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Residents demand Cemetery for Orihuela Costa

ne of the main demands made by Associations and groups of foreign residents at a meeting with José Císcar, leader of the Provincial Partido Popular, on Tuesday,

was the construction of a cemetery, considered by many to be a basic public service, but one that is not available to the population of over 30,000 people who reside on the Orihuela Costa.

The situation contrasts with that in a number of Orihuela’s outlying villages which have had their own cemeteries for many years. This is the case in Hurchillo, pop 798, San Bartolomé, pop

1792, Torremendo, pop 596, Molins, pop 1469, La Murada, pop 1960, La Aparecida, pop 526 and Desamparados, pop 1028. Continued on Page 2

See our Remembrance tribute on pages 13 - 20

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Continued From Page One Cemetery demand for Orihuela Costa With a combined population that barely adds up to one quarter of the number of permanent inhabitants on the Orihuela Costa these seven minor pedanias have a total of seven cemeteries for little more than 8,000 residents. The Orihuela Costa has been chosen for many years by national and European residential tourism as one of the very best destinations in Spain in which to relax, especially by the retired population that resides on the coast all year round. For its golf courses, beaches, the largest shopping centre in the province, it is most certainly one of the best places to live, but, unfortunately, not one in which to die. For their eternal rest, the urbanisations that extend along 15 kilometres of coastline, and which accommodate in excess of 30,000 permanent residents, lack the very basic service of even one public cemetery. At the meeting, which focused on encouraging local groups to participate in municipal management by registering in the electoral census, the subject was raised by the representative of the Cape Verdean residents Association on the Oriolan coast, where communities of over 100 different nationalities live together. He pointed out an example of a neighbour who died two months ago, where the family had real difficulty in finding a burial site.

land to sell for lucrative residential use, the sole reason being that any change of it’s use would be a loss of income to the municipal estate. In 2010, the Orihuela City Council approved a motion by Los Verdes whereby the local administration undertook unanimously to reserve sufficient land in the General Plan for two municipal cemeteries, one close to the city and another on the coast. This plan was finally drafted in 2014, since which time any efforts to process it seem to have been abandoned, and we understand that there are no prospects for it to be moved forward. The meeting, which was chaired by the Councillor for foreign residents, Sofía Álvarez, was also attended by the Provincial PP President José Císcar, the Party Secretary, Eduardo Dolón, the Orihuela President Dámaso Aparicio, Juan de Dios Navarro, Deputy Secretary for Transparency and the Orihuela councillor for Health, Noelia Grao as well as members of a number of other political parties in the area such as CLARO and representatives of a number of the Associations in Orihuela Costa. Unfortunately, the mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, failed to attend, although it is understood that despite being the senior PP politician in the area he was not actually invited.

Representatives of the Popular Party agreed that the demand made on the part of the residents is completely justified, not only for those who made the request but also for the British, German and Scandinavian residents, who often opt for cremation, but many of whom also seek a traditional resting place for their remains, where they can be remembered by their loved ones. Wakes and funerals are currently held in Torrevieja, Pilar de la Horadada and San Pedro del Pinatar while the Orihuela municipality retains local Costa

Provincial PP President José Císcar with Sofía Álvarez

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Local Unions denounce ‘third world conditions’ in Orihuela Costa Police Station T

he Policia Local on the Orihuela Costa have criticised the conditions of their small sub-station on the ground floor of the Playa Flamenca Town Hall, likening it to an overcrowded cave which they say is dark, dirty and unhygienic. They say they have a locker room that is cramped and with little space, broken urinals, dangerous lighting and a garage that is far too full of equipment, most of it belonging to other departments that operate from the town hall. They have no ventilation and the humidity is often unbearable. They add that the furniture is in even worse condition, most of which is old and broken. The dining area has broken lights, the armchairs are old and dirty and there is no smoke extraction system. “How can you work in such conditions”? said a representative of the unions, (UGT, CSIF and SPPLB) who have already addressed their complaints to the City and who are still waiting for a solution. "These are third world conditions with changing lockers in the same room where people take a shower or use the toilet, where the water overflows and where the ground is constantly wet.” But what most angers the police unions is that most of these deficiencies were denounced years ago and still there has been no action from the local government. In fact, there is a report compiled by the Department of Occupational Risks in 2016, which also highlighted many of the complaints. The union representative said that there is plenty of available space adjacent to their current accommodation that, with a minor investment, could be used to make these facilities far better. Last Thursday, however, in the ordinary plenary session held in Orihuela city, the union spokesman spoke of the deficiencies. He said that the officers do not want to enter into a war with the government but they do need to see some progress to their accommodation.

The spokesman said that the response they received was unconvincing. The Security Councillor, who is also responsible for the Local Police, Mariola Rocamora, told them she “does not think it necessary Orihuela Costa Local Police offices

to expand the facilities because the areas that are destined to become storage areas and garages would be reduced, adding that, when the building it is completed in a couple of years’ time, they will be moving to the Emergency Centre In La Zenia.” So for the time being it seems as though the local police officers will have to continue operating from their cramped, filthy and unhygienic conditions, because the municipal government has no intention of doing a thing about it.

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The University Hospital of Torrevieja has been further distinguished, in two other areas, those of kidney and urinary tract, and the area of women. Guardamar day of integration Guardamar del Segura helda day last week to show the diversity of cultures that coexist in the municipality with a tasting of food from around the world, a concert performed by a group from Madagascar and a number of workshops for children

Mayor demands Territorial Directorate take responsibility

The day was a great success and demonstrated that, despite having many differences, the townsfolk also have many things in common that help to unite them as people.

Orihuela mayor Emilio Bascuñana took the unusual step of issuing a press release on Tuesday in which he said that the Territorial Directorate has now opened a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding claims that he was paid over 55,000 euro per year by the Department of Health, despite not carrying out any work. Mayor Emilio Bascuñana

He adds that he will visit the Directorate on Monday where he will demand that they take responsibility for the false accusations about his previous job. However he is still unhappy that it has taken over 2 weeks and the threat of legal action for them to respond.

The mayor went on to say “There are many, many people working under the same conditions that I was. If then there was no complaint then, why now, 11 years later? It is absurd, unjustified and blatant strategy of attrition against me. Professionally I had no need to perform that job and if I consented to it, it was in the interest of the administration at their request.” Major leak at Torrevieja indoor pool The Torrevieja indoor swimming pool has been the jewel in the crown of the municipal sports centre since it was first opened 17 years ago. With its Olympic dimensions, stands, a complex (and expensive) air conditioning system and the subject of a major investment, it is the envy of every municipality in the Vega Baja.

A simulation exercise in July and 54 rescues at sea. The figure reduced in September, 8 people were revived and 17 bathers had to be pulled from the sea. In addition to the incidents above, "social assistance", referring to lost children and searches for older people, was required 8 times in June, 33 time in July, all of which were searches for older people, while in August there were 32 cases of which five were lost children. Manzanares said that this year's data "remains positive", congratulating the work of the rescuers and all of the lifeguard and rescue staff. Top Twenty Hospitals Representatives of the two hospitals with the Mayor of Torrevieja

Diario Informacion reports that it has images and a video showing one of the two underground corridors, into which hundreds of litres of water has escaped since the pool was refilled just a few weeks ago. It is not a simple leak and, to date, it remains a mystery that the maintenance staff are unable to resolve.

The councillor for beaches, Javier Manzanares, has said that lifeguards in Torrevieja attended a total of 3,173 incidents during the summer season. There were 196 in June, most for jellyfish stings, cuts or wounds, four resuscitations and nine sea rescues. In the month of July the number of incidents increased to 1,044 with 10 people requiring resuscitation and 25 assistance at sea. In August, 1,627 people were assisted including 16 resuscitations

The day began with a chocolate and Monas, a traditional cake, before the children's workshops and various games got underway. There was a concert of African rhythms by "Kilema" which had everyone dancing in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento as well as the tasting of a variety of traditional foods from countries such as Macedonia, Colombia, Venezuela, Sweden, Morocco and Spain, all prepared by residents of Guardamar. The mayor of Guardamar del Segura, José Luis Sáez, said that what these multicultural days aim to bring people from other countries, to feel integrated and see that Guardamar is an open town". There was a workshop with the rapper "El Chojin" and more than 360 people gathered together in a solidarity march against cancer.

However it continues to hide a dark secret, with the corridors and passages beneath the pool awash with water every time the pool is emptied and refilled.

Lifeguards attend over 3,000 incidents

Savouries from Spain

The mayor of Torrevieja has met with the Chief Executives of the University Hospital of Torrevieja and the QuirónSalud Hospital, both of which have been placed in the list of the Top Hospitals by Global Hospital Management, a ranking that measures the quality of public and private hospitals throughout Spain each year Snr Dolón congratulated José Antonio Velasco and Francisco Fiestras, saying "These awards reflect the excellent health care available to the residents of Torrevieja." The awards were made in the Large Public Hospitals and Private Hospitals category, respectively.

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Community insurer rejects liability

The eight houses on calle Limón that suffered serious damage from a landslide a month ago are irreparable. They must be demolished to guarantee the safety of the remainder of the urbanisation in which they are located. The cause of the damage has not yet been determined but it is not included in the cover provided by the community insurance, so the insurer will not demolish or compensate the eight. Neither can the promoters or architects be held responsible because the properties were erected 22 years ago and are no longer covered by any guarantee.

According to the community administrator, Antonio Felices, the 134 owners will pay for the demolition, a sum that could reach 60,000 euros. However, it will not be carried out until the architect hired by the urbansation and the municipal surveyor issue their own reports on the causes. The priority is to clarify how the task is going to be carried out and to try to get the owners who are left with nothing, beyond a piece of empty land, some compensation.

Intercultural day and Brexit meeting in Campoverde

inar de Campoverde will be the setting on Tuesday for a talk on Brexit as well as a day of musical activities and coexistence Organised by the Department of Foreign residents the 6th Intercultural Conference will get underway at 11:00 in the Municipal Rooms of Pinar de Campoverde. It will be opened by the Mayor Ignacio Ramos and the Councillor for Foreign Citizens, Arantxa Martínez. European residents will be able to attend meeting with the German Consul Dorothea Von Drahosch at 11.30am, the traditional tasting of paella at 2pm and at 4.30pm an update about Brexit from the British Consul Sara-Jane Morrison. In addition, throughout the day, there will be musical and other activities such as food tastings, exhibitions and a giant paella.

FAOC celebrates its 4th Birthday

services and an efficient infrastructure that will solve our serious deficiencies....

FAOC celebrated it’s 4th birthday last on the anniversary of which the Residents Association repeated its demands for improved services on the Orihuela Costa. In so doing it thanked residents, collaborators and associations that have helped it to grow into a formidable voice for the Coast.

WE WANT an efficient wasted disposal system, decent parks and gardens, children's play areas that are well cared for, clean streets and pavements that are without pot holes and are free of weeds; palm trees and pine trees that receive the care they need; ramblas and ravines that have the maintenance they deserve; efficient public lighting; a cultural centre and sports facilities that meet the needs of our residents.

WE WANT our Association to continue to grow and to face the challenges ahead, demanding that our leaders stop making promises that never come true... WE WANT a fair distribution of the wealth that we contribute to the municipal budget, in the form of

“We want nothing more than what we are due” they said TOGETHER, WE WILL BE STRONGER!

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Firauto – Car Fair, Expocar and Sobre2ruedas – Motorcycle Fair T

he 43rd edition of FIRAUTO, the New Car Fair, the 29th edition of the Second-hand Car Show, EXPOCAR and the 11th SOBRE2RUEDAS, Motorcycle Fair will all take place at the IFA Exhibition centre, by Alicante Airport, on 16, 17 and 18 of November 2017

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Supreme Court confirms Brit’s 14 year prison term The Supreme Court of Appeal has confirmed the 14 year prison sentence awarded to Charlie Bevill-Warcup for the murder of his partner in San Miguel de Salinas in September 2014, dismissing the prosecution's request to increase the penalty by changing the charge from homicide to murder.

Bars with terraces required to fit pavement ramps At a recent Plenary meeting of the Orihuela Council a motion was approved that will now require the proprietors of all restaurants, cafe’s and bars, with terraces that extend onto public roads, to install ramps between the road and pavement to ensure the accessibility of people with reduced mobility. The modification of the Municipal Ordinance Regulating Temporary Activities on public roads will now force all bars and catering establishments, as long as they wish to retain to retain their terrace.

The prosecution had filed an appeal before the Supreme Court (TS), asking that the case be considered as a murder because the aggravating circumstance of premeditation had not been taken into account, however, the defence prepared by the lawyer Iván Lorente, refused to accept the accusation. As such the TS has now finally confirmed that the case was a homicide. Bevill-Warcup is said to have been under the influence of alcohol at the time that he beat Rosemary Broadwell, his 76-year old former partner, to death with a walking stick

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This is a measure that groups and associations representing people with disabilities, such as Orihuela Sin Barreras, have been requesting for many years. The councillor of Urbanism, Rafael Almagro, has said that those catering establishments that already have perCharlie Bevill-Warcup during last year’s court appearance after an argument said to have been about money. The murder took place at la calle Bohemios de la urbanización Balcón de la Costa Blanca, in San Miguel de Salinas.

Two days after the incident he drove her to a secluded area in Algorfa where he tried to bury her body in a shallow grave, covering her with branches, before reporting her

disappearance to the Civil Guard. However he ended up confessing the crime to the Guardia Civil in March 2015.

mission to occupy the public roads now have a period of 18 months to install these ramps, to make them accessible and to comply with the laws and regulations of accessibility. Failure to do so could lead to the withdrawal of the permit to occupy the street. Those businesses applying for future permissions to install a terrace will have to comply with the ordinance prior to obtaining a permit. The one political group abstaining from the vote was Cambiemos Orihuela, which said that the amendment "was not very ambitious" since, in the opinion of its spokesperson, Karlos Bernabé, "the changes in the ordinance do not go far enough". Cambiemos also asked that the City Council give financial aid to establishments that have to install these ramps to alleviate the economic outlay they will have to make. This amendment was not accepted by the government, so the expenses of the works will have to be borne by the owners of the catering establishments concerned.

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O'Briens Bar in El Raso, Guardamar, for a drink and a chat. We provide information and access to advice about what is available to improve the quality of life for those affected, for example, equipment and aids to improve daily living. We have established links with other support groups, voluntary organisations and care agencies so that our Liaison Worker can share information about what is available and help you complete application forms.

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Age Concern Appeal I suspect like me and many people, we open cupboards, drawers, garages, sheds, underbuilds to find boxes of items carefully wrapped with no idea of what is inside. Previously bought crockery, bedding, towels, kitchenware, lamps, pictures, glassware, kitchen gadgets, small electrical items and ornaments just taking up space. There is a saying ‘If you don’t use or wear an item in a year, you don’t need it’ so how many of these

items do we possess clogging up valuable space? Now is the time to decide either use it or donate it. At Age Concern we welcome all donations of household items, clothing and small electrical items for sale in our charity shops. You will have the benefit of saving space as well as the personal satisfaction in knowing you are helping people. All donations are gratefully received at our charity shops in Avenida del Mar, Los Montesinos or Patricio Zammit, 41, Torrevieja or at our Day Centre at Calle Paganini, La Siesta weekdays between 10.00 – 1.30. If you are donating a lot of boxes, heavy bags or small items of furniture we can collect from your home. Please telephone 966 786 887 for info.

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TCF Winter Fayre “Torrevieja Christian Fellowship (TCF) are holding their Annual Winter Fayre at TCF, Avenida de la Cortes Valencianas, 68, 03183 on Saturday 17th of December 2018 between 1.00 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. Our Craft Club have made beautiful inexpensive gifts for Christmas, including jewellery, handmade cards, knitted goods and embroidery. Home baked items, toiletries and also bric a brac stalls. Also a Mini- Auction will be held at 2.30 p.m. Free admission and there are refreshments on sale. Bring your family and friends.

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ANSWERS QUICK ACROSS: 1 Squeal; 4 Bazaar; 9 Independently; 10 Correct; 11 Teeth; 12 Magic; 14 Ideal; 18 Purge; 19 Harvest; 21 Qualification; 22 Eleven; 23 Cheeky. DOWN: 1 Stitch; 2 Undercarriage; 3 Ample; 5 Alerted; 6 At the same time; 7 Rhythm; 8 Unity; 13 Itemise; 15 Opaque; 16 Chain; 17 Stingy; 20 Reach. CRYPTIC CRYPTIC ACROSS: 1 Stoned; 4 Cliche; 9 Unfashionable; 10 Van Dyke; 11 Ernie; 12 Aster; 14 Unite; 18 Wrong; 19 Acetate; 21 Take liberties; 22 Enrapt; 23 Brogue. DOWN: 1 Scurvy; 2 Off one’s rocker; 3 Essay; 5 Lantern; 6 Cabinetmaking; 7 Eleven; 8 Aides; 13 Egg flip; 15 Swathe; 16 Maybe; 17 Lessee; 20 Error.

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W e will remember them

As we approach the centenary of the end of the First World War, we hope that the tributes in the following pages will remind you of the debt of gratitude that we owe.

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae, May 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

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Message from Pastor Keith Brown, Chaplain of Spain North and of the Orihuela Costa and District Branch of The Royal British Legion On 13th November 2011 the Branch of which I am President and Chaplain, here on the Orihuela Costa, held its first Remembrance Service in Mil Palmeras. Now, on this, the 100th Anniversary of the silencing of the guns on the western front, we meet once again to give our heartfelt thanks to those who bravely went forward and fought for our peace and security, believing they were fighting for a better world in which their families and future generations could live. So many of our, then, families were involved in the fighting, or were waiting at home for the return of their loved ones, and we know from first hand experience, and from the newsreels of the day, that so many either did not return, or returned injured in body or in mind. This was not the war to end all wars as so many people believed and hoped for, with the Second World War and many other theatres of fighting taking place in our world since those bleak days. On Sunday it is our turn to Remember what those brave soldiers, sailors and airmen went through and to give thanks to God for the Peace and prosperity that we enjoy today, in our Service of Remembrance as we pray, sing hymns, listen to the word of God, and make an act of Commitment to responsible living and faithful service. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will remember themâ&#x20AC;? Blessings to you all, Pastor Keith Brown

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Time to say Thank You One hundred years ago 100 years ago the First World War ended, and a new world began as the guns fell silent on the world’s first truly global war. The example and experience of those who lived through it shaped the world we live in today. We believe it is time to think about all those who lived through this tragic and remarkable time and who put Britain on the path to becoming what it is today. It’s time to say THANK YOU for all that they did for us.

Women Women played a huge role in WW1 and this helped to change the role of women in Britain. Their vital role in supporting the war effort meant that many more women worked in jobs outside the home.

The Arts Arts and Culture were impacted by the experiences of a generation of poets, artists and composers. We still enjoy the works of Wilfred Owen, JRR Tolkien and many more today.

Children More than 340,000 children lost a parent and countless more lost brothers and uncles in WW1. Despite this trauma, children played a vital role in the war effort.

The Commonwealth The British Empire answered the call with volunteers from far and wide including pre-partition India, the Caribbean and Africa, all of whom make up a vibrant part of our society today.

Pioneers Pioneers in WW1 were driven to innovate. In medicine Doctors and nurses vastly increased our understanding and use of new technology such as x-rays. And if you’ve ever used a tea bag or worn a wrist watch you can thank the necessity during the war for making them commonplace.

Monday 5th - Sunday 11th November, 2018 The Armed Forces At the end of WW1 four million soldiers returned home to find a shortage of housing and jobs and a struggling economy. Despite this they brought the same resolve to peace that they had shown in war, helping to rebuild Britain.

HOW WE REMEMBER Remembrance is part of modern life, culture and heritage. It is a feature of the public calendar each year when public, private, formal and informal Remembrance events take place across the world. The National Service of Remembrance, held at The Cenotaph in Whitehall on Remembrance Sunday, ensures that no-one is forgotten as the nation unites to honour all who have suffered in war. HM The Queen will pay tribute alongside Members of the Cabinet, Opposition Party leaders, former Prime Ministers, the Mayor of London and other ministers. Representatives of the Armed Forces, Fishing Fleets and Merchant Air and Navy will also be there, as well as faith communities and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries. Here in Spain, Remembrance events will be held in Madrid, across the Costa Brava, Costa Blanca, Costa Almeria and the Costa del Sol. Some, such as the service in La Siesta Church Torrevieja, will take place at 10.30 am on Saturday 10 November while the majority, including the Orihuela Costa and District Commemoration in the Capilla de Mil Palmeras, will take place at 10.30 am the following day, on Sunday 11th.

TWO MINUTE SILENCE Each year at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we observe a Two Minute Silence. Armistice Day on 11 November marks the end of the First World War and on the centenary of the end it is a particularly significant day to remember and honour those who have paid the price for our freedom. Great Britain and Spain still believes strongly in remembering those who fought and died, not only in World Wars, but also in the many conflicts and terrorist incidents across the world during those years.

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION would do something about it himself.

OUR HISTORY

This eventually led to the formation of The British Legion.

BY DON CUBBON

When the Legion's leaders looked around them, they saw the gigantic task of looking after those who had suffered in the recent war and also the need to prevent further sacrifice by reminding the nation of the human cost of war and to work actively for peace.

CHAIRMAN, SPAIN DISTRICT NORTH

he British Legion was formed on 15 May 1921, bringing together four national organisations of exService men that had established themselves after the First World War. The main purpose of the Legion was straightforward: to care for those who had suffered as a result of service in the Armed Forces during the war, whether through their own service or through that of a husband, father or son. The suffering took many forms: the effect of a war wound on a man's ability to earn a living and support his family, or a war widow's struggle to give her children an education. Even those who had come through the war relatively unscathed struggled with employment.

1.75 million had suffered some kind of disability and half of these were permanently disabled. Added to this figure were the families who depended on those who had gone to war - the wives and children, widows and orphans as well as the parents who had lost sons in the war, who often contributed to the household income.

As a result of the war, Britain's economy plummeted and in 1921 there were two million unemployed. Over six million men had served in the war - 725,000 never returned. Of those who came back,

The situation so moved Lancastrian Lance Bombardier Tom Lister, that he decided that if the government was either unable or unwilling to do anything to improve the lives of ex-Servicemen, he

By the time of the Legion's formation in 1921, the tradition of an annual Two Minute Silence in memory of the dead had been established. The first ever Poppy Appeal was held that year, with the first Poppy Day on 11 November 1921. We were granted â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Royalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; status in 1971, and extended our membership to serving members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces, as well as ex-Service personnel, in 1981. Now, anyone can become a member of The Royal British Legion. We welcome men and women of all ages, whether they have served in the Armed Forces or not, to continue the work that was begun nearly 100 years ago.

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ONE OF THE LAST OF THE VERY FEW T he Royal British Legion in Spain North is extremely proud to have 100 year old Maurice Mounsdon, as a member of the Menorca Branch. Maurice lives in the Casa Remei Care Home on the island. But Maurice is no ordinary individual. He is now one of only seven members of ‘The Few’ still believed to be alive. Flt Lt Mounsdon was attached to fighter command during the Battle of Britain flying Hurricanes. He fought dogfights over Southern England during the Battle of Britain, as a hurricane pilot with 56 Squadron based at RAF North Weald. He was twice shot down but parachuted to safety each time. On the second occasion he was mistaken for a German and was captured by the Home Guard. Maurice is, of course, highly respected by the RBL in Spain, so much so that just last week he was presented with a beautiful glass plaque with the coat of arms of the Royal British Legion and the Royal Air Force Association, by Tina Graham the RBL Welfare Officer in Menorca. “We are all very proud of Maurice and the service he has given. He is a shining light that we all hold very dear,” said Tina. Tina’s husband, Brian, took along a book “So Few” which is a compilation of the memoirs of 25 pilots who served in the Battle of Britain. Brian and Maurice talked through the list of contributors, many who Maurice knew and served with. He discussed how he escaped from his plane when he was shot down by a Messerschmitt 109 and was severely burnt resulting in him being hospitalised for 2 years. Maurice identified one pilot in the book who was in the next bed during his time in hospital. Brian has left the book with Maurice as it brought so many memories back and has promised to visit him again in a few weeks’ time, hopefully to learn more.

It has been a few years since Maurice has been up in a plane, and even longer since he fought dogfights over southern England during the Battle of Britain, but in mid-September he watched with pride and mixed emotion as the Red Arrows — the elite pilots of the modern age — honoured him with a tribute to mark his birthday. In a spectacular display over Menorca, where Mr Mounsdon has lived since his retirement, they carved out “100” in the sky in red, white and blue smoke trails. Now frail and unable to walk unaided, he watched the 30-minute show from a friend’s apartment as nine Hawk jets twisted and turned above them at speeds of up to 360mph. Wing Commander Andrew Keith, leader of the Red Arrows, said the squadron came to Menorca to pay tribute to Mr Mounsdon’s contribution during the Battle of Britain. “It is a special moment, as the RAF marks its centenary and Mr Mounsdon has celebrated his 100th birthday, to come and do this display in tribute to him and all he did for his country,” he said. As he helped Mr Mounsdon leave, Mr Keith joked to his fellow pilot: “You would have made it into the cockpit in 20 seconds in your day.”

Tina Graham presenting the glass plaque to Maurice on behalf of Spain District North

Captain Mark Fieldsend, the defence attaché at the British embassy in Madrid, presented Mr Mounsdon with a sector clock, which were used during the Battle of Britain to organise which squadrons would be sent up to fight the Luftwaffe and to raise the alert about approaching enemy aircraft. The tribute came about because the RAF sent the Red Arrows to Menorca for centenary celebrations and to help a campaign to restore a former British naval hospital on the island. When they discovered that Mr Mounsdon lived there, they decided to dedicate their display to one of the last survivors of The Few. Maurice said that The Royal British Legion presentation completed his own personal centenary celebrations.

The dashing figure of Maurice Mounsdon in his days as a Hurricane pilot helped bring down a Dornier Do 215 bomber. Wing Commander Paul Caswell Farnes, 100

Seven members of The Few are believed to be still alive. Five are members of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association. As well as Flight Lieutenant Maurice Mounsdon, they include: Wing Commander John “Tim” Elkington, 97 Served in the RAF for 36 years. During the Battle of Britain he destroyed a Messerschmitt Bf 109, a Junkers Ju 88, and

”You’ve got to remember that we joined the air force to fly. To be able to fly several times a day, every day, in one of the finest airplanes going, we thought was good,” he said in an interview in 2015. “It was very fragile, but strangely enough it was a good life. I enjoyed it.” Flight Lieutenant William Terence Clark, 99 After joining the Auxiliary Air Force in 1938, Flight Lieutenant Clark was later posted to RAF Catterick as an air gunner on the Blenheim aircraft. Afterwards he moved on to the Beaufighter as a radio operator. Flight Lieutenant William Hughes, believed to be 97 Served in 23 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. He went on to serve in Egypt where he completed two tours.

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A Death at the Battle of the Somme "At 8 o'clock on the morning of July 1st there was roll call for the day's orders and we were told that the general offensive would begin at 9 without us, as we were in reserve, and that we should be notified of the day and hour that we were to go into action. All was hustle and bustle. The Colonial regiments had carried the first German lines and thousands and thousands of prisoners kept arriving and leaving. Ambulances filed along the roads continuously. Suddenly a voice called out: 'The company will fall in to go to the first line.' About 4 o'clock the order came to get ready for the attack. None could help thinking of what the next few hours would bring. One minute's anguish and then, once in the ranks, faces became calm and serene, a kind of gravity falling upon them, while on each could be read the determination and expectation of victory. Two battalions were to attack Belloy-en-Santerre, our company being the reserve of battalion. The companies forming the first wave were deployed on the plain. Bayonets glittered in the air above the corn, already quite tall. Alan Seeger's section formed the right and vanguard of the company and mine formed the left wing. After the first bound forward, we lay flat on the ground, and I saw the first section advancing beyond us and making toward the

extreme right of the village of Belloy-en-Santerre. I caught sight of Seeger and called to him, making a sign with my hand. He answered with a smile. How pale he was! His tall silhouette stood out on the green of the cornfield. He was the tallest man in his section. His head erect, and pride in his eye, I saw him running forward, with bayonet fixed. Soon he disappeared and that was the last time I saw my friend. . ." From the diary of a friend of Alan Seeger, an American serving in the Somme with the French Foreign Legion. Seeger fell on the first day of the Somme at the age of 28, but is still remembered for his prophetic poem “Rendevous with death.” Alan was the uncle of folk singer/song writer Pete Seeger.. “I have a rendezvous with Death At some disputed barricade, When Spring comes back with rustling shade And apple-blossoms fill the air-I have a rendezvous with Death When Spring brings back blue days and fair.” From "A Death at the Battle of the Somme, 1916," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2004).

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Castration of street cats goes ahead inTorrevieja The Councillor for Animal Protection, Carmen Morate, announced on Tuesday that aid, to the total of 10,252.50 euros, has been awarded by the Diputación de Alicante to the campaign for the sterilisation treatment of urban colonies of cats without an owner, in the municipality of Torrevieja.

"said Morate. With the grant, 150 cats can be castrated, which can then be identified by a small cut on the tip of the ear - the females on the right and the males on the left. At the beginning of the year, with a much smaller grant, the council was able to castrate 59 cats, so that by the end of 2018 more than 200 cats will have been neutered in Torrevieja. Since the scheme was introduced by the council the total number of castrated cats exceeds 1,500

Over the last week, the feeders that deal with the cat colonies, organised by the association CES (Capture and Sterilization Torrevieja), have been working with 8 veterinary clinics on the project. “The castration of street cats is the only ethical solution that also provides long-term results ", explained the councillor. This is the third consecutive year that the City Council has been involved in this initiative, the objective of which is to avoid the environmental problems that an overpopulation of cats can cause. "But Torrevieja goes further. It is the third consecutive year that we have taken part, but our reasons are much the same as everywhere else. We want to avoid as much suffering as possible by street cats

through their overpopulation. Hundreds and hundreds of cats are born every year. They often suffer disease, hunger, thirst and poisoning, something that we are extremely keen to reduce or even avoid,

and Climate Change, Fran Quesada, the deputy director of Natural Environment, Josep Nebot and the general director of Turisme Comunitat Valenciana, Josep Gisbert.

Injured vulture recovered close to Campoverde

Also at the event were mayors and councillors from other local municipalities

The Department of Environment in Pilar de la Horadada received an emergency call earlier in the week informing of the presence of a rather sorry looking large bird which was apparently injured along the CV-925 road, between Pinar de Campoverde and the Sierra Escalona, recently declared a protected area by the Consell. Wildlife staff were able to capture the bird which was having difficulty flying. It was clearly injured which a spokesman said could have been caused in the recent heavy rain and strong winds. The bird, which was identified as a griffon vulture, was taken to municipal facilities where it will be collected by the staff from the Consellería run Santa Faz Centre for the Recovery of wild animals. With a wingspan of 2.8 metres and weighing 8 kilos, that’s 9 foot and 17lbs in old money, the Griffon Vulture is one of our largest raptors to be found in Spain.

Morate also said that over the last three years more and more municipalities are joining the scheme, now over 90, compared to 66 in 2016, a figure that is considered to be extremely positive. However with the budget declining year on year, 250,000 euros three years ago, decreasing to 200 last year and just 163,000 in the current year, Torrevieja has also suffered a considerable cut with its grant reduced by more than 4,250 euros.

Pilar de la Horadada had a stand at the show where visitors could see the variety of species that they are able to visit in the Natural Municipal Areas, Lagunas de Lo Monte and Natural Area Río Seco, Pilar De La Horadada.

Birdwatching in Pilar de la Horadada Antonio Escudero and Pilar María Samper, the Councillors of the Environment and Tourism in Pilar de la Horadada, attended the Birdwatching Festival last week which was held in the Natural Park of the Lagunas de la Mata and Torrevieja The festival was attended by the regional secretary of Environment

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Just walking the dog! E very Wednesday volunteers meet up at Barkinside animal rescue and sanctuary to walk those dogs awaiting their forever homes. Some bring their own dogs too!

The walk not only gives people the chance to see the dogs that are looking for homes but also to exercise the dogs and themselves. In addition it enables like-minded, dog loving people to meet and chat.

As always there will be Roger's Random Raffle, cakes and goodies, refreshments and hot dogs for all the kids. Santa will be there to give presents to the children and if you bring your own dog dressed in a Christmas outfit you could win a prize!

The dogs have so much fun and these walks leave everyone feeling uplifted. Last Wednesday there were 20 dogs on the walk with 14 people.

So put this in your diary, join in the fun, dress up Christmassy if you wish and let us know if you would like to be allocated one of our dogs for the walk. Also if you are interested in having a stall, please contact Jacquie on 0034.697.122.883. We look forward to seeing you all there!

In addition to the dog walking at Barkinside every week, guided walks are arranged at different times of the year in La Romana. Join us on the Winter Wonderland Walk on Sunday 09 December at 11am. We are meeting at The Old Bell in La Romana and the walk is an easy level and distance.

If you would like to give a dog a home, or foster or sponsor an abandoned dog, please see www.Barkinside.es or if you feel you could host a fund raising event please call Jacquie on 0034.697.122.883. All donations of money or items to sell at their boot fair, or towels and bowls for the dogs, would be gratefully received.

San Luis/La Siesta Neighbourhood Watch With a strong turnout of ex-pat residents, Deputy Mayor Fanny Serrano , Councillor Carmen Morate and Foreigners Director Carlos Gonzalez attended. There was heated debate about the lack of completing La Siesta Park and the meeting was frustrated that after over 20 years of promises the park is still not useable. The Deputy Mayor said the completion of the park was awaiting the outcome of a court case. Other issues raised included poor traffic signs and the lack of speed control. At a previous meeting the Mayor had stated that the local police had the funding to implement new road markings and signage and this is still awaited.

The team from Parque Natural then gave an excellent presentation on the need to help protect the species of birds, wildlife and fauna around the lakes and for residents to consider their obligations. The Parque team noted the damage caused to the salt lake machinery from illegal use of the lakes caused by litter and broken glass polluting the lake. It was requested that dogs are kept on leads in the lakeside parks to avoid disturbing nesting birds. The Mayor will attend the next meeting on November the 26th which as the last meeting of the year and will also have the Torrevieja Pipes and Drum band performing for residents who can enjoy a glass of wine to celebrate a successful year for the group.

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CINEMA PILAR English Language Cinema in Pilar de la Horadada Calle Canalejas 4 Thursday, 8th November at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, 10th November at 5:00 p.m.

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SHOW DOGS Max, a macho, solitary Rottweiler police dog is ordered to go

The Velvetones are always on the lookout for new ladies to join in with their fun hobby of singing in 4 part Harmony, A Capella style.

undercover as a primped show dog in a prestigious Dog Show,

When they are not singing they also love to socialise and take trips away!

along with his human partner, to avert a disaster from happening.

So why not come and listen any Thursday early evening from 17.15pm - 19.45 at El Paraiso, Torrevieja. You will be warmly welcomed. Find us on Facebook Velvetones Harmony Chorus, web.... www.velvetonesharmonytorrevieja.com or call Mary-Anne on 966 714 973.

Cast: Will Arnett, Ludacris, Natasha Lyonne, Bern Collaco, Dur: 1h 32min | Comedy. Adventure | Family-friendly

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‘Twitters from the Atlantic’ Barrie Mahoney was a head teacher and school inspector in the UK, as well as a reporter in Spain, before moving to the Canary Islands to launch and edit a new English language newspaper.

He enjoys life in the sun as a columnist and author, and continues to write a series of popular novels, books for expats, as well as designing mobile apps and websites to promote the Canary Islands.

Unemployment Good, Employment Bad

heard a UK economist on the radio this week complaining about high employment levels in the country. Apparently, high employment is bad for the economy, since it forces wage and salary levels upwards, which is bad for UK exports and the overall economy. Conversely, high unemployment level is preferable, according to this economist, since it creates “a competitive employment background”, which results in wage stability and even a reduction in production costs (for this read overall wage stagnation and depression). Thankfully, I am not an economist, but I guess that most people will view this as simple exploitation of labour. Whether or not it is a good idea will no doubt depend upon your political and social views. Personally, I cannot think that anyone in their right mind would find unemployment acceptable under any circumstances. Still, we are told that we now live in a post-truth world where anything goes. Unemployment is supposed to be at its lowest level in the UK for many years, even though many jobs are of fragile status by working within the ‘gig economy’ or zero-hours contracts. In contrast, unemployment in Spain and the Canary Islands is still at worryingly high levels. Unemployment in the Canary Islands remains stubbornly at around

31 per cent, which is one of the highest in Europe. For those under 25 years old, the unemployment rate is at a shocking 56 per cent, accompanied by severe social consequences, as well as destroying dreams and confidence for a generation of young people.

b y Bar rie Mahoney The Port of La Luz in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is one of the largest employers on the island.

It was encouraging to hear this week that several new and imaginative schemes designed to reverse the trend are currently being deployed in the Canary Islands. The Government of Gran Canaria has recently announced that 220 unemployed people over the age of 45 years and without previous skills will be trained as skilled metal workers in the Port of La Luz in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which is one of the largest employers on the island. The main employer on the site, Femepa, operates 1,600 companies that have job opportunities for welders and electricians, but often faces difficulties in finding workers to fill these vacant posts. Cars, lorries and motorcycles regularly need repairs, and in the Canary Islands there are over 4,500 elevators that need to pass a safety inspection each year. This new project will also provide job opportunities for the refurbishment of homes and the maintenance of hotels. 220 people will be invited to participate in training courses to work in the metal sector, and Femepa and the island government hope that all those who complete the training will be offered jobs. These courses are intended for those who have been unemployed for over a year, are over 45 years of age, immigrants, victims of gender violence or have a low level of education. The Government of Gran Canaria has also announced that it will employ 50 unemployed people to work full time for six months in reforestation tasks. This programme is aimed at women who are victims of gender violence, immigrants and those over the age of 45

years, so that they can learn a trade in a sector in which there is a real demand for professionals with appropriate skills. This specific group of unemployed people will soon learn how to fell trees, climb trees, provide trees with sufficient water and to use specific machinery for forestry tasks. Both projects are relatively small scale, yet are an attempt to bring hope for the future and an escape for many people who are desperate to break away from the misery of unemployment. In this ‘Alice in Wonderland’ world, I wonder what the UK economist who spoke so favourably of the benefits of unemployment would think of these attempts to give people some hope for the future? If you enjoyed this article, take a look at my websites: http://barriemahoney.com and http://thecanaryislander.com or read my latest book, ‘Living in Spain and the Canary Islands’ (ISBN: 9780995602724). Available in paperback, as well as Kindle editions. Join me on Facebook: @barrie.mahoney

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Social and Clubs The next monthly meeting of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the Royal British Legion will be the AGM on 22 Nov at the Olympia Restaurant in Mil Palmeras starting at 7.30pm. All are welcome to join us for an evening of camaraderie and good company. RNA - The Royal Naval Assn meet at El Paraiso Restaurant behind Carrefour in Torrevieja at 3pm on the first Wednesday of

Can you give me a loving home Hello my name is Sebastian and I am a 9 year old male Norwegian forest cat. My owners are travelling to different countries and unfortunately I can not go with them. I would love a home with no other cats (as I am very territorial ) or dogs, (I chase them up the road) but I love people and I love tummy tickles and adore being brushed, I will give you lots of love in return. I am used to being in a quiet area with little

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every month. For info contact the secretary, Margaret Forshaw, on 966 92 1996 Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur is here to help you. Our aim is to assist with problem solving for the over 50’s and promote their well-being. We need volunteer Drivers and people to join our Residential Home Visiting Team. You will visit people who live in a Residential Home, and take them out for a coffee either in a wheelchair or walking. If you think you can help Age Concern in this respect call into our centre at C/Paganini s/n, Urb. La Siesta 03184 Torrevieja or ring 966 786 887. Or you can email: costablanca@ageconcern.org.es Badminton in Pilar de la Horadada. Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs. 10-12.30 pm. For information ring John McGilvray on 0034 965 27 2701 or Mobile 0034 634 658 506 or e mail carolejohn_3@hotmail.com Torrevieja Retired Activities Club meet on the third Wednesday in the month from 11-1pm at Marina Club Cafeteria, International Marina, Torrevieja. We have a speaker at our monthly meetings, or quiz, etc. Enjoy an activity once a month such as petanca, mini golf, 10 pin bowling, and on the first Sunday of the month we organise a restaurant lunch. The joining fee is 10euros but you can attend one meeting or lunch before you join. For info phone Sandy Hollywood, President 698 266 696 or Jill Hayes, membership Secretary 672 983 019. HAH CB need you to help us help those in need in their own homes in areas surrounding Quesada, San Luis, La Siesta Torrevieja, La Mata, Orihuela Costa, Villamartin to Campoverde,

short or long term medical conditions of all ages and nationalities. Contact our head office on 965 328 794 or email: charitycentre helpathomecb@gmail.com. Curious about the work of Samaritans in Spain? Interested in becoming a listener? Have a few hours a week to help with the charity shop, fundraising or admin? To find out more, come and join us for refreshments and a chat at our Centre in the Punta Marina Shopping Centre, by the Punta Prima roundabout, on the N332. (Volunteer positions are unpaid but expenses can be claimed).Email: spainsamsrecruits@outlook.com www.samaritansinspain.com The Orihuela Costa Drop In Centre is in C/Cipres, Lomas de Cabo Roig, where we can offer you a full range of activities Monday, Wednesday and Thursday including music, language classes, drawing and painting, sewing, general information, bereavement advice and more. Further info available at: oc.communitycare@gmail.com THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION BAND IN SPAIN is looking for musicians, all instruments and of any nationality, to joint its band. We rehearse every Tuesday in Lomas de Cabo Roig. Call or email the MD, David Last, 638 108 078 or last.david.1943@gmail.com

Churches and Services La Siesta Evangelical Church hold services each Sunday and everyone is welcome. Our 11.15am Services are held every 2nd and 4th Sunday in the month (and on the 5th Sunday, if this applies.) On the 1st and 3rd Sunday’s our Services are at 9.30 am. Our choir sings at our 11.15 am Services and there is also a Sunday School, Stepping Stones, on these Sundays. For info see www.lasiestaevangelicalchurch.org or phone Pastor Keith on 666 180 108 The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) in Torrevieja meet at 10.00 each Sunday in their chapel at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia, 104. All Welcome. You can phone or whatsapp the missionaries on 667 533 597.. International Christian Assembly, Calle Urbano Arregui, 23, Torrevieja - Evangelical nondenominational church. Sunday service 11a.m.; Sunday school; Prayer meetings; craft and computer clubs. Ladies Bible Study: Thursday 11a.m. Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30p.m. House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta – Contact: 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. Phone: 966 799 273 / 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. www.icatorrevieja.org

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I’m a Mean Ole Lion!

TUDIO32 are preparing to thrill audiences with their latest musical theatre venture - it’s The Wiz, a modern take on that classic show The Wizard of Oz. Winner of 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical, the show features all those well-known characters but with some fabulous new soul, blues and gospel songs. When Dorothy sets off along the yellow brick road in the land of Oz she meets up with some strange travelling companions, including the Lion. He makes out that he’s the ferocious king of the jungle in his opening number “Mean Ole Lion”, but in fact he’s a big scaredy cat.

The New Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group.

So Lion joins Dorothy on her journey to meet The Wizard to see if he can get some courage. Along the way their adventures are accompanied by some wonderful upbeat songs, ballads, and large company numbers. Will Lion find his courage in the end, or will he remain a cute little pussycat? To find out come and see this wonderfully entertaining show, a perfect start to the Christmas season.

by emailing tickets@studiothirtytwo.org, or from the following outlets:

The role of the Lion is being played by Andy Kirkwood (pictured right).

Current seating availability for each performance is available on their website: www.studiothirtytwo.org .

Andy joined STUDIO32 last year taking part in the chorus of their winter production White Christmas. Combining an excellent voice with natural acting talent it was obvious that Andy was heading for greater things, and he successfully auditioned for the role of Amos Hart in the company’s sell-out production of Chicago. He received a standing ovation for his performance, which has fuelled his desire to take on more challenging character parts. STUDIO32 are proud and delighted to be supporting local charities once again with this production, most notably the San Fulgencio Alzheimer’s Society. The company have raised almost 30,000 euros for charity in under 5 years, and look forward to giving lots more money with donations from this show. Show dates are Wednesday November 28th to Saturday December 1st at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio, all performances start at 7.30pm with doors open 7pm. Reserved seating tickets are now on sale, priced at 10 euros, and can be obtained by calling 744 48 49 33,

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Tickets are in great demand for this show, already there is only limited availability for the Friday and Saturday performances, so be sure to book your seat now for what promises to be a spectacular evening’s entertainment. You won’t be disappointed!

On Wednesday 24th October 2018 the Theatre Group handed over two cheques of 1200 euro each to the Charity AAN who distribute food to the needy of Urb La Marina and San Fulgencio, and to the the Hope Christian Charity who help the underprivileged people on the Urb La Marina. The Show Time was a hit and we thank the support we got from the audience, and the help that we received from various groups around us who also use our theatre. We are still looking for entertainers for our next show sometime toward the end of September next year as well as technical staff and Show Director for singing, comedy. We also require Lighting and Sound people. If you are interested in these positions contact John Divine on 966 71 2089.

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Horadada Bowls Club By Irene Graham On Monday in the South Alicante Discovery Division, Horadada Falcons were at home to Quesada Rubies. We won on 1 rink and drew on 2. On one of these rinks The Falcons were well ahead for most of the match with the Rubies just creeping closer in the last ends. The other rink was the opposite, Horadada were trailing for most of the match but managed to pull back in the closing ends. Our winning rink was: Irene Graham, John Goddard and Terry Hucknall. 18 -14. Draw rinks were: Wayne Jackson, Mick Kirby and Barry Evans. 18 – 18, Ken Barber, Peter Davis and Roy Thomson. 17 – 17 Quesada just claimed the overall shots, so the final score was 83 shots for Horadada to 89 against giving us 4 points and 8 points to Quesada. A nail biting finish to a very close, enjoyable match. On Wednesday Horadada Members decided to take a break from the serious stuff and try our hand at the short mat bowls. A great fun afternoon with some of our members in full fancy dress for Halloween, followed by good food and a few drinks in Paddy Singhs in Los Urrutias. Thanks to those members for making such an effort in the Halloween theme which added to the enjoyment of the afternoon. Friday the Horadada Royals were away to Montemar Toreadors and what a great result for us. The rain managed to stay off for the duration of the match with glimpses of sunshine which fell on the Royals. The team had to be changed about a bit, but we all played our part. We won on 3 rinks, drew on 1 and lost 1. Our winning rinks were: Peter Davis, Ken Barber and Alan Miller 24 – 14, John Goddard, Mick Kirby and Barry Evans 25 – 7, Irene Graham, Jenny Davis and Bryan Eatough 16 – 13. Our draw team: Tracey Paffett, Wayne Jackson and Terry Hucknall 17 -17. The end result being shots for 95, shots against 69. With Horadada getting the overall shots the points were 9 for and 3 against. The match was played in a very friendly, sporting manner and enjoyed by everyone. Very well played to Team Horadada. We needed that lift. Don’t forget Team, ‘keep em bowls a rollin’!!! Horadada offers a warm welcome to new or experienced bowlers, and provides the necessary equipment. Our roll-up days for this friendly club are Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday mornings. Please contact Fred Trigwell on 659 139 129 for more information.

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Come the Winter League when we played Quesada, 8 = 4 was again the score but to them not us. Never the less it was a close old game with Quesada getting the overall shots by one. Dave O’Sullivan pushed time back again when he , Mike Stone Garth Slater and Anne Stone had a great win 21 – 14. The Fowkes and the Parsons had a nice 20 -13 win. Here comes another 8 – 4 win. This time the Ospreys played away at Vistabella against the Picadors. Peter Parsons, Wendy Latham and Anne Stone won 28 – 10 and by all accounts Anne had a great game. Cliff Rawlinson, and the Fowkes won 19 – 15 and Shirley Hadaway had a double this week with Phil Pape and Margaret McLaughlin winning18 – 14. Well done one and all.

Vistabella Bowls Club By Lynne Bishop

SOUTH ALICANTE WINTER TRIPLES League Tables Week 3 - 29 October

A good result in the Premier Twenty knockout playing San Miguel, three wins both home and away sees us going through to the next round playing Quesada. SAL Discovery league Albatrosses at home against San Luis Trekkers won three and drawn another rink for a 9-3 win, shots were VB 97 (9) - 81(3) SL. The Drivers also at home against San Luis Klingons played just twelve ends due to weather conditions, the game ended in a draw 66, shots, VB 61 - 54(6) SL. Discovery league Eagles at Greenlands against the Sycamores had just one win..that was from M Voyager league Buggies away to San Luis Vulcans came home with 8 pts after three wins plus the long game. Shots, VB 84(8) - 69(4) SL. Winter league. At home this week against the Emerald Isle and a great result, four wins to one although two were extremely close, Shots, VB 83(10) - 72(2) EI. The Berleen team had a very good win of 25-11 well done! Southern League Div A. The Albatrosses welcomed Emerald Isle Cavaliers and a very competitive game was had by all, two winning rinks and another two rinks that lost by one shot brought the result to. 6-6 draw! Shots VB 87(6) - 71(6) EI. The Picadors were at home to La Marina Ospreys with the home team having two wins to the oppositions three, the long game was close. Shots, VB 89(4) - 95(8) L M. Div C Swingers travelled down to Country Bowls Club to play their Cubs and what a great result they had, wins on four rinks to bring ten points back home. Shots, VB 105(10) - 73(2) CB. Conquistadores at La Siesta playing against the Silvers won on two rinks and had a drawn game on another. Shots VB 78(5) - 108(7) LS.

ENTERPRISE DIVISION Vistabella Albatrosses 97 (9) Vistabella Drivers 61 (6) La Marina Explorers 105 (8) Monte Mar Matadors 57 (2) Quesada Pearls 78 (8) San Miguel Beagles 123 (10)

San Luis Trekkers 81 (3) San Luis Klingons 54 (6) La Siesta Apollos 79 (4) Emerald Isle Titans 106 (10) San Miguel Alsations 71 (4) Quesada Diamonds 52 (2)

P W D L O/W Emerald Isle Titans 3 13 0 2 3 Quesada Pearls 3 10 1 4 3 San Luis Klingons 3 10 0 5 2 San Miguel Beagles 3 9 1 5 2 Vistabella Albatrosses 3 9 1 5 2 La Marina Explorers 3 8 0 7 2 Vistabella Drivers 3 7 0 8 2 San Miguel Alsations * 3 7 0 8 1 La Siesta Apollos 3 6 0 9 1 San Luis Trekkers 3 3 1 11 0 Quesada Diamonds 3 3 0 12 0 Monte Mar Matadors 3 3 0 12 0 * 2) deducted for failing to field a full side

Diff 175 63 51 81 11 31 9 -2 -40 -71 -142 -166

Pts 32 27 24 23 23 20 18 14 14 7 6 6

DISCOVERY DIVISION Greenlands Sycamores 101 (10) Mazarron Mariners 82 (6) La Marina Pathfinders 87 (8) Emerald Isle Moonrakers 88 (8) El Rancho Pintos 90 (6) Horadada Falcons 83 (4)

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Dewar, Joe Ridley, skip Dianne Ridley. - 18 - 12. In the Southern League Div A, The Oaks were at home to La Siesta Blues. shots - 94 - 66. Points 10 - 2. Best Winning rink - Heather Meston, Derek Toozer, skip Chris Dewar. 26 shots to 7. The Elms were at home to Emerald Isle outlaws, shts 68 - 87. points 2 - 10. winning rink D Field, J Thompson, skip J Dowell, 18 - 12. In the Southern League, The Cedars were away to El Rancho. Shots 105 - 83. points 8 -4. Best winning rink - Brian Tomlin, Les Barber, skip Barry Collins. 30 - 8. for all inquires please contact Chris Dewar on telephone 698 418 987 or email dewarsinspain6246@gmail.com or please visit our web site https://greenlands-bowls.wixsite.com/greenlandsbowlsclub

Emerald Isle Bowls Club Emerald Isle Bowls Club by Elwyn Morris Monday Titans at home to Monte Mar Matadors and won 10-2, aggregate 106-57, winners D Jones C Smyth J Smyth 24-5, J Pooley R White B Kavanagh 27-8, D Rhodes K Jolliffe AMS 25-12, S Johnson P Coffey I Brewster 16-15 Neptunes away at La Marina Pathfinders they lost 4-8 aggregate 8087, Winners R Adams L Vincent H Rhodes 22-11, A Brown S Watson C Warner 20-11 Moonrakers played Monte Mar Toreadors and won 8-4 aggregate 8880. Winners L Freeman D Close P Willicott 24-12, I Hughes G Dyer M Willicott 22-13. L Burns T Dix E Bennett 20-10. The Saturns played La Siesta Sputniks and they won 9-3 aggregate 95-64. Winners B Taylor T Rooche T Upham 29-9, M Elliott C Selby J Mulloy 18-13, A Miles F Thomas B Donohoe 21-16, M Brookes A Gower E Brookes drew 12-12 The Isle played at Vistabella in Winter League and lost 2-10 aggre-

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Two games on Monday, one in the Discovery League with the Pathfinders playing at home against Emerald Isle Neptunes and we won 8 – 4. The two big winners were John Withers, Mike Lowe and Reg Jackson winning 24 – 12 and Garth Slater, Paul Tregoing and Mo Taylor who won 25 - 12. Barry Sadler had a close game 16 – 14 with Arthur Cronk and Trevor Hancock. The other victorious team was in the Enterprise Div and our Explorers at home beat La Siesta Apollos 8 – 4 as well. Mike Stone in fine form of late won 34 – 8 with help from Tom Spencer and Roger Stacey. Shirley Hadaway, Margaret McClaughlin and Barbara Forshaw won 20 – 15 while Peter Parsons Phil Pape and Mo Kidd won 21 – 15.

Greenlands Bowls Club In the Discovery Div, The Sycamores were at Home to Vistabella Eagles. scores were - shots - 101 - 73. Points - 10 - 2 . Best winning rink was - Phil Lockley, Mary Lockley, skip Mel Brown. 26 - 7. The Maples were away to Mazzaron Mariners. scores were - Shots 74 - 82 Points 6 - 6 . Best winning rink was - Margaret Stephens, Margaret Dewar, skip Dave Webb. 19 - 11. In the Voyager Division, The Chestnuts were away to San Luis Romulans. Final score was - shots 100 - 49. Pts - 12 - 0. Best winning rink was - Jean Thompson, Izzy Bell, skip Neville Pulfer. 26-5. In the Winter League we were away to La Siesta looking for a better result this week. After some very tight finishes which resulted in two drawn matches, and a very narrow defeat, the final score was - Shots 87 - 77. Points - 9 - 3. Best winning rink -- Roy Cordell, Chris

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Greenlands Maples El Rancho Pintos La Marina Pathfinders San Miguel Dalmations Emerald Isle Neptunes Mazarron Mariners Greenlands Sycamores Quesada Rubies Emerald Isle Moonrakers Monte Mar Torreadors Horadada Falcons Vistabella Eagles

P 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Vistabella Eagles 73 (2) Greenlands Maples 74 (6) Emerald Isle Neptunes 80 (4) Monte Mar Torreadors 80 (4) San Miguel DalMtns 86 (6) Quesada Rubies 89 (8) W 12 9 9 10 8 8 8 5 5 6 3 2

D 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0

L 3 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 13

O/W 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

Diff 100 69 25 30 44 18 9 -37 -38 -31 -62 -127

Pts 28 25 25 24 21 20 20 15 14 12 8 4

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gate 72-83, winners D Rhodes C Smyth M Odell C Lindgren 26-13, and Berleen won by Vistabella 11-25 Friday the Cavaliers travelled to Vistabella and came away with a 66 aggregate 71-87 draw winners were : D Jones M Veale J Smyth 16-11 S Johnson R White I Brewster 18-17, B Taylor C Smyth C Lindgren 18-17 The Claymores played at home against El Rancho and lost 2-10 aggregate 60-102 winners C Ayling B Eldred J Mullarkey 17-12 Outlaws weere at Greenlands and won 10-2 aggregate 87-68, winners: L Freeman G Dyer A Burns 20-11 R Clive M Breen D Close 17-15, V Cameron T Dix E Bennett 21-11, ,L Harris G Ponsford P Dix 17-10 Roundheads played San Luis Pumas at home and won 10-2, aggregate 88-66, winners were R Andrews R Fooks G Smith 23-10, M Brookes F Thomas B Donohoe 19-9, K John C Selby J Mulloy 14-9, L Bath J Horne P Creswell 18-12

San Luis Romulans 49 (0) San Luis Vulcans 69 (4) La Siesta Pioneers 90 (4) Emerald Isle Saturns 95 (9) San Miguel Pointers 138 (12)

Vistabella Buggies Country Bowls Flamingos Greenlands Chestnuts El Rancho Raiders La Siesta Pioneers Emerald Isle Saturns San Luis Vulcans San Miguel Pointers La Siesta Sputniks San Luis Romulans El Rancho Palaminos

P 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2

Greenlands Chestnuts 100 (12) Vistabella Buggies 84 (8) Country Bowls Flamingoes 92 (8) La Siesta Sputniks 64 (3) El Rancho Palaminos 53 (0) W 12 10 9 8 7 7 7 6 5 2 0

D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

L 3 5 6 1 8 7 8 4 9 13 9

O/W 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

Diff 183 79 30 37 24 -10 -10 66 -93 -203 -103

Pts 30 26 22 21 18 17 16 14 11 4 1

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Quesada Bowls Club by Dee Stephenson It’s been another busy week, with many of our members playing in second round matches in our Club competition. Conditions have been challenging at times with a mixture of strong winds, some showers and rain but thankfully some sunshine as well. Meanwhile theres been some very good results for our squads in the leagues. In the Southern Alicante League Enterprise Division despite some tough battles, the Diamonds came up against a strong performance by the San Miguel Beagles, who won with 10-2 points and 123-52 shots. In the same division, the Pearls also had a battle on their hands against San Miguel

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Alsatians, but managed a victory of 8-4 points and 78-71 shots, maintaining their 2nd place in the league. And in the Discovery Division Quesada Rubies played Horadada falcons and despite very windy and chilly conditions, won the match 8-4 points and 89-83 shots. Our Winter league team put on a great performance in a tough match this week to move them up into 1st place in the league. Playing away against La Marina they won the match 8-4 points and 82-81 shots. In the Southern League Division A, Quesada Swallows maintained their 2nd place in the league after a tight match against San Luis Lions, with 6 points each, Quesada just edging ahead with 78-75 shots. While in the Southern League Division B,

Swifts hosted San Luis Leopards in an afternoon match. There were some close results on the rinks with one of our teams securing a draw on the last end! Overall the Swifts played extremely well to secure an 11-1 win and 105-63 shots. And in the same league, Quesada Swans hosted MonteMar Matadors, who won the match 8 points to 4 and 96-79 shots. Just a reminder about our popular Saturday morning chicken drive which is open to visitors. Green fees are only 6 euros if you have your own shoes and bowls and 7 euros if you need to hire them. Anyone interested in taking part, please report to The Club, Quesada for a 9.30am start. For information contact Angie Goddard newleaf2014@hotmail.com New bowlers welcome and coaching is available.

La Siesta Bowls Club By Rod Edgerton

San Luis Bowls Club By Sheila Cammack

In the Enterprise Division the Apollos were away to La Marina Explorers and picked up 4 points to the Explorers 8 losing overall on shots by 105 to 79.Winning rinks for La Siesta came from Dave Davies with Florence and Mike Edwards winning 21-11 and from Trish and Pat Reilly with Irene Mangan winning 20-19.

The weather certainly caused problems this week. On Monday a cold wind blew in and tried to knock the players off their feet. For once it was good to be a reserve and stay warm and wrapped up in many layers! Fortunately the ongoing threat of showers more or less dried up in the sunshine.

In the Voyager Division the La Siesta Pioneers opponents were Country Bowls Flamingoes and they also picked up 4 points to their opponents 8 losing the overall shots by a narrow margin of 3230.The winning rinks for the Pioneers were Jo Elkin with Derek Smith and Rab Logan winning 34-6 whilst Irene Laverick with Tony and Val Dalton won 17-13. The Sputniks were away at Emerald Isle and picked up 3 points to their opponents 9.The overall shots going to E.I. by 92 shots to 64. Winning rink for La Siesta came from Hilary Clarke with Noel Morrisoe and Alan Ralph winning 16-15 whilst Kathleen Morrisoe, Ken Stringfellow and John Clarke drew 12-12 with their opponents. Our Winter League team entertained Greenlands and were successful on winning on the rink of Barbara Cooper,Val Dalton, Ann McEvoy and Mike Edwards by 21-19 whilst Pat Moore, Tony Dalton, Brian Harman and George Richardson managed a 12-12 draw. With overall shots of 87 to Greenlands and 77 to La Siesta the pts score was 3 - 9. In the Southern League A Division the Blues were away at Greenlands and lost by 94 shots to 66 winning on the rink of Ramsay Sinclair, Jenny Bowman and George Richardson by 22-19 picking up 2 points to their opponents 10. In the B Division the Golds had a comprehensive home win by 123 shots to 59 winning on all rinks thereby getting the maximum 12 pts. In the C Division the Silvers entertained Vistabella Conquistadors and won on 2 rinks and drew on the other winning the overall shots by 105-77 thereby picking up 7 points.Winners for Silvers were Dot Kocsis,Sheila Milllward and Willie Mcvey 37-9 and Hilary Clarke,Rod Edgerton and Alan Ralph 25-12 whilst Gary Randall, Ann Edgerton and Lee Plummer earned a creditable draw by winning a shot on the last end, final score being 22-22 in a match that swung back and forth and which the Vistabella skip killed 2 ends once when his team was 5 shots down.

Monte Mar Bowls and Social Club Sponsored by The Pub, Bowling Abroad, Avalon, Lounge D, Rogers and La Piazza. Friday October 26th - Monte Mar Toreadors v Quesada Swans. A good win for the Toreadors against Quesada Swans, as always with any team form Quesada a very competitive match played in very hot conditions. The Toreadors won on three rinks drew on one and lost on one. Well done to all the team for a very good win which puts us third in the league. Shots 99 – 86, Points 9 – 3

Monday 29th SL Klingons away v VB Drivers; on a very difficult morning, a close result 6pts-6, 54 shots-61. Winners: Margaret Morrison, Ray Clarke, Neil Morrison 15-7, Ann Holland, Keith Phillips, Ray Pollock 15-11, William Holtham, Sabrina & Russell Marks 14-11. SL Trekkers away v VB Albatrosses; an equally tough afternoon 3pts-9, 81 shots-97. Winners: Shirley Verity, Jo & Jules Pering 21-11, Helen Hammond, Bill Webb, Scott Malden 19-19. SL Vulcans v VB Buggies, a tough home match against very strong opposition, shots 69-84, 4pts-8. Well done: Dennis Jackson, Sue Ross, Brenda Brown 25-14, Kath Waywell, Margaret Clarke, Babs Shand 14-13. SL Romulans were unfortunately "conkered" by the GL Chestnuts, 0-12, 49 shots-100. Wednesday 31st Winter League: San Luis home v San Miguel; 8-4, shots 96-69, had some excellent individual scores. Winners: Ann Holland, Jo Pering, Bill Webb, Jules Pering 20-10, Shirley Verity, Ray Clarke, Sabrina & Russ Marks 14-12, Kath Reid, Ray Pollock, Neil Morrison, Ian Kenyon 35-15. Friday 2nd SL Lions home v Q Swallows, had a really close result 6pts-6, just missing out on shots 75-78. Winners: Kath Reid, Pam Lockett, Ian Kenyon 16-12, Ann Holland, Sheila Cammack, Ray Pollock 22-13, William Holtham, Janet & Peter McEneany 16-13. SL Tigers home v SM Bulldogs had a good result; 8pts-4, 91 shots85. Winners: Shirley Verity, Jo & Jules Pering 29-12, Margaret Roseveare, Judy Carroll, Dave Blackie 19-17, Kevin McKenna, Marina Beardsall, Barry Edwards 18-13. SL Leopards away v Q Swifts, had a hard time; 1pt-9, 63 shots-105. Well done: Steve Rossiter, Kath Waywell, Brenda Brown 14-14. SL Pumas, 1/11/18 (postponed match) home v ER Raiders had a good result; 8pts-4, 111shots-78. Winners: Pat Barnes, Mary Fromson, Ralph Jones 3014, Dee Hoey, Mario Cavilla, Harry Epsom 21-11, Chris Phillips, Terry Bayliss, Geoff Francis 29-10. (2/11/18) away v EI Roundheads, 60 shots-88, 2pts-10. Winners: Pat Barnes, Danny McErlean, Tom Fromson 20-14. SLBC information, club website: www.sanluisbowls.byethost7.com or contact June Jones, Club Captain: 691 903 773.

Monte Mar Matadors v La Siesta Golds At home to La Siesta Golds the Matadors won on all the rinks. Too many names to mention, so well done to all the team for a good result. Shots 106 – 51, Points 12 – 0 Monday October 29th - Monte Mar Matadors v Emerald Isle Titans Played at home in difficult conditions against the Titans. We only won on one rink well done to Pauline Merry, June Young skip Chris Merry. Shots 57 106, Points 2 – 10 Monte Mar Toreadors v E Isle Moonrakers Away to Emerald Moonrakers played in very windy conditions the Toreadors won on two

rinks. Well done to the winning teams of Sheila Roberts, Iain Sheridan skip Graham Smthye, Jan Soars, Phil Goble skip Rod Chamberlain. Shots 80 – 88, Points 4 – 8 Wednesday October 31st WINTER LEAGUE - Monte Mar v Bonalba

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San Miguel Bowls Club By Gail Willshire Monday’s results were all quite good this week. The Alsatians, away to Quesada Pearls, had to give up a rink, 2 shots and 10 points, due to illness. Despite this they still managed 4 points, 71 shots to 78. Pretty good under the circumstances. The best winners were Anita Brown, Ron Nairey and Eddie Cowan, 20:11. The Dalmatians were also away to the El Rancho Pintos. The weather conditions weren’t great, but nevertheless our team came away with 6 points, just missing out on the shot difference, 86:90. The best win came from Bob Nesbitt, Dave Champion and Barbara Scotthern, 25:12. The Beagles, at home to the Quesada Diamonds that morning, had just one loss, by just 1 shot! - so, 10 points, 123:52. The rink of the day went to Margaret Patterson, Johnny Raby and Stuart Denholm 30:10. However, the Pointers had the best result that afternoon, at home to El Rancho’s Paliminos. Winning across the board, 138 shots to 53, the best win came from James Cutting, Brian Allen and Lynn Greenland 38:5. Wednesday saw our Winter League team away to San Luis. They came away with 4 points after a difficult morning, 69 shots to 96, but were very unfortunate not to finish with a draw. This was not a disaster and has kept the team near the top of the table. The best rink that day was Brian Miller, Margaret Patterson, David Johnson and Steve Cantley, 16:12. On Friday the Boxers welcomed the Mazarron Miners to SMBC and had a great morning to win 10:2, 97 shots to 80. The top dogs were Barry Jones, Bob Graham and Frank Scotthern, winning 26:17. The Bulldogs, meanwhile had a rougher time at San Luis gaining 4 points, 85:91. The trio of Sandy Hannan, Tom Dalgleish and Dave Greenland was the pick of the litter, 28 points to 11. A reminder that the Wasps sessions take place Wednesdays 1:30 for 2:00 - €5 for an afternoon’s bowling with shoes and woods available to borrow. Due to the popularity of the Wasps, first time bowlers are now asked to attend an initial coaching session on Tuesday afternoons, starting at 1:45. For further information on San Miguel Bowls Club please contact the President Stuart Hemmings on 965 720 461, or the Secretary Gail Willshire on 965 020 492.

MED BAR GOLF SOCIETY Font de llop 30/10/18 We set off early morning, 24 members and 5 guests in hope that the weather forecast would be incorrect for the day, unfortunately they were correct and the rain started on the first tee at 9.50, earlier than forecast. By the 15th tee 6 very wet and cold members threw their hat in and said enough was enough, well done to the remaining players who completed the course Individual stapleford competition results: Overall winner with 33 points on countback – Tony Alcock Runner up John Goulder Silver division winner on 25 points – Gary White Runner up Bill Fantom Nearest the pin in 2 on par 4 - Martin Morgan Nearest the pins: Kevin Hufton, Ray Muttock, tony Alcock & Peter List 2`s club winners: no winners so rolled over to next outing Football card winners: John Hatt (guest) Martin Morgan & Dee Thanks to Steve and his staff at the med bar and bistro, our next outing is at Altorreal on 13/11/18 Anyone wishing to join our society is welcome and we can either be contacted by e-mail at: medbargolf2016@gmail.com or pop into the bar where all details can be left and we will get in touch with you

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For the first time it felt like autumn when Carp-R-Us fished round eight of their Autumn Series on the Segura in Murcia town centre. The sudden drop in temperatures and recent rain seem to have affected the fishing and Terry Screen only required 7.15kg to win off peg 13 with Tom Marshall a distant second with 2.70kg off peg 11. Third was Derek King with 1.85kg and fourth Pete Boorman, his best result so far, with 1.25kg.

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At home to Bonalba we lost by one shot on one rink and won on one rink. Well done to the winning rink of Jan Soars, June Young, Phil Goble skip Dave Melville. Shots 91 - 94, Points 2 - 10

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ALFIE’S GOLF SOCIETY - Captains Day

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Mar Menor -Thursday 25th October 2018

Ninth day of the season 2018/19 was the normal Stableford with 78 players. Overall winners: 1st Paul Manning (40), 2nd Steve Yoxall (40), 3rd Dianne Bailey (36), 4th Craig Hall (36) Division 1 Winners: 1st Franz Berndt (36), 2nd Felix Mallon (35) Division 2 Winners: 1st Linda Lynch (34), 2nd Jeff Lynch (33) Division 3 Winners: 1st Jan Shorley (35), 2nd Angelika Berndt (35) Nearest the pin: (Men): Hole (5) John Kirkwood, (11) David Gregson, (15) Jeff Lynch (17) Glen Roberts NEAREST THE PIN: (Ladies): Hole (5) None, (11) Angelika Berndt, (15) None (17) Karen Simpson Best front nine: John Kirkwood (20), BEST BACK NINE: Collin Hobden (19) Football draw: (3) Colin Hobden, (7) Mike Hobson, (29) Ed Silvestor, (32) John Barraclough, (33) Eamonn Devine

32 members and guests from Alfie's GS travelled to Mar Menor GC for our Captains Day event at Mar Menor on the Thursday 25th October 2018. The turnout was great and our Captain Ian Ingledew had invited some friends to join in the fun with other members of the society. The course was in magnificent condition and all players enjoyed the day where the overall scoring was very high with 3 players scoring 41 points. Our Captain had arranged for a charity event to take place on the 8th hole where all players were invited to pay 10 Euros to see if they could win a 50” LCD TV by getting a hole in one. All entrants were rewarded by getting a set of Prostate Cancer logo golf balls. Ian’s nominated charity this year is Prostate Cancer UK and Alfie’s Golf Society managed to raise over 600 Euros on the day which was a tremendous effort. The presentation was held at Crystals restaurant in La Fuente centre where the day continued into the evening and we all had a fantastic dinner and danced the night away. As is customary on our Captains day Ian had arranged for lots of prizes and all players received a Captains Goody Bag with an Alfies branded logo ball marker and other Prostate Cancer items kindly provided by John Brownless who is one of the UK ambassadors. John played golf on the day and went away with some of the trophies provided by our Captain. Look how close our Captain came to giving away the 50” LCD TV and the recipient would have been one of Ian’s guests John Brownless. The 8th hole is a par three which was over 220 yards long, well done John, you came very close!!! The Blind pairs was won by Steve Barlow and our Captain Ian Ingledew and both gents donated the money back to the charity. NTP 2nd– Sponsored by ‘Alfies Bar went to Dan Jones, NTP 4th – went to John Brownless, NTP 17th - went to Dan Jones, NTP 3 shots on the 6th –went to Jim Dempsey Longest Drive: Martin Armstrong winning a trophy donated by our Captain Best front 9 score overall was won by John Brownless with a great score of 21 points, decided on count back with Dan Jones also scoring the same and again the trophy being donated by our Captain Best back 9 score overall was won by Rachel Lee with 23 points, who won a trophy donated by the Captain. We had a lowest putting competition that formed part of the day with players recording how many putts they had during their round and the winner was Ian Connell with 32 putts overall. Overall Runner up for the day was John Brownless scoring 41 points won on count back from Dan Jones who had the same score. Overall Winner for the day was Rachel Lee who also scored 41 points and won on count back from Dan Jones. We held our normal competition on the day open to Alfie’s members only. Silver Division R/up was Wayne Stevenson with 31 points playing off 24.1 Silver Division Winner was Ian Harkness with 32 points playing off 23.6 Gold Division R/up was Ove Colin with a score of 35 points playing off 17.7 Gold Division Winner was Ian Connell with 37 points playing off 17.7 Therefore, the Winner of the Prestigious Captains Cup 2018 was our society President, Ian Connell.

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EUROGOLF SOCIETY played Thurs 1 November Ninth game of the 2018/19 season was a November Medal (Plates) with 66 players. Overall winner: !st Clive Horne (70), 2nd Chris Stanley (71), 3rd Dave Nicolls (72) and 4th Duane James (72), Division 1 Winners: 1st Graham Rees (73), 2nd Gary Grierson (76), Division 2 Winners: 1st Harry Armstrong (73), 2nd Carin Van De

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Kruijs (74), Division 3 Winners: 1st Tony Stanley (74), 2nd Jan Shorley (75) Nearest the pin (All Divisions): Hole (5) Felix Mallon (17) John Fairhurst Division 1: Hole (6) David Gregson (13) Keith Wright, Division 2: Hole (8) No Winner (12) John Hatt (Guest), Division 3: Hole (7) John Hill (15) Jan Shorley Best front 9: Steve Sayers (35), BEST BACK 9: Glen Roberts (35) Football draw (13) Lyn Wilson, (31) Bill Martin, (39) Stuart Allen, (44) Wendy White, (83) Glen Roberts.

in Assn with Costa Blanca Green Fee s vcs out of the bunker under a two shot penalty Searching for lost balls Players will now only be allowed 3 minutes to look for a lost ball rather than the current 5 minute rule. Ready Golf Players are encouraged to play ready golf rather than the honour system previously used and take no more than 40 seconds to play a shot.

The rules of golf as published by the Royal and Ancient based at St Andrews are already very detailed and complex and are updated each year to reflect changes in the golfing market place and to modernise the game.

Players Integrity

With effect from 1st January 2019 there are a number of rule changes which will impact on all golfers even those playing their golf on the Costa Blanca and the main chamges are as follows:

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Dropping Procedure Currently dropping a ball for free relief or under penalty this is done from shoulder height but under the new rules this will be done from knee height. Dropping Distance When taking a drop under free relief or under penalty the distance will remain the current one or two club distance and can be used with any club in the bag EXCEPT the putter. Double Hitting the ball There will no longer be a two shot penalty for double hitting the ball,players will simply count the the stroke they took to hit the ball. Out of Bounds To assist the speed of play golf clubs will be allowed to introduce a local rule where players can drop a ball in the vicinity of where the ball went out of bounds with a two shot penalty. Moving a Stationary Ball There will no longer be a penalty for accidently moving the ball on the putting green or while searching for it and a player is not deemed to move the ball unless it is virtually certain that they did. Ball hitting the flagstick on the green The flagstick no longer needs to be attended or removed when putting on the green and there will be no penalty for players hitting the flagstick. Repair of spike marks

Many thanks to our sponsor, our committee for their hard work in the background, and to Mike Probert from Costa Blanca Green Fee Services for arranging our day at Mar Menor. To staff at Alfies Bar for their continued support throughout the year. Big thank you to Sandie Hall for organising the charity raffle and prizes. Our Captain Ian Ingledew wants to thank Mar Menor Golf Club who helped make our day a special one and for kindly assisting the activity on the 8th hole special event. And finally thanks to all the members and guests for supporting Alfies Golf Society. The next venue will be held at Vistabella Golf Club and concludes our Eclectic Cup on 29th November 2018.

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Players will now be allowed to repair spike marks and any other damage on the greens without penalty and also there will be no penalty for simply touching the line of a putt. Grounding club in a hazard Players can now ground their club and remove loose impediments in a hazard without penalty and additionally players will no longer be penalised for GENERALLY grounding their club AWAY from the ball or removing loose impediments in a bunker BUT the player still can't ground the club when playing a bunker shot.

In general the players integrity will be relied upon to the point where the players REASONABLE JUDGEMENT will be TRUSTED for things like estimating or measuring a spot,point,line,area or distance.

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Lo Crispin Golf Society @ Bonalba - by Steve Harrington Thirty two members and guests teed it up at Bonalba in the penultimate stableford competition of 2018. Given the amount of rain in thr preceeding 24 hours, we were probably fortunate to be playing at all. Buggies however were resticted to paths. Apart from a few soggy areas the fairways were still quite firm, but balls were not running as far as usual. The consensus was that the the greens, and tee boxes were not in good condition. It was also somewhat surprising that the bunkers were not

deemed unplayable by the course management, in view of the volume of water in many of them. For probably all the above mentioned reasons, the scores on the day were on the poor side. Those who were fortunate enough to receive a prize on the day, received them as usual at the Lo Crispin Tavern, where we served tapas and looked after by the staff. Winners :

Silver Division: Paul Flanaghan - 27 pts. off 23, Paddy Shea - 22 pts. off 24, Janet Candlin - 19 pts. off 33

Gold Division: 1st. Place - Ron Perkins 30 pts. off 10. 2nd. Place - Ron Stephenson 27 pts. off 12. 3rd. Place - Martin Barker 26 pts. off 16

The next main game is the Nominated Pairs at Altoreal on 14 th. November. The next Interim Game takes place at Font Del Llop on 7th. Nov

N. T. P's. on Par 3s: Hole 4 Ray Pownall, Hole 8 - Ray Pownall, Hole 11 - Paul Flanaghan, Hole 14 - Andy Quinn The 2's pot was won by Ray Moles (Hole 4), Paul Carter won the Free Game Draw

pts, Steve Hitcham on his last guest card second with 35pts and the comfortable winner and best score of the day Dave Shields with 37 pts. In Silver division Dean Tracy was third with 29 pts second saw Russell Bailey on 31 pts and receiving a rapturous reception was the ever popular Gordy with a fantastic 36pts in first spot.

All 32 members and 2 guests managed to find their way to Altorreal, north of Murcia, without mishap, a rare occurrence as usually at least one person ends up in Molina de Segura.

El Valle was the venue for the latest Plaza event which supported the very worthwhile charity ‘The British Legion’ organised by Mick The Grip.

On to Gold division the scoring appeared a little more challenging with Robert McDowell third with 31pts, Callam Hitcham second with 32pts just losing out to winner Andy Shaw with 33pts.

So no frantic phone calls seeking directions for the day’s organisers, but just so they couldn’t rest on their laurels, tremendous confusion over buggy keys and how many had been given out related to the number needed.

On to the results starting with nearest the pins sponsored by The Ale House going to Graham Atchison, Russell Bailey, Phil Sully, Bob Price and Warren Harris. The 2's pot proved to be hard to win with only 3 successes Bob Price, Dave Shields and Tony Sims.....well done Guys.

Well done to everybody and once again thanks to all who donated to our chosen charity the British Legion...the biggest winner on the day. Next up is La Torre in 2 weeks time and is already full but we do have a reserve list should anybody drop out so visit our website www.theplazagolfsociety.com to register for this and future events.

Our best lady of the day was Liz Thornton who collected her prize having scored 29pts. Trying to convince everyone he had a bad back was Colin Wilson’s excuse for being this events most challenged player with a measly 19pts but he received no sympathy and got a rousing reception collecting his reward!!!!

With this finally resolved, all players finally took to the course, a course which in fact buggies were not allowed on (with the obvious exception of the buggy paths) due to the heavy rains the day and night before. With a variety of clubs having to be carried across fairways, distance measurers then showing that the right club had not been included in those taken, a large number of members regretted buggying and wished they had walked. And for those that really did require a buggy the constant need to walk left them tired, with some 90 degree fairway entrances taking place towards the end of a number of rounds. The very damp conditions were a main reason behind the generally poor scoring, with only 3 players breaking 30 points, but the course’s relatively long set up and recently hollow tined and sandied greens contributed.

Our Guest produced some of the best scores of the day with hard working Mick The Grip third on 27

Chris Hamblett returned the day’s best score of 33

All week the weather forecast was showing high winds and rain for Sunday October 28th so it appeared that, yet again, the scheduled SAMM race day would have to be cancelled. But luckily this changed on Saturday to give a window of good conditions on Sunday so it was on!

Results, by Category and in reverse order were the following: Bronze Category: 3rd Mick Seymour (27), 2nd Charlie Harkin (28) and 1st Chris Hamblett with 33 points and the day’s best score. Silver Category: 3rd Mike Kaylor (30 on CB), 2nd Adrian Roberts (30 on CB) and 1st Brian Mulligan with 32 points. Gold Category: 3rd Andy Shaw (30 on CB), 2nd Noel Bannon (30 on CB) and 1st John Osbourne with 31 points. Nearest the pins (balls sponsored by Property Shop): Hole 5 Scotty Philips, Hole 8 Ivan Hanak, Hole 10 Charlie Harkin and Hole 17 Willie Fenn. Abacus (sponsored by Mike Kaylor): Kyrre Skarsmoen (the true winner having not stayed for the prize giving) Best Guest Winner: Spencer Andrews (28) Our thanks go to all Altorreal staff for their contribution to an enjoyable day. Next week we will be at La Serena, then on following weeks at Mar Menor and La Torre. Keep up to date with all SMGS matters by logging on to our website www.smgs.org or simply give Captain Tony Smale a call on 628 227 687.

A bit of excitement for the helm Martin and his crew Sean and David and a chance for them to practice their skills. By the time the afternoon race started the wind had dropped a little and was NW 8-10 knots but with the occasional stronger gust. The course was unchanged but the duration was reduced to 75 minutes. Again a good start, five of the fleet crossing in under 30 seconds but the Laser Radial and the Sailfish well behind and only started as the leaders were completing their first lap.

A new format “Average Lap Racing” was to be trialled. This requires all boats to sail as many laps as they can in a given time period, rather than completing a fixed number of laps. This offers many benefits for the great variety of boats that form the SAMM fleet. They all sail in the same conditions for the full race, the slower boats are not sailing around alone after the faster finish.

The Race Officer set a very short course and a 90 minute race duration for the morning race which started promptly at 11.30. It was a good start with four of the boats over the line together and the last within a minute. The W 12-15 knot wind made for

points, followed by Brian Mulligan on 32 and John Osbourne on 31, each winning their respective categories.

boat go to help a sailor in difficulty and, at the same time a small yacht, which had broken it’s very inadequate mooring, slowly drifted across the race course. In “people before boats mode” the support boat helped the sailor first and then took the yacht in tow back to the jetty at CTD.

Great racing to a new format

All competitors get the same amount of race time on the water and are not waiting for slow boats to finish and the race day can be managed better.

San Miguel Golf Society Altorreal 31st October, 2018

THE PLAZA GOLF SOCIETY ‘POPPY DAY’ The day raised 400 euros and thanks go to all members and guests who played and donated.

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John and Grandaughter Shanae some thrilling sailing and there were many close battles throughout the race, especially between the Arabel of Robert and Trefor and the Gamba of Vernon, John and Shanae, Vernon’s granddaughter on a visit from her home in Austria. Another battle royal was between the leading two boats, the Laser 2000 of Brian and Diane and the Topaz of Julian, with the lead changing between

them on almost every lap. The course proved to be a bit too short in the conditions with the fastest boats completing 11 laps and the slowest 8 laps. The winner on corrected time was Robert and Trefor in the Arabel. Towards the end of the race a there was a call from the beach asking that the SAMM support

Further close racing ensued but this time the Laser 2000 got the better of the Topaz and opened up a good lead. The shorter time and reduced wind strength meant that the lap count was between 4 and 9.The winner was the Gamba, much to the surprise of her crew. Everybody expressed their enjoyment of the new Average Lap format saying it added greatly to feeling that the battle for supremacy continued to the race finished.

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EURONICS THURSDAY DART LEAGUE “THE ELECTRICAL SHOP” - BLUE LAGOON Thursday 1st November - Week 5 Chemies Loungers Fire Station Green Watch Hub Hellraisers Junction Jaguars Las Rosas Bullies Patti’s Pirates Pint Depot Queens Ale House

El Capitan The Ale House Junction Jackals Hub Hyenas Las Rosas Bullies Chemies Loungers Patti’s Pirates Junction Jaguars Fire Station BW Pint Depot Jesters Patti’s Panthers Fire Station GW Chemies Chicks Pint Depot Queens Angels Arrows Hub Hellraisers

P 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

5-7 2 - 10 4-8 8-4 4-8 4-8 3-9 8-4

Chemies Chicks El Capitan Pint Depot Jesters Angels Arrows Junction Jackals Hub Hyenas Fire Station BW Patti’s Panthers

W 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5

D 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

+/38 22 20 28 14 8 8 8 -8 -12 -12 -14 -26 -14 -22 -34

Pts 10 10 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 0

Las Rosas Bullies v Junction Jackals Junction Jackals put on a powerful display to beat Las Rosas Bullies. It started quite well for Las Rosas Bullies holding their own to be level after two legs. Junction Jackals then applied the pressure opening up a gap of 4-2, by the end of the triples and doubles. In the singles it was even stevens with Graham finishing on D2 for Junction Jackals and Jem hitting D7 for Las Rosas Bullies. Junction Jackals then took control winning the next 3 singles. Lee finishing on a D8, Mark also on a D8 and Hugh on a D4. Dave won the last singles for Las Rosas Bullies on a D7. It was a real powerful display by Junction Jackals with Lee scoring three 140’s and between them the Junction Jackals hit thirteen scores of 100 and above. MOTM: Lee (Junction Jackals). Jem (Las Rosas Bullies). Fire Station Green Watch v El Capitan Fire Station Green Watch played host to El Capitan. El Capitan won

High score of 121 from Sonya Cooper of Fire Station Black Watch

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the first and third triples, John Walker (100, 100) D16 & D8. Green Watch Paul Lock (100), Sue Christie (100), Roger Phipps (85). Green Watch won the second triple, Ralph Christie (93), Roger Phipps D4. El Capitan won the first three doubles, Nigel Justice (140), Jim Storey (85) D16. John Walker (140, 118) Aroldas Kuhonis (85) D2. Edmundas Kilmonis (100) Vycka Bobinis (82,100) D15. El Capitan won the first four singles, John Walker (86, 21, 81, 121) Bull to finish, Green Watch Ralph Christie (117, 115) against Jim Storey (83) D20, Edmundas Kilmonis (100) D7, Green Paul (100) against El Capitan Vycka Bobinis (146) D2. Fire Station Green Watch took the fifth game, Roger Phipps (83, 87) D4. El Capitan won the last game, Sonya Cooper for Green Watch (121) against Aroldas Kumonis (81, 100, 95) D16. MOTM: Roger Phipps (Fire Station Green Watch). John Walker (El Capitan). Hub Hellraisers v Pint Depot Jesters No report was submitted but Pint Depot Jesters said that Hub Hellraisers were ‘a lovely bunch of ladies’. Pint Depot Queens v Fire Station Black watch Well, Black Watch Barry hit a tidy 140 on his first practice on the Queens oche, which kind of set the tone for the night. The Fire Station Black watch players hit some great darts throughout the evening but in fairness the Queens held their own and had some pretty high scores too. All three trebles games went to the Fire Station Green Watch. Then the first point for the home team was scored by Queen Cheryl getting D10 in the first of the double’s games. The next two then went to the Fire Station Black watch. In the singles matches Queens Marie D5 and Debbie D3, were the only two to take the points off the visitors. It was a great evening with friendly banter and not only did the match finish the day as it was started, it also finished before 11pm so an early night for everyone! MOTM: Marie (Pint Depot Queens). Kevin (Fire Station Black Watch).

Torrevieja Darts Ladies Organisation Founders Shield - Week 8 Results: Wildcats at Macklin’s 6 - 15. Macklin’s Dolly Mixtures Friendly’s Chicas 9 - 11 Friendly's Temps Gap Ladies 13 - 10 El Balcon Chicas Black Dog Ladies 12 - 10 Primadonnas

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GAME RESULTS (Wk 8) Black Dog Ladies El Balcon Chicas Friendly’s Chicas Friendly's Temps Gap Ladies Macklin’s Dolly Mixtures Primadonnas Wildcats at Macklin’s

P 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Legs(p) Legs(s) 3 9 5 5 6 3 0 11 3 10 6 9 4 6 2 4

Pts 12 10 9 11 13 15 10 6

Hot Darts: Simone de Lacy 133, Caroline Shepherd 133, Jackie Tomkinson 133, Kath Walker 133, Maureen Church 125, Pat Schofield 125, Simone de Lacy 120, Chris Atherton119, Beatty Powell 114, Gora Bryndis 113, Ann Bartlett 112, Maureen Church 108, Lilian Thompson 107, Tracey Simpson104, Anita Morfee 103, Pam Horton102, Sue Casey 101 Hot 100’s: Jane Barnes 2, Lesley Eagles, Pam Horton, Ann Wharton, Sue Cam 1 Top 3 Highest Checkouts to date: Lin Cousins 104, Patricia Woods 94, Cynthia Jevons, Pam Horton 90

Least Darts: Cynthia Jevons 25 (week 6) League table week 8 Gap Ladies Macklin’s Dolly Mix t El Balcon Chicas Friendly's Temps Friendly’s Chicas Black Dog Ladies Primadonnas Wildcats at Macklin’s

P Legs (P)Legs (S) 8 37 85 8 36 66 8 36 61 8 30 63 8 35 57 8 30 52 8 20 21 8 20 36

Pts 122 102 97 93 92 82 41 56

Charity Darts Competition for British Legion Poppy Appeal, Saturday 10th November, Fantastic Raffle Prizes including two free specialised health checks at Quiron Salud, Hampers:- Special Breakfast tea, Chocolates, Baileys, Brandy, Wine, and lots more! We are still open for a few more players to complete the draw so please contact me if you’re interested in taking part in this fun event for a great cause. Your last chance to enter. simonedelacy@hotmail.co.uk, 600 980 744, Simone de Lacy (WhatsApp)

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Herculean effort as Torry Triumph Again

Hercules CF B .......................0 CD Torrevieja ......................3

egular Torry fans must be stunned at their teams recent change of fortunes, as it´s now 2 wins on the bounce, for a team that looked like travelling in the opposite direction. Inside the Juan Antonio Samaranch stadium, Torry new management team of Quico Lopez and Paco Guillen, took their seats in the dugout for the first time, following clearance from Valencian FA. High flying, Alicante based, Hercules, fielded ex Torry men Walid and Juampe (remember him?), in a fixture which they probably thought would be a mere formality. However, in a bad tempered encounter, which saw 2 Hercules players, plus Felipe, Juanmi, Fran and Paquito, all booked, Torry took the lead after only 17 mins. Felipe fed the ball from defence to Andrey, who in turn laid it off to Juanmi. His delightful cross was finished off in style, at the near post, by Fran. Just before the half time interval, Torrevieja doubled their advantage. A well taken corner by Fran

was headed home at the near post by the industrious Omar.

This was a well-deserved victory and the first time Torry have scored more than 2 goals since Division 3 days, way back in March 2017.

Handicap S***t Happens Team Finland Med Bistro & Bar Cruiserz Splash Las Guapas Mixers Sunset Bch Los Bandidos Crazy Pinz Los Diablos Cafetería Octubre X Factor 999's

Pts 36 34 30 30 28 28 26 26 24 22 22 20 10

6-2 2-6 4-4 0-8 2-6 2-6

Pin Pals S***T Happens Pin Pushers Sol Amigos Sunrise Colegias

Torry line up - Juampe, Felipe, Fran, Jorge, Micro, Guido, Revi (Lewis), Nana (Marco), Omar, Juanmi, Andrey (Paquito). It´s back to Nelson Mandela stadium for Torrys next home match on Sun 11 Nov, which although is shown as a midday ko on the club website, times have been known to change (and often do!).

Ozone Tuesday Trios Wk 6 Cruiserz Los Diablos Cafetería Octubre Team Finland Los Bandidos Las Guapas

Cadena Sunrise Bowling 31 October - Week 7

On 69 mins, Omar was in the thick of the action once again as he provided an assist to Andry, who dispatched a fierce drive from the right, which gave the keeper no chance.

999's Med Bistro & Bar Splash Mixers Sunset Beach S***t Crazy Pinz

Scratch Pins / Games / Av Cafetería Octubre 8.313 / 45 - 184 Team Finland 9.912 / 54 - 183 Splash 9.787 / 54 - 181 Med Bistro & Bar 9.518 / 54 - 176 Mixers Sunset Bch 9.422 / 54 - 174 Cruiserz 8.914 / 51 - 174 S***t Happens 8.835 / 54 - 163 Los Bandidos 8.621 / 54 - 159 Crazy Pinz 8.579 / 54 - 158 Los Diablos 8.491 / 54 - 157 X Factor 8.284 / 54 - 153 Las Guapas 7.861 / 54 - 145 999's 7.238 / 54 - 134

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November International football at Pinatar Arena

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Pinatar Arena will host almost twenty friendly matches featuring 10 different teams during the last major event of the year. Teams from across the world will face up to each other in a series of junior international matches starting on 14 November 14. Teams that have already confirmed their attendance at the event include Spain U18 and U19, Norway U19, England U18, Belgium U18, Netherlands U18, Ireland U18, China U18, U21 Turkey and U21 Scotland. All international matches that will be played at Pinatar Arena to which entry will be free of charge. The games get underway on Weds 14 November. England and Ireland both play on Thurs 15th against Belgium and Holland respectively and then meet each other on Saturday 17 November. Full fixture list at: www.theleader.info/2018/10/31/novemberinternational- football-at-pinatar-arena/

Team Spare Bears Pin Pushers Alley Cats Strike Force Sol Amigos S***T Happens Sunrise Colegias Pin Pals Alley Gators The Spares 999's The Bandits

8 2 2 0 6

0 6 6 8 2

The Bandits The Spares Alley Cats 999's Alley Gators

Janette Hurst 181 Polly Farrell 231 Janette Hurst 506 Polly Farrell 591 Terry Bell/Alan Carr 190 Barry Hill/Alan Carr 229 Terry Bell 484 Barry Hill 639

P W D L 21 20 0 8 21 19 0 9 21 18 0 10 21 17 0 11 21 17 0 11 21 14 0 14 21 13 0 15 21 11 1 16 21 11 0 17 21 10 1 17 21 10 0 18 21 7 0 21

Tot 11738 11442 11472 11577 11569 11464 11376 11206 11115 11075 11125 10937

Ave 558 544 546 551 550 545 541 533 529 527 529 520

Pts 40 38 36 34 34 28 26 23 22 21 20 14

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