February - March 2023 Edition

International Club of Estepona The ‘ICE’ Club

A Social and Cultural Club for all English Speaking People

February —

March 2023 Edition

International ClubofEstepona The ICE ClubMagazine

Betty Fooks - Editor

Email: editor@theiceclub.es

WhatagloriousstarttotheNewYearandplentytoenjoyinthe nextfewmonthswiththeeventsandtripsthatareplanned. Iamsureyouallrecognisedthebeautifulphotoof thePlazain Seville—readyforourtripinMay. 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

President’s Letter

Welcometothefirstmagazineof2023and HappyNewYeartoeveryone. Onasadnote,wehavehadtosayourfinal farewelltoKeithRumsey,along-standing member,whodiedrecentlyfollowingastroke. OurthoughtsarewithHelenandthefamilyat thistime.

Wehavealsoheardthat2formermembersof ICErecentlypassedaway.TheyareKathyKemp andJoHanson, andwewouldliketoofferourcondolencestotheirfamilyand friends.

It'snowtimewhenyourmembershipshouldhavebeenrenewed.PleasemayI remindyoualloftherulesconcerningguestsandmembership.Peopleare entitledto3visitstotheClubbeforeweexpectyoutojoin,thisisinalifetime andnoteveryyear.Onceyouhavebecomemembers,unlessyouhavereturned toUKandareonlyvisitingfor1or2weeks,youcannotthenattendeventsasa guest,visitCluborborrowDVDsorbooksunlessyoure-join.Thisofcourse doesnotapplytofamilyorfriendswhovisitmembersfor1or2weeks.MayI alsoremindyouthatif1partnerjoins,theotherpartnercannotcomeasa guest.IhopeyouallagreethatwhetheryouareinSpainfor3,6or12months €40isvalueformoney,lessthan€7permonthevenifyouareonlyherefor6 months.

Youwillneedtoshowyourmembershipcardfor2023ifyouattendtheAGMon Thursday9thMarch.SuePotterisstandingdownasVicePresident,andTed LunnisisretiringfromhispositionasTreasurer,sotherearevacanciesfor thesepositionsaswellas3committeemembersposts.PaulParrickwillbe standingforelectionasTreasurer,soIhopeyouwillsupporthiminthisvery importantrolewithintheclub.

Wearesadlyinneedofmorevolunteerstohelpwiththerunningoftheclub. Pleaseremembertheclubisrunentirelybyvolunteerswithoutwhichtheclub wouldnotexist

Wehavemoreeventsplannedduringthenextcoupleofmonthsandlooking forwardtoMay,wehavea4daytriptoSeville,stayingatthe3*HotelDonPaco for3nights.A€50depositwillsecureyourplaceonthistrip,Thefullpriceis €450p.p.,butifwehavesufficientnumbers,thepricecouldbereduced.

Sheila Fox, President

THE INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF ESTEPONA (I.C.E.) SIBERME

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

POSTAL VOTING

The Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 9th March 2023. As agreed previously, Members who are unable to attend may vote by Postal Vote. (See below) May I draw your attention to Article 8 in the Club Statutes?

Article 8 Subject to the provisions of Article 9, all resolutions proposed at a General Meeting will be approved only if a favourable vote is forthcoming from a majority of the Members present or represented. Each Member shall be entitled to one vote only. Any Member unable to attend may personally apply to the Secretary for a postal vote for the published agenda. It will be issued specifically for that Member. Such postal vote will be valid only and exclusively for the meeting specified to which it relates and only for the nominated item or items indicated on the Agenda and verified on the postal voting form, which shall be submitted to the Secretary not less than 24 hours prior to the time of the first call for such meeting. The President may direct that a sealed ballot is taken for the vote on any resolution which, in his or her opinion, is likely to be particularly contentious. You can apply to the Secretary for a postal vote in person, by letter, by telephone, by e-mail anytime from now until the Sunday before the meeting (Sunday 5th March). Please apply as early as possible to allow our Secretary time to record your request and obviously if you are applying for a Postal Vote by post and would like to receive your voting papers by post then allow sufficient time.

Our Secretary’s details are:-

Margaret Whittley, ICE Club Secretary, C/o The ICE Club, Urbanization Bahia Dorada, Entrance 5, Km. 149, A7, Estepona 29680, Málaga. Tel:- 951972577 or 603846698 e-mail: mwhittley83@gmail.com

Margaret will need to know your membership number, your name, your address, your contact telephone number and your e-mail address, if you have one. She also needs to know how you want the Postal Voting Form sending to you i.e. by hand, by post or by e-mail. The Agenda will be known 20 days before the meeting and the form will be sent to you as soon as is possible after this date.

It will be your responsibility to see that the form is returned to the Secretary not less than 24hours before the A.G.M. (i.e. before 10.00am on Wednesday 8th March.)**

** To facilitate both last minute personal requests for a Postal Vote and the return of Postal Voting papers, Margaret will be in the Clubhouse (normal opening hours) on both Sunday, March 5th, and, for returning Postal Voting papers only, on Tuesday, March 7th.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Information and Advice for Members

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Thursday 9th March 2023 Entry strictly by top floor door only. First call 10.00am, second call 10.30am.

All Members have the right to participate in any AGM and to vote on all resolutions put forward. Any Member may introduce a proposal at the AGM but must submit the proposal in writing to the Club Secretary not less than twenty days before the Meeting. The document has to be signed by the Proposer and countersigned by a Member seconding and supporting the proposal.

Any proposal concerning the Statutes cannot be accepted. Statutes can only be changed at an E.G.M. convened for that purpose.

The Agenda for the Meeting will be published in the Club Magazine and on the Club Website and Notice Board on the Club Premises not less than twenty days before the date of the Meeting. Any Member unable to attend the Meeting may apply personally by telephone, in writing, by e-mail, via the website, or in person to the Secretary for a Postal Vote for the published agenda. The application may be at any time and should indicate the method of delivery of same. No Member may apply for a Postal Vote for any other Member. The Postal Vote will be issued specifically to the applying Member. Such Postal Vote must be returned to the Secretary not less than 24 hours prior to the time of the first call for the Meeting.

In "Any Other Business" any item concerning The Club may be discussed. Proposals may be made and voted upon provided that:

They do not involve Changes to the Statutes (see the rule above).

They do not involve changes to The Rules. Any proposition concerning The Rules must appear on The Agenda so that the Members will have due notice of same.

To comply with Club Statutes Article 19: Unless opposed the following committee members are willing to continue their current positions: Margaret Whittley as Secretary. Julie Wood as Committee Member, Diane Hackett as Committee Member, Ian Horwood as Bar Manager

The following committee positions will be vacant at the time of the AGM and elections will take place during this AGM: Vice President, Treasurer, Catering Manager and 3 committee positions. Nominations from any member willing to be considered to undertake any of the above positions must apply to the club secretary for the nomination form to be completed and returned not less than 20 days before AGM (Friday 17th February).

Club Statutes Article 19: Any other Member seeking election to the Committee, whether as one of the Principal Officers or otherwise, shall submit written notice of his or her intention to the Secretary, countersigned by ten other Club Members supporting such nomination, not less than twenty days prior to the next General Meeting. The first member to sign the nomination form needs to be aware and willing to stand up and introduce the prospective committee member and say why they would be eligible for the position for the good of the club.

Please note members wishing to apply for the posts of Vice President or Treasurer, must have been a member for at least 2 years.

Closing date for nominations being Friday 17th February. A secret vote will then take place at the AGM for positions stated.

INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF ESTEPONA

AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To be held in the Clubhouse, Bahia Dorada, Estepona on Thursday 9th March 2023

First Call 10.00am; Second Call 10.30am

ENTRY STRICTLY BY TOP FLOOR DOOR ONLY

President’s Welcome

Minutes of the last AGM

Matters

Arising from Minutes

President’s Report

Auditor’s Report

Financial Report

Bar Report

Catering Report

Maintenance Report

House Manager’s Report

Membership Fee for 2024

Elections

Nomination committee positions:

Vice President, Treasurer, Catering Manager and 3 committee positions

Proposals to date

Any Other Business (None to date)

Committee members relinquishing their positions:

Susan Potter - Vice President, Ted Lunnis - Treasurer

Lottery November

1st AngieGodwinLear €44

2nd KenHolloway €22

3rd PeterGalloway €11

December

1st MichaelDowling €40

2nd JackieGordon €20

3rd CarolMurray €10 Club €33

Welcome to our new members

Douglas&JoLeavitt Deborah&KevinMcKenna

HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY

DianepresentedMichaelDowling with abottleofcavaandbirthday cardatThursday's meetingto celebratehisrecent80thBirthday.

VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED PLEASE REMEMBER

THE CLUB IS RUN ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS WITHOUT THEM THE CLUB WILL NOT EXIST

We always need people to help in the kitchen as cooks or helpers and for the bar on a regular basis.

Catering Manager - Maintenance Manager - Magazine Advertising Manager are all positions which currently need to be filled. This work is being done by Committee Members who are already carrying out several roles.

The work for the club needs to be shared more evenly amongst the club members. If you are able to help, please talk to me or to any committee member for more information.

Sheila Fox President

NEW EU ENTRY-EXIT SYSTEM

From May 2023 UK holidaymakers will need to provide biometric data to visit much of Europe causing delays and confusion. Thanks to Nigel Nevshehir for this article which appeared on the Which UK website. Ed

Wait times at the border are likely to be even longer when the EU’s new entry-exit system is introduced in May next year. Extrapassportchecks-requiringnon-EUcitizenstoprovidephotographsand fingerprints-areexpectedtoincreaseprocessingtimesalmostseven-fold.The PortofDoverhasestimatedthatthetimeittakesforacarwithafamilyoffour togetthroughpassportcontrolcouldgoupfrom90secondsto10minutes. AveragewaittimesatFrenchbordercontrolarecurrentlyaround60to90 minutesduringpeakperiods.Butunderthenewrulestheycouldbeoversixand-a-halfhours.

What are the extra passport checks?

TheEU’snewsystemofbiometriccheckswillapplytoBritishpassport-holders travellingtoEurope’sSchengenAreaviaairports,portsorbordercheckpoints. Travellerswillberequiredtoprovideafacialimageandfourfingerprints.Only childrenunder12willbeexempt.

LastmonthDougBannister,thePortofDover’schiefexecutive,warnedthatthe entry-exitsystemcouldcause‘significantandcontinueddisruptionforavery longtime’.50,000passengersperdaytravelthroughtheUK’sbusiestport duringpeakweekendsinthesummer.

InJuly,tensofthousandsoffamiliesqueuedforupto11hoursatDoveratthe startoftheschoolsummerholidays.Theportsaidthetailbackswerecausedby alackofFrenchborderpolice,butothersblamedtheextrapassportchecks requiredsinceBrexit.UKtravellersnowneedtohavetheirpassportsstamped, whichincreasestheaveragecheckingtimeforeachcar.

TheEU’snewborderrulescouldalsocausedelaysattheEurotunneland EurostarterminalsatFolkestoneandStPancras,whereFrenchborderofficials alsoconductchecksonBritishsoil.

FromNovember2023,UKtravellerswillalsohavetoapplyforavisa-waiver, whichwillcost€7andbevalidforthreeyears.TheEuropeanTravel InformationandAuthorisationScheme(Etias)willallownon-EUtravellersto visittheSchengenAreawithoutafullvisa.Itwasduetobeintroducedatthe sametimeasthebiometricchecksattheborder,buttheEuropeanCommission haspostponeditbysixmonths.

Who will the EU’s tougher border rules apply to?

Theentry-exitsystemwillregistertravellersfrom‘thirdcountries’,which meanseverywhereoutsidetheEUandSchengenArea.TheUKhasbeen consideredathirdcountrysinceBrexit.ThenewrulesdonotapplytoEU citizens.

What will travellers need to do?

Non-EUtravellerswillhavetoprovidebiometricdata:afacialimageand fingerprints.They’llalsohavetoprovidepersonaldataincludingtheir nationality,firstnameandsurname,dateofbirthandsex.Childrenunderthe ageof12areexempt. WhentheEtiasvisa-waiverschemeisintroducedin November2023,theymustalsoapplyforanelectronictravelauthorisation document.

When will it start?

TheEU’sentry-exitsystemisduetobeintroducedinMay2023,butthe EuropeanCommissionhaspostponedthelaunchdatetwice.

Will I need to be fingerprinted when I travel to any EU country?

Theentry-exitsystemonlyappliestoEurope’sSchengenArea-atravelzone whereyoudon’tneedtoshowyourpassporttocrossborders.ItcoversmostEU countries,includingFrance,Spain,Italy,Portugal,GreeceandGermany,aswell asnon-SchengenmicrostatessuchasAndorraandMonaco.Irelandisnota Schengencountry. Yourfingerprintsandafacialbiometricwillbechecked everytimeyoucrossanexternalborder,andthedateandtimewillbe registered.

What will motorists need to do when the entry-exit system is introduced at Dover?

Wedon’tknowyet.LastmonththebossofDovertoldMPshehadnotbeen givenanydetailsofhowtheentry-exitsystemwillworkinpractice.Trialsofthe technologytookplacelastmonthinCalais.

DougBannister,chiefexecutiveoftheUK’sbusiestport,explainedthat travellersmightbeaskedtoregistertheirfingerprintsonatabletthatwillbe passedaroundthecar,butadded:‘Wehaven’ttrialledit.Whatifit’sadark stormynightandthelightingisinappropriate?Wehaven’ttestedallofthat.’ In2021,TimReardon,headofEUexitforthePortofDover,warnedthatthere maybesafetyissuesifferrypassengersneedtogetoutofthecartohavetheir fingerprintsandphotographtaken.Hesaid:‘That’stheonethingonoursite, whichcannothappen,becauseyou’reinthemiddleoflivetraffic.Itwouldbe theequivalenttoaskingpeopletogetoutoftheircaratamotorwaytollbooth. It’sfundamentallyunsafeanditcannothappen.’

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.

PAST EVENTS

MINI INDIA AWAY DAY LUNCH -

Verygoodserviceandexcellent

MALAGA LIGHTS—Monday 12th December

OnMonday12Decembertheclubsetoffwith54membersandguestshaving bookedtoseethefamouslightsinCalleLariosMalaga.

Thelightswereverydifferentthisyearasawholenewsetoflightswere installed.Theyprovedtobeveryspectacularandallintimetomusicatcertain timesthroughouttheevening.

Thelaserlightshowonthe Cathedralwallwasasightto behold.

Therewereplentyofshopsopen forthosewholikeretailtherapy andplentyofbarsand restaurantswheremanyofus hadexcellentmeals. Everyone wasbackontimeforourjourney backhomeandagoodevening washadbyall.

Submitted by Di Hackett

PAST EVENTS

CHRISTMAS LUNCH 15th

November

FantasticChristmasLunchat ICE.

ManythankstoBrendaandher teamofvolunteersfor producingareallyamazingmeal forusall.Thankstothebar volunteerswhoalsoprovideda greatservice (someas "Trolley Dollies")Lotsoffunandafew games.

Thewinnersoftherafflefor3ChristmasHamperswere1stPrize-TedLunniss, 2nd GordonPryor,and3rdAileenaMaffezzini.Thewinneroftinof chocolatesforcorrectlyguessingthenumberofchocolatesinthetinwas EricTilling.

Thanks to Melissa Vaughn for the photos.

ICE COLF CLUB

BelatedChristmaswishesandaHappy NewYeartoall.TheICEClubGolf Societygoesfromstrengthtostrength withamanyas20golfersturningupto play.

Wehaveagoodmixofladiesand gentlemenplayerswiththehonours sharedprettyequally.

Wearecurrentlyworkinghardto establishavenueforourfirstmajor ‘SpringCup’.

Thegeneralpricingstructureis increasingabovewhatwewouldprefer topay,100+Euros.Obviously,whenwedecideallourmemberswillbenotified immediately.

ThescoringthisyearhasbeenofahigherstandardthanIcanremember,with theOrderofMeritTrophy(Best10roundsintheyear)beingcloselycontested, andwonbyDerekWilton.AlsointheNewYear,Marchtime,wehavetheMartin O’GormanTrophy,playedover18holesatCasaresGardensGolfclub,ourhome course.

Thecoursethisyearhasheldupwellwiththegreenshavingagoodcoveringof grass,survivingaveryhotsummer. Submitted by Jack Tait

Six Little Stories

The villagers decided to gather and prey for rain. On the day of the gathering only one boy brought an umbrella. THAT’S FAITH

When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her. THAT’S TRUST

Every night we go to bed with no assurance we will be alive the next day, but still we set the alarm to wake up. THAT’S HOPE

We plan big things for tomorrow in spite of zero knowledge of the future. THAT’S CONFIDENCE

We see the world suffering but still we get married and have children. THAT’S LOVE

On an old man’s shirt was written a sentence – I am not 80 years old, I am sweet 16 with 64 years experience. THAT’S ATTITUDE. Have a happy day and live your life like these six stories.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Pancake Race—Tuesday 21st February - 12.00pm

Ourusualpancakeraceisthismonth. Justturnupandjoinin.Afew rulesoftheracestobearinmind1.Norunning,2.Nopushingorshoving, 3.Nocheatingorshortcuts.Pancakeswithvarioustoppingswillbe availabletobuyaftertheraceswhenwewillalsoawardthetrophiesto thewinners.

Silent Auction—Saturday 11th February—2.00pm

Julie&RichardWood,willbehostingASilentAuction.Takeyourtimeto browseandbidonthedonateditemsyouwouldliketobuy.Also youcan enjoyaploughman'slunchandmeetwithfriends.Whentheauction closesyoucanseeifyourbidisthewinner.

ICE CLUB AGM—Tuesday 9th March

Youwillneedtoshowyourmembershipcardfor2023tobeadmitted. Detailsofthisimportanteventareshownelsewhereinthismagazine.

Traditional Sunday Lunch—Sunday 19th March

WewillhaveaTraditionalSundayLunchpreparedbyBrendaandher team.Followedbyacoupleofhoursdancingtothecelebratedvocalist& guitaristStevenAnderton.

St Patrick’s Night—Friday 17th March

Livemusicbymembers-musicfordancingandmakingmerry.Jokesand Talesandmuchmore.FreeEntryandalwaysagreatnight.

EVENTS

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

JANUARY

Tuesday,31st –LadiesLunch.DetailsPage15

FEBRUARY

Friday,3rd -QuizNight–GeoffFabron DetailsPage30

Thursday,9th - TalkbyAvalon

Saturday,11th -SilentAuctionwithPloughman´sLunch

Monday,13th -FilmNight–WhatWeDidOnOurHolidays

Tuesday,21th-PancakeDaywithracesaroundtheswimmingpool–Pancakes byBrenda

Thursday,23th-HistoryGroup–GeoffFabron–Rome,RepublictoEmpire. DetailsPage17

Friday,24th -TriptoGinDistillerynearSevilleTBA

Tuesday,28th -Ladies´LunchatCasaAndres,Estepona

MARCH

Friday,3rd -Quiz–DougProctor.DetailsPage30

Thursday,9th -AGM

Monday,13th - FilmNight–NeverLetMeGo

Friday,17th -StPatrick´sNight.DetailsPage27

Sunday,19th - LunchandDancingtomusicbySteveAnderton. Foodby Brenda

Friday,24th -TriptoButterflyParkatBenalmadena

FUTURE EVENTS

April,Sunday,9th -EasterLunchwithHatParade

April,Saturday,15th - GrandNationalRaceAfternoon

May,2nd-5th - TriptoSeville–450€pp/SingleSupplement144€.Details Page19

NATIONAL SPANISH HOLIDAYS 2022/2023

Andalusia Day: 28 February

Maundy Thursday: 14 April,

Good Friday: 15 April

Easter Sunday: 17 April

Labour Day: 1st May

FEBRUARY 2023

CLEAN ELECTRIC OR DIRTY FOSSIL-FUELLED CARS?

Everyonewouldfavouracarthatdoesnotdestroytheenvironment,so‘electric’ istheobviousanswer.Yes? Readon.

Electricvehiclebatteriesaredependentonasmallamountoflithiumasa catalysttomakethemwork.Wearetalkingaboutsolidbatteries,notthosein yourcarwithleadplatesandacidsloshingaround.Goodastheyare,that methodofstoringenergyisnotsuitableforthesizeofbatteryneededtoruna carforafewhundredmilesbeforearechargebecomesnecessary. Thebattery inyourlaptopandmobilephonerepresentsthesortwearetalkingabout. Thesebatteriescontainverysmallamountsoflithium,about1%,andoneofthe seriousquestionsbeingaskedis,willthatsmallamountberecoveredas batteriesreachtheirend-of-life.Ifnot,bytheendofthedecade,therewillbea mountainofunwieldyvehiclebatterieswithnomeansofsafedisposal.

Sowhynotjustcarryonmining?Ifthere’senoughlithiumunderground,digit out,justaswehavedonewithcoal.Thereisnoworldshortageoflithium. There’slotsofitoutthere,inAustralia,Chile,Bolivia,Argentina,China,even someinBrazil,Zimbabwe,PortugalandtheUSA.Butit’sgoingtocostalotof moneyandcausehugeamountsofdamagetothelandscapeandriskstothe environmenttoextractit.

Inmuchthesamewaythatgoldisbothcostlyanddirty,lithiumbringswithit newproblems.Itcomesmainlyintwoforms:asanorecontainingabout6% lithium,requiringvastamountsoffossil-fuelledenergytocookandcrushit,and totreatitwithvastamountsofsulphuricacidbeforebeingshippedtoarefinery wheremoreenergywillbespenttorefineitintolithiumhydroxide,andthen somemoreenergytodisposeofthewasteproductsofrock,theusedacidand theunwantedminerals.That’swhathappensinAustraliawherethemainsupply currentlyismined.

TheSouthAmericansourceisdifferent.Thereitisfoundinthesiltatthebottom ofsaltlakes,mixedwithallsortsofotherminerals.Thesludgeispumpedout, washedanddriedinthesuntoformanorecontainingabout6%oflithium carbonate.Thisthenneedstobetransportedtoarefinerytoconvertitto lithiumhydroxide.

Whereveritcomesfrom,it’shugelyexpensivetorefine.

Butit’snotonlylithium.Electricvehiclebatteriesalsocontaincobalt.Again,ina smallamount,butessential.Andwheredoesthatstuffcomefrom? The DemocraticRepublicofCongo. Andthereitisevenmoredestructiveinits miningprocessthanlithium.Andinduecourse, recoveringitfromold batteriesisgoingtobeevenmoredifficultthanlithium.

Atpresent,thecostintermsofCO2 generatedinminingandrefiningthese materialsisenormous,asallstepsarefuelledbyoil.Andthereisno understandingyet,ofanysignificantimprovementstechnicallytochangethis, althoughworkongoldrefininghasbeenmakingprogressinCanadausing electricity. Buildingrefineriesclosetothesourcesoftherawmaterialswill helpavoidshipping(almostallgoingtoChina,atthemoment),butnotwithout theexpensesofbuildingthenewrefineries.

Intryingtosupporttheideaof‘savingtheplanet’,argumentsaremadethatas thecostofmininglithiumandcobaltcontinues,theminingofcoalandthe environmentalcostsofrefiningcrudeoildiminishes. Whilethatistrue,the prospectofslagheapsbeingreplacedwithmountainsofoldcarbatteriesand thefilthemittedfromoilrefineries’chimneysswoppedforacidspollutingour riversisnotespeciallyexciting.Andwhileitishighlyunlikelythatanyone wouldhavetodealwithalumpoflithium,weshouldbeawarethatitis corrosiveandnotsafetohandle,candamageskin,lungs,kidneysandthyroids, justasotheralkalinemetalslikesodiumandpotassium.

Thereisstillanawfullotofworktobedone.Don’texpectittobewithoutsome coststhatwehavenotyetbeenadvisedabout.Someone’sgottopayforit.I wonderwhothatwillbe!

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.

Sue Potter - Rambling Co-ordinator 686107835

Brian Hooper - Walkers Co-ordinator 662403543

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SOLUTIONS

CODEWORD SOLUTION

SUDOKO SOLUTION

A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

How do you make holy water? Boil the hell out of it.

What does a clock do when it’s hungry? It goes back four seconds.

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me!

Broken pencils are pointless.

I tried to catch some fog. I mist. How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it.

CLUB ORGANISERS

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 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, 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.