April to May 2022 Edition by Vic Loughran

International Club of Estepona The ‘ICE’ Club A Social and Cultural Club for all English Speaking People

APRIL—MAY 2022 Edition

International Club of Estepona The ‘ICE’ Club Magazine Contents Page Page 5 President's Letter 30-31 6 Help for Ukraine 32 7 Notices 34 8 Puzzles 36 9-17 Past Events 36 19 Future Events 37 20-24 Social Calendar 37 26 Bowls 38 27 Saving the Environment' - April 1st 39 28 Recipes Betty Fooks - Editor Email: editor@theiceclub.es

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Following the AGM earlier this month, the magazine will now be published bi-monthly, so any information for the next Edition should be sent to me by 15th May. Ed.

President: Sheila Fox Email: info@theiceclub.es Editor: Betty Fooks Email: editor@theicelub.es Disclaimer: - The committee wishes to declare that ICE does not accept responsibility for the contents of articles nor the claims made by advertisers. The magazine is published on the website bi-monthly on or before the first day of the month. www.theiceclub.es Email: info@theiceclub.es Tel: 952 802 549 ICE CLUBHOUSE ; Urb Bahia Dorada, Entrada 5, at Km 149, A7, Estepona 29693

President’s Letter

This week we said our final farewells to Leonie Sturgess, who died in hospital after a long illness. Our condolences to her family and friends. At the AGM this month, we voted Sue Potter to return to the committee as Vice- President. This was to support me, as we are short of committee members as well as volunteers. We also voted at the AGM to increase the membership fee by 5€ to 40€ from 2023 and to continue printing the magazine on a bi-monthly basis. We have a few things coming up in the next couple of months including a lunch on St. George's Day, a day trip to Bolonia and the Roman Ruins at Baelo Claudia and we are planning a party for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee on 4th June. Check the noticeboard in the club for more details and follow us on Facebook and our website to keep up to date. Unfortunately, Songs of Praise on Sundays has been cancelled going forward, due to lack of support. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, stay safe and well. Sheila Fox, President

HELP FOR UKRAINE Saint George’s Charity Shops in Cancelada and Sabinillas are liaising with the Ukraine Association of Malaga to provide help for Ukraine. They have donated clothing and blankets, but in response to requests they are now putting together a load of baby food (no glass jars) and sanitary goods. They have also offered help to any refugees that come to this area, with clothing, food bank, etc., and have set aside Wednesdays as 'Spend for Ukraine' day at our shops, with all takings on that day going to the Ukraine Bank's Humanitarian Fund, if not required directly to help refugees locally. So how can you help? -You can visit the Saint George Charity shops on a Wednesday and purchase any of the wide range of clothes, books, household items, etc., that we have on offer knowing that your money will be going to this cause, -Or you can make a monetary donation to the official fund set up by the National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua/en/

Óptica Machin English Optician Óptica Machin has established itself over the years as a highly recommended practice where eye care and exceptional service are the priorities. We welcome all patients, whatever your visual requirements for fashion, sports, style, UV protection and budget may be. The practice is very easy to find, located on the Avenida Litoral approach road into Estepona and has ample free parking.

www.opticamachin.com info@opticamachin.com

Tel 952 80 68 13

NOTICES Lottery Winners : January February 1st Aileena Maffezzini €36 2nd Lynne Danby €18 3rd Peter Galloway € 9 Club €27

1st Lynne Danby 2nd Aileena Maffezzini 3rd Dyana Coe Club

€32 €16 € 8 €24

Welcome to our new members Christopher Pitman Jackie Curley Patricia Flynn Lorraine & Anthony Kirton Geoffrey Scott Danny Vaughn Linda Lewis Willie & Marina Duggan

A FOND FAREWELL TO WILMA A presentation was made to Wilma Keeley recently as she is moving back to the UK. Wilma will be sorely missed as she has been a very hard working member since joining the Club. Wilma worked very hard as Welfare Officer often going above and beyond what the position entailed and helped many members out with their Spanish. She also started cooking in the kitchen, later becoming catering manager. Who will forget Wilma's strudels and Caribbean nights! Wilma also started the activities of petanque and scrabble. To say we will miss you Wilma is an understatement but we wish you much happiness in your new life in the UK. We hope that you will visit us soon. 7

PUZZLES

Like puzzles— There’s a new one every day on the ICE website! CODEWORDS (Answers Page 34) Codewords are like crossword puzzles - but have no clues! Instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number! To start you off, we reveal the codes for two or three letters. With these letters filled in throughout the puzzle, you'll have enough clues to start guessing words and discovering other letters. SUDOKU (Answers Page 34) Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers from 1 to 9. 8

PAST EVENTS BLACK AND RED SUPPEER As can be seen from the photos, everyone got into the spirit of the event by dressing in black and red and the tables had also been laid out to match. Sue & Rob were in the kitchen and produced the most amazing meal. Everyone said it was superb (some said the best food they had had at any ICE event!) and all delivered to the tables in a timely manner. Following the meal Danny Vaughn played guitar and sang some of our old favourites from the 60s and 70s for us to dance to.

Well done to all concerned in the preparation and organisation of another very successful event.

PAST EVENTS PANCAKE RACE Great fun round the pool on Shrove Tuesday even though we were low in numbers. Ian and Sue won the prestigious prize. Thanks to Brenda & Renee for the delicious pancakes, which proved to be very popular, some people who shan't be named had 4!!!

PAST EVENTS TRIP TO MIRAMAR SHOPPING AND MIJAS LUNCH A great day out visiting Miramar for some retail therapy and then to Mijas for lunch. I have never seen Mijas so quiet and many of the shops and restaurants were closed. Our group of 9 found a lovely restaurant overlooking the square, a lovely menu del dia, but many other restaurants were pleased to see ICE members go through their doors. A good day out, thank you Sheila for organising and it was good to see some members from V&A join us, I hope we made you feel welcomed.

Submitted by Sue Potter

PAST EVENTS TRIP TO GRANADA We started our trip on a wet morning and the coach was late picking us up, but we arrived at our lunch stop at Rio Frio in a happy mood and what a lunch we had, 4 courses and when we came out the sun was shining. A free evening so most of us went out for drinks and here in Granada with a drink a free tapas not that we really wanted it as we were still full from lunch. Next day a walking tour round Granada and a free afternoon. The red dust made everything muddy. Wednesday we went to the Alpujarras, stopping at a chocolate factory and a jamon curing place before stopping for a tapas lunch. A shame it was a cloudy day as we couldn't benefit from the lovely views that the restaurant had to offer.

Thursday, a trip to Guadix. A town with cave houses, some of which you could enter, and a cathedral.

Friday, home with a stop for coffee in Frigilliana and lunch at Finca Maria's.

A great week, enjoyed by all, thanks to Paco our driver Andy our guide and Di and Maggie for arranging. And also a big thank you to our Roving Reporter Sue Potter for all the photos and comments. Ed

PAST EVENTS ST PATRICK’S PARTY A very lively group eating, drinking and singing along to all the best-known Irish songs. Thanks to Tony and the members of the CantoLibre choir. Thanks also to Martin Holmes for providing us with the song sheets and playing guitar music to accompany them, and to those members who gave their own renditions of some special Irish ditties. Stephanie, Nigel and John - thank you all for giving your time to keep us well served. Submitted by Sheila Fox

EVENTS DUE TO CURRENT RESTRICTIONS EVENTS MAY CHANGE AT VERY SHORT NOTICE ALWAYS CHECK CLUB HOUSE NOTICE BOARD STOP PRESS ON THE WEBSITE OR FACEBOOK ‘The ICE Club’

April Friday, 1st - Quiz – Quizmaster - Tony Winterton – 8.00 for 8.30 Saturday, 2nd - Table Top Sale - Open 10.30am, (9.30am for table set-up) Details Page 33 Monday, 11th - Film Night – 8.00pm - Organiser Sue Potter Details on poster Page 29 Saturday, 23rd - St Georges Day Lunch – Details Page 18 Tuesday, 26th - Ladies Lunch – Organiser Julie Wood Thursday 28th - History Group Meeting Details Page 24

May Friday, 6th - Quiz – Quizmaster Ron Pegram – 8.00 for 8.30 Monday, 9th - Film Night 8.00pm - Organiser Sue Potter Wednesday, 11th - Trip to Bolonia - Organiser Julie Wood – Details TBA Wednesday, 18th - Ramblers Lunch – Benahavis – Organiser Sue Potter Tuesday, 24th - Ladies Lunch – Organiser Julie Wood

FUTURE EVENTS

Saturday, 4th June – Platinum Party to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee

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Newport City Council have published extracts from letters of complaints written by residents: 1. It's the dogs mess that I find hard to swallow. 2. I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my knob off. 3. I wish to complain that my father twisted his ankle very badly when he put his foot in the hole in his back passage. 4. Their 18 year old son is continually banging his balls against my fence. 5. I wish to report that tiles are missing from the outside toilet roof. I think it was bad wind the other day that blew them off. 6. My lavatory seat is cracked, where do I stand? 7. I am writing on behalf of my sink, which is coming away from the wall. 8. Will you please send someone to mend the garden path. My wife tripped and fell on it yesterday and now she is pregnant. 9. I request permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen. 10. 50% of the walls are damp, 50% have crumbling plaster, and 50% are just plain filthy. 11. The next door neighbour has got this huge tool that vibrates the whole house and I just can't take it anymore. 12. The toilet is blocked and we cannot bath the children until it is cleared. 13. Will you please send a man to look at my water, it is a funny and not fit to drink. 14. Our lavatory seat is broken in half and now is in three pieces. 15. I want to complain about the farmer across the road. Every morning at 6am his cock wakes me up and it's now getting too much for me. 16. The man next door has a large erection in the back garden, which is unsightly and dangerous. 17. Our kitchen floor is damp. We have two children and would like a third, so please send someone round to do something about it. 25

ICE BOWLERS HAVE NOW RECOMMENCED EVERY MONDAY AT BENAVISTA BOWLS CLUB 10.00 FOR 10.30 PROMPT START Bowls club rules to play: Every bowler would need to pay an annual fee of 30€. This includes club membership and federation to Andalusia bowls. This is still a requirement, once this is paid the daily fee of 7€ as club members to play. We play 16 ends with coffee break after 8. Remember smooth sole shoes must be worn when playing, clothing normally white but not essential.

The bar is closed but do have a fridge with beer, wine or water at 1€. Also a hot water urn for tea and coffee at 50c a cup. This is a social morning, novices and Ice members visitors are quite welcome, For further information contact Terry Smith 677 656 319

SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT ON APRIL 1ST? SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT

Some of you will know that the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania has dedicated teams to create safe environments for each species of animal, using natural barriers between predators and their natural prey. For instance, they retain young deer in an area away from the lion prides, by distributing lion droppings in a continuous ring around them. Unseen by visitors, the deer’s sensitive nose sniff the droppings as they approach the boundary of their territory and immediately turn away. You might not know that the Scottish Government has approved a request from the Balmoral Head game-keeper to use the same technique to prevent their deer from straying outside their domain. Her Majesty has signed an order for fifteen tons of lion droppings from Longleat and from the London Zoo for the first trials to start after the 2022 breeding season, focussing on the perimeter where walls and fences have proved to be inadequate. You might also not know that we, in our more restricted role of caring for our planet, can adopt a similar process to limit the impact each year of ants invading our gardens and homes. An article in the Mail on Sunday called Helpful Hints from Victorian Home-keepers, indicated that back in the mid-19th century, it was common practice to collect cat droppings to keep ants away. The process was to collect the droppings, dry it in the sun to a point that there is no longer a smell that we can detect, and then grind it into a fine dust, using a coffee grinder. The dust was then put into a pepper pot and shaken over the entry points that ants used coming into the house, and directly on any ant nests in the garden. The effect was almost immediate, and within the day, all ants would be eliminated. Recent research into this practice shows that the dust stimulates sensory cells in the ant’s head and causes it to sneeze, something that an ant never otherwise does. The effect is that its brain is rattled just the same as when footballers repeatedly head a football, but the damage to the ant is instantly fatal. Animal Rights activists have indicated no disapproval of the practice although several religious groups have questioned the possibility of ants suffering psychologically as they naturally follow the one in front, and would see what has happened to its colleague. A Far Eastern company has already started a business formulating a synthetic form of powdered cats’ poo for sale in garden centres and the DIY market. It is to be packaged in a carton having a perforated lid and called Ah-choo.

Further information is available on the Internet under www.fakenews010422.com Submitted by Geoff Morgan

RECIPES CARROT AND BANANA CAKE 200 g white sugar (250 ml) 250 ml sunflower oil 3 eggs 200 g cake flour (375 ml) 10 ml baking powder 10 ml cinnamon 5 ml bicarbonate of soda 250 ml mashed banana 250 ml coarsely grated carrots 50 g chopped walnuts Beat the sugar, oil and eggs together. Sift the dry ingredients together and mix into the sugar mixture. Add the mashed banana, carrots and walnuts and mix gently. Pour the mixture into either two layer cake tins 23 cm in diameter and bake at 180 C for 25 to 35 minutes or a 24 x 24 cm square tin and bake at 180 C for 45 to 55 minutes. Fill and ice with cream cheese icing and keep cake in the fridge. It also freezes well.

CREAM CHEESE ICING 100 g margarine (110 ml) 200 g sifted icing sugar (375 ml) 100 g cream cheese (100 ml) 5 ml vanilla essence Cream the margarine and icing sugar together. Fold the cream cheese and vanilla essence into the mixture using a metal spoon. Do not beat as the icing will become runny. Keep icing in the fridge. Submitted by Lesley-Ann Fabron 28

PASSPORTS … formed from the French word for a permit to go through a gate (into a town rather than entering a country by sea or air), but who first issued them, and when? In the Hebrew Bible (Nehemiah 2:7-9) Nehemiah received a permit from King Artaxerxes to travel from Persia to Judea in 450 BCE, to ensure his safe passage ‘the other side of the river’. A few hundred years later, the Chinese used a similar permit to allow people to move from one area to another, within their Imperial territories. And in medieval times, Muslims carried a document to prove that they had paid their taxes, without which they could go nowhere – even within their own Caliphate. But who really issued passports such as we know them today? In a British Act of Parliament dated 1414 there is reference to an official document as a means of proving the identity of those who found themselves in a foreign land; so King Henry V gets the credit. Just as a sideline, it may be of interest to know that King Louis XVI of France escaped in 1791 from Paris with Marie Antoinette and the kids, each posing as members of the staff of a Russian Baroness whose passport covered her whole entourage. Hardly surprising, he was recognised and was returned to Paris and an awaiting guillotine. Such ‘multi’ passports were quickly thought to be a mistake! In the 19th century, railways were built across Europe, making it easy for everyone to cross borders. The whole idea of having a passport, but with no frontier force at each border, led to passports being pointless and so it was until the start of the Great War. But across Europe, many people unsettled by the war, chose to take their skills elsewhere and soon each country set up restrictions on such travel, with official border controls being imposed. Passports had to show a photograph of the holder, and their names and physical descriptions. This was thought to be ‘damned outrageous’ and dehumanising. Britain used the passport as a definition of citizenship to ease the anxiety, and produced the first ‘booklet’ form. When the League of Nations took hold of the matter, they issued guidelines 30

and a format for a passport for all nations to follow. In addition, they created the Nansen passport for stateless people which ran until the start of the second world war. It took until 1980 for a standard passport to be established, and in more recent times, the ‘biometric’ passport carries all the information written in the passport booklet itself, to be immediately read by a machine. Despite having to pay for a passport, it remains the possession of the issuing state, and further, the applicant does not have a legal right to own one. A governmental refusal to issue one or to revoke one, has no legal redress. Normally, once issued, the passport does entitle the holder to the right of entry into that issuing country – but not into ANY other country, which may require a visa which in turn, might not be granted. And there are other complications to deal with. Citizens of Denmark and their two constituent countries, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, for example, do not all enjoy the same opportunities. Danes can apply for a Danish passport, but citizens of Greenland and the Faroe Islands can only apply for their own non-EU Danish passport. With some sort of similarity, a Kosovan may apply for a Serbian passport, but such a document does not allow him access to the Schengen Area without a special visa. And finally, as an ‘international’ document, what language should be used to record the information the passport contains? In 1920, French was seen as the language of diplomacy, and was used along with the language of the issuing country. Currently, the recommendation is for a passport to be issued in English or French along with the language of the issuing nation. Swiss passports use five languages: German, French, Italian, Romansh and English, with translations in a further 26 languages, while a Libyan passport has the last page as its first page (reading right to left) written in Arabic and the first page as its last page in English, as do other Arab countries. So next time you apply for a renewal of your passport, smile sweetly at the passport officer attending you, and be patient. It might be worth it! Submitted by Geoff Morgan 31

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ICE (Siberme) accepts no responsibility for contents of any advertisement appearing. INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF ESTEPONA (Siberme) I.C.E. Clubhouse, Urbanisation Bahia Dorada, Entrada 5, at Km. 149, A7, Estepona 29693 Málaga Clubhouse: Telephone 952 802 549 ICE Web Site: www.theiceclub.es Email: info@theiceclub.es PLEASE TELL ADVERTISERS YOU SAW THEIR ADVERT IN ICE MAGAZINE 37

CLUB INFORMATION MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Renewing your annual club membership can be done by bank transfer: Banco Sabadell IBAN ES98 0081 0535 8800 0131 1734 BIC CODE BSASESBB Please advise TED LUNNISS, the club Treasurer by email if you have sent a payment by bank transfer, stating your name and membership number if possible.Ted_lunniss@hotmail.co.uk Tel: 691 392 156 IMPORTANT Transfers from UK banks are now charged at 18€ by our Spanish bank. Please include this extra amount if you need to send money to us from any UK bank. 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 the organiser, to pick up or put down. The organiser reserves the right to refuse to include any member they feel is not sufficiently ablebodied 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 the 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 tickets, unless the organiser is notified in time, and providing the trip is full and a replacement can be found from the waiting list. Tickets are not transferable to other members without the authorisation of the organiser. TIPS Are included in the cost of coach travel and restaurants, but not for hotels.

DRINKS POLICY All drinks, whether alcoholic or otherwise, to be consumed on the Club premises shall be purchased from the Club bar. WELFARE Members are requested to notify our welfare officer, Diane Hackett, if they know of any member who is ill. Tel 626 080 829/ 952 893 965 Email: dianehackett22@gmail.com ALL ORGANISERS IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE TELL – BEFORE THE LEAVING BAR STAFF THE CLUB OF ANY The clubhouse BROKEN furniture GLASS must be AND THEY WILL OFand IT.air conditioners, set building sanitized and left as set for a Thursday meeting, switchDISPOSE off lights, fans alarm and lock doors. When using the general fob for the alarm it is imperative to return it to the correct place. DOGS Are not allowed inside the clubhouse. They are permitted on the lower terrace but only when they are under the owner’s 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. SMOKING The smoking of tobacco, electronic cigarettes or any other substance is not permitted anywhere in or on the Club premises. PARKING When visiting the club please park considerately between white lines and never on yellow lines. Please DO NOT PARK in the car parking space in front of next door’s apartment. Although it is not officially for their sole use it is better for peaceful relations not to park there. SAFETY NOTICES Members are asked to abide by the safety notices that are in place within the Club.

EMERGENCIES

HOSPITALS

AMBULANCE

061

Alta Resolucion de

GENERAL EMERGENCIES

112

Estepona

NATIONAL POLICE

091

Algeciras

956 026 500

LOCAL POLICE

092

Costa Del Sol Hospital

951 976 669

GUARDIA CIVIL

062

La Linea Hospital

956 026 500

FIRE BRIGADE

080

Málaga Carlos Haya

950 390 400

EMERGENCIES GIBRALTAR

199

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

016

Málaga Arrivals

952 048 845

HELICOPTEROS SANITARIOS

952 811 818

Málaga Departures

952 048 804

ELECTRIC EMERGENCY

900 850 840

Jerez

956 150 000

GAS EMERGENCY

900 202 212

Seville

954 449 000

SEA RESCUE

900 202 202

Gibraltar

35020073026

GIBRALTAR FRONTIER

35020042777

952 976 669

AIRPORTS

CONSULATES AND EMBASSIES

TOURIST OFFICES Casares

952 894 056

Belgium…...Malaga

952 219 004

Estepona

952 802 002

Denmark….Málaga

952 211 797

Sabinillas

952 890 029

France..…...Málaga

954 293 200

San Roque

956 694 005

Germany….Malaga

952 227 886

Marbella

952 771 442

Holland…...Málaga

952 363 591

Gibraltar

+350 200 749 50

Ireland…....Fuengirola

952 475 108

Italy…………...Málaga

912 106 910

Adana

952 113 467

Norway……...Málaga

952 667 955

Age Concern

650 163 928

Sweden……...Fuengirola

952 604 383

Alcoholics Anonymous

600 379 110

Switzerland..Málaga

952 217 266

Citizens Advice Spain

952 797 821

U.K……..……..Málaga

952 352 300

Diabetics Support

952 464 184

U.S.A………....Fuengirola

952 474 891

Home Nurse

604 401 249

Narcotics Support

902 114 147

MORE HELP

TRANSPORT Local Taxi (large with

951 775 777

wheelchair access) Renfe Railway info

Bus Station Estepona

952 796 658

Estepona Taxi

952 802 900

902 320 320

USEFUL WEBSITES www.avanza.com, www.renfe.com, www.gov.uk, www.expatica.com

April to May 2022 Edition

Articles inside

Saving the Environment' - April 1st 39 Essential Telephone Nos

Help for Ukraine 32 Classified Ad

Notices 34 Solutions

Puzzles 36 Committee Members

Past Events 36 Club Organisers

Social Calendar 37 Advertising Rates

Future Events 37 Activity Organisers

Bowls 38 Club Information

President's Letter 30-31 Passports