April-May Edition 2023

International ClubofEstepona

The ICE ClubMagazine Contents

Betty Fooks - Editor

Email: editor@theiceclub.es

SadlythisisthelastmagazineIwillbeproducing. Wearelooking intosendingoutaregularnewsletterwhichIhopewill bring you thesameinformationbutstraightintoyour’inbox’. Ed.

President: Sheila Fox

Editor: Betty Fooks

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

President’s Letter

SpringhasarrivedontheCostaDelSolatlast,but firstwehavehadtosayourfinalfarewellsto3of ourlong-standingmembers-KeithRumsey, MichaelParisandBobCulley.Ourcondolencesto theirfamilyandfriends.

IntherunuptoEasterwehadourannualPancakeDayraces,afewphotosarein themagazine.

OnMarch9thweheldourAGMwith43attendees,andtheminuteswillbe availableontheclubhousenoticeboard.Wevotedfor2placesonthecommittee, bothforPrincipalmembers,DanHackstonasVicePresident,andPaulParrickas Treasurer.

JacquiParrickhasagreedtotakeontheroleofCateringManager.Wewelcome herasaco-optedmemberofthecommitteeuntilshecanbevotedinnextyear andthankherfortakingonthisjob.

BettyFookshasdecidedtostepdownasEditorofourmagazineandwewillbe lookingforareplacementforthisrole. Weareplanning toproduceamonthly newsletterwhichwillbesentouttoyoubyemail,sopleasecheckwithSally Hollowaythatwehaveyourup-to-dateemailaddressonfileandlookoutfor thisinyourinbox.

Wehaveafewneweventsandtripscomingupoverthenextfewmonths,so watchthenoticeboardsintheclubaswellasourFacebookpageandthewebsite fordetails.

Asalways,wearedesperatelyinneedofvolunteers,particularlyinbarand kitchenareas.Butwealwaysneedpeopletoorganiseorhelpatevents.Theclub isbuiltontheworkofvolunteersandwithoutthem,itwillceasetoexist.

Sheila Fox, President

Welcome to our new members

Like puzzles

There’s a new one every day on the ICE website!

CODEWORDS (Answers Page 30)

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 Instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle.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 30)

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.

PANCAKE RACE - 21st

February

Greatmorningoffuninthesun, tossingthepancakeraceandthen eatingthescrumptiouspancakes cookedbyBrendaandRenee.

Lookingatsomeofthephotosand videosomepeopleshouldhave beendisqualifiedforrunning.

Unfortunately,wecouldn'trace roundthepoolastheurbanisation hadpartemptieditsothegatewas padlockedforsafetyreasons.2heatsandasemifinalforbothmen&women andtheoverallwinnerwasDannyHackston,congratulations.

AbigthankyoutoBrenda&ReneeinthekitchenandIan&Stephonthebar.A specialthankyoutoLouiseShandforsupplyingfreshlypickedlemonstogoon ourpancakes.ThankyoualsotoIan&Mikeforthephotos.Welldone everybody. Submitted by Sue Potter

ST PATRICK'S NIGHT 17th March 2023

Startedearlyat7.00pm.Theband,consistingofMartin,Jimmy,Montyand Tony,playedawiderangeofIrishfolksongswitheveryonejoiningin,following fromthesongsheets,especiallyforthechoruses.

Sheilahandedoutashort quizonIrishSlang,eventhe Irishfounditdifficult,but oneteammanagedtofinish withastunning17outof19 winningabottleofwinefor theirefforts.

Whenthesing-alongended, Ianplayedmusicthroughthe PAsystemwhichhad everyonedaancinguntillate!

LUNCH & DANCING - 19TH MARCH

Anothergreatafternoon goodfoodfollowedbysomewonderfulmusic bySteveAnderton.

RECIPES

CHOC MINT MOUSSE

200 g slab mint chocolate

60 g margarine

3 eggs, separated

10 g gelatine (15 ml)

50 ml water

250 ml fresh cream, whipped

To decorate: whipped cream, 1 peppermint crisp, flaked mint leaves

Melt chocolate and margarine over simmering water.

Allow to cool for five minutes.

Beat in the egg yolks one at a time.

Sprinkle gelatine over cold water and allow to soak.

Dissolve over hot water and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Beat into the chocolate mixture.

Transfer to a large bowl.

Beat cream until stiff peaks form.

Fold into the chocolate mixture.

Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Fold into the chocolate mixture.

Pour mousse into glasses.

Decorate.

Serves 4 to 6

PEPPERMINT CRISP DELIGHT

250 ml cream

1 tin caramel condensed milk

100 g slab grated mint

¾ packet tennis biscuits

Decoration

1 peppermint crisp

Whip the cream.

Fold in the condensed milk and chocolate.

Line the base of a 1,35 l container with biscuits.

Pour a layer of the mint mixture onto the biscuits.

Repeat the layers.

Refrigerate for two to three hours.

Decorate with peppermint crisp.

A CHAMPION OF UK VOTING RIGHTS AND AN INSPIRATION

WorldWarTwoveteranandtireless campaignerforrightsofBritonsabroad HarryShindlerhasdiedaged101.

MrShindler,aBritonwholivedinItaly,is best-known forhislong-standingefforts tooverturnthe‘15-year-rule’which bannedBritishpeoplefromvotinginUK electionsafter15yearsoflivingabroad. HewasreportedbytheItalianpressas havingdiedonFebruary21stathishomeinthecentreofItaly,wherehestill livedindependently.

MrShindlerwasmadeanMBEin2014andanOBEin2021,forhisserviceto Britishnationalsoverseas. Hisworkonthe15-yearrulewasfirstreportedin 2011,whenhechallengeditbeforetheEuropeanCourtofHumanRights. Hetoldusatthetime:“It'saquestionofprincipleandtherighttovoteisinthe EuropeanConventiononHumanRights.

“ThegovernmentsayswehavebrokenwiththeUK,butIhavenot.Istillgetmy pensionfromtheUKandforsomeoneofmyagethatisoneofthemost importantaspectsoflife." Hewentontosupportseveralbillsaimedatending therule,whichwasfinallyoverturnedlastyearintheElectionsAct2022–howeversecondarylegislationtoallowpeopletore-registerstillhasyettobe passed.

Hehadhopedtobeabletovoteinthenextgeneralelection,whichisconsidered likelytobeheldin2024(thoughJanuary2025isthelatestpossibledate).

MrShindlerwasalsoinvolvedinotherlegalchallengesrelatedtoimpactsofthe BrexitWithdrawalAgreementandBritishpeople’slossofEUcitizenshiprights. Oneoftheseisongoingandhislawyer,JulienFouchet,saiditwillgoon–as otherBritonsabroadarealsoinvolved–and“wewillcallthecaseafterhim”. Headded:“Hewasanextraordinaryman,anexampleforusallinthewayhe nevergaveupthefight.

Athisbirthdaycelebrationslastyear,whenhesaidhewasplanningtogotothe UKtoconvincehiscompatriotsandtheMPstoreturntotheEU.,hetookthe microphonetospeaktotheguestsforhalfanhourandhadincredibleenergy.

MrShindlerwasthelastlivingveteranoftheAlliedlandingsinAnzio,andwas alsoknownforhisworkidentifyinggravesofBritishservicemenkilledorlisted asmissinginactionduringthewar.

Submitted by Sally Holloway

THE 15 YEAR RULE

Irecentlyattendedanonlinetalkorganisedby British in Europe aboutthe progressoftheBillwhichwillendthepresentsituationofthoseUKnationals–includingmanyICEmembers-whohavebeenlivingabroadfor15yearsor longer.

Anestimated3.4millionUKcitizenslivingoverseasaredisenfranchisedand,in 2016,morethan60%ofUKcitizenslivingintheEUhadnovoteintheUKEU referendumthatledtotheremovalofourEUcitizenshiprightsandchangedour livesforever.

BritishinEuropecampaignedforfiveyearstoprotectourEUcitizenshiprights, andtoreinstatelifelongvotingrightsintheUK.Thiswassuccessful,andthe ElectionsAct2022restoredlifelongvotingrightsforUKcitizenslivingoverseas; however,itstillneedstobeimplemented.Thegovernmentdepartmentin chargeofthisprocessistheDepartmentforLevellingUp,Housingand Communities.

BritishinEuropeisnowpleasedtoannouncethattheorganisationhassecured fundingfor12monthsfromtheJosephRowntreeReformTrusttosupportthe campaigntoensurethatthesecondaryimplementinglegislationisdeliveredand thatitworks,sothatwecanreclaimourvotingrightsandberegisteredas votersintimeforthenextgeneralelection.Oncethatisdone,theyplanafurther phaseofworktoraiseawarenessacrosstheUKdiasporaandencouragethe registrationofthesenewUKcitizenvoters.

Toregisteryouwillneedtoshowthatyouhavebeeneithera)ontheelectoral roleintheUKorb)residentintheUK.YourNationalInsurancenumberwillbe sufficienttoproveyouridentity,oryoucanuseadocumentsuchasapassport orabirthcertificate.Alldocumentswillbeuploadableonline,anditwillalsobe possibletoregisteranapplicationforapostalvoteonline.Registrationwilllast 3years,notoneyearaspreviously,andareminderwillbesentwhenyour registrationnearsexpiry.YoushouldbeabletoregisterfromOctober2023, hopefullyintimeforthenextgeneralelection.

RegistrationwillbemorecomplexforthosewithoutanN.I.number,orwho cannotproveresidencyintheUK.

TwoissuesonwhichBritishinEuropearelobbyingtheDepartmentaregreater flexibilitytogetaproxyvote,includinginanemergencyonelectionday,andthe deliveryofballotpaperselectronically,whichwasnotincludedintheprimary legislation.TheLiberalDemocratMPTomBrakeiscampaigningforseparate constituenciesforoverseasvoters.

Submitted by Sally Holloway

ONE OF OUR OCCASIONAL NEIGHBOURS

Thehoopoe(upupaepops–saidas‘ oo poo pa ee pops’vaguelyimitatingtheir call)isseeninAsia,AfricaandEurope, andresidentinsouthernSpainand Morocco.Althoughnotseenas frequentlyasotherspecies,itisnot consideredtobeunderthreatof extinction–butreadon!

Thehoopoehasbeenseeninsouthern Britaininwarmdrysummerswhen theyfeedongrasshoppersandsimilar insects.Itwilllookforgrasslandfor foragingandverticalsurfacesliketrees andcliffsfornestingandarewellable toadapttotakeadvantageofchanges madebyhumans.

Theirhabitatsfurthervaryfromthe forestsofMadagascartothehigh altitudesoftheWesternGhatsinIndia,andtoanewterritoryatSharmelSheikhwheretheystayallyear,andwithararesightingin1975intheYukon DeltaofAlaska.

Theyaremonogamousbutonlyforoneseason.Theyareseriouslyterritorial andwillfightusingtheirbillstostabtheopposition.Eggsarelaidinclutchesof upto12,atintervals,sothattheyhatchinonesandtwosoveraperiodofa coupleofweeks,thefemaleexclusivelyinchargeofbroodingwhilethemale getsinthefood.Amonthlaterthechicksjointheparentsforaging.

Thehoopoehasbeenaroundforalongtimeandfeaturesinthemythologiesof manyareas.SacredinAncientEgypt,itsiconsignifiedachildtobetheheirand successortohisfather.

IntheTorah,itislistedas‘detestable’andnottobeeaten,andnotkosher.In theQur’an,thehoopoecarriedamessagetoKingSolomonabouttheQueenof Sheba,ofwhatshewasallowingherpeopletodocontrarytoIslamicrules.And thismentionwaspickedupbyRudyardKiplinginhisstory The Butterfly that Stamped.

Photo by Jacqui Morgan, Manilva December 2022

Inthepre-IslamicVainakhreligionofChechnya,thehoopoewassacred,and knownasgoddessTusholi’shen,andassuchwasnottobehuntedwithouther permission.TheyalsoplayedapartinPersiaasasymbolofvirtueandwas identifiedasthe‘leaderofbirds’intheirlegendarypoems.Andinancient Greece,itachievedroyalstatusduetoitscrestoffeathers,anditslongsharp beakasitssymbolofpower.

Elsewhere,theydidnotenjoyquitethesamestatus.InnorthernEuropethey weresaidtobethievesandtheharbingerofwaranddeathandthe ‘underworld’.Toheartheircallwasnotgood!

Inmedievaltimeswhenmagicwas‘normal’,thehoopoewasconsideredevil, andmagicalspellsoftenrequiredthesacrificeofahoopoetogettheright result.

Thesedays,ithasbeenchosentobethenationalbirdofIsraeli,andwhenthe UniversityofJohannesburgwasformedin2005,itwasadoptedasitsofficial mascotandfeaturesontheuniversitylogo.Itisalsoincludedonthetowncoats ofarmsinArmstedtandinBrechteninGermany.

InMorocco,however,itistradedliveasamedicinalproductandisconsidered tobe‘atrisk’there.InManipur,NEIndia,onthecrossroadsoftradebetween eastandwest,thehoopoeisusedbytraditionalhealersforbothmedicaland spiritualconditions.

OnehoopoewhoreallywenttowarwaswithHarrisonTordoff,apilotinWW2, hisP-51MustangbeingnamedhisUpupaepops,althoughIsuspectthatfewof hiscolleaguesunderstoodwhy.Andfinally,whocanremembertheepisodeof Midsomer Murders whentheallegedsightingofablue-crestedhoopoecaused alltheproblemsforDCIBarnabyinthestory‘A Rare Bird’in2012?

Submitted by Geoff Morgan

NATIONAL SPANISH HOLIDAYS 2022/2023

Maundy Thursday: 14 April,

Good Friday: 15 April

Easter Sunday: 17 April

Labour Day: 1st May

Assumption of Mary: 15th May

EVENTS

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

APRIL

Friday7th -QuizNight–DannyHackston.DetailsPage 14

Saturday15th -GrandNationalRaceAfternoon–OrganiserIan. Tickets12€/ Members15€toincludeentryandinformaltwocoursemeal.DetailsPage11

Tuesday25th –LadiesLunch,CabanaRestaurant,DianaPark. OrganiserLynne

Danby

MAY

Friday6th -Quiz–RonPegrum.DetailsPage14

Wednesday10th -ProposedDayTrip-TBA

Tuesday30th –LadiesLunch–TapaThai,Estepona.OrganiserLynneDanby

FUTURE EVENTS

June,Wednesday28th -TriptoTheLakes–OrganiserHeatherMoore

1-FINE

5 DEADLY TERMS USED BY A WOMAN

This is the word women use to end an argument when she knows she is right and you need to stop talking

2-NOTHING

Means something and you should be worried

3-GO AHEAD

Do NOT confuse this with permission! It’s a dare and don’t even think about it

4-THAT’S OK

She is thinking long and hard on how and when you will pay for your mistake

5-WHATEVER

A woman’s way of calling you an idiot BONUS WORD; WOW!

This is not a compliment. She is amazed that one person could be so clueless

HENRY AVERY, THE PIRATE KING OF MADAGASCAR

David Graeber imagines the 17thcentury buccaneer establishing an enlightened kingdom in the Indian Ocean where all goods were held in common

Kingofthepirates,HenryAvery.The Mughaltreasurehestolewasnever recovered,norwasheeverbroughtto justice.[BridgemanImages]

On7September1695,the25-shipGrand MughalfleetwasreturningthroughtheRed SeaafteritsannualpilgrimagetoMecca whenitwasattackedbyfivepirate ships. Intheensuingbattle,thepirates’leader,anEnglishmanvariouslyknown asHenryAvery,HenryEvery,theKingofPiratesandLongBen,seizedprecious jewelsandmetalsworth£600,000–equivalenttoaround£97.1milliontoday. The British government, hoping to appease the furious emperor, declared Avery ‘an enemy of all mankind’

ThefuriousMughalemperorAurengzebaccusedBritainofcomplicityinthe raidandthreatenedtoexpelEastIndiaCompanyrepresentativesfromIndia. TheBritishgovernment,seekingtoappeasetheemperor,launchedthefirst internationalmanhunt,declaringAvery‘anenemyofallmankind’. Thepirate bootywasneverrecovered,nor,whilesixofhisfellowpirateswerehanged,was Averyeverbroughttojustice.Onestoryhasithewasburiedapauperin Barnstaple.

ThelateAmericananthropologistDavidGraeberpreferredanotherstory. Accordingtothissaltieryarn,CaptainAverysailedoffvictoriousonhisfifthclassfrigate Fancy, withnotjustahaulofunimaginablebling,butwiththe Mughal’sdaughter,herheadturned(whosewouldn’tbe?)bythissexyoutlaw. Morecaptivatingstill,thestoryhasitthatAveryandhisprincessbride,along with10,000ofhishenchmen,thenestablishedapiratekingdominMadagascar. Thisrealm,calledLibertalia,was,accordingtoGraeber,autopianpolitywherein allgoodswereheldincommon.

FromhisMalagasythrone,AverydespatchedenvoystothecourtsofEurope, dupingtheSwedishcrownintosigningtreatieswiththispurportedgreatnew poweroftheIndianOceanandeveninducingPetertheGreattocontemplatean

alliance,andcreateaRussiancolonyonMadagascar.TheTsarshouldhave knownbetterafterhispredecessor,CatherinetheGreat,hadbeendupedby Potemkinvillages.Peterwaseffectivelyfooledintobelievingintheexistenceofa Potemkinkingdom,allfrontandnosubstance,ontheothersideoftheworld. Onlyin1719wasthehoaxexposedbyDanielDefoeinhissuperblytitled The King of Pirates: Being an Account of the Famous Enterprises of Captain Avery, being the mock King of Madagascar with his Rambles and Piracies wherein all the sham accounts formerly publish’d of him are detected.

AndyetMadagascar’snorth-easterncoastfordecadesafterwardscontinuedto attractpirates,whoestablishedtradingpostsforlike-mindedbucklersofswash thatevolvedintowhatGraebercallsLibertaliaII–namelytheBetsimisaraka confederation.Hewrites: Thetoothlessorpeg-leggedbuccaneerhoistingaflag ofdefianceagainsttheworld…isperhapsasmuchafigureoftheEnlightenment asVoltaireorAdamSmith,buthealsorepresentsaprofoundlyproletarianvision ofliberation,necessarilyviolentandephemeral.

Graeber’ssuggestionisthattheegalitarianvaluesthathearguesthrivedaboard pirateshipscameashoreandflourishedforafewdecadesinaremotecornerof aremoteisland.Autopianpoliticalexperimentwasledbycharismaticpirate captainscollaboratingwithMalagasywarriorkingswho,despitetheirtitles, werepartofasocietyofequals.

Tosustainthisnarrative,it’simportantthatAvery,likemanypiratecaptains,was elected.Indeed,theyearbeforetheraidontheMughalfleet,hehadbeenamate aboardtheprivateer Charles II,whosecrewmutiniedovermeagrepayandvoted forAverytobecometheircaptain.Inthatrolehechangedtheship’snameto Fancy andheadedoffforadventuresinvolvingpurloinedprincesses,makebelievekingdoms,seabattles,poisonings,jewelthieves,magicspellsandsex.

NotthatthepirateswhomGraeberdescribeswerelovablerogues.Inthetopsyturvy17th-centuryworldinwhichpiracywasahangingoffencebutslave tradingwasperfectlylegitimate,manypirateshadaside-lineinslaves,thelegal frontmaskingpiraticalcriminality.

Graeberdoesn’tsaywhetherAveryraisedtheJollyRoger,buthedoesmeditate intriguinglyonthefactthatinsomeiterationsthepirateflagincludednotjust skullandcrossbonesbutalsoanhourglass.ForGraeber,thetimepiecenotonly speltdeathtofoesbutsignifiedthepiratesknewtheythemselveswereon borrowedtimebeforereachingtheirfinaldestination,hell.It’satheme developedinTaikaWaititi’snewTVpiratecomedydrama Our Flag Means Death. Whetherthepresent-daypiratesstrikingterrorintomerchantsailorsfromthe RedSeatoMadagascarhavethesamemindsetisunclear.

OnecanunderstandwhyGraeberwouldbedrawntothelegendofLibertalia. Untilhisdeathin2020attheageof59,hewasanantinomianbuccaneer himself,effectivelybanishedfromAmericanacademiaforhisradicalviewsand hisparticipationintheOccupyWallStreetprotestsof2011,pitchinguponthe morewelcomingshoresoftheLondonSchoolofEconomics.Therehewrote bookssuchas Bullshit Jobs, Debt andthe700-page The Dawn of Everything, publishedposthumouslylastyear.Inthis,heandhisco-authorDavidWengrow rantedagainsttheoxymoronofwesterncivilisationandeulogisedthe possibilityofcreatingthepost-bureaucraticegalitariansociety.

In Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia thereisawilltobelievethat somethinglikesuchanegalitariansocietyexistedin17th-centuryMadagascar. ButforGraeber,Libertaliawasn’ttheinventionofEuropeanpirates,butonein whichpiratesworkedintandemwithMalagasypoliticalfiguresandinwhich womenplayedunprecedentedlykeyroles.

Perhapsthebookwillbecomerequiredreadingforliberalartsundergraduates takingthe‘QueeringtheEnlightenment’module,butitisaheroicallyunreliable guidetoabarelydocumentedhistoricalincident.

AchapterontheadventofthepiratesseenfromtheMalagasypointofviewis nothingofthekind.TherearenocontemporaryMalagasysourcestodrawon, onlymoreorlessfancifulandracistEuropeanversionsofwhat,ifanything, tookplace.Graeber’saccountofhowwomenwereemboldenedbyinterloping piratestosubverttheMalagasypatriarchybymarryingforeignersand deployinglovepotionsandpoisonstobendmentotheirwillsmakesa fascinatingstory,butitdoesn’tringtrue.We’reinahallofmirrors,aworldof speculationwherewhatmighthavehappened,whatGraeberhopeshappened andwhatactuallyhappenedaretiedupinthekindofnauticalknotthatnever comesundone.

OnIleSainte-Marie,justoffMadagascar,thereisapiratecemetery,where perhapsAvery’sremainslieratherthaninDevon.Graeberhasputfleshon thosebonesandbroughtthembacktolife.Hisfirstanthropologicalfieldwork, inthelate1980s,concernedMalagasydivinekings,andthis,hislastbook, invitesustoreimagineMadagascarasmorethananislandoflemurs,vanilla, baobabsandorchids,butasanEnlightenmentcrucible,asworthyofnoteas Philadelphia,KonigsbergandEdinburgh.

Whetheritwasisalmostbesidethepoint.Likeanypirateworthhissalt, Graeberspinsaspellbindingyarn.

Written by Stuart Jeffries Submitted by Nigel Nevshehir

ICE Rambling/Walking Groups

Ramblers/Walkers Please Note

The Club does not have any insurance policy in force in relation to its Rambling/ Walking activities and all members and 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/walking events should be suitably attired with stout walking footwear and carry waterproofs in case of weather changes. You should carry a packed lunch and adequate liquids for the duration of the ramble.

Sue Potter - Rambling Co-ordinator 686107835

Brian Hooper - Walkers Co-ordinator 662403543

DUQUESA CHARITABLE SOCIETY OF ST GEORGE

StGeorgeCharitydeliversanotherbootloadofaidforUkraine,bothforrefugeesinour areaandforshipmenttotheUkraine. Thisconsignmentconsistedofnuts,driedfruit,packetandtinnedsoups,soaps, incontinencewear,pasta,medicalsupports,andmore. WewillcontinuetohelptheUkrainiansonbehalfofourlocalcommunityaslongasitis requiredandrequested. SlavaUkrain!

SOLUTIONS

CODEWORD SOLUTION

SUDOKO SOLUTION

Printing Errors!

PoliceBeginCampaigntoRun DownJaywalkers

PandaMatingFails;Veterinarian TakesOver

AstronautTakesBlameforGasin spaceship

KidsMakeNutritiousSnacks

LocalHighSchoolDropoutscut inhalf

HospitalsareSuedby7Foot Doctors

ELECTRONIC HOSPITAL BED

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It’s FREE to ICE Club members!

FOR SALE or WANTED

PLEASE LET NIGEL KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE SOLD OR FOUND YOUR ITEM(S)

Contact Nigel at the Clubhouse or phone him with the details, NOW!

Tel: 689 457 410 or email him on: nnevshehir@gmail.com

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 BSABESBB

Please advise PAUL PARRICK, the club Treasurer by email if you have sent a payment by bank transfer, stating your name and membership number if possible. JP.PARRICK@GMAIL.COM Tel: 711 027 236

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 PLEASE NOTE – BEFORE LEAVING THE CLUB The clubhouse furniture must be sanitized and left as set for a Thursday meeting, switch off lights, fans and air conditioners, set building 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.