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Red Cross gets new technology THE Javea branch of the Red Cross can manage key community projects more efficiently thanks to a generous donation from the Roundabout Charity Shop. The €2,650 donation has allowed Cruz Roja volunteers to upgrade four computers at its headquarters in the Old Town and replace obsolete equipment. Areas that will immedi-
ately benefit include teams working with senior citizens, disabled people, social intervention, and training volunteers. And donations made in the near futrure have been earmarked for the association’s Local Emergency Project, seen as a vitally important project. It will allow the Red Cross in Javea to be pre-
pared for any form of emergency in the municipality natural disasters like fires and flooding, as well as assistance to people in extreme vulnerability. Such support is expensive, so the Red Cross appeals to all associations, charities and individuals in the community to consider making a donation “to help fund a project that has become a necessity for the community”.
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Fugitive detained in Javea A 47-year-old man found guilty of the brutal rape of his former partner before absconding has been tracked down and arrested in Javea. The rape dated back to 2012 when he broke into his partner’s house, wearing a mask, and forced her
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to have sex. He had been drinking and also carried out a sexual assault a court heard. He was found guilty and as sentenced to nine years and two months but appealed on the grounds that
he had just had a vasectomy and was unable to have sex while the wounds from the operation healed. During this appeal process he escaped custody and turned up in Javea this week where he was rearrested. Police believed he was very dangerous and had pre-
vious concerns he would try to contact his former partner who lived in Gandia with the accused. His appeal is still to be considered although he will almost certainly face fresh charges for this escaping custody and going on the run.
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THE governing body at TeuladaMoraira has announced tax cuts for residents to take effect over the next two years. The IBI property tax will reduce by 12%, 6%
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this year and 6% in 2019, while vehicle tax will reduce by 8%. Announcing the measures Mayor Carlos Linares said that good financial management meant the cuts were possible. In 2011 the Town Hall had debts of €9 million, which with
JAVEA Town Hall has voted to adopt methods widely used in Germany to improve road safety at pedestrian crossings.
safety lesson Smoother sidewalks AS part of its Urban Improvement Plan, Javea is looking to reform the pavements and pedestrian areas on Avenida dels Furs, following on from similar work on Avenidas Jaume I and Lepanto in Javea port. The project is estimated to cost around €200,000 and
interest payable was a major drain on the municipality’s finances. However this debt has now been cleared and for the first time all taxes paid will be spent on the town rather than a proportion going to banks. The reduction is the maximum allowable under local government rules.
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These include a focus on improved lighting and signage which helps both pedestrians and drivers. The council has been looking at the issue for a few months
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but admitted that it had come more to the fore after the death of a woman at a level crossing on Avenida Juan Carlo I in January. Although this was the most recent fatality, two other people have been run over and hurt
will be put out to tender with immediate effect. The successful bidder will be given two months to complete the work which involves totally rebuilding the pavements as well as work, where needed, on the public lighting and drainage in the area. Bidders have until 25 March to submit their tenders to the municipal procurement department in the main City Council building.
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at similar incidents in the last 12 months. The initial work will centre on the most problematic crossings and then extend out further across the town, said Services Councillor Kika Mata who has been heading up the project.
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THE governing body at Teulada-Moraira has announced tax cuts for residents to take effect over the next two years. The IBI property tax will reduce by 12%, 6% this year and 6% in 2019, while vehicle tax will reduce by 8%. Announcing the measures Mayor Carlos Linares said that good financial management meant the cuts were possible. In 2011 the Town Hall had debts of €9 million, which with interest payable was a major drain on the municipality’s finances. However this debt has
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now been cleared and for the first time all taxes paid will be spent on the town rather than a proportion going to banks. The reduction is the maximum allowable under local government rules.
AFTERNOON tea at Casa Rosa, a small pension in Alcalali, was enjoyed by 20 members of U3A Vall del Pop. Julie, the owner, welcomed the party with a range of delicious sandwiches, cakes, chocolate mousse, scones with jam and cream and of course pots of tea and coffee.
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The event took place is their small dining room and the feast was served from beautiful china. Why does a china cup and saucer always make the tea taste better? For further information on U3A Vall del Pop go to the website www. u3avalldelpop.com.
"The Stoned" Rock the House for The TM Lions Wednesday the 28th February saw a great Rolling Stones tribute show performed by “The Stoned” on behalf of the Teulada – Moraira Lions in Espai La Senieta, Moraira. The concert was a sell out and proved a huge success from the first “riff” to the last chord. This is the first time the TM Lions have engaged “The Stoned” and they certainly lived up to their idols. All the Rolling Stones hits were performed with great aplomb much to the delight of the audience who were dancing, singing and thoroughly enjoying the show including the “Jaggerish” antics of the front man. Lion President, Brian Clarke,
thanked all who were involved in producing the show, the raffle and the bar, also the Ayuntamiento and the audience for their generous support. Our next concert(s) are scheduled for Saturday the 24th March, again in Espai La Senieta, Moraira and features The Liverpool Band, These have proved very popular - the evening show has already sold out and there are only a few remaining tickets available for the matinee performance. The TM Lions will be presenting “An Evening with Aretha Franklin” featuring the fabulous Shondell Mimms on Saturday the 21st April again in Espai La Senieta, Moraira.
This will be a fantastic tribute to one of the greatest Soul Divas emulating her fantastic Mezzo – Soprano vocal style and on stage charisma with all of her greatest hits, this will be a show not to miss! For tickets and information on our shows please call 966499954 or email peter_john1@hotmail.com. Information about the Teulada – Moraira Lions can be found on www.tmlions.com The TM Lions are actively seeking new members so if you would like to be part of the biggest service charitable organisation in the world please get in touch on the above contact details.
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NEW helicopter landing surfaces are to be constructed in Pego, Calpe, Javea and La Vall d’Alcala, the deputy director for Emergency Services Consortium for the Alicante province has confirmed. Jaume Lloret has been
visiting the municipalities with mayors and senior councillors to agree on the best locations for the new helipads, accompanied by the chief Fire Prevention Officer for Alicante. Lloret said “the work for the
construction of the new helisurfaces has begun in the Marina Alta because it is an area that
has a large density of forestry as well as a high risk of flooding.” Having these in place will reduce
response times, with forest fires still being seen as the most likely danger across the province.
Thanks everyone! BOB Welham, the President of Vall del Pop U3A, staged a ‘Thank You Luncheon’ in Orba to thanks the committee, group leaders and all the other helpers for their time. The meal at the Awraba Restaurant was held on behalf of the association’s members to thanks everyone
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for making sure U3A successfully enjoyed another year. The Committee will be subject to re-election at the AGM on Thursday 1st March, at the Murla Polivalent Centre, and the event was in time to thank those who are standing down.
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U3A members are reminded that it is important to have renewed memberships before the AGM to participate in voting in the new Committee. Memberships must be renewed before 31st March, otherwise it will be necessary to re-join the group and pay the additional €5 joining
fee in addition to the annual €5 membership fee. A final opportunity for members to pay their dues has been arranged at the Animo Centre in Alcalali, between 11.00am to 1.00pm on Tuesday 13th March. For further information on U3A Vall del Pop go to the website www.u3avalldelpop.com.
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THE XII Ruta de Tapas is underway in Denia and is scheduled to run until 11 March. Organised by Turismo Denia, the towns Hoteliers Association and GuiaMeComunicacio, there are 40 participants, a number purposely
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capped this year.All bars and restaurants taking part will be serving a tapa and drink (wine, cana or vermouth) for €3 until the end of the event. As before there will be awards for best tapa, with
prizes including a trip to Ibiza and a complimentary dinner. There will be other categories such as best tapa made from local produce as well as prizes for members of the public who take part. These include a €500 voucher for the
Portal de la Marina Shopping Centre and a rare bottle of vintage vermouth. For a full list of participating establishments and other information you can visit http://www. denia.es/es/informacio/ a c t u a l i t a t / n ew. aspx?id=4895
Revolutionarytimes XABIA Book Circle’s meeting on Tuesday 6th March will be a look at the Literature of the Russian Revolution with Marina Sorokina. She will discuss some of the Russian literary works of pre-revolutionary times and contemporary poets and writers; presenting amongst others the works of Vladimir Mayaskovsky, Maxim Gorky and Marina Tsvetayeva – and contributions from members will be very welcome. John Reed, author of ‘Ten days that shook the World’, once said: “No matter what one thinks of
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Bolshevism, it is undeniable that the Russian Revolution is one of the great events of human history” Xàbia Book Circle usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month in the Xàbia Social Centre, near the parking in the Plaza Constitucion Espanola at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start. New members are always welcome and for more information, contact Nina Davies on ninamdavies@yahoo. co.uk or call 965791782.
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Cave concert THE Costa Blanca Male Voice Choir is returning to perform two successive evenings at the Cueva de las Calaveras in Benidoleig on the 15th and 16th of June. The two concerts will again be held in the wonderfully acoustic entrance to the cave, starting at 8:30pm and follows the sell-out success of choir at the caves last year. And the choir’s marketing and publicity officer Vernon Pearce said: “We are responding to the
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huge demand for tickets last year and hope that this time we will be able to accommodate everyone who was disappointed. “We are very excited about experiencing the acoustics of the cave again and looking forward to bringing a programme of songs, old and new, to an equally appreciative audience from the Orba valley and surrounding area. “We are very grateful to Paco, manager of the
Cueva de las Calaveras, the Benidoleig town hall and the local Proteccion Civil for helping us to once again arrange this unique concert.” Tickets for the concert are €10 and part of the proceeds will donated to the Proteccion Civil in Benidoleig. For reservations, please call 965 744 577 or email cbmalevoicechoir@gmail. com. Early booking is recommended - in fact bookings are already being received as seating space is limited.
Romantics come up trumps J
AVEA Bridge Club members enjoyed a Valentine’s Day party with an upbeat atmosphere at the specially decorated club. Many took the trouble to dress in red or pink and there was a pack of sweets and chocolates for everyone at the tables – each was offered a red rose
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to take home; particularly popular with men who wanted to take it home for ‘her indoors’. At the entrance to the club there was a basket of red roses and poinsettias and on the bar platters of fresh strawberries dipped in chocolate, homemade
chocolates and an arrangement of roses. And prizes for the day – apart from a choice of wines – were gift wrapped heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and mini bottles of cava and red wine. Janet Hubbard won a prize for the person who first bid ‘two hearts’ at the table and organisers Perlie, Barbara, and Katrina, were thanked for such a successful party.
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Singing an Sweetvictory international song CELEBRATING its international composition, Calpe U3A Choir is still looking for more men to join its ranks. The choir’s leader Mary Anderton said the group was already preparing for its next concert on Friday 11th May. She said: “We are now such an international group of English, Spanish, Dutch, Indonesian and, of course, Scottish singers; we are now ‘U3A Choir and friends’.” The choir rehearses
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every Wednesday in the Civic Centre from 6pm until 7pm and then members enjoy some social time with wine and nibbles in the restaurant above. Mary added: “We do have fun rehearsals; so if you love to sing, do come and join with us, you would be made very welcome.” For more information about Calpe U3A and its groups, visit www. u3acalpe.org.
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chef who has been awarded the honour of being named Spain’s best ice cream maker lives and works in the Marina Alta town of Pedreguer. Oscar Palacio Tomas won the recent contest in Madrid with a concoction using many local ingredients such as blood oranges from Pedreguer, muscat raisins from Jesus Pobre and local olive oil and almond
flowers. The “sacher torte” flavour dessert swayed the judges and Tomas can now wear the frosty mantle of ice cream king. Oscar works for Helados Palacio, a company founded by his parents back in 1984 and which he now runs with his sister Miriam. He says the key to a good heladois careful seasoning, local seasonal produce and a willingness to innovate.
No day of rest for copter crew A woman had to be rescued by helicopter from the Tango area of Javea last Sunday and the same machine also had to rescue a man who got into difficulties on the Montgo Mountain on the same day.
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The 40-year-old man had been taking advantage of the good weather to hike up the Montgo when he fell from a height of about seven metres and injured
his knee, meaning the Denia helicopter crew had to winch him out. They were helped by a ground crew and the man, who also suffered head injuries, was taken to the Marina Hospital. Later the
same day a woman was in the Tango area when she badly sprained an ankle and was unable to proceed. The same crew and helicopter were called out and picked her up safely.
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Pirates of Penzance by Jack Troughton
SOUNDS Familiar is looking for new faces to help perform the singing group’s next production, a quirk version of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic ‘Pirates of Penzance’. Having finished the review show ‘Music of the Night’, rehearsals are starting for a fun-filled, bawdy and very modern version of the story. Director Philip Ashley promises it will be a fresh look at the story which revolves around a group of hapless pirates, who are less than successful in their endeavours, and the coming of age of Frederic their apprentice who leaves to find true love. Add in a Major General and his daughters and members of the local constabulary and it has all the elements for a typical farce and the musical score has also been reworked for the 21st Century. Anyone who would like to
be involved in this production can join Sounds Familiar at rehearsals on a Monday evening in Benissa from
7.15pm to 9.30pm. For more information call Philip on 96 558 1483 or email philip@ soundsfamiliar.es.
MEMBERS of Javea International Baptist Church are joining in this year’s Women’s World Day of Prayer today (Friday 2nd March). The event will take place at the Church Centre, Calle Favara 8, in Javea Old Town, at 3pm and celebrate a service written by the women of Suriname. Everyone is welcome to joining members of JIBC, the 2018 prayer is called ‘All God’s Creation is Very Good’ and dedicated to the environment of Suriname which lies in the north eastern part of South America and boasts wonderful mountains, forests and rivers. The Suriname service has been translated into over 60 languages and 1,000 dialects and will be celebrated in 170 countries and islands around the world – in the British Isles alone it is estimated 6,000 individual services will be held. A “great wave” of prayer will start as the sun rises over Samoa and continue around the globe until the sun sets over American
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Samoa 36 hours later. Pastor Steve Hall leads the JIBC Sunday Service every week at 10.30am in the Church centre. There is a Good Friday service with Communion on 30th March; an Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at 7.30am on the beach near La Siesta Restaurant in Javea, and an Easter Sunday Service at 10.30am at the Church Centre. For more information about JIBC and all its activities, visit the website www.javeabaptist.es or call 96 579 5847.
Local figure killed in accident JOSE Salines, one of Javea’s best known figures and former President of the town’s Club Nautica, died as a result of a traffic accident last weekend. His death was announced by the Club Nautica which he was President of from 1990 to 2006, the longest tenure in the history of the club. Salines was a
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respected local architect but his love of sailing and the sea led him to the top job at the Club. He was the driving force in the initiative to bring sailing to all children in Javea, not just the kids of wealthier residents and he oversaw a general modernization of the Club Nautica.
Helping budding business people THE President of Joveampa, the Association of young entrepreneurs in the Alicante province, met with the mayor of TeuladaMoraira last week. Mayor Linares and Jose Antonio Bas discussed Joveampa’s work in supporting local
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young businessmen and women, helping them with “start-ups” and supporting them through the start of a new business venture. They agreed that the association will once again
host a special Start-up Day event in the Auditorio Teulada-Moraira, the third year in a row this has happened. The Town Hall and Joveampa will also continue to collaborate in helping young people realise their business dreams.
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GARDENING ON THE COSTA BLANCA - Part 28 The Weekender articles about ‘exotic’ fruit and veg and an item in the latest Gardeners Circle Newsletter about eating insects, prompt thoughts about the very serious side of horticulture and agriculture in general. The primary reason for agriculture is, obviously, feeding people but do you realise that the human population of the Earth grows by the equivalent of a town the size of Swindon (or if you live in the better part of Britain –York!) EVERY DAY! Somehow this number has to be fed but currently we don’t produce enough food to do so. As with almost everything that you look into, the information you get depends on who you consult – ranging from impending disaster to we will manage because of improved techniques, plant varieties etc.
Alternative food sources could play a very big part in this ‘managing’ and this is where insect eating comes in. There was a BBC programme (Can Eating Insects Save the World on BBC Four) on the subject which should have enlightened us all but clearly eating meat is not the way forward for the world. It is a most inefficient way of producing enough calories to feed everyone. This is speaking as a dedicated carnivore but one not unwilling to change if it is necessary. Actually when we cut down the last of our palm trees (yet another victim to the dreaded weevil), we decided to retaliate and fried up a dish of the succulent maggots with garlic etc. They were OK but not worth the trouble when the supermarkets were just down the road! And that is partly the point – until
we are forced by necessity to change our ways, we won’t! Memory suggests that that programme like most documentaries seem to focus on showing you people sliding down a wriggling caterpillar or something – producing a natural revulsion – but it clearly doesn’t have to be like this. Dried and
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ground up and turned into crisps or similar (which are already available, though at the usual stupid prices that novelties start off on), how can you tell the difference? This is obviously a subject which could run and run but enough for now - I’m off for my steak and chips!
We are a friendly group who enjoy gardening and gardens. Our meetings are normally held on the 1st Wednesday of each month from October to June in Meeting Room (Aula) 1 on the 1st floor of La Senieta in Moraira next to the free car park used for the Market on Fridays. Next month’s meeting will be on 7th February and feature Barry Lemon, a retired professional grower, speaking on the subject of ‘Bonsai’. Meetings commence at 2:30 pm and finish at about 4:30pm. Visitors including holiday makers are always welcome – admission is by a donation of 3€ per person. Our attempts at a regular meeting date are sometimes interrupted by Fiestas etc Please contact Joan Birch on 697 320 169 for details.
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Home sales boom in third quarter of last year, according to Government figures Property sales during Q3 reached 121,561 units, a 16.7% rise on the same period in 2016, and the best third quarter since the boom year of 2008, according to data from the Ministry of Public Works (Fomento) run by Iñigo de la Serna, pictured above. In the 12 months to September 2017, some 516,643 properties were sold, an increase of 15.8% on the previous 12 months. The latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics, to be reported tomorrow, tell a similar story for the whole year. In terms of types of property sold in October, 11,435 were for new builds, just 9.4%. Sales of resale properties made up the remainder, 90.6% of the total. Property sales increased in all
regions in Spain in Q3 compared to the same quarter in 2016. The regions with the highest increases were La Rioja (up 32.9%, Cantabria (up 31.9%), Murcia (up 25.6%) and Andalusia (up 23.6%). The autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla also registered high increases (up 26.3%). Next on the list were Asturias with a rise of 22.11%, Castilla-La Mancha (up 21.7%), Catalonia (up 19.1%, Aragon (up 18.7%), the Comunidad Valenciana (up 16.8%), the Balearics (up 15.5%), the Canaries (up 14.7%), Castilla y León (up 11.5%), Galicia (up 10%), Navarra (up 9.9%), Madrid (up 7.9%), the Basque Country (up 6.3%) and Extremadura (up 5.7%). In the 12 months between
October 2016 and September 2017, all regions registered increases in comparison with the previous 12 months. Among the highest were Cantabria (up 23.3%), Castilla-La Mancha (up 23.1%), Catalonia (up 20.6%), Asturias and the Balearics (both up 18.3%), the Comunidad Valenciana (up 15.9%) and Madrid (up 15.1%). Property purchases made by foreign residents in Spain went up year-on-year for the 25th quarter in a row. In comparison with Q3 2016, purchases in Q3 this year went up by 17.6% to reach 20,257. Between them, resident and non-resident foreigners bought 24,009 properties, 17.4% of the total. The provinces with the highest
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number of purchases by foreigners were Alicante (4,619), Malaga (2,429), Barcelona (1,937),
Madrid (1,564), Valencia (1,183) and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1,175).
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Top Prize Money on the Costa won at El Cid Competition 72 players in teams of 6 had played 11 matches over the last 3 months culminating in today’s completion of El Cid Bowls Club’s successful 3 Wood Pairs Competition. Stewart Beattie ( Match Secretary) said - “We are very grateful to our Sponsors - Scottsdale Overseas and Prudential International for their very generous support. There joint sponsorship of this competition has enabled El Cid to offer the highest prize money on the Costa for such a competition. They also provided a lovely buffet and drinks at today’s presentations attended by over 50 bowlers from El Cid, Benitachel BC
and Javea Green. He thanked all those who attended and supported this competition especially some of El Cids new bowlers who entered teams with little experience “. El Cid Captain Tony Carroll and Debbie Evans from Scotsdale made the presentation to the following teams: Ist Place on 20 points - Six Pack Clive English, Chris Evans, Paul & Jan Brown and Derek & Lynne Eldon (900 euros). Runners up on 18 points - Rolling Bones- Harry & Gail Chick, Greg Sperring, Jeff Richards and Rod and Lynda Warne (600 euros) 2nd Runner up on 14 points - The
Blues- Ros & Ron Dingle, Derek & Anita Randall and Jack & Pat Wardrop. (300 euros) Clive English on behalf of Javea Green and Benitachell BC thanked El Cid for organising and running a very successful and enjoyable competition.
Northern League Report This week saw both El Cid Teams take a 8 - 2 win. The Swords at home to Finca Guila and the Sabres away at Bonalba. The Swords also won the Challenger and Friendly games.
PEGO GOLF SOCIETY - STABLEFORD 20th FEB 41 players including five today for our Stableford guests, Jim Hayward, competition, a cold 41 players including five guests, Hayward, Peter Peter Jackson, Doug start asJimusual but the Jackson, Doug Emson, Roy Jones and Iain Chapman Emson, Roy Jones and weather warmed up turned up today turned for our Stableford a cold start Iain Chapman up into competition, a beautiful day. as usual but the weather warmed up into a beautiful day.
The results for Division 2 were as follows: 1st place John Evans with 33 points playing off 20.2 2nd place Peter Cornes with 28 points playing off 27.8 3rd place Peter Chapman with 27 points playing off 24.0 4th place Dave Phillips, our esteemed Captain with 21 points playing off 31.0
The results for Division 1 were: 1st place and overall winner Michael Connolly with 39 points playing off 17.3 2nd place Penny Barden with 34 points playing off 16.6 3rd place Terry Moore with 33 points playing off 10.6 4th place Shaun O’Gorman with 32 points playing off 4.8
Subbuteo: finger flicking good SUBBUTEO fans on the Costa Blanca are urging expats to let their fingers do the talking and get into table football. It is hoped a combination of nostalgia and a competitive spirit will attract Brits to the Javea-based Marina Criterion Subbuteo Club, now in its second season. The club meets every Saturday at the Palau Municipal d’Esports in Javea Port and is open to people of all ages and nationalities, including beginners. However, despite being a British invention and its growing international standing; expats – especially adults - have been slow to get involved. Hamilton Academical aka ‘The Accies’ - supporter David McAulay – who played in a crunch Scotland versus England Subbuteo clash as a teenager – hopes there are people who will rise to the challenge. He said the rules have changed and the men have changed, although there still are stubborn loyalists, but it remains both fun and very, very competitive.
“There are actually some players who earn a living as professionals with sponsorship,” said David. “It has certainly evolved from boys playing in their bedroom. “I played Subbuteo in the sixties and was fortunate enough to play for Scotland against England - it was a four man team but I was a boy and the rest were men; I was probably 15 or 16...the match was actually drawn, honours even, but it was an exciting time in my life.” His career as a player ended when he joined the merchant navy and found that heavy seas interfered with the game. However, David is now back in training – practice and tactics do count – and he travelled to Valencia with the Javea club’s found Pascal Carrassi to play against the Turia Club. “I played against the Spanish number two and lost 3-1 but I was so pleased to actually score a goal,” he added. Anyone interested in playing Subbuteo can call David on 691 957 331 or email subbuteo.marina@gmail.com for more information.
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Benitachel Bowls Round Up St Valentines Massacre Ladies v Gents.
The annual match between the ‘Boys and Girls’ took place on a beautiful sunny Sunday. Red and yellow cards were awarded to the boys for gross infringements, but they still managed to narrowly beat the girls (once again). After the presentation, drinks and snacks were served on the terrace. Thanks go to Dave Boutell and Sheila Fairburn as the team captains.
Northern league BBC Jaguars V Calpe Monday 26 February Thankfully, the sun shone today, for the Jaguars game at home against Calpe, in what
promised to be a tough game, as they are close behind the BBC Lions with a real chance of winning the league. Some solid bowling from a determined Jaguars team saw them win on three rinks, and also taking the shot difference by 9 points, so a final score of 8-2 to the Jaguars.
Winter League 21st February 2018 - BBC v San Luis The game at San Luis was always going to be difficult, they are the only side to have beaten us at Home this season! So it proved to be, BBC could only manage one winning rink and lost by 67 116, 2 points to 10. The Berleen team also had a tough game and lost by a single shot, 15 - 16.
T.M.G.S. at Hacienda Del Alamo 30 members and guest made the hour or so trip down to this oasis in the Alamo. The sky looked grey and with the wind buffeting the car it was obvious that we were in for a tuff day on this long course. Sure enough you needed a driver and a good 3 wood and for some a 7 iron to cover the 357m on the first hole! As always the greens were slick and this just added to the
difficulty of the day. To give you an idea of the strength of the wind, Captain John Eyre, playing the 371m par 4 13th managed to hit his tee shot but alas didn´t even reach the Ladies Tee and this one played DOWN wind!! Considering the conditions some good scores were returned but the €20 in the 2´s pot is being carried over to Alenda next week. Results : N.T.P.´S Hole 5 J. Dean, hole 8 & 12
NADA, hole 15 T. Svensen. Best guest this week was R. Malmgren 30 pts. Silver category: 3rd R. Hagfoss 25 pts. 2nd A. Rickers 27 pts. 1st L. Holmberg 29 pts. Gold category: 3rd T. Svensen 29 pts. 2nd S. Sonesen 29 pts. (L/H) 1ST h. Woerdemann 32 pts. To find out more about our Society please visit www.tmgs.org or w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / TMGSGOLF
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BRIT TRIUMPHS
IN BENIDORM RACE
by Simon Russell
The Benidorm stage of the female cyclists Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, one of the cycling calendar’s biggest events, was won by British rider Hannah Barnes. The race itself covered three laps of a 40km route around the city, each circuit covering the second-category climb of
Finestrat and was Hannah’s second stage win in four days, sufficient to win her the overall event. South African Ashleigh MoolmanPasio was second overall while Spanish riders Alicia Gonzalez and Mavi Garcia came in third and fourth respectively. Although the race last Sunday was declared a success by the Town Hall
and participants, there was some controversy as many motorists faced major disruptions when roads across the city centre were closed to four wheeled traffic during the middle of the day. Drivers trying to access the area around the Town Hall and Avenida Europe could get no closer than Poniente in many
cases, while there were complaints about the lack of prior information from local business owners and residents alike. Bus journeys that normally took ten minutes were taking well over an hour, while restaurants reported cancellations from people driving in for Sunday lunch unable to access the city centre.