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4/5 THEM & US spotting the difference...

N ONE SAID EDITORS WERE SMART

By Dave (doh!) Bull

Egg on my face? Me? No…I’ve got the whole bleeding chicken

as Kennedy did…

farm on mine. Not since JFK, on that fateful day in Dallas,

Loads of people have made massive cock-ups and recovered,

said to Jackie, ‘you know honey, it’s a nice day, let’s take the

just think back to General Custer who, when his soldiers wor-

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convertible…’ has someone made such a cock-up. I’ve tried

ried that the thousands of Indians on the hilltops would kill

to come to terms with it and justify it as a ‘misjudgment’ but

them all, bravely declared ‘don’t worry lads they can’t hit us

11 TONY MAYES...

it’s no good. I’ve taken to getting slapped with a wet haddock

from….’ Well maybe not that one.

who the hell is...?

when it gets too much…there is a waiting list… but what I’m

To make up for the error of my ways (and save on Haddock)

13 TROUBLE WITH SPAIN...

6/7 THIS IS SPAIN...

new & old...

really trying to say is ‘Sorry.’ Sorry, to all those people who

we’ve put the whole magazine on the web – free of course, I’m

driving...!

missed this magazine for the last couple of months because

not stupid you…oh yeah, we established that. All of our adverts

15 ME & MRS JONES...

some bright spark thought it’d be a good idea to charge for it…

and articles are there for all now, and there’s plenty of other

civil to the guardia...

that’d be me. Sorry to all those who have paid for it, for some

stuff in the archives if you’re looking for info or are just really,

17 NATURE...

fool having messed you about...that’d be me. And sorry to the

really bored. If you’ve been away, welcome back! And if you’ve

civil war tales...

advertisers who must have felt like they were in a revolving

been getting the mag for the last few months – thanks, and

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door with a torrets sufferer...that’d be me an’ all.

stick with us, we’re going to have some fun this year…I do hope

the best in the business...

To say that it wasn’t my most popular decision would be like

other editors have a similar sense of humor…?

18/19 GRAN ALACANT...

saying the poll tax caused a bit of a stir. I’ve been stopped

One thing I’m not doing is sitting here thinking I was right and

more info & news...

in the street, the dentists and even over my garden gate by

everyone else was wrong. The readers are never wrong but as

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people who were not very happy with me (‘not happy’

even more local info’...

as in ‘you prick…’) but hopefully that’ll be a thing

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of the past now, and it’s really not like my

you’ve just witnessed, editors can be.

Just one more thing, will people please stop coming round my house now…?

info’...and Colin...

mum to swear…

Ta.

30/31 LA MARINA...

In my defence, it is a crazy world we live in

I know it’s hard to read this maga-

even more blinkin info...

when the best rapper in the world is white,

zine now, knowing that the editor

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the best golfer black, the Swiss hold the

has an IQ similar to the current in-

valuable info from the best...

Americas cup, the French accuse the yanks

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of being arrogant and Germany don’t

child between Alan Partridge and

goings on in deepest GA...

want to go to war…

Vanessa Feltz, but it could be

36/37 SPORT

But still, I got it wrong, messed up, did a

more sport than a sporty thing

‘Ratner,’ however you want to put it – and

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to your credit, bless you, you have…a lot

yeah...him again

– I’m the one who got it wrong. But, having

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said all that, I’ve no doubt that I’ll

he’s back!

recover from this wound as well

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They’ve lived here longer…

Another thing they’ll do is send you off to the end of the road – to ask someone else… ‘just go all the way to the end of this road…’ they’ll say, as your excitement mounts at the prospect of reaching your own particular Holy Grail......BY DAVE BULL

Have you ever been lost, or perhaps not lost but you’re heading off to visit friends - for a barbecue which will consist of burnt sausages, black meat, an argument and a kid, no doubt, bawling its head off at some point –and you can’t find their address. Or maybe its that other little gem –the one that’s comparable to the slap on the arse from the nurse when you first arrive in the world – going to find that widget for your new house that can only be bought in a small shop on the other side of Alicante. In a back street.

It’s one of the great things about starting a new life, in a new place, with lots of other confused people. Because, as you haven’t quite had time to grasp the language yet, you are reliant on the expertise of those of have been through this particular ordeal before you.

bus up your backside, and what looks

a hill – beware! More than once I’ve

like Bluto from Popeye in the driver’s

found a car resting on top of the front

seat – would be to ask someone who

wheel of my scooter because they

lives locally. And, if your brain works

didn’t catch (find?) the clutch in time.

like mine (occasionally…) you would

But, I digress, what I’m trying to say

head for the wizened old fella on the

is that for a nation rich in history and

bench, with the hat, the dog, and his

famous explorers, who helped create

trousers pulled up to his chest. TIP:

one of the biggest empires ever seen,

trust me, I lived by this rule in the UK

they are absolutely crap at pointing

– if you get lost, ask an old boy whose

you in the direction of, say, the central

waistband is rubbing his nipples and

Post Office. What they will do is tell

he’ll guide you in better than mission

you where it used to be, and then

control. The reasoning is obvious; if

decry the local town hall for moving

the gentleman is, shall we say, in the

it and costing local people jobs etc.

autumn of his life, and the guy has a

helpful if you’re into social politics but

dog – he is probably local. Just what

not if you’re trying to find somewhere

is needed at a time like this. No, this

specific.

man is Spanish and this is a mistake I made, time after time, until it finally

Another thing they’ll do is send

(finally) dawned on me. You see, it’s

you off to the end of the road – to

a bit like how they drive, and walk.

ask someone else… ‘just go all the

Nothing exists if it’s not directly in

way to the end of this road…’ they’ll

front of them. The times I’ve clattered

say, as your excitement mounts at

into the back of someone as they’ve

the prospect of reaching your own

stopped directly in front of me (for

particular Holy Grail, ‘and then when

no noticeable reason) and I end

you reach that church…’

up saying sorry! It’s the same with

‘yes..?’

driving, ever been behind a car that

‘ask again…’

has just spotted a handy parking spot

So you do, and like a human pinball

The problem comes when you find

for their Seat Ibiza? The fact that

you bounce around the town until you

yourself hopelessly lost, or as my dad

you could get an aircraft carrier into

finally arrive at wherever it was you

would say, just not where you should

the gap is irrelevant as they slam the

needed to be….and it’s shut for lunch…

be, and you need to ask the directions

car into reverse and two bright white

of a native. You’ll have thought at

lights start heading towards you? And

Is it any wonder they drive so fast?

the time, and quite logically, that the

don’t get me started on hill-starts…

There’s such a small window of

wisest thing to do - now that you’ve

if you pull up within about ten feet

opportunity to get anything done

found yourself in a bus lane, with a

of their bumper when they stop on

in the morning (especially for the

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unsuspecting ex-pat) that unless you belt around town with screeching tyres and follow the bus through the changing lights (‘they were still amberish love’) you don’t have much of a chance of making it.

Many times, when I used to deliver rental cars, I would ask a local where a particular street was, only for him to scratch his head, before shaking it, and giving me a (truly) regretful ‘sorry.’

Compare that to any British town or village and you will damn near get a grid reference from a local who will, (in my village they did…) not only give you directions, but also fill you in on any developments in that household, whether you wanted to know or not.

I’m not saying the Brit way is right, or even better because when you think about it, the Spanish have probably got it right. When you ask them why they don’t know the name of a street a hundred meteres from their front door the answer is always the same, ‘because I don’t use that road…’ they don’t feel the need to know…they worry about their immediate vicinity and that’s about it. It’s either that, or knowing the Spanish sense of humour, they know exactly where we want to go…but wouldn’t it be fun to see a load of ‘Guirees’ flying around the province, glancing at their watches and saying ‘grassius’ every time they get sent to the other end of the street to ask again…

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WHERE NEW IS BETTER THAN OLD WHERE NEW IS BETTER THAN OLD

Rich in history, architecture and culture, you could be

don’t go thinking that all the money for building comes,

forgiven for thinking that Spain (and the Spanish) would

rather conveniently, from Europe; most of Spain’s archi-

be desperate to hang on to its past and preserve those

tectural ‘creations’ have been funded with public money;

buildings and areas of historical and cultural significance.

by a people excited at the spectacular new buildings

But this is modern Spain and that is not the way. Spain

being created in their towns and cities by internationally

in 2010 is a country that likes ‘new.’ Whether it’s furni-

renowned architects.

ture, a house, or cars – just take a look around you, they

Essentially the Spanish are an optimistic lot who be-

like new stuff. Before I came to live in Spain, I lived near

lieve that life is going to get better. This optimism stems

Lewes in East Sussex which has an antiques shop every

from the ‘transition’ – the time after Franco died and the

20 yards and a second-hand furniture store on every cor-

country, once again, returned to being a monarchy with

ner. Have you seen many second-hand shops here? No,

a new, and very different, future in comparison to what

I didn’t think so. Have you noticed the rarity of old cars?

most Spaniards had become accustomed to in near on

They don’t do old.

forty years of life under a dictatorship.

The best example of this is in the infrastructure and

The country has changed incredibly in the 30 or so years

architecture of the country. It has changed enormously

since his demise, and at a pace that is pretty much

and you’ve only got to take a look at the recent boom in

unequaled in the western world. Whether that speed of

motorways, that spider their way across the country, or

change will continue remains to be seen, but, the Span-

the new high-speed rail links that are rapidly spreading

ish, in their optimism and desire for a ‘new Spain’ will

their tentacles to each corner of the Iberian peninsular.

drive on with a momentum that has been built up over

When they decide on doing something (big and structur-

that time.

al), they do it. A good example is

The generations that are now moving into the positions of

Heathrow’s T5 which was approved 15 years ago but has

power and decision in this country are the ones who don’t

yet to get started, Madrid airport, on the other hand,

remember Franco but are accustomed to change, rapid

(which will be about three times the size of T5) was given

change, and will continue the swift progress the country

the go ahead four years ago and it won’t be long before

has made well into the future. The days when people are

it’s completed.

still saying, ‘they got out of the horse and cart and into

The experts put the Spanish need for ‘new’ down to their

a Mercedes,’ are gone, the nearest this generation get

position in the world as a ‘new’ country. A country that is

to horses is looking under the bonnet of their own (new)

blessed with plenty of space for development, has new

car…

and different needs and one that has ‘new’ wealth. But,

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I’VE

seen it all now. My daughter bought

nies shedding staff as quickly as they can to

some eggs and milk the other day

cope with the economic downturn.

and suddenly burst out laughing.

The lucky ones are those people who work for

Why? On the front of the carton of eggs was

government departments, or in local govern-

a description “Free range, 12 medium British

ment – in fact all in the public sector.

eggs”. Inside, on the lid was allergy advice

And in the middle of a recession (if not de-

“contains egg”.

pression) they really are the lucky ones. Their

It was the same story on the milk carton: al-

jobs don’t suddenly disappear overnight and

lergy advice “contains milk”.

not only that, they retire with nice, cosy pen-

Is this absolute nonsense another load of stu-

sions.

pidity from Brussels, or is it the supermarket

If a firm goes to the wall and people are

being ultra careful in case it gets sued from

thrown out of employment, there’s precious

someone trying to make a quick buck try-

little chance of them finding another equiva-

ing to pretend that he/she didn’t know that

lent job.

eggs contain egg or milk cartons don’t contain

But it’s business as usual in the public sector.

milk?

Workers in county and town halls can afford

Either way, it’s another example of how ridicu-

to pay the 3.99% (above inflation) council tax

lous this country is getting.

rise about to be inflicted on us by county.

I discovered one gem of good news in the

In fact they probably are finding they are far

national press in the last day or so (they’re

better off than they were because prices in

so hard to come by but I wrote about that

the shops have come down, as has petrol and

last week). It was that because interest rates

mortgage interest rates.

had fallen and prices of goods in the shops

Spare a thought for those less fortunate in

had gone down, people were finding they had

shops, offices and factories in private firms

more money in their pockets and were asking

who have the threat of redundancy hanging

to pay off additional amounts off their mort-

over them, or who already have been told

gages.

there’s no prospect of pay rises now or in the

Good for them, I thought

– at least some

immediate future.

people were having some common sense and

Councils should have been told there will be

were not spending everything they had and

no tax rises this year or any year until this

racking up more debt.

recession turns the corner. If that means some

But it also got me thinking that we are now

inessential council services being cut back,

creating a two tier Britain.

then so be it.

We’ve always had a two-tier Britain – the

The public sector as well as the private must

haves and the have nots and some of that has

share the burden of this recession equally,

been caused in the good times by those people

otherwise we will see a growing problem of

who choose to spend, spend, spend with no

the public sector “haves” versus the private

thought of tomorrow and then rush onto the

sector “have nots” and that could quickly lead

benefit bandwagon when things get tough.

to serious civil strife.

WHO THE ‘ELL IS TONY MAYES…?

Soon to be ex-pat Tony Mayes joins The Jungle Drums this month and for the foreseeable future, bringing his perspective on life backing the UK for someone who can’t wait to get over here!

Tony was born in Eastbourne, East Sussex and educated in Hastings and Brighton joining the local paper there, the Evening Argus, as a cub reporter at 16 and taking charge of the Worthing office when he was just 21. He then went on to become the news editor of the Worthing herald and was head-hunted to launch, and edit, the Worthing Guardian in 1984. That local paper progressed from a 20 page to a 56 page publication under his guidance before being bought

by Johnston Press. By that time he had climbed to the heights of deputy regional MD. At present he is the editor of the Worthing Advertiser, and group property and business editor, a highly successful local paper that remains part of the Johnstone Press group.

He is married with four grown up kids and in what spare time he gets he likes to participate in his hobbies, which include, gardening, stamp collecting, astronomy, meteorology, walking.

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The Spanish Highway Code is reputed to be the most comprehensive in Europe, which means to you and me that it is really long.

In researching this article (yes I did) I visited a few forums and one, which had a request for any information on obtaining a Spanish Highway Code had the reply: ‘I didn’t think anyone knew enough about driving in Spain

No surprises there, as we know our hosts are partial to

to write a highway code….they just drive anyway they

using the odd forest or two for official paperwork. For

want to.... turn left out of a right hand lane, park on

example we had a letter from a guy who had to take an

roundabouts, red light means a chance to rundown a

exam for a fishing licence (eh?) and having anticipated

tourist, the list is never ending....’

a multi-choice 25 questions or so, this little beauty ran

Ok, so you’ve read your highway code (or like the rest of

through one hundred pages of legislation! Of course,

us, assumed that it’s pretty much the same as the one

our Spanish cousins are not daft, this has the benefit of

back home, and got on with it…) and you’re ready to take

creating a massive industry madder up of, interpreters,

your first steps (should that be treads?) on the Spanish

gestores, and lawyers etc, who will, for a fee, hold our

roads. But wait. Have you remembered everything? The

hand and guide us safely through the labyrinth that is the

keys, fags/chewing gum (optional), your phone, sat nav,

Spanish admin puzzle.

kids (again optional…), and maybe a map? Good, so now

Sections of the Spanish Highway Code, besides contain-

you’re ready, well almost, because on top of that little list

ing actual codes that would be useful for, er, say, driving,

the driver must also carry proof of their identity, a driv-

and informing the (by now comatose) reader of the rules

ing licence, valid insurance, the vehicle registration, the

of the road (oh yes there is…), also cover such items as

receipt for the insurance, proof of a current ITV (MOT),

first-aid, vehicle maintenance and even the loads (and

a spare pair of specs (only if you have been prescribed

types of loads) carried by vehicles.

them – obviously…?) and a Goldfish (just seeing if you

A warning for rule-breakers comes in a polite (but clearly

were still paying attention).

ominous) threat which says, ‘The Spanish Traffic Police

Then there is the little matter of what else should be in

are considered efficient in applying their laws and it is

the car, ready? Ok, deep breath… Spanish law requires

highly recommended that if stopped, friendly cooperation

that every vehicle carries two Red Warning Triangles, a

with their requests should be applied…’ uh huh. Unlike

First Aid Kit, a Fire Extinguisher, two high visibility jackets

our British Bobbies, the Guardia won’t take a mouth-

and a set of spare bulbs. So that little run-around needs

ful of abuse and politely nod, still calling you ‘sir until

to be gotten rid of and an ex-Securicor van bought so

you have finished, and then wave you on your way. The

you can carry all this stuff.

only people who tend to get away with it are the elderly

Once you hit the road you might want to know what type

who (still) command such respect in this country. I once

of road you’re on, or should be on, and the biggest is

watched an old fella, who looked so old I think he may

the Autopista (Motorway) which are toll roads requiring

have been clinically dead, calling two Guardia Civil offic-

payment of which Spain has more than 2,000 kilometres

ers every possible Spanish insult…and then he started on

of roads which are subject to Toll payment. They are

their mothers. He still got away with it. But, as stated

however, pretty well maintained. The cost of the tolls is

An Autovia is the same as the Autopista – but there are no tolls. A Carretera Nacional - which is prefixed fix with N or CN, indicates a major road and a maximum speed of 90 KPH, whereas a Carretera Comarcal (prefix C) is considered a minor road with a speed limit of 50 KPH. That leaves the Carretera Local which is a rural road and has the same limit of 50 KPH and the Urbano which is a road in a built up area and which restricts vehicles to 20 KPH. If you should decide that - for some really important reason - you need to break the speed limit, the Guardia, if they catch you, will quite happily give you a fine based on the speed you were flying along at to save the cat from starving. The latest info I have is that it is 6€ for every kilometre over the limit. Other offences are calculated, more or less, at the discretion of the officer present. (See what I said earlier…be nice…)

The other thing to remember before I go is that if you have a foreign registered car and are doing something illegal – such as parking on a yellow kerb etc. you will get towed. A foreign car, illegally parked, is not a good idea.

In fact, slapping an officer on the backside, with a banjo, may be less problematic. And, if you’ve got a rent a car, don’t think that you’ll blend in like the natives. They are as easy to spot as white stilettos in Essex and will enjoy the same treatment as a foreign car. The reason? The authorities know that, one way or another, they will get the fines paid.

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car and left the scene pretty rapidly, forgetting to fill out the accident form and disappearing into

Not civil to the Guardia

the distance. Apparently, that someone was me.

Now at this point they asked to see my car, so I showed them. ‘No, the other car,’ said one

whipped his head between the two of us lost in

of them with very bushy eyebrows (I actually

the confusion. My friendly boys in blue began

wondered how he could see me but I bet they

a serious sounding, although I could only hear

are handy in the summer…). I offered the

whispers, conversation, about me. The looks

(honest) excuse that I didn’t have another but

over the shoulder from all the officers were still

(apparently) I had acquired a BMW (black) with

unnerving; especially eyebrows and I began to

significant frontal damage. It didn’t matter what

worry for my future once again. Stripy pyjamas

I said they insisted that I must have hidden it

are just not me, especially the ones with arrows

somewhere…all this was getting hard to take,

on. Anyway, to keep a long story long, it turned

especially with his eyebrows moving up and

out that I didn’t have a BMW, hadn’t crashed and

down as he talked.

legged it and I was, in fact, the bloke that it said

Eventually, they agreed to look at my ID and

I was. Bit like Ronseal really. So everyone was

realised that my name, and the guy’s they were

happy once again, although eyebrows and co’

looking for, were completely different. At last,

didn’t offer an apology but they did shake my

some common sense was going to prevail (I

hand over the gate.

thought) but I was on another train of thought

It was that point that Mrs Jones decided to put in

completely to eyebrows and his mate. My ID

an appearance and put her front paws on the top

was false. It was checked, by phone, by radio all

of the gate – eyeballing eyebrows – and then it

they failed to do was hold it up to my face and

happened. To give him credit he took it well and

compare but they were not having it. Despite

returned to his car without another word. Mrs

my protestations I was heading for the cooler (I

Jones, for her part, had let out the longest belch

know but it’s the only way I can get my name

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in the same sentence as Steve McQueen…) and

Dane, into his face. It was compounded by the

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noise of her cheeks rattling against her gums by

be taken away.

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WHERE FATHER FOUGHT SON.

by Brian Conduit

I

left you last month at the foot of the

Although I put Buzzard, Blue tit, kestrel and a

round, with the help of another idiot like myself,

Pyrenees in a blizzard, wondering if I

few Gulls on my list, I still think that France is

I got out quick. The next day saw me high tailing

would be snowed in overnight. The day before,

just a country that’s in the way. I always feel

it down the motorway, arriving back on the Costa

on my way north, I had visited a town called

very foreign and can’t wait to get across the

Blanca early afternoon. Don’t let anyone tell you

Belchite, well known not only for its bird life, but

channel.

birding is a quiet peaceful occupation. It is unless

for being the site of one of the fiercest battles

Having arrived in the UK, I immediately caught

of the Spanish civil war, where father fought son

the flu, and lost the use of my legs for a day or

and whole families destroyed one another. The

two, (not the kind of legless I had planned). I

you’re an idiot like me.

Costa Blanca Bird Club.

Our March field trip will be on Wed the 11th, and will

devastation to the buildings can still be seen to

managed to get a bit of birding in with my friend

this day, being left as a monument to all those

Alec in the New Forrest and the Avon Valley,

take in the Griffon vulture site near Alcoy, plus a look

who lost their lives in that terrible civil war. If

with the highlight for me, being a beautiful male

at the Font Roja for woodland birds. Lunch will be in

you are near Zaragoza anytime, Belchite is well

Goosander on the river Avon. The bitterly cold

Cocentaina, provided by our good friend Salvador.

worth a visit.

weather and the remnants of the flu kept me

Last year at this time, a Wall Creeper was reportedly

indoors for most of my visit, but I did manage

seen in a nearby gorge, so a stroll to find this elusive

stopped overnight, but with no traffic on the

to buy myself a Sat Nav which I was

bird is a must. Please call me on 966690497

country road I was on, getting out of third gear

anxious to try out on the way back.

or e mail me at briancsantap@yahoo.

The next day was a Sunday, and the snow had

was impossible. The red sandstone cliffs of the

An overnight

Mallos de Riglos were inaccessible, with the side

boat to Le

road blocked with snow, so the wintering Wall

Havre

Creeper would have to wait until the trip back.

got me

All the valleys were snowed in, so I continued

in at 8

westwards to a place I always visit called

00 am,

Lumbier. Lumbier has a Vulture feeding station

and with the town

and a wonderful 2 km walk through a gorge. I

of Jaca in the Spanish

spent a snow free couple of hours watching the

Pyrenees entered in the Sat Nav, I just

raptors feeding while feeding myself. The Griffon

followed the directions given me by this lovely

vultures numbered around 200, with 50 or 60

English voice. By the time I got to Bordeaux I

Red Kites sharing the carcasses. Ravens and

was hopelessly in love with her, and was anxious

a host of small birds made my lunch stop very

to find out where her USB port was. That evening

enjoyable.

I was in Jaca with France just a fading memory.

With so much snow around, I decided to go

The next day while driving up a narrow gorge, I

over into France. The pass above Pamplona was

got a large chunk of ice stuck under the vehicle,

invisible in the cloud, so I continued along to San

and while backing up, this iceberg under my

Sebastian and crossed there in Torrential rain. I

van proceeded to tear off a large piece of the

won’t dwell on my journey up through France,

protective skin underneath. At this point, Santa

except to say I was glad to get to Le Havre the

Pola seemed a much better bet. After reversing

following evening, and on a boat to Portsmouth.

down a slope on black ice until I could turn

co.uk for more details.

GA

I’M ALRIGHT JACK! Hi All, last saturday we found a little stray dog wondering where we live to cut a long story short we have adopted him, he is chipped the vets and the police have checked his house out and it’s empty so he now lives with us Max and him get on very well and his name is Jack around 5years old so anither dog has a very good home !!!!

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GRAN ALACANT’S

CIVIL WAR SECRET The kids found them first, on Google Earth and went to investigate. When they came back they told me about a series of old

JUANI SORIANO

PSOE Councilor in Santa Pola During December we had a meeting at the town hall to discuss the second phase of allocating the state funds that have been given to Santa Pol.

war tunnels up on the sierra between Gran Alacant and Santa Pola. Armed with a camera, a photographer, two dogs and a pen (yeah, I know we forgot the torch) we set off to take a look for ourselves.

Not far from the lighthouse stand two gun emplacements dating back over seventy years to a time when Spain was at war, with itself. The guns are long gone but what remains is enough to give the visitor an idea of those tough times because these guns must have been huge judging by the concrete bases that

The second phase consists of 15 projects on which to use

housed them. Protecting Santa Pola from sea attacks possibly

the 2.557.549,76 € that is allocated to the town. It is very

or was there a more sinister intent for them also?

important for Santa Pola because it will allow us to boost the economy and provide work for people in the Santa Pola area. We are pleased with the results of that meeting especially for the area of Gran Alacant.

Connecting the sites of the two guns is a tunnel, probably 100 metres long, and in remarkably good condition. We decided we’d go and take a look – using the flash on Mark’s camera –

The projects are listed below:

not the best idea as we were blinded every time the flash came

1. construct 3 green areas which will include Petanca.

on and had to wait ages for our eyes to recover. But we saw

2. close in the sports centre 3. apply better access 4. create a park at the Avda Mediteraneo/Escandinavia junction

enough o see what the life of a soldier would have been like when posted here. Before the lowest point in the tunnel (about 10 metres) there are a couple of bunk rooms where soldiers

5. clean the sierra

would have slept (or rested) and racks for their rifles are still on

6. provide more opportunities for fiestas

the walls.

7. plant more trees in Avda’s Noruega & Mediteraneo 8. more recycle bins in c/ALMIRANTE ANTEQUERA. SANTA POLA 9. more recycle bins in AVDA. PEREZ OJEDA. SANTA POLA 10 more recycle bins in LA GLORIETA.SANTA POLA 11. more recycle bins in PLAYA DE LEVANTE.

If you want something to do or somewhere to take the dog on a Sunday, this is a nice little trip out and, fortunately, the tunnels are in pretty good condition – just one thing, take a torch.

The town hall are looking at ‘sorting out’ this area in the near future and may close the tunnels up so if you want to get a peak a bit of local civil war history, do it soon.

SANTA POLA 12. install two childrens play areas in Gran Alacant 13. reform and extend GA library 14. new viewpoint in avda Mediteraneo 15. Reformation of “CASA DEL CALVARIO”.SANTA POLA. Have a good month, Juani x

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Dress code is…er…bras.

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Anyway, get on down to the beach in your best bra for a fun walk along the beach and raise some cash at the same time. Forms available from Maureen on: 618 183 298

GRAN ALACANT BUSINESS GROUP GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH For businesses in Gran Alacant who, as everywhere, are experiencing the downturn that is affecting everyone and, seemingly, everything, there can’t be many things more important for them to do this year than to join this highly motivated group of people who have strong ideas and thoughts about getting things done in the area.

From nothing a couple of months ago, and following some hard work in getting the group set up officially, they are now numbering nearly forty, and as the Mayor, Miguel Zaragoza managed to say so eloquently, ‘the more you are, the stronger you are.’

The business group was officially unleashed to a packed press room in Santa Pola’s town hall on the 24th of February, announcing its intentions and receiving the support of the council. Attending were the business group committee, and several members, of the 37 strong group that plans to put Gran Alacant firmly on the tourist map.

‘Many people come to Santa Pola and do not even know that Gran Alacant exists, let alone what it has to offer,’ said the group’s president, Jose Luis Campillo of JLCA lawyers. He also outlined what the group was all about and put forward a powerful argument about why the group would be even better because of the multi-national membership. He went on to inform the gathered press that the group plan to work hard to get Gran Alacant known to people, not only locally, but throughout the Valencian region and beyond.

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DESTINATIONS

LORETO CASCALES Councillor for Gran Alacant & the Popular Party

Hello to all of you again, It is a pleasure again to be able to write for you.

I would like to take the opportunity I have to let you know that as I promised you in the edition of this magazine of December, the new trees in Avenida Escandinavia and Mediterráneo have been already planted. The neighbours were asking me to plant more trees on the area and we are doing that now. We have invested 34.665,80 € in trees on this occasion but we will have more in Gran Alacant little by little. It is very important for me to have more green areas and you will see that this will become a reality.

Another important aim I would like to inform you of is that from next month till the month of June you will be able to enjoy new activities we have arranged for you at the new Municipal Halls at the Life Resort Complex. You will be able to join us and start some new pastimes. You are going to be able to practice the following activities: 1. Pilates (like stretching gymnastics) for 20 € per month two days a week. (there are several timetables at your disposal).

2. Keep-fit gymnastics for 45 € every three months three days a week.

3. Dancing classes for 48 € every four months one day a week.

4. Sevillanas classes (very typical Spanish dancing) for 60 € every four months one day a week.

5. Modern dancing classes for 60 € every four months one day a week.

You will be able to book your place for the activity or activities you prefer at the International Library of Gran Alacant (there you will find also the information you may require and you will be able to sort out any doubt you may have), or you can call to 96.669.71.10.

I would like to invite all of you to participate. I hope this will be good for you. I will be informing you in other future editions of other type of activities we are arranging for you.

Lastly, I would like also to inform you that the new viewpoint I told you about in the last edition of Jungle Drums in February (that is located in the Avenida Mediterráneo going to the beach) will be started in a few weeks. This is going to be an investment of 8.468 € and it is going to allow people to rest a little bit on their way to the beach.

The two new petanca areas will be started also soon. They are going to be in Avenida Escandinavia and Avenida Noruega and I hope you like them and you use them as well (this is going to be an investment of around 22.000 €).

If you have any questions that you would like to ask Loreto - pop along to the municipal centre in GA and make an appointment to see her. You’ll find her extremely helpful, and don’t worry - she apeaks English!

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This is another backup tool, this time for keeping two locations in sync. Most people store their important data on their computers. Most people recognize the importance of backing up this critical information, however in my expierience, most people either don’t bother to back it up or do so infrequently. Allway Sync allows you to set up a partnership with a USB drive or external hard drive, so that the data you select will be automatically copied to the backup drive. In this way, you don’t need to worry about remembering to back things up - it is done automatically for you.

The software can also keep both locations in constant syncronisation, so that if you remove a file from your computer, it will be removed from the external location as well.

EverNote – www.evernote.com

I can’t take the credit for this one, a friend of mine, Tom, told me about it. Unlike the usual stuff that he comes out with (has anyone ever heard of Ray Kurzweil theories on The Singularity??!) - this is actually useful. The idea of EverNote is simple – whenever you think of something that you want to remember, you add it to EverNote; you can add notes from your computer - in fact from any computer connected to the Internet, from your mobile phone, your iPhone or your PDA – pretty much any device that connects to the Internet. Notes can take the form of either text (typed), Ink (written with a stylus), Snapshot (photograph) or Audio (spoken).

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OpenOffice has a suite of programs including a word processor, a spreadsheet, a database and a presentation tool. Files can be saved as OpenOffice files, which could make them difficult to open by people that don’t have the same program or alternatively you can choose to save files in the much more internationally recognised Microsoft Office standard. This allows anyone who has either OpenOffice or Microsoft Office to open your files. OpenOffice will also automatically open and allow you to view any file created in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc).

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Adobe Acrobat files (.PDF files) are among the most commonly used files in the world.

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If you receive a .PDF file and cannot open it then all you have to do is download Adobe Reader from www.adobe. com (its free) and you will be able to open the file. So, what is CutePDF then? Well it’s a free program that allows you to convert any document, spreadsheet or presentation into .PDF format. One of the major advantages in converting a document you are intending to send to people into .PDF format is that the process of converting it reduces it (usually dramatically) in size. Imagine creating a newsletter for your club in Microsoft Word or OpenOffice and then converting that document to a .PDF so that you can send it to all the members of your club. I recently converted a file for a fellow contributor for his bird club. It changed the file size from 7Mb down to well under 1Mb - the original file would have simply been too big for most people to receive, but the converted file was emailed without problem.

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Melt the butter in a small saucepan over a gentle heat, or in the microwave in a coved container, at medium until melted. Put the biscuits into

See yourself for what you are……..

by VIOLET KING

What kind of a person are you? What makes others like you? What makes some people DISlike you? Don’t you

a plastic bag and crush, I use a rolling pin, or into a food processor until

say you don’t care, because you do!! Being honest in

they resemble fine breadcrumbs, and add to the butter.

exercises like this is half the challenge!

Press into the base of a greased, 1”inch deep, 26cm (10” inch) flan tin, and up the sides. Tins with the removable bottoms are excellent for this.

Some of us are locked into a cement-like way of dealing with life and perhaps we just need a little nudge to realise that we need to make changes, and we can do

Put in the fridge to cool.

it! Why should we make changes? To reap the benefits

Whip the cream until slightly thickened, and then fold in the condensed

that the changes will make of course, and it is NEVER

milk until blended. Add the lemon juice, (I find 200ml is about right),

too late! Going through life just accepting how people

and the zest - I like to chop the zest finely, but it’s all a matter of choice.

treat us is never good enough, because if they treat

Stir quickly to evenly mix and pour into base as it sets very quickly once the lemon is added.

Refrigerate

us badly….don’t we want to know why?….Let’s ask ourselves the question and try to find the answer.

To serve, melt the chocolate in the microwave or in a bowl

Are you an open, warm, happy person? That is the kind

over a saucepan of simmering water and drizzle of the top of the filling,

of personality that is endearing to everyone, so why not

leave in the refrigerator until set.

aim for those qualities? It’s an effort if we are used to being cold, miserable and grumpy, but the rewards for

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making changes are very great.

Certain people have inspired me in my life. None of them have had what you would call a charmed life… neither money nor particularly good looks, fashionable clothes or a particular quality of life style……none of these exterior things have affected the people that have left a lasting impression on me. They have had a great love of life, based on their interpretation of everything around them…..always looking for the silver lining, always thinking that tomorrow is another day and another opportunity to see things differently, always appreciating everything they have, instead of worrying about what they haven’t got.

We are not all gifted, are we?…..but we can choose our attitude on life on a daily basis. Waking up each day is a good place to start, because not everyone does that, so see that as a blessing, and realise that you have woken up to one more day that many people haven’t got, so what are you going to do with it?

KEY LEMON PIE

Instead of asking what kind of person you are, I should have asked what kind of person do you WANT to be, because we can all make changes, and attitude is everything!

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Read English language books and

work and hand it in on time. If your

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work, ask for some. Ask for extra

that you don’t understand and look

work to do at the weekend. If you

them up. Keep a vocabulary notebook

don’t understand something in class,

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a concert in classical, traditional and

songs in Spanish. On this occasion

modern style at the Casa de Cultura

they sang two habaneras, the second

Virgen del Carmen on February 24th

of which – Flor Habanera – was written

in aid of the Paul Cunningham Nurses.

and composed by their musical direc-

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ton, the ladies of Cantabile opened

Memory Larissa broke into Chopin’s

the evening with their theme song

prelude known popularly as I’m Always

Cantamos Cantabile. The first session

Chasing Rainbows. This was worthy of

welcome Government Minister for the

featured soloists Eve Day with One

the loud applause she received. Then

Foreign and Commonwealth Office and

Hand One Heart from West Side Story

it was Time to Say Goodbye!

MINISTER WELCOMES PENSIONS SERVICE FOR BRITISH RESIDENTS Guardamar Town Council recently hosted its second ‘Open Day’ and ‘Roadshow’ for British residents – and were delighted to

Undersecretary for State, Gillian Merron to the event.

The event forms part of an ongoing programme of information for European residents throughout Spain – with emphasis on those areas where there are larger resident communities.

A packed audience in Guardamar’s Casa

and Chris Parkes singing the haunting Danny Boy. Their pianist Larissa

Before the Blessing of Aaron was sung

Yvonne, who is herself presently un-

by both choirs, with Crescendo lin-

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ing the aisles, Jennifer Cunningham,

ished the audience with her prodigious

president of the charity, came on

talent, playing a beautiful rendition

stage, to deliver a speech of thanks.

of Rodrigo’s Aranjuez concerto slow

She explained that the Spanish Health

movement to accompany the voices.

Care system, excellent though it is,

Cantabile finished their first session

lacks the after care or district-type and

with the rousing Battle Hymn of the

hospice nursing which one is used to

Republic; needless to say the audience

in the UK. Her charity seeks to offer

joined in the chorus.

professional aid – and comfort – particularly to the terminally ill – but she

Crescendo, led by Charles Smith and

also added that diabetics could seek

very ably accompanied by pianist Sue

assistance from the charity. Flowers

to Guardamar’s Lady Mayor Marylène Al-

Trick, lent variety to the proceedings

were then presented to the pianists

bentosa Ruso – as they opened the event,

with their greater numbers, mixed

and musical directors.

de Cultura listened to the Minister and

welcoming participants and outlining the conference programme.

The British delegation also included Charles Hay (Deputy Head of Mission/ Vice Ambassador from Madrid), Michael Holloway (H.M. Consul General) and Julie Maric (British Consul – Alicante) as well

voices and new sparkling red jackets donated by Medsea. They opened with

Cantabile Singers would like to give

an energetic Gloria and went on to

their heartfelt thanks to all concerned,

sing Bruckner’s beautiful and gentle

including their ‘sound-man’, Günther

Locus Iste, the ever popular Bohemian

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Cantabile opened their second session

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from their turquoise jackets to black

residents Unit in Alicante, are offering

Delegates were able to ask questions

embroidered shawls, came on stage.

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about difficulties and changes in legisla-

The song opened with a solo part from

will begin in March until May – and

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their musical director and gradually all the ladies joined in, building the sound to a resounding double-forte, then reducing to a whisper at the end.

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Urgent pleas from the editor to write this

world where people are living longer than at

article because only 28 days in February,

the turn of the last century, but that’s only

well the intention is there it’s just lack of

my interpretation. Another big thing that

indifference. Now this is not intentional it’s

seems to have caused a lot of press of late,

just that my usual source of information is

well over the last year or two, is domestic

somewhat lacking to say the least. The in-

violence. Now this seems to have come to

formation I have gleaned so far this month

light of late, well, to the forefront at least

is somewhat far from informative. One

especially with the male orientated thing

thing I can tell you is that I have received

here in Spain, which is a legacy of the moors

a letter from Santa Pola port authority to

I shouldn’t wonder. Well, according to this

pick up my pass card for the port. New

report in the year 2008, 77 women were

gates have been installed and it requires an

killed by their husbands. Now I have no idea

electronic key card to get in and out of the

how this compares to the UK or the ethnic

pontoon area. What this hopes to achieve

backgrounds of the populations, but I don’t

I’m not sure because it might seem stupid

think the cause of the high figures is more

to you, but, a few young lads fish off of the

like this macho iberico thing? Sorry I am be-

pontoons and they are very good. They al-

ing politically incorrect again, well I just can’t

ways help me moor up by grabbing a rope

help expressing an opinion and if you don’t

and pulling onto the mooring, and moving

like it then we can at least agree to differ.

their catch out of the way as they know I

Another article is the setting up of an inter-

hate dead fish; with the eyes looking at

net site to promote tourism and anything

me… so they always cover them up. Might

else we can sell here in Santa Pola, so far

even take them out into the bay for a spot

175 businesses have been added to the site

of fishing one day, but I know for a fact,

so if you have a business and would like to

there is more fish in the harbour than out

be added then contact the local council in

in the bay and Tarbarca is a marine reserve

Santa Pola and ask for the agencia de desar-

so no fishing allowed.

rollo.

Right, moving on to the local Spanish

Happy 100th birthday to Tomas Parodi who

newspaper the first main article is about

has lived for most of his life on Tarbarca

the amount of complaints the consumers

,wow! 100yrs old, and I thought I was doing

office is receiving about electric bills; 225

well at 58. Now the sport I don’t cover as

complaints in total, of which 145 were in

that’s Mark’s job and the culture page, well

relation the amount of the bill. Most of

I suppose that’s yours truly as well but as I

these complaints seem to be estimated

don’t go out much I am not the best person

bills; this number was just for a one month

to write about live events but it would appear

period up till February 16.

that there was a monologue recital in the

It looks like telefonica has received a

casa de cultura, and more to come so if any-

number of complaints as well but, tell me

one is interested it takes place on a Saturday

something, from what I am reading - and

night. Wonder if Stanley Holloway is watching

reading between the lines - it would appear

down on the procedings. Well as in the im-

there is a big lack of communication here

mortal word the two Ronnie’s that’s all from

with a lot of utility companies. That is lack

me till next month enjoy and be good, be

of an office, and having to do everything

careful and if you’re not careful buy a pram.

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DATES: From 6th february Place: Exhibition Hall Castle Photography Exhibition by Cockie Donkers.

TIMES: from Tuesday to Saturday from 11 to 1 and from 17 to 19 h. (Mondays closed).

Sundays from 11 to 1.30 p.m.

08.03.2009

MIG ANY 2009

“Mig Any” 2008 activities (Moors and Christians Half Year Celebration).

The “MIG ANY” (Half Year) celebration of the Moors and Christians takes place the first or second weekend in March, as a preamble to the Moors and Christians Festival in September.

• In June, as a prelude to summer, we celebrate the “Romería del Cap”, a procession to honour the “Virgen del Rosario”.

• The 16th July, Santa Pola, and especially sailors, venerate the “Virgen del Carmen” –fishermen’s patron saint– with Masses, offerings of flowers for fishermen lost at sea, processions and fireworks.

• From 31st August to 8th September we celebrate Moors and Christians festival and Patron Saint’s days to honour the “Virgen de Loreto”. People re-enact the landing, envoys, conquest and reconquest by Moors and Christians, and enjoy parades, fireworks, offerings of flowers to the Madonna, processions, games for children and sports competitions.

• The 10th December, according to a legend which goes back to 1643, Santa Pola commemorates the emotive “Vinguda de la Mare de Deu de Loreto” (the arrival of the Virgin).

SUNDAY 1st MARCH

Concert “Banda Unión Musical” at 12 a.m. Invitation is required (Casa de Cultura)

SATURDAY 7th MARCH

2009 Festive Posts presentation and Fraternity dinner (21.30h, Cristal Palace).

SUNDAY 8th MARCH

12.00h: Bands Parade (leaving from Muelle Street) 12.30h: Musical Parades “Mig Any” 2008 (leaving from Palmeral Park).

10.03.2009 CLASSIC CINEMA

Tuesdays,at 19’00, “Classic Cinema” showing.

Place: Culture House Free entry limited to seating capacity.

TUESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY: “Sabotaje”, de Alfred Hitchcock with Robert Cummings, Priscilla Lane, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter. (Year 1942).

TUESDAY 10TH MARCH: “La Casa de Troya” de Rafael Gil with Ana Esmeralda, Arturo Fernández, José Rubio, Julio Riscal, Rafael Bardem, Féliz de Pomés, Cándida Losada. (Year 1959).

TUESDAY 17TH MARCH: “Furia Oriental” de Wei Lo with Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tie, Maria Yi, Robert Baker and Fu Ching Chen. (Year 1972).

SANTA POLA

Hiking through the Sierra of Santa Pola:striding through the mountain of Santa Pola over a 13 km route (low difficulty) is an enjoyable way to practise sport and maybe discover local fauna specimens like rabbits, foxes…From the Lighthouse, which was a former Watch Tower named Atalayola, you can enjoy astonishing views of the only inhabited island of the Region of Valencia, which is also a beautiful nature reserve: Tabarca.

Biking route through the Sierra of Santa Pola:this route of 20 km is of impressive beauty.

Although you don’t need a very good healthy condition, you have to be fit to stride across the mountain of the Sierra and its ravines.

CINEMA, THEATRE, CULTURE… The Culture House and the Library organise all through the year cultural activities for all the family: film seasons, theatre, concerts, dance, workshops, storytelling…

The Youth’s Club of Santa Pola, « Racó Jove », entertains young people by means of contests, workshops, excursions and musical concerts.

You can also enjoy a pleasant afternoon going to the movies while savouring popcorn and drinks in the Orion cinemas of the Polamax Shopping Centre, at 39 Portugal Avenue.

Culture House: 24 Elche Street. Tlf. 966 692 772 Youth’s Club: Civic Centre. 10 Castaños Street. Tlf. 966 692 781

TABARCA ISLAND:

The crystal clear waters of Tabarca and its food are pleasures you cannot renounce to swimming, diving, sunbathing or just walking around the countryside are some of the activities you can do there.

Boats to the island: Tlf. 608 330 422.

CELEBRATIONS IN SANTA POLA Local celebrations in any town show the attitude and traditions of the people who live there. Because of its background, the celebrations of Santa Pola, a seaboard town, are closely linked to the sea. At Easter (Semana Santa), streets witness processions performed by different brotherhoods. On these days a Medieval Market is opened inside the parade ground of the Fortress-Castle.

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OPEN AIR ACTIVITIES

Strolling out at the seaside, a biking route through the mountain, observing Flamingos… any of these activities can be enjoyed throughout the year, thanks to our pleasant weather.

Routes through the salt flats nature reserve: this reserve has many signposted routes that make possible the observation of the fauna and flora of this splendid nature reserve: Flamingos, Cinnamon Teals, Black-winged Stilts, and many other birds that stay for long periods of time around the salt flats.

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Talking of La Marina SAN FULGENCIO TOWN HALL TO INVEST

€2,000,000 THIS YEAR TO IMPROVE THE URBANISATIONS On 19th of January 2009 in San Fulgencio

large area of trees, a cricket pitch, a football

there was a council meeting chaired by

field, a walking area, an outdoor gym and a

the mayoress Trinidad Martinez Andres in

play area for children.

which every party, those within the coalition government and those in opposition,

The third project is for the construction

approved the proposal to invest two million

and modernisation of the area close to the

Euros of this year’s budget to improve the

marketplace located at the junction of Avda

urbanisations. All voted in favour except the

Europa and Ave Justo Antonio Quesada

P y O Party councillors who voted against

which will include an illuminated strolling

it. The single AIM party councillor (Manuel

area for mothers, children and the elderly,

Barrera) failed to attend the meeting.

and a children’s play area.

This development plan, drawn up by the

The fourth project refers to the building

coalition governing councillors in San

a New Town Hall office in La Marina

Fulgencio, includes enhancements and

urbanization. This office will be able to

improvements in three important areas:

provide all the municipal services, such as the General Enquiry Register (application

The first project refers to a project of

enquiry) of the City Council, the Padron

cleaning, renovation, modernisation and

Register and other services. This will

development of all areas of the municipality

be good news to many people in the

to enhance the environment in the

urbanisations as no longer will they need

urbanisations. This project has the highest

people to travel to San Fulgencio Town Hall

price tag as in the urbanisations there are

as in the past. This is another measure to

more than 600,000 m2 of public green areas

improve the daily care and services to all

that need attention.

local citizens.

The second project consists of a new

All those in attendance were surprised at

project for the construction of two

the Progreso y Orden party councillors,

major parks and outdoor entertainment

Fernando Gadea Lobato and his wife Julia,

developments. One is the development at

who voted against all these projects, saying

Parque del Mosa with a total area of 37,000

that they saw no benefit in investing this

m2 located between calle San Sebastian

amount of money.s

and calle del Bosque, where there will be a

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La Marina Life in

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K9 Club Dogs For Adoption Saracen is 4 month old American Staffordshire Bull Terrier. He is a very friendly boy

La Marina & San Fulgencio Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group

who is good with other dogs, cats and loves to be around people. Everyone who meets him falls in love with his

Present...

Legends of the Screen, Stage, & Radio On 15th May Rehearsals for the Latest Show are well under way, at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre San Fulgencio.

If any of you talented people out there can give a little of your time to help raise funds and have fun at the same time,. If you are new to the area then come along meet and make new friends, why not give us a try.

Come along to our rehearsals every Monday If you can sing, dance, play a musical instrument or help back stage, we always have a place for you. We are a very friendly group who enjoy meeting people.

For further info phone Maria on 966715891 or Alan on 966795523 or email mariamosley3@hotmail.com

personality.

COUNCIL MEETING 19 JANUARY 2009

Heidi is a 3 month old Alsatian cross.

She was found wandering around the Campo in La Ma-

At a Pleno (council meeting) held at 4pm on Monday 19th January, a proposal for a programme of major improvements to the Urbanisations ( La Marina, El Oasis, La Escuera, Jasmin, Isla Christina, Monte Victoria and Las Pesqueras) was placed before the council for approval. The proposal included parques, verdes, open areas and road maintenance work.

rina. She is a lovely, friendly little dog and will make a lovely addition to any family.

The voting was as follows: Mariano Marti (APSU) Fina Reme Reggidor (APSU) Michael Blake (INDEPENDENT) Marc Lewis (INDEPENDENT) Juan Antonio Palanca (PSOE) Juan Antonio Gamuz (PSOE) Maria Asunción Prieto Candela (PP) Jaques Malinda (INDEPENDENT) Manuel Barrera Garcia (AIM) Failed to attend Fernando Gadea (PyO)

Julia Lobato (PyO)

Petra is a 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

HELP ASSOCIATION

year old Rottweiler. She had fallen in the canal and was very close to going under the water, thankfully a gentleman found her just in time and called the local Police. She is a friendly dog who likes to be around people and is good with other dogs.

Eve and Bella are 3 months old. They were tied up and left to die behind Marjal Hotel. Thankfully someone spotted them curled up together and is fostering them until they find new homes.

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There is now a new bus service to and from the new Torrevieja hospital.

This service operates Monday to Friday from the doctors surgery opposite Supervalu (excluding fiestas).

The bus departs La Marina at 8am, 11.30am and 3pm. Return journeys at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 6pm.

Journey time approx 50 minutes each trip.

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us and we will arrange for the correct, legal plate to be fitted.

We are aware that the Local Police, in La Marina / San Fulgencio are having a purge regarding on-street parking. People have been fined for roadside parking, where they are facing opposing, oncoming traffic and for discourteous parking, i.e. more than a Policeman’s footprint from the kerb! Will they also target the “park it anywhere” mentality that appears to be the national culture?

A recent e-mail, from Brian in Playa Flamenca, raised the question of the Re-Registration of vehicles from the Channel Islands, unfortunately, the Channel Islands are not Members of the European Union and therefore such vehicles are liable for Custom’s Duty’s and Registration Tax. And finally the answer to the brainteaser……….it’s a Spanish, Speed Camera, making a recent appearance on the CV 91, Guardamar-Orihuela road, westbound, 100 metres before the Rojales / San Fulgencio exit, be wary the speed limit is 90 km/h.

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may surprise yourself.

17th/18th/19th February at the Monte Mar Bowl-

so successful; here’s to next year.

Charity Bicycle Ride – John O’ Groats to Lands End

ing Club

I unfortunately finish this event report on a more

No apologies for including this item again as its

Twenty-four teams and ninety-six bowlers from

sombre note, with the unfortunate news of a bad

for a very good cause.

bothe the Costa Blanca and Costa Almeria com-

accident that occurred after everyone had left the

In April, our Club Vice-Captain Terry Errington,

menced battle for the prestigious 1car1 Open

rink.

who admits to being ‘well over 60’, is determined

Trophy, and for the next three days the teams

Liz Melville, who had worked so hard to ensure

to raise money for the Great Ormond Street

were split into four leagues playing five matches

the smooth, efficient running of the event, was

Children’s Hospital, by riding his bicycle from one

against each other, all blessed by clear blue skies

helping to clear up when she fell on the corner of

end of Britain to the other, ie John O’Groats to

and warm sunshine.

the rink and broke her leg.

Land’s End.

The four teams in each league that progressed to

She is now ‘potted-up’ for at least the next

As a club we are obviously supporting him, and

the semi-finals on Thursday afternoon were, Val

month, and I am sure that everyone would wish

whilst we realise that financially ‘times are hard

Sherry from San Luis, Alan De-Boar from Indalo

me to extend our best wishes to her for a com-

etc…’ we would ask for support no matter how

in Almeria, and two home sides from Monte Mar,

fortable and speedy recovery, and to assure both

small from the residents of Gran Alacant and

those of Colin Armitage and Ray Lilley.

Liz and Dave that any help they need over the

other areas.

After two quality semi-finals watched by a large

next month or so will be forthcoming from their

You are all aware of the fantastic care that this

enthusiastic crowd, with the exception of club

friends.

hospital gives to children, and we would ask you

held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday –

wine taster Harry who fell asleep in the warm

to donate whatever you can to keep this great

sun, the final was played between the teams of

Other Club News

institution going.

Val Sherry and Colin Armitage.

Don’t forget, our club is not all about bowls and

Pledges of support can be made either personally

In a final of high quality, Val Sherry’s previously

we host many social events, including weekly

at the club, by E-mail at info@montemarbowls.

unbeaten team were comfortably beaten by the

Quiz and Bingo Nights, monthly Dinner Dances

com, or by contacting Terry at 966697762

Monte Mar team of Lynne Armitage, Janet Gat-

and excursions such as Viva Espana, and the run-

The Scribe

ward, Ron Gatwood and skipped by Colin Armit-

ning of the horses in Caravaca on the 2nd May.

age, ably assisted by the partisan but fair crowd.

We have an excellent website, www.montemar-

The third and fourth place final was also won by

bowls.com, that receives thousands of hits per

Monte Mar, so club congratulations to the fine

annum, a yearly handbook, and coming soon a

team of John Corbet, Les Bounds, Chris and Ray

monthly newsletter circulated throughout the lo-

Lilley for a superb tournament.

cal area. There are various membership benefits,

Popular Vicky Riley of top car hire company

including discounted prices at our entertainment

1car1, and our Club President Don Antonio Mar-

complex, and other special rates and discounts

tinez presented the prizes.

from our sponsors.

As well as presenting the trophy, cash prizes and

Our March social dates include a Fun Night with

car hire vouchers to all of the last four teams,

games and competitions, and a Presentation

Vicki took the opportunity to remind everyone

Dinner Dance on Friday 13th and 27th March

that 1car1 now have coverage not only in the UK,

respectively.

above..1car1 Trophy winners with Vicki Riley and Don Antonio Martinez below..winner Colin Armitage prepares to deliver his last bowl... inset That’s the way to do it Colin

but also in Spain and now worldwide.

Anyone wishing to obtain more information

Coaching School

should contact Vicki at 966790931 or by Email to

The coaching sessions, conducted by former

vicki.riley@1car1.com.

Spanish National Team Manager Bill Young are

Our thanks to our club organisers Bill Young, Liz

held on Sunday mornings, and existing and pro-

and Dave Melville and Sue Bounds; Umpire Ian

spective new members are invited to contact Bill

Young, to Vicki and 1car1, and to all of the teams

on 966796851, or email to info@montemarbowls.

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PROFESSIONAL FOULS – and FOUL PROFESSIONALS

By Malcolm Palmer It won’t have escaped your notice, that, as footballers earn (at least receive) loads of money these days, they get themselves into the gossip columns more readily. The superstars tend to get hitched up with models – some are doubtless nice girls, but listen, guys, they don’t call their workplace a ‘catwalk’ for nothing!

Some legendary players have been perfect gentlemen: Pele, Alfredo di Stefano, Bobby Charlton, right up to date with Raúl – you could pick a team of nice guys, who’d never see a red card, nor would they have punch-ups in sordid night-spots. Then there are the (not economically) poor guys who have fallen foul of the demon drink, or worse – the supremely talented, and lamented Georgie Best, flawed genius Gazza, and a near-miss at topping himself by Diego Maradona, who wasn’t above pulling the odd stroke on the field, either – as England know to their cost.

The next category are those upon whom the ‘red mist’ descends from time to time – kungfu expert Eric Cantona is a famous example, and David Beckham has been so visited on occasion, though the gossip columns opted for his dalliance with the toothsome Rebecca Loos as a talking point.

Then are the goal celebration specialists.

Brazilians seem to be the best at devising stupid dances, and unusual methods of obtaining yellow cards, but Robbie Fowler’s simulated coke-snorting effort was right out of the Scouse Bumper Fun Book.

But it’s off the field where the most entertaining action takes place. Ronaldo, not notably short in the libido department, found himself two nice fillies, only to discover that their ‘wedding tackle’ closely resembled his own. Nasty shock!This was after he had arranged a lavish wedding at an enormous chateau, but neglected to obtain a bride to participate. Pugilists abound, culminating in the latest Stevie Gerrard business, last in a long line running through Woodgate, Bowyer, Barton…………..And as for the ones who have let their hormones run away with them, well, there are too many to mention.

A few players, and lots of managers, are apt to put their mouths in action without first putting their brains in gear, providing the media with untold amusement, but, for the last word, I prefer the droll pronouncements of Bill Shankly, as when Liverpool were hammered 5-0 by Ajax: ‘Och, ye cannae play footba’ against a defensive team!’

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Rojales Town Council is to bail out its

Cánovas, promised to speed up the

ailing football club “C.D. Tháder” The

club

has

proceedings in order to get the

beengranted

stipulated grant contained in

45,000€ for for the present

the Municipal Budget for 2009,

2009, and will be paid in four

of which last payment will be

monthly

done by the end of this season.

payments,

from

now and until the end of the

In

season, to cover the most

the 45,000€ will go entirely

urgent expenses of the club,

to the staff of the C.D. Tháder

order

to

guarantee

that

which owes several monthly salaries to

of Rojales, The Town Council requested

the football players and coach.

that every payment will be done before:

Because of the bad situation the club is

a representative of the football players,

suffering, due to the lack of liquidity and

the coach and a member of the board of

resources to cover the budget, the Mayor

directors.

of Rojales attended, by members and

For last, the Town Council and the board

board of directors request, the assembly

of directors of Tháder have agreed that

of

last

Joaquín Gil Marcos will continue as

Thursday in the Social Centre, in order to

manager of the football school, a school

help the club.

with more than 300 children enrolled.

members

which

took

place

LA MARINA BOWLS CLUB The club championship are drawing to their conclusion with only the semis and the finals to be contested, in the singles competion most of the favorites are still there but in quite a few of the other disciplines, the mighty have fallen and there should be some new names on the honours board this year, which I think is always good for the club.

In the Leagues, the Winter League team, the Dolphins

The Mayor of Rojales, Antonio Martínez

and the Sharks are still finding it hard going sometimes all 3 teams have been well beaten, but on quite a few occasions have just lost out by the odd shots here and there, but loose we did and that is why all 3 teams are languishing at the bottom of their respective divisions, only the Seagulls are doing any good in the B division of the Southern League and with a big push could find

OTHER GOINGS ON...

themselves challenging for promotion, hopefully not passing one of our other teams on the way down.

The big event this month has been the Mike Barber

Two ex-Hercules players detained on drug trafficking

Trophy this is an all day game purely for club members

charges.

the format being teams of trips, this Trophy was put up

Serbian Predrag Stankovic was detained at the end of February by Span-

ish National Police from Madrid after 600kilos of cocaine were found in a consignment of goods presumed to have been arranged by Stankovic. Police arrested 11 other people, one of which currently plays for 2nd Division club Rayo Vallecano and a former Hercules team mate of Stankovic, Emilio Diez de Mier together with their Serbian agent Zoran Matijevic. The drugs were believed to have been found hidden in machine parts within a container recently shipped from South America.

the Sultan of Oman visited Alicante recently,

Envoy of

the sultan’s envoy

had preliminary talks with the major share holder of leading Alicante club Hercules.

The Sultan is thought to be interested in investing in the club, Hercules have just released plans for a new stadium and their intention to have the club in the first division in the near future seems to have caught the Sultan’s eye. He is said to be impressed with the city of Alicante and its location as port.

eternal rivals Elche,

Sixteen kilometres away

must be wishing for some form of investment miracle.

Still 24million euros in debt and increasing....and just as we were going to press, the Elche Club announced that after several weeks of negotiations with their Argentinian goalkeeper

Willy Caballero they have agreed

terms and he is due to sign a new contract keeping him at the club until June 2014. It is believed that his wages will be around 400.000 euros a year with buy out clause of 30million !! pic. Elche’s star player keeper Caballero must be rubbing his hands with his recent deal.

about 3 years ago by the late Mike Barber of la marina Services, always a good sponsour of ours, and this year it was won by the trio of Hilary and Arthur Cronk with Andy Bartlett, a good come back for Arthur as he has only just recovered from a knee operation. We have a couple of touring teams coming soon from the uk, these are always good games to play in as they are on holiday and here to enjoy themselves and the atmosphere is always contagious as all of the members who take part enter into the spirit of things and a good time is had by all concerned.

I will end on a bright note as the Astronauts at the moment are 2nd in the table of the S.A.B.A. Discovery League, and the Explorers are 5th so it is not all doom and gloom, I only hope it continues when I talk to you again next month.

Phil Morris - President.

La Marina Bowls Club.

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YOUR STARS Aries

Leo

Sagittarius

The round the world yacht race you are currently competing in will go badly unless the ‘waxing of the timber’ has been carried out frequently enough - we have absolutely no idea what this means, but if you are a yachtsman your life may well depend on it, according to what Planet Mercury told us.

David Bowie could come into your life this month in a way that you will find surprising. Stock up on red blusher and anything proven to make your hair stand up on end which doesn’t also make a burning smell.

On a chance visit to a Subway’s on the 7th you will discover that they have completely run out of tomatoes in a Twilight Zone kind of way. Make the most of this and you are likely to get a free sandwich, coupled with a regular contributor status on a local vegetarian radio phone-in show.

A company you invested in during the dot com boom, which you had written off, is set to haunt you this month with the possibility that you are called as a witness in a fraud trial. Practice saying ‘I know nothing’ in front of a mirror for three hours before testifying.

July 23rd - August 23rd

Mar 20 - Apr 19

A salesman’s cold call to your work number will introduce you to a whole new world of discount shopping on the 4th. You will be drawn to a snazzy sofa and chair set which will go well in your lounge, however the coverings will wear out suddenly after the 1 year guarantee expires.

Puddings with currents in are well starred after the 16th but only if eaten with a counterclockwise spoon movement.

Jupiter is about to enter a period of hostility with your type. It may be useful to learn an ancient Jupiter prayer in a pathetic attempt to placate this awesomely powerful planetary warrior.

Virgo

Aug 23 - Sept 21

Taurus Apr 20 - May 19

Your stale olive flipping party trick is in need of a reinvention, although since you taught your dog to join in your audience has increased dramatically; even so, avoid performances in a car park around the 7th unless a bottle of antiseptic cream is available if it all goes horribly bloody.

You will be encouraged by a European friend to accompany them to the Eurovision Song Contest later in the year: decline politely if you do not know anything about this competition.

Gemini

May 22nd - June 21st A picture of you will appear on the internet around 10th which links you to the latest Walt Disney movie release. You will receive numerous requests for media appointments, all of which should be taken advantage of for the very generous expenses payments on offer. (This may be the only time in your life that you will be able to drink from a mini-bar in your hotel room without feeling panicked by the expense. Enjoy.

Neptune loves ya baby.)

A break-dancer who ten years ago bought clothing you gave to a charity shop will appear on national television.

Cancer

June 22nd - July 22nd A Scottish ancestor, that you do not speak about in your family any more, could make an appearance which will have devastating consequences for the well being of a dwarf tree in your garden.

Ensure the tree is watered throughout the month and top up with phosphates as required.

A milky drink will give you one of the soundest nights of sleep you have ever known on the 24th, which will fill you with goodwill to man and a generous tip to a street bum the day afterwards. Unfortunately the street bum will use this money to buy liquor and his damaged liver’s only hope will be that the street tramp is prevented from finishing the bottle by a vicious beating by another street bum.

a c c o rdin g t o G a ry

AIt is written in the stars that your pet will choke violently on fish - ensure you are competent in the doggie equivalent of the Heimlich Maneuver; delay the laying of any new carpeting and ensure the lid on your tropical fish tank is locked shut at all times.

Your car will present some sort of dramatic orange-ball-of-flame-like problem this month, after the 12th, during refueling. Do not wash the car on the first two weekends of the month as you run the risk of becoming a victim of the latest skirmish in Sponge Wars 2007 between Uranus and Mars.

Try at least one new international food this month, but not Greek as this will indirectly lead to violence in a deli in Europe over the next six months, even if you do not live on that continent.

Libra

September 23rd - October 23rd You will be airlifted to safety in the middle of the month following a misunderstanding involving a refrigerator with too many tomatoes in it. Try not to let this trigger off your volcanic anger, especially in the helicopter which could ditch disastrously.

Save up your residual anger for a chance encounter with a man who once sold your mother a worthless cup and saucer for $30. Yes you do still have it - middle cupboard in the spare room, third from the left.

Scorpio

October 24th - November 22nd A Scorpio’s claws are never blunted so cling on this month refusing to let go only until you get what you are clinging on for or the authorities have been called AND they are on their way.

Beware of a red car and a Mexican’s Dorito on the 17th as this chance encounter is set to become a well known joke at your expense in Mexican stand up comedy clubs throughout the entire New Mexico area.

You will make up one of the world’s finest nick names this month for an annoying guy who lives near you. It is only a matter of time until your entire neighborhood use it admiringly.

November 23rd - December 21st

Capricorn

December 22nd - January 20th You will be discovered by a talent agent whilst walking down the street this month and offered a highly profitable deal to sculpt a Halloween mask based on your face. Recover from your immediate feelings of upset and arrange an agent for your subsequent public appearances which could prove highly lucrative later in the year.

Throw out all unused tins of pineapple after the 17th

Aquarius

January 21st - February 18th Beware small dogs and cats with large hats after the 10th.

It is often said that Aquarius is a water sign.

Even so, an umbrella is advised on the 16th unless it is convenient to strip down to your bathing costume on your arrival at your destination.

People dressed up as large rabbits and brightly colored eggs are set to make this month furry and colorful in a pleasingly sugary way.

Pisces

February 19th - March 20th Party food is well starred this month, especially jam tarts with a raspberry filling. However, avoid lemonade in large bottles between 6th-14th especially at the critical open-for-the-first-time period.

An impulse purchase of chocolate on 8th will leave a lasting impression on the person who takes your money.

Saturn could prevent your optimum bowel movements after the 9th.

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something you want to get off your chest

LETS HEAR FROM YOU any subject....a confession maybe

LETTERS

ask@thejungledrums.com or do it the old way and post to apdo 194 03130 SANTA POLA

ARTICLES WHERE GOOD

HE’S BACK…!

Hi just got my new copy of Jungle Drums

Dear Editor,

from the charity shop in La Marina. At

Manage to see a copy of your magazine

first I thought that there was too much

See you managed to make me the mug of the month

advertising (possibly bunched together?)

Hope there is a prize It seems strange that when I questioned

but I do realise it is a fine balance for you.

why you were charging for the magazine

the articles where good and I must admit

you took offence

there were more than usual. If I’m I’d say

But you had no hesitation in slamming

it was worth the euro charged – just. I’ll

into me

buy again next month to see if your prom-

For the record I don't take it

ise of ongoing improvement is stuck to.

personally

Peter Warren.

But maybe a more objective

Hi peter,

view would tell the full story

Many thanks for giving us a try and

Regards Ash

now that it’s free again I hope you’ll continue to put up with us for the for-

Hi Ash,

esseable future. ED.

No offence taken at all, and if, as you say, you read the magazine you’d know that there is in fact a prize

US WHO ARE HAPPY TO LIVE HERE

waiting for you – a nice big MUG! To date you are our one and only Mug of the Month – you must be so proud.

ED.

Dear Sir, In the February edition of jungle drums

comments.

the jungle drums. It seems that whatever

‘Derek’ an ex-councilor stated that we

Cecil Tinter

you do – they copy. Even the info you

should be more pro-active in this country

Thanks Cecil,

gave in December was repeated in a local

and if necessary join the council to make

Ooooh, I think it’s gonna kick off

magazine TWO months after you had it.

changes happen. Can I say that those of

though mate….! ED

It must be either very flattering or very

us (some have been here a number of

frustrating but keep up the good stuff and

years) who are happy with our life in spain

LOYALLY FOLLOWED

are not ‘sheep’ as you call us – doing as

Dear Editor,

Terry King

we’re told by the Spanish and just accept-

Can I just say that I have loyally followed

Wow…thanks Terry!

ing things that are wrong. We have a little

your publication for years and have always

In short, it’s very flattering, we’ve got

thing called respect for our hosts – some-

enjoyed it for the information provided

used to it over the last few years but

thing you no doubt wouldn’t understand as

about spain especially. Why is it, that other

we’ll keep on being original. It’s inter-

an ‘ex’-councilor. We live in their country

magazines copy you. I think we all know

esting though, watch other publica-

and as such we are guests – and so are

the one that follows your lead. You did a

tions in the coming months – they try

you. if yopu dom’t like it ‘Derek’ I suggest

‘where in the world’ article a few months

to copy….but it doesn’t quite

you go back to whatever miserable place

ago – they do it now – as their own ‘great’

work fellas does

you came from and continue with you

idea! You have also changed tour motoring

it…?

‘jobsworth’ life – leaving us who are happy

authors - a vast impriovement as we had

ED.

to live here (and live by the rules) to enjoy

awful problems with a company that does

ourselves without having to read you racist

transfers – not the one that is presently in

don’t let the b******s grind you down!

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get something answers page 46 on yer mind!

it... use ose l r o it!

Across 1. Broad bean 5. Morning ring?

10. Place for money 14. Novelist Leon __ 15. “__ sine qua non” 16. Game on horseback 17. Shock wave pioneer, Ernst __ 18. Topsy-__ 19. “Oh, woe!”

20. __ Gonzales (Cuban boy in the headlines) 22. Metered composition?

24. See 40 Across 30. Floor cleaner, perhaps 33. Danan in “Willow” 34. ___ de Triomphe 35. __ a __ (bewildered) 39. Ear-related 40. With 50 Across, quote from speech by 24 Across 43. Gare du __ (Paris train station) 44. Restaurant offering 45. “Wheel of Fortune” buy 46. __ the storm 48. Mysteries 50. See 40 Across 54. Timberlake’s former goup 55. Green power source 59. “Got it” 62. Bitter 65. Campaign worker 66. Throw stones?

67. You might whistle them 68. Feature for some sports cars 69. First name for a daredevil 70. Pay the tab 71. Kind of palm

Down 1. Be furious 2. Asia’s ___ Sea 3. “Veni, vidi, ___” 4. Note before B 5. Behave 6. Author Evelyn __ (“Runaway. Diary of a Street Kid”) 7. Acoustic 8. Replied to an invitation 9. City VIP 10. Monty Python musical (Tony winner of 2005) 11. “You’ve got mail” co.

12. Neighbor of Ala. 13. Aurora’s Greek counterpart 21. __ Garciaparra (baseball all-star) 23. Ample shoe width 25. Do __ Afraid (hymn) 26. A man, __ (start of a famous palindrome) 27. Fan’s shout, perhaps 28. Afghan airline 29. Mother of pearl, et al 30. Doomed 31. Riverbed in Rosarito 32. Robert Service’s Dangerous Dan 36. Halloween mo.

37. Chronic nag 38. “I’ve just __... “ (Beatles lyric) 41. Emmy winner, Rosie 42. Widows’ wear, maybe 47. Knox and Bragg: Abbr.

49. Is smug 51. __-Regency 52. Sustain 53. Public row 56. Lithuanian dollar 57. “...working like __” (Beatles lyric) 58. Debtor’s woe 59. Rocks, to a bartender 60. Big gas guzzler 61. Bard’s “before” 63. Stephen of “V for Vendetta” 64. UK Daylight Savings

Across 1. Lion food, perhaps 6. Big sitcom of the 70s 10. Restaurant VIP 14. Like some seals 15. Pelvis parts 16. One due to get something 17. Shapely part of London 20. Word on a keyboard 21. A little in Lyons 22. Tank top 23. Abrasive material 26. Spring 29. Kind of gin 30. Croat’s relative 34. Mineral salt 36. Declaration 39. Feel rough 40. Shapely part of the Atlantic ocean 43. It may be inflated 44. Chromosome content 45. Parts of oarlocks 46. ___ Anderson (“Rose Garden” singer) 48. ___ La Douce (Shirley MacLaine role) 50. Fly fisherman’s apparel 51. Ethiopia, formerly 55. Capital of the Bahamas 58. Command to an attack dog 59. Word of disgust 62. Shapely part of the globe 66. Color for the San Jose Sharks 67. ___ En-lai 68. Baseball legend, Ryan 69. Holds 70. Top notch 71. Provokes

Down 1. Epsilon follower 2. Noble 3. Dennis the Menace was one 4. Dict. or ency.

5. Remodel 6. ___ de Cervantes 7. In the style of 8. Title for Paul McCartney 9. Must 10. Boors 11. Detect, in a way 12. Van Morrison’s motherland 13. Worry 18. Area sheltered from the wind 19. Quid pro ___ 23. Like a lot of email 24. Thieves 25. Sport 26. It’s sewn onto garments 27. Dirge 28. Home of the ‘Soap Box Derby’ 31. It could be bald 32. Agitates 33. Beatified 35. Move a mattress, say 37. April 1912 name in the news 38. Word of triumph 41. Cuckoos 42. Popular PBS program 47. Resonating consonants 49. A bad shot in billiards 52. Cheers, for example 53. Joshua tree 54. Decoration 55. Grp. formed in 1950 56. Once more 57. Kenton or Laurel 59. Univ. with most NCAA championships 60. Big name in bags 61. Layers 63. Co-winner (with Kissinger) of 1973 Nobel Peace Prize 64. Kind of atom 65. Milne character

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In Texas, it’s against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.

In Philadelphia, you can’t put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.

Alaska law says that you can’t look at a moose from an airplane.

In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.

In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.

It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State.

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Scrambled Proverbs

Can you unscramble the words to make an English proverb? Each puzzle has an easy version (above the black square), in which each word is scrambled individually and the spaces appear in their proper place, and a more challenging version, where the entire phrase is scrambled and spaces appear at random.

Hint: All proverbs have a “visual” theme.

Wordoku (or word sudoku) is much like traditional Sudoku, except that here you must place letters from a given 9 letter word into each of the blank spaces. Every row of the puzzle must contain one of each letter in the word, as must every column and every 3x3 square.

Todays word is CERTAINLY

1: TO EES TEH SOFTER FRO TEH RESET 2: TO VEAH YEES GERBIG HANT HET LYLEB 3: TO ESE ON THURFRE NATH HTE FO NOSE SONE 4: TO EES TWIH NOES WON YESE 5: TO SEE HET GLIHT TA TEH DEN FO HTE NELNUT

Find all the words on the subject Trees in the grid below!

Apple Apricot Ash Aspen Arborvitae Bald cypress Beech Birch Boxwood Buckeye

Butternut Catalpa Cedar Cherry Chestnut Cottonwood Elm Fir Ginkgo Goldenrain Hazelnut Hemlock Hickory Larch Linden London plane Maple Nectarine

Oak Palm Peach Pear Pecan Plum Pine Poplar Redbud Rubber tree Sequoia Spruce Sycamore Tuliptree Walnut Witchhazel Willow Yellowwood

Find and circle all of the 60’s songs that are hidden in the grid.

BABY LOVE BLUE MOON BLUE VELVET BUS STOP CARA MIA CHAIN GANG CHERISH CRAZY CRYING DIZZY DOWNTOWN EL PASO ELENORE FINGERTIPS FIRE GALVESTON GOOD LOVIN’ GROOVIN’ HAIR HEATWAVE HEY JUDE HOLIDAY ITCHYCOO PARK LAST KISS

MEMPHIS MY GIRL MY GUY PEOPLE PUPPY LOVE RESPECT RUNAWAY SHERRY SOUL MAN SPOOKY STAY SURF CITY TEEN ANGEL THE BOXER THE TWIST THESE EYES VALLERI VOLARE WHITE RABBIT WILD THING WINDY WIPEOUT WORDS YESTERDAY

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WHAT’S ON? FIESTAS guide march

DGE? PLAY BRI Local Clubs 41 t 96 669 50 Gran Alacan 82 2 7 r 96 572 Guardama 8 2 3 0 96 679 La Marina 3 2 1 572 4 Rojales 96

public holidays March 19th St.-Joseph

Milagro la Lágrima en Mutxamel 1 March,

San Vicente en Sant Vicent l Raspeig 16 April,

Medio Año Festero 2009 en Aigües l 6 - 8 March,

Sant Vicent Ferrer en TeuladaMoraira 16 April,

Moros y Cristianos Villafranqueza 2009 en Alicante 13 - 22 March,

Mare Déu l Miracle en Cocentaina 19 April,

Fallas en nia 19 March,

Moros y Cristianos en Alcoy 22 - 24 April,

Fallas en Benidorm 19 March,

Moros i Cristians 2009 en Banyeres Mariola 22 - 25 April,

Fallas San José en Calpe 19 March Fallas en Pego 19 March,

April 9th Maundy Thursday April 10th Good Friday April 13th Easter Monday April 23rd Day of the Communities:

Mig Any Fester en Calpe 22 April,

San Vicente Ferrer en Busot 15 April, Mare Déu l Miracle en Relleu 15 April, Fiestas Patronales en Benissa 16 April,

Feria Folklórica y Cultural en Castell 22 April, Fiestas Mayores y Moros y Cristianos en Onil 22 April - 1 Mayo, Mercado Medieval 2009 en Aigües 1 - 3 Mayo,

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CAVE HOUSES

Rojales Town The Rodeo Caves and

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Council has reformed the approaches to built public toilets and, a warehouse.

Rojales Town Hall has started workshop-caves are located. The ramps, the building of a warehouse to disable people.

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This cultural site, which is visited by thousand of tourists every year, is one of the most important sites in Rojales, and is unique in Spain.

Nowadays, there are 14 workshop-caves fitted out, together with an annexed room, which belong to Rojales Town Council. There, visitors can experience workshops of painting, sculpture, pottery, leather, recycling and wood. There is also an exhibition hall called Sala Mengolero and an information office (opening hours: every day from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.).

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Agres, Callosa d’en Sarrià, Cox, Dènia, Elche, Formentera, Granja de Rocamora, Ibi, La Nucia, Monovar, Penáguila, Petrer, San Pedro del Pinatar, Santa Pola, Sax

Altea, Aspe, Beniarbeig, Benijofar, Campo de Mirra, Castalla, Elda, Jalón, Orihuela, Relleu, Sella, San Fulgencio, Tibi

Albatera, Alcoy, Alqueries, Bañeres, Benejamar, Beniarrés, Benidorm, Benilloba, Benitachell, Biar, Callosa sel Segura, El Campello, Elda, Guardamar, Monforte del Cid, Muchamiel, Ondara, Novelda, Orba, Petrer, Polop, San Miguel de Salinas, Sella, Teulada

Agres, Agost, Alpe, Albatera, Algeña, Alicante, Benidoleig, Cocentaina, Hondon de los Frailes, Gran Alacant Jávea, Jijona, Pego, Rojales, Villajoyosa, Villena,

NIGHTSHIFT ENTERTAINMENT Friday Albatera, Bañeres, Benejuzar, Beniarrés, Benidoleig, Crevillente, Dènia, El Pilar de la Horadada, Finestrat, Gata, Granja de Rocamora, L’Alfas del Pi, Moraira, Monforte del Cid, Montesinos, Muro de Alcoy, Onil, Petrer, Rafal, Sella, Tibi, Torrevieja, Vergel

Saturday Alcoy, Alicante, Almoradi, Alquerias, Benissa, Bañeres, Calpe, Callosa d’en Sar, Castalla, Catral, Castell de Caste Elche, Elda, Gaianes, Hondon de las La Romana, Novelda, Pedreguer, Playa Flemenca, Relleu, Salinas, Santa Pola, San Vicente

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FALL AS What’s That All About Then?

Popular thought has it that the Fallas are

Lastly, the Fallas Festival is a festivity

about burning lots of painted wood. In

that takes place 15th-19th of March ev- ery

impressive). They are an intellectual rhetoric:

reality, Las Fallas have become a focus

year to celebrate the spirit and tradition of

every Falla-Sculpture is deeply though through

for the entire Valencian culture.

the Fallas-Communities.

and sharp in its satire. They are an opportunity

There are three meanings of the word

Originally, the Fallas Festival was the cele-

bourhood. Las Fallas are a hedonistic excuse

“falla�. First of all, there are over 350

bration of spring. The early Fallas-Sculptures

for a week-long party. And yes, you could easily

Valencian form of art (and can be very

for strengthening social bonds in the neigh-

Fallas-Communities in Valencia. These are were nothing more than a pile of old winter

find a philosophical streak there too: the ease

neighbourhood collectives with their own

junk that got burned to clear space in the

with which millions of euros burn on the streets

traditions and customs. They are usu-

houses. In a way, it signified getting rid of

of Valencia never stops to impress foreigners.

ally communities of neighbours on a few

the old for a new beginning.

adjacent streets and give their members

And, of course, it is about healthy and fun

a sense of belonging. The falleros support

competition. From women aspiring to be Fallera

each other, socialise together and collec-

Although it is tempting to romantisize such

Mayor, to pyrotechnic crews, carnival partici-

tively undertake neighbourhood projects.

a philosophical nature to the Fallas festival,

pants and the Fallas-Sculptures, everyone is

these days most Valencians will be puzzled

trying to make it bigger, louder and more spec-

Secondly, the Fallas-Sculptures are the

if you suggest that this is what the Fallas are

tacular than their neighbours.

artistic structures of wood and papier-

about.

mache that every Falla-Community

In the end of the day, the Fallas Festival is

commissions for the Fallas festival. The

Rather, apart from an excuse for a huge

about keeping the community, keeping the

fallas are made throughout a year, depict

party, Las Fallas festival celebrates all as-

Valencian traditions alive, creating something

a certain theme (usually satirical) and

pects of Valencian cultural traditions. The

beautiful in the meantime and having a mon-

eventually get burned during the festival.

Fallas have every expression of the Valen-

strous party to celebrate.

cian identity (music, costumes, rituals) and provide a focus for the Fallas-Communities to stay preserved and active.

For the Valencians falleros, the Fallas are first of all about the Falla-Community, about taking a few days off to celebrate staying together. The real focus of the festival is not in the huge Falla of Plaza de Ayuntamento, it is in the hundreds of casal fallero tents where the members of Fallas-Communities will socialise during the fiesta.

For the rest of the public, both local and foreign, Las Fallas turn Valencia into an open city where you burn yourself in 4 days of mega street party and no sleep.

The Fallas are incredible in how many dimensions they have. They are an artistic pursuit: the Fallas-Sculptures are a unique

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HEALTH & BEAUTY BRITISH DENTAL PRACTICE La Marina Tel 96 679 6603 FRANCESC AGULLO Gran Alacant Tel. 96 669 5031

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OPTICIANS CENTRAL OPTICA Gran Alacant Tel 966 698 802

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TRANSPORT ALICANTE AIRPORT El Altet Tel 96 691 9000 TAXI Santa Pola Tel 609 959 408

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