International Club of Estepona The ‘ICE’ Club A Social and Cultural Club for all English Speaking People
DECEMBER 2021 - JANUARY 2022 Edition
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International Club of Estepona The ‘ICE’ Club Magazine Contents Page 5 7 8 10-19 21 22-25 26 28 29
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President's Letter Notices Puzzles Past Events Future Events Social Calendar Oh aren't we the lucky ones! What do we think we are? Classified Ad
Electricity Tips Silk - Part 1 Recipe Solutions Committee Members Advertising Rates General Information Activity Organisers Essential Telephone Nos
Betty Fooks - Editor Email: editor@theiceclub.es
It’s so good to see the Club buzzing again with events. Some great celebrations planned over Christmas. Happy Christmas everyone! Ed.
President: Sheila Fox Email: info@theiceclub.es Editor: Betty Fooks Email: editor@theicelub.es Advertising: Rachel Lucas Email: lucasrachel2020@gmail.com 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 on or before the first day of each month. www.theiceclub.es Email: info@theiceclub.es Tel: 952 80Entrada 2 549 ICE CLUBHOUSE ; Urb Bahia Dorada, 5, at Km 149, A7, Estepona 29693 3
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President’s Letter Our sympathy and condolences go to the family and friends of Keith Jones, one of our former members, who sadly passed away last month. Keith was a bridge player. The attendances at the club on Thursdays are certainly picking up. This week there was hardly a spare table to be had, despite all the restrictions having been removed and the seating now returned to full capacity. We have returned to serving the lunches buffet-style, but we are calling you by table number to collect your lunch, in order to avoid queues. Most of the club activities are running now, including Bridge on a Thursday evening and Canasta on Tuesday afternoons (except when there is a committee meeting when it is played on Monday afternoons). However, Bums and Tums exercise class will not be running until January. A new event - a Table Top Sale- will be held on Saturday 8th January. You can rent a table for 5€ (or a larger one for 8€) to sell your "stuff" - no rubbish please! Richard Woods had the idea and he will be organising it, and already we have a number of tables booked. The bar will be open and you can pop in for a drink and chat. I hope you will support it and we can run it regularly. The magazine is being produced on a bi-monthly basis for the next few months until the AGM on 10th March when a decision will be made about future editions. There is a suggestion box in the clubhouse. Please use it to tell us what you would like to see at the club. One of the regular suggestions - a trip to Granada has now been booked for 14th to 18th March 2022. Please continue to watch the notice boards, our website - theicelub.es and our Facebook page, for the most up to date information about what is going on. Whatever you are doing and wherever you may be spending Christmas this year, I wish you a happy and safe festive season and a happy and healthy New Year. Sheila Fox, President 5
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NOTICES Welcome to our new members
Lottery Winners : September
Shelagh Cross Maria Stone Christine Waters Adrian Croft Elaine & Trevor McNevin Kenneth London Corrie Kalika Elizabeth Bell Blaine Sturgess Katie Smith Kathy Holland Fiona & Michael Masterson Matt & Eleanor Brazill Mick Lane Melissa Vaughn Helen Davis
1st Peter Galloway 2nd Julie Wood 3rd Leonie Sturgess Club
€64 €32 €16 €48
October 1st Alan Frew €52 2nd Danny Hackston €26 3rd Margaret Loughran €13 Club
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!
Here at the ICE Club, we’re lucky to have several Johns. We’re even more lucky to have two or three Irish Johns but we only have one John Crowley. (Thank goodness, some say!) Here’s a couple of photos of him enjoying a birthday celebration with friends at the Club. Happy Birthday John. Here’s to many more!
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PUZZLES
Like puzzles— There’s a new one every day on the ICE website! CODEWORDS (Answers Page 37) 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 37) 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
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PAST EVENTS LAKES TRIP Wednesday 29th September It was our very first Lakes Trip for Rachel and myself. With the build up from the members of the previous trips, we were greatly anticipating the experience. Some great advice (special thanks to Helen) had been received on what to take if you were swimming (Rachel was, but I wasn’t). This time the coach was on time and after the usual pick up points, 39 members and friends were comfortably transported to the very nice restaurant ‘La Finca de la Motta’ just outside Alhaurin de Grande. Think just about everyone partook of a drink and a pre ordered bacon sarnie, whilst sitting in their lovely large outdoor patio area. So back on the coach and onwards to the lakes area, with some beautiful scenery to be seen. We were then dropped right by a large restaurant and opposite this were the access steps which led down to the lake for the swimmers. The water of the lake was quite low and the steps down ended and you had 20 metres or so of quite awkward stones to negotiate. About 12 members swam and the water temperature was really quite acceptable and I must admit I regretted I had not done so.
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People then headed off for a leisurely lunch in either of the restaurants. The Mirador, 200 or so metres up the road, offered some simply fabulous views out across the lake. Then it was time to board the coach for the return journey, quite nice not having to drive yourself and so you are able to take in the great views of the Spanish countryside and the pretty villages. Thanks to Di Hackett for arranging this great ICE Club coach trip, and I will certainly be swimming next year.
Submitted by Alan Lucas
Thanks also to Alan Lucas, Dave Hackett and Doug Proctor for some wonderful photographs. Definitely the one above gets my vote as the most serene. Ed.
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PAST EVENTS GOLF - AUTUMN CUP
For the first time, the Autumn Cup competition was held at Azata golf. The course is situated in a very elevated position at the end of the road above the new Estepona hospital. A number of those playing had never played there before so it presented a real challenge. Twenty four golfers teed off at 9.00 am from five different holes. Everyone was using a buggy as the changes in elevation and distances between holes were often quite demanding. The weather was excellent for golf with plenty of sun and light winds. The course was presented in very good condition and the greens were especially well prepared. It was generally agreed that we had been subjected to a good test of golf. Arriving back with serious thirsts the nineteenth hole was a delightful area outside the new clubhouse with excellent views all round. As we had a total of fifty people including the non-golfers who were there for the lunch and the rest of the day, we monopolized the area and the seating. Everyone enjoyed the prelunch drinks before we all sat down in the first floor level restaurant with magnificent views to the sea and mountains. Following a three course lunch with plenty of good humour, the winning prizes were presented. The two main ones were the men and ladies' winners. Paul Foster and Jackie McMurtry won the relative trophies and other 'goodies'. Well done to them. Our cup day was the biggest event that Azata had staged and they were delighted that we had enjoyed a very good day at their venue. I know we will be welcome again! Submitted by Peter Henry
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PAST EVENTS ANNUAL WALKING TREASURE HUNT Saturday, 9th October Well before the event I was worried about the number of members signed up to take part, ‘what’s the use of worrying,’ 8 extra couples turned up on the day, good job I printed off extra copies of the quiz forms. So in all 20 couples took part, 40 people converging on bar Talone for the start. What a great day weather wise, warm and sunny, and all eager after having a coffee to get going, what a strange sight for onlookers, all those people looking thoroughly lost and roaming around in circles. However, it was good to see ‘most’ returning on completion with happy smiling faces. The walk was again focussed on the old town of Estepona this time in the ‘booze and nosh’ culinary area which was unknown by some members. You would not go hungry or thirsty as some members found out during the event later having lunch at various establishments. I was accused by one member for having cost him a fortune during this event as his wife found how fabulous the shop ‘knickknack’s’ was and therefore had a spend up, well at least he also got that clue right! So come the end of the event it felt great having members saying how much they enjoyed the morning so looks like I will be looking again next year for another interesting area for treasure hunt to take place. Submitted by Terry Smith The winners as follows: First: Caroline Williams and Sue, won 40€ restaurant voucher Second: Doug and Joanna Mitchell, won 30€ restaurant voucher Third: Bridget Barbara and Christine, won 20€ restaurant voucher Pictured here is a very happy Bridget receiving her 3rd Prize Voucher 14
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PAST EVENTS LANCASHIRE SUPPER
Thanks to Maggie we had a totally different social evening at the Clubhouse on October 23rd - a Lancashire-themed supper. As Gracie Fields and George Formby were unfortunately unavailable, two comediennes calling themselves Ladies that Larf were introduced to us. They did their best to entertain us cabaret-style with sketches from popular TV programmes, such as Ab Fab, the Vicar of Dibley, Victoria Wood, and many more, while we enjoyed a 3-course Lancashire-themed meal, including of course the famous Hotpot. Our thanks are due to Danny and Renee Hackston for rising to the challenge of catering for a total of over 40 diners, especially as a large number of extra guests were added at very short notice by the cabaret stars, which meant extra last-minute shopping for the increased number. As always, it all came right on the night. We were fed and entertained, and what more could we want? Well done and thank you to all concerned. Submitted by Ken Holloway
Margaret & Vic would like to wish all our ICE friends A Very Happy Christmas and a Healthy 2022, wherever you are. 16
PAST EVENTS FESTIVE FAYRE
A great morning at the Clubhouse with fun games, super cakes, flowers and lots more, all of which raised around 700 Euros for club funds! Some of the winners are shown here Richard won Quoits Anne McIntosh won the Shove Halfpenny Rob won highest darts score and Audrey won on Vic's lucky number.
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PAST EVENTS Thanks to Sue Potter for these photos of some special memories of recent ‘Rambles’. Ed.
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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’
November
Tuesday, 30th November - Trip to Malaga
December
Wednesday, 1st December - Christmas decorations to be put up in the Club – 1.00pm Friday, 3rd December - Quiz Night - Quizmaster Ron Pegrum 8.00 for 8.30pm Sunday, 5th December - Private Party – Geoff Fabron Monday, 6th December - Film Night – Before You Go. 7.30 for 8.00pm – Organiser Sue Potter Thursday, 9th December - Christmas Lunch at the Club with visit by choir Canto Libre 1.00 for 1.30pm – Cooking by Wilma and Brenda – Organiser Maggie Whittley. Details Page 9 Saturday, 25th December - Christmas Day – Bar Open 12.30pm – Ian and Fran Horwood
January
Friday, 7th January - Quiz Night – Geoff Fabron Saturday, 8th January - Table Sale –10.30 – 1.30 pm Organiser Richard Wood Details Page 36 Monday, 10th January - Film Night – Father Wednesday, 12th January - Ramblers’ Lunch (open to all) – Organiser Sue Potter Saturday, 15th January - Celebrate the New Year Party – TBA Sunday, 16th January - Songs of Praise Tuesday, 25th January - Ladies Lunch – TBA
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Future Events
Saturday, 12th February - Red and Black Party – TBA Possible Trip to Butterfly Farm at Benalmadena and Mijas for lunch
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OH, AREN’T WE THE LUCKY ONES! You will all be aware that the UK Government has been seeking to delay the age of retirement, and thus the age from which you can claim your ‘Old Age Pension’ from the State. But did you know that a State pension was first introduced by Count von Bismarck or, more properly, Otto, Prince of Bismarck, Count of BismarckSchonhausen, Duke of Lauenburg, or just Otto to his pals. In 1889, the sociallyminded Otto provided a pension for all workers who reached the age of 65, and that age has been used ever since as the age of retirement – and getting a pension. But, at the time, life expectancy in Germany was around age 50, so generous at it appeared at the time, it did not cost the State too much. In fact, because each worker had to make a contribution from his pay packet, as did the employer AND the regional governments, hindsight would suggest that it was a rather smart revenue-earning ploy for the State. Does any of that sound familiar? But let’s think on! Over the past century or so, global life expectancy has increased by at least 50%, and reaching age 75 these days is not unusual. If we apply the Bismarck formula of ‘life expectancy + 15 years’, the age of retirement and picking up your State pension would be at age 80. But if we focus on Europe, the average life expectancy is over 80, so our retirement age would be at age 95, on the Bismarck scale. We know that the numbers of centenarians in Europe as a whole is increasing, and by 2050, it is expected there will be over half a million with the most in Italy, France and Greece and the fewest in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania - statistically. And to put these facts into some sort of perspective, about 13% of all centenarians at present did not receive any formal education, and in Europe, women out-live men and rural-dwellers out-live townies. In the UK, the average age of the population is steadily increasing, and in 2040 will be by about 4%, while the average age of the workers whose taxes provide the State pension pot is shrinking and in 2040 will be only about 2% greater.
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So most of us who are retired from work, mainly over age 65, can look back on our good fortune, our privileged childhood with no wars on our doorsteps, healthy economies, near full employment and ever-improving medical resources, and look forward to many years to come as we tick off our bucket lists with health and energy to spare. We might even have some regrets that our children and grandchildren will not have such a good life as we have had, but with more and more ‘old people’ in the UK population and fewer babies being born, there is not much that can be done by governments to turn around those fortunes, short of encouraging selective euthanasia and more teenage pregnancies. Neither is likely to be a vote-winner. Maybe the last words should be to concede, ‘Aren’t we the lucky ones!’ Submitted by Geoff Morgan
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What do we think we are ? By which I mean, we Brits, of course. For example, what do we call ourselves – British, English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish or Northern Irish? Or are we not British at all, but merely from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? I will not include here the inevitable complexities of the nationalities of immigrants in the United Kingdom. There is enough confusion when England play Scotland at Hampden Park or Wales play Ireland at Lansdowne Road, before we ask, ‘Do you support England or India at Lords?’. For a start, politically, ‘Britain’ does not include Northern Ireland, nor the Crown Dependancies of the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. And the term ‘Britain’ is NOT the ‘preferred’ terminology in British Government documentation where ‘United Kingdom’ or just UK is preferred. But every one of her embassies and consulates around the world are called British. And ‘Team GB’ at the Olympics DID include athletes from Northern Ireland, and since 1910, the legal National Identity Plate for vehicles from Northern Ireland has been ‘GB’, while the Crown Dependencies have their own plates (GBM, GBJ and GBG). We must remember that the British Isles is a geographical term, not a political one, and includes the whole archipelago from the Scillies to the Shetlands, including the island of Ireland. And what about the British Overseas Territories? (That’s how the leftovers of the British Empire are now referred.) The largest of these is the British Antarctic Territory and the other thirteen territoties include Bermuda, Diego Garcia, the Cayman Islands, the Falklands – and, yes, Gibraltar. Curiously, all citizens of the British Overseas Territories are British and as recently as 1983, the term ‘Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies’ was changed to ‘British Citizen’. Gone are the days when we speak of the British Empire, but references to Her Britannic Majesty, slogans like Cool Britannia and national names like The British Virgin Islands may also be doomed to extinction.
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Like it or not, there is some sympathy for change away from ‘Great Britain’ to ‘United Kingdom’ (with UK being the obvious shortened form), for the purposes of correctness and clarity. And did you know that this change has started with our beloved GB plates now being a thing of the past? From 28 September 2021, no more GB plates will be issued. Instead, UK plates will adorn the rears of our cars and trucks. And what next? ‘Her United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Majesty’ doesn’t roll off the tongue quite so smoothly although it would be more correct. And the last night at the Proms would not bring a tear to the eye quite so readily if the words were changed to ‘Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland never, never, never shall be slaves’. Ummm, I have a strong feeling that ‘British’ and ‘Britain’ will be around for some time yet. Submitted by Geoff Morgan
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ELECTRICITY TIPS I am sure everyone will be aware of the recent changes to electricity charges. Doug Proctor has very kindly sent in a note of his experience, and Ron Sykes has sent me this very useful chart. Both of which are very helpful. Ed. Doug says ‘ I am in the process of changing electricity suppliers from Energy Nordic to U Energia. I did this through a broker called Mariposa Energia (www.mariposaenergia.es) who act as brokers to find you the cheapest energy provider. For me, they came up with a company called U Energia, (who advertise as a 100% renewable energy company), who not only offered me considerable savings on the prices per kW for the new periods P1, P2 and P3, but interestingly also offered me a fixed single price per kW for all three periods, of €0.16809 per kW. (This is only €0.0041 more than the P3 cheap rate offered by Energy Nordic.) This obviously means I do not have to worry about the time of day to use my electricity.’ A useful chart from Ron:
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SILK—PART 1 We all know that silk comes from Chinese Mulberry silkworms. Don’t we? If only life were so simple! Let’s go back about 4,000 or 5,000 years. And yes, silk was being used in China, but from wild insects that covered their larvae with fine strands of a fibre, dusted them with a mineral grit to form their protective cocoon and then left them to morph into adult insects. Not just into moths, but into bees, ants, beetles, fleas, flies and spiders and many more creepy-crawlies. In China, however, they quickly (over about 1000 years) realised that the process from caterpillar to adult meant that the grub would at some point make its way out of its protective wrapper to emerge into the world as a grown-up ‘whatever it was’, and thereby break the thread into very short pieces. If, on the other hand, the grubs could be killed off before they broke up the fibres, the thread could be unwrapped as a continuous thread of as much as a kilometre in length. So, by supervising the development of the pupa until just before it was ready to ‘hatch’, a sharp pin or some very hot water would change the tiresome job of spinning the thousands of short lengths of fibre (a bit like spinning cotton) into one of simply un-winding the continuous fibre onto a bobbin, maintaining the natural strength of the fibre into the bargain, and with no protective grit to be removed. And the thread would be at its finest, lightest and most sheer. And by choosing the right sort of grub, the larvae (the mulberry silk worm that would otherwise have grown into a rather dull, almost colourless moth that couldn’t fly), the end result was a white fibre that readily took up dyes and with its triangular, prism-like cell structure, the colours shimmered as the light was refracted through the finished fabric. But that meant grub farming became a very worthwhile industry, breeding the best grubs, feeding them well, catching them just before they hatch, and passing the cocoons on to the next stage of the process. Just the job for those with a nice motherly instinct – the womenfolk. In China, such husbandry was declared to have been the ‘invention’ of the Empress, so there was no real argument against it. 32
And this sericulture, as it’s called, made a huge difference to the use of that fibre. It was called si in China, and had been used exclusively for the clothing of the emperors of China and their families. The process of collecting, washing, carding, spinning, dyeing, weaving and manufacturing the clothing itself - from the wild cocoons - was extremely labour-intensive and available only to the very wealthy. But now, with sericulture and much of the work avoided, the finished cloth or garment could be sold to foreign merchants, making the tradesmen of China very rich. Over many years, that trade took the concept of sericulture to the notice of Korea, Japan, India, Nepal, and later to the Middle East, Europe and north Africa, where previously they had relied on wild cocoons for their luxury cloths. And now we can all have silk – from suits to undies, ties to parachutes, stockings to … the list is endless. But science does not stop there. Because there has been so much research into silkworm breeding, the opportunity has been taken in more recent years, to study the capability of the silkworm to produce other materials, by genetic engineering, and other fibres have followed. Further, by focussing on the enzyme produced by the grub to break out of its cocoon, universities across the world have worked on the genes that would change that enzyme into one with medical benefits (to the human race, of course) that includes the development of new antibiotics. One other development has been a type of implant in reconstructive surgery where a ‘silk’ pad has been impregnated with medication that by slow release, continues to feed the injury over a long period without opening up the wound. As a final thought, you have to ask what do they do with all the larvae that come from the cocoons? That’s easy. They eat them. Stir-fried with a little soy sauce, or with salt and chili peppers or herbs, with fish or with rice. And, rather like our crisps, in a little sealed plastic bag to take to the cinema. Submitted by Geoff Morgan News Headlines! Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures Enfield ( London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in spaceship 33
FREE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS You can advertise here in the Magazine as well as our Website on the Internet for anything you have to sell or things you need. Full Details of the Particular Item Wanted or for sale is required together with Contact Details as well as Telephone Number/s & Email Address, if necessary. 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
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RECEIPE
Serves 8 to 12
CAPE BRANDY TART
5 ml bicarbonate of soda 250 g stoned dates, diced 250 ml boiling water 100 g butter at room temperature 250 ml caster sugar 1 jumbo egg at room temperature, separated 310 ml flour pinch salt 2 ml baking powder 125 ml chopped pecan nuts 250 ml cream to serve 7 crystallised green fig halves for decoration Sauce 190 ml sugar 190 ml water 15 ml butter 5 ml vanilla essence 125 ml brandy or sherry or orange juice Sprinkle bicarbonate of soda over the dates then pour boiling water over them. Allow to cool. Cream butter and caster sugar in a warm bowl. When mixture is light and creamy gradually beat in the egg white, then the yolk. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Fold into creamed mixture with cooled dates using a metal spoon. Add nuts and pour into a greased 25 cm round or square cake dish. Bake for 45 minutes at 180 C or until dark brown. Sauce Bring sugar, water and butter to the boil. Remove from the stove and add vanilla essence and brandy. Pour warm sauce over hot tart and leave to cool. Freezes well. This Tart is actually a pudding which is lovely as an alternative to Christmas pudding. Submitted by Lesley-Ann Fabron 35
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CLUB COMMITTEE PRESIDENT
Sheila Fox
671 232 906
951 900 745
SECRETARY
Margaret Whittley
603 846 698
951 972 577
TREASURER
Ted Lunniss
691 392 156
CATERING MANAGER
Wilma Keeley
679 138 952
BAR MANAGER
Ian Horwood
602 291 855
MEMBER WELFARE
Diane Hackett
626 080 829
952 893 965
MEMBER (Estepona)
Julie Wood
639 542 387
952 913 174
MEMBER HOUSEKEEPING
Brenda Taylor
628 523 444
MEMBER
Alan Lucas
711 055 728
MEMBER ASST. TREASURER
Daniel Hackston
LOCAL KEY HOLDER
Nigel Nevshehir
689 457 410
MAGAZINE EDITOR
Betty Fooks
663 572 492
AUDITOR
Doug Mitchell
667 998 800
952 897 977
MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Alan Lucas
711 073 363
952 897 977
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Sally Holloway
678 897 275
952 808 992
VICE-PRESIDENT
951 577 050
951 515 220
(+44) 7735 977308 NON COMMITTEE POSTS 952 791 449
ASST. BAR MANAGER
HOSTESS Introduce new members Maureen Winckle
952 791 812
ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER
Rachel Lucas
711 073 363
951 515 220
PRESS OFFICER
Rachel Lucas
711 073 363
951 515 220
WEBMASTER
Vic Loughran
(+44) 7867 751980 952 886 772
MAGAZINE ADVERTISING RATES Adverts presented in desired layout, will be included on our web site with links to your site. Classified Ads: Members Only Free. Quarter page Black & White 7€ per edition Colour 8€ per edition Half page 13€ per edition 15€ per edition Full page 26€ per edition 30€ per edition Discounts:- 6 editions 10% 10 editions 20%. There will be 10 editions per calendar year August & September combined - December & January Combined. Advertising fees to be prepaid before the 15th of the month. Copy to be emailed to editor@theiceclub.es before 15th of any month, for inclusion in the following issue INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF ESTEPONA (Siberme) accepts no responsibility for contents of any advertisement appearing. I.C.E. Clubhouse, Urbanisation Bahia Dorada, Entrada 5, at Km. 149, A7, Estepona 29693 Málaga Telephone 952 802 549 www.theiceclub.es Email: info@theiceclub.es PLEASE TELL ADVERTISERS YOU SAW THEIR ADVERT IN ICE MAGAZINE 40
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 PLEASE NOTE – BEFORE LEAVING THE CLUB The clubhouse furniture must be sanitized and left as set for a Thursday meeting, switch off lights, andBROKEN air conditioners, set building IMPORTANT: TELL THE BAR STAFF OFfans ANY GLASS alarm and lock doors. When using general fob forDISPOSE the alarm itOF is imperative to return it to the correct ANDthe THEY WILL IT. 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.
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ACTIVITY ORGANISERS Art Group Art Class
Steve Carter Ronnie Lilley
696 259 644
951 277 240 952 800 875
Bridge Bums & Tums Canasta Drama Group Film Night Gardening Group Golf
Tim & Nine Taminiau Rachel Lucas Nigel Nevshehir
672 712 927 711 073 363 689 457 410
951 277 113 951 515 220 952 791 449
Sue Potter Alan Lucas Peter Henry Stephen McMurtry Geoff Fabron Julie Wood Julie Wood Lin Ingram Wilma Keeley Sheila Fox Sue Potter Martin Holmes Martin Holmes Wilma Keeley
686 107 835 711 055 728 693 105 180 608 854 505 +44 7786244607 639 542 387 639 542 387 952 118 037 679 138 952 671 232 906 686 107 835 652 272 142 652 272 142 679 138 952
952 636 627 951 515 220 951 273 949
History Krafty Club Ladies Lunch Mahjong Petanca Quiz Night Rambling Songs of Praise Spanish Lessons Scrabble
951 517 014 952 913 174 952 913 174 951 577 050 951 900 745 952 636 627 952 892 163 952 892 163 951 577 050
CLUB ORGANISERS
Club Calendar Facebook Library Lift Controller Lottery Posters & tickets Security Keys Ticket Sales
Videos Wake Organiser
671 232 906 686 107 835
Sheila Fox Sue Potter Peter Galloway Terry Smith Dave Hackett Vic Loughran Rob Potter Maggie Whittley Jackie Simmonds Fran Horwood Cindy Holmes Julie Wood
677 656 319 636 326 599 671 725 243 603 846 698 652 798 107 602 291 855 628 860 093 639 542 387 42
951 900 745 952 636 627 952 794 270 951 276 690 952 893 965 952 886 772 952 636 627 951 972 577 952 797 921 (+44) 7703037357 952 892 163 952 913 174
ESSENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS EMERGENCIES AMBULANCE 061 GENERAL EMERGENCIES 112 NATIONAL POLICE 091 LOCAL POLICE 092 GUARDIA CIVIL 062 FIRE BRIGADE EMERGENCIES GIBRALTAR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELICOPTERS SANITARIOS ELECTRIC EMERGENCY GAS EMERGENCY SEA RESCUE
080 199 016 952 811 818 900 850 840 900 202 212 900 202 202
HOSPITALS Ambulance 951 222 222 Algeciras 956 026 500 Costa Del Sol Hospital 951 976 669 La Linea Hospital 956 026 500 Málaga Carlos Haya 950 390 400 AIRPORTS Málaga Arrivals 952 048 845 Málaga Departures 952 048 804 Jerez 956 150 000 Seville 954 449 000 Gibraltar +35020073026 Local Taxi (large with 951 775 777 wheelchair access)
GIBRALTAR FRONTIER +35020042777 MORE HELP TOURIST OFFICES Adana 952 113 467 Casares 952 894 056 Age Concern 650 163 928 Estepona 952 802 002 Alcoholics Anonymous 600 379 110 Sabinillas 952 890 029 Citizens Advice Spain 952 797 821 San Roque 956 694 005 Diabetics Support 952 464 184 Marbella 952 771 442 Home Nurse 604 401 249 Gibraltar +350 200 749 50 Narcotics Support 902 114 147 CONSULATES and EMBASSIES Belgium…...Malaga 952 219 004 Italy…………...Málaga 912 106 910 Denmark….Málaga 952 211 797 Norway……...Málaga 952 667 955 France..…...Málaga 954 293 200 Sweden……...Fuengirola 952 604 383 Germany….Malaga 952 227 886 Switzerland..Málaga 952 217 266 Holland…...Málaga 952 363 591 U.K……..……..Málaga 952 352 300 Ireland…....Fuengirola 952 475 108 U.S.A………....Fuengirola 952 474 891 43
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