckled Hen, Murphys and Strongbow cider. Managed by Hunter Twins from Stafford, England, also home to Med Golf & Tottenham Hotspur supporters club.

Jury’s Café & Wine Bar 275 Main Street. Tel: 200 67898

Lord Nelson

Jane is still there and still packed out with tourists and regulars! Word has it that she nearly managed to escape, but wasn’t a l l owe d to. Th e famous fish and chips, the odd Fre n c h s p e c i a lity, there’s always something happening in the Cannon! Located between Marks & Spencer and the Cathedral just off Main Street.

Bar/brasserie in Casemates.

Done out like N e l s o n’s s h i p .

Starters & snacks include f re s h m u s s e l s, blue cheese and rocket bruschetta, potato skins, spicy chicken wings and calamares. Main courses from chilli con carne and chicken & mushroom pie, to crispy duck burrito and fish & chips. Jackets, burgers and kid’s menu. Live music on stage nightly.

Spacious terrace.

Open: 10am till very late.

Cannon Bar 27 Cannon Lane. Tel: 200 77288

Lord Nelson Bar Brasserie 10 Casemates Tel: 200 50009 Visit: www.lordnelson.gi

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Star Bar Parliament Lane. Tel: 200 75924 Visit: www.starbargibraltar.com

The Three Owls The Three Owls is a traditional bar serving best of English beers.

Three separate bars/ floors: ground floor — big screen T V, pool table, poker machines, bar — open from 10.30am daily. First floor ‘Hoots’ bar, two match pool tables, poker machines, dartboard, bar, open from 5pm daily. Second Floor the ‘Nest’ — American pool table, poker machine, card table, bar — open from 7pm daily and also at weekends for the Rugby Union matches. If you are looking for a sociable game of pool or darts this is the place to be.

The Three Owls Irish Town. Tel: 200 77446

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Traditional Pub Serving Traditional Pub Fare, Bass Beers, Wines & Spirits

VISIT US AND STEP BACK IN HISTORY

Casemates Square Tel: 200 72987

Full menu served inside or on our terrace including British Fish & Chips, Jackets, Salads, Burritos, Homemade Pizzas, our special Fresh Local Mussels and much more.

Visit us and buy yourself a souvenir, T-shirts, beer glasses, lighters etc Live music every evening, join our Jam Sessions on Wednesday or Sunday.

GLMS Music Venue of the Year.

Official Home to Gibraltar Rugby Club Free WiFi

10 Casemates www.lordnelson.gi Tel: 200 50009

Grand Casemates Sq Tel: 20044449 take-away or reserve a table

Tel: 200 46993 7 days 11am - 3pm, 6pm - late

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restaurant &bar guide

Queensway Quay Marina, Tel: 200 61118

184 Main Street Tel: 200 72133 open: from 8am (10am on Sun)

TASTY INDIAN CUISINE

Get Stuffed!

Marina Bay Tel: 200 42006 Take-Away, Sandwiches & Hot Food Different Special Every Day salads, soups, pastas, pies, cupcakes, all home made Open 8am-4pm Mon-Fri, 8am-3pm Sat

Indian Cuisine to Eat In or Take Away

Unit 1.0.02 Grnd Flr, Block 1 Eurotowers Tel: 200 73711

Casa Pepe Open: Mon-Sat 11am-late 18 Queensway Quay Marina Tel/Fax: 200 46967

Award winning breakfasts from 7.30am Great meals & snacks all day Evening Steak House menu Med Golf Clubhouse Tottenham Hotspur HQ Parliament Lane Tel: 200 75924 GIBRALTARMAGAZINE MAGAZINEJULY • JULY 2015 GIBRALTAR 2015

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GACHE & CO LTD EST. 1830

Nail Extensions

Gel - Acrylic - Fibreglass

Airbrushing Nail Art E9 Body Jewellery

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Accountants Carboni Jardim......................................................... D24 ESV Hassan & Co.......................................................E10 Business/Financial Services AI Couriers.................................................................. D12 Barclays....................................................................... D13 Jyske Bank.................................................................. D12 Sovereign Trust......................................................... D14 ITMS................................................................................ I10 Business Services Waste Management...................................................F1

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Tel: 200 46993 7 days 11am - 3pm, 6pm - late

Tel: 200 73786

184 Main Street Tel: 200 72133 open: from 8am (10am on Sun) Jewellery Sales/Repair Essardas...................................................................... D12 Jewellery Repairs..................................................... D12 Matthew’s Jewellery................................................C12 Radhika....................................................................... D12 Leisure Complete Fitness...................................................... F22 Dolphin Safari..............................................................D1 Ocean Village Gym ....................................................D4 Atlantic Suites Gym & Spa...........L10

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Legal Services Hassans........................................................................ F18 Isolas...............................................................................D5 Medical / Health Bell Pharmacy........................................................... D15 Claudia’s Clinic.......................................................... D11 Dr. Crump, Steven, Chiropractor D9 Health Food Store................................................... D16 Louis Pharmacy...........................................................D9 McTimoney chiropractor...................................... D12 Sport-On - Sports Therapy....................................C11 Steiner Chiropractor................................................ F11

Pet Services / Supplies Gibraltar Veterinary Clinic........................................E9

Shopping — General Image...............................................................................F5

Property Sales / Estate Agents BFA................................................................................... C8 Chesterton.....................................................................E4 Savills............................................................................E11 Solomon Levy .......................................................... D21 General Services Balloqui ...................................................................... D17 LP Borge...................................................................... D24 Denville Designs.......................................................C15 Greenarc...................................................................... F24 Larbi upholstery....................................................... D18

Recruitment RecruitGibraltar......................................................... F15 SRG Europe.................................................................C10 Transport / Marine Services Gib Cargo....................................................................... J3 Tarik Oil............................................................................I9

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Learn Guitar Quality Kitchen Ware Gibraltar’s Best Stocked E11 Cook Shop

46 Irish Town Tel: 200 75188 Fax: 200 72653

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For info or to book a lesson

Indian Cuisine to Eat In or Take Away

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Business services financial services NatWest 1 Corral Road Tel: 200 73200 Mortgage Hotline: 200 44166 Barclays Regal House, 3 Queenway Corporate Banking: 200 41222

business services

T: +350 200 68450 E: info@ramparts.eu www.ramparts.eu 33 Main Street Gibraltar

accountants

Tel: +350 200 76173 E-mail: gib@SovereignGroup.com

Computer / network giving you a headache?

Call us for a swift, reliable cure.

17 Convent Place Tel: 200 4-999-1 Fax: 200 4-999-2 www.pc-clinic-gib.com Email: info@pc-clinic-gib.com • Support Contracts • Network Installation & Troubleshooting • Web Design • PC Repairs, Upgrades & Construction • PC Maintenance

business services

186 Main Street, PO Box 453, Gibraltar Tel: +350 200 61053 Fax: + 350 200 60953 www.corinthian.gi

legal services Hassans Tel: 200 79000 www.gibraltarlaw.com ISOLAS Tel: 200 78363 www.gibraltarlawyers.com

Spring | Law Specialising in Wills, Estate Planning, Property Transactions, Employment Law and Company/Commercial Legal Advice

Did you know, we have a Gibraltar messenger service too?

We collect, deliver... and wait and return if required.

Save yourself time and money, call us

Please contact: Chris Keightley-Pugh LLB TEP Tel: 200 64001 Email: chris.keightleypugh@springlaw.co.uk

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Savills. Flying the flag for our clients’ properties all over the world.

With over 600 offices and associates globally, we are perfectly placed to find you the perfect buyer.

Sammy Armstrong Savills Gibraltar Suite 1B, 1/5 Icom House, Irish Town GX11 1AA sarmstrong@savills.gi + 350 200 66633

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CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC in the ICC building, now offers

ACUPUNCTURE This painless treatment helps to reduce pain and swelling by improving blood supply and stimulating healing.

It is effective in helping: neck, shoulders and lowback pain as well as knee problems.

The Chiropractic Health Clinic now offers a full consultation, examination and treatment for only £32 till Friday 31st July!

To take advantage of this introductory offer call 200 44226.

Bell Pharmacy Your Family Chemists Here to help you by answering all your pharmaceutical questions Consult us at 27 Bell Lane Tel: 200 77289 Fax: 200 42989

PASSANO OPTICIANS LTD British Registered Optometrists

6 Pitman’s Alley Tel: 200 76544 Email: passano@sapphirenet.gi

Chiropractic Health Clinic

Beauty Therapy

Dr Steven J. Crump B.Sc, DC, MCC Open: Mon - Fri 9.30am - 6.30pm

Treatment of Back Pain, Neck Pain, Headaches, Limb Pain & Sports Injuries Tel: 200 44226

ICC Suite F5C 1st Floor, Casemates, Gibraltar Member of British Chiropractic Association

STEINER CHIROPRACTIC CLINICS Dr Carsten Rudolf Steiner BSc DC Member of the British Chiropractic Association

Back to better health with Chiropractic for headaches, dizziness, neck and lower back pain, sciatica, osteoathritis and sports injuries.

College Clinic, Regal Hse. Tel: 200 77777

Primary Care Centre 2nd Floor International Commercial Centre Casemates

Claudia Norris Dip(BCNH) MA(Hons) Nutritional Therapist Find out how diet is affecting your health and energy levels. A natural approach to weight loss, digestive problems, hormone imbalances, and more!

Skin Tag & Thread Vein Removal Weekend & Public Holiday Opening Hours (use Irish Town entrance) Saturday: 9am - 11am, 5pm - 6pm Sunday & Public Holidays: 10am - 11am, 5pm - 6pm

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Laser Clinic Permanent Hair removal Pigmentation and anti-aging Visiting Surgeon Cosmetic Surgeon Breast implants and augmentation, face-lifts, tummy tucks

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Retail & Activities

shopping

events weather

leisure GACHE & CO LTD EST. 1830

• Giftware • Jewellery • Sports Trophies • Awards & Engravers 266 Main St, Gibraltar Tel: 200 75757

CRAFT CLASSES - PHONE FOR INFO

pets

HORTICULTURAL CONTRACTORS Tel: 200 43134 Fax: 200 50648 Convent Gardens, Convent Garden Ramp

What a beautiful world it would be

hair & beauty Health & Beauty Salon

lessons & tuition

• Aromatherapy • Sugar Waxing • Facials • Manicures • Pedicures • Reflexology • Luxury Organic 2hr face & body treatment Open: Mon-Fri 9.30-9 Sat 10-3

Don House Arcade Tel: 20077311

Tel: 200 73786

if people had hearts like dogs ADOPT 5401 3723

Registered Charity No. 127

Protect Your Dog Against Fatal Summer Diseases Heartworm, Leishmaniosis & Tickborne Diseases!

Phone Gibraltar Veterinary Clinic for details 200 77334 Emergency: 8977 7 days a week 5pm-9pm

FROST LANGUAGE CENTRE (registered in Gibraltar)

Professional Spanish Teacher All levels, singles, groups or Skype Call Margaret Tel: 0034956173384 Mobile: 0034609717296 Email: margaretjf13@gmail.com

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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-Thur, 3:45 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sat, 10am - 12pm. Adults: 20073865 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 Gibraltar Decorative and Fine Arts Society: Affiliated to UK NADFAS meets third Wed of month at 6.30pm at Eliott Hotel - lecturers & experts from the UK talk on Art etc. Contact: Chairman Claus Olesen 200 02024 claus.olesen@sghambros.com.

Membership Ian Le Breton 200 76173 ilebreton@SovereignGroup.com 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: Hiphop/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: Classes held 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: Classes on 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 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

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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 Award: 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 mjpizza@gibtelecom.net, North Moll Road.

Email. P.O. Box: 1260.

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, monthtly, 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’Reillys 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, Gibraltar.

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 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 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.

Chearleading 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’ cricketleague & 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 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 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.

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 through out 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 Football Union

training for Colts (w+), seniors and veterans.

Play in Andalusia 1st Division. Contact: secretary@gibraltarfu.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, 12:305pm. 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.

Mon-Thur 6.30-8pm at Kings Bastion Leisure Centre and Sat 9am-1pm at the Yoga Centre, 33 Town Range. Tel: Dilip 200 78714.

Tennis: Gibraltar Tennis Association, Sandpits Tennis Club. Junior development programme. Courses for adults, leagues and competitions. Tel: Louis 200 77035.

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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Information to 7pm by tickets (includes entrance to sites - St. Michael’s Cave, Monkey’s Den, Great Siege Tunnels, Military Heritage Centre, ‘A City Under Siege’ Exhibition and Moorish Castle). Facilities closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Adults £10, children 5-12 years: £5, children age under 4 free, vehicles £2. Private vehicles may be restricted at certain times, tours available by taxi/mini bus. Also reached by cable car (leaves Grand Parade 9.30am-5.15pm Mon-Sun. Last cable down: 5.45pm). 50p per person to walk with no entrance tickets.

The flora and fauna on the Upper Rock are consid-

ered of great conservational value. It’s the perfect place for birdwatchers, as migratory species use Gibraltar as the shortest crossing between Europe and Africa. Botanists will also be interested to see over 600 species of flowering plants, including some unique to Gibraltar. Watch out for colourful lizards, non-venemous Horseshoe Whipsnakes, butterflies and pipistrelle bats. Info on flora and fauna at the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society’s information centre at Jews Gate.

St. Michael’s Cave: The cave comprises an upper hall with five connecting passages and drops of 40-150ft to a smaller hall. A further succession of chambers, some at 250ft below the entrance, is reached through narrow holes. The Cathedral Cave is open to visitors and is used as an auditorium for concerts and theatre. The cave was prepared as a hospital in WWII, but never used. A further series of chambers ending in a mini lake is called Lower St. Michael’s Cave and can be visited with a guide.

The Monkeys’ Den: There are around 160 monkeys in the Park and around 30 can be seen at the Monkey’s Den. Often called apes, they are tail-less Barbary macaques and Europe’s only free living monkeys. £500 fine for feeding the monkeys - don’t do it!

The Great Siege Tunnels: Tunnelling in the Rock began during the Great Siege (1779-1783) when France and Spain made an attempt to recapture the Rock while Britain was busy with the American War of Independence. Governor General Elliot offered a reward to anyone who could tell him how to mount a gun on the north face of the Rock. Sgt. Major Ince suggested tunnelling and there are over 30 miles of tunnels inside the Rock with various exhibitions inside.

The Military Heritage Centre: Housed in one of the Rock’s many historic batteries, the Military Heritage Centre displays information on the development of Gibraltar’s military defences through the ages.

A City Under Siege Exhibition: Exhibits depicting the lives of civilian population during the many sieges, are housed in one of the earliest British building on the Rock. Original graffiti, drawn by duty soldiers to stop themselves falling asleep, is still visible, the earliest dating back to 1726.

The Moorish Castle: actually just part of a Moorish town and castle which was built up during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, spearheaded from Gibraltar in 711AD by Tarik-ibn-Zeyad (“Gibraltar” is a corruption of the Arabic words “Jebel Tarik” - Tarik’s mountain). The part we see today, The Tower of Homage, dates back to 1333AD, when Abu’l Hassan recaptured the Rock from Spain.

Natural History & Heritage Park Walks: Med Steps is a stunning walk with the steep climb at the end rewarded with spectacular views of the Rock and Spain. Another recommended walk is St Michael’s Cave through to Charles V Wall but walkers should be relatively fit for both. It is also pleasant walking along the upper rock roads. Brochures available free from all Tourist Board offices.

Botanical Gardens: Opened in 1816, the Alameda Botanical Gardens fell into disrepair but are being restored to their former glory. Visitors can enjoy a stroll beneath pines, dragon trees and palms, and see many of Gibraltar’s native plants as well as exotic species. The shop sells environmentally

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friendly gifts, plants and seeds. Tel: 200 72639/200 74022. Parking.

Support Groups

Nelson’s Anchorage: Rosia Road 9.30am - 5.15pm Monday to Saturday (last entry at 5pm). Closed on Sunday. Admission: £1.00 (free with Nature Reserve ticket. Tickets for the nature reserve can also be bought at this attraction).

ADHD & Learning Difficulties (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

Parson’s Lodge: Rosia Road. Narrow limestone outcrop with a labyrinth of tunnels surmounted by an impressive battery, which has witnessed the development of coast artillery over 300 years. Housed three 18 ton 10-inch rifled muzzle loaders positioned behind a unique sandwich of armour plate/teak, known as ‘Gibraltar Shields’.

Flat Bastion Magazine Flat Bastion Road, Geological Research Station and Lithology of Gibraltar. To visit contact: F. Gomez Tel. 200 44460, P. Hodkinson Tel. 200 43910.

History Alive Every Saturday morning the Rock’s past is brought alive by a troop of soldiers in 18th century period uniform. The soldiers march from The John Mackintosh Hall at 12 noon to Casemates. At Casemates they carry out a “Ceremony of the Keys” and then march back up Main Street to the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned.

Shrine of Our Lady of Europe (Museum within premises) Europa Road. 10am-7pm Monday to Friday, 11am7pm Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays. Closed 1pm - 2pm.

Trafalgar Cemetery: Trafalgar Rd, 9am - 7pm daily (free).

Business Information Financial Serv. Commission . . . Tel: 200 40283/4 Chamber of Commerce.Tel: 200 78376 Federation Small Business Tel: 200 47722 Company Registry.Tel: 200 78193 Useful Numbers Airport (general info.). . Tel: 200 12345 Hospital, St Bernards . . Tel: 200 79700 Weather information . . Tel: 5-3416 Frontier Queue Update.Tel: 200 42777

Disorder) Meetings at Fellowship Bookshop Catholic Community Centre, Line Wall Road. Coffee, chat, books and resources on display. Tel: 54027551 or 54014476.

Alcoholics Anonymous meet 7pm Tues & Thurs at Nazareth Hse 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, chat / 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 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Citizens’ Advice Bureau Open Mon-Thur 9:30am-4:00pm, Fri 9:30am- 3:30pm. (Summer Hours 8:30am – 2:00pm) Tel: 20040006 Email: info@cab.gi or visit us at 10 Governor’s Lane.

Free & confidential, impartial & independent advice and info.

COPE Support group for people with Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia or Rheumatoid Arthritis. Formed to ease challenges of individuals, families and care partner. Meetings at Catholic Community Centre Book Shop at 7.30pm first Thursday 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 who are concerned about the use of drugs or related behavioural problems. Meet alternate Thursdays at 9pm at Nazareth House.

For info Tel: 200 70047 or 200 73465.

Gibraltar Cardiac Rehabilitation and Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 8.30pm at the John Mac Hall, except for July and August.

Gibraltar Dyslexia Support Group 72 Prince Edwards Rd Tel: 200 78509 Mobile: 54007924 website: www.gdsg.co.uk Gibraltar Marriage Care. Free relationship counselling,

Gibraltar Museum Tel: 200 74289 18/20 Bomb House Lane open 10am-6pm (Sat. 10am-2pm).

Closed on Sunday. Admission: Adults £2/Children under 12 years £1. Exhibitions also at Casemates gallery.

including pre-marriage education (under auspices of Catholic

Registry Office Tel: 200 72289 It is possible to get married on the Rock within 48 hours. A fact taken advantage of by stars such as Sean Connery and John Lennon.

Mummy & Me Breastfeeding Support: Meets every Thursday

Rock Tours by Taxi Tel: 200 70052 As well as offering normal fares, taxis provide Rock Tours taking in the Upper Rock, Europa Point and other sites of interest. It is the best way to see the Rock’s major features in a short time.

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.

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

John Mackintosh Hall Tel: 200 75669 Includes cafeteria, theatre, exhibition rooms and library.

308 Main Street 9.30am - 11pm Monday to Friday. Closed weekends.

SSAFA Forces Help Gibraltar, a UK charity, to assist serving

Gibraltar Public Holidays 2015

widowed or single people. Meet Weds 9pm, Catholic

New Year’s Day Thursday 1st January Commonwealth Day Monday 9th March Good Friday Friday 3rd April Easter Monday Monday 6th April Workers Memorial Day Monday 27th April May Day Friday 1st May Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25th May Queen’s Birthday Monday 15th June Late Summer BH Monday 31st August Evacuation Memorial Monday 7th September Gibraltar National Day Thursday 10th September Christmas Day Friday 25th December Boxing Day Monday 28th December

and ex-Service personnel and their families. Tel: (5)5481. Email: Susan GIB-CST-JSWPA@mod.uk With Dignity Gibraltar support for separated, divorced/ 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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First Prize Lunch for 2 at The Clipper

Last months winner: Jackie Dalli - Laburnum Lodge

Flight Schedule

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Mon easyJet EZY8901 Gatwick 10:55 EZY8902 Gatwick

British Airways BA490 Heathrow 16:10 BA491 Heathrow

Monarch ZB068 Luton 19:10 ZB069 Luton

Monarch ZB574 Manchester 20:10 ZB575 Manchester

easyJet EZY8903 Gatwick 20:35 EZY8904 Gatwick Tue easyJet EZY8901 Gatwick 10:55 EZY8902 Gatwick

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Cruise Schedule July 2015

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American

1269

Sun 05

Saga Sapphire

10:00

22:00

British

700

Tue 07

Anthem of the Seas 13:00

20:00

British

4180

Thu 09

Star Breeze

08:00

15:00

American

212

Thu 09

Crystal Serenity

09:00

17:00

American

1080

Sun 12

Arcadia

08:00

13:00

British

1968

09:00

18:00

International

208

Wed 15 Explorer of the Seas 12:00

18:00

International

3114

Tue 21

16:30

British

4180

Wed 15 Star Breeze

Anthem of the Seas 11:00

Wed 22 Azura

09:00

14:00

British

3076

Thu 23

09:00

14:00

British

1975

Wed 29 Explorer of the Seas 13:00

20:00

International

3114

Wed 29 Caribbean Princess 09:00

16:00

British

3080

Thu 30

Queen Elizabeth

09:30

14:30

British

2092

Thu 30

Island Escape

09:00

18:00

British

1512

Fri 31

Aurora

08:00

13:00

British

1975

Oriana

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