CLUB SIBERME CLUB SIERRA BERMEJA SOCIO-CULTURAL DE ESTEPONA
INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF ESTEPONA FOR ALL ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE of San Pedro - Estepona - Casares - Manilva Sotogrande & Beyond
April 2013 Edition
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ICE Magazine Contents Page 5 Presidents Letter Page 6 Bulletin Board – Lottery Page 8/9/10 Computer Tips - Scam of Month Page 10/11 Nigel's Classified Ad’s
Page 24 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 30 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34
Page 11/12/13 Past Events
Page 14 This Months Events Page 18 & 23 April Calendar
Future Events Match Making 4, Members Article Dan’s Cookbook Poetry Corner Puzzle Page General Information Committee and Advert Info Just for a Smile
President Doug Mitchell Editor Terry Smith Advertising Jackie Simmonds Disclaimer: - The committee wishes to declare that ICE does not accept responsibility for the contents of articles nor the claims made by advertisers. Printed by Digiprint, Avda Litoral, Edificio Visamar, Blq 2 Local 9, 29680 Estepona Visit Our New Improved Club Website: www.siberme.com Free Wi-Fi for members at the clubhouse. Now upgraded to 8Mb The magazine is published on the website on or before the first day of each month.
Please mention ICE club & magazine when contacting advertisers . Editorial
What a great spirit of our volunteer kitchen staff during a major power cut back in February. We arrived at the club to find not only no electric but also no gas. However our volunteers, Julie and Richard together with Isabella and Conchita, decided to carry on regardless to ensure our regular members did not go without their lunch. Vegetables were cooked on BBQ burners and the meat was taken to her home for cooking by Joan Thompson. It was almost served on time, well done and thanks to those involved. The president has now appointed new committee member Margaret Whittley to take over as Publicity Officer, who will also in the future bring the club even further in the twenty-first century by the club having a Facebook page. I should like to thank those who have helped me in the past years with information and photo’s for newspapers although not always published by them.
Terry Smith Editor Terry Smith Phone 951 276 690 Mobile 677 656 319 Email: terrysmith@siberme.com
Input from members for your magazine, interesting articles and experiences. Important information, funny stories, poetry, restaurant revues. These can be emailed to me or left at the clubhouse. 3
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Presidents Letter April 2013 The AGM is over for another year. It was good to see so many of you there and the meeting passed off uneventfully until it came to ‘Any Other Business’ when we had a lively discussion over non- members gaining access to the club and all the facilities. It is not the responsibility of any one person to check the membership but if you see anyone looking lost, please feel able to speak to them and ask if they are members or have been signed in. The problem with former members who have not renewing this year has been addressed by the membership secretary supplying me with a list of non-payers and I will now be able to advise event organizers to make sure that guest fees are charged where appropriate. Noreen Cook retired from the committee after 23 years and was presented with a plaque and a special bottle of Mumm champagne. Audrey Jinks and Barbara Salisbury were made Honorary Members in recognition of their hard work for the club over many years. We have an exciting program planned for the coming year including a three night trip to Madrid in the early autumn so make sure that you keep informed by attending the Thursday meetings and checking the website and magazine. Doug
Volunteer bar staff required to join the rota for club events, just once a month would be great help. Training given. See Sue Potter, Bar Manager Food For Thought Submitted by Rosemary Ferguson “Life must be lived forwards but reviewed backwards”
Behind the Scenes - Estepona Business & Internet Centre My most dominant memory of our November Open Day was the constant clamour of conversation emanating from the shop, the insistent demands for more food from Sue (pressed into service as an emergency waitress), and the increasing urgency of washing more glasses to cope with an ever thirsty crowd. Occasionally a message from Julie would be passed down the chain by a harassed Jackie that I had to go faster. You see, during the whole evening I was confined to a cell at the back of the shop charged with keeping victuals arriving. We totally underestimated the numbers of loyal customers that would support the event. I eventually emerged to a wasteland of empty plates and dirty glasses. Scattered amongst the debris were a few die-hards finishing the last dregs of wine. A bedraggled and exhausted Ferran from La Casa Del Rey who had experienced his first exposure to an expat throng was surrounded by empty bottles. Our newly appointed member of staff, Jackie, looking bemused, was studying her contract for a get out clause, and Julie was muttering, as she does, 'Never again'. My cheery 'Well that seemed to go OK' was met with a deathly silence and a soggy bread roll. This time will be different. The tastes of Andalucía will be supplied by the excellent chef from La Casa del Rey. We will have more glasses and plates and my sole task will be washing up. I may even have time to converse with guests. You are all welcome. Nick Nutter, Estepona Port Business Centre Your Invitation Page 35, See Also Advert On Page 16 5
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Lottery Winners February George Grice 68€ Michael Frank 34€ Annette Phillips 17€ Club 51€
BOOK LIBRARY: CAN MEMBERS PLEASE NOT SUBMIT HARDBACK BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY, PAPERBACKS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED. Returned books should be placed at the foot of the first half of the alphabet as designated - the librarian will then sort. DVD/VIDEO Library: Can members please ensure they sign for all borrowed films and add membership number, Please return films as soon as possible and sign as returned. Jigsaw Puzzles: There is a selection of jigsaw puzzles available stored under the video library. They are mostly 500 pieces, some 1,000. Glasses, cups etc: Please return to the bar before leaving the club. Please place used unbroken bottles carefully in bin provided, that is positioned under dartboard. Return plates & cutlery to the kitchen. Terrace Doors: Those people who open terrace doors are responsible for closing before leaving club. TRIP CANCELLATIONS MUST BE REFERRED IN FIRST INSTANCE TO THE ORGANISER.
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Please contact Sue Gearon Walk Co-ordinator Phone: 952 897 508 627 640 025 Email: suegearon@yahoo.co.uk Walk details on website www.siberme.com - click activities/rambling/forthcoming rambles. Ramblers Please Note: The club does not have any Insurance Policy in force in relation to its Rambling activities, and all members and their guests participate entirely at their own risk. Neither the club nor any walk leader will be responsible for any injury or loss suffered by any participant however caused. Those attending rambling events should be suitably attired with stout walking footwear and carry waterproofs in case of weather change. You should carry a packed lunch and adequate liquids for duration of ramble. Comments have come to the attention of the committee from both current and ex members that trips are mostly to the same places. Time limitations mean we have to keep within a certain area for day trips this makes the choices of new venues difficult. Should you have any suggestions for any event or activity at your clubhouse, or for a trip whether for a day or longer period, please contact a member of the committee.
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Monthly Computer Tips – April 2013 - Shopping Online
Windows Tip of the Month WINKey+M - Minimises all Windows
Online shopping is convenient and can save you money, but it's not quite the same as shopping in the high street. At its best, you can purchase items from trusted, well-established retailers - although, of course, you can't actually inspect the goods. But at its worst, shopping on the web can be more like using your credit card at a car boot sale to buy goods in unmarked sealed cardboard boxes. Anyone can create a web page, so there's no immediate way for a shopper to tell whether an online shop is genuine at first sight. So there's more to being safe than just ensuring your card transaction is encrypted. Things to watch out for: Firstly, ask yourself whether the offer is realistic. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Quite a lot of stolen and sub-standard goods get offered at seemingly huge discounts by small traders on auction and free advertisement sites. Online 'sales' of non-existent event tickets are notorious. But even mainstream dealers frequently limit your ability to check what you're buying - photos of goods with captions like "the item supplied may not be identical to that illustrated" are all too common. It's a sad fact that many perfectly honest online business owners simply don't understand their legal obligations. But that makes it difficult to distinguish between them and less legitimate traders. You should probably err on the side of caution. Can you identify the seller from information on the site? The law requires every commercial website to include specific contact details - at least a trading name, a street address or Post Office box number and a phone number or email address, and these must be clearly visible. A phone number is a bit safer than an email address alone, but beware of sites that only give a mobile number. Consumer sales sites must (by law) also publish some obligatory terms and conditions - particularly about cancellations, returns and refunds. Check them out and make sure they're valid. Check the carriage charges too. If you can't see what they will be until the final stage of the checkout, the seller is not playing by the rules - they should be clearly set out in the terms and conditions. If the trader has their own website, you can also use a 'WHOIS' service on the web to look up the registration details of the web address - the 'domain name' - of the site. Then check they match the details given on the site. The registration will also show how long the domain name has been registered - sites with registrations only a few days old or that are incomplete should be avoided. If the site only gives a PO box number, you can get the street address (but not the name) of the holder by calling the Royal Mail helpline. On the web, you get none of the subtle signals - body language, verbal cues - that could tell you at a car boot sale when a trader is not to be trusted. So, provided the statutory details are present on the site and seem in order, it's worth phoning the trader to find out if they sound businesslike. It's also worth doing a web search for customer comments in blogs or online communities. If you're buying via an auction site (such as eBay), it should publish seller ratings and history. These are well worth checking, although there is a recognized scam - sometimes a seller will set up and trade honestly in a small way for some time to gain a good reputation, >>>Continues page 9 8
<<<8 then will put up a spectacular offer, that turns out to be fraudulent, and disappear. So it's worth doing a web search for the seller as well, in case they also have their own website or there are customer comments. Check – and check again. Once you're reasonably satisfied that the trader is genuine, you should look at the ordering system. If it takes you to a different site - particularly for making the payment - you should perform the same background checks again. Then, if everything still checks out, make sure the web address of every page on the ordering site starts with https://. This is most important on the page where you type in your card details. The final 's' before the colon is crucial as it means the data you send and receive on that page is encrypted in transit. A padlock or key symbol at the bottom of the browser window also indicates you're on an encrypted connection - but this is not a perfect guarantee, as the symbol can be faked using JavaScript on a page that doesn't use encryption. But the encryption, although necessary, is actually less important than knowing you're communicating with the right website. The https:// confirms this by sending your web browser an encrypted electronic 'certificate'. If everything is in order, it happens invisibly. But sometimes a warning will pop up. The most common one says the site you're on isn't the site that owns the certificate. This should make you very suspicious. It's a common fault on badly-designed legitimate sites, but it can also indicate a malicious program that might steal your money or card details. A warning about Amazon: Many of you probably consider this a trusted site and so it is. However we consider some of its security could be improved. There is no requirement to enter a Security Code when paying by Credit Card nor does it use the Verified by Visa / MasterCard additional check. This should not be a problem if you yourself are purchasing. However be aware that Amazon can also hold your credit card details to make future purchases “more straightforward.” Again if you are the purchaser this is not a problem. However if someone else were to access your Amazon account they could have a real spending spree if your card details are there and no further checks are required. Do not leave credit card details on Amazon. Log into your account and check the payment details. If there are credit cards listed there delete them. Finally, if a site asks for your card details when you respond to a 'free offer', it's certainly fraudulent. No free offer involves prior payment, and no legitimate trader is permitted to hold your full card details except while they are currently processing a specific purchase without your authority. Read April’s Scam of the Month for another thing to watch out for. A new feature for Tablet and Smart Phone Users. As part of the Monthly Computer Tips, we intend to introduce App of the Month. Members may be aware that the term App (Application) is replacing the term Program not only for Tablet and Smart Phone users but also in Windows 8. We cannot guarantee that every App that we review is available for all tablet and smart phone operating systems. Each user will need to check with their relevant “App Store” Everyone seems to be producing Apps, but some are simply watered down versions of websites. The website often provides much more in depth information e.g. compare the App The Weather Channel with the website www.weather.com The App of the Month feature will not guarantee the best App for a topic; there are simply too many to evaluate. The common thread among all the Apps described in the first few months will be that they are all free. The price of freedom often is that there will be adverts. A paid for App will normally be free of adverts. >>>Continues Page 10 9
Remember the Computer Group meets at the Clubhouse on the third Friday of the month at 11.00am. No need to book – just turn up. We have WiFi broadband internet available, so why not bring along your laptop / netbook / ipad etc. If you have any questions or suggested topics for the future please email us vicloughran@siberme.com or peterdowd@siberme.com
April 2013 App of the Month Sudoku Joy (iPhone/iPad) This is a must for all Sudoku addicts. The App generates as many new puzzles as you require in 13 levels of difficulty from Easiest to Nightmare. It includes 3 lessons for those who are new to the puzzle and at every stage offers hints to help progress. Once downloaded, no requirement to be connected to the internet to use the app. NIGEL’S CLASSIFIED AD’S
NEXT NOVICES COMPUTER MEETING FRIDAY APRIL 5th NEXT COMPUTER GROUP MEETING FRIDAY APRIL 19th
FREE TO GOOD HOME AND STILL AVAILABLE: 2 Ipad covers, different types, for further information; Debra Coleman Tel:- 952 113 590 or 637 221 997 Scam of the Month - April - Don’t be caught by the money off scam. Anne is anything but a stupid old pensioner and far from alone in her complaint. The Office of Fair Trading has looked previously into this company’s outrageously profitable practice of getting customers to sign up to a membership without even realising. It turns out Anne’s son, like many who have been caught out by Rewards First, signed up after he booked a flight on Flybe’s website. He clicked on an advertising banner on the site offering him £15 off a future flight. Unbeknown to him, filling out the form for the deal meant committing himself to a 30-day free trial to Rewards First, followed by a monthly membership fee of £17.95. Similar offers appear on sites such as Thetrainline.com and Ryanair. Last year, the OFT warned Adaptive Affinity, the company that owns Rewards First, that it should make sure its practices are not deceptive, concerned that customers did not realise when they signed up for a cash back deal on a holiday website, for example, that they had entered into a binding contract. Many thought they had supplied their credit-card details for identification purposes to facilitate a credit check. Another company that operates in a similar way is the shopping site Redsave.com. They appear to offer very cheap prices if you sign up to become a member, What they don’t tell you is that they will take £19.95 from your credit card each month as the on-going membership fee. In austere times, scams are becoming more and more prevalent and it is not always easy to keep up with the latest cons. Submitted by Peter Dowd
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New Tax Legislation For Residents In Spain As you may know, the Spanish government has issued a new legislation for Residents in Spain about Declaration of assets over 50,000 Euros located outside Spain. According to the new law, which was published on the 31st January 2013, those individuals or companies who are Residents in Spain and are the owners or have some sort of rights or assets outside Spain, which value is over 50,000 Euros, are obliged to make a Tax Declaration about that. The Tax Declaration must be done through the Tax Form number 720 and the submission of it must be done "on line" (on the web page of the Agencia Tributaria) between the 1st of February and the 30th of April 2012. The lack of submission of this Tax Declaration of assets outside Spain could be subject of investigation and important fines from the Spanish Tax Offices. The assets outside Spain subject to the Tax Declaration, must be declared into 3 different categories: 1. Real Estate properties. 2. all kind of accounts, investments, or deposits in banks or financial companies. 3. Rights, shares, rents, insurances, bonuses or dividends deposited, managed or acquired outside Spain. The value of 50,000 Euros shall be considered by each category in total (i.e. 2 properties for 30,000 Euros each, individually does not reach the limit of 50,000 Euros, but it shall be considered in total, so both make more than 50,000 Euros and there is obligation to make the Tax Declaration). Also, no matter the number of owners, the Tax Declaration should be made individually anyway, later it must be stated the percentage of ownership. Should you have assets outside Spain over 50,000 Euros, it is strongly recommended you filing this tax form 720 in order to avoid important fines from the Tax Offices (minimum fine established 10,000 Euros up to 150% of the value of the assets outside Spain not declared.. Manilva Solicitors can assist with the Tax Form 720 which includes the advice, preparation and submission of the Tax declaration with the Spanish Tax Offices. Contact details page 20.
NIGEL’S CLASSIFIED AD’S FLAT TO LET (IN PRIVATE VILLA) Short Term Basis. Two bedrooms, living room/kitchen (open style), Shower room with two hand basins and toilet, also separate toilet room with wash basin. Private courtyard. Use of private pool. Close to Doncella Beach, near Port of Estepona in the Urbanisation of Seghers. 16E per day per person or 100€/200E a week to include all services Dependent on season. For more Information, Please Telephone Barbara Salisbury on 952 796 368 Email Address: salsbarb@yahoo.co.uk
PAST EVENT Saturday 16th February Valentines Party Submitted by Barbara Salisbury Entering the Club premises I knew it was going to be a successful evening. Doug and his team had arranged the room and tables to perfection; the number of tickets sold was perfect and when the food arrived it was served with efficiency and was delicious. John Porter was on top form thumping out tunes to get a willing group of people dancing. The amazing talent John Porter has is 'perception' about his music - he just 'knows' what type of music his audience want to hear and dance to. With such thought and planning which went into the evening it couldn't possibly fail. Thanks to everyone to helped to make this new venture using outside catering such a great success. AND to put the icing on the cake - the ladies received a present of a box of chocolates. 11
Friday 22nd February - Doug’s Mystery Trip We all expected it, seeing the forecast on the day before, and for once unfortunately it was accurate, the rain poured down. So once all picked up off we went up the Manilva Road towards Gaucin with views of the mist to the right and left, and all bumps of this terrible road being felt. First stop was to a new bar/café opposite Gaucin petrol station, a quick dash to the door, some went to other hostelries. A very pleasant bar which on fine weather would have great views from the terrace to the coast. Tapas and menu looked good, Joanne Mitchell recommended the meringues and she took a large bag home. This bar is worth a visit if in the area. So then another dash to the coach for the trip towards Ronda, having the same misty views, even from the viewing point we stopped at when all decided no way getting out of coach to appreciate the vista in the mist. The next stop was for lunch at a restaurant past Ronda on the San Pedro Road. Mixed feelings about the menu del day, Some were cold, meals sent back, but wine kept flowing. Would you then believe, as we started home the rain stopped and proper views could be seen travelling back home. It may not have been the most successful trip but the company and atmosphere was great being up to friendly club standards. Thanks Doug for the organising against all elements. Tuesday 26th February - Ladies and Gents Lunches - With Entertainment!!!!!!! Once again both Romeos and Juliet's met at the very popular venue, Golden Wok at Benamara, Asian buffet of excellent standard. We were split up, Juliet’s being inside in the cold, Romeos outside on the terrace in the sun (best choice!). And so to the entertainment: Doug brought his grandson Eka to join us for lunch, he then decided to have a look at the swimming pool (no don’t guess yet), Joanne then took over to look after him, and he got more cocky walking along the stepping stones that divide the pool across the middle, so then the best entertainment he danced around a bit, no problem. He stopped, chatted, then SPLASH, he forgot and then stepped back. We all knew it would happen eventually. BUT Joanne did not jump in to rescue him, Diane Hackett came to the rescue and pulled him out. No harm done. When they got home and explained the event to mum Julie her comment was mother you never looked out for me either!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gardening Group News: The first meeting this year of the Gardening Club was held in the ICE clubhouse on Tuesday 12th March. Even though the weather was awful, more people than expected turned up. As Sheila Thompson has now stepped down as the Organiser, Sandy Avis plus Pamela Shine offered to step in. An interesting meeting took place with various suggestions being made for the year – garden centres to visit, to maybe arrange a speaker on plants/flowers, visits to member’s own gardens, a botanical garden to visit................. Some cuttings of succulents were brought in to find their name and then offer to members. With Keith Rumsey’s very helpful gardening encyclopaedia and Pamela Shine’s Ipad, we were able to see and discuss these and various other plants/shrubs. It was agreed that the next Gardeners Meeting will be held on the 9 th April at 11.00am at the Coffee Shop in Agrojardin. Any ICE members are very welcome to come and join us. Whether you have a garden, balcony, terrace or even a window box, come and join our Gardening Club. Submitted by Sandy Avis 12
PAST EVENTS Friday 16th March - Computer Group - iPad Presentation A good turn out of 18 members, most with either an iPad or tablet, attended this presentation. Those aspects discussed: Comparison with Android, looking after your iPad, applications (apps, many being free), updating, 3G, Apple TV and photo editing. Thanks go to Debra Coleman, and also Anthony Shine who spent time with Barbara Salisbury, a new convert, to set up iPad having only just purchased. Tuesday 19th March - 3 Day, 2 Night Trip to Granada Tuesday turned out to be a very wet day, not sure who can pick the wettest day for a trip, Doug with his mystery trip or this time Joan. After arriving at our hotel at midday, a quick lunch, then our visit to The Alhambra and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when the heavens opened and we had torrential rain for a long period, but carried on in the best spirit expected from club members. Wednesday was a free day, most jumping on a bus to Granada city centre, visiting the Cathedral, souk, and a bit of shopping. The evening was a trip to Los Tarantos, flamenco dancing in the gypsy caves. Before this those who wanted a walk had an excellent guided tour around the Arab area of Albaicin, a historic UNESCO area. Thursday an early start for a trip to Sierra Nevada skiing centre, a popular tourist destination, as its high peaks make skiing possible in one of Europe's most southerly ski resorts. A surprisingly hot sunny day to people watch on the slopes. And then the trip back home. Thanks Joan for an excellently organised trip and looking forward to the next to Madrid. Further members information on the trip will be published next month.
NEW CLUB RULE FOLLOWING THE AGM All paid up members will receive a personal laminated A5 sized badge mounted on a lanyard, this must be collected on each and every visit to the club and worn around neck. ICE PAID MEMBER
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PLEASE NOTE: TICKET SALES CLOSE 12.30pm ON THURSDAY MORNINGS
Friday 5th April - Quiz Night - Quiz Master Julie Wood 8.00 for 8.30pm Monday 8th April - Members Film Night - 7.30 for 8.00pm - Film will be ARGO Tuesday 9th April - Garden Group Meeting 11.00am at Coffee Shop Garden Centre Agrojardin Friday 12th April - 7.30 for 8.00pm - Fryer Rob Potter in the Galley Sunday April 14th - Foreign Residents Day - Palacio de Congresos de Estepona The club is be making a presence, volunteers required on hourly rota between 11.00am and 5.00pm (no cooking), see notice board. Tuesday 23rd April - ICE Spring Golf Cup STABLEFORD COMPETITION AT Estepona Golf Club Will all participating golfers print name, handicap & telephone number on club notice board poster. Lunch at Venta La Choza, see below. Friday 26th April - Coach Trip - Rancho Cortesano Bees and Honey near Jerez Guided tour (sensible shoes a must), museum, video presentation, gift shop, coffee shop. 20€ members, 23€ guests, first pickup Benevista 8.00am, organiser Julie Wood. Coffee stop en route, optional menu del day at local restaurant (cost not included). See: www.museomielranchocortesano.com Friday 26th April - Music Night Hello Dolly (Musical) 7.30 for 8.00pm, organiser Anthony Shine BANK HOLIDAYS: EASTER MONDAY 1st APRIL - GIBRALTAR
The ICE Golf Society Spring Cup social event is nearly upon us and if you haven't signed up yet I urge you to get your name down soon. If you are unable to visit the club but would like to play then contact me, as below, and all will be done. This is a great event to get to know like minded people and although, as with any competition, there is a serious element the main focus is on having fun, hopefully in the sun. There will be The Trophy, a great range of prizes and one or two surprises and, no doubt, a few private side wagers afoot. Estepona Golf club is the venue and a fantastic price of 40€ including a shared buggy has been agreed. Their reception will be open, and I will be there, from 08.00am to get you registered and ready for the shot gun start. Any queries or clarifications required please, do not hesitate to contact me. Look forward to seeing you there. Best wishes, Alan Davis. Tel: 952 897 670, Mob: 699 712 804, e-mail alanandsue_hq@yahoo.co.uk
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2.30 - 5.00pm Art Class 11.00-2.00pm Bar Open & Tapas Spanish Classes Beg 10.30 Adv 11.45
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2.30pm - 5.00pm Stitch and Bitch (Needlework etc.)
11.00am Novice Computer Meeting by prior arrangement ONLY! 8.30pm Quiz Night
7.30 for 8.00pm Film Night 11.00am Gardening Club 2.30pm Committee Meeting
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El Rincon Toscano Restaurant Pizzeria Wine Bar Calle Real 22-26, Estepona Telephone 952-795914 Roberto 648 263 369 or Yuri 610 336 547 A little taste of Italy Come and enjoy the excellent cuisine and service provided by Roberto and Yuri Opening hours Lunch every day 1.30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4pm Dinner 7pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; midnight Closed on Wednesdays 21
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12.30pm-2.30pm Bar Open & Tapas 2.30 - 5.00pm Art Class 11.00-2.00pm Bar Open & Tapas Spanish Classes Beg 10.30 Adv 11.45
10.00am - 1.00pm Art Group 10.30am Rambling 12.30pm-2.30pm Bar Open & Tapas 2.30 - 5.00pm Art Class 11.00-2.00pm Bar Open & Tapas Spanish Classes Beg 10.30 Adv 11.45 10.30am Rambling 7.30 for 8.00pm Whist 10.30am-2.30pm Bar Open 11.30am Weekly Meeting & Lottery 1.00pm Lunch 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge 10.00am - 1.00pm Art Group
Fish n Chip Supper 8 pm Foreign Residents' Day Palacio de Congresos, Estepona 11.00am Ladies Book Club 8.30pm Games/Social Ngt.
11.00am Computer Group 4.30pm Songs of Praise Ice Spring Golf Cup Golf Lunch at La Choza
Coach Trip Bees & Honey (Jerez) 8.00pm Music Night
THURSDAY MEALS: MAIN COURSE 6€, SWEET 2€. TAKE AWAY MEALS AVAILABLE. SEE SALES ‘GIRL’ ON THE DAY EVENT MAY CHANGE AFTER PUBLICATION, ALWAYS CHECK AT THE CLUB HOUSE NOTICE BOARD, ORGANISER OR STOP PRESS ON WEB SITE. 23
FORTHCOMING EVENTS Friday 3rd May - Quiz Night Monday 13th May - Members Film Night Wednesday 15th May - Ramblers BBQ Saturday 25th May - 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary - Details to follow. Tues 28th May - Ladies and Gents Lunches Out Wednesday May 29th - Coach Trip to Cadiz with a Guided Tour. Coach and walking tour with Official Guide. Coffee stop en route, time for lunch (price not included).20€ members, 23€ guests, first Pickup Benavista 8.30am. Organiser Joan Thompson.
Music Night Program 2013 31st May Andre Rieu (Maastricht 111) 28th June Glen Miller Story (Film)
EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY Saturday June 15th - Club Summer Fling This year is the 25th Birthday of your club, this will be the first celebration of the year. Venue: the outside terrace of Camping Bella Vista, Castillo de la Duquesa. Buffet supper, music for entertainment and dancing by The Moonshine Band, 4 piece band with female singer. 25€ members, 30€ guests. Bus available if enough interest at extra cost in advance. Organiser Jo-Anna Huisman Thursday 20th June - Ascot Day Special lunch menu, Ladies hat competition, dress code smart to suit occasion. Wednesday 26th June - Lake Trip To Fuene de Piedre in the north-western part of the Antequera region, This is one of the largest wetlands in Spain and the first on the Iberian Peninsulato be a massive breeding ground for flamingos, making it of high ecological value. We will also visit a Donkey Sanctuary. Time for a lunch out. Organiser Joan Thompson. Trip proposed Saturday 14th September Guaro Candle Festival Saturday 28th September - Noughties Celebration October 1/2/3/4th - Proposed trip to Madrid and Toledo 3 night, 4 day trip deposits now being taken, 50€ per person. Visit to Valle de los Caídos (Valley of the Fallen) a Catholic basilica and monumental memorial in erected at Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama, conceived by Spanish dictator Franco to honour and bury those who fell during the Spanish Civil War. Saturday October 5th - Terry & Bob’s Walking Treasure Hunt Tuesday 15th October - ICE Autumn Golf Cup See Club notice board for further details. Saturday October 19th - Club Annual Autumn Fayre Fun, games, competitions, food and drink. Very popular event. Date for your diaries Details to follow. Ladies Ascot Day at Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th November - ICE Players ProducClub 20th June tion ‘Old Time Music Hall’ A pie and pint at the Old Bull ‘n’ Bush. Saturday 16th November - Themed Diner Evening - ‘Elo Elo’ Dress for Occasion 24
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Anglican Church of Costa del Sol (West) Each Sunday we hold Services as follows: San Pedro at 10.15am In the hall adjoining Parroquial Virgen del Rocio (Near McDonalds)
Sotogrande at 11.45am In La Iglesia Sra. de la Merced, the "Big Church"
Coffee Morning each Tuesday in Sabinillas from 11am In La Vicente Square, behind the taxi rank
Home Groups take place every week Everyone is welcome For further details contact: Revd. Alan Maude 952 808 605 or Roger Richards 952 891 765 25
Match Making 4 - “Explores of ICE Discover Txakolina” The Impresario was at his wits end. The music industry needed new talent, a new sound that would bring back the crowds to the London Palladium. A group, whose songs would once more get “Joe Public” buying CD’s. He had travelled to the four corners of the globe searching for new voices, but to no avail. Exhausted, he had booked into a small hotel in the Spanish Pyrenees for peace and quiet in the mountain peaks above Bilbao. Suddenly, the tranquility he had been hoping for was shattered - by the beautiful, melodic, harmonious, rhythmically pulsating chords of a male voice quartet. He leapt to his feet, found the fabulous four, and signed them up, on the spot. It sounds easier than it was, being that they were true Hill Billies who had never been to a town before. However, money soon enticed them to travel to London. When they arrived, they took the record industry by storm, and the recording studios could not wait to release their new sound onto the waiting public. The four Basques also could not wait, but for them it was to be released onto the fascinating sights and lights (and maybe fights) of old London town. After breakfast, on the first morning at their 5 star hotel, the 4 singing Spaniards dashed down the stairs to the foyer, and crammed themselves, to a man, into the revolving door of the hotel. The squeezing of 4 large gentlemen into the orange like segment of a revolving door is not a good idea. The door stopped rotating. It became stuck. The Impresario, seeing his Basques pushing and shoving at the glass panels of the jammed door, decided to help by using his foot to give the mechanism a kick-start. It worked! Too well, in fact, as the exit apparatus began to whirl and gyrate like a whipping top. The spinning wheel began going faster and faster until the intrepid musician’s agent again used his foot; this time as a wedge. The door came to a sudden stop. So sudden in fact, that the 4 choristers shot out of the hotel entrance like shrapnel from a cannon, right in front of an approaching red, number 9, doubledecker bus. That killed off the impresario’s hopes of making a fortune. However, he had learned something from this event - the moral that “You should not put all your Basques in one exit. What has this moral to do with wine and food you might be asking? Well, if you only have one type of wine in your cellar to choose from, it could spell disaster for an extensive gourmet meal. Long standing members of ICE may remember Leif, a Norwegian friend of mine who was a staunch member of the club many years ago. Leif was more English than any Englishman I have ever known. His speech, his attire and his mannerisms were typically English. At the age of 12, he was requested by Lord Mountbatten (through Leif’s shipping magnet father) to take photographs of the damage caused by a German air bombardment of a Spanish village in the Basque country. Leif did as he was requested and thought no more about it. Much later, Leif and I were in Madrid and, when were looking at Picasso’s masterpiece “Guernica”, he suddenly realized that this painting represented the very village he had been sent to photograph. We decided, there and then, that a visit to the Basque country was necessary, both for him and myself. The two intrepid ICE explorers made plans without more a due. That year, we travelled extensively throughout the three regions of this western area of the Pyrenees known as “El Pays Basque” starting in San Sebastian (the Gipuzkoa region) through to Bilbao (Biscay region) and finishing up at Vitoria, the Capital of the Basque Rioja region known as Alavesa. The food was excellent throughout the whole expedition. We ate Katu-arraya (Cantabrian spotted dog fish), Ternera a la bilbaina (Bilbao style beef) and Becadas a la vizcaina (Woodcock in a Basque sauce). And, of course we had lots of tapas that are known as pintxos (Pinchos) in the Basque country. If you’ve ever been to a tapas bar or restaurant anywhere in the Basque country, you know, and will have drunk, Txakolina (tchalk-o-leena). You walk into those establishments, stacked with the most mouth-watering foods your eyes have ever beheld, and order a glass of wine. The bartender pulls out a tumbler (not a wine glass, a tumbler) then holds the bottle of Txakolina as high as possible in one hand and the tumbler as low as possible in the other, and pours a cascading stream of crisp refreshment into the glass. >>>Continued on page 27 26
<<26 The wine is simple, pure, crisp, joltingly refreshing and highly drinkable. Txakolina is a wine indigenous to the Basque country and appears to be the only wine drunk in this part of Spain. It’ is a white wine made from a grape called Hondarribi Zurria, exclusively grown in the Basque country. Txakolina has been characterized as the ideal summer sipper, but it is also a perfect wine for the colder months. It is a gentle sparkling wine, which could easily replace Cava at a celebration meal, and being low in alcohol (8º-10º) means you can sip throughout the whole party, without getting drunk. Its razor-sharp acidity is a great pairing for a good many finger foods, from hard cheeses to raw oysters to salty, deep-fried bites. Being British, I love “Fish & Chips” but have you ever found a wine that compliments this dish? Well Txakolina does. Try it at one of the club’s fish & chip suppers. There is a red variety of this wine, but it is not so popular. However, the Basque white wine is well worth searching for, but before you dash of and buy a bottle, take into account that it is not like any other wine you have had the pleasure of drinking. It is completely distinct and different. Choose it to drink with certain foods and at a certain time and place. Enjoy Txakolina, and be different. Submitted by Brian Buckley Creaser P.S. Remember the trick – pour the wine from above the tumbler, and only serve two fingers at a time as the bubbles disappear fairly quickly. It is best drunk while still fizzing. A Basque Pintxo: Toast two slices of thick bread and spread Pâté/Foie gras generously over . Cover s with cheese slices (preferably goat’s milk) and finish off with slices of Jamon Iberico on top. Place the toast into a pre-heated oven, 180º, for about 5 minutes to melt the cheese slightly and warm the ham. While this is going on, or before if you prefer, make vinaigrette. Into a glass container, put 3 teaspoons of virgin extra olive oil, 1 teaspoon of balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon of honey and whisk well together. Take the toast from the oven and pour/spoon the vinaigrette over them. Finish off, by sprinkling chopped parsley over them to decorate. Here you have 2 fantastic, but simple pintxos to accompany a small tumbler of Txakolina wine British Fish and chips with a bottle of White Wine (Txakolina). We all go out four or five times a year for fish and chips but how many have prepared this dish at home, so this month I am giving you a recipe for Fish & Chips that you can prepare at home. Ingredients: Sunflower or vegetable oil, 4- 175g thick cod or haddock, 225g self raising flour, salt & pepper, small bottle beer, 6-8 large floury potatoes. Method: For the chips, peel the potatoes and cut into the size you prefer, wash well and dry in a cloth, Place in a fryer and allow to cook gently for about 8 to10 minutes until they are soft but still white. Leave to cool on grease proof paper, increase the heat level to 180°C. Season the fish and dust with flour, this enables the batter to stick to the fish. To make the batter sift the flour, add a pinch of salt and place into a large bowl. Whisk in the beer to give a thick batter, the consistency should be like double cream. Coat two of the fillets and place in the hot fat and cook for about 8 to 10 minutes until crispy. Remove from the fryer and place on grease proof paper and keep warm while you cook the other two fillets. When the fish is cooked reheat the oil and cook the chips for 2 to 3 minutes until they are golden and crispy, then sprinkle with a little salt to absorb the fat. Its always nice to serve with a tin of mushy peas, bread and butter, and a glass of the Txakolina wine which Brian has told you about. Did You Know: Not to salt a chicken before it goes into the oven as it tends to toughen the flesh, wait about 20 minutes before taking it out of the oven. I have only tried this once, see what you think. To tenderise a roast chicken add a little ‘Mothers Ruin’, pour the gin over the bird first then baste every 20 minutes. The alcohol will have evaporated but the gin will have done its work! PS I prefer to drink my gin first then breath on the bird! Happy Cooking, Dan Cook 27
Long ago and far away, in a land that time forgot, Before the days of Dylan , or the dawn of Camelot. Poetry Corner There lived a race of innocents, and they were you and me, We longed for love and romance, and waited for our Prince, Eddie Fisher married Liz, and no one's seen him since. "The Land That Made Me Meâ&#x20AC;? We danced to 'Little Darlin,' and sang to 'Stagger Lee' It is wonderful!! And cried for Buddy Holly in the Land That Made Me, Only girls wore earrings then, and 3 was one too many, And only boys wore flat-top cuts, except for Jean McKinney. And only in our wildest dreams did we expect to see A boy named George with Lipstick, in the Land That Made Me, We fell for Frankie Avalon, Annette was oh, so nice, And when they made a movie, they never made it twice. We didn't have a Star Trek Five, or Psycho Two and Three, Or Rocky-Rambo Twenty in the Land That Made Me, Miss Kitty had a heart of gold, and Chester had a limp, And Reagan was a Democrat whose co-star was a chimp. We had a Mr. Wizard, but not a Mr. T, And Oprah couldn't talk yet, in the Land That Made Me, We had our share of heroes, we never thought they'd go, At least not Bobby Darin, or Marilyn Monroe. For youth was still eternal, and life was yet to be, And Elvis was forever in the Land That Made Me, We'd never seen the rock band that was Grateful to be Dead, And Airplanes weren't named Jefferson , and Zeppelins were not Led. And Beatles lived in gardens then, and Monkees lived in trees, Madonna was Mary in the Land That Made Me, We'd never heard of microwaves, or telephones in cars, And babies might be bottle-fed, but they were not grown in jars. And pumping iron got wrinkles out, and 'gay' meant fancy-free, And dorms were never co-Ed in the Land That Made Me, We hadn't seen enough of jets to talk about the lag, And microchips were what was left at the bottom of the bag. And hardware was a box of nails, and bytes came from a flea, And rocket ships were fiction in the Land That Made Me, T-Birds came with portholes, and side shows came with freaks, And bathing suits came big enough to cover both your cheeks. And Coke came just in bottles, and skirts below the knee, And Castro came to power near the Land That Made Me, We had no Crest with Fluoride, we had no Hill Street Blues, We had no patterned pantyhose or Lipton herbal tea Or prime-time ads for those dysfunctions in the Land That Made Me, There were no golden arches, no Perrier to chill, And fish were not called Wanda, and cats were not called Bill If you didn't grow up in the And middle-aged was 35 and old was forty-three, fifties, you missed the greatest time And ancient were our parents in the Land That Made Me, in history, But all things have a season, or so we've heard them say, Hope you enjoyed this read as much And now instead of Maybelline we swear by Retin-A. as I did. They send us invitations to join AARP, Submitted by Derek Fee We've come a long way, baby, from the Land That Made Me, So now we face a brave new world in slightly larger jeans, And wonder why they're using smaller print in magazines. And we tell our children's children of the way it used to be, Long ago and far away in the Land That Made Me.
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General Information Coach trips: See trip information for times. Please ensure that you sit in the seat numbered on your ticket. We regret that we cannot stop at any other point unless agreed with organiser, to pick up or put down. The organiser reserves the right to refuse to include any member they feel is not sufficiently able-bodied to follow the itinerary. Members are responsible for their own travel insurance. Buying your ticket: Please produce your membership card together with the correct money. Have prepared your choice of menu if applicable Final ticket booking: All tickets must be booked and paid for on or before the last Thursday coffee morning before the event. Late phone bookings cannot be accepted. Members are advised to attend the last Thursday before a trip in case there are any last minute alterations. Refunds: Cannot be given for either deposits or tickets, unless the organiser is notified in time, always providing the trip is full and a replacement can be found from the waiting list. Tips: Included in the cost of coach travel and restaurants, but not for hotels. Smoking: The smoking of tobacco and any other substance should not be permitted anywhere in or on the premises of The International Club of Estepona, Bahia Dorada. Dogs: Dogs are not allowed inside the clubhouse. They are permitted on the lower terrace but only when they are under the owners control by being attached to a lead which is held by the owner or attached to one of the hooks on the wall which are provided for that purpose. Club magazine by post: If you leave Estepona for longer than a month, your magazine can be posted. Please hand stamped envelopes (correct stamps in Euros), to Terry Smith. On the reverse, please write the months you wish to receive, they will be posted to you as soon as they are issued.
Parking: When visiting the club please park considerately between white lines and never on yellow lines. ACTIVITY ORGANISERS Advertising Manager Art Group Books Bridge…”Duplicate” Computer Group, Posters Gardening Group
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CLUB COMMITTEE AS FROM AGM 14TH MARCH 2013 PRESIDENT Doug Mitchell 667 998 800 952 897 977 VICE-PRESIDENT Jo-Anna Huisman 637 142 284 956 796 675 SECRETARY Joan Thompson 653 488 030 952 804 799 TREASURER Ted Lunniss 608 601 230 952 923 892 MAGAZINE EDITOR Terry Smith 677 656 319 951 276 690 CATERING MANAGER Brenda Taylor 654 579 492 952 805 739 BAR MANAGER Sue Potter 637 148 660 952 892 386 PUBLICITY OFFICER Margaret Whittley 627 143 345 951 972 577 MEMBER Beatrice Sykes 677 654 479 951 972 724 MEMBER Julie Wood 639 542 387 952 913 174 NON COMMITTEE POSTS LOCAL KEY HOLDER Nigel Nevshehir 689457410 952791449 (If available) MAINTENANCE MANAGER Rob Potter 671 725 243 952 892 386 HOUSEKEEPER Vacancy MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Anthony 697 941 869 951 272 360 & Pamela Shine ASST BAR MANAGER Mike Whittley 627 143 345 951 972 577 AUDITOR Ron Pegrum 680 718 990 952 891 175 ASST. TREASURER Vic Loughran 952 886 772 WELFARE: Members are requested to notify our welfare officer, Barbara Salisbury if they know of any member who is ill. 952 796 368, email salsbarb@yahoo.co.uk HOSTESS : Introduce new members : - Maureen Baldwin-Winckle 952 791 812 MAGAZINE ADVERTISING RATES AS FROM 1ST JANUARY 2011 For adverts presented in desired layout, includes inclusion on our web site with links to your site if applicable. Classified Ads: Members Only, Free Quarter page - 6€ per month - colour 7€ per month Half page - 12€ per month- colour 14€ per month Full page - 24€ per month - colour 28€ per month (Discounts:- for 6 months 10%, and for the whole year 20%) PLEASE NOTE: Colour is only available to inside front and rear cover pages and rear cover, also adjacent to centre pages. THERE WILL BE AN EXTRA CHARGE FOR SETTING UP ADVERTS Advertising fees to be prepaid before the 20th of the month to:Jackie Simmonds, the Advertising Manager, Tel. 952 797 921 or 652 798 107 Copy to be in before the 15th of any month, for inclusion in the following month’s issue. Copy can be e-mailed to: - terrysmith@siberme.com ICE (Siberme) accepts no responsibility for contents of any advertisement appearing in this magazine. INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF ESTEPONA (Siberme) I.C.E. Clubhouse, Urbanisation Bahia Dorada, Entrada 5, at Km. 149, A 7, Estepona 29680 Malaga
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JUST FOR A SMILE THIS IS VERY TOUCHING One afternoon a lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the road-side eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and got out to investigate. He asked one man, "Why are you eating grass?" "We don't have any money for food," the poor man replied. "We have to eat grass." "Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I'll feed you, " the lawyer said. "But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree." "Bring them along," the lawyer replied. Turning to the other poor man he stated, "You may come with us, also." The second man, in a pitiful voice, then said, "But sir, I also have a wife and SIX children with me!" "Bring them all as well," the lawyer answered. They all entered the car, which was no easy task, even for a car as large as the limousine was. Once under way, one of the poor fellows turned to the lawyer and said, "Sir, you are too kind. Thank you for taking all of us with you.â&#x20AC;? The lawyer replied, "Glad to do it. You'll really love my place. The grass is almost a foot high." Come on now...you really didn't think there was such a thing as a heart-warming lawyer story...did you???? Submitted by Maggie Whittley A Husband takes the wife to a disco. There's a guy on the dance floor giving it large - break dancing, moon-walking, back flips, the works - full of stamina & energy. The wife turns to her husband and says: "See that guy? 25 years ago he proposed to me and I turned him down." Her Husband says: "Looks like he's still celebrating!!! Submitted by Derek Fee
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