December 2011 - Costa Calida Chronicle
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<strong>Costa</strong><br />
The Longest Established<br />
FREE Magazine<br />
in Murcia<br />
Cálida<br />
<strong>Chronicle</strong><br />
www.costacalidachronicle.com<br />
Date: <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong> Issue: 1 Volume: XII<br />
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Benefit cheats will be caught, UK government<br />
warns<br />
Investigators catch British expat who<br />
pleads guilty to £15,000 fraud<br />
The vast majority of people who claim UK<br />
benefits are honest, law-abiding citizens,<br />
but there are those who continue to cheat<br />
the system… and who continue to get<br />
caught.<br />
One such cheat was James Bowery, 54,<br />
from Harrowside, Blackpool. For years he<br />
enjoyed life in Spain, living off UK income<br />
support, a non-exportable benefit, without<br />
telling the DWP that he had moved to Malaga.<br />
In total he fraudulently claimed over<br />
£15,000. Having been caught, he pleaded<br />
guilty to benefit fraud at Blackpool Magistrates<br />
Court in September and was sentenced<br />
to a three-month curfew order, restricting<br />
his freedom to leave home - and of<br />
course he has to pay the money back.<br />
Many assume that benefit fraud only occurs<br />
when someone receives a benefit, such as<br />
Job Seekers Allowance or Incapacity Benefit,<br />
and fails to tell the Department for Work<br />
and Pensions (DWP) when they start working,<br />
but people who are in receipt of UK benefits<br />
have a responsibility to tell the DWP<br />
about any change in their circumstances,<br />
such as moving in with a partner, changing<br />
address, or going or moving abroad.<br />
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The DWP will soon be imposing a civil penalty<br />
on those who fail to keep them updated.<br />
For people who fail to take reasonable<br />
care of their claim, perhaps knowingly letting<br />
a change in circumstances run on and<br />
incurring a small overpayment, the DWP<br />
will swiftly apply a £50 civil penalty as a<br />
punishment to deter them from such action<br />
in future. Deliberately withholding<br />
information that affects a benefit claim<br />
is a crime.<br />
Between April 2010 and March <strong>2011</strong>, benefit<br />
cheats stole £79 million from UK taxpayers<br />
by not informing the authorities that<br />
they were going abroad. Spain is one of<br />
the countries where most UK benefit fraud<br />
is committed, but with UK fraud investigators<br />
working with overseas counterparts,<br />
benefit thieves are being caught.<br />
At a time when it is more important than<br />
ever that the correct money goes to the<br />
correct people, the general public can help<br />
stop benefit cheats. The Department for<br />
Work and Pensions for Spain has set up a<br />
free and confidential hotline that operates<br />
Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm. By calling<br />
900 554 440 in Spain you can give information<br />
about anyone you suspect of committing<br />
UK benefit fraud.<br />
You can also report this online at https://<br />
secure.dwp.gov.uk/benefitfraud/. The<br />
DWP wants benefits to go to the people who<br />
are entitled to them, not the cheats.<br />
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Here we are, into our 13 th year! Who would<br />
have thought that despite the present<br />
economic climate, the <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida<br />
<strong>Chronicle</strong> has developed into a fantastic<br />
free 116 page colour magazine that covers<br />
the whole of the <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida. We have many<br />
people to thank for continuing to support us,<br />
including the columnists who send in articles<br />
every month and of course the advertisers<br />
who enable us to continue producing the<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong> each and every<br />
month as a free publication for our readers<br />
to enjoy and keep up to date with what’s<br />
going on in the area.<br />
As you will see below, there are still new<br />
businesses starting up in the area and<br />
other businesses that have renewed their<br />
advertising:<br />
New Advertisers<br />
Tony the Chimney Sweep<br />
Sallu Plastics (Salglaze)<br />
The Condado Club<br />
Celebrations Catering (Joy of Spain)<br />
Telepan<br />
Bar La Manchica<br />
Welcome Back<br />
Hombres Barbers<br />
<strong>Calida</strong> Beauty Academy<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol<br />
Beauty Essentials<br />
Heather Mobile Beautician<br />
Quicksave, Camposol<br />
Crystal Designs<br />
Crystal Conservatories<br />
The CAS Band<br />
Kennelly’s Bar, Camposol<br />
Hair by Carol<br />
Galvez Renero<br />
Bodega Martinez<br />
El Patio Bar, Pliego<br />
The Spaniard<br />
The <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong> 2012<br />
Calendar is now out and all businesses in<br />
the area will be given one. We would like to<br />
take this opportunity to thank everyone who<br />
sent in photos for the calendar and hope that<br />
you are happy with the ones chosen. We<br />
had a really good response when we asked<br />
for photos to be sent in, so have decided that<br />
we would continue asking for photos to be<br />
emailed in and we will have a special page<br />
on the website for readers to view these<br />
during the year. These photos can be taken<br />
somewhere special in the area – all we ask<br />
is that we can have permission to use them<br />
in the magazine if we choose. The photos<br />
submitted during the year will be voted for<br />
by our readers for the 2013 <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida<br />
<strong>Chronicle</strong> Calendar.<br />
This is the time of year when the Police are<br />
out in force, so do not even think about<br />
‘drinking and driving.’ Not only are you<br />
a danger to yourself, but you are a danger<br />
to others and here in Spain, like the UK, the<br />
consequences are severe if you are caught.<br />
This should be a time of celebrating and<br />
thinking of others, so all of you, have a really<br />
good Christmas and Happy New Year.<br />
From all at the<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong><br />
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SPECIAL PAGES<br />
Camposol 65-71<br />
Christmas 54-59<br />
Mar Menor 27-33<br />
Northwest Murcia 89-92<br />
What’s On 94-98<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
ASSSA 62<br />
Beauty Palace 72<br />
Cat-A-Tonic Cattery 64<br />
Lenny Mitchell 99<br />
Loyalty Card YLC 8<br />
Knight Insurance 42<br />
Yogamayga 36<br />
CHARITIES<br />
ADAPT 31<br />
Age Concern 14<br />
Andrea’s Animal Charity 40<br />
Charity Cabaret Night 14<br />
Easy Horse Care 26<br />
Galgos del Sol 77<br />
GO maD 50<br />
HELP Mar Menor 33<br />
Helping Hands 62<br />
Lions 36<br />
John Kemp 48<br />
MABS Mar Menor 30<br />
MABS Mazarrón 80<br />
MAMAS 51<br />
Noah’s ARC 86<br />
PALS 64<br />
Pets In Spain 22<br />
RAD Rescue 72<br />
CHILDREN<br />
Chatterbox 34<br />
EDUCATION<br />
Jane Cronin’s Spanish 114<br />
Contents Page<br />
ENTERTAINMENT<br />
ABBA Night 90<br />
Author Review 6<br />
Classic Artistes 18<br />
Los Canovas Players 48<br />
FOOD & DRINK<br />
Ma Millbank 88<br />
GROUPS<br />
Cálida Country Music 100<br />
Darwinian Gardeners 50<br />
HAH 32<br />
Welcome 46<br />
HEALTH<br />
Alternative Therapy 20<br />
EFT 27<br />
INFORMATION<br />
Ask Jennifer 7<br />
Business Directory 112/113<br />
Camposol A Clean-up 66<br />
Camposol A Committee 66<br />
Camposol B Clean 65<br />
Camposol C Gardening 68<br />
Camposol Fiesta 70<br />
Camposol Sector D 67<br />
Camposol News 65<br />
Charities/Groups/Churches 81<br />
Christmas Gifts 52/53<br />
Christmas Songs/Poems 56-59<br />
Christmas Traditions 54/55<br />
Classified Adverts 106/107<br />
CRA 69<br />
Dear Editor 93<br />
Distribution Points 110<br />
FAST 71<br />
In Loving Memory 12<br />
Life in Spain 48<br />
Northwest Murcia 92<br />
Price List 107<br />
Spanish Gift Ideas 52,53<br />
Spanish News 10<br />
Subscriptions 110<br />
Teresa’s Travels 51<br />
Winter Soltice 60/61<br />
Woman of Fire 80<br />
LEISURE<br />
Astrology 76<br />
Gardening News 16<br />
Hiking in Moratalla 89<br />
La Bastida 84<br />
NEST 82<br />
Puzzle Page 44<br />
Puzzle Solutions 108<br />
The Nutcracker 37<br />
TV News 78<br />
WARM 91<br />
PROPERTY<br />
Housing Update 22<br />
Property Matters 44<br />
RELIGION<br />
Mass in English 12<br />
Olive Branch 36<br />
Puerto Lumbreras Church 12<br />
St Nicholas 80<br />
Wellspring Victory Church 24<br />
SPORT<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> Cálida Golf 102<br />
Fuente Old Guard 103<br />
Golf Tips 104<br />
Los Amigos 102<br />
Los Ámigos Charity Day 104<br />
SAMM 28<br />
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Norman Colin Dexter, OBE, was born<br />
on 29 th September 1930 in Stamford,<br />
Lincolnshire and is an English crime writer,<br />
known for his ever popular Inspector Morse<br />
novels. He started writing mysteries in<br />
1972 during a family holiday. Last Bus<br />
to Woodstock was published in 1975<br />
and introduced the world to the character<br />
of Inspector Morse, the irascible detective<br />
whose penchants for cryptic crosswords,<br />
English literature, cask ale and Wagner<br />
reflect Dexter’s own enthusiasms. Dexter’s<br />
plots are notable for his use of false leads<br />
and other red herrings.<br />
There were 33 episodes of the TV series<br />
Inspector Morse, produced between 1987<br />
and 2001, which brought further acclaim for<br />
Dexter and he makes a cameo appearance<br />
in almost all episodes. Latterly, Lewis, who<br />
is now an Inspector, features in 12 episodes<br />
of the new ITV series Lewis. As with Morse,<br />
Dexter makes a cameo appearance in<br />
several episodes.<br />
Dexter has been the recipient of several<br />
Crime Writers’ Association awards: two<br />
Silver Daggers for Service of All the<br />
Dead in 1979 and The Dead of Jericho<br />
in 1981; two Gold Daggers for The Wench<br />
is Dead in 1989 and The Way Through<br />
the Woods in 1992; and a Cartier Diamond<br />
Dagger for lifetime achievement in 1997.<br />
In 1996 Dexter received a Macavity Award<br />
for his short story Evans Tries an O-Level<br />
and in 1980 he was elected a member of<br />
the by-invitation-only Detection Club. In<br />
2000 Dexter was awarded the Officer of the<br />
Order of the British Empire for services to<br />
literature.<br />
The Wench is Dead (1990)<br />
Inspector Morse, recovering from an ulcer in<br />
Oxford’s Radcliffe Hospital, comes across an<br />
old book recounting a sensational murder<br />
case that took place in Oxford 100 years<br />
earlier. Convinced that the two men hanged<br />
for the crime were innocent, Morse sets out<br />
from the confines of his bed to prove it.<br />
The Remorseful Day (1999)<br />
It says on the cover: The final Inspector<br />
Morse Novel. The Remorseful Day is one<br />
of the best in the series, with the death of<br />
Yvonne Harrison whose murder has baffled<br />
the police for more than a year. This is the<br />
kind of case Morse seems eminently suited<br />
for and yet he refuses to get officially<br />
involved in the case and his co-workers<br />
want to know why.<br />
Jewel that was Ours (<strong>2011</strong>)<br />
A wealthy, elderly American tourist has a<br />
heart attack in her room at Oxford’s luxurious<br />
Randolph Hotel. Missing from the scene is<br />
the lady’s handbag, which contained the<br />
Wolvercote Tongue, a priceless jewel that<br />
her late husband had bequeathed to the<br />
Ashmolean Museum just across the street.<br />
Morse proceeds to spend a great deal of<br />
time thinking--and drinking--in the hotel’s<br />
bar, certain the solution is close at hand--<br />
until conflicting stories, suspicious doings,<br />
and a real murder convince him otherwise.<br />
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Dear Jennifer,<br />
My brother and I have a close relationship<br />
especially after our parents passed<br />
away. As he is four years older than me,<br />
I have come to view him as a “father<br />
figure” and confidante, so it was natural<br />
for me to turn to him for advice when my<br />
young son was having trouble at school.<br />
I divorced my husband two years ago<br />
and my son has taken it badly and it has<br />
affected his schooling and behaviour.<br />
However, I was hurt by my brother’s curt<br />
words to me snapping that he was “sick<br />
and tired” of having to sort my problems<br />
out. I was certainly not expecting his<br />
rude response and it hurt my feelings.<br />
He did phone me back and offered a halfhearted<br />
apology, stating that he had his<br />
own problems to consider. He has never<br />
spoken to me in such a rude tone and I<br />
feel that our relationship is irrevocably<br />
damaged. Am I right to feel betrayed by<br />
him?<br />
Simone, Mar Menor<br />
Hi Simone,<br />
It’s understandable that you are feeling upset<br />
because no-one likes to be snapped at, but<br />
‘betrayal’ and ‘damage’ are very harsh words<br />
for such a minor misunderstanding, don’t you<br />
think? Obviously, since your parents demise,<br />
your brother has played a big part in your<br />
life, but your brother will never take the place<br />
of your late father and perhaps this was the<br />
message your brother was trying to convey to<br />
you albeit harshly. He appears to be standing<br />
his ground and is no longer willing to be your<br />
prop. In asserting himself, he is not so much<br />
damaging your relationship, but it is evident<br />
that he wants the dynamics to change. He<br />
has his own problems and he wants you to<br />
take your matters into your own hands. I<br />
don’t think this is unreasonable, do you?<br />
Dear Sarah,<br />
Firstly, you should congratulate yourself,<br />
rather than be self-critical for wanting to<br />
turn your life around. Secondly, leaving<br />
one’s “comfort zone” behind can be the<br />
cause of anxiety in anyone, so what you are<br />
experiencing is only natural. Don’t be too<br />
hard on yourself. Change is a constant in<br />
everyone’s life and some bear it with a smile<br />
while others, with a frown. The difference in<br />
mood and wellbeing is how determined you<br />
are to confront your fear. If you continue to<br />
dwell on your fear and anxiety, then it will<br />
only get worse.<br />
Some people face their fears head on and<br />
don’t stop to over analyse the situation. For<br />
example, musician Moby’s single status for<br />
decades was due to his crippling panic attacks<br />
and he overcame his demons by going on<br />
more dates until the exercise became less<br />
frightening. If you are up for it, this is one<br />
method of overcoming your anxiety by facing<br />
it head on. This is called “over exposure to<br />
fear”. Susan Jeffers’s, renowned motivational<br />
guru documents it well in her book,” Feel the<br />
fear and do it anyway”.<br />
Another technique is to meditate for a few<br />
minutes before leaving the house. This will<br />
calm your mind and nerves and tell yourself<br />
that no matter how the date turns out, you<br />
are finally taking control of your life. This<br />
is testament to your strong will power and<br />
determination to enjoy life by your own rules.<br />
Jennifer Rahman is a life coach and<br />
therapist. You can send your questions to<br />
her at: jennifer@lifemaxxinternational.<br />
com<br />
Instead of talking about betrayal and a<br />
damaged relationship, it may be more<br />
appropriate to speak with him and discuss the<br />
matter calmly. You need to start living your<br />
life in such a way that you don’t need to rely<br />
on anyone else but yourself. You also may<br />
need to discuss your son’s problems with him.<br />
Give him the opportunity and environment to<br />
open up to you and discuss his feelings about<br />
the divorce. His problems at school could<br />
be a manifestation of his frustrations and<br />
confusion over the divorce. Open and honest<br />
communication is priceless so give it a go.<br />
Dear Jennifer,<br />
I have always lived my life for others- my<br />
parents, siblings, friends and partners.<br />
Needless to say over the years I have<br />
been taken for granted and my personal<br />
feelings and needs ignored. I am trying<br />
to turn my life around especially with<br />
2012 on the horizon, but I am so afraid. I<br />
have tried to start new relationships and<br />
starting dating again, but I suffer from<br />
huge anxiety attacks, so much so that I<br />
can’t even bring myself to go on another<br />
date. I know I am my worst enemy and if<br />
I don’t stop this nonsense, I will end up<br />
old and alone. Please help me overcome<br />
my anxiety!<br />
Sarah, Los Belones<br />
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Yorkshire Linen in Puerto de Mazarrón<br />
has just launched a new Customer<br />
Loyalty Card.<br />
Peter and Karen, who own the business, said<br />
“We wanted to reward our customers for<br />
shopping with us. Many of our customers<br />
shop with us on a regular basis and we<br />
wanted to let them know that we appreciate<br />
their business and loyalty. We also have<br />
many customers who own rental properties<br />
and need to replace or update their bedding<br />
and soft furnishings each season. This can<br />
sometimes mean a significant outlay and<br />
we wanted to thank these customers for<br />
shopping with us”.<br />
A l r e a d y<br />
p r o v i n g<br />
extremely<br />
p o p u l a r<br />
with their<br />
customers,<br />
the scheme is<br />
very easy to<br />
use. Once a<br />
customer has<br />
spent 100€<br />
they are given<br />
a 10€ voucher<br />
to spend in the<br />
shop. There<br />
are no time<br />
limits and<br />
each amount<br />
you spend is<br />
recorded until you reach 100€. So whether<br />
you buy a roll of dishcloths or new sheets<br />
for a rental property, you will be rewarded.<br />
Simple! Ask for your Customer Loyalty<br />
Card next time you visit Yorkshire Linen.<br />
(ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE PUERTO DE<br />
MAZARRÓN STORE)<br />
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Yorkshire Linen is constantly changing<br />
their product range and they offer<br />
exceptional quality and value for money.<br />
Yorkshire Linen has 36 shops in the UK,<br />
7 in Spain and Portugal and is a successful<br />
retailer with an excellent reputation. As<br />
franchisees, this allows Peter and Karen<br />
to pass on great choice and value to their<br />
customers. With regular deliveries from<br />
the UK and other suppliers in Spain and<br />
Germany, a lot of the collections are unique<br />
to the Yorkshire Linen Co and customers<br />
know that they can buy something a bit<br />
different for their homes. This, alongside<br />
their excellent level of service and advice,<br />
has seen the business grow into one of the<br />
most popular shops in the area.<br />
Yorkshire Linen is open Monday–Friday<br />
10am-6pm & Saturday 10am–2pm.<br />
Parking is easy above the Mercadona at the<br />
commercial centre in Puerto De Mazarrón,<br />
opposite LIDL.<br />
For more information call 968595946 or<br />
650857619.<br />
See the latest collections at<br />
www.yorkshirelinen.com<br />
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General Election<br />
A landslide victory for the PP in the general<br />
elections means Mariano Rajoy will become<br />
president of Spain. The centre-right outfit<br />
gained 186 seats in constituencies around the<br />
country, with an overwhelming majority voting<br />
for the PP in all bar two of Spain’s regions,<br />
Catalunya and the Basque Country. This is<br />
the most overwhelming victory for PP since<br />
long before Aznar came into power.<br />
The PSOE, led by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba,<br />
achieved only 110 seats, putting them in the<br />
opposition and Izquierda Unida – the United<br />
Left – secured enough seats to be able to<br />
participate in government once again and be<br />
recognised as a representative party of the<br />
opposition.<br />
Rajoy, who kept his electoral campaign ideas<br />
close to his chest in the run-up to voting day,<br />
claims he will be ‘a president for everyone’<br />
and that all of society will be treated equally.<br />
However, given the state of Spain’s economy,<br />
he has stressed that the public ‘should not expect<br />
miracles’.<br />
Survey shows 70% of Spaniards<br />
are ‘Not Interested’ in Politics<br />
Seven in 10 Spaniards interviewed said they<br />
had little or no interest in politics, reveals a<br />
recent survey and nearly eight in 10 say they<br />
believe the political situation in Spain is ‘bad’.<br />
Despite this, almost two-thirds consider that<br />
the PP would have done ‘just as badly’ or<br />
‘worse’ if they had been in power instead of<br />
the PSOE in the last four years.<br />
The general level of interest in politics has not<br />
varied much since the previous survey was<br />
carried out in 2008 on the eve of the general<br />
elections. Only 22% say they ‘regularly’<br />
talk with their family and friends about politics,<br />
with a third saying they do so ‘now and<br />
again’ and 45% confessing that they ‘rarely’<br />
or ‘never’ talked about the subject.<br />
Concerning whether the PP would do better<br />
if they won the upcoming elections, a third<br />
said they would manage the country ‘equally<br />
as badly’ and another third said they would be<br />
‘worse’. About a quarter said they were more<br />
inclined towards the PSOE and another quarter<br />
towards the PP, whilst 22% said they did<br />
not identify with either.<br />
Nine in 10 Spaniards consider the economic<br />
situation in the country to be ‘extremely bad’<br />
and that urgent changes were necessary.<br />
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Spain’s borrowing hits 14-year high<br />
Spain’s borrowing costs have risen to their<br />
highest rate since 1997. On money borrowed<br />
today, payable in 10 years, Spain has to pay<br />
an interest rate of 6.975% - dangerously<br />
close to the 7% mark at which other eurozone<br />
countries have had to seek bailouts. Italian<br />
10-year bond yields passed 7% earlier this<br />
month.<br />
In its latest bond auction, the Spanish government<br />
sold 3.56bn euros worth of bonds out of<br />
a maximum target of 4bn euros - a very poor<br />
result. A similar auction in France saw French<br />
short-term borrowing costs - for its two and<br />
four-year bonds - also rise by about half a<br />
percentage point.<br />
“El Gordo” Christmas lottery prize goes up<br />
Spain’s special Christmas lottery draw, known<br />
as “El Gordo” will be worth a total of 4 million<br />
euros this year.<br />
The main changes to this year’s Christmas<br />
draw, the most popular and traditional of all<br />
the lottery draws celebrated in Spain, were<br />
revealed, with sales in the region of 3.6 billion<br />
euros expected, which equates to an average<br />
of 71.28 euros per person.<br />
As well as an increase to the main prize “El<br />
Gordo”, the second prize has been increased<br />
from a million to 1,250,000 per series, and<br />
the third prize remains unchanged at 500,000<br />
euros for the series.<br />
Region by region the biggest spenders are the<br />
people in La Rioja, who are expected to spend<br />
an average of 106.3 euros per inhabitant.<br />
Those who spend the least on the Christmas<br />
lottery are those in Ceuta (17.10) Of the 3.6<br />
billion euro spend on the Christmas lottery,<br />
almost 30% of annual takings for the State<br />
Lottery Company, 2.52 billion euros will be<br />
distributed in prize money and the rest will<br />
go to cover administrative costs and to the<br />
Treasury.<br />
The Christmas lottery, which will celebrate its<br />
200th anniversary next year, will again be held<br />
in Madrid’s Palacio de CongresosMadrid and<br />
will be different from other Christmas draws<br />
as two drums will be used: the numbers will<br />
be drawn out of one drum and the prizes out<br />
of the other. There will be 100,000 numbers<br />
in total (15,000 more than last year) in the<br />
lottery drum, which is why the top prizes have<br />
been increased without increasing the price of<br />
a décimo (which remains at 20€).<br />
Two dead after<br />
shooting in Mazarrón<br />
A Bolivian man who<br />
has not been named<br />
died on Sunday night<br />
6 th November, after being<br />
shot in the chest in<br />
Mazarrón and a second<br />
man was seriously injured<br />
by a shot to the<br />
head. A man from Tarragona<br />
was arrested<br />
and is said to be suffering<br />
from mental<br />
health problems. The<br />
incident happened in Avenida Constitución at<br />
11pm when several residents heard the shots<br />
and called the emergency services. The medical<br />
units confirmed the death of a man who<br />
was lying on the ground after being shot. Another<br />
16 year old man was also found suffering<br />
from gunshot wounds to the head and<br />
he was rushed to the Virgen de la Arrixaca<br />
Hospital in Murcia where he has since died.<br />
Police recover paintings by<br />
Dalí and Sorolla stolen in 2002<br />
Agents from the Guardia Civil have arrested<br />
four people and recovered seven valuable<br />
paintings by different artists, including one by<br />
Salvador Dalí and another by Joaquín Sorolla,<br />
which were stolen in 2002 from a chalet in<br />
Adanero (Ávila) and which are thought to be<br />
worth four million euros.<br />
According to a statement by the police in Ávila,<br />
the investigation was opened in 2002 when<br />
a member of the public reported a burglary in<br />
their home in Adanero.<br />
The stolen paintings, a Dalí entitled “Transcendental<br />
Human Action”, two portraits by<br />
Sorolla and Condé Delgrás, a floral painting<br />
by Rosen Roses, a 16th century portrait by<br />
Hernán Cortés and two charcoal drawings by<br />
Gustavo Doré and Nicanor Piñole - were recovered<br />
during a police search of a private<br />
property in Valdemoro (Madrid).<br />
Operation “Alejandro” launched by the police<br />
nine years ago and which included a thorough<br />
forensic examination of the scene of the<br />
crime, led police to the offenders, all originally<br />
from Madrid and living in Valdemoro.<br />
The modus operandi used by the thieves<br />
made the investigators focus on the victim’s<br />
immediate social circle, and although initially<br />
they did not get any conclusive data, a fingerprint<br />
comparison in June finally allowed them<br />
to confirm the four people who have been arrested<br />
as the authors of the crime.<br />
Farmer dies after being attacked by Wild<br />
Boar<br />
A 60-year-old man has died after being attacked<br />
by a wild boar on his own farm “La<br />
Garrofera” in the town of Tous (Valencia). The<br />
farmer, who had suffered a heart attack recently,<br />
had wounds in the groin and his hands<br />
and face were covered in blood “as if he had<br />
tried to defend himself against the attack”.<br />
The incident occurred in an orange grove<br />
belonging to the victim. Local police from<br />
nearby Guadasuar and forensic experts were<br />
called to the scene.<br />
Like many Spanish towns, 90% of the residents<br />
of Tous regularly go hunting, and the<br />
locals insist “it is unheard of” and “nothing like<br />
this has never happened before” and that it’s<br />
a “one in a million chance”.<br />
According to information provided by the police,<br />
the farmer had called his son to tell him<br />
he’d been injured, but when the son and a<br />
neighbour turned up at the property he had<br />
already died and they could do nothing for<br />
him.<br />
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Mass in English:<br />
Is celebrated every Saturday at the Catholic<br />
Chapel at Pastrana, approximately 10km<br />
from Mazarrón<br />
Schedule of Masses:<br />
Saturday at 4:30pm<br />
Schedule of Confession:<br />
Saturday from 3:45-4:25pm<br />
Also on request<br />
Bible Study: 1 st and 3 rd Sunday at 4:30pm<br />
Fr. Carlos Prats Mobile 628 824 555<br />
Fr. Octavio Carpena Mobile 676 219 445<br />
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MARY, MOTHER OF DIVINE MERCY<br />
Many people have argued that Mary is not<br />
the Mother of Jesus, while the New Jerusalem<br />
Bible reads: “The birth of Jesus Christ occurred<br />
as follows: while Mary, his mother to be, was<br />
engaged to Joseph<br />
and before marriage<br />
was consummated,<br />
she was found to<br />
have conceived by<br />
the Holy Spirit”.<br />
With conception and<br />
Mary carrying Jesus<br />
in her womb for nine<br />
months, there is<br />
no way anyone can<br />
say that Mary is not<br />
the Mother of Jesus<br />
Christ.<br />
As the Mother of<br />
Jesus, Mary endured<br />
much suffering, from<br />
the birth pangs to<br />
her having to escape to Egypt to avoid the<br />
death of Jesus at the hands of Herod and then<br />
to the crucifixion she proved<br />
herself the Mother of Divine<br />
Mercy.<br />
Neither did Matthew, Mark,<br />
Luke or John record the<br />
great anguish of the Mother<br />
during Friday, Saturday<br />
and early Sunday morning<br />
following the Crucifixion. In<br />
her book “the Poem of the<br />
Man-God” Maria Valtorta,<br />
the great mystic, relates<br />
what she was shown when<br />
Jesus was taken down from<br />
the Cross: Mary wants him<br />
and she cradles Jesus, he is<br />
now in his Mothers lap. With<br />
a trembling she parts his<br />
ruffled hair. She tidies it and weeps. Her<br />
tears drop on the cold body covered with<br />
blood. She begins to clean and dry his body<br />
on which endless tears are dropping. And<br />
while doing so her hand touches the huge<br />
gash in his chest and she utters a cry. A<br />
sword seems to pierce her heart.<br />
Now alone as Joseph has died and now that<br />
Jesus her son has been murdered, she is the<br />
only one left of the Holy Family. Suddenly<br />
the closed window is opened with a violent<br />
banging of the heavy shutters and Jesus<br />
enters. He calls Her, stretching out his hands:<br />
Mother, his Mother.<br />
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In Loving<br />
Memory of<br />
Andrew William<br />
Stoneman<br />
7 th April 1957<br />
– 19 th October<br />
<strong>2011</strong><br />
You suffered<br />
much in<br />
silence.<br />
Your spirit did<br />
not bend.<br />
You fought<br />
for life with<br />
courage<br />
Until the very<br />
end.<br />
Love you always and forever<br />
Chris and families.<br />
Thanks also to everyone who attended the<br />
funeral service and made a donation to MABS<br />
in Andy’s memory.<br />
Puerto Lumbreras Christian Fellowship<br />
now meets every 1st and 3rd Sunday each<br />
month at 11.00am in the premises of the<br />
Spanish Evangelical Church Puerto Lumbreras<br />
Tel 619453283 Paul and Sandra<br />
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Age Concern at Large<br />
<strong>December</strong> brings three events:<br />
Saturday 3 rd <strong>December</strong> at La Verde on the<br />
Via Axia in Puerto de Mazarrón, will be<br />
the Age Concern Christmas Fair from<br />
11am-4pm. There will be over forty stalls,<br />
Santa Claus, the St Nicholas Choir and our<br />
Christmas Draw. If you would like a stall,<br />
please ring Pam on 667 449 041. There is<br />
a small entrance charge and everyone is<br />
welcome.<br />
Monday 12 th <strong>December</strong> sees a Shopping<br />
Trip to Murcia. Tickets for this are going<br />
like hot cakes! It’s only 10€ for the trip<br />
which will take in the main shopping areas<br />
and a chance to see the lights.<br />
Wednesday 14 th sees our Monthly Social<br />
– ‘Talking Shop’, become a Christmas<br />
social. There is no charge for this and<br />
we are starting at noon and finishing at<br />
3.30pm. There will be a short panto!<br />
In the New Year Age Concern are planning<br />
an auction. This will be at Mariano’s,<br />
Camposol A on 3rd of February. You will<br />
be able to put a maximum of three items<br />
in the auction and this will cost you 10€.<br />
You will keep whatever the auction makes.<br />
You cannot bring items on the day; you<br />
must register them before hand. You must<br />
bring the items to Mariano’s at 9am on the<br />
morning of the sale. At 10am the doors<br />
will be open for two hours of viewing, with<br />
the auction starting promptly at 1pm.<br />
You can register by ringing Pam on 667<br />
449 041 or Maggie on 634 336 484. We<br />
must stress that items must be registered<br />
before the sale. It is up to you if you want<br />
to put a minimum price you are prepared<br />
to accept. Again this must be registered<br />
before the sale.<br />
This is a new venture by Age Concern<br />
and one they hope to repeat every three<br />
months. It’s a serious attempt to attract<br />
good quality items along with a free<br />
spending audience.<br />
Tickets are available any Friday morning<br />
outside Bar Salud, Sector B Camposol or<br />
the entrance to the underground car park<br />
in Puerto de Mazarrón.<br />
Age Concern runs a regular weekly free<br />
advice session on a Wednesday morning in<br />
the Cultural Centre on Sector B Camposol<br />
when you can also get tickets for Age<br />
Concern events.<br />
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A Charity Cabaret Night was held at the<br />
Hotel Playa Grande Puerto de Mazarrón<br />
on Thursday 10th of November in aid of<br />
the charity, GO maD Mazarrón, Charity<br />
No:10.329/1a, and the charity, Palm<br />
House Orphanage Cambodia charity<br />
no:1079648.<br />
As usual<br />
t h e<br />
annual<br />
event<br />
was a<br />
g r e a t<br />
success<br />
raising<br />
1,160€,<br />
to be<br />
shared between the two charities. The<br />
entertainment was provided by John<br />
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Sloman (Mr Cool), Clifford Jay & Julia and<br />
an evangelical Spanish family from Puerto<br />
de Mazarrón. Many thanks go out to the<br />
entertainers and all who helped with the<br />
organisation and the many generous<br />
donations for the raffle from businesses<br />
and kind hearted supporters. Thank you<br />
to all the faithful supporters and friends<br />
who attended the evening. A special thank<br />
you to William who provided a screening<br />
of information for GO maD while Amanda<br />
gave a narration of the work that she<br />
and her volunteers do in and around the<br />
surrounding area for the poorer and less<br />
privileged people.<br />
Clifford Jay & Julia, (fundraisers for the<br />
Palm House Orphanage) gave an update<br />
of the situation at the Orphanage in Siem<br />
Riep Cambodia, which has been flooded<br />
once again for the second year running<br />
with serious consequences.<br />
We once again appreciate the advertising<br />
of the event by local newspapers, and<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong> as well as the <strong>Costa</strong><br />
Cálida Radio. We also thank The Hotel Playa<br />
Grande and the staff for their support.<br />
Thank<br />
you and<br />
God bless<br />
you all.<br />
Clifford<br />
Jay &<br />
Julia<br />
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Practical gardeners and authors<br />
G o o d<br />
Planting<br />
Weather<br />
A n d<br />
Practices<br />
By Clodagh<br />
and Dick<br />
Handscombe<br />
A Good Time to Plant<br />
After recent rains, most readers now have<br />
easy-to-dig soil, so making tree and shrub<br />
planting holes, digging over new flower<br />
beds and rotovating vegetable plots, is a<br />
practical proposition without breaking one’s<br />
back or even tools.<br />
If you are in truly frost-free coastal<br />
situations, most things can be planted with<br />
the benefit that roots will have grown by the<br />
Spring. However, if you do get frosts, only<br />
plant up genuinely frost-resistant plants. If<br />
in doubt check the frost-resistant columns<br />
in the descriptions of practical plants in<br />
‘Your Garden in Spain’.<br />
Good planting practices<br />
Size of plants<br />
In general smaller plants and trees establish<br />
good root systems faster than larger ones<br />
sold root bound in small pots in relation to<br />
the size of the plant. So if two sizes of a plant<br />
is available we would purchase the smaller<br />
one for both our and others gardens.<br />
Size of planting holes<br />
In the UK we normally got away with making<br />
a planting hole the same size as the compost<br />
around a purchased plant, but there the<br />
surrounding soil was not metres of clay that<br />
can dry out to create the equivalent of a<br />
thick walled terracotta pot that soaks away<br />
moisture from the soil around the recently<br />
planted and watered new plant like a dry<br />
sponge. Make planting holes twice as large<br />
and infill with a good soil/compost mix with<br />
a little added sand and Terra Cottem soil<br />
improver – search TerraVida on the internet<br />
for information about this useful product.<br />
Improving the soil<br />
If possible improve the soil of an entire<br />
new perennial plant or shrub bed before<br />
planting.<br />
Spreading the roots<br />
Entwined roots in a pot-bound pot, or<br />
plastic tube in the case of trees, are likely<br />
to continue to be entwined as they grow<br />
and often start to strangle each other in a<br />
growing corkscrew shape. Eventually plants<br />
and trees stunt and even die. If the citrus<br />
fruit tree planted a few years ago is growing<br />
poorly this may well be the cause, so do<br />
ensure that roots are spread out downwards<br />
and sloping 45 degrees sideways before<br />
planting.<br />
Splitting root bound perennials<br />
Many root-bound perennials are best split to<br />
create additional plants before planting. We<br />
created a dozen separate plants from the<br />
last gazania plant we purchased.<br />
Staking and tying<br />
Ensure you stake trees and tall shrubs at<br />
the time of planting to ensure that they do<br />
not lean and loosen roots in high winds and<br />
heavy rain. Likewise, climbing plants need<br />
tying onto support frames or screw eyes<br />
fixed to walls and fences.<br />
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Mulching<br />
Prevent early drying out by mulching the<br />
soil around newly planted plants and trees<br />
with compost, grit, rocks, chippings or<br />
stone slabs. The latter are especially useful<br />
for protecting the roots of climbers. If<br />
you have had torrential rain, do allow the<br />
ground to dry out a little before making new<br />
plantings.<br />
Happy autumn gardening.<br />
Clodagh and<br />
Dick’s books are<br />
now available<br />
from their<br />
website www.<br />
gardeninginspain.<br />
com as well<br />
as high street<br />
and internet<br />
bookshops. They<br />
are essential to<br />
new gardeners to<br />
Spain and make<br />
good presents.<br />
On their site there is a special offer<br />
involving their latest book Living Well from<br />
Our Mediterranean Garden.<br />
(C) Clodagh and Dick Handscombe www.<br />
gardeninginspain.com November <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
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Mary Isobel<br />
O’Brien (16<br />
April 1939 – 2<br />
March 1999),<br />
known professionally<br />
as<br />
Dusty Springfield<br />
and<br />
dubbed The<br />
White Queen<br />
of Soul was a<br />
British pop singer<br />
whose career<br />
extended from<br />
the late 1950’s to the 1990’s. With her distinctive<br />
sensual sound, she was an important<br />
white soul singer and at her peak was one of<br />
the most successful British female performers,<br />
with 18 singles in the Billboard Hot 100 from<br />
1964 to 1970. She is a member of the Rock<br />
and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music<br />
Hall of Fame. International polls have named<br />
Springfield among the best female artists of<br />
all time.<br />
Born in West London to an Irish Catholic family<br />
that enjoyed music, Springfield learned<br />
to sing at home. She joined her first professional<br />
group, The Lana Sisters, in 1958, then<br />
formed the pop-folk vocal trio The Springfields<br />
in 1960 with her brother Dion<br />
Her solo career began in 1963 with the upbeat<br />
pop hit, “I Only Want to Be with You”.<br />
Among the hits that followed were “Wishing’<br />
and Hoping’” (1964), “I Just Don’t Know<br />
What to Do with Myself” (1964), “You<br />
Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” (1966),<br />
and “Son of a Preacher Man” (1968). A<br />
fan of American pop music, she was the first<br />
public figure to bring little-known soul singers<br />
to a wider British audience, when she created<br />
and hosted the first British performances<br />
of the top-selling Motown artists in 1965. By<br />
1966, she was the best-selling female singer<br />
in the world, and topped a number of popularity<br />
polls, including Melody Maker’s Best International<br />
Vocalist. She was the first British<br />
singer to top the New Musical Express<br />
Readers’ Poll for Female Singer. Her image,<br />
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supported by a peroxide blonde beehive hairstyle,<br />
evening gowns, and heavy make-up,<br />
made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.<br />
The marked changes in pop music in the mid-<br />
1960’s left many female pop singers out of<br />
fashion. To boost her credibility as a soul artist,<br />
Springfield went to Memphis, Tennessee,<br />
to record an album of pop and soul music with<br />
the Atlantic Records main production team.<br />
Released in 1969, Dusty in Memphis has<br />
been ranked among the greatest albums of all<br />
time by Rolling Stone and VH1 artists, New<br />
Musical Express Readers, and a Channel 4<br />
Viewers’ Polls. The album was also awarded<br />
a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame.<br />
After many years in the wilderness, not only<br />
because of popularity decline, but also because<br />
of self imposed retirement in America,<br />
Dusty decided to get back into the music<br />
scene. She had met Neil Tennant of the Pet<br />
Shop Boys who had said what a fan he was of<br />
hers and the seed was sown then for a return<br />
to making music<br />
In 1987, Dusty accepted an invitation from<br />
the Pet Shop Boys to sing on the single<br />
“What Have I Done to Deserve This?” and<br />
appeared on the promotional video. The record<br />
got to number 2 on both the British and<br />
American charts. The song appeared on the<br />
Pet Shop Boys’ album Actually and both<br />
of their greatest hits collections. Springfield<br />
sang lead vocals on the Richard Carpenter<br />
song “Something in Your Eyes”, recorded<br />
for Carpenter’s album Time. Released as a<br />
single, it became an adult contemporary hit in<br />
the United States. Springfield also recorded<br />
a duet with legendary singer/songwriter B.J.<br />
Thomas, “As Long as We Got Each Other”,<br />
which was used as the theme song for the<br />
American sitcom Growing Pains.<br />
A new compilation of Springfield’s greatest<br />
hits, The Silver Collection, was issued<br />
in 1988. Springfield returned to the studio<br />
with the Pet Shop Boys, who produced her<br />
recording of their song “Nothing Has Been<br />
Proved”, commissioned for the soundtrack<br />
of the film Scandal. Released as a single in<br />
early 1989, the song gave Springfield a UK<br />
Top 20 hit, as did its follow-up, the upbeat “In<br />
Private”, written and produced again by the<br />
Pet Shop Boys. She capitalized on this by recording<br />
the 1990 album Reputation, another<br />
UK Top 20 success. The writing and production<br />
credits for half the album, which included the<br />
two recent hit singles, went to the Pet Shop<br />
Boys; while the album’s other producers included<br />
Dan Hartman. Sometime before recording<br />
the Reputation album, Springfield<br />
decided to leave California for good, and by<br />
1988 she had returned to Britain. In 1993, she<br />
was invited to record a duet with her former<br />
1960s professional rival and friend, Cilla Black.<br />
The song “Heart and Soul” was released as<br />
a single and appeared on Black’s Through<br />
the Years album. Provisionally titled Dusty<br />
in Nashville, Springfield started recording<br />
the album A Very Fine Love in 1993 with<br />
producer Tom Shapiro. Though originally intended<br />
by Shapiro as a Country music album,<br />
the song selection with Springfield pushed<br />
the album into pop music with an occasional<br />
country feel.<br />
While recording the album, A Very Fine<br />
Love, in January 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee,<br />
Springfield felt ill. When she returned<br />
to England a few months later, her physicians<br />
diagnosed breast cancer. She received months<br />
of radiation treatment, and for a time the cancer<br />
was in remission. In 1995, in apparent<br />
good health, Springfield set about promoting<br />
the album.<br />
Cancer was detected again during the summer<br />
of 1996. In spite of vigorous treatments,<br />
Dusty Springfield died on 2nd March 1999.<br />
She died in Henley-on-Thames on the day she<br />
had been scheduled to go to Buckingham Palace<br />
to receive an OBE for her contribution to<br />
music. Before her death, officials of Queen Elizabeth<br />
had given permission for the medal to<br />
be collected by Springfield’s manager, Vicki<br />
Wickham, and it was presented to the singer<br />
in the hospital in the company of a small party<br />
of friends and relatives. Her induction into the<br />
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio,<br />
had been scheduled for 10 days after her<br />
death. Her friend Sir Elton John helped induct<br />
her into the Hall of Fame, stating “I think she<br />
is the greatest white female singer there has<br />
ever been.” Springfield’s funeral service was<br />
attended by hundreds of fans and people from<br />
the music business, including Elvis Costello,<br />
Lulu and the Pet Shop Boys. It took place<br />
in Oxfordshire, at the ancient parish church of<br />
St Mary the Virgin, in Henley-on-Thames, the<br />
town where Springfield had lived during her<br />
last years. A marker dedicated to her memory<br />
was placed in the Church graveyard. I agree,<br />
and who am I, to disagree with Elton John<br />
and think she was and always will be the best<br />
white female vocalist ever.<br />
I hope you have enjoyed reading the articles<br />
as much as I have enjoyed putting<br />
them together and I wish to thank The<br />
CCC for publishing the articles over the<br />
year. I wish all readers and listeners a<br />
Happy Christmas and a Prosperous 2012.<br />
You can listen to Mark Davies on <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida<br />
International Radio on Mon, Wed and<br />
Fri evenings 7.00-9.00pm and Thursday afternoon<br />
4.15-6.30pm.<br />
Mark Davies.<br />
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This article has been written and compiled<br />
by Body and Mind Therapist, Drew Ryder<br />
BSc. Psychol. Hons, IIHHT, MICHT, ThAT<br />
This month’s focus is on how reflexology<br />
can alleviate the effects of stress and<br />
induce relaxation.<br />
Stress is difficult to avoid, and few<br />
people escape the consequences of<br />
stress. There are many factors that<br />
contribute to stress and it is believed that<br />
as much as 70% of modern diseases are<br />
stress related. These include high blood<br />
pressure, coronary thrombosis, heart<br />
attack, migraine, ulcers, diabetes mellitus,<br />
stomach problems, constant backache,<br />
rheumatoid arthritis, skin disorders,<br />
anxiety and depression to name but a few.<br />
Stress affects people in different ways<br />
and because of this it is also exhibited in<br />
different ways too. For example, whilst one<br />
person may show signs of cardiovascular<br />
problems, others may show signs of<br />
heavy sweating, palpitations, headaches<br />
or stomach problems and there are many<br />
more.<br />
Everyone, children, teenagers, adults and<br />
the elderly are confronted with stressful or<br />
potentially stressful situations on a daily<br />
basis. Stressors include such things as<br />
traffic, television, noise, financial problems,<br />
family problems, job (or lack of) pressure,<br />
peer pressure – the list is seemingly<br />
endless. Susceptibility to stress can be<br />
affected by life events that cause too much<br />
emotional strain, as well as life changing<br />
events such as death, birth, marriage and<br />
divorce.<br />
What happens is that the body undergoes<br />
many physiological changes when under<br />
stress. It basically gears the body for a<br />
`fight or flight response´. The body and<br />
internal organs are put under immense<br />
pressure resulting in the requirement of<br />
a short burst of activity such as fighting<br />
for your life or running away to safety. In<br />
the days of early man it was acceptable<br />
to either stay and fight for survival or flee<br />
to safety, however, today these responses<br />
would be considered unacceptable. The<br />
result is that the tension in the body that<br />
stress has created remains in the body.<br />
The more stress encountered and the<br />
less one is able to release the stress, the<br />
more tense the body gets. And so it goes<br />
on. Many systems, (especially the nervous<br />
system), within the body become tense<br />
and are unable to function correctly when<br />
under constant stress, resulting in varying<br />
degrees of pain and illness.<br />
Where then does reflexology fit in with<br />
this?<br />
Reflexology helps to alleviate the effects<br />
of stress by inducing deep relaxation.<br />
This in turn gradually allows the body and<br />
especially the nervous system to function<br />
normally and allow the body to seek its<br />
own balance. It is a powerful antidote to<br />
stress.<br />
When tension is relaxed, muscles and<br />
blood vessels relax too, which in turn<br />
reduces vascular<br />
restriction and as a<br />
result enables the<br />
circulation system to<br />
function freely. This<br />
in turn circulates the<br />
necessary blood and<br />
nutrients to all the<br />
tissues and organs of<br />
the body which then cleanse the body of<br />
toxins and impurities, thus, releasing the<br />
body of unnecessary stress.<br />
A relaxed body can heal itself.<br />
Reflexology is a guaranteed method<br />
of relaxing the body and balancing the<br />
biological systems.<br />
Responses to Reflexology vary (as do<br />
responses to many other forms of treatments<br />
and or medications). The important thing<br />
to bear in mind when having Reflexology is<br />
that it is a positive step towards releasing<br />
the body and the mind from stress. It is<br />
about taking responsibility for one’s own<br />
state of health. By doing so, a positive<br />
attitude is developed towards attaining,<br />
achieving and maintaining good health,<br />
which can then be encompassed in all areas<br />
of life.<br />
Whilst we may not be able to alter the<br />
stress situations in life, we can alter how<br />
we cope. Reflexology can help control or<br />
lessen the response to stress and thereby<br />
lessen susceptibility to stress-related<br />
diseases. What are you waiting for?<br />
For your Reflexology appointment and road<br />
to better health please call 968978876 or<br />
660326194.<br />
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Well, autumn is here and we have seen at<br />
least a few days of rain which was sorely<br />
needed. As Estate Agents, we are often asked<br />
to value a property when someone is thinking<br />
of selling. Invariably we give the price that<br />
we think it will sell for in this market, taking<br />
a number of factors into account. These are<br />
generally related to the typical price that this<br />
type of property has sold for in the last 6<br />
months.<br />
When you are thinking of selling your property<br />
and you ask for a valuation, the result of the<br />
valuation does not take into account the<br />
amount you paid for it or how much you have<br />
spent on improvements, because these have<br />
been done to suit your needs and finally,<br />
definitely not what you “need” to sell at to<br />
buy something in the UK. As I mentioned<br />
before, realistic house prices are generally<br />
based on those that are of a similar style or<br />
size that have sold in the last six months.<br />
One of the most frustrating things for Estate<br />
Agents are properties that languish on the<br />
market for two plus years at an over inflated<br />
price, on the off chance that someone will<br />
come along, fall in love with it and spend<br />
40,000€, or more, than is needed.<br />
The second most frustrating thing is when<br />
vendors say they are sticking to a price,<br />
receive an offer of 20,000€ or 30,000€ below<br />
this and then agree to sell. If properties are<br />
priced correctly in the first place, and we<br />
agents don’t always get it right, there is much<br />
more chance of selling when a client views.<br />
I think I have harped on about this in the<br />
past, but if you are trying to sell, do not and<br />
I stress, DO NOT, go sole agent. The only<br />
person who gains from this is the agent.<br />
If you are trying to sell, give it to as many<br />
agents as possible, but always advertise at<br />
the same price with all agents.<br />
Hopefully those tips will help you sell your<br />
property?<br />
Don’t forget that Purchase Tax on new build<br />
(key ready) properties remains at 4% until<br />
the end of <strong>2011</strong> – the saving of 3% can<br />
furnish your new home.<br />
We are always looking for properties on<br />
Mazarrón Country Club and Puerto de<br />
Mazarrón, so if you have a property to sell,<br />
please contact us.<br />
For more information on buying or selling<br />
property contact<br />
Jennie or Sue at Best of Spanish<br />
Email info@bestofspanish.com<br />
Tel (0034) 635 434 651 or 646 692 471<br />
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The Pets In Spain team are here to help<br />
abandoned animals in Spain in need of re-homing.<br />
If you are looking to adopt a dog or cat, or<br />
need to find a home for one, or if you simply<br />
want to know more about taking care of your<br />
pet in Spain, this is the website for you www.<br />
petsinspain.info<br />
Julia was found abandoned<br />
in a small village<br />
and had made her way<br />
onto the motorway<br />
before being rescued.<br />
She is approx 1 yr old<br />
and vaccinated. Julia is<br />
a little nervous around<br />
adults but is outstanding<br />
with children. She<br />
loves her tummy tickles<br />
and will roll around all day long if it means<br />
keeping a child happy. Call: 693 100 712.<br />
Bimbo is 6 months<br />
old. He is a medium<br />
sized dog and very<br />
friendly. He is vaccinated,<br />
good with other<br />
dogs and cats and is<br />
house-trained. Call:<br />
659 274 573.<br />
Candy is a 6 month<br />
old cat in need of a<br />
loving new home as<br />
she is still living on the<br />
streets. She is ginger<br />
and white with beautiful<br />
amber eyes and<br />
is very friendly and<br />
seems to get on with<br />
other cats. She is desperate<br />
for human contact<br />
and a loving lap to<br />
curl up on. Call: 660<br />
832 360.<br />
To view more animals for adoption go to:<br />
www.petsinspain.info<br />
If you would like to advertise an animal<br />
email: info@petsinspain.info<br />
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I start this month’s article with a poem.<br />
In the busy run-up to our Christmas<br />
celebrations it is so easy to forget the real<br />
reason we are doing what we are doing<br />
and this poem is a challenge to us all, to<br />
stop for a while and consider the gift to<br />
mankind that Jesus is. I never gave the<br />
poem a title… perhaps I will call it No<br />
Room.<br />
You What !<br />
No chance mate !<br />
You must be kidding !<br />
I told you twice….. no room !<br />
Look, I don’t care who the father is!!<br />
The negatives rang out with a hollow echo,<br />
On that glorious day….<br />
His day…<br />
His special day…<br />
Our very special day.<br />
A day of victory for mankind,<br />
When God Himself,<br />
From Heaven’s Glory came,<br />
And breathed forgiveness for rejection;<br />
A day when negatives,<br />
Hate, hopelessness and fear<br />
Were challenged !<br />
By the Father’s precious only Son.<br />
Jesus… Light of the world<br />
Was here;<br />
Offering us His way.<br />
A way of hope, of life, of peace;<br />
A positive chance to start again,<br />
To live fulfilled,<br />
And full of faith,<br />
All… through His Grace.<br />
Lord, how can I turn away?<br />
I’ll positively turn around<br />
And welcome You,<br />
Awesome God,<br />
Into my home… into my life.<br />
We will be busy choosing Christmas<br />
gifts for the people we love and rushing<br />
here and there for that extra special gift<br />
for those that are really close to us; for<br />
many it will mean spending money we<br />
don’t have, so lots of credit cards will be<br />
overloaded and we will spend the next<br />
twelve months, or more, paying off our<br />
Christmas spending spree. Why do we do<br />
this when so many people today refuse to<br />
believe in a God who loves them and gave<br />
His Son Jesus to a world that rejected Him,<br />
and yet continues to love that world with<br />
a passion? Yes, tradition plays a huge part<br />
in the reasons we do what we do, even if<br />
we do not know why we do it. It’s a good<br />
excuse for a party some will say; others<br />
will say that they have not a clue what it’s<br />
all about, but it’s great fun anyway.<br />
I know some of you are thinking ‘Bah<br />
Humbug’, and yet you are wrong. I want<br />
you to celebrate the birth of Jesus, I want<br />
you to have a great time. I want you to get<br />
together with family and friends….. but I<br />
want you also to consider the reasons why<br />
you do what you do.<br />
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This Christmas Time, would you make some<br />
room in your celebrations to remember<br />
the real reason that we are celebrating?<br />
Jesus was the perfect gift for this world,<br />
His hands are outstretched to you right<br />
now and He is saying I Love You. Make<br />
room for Him and receive the gift that He is<br />
into your life… you will never receive a<br />
better Christmas present ever in your<br />
life – no batteries required – just an<br />
open heart.<br />
Join with us to sing carols on Camposol<br />
again this year.<br />
<strong>December</strong> 19 th on D, 20 th on C, 22 nd on A and<br />
23 rd on B. We will be performing again, by<br />
special request, our version of the ‘Twelve<br />
Camposol days of Christmas’.<br />
And if you are not ‘Caroled out’ by then, we<br />
will be having a very special Christmas Eve<br />
carol service at Wellspring Church… please<br />
check out our advert.<br />
Have a precious Christmas –<br />
God bless you.<br />
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Making a difference is a click away for<br />
the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre<br />
Little did I know that a quick look on the<br />
Guardian jobs website would take me in a<br />
matter of weeks from the centre of London<br />
to the heart of the Easy Horse Care Rescue<br />
Centre in Rojales, Spain working as a<br />
volunteer.<br />
My Name is Sarah. I am 39, with a background<br />
in national and international politics<br />
and communications and no history of riding<br />
or working with horses, ponies and donkeys<br />
as far as I can recall. I was prepared, therefore,<br />
that my latest attempts to jazz up the<br />
CV might be in vain as I clicked the send button.<br />
To my surprise, I received a call back from<br />
Sue Weeding, part of the husband and wife<br />
team that founded the Easy Care Horse<br />
Centre in 2008, in response to the shocking<br />
levels of animal cruelty they had witnessed<br />
since moving to the region in 2000. Having<br />
discretely tucked myself away in a corner at<br />
work over lunch, I was excited to hear about<br />
Sue and her husband Rod’s, plans for the<br />
Centre and how my ‘non-horsey’ skills might<br />
be of help to them. Something inside me said<br />
I had to go, so I booked a week off work, with<br />
no expectations of what was to come.<br />
My first day as a volunteer was on a Sunday<br />
– one of two Open Days for the public during<br />
the week. People of all ages and nationalities<br />
came to visit and hear the tragic stories of<br />
cruelty inflicted on all 41 horses, ponies and<br />
donkeys at the Centre. It makes you wonder<br />
how these animals can still trust us humans.<br />
During the week there were no set hours or<br />
expectations, but this was not an excuse to<br />
lie in the sun, as I wanted to help in whatever<br />
way I could. I did my best to learn how<br />
to handle the horses, in terms of grooming<br />
and feeding – simple, but milestones for this<br />
city girl. Luckily I was able to bring in my<br />
communications skills to help raise the profile<br />
of the Centre which is funded entirely from<br />
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charitable donations. Every day there was always<br />
lots to do, but it didn’t seem like work to<br />
me, because I felt that I had a clear purpose<br />
– something perhaps lacking at times in my<br />
world back home.<br />
Would I recommend volunteering at the<br />
Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre?<br />
First and foremost, yes. Sue and Rod are<br />
lovely people – they have dedicated their<br />
lives, sacrificing a comfy retirement on the<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> Blanca to set up the Centre from nothing.<br />
You can’t help but be enthused by their<br />
dedication and passion. In fact everyone I<br />
came across working with the charity are all<br />
generous folk – giving up their time so the<br />
Centre can meet the needs of its increasing<br />
number of inhabitants.<br />
Any highlights? Too many to mention!<br />
Having the privilege of meeting the fourlegged<br />
residents, along with taking part in<br />
pioneering maggot treatment to treat the infected<br />
hooves of Cookie, the miniature horse,<br />
has to be up there!<br />
Will I still be involved? Most definitely! I<br />
have a background in political lobbying and<br />
want to find out what practical steps can be<br />
taken to improve animal welfare legislation in<br />
the Alicante region, and beyond.<br />
If you are interested in volunteering for the<br />
Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, all I can<br />
say is there are opportunities to suit everyone.<br />
Get in touch and make a difference!<br />
Sad Loss of Gypsy Lady<br />
The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre would<br />
like to inform all of the many visitors and supporters<br />
of the sad loss of Gypsy Lady on Friday<br />
21st October. Many of you will remember<br />
Gypsy Lady as the horse that was free to<br />
roam; meeting and greeting visitors, joining<br />
in with the horse tours, and indeed spending<br />
her days with the children of the Pony Club.<br />
Strangely enough, Gypsy Lady came to the<br />
centre in October 2010, just 2 days after another<br />
horse, Star Chance, sadly died. At the<br />
time it amazed all those at the Rescue Centre<br />
as Gypsy immediately stepped into Chance’s<br />
role in every way, even having a similar appearance,<br />
making it seem like Chance had<br />
never left. Incredibly, Gypsy passed away<br />
exactly 2 days after the first anniversary of<br />
Chance’s death.<br />
Prior to rescue, Gypsy Lady was in such a<br />
horrendous state; owned by gypsies she was<br />
kept in a structure made from orange crates<br />
where she was unable to even lift her head,<br />
and was deprived of food and water. Elche<br />
police were so distressed on discovering her<br />
that they turned to Easy Horse Care Rescue<br />
Centre in fear she was soon to starve to<br />
death. Gypsy Lady had a whole year at the<br />
Rescue Centre, knowing the feeling of being<br />
cared for and truly loved, and showed affection<br />
and gratefulness in return.<br />
There are many horses like Gypsy that are<br />
still suffering and need help. The Rescue<br />
Centre’s Open Days take place on Wednesdays<br />
and Sundays, 1-4pm, where hot food<br />
and refreshments are available and visitors<br />
can meet the horses and hear their stories on<br />
a horse tour.<br />
For further information about the Easy Horse<br />
Care Rescue Centre, call: 652 021 980,<br />
email: rescue@easyhorsecare.net or visit:<br />
www.easyhorsecare.net<br />
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Are you ready for 2012?<br />
Are you energetically ready for the challenges<br />
of 2012? Whether you are a believer or<br />
sceptic of the doomsday prophecies, one<br />
thing is for sure – 2012 will herald significant<br />
changes to your career, love life, finances<br />
and spiritual conscientiousness. If you<br />
continue to do the same things and behave<br />
in the same way as you do now, then you<br />
will continue to reap the same results.<br />
Great if the latter has been the bearer of<br />
good health, wealth and luck, but what if it<br />
hasn’t? What if <strong>2011</strong> has not been kind to<br />
you, your finances or health and you can’t<br />
wait to see the back of it? Then now is the<br />
time to get ready for change - to change<br />
your behaviour, attitude, perspectives and<br />
thoughts to energetically and cosmically<br />
align them to financial growth, good health<br />
and personal greatness.<br />
“All over the world, the advent of 2012 is<br />
causing either excitement or nervousness,<br />
depending on your beliefs. What people fail<br />
to realise is that their behaviour is either<br />
overloading or depleting their personal<br />
energy levels and for many, this anxious<br />
and stressful behaviour starts to close<br />
their “chakras” as well. If left unattended,<br />
this can lead to poor health, high anxiety,<br />
depression, fear and debilitating illnesses”<br />
claims Jennifer Rahman, a renowned<br />
Emotional Freedom Techniques therapist in<br />
Murcia.<br />
“Chakra” is a Sanskrit word meaning<br />
“wheel” and a chakra is said to be the focal<br />
point of energy reception and transmission<br />
in a person. Everyone has 7 chakras in their<br />
body and when in harmony, these 7 “chakras”<br />
are bearers of good health in mind, body and<br />
soul. When closed or weakened by illness<br />
or low mood, these “chakras” cannot work<br />
efficiently and the person is often anxious,<br />
has low self- esteem, feels lethargic, moody<br />
and is consumed by negative emotions and<br />
thoughts. “This negativity can lodge deep in<br />
a person’s unconscious mind and sometimes<br />
even “chakra” cleansing and balancing is<br />
not 100% effective, if used on its own” said<br />
Jennifer Rahman.<br />
“What I have found in all my many years<br />
of experience with “chakra” balancing and<br />
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is that<br />
both holistic energy practices complement<br />
each other very well in terms of restoring<br />
and balancing energy levels in a person. EFT<br />
removes or neutralises negative emotions<br />
while “chakra” balancing reinforces harmony<br />
in mind, body and soul. For those not<br />
familiar with EFT, it is an energy therapy<br />
that uses tapping actions on specific<br />
acupressure points on the body that are the<br />
seat of negative emotions. These emotions<br />
can be the root cause of illness, cravings,<br />
addictions, phobias and allergies. When EFT<br />
is combined with “chakra” cleansing and<br />
balancing, it offers people a quick, effective<br />
and efficient method of bringing wellness,<br />
vibrancy and harmony in mind, body and<br />
soul within minutes” Jennifer added.<br />
To find out more about EFT and<br />
“chakra” cleansing, visit: www.<br />
lifemaxxinternational.com or contact<br />
Jennifer on her mobile: 63 4358 310.<br />
Jennifer is offering all readers a FREE half<br />
hour consultation AND 20% discount on<br />
her unique EFT with “chakra” cleansing<br />
sessions, for a limited period only.<br />
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500€ FOR THE PAUL CUNNINGHAM NURSES<br />
CHARITY<br />
The Sailing Association Mar Menor has<br />
formed a new group called the BALATON<br />
18 GROUP. This is an enthusiastic group of<br />
SAMM members who have taken ownership<br />
of a beautiful day sailor. Peter Sharpington,<br />
the previous owner of this magnificent boat,<br />
stipulated in the purchase deal that a donation<br />
would be made to the Paul Cunningham<br />
Nurses Charity, as a thank you for<br />
the help they gave his wife during her last<br />
illness.<br />
The cheque was presented by Mike Phillips<br />
the Commodore of SAMM to Georgie May,<br />
who has become the face of the Paul Cunningham<br />
Nurses, at CAR (Centro Alto Rendimiento<br />
Deportivo del Mar Menor) ´’Infanta<br />
Cristina’ in Los Narejos, in the presence of<br />
Peter Sharpington, the Balaton 18 Group<br />
chairman Julian Pering, members of the Balaton<br />
18 Group and members of the SAMM<br />
Committee.<br />
12.30pm Monday to Friday, telephone number<br />
966 790 363. They offer a combination<br />
of support, information and medical experience<br />
along with hands-on nurses and carers<br />
or as a friendly voice and help with everyday<br />
problems that may occur when one becomes<br />
ill in Spain. They provide medical advice and<br />
liaise with the <strong>Costa</strong> Blanca Palliative Care<br />
team, which consists of Doctors and Nurses.<br />
At present they cover from Pilar de la<br />
Horadada up to Gran Alicant on the coast<br />
and inland to Orihuela. For more information<br />
contact paulcunninghamnurses.com<br />
There is a high fashion calendar featuring<br />
Georgie May on sale in support of the Paul<br />
Cunningham Nurses and three other charities.<br />
If you would like one of these calendars<br />
you can buy one at a special price of 5€<br />
(retailing at 24.99€), please contact Janice<br />
Penning at janice.penning@sailingmarmenor.com.<br />
Sailing Association Mar Menor<br />
4 th Race Day of the SAMM Autumn Series<br />
Sunday 23rd October<br />
The 4 th Race Day was postponed from 16 th<br />
October to 23 rd October.<br />
1 st Miracle, John Clarke - Doreen Squires<br />
2 nd Catamaran, Derek English - M. Harding,<br />
J. Parker, G. Wharrad,<br />
3 rd Laser 2000, John Down – Vernon<br />
O´Byrne<br />
4 th Gamba, Janice Penning – Cristobal Jurado,<br />
Carl Vogt<br />
5 th Laser 13, Roger Drew - Anne Marie<br />
Tasney<br />
2 nd Race<br />
By 3.30pm the wind was in a north easterly<br />
direction with an increased speed of 10<br />
knots. Six boats started and fought an exciting<br />
two lap contest. The results on corrected<br />
time were:-<br />
1 st Miracle, John Clarke - Doreen Squires<br />
2 nd Laser 2000, John Down - Vernon<br />
O’Byrne<br />
3 rd Catamaran, Derek English – Mike<br />
Harding, John Parker<br />
4 th Sea Hopper, Mick Burgess<br />
5 th Laser 13, Roger Drew – Annemarie<br />
Tasney<br />
6 th Gamba, Janice Penning - Cristobal<br />
Jurado, Carl Vogt<br />
5 th Race Day (the Penultimate) of the<br />
SAMM Autumn Series - Sunday 30th October<br />
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The Paul Cunningham Nurses Charity<br />
was created in 2008 to provide care in the<br />
community for terminally ill patients. Nurses<br />
and carers are provided free of charge, subject<br />
to an assessment, at the latter stages<br />
to patients with a terminal prognosis. This<br />
service is not just for cancer patients, but<br />
anyone at the end stage of their illness; for<br />
example: stroke/heart disease/motor neurone<br />
disease/chronic obstructive pulmonary<br />
disease etc. The Paul Cunningham Nurses<br />
also offer a very supportive general nursing<br />
service for those who need it and is available<br />
24/7. Their offices are open from 9.30-<br />
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The races take place from the CAR Infanta<br />
Cristina Sailing Centre at Los Narejos on the<br />
Mar Menor and are run under the RYA Portsmouth<br />
Yardstick handicap system.<br />
1 st Race<br />
The morning race started at 12.00 noon,<br />
with a north north easterly wind with a<br />
speed of 2 knots increasing during the race,<br />
5 boats competed over two laps. The results<br />
on corrected time were:-<br />
1 st Race<br />
The morning race started at 11.30am, with a<br />
north north easterly wind with a speed of 8<br />
knots increasing during the race to 12 knots,<br />
5 boats competed over two laps. The results<br />
on the corrected time were:-<br />
1 st Miracle, John Clarke - Doreen Squires<br />
2 nd Catamaran, Derek English - M. Harding,<br />
J. Parker, G. Wharrad,<br />
3 rd Laser 13, Peter Cadwell – Janice Penning<br />
4 th Laser 2000, Roger Drew - Anne Marie<br />
Tasney<br />
5 th Sea Hopper, Mick Burgess<br />
2 nd Race<br />
By 2.00pm the wind was in a east north<br />
easterly direction with an increased speed<br />
of 12 knots increasing to 14 knots. Five<br />
boats started and fought an exciting two lap<br />
contest. The results on the corrected time<br />
were:-<br />
1 st Catamaran, Derek English – M Harding,<br />
J Parker, G Wharrad<br />
2 nd Miracle, John Clarke, Doreen Squires<br />
3 rd Laser 13, Roger Drew – Annemarie<br />
Tasney<br />
4 th Sea Hopper, Mick Burgess<br />
DNF<br />
Gamba, Peter Cadwell - Janice Penning<br />
The 6 th (Last) Race Day of the Autumn Series<br />
was on Sunday 13 th November.<br />
For more information about SAMM and its<br />
race programme go to www.sailingmarmenor.com<br />
and follow the links or email to<br />
sammracing@yahoo.co.uk<br />
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Fourth MABS Race for Life is a Huge Hit<br />
As the day dawned for the fourth annual<br />
MABS Murcia Race for Life, clouds were<br />
very much in evidence, but that didn’t deter<br />
more than 250 people from arriving in Los Alcázares<br />
to take part. Before the start, a minute’s<br />
silence was observed at 11.00am in remembrance<br />
of all those who have fought and<br />
died for their country. The clouds lifted, the<br />
sun peeped out and the Race for Life participants<br />
were sent on their way to walk, run or<br />
stroll along the 3 kilometre promenade route.<br />
People arrived from all around the Murcia<br />
and Valencia regions, with some making it a<br />
family outing and bringing the dog along too.<br />
Many arrived in pink attire or fancy dress,<br />
including a rather fetching Spanish chicken,<br />
who arrived with her team of friends from<br />
Dolores de Pacheco. Other teams included<br />
MABS Murcia NW volunteers from Cegehin,<br />
King’s College of La Torre, Gea y Truyols Slimmers<br />
from the Valle del Sol, Spangles Ladies’<br />
Chorus from Los Alcázares, and the Running<br />
Wild team from La Zenia.<br />
raised around 5,000€ from the day. They<br />
would also like to thank the sponsors of the<br />
event: DFS Furniture and Time Out Sports<br />
Bar in San Javier, Xpress Print & Design of<br />
El Trampolin, and Construcciones Gallardo in<br />
Cehegin.<br />
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First man over the finish line was Marcus Fernandez,<br />
first lady was Ingrid Patterson, first<br />
child was Travis Preston, who has been first for<br />
the past three years and the first young lady<br />
on rollerblades was Zoe Bond, who has raised<br />
over 150€ in sponsorship<br />
already. Various<br />
pooches accompanied<br />
their owners and the<br />
first one over the line<br />
was Jake, owned by<br />
Sue Bengtsson. Exite<br />
Radio and various<br />
stallholders helped to<br />
give the race finish<br />
area a festive feel and<br />
many stayed on to enjoy<br />
a social drink and<br />
a chat.<br />
“This is one of our<br />
main annual fundraising<br />
events” said MABS<br />
Director, Lyn Baines<br />
“and we’re so grateful<br />
to all who have turned<br />
out to support us today.<br />
Everyone has<br />
made such an effort<br />
to arrive on a Sunday<br />
morning, create a<br />
great atmosphere and<br />
collect sponsorship<br />
money for us. Thanks<br />
must also go to all the<br />
MABS volunteers who<br />
have been here since<br />
the crack of dawn to<br />
organise such a great<br />
event.”<br />
Sponsorship money<br />
will be coming in over<br />
the next 2-3 months,<br />
but MABS estimates<br />
that they will have<br />
Photographers: Robin Bayliss and Alfonso<br />
Fernandez<br />
Murder, Mystery and Mirth for MABS<br />
A gory fund raising evening, in aid of MABS<br />
Murcia was held at Las Claras. With one<br />
dead body and 7 suspects, the 70‘detectives’<br />
had their work cut out trying to identify the<br />
dastardly murderer, and there could be only<br />
one winner of the 50€ shopping voucher<br />
which was kindly donated by Iceland Overseas,<br />
San Javier.<br />
MABS volunteers played the suspects:<br />
Anthea Prentice as Maddy Lines (Chairwoman<br />
of the W.I.), Jack Anderson as Guy<br />
Lines (Scoutmaster), Paul Lewis as Ollie Day<br />
(Travel Agent), Tricia McGlynn as May Day<br />
(First Aid and Lost Children Worker), Graham<br />
Cousin as Lee Forsale (Estate Agent), Terry<br />
Doyle as Reverend Neil Duprais (Anglican<br />
Minister) and Lynne Marshalsay as Winona<br />
Cases (Solicitor).<br />
The lucky winner, who identified the murderer,<br />
was Karen Young who, before coming to<br />
live in Spain, was a Police Detective - she obviously<br />
hasn’t lost her touch – congratulations<br />
Karen! Thanks must also go to Evelyn Campbell,<br />
who organised the whole event which<br />
raised a further 175€ for MABS Murcia.<br />
Pictured are the 7 suspects, preparing themselves<br />
to be interviewed, and the organiser<br />
– Left to right: Lynne Marshalsay, Graham<br />
Cousin, Anthea Prentice, Terry Doyle, Tricia<br />
McGlynn, Jack Anderson and Evelyn Campbell.<br />
MABS Murcia is a registered charity (No.<br />
7261) offering help and support to local<br />
people of all nationalities who have<br />
been diagnosed with or are being treated<br />
for cancer. If you or someone you know<br />
would like some confidential help or support<br />
call our HELPLINE693 275 779 or<br />
visit their website: www.mabsmurcia.<br />
com<br />
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ADAPT GAMES<br />
NIGHT is a very<br />
popular club activity<br />
run by Janet and Terry<br />
Pierce twice monthly at<br />
the Lodosol cafe/bar in<br />
San Pedro.<br />
Nothing too strenuous<br />
but good brain training<br />
and a lot of fun.<br />
Janet and Terry have<br />
weaned us in gently<br />
with Rummikub, Crib,<br />
Mexican Train and Uno<br />
Attack. Every once in<br />
a while they sneak in another game so that<br />
we don´t become too complacent and we are<br />
forced to stir up the grey matter. We have a<br />
suspicion that the next game to be introduced<br />
will be Canasta!<br />
No one takes the<br />
games too seriously<br />
as is evident from<br />
the laughter and<br />
chatter around<br />
the room and it<br />
helps to have liquid<br />
refreshment from<br />
the bar to ease the<br />
vocal chords. (So<br />
they say!)<br />
ADAPT meet on<br />
the first Saturday<br />
of the month at The<br />
Pensionista Club, San Pedro. The doors open<br />
at 10am and drinks can be purchased from<br />
the bar. (There seems to be a theme here).<br />
Enid Winskill.<br />
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SOS FOR<br />
HAH<br />
SOS in<br />
Mercadona<br />
Square, Los<br />
Alcazares<br />
held an open<br />
morning and<br />
fashion show<br />
on behalf of<br />
HAH help at<br />
Home and<br />
along with a<br />
raffle raised<br />
a fantastic<br />
total of<br />
200€.<br />
Almost 100<br />
people sat<br />
outside in<br />
the glorious<br />
a u t u m n<br />
sunshine,<br />
whilst staff<br />
and friends<br />
modelled<br />
s o m e<br />
stunning<br />
evening<br />
w e a r ,<br />
shoes and<br />
accessories.<br />
HAH fundraiser, Celia Ryan thanked Julia,<br />
Christina and the staff of SOS for their hard<br />
work in putting on the show, organising the<br />
raffle, and then she invited everyone into<br />
the shop for a glass of Cava, and to enjoy<br />
searching through the many rails with such<br />
a variety of clothes to choose from. HAH<br />
volunteers and friends then went on the<br />
Angela’s Pizzeria at the end of Rio Nalon,<br />
where they enjoyed a special menu del dia,<br />
and another contribution to HAH.<br />
If you are struggling to cope, please call<br />
633 673 034. If you are interested in<br />
volunteering a little time to HAH, please<br />
call Angela on 603 51 7770, or email<br />
helpathomespain@gmail.com<br />
HAH volunteer meetings will be held<br />
upstairs at The<br />
Arches in Los<br />
Narejos on the<br />
1 st Tuesday each<br />
month. There will<br />
not be a meeting<br />
in <strong>December</strong><br />
and because of<br />
holidays, the New<br />
Year meeting will<br />
be at 11.45 on<br />
Tuesday Jan 10th.<br />
MORE HELP FROM<br />
HAH<br />
HAH are delighted<br />
to announce that<br />
their new SOCIAL<br />
GROUP, CHATTERS<br />
is up and running,<br />
and will now be held<br />
the 3 rd Wednesday<br />
of the month. The<br />
venue is The Garden<br />
Bar (formerly El<br />
Jardin) and is<br />
situated behind<br />
Euromarina in Los<br />
Alcazares. Starting<br />
at 11am, all will be<br />
welcome and our<br />
aim is to provide you<br />
with the chance to<br />
meet and make new<br />
friends, to have a bit<br />
of fun, a chat over<br />
a cup of coffee, or a<br />
chance to talk to our<br />
Nurse Practitioner<br />
Lynda if you have any medical issues. As<br />
the group grows, we hope to arrange trips,<br />
talks, lunches out etc., any ideas will be<br />
welcome. Please don’t be afraid to come<br />
if you are on your own, so are lots of other<br />
people, and our volunteers will be on hand<br />
to make you welcome.<br />
Mary Westcott who suggested the group<br />
said “We have had so much success helping<br />
people in their own homes that we thought<br />
now was the time to branch out further.<br />
This group is not only for HAH clients,<br />
but also for anyone wishing to become a<br />
volunteer, or who would just like to meet<br />
people and have a bit of extra company.<br />
You are more than welcome, please just<br />
turn up on the day”.<br />
Last month alone HAH volunteers gave<br />
203 FREE hours of care to the community,<br />
and this figure is representative of the<br />
amount of people we are currently helping.<br />
Over the past year we are delighted to<br />
have been able to help over 100 people on<br />
the road to recovery.<br />
Dear Lesley<br />
Re: Elva Fincham<br />
I would like to express on behalf of the<br />
whole family our sincerest, heartfelt<br />
thanks for the support, care, compassion<br />
and friendship the Help at Home Team<br />
afforded Elva during her struggle and<br />
ultimate passing away due to cancer<br />
recently. Though Elva was a brave, positive<br />
tower of strength throughout the illness,<br />
you gave her invaluable support when<br />
she needed it most, both in her home and<br />
eventually in hospital in Cartagena.<br />
We would particularly like to thank Lesley,<br />
Paul, Mary, Lynda, Brenda, Audrey, Evelyn,<br />
Meg and Sue for all their support. Serious<br />
illness and death is never easy to cope<br />
with, especially away from your native<br />
homeland. Through the excellent work<br />
carried out by you and your team, Elva<br />
and her family were able to continue to<br />
keep going and ultimately face the end of<br />
her life, safe in the knowledge that your<br />
friendship, help, advice, and support were<br />
never far away.<br />
Love to you all<br />
Steve Sutcliffe<br />
If you would like help or advice<br />
please tel: 633 673 034 email us on<br />
helpathomespain@gmail.com or visit<br />
our website www helpathome.es to find<br />
out more about HAH Help at Home<br />
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<strong>December</strong><br />
There is no General Meeting of HELP<br />
Murcia Mar Menor in <strong>December</strong>.<br />
Sunday 4 th<br />
Navidad Craft Fayre at Las Claras, Los<br />
Alcazares - 5pm<br />
HELP will have a tombola stall there.<br />
Market at the Autocine, Los Narejos<br />
Tickets for most events are available from<br />
Joan Mitchell on 868 185685 or 678 135457<br />
Details of these events, plus directions,<br />
can be found on the website on the Event<br />
Calendar helpmurciamarmenor.org<br />
Tuesday 6 th<br />
Christmas Lunch for members of HELP at<br />
the Oasis - 1 pm<br />
Restaurant, Los Belones<br />
Wednesday 14 th Volunteers lunch at Las<br />
Claras, Los Alcazares - 1.30pm<br />
The HELP MMM Car Boot is at the Sunday<br />
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Hi all, Shannon here. I can’t believe that<br />
when you read this it will be <strong>December</strong>!<br />
Where has the year gone? Anyway,<br />
last month Mum and Dad had to go to<br />
England to visit my brother, Matt. He has<br />
just joined the Navy to train as an officer<br />
and it was his first ‘open’ weekend for<br />
family to see what they all get up to. We<br />
couldn’t go as Mum and Dad had to stay in<br />
a Hotel and the cost of flights was high, so<br />
Nathan and I went to stay with Ralph and<br />
Mags, the pastors from The Olive Branch<br />
Church and Connor went to other friends,<br />
David and Eileen. It was late when we<br />
finally settled down, so after a hot drink<br />
we both went to bed. In the morning,<br />
Ralph suggested we went in the pool for<br />
a game of diving for coins. I thought the<br />
water would be too cold, but it wasn’t, so<br />
I ended up staying in the water for ages.<br />
Eventually, though, it did get chilly, so I<br />
got out and Nathan asked if I would go<br />
for a walk with him round the area we<br />
were staying. We had quite a long walk.<br />
It was very different because where we<br />
live it is surrounded by fields and trees,<br />
but Ralph and Mags live on Camposol,<br />
so we walked round all the houses and<br />
shops. We had taken some films with<br />
us and Ralph thought it was really good,<br />
he even sang the last song. It was funny!<br />
We went bowling at Totana and I came<br />
third! To be honest, that sounds better<br />
than it was because there was only three<br />
of us playing! So, really, I came last,<br />
but third, sounds better. Mum and Dad<br />
came back after the weekend and Mum<br />
had lots of photographs of Matt and The<br />
Brittania Royal Naval College. I must say<br />
Matt looked very smart in his uniform and<br />
he will be coming here for Christmas. I<br />
can’t wait to hear all about his training<br />
from him.<br />
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Hiya, Connor with another amazing article<br />
for you to read. As you already read from<br />
Shannon, Mum and Dad had to go to<br />
England for a while. I went to stay with<br />
David, Eileen and their son Gary. It was<br />
good to be with someone my own age,<br />
otherwise I would have been quite lonely.<br />
David came to collect me early, so I<br />
missed some of my school lessons. Mum<br />
was not silly though as she gave me a ton<br />
of work to take away with me to keep me<br />
busy and out of mischief. Gary had to go<br />
to school anyway. On the way to collect<br />
me David’s car broke down. The radiator<br />
had a huge hole in it, I think. Mum said<br />
he could borrow our car as we would not<br />
need it. That was good because I don’t<br />
know how we would have got to David<br />
and Eileen house otherwise. Dad said he<br />
would fix it when he got back from the<br />
trip and it would be ready for collecting by<br />
the following weekend. When we finally<br />
Hello there, Nathan here. I know Shannon<br />
has mentioned why we were staying<br />
with Ralph and Mags, so I don’t need<br />
to. Sometimes it is hard to write about<br />
different stuff, when we have all done the<br />
same things, but, my memory of our stay<br />
will be different from Shannons, so here<br />
goes. When we got there Mags showed<br />
me where I was staying. It looked and<br />
felt like a 5 star hotel room! I had my<br />
own bathroom with a bath! We only have<br />
a shower at home, so it was wonderful to<br />
see a bath. There was a passage from<br />
my bedroom to the bathroom, but the<br />
whole thing was self contained. It was so<br />
luxurious I knew I would be so comfortable<br />
in there. There was even a television, but<br />
it was not working. I told Ralph he was<br />
teasing me by having it in there! I was<br />
so cosy in that room, it made me look<br />
forward to going to bed each evening and<br />
I didn’t miss Mum and Dad as much as I<br />
thought I would. We went bowling and<br />
Ralph said he would show me a few tips<br />
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reached David’s house, Gary was home<br />
from school. He did not know that I was<br />
coming to stay, so he had a real surprise.<br />
Luckily for me, he was happy I was there!<br />
Some other friends were staying s well,<br />
so I had to sleep on a sofa bed. It was<br />
very comfortable though and was in the<br />
sitting room, so I couldn’t go to sleep until<br />
everyone else had. During the days when<br />
to help my<br />
game. We<br />
go bowling<br />
a lot really,<br />
as I am<br />
sure you<br />
all know<br />
by now, so<br />
when Ralph<br />
mentioned<br />
the tips, I<br />
thought it<br />
would help<br />
my game.<br />
He missed<br />
the shot!<br />
Well, if that<br />
was a tip, I wasn’t too impressed really!<br />
However, Ralph went on to win and I<br />
came second. It was good fun and we all<br />
had a laugh. In the morning we went to<br />
the beach in Mazarrón and had lunch in<br />
‘Glorias’ along the front. It is good food<br />
in there and very friendly. Then it was<br />
Gary was at school, I did my own school<br />
work. I suspect when Mum reads this she<br />
will say that I didn’t, but I did do some!<br />
When Gary was at home we played on his<br />
Wii, walked the dog and just generally<br />
had fun together. We went Go-karting<br />
and swimming in a large near-by public<br />
swimming pool. It was really good to be<br />
able to spend time with Gary on my own<br />
because usually Shannon and Nathan are<br />
with me. I think we all got on together<br />
really well. We had an afternoon on the<br />
beach, but could not go into the water as<br />
there were hundreds of jelly fish around<br />
and Eileen said it was not a wise thing to<br />
do. We went to Church on the Sunday<br />
and I saw Nathan and Shannon there, so<br />
we compared our time away. Mum and<br />
Dad came back late on the Tuesday and<br />
we all went back home. It was a good<br />
time, but I caught a cold and I just can’t<br />
get rid of it!<br />
Sunday, the week seemed to just fly by<br />
really. We had taken a few films with us<br />
in case the weather was not good enough<br />
to be in the pool or on the beach. We<br />
watched them in the evenings. I had<br />
taken the Shakespeare collection. They<br />
are all modern versions set in ‘today time’<br />
and as I am doing Shakespeare at school<br />
with Mum at the moment I thought they<br />
would help me understand them all a bit<br />
better. The ‘Taming of the Shrew’ was<br />
the funniest. I don’t think they will help<br />
me understand the language of the plays<br />
any better really, but it was interesting<br />
to watch them. We had a good time and<br />
when Mum and Dad came back we heard<br />
all about their trip. Mum fell over while<br />
she was away and hurt her foot. She<br />
came back with it all bandaged up and<br />
had to have a wheelchair at the airport.<br />
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Mari Carmen Fernández Vera is an English<br />
speaking Yoga Teacher of secondary with a<br />
degree in English Philology. She was trained<br />
as a yoga teacher in the Sivananda School<br />
in Canada from 1997 to 1998. She continued<br />
her training for four years in the Escuela<br />
Aragonesa de Yoga run by Manuel Morata.<br />
Mari met Deepak Chopra MD in 2008 and one<br />
year later she became a Primordial Sound<br />
Meditation instructor. Recently Mari returned<br />
from a 6 month trip to India where she<br />
practiced the art of Yoga and Ayurveda. Mari<br />
Carmen now teaches<br />
in the School of Yoga<br />
Sadhana, Bolnuevo<br />
and organizes yoga<br />
and meditation<br />
workshops.<br />
The practice of yoga<br />
is a precise and<br />
scientific activity<br />
which is suitable for<br />
everyone whatever<br />
their circumstances. It<br />
is neither esoteric nor<br />
difficult to understand.<br />
You can easily improve the control of body<br />
and mind through the practise of asanas<br />
and pranayama. Yoga is good both for your<br />
physical health and for your mental and<br />
emotional well-being.<br />
Teachers:<br />
Mª Carmen Fernández and Gabriel Cabrera<br />
C/ Góndola, 10. Bolnuevo.<br />
http://www.yogamayga.com<br />
http://www.yogamayga.blogspot.com<br />
E-mail: yogamayga@gmail.com<br />
Tlf: 968 150 755<br />
The Yoga classes deal with:<br />
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Proper Relaxation<br />
Proper Exercise<br />
Proper Breathing<br />
Proper Diet<br />
\ Positive Thinking and Meditation.<br />
:<br />
Mari Carmen has the following qualifications:<br />
International title of yoga teacher (Yoga<br />
Shiromani and Yoga Acharya) by the “Yoga<br />
Vedanta Forest Academy”, Val Morin, Canadá.<br />
National Diploma Teacher of Yoga awarded by<br />
the Asociación Española de Practicantes de<br />
Yoga (teacher: Manuel Morata).<br />
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Cultural Experience For The Holidays<br />
By Tina Tait<br />
The Russian State Ballet company, Pushkin,<br />
is performing ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Victor<br />
Villages Auditorium and Congress Center<br />
which is located in downtown Murcia,<br />
ADDRESS: Avda. Primero de Mayo, S/N<br />
30001<br />
DATE: 21 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
TIME: 20:00 h.<br />
COST: 25,00€ , 21,00€ and 18,00 €<br />
WHERE TO BUY TICKETS: Tickets can be<br />
purchased online on<br />
their website: www.<br />
auditoriomurcia.<br />
org (in English) or at<br />
the box office<br />
HOW TO GET<br />
THERE: Take the<br />
A-30 motorway to<br />
Mucia city centre,<br />
Exit 141/ N340, head<br />
around the city centre on this road which<br />
changes names several times but is still the<br />
same road, at the large roundabout, (Plaza<br />
de circular) take Calle Ronda de Levante, and<br />
then Avda Travesia de Atalayas, which then<br />
becomes Avda. Primero de Mayo.<br />
Audatorium is located next to a large park on<br />
the righthand side. There is plenty of parking<br />
at the auditorium.<br />
An Evangelical, lively and friendly place<br />
to discover the love of Jesus.<br />
What would happen if the world just<br />
stopped? I like the Christmas period, not<br />
just because it is a good excuse for families<br />
to get together, but also because in general<br />
everything stops. Even the banks shut,<br />
most of the shops and businesses, and we<br />
get a chance to catch our breath. It would<br />
be good to have this happen more often,<br />
although the Spanish are talking about<br />
reducing the number of Fiesta days to<br />
increase productivity!<br />
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Wouldn’t it be great if we could enjoy life<br />
without the hassle? Wouldn’t it be great if<br />
we could enjoy the world around us, even<br />
the space and the unimaginable planets and<br />
galaxies so far away? 500 years for light to<br />
come to us from some of the planets..500<br />
years! Wouldn’t it be great if there was<br />
no more war, or hunger or pain or illness?<br />
Wouldn’t it be great if we had no need to<br />
work to earn a living to pay the greedy banks<br />
and oil companies? Wouldn’t it be great to<br />
have no more envy or pride or gossiping or<br />
slander or nastiness and violence? No more<br />
need for the law or the police or rules and<br />
regulations? No more grief or bereavement<br />
or heartache or regrets or tears? …..Wouldn’t<br />
it be heaven?<br />
“He will remove all of their sorrows, and<br />
there will be no more death or sorrow or<br />
crying or pain. For the old world and its evils<br />
are gone forever.” Revelation 21 v 4<br />
Our Sunday morning service at the<br />
Community Centre on Camposol ‘B’ starts<br />
at 10.30am each week and offers a variety<br />
of music and styles, both traditional and<br />
modern. You are invited to join us.<br />
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Well today is 15 th November and the last<br />
day for copy. Four months ago whilst in our<br />
vets Paco’s in Puerto de Mazarrón I met a<br />
Spanish farmer who had brought a six day<br />
foal in for examination. It was found that<br />
poor Chica had a deformed leg, but after an<br />
x-ray the prognosis was good although she<br />
would remain crippled throughout her life.<br />
The farmer wanted the best life possible<br />
for the foal, but did not want her to be<br />
destroyed. I immediately offered the girl<br />
a home and today she arrived. She is only<br />
small, but her hind legs are permanently<br />
bent under her, which means that she looks<br />
as if she is sitting just like an overgrown<br />
dog. Having got her into the stable she<br />
remains there whilst our donkeys, lamb<br />
and pig introduce themselves, and she will<br />
be in the paddock tomorrow, all being well.<br />
It’s Christmas time and our itinerary for the<br />
month is:<br />
Dec 13 th our Christmas Lunch at Bali Hi,<br />
Camposol. Tickets are still available at 15€<br />
each - a full Christmas dinner with starter,<br />
main course and sweet including a drink,<br />
and finishing with coffee and mince pie.<br />
Dec 19 th I will be collecting on the car park<br />
of Camposol B sector and will have the<br />
mince pies and a little sherry if you would<br />
like to partake.<br />
Dec 22 nd we will have sherry and mince<br />
pies in the shop in Fuente Alamo.<br />
Our last rescue was Pumpkin. He was<br />
found in the campo on 31 st October with<br />
a rope around his neck. He is a small lad<br />
who is still full of love and really enjoys a<br />
cuddle.<br />
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I would like to thank my committee for all<br />
their hard work over the last year, also all<br />
the volunteers who work tirelessly to keep<br />
the charity afloat and a big thank you to<br />
each and every one of you for all your<br />
kind support. I sincerely look forward to<br />
a prosperous New Year, with your help of<br />
course!<br />
Merry Christmas and a Happy New<br />
Year to you all from all the animals<br />
and me of course until next year…take<br />
care.<br />
Andrea.xxx<br />
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Taking care of your car: Pothole damage<br />
Potholes are quite common on the roads<br />
of southern Spain and now that the rainy<br />
season has arrived more are sure to pop<br />
up. Although drivers do their best to carefully<br />
avoid them, few realise how damaging<br />
these holes or, pits in the surface of a<br />
road, can actually be. Not only can they<br />
cause flat tyres, they can severely damage<br />
the steering control system of a vehicle.<br />
Signs of damage<br />
If your car does go over a rough pothole<br />
or bump it is recommended that you check<br />
your tyres, as damage to them is not always<br />
obvious. Drivers should take the<br />
time to carefully inspect both rims and<br />
tyres. Potholes could cause bulging in the<br />
tyre wall, due to sudden jolts at the time<br />
of impact. If you notice a bulge, change<br />
the tyre immediately as it is likely to lead<br />
to a blow-out which could be disastrous if<br />
you’re travelling at a high speed.<br />
Modern cars usually come equipped with<br />
aluminum-based rims, which means they<br />
cannot withstand as much pothole damage<br />
as older steel rims.<br />
Other important car parts to examine for<br />
damage are the shock absorbers or struts<br />
of the car. Shocks and struts control how<br />
vehicles move and respond. They act as<br />
a cushion to reduce the rebound action of<br />
the springs of a car. These springs absorb<br />
road irregularities. Without them, the vehicle<br />
would continually bounce down the<br />
road, making it extremely difficult to manage.<br />
Shocks and struts also control the<br />
movement of the springs and suspension<br />
to keep the tyres in contact with the road.<br />
This affects steering, stability and braking.<br />
A broken shock or strut could alter the direction<br />
of the vehicle and make it difficult<br />
to handle.<br />
It is important to be aware of the signs<br />
that the shock absorbers or struts for your<br />
car may need to be replaced. These are a<br />
few things to look out for:<br />
ï The car tilts or wobbles when turning.<br />
ï The front of the vehicle becomes stuck<br />
after braking.<br />
ï The rear of the car leans backward when<br />
accelerating.<br />
ï The vehicle bounces or slides sideways on<br />
winding roads.<br />
ï The car is lower in the front or rear.<br />
ï The car leaks or displays signs of physical<br />
damage such as rust or dents.<br />
ï There is loss of steering control in sudden<br />
stops.<br />
If you notice any of the above, do not wait<br />
to have your car inspected. Even if your car<br />
passes the check up with flying colours, it<br />
is good preventive maintenance and can<br />
help crucial parts last longer.<br />
Claiming Compensation<br />
The problem many drivers face with pothole<br />
damage is receiving reimbursement<br />
for repairs. Some pothole damages can<br />
be claimed to your insurance company as<br />
most will recognise an immediate claim,<br />
but pothole damage is usually cumulative.<br />
Claiming compensation from the local<br />
council might be a better way of recovering<br />
cash for repairs. Some local governments<br />
assume responsibility for pothole damage<br />
caused on their streets, but many do not.<br />
Before making a claim, be sure your local<br />
council accepts them.<br />
If you do ma ke an insurance claim and<br />
subsequently decided to make a claim<br />
from the local council, tell your insurer, as<br />
it may be willing to help you through the<br />
process.<br />
If you would like expert, independent advice,<br />
tailored to your particular circumstances<br />
and to receive competitive car insurance<br />
prices speak to your local Knight<br />
Insurance Broker. Contact Knight Insurance<br />
Brokers S.A. on 902 28 28 20 or<br />
visit www.knight-insurance.com<br />
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<strong>2011</strong> Analysis<br />
This year was the busiest rental season<br />
yet for our business, with holiday rentals<br />
up 23% so far on 2010 bookings, not<br />
including any booking we will take this<br />
month. The booking pattern for <strong>2011</strong><br />
was slightly different to previous years.<br />
January was once again the busiest month<br />
and we took 22% of the year´s bookings<br />
in this month alone. But the real surprise<br />
was the number of late summer bookings<br />
for high season.<br />
Summer proved to be busy for last minute<br />
clients, and we took 19% of the total<br />
bookings in June, 15% in July and 13% in<br />
August. The summer quarter accounted for<br />
almost 46% of the year’s bookings, with<br />
the trend in <strong>2011</strong> seeming to be to wait<br />
until the last minute, book the cheapest<br />
flights possible and just get away from it<br />
all!<br />
So far, 2012 bookings are coming in slowly,<br />
with uncertainty about the eurozone and<br />
the continuing economic downturn making<br />
folk nervous about committing to larger<br />
expenses such as holidays. As the Murcia<br />
region continues to grow in popularity, and<br />
with large projects such as the new airport<br />
finally looking like they will be completed<br />
in 2012, we are optimistic that 2012 will be<br />
as successful as ever for OwnersAway.<br />
Have a wonderful holiday season,<br />
Liz<br />
Liz Edmiston runs OwnersAway Property<br />
Rentals & Management offering a full<br />
range of rental management services<br />
to property owners on the <strong>Costa</strong> Calída.<br />
Contact Liz on 691977107 or info@<br />
ownersaway.com for more information<br />
or visit the website www.ownersaway.<br />
com to view the full range of properties<br />
and services.<br />
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Hi there from Bob with this month’s report.<br />
There’s a lot to get through, so no space for<br />
my usual waffle!<br />
First, we had our annual 3-day Trip to<br />
Benidorm, staying at Hotel Helios. Recently<br />
refurbished, the hotel was excellent, the food<br />
first-class, and even the weather was kind to<br />
us. We left home on Monday, and the next<br />
day, we visited a bodega, about an hour<br />
away, up in the mountains, with lovely views,<br />
and of course a wine-tasting after a tour of<br />
the winery; an experience not to be missed,<br />
and well worth a visit at any time. That night,<br />
some went to the Benidorm Palace, and<br />
others found local bars to sit and have a drink<br />
and listen to the music. We had a free day<br />
on Wednesday, leaving late afternoon, with<br />
a stop at the chocolate factory in Villajoyosa<br />
on the way home. Congratulations to the<br />
winners of the quiz and well done Rosemary,<br />
and thanks to Pat Hankinson for looking after<br />
the second coach. It has been suggested that<br />
next year, we stay for three nights instead of<br />
the normal two, so watch out for that.<br />
October 26 th saw<br />
our Monthly<br />
Dance with a<br />
welcome return<br />
of Ricky Levazza,<br />
and also the<br />
lovely Laura<br />
Elen. We also had<br />
a “mystery guest<br />
artist,” who has<br />
asked to remain<br />
anonymous,<br />
whose rendition<br />
of “Delilah” went<br />
down a bomb! If<br />
you were there,<br />
you’ll know who I<br />
mean, and if you weren’t, my lips are sealed!<br />
Another smashing night, lots of dancing, and<br />
let’s hope Ricky and Laura come back soon.<br />
At our Monthly Meeting on 5 th November,<br />
Rosemary was assisted by Carol, who told<br />
us of forthcoming events. It has now been<br />
confirmed that the Mijas Trip will be from<br />
February 25 th to 27 th , with a day at the races<br />
on Sunday 26 th . We will be staying at the<br />
4star Hotel Triton in Benalmadena on a half<br />
board basis @ 145€pp.<br />
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The Christmas Party Night on <strong>December</strong><br />
14 th is sold out.<br />
Tickets for New Year’s Eve are still available<br />
at €25. Entertainment by The Beagles,<br />
everybody’s favourites, and Donna Glass.<br />
There will be a buffet, party hats, and grapes<br />
and champagne at midnight.<br />
Tickets are also on sale for our Games Night<br />
on January 11 th . Always good fun, lots of<br />
laughter, and at just €3, not to be missed.<br />
The January Dance on 18 th features The<br />
Saviours Of Soul; 3 very talented artistes<br />
including Shirelle with tickets at just €9, and<br />
€5 for pork escalope and chips. Not just Soul<br />
Music, but a bit of everything, and the sort<br />
we all enjoy.<br />
At our <strong>December</strong> Meeting on 5 th , tickets will<br />
go on sale for St Valentine’s Night Dance<br />
on February 14 th at €10, and €5 for food.<br />
Tickets for the Summer Ball at Pinto De Oro<br />
near Aledo on 20 th June are also available at<br />
€29, and if you want to stay over, a room will<br />
be €45. Coaches will also be available – price<br />
to be announced nearer the time.<br />
The Book/Jigsaw Swap closes on the 6 th<br />
<strong>December</strong> and re-opens on 10 th January at<br />
the ICA clinic on the dual-carriageway on<br />
Camposol Sector B. Further details from Jo<br />
on 669457985.<br />
Fun Petanca is held at Mariano’s, Camposol<br />
on the last Wednesday of the month, starting<br />
at 1.00pm, or the following week in the case<br />
of bad weather. Call Les on 968131880 for<br />
more details.<br />
Welcome is open to everyone. There is<br />
no membership – just come along, have<br />
fun, and meet friends old and new. For<br />
more details and to purchase tickets,<br />
phone Rosemary on 620105179, e-mail<br />
rosemarybeak@hotmail.com, or visit<br />
www.welcomegroupspain.com.<br />
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The Season of Fall<br />
Now I know if we lived in the States that<br />
would mean that the leaves were falling, the<br />
trees were a lovely golden hue and the nights<br />
would be drawing in. Here in Spain it means<br />
something entirely different in our family –<br />
my mum has arrived here in Spain, to run<br />
her regular check of the medical system and<br />
facilities!<br />
Last Christmas, she tripped down a hole in the<br />
school playground on the way into the nativity<br />
concert, bringing the Cruz Roja running and<br />
enjoying a ride to the Medical Centre, where<br />
she was declared unhurt, had a graze on her<br />
knee dressed and made it back into her seat<br />
before you could say “The First Noel”.<br />
This time around, things were a little more<br />
serious. Having a problem judging distances,<br />
she leaned on a folding chair to get off the<br />
terrace, and the chair performed its job just a<br />
little too well, folding immediately to the floor,<br />
with Mum not far behind.<br />
Alerted from hanging up the ironing by the<br />
sound of the boys shouting, we discovered<br />
Mum in a heap on the floor, this time with an<br />
injury to the knee and a surprising amount of<br />
blood on the floor. Cameron, who harbours<br />
ambitions to be a lifeguard, paramedic or<br />
“any kind of hero”, was a great help, fetching<br />
the bandages and dressings, so we could<br />
patch his Nana up for another trip to the ER.<br />
Alex simply turned a rather fetching shade of<br />
green and “I don´t think I ever want to be an<br />
ambulance man now!!”<br />
Once again treatment was rapid and efficient,<br />
and Mum could not praise the staff enough.<br />
With her leg patched up and stern warning<br />
to be more careful, she was soon back on<br />
her feet. Mum has learnt NEVER to leave<br />
home without her EHIC, with good reason,<br />
but she does say that if it is any consolation<br />
(and it isn´t!!), she is just as clumsy back in<br />
Hexham!<br />
Liz Edmiston runs OwnersAway Property<br />
Rentals & Management offering a full range<br />
of services to property owners on the <strong>Costa</strong><br />
Calída. Contact Liz on 691977107 or info@<br />
ownersaway.com for more information<br />
or visit the website www.ownersaway.<br />
com to view the full range of properties and<br />
services.<br />
John Kemp, after years of rescuing and<br />
homing dogs in this region of Spain has made<br />
videos of all the dogs he has available for rehoming.<br />
Rather than seeing just one photo of<br />
a dog in a magazine or newspaper, you can<br />
now go to youtube.co.uk and just search for<br />
johnkempdogs. Most of John’s dogs now are<br />
adult, between 1 to 3 years old, so why not<br />
visit his page there and check out all the dogs<br />
for yourself.<br />
Visit John Kemp at his stall every Sunday<br />
morning at the car boot sale at Cañadas del<br />
Romero near El Pareton.<br />
If you see a dog you are interested, please<br />
contact John on 646737230. You can also try<br />
fostering a dog for a while if you prefer to<br />
see how it goes. More great news is that John<br />
Kemp’s dogs are all fully inoculated and up<br />
to date with all their treatments. They are all<br />
housetrained and also will have been spayed<br />
or castrated, so the next time you are looking<br />
for that special someone to share your life<br />
with, look no further than Johnkempdogs at<br />
youtube.co.uk<br />
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Los Canovas Players Presents………..<br />
The next production of The Los Canovas<br />
Players will be over the first weekend of<br />
February next year (2012).<br />
The evening’s entertainment is entitled “Six<br />
Aside” and comprises six short comedies, yes<br />
SIX, and promises to be a very funny evening.<br />
As usual there will be a bar for refreshments<br />
before the performance, at the interval and will<br />
remain open after the performance.<br />
The evening will be held in our fully airconditioned<br />
theatre in Los Canovas (only 10<br />
minutes drive from Camposol) on Friday 3 rd<br />
February, Saturday 4 th February and Sunday<br />
5 th February. Curtain up will be at 8pm for the<br />
Friday and Saturday performances and 7pm on<br />
the Sunday. Tickets, at only 5€ each, will be on<br />
sale in the New Year from outlets in the area or<br />
bookings can be made at loscanovasplayers@<br />
gmail.com or contact Roger on 968 151 149.<br />
Further information will be publicized in the<br />
local press and on <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Calida</strong> Radio closer to<br />
the dates.<br />
We look forward to seeing and entertaining you<br />
once again.<br />
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Christian Humanitarian Aid Charity in<br />
the Mazarron & Surrounding area<br />
OUR mission statement:-<br />
We help anyone in need,<br />
irrespective of<br />
race, creed or status.<br />
Matthew 25 v 35-36 “When I was<br />
Hungry you fed me, when I was<br />
Thirsty you gave me a drink, when<br />
I needed Clothes you clothed me,<br />
when I was a Stranger you invited me<br />
in, when I ………”<br />
Christmas is almost upon us and ‘The Real<br />
Reason for the Season is God’s Love’ - John 3<br />
v 16 tells us “for GOD so loved the world He<br />
sent His one and only Son”, and because of<br />
this great Love ‘Making A Difference’ exists.<br />
GO maD is about sharing the Father’s love<br />
and not just at this time of year, when hearts<br />
are tuned into giving, but throughout the<br />
whole year. We now have over 150 registered<br />
for Aid; consisting of families, couples and<br />
individuals.<br />
We wish to take this opportunity to give<br />
warm heartfelt thanks to all our wonderful<br />
supporters during <strong>2011</strong> who have made it<br />
possible for us to continue to be MAD!! Also<br />
to our growing band of volunteers, who give<br />
their time so generously. May you come to<br />
know the depth of the Father’s Love for each<br />
and every one of YOU.<br />
funds our work and find yourself some winter<br />
goodies! We are overwhelmed at the quantity<br />
and quality of donations we receive, including<br />
furniture; God’s Provisions and Love is truly<br />
overwhelming.<br />
Would you like to be part of God’s exciting<br />
plan for Mazarrón in 2012? Don’t delay,<br />
call today on 634 357 137 and see how you<br />
can be Making A Difference.<br />
NOW NEEDED: Bedding, Blankets,<br />
Towels, Gas/Electric Fires plus Men’s<br />
warm clothing and (always) Shoes/<br />
Trainers<br />
Drop-off centers; The Cultural/Social Centre<br />
on Camposol B; Mon 3-5pm and Fri 12.30-<br />
2pm. Camposol Business Centre A & <strong>Costa</strong><br />
Cálida Radio, Puerto de Mazarrón.<br />
Shop: Open Tues/Weds/Thurs/Sat 10am-2pm<br />
& Thurs eve 6-9pm<br />
Tel Shop: 634 321 161<br />
Outreach/Other Enquiries: 634 357 137<br />
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GO maD is now celebrating in treble; our<br />
Charity Registration and opening of the<br />
Mazarron, Shop shares its first birthday with<br />
our Patron’s <strong>2011</strong>! We are very excited as to<br />
what next year brings and are already seeing<br />
God’s vision begin to unfold. We look forward<br />
to sharing these wonderful plans with you all<br />
soon.<br />
Please remember those that are less fortunate<br />
at this festive time by purchasing a few extra<br />
items when shopping for your Christmas<br />
delicacies. You can help further by calling<br />
into our ‘Corner Shop of Blessings’; which<br />
The Darwinian Gardeners held their first<br />
meeting on Saturday Nov 5 th .<br />
31 people visited a plant wholesaler’s premises<br />
at La Majada. They were given a tour of the<br />
greenhouses and the developing visitor<br />
facilities, including the donkey-driven well and<br />
the barbecue terrace. Many people bought<br />
bedding plants, after which we all repaired to<br />
the Bar Puente, where a demonstration of olive<br />
bottling and the raffle, were followed by an<br />
excellent lunch.<br />
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Can we help you and your pet<br />
Have you provided a home for an animal from<br />
a rescue centre or shelter for a stray dog or<br />
cat?<br />
Are you worried about the patter of tiny paws<br />
in the future (if not at your house maybe at<br />
your neighbours?)<br />
We are here to help you; we can provide<br />
financial assistance towards the cost of<br />
spaying or castrating your new pet and also<br />
with those unexpected vet bills, if funds are<br />
available.<br />
Please contact us if you need help:-<br />
Tel 666 186 037 or call at the shop<br />
Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail.<br />
com<br />
To do this we need your donations and would<br />
be grateful for any items such as clothes,<br />
bric-a-brac, furniture and white goods.<br />
You can donate at the shop, Mon to Sat 10.00-<br />
2.00pm. (Take the third left after Barclays<br />
Bank on your way into the Port of Mazarrón)<br />
Every Tuesday we are on Camposol B Sector<br />
car park 10.00-1.00pm, opposite the petrol<br />
station.<br />
Turn Your Unwanted Furniture Into Cash<br />
If you have large items of furniture that are<br />
no longer needed, why not try selling them<br />
on our 50/50 scheme. We will collect the<br />
items from your house (free of charge) and<br />
display them in the shop until sold. You will<br />
then receive 50% of the selling price with the<br />
remainder going to the charity.<br />
My name is Guesito and I was found in March<br />
in El Canar-Tallante, very hungry and limping<br />
due to malnutrition. A nice family took me in<br />
and have given me a lovely home.<br />
I no<br />
longer<br />
h a v e<br />
a limp<br />
and am<br />
gradually<br />
gaining<br />
weight.<br />
Thanks to<br />
MAMA’s<br />
I was also spayed and now I am a very happy,<br />
gentle and loving dog.<br />
Thank you to all the people who helped me<br />
and thank you MAMA’s<br />
Helping You Helping Animals<br />
Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail.<br />
com<br />
Whilst we are no longer swimming in our pool<br />
at this time of year, I was alarmed to see<br />
the water turn a cloudy colour last month so<br />
enlisted the help of Dave from Alpha Pools<br />
who is our regular pool cleaner. He explained<br />
that all that was needed was a simple sand<br />
change which he completed quickly. The water<br />
is now absolutely sparkling. Shame I will not<br />
get to use it for a few more months!<br />
for a while.<br />
Graham and Kelly have been working hard<br />
on stocking their health and beauty products<br />
from floor to ceiling. There is now a wonderful<br />
selection of make up, anti-ageing products as<br />
well as all the lovely bath bombs etc; lots of<br />
goodies for Christmas too. Do pay them a visit<br />
if you have not been there for a while.<br />
After having nearly set fire to the kitchen<br />
when the whistle on our gas kettle packed up,<br />
I set out to find a new one. If you have not<br />
been to UK Supplies Direct recently then<br />
you really should go. I bought a very good<br />
quality new kettle for a very reasonable price,<br />
but spend a while in the store browsing their<br />
winter offers as there is so much on offer<br />
there at the moment.<br />
I recently visited Freedom Mobility on<br />
Camposol Sector A as I had not been there<br />
More next month<br />
Teresa<br />
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Have yourself a Spanish little<br />
Christmas...<br />
Typically Spanish Gift ideas for the<br />
Holidays<br />
By Tina Tait<br />
Give something unique and typically<br />
Spanish this year to your friends and<br />
family.<br />
Here are some great gift ideas:<br />
Serrano<br />
Ham:<br />
Serrano<br />
Ham is one<br />
of a number<br />
of food<br />
delicacies<br />
that Spain<br />
is famous<br />
for and is a<br />
unique gift<br />
to give for<br />
the holidays.<br />
Translated from Spanish, the word<br />
‘serrano’ means sierra or country cured.<br />
The process of curing the ham goes back<br />
generations, and in some places, is a<br />
closely guarded family secret. The cured<br />
meat is dense, flavourful, and a little salty.<br />
No refrigeration is required and a whole<br />
leg which is usually displayed on its own<br />
stand, will last for several months with only<br />
a plastic cover or tea towel draped over it.<br />
In Spain, giving a ham leg for Christmas<br />
is a popular gift because it’s only one<br />
gift to buy for a whole family and can be<br />
enjoyed for months to come. Generally,<br />
the ham is carved into thin slices either<br />
by hand or machine slicer and plated with<br />
various regional fresh cheeses, or cut up<br />
with green beans, or in stews to give your<br />
recipes a bit of a twist.<br />
Which ham should you buy?<br />
There are many types and qualities of<br />
Serrano ham; the better the quality the<br />
higher the price. Some hams can sell for<br />
up to €500 or more. Hams are ‘J’ rated.<br />
5 J’s is considered the best and highest<br />
quality.<br />
Various types:<br />
* Jamón Serrano: (prices range<br />
from: €50 to €200) varies in flavour<br />
and price depending on what region<br />
the ham came from, the types of<br />
pigs, how that pig is fed, its lifestyle<br />
and conditions of curing.<br />
* Jamón Ibérico: (prices range<br />
from: €100 to €400) Is considered<br />
the best in the world due to the<br />
pigs’ diet, way of life and genetic<br />
make up. These pigs are specially<br />
cared for and are fed only certain<br />
foods, to give the meat an exquisite<br />
taste. If you want to buy an Iberian<br />
Ham, look for the word ‘pata negra’<br />
which means black foot. ‘Pata<br />
negra’ earns its name due to their<br />
special appearance and only make<br />
up around 7% of Serrano Hams.<br />
* Jamón Ibérico de Bellota: the<br />
absolute best you can buy, definitely<br />
5 J’s (prices range from €200 to<br />
€700). It has a distinctive nutty<br />
taste due to the pigs’ exclusive diet<br />
of acorns. These pigs are also free<br />
range and live a life of luxury high<br />
in the mountains.<br />
Where to buy your ham:<br />
Now that you know what to look for, go to<br />
your local Spanish butcher and see their<br />
selection. You can purchase ham in the<br />
bigger chained super markets as well.<br />
Recommended: For even more<br />
convenience, order an excellent ham online<br />
and have it shipped anywhere in the<br />
EU without paying extra duty or taxes. This<br />
website: www.ibergour.co.uk offers a<br />
nice selection of hams and shipping is free<br />
within Spain (min. order is €200 for free<br />
shipping).<br />
Spanish<br />
Cava:<br />
“Champagne<br />
Spanish<br />
style,” is<br />
always a<br />
good gift<br />
to give and<br />
is easily<br />
available.<br />
S p a i n<br />
produces<br />
many fine<br />
sparkling<br />
wines, called<br />
‘ C a v a ’ ,<br />
named after<br />
the cellars<br />
in which the<br />
wine was originally produced. In 1991, the<br />
EU legalised the specifications of ‘Cava’<br />
to make sure that there was a consistent<br />
quality and standard, (technically, only<br />
wines made in the Champagne region of<br />
France can be labelled as such). The most<br />
famous ‘Cava’ brand name is ‘Codorníu’<br />
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ut there are now literally hundreds of<br />
sparkling wine producers. Other popular<br />
brands are ‘Freixenet,’ and ‘Segura Viudas,’<br />
(the newcomer of the group). Most ‘Cavas’<br />
are produced in Penedés, an area just<br />
south of Barcelona.<br />
Types of Cava:<br />
There are six official types, (determined by<br />
sugar content):<br />
* Extra Brut – 0-6 grams of sugar<br />
per litre, the driest of the Cava<br />
* Brut – 0-15 grams of sugar per<br />
litre<br />
* Extra Seco – 12-20 grams of sugar<br />
per litre<br />
* Seco – 17-35 grams of sugar per<br />
litre<br />
* Semi-Seco – 33-50 grams of sugar<br />
per litre<br />
* Dulce – More than 50 grams of<br />
sugar per litre, the sweetest of the<br />
Cava<br />
A bottle of chilled ‘Cava’ is the traditional<br />
beverage served on Christmas Eve, ‘La<br />
Noche Buena’ and of course, on New<br />
Year’s Eve, ‘La Noche Vieja’<br />
Turrón<br />
Turrón is a good accompaniment to go<br />
with your ‘Cava’ gift. A centuries old,<br />
traditional honey based sweet of Moorish<br />
(Arabic) origin which is usually available<br />
and purchased only during the Christmas<br />
season. It is believed that the Moors<br />
invented ‘Turrón’ over 500 years ago in<br />
Jijona, a small town located just outside<br />
of Alicante. Today, Jijona’s economy is<br />
focused mainly on the production and<br />
distribution of this sweet and typical<br />
Spanish treat. When buying ‘Turrón,’ in<br />
order to determine the quality, look for the<br />
following description on the label:<br />
* Suprema: The best quality<br />
available. It must contain at least<br />
60% almonds (soft version) and<br />
64% almonds (hard version).<br />
* Estándar or Extra: This is the<br />
standard quality and is popular<br />
because it costs a little bit less.<br />
Types of Turrón:<br />
* Soft Jijona (also called Turrón<br />
Blando): has a smooth consistency<br />
similar to peanut butter<br />
* Hard Alicante (also called Turrón<br />
Duro): similar to a thick almond<br />
nougat candy, or peanut brittle.<br />
* Newer varieties: Turrón has<br />
expanded over the years from<br />
its original version to include<br />
‘yema’ or egg yolk style, which is<br />
a golden yellow colour. Or try the<br />
praline style, and least forgotten,<br />
chocolate!<br />
Paella pan:<br />
Paella dishes are very easy to find,<br />
inexpensive and come in many different<br />
sizes. Put together a paella pan, a pack of<br />
paella rice, ‘caldo’ or broth especially for<br />
making paella, and a package of paella<br />
spices (saffron). Throw in a recipe book<br />
of typical Spanish dishes, wrap it up in<br />
cellophane with a bow, and print out a<br />
paella recipe on the tag. This would make<br />
a nice gift to give someone who enjoys<br />
cooking.<br />
Pottery:<br />
Spain is known for its beautiful hand<br />
painted pottery. Designs and patterns vary<br />
by region. The best place to buy pottery<br />
is at a factory outlet where you can find<br />
a large selection of designs and styles.<br />
Take your Christmas list and buy a little<br />
something for everyone on your list all<br />
in one place. Some good ideas which will<br />
typically only be found in Spain are ‘Tapas’<br />
sets, olive oil/vinegar sets, and natural<br />
brown clay baking dishes.<br />
Recommended: There is a large pottery<br />
outlet store in Cabo de Palos (La Manga)<br />
across from the Mercadona shopping<br />
centre or some of the pottery shops in<br />
Totana. They have pottery from all over<br />
Spain in different patterns, ranging in<br />
price. They will pack your purchased items<br />
in bubble wrap ready for shipping if you<br />
ask them.<br />
Have fun shopping and enjoy the Spanish<br />
way of life at home. Feliz Navidad!<br />
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Christmas is a deeply religious holiday<br />
in Spain. The country’s patron saint<br />
is the Virgin Mary and the Christmas<br />
season officially begins <strong>December</strong> 8, the<br />
feast of the Immaculate Conception. It<br />
is celebrated each year in front of the<br />
great Gothic cathedral in Seville with a<br />
ceremony called los Seises or the “dance<br />
of six.” Oddly, the elaborate ritual dance<br />
is now performed by not six but ten<br />
elaborately costumed boys. It is a series<br />
of precise movements and gestures and<br />
is said to be quite moving and beautiful.<br />
of sweets available, although the star<br />
product is definitely turrón. Another of<br />
the most traditional Christmas sweets<br />
in Spain is marzipan, which is made<br />
with almonds and sugar and can usually<br />
be found in the form of “little shapes”.<br />
One tradition not at all common<br />
elsewhere are the “Hogueras” (bonfires).<br />
This tradition originated long before<br />
Christmas itself. It is the observance of<br />
the winter solstice, the shortest day of<br />
the year and the beginning of winter. It<br />
is characterized by people jumping over<br />
fires as a symbolic protection against<br />
the “Rooster’s Mass”). Often, as the<br />
Christmas Eve stars appear, tiny oil<br />
lamps are lit, warming village windows.<br />
The crowds at the Christmas markets<br />
thin as shoppers return to prepare for<br />
the coming meal. The most beautiful<br />
of these candlelight services is held at<br />
the monastery of Montserrat, high in<br />
the mountain near Barcelona, which is<br />
highlighted by a boy’s choir describes as<br />
performing the Mass in “one pure voice.”<br />
Christmas Dinner is never eaten<br />
until after midnight. It is a family<br />
feast, and often highlighted with “Pavo<br />
Trufado de Navidad” (Christmas turkey<br />
with truffles). After the meal, family<br />
members gather around the Christmas<br />
tree and sing Christmas carols and<br />
hymns of Christendom. The rejoicing<br />
continues through the early hours of the<br />
morning. An old Spanish verse says...<br />
“Esta noche es Noche-Buena, Y no es<br />
noche de dormir” (This is the goodnight,<br />
therefore it is not meant for sleep.)<br />
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Christmas is celebrated all over Spain.<br />
Some towns have special rituals or<br />
processions, religious plays or people<br />
singing Christmas carols and asking<br />
for the “aguinaldo” (tip or small gift).<br />
During the Christmas celebrations, the<br />
streets of cities, towns and villages are<br />
decked with colour, lights and fiesta<br />
lights, creating a magical atmosphere. At<br />
Christmas time, there is a huge variety<br />
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illness. This firejumping<br />
can be<br />
seen primarily in<br />
Granada and Jaen.<br />
Christmas Eve<br />
(Nochebuena or<br />
“the Good Night”)<br />
is more important<br />
than Christmas<br />
Day to the Spanish<br />
and they usually<br />
attend Midnight<br />
Mass (called the<br />
Misa del Gallo or<br />
Christmas Day is normally spent<br />
at Church, at feasts and in more<br />
merry-making. A custom peculiar to<br />
Spain is that of “swinging.” Swings<br />
are set up throughout the courtyards<br />
and young people swing to the<br />
accompaniment of songs and laughter.<br />
In the past, the traditional day for gifts<br />
was Epiphany or King’s Day on Jan 6,<br />
but now that is giving way to Christmas,<br />
although gifts are normally exchanged on<br />
Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day.<br />
Another difference is that in Spain the<br />
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Christmas tree is not traditional but the<br />
traditional symbol is a Nativity scene.<br />
These are often very elaborate with<br />
scenes from everyday life (chestnut<br />
sellers, shopkeepers, blacksmiths etc).<br />
If you are in Spain before Christmas, be<br />
sure to see the Nativity (usually called<br />
“Belen”, Bethlehem in Spanish) at the<br />
towns you visit. Some shop windows are<br />
decorated with a Belen and you may also<br />
find stores selling Nativity figures.<br />
New Year (“Nochevieja” ) is celebrated<br />
with parties like other places in the world,<br />
although it is traditional in Spain to eat<br />
twelve grapes on the twelve strokes of<br />
midnight to ensure good luck in the New<br />
Year. This can be done if you are fast, neat<br />
and don’t start laughing at your friends<br />
with chipmunk-cheeks full of grapes. It<br />
helps to hold your stash of grapes right<br />
next to your mouth. Although the chiming<br />
of the bells is broadcast on live television<br />
throughout Spain, the best thing is to<br />
head for the scene of the celebration and<br />
take active part in the event. In Spain<br />
there is a place that has a special link<br />
with this tradition: the clock in Puerta<br />
del Sol Square in Madrid. Like London,<br />
thousands of people congregate here to<br />
see in the year, dressed up with hats,<br />
party blowers, horns, masks and jokes.<br />
Hotels, pubs, bars and clubs usually hold<br />
their own New Year’s Eve parties, where<br />
you can dance until dawn.<br />
Three King’s Day on January 6 signifies<br />
the end of the extended holiday season in<br />
Spain. This day is celebrated in a number<br />
of towns with King’s Day celebrations<br />
with theatre and traditional dancing.<br />
In Spain it is Melchior, Caspar and<br />
Balthazar who bring Christmas presents<br />
to children who have been good during<br />
the year. After writing a letter, in which<br />
they tell the Kings which presents they<br />
would like, the long-awaited day finally<br />
arrives. The Wise Men parade through<br />
the streets of cities, towns and villages<br />
all over Spain in traditional cavalcades.<br />
Their camels loaded with presents,<br />
they go through the streets handing<br />
out sweets, accompanied by their royal<br />
pages. Little by little the colourful floats<br />
go by, entertaining all the family. Of all<br />
these parades, the one in Alcoi, Alicante,<br />
is particularly outstanding - it is Spain’s<br />
oldest. When night falls, children go to<br />
bed early to wait for Melchior, Caspar and<br />
Balthazar to come in through the window<br />
and leave presents in their shoes.<br />
On the 7th January, everything returns<br />
back to normal and the schools and<br />
businesses open again.<br />
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In the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter<br />
Solstice marks the first day of the season<br />
of winter on or near 21 <strong>December</strong>.<br />
The Pagan celebration of Winter Solstice<br />
(also known as Yule) is one of the oldest<br />
winter celebrations in the world. It is a celebration<br />
of the shortest day and longest<br />
night of the year when the North Pole is at<br />
its furthest point away from the sun.<br />
Winter Solstice Traditions<br />
Mistletoe and the Mighty Oak<br />
The Druids (Celtic priests) would cut the<br />
Mistletoe that grew on the oak tree and<br />
give it as a blessing. Oaks were seen as<br />
sacred and the winter fruit of the mistletoe<br />
was a symbol of life in the dark winter<br />
months.<br />
Mistletoe plants grow on a wide range of<br />
host trees, including oak and apple and<br />
commonly reduce the tree’s growth and<br />
can kill them with heavy infestation. All<br />
Mistletoes are hemi-parasites, bearing<br />
evergreen leaves that use the host mainly<br />
for water and mineral nutrients. The Mistletoe<br />
first sprouts from bird faeces on the<br />
trunk of the tree and in its early stages<br />
of life it takes nutrients from this source.<br />
Most mistletoe seeds are spread by birds<br />
such as the Mistle Thrush in Europe. The<br />
seeds are coated with a sticky material<br />
called viscin which hardens and attaches<br />
the seed firmly to its future host.<br />
Mistletoe was often considered a pest<br />
that kills trees and devalues natural habitats,<br />
but it was recently recognized as an<br />
ecological organism that has a disproportionately<br />
pervasive influence over its<br />
community. A broad array of animals depend<br />
on Mistletoe for food, consuming<br />
the leaves and young shoots, transferring<br />
pollen between plants, and dispersing the<br />
sticky seeds. Rather than being a pest,<br />
Mistletoe can have a positive effect on<br />
biodiversity, providing high quality food<br />
and habitat for a broad range of animals in<br />
forests and woodlands worldwide.<br />
Mistletoe Culture, Folklore, and Mythology<br />
The word ‘Mistletoe’ is of uncertain etymology;<br />
but it may be related to the German<br />
word Mist, for dung and Tang for<br />
branch, however, Old English Mistel was<br />
also used instead of basil.<br />
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European mistletoe figured prominently in<br />
Greek mythology, and is believed to be The<br />
Golden Bough of Aeneas, ancestor of the<br />
Romans. In the 13th century Prose Edda,<br />
due to the scheming of Loki, the god Baldr<br />
was killed by his brother, the blind god<br />
Höðr, by way of a Mistletoe projectile, despite<br />
the attempts of Baldr’s mother, the<br />
goddess Frigg, to have all living things<br />
and inanimate objects swear an oath not<br />
to hurt Baldr after Baldr had troubling<br />
dreams of his death. Frigg was unable to<br />
get an oath from Mistletoe, because “it<br />
seemed too young” to demand an oath. In<br />
the Gesta Danorum version of the story,<br />
Baldr and Höðr are rival suitors, and Höðr<br />
kills Baldr with a sword named Mistilteinn<br />
(Old Norse “mistletoe”). In addition, a<br />
sword by the same name appears in various<br />
other Norse legends.<br />
In cultures across pre-Christian Europe,<br />
Mistletoe was seen as a representation<br />
of divine male essence, romance, fertility<br />
and vitality. According to Pliny the Elder,<br />
the Celts considered Mistletoe a remedy<br />
for barrenness in animals and an antidote<br />
to poison.<br />
Christmas Traditions<br />
Mistletoe is commonly used as a Christmas<br />
decoration and according to tradition<br />
the Mistletoe must not touch the ground<br />
between its cutting and its removal as the<br />
last of Christmas decorations at Candlemas.<br />
It may remain hanging through the<br />
year, often to save the house from lightning<br />
or fire, until it was replaced the following<br />
Christmas Eve. The tradition has<br />
spread throughout<br />
the Englishspeaking<br />
world<br />
but is largely<br />
unknown in the<br />
rest of Europe.<br />
According to ancient<br />
Christmas<br />
custom, a man<br />
and a woman<br />
who meet under<br />
a hanging of<br />
Mistletoe were<br />
obliged to kiss.<br />
Medicinal Use<br />
Mistletoe leaves and young twigs are used<br />
by herbalists, and it is popular in Europe<br />
for treating circulatory and respiratory system<br />
problems. Use of Mistletoe extract in<br />
the treatment of cancer originated with<br />
Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy.<br />
He compared the parasitic nature of<br />
the Mistletoe plant to that of cancer, and<br />
believed that cancer represents a faltering<br />
of the body’s spiritual defenses. Some anthroposophical<br />
Mistletoe preparations are<br />
diluted homeopathically. Mistletoe extract<br />
is sold as Iscador, Helixor, and several other<br />
trade names.<br />
The Yule Log<br />
The Celts thought that the sun stood still<br />
for twelve days in the middle of winter and<br />
during this time a log, known as the Yule<br />
Log was lit to conquer the darkness, banish<br />
evil spirits and bring luck for the coming<br />
year. Yule Logs are traditionally lit on<br />
the first day of the Solstice and are burned<br />
throughout the Solstice night for 12 hours<br />
as a symbol of hope and belief that the sun<br />
will return.<br />
Nowadays the Yule Log is often eaten at<br />
Christmas as an alternative to the traditional<br />
Christmas Cake. These are usually<br />
made of chocolate Swiss roll decorated to<br />
look like a wooden log.<br />
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FAMILY FUN DAY AND DOG SHOW<br />
FRIDAY 16 TH SEPTEMBER<br />
Following a delay due to time-consuming<br />
collection of fees, it now gives us pleasure<br />
to announce that the profit from the Family<br />
Fun Day and Dog Show amount to 674.60€.<br />
We would like to take this opportunity to<br />
thank the following Sponsors for their<br />
support for the Show:<br />
Asun Alvarez. Animal Hotel, Aguilas; Centro<br />
Veterinario Cervantes, Lorca; Transtejera<br />
Building Supplies, Purias; Bar Pizzeria<br />
Palpicoteo, Purias; Anubis Veterinario,<br />
Aguilas; Guirrete Supermercardo Upper,<br />
La Estacion, Centro Hipico, Nr. Pulpi, &<br />
Ross Legal Services, Aguilas, <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida<br />
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Whilst more entries for the Dog Show<br />
Classes would have been welcomed and<br />
would have generated more income, we<br />
are pleased that the varied entertainment<br />
on the day was well received.<br />
A dedicated Dog Show for all mutts is being<br />
planned for the Spring so we hope you will<br />
all bring your dogs for a day out and for<br />
them to meet new friends!<br />
The profits from the FFD will be allocated as<br />
previously mentioned in the press:<br />
1. To cover veterinary fees for surgery<br />
and vaccinations totalling 467€<br />
for Pedro, the puppy suffering a<br />
broken leg and found in Aguilas<br />
by Traudl, & Michael Brueckner,<br />
members of San Animal .<br />
2. For an abandoned dog which<br />
needed treatment for an infected<br />
paw and skin disorder, who,<br />
wonderfully, has now been<br />
homed. 83.50€.<br />
3. Following a telephone call to<br />
us for help, Veterinary fees<br />
for euthanasia on a dog found<br />
alongside the Pulpi Road suffering<br />
many injuries including a broken<br />
back. 55€<br />
We appreciate and thank all of our<br />
supporters who attended the day and<br />
helped us to help these animals!<br />
Following enquiries from various people,<br />
we would also like to confirm that the<br />
Abba Night tickets with the brilliant<br />
Abbacadabra on 10 th <strong>December</strong> are on<br />
sale.<br />
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Children joining with parents attract a 50%<br />
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ASSSA Funeral Insurance is now available<br />
with a massive 30% discount on the <strong>2011</strong><br />
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Another stunning day at the PALS Beach<br />
BBQ, on October 12 th with boules, swimming,<br />
food, drink laughter great fun as usual thanks<br />
to everyone.<br />
The Mini Cruise to Portugal and Morocco<br />
was an undoubted success and thanks to<br />
Dragon Tours for all their help.<br />
The Dance at the Playa Grande with the<br />
Susie G Revue on November 5 th was another<br />
thoroughly enjoyable evening.<br />
Tickets are selling fast for the Christmas<br />
Ball at the Hotel <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Costa</strong>, Mazarrón<br />
on 11 th <strong>December</strong>. The Beagles are our<br />
entertainment and at 27.50€ per head this<br />
represents a great evenings value. Coaches<br />
from Camposol and Mazarrón Country Club.<br />
Book early to ensure that you sit with your<br />
friends.<br />
Sales venues are now Wednesday afternoon<br />
at Saralaras 1-3pm , Thursday Tel’s Bar,<br />
Camposol Sector A 11-1.30pm and Saturday<br />
at the Trevi Bar, Camposol B from 11am. If in<br />
doubt phone 626 460465.<br />
LORCA<br />
The earthquake fund topped out at 6384.77€<br />
and is now closed. We have paid for equipment<br />
to this value for use in a new mobile hospital<br />
tent and in a centralised emergency centre.<br />
What a great effort by you all! There is to<br />
be a presentation so we will attempt to let<br />
everyone know in time.<br />
CAFÉ<br />
We raised some 2499€ at the concert and<br />
there are a few outstanding ticket sales to<br />
collect. This brings the fund to over 40000€<br />
which is two thirds of the target of 60,000€<br />
- not bad in a recession. We had a huge<br />
raffle and I would like to thank the following<br />
business and individuals for their support:<br />
Another World Properties, Bar MarMoy,<br />
Best Wishes, The Bulgarian Restaurant, CM<br />
Constructions, Camposol Business Centre,<br />
Carol and Pat Armstrong, Cat’s Bar, CHM,<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> Café, Doreen and John Spark, Dragon<br />
Tours, Elliot’s, Glitzy Bitz, Hair and Beauty,<br />
Hair by Carol, Happy Pets. Holmes and<br />
Pegg, Images, Insignia Graphics, Jardilar<br />
2003, Best of Spanish, Just Fabulous Gift<br />
Shop, Kennellys, Ladies’ Circle. Legs and Co.<br />
Margaret Green, Mark Stocks, Market Tavern,<br />
Bodega Martinez, Mercers, MMB Solicitors,<br />
Munroes, Nash Warren, Optica, Our Café<br />
Bolnuevo, PALS, Quick Save, Shirley Fisher,<br />
Subway, Teapot, Elle and Terry Groom, The<br />
Salon, TJ Electronics, To Buy to Let, Trevi Bar,<br />
UK Supplies Direct, Val Cooper, Villaquest,<br />
and Yorkshire Linen.<br />
If I have missed you out, please let me<br />
know and I will gratefully acknowledge your<br />
donation.<br />
We had two superb fashion shows and a third<br />
that wasn’t quite up to the standard set by<br />
the professionals. Thanks to all the models,<br />
to all the musical artistes, to Camposol Fiesta<br />
Committee who lent us their sound system,<br />
and to <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida Radio, Angloinfo and <strong>Costa</strong><br />
Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong> who were all three again our<br />
sponsors and thank you to every one who<br />
came. We have already provisionally booked<br />
the concert next year at the Playa Grande.<br />
It’s always the 1 st Saturday in October.<br />
Unclaimed raffle prizes are:<br />
Orange 260<br />
Yellow 765<br />
Green 457..632..459..443..635<br />
Pink 198<br />
Blue 261..840..545<br />
White 230..953<br />
Please call 626 460465 to claim. Any prizes<br />
unclaimed by 5 th <strong>December</strong> will be recycled<br />
into the next available event.<br />
The full 6 month programme for PALS is now<br />
available and the Trip to Valencia arriving on<br />
St Valentine’s Day to be specially commended<br />
3b nights, 4 days 145€ per person, includes a<br />
trip to Lladro and Albufeira.<br />
The Annual Sponsored Swim will go ahead<br />
as usual on New Year’s Day at the Bahia Hotel<br />
Beach - either participate, or put up some<br />
cash for those that do<br />
Any questions relating to anything call 626<br />
460465<br />
Cat-A-Tonic Cattery is a new cattery in the<br />
Mazarrón area. The first visitor arrived in<br />
September and we have been growing ever<br />
since. We offer your little family member a<br />
personal touch with individual pens. Each pen<br />
has an inside and an outside area, so there is<br />
plenty of space for jumping, climbing, strolling<br />
or just chilling in the sun or the shade. The<br />
individual rooms are well sheltered and each<br />
cat can speak to their neighbour if they wish,<br />
without having to touch – just in case the<br />
neighbour does not feel like being spoken to!<br />
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Cat-A-Tonic Cattery can collect and return<br />
your pet if you prefer and we provide dried<br />
food and fresh water every day. Radio Lorca<br />
keeps them entertained, along with pet toys<br />
and visitors during the day.<br />
Cat-A-Tonic Cattery can also offer MOUSE<br />
MATS, MUGS or LONG LIFE SHOPPING BAGS,<br />
imprinted with a photo of your pet, so you can<br />
have them with you at all times! Just give us<br />
a call for prices.<br />
Los Almagros and Cat-A-Tonic Cattery<br />
is easy to reach from Mazarrón, Alhama,<br />
Totana, Fuente Alamo and Camposol.<br />
For further information, to visit us, or to<br />
book yourcat in for a holiday with Cat-A-<br />
Tonic Cattery call Ken on 646 705 403<br />
or Carol on 655 141 721 or email us at<br />
catatoniccattery@googlemail.com<br />
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On Monday 14 th November MASA workers<br />
appeared on Sector A and have started work<br />
on the street lighting and some road repairs<br />
and maintenance. The target for completion<br />
is just before Christmas which is excellent<br />
news. A similar project on sector B is to<br />
commence in January.<br />
This real progress is down to a series of weekly<br />
meetings held between Pepe Gomez and our<br />
Mayor Gines Campillo assisted by Kelly Ensor.<br />
This is excellent news for Camposol and what<br />
a great Christmas present!<br />
The Train Service has been postponed until<br />
at least March next year. The service did prove<br />
extremely popular in the summer months,<br />
but lack of use has proved it is not a viable all<br />
year round service but it will be back!<br />
The Thursday Market is continuing to be<br />
a huge success and a real social event now.<br />
Many of the Sector A businesses have seen a<br />
real upturn in business on a Thursday.<br />
Working together to make Camposol<br />
look great!<br />
Now the cooler weather is with us we have<br />
been able to resume our efforts in trying<br />
to keep B Sector looking great. The heavy<br />
gravel laying was completed before the<br />
summer. Many people stop by and tell us<br />
that we are making a difference. Many<br />
thanks to those who show an interest<br />
and especially to those who contribute in<br />
whatever way they can when we wiggle our<br />
buckets!<br />
Unbelievable!<br />
Many will have noticed, as they pass<br />
Gibellers, that a commemorative seat<br />
provided by one of our members, in memory<br />
of her late husband, has been smashed and<br />
the plaque is now missing. Whilst most who<br />
live in this lovely area are respectful and<br />
have a high degree of community spirit,<br />
sadly we occasionally encounter acts of<br />
vandalism carried out by morons who have<br />
no sense of decency and we can only hope<br />
that they do not live in Camposol. This<br />
despicable act is beyond further comment<br />
except to say how appalled we all are and<br />
we can only offer Coral our support and<br />
hope that we can help to make good the<br />
damage done as soon as possible.<br />
Commercial Centre<br />
The edges on each side of the approach<br />
road to the Commercial Centre have been<br />
planted with 300 Oleander shrubs, supplied<br />
by our local Garden Centre who prepared<br />
the ground and supplied the trees at a very<br />
favourable rate. Many thanks to Sector D<br />
gardening group for their contribution of<br />
200€. There is still much to be done so we<br />
still need all the support we can get.<br />
Municipal Environmental Awareness<br />
Day on 17 th September<br />
The Rubbish Collection Day, organized<br />
by the Ayuntamiento, launched by the<br />
Department of Environment found around<br />
70 people from all of our community<br />
sectors turned out to collect 100 bags of<br />
rubbish from 3 selected areas. Lunch and<br />
refreshment was provided by Sensol Hotel.<br />
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo,<br />
accompanied by David Fernandez, mayor of<br />
the Environment and Citizenship and Javier<br />
Masia, director of the hotel handed out the<br />
refreshments and personally thanked the<br />
attendees for their participation “which will<br />
surely will be repeated next year.” said the<br />
Mayor.<br />
Rubbish<br />
‘B Clean’ is not responsible for either<br />
the provision of the rubbish bins or their<br />
location. Some individuals decided they<br />
were not happy with a particular location.<br />
Hopefully the situation has now settled<br />
down and everyone is satisfied with the<br />
current bin locations. All we would ask is;<br />
if you consider the bins to be incorrectly<br />
placed, please have a thought for those<br />
who might be inconvenienced if you move<br />
them.<br />
Please use the bins provided on your own<br />
sectors – there are insufficient bins on B<br />
Sector to contain rubbish from people<br />
passing through from other sectors.<br />
Please use the bins for bagged up<br />
household rubbish only. Garden waste and<br />
other items should be taken to the Eco<br />
Park.<br />
Trees<br />
We intend to trim all the Palm Trees on the<br />
main dual carriageway and roundabouts<br />
during the winter months. All volunteers,<br />
kitted out with shears, clippers and saws<br />
will be very welcome to attend.<br />
Fund Raising<br />
The very successful Halloween Social<br />
Evening held at the Sensol Hotel on<br />
Sunday 30 th October raised 601€ towards<br />
the gardening fund. Many thanks to all<br />
those who donated prizes for the Raffle<br />
and Best Fancy Dress. A great time was<br />
had by all, with music being provided by<br />
Backwater<br />
Anyone who would like a copy of the<br />
pictures taken on the night please email<br />
Roger on rogerspad@hotmail.com<br />
Christmas Event 9th <strong>December</strong><br />
The Christmas Dance with a 4 course<br />
carvery at the Golf Club will be 20€. This<br />
year we will be limiting the numbers so<br />
booking early will be essential.<br />
Monthly Meetings<br />
The last Tuesday of each month 16.00-<br />
17.00 in Trevi’s Function Room.<br />
Weekly Working Party<br />
Meets each Tuesday 9am till 10/11ish.<br />
Usually in front of the commercial centre<br />
unless otherwise arranged. Please turn up<br />
and help.<br />
Please contact:<br />
Sandy: 968986030<br />
Helen/Glyn: 968199506<br />
Roger: 968199502<br />
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The Remembrance Day Poppy was brought<br />
to the attention of the Spanish people by the<br />
press this year when the England Football<br />
team were told they were not allowed to<br />
wear the poppy on their shirts for the game<br />
against Spain. Fortunately a compromise<br />
was reached. No such conflict here as the<br />
Mayor of Mazarrón proudly wore his poppy<br />
alongside the many Brits who attended the<br />
Armistice Day Service in the “Parque los<br />
Palacios” Remembrance Garden in Camposol.<br />
The park was no more than a dream shared<br />
by Rev. David Holley (then Chairman of<br />
the Gardening Group) and myself when<br />
he held the first service just 3 years ago.<br />
The people were asked to present a plant<br />
in memory of a loved one to help us start<br />
to create what we hoped would become a<br />
garden. The first plant was offered by the<br />
Mayor of the previous council. Since then<br />
many more plants have been offered, or<br />
bought from donations. Thanks to the<br />
effort and hard work of the volunteers of<br />
the garden group, they have managed to<br />
build what is now a beautiful park; a place<br />
of peace and tranquillity to be enjoyed<br />
throughout the year, although the highlight<br />
will always be the Remembrance Service.<br />
On Bonfire Night, approx 50 volunteers<br />
turned up to work in the park to prepare<br />
it for this year’s service. After a couple of<br />
hours hard graft, the fire was lit for the first<br />
time in the new BBQ area and the volunteers<br />
got together to enjoy hot dogs, sandwiches,<br />
jacket potatoes, treacle toffee, cakes, and a<br />
well earned drink. Thanks to Phil Brady who<br />
entertained all whilst they admired the fruits<br />
of their labour. Even then, many hours of<br />
work still to be done to clear the mountains of<br />
weeds and rubbish bags before the service.<br />
This year the new council showed their support<br />
to our group. Continuing the tradition,<br />
the Mayor, Gines Campillo, presented the<br />
first plant. He was accompanied by Pepe<br />
Gomez, David Fernandez, Maria Martinez<br />
and Celeste Soria from the local council who<br />
were joined by Alicia Jimenez (Diputada<br />
Regional) from the main office at Murcia.<br />
More than 200 people attended the<br />
ceremony which was led by Rev Len Eaton,<br />
Rev Deacon Maureen Kent and the choir<br />
from St. Nicholas Church in Camposol.<br />
Special thanks to John Barker from the<br />
CAS BAND for providing the sound system.<br />
This year, small crosses also bearing the<br />
poppy emblem were placed in the Memorial<br />
Garden after the service by people wanting<br />
to remember someone special. A collection<br />
at the end of the service raised 339€, all<br />
of which will be used to improve the park.<br />
Of course, work continues across the rest of<br />
Camposol A. Further funding was raised at<br />
the Ladies’ Fashion Show. Thanks to Nyrene,<br />
Byron and Nigel, for the support that helped<br />
us to raise 610€ at this event, plus all of<br />
the wonderful cake makers who managed to<br />
make the day so enjoyable.<br />
Camposol is a good place to live.<br />
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We have now passed many of the new<br />
administrations projected completion<br />
dates for works that the council had<br />
promised. The most obvious of these is<br />
the restoration of the street lighting on<br />
our sector. Many streets remain unlit and<br />
in one instance the lack of lighting almost<br />
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ensured that a medical problem involving<br />
a child became a grave emergency. The<br />
restoration of the lighting was promised<br />
to be completed by the 31 st October, yet<br />
very little evidence of this work continuing<br />
exists. Perhaps the council will clarify this<br />
apparent lack of progress at the next open<br />
meeting on the 16 th of November.<br />
The lighting of the A Sector post room is<br />
being restored by our committee chairman<br />
in liaison with Senor Gomez – this work<br />
should be complete during the week<br />
commencing the 14 th of November. The<br />
post room is an important part of our<br />
community and we would like to thank all<br />
at Luz del Sol for their care in ensuring it<br />
is opened and closed at the appropriate<br />
times, also the Cleanup Group for their<br />
unstinting efforts at providing a far cleaner<br />
and tidier environment for us all.<br />
A cleanup of another type is also underway<br />
with the involvement of another committee<br />
member, resolving the question of the feral<br />
cats at the A Sector commercial centre.<br />
Beryl is assisting an A Sector resident to<br />
establishing a neutering programme for<br />
the cats. At an average of 60€ per cat, the<br />
problem of a growing feral population will<br />
be ended once and for all. Please talk to<br />
Beryl about how you can assist.<br />
That’s all for now except to mention that<br />
all the completed complaints forms will<br />
shortly be presented to the council for their<br />
attention and course to wish everyone a<br />
very happy Christmas and a wonderful<br />
New Year!<br />
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The D group commenced its volunteer<br />
gardening work on the 7th Oct with a<br />
gardening and weeding session on the dual<br />
carriageway at D20.<br />
14th Oct - Gravelling same area.<br />
21st Oct - Weeding and Gravelling at D26<br />
area.<br />
28th Oct – Weeding at D11<br />
4th Nov - Rained off.<br />
11th Nov - Gravelling at D11 and D26.<br />
Our concreting team worked in October<br />
repairing broken drain covers, putting tarmac<br />
in various holes in the road and tackling a very<br />
damaged drain cover that spanned the width<br />
of the road on D23. This job took 4 hours<br />
to complete and is professional in its finish.<br />
Thanks and well done to all our volunteers.<br />
On 17th October, having obtained our<br />
Forestry Commission burning licences, our<br />
team commenced burning our 5 pits at<br />
0730 hours. At 0800 hrs the team were<br />
confronted by two fire engines followed by<br />
a police car all with flashing emergency<br />
lights. Chairman Mick Drummond nearly<br />
had a fit when he saw them, seeing himself<br />
being led off in handcuffs. Fortunately the<br />
team complied with all the regulations and<br />
when the police were shown the licences,<br />
all shook hands and off they went. This<br />
response by the fire service was a result<br />
of a 112 call from someone on Sector D.<br />
The 28th October volunteer session was<br />
followed by a sausage butty and a glass of<br />
wine and in the evening a Fun Quiz Night<br />
was held. Thanks to Linda, Les, Maureen<br />
and Clive for a very entertaining evening.<br />
D Group gave B Clean Group a donation to<br />
assist with the purchase of oleanders for<br />
the B main road at the commercial centre.<br />
Our website continues to provide the<br />
residents with the myriad of information<br />
regarding matters concerning Sector D,<br />
Camposol and the general area. The<br />
photograph forum is proving a favourite<br />
with residents both here and back in the<br />
UK, seeing the work that is being done on D<br />
and of course with the pictures of our social<br />
events. The other forums continue to be<br />
used with members enjoying the information<br />
placed by others concerning entertainment,<br />
places to go, items for sale, places to eat,<br />
interesting walks etc. Members continually<br />
praise the way that the site is administered,<br />
in accordance with their wishes.<br />
Our Neighbourhood Watch Groups continue<br />
to operate, but unfortunately quite a few<br />
crimes have been committed against<br />
property and people. Our website forum<br />
gives valuable information regarding these<br />
crimes and advice to try and prevent them.<br />
Our Yearly Meeting will be held at Trevis<br />
Bar on Wednesday 6th Dec at 1500hrs.<br />
All residents of Sector D are invited to<br />
attend. An agenda will be published on the<br />
D website and the notice board.<br />
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Seasons Greetings to you all<br />
We have had a busy time recently starting<br />
with the Race Night on 18 th October. A<br />
good group of supporters turned out to try<br />
their luck, and some I believe actually went<br />
home a little better off than when they<br />
arrived. The Play your Cards Right game<br />
however continued to defeat most people<br />
with only one winner from six entrants. It<br />
can’t be that difficult can it??<br />
We continued with another first for us, with<br />
a Murder Mystery Night on 14 th November.<br />
This proved very popular and a good<br />
number turned out to find out just ‘who<br />
dun it’. With the aid of a fine group of actors<br />
and much head scratching and speculation,<br />
we finally came up with a super sleuth in<br />
Susanna who won the prize. (see photo<br />
with Chairman Dickie Davies) A big vote<br />
of thanks to Trevi Bar for our tasty pizza<br />
supper and their usual warm welcome.<br />
We now turn our attention to the Christmas<br />
period, again a busy time for our committee.<br />
We have our Christmas Magic Show,<br />
Dance and Buffet, on 15th <strong>December</strong> at<br />
Trevi Bar - again a first for Camposol.<br />
What is not new for Camposol is our third<br />
year of Carols for Camposol. These<br />
concerts have proved very popular with<br />
growing attendances year on year. Each<br />
concert features the Wellspring Victory<br />
Church Choir and musicians with free<br />
mince pies and mulled wine. On the Friday<br />
we also feature the fantastic Rondalla de<br />
Mazarron who regularly appear at the<br />
fiesta in June, so come along for a taste of<br />
traditional carols and entertainment.<br />
Finally, on behalf of the Fiestas Camposol<br />
Committee may we wish you all a Very<br />
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy<br />
NewYear.<br />
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Regards<br />
Dickie Davies<br />
Chairman Fiestas Camposol<br />
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The CRA AGM was held on Monday 14 th<br />
November at the Hotel Sensol and 160<br />
members attended. The Chairman, Bob<br />
Owen, gave members a précis of the events<br />
as they had occurred during the year since<br />
the last AGM. Bob went on to announce that<br />
membership had increased during the year<br />
from 2299 to 2554. The breakdown by sector<br />
was A-342, B-471, C-518 and D-1202.<br />
The list of achievements during the year<br />
included:<br />
Compiling a list of properties without water<br />
meters.<br />
Got repaired the road collapse near the<br />
sewage pumping station.<br />
Insisted the council provide a generator for<br />
the sewage pumping station after Iberdrola<br />
disconnected the supply.<br />
Promoted a meeting held by the Forestry<br />
Commission regarding Red Palm Weevil.<br />
Instigated a monthly email newsletter.<br />
Produced a newsletter for members without<br />
internet access.<br />
Reported 55 water/sewage leaks reported to<br />
the CRA duty phone, plus equally as many<br />
directly to the chairman’s phone.<br />
Carried out a water pressure monitor over 10<br />
days to identify a pattern, informed Aqualia<br />
and rectified the problem.<br />
Held an inaugural meeting which resulted in<br />
FAST being formed.<br />
Obtained permission from the council to erect<br />
“no ball games” signs for the B Commercial<br />
Centre enforceable by police as it is against<br />
the bye-laws.<br />
Asked for the taxi bays to be brought back<br />
into general use and for disabled bays to be<br />
provided. (in process)<br />
Obtained confirmation from the Mayor that<br />
there would not be any homes demolished on<br />
D sector.<br />
Asked for MASA´s old concrete site on C<br />
sector to be cleared. (ongoing)<br />
The demolition of MASA´s yard on B sector is<br />
being progressed through council.<br />
Continually kept up pressure on council<br />
to resolve the plan parcial, the rambla,<br />
escrituras, and plus valia on escrituras.<br />
Replied to over 150 letters and emails from<br />
members, the council, the British Consul.<br />
Arbitrated in 5 neighbour’s disputes.<br />
Bob went on to say that their priorities for<br />
the coming year would include completion of<br />
the infrastructure with all legal documents<br />
available for members. They would also<br />
influence the ongoing repairs promised<br />
by MASA so that the worst areas would be<br />
attended to first. They include unmade and<br />
dangerous roads.<br />
In conclusion of his report Bob reminded<br />
everyone that they must report all problems<br />
to Tatiana at the council office at the Cultural<br />
Centre on Sector B. The CRA would still be<br />
available to help in cases that are not dealt<br />
with satisfactorily by the council office.<br />
Following the treasurer’s report two questions<br />
were put to the members:<br />
1. Now that residents have direct access to<br />
the Councillor for Foreigners through Tatiana<br />
at the office in the Cultural Centre, how do<br />
you see your residents’ association serving<br />
you in the coming year?<br />
3 members spoke on this and all agreed they<br />
wished the committee to continue with their<br />
current plan of action.<br />
2. It has been suggested by a local firm of<br />
solicitors that they are able to take MASA to<br />
court to enforce the issue of plus valia being<br />
paid by MASA. If you are effected, would you<br />
be interested in a class action, costs of which<br />
would be borne by the individuals concerned?<br />
It was discussed and decided that Members<br />
were asked to show their interest by marking<br />
the register when leaving the meeting. Bob<br />
said that once meetings had been held with<br />
the lawyers full details would be circulated.<br />
Several members spoke and praised the<br />
committee for their efforts on behalf of all the<br />
residents of Camposol.<br />
There being no further business the Chairman<br />
closed the meeting, thanking those that had<br />
attended.<br />
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After a considerable amount of scepticism,<br />
the promised return of Camposol developer<br />
MASA has become a reality and at the time<br />
of writing it appears work associated with<br />
Sector A’s street lighting, landscaping and<br />
road marking is underway. Further items due<br />
to be undertaken include necessary remedial<br />
work to road surfacing, footpaths and kerbing<br />
and it is hoped that Sector A will be brought<br />
up to a suitably competent standard that will<br />
allow council adoption in the New Year. This<br />
is of course just the first step of what will be<br />
a long and extensive process in bringing the<br />
whole urbanization up to scratch. Sector A is<br />
much closer to a finished product compared<br />
with the rest of Camposol and it will be found<br />
that conditions will dictate that the degree<br />
and complexity of the work will increase as<br />
progresses is made across the development.<br />
The poor attitude towards MASA in the<br />
past is plain for all to see and therefore<br />
the CRA will be seeking assurances from<br />
the council that our wayward developer<br />
is subjected to careful scrutiny.<br />
This will be particularly important in relation<br />
to the roads which are as well as being one<br />
of the most fundamental elements of the<br />
infrastructure are undoubtedly the most<br />
costly to rectify. As well as having a set of<br />
adequate specifications in place, it is hoped<br />
that our municipality will also have call on<br />
competent and conscientious persons who<br />
are able to enforce them. As the present<br />
conditions on Camposol demonstrate, the<br />
previous administration failed to exercise<br />
much if any control over Masa and to let that<br />
happen again would be a tragedy.<br />
On the positive side it is probably fair to say<br />
that there is now some light to be seen at the<br />
end of the tunnel and owners can now look<br />
forward to the end of a sorry saga.<br />
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Hundreds of people supported FAST (First<br />
Aid Support Team) on Camposol by visiting<br />
their very first Christmas Fayre at<br />
Mariano´s Bar, Camposol.<br />
One Resident said, ·”We have had personal<br />
need to use FAST a little while ago and<br />
they were wonderful so we came to support<br />
them and have had a lovely day!”<br />
The day started at 11am and soon the hall<br />
was packed with eager early-bird Christmas<br />
shoppers visiting the 35 stalls selling<br />
everything from Christmas decorations to<br />
hand-made jewellery and cards and a special<br />
early visit from Santa Claus who took<br />
a break from his busy schedule to ensure<br />
that FAST were up to scratch! Wellspring<br />
Church provided carol singing which really<br />
gave the true spirit of Christmas to the<br />
whole event.<br />
IBEX presented FAST with high visibility<br />
jackets for all their volunteers.<br />
Glen Ford, FAST´s Communications Officer,<br />
said “ We had planned to make it a<br />
great and enjoyable day for everyone and<br />
it all paid off as over 2000€ was raised on<br />
the day. Many thanks to all our supporters<br />
and particularly Antonio and his team<br />
at Mariano´s Bar and Restaurant who provided<br />
the venue free of charge, all of which<br />
will help to maintain the free service to all<br />
Camposol Residents. We at FAST have attended<br />
over 60 call-outs since June and<br />
we continue to be overwhelmed by the<br />
support we have from the local community<br />
and the commitment of our volunteers.”<br />
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Glen went on to say that the funds will help<br />
our mission to “Make Camposol Safer<br />
For All” as we continually work on improving<br />
the quality of service we give through<br />
the training of our 51 volunteer responders<br />
and equipment. We now use oxygen<br />
and defibrillators, but Glen underlined the<br />
need to call FAST immediately after calling<br />
112, as no time can be lost, especially if<br />
there is a major bleed, breathing difficulties,<br />
an unconscious casualty or if there is<br />
any suspicion of a stroke or heart attack.<br />
He reminded residents not to worry about<br />
wasting the time of the Ambulance Service<br />
or FAST - if they have any concern about<br />
a serious medical emergency, any time lost<br />
could reduce the chances of survival.<br />
In a serious medical emergency in<br />
Camposol.......First call 112 and then<br />
call FAST on 968 970 626<br />
Anyone wanting to know more about FAST<br />
or interested in becoming a volunteer then<br />
please contact Glen on 634 313 572 between<br />
5pm and 7pm daily or similarly if<br />
anyone is interested on how to commence<br />
a similar service in your area.<br />
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Green Fingers phone 626513842<br />
email spainvilarosa@gmail.com or visit<br />
www.greenfingersgardenandsocialgroup.com<br />
All Poligono representatives carry I.D Badges<br />
and have new signs outside their villas. Receipts<br />
will be given for money received for the<br />
community maintenance scheme.<br />
CHRISTMAS PARTY AT TREVI’S<br />
Friday 9 <strong>December</strong> 8pm<br />
Tickets only 16€, Hot & Cold Buffet, Raffle<br />
Entertainment with BERNIE MAC.<br />
CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE.<br />
20 th <strong>December</strong> 6pm same place as last year<br />
C-5/C6 C/ Puerto Lumbreras<br />
Free drink & Mince pies.<br />
Letter from the President (Chairman)<br />
I am pleased to report that now we are legally<br />
registered with the town hall, which means<br />
we are able to collect monies for the association<br />
to be able to carry out the community<br />
maintenance scheme for Sectors C-1 to C7 &<br />
C-10. The poligono representatives are calling<br />
on all residents asking for your support and<br />
contributions to the scheme. I am delighted<br />
to say we have pledges from over 100 villas<br />
so far with more joining all the time including<br />
holiday villas.<br />
The community maintenance scheme will<br />
start in January 2012. We are looking for your<br />
commitment. The more that join the scheme<br />
the better the sector will look. We can now<br />
open a bank account in the group’s name with<br />
no bank charges and earning interest on the<br />
account. We are also having public liability<br />
insurance which will be in place very soon,<br />
thanks to the council who have an insurance<br />
company who give special rates to registered<br />
associations. Please join now so we have<br />
funds available.<br />
When the council takes over C-Sector we will<br />
return monies pro-rata to the month. This is<br />
the reason we are asking for all your details,<br />
ie name, address, email and phone numbers.<br />
If you have already joined, may I take this<br />
opportunity to thank you for your support.<br />
The full list of residents who have joined will<br />
be available for your inspection at our AGM in<br />
April 2012.<br />
Merry Christmas<br />
Bernard.<br />
Working parties volunteers still needed<br />
on Wednesday mornings 9-11pm. Please see<br />
our notice boards for information.<br />
We are also looking for the following volunteers;<br />
Editor for website & Facebook webpage.<br />
Computer technical wizard to maintain web<br />
site.<br />
Poligono representatives for C-1/ C-3/ C-6/<br />
Social activities.<br />
A group of C-Sector residents go 10 Pin Bowling<br />
every Friday 4pm in Totana. Free membership<br />
- 1€ per game.<br />
Any complaints about your area including lack<br />
of lights, pavements and roads not replaced<br />
after repair work, please contact the Cultural<br />
Centre oficinacamposol@mazarron.<br />
es. Make an appointment to speak to Kelly<br />
& Pepe who are our local representatives to<br />
liaise with the council. We must use them so<br />
we don’t lose them.<br />
Sector C Website & Facebook Group<br />
www.greenfingersgardenandsocialgroup.com<br />
for updated information, events<br />
and project news.<br />
Facebook Group ‘Camposol C-Sector Group’<br />
is very active so please join and participate.<br />
Phoenix Palms problems,<br />
We may be able to help just phone or contact<br />
Bernard 626513842 or your poligono representative.<br />
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RAD Animal Association and Refuge,<br />
is made up of a small group of people from<br />
all walks of life, people who kept taking in<br />
animals they couldn’t just say ‘no’ to, or turn<br />
their backs on. We established and registered<br />
our charity 2 years ago, so we could ask<br />
for donations and fund our work saving the<br />
animals.<br />
FACT: Currently, some 77 PERCENT of all<br />
animals in public shelters in Spain are likely<br />
to be destroyed.<br />
FACT: Statistics taken from the Murcia<br />
regional government in 2010, showed that<br />
5,000 dogs and cats were abandoned at the<br />
Murcian public animal shelters, and ONLY 672<br />
were adopted! That figure does not include<br />
the animals abandoned in the streets or<br />
thrown out on the motorways.<br />
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FACT: One fertile cat will produce an average<br />
of three litters per year. In seven years,<br />
her offspring could produce up to 420,000<br />
unwanted cats!<br />
Together with the opening of our shop, The<br />
GREEN PAWS campaign was launched this<br />
year, in hopes that by offering supplemental<br />
financial assistance for spaying and neutering,<br />
(and other vet care) to pet owners, will focus<br />
on prevention and, in the long term, create<br />
less strays. Preventative measures are the<br />
key to solving this growing problem. The<br />
more cats and dogs we pay to have neutered<br />
through the sales from our second hand shop,<br />
the better!<br />
FACT: The chances of an animal being<br />
abandoned goes down significantly if the<br />
owner becomes a responsible pet owner.<br />
Thank you for supporting us. Woof Woof!<br />
Rags, a 2<br />
year old<br />
G e r m a n<br />
Shepherd,<br />
showed up<br />
at our door<br />
step. He was<br />
starved and<br />
suffering from<br />
Leishmania.<br />
He has now<br />
made a full<br />
recovery and<br />
is bounding<br />
about the garden in his foster home.<br />
From Rags to<br />
Riches! (we<br />
hope)<br />
To see the<br />
animals, visit<br />
our website<br />
at: www.<br />
verdemurcia.<br />
com<br />
The Beauty Palace held an open day to enable<br />
people to see the beautiful new premises next<br />
to Camposol Computers . The salon would not<br />
look out of place in Harley St. or Paris.<br />
The toning room has 6 toning tables, each<br />
concentrating on toning different parts of the<br />
body. This is fantastic for inch loss, toning<br />
after weight loss, or just keeping active and<br />
strengthening muscles.<br />
Each of the 3 beauty rooms is very tasteful and<br />
relaxing, offering a full range of treatments:<br />
Relaxing Massage<br />
Pedicure<br />
Eye Lash Extension<br />
Waxing<br />
Spray Tan<br />
Non-surgical Face Lift<br />
Body Wrap<br />
Hopi Ear Candling<br />
The latest Non-invasive Lipo<br />
The hair salon<br />
offers treatments<br />
using its own<br />
professional brand<br />
products, which<br />
are also available<br />
to purchase.<br />
Other treatments<br />
include:<br />
Styling, Tinting,<br />
Colouring, Hair<br />
Extensions,<br />
Brazilian Blow Dry<br />
Or you can sit<br />
at the nail bar<br />
watching the<br />
world go by whilst<br />
spoiling yourself with a Manicure, Shellac,<br />
Backscratchers Nail Extension, or try the<br />
Personalised Nail Art Machine (any design can<br />
be printed onto nails in minutes).<br />
All the staff are<br />
professional and<br />
fully qualified and<br />
attend training<br />
courses to keep<br />
updated with the<br />
latest trends.<br />
Yoli, Corinne,<br />
Lindsay, Billi,<br />
Jan and Triana<br />
are able to offer<br />
you a relaxing<br />
experience or a<br />
girl’s day out.<br />
Call in to the<br />
Beauty Palace<br />
for a list of<br />
all available<br />
treatments, or call 968971828.<br />
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Wordsearch<br />
Translate the English words below into Spanish<br />
Suduko<br />
Do-Able<br />
Difficult<br />
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FLOWERPOT<br />
WOOD<br />
DAYBREAK<br />
SUITCASE<br />
MESS<br />
STAIN<br />
JAW<br />
HOSE<br />
BLANKET<br />
TABLECLOTH<br />
BUTTER<br />
APPLE<br />
HUSBAND<br />
November Quiz<br />
Questions<br />
Quiz Questions on the<br />
November <strong>2011</strong> edition<br />
1. What can you do with<br />
900g of mussels?<br />
2. Who wrote ”You Belong<br />
to me”?<br />
BUTTERFLY<br />
LADYBIRD<br />
SEAFOOD<br />
BROWN<br />
CHEEK<br />
MUSSEL<br />
HONEY<br />
SAME<br />
WINDMILL<br />
BLACKBERRY<br />
DARK<br />
FLY<br />
Answers on page 108<br />
Monthly Quiz<br />
3. Where would you find<br />
Restaurante Buen Descanso?<br />
4. Who claims to free your<br />
mind and improve your<br />
life?<br />
5. What has Curtain Call<br />
been doing since 2002?<br />
6. Who fits quality Doulton<br />
water filter systems?<br />
7. What does Mark Davis<br />
present?<br />
8. The letter L is the subject<br />
of what ?<br />
9. Who claims everything is<br />
right?<br />
10. Who would you find on<br />
670847305?<br />
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email: costacalidachronicle@gmail.com
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Please tell our customers where you saw their advertisement in the <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong><br />
To place an advertisement with us please see page 5 or contact Teresa 619 199 407<br />
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URGENT FUNDS NEEDED TO HELP<br />
GALGOS IN NEED<br />
If you can help Galgos Del Sol with any<br />
fundraising, please contact Tina Solera at<br />
galgosdelsol@hotmail.com.<br />
Galgos del Sol is an animal charity<br />
dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation<br />
of the Spanish greyhound or “galgo”. The<br />
charity also helps re-home other breeds<br />
of dogs and works with other dog shelters<br />
in Spain. As Galgos del Sol does not<br />
receive any official funding, the charity<br />
depends fully on generous donations and<br />
support from people. All innovative ideas<br />
for fundraising considered. Galgos del Sol<br />
will be able to support your fund raising<br />
events with some publicity material.<br />
STUCK FOR UNIQUE GIFTS FOR<br />
CHRISTMAS?<br />
Why not consider a sponsorship pack<br />
from Galgos del Sol. The pack is full of<br />
fun stickers, either a wristband or handmade<br />
Christmas card, a gift certificate and<br />
unique note cards – all for €25. Buy a pack<br />
and raise funds for Galgos del Sol.<br />
EDUCATION BOOKLETS<br />
Galgos del Sol, in conjunction with<br />
Greyhounds in Need UK, is proud to<br />
offer local schools and organisations<br />
here in Spain the opportunity to obtain<br />
educational booklets on pet care of the<br />
galgo. Printed in English and in Spanish,<br />
these educational booklets will delight<br />
schoolchildren and are filled with fun<br />
activities and stickers. For copies of this<br />
educational booklet, contact Tina Solera at<br />
glagosdelsol@hotmail.com<br />
GALGOS FOR ADOPTION<br />
These beautiful Galgos are waiting for<br />
adoption. All potential adoptees are subject<br />
to a house check. All dogs featured in this<br />
page have been micro-chipped, blood<br />
tested, vaccinated, neutered and many are<br />
passport ready.<br />
M A R I O .<br />
Unfortunately<br />
Mario got his leg<br />
caught in a snare<br />
trap and it had to be<br />
amputated. Despite<br />
this, he is lively<br />
with a beautiful<br />
personality and in<br />
need of some tender loving care.<br />
JORDAN. 3 year<br />
old male Galgo with<br />
a warm personality<br />
and heart.<br />
ABBY. Bitch 18<br />
months old in need<br />
of a good home.<br />
This is gorgeous Zoe and her five pups<br />
-4 bitches and one male dog. You can place<br />
a reservation for either Zoe or one of her<br />
pups.<br />
Please tell our customers where you saw their advertisement in the <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong><br />
To place an advertisement with us please see page 5 or contact Teresa 619 199 407<br />
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<strong>December</strong>! Another year almost gone –<br />
where?! It’s been a rewarding year for us at<br />
Rainbow Satellites both in our personal<br />
and business worlds. Regular readers of this<br />
column will be aware that we always start<br />
with snippets of our personal life and whilst<br />
there have been some downs as well as the<br />
ups it’s been a pretty good one. The new<br />
addition at Casa Rainbow – Tasi the terrier<br />
puppy is settling in well and learning that<br />
Rocia the cat is in charge! In our business<br />
life it has been a consistent year even with<br />
Spain in “crisis” and we must thank all our<br />
clients for that – both the ones who have<br />
used us again during the year and the new<br />
ones using us for the first time – let’s hope<br />
2012 will be good for us all. Before that<br />
we have the Christmas period and we at<br />
Rainbow wish all of you a happy festive<br />
season.<br />
TV News<br />
Christmas – a time when many of you<br />
may consider upgrading your viewing<br />
equipment, be it a new flat screen TV or<br />
reception equipment. We are often asked<br />
about which new TV to buy and in general<br />
our advice is buy something you like the<br />
look of and gives a picture you are happy<br />
with. We feel in that for the “run of the mill”<br />
viewing an LCD/LED (there is a difference<br />
but for most of us they are one of the same)<br />
will be the best buy. High Definition (HD)<br />
and Digital Terrestrial (TDT) will be built in<br />
– extras like 3D are really in their infancy<br />
and probably be a requirement for the buy<br />
after this one! Price is obviously important,<br />
but don’t let it be your only purchasing<br />
criteria. Things do go wrong and consider<br />
what after sales service you will get.<br />
To view UK TV down here in Spain, you<br />
will need a satellite digibox and this is<br />
where many of you are upgrading, be it<br />
with SKY paying a monthly contract or<br />
with FREESAT there are basically 3 types<br />
of digibox - SD, HD or HDPLUS. Most of<br />
you who have had your digibox for a while<br />
will have a simple SD (standard definition)<br />
box, so if you are buying a new HD TV,<br />
consider buying an HD digibox. Although<br />
your old SD box will work with the new TV<br />
the picture will not be as good as it could<br />
be. The standard HD box will give you the<br />
upgraded picture, but the best answer has<br />
to be the HDPLUS box, giving not only the<br />
upgraded picture, but the ease of recording<br />
TV and watching what you want when you<br />
want. These PLUS boxes have all sorts of<br />
features including pause live TV. Record<br />
one channel and watch another is the most<br />
significant the boxes are really easy to use<br />
– gone are the days of spending 15 minutes<br />
setting up your video/DVD to recorder to<br />
record a programme only to find out it<br />
didn’t work when you sit down to watch the<br />
programme!<br />
Contact Rainbow Satellites for all details<br />
of all digibox enquiries. We are happy to<br />
discuss requirements and suggest options.<br />
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Channel transmissions over the satellite<br />
system have been in a state of flux over<br />
the months of <strong>2011</strong>. Many of changes are<br />
to make room for the HD channels which<br />
have to be transmitted separately from the<br />
SD channel even though the programme is<br />
identical. Down here in southern Spain with<br />
the weak satellite signals we have seen<br />
channels come and go, but things seem<br />
to have settled down. If you are having<br />
reception problems contact us and we can<br />
probably help. It may be just that your<br />
digibox needs reprogramming/scanning, or<br />
the LNB on the dish replacing for the new<br />
signals. It needn’t cost a fortune to get<br />
good UK TV back.<br />
That’s it for this issue and this year – just<br />
remember that we, along with all the<br />
other installers cannot perform miracles<br />
in the week before Christmas. If you are<br />
thinking of upgrading for the festivities,<br />
get it booked in early and any arriving here<br />
just before Christmas, consider booking a<br />
system check on arrival rather than being<br />
left without TV!<br />
Article sponsored by RAINBOW<br />
SATELLITES, the company for all your<br />
TV needs in the Murcia region of southern<br />
Spain. Contact Alan or Matt for free friendly<br />
advice rainbowsats@gmail.com or call<br />
(0034) 686 358 475<br />
Web site www.rainbowsats.org has good<br />
basic information for TV viewing in Spain.<br />
Rainbow also sponsors the Trudy Ann<br />
show on <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Calida</strong> Radio – 90.0 and<br />
100.0 FM. Matt will be doing a TV Q and<br />
A session with Trudy on the evening of 6th<br />
<strong>December</strong> – listen in – online if you are not<br />
in the reception area.<br />
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MABS MAZ-<br />
ARRON RACE<br />
FOR LIFE<br />
Sunshine and<br />
blue skies<br />
greeted participants<br />
as<br />
the competitors<br />
gathered<br />
on Camposol<br />
Sector B,<br />
ready for the<br />
5 th MABS Mazarrón Race for Life on Sunday<br />
morning. Those who threw off their duvets<br />
and forfeited their Sunday morning lie-in<br />
could choose to amble, walk or run the 4km<br />
course.For the more energetic ones, there<br />
was an 8km circuit. Everyone who took part<br />
was rewarded with a t-shirt and a commemorative<br />
medal. First over the line in the 8km<br />
distance were James McCloughlan and Kathy<br />
Horgan from Calle Graena on Camposol D14<br />
and winners of the 4km distance were Helen<br />
Boocock and Nic Gilbert.<br />
“This is a big fundraiser for us” said Zue<br />
Burgess, MABS Mazarrón Co-ordinator.<br />
“We’re delighted to see so many people turn<br />
out to support the event today, and it is particularly<br />
pleasing to see some of our cancer<br />
patients taking part.” Sponsorship is still<br />
coming in and MABS estimates that the final<br />
total could reach around 4,000€ and would<br />
like to thank all the<br />
volunteers and stallholders<br />
for helping to<br />
make the Race for<br />
Life a success.<br />
MABS Mazarrón is<br />
a registered charity<br />
(No. 7261) offering<br />
help and<br />
support to local<br />
people of all nationalities<br />
who<br />
have been diagnosed<br />
with or are<br />
being treated for cancer. If you or someone<br />
you know would like some confidential<br />
help or support call our HELPLINE620<br />
422 410 or visit their website: www.<br />
mabsmurcia.com<br />
Photographer: Stan Laird<br />
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Calle Sobrija 2248<br />
Sector D20 Camposol<br />
by Rev Len Eaton MBE<br />
As I write this it is mid November and<br />
Remembrance tide is just behind us. Christ<br />
the King, a celebration of Jesus’ reign is still<br />
ahead and immediately after that is Advent<br />
Sunday when we start to look forward to<br />
Christmas and the arrival of the baby Jesus.<br />
Just how much can we cram into one month?<br />
Of course Remembrance is not just for the<br />
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month<br />
and this year almost uniquely the 11th year,<br />
but it is something we should practise every<br />
day of our lives in our prayers. However at<br />
the signing of the Armistice the King decreed<br />
that there would be two minutes silence in<br />
memory of the fallen every year at 11am<br />
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and that decree has been followed ever<br />
since. At Camposol a service was held in<br />
the Memorial Garden, Parque Los Palicios,<br />
Sector A, with over 200 people, including<br />
the Mayor of Mazarrón and other Town<br />
Hall dignitaries in attendence. For once<br />
the weather was kind to us and the service<br />
was very well received by all, reflecting in<br />
many respects the upsurge and interest in<br />
Remembrance in UK and worldwide as seen<br />
on TV. On Remembrance Sunday we held<br />
our normal Remembrance service for our own<br />
congregation at 10.30am followed at 1pm<br />
by a service for the Ex-Service Association,<br />
Mazarrón. Despite having moved to our new<br />
Church this year, we find that we still do not<br />
have room to accomodate everyone of these<br />
two groups together at one time as we would<br />
wish.<br />
I would take this opportunity to wish you all a<br />
Holy, Peaceful and Joyous Christmas from all at<br />
St Nicholas Ecumenical Church at Camposol.<br />
Services for <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Sunday 4th Songs of Praise 10.30am<br />
Sunday 11th Holy Communion 10.30am<br />
Sunday 18th Carol Service 6.30pm<br />
Saturday 24th Midnight Mass 11.30pm<br />
All services are in English and take place at<br />
Calle Sobrija 2248, D20, Camposol, where a<br />
warm welcome awaits you. We have a very<br />
active ministry in the German language led<br />
by Rev Bro Konrad, who holds services in San<br />
José Church, Puerto de Mazarrón on the 2nd<br />
and 4th Sunday at 4pm. Services offered by<br />
the Church are Wedding Blessings, Holy<br />
Baptism, Confirmation and Funerals. We<br />
have a Pastoral Service throughout the year,<br />
people who listen, talk and are there to help<br />
anyone who is sick or in need. The Pastoral<br />
care is absolutely confidential.<br />
For any of the Church Services offered or<br />
other information, please call Rev Len Eaton<br />
on 968 138 952 or Rev Deacon Maureen Kent<br />
on 636 099 679<br />
ARE YOU A WOMAN OF FIRE?<br />
Women Of Fire are a supportive non-profit<br />
making business and networking group<br />
exclusively for women and are now well<br />
established since their launch in January<br />
<strong>2011</strong> – and what a year it has been for<br />
them. The women who are attending their<br />
lunches come from diverse fields and many<br />
are finding inspiration from each other<br />
especially in such a difficult economic climate.<br />
Women Of Fire meet on the last Friday of the<br />
month at different venues and at a lunch you will<br />
find many things…..new customers, the answer<br />
to that business problem or work issue that<br />
you have been worrying about, or simply enjoy<br />
a great lunch in nice surroundings with likeminded<br />
people who could become your friends.<br />
You may find that inspiration you are looking for,<br />
improve your client base or hear of a fabulous<br />
business or job opportunity that is right for you.<br />
Women Of Fire have supported two<br />
charities so far -Paul Cunningham<br />
Nurses and The Lions Club and from<br />
November, HAH (Help at Home)<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> Blanca will be joining them.<br />
Women Of Fire are looking forward to<br />
meeting all you ladies who are either<br />
working, running her own business, thinking<br />
of setting up a business, or even wanting to<br />
meet and make new friends over fine dining.<br />
Their next lunches will be at Stan & Ollies in El<br />
Raso, Guardamar.<br />
They will hold their celebratory Christmas Lunch<br />
on Friday 16th <strong>December</strong> at the same venue. All<br />
members will have their Christmas lunch paid<br />
for by Women Of Fire and there is still plenty of<br />
time to join beforehand to take advantage of this.<br />
If you would like to know more about<br />
Women of Fire, please look on their<br />
website www.womenoffire.org or contact<br />
Christine on christine@womenoffire.org or<br />
telephone 966 795 103.<br />
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Animal Organisations:<br />
Andrea’s Animal Rescue<br />
Fuente Alamo<br />
690 906 565<br />
Easy Horse Care<br />
Rojales<br />
652 021 980<br />
Galgos del Sol<br />
Murcia<br />
galgosdelsol@hotmail.com<br />
Helping Hands<br />
contact@helpinghands.org.es<br />
JJ’s Puppy Rescue Organisation<br />
Mazarrón<br />
618 034 921<br />
John Kemp’s Puppies<br />
La Pinilla, Fuente Alamo<br />
646 737 230<br />
K9 Pet Rescue<br />
San Fulgencio/La Marina<br />
611 606 001<br />
MARA Dog Rescue<br />
Mula<br />
685 311 599<br />
Noah’s ARC<br />
Mazarrón<br />
699 352 818<br />
(Charity Shop)<br />
968 154 507<br />
PAPS<br />
966 769 137<br />
Pilar Christian Community Church<br />
Pilar de la Horidada<br />
966 769 300 or 650 509 606<br />
Puerto Lumbreras Church<br />
619 945 283<br />
St Nicholas Church<br />
Camposol, Mazarrón<br />
968 138 952<br />
Wellspring Victory Church<br />
Bolnuevo, Mazarrón<br />
620 599 270<br />
Groups:<br />
ADAPT<br />
San Pedro<br />
966 189 402<br />
Cloud Nine Drama<br />
Mula<br />
644 400 123<br />
Ex-Servicemen’s Association<br />
Mazarrón<br />
968 965 058<br />
Friends & Buddies<br />
Camposol, Mazarrón<br />
968 163 758<br />
Greenfingers Sector C Gardening<br />
Group<br />
Camposol, Mazarrón<br />
626 513 842<br />
Help at Home<br />
San Javier<br />
633 673 034<br />
Homeowners Sector A<br />
Camposol, Mazarrón<br />
608 029 112<br />
Welcome Group<br />
Camposol, Mazarrón<br />
620 105 179<br />
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NEST specialises in NON-sporty, easy, social<br />
walks. If you’d like to discover areas<br />
of outstanding natural beauty without the<br />
stress of keeping up with sporty walkers,<br />
then NEST is for you! We are not sporty<br />
walkers and we admire our surroundings<br />
and chat as we go along, without getting<br />
puffed out or racing ahead. We are often<br />
in the beautiful mountains where we might<br />
see wild boar and other wildlife. We eat<br />
in authentic Spanish restaurants or have<br />
picnics. The meal is optional, though most<br />
people couldn’t be dragged away! NEST<br />
is about meeting new people, making<br />
friends and enjoying the scenery with no<br />
rush and no stress. Bring cameras, binoculars,<br />
something to sip, decent footwear for<br />
walking, and a smile - and dogs are also<br />
made very welcome on leads! There are always<br />
new people to meet on NEST walks,<br />
they are very sociable occasions!<br />
Friday 30th <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Spectacular<br />
Views Over Alhama Followed<br />
by Meal in Mountains<br />
Meet 10.30 in the Car Park opposite Camping<br />
Sierra Espuña in El Berro.<br />
This is one of the easiest and shortest walks<br />
on the NEST agenda and really an excuse<br />
for a celebratory get-together between<br />
Christmas and New Year festivities! It’s a<br />
great opportunity to get some fresh air and<br />
a teeny bit of exercise out of the house in<br />
very good company and have some fun,<br />
reminding ourselves of the beauty of nature<br />
whilst meeting friendly new people! A<br />
wonderfully easy walk if you’ve got family<br />
of all ages to bring along, since we don´t<br />
go in for sporty walks at the best of times<br />
and this one is truly the shortest and easiest<br />
of them all - just a short amble to see<br />
a truly breathtaking view, followed by a<br />
lovely meal in the mountains. Just the<br />
ticket between Christmas and New Year! If<br />
you need an excuse to get out of the house<br />
away from all the conventional festivities<br />
then this is it! The walk is 5€ and the optional<br />
delicious meal is 9€ for 4 courses<br />
including salad, starter, main course, dessert,<br />
a drink and coffee. Most people love<br />
the meal - the food is excellent and the<br />
chance of seeing wild boar in their natural<br />
environment there is a real feature!<br />
Be sure to book your places early, as places<br />
are limited. Phone or text 679002147<br />
with all your names and Spanish contact<br />
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People can’t be accepted without a proper<br />
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Prehistoric Town of La Bastida near<br />
Totana (continued)<br />
An abundance of remains have been found<br />
at La Bastida. Perhaps unsurprisingly,<br />
the most numerous have been pieces of<br />
pottery such as vessels used for storage,<br />
cooking, eating and drinking. The<br />
ceramic vessels would be made in small<br />
ovens outside the houses. Particularly<br />
striking were large “orzas”, some 90cms<br />
high and 60cms across in which cereals<br />
were kept. Then, there are typical cups<br />
from the Argaric Era with their careful<br />
finish and occasional metallic lustre which<br />
have proved frequent finds at La Bastida.<br />
The Argaric People found a new process<br />
for creating such a metallic sheen on<br />
pots. Half way through firing them, the<br />
pots were rubbed in one direction along<br />
the clay material to give this sheen at<br />
the end of the process. Argaric Pots<br />
are, in fact, of a very distinct nature and<br />
8 typical designs have been identified.<br />
Their “cups”, for example, had a strangely<br />
unique and uneven pattern at their base<br />
and were particularly large, perhaps used<br />
as communal drinking vessels.<br />
Many stone tools have also been found,<br />
including crushers, mortars, hammers<br />
and knife grinders. Bone needles and<br />
clay loom weights are among other<br />
finds. These loom weights show that<br />
flax was an important material in the<br />
community. Remnants have been found<br />
next to copper objects (which changed<br />
the flax composition and helped preserve<br />
it) which show some of the material was<br />
remarkably fine. Wool and other natural<br />
materials were also worked. More exotic<br />
objects have also been uncovered such<br />
as metal ingots, ready for working into<br />
weapons or tools. There was a rich<br />
source of copper, for example, in one of<br />
the Sierras adjacent to La Bastida. While<br />
we were being shown the archaeological<br />
laboratory at La Bastida, on display was<br />
a pair of superb silver earrings which had<br />
been turned up on the site.<br />
But, to us, one of the most striking<br />
features is the large number of burials<br />
found under the floors of houses, though<br />
in some cases, tombs have been robbed<br />
in the past. Apparently, as many as<br />
one in five of burials actually took place<br />
inside the houses. A majority of these<br />
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were of infants under the age of five,<br />
buried in small ceramic vessels with just<br />
a few grave goods to accompany them.<br />
It seems that, especially toward the end<br />
of the Argaric Period, infant mortality<br />
was high, due to infectious diseases and<br />
deficiencies in diet. However, some have<br />
even questioned whether infanticide was<br />
practiced on account of the very large<br />
number of such burials. Other tombs<br />
housed two individuals, but very few<br />
were of old people. Analysis of skeletons<br />
suggests that arthritis was quite common<br />
in women in the elbows and knees,<br />
perhaps associated with milling, while,<br />
in men, spinal column problems probably<br />
resulted from carrying heavy objects.<br />
Burial, in a pot or urn, became the<br />
norm at the time of La Bastida’s peak<br />
and thereafter. Previous to this, most<br />
burials appear rather to have been in<br />
stone “coffins” about a metre long and<br />
0.8 metres wide placed in a ditch and<br />
covered. For adults, the urns used in<br />
this later period could be of considerable<br />
size. The burial procedure would be to<br />
dig a ditch along part of the house floor,<br />
often at the foot of or close to a wall. The<br />
urn was put in a horizontal position in the<br />
ditch with stones carefully placed around<br />
it. The body with its grave goods would<br />
be placed inside the urn and its top closed<br />
with a large stone and other material<br />
before other stones were put in front of<br />
it. Earth and stones were then used to<br />
replace the house floor! Other interesting<br />
tombs have been found, including that<br />
of a high caste woman toward the top of<br />
the hill, whose grave goods included a<br />
necklace with fossilised shark’s teeth in it.<br />
Also, there was a warrior’s tomb with one<br />
of the largest halberd heads (a combined<br />
lance and axe like weapon) of this era<br />
ever found, made of well preserved<br />
copper. There was also evidence of the<br />
shaft. A superb dagger was among the<br />
other remarkable finds. It is perhaps a<br />
pity that the tombs cannot be left in situ<br />
in the house floors to be seen by visitors<br />
today, but they would clearly fill with<br />
water and degenerate. However, replicas<br />
may be possible in the future.<br />
Perhaps, therefore, we can now<br />
understand why La Bastida, near Totana,<br />
is regarded as one of Western Europe’s<br />
most important Argaric Sites. At the<br />
time of its greatest splendour some<br />
3600-3700 years ago, La Bastida had<br />
a population of around 1200 people and<br />
would have been one of Western Europe’s<br />
largest settlements! It would have been a<br />
true city with the area surrounding it, also<br />
well settled, under its control.<br />
What happened to La Bastida and why<br />
did it suddenly disappear towards the<br />
end of the second millennium BC, being<br />
abandoned by its inhabitants? The short<br />
answer is that we do not know, but La<br />
Bastida was not alone. About 3600 years<br />
ago the Argaric Civilisation seems to<br />
have begun to mysteriously disappear<br />
from the archaeological record. One<br />
suggestion is that it may have sown the<br />
seeds of its own downfall. According<br />
to one study, about 4200 years ago,<br />
significant amounts of charcoal began<br />
to appear, perhaps because the Bronze<br />
Age Argaric People were setting fire<br />
to forests in an attempt to clear them<br />
for grazing and other uses. What seems<br />
clear is that, within 300 years, the diverse<br />
forest eco-system previously visible in the<br />
pollen records had been replaced in many<br />
cases by fire-prone Mediterranean scrub.<br />
The resultant degradation of soils and<br />
vegetation may well have caused major<br />
problems for the Argaric Agricultural<br />
Economy, especially as populations<br />
increased. Climate change may also have<br />
played a part as it was becoming more<br />
arid.<br />
La Bastida is, therefore, a real treasure,<br />
well meriting the emphasis which is now<br />
being given to it. If you are interested in<br />
visiting it, then you should call in (or ring<br />
– 968 42 39 02) the Totana Tourist Office<br />
in the Town Hall in Totana and they will be<br />
able to tell you what may be possible, but<br />
go if you have the opportunity to see a<br />
real settlement from prehistory!<br />
Part taken from “Exploring Murcia – A<br />
Guide to Totana, Alhama de Murcia,<br />
Aledo, Pliego and the Sierra Espuña”,<br />
by Clive and Rosie Palmer which is<br />
available from www.lulu.com or contact<br />
clive.palmer5@btinternet.com<br />
Clive and Rosie Palmer have written<br />
several guide books on towns and regions<br />
in Murcia. Copies of some of the books<br />
may also be available from Cosas y Cosas,<br />
Cehegin and Best Wishes, Camposol<br />
Urbanización.<br />
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It’s <strong>December</strong> again and Christmas time in<br />
the kitchen for all us cooks! Time to bring<br />
out the stuffing recipes, make the mince<br />
pies and cover everything in alcohol! While<br />
my family really enjoys the traditional Turkey<br />
with all its trimmings, I look for a bit<br />
of a twist here and there. One year I did<br />
all sugar-free desserts for my diabetic husband,<br />
while another year I looked at what<br />
to do with the leftover Turkey. This year I<br />
decided to try and find some recipes to liven<br />
up my vegetables on Christmas Day, but<br />
of course they can be used all year round.<br />
The lemon carrot recipe is a firm favourite<br />
with our Sunday roast and gives the carrots<br />
a lovely glaze (not to mention another use<br />
for my endless supply of lemons)!<br />
Buen Apetito<br />
Honey Roasted Parsnips<br />
125ml warm water<br />
175g honey<br />
Tablespoon melted butter<br />
5 parsnips, peeled and cubed<br />
Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas 5. Stir together<br />
water, butter and honey in a large<br />
bowl until the honey has dissolved. Add<br />
the parsnips and toss to coat. Transfer the<br />
parsnips and honey sauce into a 23x30cm<br />
or similar sized baking dish.<br />
Bake uncovered in preheated oven until the<br />
parsnips are very soft, about 30 minutes.<br />
Brussel Sprouts with Pine Nuts and<br />
Blue Cheese<br />
90g Brussels sprouts (ends trimmed and<br />
yellow leaves removed)<br />
115g butter, cut into pieces<br />
1 teaspoon sea salt<br />
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper<br />
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice<br />
4 tablespoons pine nuts<br />
70g blue cheese, crumbled<br />
Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4.<br />
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Place the Brussels sprouts into a casserole<br />
dish. Arrange pieces of butter on top of the<br />
sprouts. Season with salt, pepper and lemon<br />
juice. Cover with the lid.<br />
Bake for 25 minutes in the pre-heated oven<br />
or until sprouts are just barely tender. Stir<br />
now and then to keep them from sticking.<br />
During the last 10 minutes, sprinkle the<br />
pine nuts over the sprouts and remove the<br />
lid. When the sprouts are done, sprinkle<br />
blue cheese over them before serving.<br />
Gnocchi and Asparagus in Sage and<br />
Lemon Butter<br />
80g salted butter<br />
2 cloves of garlic<br />
1 bunch of fresh sage<br />
1 lemon<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
500g gnocchi<br />
Asparagus<br />
50g Parmesan grated<br />
Boil a large pan of salted water. Meanwhile<br />
heat a frying pan and add the butter. Add<br />
garlic and sage and cook for 1 minute.<br />
Add lemon juice and zest and seasoning.<br />
Remove from heat. Place gnocchi and asparagus<br />
into boiling water and cook for 2-3<br />
minutes until the gnocchi rises to the top<br />
of the water. Strain well and gently tip into<br />
frying pan and gently toss together without<br />
reheating. Serve with sprinkled Parmesan.<br />
Leek and Parsnip Bake<br />
350g parsnips (cubed)<br />
350g leeks (chopped)<br />
1tbsp olive oil<br />
3 eggs separated<br />
2tbsp plain flour<br />
225g low-fat soft cheese<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
Boil parsnips in water until tender and drain<br />
and mash. Heat the oil and cook leeks until<br />
tender. Add half the leeks to the parsnips,<br />
stir in the flour and then the egg yolks. Beat<br />
egg whites until stiff and then add to the<br />
mixture. Spread the mixture in a tin and<br />
bake on 190 degrees for 25 minutes. Stir<br />
the remaining leeks into the soft cheese<br />
and heat up. Add seasoning to taste. When<br />
the bake is cooked remove from the oven<br />
and spread the leek/cheese mixture over<br />
the top. Serve either hot or cold.<br />
Crisp Roast Potatoes<br />
1kg (2 1/4 lb) potatoes, peeled and cut into<br />
thick chunks<br />
3 tablespoons beef dripping (or vegetable<br />
oil if preferred)<br />
2 tablespoons flour<br />
1 teaspoon dried oregano<br />
1 teaspoon turmeric<br />
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to<br />
taste<br />
Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas mark 6.<br />
Cook potatoes for 8 to 10 minutes in a<br />
large pot of boiling water.<br />
Place dripping or oil in a preheated roasting<br />
tin until almost smoking.<br />
Drain potatoes and return to pot. Sprinkle<br />
with the flour, turmeric, oregano, salt and<br />
pepper. Place a lid on the pot and shake<br />
vigorously so that potatoes are covered in<br />
the flour and spice mixture. Place in the<br />
roasting tin and toss to coat in the hot fat.<br />
Roast for about 40 minutes.<br />
Celeriac and Potato Mash<br />
250g potatoes<br />
400g celeriac<br />
250ml single cream<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<br />
Bring salted water in a large saucepan or<br />
pot to the boil.<br />
Peel and dice the potatoes and celeriac.<br />
Add the potatoes and celeriac to the boiling<br />
water and cook for about 30 minutes or<br />
until tender.<br />
Drain well, mash, then stir in the cream.<br />
Season and serve!<br />
Red Cabbage and Apple<br />
2 tablespoons vegetable oil<br />
550g shredded red cabbage<br />
1 onion, chopped<br />
2 tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced<br />
2 tablespoons water<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons salt<br />
Ground black pepper to taste<br />
3 tablespoons sugar<br />
3 tablespoons vinegar<br />
Heat oil in a medium-sized saucepan. Stir<br />
in cabbage and onion; fry until wilted. Stir<br />
in apple and water, salt and pepper. Cover<br />
and simmer about 25 minutes.<br />
Pour vinegar and sugar into the mixture<br />
while tasting for desired sweet and sour<br />
taste. Cook another 5 to 6 minutes.<br />
Lemon Carrots<br />
4 Carrots, peeled and chopped<br />
20g butter<br />
Juice of 2 lemons<br />
Steam carrots until just cooked and still<br />
firm. Melt butter and add the lemon juice.<br />
Toss the carrots in the butter mix and serve<br />
immediately.<br />
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Excursion Cantalar - Sierra Villafuerte on 23 rd<br />
October.<br />
On our fourth excursion, at long last autumn<br />
has arrived and the temperature is good.<br />
We went in our cars in search of the group<br />
waiting for us in San Juan. There were a few<br />
shreds of clouds that seemed to cling to the<br />
slopes and accompanying us appearing and<br />
disappearing in the landscape before our<br />
eyes. We started the ascent of the Cantalar<br />
Ravine, where as expected, the spectacular<br />
scenery of the Dolomitic Needles are of lunar<br />
appearance, looking like warriors of sleepy<br />
rock giants guarding the mass of limestone<br />
that makes up the Sierra de Villafuerte.<br />
The fountainhead of the Cantalar was our<br />
starting point. We began our ascent enjoying<br />
high mountain vegetation and observing the<br />
maples that at this time of year are very<br />
evident among the pines. The air was so<br />
fresh that despite the rise, it remained warm.<br />
Honeysuckles, wild roses and pines trees<br />
were evident on our way up the Hill of Las<br />
Cabellas, from where the ascent was as if it<br />
were a stone stairway. The last of the group<br />
had an aromatherapy session rubbing thyme<br />
and other plants which emit their scent. Well<br />
perfumed, we arrived at the village. We have<br />
noticed dry maple leaves on the edge of the<br />
village. The tree has a multiple and twisted<br />
trunk embedded in the rock and covered with<br />
moss. Once at the summit, we enjoyed lunch<br />
and the views of 1749 metres in which we find<br />
ourselves. From this vantage point we can<br />
see the massif of Sierra Seca (Revolcadores),<br />
La Sagra, Mingarnao…from the Empanadas in<br />
the sierra de Cazorla and a good part of the<br />
Serrania Moratallera.<br />
After taking a group photo, we went to<br />
the Tardoromano-Visigoth town, crossing<br />
the stony ground when we found a curious<br />
arthropod on a stone. We finally found the<br />
challenges of the wall that surrounded the<br />
village which made us wonder why a group<br />
of humans would want to take refuge in a<br />
place so inhospitable. We descend by a small<br />
barranquera and on our way we discovered<br />
the remains of a banquet left by the vultures.<br />
Our journey took us to the area overlooking<br />
the Cantalar with views<br />
over the countryside<br />
of San Juan to the<br />
neighbouring province<br />
of Albacete where<br />
you can spend hours<br />
sitting listening to the<br />
wind in the pines cups<br />
and black junipers. A<br />
menacing black cloud<br />
approached from the<br />
west so we started to<br />
descend.<br />
We abandoned<br />
the old Laricio and<br />
returned looking for<br />
another access to the<br />
village. We noticed<br />
a few droppings of a<br />
fox, several of which<br />
we found during<br />
the excursion. We<br />
also discovered the<br />
presence of a polecat<br />
and a spring of large frogs in the water that<br />
the wild boar use for their hygienic mud<br />
baths.<br />
On arriving back at the cars, thunder warned<br />
us that we were about to get the long awaited<br />
rain in these dry mountains. We climbed<br />
into the car and headed for Bar Luís where<br />
we enjoyed a wonderful meal. (The photo<br />
of Ramona demonstrates this). We look<br />
forward to the next walk around Moratalla.<br />
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Wednesday 9 th November saw ABBA Elite<br />
and DJ Helen come to entertain 278 people<br />
from Calasparra and local towns, Cehegin,<br />
Moratella, Caravaca, Bullas and Mula.<br />
The meal of Chicken, Pork and Potatoes<br />
served at La Daya was excellent with the<br />
smiling staff serving 27 tables quickly and<br />
efficiently. More was to come, once the table<br />
platters were emptied by the hungry party<br />
goers, the staff then came round with 2 nd ’s<br />
and in some cases 3 rd ’s but we are not telling<br />
which person or table that was!<br />
Then it was<br />
onto the main<br />
event – ABBA<br />
Elite. They<br />
started their<br />
first set with<br />
relatively<br />
s l o w<br />
numbers, but<br />
everyone was<br />
soon waving<br />
their arms<br />
in the air<br />
or clapping<br />
along as the<br />
music got<br />
quicker - a<br />
good start to<br />
let the meal<br />
settle down. During this set Rog and Rick had<br />
asked ABBA to present a printed T Sweatshirt<br />
to the biggest fan in the room - Tom. The<br />
room were overwhelming in their support for<br />
this present given to Tom and both Rog and<br />
Rick were grateful to the whole crowd for<br />
their response.<br />
The first set finished, it was down to Helen to<br />
get the dancers in the crowd up on the floor<br />
and she didn’t have to wait long. A total<br />
mixture of Rock ‘n roll, Motown and Twisting<br />
music brought out the best (or worse) in<br />
those on the dance floor.<br />
The second ABBA set was bit more up-tempo,<br />
which kept a lot of the crowd on the dance<br />
floor, enjoying live music to an exceptional<br />
performance in the likeness of the real group<br />
itself.<br />
DJ Helen came back on to wind down the<br />
evening, but it did not seem to deter the<br />
hardened “boppers” and we continued until<br />
around 12.45am when ‘Time to say Goodbye’<br />
by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman<br />
brought the evening to a close.<br />
La Daya was an excellent venue. The<br />
Management and Staff were determined to<br />
look after us and they did. It was the first<br />
‘all English Party’ they had put on and with<br />
the service, value for money and ambience, it<br />
won’t be the last. This event was so successful<br />
that excess funds after all outgoings will go to<br />
local Calasparra organisations and schools.<br />
Thank you to everyone who supported this<br />
event and whilst a lot of people want to know<br />
when the next one is, MABS Christmas<br />
Party is on the 9 th <strong>December</strong> at the Sanctuary<br />
in Calasparra – so polish up your dancing<br />
shoes for that party.<br />
As for Rog and Rick, they are looking at next<br />
April for their event.<br />
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On 15th October 21 people gathered<br />
near the campsite in Moratalla to start<br />
a beautiful 15 km walk on what was yet<br />
another hot and sunny day. We walked<br />
upwards for almost two hours, but we took<br />
lots of stops to look at the views and to<br />
catch our breath. After some 25 minutes<br />
walking on the level with glorious views<br />
out over the mountains of Murcia, we cut<br />
downwards to an old ruined cortijo to have<br />
lunch. There were three large fig trees as<br />
well as a couple of almond trees here so<br />
everybody was able to have fresh fruit and<br />
nuts with their lunch! After the break we<br />
continued on an undulating forest track<br />
until we finally reached the campsite again.<br />
asparagus which had just one small shoot<br />
showing, so we will be back in a couple<br />
of weeks when we should be able to pick<br />
enough for tea! Our circular route came<br />
out near the restaurant we had chosen for<br />
our lunch, which we really enjoyed, sitting<br />
outside overlooking the sea. Thanks to<br />
everyone for the excellent company and<br />
very enjoyable walk.<br />
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people who enjoy a variety a walks in the<br />
Murcia region please contact warm2005@<br />
gmail.com for a copy of our programme.<br />
The next walk of the season was to have<br />
been a 24 kilometre walk led by Rick<br />
in the Valentín area. Unfortunately,<br />
on the day heavy rain forced Rick to<br />
postpone. Hopefully this will be rescheduled<br />
for the New Year.<br />
The third<br />
walk of the<br />
month was<br />
on the coast<br />
when twelve<br />
of us met at<br />
a beach-side<br />
cafe in Puerto<br />
de Mazarrón for a pre-walk aperitif. As we<br />
set off the sun was shining, which was a<br />
relief after a couple of days of showers.<br />
After a short stretch along the beach we<br />
turned away from the sea into a rambla.<br />
The first part was nice and easy with a<br />
dirt track through an area which used to<br />
contain tomato greenhouses, but they<br />
are now demolished and the area cleared<br />
of plastic remains. Very soon the track<br />
became more and more overgrown and we<br />
had to pick our way carefully through the<br />
undergrowth, at times scrambling out of<br />
the rambla due to pools of water impeding<br />
our way. We were very lucky to have with<br />
us Chelo who has studied wild plants and<br />
trees of the area and she was able to<br />
point out various interesting species. The<br />
track eventually came out at Las Balsicas<br />
where we followed the road as far as Los<br />
Lorentes and then turned into the Rambla<br />
de Los Lorentes to make our way back.<br />
This rambla was much less demanding<br />
and we passed some caves where the wild<br />
pigeons roost and we were lucky enough<br />
to see a Little Owl perching on a post<br />
watching us pass. Just before we came out<br />
of the rambla Chelo we spotted some wild<br />
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The winter months in Spain are when the<br />
hunters are out in force, especially up in<br />
the mountains around towns such as Moratalla.<br />
During a huge forest fire in 1994,<br />
much of the flora and fauna of the mountains<br />
of Moratalla were destroyed. This<br />
area has been part of the reforestation<br />
project of restoring the pine trees and native<br />
bushes which has been carried out<br />
over the past few years. To encourage the<br />
wildlife to return to these mountains, the<br />
project is halted during the breeding and<br />
nesting season. This has meant that many<br />
birds and animals such as rabbits and wild<br />
boar have returned to the area. There are<br />
now 45 species of birds, including birds of<br />
prey identified in the area. There has even<br />
been a pair of golden eagles spotted on the<br />
Sierra del Cerezo Mountain and the mountains<br />
of Moratalla have been classified as a<br />
ZEPA bird protection area.<br />
Having seen an advert for Lorraine’s<br />
Face and Body mobile Beauty Treatment<br />
in the October edition of the <strong>Costa</strong><br />
Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong>, a group of us thought<br />
that with all the social activities going on<br />
at the moment, we could do with a ‘Pamper<br />
Day’ when we could get together and<br />
have our nails and other treatments such<br />
as massages and facials done. One of us<br />
had previously had Shellac put on her nails<br />
and she was so impressed that three of<br />
us had that treatment and others had either<br />
a full massage or just neck and head<br />
massages. It was the first time Lorraine<br />
had been to Northwest Murcia and as she<br />
comes from Fuente Alamo and it was quite<br />
a long way to travel, we made sure that it<br />
was worth her while by booking eight treatments.<br />
Lorraine was extremely professional<br />
and was with us from 10.30-5.30pm<br />
so we kept her well supplied with cups of<br />
tea and refreshments during the day and<br />
she has agreed to return at the beginning<br />
of <strong>December</strong> to get us all looking good for<br />
the run up to Christmas. If you would like<br />
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to host a ‘Pamper Day’, give Lorraine a<br />
call on 676545436 and go to www.fabbeautywithlorraine.moofruit.com<br />
to see<br />
the range of treatments available.<br />
There will be the final showing of Classic<br />
Cars on <strong>December</strong> 7 in Benizar, during the<br />
morning and there will be trophies presented<br />
by the Mayor of Moratalla and organizers<br />
as well as a popular lunch. The event is<br />
being organised by MTV the local television<br />
company of Moratalla, La Maestra Alimentaria<br />
and the Mayordomía <strong>2011</strong> de Benizar.<br />
Yecla, Murcia - Fiestas Patronales de la<br />
Virgen del Castillo - Virgen del Castillo patron<br />
saint’s day fiesta - <strong>December</strong> 1 to 16<br />
The fiesta dates from the 17th century,<br />
and the highlight is the procession with the<br />
statue of the Virgin on the 8th where the<br />
noise of harquebuses (an old firearm shot<br />
by lighting a fuse with gunpowder) can be<br />
heard throughout the parade, and also during<br />
a large part of the celebrations, which<br />
date back to 1642.<br />
The event begins with the Blessing on 5<br />
<strong>December</strong>. In the evening, squads of soldiers<br />
taking part in the fiesta invite local<br />
residents to join in the celebrations. There<br />
are various cultural acts from the floral offering,<br />
to participants wearing a regulation<br />
uniform of a black hat with corners.<br />
Tel.: +34 968754104<br />
turismo@yecla.es<br />
http://www.yecla.es<br />
Cehegin Scene<br />
On the last Sunday of every month from<br />
October to June in the “Plaza del Castillo”<br />
the highest point in the old town of Cehegin<br />
(Casco Antiguo) there is a craft market<br />
known as “El Mesoncico”. There you will<br />
find more than 50 craftsmen of the area<br />
with stalls displaying such products as<br />
cured meats, hams, pottery, cakes, wines,<br />
cheeses, etc. Each of the monthly markets<br />
has a different theme showing traditional<br />
and local crafts. You will be able to taste<br />
and enjoy the foods and products most<br />
typical to this area.<br />
This month there will be no market “El<br />
Mesoncico”, however we have organized<br />
activities for you to enjoy in Cehegín. In<br />
the old town we are celebrating open door<br />
in the principal monuments and Churches<br />
such as Museo Arqueológico, Palacio de los<br />
Fajardo, Iglesia Mayor de Santa María Magdalena,<br />
Ermita de la Concepción, Iglesia de<br />
la Soledad, Santuario de la Virgen de las<br />
Maravillas, etc. Furthermore, you can enjoy<br />
the taste of typical Christmas sweets<br />
and music performed by “Cuadrilla de Animeros”.<br />
Free parking is available at the Marble<br />
Technology Centre situated in Carretera<br />
Murcia, approached from the West. A free<br />
bus service is operated to the market place<br />
every 20 minutes<br />
From the 8 th to the 11 th we celebrate the<br />
long weekend for the special Spanish<br />
food where many pubs will prepare typical<br />
dishes with a drink at a special price of<br />
2.5€. There are many special recipes to<br />
taste like porridge, rice with tripe, Castilian<br />
garlic soup, Murcian stew, olla bullera,<br />
potatatoes with garlic, lentils, mushrooms,<br />
etc.<br />
Every weekend you can visit the Ecological<br />
Park opened to visitors from 10am until<br />
6.00pm at weekends, everybody is welcome.<br />
For visits during the week however,<br />
a reservation is required by telephone to<br />
696 775 783.<br />
If there are any further enquiries please<br />
contact the Cehegin Tourist Office at 968<br />
723 550 or visit our tourist website www.<br />
turismocehegin.es<br />
Santiago Leo<br />
Cehegin Tourist Office<br />
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Dear Editor<br />
I am writing this letter to tell readers about<br />
the palliative care that is available for cancer<br />
patients in Spain.<br />
It has been a few weeks since my lovely<br />
husband David died of cancer and I now feel<br />
able to talk about my experience.<br />
David came home from hospital for what was<br />
only to be a few weeks. When we left hospital<br />
we were told that David would receive some<br />
palliative radiotherapy. We were given a list of<br />
medication he needed, but were not provided<br />
with any other means of help, even though we<br />
asked. David’s health at the point of discharge<br />
was poor – he was unable to walk or feed<br />
himself and was clearly going to need full time<br />
care at home. During this time, I cared for<br />
David with everything that I had.<br />
In David’s final weeks, I found it so very hard<br />
with his general care – lifting and washing and<br />
feeding him. I knew of no help available and<br />
none was offered. Everyone I had spoken to<br />
at the hospital was in the same position. They<br />
did not know of any home care available.<br />
The day before David died, my GP told me<br />
about the palliative care team available. They<br />
are a cancer specialist doctor and nurse who<br />
will come to your home and help you care for<br />
your loved one. All you have to do is ask your<br />
doctor, because IT IS AVAILABLE to you.<br />
David was provided wi th medical assistance<br />
that he needed whilst in hospital and all the<br />
drugs that he needed to help his condition.<br />
However, in the UK we are well informed<br />
about the availability of qualified palliative<br />
home-care. I do not believe that it is common<br />
knowledge in Spain that this care is there<br />
for you if you need it. It will make you and<br />
your loved ones’ lives easier, calmer and more<br />
dignified. Please do not struggle on without it.<br />
I wish no-one to go through what I did. I just<br />
wish I was told about this help earlier.<br />
David died on 9 th September in the arms of the<br />
two people he loved so very much, but it would<br />
have made his passing so much easier if I had<br />
had the help available.<br />
Our love for him will never die.<br />
Angelalupe@gmail.com<br />
Dear Editor<br />
I´m writing with regard to one of your<br />
advertisers, Viajes Dragontours.<br />
I normally don´t use the services of a<br />
Travel Agent, preferring to organise holidays<br />
independently. However, I recently decided to<br />
take a cruise for the first time and saw one<br />
being advertised that seemed to meet all our<br />
criteria. I contacted Eileen who was a wealth<br />
of knowledge and expertise and gave fantastic<br />
help and advice, even checking us in on online,<br />
to save time upon arrival at the Port.<br />
The cruise was even better than expected<br />
and I´d like to thank Eileen for her help and<br />
patience and will certainly be calling on her<br />
again.<br />
Yours faithfully<br />
Martin, Camposol<br />
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Every Mon<br />
Every Tue<br />
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Wellbeing Clinic/<strong>Calida</strong> Caring Agency<br />
Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo<br />
Watch Your Weight Club, 2€ to MABS<br />
Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo, 10.30am<br />
Yoga with Marí Carmen<br />
Bolnuevo, 10am<br />
Slimming Club<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 11am<br />
Bingo<br />
Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 11am-3pm<br />
Andrea’s Animal Rescue, Shop Collection<br />
Car Park, Camposol B, 11.30-1.30pm<br />
GO maD Available for Donations<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Calida</strong> Radio (Pto), 3-5pm<br />
Zumba with Louise<br />
Sensol Hotel, Camposol C, 7.30pm<br />
4 course pre Christmas Dinner<br />
The Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón,<br />
16.95€<br />
Music Quiz with John<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9pm<br />
Entertainment Quiz<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, 9pm<br />
Yoga/dance classes 10am and 11.30am<br />
Condado Club, Condado de Alhama<br />
Pensionista Day 1€ discount<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
Weekly “B” Clean Working Party<br />
Camposol B, 9am<br />
MAMAS Collection /Book Stall 10am-1pm<br />
Camposol B Car Park, opp garage<br />
“Pick/Try/Choose/Buy/Donate”<br />
MABS Murcia NE<br />
Apts Maruja, Baños de Fortuna,<br />
10.30-12pm<br />
Dance Fitness to Music with Annette<br />
Hotel Sensol, Camposol C, 11am<br />
Fish and Chips<br />
The Arches, Los Alcázares, from 6pm<br />
Every Wed<br />
Every Thu<br />
Fun Quiz Night with Eddie B<br />
Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 7.30pm<br />
General Knowledge Quiz<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, 9pm<br />
Karaoke @<br />
The Arches, Los Alcázares<br />
Gardening Group Clean Up<br />
Camposol C, 9.00am<br />
Bridge, New Players Welcome<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9.45am<br />
Yoga with Marí Carmen<br />
Bolnuevo, 10.00am<br />
Age Concern booking events etc<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 10am-12pm<br />
Zumba with Louise<br />
Hotel Sensol, Camposol C, 11.30am<br />
PALS for booking events etc<br />
Saralara’s, Pto de Mazarron, 1-3pm<br />
Creative Writing Group/Annette<br />
Camposol, 2-3.30pm<br />
Book/DVD Club with HAH<br />
La Zona Bar, Los Narejos. 2.30-4.30pm<br />
Zumba with Louise<br />
Tara’s Casa, 5pm<br />
Fish and Chip Night,<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 6.50€<br />
Quiz Night with <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida Radio<br />
DJ Mark the Spark<br />
Hacienda del Alamo Clubhouse, 8pm<br />
Steak Night (3 courses)<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 15€<br />
Quiz with Nigel<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 8.30pm<br />
Dominoes, 5’s and 3’s<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, 8.30pm<br />
Mens’ Darts In the Evening<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
Karaoke/Disco with Lisa B @<br />
Alley Palais, Camposol B, 9pm<br />
Camposol Market<br />
Camposol A<br />
Wellbeing Clinic with <strong>Calida</strong> Caring Agency<br />
Dental Care, Camposol B, 10am-4pm<br />
Alternative Thursdays<br />
“Pick/Try/Choose/Buy/Donate”<br />
MABS Murcia NE 10.30-12pm<br />
Apts Maruja, Baños de Fortuna<br />
Slimming Club<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 11am<br />
PALS for booking events etc<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol B, from 11am-1.30pm<br />
Zumba with Louise<br />
Hotel Sensol, Camposol C, 11.30am<br />
“Latin Beats”/Annette<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 11.30-12.30pm<br />
Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection Point<br />
Mazarrón Country Club Bar, 11.30-1pm<br />
Mini Movers/Dance/Drama with Louise<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 3pm<br />
Modern Movers Dance with Louise<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 4pm<br />
Street Dance with Louise<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 5pm<br />
Adult Beginner Salsa with Louise<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 7.30pm<br />
“Turkey and Tinsel” Menu<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
General Knowledge Quiz<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, 9pm<br />
Karaoke with Bernie Mac @<br />
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Every Fri<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 9pm<br />
Ladies’ Darts in the evening<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
Evening Special Menu 8pm<br />
Buen Descanso, Tallante, 20€<br />
Fun Quiz Night<br />
Bar La Manchica, La Manchica<br />
Fresh Fish Night, 3 courses<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€<br />
Curry Night<br />
Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€<br />
Bridge, New Players Welcome<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9.45am<br />
Book Sale/Bric-a-Brac. Noah’s ARC<br />
Camposol B, 10am-2pm<br />
Book Stall. Camposol A Gardening Group<br />
Car Park Camposol A. 10.30-12.30pm<br />
Lions Bahia Mazarrón booking events etc<br />
Kennelly’s, Camposol B 11am-1pm<br />
Age Concern booking events etc<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B 11am-1pm<br />
GoMad Available for Donations<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Calida</strong> Radio (Pto), 12.30-2pm<br />
10 Pin Bowling, Camposol C Garden Group<br />
Totana, 4pm<br />
Mark Phoenix Hypnotheraphy @<br />
Dental Care, Camposol B<br />
Fish and Chips<br />
The Arches, Los Alcazares, from 6pm<br />
Fish & Chips 5€<br />
The New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Fish & Chips & Live Music @<br />
Hacienda del Álamo Clubhouse, 12€<br />
Evening Special Menu<br />
Buen Descanso, Tallante, 20€<br />
Fresh Fish Night, 3 courses<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€<br />
Bingo<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 7.30pm<br />
Karaoke with Eddy B @<br />
The Steak Out, Camposol B<br />
Steak Night, 19.95€ for 2<br />
The Spaniard, Hacienda del Alamo<br />
Karaoke and Disco @<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
Disco @<br />
Alley Palais, Camposol B, 9pm-3am<br />
Every Sun<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Friday 2<br />
Car Boot Sale, 8.30am<br />
Cañadas del Romero Social Centre<br />
Car Boot Sale, 9am-2pm<br />
El Romero, Cuevas de Reyllo<br />
HELP MMM Car Boot<br />
Autocine, Los Narejos<br />
Sunday Lunch<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, from 4.50€<br />
Sunday lunch & Music @<br />
Hacienda del Alamo Clubhouse<br />
Sunday Lunch from 6.95€<br />
The Spaniard, Hacienda del Alamo<br />
Sunday Roast<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B<br />
3 course Sunday Roast (lunch & evening)<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€<br />
4 course Sunday Roast<br />
Hotel Mariposa, Gebas, 15€<br />
Classic Sunday Dinner<br />
Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Sunday roast from 7.95€<br />
La Vista, Los Alcázares<br />
Karaoke/Disco with Bernie Mac @<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, From 7pm<br />
Fun Bingo<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8.30pm<br />
Quiz and Games Night<br />
The Arches, Los Alcazares<br />
Davis Cup<br />
Spain v Argentina, Sevilla<br />
Outdoor Market Stall/MABS<br />
Calle Segura, Calasparra, 9am-1pm<br />
Christmas Fair and Book Club<br />
El Patio Bar, Pliego<br />
Steve & Rhionne @<br />
The Arches, Los Alcázares<br />
Rusty Brass & Fish ‘n Chips 5€ @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
Cafeteria 525, Los Alcázares<br />
Every Sat<br />
Book Sale with MABS Murcia Mar Menor<br />
The Arches Bar, 10am-1pm<br />
PALS for booking events etc<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 11am-1.30pm<br />
Dance and Drama with Louise<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 11.30am<br />
Karaoke/Disco with Bernie Mac @<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B. 9pm–late<br />
3 Course Saturday Special<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 15€<br />
Evening Special Menu 8pm<br />
Buen Descanso, Tallante, 20€<br />
Karaoke with Eddy B @<br />
The Steak Out, Camposol B<br />
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Saturday 3<br />
Sunday 4<br />
Monday 5<br />
Tuesday 6<br />
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Cálida Country Music Club Night<br />
La Molata, Cañadas de Alhama, 8pm<br />
Santa Bárbara<br />
Caravaca de la Cruz (until 8th)<br />
San Francisco Javier<br />
San Javier<br />
Welcome Meeting<br />
Mariano’s, Camposol A, 2pm<br />
Christmas Fayre/Age Concern 1€<br />
Lagarto Verde, Via Axial, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Navidad - HAH, stalls/fashion show etc<br />
Las Claras<br />
Barrington @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
Country Bowls Bar & Restaurant, Valle del<br />
Sol<br />
Obsession Duo @<br />
Hotel Mariposa, Gebas<br />
Disco @<br />
Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 9.30pm<br />
Full Circle @<br />
Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C<br />
Santa Bárbara<br />
Mazarrón<br />
Navidad Craft Fayre/Help MMM<br />
Las Claras, Los Alcázares, 5pm<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
The Snug, Torre de la Horadada<br />
Christmas Dinner/HAH<br />
Campbell’s Restaurant, 15€<br />
National Holiday<br />
Fiestas de la Virgen<br />
Yecla<br />
Book & Jigsaw Swap/“Welcome”<br />
ICA Medical Centre, Camposol B, 10am,<br />
50c<br />
Christmas Lunch/HELP MMM,<br />
Oasis Restaurant, Los Belones, 22.50€,<br />
1pm<br />
Auction/ MABS Murcia North East<br />
Bob’s Bar, Carretera Pinoso, Fortuna, 2pm<br />
Annual Meeting of “D” Gardening Group<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 3pm<br />
Crib Night/”Welcome”<br />
Mariano’s, Camposol A, 7.30pm, 1€<br />
Friends & Buddies Evening<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8pm<br />
Spanish singing/Karaoke/bingo 7.30pm<br />
Condado Club, Condado de Alhama<br />
Wednesday 7 Ladies’ Fair, Handbags/shoes etc<br />
Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo, 11am-3pm<br />
Ladies’ Day Trip to Benidorm/“Welcome”<br />
17€ (market only 12€)<br />
Lions Meeting<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 5pm<br />
Samantha Curtis @<br />
The Arches, Los Alcázares<br />
Free Golf Lessions with David Gay @<br />
Roda Gold & Beach Resort 10am-3.30pm<br />
Thursday 8<br />
Friday 9<br />
Saturday 10<br />
Sunday 11<br />
National Holiday<br />
La Purísima<br />
Mazarrón<br />
Santa Eulalia<br />
Totana<br />
Christmas Fayre/Market/Pony Rides/BBQ<br />
Meta Riding Centre, 11am-3pm<br />
“Long Weekend of the Stew” (until 11 th )<br />
Cehegin<br />
‘Best of Spain Day’ from 12pm<br />
Tapas/sangria. Paella & traditional food<br />
2.30pm<br />
Flamenco 5pm. Evening traditional music<br />
/singing. 3€<br />
Condado Club, Condado de Alhama<br />
Indoor Market with fashion/bling/dvd’s<br />
etc<br />
Alley Palais, Camposol B<br />
Christine & Fish ‘n Chips 5€ @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Christmas Party/MABS NW inc food &<br />
drinks<br />
Rest. Santuario de la Esperanza, 7.30pm,<br />
25€<br />
Christmas Party /Sector C Garden Group<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 8pm, 16€ inc<br />
buffet/music<br />
Christmas Dance/Camposol “B” Clean<br />
Camposol Golf Club, 4 course carvery, 20€<br />
Christmas Market<br />
Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 11am-3pm<br />
Teddy Bear Auction/<strong>Calida</strong> Caring/GOmaD<br />
In aid of Children in Poverty, Mazarrón<br />
Monroes, Bolnuevo, 12pm-4pm<br />
Shaky Ground @<br />
Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 9.30pm<br />
Smoove Groove @<br />
The Arches, Los Alcázares<br />
The CAS Band @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
3 Course Pre Christmas Meal & Live Music<br />
@<br />
El Patio Bar, Pliego, 12€, Bookings Only<br />
Race Night with HAH<br />
Henry’s Bar, Los Alcázares, Beef Casserole<br />
Supper<br />
Abba-Cadabra and buffet with Helping<br />
Hands<br />
Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel, Aguilas, 8pm,<br />
20€<br />
Demonstration and workshop of bamboo<br />
fencing @ Cortijo Raja, Morata<br />
Darwinian Gardeners Tel: 669 338 885<br />
Benidorm Market with Viajes Dragontours<br />
19€ (optional visit to Guadalest, 24€)<br />
Christmas Show/BBQ/Raffle/Pony Rides<br />
etc<br />
Meta Riding Centre, 11am, 1€<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
The Priory, El Galan<br />
Christmas Ball with PALS<br />
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Monday 12<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Costa</strong> Hotel, Mazarrón, 27.50€<br />
Guided Walk & 4 course meal/drinks<br />
Hotel Mariposa, Gebas, 12€<br />
Sew´n´Sos Sewing Group/MABS Murcia<br />
NE<br />
Urb Las Kalendas, Fortuna, 2pm<br />
Wednesday 21 “Chatters”/HAH 11am<br />
The Garden, behind Euromarina Alcazares,<br />
Debbie Slater @<br />
The Arches, Los Alcázares<br />
Steve the Spit @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Tuesday 13<br />
Christmas Lunch/Andrea´s Animal Rescue<br />
Bali Hi, Camposol B, 15€<br />
Sunflower Valley @ meal/show 18€<br />
Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
La Rustica Line Dance Club, Torrevieja<br />
Wednesday 14 3 x 1 Super Christmas Shopping<br />
Dragontours 16€<br />
Benidorm Trip/Lions Mazarrón 15€<br />
<strong>December</strong> “Social”/Age Concern<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 1.30-3.30pm<br />
Office Volunteers’ Lunch/HELP MMM<br />
Las Claras, Los Alcázares, 1.30pm<br />
Party Night/“Welcome”<br />
Mariano´s, Camposol B, 12€, food<br />
optional, 7.45pm<br />
Suzy G’s Christmas Show @<br />
The Arches, Los Alcázares<br />
Thursday 15<br />
Friday 16<br />
Saturday 17<br />
Sunday 18<br />
Monday 19<br />
Tuesday 20<br />
Christmas Magic Show/Dance/Fiestas<br />
Camposol<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 15€<br />
Outdoor Market Stall/MABS NW<br />
Calle Segura, Calasparra, 9am-1pm<br />
“Bobby Dazzler” range of jewellery,bags<br />
etc<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón,12-4pm<br />
Candlelight Carol Service/Mince Pies/Soft<br />
Drinks<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 6pm<br />
Christmas Quiz & Fish ‘n Chips 5€ @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
<strong>Calida</strong> Country Music Club Night<br />
Feat. Stetsons & Petticoats<br />
La Molata, Cañadas de Alhama, 8pm<br />
Christmas Lunch/Women of Fire<br />
Stan & Ollies in El Raso, Guardamar<br />
Christmas Quiz<br />
El Patio Bar, Pliego, 9pm<br />
Suzie G Diva Show @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Martin Ross @<br />
Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 9.30pm<br />
Pre-Christmas Party Evening<br />
Hacienda del Alamo Clubhouse<br />
Benidorm Palace Trip/Lions Mazarrón<br />
Show/Evening Meal/Half Board Hotel/<br />
Coach, 129€<br />
Christmas Market & Dog Show/MARA<br />
Cabezo de la Plata, Nr Murcia Centre,<br />
11am-3.30pm<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
The Priory, El Galan<br />
Andrea’s Animal Rescue, Shop Collection<br />
Car Park, Camposol B, 11.30-1.30pm,<br />
mince pies/sherry<br />
Christmas Carols/Wellspring Church &<br />
Fiestas Camposol, Mince Pies/Mulled Wine<br />
Triangle Roundabout, Sector D, Camposol,<br />
6pm<br />
Lynden B’s Christmas Show @<br />
The Arches, Los Alcázares<br />
Christmas Carols/Wellspring Church &<br />
Fiestas Camposol, Mince Pies/Mulled Wine<br />
Central Roundabout, C5, Camposol, 6pm<br />
Friends & Buddies Evening<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8pm<br />
Thursday 22<br />
Friday 23<br />
Saturday 24<br />
Christmas Market/fashion/bling/DVD’s<br />
etc<br />
Alley Palais, Camposol B<br />
Mince Pies & Sherry<br />
Andrea´s Animal Rescue Charity Shop,<br />
Fuente Alamo<br />
Christmas Carols/Wellspring Church &<br />
Fiestas Camposol, Mince Pies/Mulled Wine<br />
Car Park, Camposol A, 6pm<br />
Christmas Market/fashion/bling/DVD’s<br />
etc<br />
Alley Palais, Camposol B<br />
Christmas Carols/Wellspring Church &<br />
Fiestas Camposol, Mince Pies/Mulled Wine<br />
Commercial Centre, Camposol B, 6pm<br />
Shakey Ground & Fish ‘n Chips 5€ @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Christmas Eve<br />
Christmas Eve Lunch<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 15€<br />
Mulled wine, nibbles, Santa, Christmas<br />
Carols<br />
The Steak Out, Camposol B, from 6.30pm<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
Mariposa Hotel, Gebas<br />
CJ Karaoke/Disco/Christmas Draw @<br />
El Patio Bar, Pliego, 9pm<br />
Protocol @<br />
Sensol Golf Hotel, Camposol C, 5€ inc<br />
mince pies<br />
Party Night/free buffet/party bag/<br />
prizes @<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, FREE ENTRY<br />
Disco/Karaoke with Lisa B @<br />
Kennelly’s, Camposol B<br />
Karaoke with Kevin @<br />
Alley Palais, Camposol B 8pm<br />
Carol Service/Wellspring Victory Church<br />
Calle Madrid,Camposol A,7.30pm,mince<br />
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Sunday 25<br />
Monday 26<br />
Tuesday 27<br />
pies/hot drinks<br />
Christmas Day<br />
4 course Lunch<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, 32€<br />
5 course Lunch<br />
The Steak Out, Camposol B, 39.99€<br />
3 course Lunch @<br />
El Patio Bar, Pliego, 17.50€, 3.00pm<br />
5 Course Lunch<br />
The Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 45€<br />
Traditional Christmas Day Dinner<br />
Amapola Restaurant, Bolnuevo, 38€<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
Meson el Saladillo, Salida 17, RM3<br />
Christmas Lunch Menu<br />
The New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Boxing Day<br />
Kennelly’s Annual Football Match v<br />
Camposol Kids & Parents<br />
El Pareton, 11am, All Welcome<br />
Boxing Day Lunch 15€<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
“Queen” Tribute & “Bryan Adams” @<br />
Sensol Golf Hotel, Camposol C, 12€<br />
Karaoke & Disco with Bernie Mac @<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, FREE ENTRY<br />
Guided Walk & 4 course meal/drinks<br />
Hotel Mariposa, Gebas, 12€<br />
MABS Mazarrón Meeting<br />
Outside Trevi, Camposol B, 11.30am<br />
Monthly “B” Clean Meeting<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 4pm<br />
Friends & Buddies Evening<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8pm<br />
Wednesday 28 MABS Murcia NE Meeting<br />
La Carcelera, Urb Las Kalendas, Fortuna,<br />
11.30am<br />
Saturday 31<br />
JANUARY<br />
Sunday 1<br />
Tuesday 3<br />
Booksale/MABS Mazarrón<br />
Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9am-1pm<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
New Year’s Eve<br />
New Year’s Eve Dance/“Welcome”<br />
Mariano’s, Camposol B, 25€ inc food, 8pm<br />
Clifford Jay & Julia & disco @<br />
Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 9.30pm<br />
Lenny Mitchell @<br />
La Sierra Golf Resort, Balsicas<br />
Tony Lincoln’s Party Night @<br />
The Arches, Los Alcázares, free buffet<br />
4 Course Dinner/Disco @<br />
New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón, 25€<br />
Party/Disco with CJ @<br />
El Patio Bar, Pliego, 6€ inc buffet<br />
Party Night & free buffet @<br />
Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, FREE ENTRY<br />
Live Cabaret Singers & Eddie B @<br />
The Steak Out, Camposol B, Ticket Only<br />
Free Entry/Free Buffet/Free Wine<br />
(3 Course Meal 19.95€)<br />
4 Course New Year’s Evening Menu<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 30€<br />
Live Music and Meal @<br />
Hacienda del Alamo Clubhouse<br />
Music and Karaoke with Lisa B @<br />
Alley Palais, Camposol B 8pm<br />
Disco/free finger buffet @<br />
Kennelly’s, Camposol B, Free Entry<br />
New Year’s Day<br />
New Year’s Day Lunch @<br />
Chez Zoe, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Sponsored Swim with PALS<br />
Bahia Beach<br />
Friends & Buddies Evening<br />
Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8pm<br />
Friday 30<br />
Indoor Market/fashion/bling/dvd’s etc<br />
Alley Palais, Camposol B<br />
Walk with NEST with optional meal<br />
Meet 10.30am El Berro Car Park, Sierra<br />
Espuña<br />
Table Top Sale with Go maD<br />
Camposol B, 10am-2pm<br />
Wednesday 4 January “Social”/Age Concern<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 1.30-3.30pm<br />
Friday 6<br />
National Holiday<br />
Día de Reyes<br />
Spain<br />
Special Lunch & Evening Menu<br />
Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
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Totana<br />
“Welcome” Meeting<br />
Mariano’s, Camposol A, 2pm<br />
Colour coding guide:<br />
Entertainment and special menu nights are Red<br />
Markets,exhibitions,leisure,activities and meetings are<br />
purple<br />
Charity and non profit making organisations are green<br />
National events are orange<br />
Fiestas are pink<br />
Important dates are blue<br />
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L e n n y<br />
has been<br />
working as a<br />
professional<br />
l e a d -<br />
guitaristsinger<br />
for<br />
over 35<br />
years. He<br />
has worked<br />
with many<br />
well known<br />
bands and<br />
his history can be reviewed on www.<br />
myspace.com/lennymitchell and<br />
youtube.<br />
For the past 3 years<br />
Lenny<br />
has been<br />
working successfully,<br />
as a solo<br />
musician,<br />
in the <strong>Costa</strong> Cálida/<br />
Blanca<br />
area. He<br />
is popular with all<br />
audiences<br />
and<br />
has<br />
an<br />
excellent<br />
reputation for the<br />
superb<br />
quality<br />
a n d<br />
variety of<br />
his<br />
work.<br />
He plays stunning<br />
live guitar solos<br />
and<br />
sings great<br />
songs, mainly from<br />
the 60’s and 70’s,<br />
including pop, rock &<br />
roll, ballads, country and blues, using high<br />
quality backing tracks.<br />
Available for restaurants, hotels, bars,<br />
private parties, sports clubs, societies,<br />
dinner-dances, celebrations or fund raising<br />
events, etc.<br />
<strong>December</strong> gigs:<br />
Saturday 3 rd : Country Bowls Bar y<br />
Restaurante, Puerto Del Garruchal, Valle<br />
de Sol<br />
Sunday 4th: The Snug, Torre de la<br />
Horadada<br />
Friday 9 th : Camposol Golf Society, Playasol<br />
Hotel, Bolnuevo<br />
Sunday 11 th : The Priory, El Galan<br />
Tuesday 13 th : La Rustica, Line Dancing<br />
Club, Torrevieja<br />
Friday 16 th : Camposol, Sector D party,<br />
Sensol Golf Club<br />
Sunday 18 th : The Priory, El Galan<br />
Christmas Eve: La Mariposa Hotel,<br />
Sierra de Espuna<br />
Christmas Day: Meson el Saladillo, salida<br />
17 ( Mazarrón – Totana)<br />
Friday 30th: The New Royal, Puerto de<br />
Mazarrón<br />
New Year’s Eve: La Sierra Golf Resort,<br />
Balsicas<br />
For more information and bookings, please<br />
telephone Di on 658321891,<br />
email us at lennymitchell@live.co.uk or<br />
facebook Lenny Mitchell, Cartagena.<br />
For a great night of lively dance music with<br />
many journeys down memory lane, invite<br />
Lenny & his Musical Time Machine for<br />
the evening.<br />
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Still Keeping It Country!(with an added<br />
bonus)!<br />
What a difference a few new doors &<br />
windows can make! The new repairs to<br />
the La Molata Social Centre have drastically<br />
improved the degree of comfort in the main<br />
hall. No more freezing temperatures or uncomfortable<br />
draughts! Who knows – there<br />
could even be some air conditioning in there<br />
before next summer?<br />
Joking aside, ‘Cálida Country’ CMC is still one<br />
of the more popular evening venues in the<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> Cálida area and have just released their<br />
programme for the next few months. The<br />
club is held twice each month – on the first<br />
and third Fridays – from 8.00pm, at the Social<br />
Club in La Molata, Los Muñoces – near Cañadas<br />
de Alhama, located just off the RM23/<br />
MU 603 and only around 10km from Camposol.<br />
Boasting a large dance floor, it’s also a licensed<br />
premises, with drinks at Spanish prices<br />
and their hosts, Antonio & Cheryl, maintain<br />
a superb kitchen. The ‘fish and chips’ are,<br />
reportedly, ‘to die for!’ Advance bookings for<br />
meals should be made to Cheryl on 619 003<br />
022 to avoid disappointment.<br />
The club is a non-profit making organisation,<br />
but having said that, they charge a small<br />
entrance fee of €5per couple (or €3 per single)<br />
together with a raffle, held on each club<br />
night, to pay for any Live Artistes and club<br />
running costs. Net profits from all income are<br />
donated, via the Lions Club of Mazarrón<br />
Bahía, to the joint Lions/PALS C.A.F.E. appeal.<br />
The total that they have donated to this<br />
deserving cause currently stands at an astonishing<br />
€2,000.<br />
The club’s live act for <strong>December</strong> is a fabulous<br />
CM Songsters Tribute show entitled<br />
‘Stetsons & Petticoats’ presented by Red<br />
Strokes and Christine King. It promises to be<br />
a lot of fun & shouldn’t be missed!<br />
Moving on<br />
to next year,<br />
appearing in<br />
January is<br />
the fabulous<br />
‘Prospectors’<br />
duo. If you’re<br />
a ‘fiddle’ or<br />
‘mandolin’ aficionado,<br />
these<br />
guys are a delight<br />
to both<br />
see and hear! Don’t miss them!<br />
A new face at the club in February – and all<br />
the way from Liverpool – is the multi-talented,<br />
award winning, ‘JP Vincent’.<br />
With the fantastic, and ever-popular, ‘Cactus<br />
Jack’ coming over from the UK for March,<br />
and the superb Cherry K lined up for April,<br />
<strong>Calida</strong> Country continues to offer first class<br />
entertainment!<br />
Following last month’s fabulous Country Music<br />
Festival in Pulpi, and bearing in mind the<br />
forthcoming ‘4 th Camping Marjal Country<br />
Music & Linedancing Festival’ at Catral, nr<br />
Guardamar, next March (10/11), there’s plenty<br />
happening for Country Music enthusiasts!<br />
In outline, their programme for the next few<br />
months is...<br />
Fri 16 Dec STETSONS & PETTI<br />
COATS SHOW<br />
Fri 06 Jan Country Disco/Karaoke<br />
Fri 20 Jan THE PROSPECTORS CM<br />
DUO<br />
Fri 04 Feb Country Disco/Karaoke<br />
Fri 18 Feb JP (Jimmy) VINCENT<br />
Fri 03 Mar Country Disco/Karaoke<br />
Fri 17 Mar CACTUS JACK<br />
Fri 07 Apr Country Disco/Karaoke<br />
Fri 21 Apr CHERRY K<br />
Just remember to... KEEP IT COUNTRY!<br />
For further information on what’s<br />
happening, contact…<br />
Mervyn Booth on 968 163 082<br />
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At the time of writing there are only a<br />
handful of tickets left for the 3 rd Annual<br />
Gala Evening and Dinner organised by<br />
Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC, in support<br />
of Mazarrón Football Club.<br />
It will be held at the Hotel La Cumbre, Puerto<br />
de Mazarrón on Wednesday 8 February<br />
2012 and is being jointly sponsored by New<br />
Images, the No. 1 Unisex Hair & Beauty<br />
Salon and Nail Bar of Centro Comercial,<br />
Sector B, Camposol, and Ibex Insurance of<br />
C.C. Upper Local 2, Avda Doctor Mesa S/N,<br />
Puerto de Mazarrón.<br />
The guest speaker is the former Nottingham<br />
Forest, Leeds United, Everton, Chelsea and<br />
Blackburn Rovers striker, Duncan McKenzie<br />
and former Sheffield United, Leeds, Queens<br />
Park Rangers and England international,<br />
Tony Currie will also be in attendance.<br />
Tickets are €40 and include a four course<br />
meal with coffee and local beer, house wine<br />
and soft drinks during the serving of dinner,<br />
and can be reserved by telephoning Andy<br />
on 634 040 990.<br />
performances.<br />
Mazarrón games are normally played on<br />
Sundays with varying kick off times. Full<br />
details of all games, both home and away,<br />
are announced on the Tuesday before the<br />
weekend on which the game is to be played<br />
and are displayed on the <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Calida</strong><br />
<strong>Chronicle</strong> blogspot, our website www.<br />
losamigosdemazarron.es and on posters<br />
at various points throughout Camposol and<br />
Mazarrón.<br />
Provisional fixtures for <strong>December</strong> are:-<br />
Sunday 4 th<br />
FC Puente Tocinos (HOME)<br />
Sunday 11 th<br />
UD Los Garres (AWAY)<br />
Sunday 18 th<br />
Thader Murcia CF (AWAY)<br />
Admission to home games is just €5. Los<br />
Amigos de Mazarrón FC organise coaches<br />
to all away games and the cost of a coach<br />
ticket is €7. Coach tickets can be purchased<br />
at our weekly meetings which are held at<br />
the Trevi Bar, Camposol every Thursday at<br />
4 pm.<br />
At the home game on Sunday 4 th <strong>December</strong>,<br />
the last home game before Christmas, Los<br />
Amigos members will again be distributing<br />
their traditional Christmas gift of sausage<br />
rolls, mince pies and cider to our fellow<br />
Spanish supporters.<br />
We are delighted that our football liaison<br />
officer, Steve Spencer, is now back with us in<br />
Spain. Steve suffered a heart attack whilst<br />
on a visit to his family in San Francisco at<br />
the end of September and needed a triple<br />
heart by-pass operation. Amazingly, Steve<br />
and his wife Jan, were back in Mazarrón<br />
in mid-November and Steve is making<br />
excellent progress and once again keeping<br />
Jan on her toes.<br />
If you are interested in football and<br />
would like to take part in Los Amigos de<br />
Mazarron FC activities, please join us for<br />
our weekly meetings, every Thursday at<br />
the Trevi Bar, Sector B Camposol at 4 pm.<br />
Membership of Los Amigos is just €10 and<br />
all funds raised are in support of Mazarrón<br />
Football Club.<br />
We would like to take this opportunity<br />
of wishing all our members, sponsors<br />
and fellow Mazarrón FC supporters a<br />
very Merry Christmas and a Happy and<br />
Prosperous New Year.<br />
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On the field, Mazarrón have really struggled<br />
so far this season. The loss of captain and<br />
central defender Juan Andres through work<br />
commitments has been a big blow, so it is<br />
hoped that new signings, Guillermo and<br />
Pepe, will help to improve both results and<br />
Monday 31 st October saw round 10 of the<br />
<strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Calida</strong> Golf Challenge.<br />
36 players lined up at Roda Golf on a sunny<br />
and very warm day to enjoy the fantastic facilities<br />
and conditions on offer. Many thanks to<br />
Ramon and his team<br />
for ensuring the day<br />
ran smoothly.<br />
Results:<br />
Winner<br />
Ray<br />
Waite - 39 points<br />
Best<br />
Lady<br />
Dee Garvin - 28 points<br />
Longest Drive<br />
Men Ritchie Heaton<br />
Longest Drive Ladies<br />
Julie Purdy<br />
NP in one<br />
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shot Frank Burke<br />
NP in two shots Keith Morrison<br />
NP in three shots Peter Davies<br />
The 2’s Pot - €75 each Ritchie Heaton & Phil<br />
Trower<br />
All the green fees<br />
and buggies were arranged<br />
by <strong>Costa</strong> <strong>Calida</strong><br />
Golf Tours (www.<br />
ccgt.co.uk), and<br />
thanks again to the<br />
main sponsors of the<br />
series of events, The<br />
Great Golf Company<br />
& Caja Rural. Also a<br />
special thanks to Mick<br />
“the grip” Reeves for<br />
his sponsorship of the<br />
three NP’s<br />
This event was also used for the <strong>2011</strong> Charity<br />
Day, and this year is was the Poppy Appeal<br />
– a total of €59 was collected<br />
The 11 th and final event of <strong>2011</strong> was on Monday<br />
28 th November at Las Colinas Golf &<br />
Country Club.<br />
Andy Walsh 650 718 172 or email andy@<br />
ccgt.co.uk<br />
Below – Winners Photograph<br />
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The weather forecast for Aguilon in Almeria<br />
sounded bad and the day began with black<br />
clouds and pouring rain. Mercifully, before<br />
the competition got started the rain eased off<br />
and the sun broke through. The rest of the<br />
day was perfect and some good scores were<br />
recorded on this very tricky course.<br />
Gavin Elbourne poses before contemplating<br />
his next shot on the tenth fairway.<br />
Golf Manager Jose offered a €40 green fee<br />
including buggy, barbeque, beer and golf<br />
vouchers as prizes. How can you refuse? This<br />
man has got his pricing strategy spot on. He<br />
wants you to play at his golf course. He and<br />
his staff put themselves out to make you<br />
welcome and you want to return. Managers of<br />
other golf courses in the region should take a<br />
leaf out of his book.<br />
The greens had been hollow tined a few<br />
weeks earlier, but they had recovered well.<br />
They were a little slow but running true.<br />
Aguilon is a beautiful course and even if your<br />
golf game is not going well, you can always<br />
stand back and just admire the stunning<br />
scenery. Every hole is very different and<br />
offers a new challenge. High handicappers<br />
will find it difficult playing off the yellow tees.<br />
The white tees seem impossible to lesser<br />
golfing mortals.<br />
The Overall<br />
Winner and<br />
Division One<br />
Trophy Winner<br />
was Gerry<br />
McRobert with a<br />
Stapleford score<br />
of 31 points. His<br />
consistent golf<br />
game has been<br />
rewarded again<br />
because he won<br />
the trophy last<br />
year.<br />
New member<br />
Dave Simpson<br />
was the Overall<br />
Runner-Up with<br />
29 points.<br />
Division Two Winner<br />
Keith Dyball receiving his<br />
trophy.<br />
Scoring 22 points and Winner of Division<br />
Two was Keith Dyball.<br />
Sue Greenham took the Division Three<br />
engraved tankard on 29 points.<br />
Nearest the Pin Winners at holes 8 and<br />
17 were Sue<br />
Greenham and<br />
Ian Murphy<br />
respectively.<br />
That new member<br />
again Dave<br />
Simpson won<br />
Nearest the Pin<br />
2 nd Shot at hole<br />
11 and he also<br />
won the ‘twos<br />
money’.<br />
The society’s<br />
oldest member<br />
Jim Kinniburgh<br />
proved the Gerry McRobert collecting<br />
strongest player his Winner’s trophy from<br />
by holding up acting Captain Barry<br />
the rest of the<br />
Martin.<br />
field to claim the<br />
‘Plonker Trophy’.<br />
Best Guest was Allan Sullivan.<br />
Well done to all the winners and thanks again<br />
to Jose and his staff.<br />
The beer and barbeque food afterwards were<br />
plentiful and rounded off another great golfing<br />
day out at Aguilon.<br />
If anyone is interested in joining the society<br />
(lady members are always welcome) or just<br />
wants to find out more about us please contact<br />
the Secretary Bob Daffon tel: 968598540 or<br />
email chrisandbobinspain@hotmail.com.<br />
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How to play<br />
difficult<br />
holes by<br />
D a v i d<br />
Gay PGA<br />
Professional<br />
Having played<br />
a lot of golf<br />
recently with<br />
amateur/<br />
club players I<br />
have noticed<br />
that more<br />
often than not<br />
players talk<br />
themselves<br />
out of playing<br />
a good shot; this is especially true when<br />
it comes to playing long par 3’s or shots<br />
over water. The secret to playing long par<br />
3’s and shots over water is to focus and<br />
commit on the shot you want to play.<br />
Focus<br />
Being able to focus on the correct shot is a<br />
simple process. We need to see the shot<br />
before we play it. If you ever watch the<br />
pros on TV, the last thing they do before<br />
taking their set up is to stand behind the<br />
ball and picture the ball flying towards the<br />
target.<br />
Now is time to commit to the shot you<br />
have chosen. Don’t start second guessing<br />
the club or line you have taken, just try<br />
and swing well within yourself and try to<br />
make solid contact. This is usually when<br />
I see amateurs trying to hit the ball too<br />
hard or not trusting the line. The end<br />
result is usually a miss-hit strike with an<br />
unbalanced finish with very little control.<br />
If you swing well within yourself, you will<br />
be surprised how often you will make solid<br />
contact with much better results.<br />
For more information on lessons you<br />
can find David at Roda Golf Academy<br />
or contact on 6700 83939 email<br />
davidgaypga@mac.com<br />
Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Golfing<br />
Society held their second open charity day<br />
at Hacienda del Alamo on 30th September.<br />
Last year we were able to donate 1,000€ to<br />
the youth and infantile teams at Mazarrón<br />
FC. This year with the help of our main<br />
sponsors, Lee and Wendy Cohen of Luz del<br />
Sol estate agents, we have been able to<br />
donate 1,000€ to Mazarrón FC, 1,000€ to<br />
Aspadem School for Disabled Children<br />
in Mazarrón and 500€ to the Base Youth<br />
Teams in Mazarrón.<br />
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Above is a long par 3 over water with<br />
trouble to the right. The first thing we<br />
need to do is picture the type of shot you<br />
feel the hole requires. The hole pictured<br />
is around 170 metres, with water short<br />
and right and bunkers long and left. For<br />
me, I would be aiming towards the back of<br />
the green, but for higher handicappers the<br />
bunkers back left would be a good target,<br />
as quite often they miss-hit the ball and<br />
the shot comes up short and right of the<br />
intended target. The bunkers back left are<br />
a far better option, as higher handicappers<br />
are likely to receive at least one shot on<br />
the hole, so now the target is to complete<br />
the hole in 4 shots to score a net par.<br />
Commit<br />
Once you have what type of shot you are<br />
comfortable with, then it’s time to choose<br />
the correct club. As stated, we know we<br />
have 175 metres to the middle of the<br />
green, so take a club that you can easily<br />
hit 175 to 185 metres, then take aim<br />
where you want the ball to start.<br />
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Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Golfing<br />
Society (LAGS) are a unique society in that<br />
not only do we provide friendly affordable<br />
golf for our members, but we put something<br />
back into the community we live in. So<br />
thank you once again to Lee and Wendy<br />
Cohen, and also Decklid Autos of Mazarrón,<br />
TJs Bar Camposol, and 2Let2Buy2Sell of<br />
Camposol, for their sponsorship, plus Raja<br />
Electrics, Don Ricardo’s Restaurant, Da Fu<br />
Hau Restaurant, <strong>Costa</strong> Restaurant, Trevi<br />
Bar Camposol, Camposol Ferreteria, Bodega<br />
Martinez, Pedro Mendez, Antony Joyerous,<br />
Golf Lessons from Adrian Rudge at the<br />
Hacienda Academy, Glitzy Bitz, Camposol,<br />
and Direct Sports, Camposol who all<br />
donated raffle prizes; and also La Roda,<br />
Aguilon, Altorreal, Hacienda del Alamo and<br />
Valle del Este Golf Clubs for donating golf<br />
vouchers. These supporters of our day all<br />
made it possible for us to raise and donate<br />
2,500€<br />
Special thanks to the Hacienda caddy<br />
marshal Lee Harrington for helping the day<br />
run smoothly and to Drew Ryder and the<br />
catering staff at Hacienda for the brilliant<br />
BBQ served on the terrace.<br />
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FOR SALE<br />
LINE 6 SPIDER 50w Amp. programmable,<br />
Dist, FX rev, delay etc. exc cond.v.loud 90€<br />
Tel: 600233456 Cehegin<br />
4 UK Drakes Pride Woods, Melbourn, size OH as<br />
new, BO5, tartan Taylow bowls bag. Henselock<br />
bowls measure. Jack & Tulcan L white ribbed<br />
pullover €80.<br />
Tel 968154083 Puerto de Mazarrón<br />
80cm square Roca ceramic shower base/<br />
shower door frame with hinged glass<br />
door & 40cm Roca ceramic sink. 85€<br />
Tel 636665958/968429054 Mazarrón<br />
Legmaster Power. Only used twice. Paid £89.99<br />
Asking €50. Ideal Christmas gift.<br />
Tel 671948475<br />
Blue cane dining table & 4 chairs. New<br />
cond €75 Raleigh Mountain bike 18<br />
speed twist grip gear change. New cond<br />
€95 Stainless steel sink/mixer taps. New €30<br />
Tel 699 261 663 Mazarrón<br />
Sanyo 21” TV with Teletext/remote Gd working<br />
order €30 OSIM U Squeeze lite calf massager.<br />
Increases circulation 1-3 auto programmes €80<br />
Tel 648 078 051<br />
Standard Sky remote control, brand new, €15<br />
Tel 634341958 Mazarrón<br />
2 man dinghy/2 oars 70€ Aiwa stereo system/2<br />
speakers 40€ Porta Potti toilet 30€ Electric<br />
typewriter 40€ Electric convector heater 20€<br />
Tel 968199006<br />
Satellite dish 1.45cm wall mount with LNB and<br />
fittings.<br />
€200 ono buyer collects<br />
Tel 630 342 408<br />
Amberjack 90% Tungsten darts/case 10€<br />
Various Boardgames Scrabble/Battleships/<br />
Ratrace/Yahtzee/Bagammon/Draughts 20€<br />
39 new boxed golf balls 39 25€<br />
Tel 635885062 Camposol<br />
2 glass chandeliers, bowl shaped with gold trim.<br />
Drop from ceiling 42cm max dia 45cm. Cost<br />
100€+ each, bargain at 40€ each<br />
Tel 649291659 Camposol<br />
new. 45€<br />
Tel 616 737 592 NW Murcia<br />
White porcelain basin/pedestal/chrome mixer<br />
taps. Exc Cond 40€. Matching bidet/chrome<br />
mixer taps. Exc Cond 10€<br />
Tel 966260700/680588377.<br />
Sony Playstation 2 with 2 remote controls and<br />
10 games 95€.<br />
Diving wet suit no 4, diving wet vest no 4 &2<br />
Seastar Swift travel dive equipment bags 95€,<br />
proceeds to Noahs ARC<br />
Tel 634369012 Camposol<br />
COMPUTER, Windows XP professional, all<br />
accessories, call for full details €80 Electronic<br />
TREADMILL, cost £500 new, only €30<br />
Tel 666445192<br />
White ceramic counter top basin/tap/2 door base<br />
unit. 35€<br />
Bathroom mirror/light above/separate glass<br />
shelf 30€<br />
D shaped shelf unit/2 glass shelves/2 towel rails<br />
12€<br />
Tel 664527322 Camposol<br />
WANTED<br />
High back winged chair or recliner for elderly<br />
patient.<br />
Tel 650256928 NW Murcia<br />
Any digger/dumper + other plant/ machinery no<br />
dealers<br />
Tel 628505733<br />
ANIMALS<br />
Free to Good Home. Beautiful female<br />
Alsation puppy, aprox 5 months old.<br />
Lovely friendly nature, excellent with people &<br />
animals.<br />
Tel 690 208 438<br />
Homes wanted for a herd of Black Pot Bellied Pigs<br />
(approximately 13).<br />
Please call Linda on 968 989 632<br />
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Sky Digiboxes, 1 x Pace 15€ 1 x Thomson<br />
DS14212C 25€ Both in gd working order with<br />
instruction manuals.<br />
Tel 649296658 Camposol<br />
Apple magic mouse original mod.:A12963Vdc as<br />
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CLASSIFIED ARE AVAILABLE FREE FOR<br />
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Please limit all reports to 300 words.<br />
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to publication. If you would like to meet<br />
someone to discuss your advert then<br />
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arrange an appointment, or visit Teresa<br />
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Cálida <strong>Chronicle</strong> Office (inside Nicky G<br />
Translation Services), Camposol Sector B.<br />
If you wish to design your own advert,<br />
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November <strong>2011</strong> quiz answers<br />
1. Who wrote “In the dark”?<br />
Mark Billingham<br />
2. Who claims to have the best roast<br />
on the coast?<br />
La Vista Café Bar<br />
3. What trade does Lopez Milan do to<br />
earn a living?<br />
Mechanic<br />
4. Who sponsors the weather on<br />
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C.H.M.<br />
5. What does Mick Scott offer you?<br />
Interior and exterior decorating<br />
6. What is made stronger to last longer?<br />
Daisy Pool covers<br />
7. Who offers a great venue for parties<br />
with special room rates¿<br />
Hotel La Mariposa<br />
8. If you called Vivian on 630939626<br />
what would she want to do?<br />
Let’s Speak Spanish<br />
9. Where would you find a 19 th Century<br />
café/bistro?<br />
Café Teatro<br />
10. Who had to delay their forthcoming<br />
production from November to<br />
January February 2012?<br />
Los Canovas Players<br />
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- 619 579 823<br />
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Best Wishes - 968 199 295<br />
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Carpentry:<br />
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T J Electricals - 868 181 121<br />
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Beep - 968 155 710<br />
Camposol Computers - 968 199 191<br />
Dot Com World - 968 199 154<br />
LocoPC - 968 971 893<br />
Shop at Camposol Computers<br />
- 968 154 477<br />
Dentist:<br />
British Dental Clinic - 628 115 554<br />
Dental Care - 968 199 111<br />
Olivier Houdusse - 968 153 645<br />
Education:<br />
Creative Writing - 649 647 467<br />
Let’s Talk Spanish - 630 939 626<br />
Electricians:<br />
Amigos - 619 025 160<br />
CHM Meters - 646 965 082<br />
Louis Harris - 619 712 821<br />
Sparks Electrical Services - 626 693 440<br />
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The CAS Band - 630 443 273<br />
Lenny Mitchell - 658 321 891<br />
Retro Disco Services - 608 893 944<br />
Sensol Golf Club - 699 203 136<br />
Funeral Plans:<br />
ASSSA - 968 153 396<br />
The Funeral Director – 650 631 719<br />
Furniture:<br />
Cosas y Cosas - 968 742 712<br />
DFS - 968 334 194<br />
Furniture Plus - Purias - 968 482 456<br />
D&G Garden Leisure - 968 334 773<br />
Garden Centres<br />
Jardilar 2003 - 669 565 402<br />
The Tree Surgeon - 650 911 755<br />
Hairdressing:<br />
Cálida Hair and Beauty Academy<br />
- 968 971 828<br />
Hair by Carol - 968 974 989<br />
Jane’s Salon - 968 158 433<br />
The Beauty Palace -968 971 828<br />
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- 691 916 717<br />
The Salon 2 - 686 354 232<br />
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Avon with Jan - 672 880 353<br />
Beauty Essentials - 663 176 233<br />
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Cálida Hair and Beauty Academy<br />
- 968 971 828<br />
Drew Ryder Therapist - 660 326 194<br />
EFT Therapist Jennifer - 634 358 310<br />
Face and Body - 676 545 436<br />
Freedom Mobility - 638 893 357<br />
Fuschia Beauty Clinic - 630 439 480<br />
Heather Mobile Beauty - 636 657 481<br />
Jane’s Salon - 968 158 433<br />
Mark Phoenix - 654 202 996<br />
Rosies Toesies - 639 171 835<br />
The Beauty Palace – 968 971 828<br />
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- 968 199 184<br />
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Louis Harris - 619 712 821<br />
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Yorkshire Linen - 968 595 946<br />
Property Management:<br />
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Sensol Golf Villa Rentals - 968 970 614<br />
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- 630 187 041<br />
Nicky G Translation Services<br />
- 968 199 245<br />
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ASSSA - 968 153 396<br />
Ibex Insurance - 968 595 945<br />
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Nash Warren - 968 156 583<br />
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Alley Palais - 968 978 869<br />
Camposol Computers - 968 199 191<br />
Dot Com World - 968 199 154<br />
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Wish You Were Here - 606 692 473<br />
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Nicky G Translation Services<br />
- 968 199 245<br />
P&P Services - 659 732 962<br />
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- 968 595 826<br />
Silvente - 968 332 058<br />
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English Garage Services - 968 743 350<br />
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López Milan - 968 429 216<br />
Ken Sherwood-Mechanic - 679 646 859<br />
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Neumáticos El Ceña - 968 422 015<br />
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Freedom Mobility - 638 893 357<br />
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The Roving Diner - 699 223 112<br />
Celebrations Catering - 616 352 206<br />
Outdoor Living:<br />
D&G Garden Leisure Products<br />
- 968 334 773<br />
Furniture Plus - Purias - 968 482 456<br />
Pergola Covers - 667 879 399<br />
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Interior Elegance - 968 482 456<br />
RJB Décor Painting - 699 044 742<br />
Trevor Smith - 968 163 298<br />
Plumbers:<br />
Apache 24/7 Plumbing Services<br />
- 968 970 614<br />
Camposol Heating & Maintenance<br />
- 968 199 184<br />
<strong>Calida</strong> Gas & Oil - 659 761 771<br />
Printing & Design:<br />
Insignia Graphics - 618 615 903<br />
Mister Print - 638 893 357<br />
Property Maintenance:<br />
Trevor Smith - 968 163 298<br />
Property Sales:<br />
ADS Property Services - 646 969 455<br />
Another World Properties - 968 592 679<br />
Best of Spanish - 635 434 651<br />
Fuente Alamo Real Estate - 968 598 173<br />
Old Farmhouses - 968 159 264<br />
Sensol Golf Sales - 968 970 614<br />
Removals:<br />
Advance Moves - 968 654 667<br />
Dainton Removals and Storage<br />
- 653 529 243<br />
Go Direct - 634 347 914<br />
Lord’s Removals and Storage<br />
- 608 061 872<br />
Mar Menor Removals - 968 564 298<br />
Retail Outlets:<br />
Best Wishes - 968 199 295<br />
Bodega Martinez - 968 199 126<br />
Cosas y Cosas - 968 742 712<br />
Direct Sports.es - 686 341 749<br />
Kitchens Plus 1 - 968 184 235<br />
TJ Electricals - 868 181 121<br />
UK Supplies Direct - 661 173 269<br />
Services:<br />
B P Oil - 626 091 885<br />
Compusurf - 968 970 666<br />
Four Legs Dog Grooming Service<br />
- 968 974 056<br />
Healthy H20 - 968 437 270<br />
Home from Home Chimney Sweep<br />
- 660 478 881<br />
Kennedy Financial Services<br />
- 678 035 992<br />
No More Mould - 672 795 574<br />
Petroalhama Oil - 968 632 320<br />
Rainbow Laundrette - 634 309 603<br />
Telepan Lorca - 968 076 051<br />
Tony Chimney Sweep - 646 438 694<br />
The Laundry Shop - 670 847 305<br />
Solar Power:<br />
Freesol - 659 232 507<br />
Solar Directa - 659 315 130<br />
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Eurospas - 650 722 905<br />
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Alley Palais - 968 978 869<br />
Camping La Fuente - 968 685 125<br />
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Dance Zone - 649 647 467<br />
Direct Sports.es - 686 341 749<br />
Horseriding META - 636 172 198<br />
Hotel La Mariposa - 968 631 008<br />
Murcia Dance - Zumba Classes<br />
- 655 421 120<br />
Yogamayga - 968 150 755<br />
Swimming Pool Cleaning &<br />
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Aquasmarter - 677 221 159<br />
Daisy Pool Covers - 968 638 583<br />
Jorge Pools - 674 168 000<br />
Köhn Pool Service - 968 138 638<br />
Watermaid - 646 705 088<br />
Travel Agents:<br />
Dragontours - 968 199 021<br />
TV & Satellite:<br />
CTV Aerial & Satellite Systems<br />
- 600 218 046<br />
Internet TV for Christmas - 968 978 878<br />
ISS - 655 480 543<br />
LocoSat - 968 971 893<br />
Rainbow Satellites - 686 358 475<br />
T J Electricals - 868 181 121<br />
YPM Satellites - 628 234 045<br />
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Veterinary Clinic Maskota - 968 597 929<br />
Emerg - 619 378 473<br />
Vet in the Port - 968 153 931<br />
Emerg - 608 466 553<br />
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The good news<br />
this month<br />
about the<br />
pronunciation<br />
of the letter<br />
M, is that it<br />
is exactly the<br />
same as in<br />
English and<br />
I should now<br />
say that there<br />
isn’t anything<br />
else to say<br />
about it, but<br />
if you read my articles regularly you will<br />
know that cannot possibly be true!<br />
An interesting fact is that Spanish words<br />
never end in the letter M, and I have noticed<br />
that the Spanish have great difficulty<br />
closing their mouths on a consonant at the<br />
ends of words. The common consonant<br />
ends in Spanish are N, S, R, L, Z, and D,<br />
none of which require the closing of lips.<br />
That is why names that end in M in English,<br />
end in N in Spanish – for example Abraham<br />
is Abrahan and Miriam is Mirian. This<br />
affects the way Spanish people pronounce<br />
English, which has a lot of lip-closing at<br />
the ends of words. I’m teaching some<br />
beginners English classes to Spanish<br />
people at the moment, and I can tell you<br />
it’s a devil of a job to get them to say “I’m<br />
from …”, as they tend to say “I’ng frong …”<br />
Let’s get straight on with our usual<br />
abundance of similar words in Spanish and<br />
English beginning with the letter M. Our<br />
first one is maduro (mature). This word<br />
also means “ripe” as in fruit, so is a useful<br />
one to use at the market. Mágico (magic);<br />
notice that the emphasis on the word falls<br />
on the first syllable or beat, as indicated<br />
by the accent. Malicia (malice); this also<br />
rhymes with the name Alicia (Alice), but I<br />
really don’t think there’s any connection!<br />
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Mecánico (mechanic).; this is the chap<br />
you need to mend your car, although the<br />
word also means “mechanical” and the<br />
place we call the “garage” is the taller<br />
mecánico, literally the “mechanical<br />
workshop”. Medicina (medicine); we also<br />
often hear the word medicamento for<br />
medication. Memoria (memory); there<br />
is a controversial new law in Spain called<br />
La ley de Memoria Histórica, which is<br />
intended to honour of those who suffered<br />
in the Civil War on the losing side.<br />
There are plenty more similar words<br />
like these, for example: micrófono<br />
(microphone), mineral (mineral),<br />
moderno (modern), moderar<br />
(moderate), mental (mental) monumento<br />
(monument).<br />
Here are three composite words<br />
starting with “multi” meaning “many”<br />
- multinacional, (multinational),<br />
multicultural (multicultural), and<br />
multimedia (multimedia).<br />
An “estranged cousin” beginning with the<br />
letter M is the Spanish word miserable,<br />
which means wretched or mean and<br />
does not mean “miserable” in the English<br />
sense of unhappy. Unhappy in Spanish is<br />
triste or infeliz. Another false friend is<br />
the Spanish word motorist, which means<br />
“motorbike rider” and not “car motorist”,<br />
which is conductor. Also there is the<br />
word mascota which means “pet” in the<br />
sense of a domestic animal. The other<br />
way of saying mascota is simply animal<br />
doméstico. This means that if a Spanish<br />
person makes the mistake of asking you<br />
“Have you got any mascots?” he or she<br />
does not think you look like a member of<br />
the boy scouts or that you walk round with<br />
a goat on a chain.<br />
An everyday word in Spanish beginning the<br />
M is mano, and this leads me to a favourite<br />
subject of mine which is the making up of<br />
word families. Mano means “hand” and we<br />
will hear it in a multitude (another similar<br />
word – multitud!) of familiar contexts.<br />
For example a parent saying to a child<br />
before crossing the road Dame la mano,<br />
“Give me your hand”. However, that base<br />
word mano is used to build up many other<br />
related words. We have manual meaning<br />
“manual” as in manual labour – work done<br />
with the hands. Then there is maniobra<br />
meaning “manoeuvre”, again referring to<br />
manual dexterity and not primarily car<br />
manoeuvres! Similarly the verb manipular<br />
translates literally as “manipulate”, but<br />
whereas in English we tend to use this in<br />
a more psychological context, in Spanish<br />
is primarily refers to working with the<br />
hands. Another verb manejar means “to<br />
handle”, but is related to our English word<br />
“manage” which generally is not a manual<br />
process! In fact it is an interest question in<br />
itself to ask why so many root words about<br />
hands have taken on so many non-manual<br />
meanings in English!<br />
There is another interesting family word<br />
beginning with M, based on the Spanish<br />
verb mover meaning “to move”. This brings<br />
into play a sound relationship in Spanish<br />
which is the connection between the vowel<br />
“o” and the dual vowel sound “ue”. Those<br />
of you who have studied verb changes will<br />
have learnt about this relationship already,<br />
but it exists in many more cases that just<br />
verbs. For example muebles meaning<br />
“furniture” has the same root, so we could<br />
translate it as “movables” – things that<br />
can be moved. Therefore the fixtures and<br />
fittings in a house are called inmuebles<br />
things that cannot be moved. From this<br />
we get the word for a furniture shop<br />
mobiliaria, and therefore the word for an<br />
estate agent, which is the rather forbidding<br />
inmobiliaria, often unpronounceable<br />
even to those non-Spaniards who exercise<br />
the profession! Word families are most<br />
revealing about meanings of words and<br />
also they give us a great way of extending<br />
our vocabulary. Spanish is a most logical<br />
language in this respect. We can very<br />
often guess at the meanings of words by<br />
looking at their roots and we might even<br />
dare to have a go at inventing a related<br />
word. Even when we’re wrong we have a<br />
good chance of being understood!<br />
Finally to our saying containing an M word:<br />
Al que madruga, Dios le ayuda, which<br />
literally means “God helps him who gets<br />
up early”, or as we would say: “The early<br />
bird catches the worm.” I say this to my<br />
teenage children on a regular basis but it<br />
has no effect whatsoever!<br />
Try learning more M words by going to the<br />
Wordsearch on page 74 and translating the<br />
English words into Spanish.<br />
Jane Cronin, Spanish classes and talks.<br />
www.janecronin.eu Tel: 968 18 32 58<br />
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