December 22 to January 23 Edition

President’s Letter

TheChristmaseditionagain!Howdoesthiscome aroundsoquickly?

Aswesaygoodbyeto2022,pleaserememberthe members(andsomeformermembers)wehave sadlylostthisyearandspareathoughtfortheir friendsandfamilyatthistime.

ThenumbersattendingThursdaymeetingshavereallypickeduprecentlyand theclubisverybusy.I'msurethewonderfulhomethebiggestdrawswehavetoattractattendance.Sopleasenoteandthankthe kitchenvolunteerswhohaveworkedtirelesslytoprovidethesemealsforus eachweek.OurthanksalsotoIanandhisteamonthebarforeverysession.

Wehavehadasurprisingnumberofnewmembersjointheclub.Please welcomethemandhelpthemsettleintoourways.

Wecelebratedour34thBirthdayatDuquesaGolflastmonthwithadinner dancewithmusicbyHelenaPaul.Morethan50ofusenjoyedthefood,thefree winesflowedandeveryonedancedtheeveningaway.Lotsofphotosare availableonFaceBookandtheICEwebsite,thankstoMargaretLoughranand SuePotter.

LastSaturdaywasourFestiveFair.Thankstoallwhotookpartinthevarious activities(mostlyfunandsomeverysilly)andforallthedonationswereceived forthecakestableandthebottlestombola.Asuccessfuldayagain.

ComingupwehaveatriptoMalagatoseethelightsand,ofcourse,our ChristmasLunch,providedbyBrendaandherteam.Bookyourticketsassoon aspossible,astheyarelimitedandsellingquickly. Afeweventsplannedforthenewyear.Checkthenoticeboardsandour Facebookpage,aswellasthewebsitetheiceclub.esforupdates.Youcanalso keepinformedatourThursdaymorningmeetingsheldeveryweekat11.30am upstairsintheclubhouse.

WhateveryouaredoingandwhereveryouarespendingChristmasthisyear,I wishyouallahappyFestiveSeasonandHappyandHealthyNewYear.

Sheila Fox, President

NOTICES Lottery

September October

1st MargaretLoughran €48

2nd DyanaCoe €24

3rd IanHorwood €12

1st BrendaTaylor €40

2nd MoiraDowling €20

3rd StephanieMonahan €10 Club €36 Club €30

Welcome to our new members

Albert Waslander Pam McInturff

Angie & David Godwin Lear

Lino Zuin & Carol Brown Zuin James & Roisin Grisewood Jackie & Terry Mullen Lorraine & Ian Johnstone

Jackie Gordon Marie Wynne Michael & Geraldine Hughes Anders & Anna-Kristina Taavo Gordon Pryor Anne & Peter Barrett Grant & Shirley Mill Sally & Alan Stables Margaret

ALFRED HITCHCOCK – MASTER OF SUSPENSE

AHwasanartist,film-makingbeinghisgenre.His styleofartwasnotimmediatelyappreciatedinGreat Britainandhespentmuchofhislife,learningthe skills,initiallyinGermanyandthenmainlyworkedin theUSA.ItwasthoughtthathisKnighthood,awarded in1980,waslongoverdue,butrejectingaCBEin 1962perhapsdidnothelptheselectioncommittee! Regrettably,hewastooilltotravelfromCaliforniato LondontoreceivethebigK,anddiedfourmonths later.

ButAHwasrecognisedwithinthefilmindustryasageniusofhiscraft,and whileapainterwillleavehismarkonapainting,AHlefthisbyincludinghimself inverysmall‘walk on’cameorolesinalmostallhisfilms.

Hisearlyfilmswereinthesilentera,andwhencreating‘Blackmail’in1929, ElstreeStudiosconvertedto‘sound’andthefilmwasre worked,withthestar, theCzechAnnyOndra(whospokenoEnglish)beingdubbed.Thisbecamethe firstBritish‘talkie’.

UsingthreefilmsasexamplesofhowAHcreatedhisart, wecanalsoguessatAH’sfixationonblondes–which, alongwithbeauty,sexandmurder,becamehismain themes. Dial M for Murder (1954),starringGraceKelly, wasaclassic‘lovetriangle’,withoneofthemen inevitablygoingtogetmurdered.Asinallhisfilms,AH givescluestotheaudience,butmaintainstensionand suspenseastothe‘how’andthe‘when’itwillhappen.He usedfilmingtechniquesthataresubtleandothersthat areblatant.Forexample,GraceKellyisfilmedinherall whitebedroom,wearingawhiteslip(andlittleelse)to emphasiseherinnocenceinoneaspect,butdoesnot excludeherfromsuspicionofbeingthemurderer.

In Vertigo (1958),JamesStewartfollowsKimNovakbycarthroughthe bustlingstreetsofSanFrancisco,butthen,incontrast,walksalonedowna dimly-litnarrowstreet,entersthroughablackdoorwayintoadarkstoreroom, eachstagecreatingsuspense.Throughanotherdoor,heseesKimNovakina

flowershop.AHusesamirrortocaptureoncameraa voyeur’sviewofher.AHdiligentlyusedclothingtoidentify thesameactorsindifferentrolesinthesamefilm.Itwas alsothefirstfilmtouse‘dollyzoom’,acameratechnique thatdistortsperspectivetocreatedisorientation,aneffect whichnowadaysiscalledthe‘vertigoeffect’.

In Psycho (1960),whichAHfundedhimself,VeraMiles’s roleasaprettythief,drivesoffwiththeloot,stopsatthe motelonarainyevening.AHusestherain,thedarkness, thelightsofpassingcarsandtheremotenessofthemotel togeneratetension. Remembertoo,thatthefilmwas madeinBlack and White.Cameraclose upsofVM’sface addheranxietytothatoftheaudiencewhoarelefttodecideiftheyfavourthe girlbecausesheispretty,ortocondemnherforbeingathief. Insidethemotel, framedpaintingsonthewallsgivecluesaboutwhatwill happen.OnepictureisremovedbyAnthonyPerkinsto revealaspy hole,intoVM’sbedroom.Anotherclue!

Withinherroom,VMdecidesto‘gostraight’anddestroys whatshehasstolenandflushesitdownalavatory. Suddenly,theaudiencecantakeherside;shehasbecome ‘loveable’. Next,camerashotsmakeitclearthatVMis takingashower,butnothing ‘inappropriate’isseenandall islefttotheaudience’simagination.Censorshipdidnot allowtoomuchfleshtobeseenin1960;moreimportantly, itdoesnotdistractfromthemountingdrama.

WithregardtocensorshipatthetimeinAmerica,theinclusionofalavatoryina filmwasrejectedbytheFilmBoard.AHhadtoarguetoincludetheshotasit wasproofofVM’schangeofmind. Andasforartistry,thewhole‘showerscene’ wasonlythreeminuteslonginthefilmwesaw,butitincluded77cameraangles toarriveatthatcompilation.

Somefilmcriticslabelled Psycho asthegreatestfilmofalltime,an acknowledgementtoAH’sadhesiontohisconceptofhowhewantedthefinal filmtobe.Aswithmanyartistsofallgenres,hedisplayedhisimaginationinhis art.Heknewwhathewantedandalsohowtogetit.

- following a lecture at the Arts Society de la Frontera

Submitted by Geoff Morgan

by John Francis in January 2020

PUZZLES

CODEWORDS (Answers Page 32)

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 32)

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.

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

PAST EVENTS

THE HOG ROAST, WELCOME BACK PARTY - 24th September

Over60ofusenjoyedasplendidmeal,puton byTheMarbellaHogRoastCo.,intheguiseof Adrian&Eleanor.Ourthankstothemfor settingthesceneforagreatnightofeating, drinking,chattinganddancing.

Wewereroyallyentertained,asusual,by MandyandJerry,whohadmanyofusup dancingmostofthenight.Weweresosorryto hearthatthiswouldbetheirlastappearanceat theClub,astheyhavedecidedtoreturntoIrelandtoenjoyamorefamily orientedlifestyle.

Thebarhadabusynight,withIan,BigJohnandNigel,effortlesslykeepingup withdemand.Ourthanksgotothemforkeepingthedrinksflowing.Thanksalso tothe“volunteers”whospentthemorningarrangingthetablesandseatingfor theevent.

Twoprizesthatwouldhavebeenwoniftheyhadbeenonoffer:“Most flamboyantshirt”wouldhavegonetoeitherAlanorTedormaybeRobandthe “Blokewhodancedwithmostladies”prizewould,again,havegonetoKen!I mustaskhimwhatpillshe’staking! Otherprizes,thatreallywereonoffer,by meansoftheraffleticketsbeingsoldbyMaureen,wenttoagoodlynumberof goodhomes,withSueoverseeingthedraw. MostofusmadeittotheendofalovelyeveningandwishedMandy&Jerrya happyfutureinTipperary.(Iknow,it’salongway!)

PAST EVENTS

TREASURE HUNT - 15th October

Thetreasurehuntthisyearwasheldin thesleepyvillageofCastillodela Duquesa,butunfortunately,itwason thedayofasmallfairsomusicwas blaringandlargepaellawascooked. Thegoodnewsthoughwasthatallthe barswereopenearlysoeverybody couldusetheirfacilities.Thepoor peopleatnumber9inthesquarewere tryingtowashtheircar unfortunately, 3clueswereat8,9&10 theymust havewonderedwhatallthese foreignersweredoingaroundtheir house,wedidapologisetothem. 24pairstookpartbutonly20papers returned??

1st TheGreens&Tineke

2ndPete&Sheila

3rdwasatiebetweenAlan&RachelandElaine,Trevor&Carolyn Welldoneall.

DAY TRIP TO RONDA-Wednesday, 26th October

AlovelytriptoRondayesterday,thesun wasshiningallday.Somepeoplespent thetimeshoppingandothersdoingall thetouristthings.Aswehadour daughter&granddaughterwithuswe lookedaroundtheoldtownetcandhad lunchatthelovelyrestaurantbythe bridge.

Agoodtimewashadbyall,thankyou Sheilafororganising.

Submitted by Sue Potter

Submitted by Sue Potter

PAST EVENTS

OUR 34th BIRTHDAY PARTY AT DUQUESA GOLF, Thursday

3rd November

Whatahappyevening!Everyone arriveddressedtotheninesand enjoyedawelcomedrink.Therewasa slideshowrunningonascreen, showingpastbirthdayparties,whata happylotweare,althoughitwasrather sadtoseeanumberofmemberswho arenolongerwithus.

Itwasnicetohaveroundtablessowe couldallhaveagoodnatterandgetto knowothermembersoftheClubduring alovelymealwithanever evening,oneafreeone,withprizesofchampers,donatedbytheClubandthe otheraone,whereMaureentwistedeveryone'sarmstopartwiththecash. Greatexcitement!Therearelotsofpicturesofthewinnersonthewebsiteand ourFacebookpage.

HelenaPaul,oursingerforthenight,wasthenintroducedandthatstarteda stampedeforthedancefloor.Herwonderfulselectionofsongskeptthedance floorfullallnight,untilwestartedtoheadforhomearound11.30pm.Someof ourlessablemembersweretreatedtoadrivetothecarparkinagolfbuggy,as

Submitted by Margaret Loughran

GRAND FESTIVE FAYRE Saturday 12th November

AsuccessfulFestiveFairwasheldattheclubhouseonSaturday12thNovember. Upstairsanumberofstallssellingsoaps,Avon,Christmastabledecorations, jewellery,home madecakes,hand knitteditems,craftyitems,candlesandhand craftedcards.Thephotographerscompetedin3categories.Whilstdownstairs funandgamesprovidedentertainmentandthebarwasopenfordrinksand servingbaconandsausagebutties.Thankyoutoallwhocameforyoursupport andwelldonetoallthewinnersofthevariousgamesandcompetitions.

EVENTS

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

Friday,2nd ChristmasQuiz.DetailsPage13 Monday,5th FilmNight.DetailsPage34 Monday,12th –MalagaLights.DetailsPage17 Thursday,15th ChristmasLunchattheClub.DetailsPage18 Thursday,22nd LunchOutTBA Sunday,25th –ChristmasDay,Baropen 12.30

JANUARY

Sunday1st –ClubClosed

Friday,6th QuizNight Monday,9th FilmNight. DetailsPage26 Wednesday,18th –RamblersLunch.DetailsPage24 Thursday,19th TalkbyHelicopteros Sunday,22nd SundayLunch TBA Tuesday,24th –LadiesLunch Friday27th ProposedtriptoJerezBodega TBA

FUTURE EVENTS

February

10.30 2.30pm Bar Open

1 Thur 11.30am Weekly Meeting 1.00pm Lunch 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge

2 Fri Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am 8.00 for 8.30pm Quiz 10.00 1.00 Art Group

3 Sat Rambling

11.00 am Petanca Playa Ancha, Casares

4 Sun 12.30pm Bar Open & Tapas 12.00pm Mahjong 10.00 11.00am Bums & Tums Exercise

5 Mon 9.30 for 10.00am Bowls, Benavista

7.30 for 8.00 pm Film Night 02.30pm Art Class

Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am

6 Tue 10.30am Beg Spanish 11.45 Advanced NATIONAL HOLIDAY 02.45 for 3.00 pm Canasta

7 Wed 2.30 Games afternoon 10.30 2.30pm Bar Open

8 Thur 11.30am Weekly Meeting 1.00pm Lunch NATIONAL HOLIDAY 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge

9 Fri Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am 10.00 1.00 Art Group

10 Sat Rambling 11.00 am Petanca Playa Ancha, Casares

11 Sun 12.30pm Bar Open & Tapas 12.00pm Mahjong

12 Mon 10.00 11.00am Bums & Tums Exercise 9.30 for 10.00am Bowls, Benavista 02.30pm Art Class Malaga Lights 02.45 for 3.00pm Canasta

Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am

13 Tue 10.30am Beg Spanish 11.45 Advanced 2.00pm Committee Meeting

14 Wed Rambling 10.30 am Krafty Club 10.30 2.30pm Bar Open

15 Thur 11.30am Weekly Meeting

Christmas Lunch 1.00 for 1.30pm

16 Fri Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am 10.00 1.00 Art Group 17 Sat Rambling 11.00 am Petanca Playa Ancha, Casares 18 Sun 12.30pm Bar Open & Tapas 12.00pm Mahjong 19 Mon 10.00 11.00am Bums & Tums Exercise 9.30 for 10.00am Bowls, Benavista 02.30pm Art Class Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am 20 Tue 10.30am Beg Spanish 11.45 Advanced 02.45 for 3.00pm Canasta 21 Wed Rambling Games afternoon 10.30 2.30pm Bar Open 22 Thur 11.30am Weekly Meeting Lottery 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge Lunch Out 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun Bar open 12.30 Christmas Day 10.00 11.00am Bums & Tums Exercise 26 Mon 9.30 for 10.00am Bowls, Benavista 02.30pm Art Class Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am 27 Tue 2.45 for 3.00pm Canasta 28 Wed Rambling 10.30 2.30pm Bar Open 29 Thur 11.30am Weekly Meeting 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge 30 Fri 31 Sat

2023 1 Sun CLUB CLOSED National Holiday 10.00 11.00am Bums & Tums Exercise 2 Mon 9.30 for 10.00am Bowls, Benavista 02.30pm Art Class

Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am

3 Tue 10.30am Beg Spanish 11.45 Advanced 02.45 for 3.00 pm Canasta

4 Wed Rambling Krafty Club 10.30 2.30pm Bar Open

5 Thur 11.30am Weekly Meeting 1.00pm Lunch 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge

6 Fri Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am National Holiday 10.00 1.00 Art Group 8.00 for 8.30pm Quiz

7 Sat Rambling

11.00 am Petanca Playa Ancha, Casares

8 Sun 12.30pm Bar Open & Tapas 12.00pm Mahjong

9 Mon 10.00 11.00am Bums & Tums Exercise 9.30 for 10.00am Bowls, Benavista 02.30pm Art Class 7.30 for 8.00 pm Film Night 02.45 for 3.00 pm Canasta Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am

10 Tue 10.30am Beg Spanish 11.45 Advanced 2.00 pm Committee Meeting

11 Wed Rambling Games afternoon 10.30 2.30pm Bar Open

12 Thur 11.30am Weekly Meeting 1.00pm Lunch 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge

13 Fri Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am 10.00 1.00 Art Group

14 Sat Rambling

11.00 am Petanca Playa Ancha, Casares

15 Sun 12.30pm Bar Open & Tapas 12.00pm Mahjong

16 Mon 10.00 11.00am Bums & Tums Exercise 9.30 for 10.00am Bowls, Benavista 02.30pm Art Class Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am

17 Tue 10.30am Beg Spanish 11.45 Advanced 02.45 for 3.00pm Canasta

18 Wed Rambling

10.30 2.30pm Bar Open

19 Thur 11.30am Weekly Meeting

Ramblers Lunch Games afternoon

Talk Helicopteros 1.00pm Lunch 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge

20 Fri Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am

10.00 1.00 Art Group

21 Sat Rambling

11.00 am Petanca Playa Ancha, Casares

22 Sun 12.30pm Bar Open & Tapas Sunday Lunch 12.00pm Mahjong

10.00 11.00am Bums & Tums Exercise

23 Mon 9.30 for 10.00am Bowls, Benavista 02.30pm Art Class

Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am

24 Tue 10.30am Beg Spanish 11.45 Advanced Ladies Lunch 02.45 for 3.00pm Canasta

25 Wed Rambling Games afternoon

10.30 2.30pm Bar Open

26 Thur 11.30am Weekly Meeting Lottery 1.00pm Lunch 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge

27 Fri Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am

10.00 1.00 Art Group

28 Sat Rambling

11.00 am Petanca Playa Ancha, Casares

29 Sun 12.30pm Bar Open & Tapas 12.00pm Mahjong

10.00 11.00am Bums & Tums Exercise

30 Mon 9.30 for 10.00am Bowls, Benavista 02.30pm Art Class

Golf Casares Golf Club, 8.30 for 9.00am

31 Tue 10.30am Beg Spanish 11.45 Advanced 02.45 for 3.00pm Canasta

Happy New Year

Trip to Jerez TBA

OUR NEW LADIES LUNCH ORGANISER

Lynne Danby

Ihave'volunteered'toorganisetheMonthlyLadiesLunchwith theICEClub.

ThefirstLunchonOctober25th wasattheYachtClubinDuquesa Port.TheMenwerenextdoorin theBistro.

Itwasgoodtotrysomething differentandIhadverygood reportsfromboth.

Wemeetforasocial'gettogether'onthe4th Tuesdayinthemonth.Ladiesinonerestaurant andMennearby.Itrytoarrangeparkingnearby too!

Ifanyoneknowsarestaurant,wecouldtrywhich theywouldrecommendpleasedon'thesitateto letmeknow.

IhavelivedinSpainfor17yearssinceJanuary 2006.MyFatherWilliamDanby(Chic)hasbeen herelongerandlives400metresfrommenear theportinEstepona. Ihavethreesons,whoall havepartnersandchildrenandlovetocometo EsteponaforaholidayeachyearwithNana.

Iamonthecommittee forEsteponafloralArt club,Ibelongto A.R.E.M.E,andIama friendofAgeConcern.

Submitted by Lynne Danby

ANDALUCIA’S GOLDEN AGE

Iberiahasreceivedvisitorsovertheageswhohavelefttheirmark.No,not larger loutsandtime sharesalespeople.Beforethem!

Let’sthinkoftheperiodfromthearrivalthePhoeniciansinthe4th CBCEand theRomansinthefirstfewcenturiesoftheCurrentEra,theVisigothsinthe 5th CwithearlyChristianity,andendingwiththehugepresenceoftheMoors fromthe7th Cforanother700-oddyearsuntil1492whentheirlaststronghold atGranadafinallyfelltotheforcesofCatholicSpain.Theimpactofthesevisitors onartandarchitectureinAndaluciais stilltheretoday.

PhoenicianartworkfoundinAndalucia includespottery,jewelleryandstatues, andcoinsmadefromlocalmetals includinggoldandsilver.Andjewellery madewithSpanishgoldwasfound duringexcavationsinItaly.

TheRomansleftmagnificentmosaicsin thearea,particularlyinItalica,along withtheiramphitheatreandother buildings.InMerida,Romanvillasand theaqueductareexceptionalexamples.

TheVisigothsintroducedthehorseshoe archwaydesignthatremainedafeature ofmanybuildingthatfollowed,including somebuildbytheMoors.

TheMoorscreatedtheirMuslimcapital cityatCordoba,convertingtheearlier Christianchurchintoahugemosque. TheoriginalChristiantowerwas extendedinheightinMoorishstyle whilethemosqueitselftookonthe functionsofestablishedmosques withspacesforworship,living,shelter andstorage.

Aswellasusingthe horseshoearchways,the Moorsincludedstilted archwaystoraisetheceiling height,andalsofollowedthe Romanideaofusing stoneworkofdifferent colours.Thiswasthoughtto bepurelydecorative,but laterrealisedtobeaproofing againstearthquaketremors, havingbeenusedbythe Romansthroughoutthe MiddleEast.

AmongsttheirdecorationswastheuseofscriptfromtheQur’anandvarious naturalandgeometricpatternstofillwallsurfaces,andtoapplymosaicsin geometricpatternsonfloors,wallsandceilings.Thefloorswerefinished smoothandsuitableforbarefeettowalkon,butthewallsandceilingswere decoratedsothatthemosaicpiecesweresetatanangletoreflect light,usingmother-of-pearl,glassandpolishedstone.

OfalltheMuslimbuildings,theAlhambraPalaceatGranadaremainsthebest exampleofstyle,grandeurandelegance.Rillsofwaterconstantlyflowedacross thecourtyardstoinspireharmonywiththeuniverse,andtheCourtofLions offeredtheultimateincontrasts lightandshade,noiseandsilence, conversationandcontemplation.

ItissaidthatonvisitingtheAlhambra,theEnglishhorticulturist,garden designer,writerandartist,GertrudeJekyllrealisedthepotentialofthedesigns anduseditinsomeofthe400gardensshedesignedintheearly20th C, includingHestercombeHouseinSomerset.

Further details on art in Spain can be found in Jan Morris’s Spain and in An Oxford Archeological Guide (Spain) by Roger Collins.

Visits to sites at Bolonia (near Tarifa), Italica (near Santiponce) and Merida are also recommended.

In case anyone questions the name of the gardener, Gertrude had a brother, Walter who was a close friend of Robert Louis Stevenson. RLS probably borrowed the name for his Gothic stories.

Submitted by Geoff Morgan

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.

SOLUTION SUDOKO SOLUTION

Rob &

Sue

wish all members a very Happy Christmas and Healthy New Year x

QUOTES

“Oneofthegreatestpleasuresofgrowingoldislookingbackatthepeopleyou didn'tmarry”

Elizabeth

Taylor

“Insteadofgettingmarriedagain,I’mgoingtofindawomanIdon’tlikeandgive herahouse.”

Rod Stewart

“Behindeverygreatmanisawomanrollinghereyes.”

Jim Carrey

“Happinessisgoodhealthandabadmemory.”

Ingrid Bergman

“Thereisonlyonecertaintyinlifeandthatisthatnothingiscertain.”

G.K. Chesterton

“Bythetimeyou’re80yearsoldyou’velearnedeverything.Youonlyhaveto rememberit.”

George Burns

“After30,abodyhasamindofitsown.” Bette Midler

Art Group

Art Class

ACTIVITY ORGANISERS

Steve Carter 951 277 240 Debra Coleman 617 432 629 (WhatsApp only)

Ronnie Lilley 605 153 969

Bingo Ian Horwood 602 291 855 Bowls Terry Smith 677 656 319 951 276 690

Bridge Tim & Nine Taminiau 647 374 145 951 277 113 Bums & Tums Rachel Lucas 711 073 363 951 515 220 Canasta Nigel Nevshehir 689 457 410 952 791 449

Film Night Sue Potter 686 107 835 Golf Jack Tait +44 7970724434 Coen Noordendorp 951 663 279

History Geoff Fabron +44 7786244607 951 517 014 Krafty Club Julie Wood 639 542 387 952 913 174

Ladies Lunch Lynne Danby 687 211 500

Mahjong Lin Ingram 952 118 037 Petanca Sandy Avis 617 215 749 952 987 309

Quiz Night Margaret Whittley 603 846 698 951 972 577 Rambling Co ord. Sue Potter 686 107 835

Spanish Lessons Martin Holmes 652 272 142 952 892 163 Walkers Co-ord. Brian Hooper 662 403 543

CLUB INFORMATION

RENEWAL Renewing your annual club membership can be done by bank transfer: Banco Sabadell IBAN ES98 0081 0535 8800 0131 1734 BIC CODE

MEMBERSHIP

BSABESBB

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 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 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.