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Date: May 2012 Issue: 5 Volume: XII 

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SPECIAL PAGES 

Camposol 18-20 

Condado del Alhama 34/35 

Mar Menor 65-70 

Northwest Murcia 47-51 

What’s On 87-91 

ADVERTORIAL 

Elliot’s 10 

Liberty Seguros 24 

Linea Directa 56 

Sit 2B Fit 92 

TJ Electrical 62 

Tropikana Bar 14 

UK Tax Refunds 10 

CHARITIES 

Age Concern 16 

Andrea’s Animal Charity 6 

Easy Horse Care 65 

Galgos del Sol 55 

GO maD 12 

HELP Mar Menor 70 

Helping Hands 59 

JJ Puppies 22 

John Kemp 12 

MABS Mar Menor 67 

MABS Mazarrón 40 

MAMAS 73 

MARA 48 

Mary Leishman 68 

Noah’s ARC 28 

PALS 52 

Pets In Spain 52 

RAD Assoc 40 

CHILDREN 

Chatterbox 80 

EDUCATION 

Jane Cronin’s Spanish 30 

ENTERTAINMENT 

Author Review 84 

Classic Artistes 86 

Los Canovas Players 16 

FOOD & DRINK 

Bodega Silvano 47 

Herb of the Month 7 

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Ma Millbank 26 

Wine of the Month 14 

GROUPS 

Darwinian Gardeners 77 

ESAMD 59 

HAH Help at Home 68 

Spanish Association Of Barbershop Singers 

(SABS) 66 

The Friday Art Group 78 

Welcome 64 

HEALTH & BEAUTY 

Alternative Therapy 61 

FAST 20 

Hypnoband 32 

INFORMATION 

Advertiser’s Directory 104/105 

Animal Matters 64 

Ask Jennifer 76 

British Embassy 74 

Camposol A Clean-up 18 

Camposol B Gardening 19 

Camposol C Greenfingers 20 

Camposol Fiesta 18 

Cartagena 60 

Classified Ads 100 

CRA 19 

Dear Editor 32 

Diamond Jubilee 54 

Distribution Points 102 

Horoscopes 46 

List of Charities etc 71 

Mazarrón News 44/45 

Northwest Murcia 50 

Price List etc 106 

Spanish News 8 

Subscriptions 102 

Tabarca 91 

Teresa’s Travels 92 

LEISURE 

Gardening News 58 

NEST 36 

Hiking in Moratalla 47 

Projecto Hombre 48 

Puzzle Page 72 

Puzzle Solutions 106 

TV News 82 

WARM 49 

PROPERTY 

Housing Update 22 

Property Matters 38 

RELIGION 

Beacon of Light 73 

Mass in English 62 

Olive Branch 36 

Puerto Lumbreras 62 

St Nicholas Church 42 

Wellspring Victory Church 78 

SPORT 

Camposol Golf 96 

Camposol Snooker Club 98 

David May 96 

Fuente Old Guard 98 

Golf Tips 93 

Los Amigos Mazarrón 95 

Mar Menor Golf 94 

Mazarrón Bowls 94 

SAMM 99 

Spanish Supermoto 97 




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There is so much going on at the 

moment with the Queen’s Jubilee 

celebrations and the countdown to the 

2012 Olympics. We all think that the 

Spanish like their fiestas, but ‘us Brits’ 

are just as bad! Anything for an excuse 

for a party! Look in the What’s On 

section of this month’s Chronicle for 

where to go for the best parties. If 

you are organising something, but are 

too late to be included in this month’s 

magazine, we can put it on the blog for 

you so that our readers can still find out 

where to go. 

Things are getting really busy in the 

area and there are more flights coming 

in to San Javier for the summer months. 

Jet2 have just announced their winter 

flights to the popular destination of 

Murcia. Following the news that Corvera 

International Airport will not be ready 

until Summer 2013, Jet2 flights will 

continue to operate into San Javier 

Airport. Loyal customers can experience 

the Costa Cálida sunshine and beautiful 

beaches and visit the buzzing City of 

Murcia with traditional architecture. 

Through to winter 2012/13, flights will 

operate from Manchester and Leeds 

Bradford to Murcia, up to three times 

a week. 

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We would like to welcome the following 

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Chronicle. 

Costa Cálida Properties SL 

The British Nurse - John Voce 

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UK Tax Refunds 

Studio Creations 

We would like to welcome back the 

following: 

The Spaniard 

Bar La Manchica 

The Condado Club 

Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 

TJ’s Bar, Camposol B 

Cool Solutions 

FINS 

Crystal Designs 

Errors and Omissions 

We would like to apologise to Graham 

Swinfield at RTC Window Cleaners 

for the error in both the name of his 

Company and the misprinted telephone 

number in his advertorial on page 32 in 

the Mar Menor section of the April issue 

of the Chronicle. 

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This month just thought that we would give 

up the space to show four of our dogs that are 

ready for new homes: 

Buddy 

Biscuit 

Murphy 

Carla 


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We do have others; any shape, size or colour 

can be sought! 

If you are interested in adopting a dog these 

are well worth your consideration. Call me and 

arrange to see them, or call for a chat whilst 

I am at the car park of B Sector on Camposol 

each Monday between 11.30 and 1.30. 

We are adapting our web page at the moment 

and although it is still available to browse 

through, the new site should be ready shortly. 

Have you seen our Facebook page, why not 

join us there and see what we get up to on a 

daily basis? 

Andrea 





Have you ever wondered what this lovely 

green herb that they sell on the local 

markets is actually used for! Coriander 

is grown in southern Europe, North Africa 

and southwestern Asia. It is a soft, hairless 

plant that grows up to 50cm tall and is called 

cilantro in Spanish. The leaves, which look a 

bit like parsley, are variable in shape, broadly 

lobed at the base of the plant, and slender 

and feathery higher on the flowering stems. 

Stand the Coriander upright in a glass 

containing 1-2cm water, cover loosely with a 

plastic bag and secure with an elastic band. It 

should keep in the fridge for up to five days. 

All parts of the Coriander plant are edible, 

but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are 

the parts most commonly used in cooking. 

The leaves spoil quickly when removed from 

the plant, and lose their aroma when dried or 

frozen. They can be chopped up and added 

raw to salsas and salads, or used to garnish 

soups. They are fantastic when added to 

vegetable stir-fries (such as Chinese and 

Thai) and can even be added to poultry 

dishes for a taste of the Orient. When adding 

fresh cilantro to a hot dish, ensure that 

you add it at the last minute so the flavour 

and colour of the leaves does not diminish 

through cooking. 

Coriander is commonly found both as whole 

dried seeds and in ground form. Seeds can 

be roasted or heated on a dry pan briefly 

before grinding to enhance and alter the 

aroma. It is often used in Indian food and 

is one of the spices found in garam masala. 

Ground Coriander seed loses flavour quickly 

in storage and is best ground fresh. 

The Coriander seeds have a lemony citrus 

flavour when crushed and for an interesting 

alternative use of coriander seeds, they may 

be distilled to produce an essential oil. One 

of the oldest essential oils available, it is 

used commercially for baked goods and meat 

products. The oil is sometimes even used in 

liqueurs. 

Coriander roots have a deeper, more intense 

flavour than the leaves. They are used in a 

variety of Asian cuisines. They are commonly 

used in Thai dishes, including soups and 

curry pastes. 

Coriander seeds can be boiled with water 

and drunk as indigenous medicine for colds 

and whilst not very commonly used these 

days, Coriander root is also edible. It can be 

ground and used as a substitute for coffee. 




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Calls for King’s Abdication over Elephant 

Hunting Row 

Calls for King Juan Carlos of Spain to abdicate 

over his recent hunting trip scandal are growing 

ever louder, with criticism of the monarch 

by the Spanish media and social networks 

reaching previously unrecorded levels. 

An online petition on the actuable.es website 

said more than 46,000 people had backed a 

petition calling for the King’s resignation from 

WWF. The Spanish branch of the World Wildlife 

Fund has begun the process of removing 

King Juan Carlos as its ‘honorary president’. 

Spanish TV has debated whether the 72-yearold 

king should have been hunting in Africa 

at all while his people are struggling through 

one of the most precarious moments in the 

country’s economic crisis. Many newspaper 

editorials have suggested that it was deeply 

inappropriate to spend 45,000€ shooting elephants, 

whilst the people of Spain were having 

to swallow austerity measures. 

Such biting, public criticism of the Spanish 

monarch is uncommon, and other senior opposition 

politicians and members of Spain’s 

government have not passed judgement 

when asked to comment. Although the royal 

household has not confirmed the elephanthunting 

allegations, they have also not denied 

them. Botswana, the country is well known 

as a destination for elephant-hunting and it is 

well known that the king shot elephants there 

back in 2006. 

It is not the first time that King Juan Carlos’s 

taste for hunting has landed him in trouble. 

In 2006, an official in the Vologda region in 

north-eastern Russia alleged that he had shot 

dead a tame bear that had been plied with 

vodka, although royal officials said the claim 

was ridiculous. The Spanish Royals are already 

under intense scrutiny, with the King’s 

son-in-law, Iñaki Urdangarin currently embroiled 

in a high-profile corruption scandal, 

and his 13-year-old grandson, Froilan, having 

to be treated in hospital last week after 

shooting himself in the foot while doing target 

practice outside a family home at the end of 

his Easter holiday. 

Uproar over government plans to abolish 

free prescriptions for pensioners 

The government’s latest plans to make pensioners 

pay between 10 and 20% of their prescription 

charges has been met with alarm by 

support groups and associations across the 

country. 

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The draft bill will mean that all pensioners 

will have to pay a minimum of 10% of their 

prescription charges, rising to 20% for those 

with greater income. The government will debate 

a formula to help the chronically ill, by 

capping the charges at a monthly maximum 

of between 10€ and 20€. 

Bailout fears for Spain as cost of Borrowing 

Jumps to over 6% 

Spain’s cost of borrowing has risen to over 

6%, again, prompting talk of an EU bailout. 

The country’s cost of borrowing has been rising 

steadily over the past four months and if it 

wanted to borrow for ten years today, it would 

pay 6.1%, considerably more than the 1.73% 

Germany would pay. 

The Bank of Spain said recently that the 

county’s economy contracted in the first quarter 

of the year - but it did not say by how 

much. The economy shrank by 0.3% in the 

three months to December, so this additional 

contraction implies that Spain’s economy is in 

recession. The Economy Minister said that in 

the first three months of the year the country 

had probably contracted by as much as the 

last quarter of 2011 again, but added this was 

actually better than expected. 

Investors, however, are concerned that 

Spain’s banks are relying too heavily on 

cheap, emergency loans from the European 

Central Bank, raising fears of an imminent 

bailout. Since 2010, Greece has needed two 

bailouts, and the Republic of Ireland and Portugal 

also needed bailouts to stay afloat. 

Postal Worker Jailed for a Year for 

Throwing 7,100 Letters Away 

A 28-year-old Valencian man has been fined 

630€ and sentenced to a year in prison after 

being found guilty of throwing away 7,100 

letters when he was working for Correos, the 

Spanish postal service, in the town of Arganda 

del Rey (Madrid) back in 2006. 

Sergio A.P. was found guilty of “negligence in 

his custody of documents”, but the prosecution 

reduced its original demand for a twoand-a-half-year 

custodial sentence and a fine 

of 4,500€. Since the events in question took 

place six years ago, extenuating circumstances 

and unnecessary delays were take into account 

when sentencing. 

Human Trafficking and Low Rates make 

Spain Top for ‘Sex Tourism’ 

Trafficking of women and prostitution have 

become rife in Spain and parts of the country 

are beginning to 

rival Thailand for their 

fame as ‘sex tourism’ 

destinations, according 

to the New York Times 

and 9 in 10 of the 

women who provide 

these services are being 

held against their 

will and threatened. 

La Jonquera (Girona), 

one of the first towns 

in Spain as you cross 

the French border 

heading south, used to 

be famous for its home-made arts and crafts, 

but now sees most of its tourism come from 

brothels or women working in apartments 

and on the streets. This is partly due to the 

fact that French law is much tighter on prostitution 

and women’s services are more expensive, 

says the report. Most of the women are 

foreigners and many have been either kidnapped 

in their home countries or duped into 

travelling to Spain, believing lucrative work in 

hotels awaits them. 

This is what happened to Valentina, a Romanian 

girl who told NYT reporters, through 

tears, that the person she believed to be her 

boyfriend convinced her to travel to Spain 

with him to start a new life. Upon arrival, she 

found out that the hotel job did not exist, and 

she had to work as a sex slave for between 

20€ and 30€ per client, handing over all her 

money to her ‘boyfriend’, who turned out to 

be a pimp. He threatened her with violence 

and with killing her children if she did not cooperate. 

Described as ‘hanging around a roundabout 

all day’ with ‘her greasy hair tied back in a ponytail’, 

Valentina said in the article: “My life is 

over. I’ll never be able to forget that I ended 

up in this.” 

Police recently rescued a 19-year-old Romanian 

girl who had been under the control of 

two clans of pimps. They had tattooed a barcode 

on her wrist, which indicated the 2,000€ 

‘debt’ she had with the traffickers and which 

she had to pay back out of her earnings before 

she was able to see a single cent of them 

for herself. 

The report says that the majority of prostitutes’ 

clients used to be middle-aged men, 

but are now mainly young men who go off 

in crowds of friends and weekends ‘for a bit 

of fun’. 

“Young people used to go to nightclubs, but 

now they go to brothels – it’s just another 

way of having a good time, for them,” says 

Francina Vila i Valls, councillor for women and 

civil rights in Barcelona. 

Police say the number of prostitutes working 

in Spain, in brothels, private flats, industrial 

estates and on streets is close to 400,000 and 

rising by the thousand. At least 90 per cent 

are victims of human trafficking. 

The problem of trafficking became rife in Europe 

in the 1990s, when hundreds of women 

came over from the then USSR, but since 

then EU member states have been working 

hard on regulations to deal with prostitution 

and human trafficking. The problem has 

worsened since the EU became a reality and 

free movement between countries was made 

possible. 

A survey by the United Nations found that 

39 per cent of Spaniards admitted to having 

been with a prostitute, and that it was even 

becoming socially-acceptable for business 

meetings to end with an evening meal in a 

restaurant followed by a trip to a brothel. 

La Jonquera has set up a brothel next to a 

24-hour petrol station, with 101 rooms, making 

it one of the largest in Europe. Most of its 

clients are from French border towns. 








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Organizing our tax in Spain 

In a trial carried out to extend our business 

to new regions, with the help of UK TAX 

REFUND SL, a British resident completed all 

the forms needed to make him fiscally correct 

in Spain and obtain a refund of his overpaid 

UK Tax. This has now been repaid to him and 

his UK tax is NT, zero. 

Many of us have seen our disposable income 

reduce as the pound lost value against the 

Euro. Going through this process can be 

a way of restoring some of that income. 

Depending where your pension comes from 

and how much it is, some of them will not pay 

tax at all. Over the years, we have carried out 

this service for more than a hundred clients in 

this category, and they now live totally tax 

free. Not everyone fits the criteria for this, 

but a simple phone call or email will tell you 

if you do. 

It always pays to maintain your tax affairs in 

order. As a British citizen living in Spain, you 

should follow the rules which stipulate the 

way to deal with income tax. If you do the 

right thing then you will reach the same rights 

as Spanish people in other matters such as 

Capital Gains, Inheritance Tax, etc, but first 

of all, to reap these benefits, your income tax 

has to be re-organized. 

We offer a unique service to British residents 

in Spain, where we ensure that a client’s tax 

affairs in both Spain and the UK are dealt with 

correctly and any overpaid tax is refunded 

under the double tax agreement between 

Spain and the UK. Yes, some people will have 

to pay tax in Spain, usually less than you pay 

in the UK and a refund of UK tax can help you 

lead a better life here in Spain. 

You might think there must be lots of forms 

to be filled in; yes there are a few, but we 

fill them in for you and when we visit you we 

answer any questions you may have, check 

the forms and then it is just a matter of 

signing the papers and we do everything else 

including couriering the papers to UK so they 

do not get lost. 

As UK TAX REFUND SL works very close to 

the HMRC, your process will be followed very 

closly by us from the beginning to the end, 

until you receive the phone call to let you 

know your refund has arrived. 

Remember, just a phone call! We look forward 

to hearing from you! 

For help on any of these things please 

telephone us on 965 636 938. 

Or send an email: michelle.hamilton@uktaxrefund.com 


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Elliot’s Restaurant in Bolnuevo is under 

New Management. 

Carol Grice 

is the new 

owner of this 

well known 

restaurant 

in Bolnuevo. 

Carol has 

owned a 

holiday home 

in the area for 

some years 

now, but made 

the permanent move to Spain in January of this 

year. She has many years experience in the 

catering industry and is planning to carry out 

the management of this establishment with the 

same popular menu as before. There will still 

be the ever popular Sunday Roast at €10 for 

three courses, Menu del Dia at €8.50, Menu del 

Noche at €14.95 and if you like to eat early in 

the evening, the Elliot Early Bird Evening Menu 

starts at 6.30pm 

For those of you that are regular visitors to 

Elliot’s Restaurant, you will also see the 

familiar faces of the staff who are all still there, 

i.e. Julie, Steve, Kay and Chris who along with 

Carol will always give you a warm welcome. Do 

go and see them all soon and give them your 

support. 

Tel: 968159499 or 634337925 








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Christian Humanitarian Aid Charity in 

the Mazarron & Surrounding area 

This is the prompting that Started our 

MAD Journey…. Matthew 25 v 35-36 

“When I was Hungry you fed me, 

when I was Thirsty you gave me a drink, 

when I needed Clothes you clothed me, 

when I was a Stranger you invited me 

in, when I ……….……” 

God fills in the missing gaps. 

turn more away, as we are unable to carry out 

the necessary home visits. If you can assist in 

other areas, which will release the Outreach 

Team to carry out this important role, then 

together we can Make A Difference to more 

lives. 

GO maD declares that In God we Trust 

for the evidence of God’s presence far 

outweighs the proof of His absence. 

Over the last few months we have been 

informing you of our Outreach Work in the 

hope that you will understand the reality of 

life here for many within our community. We 

currently have a waiting list of approx 30 

applications for aid and have been forced to 

Our Shop is the front for our Outreach Work 

which is often overlooked, but without your 

continuing financial support, or our volunteers 

we can do neither. Various ways you can help: 

Sorting through the numerous varied 

Outreach donations and storing appropriately 

Working through the various client ‘Wanted 

Lists’ 

Overseeing the Food Store or Children´s 

Birthday Shoes; kindly donated monthly by 

A´n´other 

Helping to purchase food and bagging up for 

Aid Days 

Assisting on Aid Days; giving out of Food, 

Clothes etc 

Driving one of GO maD vans to assist in the 

collection of donations/furniture and delivery 

of sales 

Helping with loading and unloading of furniture 

and Aid Day food/clothes etc. 

Assisting with the daily collection of donated 

food from Pto. Supermarket 

Translating in the shop, home visits or at 

meetings 

Can you help to promote us, working from 

home? 


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We wish to open our shop on Fridays. Can 

you help either on the shop floor or behind the 

scenes; sorting, ironing etc? Just a few hours 

of giving a week can Make A Difference 

to us and those we help, so don’t delay call 

today on 634 357 137 to join the MAD Team 

… there is strength in numbers! 

Shop: 634321161 

Outreach/Enquiries: 634357137 

Email: madmazarron@live.com 

Facebook: madmazarron 

Anyone interested in forming a Gospel Choir 

- meetings to be held on Friday afternoons 

at the Cultural Centre, Camposol B, dates 

to be announced. For practice and auditions 

please contact Patrick on 968199472 

(leave a message) 








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The Tropikana Bar/Café new owners Ana 

and Neil opened their doors to the public 

on the 1 st April. Following a hectic 5 days of 

stripping out the old tired Tropikana Bar, 

and creating a clean new look, it opened 

on time for Sunday lunchtime attended by 

many customers who had never been to 

the Tropikana Bar before. Many thanks to 

our friends, whose efforts ensured that the 

opening was on time, particularly to Shirley, 

Kevin, Craig, Paul and Jo. 

Outdoor Patio area 

The new owners want to offer a fresh 

approach to providing good food and drink to 

its customers. 

Menu del Dia of 2 courses including a drink 

are offered at an affordable price of 5.50€ 

every day is proving to be welcomed by those 

who wish to try simple Spanish dishes freshly 

cooked each day. A typical English menu is 

offered as an alternative. 

The All Day Breakfast is very popular with 

those who want a taste from home. 

Newly refurbished bar and kitchen 

There is a selection of Tapas available 

throughout the day at a modest price, 

and we have introduced small portions of 

complimentary tapas with each round of 

drinks purchased. 

Many customers know that Ana is Spanish, 

and it is refreshing to have customers coming 

into the bar trying out their command of the 

Spanish language whilst enjoying the fine 

food and drink. Ana and her bi-lingual staff 

are very happy to coach those who want 

to learn or improve their language skills to 

make integrating with our host country a 

more rewarding experience. Requests from 

customers for Ana to cook meals for special 

occasions in the evenings have been catered 

for and we are happy to continue with this 

service with prior notice. 

From May, the bar will be known as Tropic 

Ana’s, a mark of the commitment we have to 

deliver a personal service to all our customers. 


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Wines of the Month chosen by Yoann from Le 

Gourmet Wine Bar, Puerto de Mazarrón 

How about the dry white 

Sancerre for only €10? 

This is ideal for an aperitif, 

salads, fish, shellfish, 

paellas and pizzas with 

shellfish. 

Both these wines are a 

really good deal! 

For those of you who 

like a sparkling wine, Le 

Gourmet Wine Bar has a 

very nice Brut Champagne 

for €19. This can be drunk 

on any occasion and will 

complement any meal. 








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“PARIS” FOR ONLY 5€ 

Come and join “Bet” and “Al” in Paris for 

only 5€ in “Teatro Canovero” (formally “Los 

Canovas Players”) next production at the end 

of May. 

The play, “April In Paris”, is a comedy and 

is written by playwright John Godber and 

portrays Bet 

and Al’s antics 

from winning 

a magazine 

competition for a 

weekend in Paris, 

their journey 

across the North 

Sea and how 

they cope with 

the language and 

food in Paris to 

their return to 

their Yorkshire 

home. 

The performances will be on Friday 25 th May, 

Saturday 26 th May and Sunday 27 th May, 

curtain up at 8pm each night at The Salon 

Theatre in Los Canovas, only 10 minutes 

from Camposol. As usual refreshments will be 

available in the auditorium before and after 

the performance 

as well as during 

the interval. 

Tickets are only 

5€ each and 

are available 

now from 

various outlets 

throughout 

the Mazarrón 

and Fuente 

Alamo area. 

Alternatively 

a d v a n c e 

bookings can be made by contacting Roger 

on 968151149 or mobile 660851064 or 

email loscanovasplayers@gmail.com. For 

further information contact Roger on any of 

the aforementioned. 

We look forward to seeing you and hope you 

enjoy the evening. 

Age Concern Summer Programme 

Wednesday May 2 nd Talking Shop Free 

Social, celebrating VE Day, at the Cultural 

Centre, Sector B Camposol 1.30-3.30pm 

Saturday May 12 th Spring Fayre, at Lagarto 

Verde on Via Axial in Puerto de Mazarrón, 

11.30-3.30pm, with the new Harlequin 

Community choir at 1pm singing their hearts 

out for you. There will be stalls, tombola and 

refreshments. Prospective stall holders 

please ring 634336484 


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Wednesday May 30 th Menu del Dia at the 

Sensol Golf Hotel, Camposol - veg soup/ 

pate, steak and ale pie/sausage & mash with 

onion gravy/two bean goulash, home-made 

desserts to follow. Johnny Sparrow provides 

the entertainment and the cost is 10€. 

Friday June 22 nd Second Grand Auction 

at Mariano’s, Camposol A. 10€ for 3 articles 

and keep the proceeds! Must be registered 

beforehand and brought on the day. Articles 

received 9-10am when the public are invited 

to view. Gavel down at 1pm. The last was very 

successful and showed the need for a regular 

auction 

June and July will both see Social Meetings on 

the first Wednesday of the month at the Cultural 

Centre on Camposol B at 1.30pm. These are 

free and always have some entertainment and 

useful info at them. The last Wednesday in the 

month will have the Menu del Dia starting at 

1.30pm costing 10€ with entertainment. 

August will be time off, but September will see 

both Wednesday Socials and the Annual 

Black & White Ball in Puerto de Mazarrón. 

Tickets can be obtained on a Thursday morning 

in Puerto de Mazarrón at Bar Peyma, near 

the tourist information or on a Friday outside 

the Salud Bar, Camposol B. The new office 

on Calle Retama, Camposol C5 is open for 

tickets, information and advice on Monday and 

Wednesday mornings, 11-1pm and on a Friday 

morning for advice and information only. 







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Our gardening volunteers took a day off 

recently. Easter Monday is primarily an 

English holiday, but that was the day chosen 

for our English volunteers to have their own 

little fiesta. The hard working gardeners 

shared an afternoon in the park, with BBQ, 

snacks and drinks, and of course, a little 

chocolate, taking the opportunity to enjoy 

the fruits of their labour in the very pleasant 

leisure area that they have worked so hard 

to create. Entertainment was provided by 

Antonio and Vanessa, a Spanish Flamenco 

Duo, who all seemed to enjoy it. We were 

joined by a few holiday visitors, two of 

whom gave up a couple of hours of their 

holiday to join in the fun and help with some 

weed clearing. I am sure that they felt much 

better for it! Remember, everyone is invited 

to help, as and when they can. It is not 

necessary to make a regular commitment; 

just a little effort can make a big difference. 

Roses 

All of the Queen Elizabeth roses which we 

bought to commemorate the Jubilee year 

have now been planted, although at time 

of writing, much work is still ongoing in 

spreading the awaiting gravel to complete 

these new presentations. We have also 

managed to plant many bedding plants, 

kindly donated to us via GO maD, courtesy 

of the generosity of Lidl Supermarket. Our 

thanks to them for their kind support. 

Books 

The Friday morning Book Stall has just got 

bigger. The Thursday Book Club which 

has been hosted by Tony and Ann in Calle 

Alicante has now closed, and they have 

very generously handed all of their books 

to our group. I can safely boast that we 

now have the largest selection of second 

hand English books in the area. The Book 

Club, run by Pauline, is our regular source 

of income, helping to support all of the good 

work carried out by all of our volunteers to 

help improve Sector A. Things can only get 

better! 


Coach Trip to Valor Chocolate Factory 

26 th March saw 90 people embark on our 

first ever coach trip, and what a day it 

turned out to be. Despite the early start 

the sun shone brightly as we made our way 

to the Valor chocolate factory at Villajoyosa 

to see how it’s made and of course to taste 

the end product. Lunch at Busot involved 

consuming the excellent fish and chips 

lunch washed down by an acceptable house 

wine. The next stop was the show caves 

at Busot where there was much to admire 

inside the caves as well as the panoramic 

view outside. 

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Our intrepid travellers then moved the 

short distance to Viella and the Turron factory 

where those that could still walk were 

able to consume the samples of this particularly 

sweet confection. The quiz on the 

buses managed to keep almost everybody 

awake until our return to Camposol. Our 

thanks go to Roger and Colin for keeping 

their passengers in order and not losing 

anyone. 

Our next event will be our last fundraiser 

before the Fiesta. 

The Spring Ball at the new marina in 

Puerto De Mazarrón on Friday 26 th May at 

7.30pm. The CAS Band and Costa Cálida 

Int Radio, a fantastic buffet by the Roving 

Diner and a 1€ bar complete the evening 

@ 22€, including coach travel from 

Camposol. Dress to impress! 

Tickets available from our Thurs market 

stall on Camposol A or outside Consum 

Mon-Wed & Fri. 

Fiestas Camposol Car Draw 2012 

The Fiestas Camposol Car Draw is once 

again well under way and you will be able 

to buy a ticket from one of the following 

venues; 

Outside Consum, Sector B Mon-Wed, Fri & 

Sat 

Thurs market on Sector A 

This will be the 5 th time we have held this 

competition and it has always proved popular 

with the last two winners living on Camposol. 

Citroën will supply a new car at a 

competitive price and we hope to be able to 

sell at least enough tickets to cover the cost 

of the car. The draw will take place on the 

main stage of the fiesta at approx 9.45pm 

on the Sunday night and some lucky person 

will then be the proud owner of a brand 

new car. Closer to the fiesta we will have 

the car available for you to admire and 

buy another ticket on Saturday mornings 

on Sector B Commercial Centre. Proceeds 

from the car draw will be split between next 

year’s fiesta and certain local charities at 

the discretion of the committee. 

Camposol Fiesta 

At last the fiesta is taking shape and much 

of the basic work is now complete. We 

have a full and entertaining programme 

with something we hope for everybody. We 

would like to thank our new sponsors IBEX 

Insurance and DECKLID Auto Services 

for their generosity and support for the fiesta 

which is invaluable and also TREVI 

Bar who have been so supportive all year. 

Although the format will be familiar to 

many of you, you will have to wait until 

June for the publication of the full programme. 

Our main act on Sunday night will 

be a band called CHESS. If you like Queen 

you will love Chess and they along with our 

spectacular fireworks display will bring the 

fiesta to a rousing finale. Saturday night 

will also not disappoint with a new band 

called EXEDOS. Susie is doing a great job 

in providing a super mix of craft and commercial 

stalls along with the usual charity 

and games pitches. We have two catering 

pitches offering fresh sausages and burgers 

and a pig roast, along with the bars. 

There will be the traditional giant paella on 

the Saturday afternoon along with Spanish 

troubadors and the bars and catering 

pitches will be open from midday on both 

days of the fiesta. 

There is a suggestion that this year for the 

first time the fiesta will be live on the World 

Wide Web and the whole world will see just 

what a great place Camposol is to live in. 

The committee has worked really hard this 

year to ensure that we have produced a 

weekend for you all to enjoy. It’s a family 

event so please come in the spirit of fiesta 

and have a great time. Fancy dress is not 

essential, but hey it is fiesta! 

Dickie Davies 





Working together to make Camposol 

look great! 

Oh! How we need some rain! 

Well; not us of course – we are all here 

for the sunshine, but the hundreds of 

Oleanders planted along the roadsides are 

in desperate need of water and for some 

it may be too late. The only way we can 

hope to rescue them is to carry water in 

containers filled from the tap. If you like 

the idea of seeing Camposol in bloom next 

year, perhaps you could all do a bit by 

remembering to carry a couple of bottles 

in the boot of the car on your way to the 

shops and stopping to give the plants a 

drink as you pass. The weeds don’t need 

any water and even seem to defy the 

sprayers! 

Our thanks go to Andy Brown for the 70 

plants that he has donated, and also to the 

gentleman on B8 for providing the Yucca 

plants that we will be planting out. 

Future Projects 

The ‘Welcome To Camposol’ sign - we 

are hoping to be able to have it erected 

before the Fiesta in June, subject to the 

necessary licence being granted. The 

sign will be built from decorative block 

with tiled sign work. It will be positioned 

on the corner of the road leading to the 

Commercial Centre (opposite the track to 

the Garden Centre) and in a manner that 

will not obstruct the vision of approaching 

vehicles. 

Help!! Yet again we have to appeal 

for more volunteers. Unfortunately our 

numbers have depleted over the past year, 

so please – if you are able to help us in 

our efforts in any way, we would love to 

hear from you. B Sector is the one part 

of the urbanisation which is used by just 

about everyone on Camposol and we do 

welcome the help that we receive from 

other groups. 

Legal Registration 

We are continuing our efforts towards 

becoming a Legally Registered Group. 

Reps are still needed for B20 and B22. 

Please Book for our Springtime Disco 

Party on Friday 25 th May @ 7.30pm 

10€. Enjoy a meal of Bangers and Mash or 

a Beef burger at the Golf Club. All proceeds 

go to community garden needs. 

Prizes:- Should anyone like to donate a 

prize for the Quiz or Raffle, please let us 

know. They will be gratefully received. 

Monthly Meetings 

These are held on the last Tuesday of each 

month 16.00-17.00 in Trevi’s. Please give 

your support. Join in and discuss how we 

can continue to improve our sector. We 

need your suggestions. 

Weekly Working Party 

Come and Join Us! Meet each Tuesday 

9-10/11am, in front of the Commercial 

Centre. 

For Information contact: 

Sandy: 968986030or 

Helen/Glyn: 968199506 

Roger: 968199502 or Rose: 968974953 

When this present administration came into 

being, along with an affirmation to adopt a 

policy of openness, they appealed for collaboration 

in dealing with Camposol’s problems, 

a request to which we have confirmed 

our willingness to comply with on a number 

of occasions. However, it has becoming apparent 

of late that the Council is taking the 

attitude that any form of direct consultation 

or exchange of information with the CRA is 

both unwelcome and unnecessary. 

This has led to a situation whereby information 

regarding the actual and intended 

progress towards curing the urbanizations 

ills has become for the most part, vague 

and elusive. There is also within the Council 

ranks, at times, an apparent lack of understanding 

of both the actualities and even 

their own aims, which have done much to 

diminish any feelings of confidence there 

might have been towards them. 

There have been some fundamental disclosures 

surrounding circumstances connected 

with the movement towards what is hoped 

will see the situation whereby the estate is 

suitably completed, legalized and adopted. 

Among the important details revealed were 

both those associated with the source of financing 

of the required work and the abandonment 

of the policy that required that A 

Sector was to be completed before adoption 

took place. Whereas we feel that the 

awareness of these particular facts should 

have, as a matter of course, come about 

by way of a council statement or the like, 

in fact they only happened to be revealed 

after a direct approach to a Councilor by 

a CRA Committee member who was concerned 

about the lack of progress in the 

work 

These circumstances have resulted in the 

CRA writing to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor 

Francisco Garcia and Councilor Jose Gomez 

expressing our disappointment and dissatisfaction 

with the situation while confirming 

our readiness to cooperate in any way we 

can. 

We have the sad duty in announcing that 

committee member Joyce Stewart has regrettably 

passed away. Joyce was the longest 

serving member of the committee and 

held the office of Treasurer for many years. 

Her considerable devotion to the cause of 

improving the urbanization along with her 

historical knowledge of Camposol and its 

problems will be greatly missed. 

Website: www.cracamposol.com 

email: info@cracamposol.com 





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FAST (First Aid Support Team Camposol) 

revived the Easter Bunny (Local Artist Paula 

Klages) in a lifesaving demonstration at 

their Easter Fayre in Mariano´s Restaurant 

on Easter Saturday when over 500 people 

visited the event that raised €1800 which will 

go to fund another Oxygen and Defibrillation 

Course, keeping FAST at the top of their field 

in Spain. 

There was a myriad of stalls from remote 

control camera systems that beam images 

direct to your personal mobile phone, to home 

baked cakes and jams, hand-made jewellery 

to artist demonstrations and equipment. 

Glen Ford the Secretary of FAST said, we 

continue to be overwhelmed at the support 

given by both residents and stallholders and 

also our non-operational support team that 

help organise the event and run the tombola. 

We could not survive and provide this unique 

& totally free service without them. At the 

Christmas Fayre we were asked if we could 

run an Easter Fayre, so we gave it a try and 

it was a huge success. A Big Thanks to our 

volunteers and everyone involved. 

The FAST service has been running now for 

nearly 11 months and has responded to over 

120 call outs at an average of around 12 per 

month. Interestingly more call-outs occur 

in daytime hours rather than night time as 

was expected. Recently FAST responded to 

a gentleman who was choking when the seal 

from a tomato sauce squeezy bottle that had 

stuck to the bottom of his “chip buttie” lodged 

in his throat! Luckily FAST train regularly with 

a special Heimlich Manoeuvre Training vest to 

help dislodge blockages from the airway. (See 

Photograph) and the gentleman survived. 

FAST would like to remind residents that 

112 must always be called before calling 

FAST on 968970626 to ensure that the 

professionals are already on their way. That 

allows FAST to bridge the gap between 

calling 112 and their arrival. No time should 

be wasted in calling either 112 or FAST 

as every minute counts in 

emergencies. There should 

be no concern at wasting 

time, especially if a casualty 

is unconscious, have 

breathing difficulties, or a 

major bleed. 

FAST have re-printed their 

information leaflet to include 

a section to record the 

Polygono number, address 

and telephone number, as 

although people may well 

know and remember this 

when all is calm, it can be so 

easy to get in a muddle or 

forget key information when in a panic. These 

are available from the Compusurf Shop, 

Camposol B or at the Tea Pot Café in Puerto 

de Mazarrón free of charge, although small 

donations are always welcome! 

FAST are always looking for new volunteers, 

so if you are fit and healthy and hold a valid 

driving license why not give them a call? 

FAST - Making Camposol Safer For All! 

FAST Camposol (First Aid Support Team) 

FAST is a registered charity number 

G30863658 

Contact us - Kaz Moore 626823081 


Camposol ‘C’ Green Fingers Gardening 

and Social Group 

As I write, we’re looking forward to our AGM 

on 19 th April, where Chairman, Bernard, 

will be retiring but hopefully continuing as 

Treasurer: We’d like to offer him our heartfelt 

thanks for beginning and maintaining such 

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a wonderful project and hope the new Chair 

carries forward that momentum with the 

same vigour. Green Fingers has become 

a group of like-minded friends, not just 

gardeners (and labourers!). We receive so 

many positive comments, making all the 

hard work worthwhile. A new committee 

will welcome new committee members and 

new volunteers, offering free breakfast on 

Wednesdays to sweeten their hard labour. 

Come along and make new friends even if 

you’re only here for hols. You’ll be beautifying 

your whole community! 

The ‘Bienvenidos a C’ feature now has its new 

bench and the final flower planter, which was 

stolen, will soon be replaced. A similar feature 

is being created opposite Sensol Office, with a 

picket fence surrounding another seat which 

has been donated by someone who cannot 

volunteer because of medical reasons yet 

wanted to show his appreciation for Green 

Fingers’ hard work! If you can donate any 

plants, pots etc. we’d be most grateful and 

for any time you can spend watering; both 

plants and the volunteers! Every Euro of 

each member’s monthly payment is used to 

enhance the whole of ‘C’, though the general 

programme of maintenance may only reach 

your road every few weeks. If you’re not a 

member and see our teams working, please 

contribute a little to our bucket! 

Don’t forget our Diamond Jubilee Street 

Party on 4 th June, with Lenny Mitchell, BBQ 

and complimentary glass of cava! Everyone 

is welcome: please check chalkboards, 

Facebook and website for information and 

contact numbers. Also, our CIF has enabled 

us to legally open two free, interest bearing 

bank accounts and we’re currently sourcing 

insurance cover for our volunteers. More 

news can be found at http://www. 

greenfingersgardenandsocialgroup. 

com/ 








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Registered Charity Nº 8.714/1ª 

JJ’s Puppy Rescue Association has been a 

Spanish Registered Charity since March 2007 

with a Management Committee, Association 

Members, Volunteer Helpers and Foster 

Carers. 

Over the past four years the JJ’s Association 

has rescued over 300 abandoned puppies and 

cared for them until new homes were found 

in the local area and in other parts of Europe. 

This could not have been achieved without the 

support and generosity of public donations 

and the help of local people who care for 

many of the rescued puppies in foster homes 

until they can be found new homes with a 

caring owner. 

JJ’s Puppy Rescue Association has over 40 

puppies and dogs in need of a loving home. 

The cost of the necessary veterinary care 

to bring our rescued puppies back to good 

health, their vaccinations, neutering and 

kennel accommodation all requires a great 

deal of fund raising. For this we are dependant 

upon public support and generosity. 

JJ’s Charity Shop in Puerto de Mazarrón is 

located near the Arbol Supermarket and is 

staffed entirely by volunteers and we really 

need all the public help we can get. Any 

unwanted furniture, electrical goods, clothes, 

household items, bric-a-brac, books, DVD’s 

and videos that can be sold in the charity 

shop or table top sales to raise funds will 

be gratefully received. We can arrange for 

donated items to be collected by one of our 

Association Members. We also need volunteer 

helpers who can give some of their free time 

to work in our Charity Shop so if you would 

like to help come in and have a chat with the 

staff. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR 

COLLECTION OF DONATED ITEMS GIVE 

ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS A 

CALL 

TONY 618034921 - JOHN 617004959 – 

RICHARD 699243370 

Or call at our Charity Shop in Puerto de 

Mazarrón 

WeDoItAll4ThePuppies 


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Complimentary Tax - or not so 

complimentary for some. Taxes creep up 

on us from all different authorities and this 

happens to all nationalities. So, what is 

Complimentary Tax? 

This is a tax that the authorities now think 

that many people, who have bought bargain 

properties, should pay. If you bought a 

property recently for a bargain price, be 

aware, you may receive a demand from the 

Tax Authority for Complimentary Tax. 

Let me explain with this simple example…….. 

A house was sold for 250,000€ ten years 

ago and the declared value in the deed was 

250,000€. You are now lucky enough to 

buy the same house for 150,000€ due to 

the down turn in the market. Be prepared 

to receive a demand for the difference in 

the purchase tax (7%) between the old 

“declared” value and the new (7,000€). 

The tax authorities still have the original 

valuations of properties and are looking now 

to increase their coffers! 

If you are buying a bargain, have bought a 

bargain, or received a tax demand for this, 

talk to your legal representative. 

Jennie at Best of Spanish 








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Liberty Seguros Group, once again, 

offsets 100% of their CO2 Emissions 

• An internal audit found that Liberty 

Seguros has offset 6,224.69 

tonnes of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere 

during 2010 

• The Ecology and Development 

Foundation (ECODES) has presented 

the group with the CeroCO2 Seal 

certifying the offset and the company’s 

commitment to reducing its 

emissions in 2012 

• Natural disasters generated a total 

loss of 81 billion Euros for the insurance 

sector 

The Liberty Seguros Group has received, 

for the fifth consecutive year, the 

CeroCO2 seal attesting to its commitment 

to the environment for its work in offsetting 

100% of the CO2 emissions produced. 

Following the internal audit conducted by 

ECODES, Cecilia Foronda, head of climate 

change and energy at ECODES, presented 

the insurer with a diploma certifying receipt 

of the seal. The Liberty Seguros Group 

has offset a total of 6,224.69 tonnes of 

greenhouse gases generated during 2010 

through its consumption of energy, paper 

and transport. 

Enrique Huerta, CEO of Liberty Seguros 

Group received the CeroCO2 Seal accrediting 

that the 4 buildings in which the group 

is present (two in Madrid, one in Barcelona 

and one in Bilbao) are CO2 neutral, 

i.e. all emissions generated are offset. As 

part of the offset scheme, Liberty Seguros 

will be 

supporting 

an initiative 

to prevent 

deforestation 

in the 

Amazon. 

The initiative 

protects 

100,000 

hectares of 

rainforest 

from deforestation 

in the Madre de Dios region in 

Peru. 

“In 2011, natural disasters generated a total 

loss of 81 billion Euros for the insurance 

sector, which indicates that caring for the 

environment is an investment for our business 

that we cannot ignore. Although the 

topic of CO2 emissions is usually related 

to energy companies, at Liberty Seguros 

we understand that the environment is everyone’s 

responsibility”, said Mr. Huerta. 

Since Liberty Seguros began its collaboration 

with ECODES in 2005, the insurer 

has offset a total of 25,247.52 tonnes of 

CO2 emissions. This reflects the company’s 

commitment to helping the environment 

and its concern about climate change. According 

to Ms. Foronda, Liberty Seguros 

is a pioneering example of how a low carbon 

emission business model is possible 

and can help companies improve management, 

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majority of customers concerned about 

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in developing countries allow companies to 

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also to the eradication of poverty. 


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IMPOR- 

T A N T 

SUMMER 

GARDEN 

CARE 

By 

Clodagh 

and Dick 

H a n d - 

scombe, 

practical 

gardeners and authors living in Spain for 

twenty five years. 

Spanish summers are hot and gardens 

need some extra care to ensure that they 

are colourful and survive the scorching 

southerly winds. This article indicates what 

needs to be done. 

Keeping Plants Alive 

Keeping plants alive consists of four things: 

1. Keeping the roots of plants constantly 

damp both in the garden 

and containers. Whether you water 

with a drip irrigation system, 

hose or watering can, this can be 

difficult to judge unless you dig a 

hole to check what layers are dry 

and at what level the soil is still 

moist. The latter is time consuming, 

difficult to do in closely planted 

beds and judgemental as what one 

person regards as damp another 

person may regard as wet and it’s 

a hard lesson to learn when your 

favourite plants keel over and die. 

The solution is to purchase a soil 

moisture meter. Typically they have 

a probe to push into the earth in a 

garden bed or the compost in a pot 

down to 15 centimetres of depth 

and do not need a battery to operate 

them. The best have a second 

probe that measures the acidity of 

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the soil or compost. Ours also has a 

light meter which is useful in checking 

the amount of light reaching to 

the back of a naya or the shade of 

a tree where you are considering 

placing pot plants. 

2. Placing tender plants that are easily 

shrivelled in full sun or by blazing 

hot winds in semi, dappled or 

full shade and watering twice a day 

if necessary. This includes annual 

herbs such as parsley or basil. 

3. Keeping roots cool by shading them 

with slabs of rock or mulches of 

compost or bark chippings. 

4. Ensuring that you plant up your 

garden with plants that are naturally 

drought resistant and capable 

of slowing down their growth and 

moisture requirements during the 

hottest weeks. 

Cacti and succulents are among the most 

draught resistant plants, but there are 

many others as indicated in Part Four of 

‘Your Garden in Spain – From Planning 

to Planting’ (ISBN 978-84-89954-670 

Keeping the Garden Colourful 

Stimulating prolonged or repeat flowerings 

consists of watering as above, plus regular 

dead heading as soon as flowers start to 

dry up, to prevent the plants from using 

energy to produce seeds rather than new 

flower buds. 

Stimulating plants to flower continuously 

or again requires that you dead head as 

soon as flowers have finished to prevent 

seeds being formed, watering as above 

and minimising the use of feeds high in nitrogen. 

Most plants will grow and flower 

well without regular feeding, but should 

you consider it necessary use a feed high 

in potash rather than nitrogen. Regular 

feeding with the latter may result in excessive 

greenery at the expense of flowers. 

Fruit Trees Also Need Care 

It is essential that fruit trees are watered 

thoroughly so that their deepest roots are 

kept constantly damp enabling the fruit 

to develop continuously. Intermittent watering 

can result in splitting fruit, major 

fruit falls or insect and fungal attacks. If 

you planted your fruit trees in previously 

enriched soil and gave the trees a spring 

feed, a summer feed is not essential. 

The Vegetable Plot can still be Productive 

Provided they are frequently watered, fruit 

vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, 

squash and melons swell and ripen well 

in sunny weather. Root vegetables such 

as peanuts, carrots and beetroot will grow 

and keep well in the soil if kept damp, but 

quick growing radishes will soon go to seed 

if not harvested when young. As the summer 

warms up flowering artichokes will 

stop producing and July is a good time to 

sow seeds to produce broccoli plants for 

planting out in the autumn, however, leaf 

vegetables are best shaded for at least 

part of the day to keep them growing without 

going to seed. Weeds will be less of a 

problem than in the spring, but will need 

keeping under control by hoeing and adding 

to the compost heap. It’s a good idea 

to dampen the compost heap each month 

to prevent it from drying out. 

The above actions should help you enjoy a 

colourful and productive summer garden, 

but do watch the garden for unexpected 

problems. Before the summer, read chapter 

6.16 ‘Be a plant detective’ in our 

book ‘Your Garden in Spain’ which lists 

fifty ways of killing plants- many of them 

related to summer conditions. 

Clodagh and Dick at Homes Garden 

and Outdoor Living Show 

On Monday/Tuesday 22 and 23 May Dick 

and Clodagh Handscombe, Spain’s best 

known expatriate gardening authors, will 

be giving talks and answering any questions 

you have on the Gardening in Spain 

on stand No 43 at the Homes Garden and 

Outdoor Living Show open from 11am 

until 8pm at the Castle at San Miquel de 

Salinas just south of Torrevieja. 

Three talks 

will be given 

each day; 

at 12.30 

and 16.30 

they will 

talk about 

‘Achieving 

a Good 

Garden in 

Spain’. The 

third talk will 

be at 15.30 

each day 

and will be 

about ‘Living 

Well from Your Garden.’ Between 

and after the talks Clodagh and Dick will 

answer your gardening questions and have 

autographed books available. 

The show will have many interesting stalls 

and several places to eat and drink, so why 

not put in your diary for a day out. More 

information about the show will be found 

on www.homesandgardens.es 

© Clodagh and Dick Handscombe May 

2012 








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The letter Q in 

Spanish does 

exactly the 

same thing as 

it does in English, 

that is, it 

always appears 

in combination 

with the letter 

U. However, 

the pronunciation 

in the two 

languages is different. 

Whereas in English “qu” makes a “kw” 

sound, in Spanish it makes just the “k” sound 

alone. So, for example, cheese is pronounced 

like “keso” and not “kweso”. That’s why that 

question that Manuel always used to ask in 

Fawlty Towers is spelt “¿qué?” 

If you remember back to the rules for pronouncing 

the letter C, you will know that the 

combination of “ce” and “ci” produce a “th” 

sound. Therefore whenever we need to write 

down a “ke” or “ki” sound in Spanish, we have 

to remove the C and replace it with a “qu”. 

That might sound a bit complicated so here’s 

a practical example. “Tabaco”, meaning tobacco, 

is spelt with a C which makes the “k” 

sound, however the word for a tobacconist is 

“tabaquero”, pronounced “tabakero”. Because 

the following vowel has changed from 

an O to an E, the C has to change to a “qu” 

to preserve the same “k” sound. If we kept 

the letter C there, it would end up being pronounced 

“tabathero”. That’s the best explanation 

I can manage I’m afraid, so it’ll have 

to do! 

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I couldn’t find quite so many related words 

as usual beginning the QU in both languages. 

Here are a few recognisably similar ones: 

“química” (chemistry), “quimioterapia”, 

(chemotherapy), and “quiropractía” (chiropractic). 

Out of curiosity you might be interested 

to know that cockerels in Spain do not 

say “cock-a-doodle-do”, but “quiquiriquí”, 

although I don’t know if anyone has told the 

cockerels this! 

I was more successful in finding some “false 

friends” or as I prefer to call them “estranged 

cousins”. For example, the verb “quitar” 

means “to remove” and not “to quit”. From 

this word “quitar” we get some interesting 

combinations, all connected with removing 

something, for example: “quitamanchas” 

(stain remover), “quitaesmalte” (nail varnish 

remover), “quitamiedos” (lit. fear-remover, 

and meaning railings in high or dangerous 

places) “quitanieves” (snow plough), 

“quitasol” (sun shade), “quitapenas” (lit. 

pain or sadness remover, and meaning spirits 

or liquor), “quitasueños” (lit. sleep-remover, 

and meaning worry or anxiety that keeps you 

awake at night). 

Another false friend is “quieto” which means 

(still) and not “quiet”. For example, when a 

Spanish person tells a child to keep still, they 

say “¡Estáte quieto!” The word in Spanish 

for (quiet) is “callado”, for example: (He’s 

a very quiet child) is “Es un niño muy callado”. 

One of the most useful words ever in Spanish 

has been referred to already, that is “que”. 

It can mean “What?” as a question, in which 

case it has to be spelt with an accent “Qué”. 

“¿Qué quieres?” (What do you want?). 

Without the accent it can mean “what” in an 

embedded question. “¿Le pregunté que 

quería?” (I asked him what he wanted). 

Even more usefully it can mean “that” in a 

multitude of different contexts when two parts 

of a sentence are being joined together. “Voy 

a decirle que no quiero jugar” (I’m going 

to tell him that I don’t want to play). It comes 

up in many short phrases: “Creo que sí” (I 

think so); “Creo que no” (I don’t think so). 

Again with the accent 

it can also been used 

to make exclamations, 

and this particular aspect 

bears spending 

a bit more time on. 

I am a great fan of 

exclamations because 

they are short, 

they connect to other 

people very easily, 

they express emotion 

as well as ideas and 

they are very simple 

to form. For example 

“¡Qué horror!” means (How awful!); “¡Qué 

pena!” means (What a pity!) and “¡Qué 

asco!” means (How disgusting!), all short and 

sweet and highly expressive. 

We have a variety of different ways to formulate 

exclamations in English. For example, 

we use “What a …” with nouns (What a 

nuisance! What a noise!), we use “How …” 

with adjectives (How pretty! How gorgeous!) 

and we also use negative question forms 

like this: “Isn’t it interesting!”, “Aren’t you 

clever!”, “Weren’t they funny!” To cover all of 

these vagaries in English we simply use “Qué 

…” in Spanish, which makes exclamations incredibly 

easy to produce. Here are two more 

very common examples: “¡Qué calor!” (literally 

“What heat!”, but we would say “Isn’t it 

hot!”) and “¡Qué frío!”, (literally “What cold!” 

but we would say “Isn’t it cold!”). 

Here too are the translations of the English 

phrases above, just to prove that I’m not 

making all this up. (What a nuisance!) “¡Qué 

lata!”; (What a noise!) “¡Qué ruido!”; (How 

pretty!) “¡Qué bonito”; (perhaps, Isn’t she 

pretty!) “¡Qué guapa!”; (How gorgeous!) 

“¡Qué precioso!” (or sometimes “¡Qué preciosidad!”); 

(Isn’t it interesting!) “¡Qué 

interesante!”; (Aren’t you clever!) “¡Qué 

listo!”; (Weren’t they funny!) “¡Qué graciosos!” 

Just one extra point on this subject; if we wish 

to combine a noun and an adjective in an exclamation 

we do this using the word “más”. 

For example: (What a nice woman!) “¡Qué 

mujer más simpática!” 

Notice that the adjectives are susceptible as 

usual to masculine, feminine, singular or plural 

changes, and also notice that in the written 

form we open the exclamations with an 

“upside down” exclamation mark. Practically 

all nouns and adjectives could be used as exclamations, 

simply by adding “Qué”, which I 

think is rather neat, and should give you hours 

of fun thinking up your own! 

To finish off, as usual, I have a popular saying 

with a Q-word in it. It is: “querer es poder”, 

which literally translates as “to want is to 

be able”, and is the equivalent of our English 

saying: “Where there’s a will there’s a way”. 

I hope that’s your attitude when it comes to 

learning Spanish! 

Jane Cronin, Spanish Classes and Talks. 

www.janecronin.eu Tel: 968183258 

Try working out the Wordsearch on page ? using 

words beginning with the letter Q. 








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Dear Editor 

Village Fête in Rio Nalon, Los Alcazares 

We raised a staggering 681€ for MABS at 

this year’s Village Fête and that was due to 

the participation of many of the businesses 

on the Rio Nalon. That is nearly double last 

year’s about, despite the fact we are still in a 

recession. The event was enjoyed by several 

hundred spectators throughout the day. This 

was despite the police being called by someone. 

They had said the music was too loud, so 

the police came and ask if we had a licence. 

Luckily not only did I have one, but I also had 

it with me, so the police thanked us and told 

us to carry on. 

May I take this opportunity to thank you for 

helping with the publicity of this event. Without 

the press we would not be able to succeed 

in raising the money for the well deserved 

charities. 

Peter Clarke, Legs & Co 

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Dear Editor 

We would like to take this opportunity to say 

a big thank you to FAST for all the help given 

to us on Easter Sunday, from the early response, 

excellent patient care and also looking 

after me. 

Keep up the good work. 

Keith and Jean Collins 

Dear Editor 

CONGRATULATIONS MATTHEW. 

Having just returned from a very special 

visit to the UK, we thought we would like to 

share the event with your readers. Our son, 

Matthew joined the Royal Navy back in September, 

to train as an Officer. These were a 

wonderful few days and a very proud moment 

for us. The 12 th April was Matthew’s Commissioning 

Passing Out Parade at Britannia Royal 

Naval College, Dartmouth. 

The day began 

with everyone 

who was 

passing out, 

marching onto 

the ground 

and being inspected. 

They 

all had to 

stand to attention 

for around 

one and a half 

hours, so it 

was fortunate 

that the rain 

held off until 

the last five 

minutes! They 

all looked very smart in uniform and swords. 

There was a ball the following evening, giving 

everyone the opportunity to relax, after the 

previous stressful day. 

Well done Matt! 

Matthew is the older brother of Shannon, 

Connor and Nathan, the Chatterbox Kids, 

who w rite for the Chronicle each month. I 

am sure you will read all about our trip from 

them. 

Peter September 2010 

I have pleasure 

in writing this 

unsolicited letter 

to you as my 

appreciation to 

you and to hopefully 

dispel any 

apprehension 

that prospective 

future clients 

might have 

prior to visiting 

you for what is 

a “Life Changing 

Experience” 

6 Stones lost in 11 Months 

Diets don’t work! I’ve tried the lot over the 

years. I retired to Spain in 2006 & have enjoyed 

a very unhealthy lifestyle until September 

of last year when enough was enough.......I 

was desperate for a solution...........Everyone 

was passing comment about the weight I had 

put on. I got that I didn’t want to go out; my 

confidence had gone. 

Bearing in mind that diets don’t work in the 

long term, I had to change my outlook with regard 

to food and drink. Having seen Fern Brittan 

and Anne Diamond on television going on 

about the Gastric Band, I considered it, but did 

not want surgery, so I chose the HypnoBand 

Virtual Gastric Band Weight Loss System 

which I had also heard about via the media. 

I had to seek out a Qualified Hypnotherapist 

who operated from an established Health Clinic 

with a good reputation. This is when Mark 

came into my life. Having been a professional 

golfer for 43 years, I know one of the important 

criteria is the ability to establish a relaxed atmosphere 

in the right environment. Mark filled 

this criteria on both counts. 

I was impressed 

by the fact that 

I was not certain 

to be taken on 

until I had my 

free initial consultation. 

This 

I found very reassuring. 

Luckily 

for me I was taken 

on for the four 

sessions that 

have changed 

my life in just 

11 months. I’ve 

regained all my 

confidence, my 

Peter April 2011 

wife Kay says 

she has got back the man she married and 

friends keep telling her and me they cannot 

believe the change in my appearance and personality. 

I can go into a shop now and buy 

without even trying clothes on. What a fantastic 

feeling! I feel wonderful every morning and 

look forward to each and every day. 

Who needs to win the lottery! I feel I’ve won 

the Jackpot and it’s down to Mark Phoenix and 

the HypnoBand. You are a truly gifted chap! 

Thank you, 

Peter “Stebbo” Stebbings, Albir 








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Condado de Alhama is set in a beautiful 

location beneath the stunning backdrop of 

the Carrascoy and Espuña mountains, only 

a short drive to the beautiful beaches of 

Mazarrón and Bolnuevo and 30 minutes south 

of the city of Murcia. The airports at Alicante 

and San Javier are easily accessible with good 

motorways. This unique area of Spain is now 

known for its micro climate and its great mix 

of scenery. Once here, you will fall in love 

with its charm, values and beauty and with an 

average of 320 days of sunshine a year it is 

said to be one of the healthiest climates in the 

world. There is shortly to be a new airport at 

Corvera, due to open late 2012 or early 2013 

which is even closer to Condado de Alhama 

than San Javier. 

The new Paramount Theme Park and Lifestyle 

Centre due to open in 2015 will also be within 

minutes of this location. 

Condado de Alhama is just off the RM3 

Motorway about 15 minutes from Puerto de 

Mazarrón. If you are driving from the Murcia 

direction, or the Almeria direction on the A7 

Motorway, take the Alhama de Murcia South 

turning towards Mazarrón on the RM2/3. If 

you are coming from San Javier, follow the 

Motorway to Fuente Alamo and continue on 

the RM2 until the RM3 which will take you to 

Condado de Alhama. 

Polaris World introduced Murcia to the rest of 

Europe with its high class Jack Nicklaus golf 

resorts which attracted buyers and tourists 

by the thousands to the area as a destination 

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of culture, golf and fine living. Condado de 

Alhama, the largest of the Polaris World 

family, is a resort that is suitable for all ages. 

It is a place for relaxation, golf and fine living. 

Condado de Alhama has numerous sport 

facilities including, golf, tennis, paddleball, 

basket ball, squash, 3 football pitches and 

21 community swimming pools, each with 

a children’s area and playground. The Jack 

Nicklaus Signature Golf Course is open every 

day and hopefully the new club house will 

be constructed shortly. At the moment the 

golfers use the Clover Bar located in the 

Commercial Centre Al Kasar and The newly 

open Bistro Bulgaria. 

The other popular bar at Condado is The 

Condado Club Bar. 

The resort is spread out across a large area 

giving everyone that visits the opportunity to 

enjoy a peaceful setting. It is designed around 

communal landscaped gardens consisting of 3 

bedroom ground floor apartments, each with 

private front gardens and back terraces, and 

2 bedroom 1st floor apartments with large 

private roof terraces. Condado de Alhama 

is the ideal place for both full time living and 

relaxing holidays. 

The Clover Bar 

This traditional pub is often buzzing with live 

entertainment and is located in Al Kasar, the 

centre of Condado de Alhama. This boasts 

a beautiful setting in Grand Arabic style with a 

large palm tree lined water feature where you 

can sit and relax. The Clover Bar is built as 

a traditional Irish Bar with wooden floors and 

has beautiful decoration. The outside seating 

area is also very comfortable with excellent 

settees on which to relax. You can also enjoy 

live sports here on their 4 large TV screens 

inside the bar. The Clover Bar is a friendly 

authentic bar which welcomes everyone 

who comes through the doors and there is a 

variety of entertainment to be seen at The 

Clover Bar for the coming summer months 

so it is well worth a visit. 

Bistro Bulgaria 

This newly opened Bistro Bulgaria has 

seating for over 300 and has brand new state 

of the art kitchens including paella kitchen 

and very large pizza ovens. 

The Bistro Bulgaria offers all that its sister 

restaurant on Camposol B (open now for 2 

years) has to offer, plus much, much more. 

The extensive menu at the Bistro Bulgaria 

not only offers all the traditional Bulgarian 

food, but it also offers pizza, paella and pasta 

dishes. There is a good selection of Bulgarian 

drinks and cocktails. You can also buy a full 

English breakfast at excellent prices served 

from 10.30am each day. 

The Condado Club 

Situated next 

to the sports 

facilities in the 

Jardines area, 

The Condado 

Club is already 

a very popular 

place to be as 

it is designed 

for families with 

children as there 

is a separate 

children’s play 

area. You can 

have a full 

English breakfast 

or traditional 

Spanish Tapas, 

as well as ice creams, cakes and homemade 

meals daily. There are two outside areas, the 

courtyard and the front seating area offer 

sheltered areas out of the sun where you can 

relax in the heat of the day. The Condado 

Club has friendly English and Spanish 

speaking staff, ensuring all customers are 

made welcome. They have regular sports 

and entertainment nights as well as Zumba 

and Yoga classes, Bingo and Cabaret Nights. 

Information supplied by 

www.condadodealhamaservices.com 








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Thursday 24 th May - Gebas Moonscapes 

Meet El Berro car park 10.30am for another 

friendly, easy, non-sporty, short walk 

through dazzling white Moonscapes with 

fantastic views ! Then an optional visit to 

the visitors’ centre and meal in a gorgeous 

Spanish mountain restaurant where we might 

see adorable families of wild boar and their 

stripey babies! 

Friday 1 st June - Short Day Trip by Train 

to Elche 

Elche is known for its palm trees and exotic 

gardens. 

Meet at 

9.45am at 

Alhama de 

Murcia train 

station for a 

guided tour of 

Elche Parque, 

bringing 

a picnic & 

returning to 

Alhama appx 

5.30-6pm. 

Each outing 

is just 5€, 

plus the cost 

of the meal 

after the Moonscapes Walk (9€ for 4 course 

meal of salad, starter, main course, dessert, 

& one drink and coffee). Train fare and other 

(100% optional) extras in Elche (tourist train, 

cathedral visit, Jardin del Cura, cafés etc). 

Come and enjoy yourselves and make new 

friends! Bring water, sensible footwear, 

cameras, binoculars, sun protection and a 

smile! (You do need to be healthy to come 

out with NEST and you come entirely at your 

own risk as phone signals and medical help 

are not always available.) 

Please book by phone/text to 679002147 

or email natureespunatrails@gmail. 

com with full names of each person with 

Spanish contact phone numbers and wait for 

confirmation. Unfortunately people can’t just 

turn up. 

Directions and information including videos 

and photos are on the website http://www. 

nestwalks.info (There are no hyphens 

whatsoever in any links) Please join the 

mailing list on the website to keep informed 

and link on Facebook at ‘Natureespunatrails 

Nest’ https://www.facebook.com/ 

natureespunatrails for snippets on wildlife, 

ecology, Spain, expat life, and groups for 

rescue dogs etc! Looking forward to meeting 

you all and look out for the early evening 

short walks in summer! 


www.olivebranchfellowship.com 

An Evangelical, lively and friendly place 

to discover the love of Jesus. 

Have you ever wondered what it would be 

like to fly? I think to be able to fly would be 

fantastic and it would give you a completely 

different view of the world and life itself. 

There would be no more mountains, as you 

would simply glide unhindered by terrain. 

Large birds which we see regularly around 

these parts seem to soar effortlessly. I once 

had a session in a micro-lite aircraft and the 

experience was like motorcycling through 

the sky; a bit scary as the world looks very 

different from up there. 

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Despite the occasional experience of another 

world, we can be limited by our human feeton-the-ground 

view of life. Our understanding 

of God is often restricted by our own limited 

view and experiences. Another view of our 

world would see it speeding through space 

at 67,000mph and covering half a billion 

miles each year! God designed it that way. 

67,000mph; it’s a wonder we stay on! Keeping 

it simple, what about the Dawn Chorus? Have 

you stopped long enough or early enough, 

about 7am, to appreciate the combined noise 

of birds, insects and small animals wakingup 

to a new day and singing songs and just 

making noise to celebrate the sun rising? Our 

Dawn Chorus lasts about half an hour, but 

because God is everywhere at the same time 

and is not limited, He sees us hurtling through 

space, but He also hears a continuous Dawn 

Chorus as the world revolves and each new 

dawn breaks in turn around the globe. 

I have mentioned in the past that God loves 

us to sing. Perhaps this constant celebration 

in song from His creation is music to his 

ears? God sees the bigger picture and we 

are to trust Him for the bits we can’t see or 

understand. 

Our Sunday morning service is at the 

Community Centre, Camposol ‘B’ starts at 

10.30am each week and offers a variety 

of music and styles, both traditional and 

modern. You are invited to join us. 








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Parlez – Vous Français? 

Many years ago, I confess that I did an 

A level in French and even went on an 

exchange as a student, spending 3 weeks 

in Clermont Ferrand mingling with the local 

students and immersing myself in the Gallic 

culture. The French students must have 

been a little disappointed on the return visit 

to find out that they were twinned with an 

industrial district of Manchester, but if so 

they never let it show. 

Over the years, having worked all over 

Europe, I gradually forgot much of the 

French I learned, but fast forward 30 years, 

and all of a sudden I am having to dust off 

the dictionary and dredge though the vaults 

of my memory to deal with an influx of 

French rental clients! 

Thanks to the stuff I learnt in college and 

the odd online translation, I can get by using 

emails, and can actually write French fairly 

well, handling all the booking enquiries for 

clients in their native tongue. So I guess 

when they meet me at the villas, they must 

wonder who is this woman agonising over 

every word and speaking at a snail´s pace?? 

The problem is, that where as French was 

once my second language, I now find that 

I have to go through a laborious mental 

process which goes from English into 

Spanish and then into French! 


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Oh well, as the summer season progresses 

I can only get better.. but I’m now starting 

to get a little worried about the surge in 

German bookings too..because if I have 

to learn yet another language, it will take 

me all day to figure out how to answer the 

questions! 

Brigitte, one of my French owners summed 

it up very nicely when she said “Do not 

worry Liz, as time passes we have come to 

understand you!” 

OwnersAway Property Rentals & Management 

offer a full range of services to property 

owners on the Costa Calída. Contact Liz on 

691977107 or info@ownersaway.com for 

more information or visit the website www. 

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TOTANA SHOP CELEBRATES TWO YEAR 

ANNIVERSARY 

MABS Mazarrón Co-ordinator, Zue Burgess, 

with the Totana shop volunteers 

MABS Cancer Support Group in Mazarrón 

celebrated the second anniversary of the 

opening of their shop in Totana at the Trevi 

Bar, Camposol 

B. The 

bar was filled 

with wellwishers 

and 

supporters 

who enjoyed 

a fun evening. 

MABS 

Mazarrón 

Co-ordinator, 

Zue 

Burgess, presented 

MABS 

Shop Manager, 

MABS Shop Manager, Ann 

Ann Vinall, with the Totana shop 

Vinall, and volunteers and celebration 

her shop volunteers 

cake. 

with 

a special cake to mark the occasion and everyone 

celebrated with a glass of Cava. Ann 

thanked the MABS Shop Volunteers for all 

their hard work and dedication, which has 

made the MABS Shop the success it is today. 

MABS Supporter, Catherine Black, won the 

free day on a yacht for 4 people and kindly 

donated it back to MABS, so that they could 

auction it off to raise even more funds. Bidding 

was fierce, starting at 100€, with the 

winning bid coming in from Virginia Benjafield 

and Ann Vinallat at 200€, raising a final raffle 

total of 707.50€. Total amount raised for 

MABS Mazarrón on the night was an amazing 

1258.50€. 

MABS Mazarrón is a registered charity 

(No. 7261) offering help and support to 

local people of all nationalities who have 

been diagnosed with or are being treated 

for cancer. If you or someone you know 

would like some confidential help or support 

call our HELPLINE 620 422 410 or 

visit their website: 

www.mabsmurcia.com 

Photographer: Stan Laird 


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THE 7 BAN- 

DITS 

A couple of 

months ago, 

the RAD Animal 

Association 

took 

in a pregnant 

dog who was 

found with a 

broken chain 

fastened very 

tightly around her neck. She was probably 

abandoned due to her condition. We think 

she was possibly a working sheep dog. Since 

we took her in, LUNA has been in good 

hands. She has had proper food and medical 

care to 

ensure her 

babies would 

be born 

healthy, happy 

and well 

adjusted so 

they have the 

best chance 

possible to 

be adopted. 

LUNA has 

now had 7 

puppies (5 

males and 

2 females). 

All of them 

are healthy and beautiful, tan coloured with 

masked faces (hence the nick name the 7 

Bandits). The type of breed is uncertain, 

since it is unknown who she mated with, but 

as they develop we will know more of their 

characteristics. Although just a few weeks 

old, they have a good and gentle temperament, 

are used to human contact as well as 

other dogs and cats. All the puppies will be 

available for adoption in 4-6 weeks time. 

Please someone out there adopt these adorable 

little ‘bandits’. Contact us for more photos, 

a viewing and to reserve your puppy. We 

will ensure they will have all their jabs and 

passports and will be ready to take home. 

CHARLIE’S 

STORY: 

Everyone 

likes a happy 

ending. Charlie 

was rescued 

at only 

1 or 2 days 

old. He was 

heartlessly 

thrown away 

in a trash can 

in a plastic 

garbage bag 

with his other 

brothers and 

sisters, none 

of whom 

survived. 

We fostered 

him for 12 

days until his 

eyes opened, 

feeding him 

every two 

hours and giving him all the attention he 

needed to survive. When he opened his eyes, 

we found him a ‘cat mother’ who adopted 

him into her litter of 4 kittens. LULU the 

mama cat was amazing. She immediately 

took to him without incident. She cleaned 

him and nursed him and cared for him like 

he was her own. He deserved to know that 

not all people are bad and he got his wish. 

He has now been adopted into his ‘forever 

home’. We would like to say a special thank 

you to Anne, for not only adopting him, but 

for her tireless effort and commitment to 

helping abandoned and abused animals. 

If anyone out there has left over building 

materials (wood pieces, fencing, concrete 

blocks, bricks, old sheds, etc.) to donate to 

the RAD Animal Association, it would be 

greatly appreciated. Materials will be used to 

build and improve the cat house and expand 

the dog areas. Please contact us if you can 

help. 

Tel 655027676 or email us at info@verdemurcia.com 

If you are interested in adopting your forever 

friend, please visit our website at www. 

verdemurcia.com 








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Calle Sobrija 2248 

Sector D20 Camposol 

By Rev Len Eaton MBE 

www.stnicholaschurchspain.com 

After the excitement of the resurrection and 

that joyous Easter Day, we are now moving 

on through the 40 days of Easter and looking 

forward expectantly to the 27 th May, Penticost 

also called Whit Sunday. The congregation 

enjoyed a lovely Pot Luck lunch together 

on Easter Day. Easter Day, of course, was 

earlier this year, but it does represent the first 

anniversary of Services in our Church. We 

had a wonderful Garden Party to celebrate 

that event on 26 th April close to the Easter 

Day date for 2011. 

St Nicholas Ecumenical Church has been 

offering services here in Camposol for over 

10 years. We are an Ecumenical group 

welcoming Christian people of all nationalities 

and denominations to join us in worship. 

Most services are in English, but we also offer 

services in German, which are conducted by 

Rev Bro Konrad and Rev Deacon Eberhart 

Klute. Our congregation consists of Christians 

from all of the mainstream denominations. 

There is no pressure on anyone to change 

from one denomination to another. Our 

services are designed so that hopefully all 

attending will be familiar with the elements 

of the service in accordance with our Lord’s 

word as He sent out the first disciples; we are 

a Catholic and Apostolic Church. 

So now we have had the excitement of 

that glorious Eastertide and the joy of the 

Resurrection, you might well ask what are 

we going to do between now and Pentecost. 

What are the after-effects of this exceptional 

time? One of the great truths of our faith is 

that once you are a Christian you are in the 

company of believers forever. We are going 

to be together for a long time in the Kingdom 

of God. Creating community is a powerful 

Easter after-effect and we are delighted if you 

came to join our Christian community here at 

Camposol. A very warm welcome is assured 

to this place of prayer which is a legacy to all 

who wish to worship the Lord here. 

Services for May 2012 

Sunday 6 th 

Songs of Praise 

10.30am 

Sunday 13 th 

Holy Communion 10.30am 

German Service 

4.00pm 

Thursday 17 th 

Ascension Day Holy Communion 

10.30am 

Sunday 20 th 

Morning Prayer 

10.30am 

Sunday 27 th 

Holy Communion 10.30am 

German Service 

4.00pm 

All services take place at Calle Sobrija 2248, 

D20 Camposol, where a warm welcome 

awaits you. Services offered by the Church 

are Wedding Blessings, Holy Baptism, 

Confirmation and Funerals. We have a 

Pastoral Service throughout the year; people 

who listen, talk and are there to help anyone 

who is sick or in need. The Pastoral care is 

absolutely confidential. 

For any of the Church Services offered, or 

other information, please call Rev Len Eaton 

on 968138952, Rev Deacon Maureen Kent on 

636099679, or Rev Bro Konrad 679927268 


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Easter a Success 

The Department of Tourism of the City of 

Murcia recently announced that 50,000 people 

chose to spend their Easter holidays in 

Mazarrón. Most of them were concentrated 

in Puerto de Mazarrón and the coastline. All 

establishments, hotels and restaurants benefited 

by the influx of visitors in large numbers, 

many of whom own properties as a 2 nd home. 

In terms of hotel occupancy, it was around 

90% whereas the apartments were between 

8 and 10% occupancy. Although they are still 

collecting data for specific occupation in campsites, 

it has been reported as being as high as 

the hotels. All these tourists, together with 

those owning second homes, made a positive 

impact on the local economy over Easter. 

Tourists spent time on the beaches and streets 

and gardens of the Municipality and services 

were extended to accommodate this including 

refuse collection service and opening of 

Museums throughout the Easter period. The 

Tourist Office was able to inform visitors of 

new leisure activities such as 4x4 excursions 

or the turísitico train route. The perception of 

Mazarrón from tourists who went to the Office 

of Tourism was “good” or “very good”. 

The restaurants taking part in the “Ruta de 

los Menús de Vigilia” also saw outstanding 

demand for their “menus without meat”. Restaurant 

Guillermo II won the trophy for best 

Easter menu and will receive a trophy from 

the Department of Culture of the City of Mazarrón. 

In addition, the winner of two dinners 

at the restaurant was awarded to Pedro M. 

Munoz from Torres de Cotillas for his participation 

in this campaign. 

Mazarrón Procession 

The 4 th April procession of “Las Promesas” 

went without incident, and was watched 

by neighbours and tourists gathered along 

the main streets of Mazarrón. Although the 

early stages of the parade had a few drops 

of rain, the organisers of Our Lady of Solitude 

Procession, decided to continue and 

within minutes the fine raindrops ceased, 

giving way to a pleasant spring evening. 

Cruz Guía opened the Procession followed by 

Cabildo de Cofradías de Semana Santa de 

Mazarrón and la Cofradía de la Virgen de la 

Soledad, whose hooded penitents paraded in 

black and red robes. Then a band of drums 

broke the night silence for the Mazarróneros. 

The third parade by the Brothers was followed 

by Tomás Zamora, Cecilia Morales, Magdalena 

Campillo and Andres Navarro on behalf of 

the 4 guilds that make Easter Mazarrón. Behind 

them were the Mayor of Mazarron, and 

various councilors. The parade ended with a 

large group of neighbours who had devoutly 

followed the route of the procession to fulfill 

their promises. Especially exciting was the 

time when a singer devoted a song to Christ 

in Avenida Constitucion, with much applause 

from those present. Parades and processions 

continued the following day in Puerto de Mazarrón 

with the “procesión del predimiento” 

taking place from the Shrine of the Immaculate 

Conception, while Puerto de Mazarrón 

hosted “Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareo”. In 


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oth cases the shows began at 9-30pm. 

Final Procession 

Mazarrón closed its processions with the 

beautiful procession of the Holy Burial, 

through the heart of the town followed by 

a large number of neighbours, visitors and 

tourists who came to the scene to know more 

about the traditions and customs of Mazarrón. 

As usual, the “Cabildo de Cofradías de Semana 

Santa de Mazarrón” opened the final 

processions on 6 April, followed by the Cofradía 

de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno. 

His brothers, dressed entirely in purple, accompanied 

the Cristo del Sagrario, which 

was the first float in the processions. The 

Cofradía de San Juan, paraded with hoods, 

coats and turquoise sashes and white robes. 

La Cofradía de Nuestro Padre Jesús again 

made an appearance with his purple tunic 

with hood, coat and gold sash, on this occasion 

making way for the Virgen de la Cruz 

who was shown alone on Mount Gólgota 

and carrying the crown in her hands and 

nails with which they had crucified her son. 

Fully dressed in flesh colour, but with black 

sashes came the Cofradía del Santo Sepulcro. 

The float of the Santo Sepulcro is possibly 

the most beautiful and spectacular of 

all the Easter ones in Mazarrón. In it, the life 

of Christ’s body is surrounded by a sea of 

flames, resting in a golden cradle. Excited and 

impressed to see this throne paraded through 

the streets of the town for its majesty and 

solemnity, the procession took place to the 

sound of trumpets and drums, breaking the 

silence of the faithful in awe of the show. 

The Brotherhood of San Juan were dressed 

all in white but with red sashes. The procession 

closed with the Cofradía de la Virgen de 

la Soledad and its brothers, wearing cloaks, 

sashes, and black coats with white robes, accompanied 

the mother of Christ, and marched 

on ground peppered with white flowers. 

After the procession mother and child, the 

“Soledad” and the “Sepulcro” arrived at the 

doors of the Santuario de La Purísima where 

people arrived to demonstrate their devotion 

to both images the whole night. The night 

was led by the parish priest of San Antonio 

and San Andres, Julio Romero, who was accompanied 

by the Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés 

Campillo, the first deputy mayor, Francisco 

Garcia and council members. 

The Town Hall Continues to Help with 

Training 

The Town Hall of Mazarrón, through the local 

development Council, continues to 

work to improve the skills of workers in local 

businesses and the unemployed so 

that they may qualify for jobs available 

within Mazarrón companies. During February 

and March various courses took place. 

25 unemployed attended “The Food Hygiene” 

course while the same number 

of unemployed participated in “Prevention 

of Occupational Hazards”. 

Within this area of work safety prevention, 

10 workers and 14 unemployed attended 

a specific course, while 8 workers 

and 16 unemployed attended the course 

which focused on “The Tractor Safety”. 

Other courses conducted included “Olive Tree 

Pruning”, attended by 15 farmers and 5 unemployed. 

The course “Home Care for Dependents”, 

saw participation of 10 workers 

and 10 unemployed and “IT Applicable To 

Job Search” started the last week in March. 

Another two courses took place in April and 

included “Application of Plant Protection. 

Basic Level.”. 

In addition, through PROFEIL Convention, adopted 

in late January and signed between the 

Town Hall, Mazarrón, Local Businesses and 

the Horticultural Region, there have been four 

people employed. It is important for all unemployed 

who are job seeking and interested 

in attending courses to remember to register 

and update your details in the Local Employment 

Centre. 





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Ruta 5, Ascensión al Pico de Los Frailes 

desde La Casa de Cristo 

The weather once again was ideal for the tour 

on Sunday 25 March. The time change forced 

us to wake up a little earlier, but thanks to 

that, we enjoyed a beautiful sunrise from the 

“Casa Cristo”, a place of departure from the 

1,404m of the “fraile”. 

We crossed a stretch of Cehegín, visiting an 

ancient “resting point” or “corraliza” as they 

call it here, walking in the mud resulting from 

the heavy snow fall at the beginning of the 

week, but it didn´t take us long to find the 

snow much to the delight of adults and some 

children with us. We were able to see signs of 

badgers, foxes, rabbits, partridge and crows. 

We arrived at the “Casa Quema” which offers 

breathtaking views over the Valle de Benamor, 

before starting to climb from the south and 

with the ground completely covered with 

snow, we zigzagged to make it easier to climb. 

There were many birds singing around us 

announcing the start of spring. Hearing their 

songs made progression a little easier. The 

sun was warm and that made it an even more 

attractive improvement over the snow, whilst 

passing under a huge “espolón”, “sargento” 

or “fraile”, typical of dolomite formations. A 

snack was then enjoyed by all before following 

the path marked by mountain goats, to the 

summit which opened up to the view into the 

valley of the River Alhárabe and toward the 

centre of Murcia. 

We began the descent in search of the “well 

of snow” expecting to find snow, but not 

quite so much; we sank to above the knee 

making balance very difficult, but every slip 

and fall, made us all laugh, especially those 

who ended up falling in it. We finally reached 

the old well in the snow, Sg. XVI, where hard 

work in harsh conditions had taken place 

years ago. People had to accumulate snow 

to make ice for culinary and medical use in 

Moratalla. Now, it is no longer used, a tall 

maple grows inside. We continued walking in 

search of the “Fountain of Umbria”, the first 

source that channeled water to the town, and 

even today, a modern pipeline continues to 

carry these waters in the village. 

We finally reached the service road and found 

ourselves surrounded by oaks and pines, 

but the temperature was good which helped 

to warm our frozen feet. The heat was just 

enough by the time we returned to our cars. 

Here some said goodbye until the next trip, 

while others headed to the restaurant “La 

Plaza” where once again, we ate heartily 

while discussing the impact of one “white 

spring” day. 

Bodegas Silvano García 

awarded 2 Gold Medals at 

the XVIII Quality Contest of 

DO Jumilla 

We are pleased to announce 

that our red wines vintage 2011 

have been the winners again at 

the XVIII Quality Contest of the 

Jumilla Denomination of Origin 

being awarded: 

A Gold Medal for Viñahonda 

Red Monastrell 2011 in the 

category of young wines. 

A Gold Medal for Silvano García 

Sweet Monastrell 2011 in the 

category of sweet wines. 

This contest consisted of a jury of 

16 professional tasters and wine 

critics who tasted wines belonging 

to the denomination of origin. 

This award joins other awards 

obtained this year at the XII 

National Contest of the Wine 

Guild of the Kingdom of the Monastrell, 

which confirms the quality of the wines we 

make with the Monastrell grape once again 

and the public recognition of that reflects 

the effort put into making wine within the 

DO Jumilla. 





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Firstly we would like to say our grateful 

thanks to two committee members who are 

standing down. Renée Fortuin is returning 

to Holland after helping to re-home many 

of our dogs, but she will continue her good 

work from Holland. Thank you also to Peter 

Bowles for all his effort and hard work. 

We continue to seek a home for Berty, a 

German Shepherd cross, aged around 17 

months. When he was found, he tested 

positive for Leishmania. He has been 

treated and his latest test gave a negative 

result. Berty needs a home with someone 

who has the time to spend training him. He 

is a lovely, affectionate boy who so needs 

his forever home. 

Another dog desperate for his own family 

is Blackie, a sweet lively young boy, who 

plays well with other dogs, gets on with 

cats and enjoys socialising with people. 

He is very affectionate and loves to be 

cuddled. He is responsive to commands 

and walks well on the lead. Like Berty, he 

has Leishmania and has been treated. 

For more information on Berty or Blackie, 

or any other MARA dog, please call Marion 

on 968979865 or 628811187 or Keith 

on 628811188. 

The next MARA Car Boot Sale will be held 

on the 27 th May. To book a stall, please call 

Marion on 968979865 or 628811187. 

The Car Boot Sale will be held in the car 

park of the Sports Centre in Mula and stall 

holders to arrive at 9am for 10am start. 

Stalls are 5€ per car. There will be no 

charge for registered Charity stall holders. 

The MARA Shop in Mula is desperately 

short of items to sell. If anyone has 

anything that they could donate, please 

contact Marion on 628811187. Collection 

can be arranged. Thank you. 

Finally, a big thank you for the fantastic 

support from our friends in Calasparra. 

Greg, Jenni and Geoffrey raised 174€ at 

the Fun Race Night at the Andalus Bar 

and Anne and Diane donated almost 100€ 

from their very successful afternoon tea 

at the Trevol Bar. Both events were well 

attended and more are planned for the 

future! 


On Sunday 25 th March, Rick Mead, Pete 

Kenworthy and Martin Dainty (on holiday 

from the UK) joined a small group of 

cyclists to compete in the 1 st Ruta de 

Senderisimo a Beneficio de Proyecto 

Hombre, a 25km ride along the Via Verde 

from Bullas to Caravaca and a 10km walk 

from Cehegin to Caravaca. 

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Proyecto Hombre is an institution 

dedicated to the treatment of addictions 

in Spain and each region has its own set 

up.Funds raised from this activity will be 

used to support its various programmes of 

treatment of these addictions. 

The Via Verde is a good surfaced track 

which used to be old railway lines between 

the towns which also extends towards 

Mula from Bullas. 

There was a mixture of men and women 

riders including a family with the 2 children 

travelling in a buggy behind Dad! 

The Police motor cyclists escorted the 

riders around Bullas to the Via Verde 

where they headed towards Cehegin. At 

the tunnel just outside the Cehegin, the 

cyclists passed the walkers, but continued 

at their own pace towards the finish at 

Fuente de Marques. 

The finish was a hive of activity with all 

competitors receiving a bag of local 

produce and souvenir bandana similar to 

those of “La Pena’s”, which the children 

who had been on the walk, wore with pride 

after the event. 

Rather than take the bus back to Bullas, 

Rick, Pete and Martin took the opportunity 

to ride back for a bit of extra training! 

Hopefully, this will be an annual event 

with more participants entering each 

subsequent year. 





This month we have had two new walks, led 

by two new leaders. Thanks to both Rick 

and David for their first walks, we shall look 

forward to further walks from them both. 

Rick’s walk 

took us to 

just outside 

the region of 

Murcia when 

we ventured 

to Tazona 

in Castilla 

La Mancha, 

only 25 

minutes from 

Calasparra. 

We started 

along a 

tarmac road 

before picking 

up a beautiful 

track which 

led us to the hamlet of El Almirez. We stopped 

here for our picnic lunch and a look around 

the fascinating house. Rick has been here 

a number of times, but had never met the 

owner of the house, until today! The owner 

was a Spanish lady called Victoria, who was 

very hospitable and invited us in for a drink 

and a look around, which satisfied the nosey 

ones amongst us. Afterwards we returned 

on foot to Tazona for an excellent lunch in a 

local restaurant where Victoria joined us. You 

can read more about this surprising and 

interesting day on the Costa Cálida Chronicle 

Blog http://costacalidachronicle. 

blogspot.com.es/2012/04/warm-tripliterally.html 

David’s walk started in Ucenda, near 

Bullas. Nineteen of us set out on the GR252, 

an undulating track leading to Casas Nuevas. 

The snow ten days earlier meant there was 

a little give in the track which meant low 

impact and very easy on the feet. Firstly 

passing through almond and apricot groves, 

then vineyards, we headed into the Refugio 

De Selva, bordering the Sierra Cambron. The 

Selva stands at 1521 metres, but we were 

following the track so did not venture into the 

hilly bits. The walk continued through small 

fields sown with cereals and being afforded 

wonderful views of the Sierra Espuña and 

Sierra Cambron. The track eventually crossed 

the Totana/Bullas road near an abandoned 

quarry. We turned for home after going a 

little further where the track became a little 

difficult, but with stunning views across a 

deep valley with an interesting property in 

it. On the other side of the road we had our 

picnic, making use of several huge blocks 

of marble as seats and tables. The leader 

surprised everyone by serving buttered Hot X 

Buns to go with their lunches! We returned 

the way we came. The day remained fine, not 

too hot and on returning to the cars everyone 

said how much they had enjoyed the 14.9kms 

walk. Well done to Jo who had been ill and 

managed the longest walk she has attempted 

with her dogs Honey and Gypsy, who were 

exhausted at the end. 

If you would like to join us on similar walks 

to those described above please contact 

warm2005@gmail.com for further 

information. 




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This is probably the prettiest time of year, 

especially up here in Northwest Murcia. 

The wildflowers are stunning, somehow 

managing to put on an amazing show, 

even though we have had very little rain. 

Everywhere looks so green with the flowers 

showing their bright colours along the 

verges and amongst the grass. 

28 th March saw the MABS Northwest 

Dance, which was held at Don Gomes on 

the Calasparra Road. Lenny Mitchell, with 

his 60’s and 70’s music entertained everyone 

and a good night was had by all. The 

food was much better than the previous 

visit to Don Gomez and the raffle was well 

supported. All profits for the night will go 

to MABS for the support of cancer patients 

in the area. 

It is great that there are now a few evenings 

of entertainment being organised 

in the area and we thank Rick and co for 

the great night on 18 th April. Around 250 

people were wined, dined and entertained 

at La Daya in Calasparra as part of the 

Rockin Rog’ and Rollin’ Rik party programme. 

As usual, the food was excellent 

with service to match and the drinks were 

at a very reasonable price. It was just like 

being back at school with 2 nd ’s and 3 rd ’s 

of chicken and pork being served to the 

hungry party goers. 

Once the meal was out of the way, DJ Tony 

from Retro Disco Services got the dancing 

under way with an appropriate song from 

the Mavericks “Dance the Night Away” 

and that’s what happened from then on. 

Great music from the 50’s and 60’s proved 

popular, with plenty of sing-alongs and 

moves reminiscent of Saturday Night Fever 

– move over John! The girls got into 

the spirit when “It’s Raining Men” came on 

with plenty of arm waving and joining in 

when Tony stopped for audience participation. 

again rock ‘n’ rolling, twisting and jiving 

- don’t know if next time we should have 

the Red Cross waiting outside seeing some 

of the moves that were being executed! 

Status Duo came into their own for the 

next set, playing some memorable hits 

from Status Quo, which had 2 party goers 

bring out their own guitars to join in on 

the moves that The Quo made so famous 

– good on you guys for audience participation. 

Tony brought the night to a close 

with some more popular hits of the era 

and several “smoochies” to calm things 

(and people) down a bit. Finally at around 

12.30am it all came to an end though a 

few “hardliners” would have gone on for 

more. 


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The 2 guys, Nick and Alan from Status 

Duo started their 1 st set with guitar skills 

that were amazing and were well appreciated 

by the audience, playing a good mix 

of well known classics and oldies. More 

from DJ Tony had the dancers on the floor 

As a small amount of money was left over 

from the proceeds, a donation of 100€ is 

going to the MARA dog charity. 

T he next party from Rog and Rik will be 

a Summer Party on July 4 th – details to 

follow. 

If you are having a clear out, don’t forget 

that MARA are holding their Car 

Boot Sale on Sunday May 27 th at the 

Polideportivo car park in Mula. To book a 

stall, please call Marion on 968979865 or 

628811187. Stall holders should arrive by 

9am and buyers at 10am. Pitches are €5, 

but if you are a registered charity it is free. 

CEHEGÍN SCENE 

On the last Sunday of every month from 

October to June in the “Plaza del Castillo” 

the highest point in the old town of Cehegin 

(Casco Antiguo) there is a craft market 

known as “El Mesoncico”. There you will 

find more than 50 craftsmen of the area 

with stalls displaying such products as 

cured meats, hams, pottery, cakes, wines, 

cheeses, etc. Each of the monthly markets 

has a different theme showing traditional 





and local crafts. You will be able 

to taste and enjoy the foods and 

products most typical to this 

area. 

On Sunday 27 th of May we will 

be able to watch and learn how 

to make the best traditional recipes 

from the “Cehegin kitchen” 

and then you will have an opportunity 

to taste things such 

as pork stew, empedrao, migas, 

rice and rabbit, etc. Coincidentally 

this is also when “El Mesoncico” 

celebrates the 11th Exhibition 

of Open Air Painting 

`Casco Antiguo de Cehegin´ 

Free parking is available at the 

Marble Technology Centre situated 

in Carretera Murcia, approached 

from the West. A free 

bus service is operated to the 

market place every 20 minutes. 

FREE NATURE WALKS 

Cehegin provides a variety of 

landscapes which include woods, 

mountains, hills, sloping valleys, 

scrubland and streams. These 

natural habitats host flora and 

fauna of special interest which 

provide a priceless tourist and 

educational resource. The walks 

take place on the last Saturday 

of each month. They are designed 

for people of all ages who 

enjoy hiking at fairly easy levels 

which makes them accessible 

for the whole family. 

The tourist walks are free and 

start at 9.00am. They are between 

4 and 9 km, and will 

take between 2 to 3 hours. On 

26 th of May we will be following 

the bank of the river Argos 

visiting Minas Carlotas, the 

old traditional occupation in 

Cehegín, returning by the Vía 

Verde del Noroeste. It will be 

9 km and it will take 3 hours. 

Every weekend you can visit 

the Ecological Park opened to 

visitors from 10 am until 6.00 

pm at weekends, everybody is 

welcome. For visits during the 

week however, a reservation is 

required by telephone to 696 

775 783. 

If there are any further enquiries 

please contact the Cehegin 

Tourist Office at 968723550 

or visit our tourist website 

www.turismocehegin.es 

Santiago Leo 

Cehegin Tourist 

Office 





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The Trip to Bedar was a complete sell out, 

but we promise to return to the restaurant, 

and include a visit to Iceland before Christmas. 

The Dance at the Golf Club was as usual 

a great success and thank you to the 

Doghouse Blues Band for a great evening’s 

entertainment. 

The Cruise to Malta is now fully booked, but 

we will take cancellation names just in case. 

The Summer Ball this year celebrates 

the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at the Hotel 

Costa Costa, Mazarrón on Sunday 3 rd June. 

Price 27.50€ to include drinks food and 

entertainment from The John Lindo Trio. 

Coaches an extra 7€ pp. 

On the same day, TJs, Camposol B are having 

a Hog Roast and a percentage of the cost 

goes to PALS, thanks guys. This year TJs 

have designated PALS to receive the benefit 

of monies raised from 4 intrepid souls cycling 

from Camposol to Madrid and back starting 

22 nd September. Sponsorship forms from TJs 

or PALS 

PALS are Mazarrón area’s oldest expatriate 

charity and they raise money to purchase 

equipment for the local emergency and health 

authorities that normally would be outside 

their budget. So far they have donated 

equipment to the value of 177,133€. PALS is 

an acronym for Protection and Life Saving, 

which says it all really, as does the logo 

PALS DO IT 4U. In these difficult times we 

do appreciate the donations and support we 

receive and a special thank you to support 

we receive from The Trevi Bar on Camposol 

where we sell our tickets each Saturday 11- 

1.30pm and to Saralaras in the Puerto de 

Mazarrón where we offer the same sales on 

each Wednesday 1.30-3pm. Thank you and to 

those who throughout the year give support 

in many ways. 

We have many exciting events coming up and 

full details can be found at our website www. 

pals.sm4.biz or talk to our members. 

CAFÉ NEWS 

We can confirm that once again the Café 

Concert will be at Playa Grande Hotel, Puerto 

de Mazarrón on October 6 th . Make a note for an 

afternoon of money raising through a musical 

mystery tour. We have acceptances from all 

sorts of musical artistes and we guarantee 

that there is something for everybody and 

we are holding the entrance price to 5€ for 6 

hours or more of great entertainment, 

For enquiries regarding PALS or CAFÉ call 

Ken Payne on 626460465 

Grace is 1 of 5 gorgeous 

black puppies that were 

rescued when they were 

just a few days old. They 

had been discarded by 

a rubbish bin and were 

helpless little puppies 

close to death. They are 

now about 4 months old 

and will be big when fully 

grown. Call: 659274573 


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Smudge was born 1st 

May 2011 to a chocolate 

point Siamese. Quite a 

little character and can 

be talkative. He has been 

brought up with other 

cats and dogs. Not really 

suitable as a house cat or 

to live in a flat as he is 

used to wide open spaces. Call: 655027676 

Josefina was hit by a 

car when she was found 

a few months ago, but 

thankfully no bones were 

broken. She was born on 

the 10/11/2010 and is a 

little nervous when first 

meeting someone but 

very cuddly. She is good 

with other dogs and cats 

and needs someone to 

love her. Call: 950466055 

Petra is an 8 month old 

Daschund cross. She 

is a very friendly small 

girl and good with other 

dogs. She is vaccinated 

and would really love to 

have a home of her own. 

Call: 616210850. 

To view more animals for adoption go to 

www.petsinspain.com 

To advertise an animal for adoption email: 

info@petsinspain.info 








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In the April edition of 

the Costa Cálida 

Chronicle 

we 

printed details 

of where to 

order special 

promotional 

packs to 

help you 

celebrate 

the Queen’s 

Diamond 

Jubilee and 

the 2012 

Olympics. These 

packs 

include a 

range of promotional 

and point-of-sale material including red, white and 

blue balloons with Love British Food 2012!; 3 x 

A3 Love British Food 2012 posters; DIY cut out 

and create-your-own bunting (enough to make 12 

feet of bunting with 1 flag per foot) featuring the 

following messages: Love British Food 2012 - 

Be Patriotic! and Love British Food - Support 

the Home Team!; and patriotic shelf barkers. 

These come in an A4 folder with details about Love 

British Food 2012 and ideas and hot tips for 

taking part. It may not be too late to order these 

packs, but demand will be high so go to www. 

lovebritishfood.co.uk to place your order. Packs 

cost £17 including post and packing to Spain and 

orders must be placed by 11th May so that they 

can be sent out in time for the Diamond Jubilee 

Weekend. 

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee - celebrations 

and events 

Queen Elizabeth II is the first British monarch 

since George III to celebrate so many years on the 

throne in such a significant way. The only other 

British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee 

was Queen Victoria in 1897. The Queen’s Diamond 

Jubilee celebrations will centre around an extended 

weekend in 2012 on 2 nd – 5 th June. 

60 years of the Queen’s Reign 

The Queen came to the throne on 6 th February 1952 

and her coronation took place on 2 nd June 1953. 

She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977 

and her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002. 

Events before the Jubilee Weekend 

Commonwealth Day 

On 12 th March the Queen attended Commonwealth 

Day Observance in Westminster Abbey to celebrate 

Her Diamond Jubilee and 60 years as Head of the 

Commonwealth. 

Diamond Jubilee Pageant 

Dancers, musicians, military and equestrian displays 

from around the world will come together for three 

nights in the private grounds of Windsor Castle on 

10, 11 and 13 May. 

Parade and Muster at Windsor 

On 19 th May nearly 2,500 troops from the Royal 

Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force will parade 

through Windsor Castle and town before Her Majesty 

and The Duke of Edinburgh. They will then muster 

in the castle grounds for a unique event before 

an audience of more than 3,000 Armed Forces 

personnel, their families, and veterans. Further 

details will be issued shortly. 

Thames River Pageant 

At high water in the afternoon of 3 rd June, up to a 

thousand boats will muster on the River Thames in 

preparation for Her Majesty The Queen to lead the 

Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. 

Jubilee Beacons 

Thousands of beacons will be lit around the world on 

4 th June to commemorate The Queen’s 60 year reign 

over the UK and as head of the Commonwealth. 

Concert at Buckingham Palace 

A concert organised by the BBC will be held at 

Buckingham Palace on 4 th June. It will be attended 

by The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and other 

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Service of Thanksgiving 

The Queen and other members of the Royal Family 

will attend a national Service of Thanksgiving at St. 

Paul’s Cathedral on 5 th June. A Prayer, written at 

The Queen’s direction by the Chapter of St Paul’s 

Cathedral in honour of the Diamond Jubilee, will be 

used in the service. 

Big Jubilee Lunch 

The fourth annual Big Lunch will fall on the same 

weekend as the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. So anyone 

who would like to celebrate and commemorate the 

Queen’s 60 year reign can do so by holding a Big 

Jubilee Lunch! 

Museums and Galleries 

In 2012 the Royal Collection will hold exhibitions 

at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the 

Palace of Holyrood House and elsewhere in the 

United Kingdom to mark the Diamond Jubilee. 

The National Maritime Museum will open ‘Royal 

River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames’ in April. It 

will explore the relationship between the Queen, the 

City of London and the River Thames. 

The National Portrait Gallery will stage ‘The 

Queen: Art and Image’, a touring exhibition of 

images of the Queen. 

The Victoria and Albert Museum is holding an 

exhibition of portraits of The Queen by photographer 

Cecil Beaton, which will tour around the UK. 

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Volunteering 

Award 

A new award has been launched to honour the 

efforts of charities and voluntary organisations that 

undertake projects at a national level this year, 

including groups which are supporting the London 

2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Members 

of the public can nominate a voluntary group or 

organisation until midnight on 9 September. 

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal 

An official medal has been commissioned to mark 

the Jubilee. Those in the Armed Forces, emergency 

services and prison service personnel, are among 

those eligible to wear it. 

The Jubilee Woods Project was launched by The 

Woodlands Trust in February 2011. It will create a 

460-acre public wood in Leicestershire to celebrate 

the Jubilee and also aims to plant six million trees 

across the UK, creating hundreds of new woodlands. 

As part of this project, 60 ‘Diamond Woods’ of at 

least 60 acres each will be planted to mark each 

year of the Queen’s reign. The planting began in 

autumn 2011 and will run to the end of 2012. 

Fields in Trust has launched the Queen Elizabeth 

II Fields Challenge to protect recreational spaces for 

the Diamond Jubilee. 

The Royal Commonwealth Society has organised a 

special Jubilee Time Capsule, a digital 

As part of the celebrations, towns in the UK will 

also compete for city status and existing cities will 

compete for Lord Mayoralty (or Lord Provostship in 

Scotland). These will be granted by The Queen in 

her Jubilee year. In London, Greenwich has been 

granted Royal Borough status in recognition of the 

historically close links between Greenwich and the 

monarchy. Like city status, Lord Mayoralty or Lord 

Provostship, this is a purely symbolic award and 

brings no extra powers, functions or funding. 

Even though we are not in the UK during this 

period, many of us will still want to celebrate

Café found 

h i m s e l f 

dumped in 

a killing station, 

which in 

our eyes is a 

crime; a beautiful 

galgo who 

worked his 

time, only to 

be cast aside 

like rubbish. Did his owner not feel even 

the slightest bit of guilt or sadness for poor 

Café? 

When Eileen in the UK spotted his photo, 

she contacted us. He had less than 48hrs 

to go before being sacrificed. She asked us 

to get him out and she wanted to adopt him 

alongside Serena who she had previously 

adopted from Galgos del Sol & AAR. We had 

never worked with this killing station before, 

so luckily we had the help of Oscar to help 

speed things up. We thank you again Oscar. 

Café soon arrived on our doorstep, but we 

were not prepared for what we saw. Café 

shook and threw himself around like a wild 

horse just to escape any kind of human contact. 

At this stage it looked impossible that 

we could help heal this boy and for sure he 

couldn’t travel to Eileen in the UK anytime 

soon. He just wasn’t ready. Our best decision 

was to put Café with Gaynor and Les. 

They slowly worked with him. They were 

patient and never forced Café (now Caru) 

to do anything that he was not ready for. Bit 

by bit we saw him become curious; we were 

winning. The time came when he still wasn’t 

completely ready, but he was able to take 

the transport some months later. He did really 

well and surprised us all. 

Eileen now has Caru in her home and we 

have heard bit by bit he is making progress 

and looking at this photo it seems he 

has surely found his place. When Suzie did 

this home check for us for Serena, the sofa 

capacity played a big part; how many galgos 

and pods could fit on? She passed the 

check. Thank you Eileen for spotting Café 

and for allowing us to help you save his life. 

Good on ya Caru, be free in yourself now! 

If you need any information or can help Galgos 

Del Sol with any fundraising, please 

contact Tina Solera at galgosdelsol@hotmail.com 




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The Tomato 

I am always getting asked about 

the tomato and is it a vegetable or a 

fruit? Well actually botanically it is a 

fruit, but for its nutritionally value it 

has been categorized as a vegetable. 

Tomatoes have been used in cooking 

for centuries especially to bring out the 

flavour because of its acidic properties. 

They are also believed to benefit the 

heart amongst other things because 

they contain Lycopene, one of nature’s 

most powerful antioxidants, which are 

also recognised as helping to prevent 

prostate cancer especially when 

tomatoes are cooked. 

Tomatoes were found to be easy to 

store at home in the form of a sauce or 

bottled and of course very easy to grow, 

making them a cheap meal. Spain has 

a large variety available in the shops 

and feature in many of their recipes. 

Spain even has a festival celebrated 

every year in Bunol called La Tomatina 

centred on an enormous tomato fight. 

Below are just a few recipes to try using 

this red cooking ingredient. 

Buen Apetito 

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Mint Tomato with Cheese 

4 beef tomatoes 

4 cloves of garlic 

100g stoned black olives 

200g goat’s cheese 

Salt and pepper 

1 tsp lemon juice 

6 tbsp olive oil 

1 teabag peppermint tea 

Slice tomatoes and lay the slices in a 

dish. Chop garlic and sprinkle over 

tomatoes. Cut olives in half and add 

to tomatoes. Finally crumble goat’s 

cheese over tomatoes. Pour over lemon 

juice, add tea bag leaves to the olive oil 

and pour over tomatoes. Bake for 30 

minutes or until tomatoes are soft. A 

great dish with BBQ’s or salads. 

Pizza 

I pizza base 

I onion 

I clove of garlic 

6 tbsp tomato puree 

1 can plum tomatoes 

300g Mozzarella cheese 

Oregano and thyme 

Peel and slice onions and garlic and fry 

in olive oil until soft. Add tomato puree 

and canned tomatoes, then oregano 

and thyme. Simmer 

for 20 minutes until 

mixture thickens. 

Spread mixture 

over pizza base 

and sprinkle with 

cheese. Bake for 

25 minutes or until 

crispy. 

Tomato and 

Cheese Tart 

200g full fat soft 

cheese 

75g butter 

2 whole eggs + 1 

egg yolk 

10ml mustard 

225g plain flour 

450g ripe tomatoes 

75ml milk 

Rosemary 


Beat half the cheese with butter egg 

yolk and mustard. Mix into flour and 

then knead until smooth. Roll out pastry 

and line a tin. Bake at 200 for 10 to 

15 minutes until set. Meanwhile skin 

tomatoes and cut into wedges. Whisk 

together the eggs, remaining cheese, 

milk and rosemary and seasoning. 

Arrange tomatoes in flan case and pour 

over mixture. Bake on 180 degrees for 

30 minutes. Serve hot or cold. 

Tomato Omelette 

Whisk eggs until broken down but not 

too fluffy. Season with salt and pepper. 

Place pan on a gentle heat and add 

butter and when melted add eggs. Stir 

gently with a fork or wooden spatula. 

Skin and chop tomatoes and fry in 

a little oil with onion (optional) and 

rosemary and garlic until soft. Add into 

centre of omelette and fold over. Serve 

immediately. 

Tomatoes with Roquefort 

6 beef tomatoes 

1 onion 

Mixed herbs to taste 

1 clove garlic 

4 tbsp olive oil 


50g Roquefort 

1 slice of white bread 

Keep 4 tomatoes to one side and put 

the rest in a pan and cover with boiling 

water and leave for 1 minute. Score the 

skin and remove skins, dice and chop. 

Peel onion and garlic and chop finely. 

Heat oil and fry onion and garlic for 

2 minutes, add seasoning and mixed 

herbs. Stir in the diced tomatoes and 

cook for a further 3 minutes. Scoop out 

the seeds from the 4 saved tomatoes. 

Crumble the cheese and stir into the 

tomato mix. Remove crusts from 

bread and crumble into the mix. Spoon 

mix into the tomato cases and stand in 

a dish with a small amount of water in 

the bottom. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes 

or until the topping is crisp. 





Saturday 31 March 2012, saw the launch of 

the first Helping Hands Charity Shop, in 

Aguilas. Approximately 60 supporters came 

along on the day to help the team celebrate 

with liquid refreshments, a buffet and, of 

course, to look for bargains. A total of 300€ 

was subsequently raised to the delight of the 

team. 

The Ex Servicemen’s 

Association of Mazarrón District 

(ESAMD) will be meeting on 

9th May 2012 at The Antipodas 

Tavern, La Azohia, at 7.30pm 

The Function is open to all members 

of ESAMD and invited guests. 

For more information contact by email: 

esamd_espana@yahoo.co.uk or the 

Social Secretary on 968956058 or 

690780429. 

Any Ex Service personnel wishing to join us, 

please contact the Membership Secretary 

on 629818611. 

Quality second hand items of all descriptions 

kindly donated by supporters throughout 

the region will be sold and other services 

provided, which will include English free 

newspapers, sale of greetings cards and a 

Classified Ads board. There will also be a 

service, in conjunction with EPS, for those 

wishing to purchase items from the UK. The 

catalogues of major outlets such as Argos & 

Tesco direct will be held within the shop. 

Since their initial launch in May of last year, 

the Helping Hands team has held many 

events including two formulated especially to 

help those devastated by the Earthquake in 

the beautiful, historic town of Lorca. 

“Undoubtedly, one of the primary functions 

of our association is to provide financial 

assistance where necessary. For this 

reason we organize events and fundraisers 

throughout the year. Bearing in mind the 

current financial climate, our aim is to give 

value for money at all times and provide 

events that are different and exciting at 

a reasonable cost. Helping Hands have 

chosen the prestigious Hotel Puerto Juan 

Montiel where we receive superb service and 

quality as the location for our large events”. 

Smaller events have been regularly held at 

the Mar y Luna in Terreros, where we have 

enjoyed the support of German and our Quiz 

Nights alone have raised 1562€ through the 

generosity of the regulars participating in the 

Raffles. 

Helping Hands have a superb schedule of 

events for 2012, including a huge Fun Dog 

Show scheduled for Sunday May 13 to be 

held on the new private Marina of the Hotel 

Puerto Juan Montiel. We are hoping that 

many people of all nationalities will join us 

and bring along their much loved dogs and 

enter them into the competitions. There will 

be something for every type of dog, pedigree 

or non-pedigree with Rosettes and Trophies 

to be won. There will also be tombolas, 

charity stalls and trade stands, so come and 

join us” 

Linda + Roger + Jean + Tony + Ana 

Mari + Ann + Rita + Edwin +Pauline + 

Richie + Ray + Jen 




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Few would dispute that, in its long history, 

Cartagena’s period of unsurpassed relative 

splendour was when it was a great Roman 

city. It is well worth spending a day (or 

more!) exploring the fascinating history of 

the city in this era. Roman remains abound, 

as you might well expect. There is the great 

Roman Theatre, the remarkable amphitheatre, 

a paved Roman road (the Decumanus), 

various remains from the Hill of the 

Molinete, the Casa Fortuna, the Torre Ciega, 

buildings of the Augusteum, and, if this is 

not enough, a whole plethora of finds in the 

Archaeological Museum. 

It is invidious to select just one or two of 

these, but at the very least, try to have a 

look at the following three: 

First, there is the Archaeological Museum, 

on the calle Ramón y Cajal, quite 

near El Corte Ingles. Although the museum 

covers the whole of prehistoric and historic 

times, emphasis is on the Roman period. 

Entry when we have visited it (the last time 

in November 2011 on which the description 

below is based) has always been free, 

although it is usually necessary to present 

some identification. The arrangement of 

the museum is quite unusual – two floors 

arranged in a rectangle, surrounding and 

overlooking the excavated area of a late Roman 

(Palaeochristian) burial area. In fact, 

this burial area, or necropolis, was only discovered 

in 1967. The area was in the very 

north of the Roman city and the remains 

found, date from the 3 rd to the 7 th Centuries 

AD, although most come from the 4 th and 

5 th Centuries. Some of the graves appear 

to have been very simple and others contained 

infants in large pottery jars (amphorae). 

Most graves consisted of flat barrows 

made with stones and covered with mortar 

and were rectangular or semi-circular. In 

addition, several family vaults have been 

found. It is quite fascinating to look down 

on to this ancient burial area as you walk 

around the museum. 

As you begin your walk around the first floor 

of the museum, you are transported back 

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somewhat further, to well over a million 

years ago, as you look at remains of over 30 

animals including elephants, rhinoceros and 

hyena found in the nearby Victoria Cave! 

You then quickly pass on to other displays 

including stone and flint tools used by early 

man and one curiosity – a child’s tooth from 

the middle Stone Age which was found in 

the nearby Cueva del Caballo. Moving forward 

into more recent prehistory, there is 

a whole range of ceramics from the Argaric 

period (Bronze Age), although these appear 

to have come from the Mazarrón and Lorca 

areas. There is also an impressive collection 

of pottery and personal adornments 

from the subsequent Iberian period as well 

as weapons (javelin and lance head, falcata 

type sword etc) from the nearby settlement 

of Los Nietos, as well as an eye catching 

decorated Greek vase which was discovered 

on that site. Finally, before the Romans appear, 

there are some Punic (Carthaginian) 

amphorae and a funeral monument. 

Among the succeeding Roman remains 

are numerous funeral relics including urns 

from nearby Torre Ciega, and a whole host 

of inscribed stones, but, to balance everything, 

there are several cases of ceramics 

and some glassware from the Roman era. 

There are also various sculptures to be seen 

including the famous white marble head of 

a child which came from the Calle de los Cuatros 

Santos and is generally thought to be 

of a member of the Emperor Augustus’ family. 

You can also see mosaics and remains 

of Roman columns and details are given of 

a typical Roman house, with fragments of 

painted walls on view. 

Of course, one of Cartagena’s principal 

riches in Roman times came from the surrounding 

lead and silver mines and you can 

see various Roman mining tools including 

picks, mallets and mattocks (hand tools 

similar to pick axes), together with some 

wooden steps, metal hooks, and miners’ 

esparto sandals. A great selection of lead 

ingots is on display, though some are from 

more modern times and, if fish salting and 

garum (fish sauce) manufacture were particularly 

important activities of the time, 

you will see a selection of amphorae used 

to contain the end products. For those with 

an interest in coins, there is a vast display 

dating from Iberian times right through the 

Roman era. 

Later, Byzantine times, are represented with 

the inevitable ceramics, including 6 th Century 

oil lamps and a remarkable stone with 

an inscription commemorating the repair of 

Cartagena’s 

defensive 

walls by one 

Comenciolo 

in 589-90 

AD. This is 

followed by 

Visigoth remains 

including 

bronze 

and silver 

earrings and 

necklaces. 

Although 

Cartagena 

would never 

again have 

as great a relative importance as it did in 

Roman times, the city’s history is completed 

with pottery from the Islamic era (actually 

found during excavation of the Roman theatre) 

and funeral stones, one of a Fatima 

bint Abi Bakr. Just to complete the funeral 

theme, there are further funeral stones 

from the old Cathedral from 1250 (Cartagena 

came under Christian control again 

from 1245). 

The upstairs part of the museum is devoted 

to more modern Cartagena as well as 

housing temporary exhibitions. Of course, 

as you would expect, there are funeral 

stones (from the late 16 th Century) and 

some impressive old coats of arms. There 

are also some interesting weapons with an 

18 th Century Trabuco (blunderbuss) especially 

striking. 

The tour, however, ends appropriately with 

some more Roman relics – hinges, stone 

inscriptions, ceramics, coins and fragments 

of sculptures including a cornucopia with a 

basket of fruit, again of white marble, and 

dating from the 1 st Century AD. 

You can easily spend an hour (or even two) 

looking around the myriad of exhibits and, 

helpfully, some of the explanatory notices 

are also in English. It is an extremely 

worthwhile visit! 

(to be continued in June) 

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This article has been written and complied 

by Drew Ryder, Personal Wellness 

Practitioner, BSc. Psychol. Hons, IIHHT, 

MICHT, ThAt. and EFT Practitioner. 

Wellness is generally used to mean a 

healthy balance of the mind, body and 

spirit that results in an overall feeling of 

well-being. It can also be described as the 

constant, conscious pursuit of living life 

to its fullest potential. It is a state that 

combines health and happiness, as well as 

an active process of becoming aware of, and 

making choices toward, a more successful 

and rewarding life. (Success here is not 

defined as acquiring large amounts of 

financial wealth – rather, it is defined as 

being in balance in all areas of your life). 

Let’s just look at the opening sentence 

again, specifically ‘healthy balance of the 

mind, body and spirit’. Those few words 

can be also be taken to read ‘heal thy 

balance of the mind, body and spirit’. 

As human beings we spend a lot of our life 

more as human doings. We are forever 

‘doing’ -something; whether it be working, 

playing, socially interacting – with another 

individual or a group. We are constantly 

‘on the go’ - working towards this, working 

towards that – always in pursuit; forever 

chasing that which eludes us. And it eludes 

us simply because we are always ‘chasing 

after it’. What is this ‘it’? 

People often use the phrase ‘I´ll be alright 

when I get there’, or, ‘I´m getting there’ 

only to find they are getting nowhere. 

Maybe that’s because they are now here! 

Right here in the here and now – only they 

cannot see it! 

By always ‘doing’ and not spending time 

just ‘being’ we get out of balance. When we 

get out of balance we begin to feel unwell, 

we get aches and pains, we become ill, we 

struggle on, life becomes a chore instead 

of a joy. Feeling well and feeling good is 

our birthright, but we give it up and only a 

few reclaim it. We give up that feeling of 

wellness as though we do not deserve it. 

But we do, you do! So how do we reclaim 

it? How do we get the balance back in our 

lives? 

To achieve a state of wellness one has to 

work on its determinants. This in my view 

means developing a better understanding 

of the concept of health – the physical, 

the mental, and the spiritual. Get these 

in balance and other determinants such 

as family, wealth, healthy practices, the 

environment, social support and leisure 

seem to fall into place with much more 

ease. 

In other words ‘heal thy mind, body and 

spirit’. How? 

Being out of balance will result in ‘pain’ 

in some way shape or form – maybe it is 

physical, maybe it is emotional, perhaps 

it is both. Either way, a good starting 

point would be to gain some element of 

control over this pain without the need or 

use of drugs. Over-use of pain relieving 

drugs causes havoc on the physical body, 

especially on the internal organs. 

Once your pain is eradicated or at least, is 

under your control, your mind is freer and 

able to concentrate more, your physical 

body becomes easier to move and your 

spirit is lightened. 

As a Personal Wellness Practitioner it is my 

job to enable you to work with your pain to 

control it rather than have it control you. My 

role is to re-empower you to engage your 

body’s own healing mechanism so you can 

indeed ‘heal thy mind, body and spirit’. 




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Mass in English is celebrated every 

Saturday at the Catholic chapel at Pastrana, 

approximately 10km from Mazarrón 

Schedule of Masses: 

Saturday at 4:30pm 

Schedule of Confession: 

Saturday from 3:45-4:25pm also on request 

Bible Study: 

1 st and 3 rd Sunday at 4:30pm 

Fr. Carlos Prats 628824555 

Fr. Octavio Carpena 676219445 

www.pastranaonline.com 

MAY DEVOTIONS TO THE BLESSED 

VIRGIN MARY 

After the 

crucifixion, 

death and 

resurrection 

of Our Lord 

Jesus, Mary 

lived many 

years before 

her death. 

The Roman 

Catholic 

C h u r c h 

believes that 

the Virgin 

Mary “Having 

completed 

her earthly 

life, was 

assumed (Assumption) body and soul into 

heavenly glory”. 

of May. The last devotion on May 31 st is 

often followed by a solemn procession, 

during which a statue of the Virgin Mary or 

a portrait is carried back into the church. 

Some of the devotions may be accompanied 

by pilgrimages. 

Family devotions may take place within the 

family, around a “May Altar” consisting 

of a table with a picture of the Virgin Mary 

decorated with many May flowers. The 

family would pray together the rosary and 

sing praises to the Holy Mother of Jesus. 

What a sweet sight – most pleasing to God 

– when the Christian home resounds with 

the frequent repetition of praises in honour 

of the High Queen of Heaven! Then the 

Rosary, recited in the family, assembled 

before the image of the Virgin. 

It may take place on Mother’s Day, where 

an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary is 

ceremonially crowned to signify her as 

Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. 

Hymn: 

O Mary we crown thee 

with blossoms today! 

Queen of the Angels and 

Queen of the May. 

O Mary we crown thee 

with blossoms today, 

Queen of the Angles and 

Queen of the May. 

ONE YEAR ALREADY!! 

The Euronics Shop on Camposol Sector 

B Commercial Centre has been open for 

one year on May 19th. It only seems like a 

few weeks ago that the ‘coming soon’ sign 

appeared. Since then The Euronics Shop 

has undergone a complete refurbishment with 

most of the work being done by the family 

owners themselves. Being part of Euronics - 

the biggest buying group in Europe - they can 

compete on choice and price with anybody, 

but what their competition cannot match is 

the unrivalled service that comes as standard. 

From the friendly, no pressure, welcome in 

The Euronics Shop, to prompt deliveries at 

agreed times, nothing is too much trouble. 

Whether you want to experience 3D television 

in the ‘lounge’ area, sort out your satellite TV 

needs, choose your new washing machine, 

pick up inks for your printer or order your 

new laptop, it is a simple stress-free process. 

If The Euronics Shop hasn’t got what you 

want, then their excellent computer system 

can show you what is available with pictures 

and specifications to help you choose. Once 

you have decided what you want, it is only a 

matter of days before it is delivered to you. 

If it is an item from stock it can often be 

delivered the same day! 


May Devotions to the Blessed Virgin 

Mary refer to the special devotions held in 

the Catholic Church during the month of May 

honouring the Virgin Mary as “the Queen of 

May”. Since the inception, devotion in May 

has become a regular part of Catholic life. 

The May devotions originated in Italy in the 

16 th Century, from Italy the devotion spread 

to Central Europe, where daily and weekly 

devotions take place during the month 

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“Despite the recession, poor exchange rates 

and many ex-pats leaving, we have done 

really well in our first year, so we must be 

doing something right” says Tom, one of the 

identical twin sons (which has caused much 

confusion with some customers). “It’s nice 

to see the same faces returning as well as 

new customers who have come to see us on 

recommendation. All of my family would like 

to thank everyone who has supported us in 

our first year. People tell us they like a local 

shop where they can get good service in their 

own language at the right price - and with 

their continued support we hope that The 

Euronics Shop will be able to offer just that 

for many years to come”. 

Puerto Lumbreras Christian Fellowship 

now meets every 1st and 3rd Sunday 

each month at 11.00am in the premises 

of the Spanish Evangelical Church Puerto 

Lumbreras Tel 619453283 Paul and Sandra 








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Hi there from Bob. I hope you’re enjoying 

the Spring weather and looking forward 

to those barbecues around the pool. What 

are you doing during the Summer? Maybe 

you’ve got family coming out, or are you 

going back to see them? Whatever you 

do, have a good time, chill out, but don’t 

forget the Welcome do’s – if you can 

make them, we’ll be pleased to see you. 

March 25 th saw our Annual Treasure 

Hunt. The route took us to places we 

hadn’t seen before, loads of questions to 

answer, and congratulations to the winners, 

“Late For Coffee,” and runners-up, “The 

Snipsters.” Well done Paul and Jim, who 

worked out the route. It isn’t easy doing 

this sort of thing – I know, because I did 

one myself, and it does take a lot of time 

and imagination. Also, many thanks to the 

staff at the Social Centre in Los Muñoces 

for their hospitality and excellent buffet. 

On 27 th March, we had what must be the 

very best Welcome Night ever. For the 

first time away from Benidorm, we had the 

Rich Bitch Show. What a night this was! 

We had Miss Shape, Sheila Blige (you work 

it out), and the Rich Bitch herself, Gordon 

Rivers. A full incredible four hours of first 

class entertainment, not finishing until 

the small hours. And what about those 

costumes! Have you ever seen anything 

like that before? The most fantastic night 

ever and Rosemary is pleased to announce 

that they will be back in November. 

Reserve your tickets now. Also, well done 

to “Mademoiselle Stephanie La Snippe” 

for the music. Come back soon – we can’t 

wait. 

buffet and drinks included, not forgetting 

the usual fashion show. Fran has already 

put her name down as a model – she said 

she enjoyed so much at the Ladies’ Night 

in March that she wants to have another 

go. Get your tickets soon – they won’t last 

long. 

The Summer Ball at Pinito de Oro on 

June 20 th at just €29 for a champagne 

reception and a six course meal with 

drinks There are still a couple of rooms 

available at 45€. 

Welcome Meeting on May 5 th , when 

tickets will be on sale for July 25 th 

Dance to be held around the pool at El 

Collado on the road towards Los Canovas. 

Entertainment by Christine and a new face 

for Welcome, Terry J. Just 8€. Also coach 

available if there’s enough interest. 

Book/Jigsaw Swap dates for May are 

1 st and 29 th at the ICA Clinic, Camposol B. 

Further details from Jo on 669457985. 

Fun Petanca is held on the last Wednesday 

of each month at 1.00pm at Mariano’s, 

Camposol A. Call Les on 968131880 for 

more information. 

Crib Night is Tuesday May 1 st 7.30pm at 

Mariano’s Restaurant, Camposol A. 

At the Welcome Meeting on 31st March, 

Welcome were pleased to present MABS 

with a cheque for 300€ which was from the 

50cents collected at their book club and 

made up to 300€ from Welcome events. 

They also presented Age Concern with 

a cheque for 500€ which is to help Age 

Concern towards the fixtures and fittings 

needed when they open their shop. 


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The next day it was the Petanca 

Competiton. Unlike last year, the sun 

shone and 6 games were played. Well done 

to Bob and Jan Rowe who came first and 

won a hamper and the Welcome Shield and 

Ian and Pat Robinson who came second 

and won a hamper and the ASSSA Shield. 

Tickets on sale for: 

May 23 rd Dance with the fabulous Alan 

Wallace, the best comedian on the Costa 

del Sol, supported by the lovely Lucinda. 

Just €9 for what will certainly be a night of 

laughter, singing and dancing, and this is 

one not to be missed. €5 extra if you want 

lamb chop and chips. 

Ladies’ Day on 13 th June, and tickets 

are €12. An afternoon with bingo, raffle, 

Welcome continues to offer excellent 

artistes at their dances with any 

excess money raised being given to 

MABS, Age Concern, AECC Murcia and 

FAST. 

For tickets and all details about Welcome, 

call Rosemary on 620105179, or email 

rosemarybeak@hotmail.com or visit 

www.welcomegroupspain.com 





Remember Your Loved One in The Secret 

Garden 

Sue Weeding co-founder of Easy Horse Care 

Rescue Centre has been asked on numerous 

occasions if the Rescue Centre would 

remember animal lovers and animals themselves 

and now finally Sue is pleased to be 

able to offer memorials and wakes amongst 

their pretty, calm and serene gardens. 

“It would be perfect for animal lovers and our 

supporters and it would be a pleasure really 

to give something back to our supporters and 

to make someone’s final farewell something 

personal and meaningful and more of a celebration,” 

believes Sue, who says that one of 

their volunteers is already planning his own 

service at the Rescue Centre in Rojales and 

making his wishes known to his family. 

The Rescue Centre have a vicar who can 

provide a service and all catering can be provided 

in the tea garden café to meet everyone’s 

own requirements and wishes. 

Volunteers from the Easy Horse Care Rescue 

Centre pulled off an amazing feat working 

non-stop to ensure that it was ‘business 

as normal’ for the Quesada charity shop. 

As the doors closed at 2pm on Saturday the 

army of workers there loaded up their cars 

and vans and cleared out the shop and took it 

to the new premises now located in Costa Azul 

in Quesada, close to the Gama supermarket 

and across from Knights Insurance. Their 

tireless efforts meant that the shop reopened 

at 10am as usual from the new store trading 

as if nothing had happened. The owner of the 

original shop sold it to Algerian investors giving 

the Rescue Centre just 3 week’s notice 

to rent a new unit. Manager Tony said, “We 

would like to thank everyone who has helped 

make this possible and to Jason from Petra 

Honig who agreed to cut our rent as we are a 

charity; that is very much appreciated.” 

signing paperwork confirming the imminent 

opening of a new and third charity shop in 

Los Montesinos. “People can donate items to 

us here at Quesada or the La Siesta store and 

they will be distributed between all three now. 

We are also able to do house clearances.” 

As volunteer and founder of the charity shop 

Mo oversaw work in Quesada, she was also 

busy in Daya Vieja as the first Easy Horse 

Care Carboot and Market was launched. 

The market will take place every weekend 

thanks to the continued support of the local 

Mayor Rafael Pertusa and is paving the way 

in forging international working relationships 

between Town Halls and local charities. Sue 

believes the market can bring nothing but 

positive action and relations between the two 

and will serve as a way of giving local traders 

a new venue to sell their wares and help 

Easy Horse Care raise funds, but also, vitally, 

bring in new visitors and people to Daya 

Vieja, Pitches cost just 5€ and for those interested 

contact admin@easyhorsecare.net 

or call Mo on 682288304. 

Anyone interested in donating items to any 

of the charity shops or would like to be a volunteer 

or even manager of the soon to open 

Los Montesinos store should call Tony on 

652897307. Don’t forget to follow the progress 

on Facebook, search Easy Horse Care. 

It is not just people who can be remembered; 

animals can be too. “We have wanted to do a 

memorial garden for a long time, ever since 

Princess passed away really,” said Sue. Princess 

has a special wind chime in what Sue describes 

as her ‘secret garden.’ Every time she 

hears the chimes it reminds her of the pony 

they lost and now she feels others can have 

their loss remembered in the secluded little 

garden nestled away from the main house 

and stables. Reverend Christine has done numerous 

animal blessings in the past and is 

happy to conduct small services and blessing 

at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre on 

a Saturday underneath the pagoda. “It is a 

lovely area and is something I think would be 

great for children, to educate youngsters and 

give them an area to remember their pet,” 

adds Sue. “People are able to come to the 

Rescue Centre with a photo which they can 

have blessed before tying a special ribbon on 

the remembrance tree as a lasting tribute.” 

All that is asked in return is that a small 

donation be made to the charity. 

Volunteers to the Rescue 

The shop is always in need of clothing and 

bric-a-brac especially as Sue and Rod Weeding, 

founders of Easy Horse Care were 

For more information contact Sue 652021980 

or email www.easyhorsecare.net or visit 

the Rescue Centre’s open days every Sunday 

and Wednesday afternoon from 1-4pm. 




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BARBERSHOP TAKES THE COSTA DEL 

SOL BY STORM! 

event on the Costa del Sol. “Our delegates 

come from all over Europe, and we are keen 

to establish convention venues with excellent 

travel connections and accommodation.” said 

SABS Vice President, Lyn Baines. 

attended. Spangles was performing as outgoing 

champions and will compete again in 

2013 in Alicante, but they are delighted 

that their Fénix quartet won a bronze medal 

against stiff competition, with FourMidablesmen’s 

Quartet winning silver for the second 

year running in the SABS National Contest. 

Some 600 barbershop aficionados took Benalmádena 

by storm when they arrived for 

their fourth annual convention. This is the 

first time that the Spanish Association of 

Barbershop Singers (SABS) has based its 

Talk Radio Europe’s Mark Curry interviewed 

‘Cleftomania’, a SABS mixed quartet from the 

Algarve in Portugal, on his show ‘Curry for 

Breakfast’ to introduce the event to audiences 

and he was very impressed with the high 

standard of performances when he attended 

the SABS Saturday Show. 

The international contest attracted choruses 

and quartets from England, Ireland and Holland 

and the chorus contest was a closely 

fought event, with two English ladies’ choruses, 

Heartbeat from Stockport and Cheshire 

Chord Company from Warrington, just 3 

points apart; Heartbeat were crowned the 

new SABS International Champions, with 

the silver medal going to Cheshire Chord 

Company and the bronze to Mixed-Q from 

Holland. 


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Delegates were based in the Sunset Beach 

Club Hotel and the Torrequebrada Hotel, with 

shows and contests taking place in the Sala 

Fortuna at the Torrequebrada Hotel, where 

SABS also held its first-ever international 

quartet and chorus contests. Spangles Chorus, 

Viva and Fénix Quartets from Los Alcázares, 

and Torrevieja Harmonisers, FourMidables 

and The Velvetones from Torrevieja all 

The international quartet contest saw some 

phenomenal performances for what is essentially 

an amateur hobby, with Echo Quartet 

from Manchester becoming SABS International 

Champions, closely followed by Miss- 

Demeanour with silver and The Mix winning 

bronze on their first outing as a quartet. 

It was a bumper harvest for SABS members 

from Madrid, with ‘Barberidad’ Men’s Chorus 

scooping the SABS Chorus Champion title 

and ‘Investigators’ Men’s Quartet winning the 

SABS Quartet Champion title for the second 

time since 2010.‘Bella A Cappella’, mixed 

chorus from Portugal, won the silver medal 

and ‘Southern Sound’, mixed chorus from 

Fuengirola, won the bronze medal. 

The next SABS Annual Convention is 

scheduled for Alicante from 11-14 April 2013 

and the national and international contests 

will be held in the prestigious new Auditorio 

de la Diputación. If you are interested in 

attending this event or would like to know 

more about SABS, you can find information 

on www.sabs.es or email lyn@sabs.es or 

gail@sabs.es 

Photographer: 

Vincent de Vries Photography, Málaga 





A BUMPER EASTER WEEKEND FOR MABS 

MURCIA 

It was a busy Easter for the Murcia branch 

of MABS Cancer Support Group, with three 

simultaneous fundraising events. The first of 

these was sponsored boat trips, organised by 

Alan Norwood of Costa Blanca Yacht Charters 

at the San Pedro del Pinatar Boat Show, 

which raised a magnificent 721.62€. The trips 

were available to the public throughout the 

four days of Boat Show. “We had a great time 

taking people out for a donation of 10€ to 

MABS and we’re looking forward to doing it 

again next year” said Alan. 

“and I’d like to thank the retailers, performers 

and public for supporting this event again this 

year, which has become a regular feature in 

the Rio Nalón calendar.” 

Retailer, Legs & Co, hosted the third annual 

MABS Village Fête outside their shop in the 

Avda Rio Nalón, Los Alcázares on Easter Saturday. 

The weather was brilliant and many 

people turned out. Performers gave their 

time free of charge and included Spangles 

Ladies’ Harmony Chorus, Kathy and Ron, 

Raquel Peña’s ‘Flamenco for All’, John Taylor’s 

‘Johnnie B Good’, and Lynn Preston’s Zumba 

demonstration, with Zigi and her ladies providing 

an entertaining fashion show, sporting 

clothes provided by Legs & Co. There was 

plenty of entertainment for the many children 

who came: AngloINFO ran their ‘Guess 

the Number of Balloons’ competition, Susie 

Long painted faces and sparkly tattoos, the 

Little English Cake Company sold delicious 

cupcakes, there was a colouring competition 

and a ‘Guess Peter Rabbit’s Surname’ contest. 

Young Shannon from Pearl’s Plaice, raised 

160€ with some amazing singing, sponsored 

by members of the public, bringing the total 

raised on the day to 681€. “It’s been a fantastic 

day,” said MABS Fundraiser, Janet Bell, 

MABS Volunteers were also busy packing 

bags at Iceland Overseas in San Javier, who 

also ran a fundraising event as part of their 

2012 sponsorship of MABS Murcia; further 

details of that event will be released shortly. 

MABS Murcia is a registered charity (No. 

7261) offering help and support to local 

people of all nationalities who have 

been diagnosed with or are being treated 

for cancer. If you or someone you know 

would like some confidential help or support 

call our HELPLINE693 275 779 or 

visit their website: www.mabsmurcia.com 

Photographers: Jill Chorley and Geoff Bell 





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SOLD!! FOR HAH 

A glorious afternoon and a packed bar at 

La Zona in Los Narejos, for another popular 

HAH Charity Auction. Joanne from La 

Zona was the auctioneer, and in just under 

two hours, brought the hammer down on 

lots of items, raising a staggering 783€. 

All these items have been generously 

donated to HAH over the past couple of 

months and collected, cleaned, polished 

and catalogued by Carol and Norman Duff. 

Carol said “It has been a lot of hard work, 

but to raise all that money makes it so 

worthwhile. The day was a great success 

and we had so much help from so many 

people, we are thrilled to bits”. 

Several HAH volunteers were on hand, and 

Pam Prince thanked Joanne, all the helpers 

and especially all the people who regularly 

turn up to support our events and give so 

generously. Along with the Wednesday 

Book Stall and Table Top Sale, over 1300€ 

has been raised at La Zona during March. 

If you are struggling to cope following illness 

call 633673034, or if you would 

like to volunteer a little time to help with 

caring, driving, fundraising, please email 

helpathome@gmail.com. For more information 

www.helpathome.es 

Charity Celebrity-Am Golf Event In Aid 

Of The Mary Leishman Foundation at 

Peraleja Golf Resort, Murcia written by 

Bill Leckie 

My Grandad has been busy arranging the 

Charity Golf Event at Peraleja Golf Resort, 

Murcia on the 26th May 2012. With the 

enormous help of Shirley Graham of Mark 

Graham Decorators, the golf event is 

looking like a sell out with 23 teams paying 

£600 each. There will also be a Dinner 

Dance on the Saturday evening at the 

Torre Pacheco Spa Hotel , Murcia with over 

230 people attending , 

Last year over £20,000 was raised for 

local charities and also the Mary Leishman 

Foundation. This year’s event has attracted 

sports celebrities such as ex-Footballers 

Jimmy Case (ex-Liverpool), Gordon Durie 

(ex-Spurs and Rangers), Cyrille Regis 

(ex-WBA), Imre Varadi, (ex-Leeds UTD), 

Billy Dodds (ex-Chelsea and Rangers), 

Pro Golfer Gordon Sherry and ex-Blue 

Peter presenter John Leslie. 

The event is in its third year and the main 

aim is to help raise funds for the children 

and people who are not as fortunate as us. 

For tickets for the dinner please contact 

paul@chersun.com Cost 35€ and 

will include 4 course dinner, drinks and 

entertainment. 

My Grandad is normally very quiet and 

sleepy the day after the dinner and golf! 

A big thank you to www.peralejagolf. 

com for hosting the golf event. 

www.maryleishmanfoundation.com 


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Cats and their Problems when Urinating 

We have recently had the scare over the cat 

and dog food supplied by one of the biggest 

supermarkets in the area allegedly causing 

the deaths of a number of pets. The problem 

is usually caused by animals not drinking 

sufficient water after eating dried animal 

food, although in this recent incident, it was 

the wet food that caused the problems. 

The problems experienced when cats urinating 

are one of the most common diseases 

affecting male cats. The first thing to 

consider is whether the animal has a real 

problem when urinating, or is he urinating 

in another place for any other reason. The 

former fact could be due to some infection 

or an accumulation of crystals in the lower 

urinary conducts, while the latter one would 

be a disorder in the behaviour of the cat. 

Making a difference is not usually an easy 

task, because sometimes the symptoms 

overlap. For instance, when a cat has pain 

when urinating due to an infection in the 

lower urinary conducts, it will often search 

for another place to pee, instead of doing 

in its box. 

Once the symptoms have been identified, 

vets can carry out some tests like urine 

tests (biochemical, sediments and culture), 

x-rays and scans of the abdomen in order 

to rule out other diseases such as infections, 

gallstones or tumours. A very common 

problem in male cats, especially the 

castrated ones, living a sedentary life and 

fed with commercial food, is the appearance 

of gallstones that obstruct the cat’s urethra. 

This can cause extreme pain and can mean 

spending time in the vet hospital. This is a 

very common disorder that be treated with 

some special food that prevents the formation 

of these gallstones and make it possible 

to destroy those that have been already 

formed. It is important to know that the cat 

will have to be kept on this special food forever 

if we do not want relapses. 

If these obstructions are repeated in spite 

of the medical and diet treatment, there 

is the possibility of surgery, although the 

techniques are usually aggressive and not 

always well accepted by the owners. 

If the cause of the problem has an infectious 

origin (common in female cats mainly), 

the cat would be treated with antibiotics 

for 18-20 days. If there are other reasons 

like neurological disorders or tumours, then 

surgery, medicines and chemotherapy will 

be required. 

Finally, a high percentage of these cases are 

due to an alteration in the cat’s behaviour 

when urinating. We have reached this conclusion 

after making all kind of tests, some 

of them quite complex, such as endovenous 

x-rays with renal contrast or x-rays of the 

bladder and the urethra. When a cat suffers 

from an alteration of the behaviour when 

urinating, there is a great range of disorders 

that it could be, but we will talk about 

them in another article. We usually recommend 

castration if it is a clear problem of 

sexual marking, or anti-depressive medicines, 

or other drugs if it is a stress problem 

or other diseases. On the other hand we 

can combine these medicines with different 

treatments that will help to reinforce positive 

behaviour, and it is advisable to take 

the precaution of placing different cat litter 

trays around the house. 

Article written and supplied by Paco, 

Clinica Veterinaria Puerto de Mazarrón 




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HELP MMM’S 

Nappy Run 

Makes Babies 

Happy 

On 4 th April Joan 

Mitchell and Brian 

Dale carried out 

a NAPPY RUN, 

when 23 packets 

of nappies were 

purchased at a 

cost of €163. 

No, they haven’t 

got a lot of children 

or grandchildren; 

they were 

buying nappies to donate to needy Spanish 

families in the San Pedro area. These NAPPY 

RUNS take place several times a year when 

the nappies are handed over to the Samaritanos 

Charity at the ADAPT meetings. The 

money to pay for the nappies is raised by 

holding a raffle every month at HELP MMM’s 

monthly general meeting, and when a sizeable 

sum has accumulated, Joan and Brian 

astonish shoppers by filling up a large trolley 

completely with nappies. The nappies were 

donated at ADAPT’s meeting on Saturday 7th 

April. The Samaritanos assisted 50 needy 

families in San Pedro last year and that has 

risen to 80 this year. In these difficult economic 

times HELP MMM endeavours to assist 

where they can. They are also collecting food 

from members and the public in general to 

donate to people in dire straits in other areas 

in the Mar Menor. This can be donated at general 

meetings or brought into HELP’s Office 

and should be tinned or packet basic foods of 

the type that Spanish people use. 

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Variety Night 

“A night of song 

and dance” was 

the order of the 

HELP Murcia 

Mar Menor’s Variety 

Night held 

on 24th March at 

the Dolores Theatre 

in the village 

of Dolores de Pacheco 

near Los 

Alcazares. Variety 

it certainly 

was, with great 

performances 

from a range of 

entertainers. Terry Morgan (Red Strokes), 

was the compere and also the Country and 

Western singer, introduced the Crazy Ladies, 

brilliantly choreographed by Georgie Anderson. 

They danced several times throughout 

the evening and changed costumes at least 6 

times. The renowned Raquel Peña introduced 

her lovely Flamenco dancers and her two special 

young dancers who blew the audience 

away. We thank them for their time. 

HELP Murcia Mar Menor are pleased to announce 

that €247 was raised for the charity.” 

Beetle Drive 

A successful Beetle Drive was held at Lui’s 

lounge, Camping La Encina, San Javier on Friday 

30 th March under the auspices (that’s a 

big word!) of the Friendship Group of HELP 

Murcia Mar Menor. 

There was also a fish and chip lunch, which 

was delicious (the best fish in town!). Janneke, 

our caring services officer, won the prize 

by completing 3 beetles. There was a good 

crowd which created a happy and friendly atmosphere. 

Doreen and Janice sorted everyone 

out and all participants had a good afternoon. 

New President 

for HELP MMM 

We are pleased 

to announce 

that HELP MMM 

has a new President; 

Bernard 

Ash. He was 

voted in at the 

general meeting 

on 10th April. I 

am sure he will 

bring many skills 

to the role, not 

least of which will 

be his wicked sense of humour. Elaine Dale 

has been our President for the last 4 years 

and has done a wonderful job as the public 

face of HELP at meetings with the British 

Consul and other important dignitaries, and in 

general with HELP’s membership, volunteers 

and the public who turn to us for help. Her 

patience, good humour and diplomacy will be 

sorely missed. She has been a tireless worker 

for HELP for many years, fulfilling other 

roles before taking on the role of President. 

She needs a rest now but hopefully before too 

long we can rope her in for other roles within 

the organisation. 

HELP Mar Menor Events 

MAY 

• Tues 1 May, 4 till late Mayday Carnival 

@ La Zona Bar, Los Alcazares. Line dancing 

demo, tombola, many games; a fun 

day for kids. Sausage, chips and salad 

€4.50 

• Wed 2nd May, Trip to Caravaca to see 

the horses. Meet @ The Arches at 8am 

€12 Names to Doreen on 637920882 

• Tues 8th May, Charity Market @ La 

Zona Bar, Los Alcazares 11-2pm. 

• Sat 12th May, Treasure Hunt 2pm from 

the Don Lorenzo Restaurant, Los Urrutias, 

finishing with meal of goulash/ 

schnitzel €12 

• Tues 15th May, HELP’s General Meeting 

@ Las Claras 11.30 for 12 noon. 

Tues22nd May, Bargain Hunt/Auction 

@ the Novo Carthago, Los Urrutias. 

Items to be brought in 10-12pm. 

Hammer down 2pm. €10 fee for 3 items 

and €4 for one item. 

• Fri 25th May, Friendship Group @ the 

Puerto Tres Restaurant, Los Alcazares 

12.30 for 1pm. Menu del Dia €9. 

JUNE 

• Sat 2 June, HELP’S 10TH ANNI- 

VERSARY and the Queen’s Diamond 

Jubilee will be celebrated with a party 

outside our office 4-8pm. Paella (chicken, 

fish and vegetarian) plus celebratory 

cake. Live music. €8.50. 

• Tues 12th June, Charity Market @ 

La Zona Bar, Los Alcazares 11-2pm 

Tues 19th June General Meeting @ Las 

Claras 12 noon. 

Every Monday: HOY (card) Bingo at 14.00 @ 

La Zona Bar, LosAlcazares. Free entrance. €1 

a game. 

Tickets available from Joan Mitchell 

868185685 or 678135467, Janice Clark 

on 96834355 or HELP office 968570059 

We aim to HELP people of all ages by providing: 

Mobility Equipment, Hospital Visiting, Information 

on Living in Spain, Support Groups, 

Interpreter details, Assisting other Charities. 

Phone 968570059 (office) 

Email: helpmmm@gmail.com 




Animal Organisations: 

Andrea’s Animal Rescue 

Fuente Alamo 

690 906 565 

Easy Horse Care 

Rojales 

652 021 980 

Galgos del Sol 

Murcia 

galgosdelsol@hotmail.com 

Helping Hands 

contact@helpinghands.org.es 

JJ’s Puppy Rescue Organisation 

Mazarrón 

618 034 921 

John Kemp’s Puppies 

La Pinilla, Fuente Alamo 

646 737 230 

Pets in Spain 

San Fulgencio/La Marina 

info@petsinspain.info 

MAMASs 

Mazarrón 

666 186 037 

MARA Dog Rescue 

Mula 

685 311 599 

Noah’s ARC 

Mazarrón 

699 352 818 

(Charity Shop) 

968 154 507 

PAPS 

966 769 137 

RAD Animal Association 

655 027 676 

Charities: 

Age Concern Spain 

Mazarrón 

634 310 216 

Alcoholics Anonymous 

Mazarrón, Cuevas de Reyllo 

646 290 420 

Cabo De Palos 

968 545 181 

Costa Cálida Samaritans 

www.costablancasamaritans.com 

GO MaD 

Mazarrón 

678 598 677 

Help Murcia Mar Menor 

Santiago de la Ribera, San Javier 

968 181 623 

Lions Club of Mazarrón Bahía 

Mazarrón 

636 746 959 

MABS Mar Menor 

Mar Menor 

693 275 779 

MABS Mazarrón 

Mazarrón 

620 422 410 

MABS NW Murcia 

693 275 779 

PALS (Protection and Life Saving) 

Mazarrón 

968 437 837 

Churches: 

Mass in English 

Pastrana, Mazarrón 

628 824 555 

Olive Branch Christian Fellowship 

Cultural Centre, Camposol B 

618 720 181/968 199 622 

Pilar Christian Community Church 

Pilar de la Horidada 

966 769 300 or 650 509 606 

Puerto Lumbreras Church 

619 945 283 

St Nicholas Church 

Camposol, Mazarrón 

968 138 952 

Wellspring Victory Church 

Bolnuevo, Mazarrón 

620 599 270 

Groups: 

ADAPT 

San Pedro 

966 189 402 

Arts & Cultural Association of Murcia 

655 421 120 

Cloud Nine Drama 

Mula 

644 400 123 

Darwinian Gardeners 

Phone 669 338 885 

darwiniangardeners@gmail.com 

Evolutionists of Almeria and Murcia 

www.bolnuevo.com/social/ 

Evolutionists 

Ex-Servicemen’s Association 

Mazarrón 

968 965 058 

Friends & Buddies 


968 163 758 

Greenfingers Sector C Gardening 

Group 


626 513 842 

Help at Home 

San Javier 

633 673 034 

Homeowners Sector A 


608 029 112 

Welcome Group 


620 105 179 

If you would like details of your club or 

organization included on this page, please 

send an email to costacalidachronicle@ 

gmail.com 





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Wordsearch 

Translate the English words below into Spanish 

Suduko 

Do-Able 

Difficult 


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TO STAY 

COMPLAINT 

BURN 

TO WANT 

CHEESE 

SWERVE 

WHO 

PLACID 

FIFTEEN 

FORTNIGHT 

FIVE HUNDRED 

KIOSK 

OPERATING 

May quiz questions of the April 

2012 Costa Cálida Chronicle 

1. Who would like to take you 

on a cruise to Malta, Sicily, 

Sardinia and Palma? 

2. Where would you find a 

“tornado”? 

3. Who claims to be reliable 

thorough and completive? 

4. Who was into chocolate 

THEATRE 

CYST 

STAIN REMOVER 

NAIL VARNISH 

REMOVER 

SNOWPLOUGH 

MAYBE 

TO BREAK 

SOFTLY 

JOB/TASK 

POINT-BLANK 

STILLNESS 

MOAN 

Answers on page 100 

Monthly Quiz 

last month? 

5. What’s the name of the 

herb of the month for April? 

6. Where does Luxury come 

as standard? 

7. Who is Author of the 

month? 

8. Who was the subject of 

classic artistes and albums? 

9. Who offers material for 

construction to decorating 

at discount prices? 

10. Who offers to keep out unwanted 

visitors? 


To place an advertisement with us please see page 98 5 or or contact Teresa Brian 628 619 606 199 740 407 



April has 

once again 

been another 

amazing 

month for 

The Beacon 

of Light 

C e n t r e . 

There has 

been a 

continual 

growth of 

new people 

coming to the 

meetings on a Wednesday evening at the old 

school house at Cañadas del Romero. Several 

of our loyal supporters have said that they 

have met so many wonderful people who have 

now become good friends. Everybody looks 

forward to Wednesdays with the uplifting 

philosophy and laughter. 

Now several friends have decided to hold a 

garden party on Sunday 27 th May at Camposol 

to support our fund-raising. The afternoon will 

have Marilyn Webb a popular clairvoyant giving 

a demonstration and there will also private 

readings available and Spiritual Healing. John 

Sloman a popular local musician has agreed 

to play during the afternoon . Tickets are now 

available for the afternoon at 5€ to include tea 

and cakes. Details are available on website 

http://beaconoflightmurcia.webs.com 

or by calling 620877326 or by emailing 

beacon.of.light.murcia@gmail.com 

Can we Help you and your Pet? 

Have you provided a home for an animal from 

a rescue centre or shelter for a stray dog or 

cat? Are you worried about the patter of tiny 

paws in the future (if not at your house maybe 

at your neighbours?) Well we are here to 

help you; we can provide financial assistance 

towards the cost of spaying or castrating your 

new pet and also with those unexpected vet 

bills, if funds are available. 

Don’t Forget our Drop-Off Point (as seen 

on Google) 

Every Tuesday we are on Camposol Sector B 

car park 10.00-1.00pm opposite the petrol 

station. 

House Clearances 

If you are downsizing, moving house or just 

want to get rid of some clutter we can help. 

Try our 50/50 scheme. We can take anything 

from a single item to a full house contents. 

We will collect the larger items free of charge, 

display them in our shop to ensure that you 

receive the best possible price for them and 

then forward your 50% share of the proceeds 

to you wherever you are. 

We need your donations and would be grateful 

for any items such as clothes, bric-a-brac, 

cd’s/dvd’s and electrical goods. You can 

donate at the shop, Mon to Sat 10.00-2.00pm 

(Take the third left after Barclays Bank on 

your way into Puerto de Mazarrón) 

Volunteers Needed 

We would appreciate some new volunteers in 

the shop. If you can spare the odd morning 

each week, like meeting new people, having 

a coffee and a chat please contact us on 

666186037. 

We will take any saleable items no matter how 

large or small. You might not need it, but 

we can sell it to raise money in order to help 

other people with the medical expenses for 

their cats and dogs 

Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail. 

com 

Registered Charity No 9537/1a 




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Media Reports about how the British 

Embassy Website Provides Advice about 

Healthcare in Spain 

The British Government does not condone 

or encourage “health tourism”. The aim of 

the advice provided by the British Embassy 

is to ensure that British nationals in Spain, 

whether tourists or residents, comply fully 

with Spanish and EU legislation in exercising 

both their rights and their obligations. 

Spain receives over 13 million British visitors 

every year. It is in the clear interest of both the 

UK and Spain that these visitors know how to 

access the Spanish healthcare system correctly 

in case of need. This prevents unnecessary 

administrative cost and ensures that the UK 

can reimburse Spain accurately and efficiently 

in line with the specific provisions set out in 

EU legislation. Our website advice makes 

clear that the European Health Insurance 

Card does not cover those who come to 

Spain for the specific purpose of health 

treatment. 

There are also many British nationals resident 

in Spain. They are entitled to access the 

Spanish healthcare system, just as Spanish 

nationals resident in the UK are entitled to 

access the British healthcare system. The aim 

of our advice is to ensure that they do so in full 

compliance with Spanish legislation, including 

registration on the “Padron”. 

The British and Spanish Governments 

cooperate very closely on healthcare and other 

issues related to British nationals in Spain. 

There is a joint commitment to ensure that 

British nationals, either residing or visiting 

Spain, are accessing the Spanish healthcare 

system correctly. 

British visitors make up approximately 24% 

of the total number of tourists visiting Spain. 

The UK contribution to the Spanish tourism 

industry is of the order of €10bn annually, 

approximately 1% of Spain’s GDP. The British 

Government is committed to ensuring that this 

important bilateral relationship is underpinned 

by correct, legal and efficient access to 

healthcare in line with EU legislation. 

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‘Abroad fraud’ Warning for Benefit 

Thieves 

With summer approaching, Iain Duncan Smith, 

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 

is sending a warning to people who commit 

benefit fraud abroad. 

In a visit to the DWP’s Pension, Benefits 

& Healthcare Team in Madrid, Iain Duncan 

Smith warned British people living abroad not 

to break the strict rules on what benefits they 

can and can’t claim. He also urged law-abiding 

Brits to use the dedicated Spanish fraud 

hotline to report benefit thieves. 

People who are pretending to live in the 

UK to claim benefits, but are actually living 

overseas cost the taxpayer an estimated 

£43 million last year. More allegations of 

people living in Spain whilst continuing to 

receive UK benefits are 

received than for any 

other foreign country, 

making Spain the 

number one country 

for abroad fraud. 

Secretary of State for 

Work and Pensions Iain 

Duncan Smith said: 

“We are determined to clamp down on benefit 

fraud abroad, which cost the British taxpayer 

around £43 million last year. This money 

should be going to the people who need it most 

and not lining the pockets of criminals sunning 

themselves overseas. The vast majority of 

British people overseas are law abiding, but 

fraudulently claiming benefits while living 

abroad is a crime and we are committed to 

putting a stop to it.” 

Since its launch in 2008, over 750 calls to 

the Spanish hotline have resulted in criminal 

investigations by fraud investigators in the UK 

and over 100 people have been sanctioned 

or prosecuted. 134 cases are currently being 

investigated and £3.1 million in benefit over 

payments have been identified and will be 

reclaimed. 

The small Pension, Benefit & Healthcare 

Team based in Spain provide support to the 

estimated 1million Britons living there. They 

work with the Spanish Authorities on behalf 

of the DWP and Department of Health 

to prevent and detect benefit fraud, ensure 

correct access to the Spanish healthcare 

system, and combat misuse of the European 

Health Insurance Card (EHIC). 

‘Abroad fraud’ involves a range of scams such 

as people on means-tested benefits going 

abroad but failing to declare their absence, 

undeclared property abroad, and individuals 

working while claiming sickness benefits. In 

Spain, claims for Income Support or Pension 

Credit are the most frequently investigated for 

fraud. 

If you suspect someone of benefit fraud in 

Spain you can call Benefit Fraud Hotline in 

Spain on: 900554440 or you can report a 

thief online via: 

www.dwp.gov.uk/benefit-thieves 


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Calling time on past relationships. 

This month, I am focusing on the topic, -The 

fear of regret. The irony is that no matter 

how contented we are with our present lives, 

family or partner, there will always be a part 

of us still curious about the past, especially 

our previous relationships. We wonder, for 

example, how our previous partners or friends 

are faring without us and what it would be like 

to re-establish the relationship once more. 

Like memories frozen in time, we are still 

seduced by half- remembered relationships 

which like fantasies always appear shinier, 

less problematic and more desirable than 

any current reality can be. Commonly known 

as the “what if?” syndrome, this curiosity 

ignites the child in us and binds us either 

consciously or unconsciously to the past. 

Although there is a degree of irrationality 

about this behaviour, it is the fear of regret 

– of lost opportunities and possibilities – that 

makes some of us take the risk and want 

what we can’t have. Given today’s social 

networking forums, it is easy to be drawn 

back into past relationships, but the outcome 

may not be what we expect. There is always 

a price to pay. Needless to say, jealousy can 

easily arise, especially the knowledge that 

our partner was once happy in someone 

else’s arms, and it can threaten to ruin the 

present. Our lives can become bittersweet 

when the past and present collide, as Mark 

and Jeanette have experienced. 

Responding to his ex’s text messages may 

be encouraging her into thinking that there 

is still some chemistry between them that 

can be reignited. 

Rather than give him an ultimatum, (which 

could backfire on you), I think you should 

continue to make your displeasure known 

especially your unease with the situation. 

You should remind him that he is now in a 

loving relationship with you and this should 

be his priority. However, should he choose 

to chase a “ghost from his past”, you should 

take this as a sign to head for the nearest 

exit. Don’t waste your time and happiness on 

someone who clearly does not respect you 

as a person or your feelings. 

Jennifer 

Dear Jennifer, 

I have been with my girlfriend for 3 

months now and I care deeply for her. 

However, on a recent stay over, I found 

out that she still sleeps with a teddy 

bear, given to her by her former love. 

Also, she has kept every gift he has 

given her and she has lots of photos 

of him on her computer and laptop. Is 

this something that all women do or do 

I have the right to put my foot down? 

She is my first serious lover and I don’t 

want to jeopardise our relationship with 

my jealousy. 

Inexperienced Mark 


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Dear Jennifer, 

My boyfriend is still very good friends 

with one of his ex-girlfriends. When I 

first went out with him, she was very 

jealous and kept bombarding him with 

lots of text messages. I have asked 

him not to stay in touch with her, but 

he refused and keeps on messaging 

her. She treated him badly and cheated 

on him frequently, but he seems to 

have forgotten this heartache and 

reminisces on the good times they 

shared together. I was there by his side 

to pick up the pieces and have put a lot 

into this relationship. I find his actions 

disrespectful and have spoken to him 

about it but he dismisses it, claiming 

that I am being unreasonable. Now she 

is asking to meet up with him and I 

am annoyed. My boyfriend still regards 

her as a good friend and sees nothing 

wrong with meeting up with her, for 

“old time’s sake”. Should I allow my 

suspicions to get the better of me? 

Jeanette 

Dear Jeanette, 

You are right to be suspicious, especially 

as he is disrespectful of your feelings about 

the situation, but short of putting him on a 

short leash, it is difficult to prevent him from 

seeing her, if he so wishes. I am sure you 

would not want to hear his empty promises 

or to find out later of any clandestine 

meeting between your boyfriend and his 

ex-girlfriend. People will do what they want 

to do, with or without approval from their 

better half. In any relationship, there needs 

to be a balance between trust and jealousy, 

which can be difficult at the best of times. 

Dear Mark, 

Firstly, I don’t think that it is the norm for all 

women in general, to keep mementos from 

previous lovers. Having said that, there are 

some women who choose to keep hold of 

keepsakes because it still holds memories 

that are dear to them. I think the more 

pertinent question you should be asking 

yourself is, - “Is she ready to move on with 

her life, in a new relationship with you?” 

Secondly, if her behaviour makes you feel 

uncomfortable then you should have an open 

and honest discussion with her and give her 

the opportunity to air her views. She may 

not be ready to move on with her life, in 

which you will need to decide if you willing 

to continue to put up with her behaviour. 

On the other hand, she may not have given 

much thought to her actions and may be 

unaware of your hurt feelings. 

My best advice is, - listen to your heart but 

let your head take lead of your decisions. In 

other words, be rational, not emotional and 

decide what is best for you. 

Jennifer 

Jennifer Rahman is a life coach and holistic 

therapist. If you would like Jennifer to 

answer any of your problems, please email 

her at jennifer@lifemaxxinternational. 

com. Confidentiality is respected and no 

details are shared or sold to third parties. 





On Saturday April 14 th The Darwinian 

Gardeners held a Garden Party at Cortijo 

Raja, Morata. The rain which had threatened 

all week held off, but high winds meant that 

many games had to be abandoned, and stall 

holders retreated to the shelter of the terraces 

around the house. More than a hundred visitors 

enjoyed refreshments with a variety of home 

made cakes, as well as burgers, hot dogs and 

ice creams from the English ice cream van. 

As well as various craft stalls, cake stall, plant 

stall and plant Tombola, other attractions 

included the photo competition, chain saw 

sharpening demonstration, and Songs from 

“Oliver” by the Harlequins. 

A very enjoyable afternoon which raised more 

than 500€ for La Asociacion Espanola Contra 

Cancer. (Spanish Cancer Research) 

Our next event is a trip to the Palm Museum 

and Huerta del Cura Garden at Elche on May 

5 th . There are still some seats available. 

To reserve your place or for any other 

information email darwiniangardeners@ 

gmail.com or phone 669338885 




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Each Friday from 9.45am - 12.30pm 

The Friday Art Group used to be part of the 

Los Canovas Art Group, but when the Cultural 

Centre became available on Camposol they 

moved, as it was more convenient and more 

central to their members. 

Their approach is very much on enjoying what 

they do: 

“Did you enjoy painting and drawing in your 

younger days but haven’t picked up a 

paintbrush or coloured pencil since then? We 

are a friendly group interested in developing 

our painting and drawing through self-help (or 

even just enjoy “dabbling”) fortified by tea and 

biscuits.” 

If anyone would like further details they can 

contact Lesley on 968199966. 

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Commitment 

To some people commitment is a dirty word, 

and they avoid committing themselves to as 

much as possible during their lifetimes, yet 

nothing really happens unless we commit 

ourselves to doing something. 

Commitment, I believe, is not a word that 

describes being locked into doing something 

we cannot get out of, but is a liberating choice 

of action. It is a choice that gets us out of 

our beds in the mornings, that gives our lives 

purpose, that helps us fulfil our destiny. 

Like choices, our lives are filled every day 

with opportunities to commit ourselves to 

doing things. For instance, we would not buy 

some things without a commitment and 

commitment to one another forms the basis 

and backbone of a successful marriage, great 

friendship or relationship. 

Without commitment we never get going – 

we never continue and we never finish; we 

never grow personally without a commitment 

to grow. In fact, every good thing we know 

begins with commitment. Think about the 

athletes who will be competing in the Olympic 

Games this year… this summer’s competition 

will be the culmination of years of training. It 

is a fact of life that if we put nothing into it, 

we rarely get anything good out of it…do you 

want to feel fulfilled in life?… commit yourself 

to doing something good. 

Commitment is the first step; it’s not the 

only step and it’s not the last step either, 

but it’s a great step on the road to living a 

worthwhile and fulfilled life. 

The dictionary meaning of the word 

commitment is ‘to carry out’, ‘to promise’, 

‘to dedicate’ or to devote. John Maxwell 

wrote these words; ‘People who commit 

themselves to a cause or to a person other 

than themselves, are among the most fulfilled 

and happy people on the face of the earth’. 

There are many reasons why some of us 

struggle with being committed to seeing 

things through. Things like being offended 

or let down by those who we have tried to 

help or get close to, not getting our own 

way, people’s huge expectation of us. These 

are just three of a myriad of reasons why 

commitment wanes after a while and we 

back off those things we started with a skip in 

our step and a purpose in our heart. It is like 

the athlete going through the pain of training, 

the marathon runner going past that 20 mile 

marker post; they have to look past the pain 

and discomfort and fix their eyes on the finish 

line… the anticipation of the prize will take 

them through the pain barrier. 

Commitment will never be easy but there 

is such joy in seeing things through to their 

completion. 

Commitment to someone, to a Church, an 

organization or a cause, does something to 

us as well as that we have committed to. It 

teaches us about being unselfish, steadfast 

and faithful. In the Spanish language, it takes 

the ‘I out of mi’. 

I am so grateful that God was so committed to 

us that He sent His only Son, Jesus, to give up 

his life so freely for me and for you. He stuck 

with us and will stick with us right up until we 

all meet Him face to face. We can curse Him, 

reject Him, ignore Him and put two fingers up 

at Him, but none of these things will ever stop 

Him loving us…. we cannot get away from 

God’s love. Now that’s commitment ! 

If you do not attend a local Church, we invite 

you to join with us one Sunday morning soon. 

We meet for prayer at 10.30am which leads into 

our worship and communion service at 11am. 

Wellspring is part of the Victory family of 

Churches, comprising 2,300 Churches in 43 

Nations. We have three Churches in Spain; in 

Puerto de Mazarrón, in Huercal Overa [Costa 

Almeria] and in La Marina [Costa Blanca]. 

Please visit our website for more details 

www.wellspringvictorychurch.com. 








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Hi, it’s Shannon here and this month I 

am going to tell you something about 

our new dog. We have a German Shepherd 

Cross called Haggis; he is now 

three years old. Then we got a Pot Bellied 

Pig, called Simon; he is two years 

old now. Then, a couple of months ago, 

Dad said he would like another German 

Shepherd to keep Haggis company. We 

got one and called him Stirling .. after 

the place in Scotland, not the money! 

Anyway, the three of them get along really, 

after Haggis, who is smaller, had 

shown Stirling who the boss was; and 

they love to play football together! They 

follow each other around the garden and 

sit in the shade together. 

Well, one day Mum let Simon out to play 

around. He is very big and heavy and 

stands no nonsense. Stirling must have 

decided that he didn’t want Simon to be 

next to him, so he gave him a little nip 

on his ear! Simon, who is only a pig, bit 

Stirling back. The first we knew about 

it all was when we heard the squealing 

and yelping. We all ran outside to find 

that Simon had a little scratch on one of 

his ears, but Sterling had a huge gaping 

hole in his chest! Mum put Simon 

back into his run and Dad took Stirling 

to the vet. The vet said it was just a little 

bite! It looked worse than that. She 

gave Stirling some antibiotics to take 

every day for a week and some cream 

to rub onto the hole for a week. Stirling 

doesn’t seem to be at all bothered by 

all the fuss. He is still the same loveable 

dog he was before, but I don’t 

think he likes Simon anymore! Haggis 

was very protective towards Stirling at 

the time, but not now! He is healing 

nicely, although the hole is still visible 

on his chest. I hope his hair grows over 

it again and he is back to normal. Mum 

can’t brush his chest at the moment and 

he loves that being done. I will keep you 

up to date with how things progress. 


Hi, Nathan here. I am going to tell you 

about our Church barbecue. The Church 

barbecue was the first one this year because 

the weather has been getting better. 

Our friends Arthur and Marge live 

near someone who had a huge barbecue 

for sale, so our Church bought it to 

make cooking all the food for everyone 

easier. We had to build a new barbecue 

area in the garden to put it in. It is 

massive! The new area involved a lot of 

bricks and cement which we had to help 

move. Dad and Mum did all the measuring 

and planning and fitting. Dad called 

me over to help and as he bent over to 

pick up a block, the plans fell out of his 

pocket and blew away. I said I would go 

and catch them, but Dad said it was not 

a problem as he could remember what 

to do! 

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Connor here with more news about my 

life. I’m going to tell you about my visit 

to Brian and Mo’s house while Mum, 

Dad, Shannon and Nathan were at a 

prayer meeting at Church. The prayer 

time started at 2.00pm, so I went to 

Brian and Mo’s at 1.30pm. Mo said that 

Brian wasn’t back from flying his remote 

controlled airplane, but he wouldn’t be 

long, so we had a drink and sat down 

for a chat. It can’t have been more than 

five minutes when Brian came in. He 

had his lunch sitting in the sun and then 

he said we would do a few jobs together. 

We began by scraping old varnish off a 

wooden table with a couple of scrapers. 

We did that for about half an hour and 

then Brian said it was ‘Tea break’! Next 

we had to fix the remote control helicopter. 

Brian asked me to glue it while 

he held it in place, so I went to get the 

glue gun and glued the rear of the helicopter 

back on. Once we had finished 

doing the jobs that needed to be done, 

The day of the barbecue arrived. We 

went to Church as normal and then everyone 

came back to our house to cook 

and eat. The barbecue was a great success 

and no food was burnt! People 

brought their own food to cook. Ray, 

Brian and I played petanque and Brian 

won. Gary, Shannon, Sara and I played 

we sat down by the swimming pool and 

had another drink. We talked about 

school, annoying pigeons, ducks, racing 

birds, water parks and motor biking. 

Then Brian said it was time to get back 

to work! Mo’s back is not very good, 

although it does not hurt as much as it 

did, but she just sat and read a book in 

the sun. Mum and Dad had said they 

would pick me up at about 3.45pm and 

we just finished everything in time. It 

was good to spend some time on my 

own with Brian and Mo and we got a lot 

done. Nathan will be there on his own 

next week and I am sure he will enjoy 

himself too. They are fun to be with and 

I had a great time. 

putting on our putting green and I think 

I won that. It was great. Finally all the 

food was cooked and it was time to 

eat. We had burgers, sausages, pork, 

chicken and bread with salad. There 

was plenty for everyone and we all had 

enough to eat. 

The day before, Dad had finished a huge 

table that was to stand on the decking 

by the pool, but no one used that! It 

was a really great day and when everyone 

had gone, Sara stayed a bit later 

to play on the Wii with us. That was 

fun too, but she had to go home in the 

end to cook tea for James. I am sure 

everyone enjoyed themselves at the 

barbecue. All are welcome to the Olive 

Branch Christian Fellowship at the 

Community Centre on Camposol B at 

10.30am every Sunday morning. 








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Regular readers will know we spent April 

coming down from our fabulous holiday in 

Sri Lanka - now it’s May and the holiday is 

a distant but wonderful memory. Anyone 

wanting a look at holiday photos can go to 

http://matalanboyz.travellerspoint. 

com and get a blog of the holiday. Getting 

the house and especially the garden sorted 

after the holiday and the winter - spring is 

well with us and plants are all sprouting - 

we have taken 6 trailer loads of plant debris 

to the recycle centre! The fish are feeding 

and the turtles awake, but the pond water 

lilies are not to be seen – do the turtles eat 

the new shoots? 

TV NEWS 

We have made many installations with the 

new smaller 1m dish and reception seems 

to be fine. So much easier and cheaper to 

install for all the FREESAT UK TV – we 

just hope the do not move transmissions 

again! Anyone wanting UK TV but not 

being able to, or wanting to, install the big 

dishes, now is your time. Also any viewers 

on rebroadcasting systems who either get 

bad reception or want to stop the monthly 

charges, now is the opportunity to get 

“FREE” viewing at a reasonable initial 

cost. Get all the details from us. 

I doubt that we get many Spanish readers, 

but equally for help with the language, 

English TV is available at reasonable cost. 

SKY have been moving some of their 

channels around the frequency spectrum. 

This is no problem for UK based viewers, 

but down here in Spain, you may have 

found some channels gone to the dreaded 

“no satellite signal being received”, whilst 

others have become viewable. 

We use an excellent FREESAT box made 

by Manhatton – really good tuners and 

reliable. They have just announced a 

recording version at a price well below the 

Humax we have always used. We hope to 

test one out soon and if they work to our 

satisfaction down here with the weak signals 

etc, we will get a stock in and hopefully be 

able to offer all the easy recording facilities 

at a better price than before. The hard 

disc storage is not massive in these new 

boxes, so total recording time available will 

be reduced over the Humax, but it will be 

more than adequate. 


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Internet TV is being pushed in all the 

local paper adverts. It is fine if you have 

a good fast reliable internet service, 

but so often speeds slow down and the 

programme becomes unwatchable. If you 

are looking for UK TV then give it a go, but 

do not spend out on set-up equipment or 

advanced fees until you are sure it works 

OK. It is probably the way TV reception 

will go in the future, but as with all new 

things it’s not 100% yet! 

If you are buying a property down here 

in the Murcia region and the market does 

seem to be moving a little, then ask us 

about UK TV reception before you finally 

buy. Things are easier for FREESAT with 

the possibility of smaller dishes, but SKY 

still remains a problem. Some properties 

will not be able to receive UK TV, so if it is 

important to you, check with us before you 

sign the papers! 

Article sponsored by Rainbow Satellites, 

the company for all your TV needs in the 

Murcia Region. Contact Alan or Matt for 

free friendly advice email rainbowsats@ 

gmail.com or telephone (0034) 

686358475. The website has some good 

basic information on TV in Spain www. 

rainbowsats.org 








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Anthony 

Horowitz 

was born in 

1955 in Middlesex 

to a 

wealthy Jewish 

family. 

He was an 

overweight 

and unhappy 

child 

and spent 

much of his 

time reading 

books from 

his father’s 

library. At the 

age of eight, 

Horowitz 

was sent to 

the boarding school which he describes as 

“a brutal experience”, recalling that he was 

often beaten by the headmaster. He started 

writing when he was at boarding school and 

eventually graduated from the University of 

York with a BA in English literature. He has 

written over fifty books including many children’s 

novels and he has written and adapted 

many novels for television, including Foyle’s 

War and Midsomer Murders. 

Horowitz now lives in London with his wife 

Jill Green, whom he married in Hong Kong in 

1988. He is also a patron of the child protection 

charity, Kidscape. 

In October 2008, Anthony Horowitz’s play 

Mindgame opened Off Broadway in New 

York City and in January 2011, the estate 

of Arthur Conan Doyle announced Horowitz 

was to be the writer of a new Sherlock 

Holmes novel, the first such effort to receive 

an official endorsement from them and to be 

entitled The House of Silk. Often his work 

has a comic edge. 

The Sinister Secret of Frederick K Bower 

(1979) was Horowitz’s first book and was a 

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humourous adventure for children. He began 

his most famous and successful series in the 

new millennium with the Alex Rider novels. 

These books are about a 14-year-old boy 

becoming a spy as a member of the British 

Secret Service branch MI6. Currently, there 

are nine Alex Rider books: 

Stormbreaker (2000) 

Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider, learns of the 

death of his uncle and adopted parent, Ian 

Rider, in a deadly car crash. He was not 

wearing a seatbelt and Alex is suspicious 

(because in spite of what the police told him 

after the crash, Ian Rider always wore his 

seatbelt), and he decides to investigate. He 

finds that Ian Rider did not die in a car crash, 

and after various events, he discovers that 

his uncle was, in fact, a spy who had been 

killed before completing his mission. He had 

actually been training Alex to follow his career. 

Eagle Strike (2003) 

While on holiday in the South of France with 

his friend Sabina Pleasure, Alex Rider runs 

into the assassin Yassen Gregorovich, who 

killed Alex’s uncle in the first novel Stormbreaker. 

When the Pleasures’ holiday home 

explodes in a supposed gas leak, Alex suspects 

Yassen is involved. Yassen captures 

Alex and enters him in a bullfight as punishment. 

After escaping, Alex calls a number he 

found on Yassen’s mobile phone and hears 

pop star Damian Cray’s voice. He tells MI6 

about this, but Alan Blunt refuses to follow 

up on it. Alex tells Sabina about his double 

life as a spy, but she does not believe him. 

Scorpia Rising (2011) 

This is the ninth novel in the Alex Rider series. 

Scorpia is hired to return the Elgin Marbles 

to Greece. Their plan includes the laying 

of a false trail to Cairo, Egypt, killing Alex 

Rider, and blackmailing London into returning 

the Marbles. MI6 falls for the trap and 

Alex is sent to Cairo, where, unbeknownst 

to him, Scorpia is pulling the strings. Zeljan 

Kurst, leader of Scorpia is promised 

€40 million for the return of the Marbles. 

MI6 has found out about the plan and try 

to capture Kurst, but Scorpia agents in the 

museum disguised as visitors help Kurst to 

escape. The plan requires Scorpia to build up 

a file, codenamed Horseman, on the subject 

of Alex being used as a spy by the British 

government for a disgraceful act, and killed, 

threatening to expose it, hence ruining the 

British reputation, unless the Elgin Marbles 

are returned to Greece. 

In 2004, Horowitz branched out to an adult 

audience. 

The Killing Joke 

This book is a comedy about a man who tries 

to track a joke to its source with disastrous 

consequences. Guy Fletcher is an actor who 

overhears a builder telling a joke in his local 

pub about his mother (although very few 

people know that he is her son), a famous 

and much loved actress called Selina Moore, 

who died in a plane accident in France. The 

joke was “Why is Selina Moore like Ferrero 

Rocher?” 

“Because they both came out of France in 

a box.” 

This was originally a real joke about Princess 

Diana’s death, a fact which is mentioned in 

the book. The next day he wonders where 

jokes come from and, despite being discouraged 

by his agent Sylvie, goes on a mission 

to track down the joke. On the way, he meets 

a variety of people, most importantly a woman 

called Sally, who he falls in love with. After 

investigating various dead-ends and multiple 

paths that the joke has followed, he is 

noticed by a man called Rupert Liddy, who 

has a perfect memory. They attempt to stop 

Guy by using characters from jokes (e.g. an 

Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman), and 

stereotypes of character groups. Eventually, 

they frame him for his neighbour’s murder, 

at which point Guy goes into hiding. 







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“Thriller” 

was the sixth 

studio album 

by American 

recording artist 

Michael 

Jackson. It 

was released 

on November 

30, 1982, 

by Epic Records 

as the 

follow-up to 

Jackson’s critically and commercially successful 

1979 album Off the Wall. Of the nine 

tracks on the album, 4 of them were written 

by Jackson himself. Seven singles were released 

from the album, all of which reached 

the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Baby 

Be Mine” and “The Lady in My Life” were 

the only tracks that were not released as singles. 

In just over a year, “Thriller” became 

and currently remains the best-selling album 

of all time, with sales estimated by various 

sources as being between 65 and 110 million 

copies worldwide. The album won a recordbreaking 

eight Grammy Awards at the 1984 

Grammy’s. For the album, Jackson reunited 

with “Off the Wall” producer Quincy Jones. 

The pair worked together on 30 songs, nine 

of which were eventually included. The album 

was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios 

in Los Angeles, California, with a production 

budget of $750,000. The recording commenced 

on April 14, 1982 with Jackson and 

ex Beatle Paul McCartney recording “The 

Girl Is Mine”, and the album was completed 

with the final day of mixing on November 

8, 1982. Jackson wrote four songs for the 

record: “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”, 

“The Girl Is Mine”, “Beat It” and “Billie 

Jean”. Unlike many artists, Jackson did not 

write these songs on paper. Instead, he would 

dictate into a sound recorder, and when recording 

would sing from memory. Jackson 

was inspired to create an album where “every 

song was a killer,” and developed “Thriller” 

with that in mind. 

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The ongoing backlash against disco music 

made it necessary to move in a different musical 

direction from the disco-heavy “Off the 

Wall”, and Jones and Jackson were determined 

to make an album that would appeal 

to all tastes and spent weeks looking for a 

suitable guitarist for the song “Beat It”, a 

song Jackson wrote. They eventually recruited 

rock legend Eddie Van Halen. When 

songwriter Rod Temperton wrote the song 

“Thriller”, he originally wanted to call it 

“Starlight” or “Midnight Man” but settled 

on “Thriller” because he felt the name had 

merchandising potential. Wanting a notable 

person to recite the closing lyrics, Jones 

brought in veteran actor Vincent Price who 

was an acquaintance of Jones’ wife, who 

completed his part in just two takes. Temperton 

wrote the spoken portion in a taxi on 

the way to the recording studio. Jones and 

Temperton said that some recordings were 

left off the final cut because they did not have 

the “edginess” of other album tracks. “Thriller” 

refined the strengths of Jackson’s previous 

album “Off the Wall”; the dance and 

rock tracks were more aggressive, while the 

pop tunes and ballads were softer and more 

soulful. The album includes the ballads “The 

Lady in My Life”, “Human Nature”, and 

“The Girl Is Mine”; the funk pieces “Billie 

Jean” and “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”; 

and the disco tracks “Baby Be Mine” 

and “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” which 

have a similar sound to the material on “Off 

the Wall”. “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” 

is accompanied by a bass and percussion 

background and the song’s centerpiece, 

a climaxing African-inspired chant (often misidentified 

as Swahili, but actually syllables 

based on Dulua), gave the song an international 

flavor.The anti-gang-violence “Beat It” 

became homage to West Side Story, and 

was Jackson’s first successful rock crossover 

piece. Jackson later said of “Beat It”; 

“The point is no one has to be the tough 

guy, you can walk away from a fight and 

still be a man. You don’t have to die to 

prove you’re a man”. “Human Nature” is 

moody and introspective. “The Girl Is Mine” 

was followed by the hit single “Billie Jean”, 

which made “Thriller” a chart-topper. 

The album won Jackson a record-breaking 

eight Grammy Awards in 1984, including 

Album of the Year. That same year, Jackson 

won eight American Music Awards, 

the Special Award of Merit and three MTV 

Video Music Awards. “Thriller” is one of 

only three albums to remain in the top ten of 

the Billboard 200 for a full year, and spent 

37 weeks at number one out of the 80 consecutive 

weeks it was in the top ten. The album 

was also the first of three to have seven 

Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles, and was 

the only album to be the best-seller of two 

years (1983–1984) in the US. On August 21, 

2009 “Thriller” was certified 29x Multi- 

Platinum by the Recording Industry Association 

of America, for shipments of at 

least 29 million copies in the US. The album 

topped the charts in many countries, sold 4.2 

million copies in the UK, 2.5 million in Japan 

and went 15× Platinum in Australia. I remember 

buying the album when it was first 

released and 30 years on still play the tracks 

on my shows. It is truly one of the great albums 

of music history and will give pleasure 

to many more people for many more years to 

come. Whatever you think of his personal life 

the fact remains that Michael Jackson was 

a fantastic entertainer and a musical legend. 

You can listen to Mark Davies on Costa 

Cálida International Radio on Mon-Thurs 

4.15-6.30pm with a new show starting called 

“CALIDA GOLD” and Friday evenings 7-9pm 

Mark Davies. 




Every Mon 

Every Tue 

Wellbeing Clinic/Calida Caring Agency @ 

Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 

Yoga 10-11.30am @ 

Condado Club, Condado de Alhama, 

Yoga with Mari Carmen @ 

Bolnuevo, 10am 

2nd Hand Goods to Buy/Sell/HAH 10-1.00pm 

@ Brenda’s Boutique, Estrella de Mar, Los Urrutias 

Weight Loss Support Group 

Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo, 10.30-12pm 

Slimming Club @ 

Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 11am 

Andrea’s Animal Rescue, Shop Collection @ 

Car Park, Camposol B, 11.30-1.30pm 

Hoy (card) Bingo/HELP MMM 

La Zona Bar, Los Alcázares, 2pm 

GO mad Available for Donations @ 


Costa Calida Radio (Pto), 3-5pm 

Live Music with John Sparrow 

Leonardo’s, Ptd de Mazarrón, 7.30pm 

Entertainment Quiz @ 

Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, 9pm 

Pensionista Day 1€ discount @ 

Cat’s Bar, Camposol A 

Weekly “B” Clean Working Party @ 

Camposol B, 9am 

MAMAS Collection /Book Stall @ 

Camposol B Car Park, 10-1pm 

“Pick/Try/Choose/Buy/Donate” 

MABS Murcia NE 10.30-12pm @ 

Apts Maruja, Baños de Fortuna, 

Dance Fitness/Annette 11-12pm @ 

Dance Studio, Hotel Sensol, Camposol C 

Poker Night @ 

Alley Palais, Camposol B 

Poker Night @ 

TJ’s, Camposol B, 7.30pm 

Quiz Night with Eddie B 8pm @ 

Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 

General Knowledge Quiz @ 


Every Thu 

Every Fri 

Mens’ Darts In Evening @ 


Karaoke/Disco with Lisa B @ 

Alley Palais, Camposol B, 9pm 

Beacon of Light Meeting 7-8.30pm @ 

Old School House, Cañadas del Romero 

Camposol Market @ 

Camposol A 

“Market Day Special” @ 

Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, 

Wellbeing Clinic/Calida Caring Agency @ 

Dental Care, Camposol B, 10-4pm 

Alternative Thursdays 

Zumba 10am @ 

Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 

“Pick/Try/Choose/Buy/Donate” 

MABS Murcia NE 10.30-12pm @ 

Apts Maruja, Baños de Fortuna 

Slimming Club @ 


Sacred Hearts Retreat Meeting 

Mazarrón Country Club, 11-1pm 

PALS for booking events etc @ 

Tel’s Bar, Camposol B, 11-1.30pm 

“Latin Beats”/Annette @ 

Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 11.30-12.30pm 

Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection @ 

Mazarrón Country Club Bar, 11.30-1pm 

Quiz Night @ 

Bar La Manchica, La Manchica 

Trivia Quiz @ 

TJ’s, Camposol B 

Karaoke with Bernie Mac @ 

Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 9pm 

General Knowledge Quiz @ 


Ladies’ Darts in evening @ 


Bridge, New Players Welcome @ 

Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9.45am 

Friday Art Group 


Every Wed 

Gardening Group Clean Up @ 

Camposol C, 9am 

Bridge, New Players Welcome @ 


Yoga with Mari Carmen @ 

Bolnuevo, 10am 

2nd Hand Goods to Buy/Sell/HAH 10-1pm 

@ Brenda’s Boutique, Estrella de Mar, Los Urrutias 

Age Concern booking events @ 

Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 10-12pm 

Art Workshop with MABS MMM @ 

Cafe Golf, San Javier, 11am 

PALS booking events @ 

Saralara´s, Pto de Mazarrón, 1-3pm 

Creative Writing Group/Annette @ 

Camposol, 2-3.30pm 

Book/DVD Club with HAH @ 

La Zona Bar, Los Narejos. 2.30-4.30pm 

Fish and Chip Night @ 


3 Course Steak Night @ 

Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón 

“Happy Dinner”, Buy 2 meals/Pay for 1 @ 

Restaurante Amapola,Bolnuevo 

“Ladies’ Night” @ 

Tropikana Bar, Camposol A, 7-11pm 

Darts and Dominoes Night @ 

Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 7pm 

Bingo 8.30pm @ 


5 & 3 Dominoes @ 

Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, 8.45pm 


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Every Sat 

Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 9.45-12.30pm 

Book Sale/Bric-a-Brac/Noah’s ARC @ 

Camposol B, 10-2pm 

2nd Hand Goods to Buy/Sell/HAH 10-1pm @ 

Brenda’s Boutique, Estrella de Mar,Los Urrutias 

“Sit 2B Fit”/Annette @ 

Mariano’s, Camposol A, 10.30-11.30am 

Book Stall/Camposol A Gardening Group @ 

Car Park Camposol A. 10.30-12.30pm 

Lions Bahia Mazarrón booking events @ 

Outside Kennelly’s, Camposol B 11-1pm 

Age Concern booking events @ 

Outside Trevi Bar, Camposol B 11-1pm 

GoMad Available for Donations @ 


Costa Calida Radio (Pto), 12.30-2pm 

10 pin Bowling @ Totana 

Camposol C Garden Group 4pm 

Mark Phoenix Hypnotheraphy @ 

Dental Care, Camposol B 

Joker Jackpot @ 

TJ’s, Camposol B, 6pm 

Bingo @ 

Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 7.30pm 

Fish & Chips @ 

New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 

Fresh Fish Night, 3 Courses @ 


Fish & Chips & Live Music @ 

Hacienda del Álamo Clubhouse 

Fish and Chip Night @ 


Steak Night @ 

The Spaniard, Hacienda del Álamo 

“Romantic & Special Dinner” 

Restaurante Amapola,Bolnuevo 

Karaoke with Eddie B @ 

The Steak Out, Camposol B, 8.45pm 

Karaoke @ 


Disco @ 

Alley Palais, Camposol B, 9pm-1am 

Book Sale/MABS Murcia MM @ 

The Arches Bar, 10-1pm 

2nd Hand Goods to Buy/Sell/HAH 10-1pm @ 

Brenda’s Boutique, Estrella de Mar, Los Urrutias 

PALS booking events @ 

Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 11-1.30pm 

Live Entertainment @ 


3 course Saturday Special @ 

Every Sun 

MAY 

Tuesday 1 


Karaoke/Disco with Bernie Mac @ 

Trevi Bar, Camposol B. 9pm–late 

Car Boot Sale, 8.30am @ 

Cañadas del Romero 

Car Boot Sale, 9-2pm @ 

El Romero, Cuevas de Reyllo 

HELP MMM Car Boot @ 

Autocine, Los Narejos 

Sunday Lunch @ 



Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 




The Spaniard, Hacienda del Álamo 

Sunday Roast @ 

Restaurante Marina, Pto de Mazarrón 


The Steak Out, Camposol B 

Sunday Roast (lunchtime & evening) @ 


3 Course Sunday Lunch @ 

Elliot’s Bar/Restaurant, Bolnuevo 


Trevi Bar, Camposol B 




TJ’s, Camposol B 

Karaoke/Disco/Bernie Mac @ 


Fun Quiz @ 

Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8.30pm 

Fiestas del Barrio San José Obrero 

Alcantarilla 

Book Swap/ “Welcome” @ 

ICA Med Centre,Camposol B,10-12pm 

Knitting Club (UK Wool Shop) @ 


Beach BBQ/PALS 

Bolnuevo 

Auction at Bobs Bar/MABS NE @ 

Carretera Pinoso, Fortuna, 2pm 

May Day Carnival/Help MMM @ 

La Zona Bar, Los Alcazáres, 4pm 

Friends & Buddies Evening @ 


Friendly Game of Crib/”Welcome” @ 

Mariano’s, Camposol A, 7.30pm 

Wednesday 2 

Thursday 3 

Friday 4 

Trip to Wine Horse Festival 

With Viajes Dragontours 

Trip to Caravaca Horses/Help MMM 

Volunteers Meeting/MABS MMM @ 

Las Claras, Los Narejos, 11am 

“Talking Shop” Social/Age Concern @ 

Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 1.30-3.30pm 

Lions Meeting @ 

Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 5pm 

Santísima y Vera Bruz 

Caravaca de la Cruz 

Santa Cruz 

Abanilla 

Los Mayos 

Alhama de Murcia 

Fiestas de la Santa Cruz 

El Estrecho, Fuente Alamo 

Santa Cruz 

Ulea 

3 course Spanish Lunch/Entertainment/HAH 

Ruf Mari, Los Urrutias 

Casino Royale Night/MABS MMM @ 

Time Out, San Javier, 8pm 

Outdoor Market Stall/MABS Murcia NW @ 

Calle Segura, Calasparra, 9-1pm 

Woody @ 

Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 7.30pm 

Christine/Cod & Chips 

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Saturday 5 

Sunday 6 

Monday 7 

Tuesday 8 


Cálida Country Music Club/Phil Brady @ 

La Molata, Cañadas de Alhama, 8pm (CAFÉ) 

Trip to Palm Museum/Huerta del Cura 

Garden,Elche 

Darwinian Gardeners 

“Welcome” Meeting @ 

Mariano’s, Camposol A, 2pm 

Boogie Night (fancy dress optional) @ 


Ladies & Mens Evening @ 


Artisan Market @ 

Bullas 

Woody @ 

The Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama, 9.30pm 

Lorca Cultural Week feat. “About Italy” 

(http://costacalidachronicle.blogspot.com. 

es/2012/04/cultural-week-in-lorca-7-10th-may. 

html for further information 

Live Music/John Sparrow @ 

Leonardo’s, Pto de Mazarron, 7.30pm 

Lorca Cultural Week feat. “About France” 



html for further information 

Trip to Velez Rubio & Velez Blanco/Lions 55€ 

inc coach,lunch,tour guide & serrano ham per cple 

Table Top Sale/HAH @ 

La Zona Bar, Los Narejos, 10-2pm 

Charity Market/Help MMM @ 

La Zona Bar, Los Alcazáres, 11-2pm 

Monday 14 

Tuesday 15 

Friday 18 

Fun Dog Show/Helping Hands @ 

Aguilas Marina, 12pm 

Velocity Racing Open Day @ 

Circuito de Velocidad, Cartagena, 2pm 

Guided Walk & 4 course lunch @ 

Hotel Mariposa, Gebas 

San Isidro 

Yecla 

San Isidro 

Mula 

San Isidro 

Fortuna 

Book Swap/“Welcome” @ 

ICA Med Centre, Camposol B, 10-12pm 



General Meeting/Help MMM @ 

Las Claras, Los Narejos, 11.30am 

Ebony/Ivory Ladies’ Lunch Club/MABS MMM 

@ Diamante’s Restaurant, El Mojon, 1.30pm 

Quiz Night with MABS NW 10€ per team @ 

Trevol Bar, Tierra del Sol, Calasparra, 7.30pm 



Booksale/MABS Mazarrón 

Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9-1pm 

Outdoor Market Stall/MABS Murcia NW @ 

Calle Segura, Calasparra, 9-1pm 

Share & Care Group/MABS MMM @ 

MABS Cancer Centre, San Javier, 11am 

Matais/Cod & Chips Avail @ 


Wednesday 9 

Europe Day 

Lorca Cultural Week feat. “About England” 



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Fortuna Ladies Lunch Club/MABS NE @ 

Las Palmeras Restaurante, Baños de Fortuna, 1pm 

Volunteer Meeting/MABS Murcia NW @ 

Hotel Argos (between Calasparra & Cehegin), 5pm 

ESAMD Meeting @ 

Antipodas Tavern, La Azohia, 7.30pm 


Thursday 10 

Friday 11 

Saturday 12 

Sunday 13 

Lorca Cultural Week feat. “About England” 



html for further information) 

Lenny Mitchell @ 


Indoor Market with fashion/bling/DVD’s @ 


Indoor Market/household items/jewellery @ 

The Steak Out, Camposol B 

Charity Golf Day/Sevvy Ballisteros Cancer 

Fund 

Golf, Auction, Meal & Disco @ 

Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama 

Booksale/MABS Mazarrón 

Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9-1pm 

Quiz Night, Cod & Chips Avail @ 


Spring Fayre/Age Concern @ 

Lagarto Verde, Pto de Mazarrón, 11.30-3.30pm 

Hog Roast/MABS NE @ 

Castle Bar, Fortuna, 1pm 

Treasure Hunt/Help MMM @ 

Don Lorenzo Restaurant, Los Urrutias 

Rod Stewart Tribute Night & BBQ @ 


Motown Night with Barrington @ 

Steak Out, Camposol B, 

The Beagles @ 



Caravaca de la Cruz 






Saturday 19 

Sunday 20 

Tuesday 22 

The Beagles @ 


Calida Country Music Club/Phil Brady @ 

La Molata, Cañadas de Alhama, 8pm (CAFÉ) 

“Let’s Talk Spanish Night/starter/paella/ 

wine @ 

Tropikana Bar, Camposol A 

“Help for Heroes” Charity Night/Live Music 

@ Alley Palais, Camposol B, Karaoke/Raffle 

Lydia Fabia @ 

Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama, 9.30pm 

Suzie G @ 



Mula 

Sacred Hearts Retreat Workshop 


Bargain Hunt/Auction/Help MMM @ 

Novo Carthago, Los Urrutias, 2pm 

The Everly’s & Sunflower Valley @ 

Hotel Sensol Poolside, Camposol C 



Wednesday 23 Citizens Participation Meeting/CRA @ 

Cultural Centre, Camposol, 5pm 

Dance/”Welcome” @ 

Mariano’s, Camposol A, 

Thursday 24 

Friday 25 

Commonwealth Day 

Fiestas de Mayo 

Alcantarilla 

Volunteers’ Meeting/MABS NE @ 

Las Palmeras, 10am 

Walk with NEST with optional meal 

10.30am El Berro Car Park, Sierra Espuña 

3 Course Lobster Night @ 


Great Evening/HAH/Mary Leishmann 

Foundation @ 

Route 66, Torre Pacheco, 7pm 

Corpus Christi y Virgen de la Salud 

Archena 

Indoor Market/fashion/bling/DVD’s etc @ 


Indoor Market/household items/jewellery @ 

Steak Out, Camposol B 

Table Top Sale/MAD @ 

Saturday 26 

Sunday 27 

Monday 28 

Tuesday 29 

Camposol B, 10–2pm 

Booksale/MABS Murcia NW 

Outside Trevol Bar, Calasparra, 11-2pm 

Friendship Group Menu del Dia/Help MMM @ 

Puerto Tres Restaurante, Los Alcazáres, 12.30pm 

”Jigsaw” Bereavement Group/MABS 

Mazarrón @ 


Entertainment TBC @ 


Lindo’s Jazz & Blues @ 


Spring Disco Party/“B Clean” Camposol @ 

Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C 7.30pm 

Great Evening/HAH/Mary Leishmann 

Foundation @ 

Aquadel Centre, San Cayetano, 6.15pm, BBQ & 

Karaoke 

Nature Walk along banks of River Argos @ 

Cehegin, 9km 

Jubilee Table Top Sale/MABS NE @ 

The Whitehouse, Fortuna, 12-3pm 

Spring Fair/MABS Mazarrón @ 

Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C. 1pm 

The Spìrit of Elvis Tribute @ 


Caribbean Night/3 Course Meal/Music/ 

Karaoke @ 

Alley Palais, Camposol B, Fancy Dress 

Optional 

The CAS Band @ 


Dinner/Dance/HAH/Mary Leishmann 

Foundation @ 

Spa Hotel, Torre Pacheco, 6.15pm 

Artisan Market /Cooking/tasting 

demonstration @ 

Plaza del Castillo, Cehegin, 10am 

Car Boot Sale/MARA @ 

Sports Hall Car Park, Mula, 10am 

Garden Party/Beacon of Light @ 

Camposol, Live Music/Clairvoyant Demonstration 

Sevillanas Social Meeting @ 

Asturias Restaurant 

Guided Walk followed & 4 course lunch @ 




Workshop/Sacred Hearts Retreat 


Volunteers’ Meeting/MABS Mazarrón @ 


Camposol “B” Clean Meeting @ 




Wednesday 30 Menu del Dia & Live Music/Age Concern @ 

Hotel Sensol Golf, Camposol C 

Petanca/“Welcome” @ 

Mariano’s , Camposol A, 4pm 

JUNE 

Friday 1 

Saturday 2 

Fiestas Trinitario-Berberiscas 

Torre Pacheco 

Day trip to Elche with NEST 

Incl. guided tour of Elche Parque 

Justin Sane (Comedian) @ 


Diamond Jubilee Night/JJ Puppies @ 

Mariano’s,Camposol A 7.45pm 

10th Anniversary Party of Help MMM @ 

Help MMM Office, from 4pm 

paella/celebratory cake/live music 

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations @ 

The Spaniard, La Manchica, British Dishes 

& Disco 

3 Course Queen’s Jubilee Evening Menu @ 


“80’s Night” @ 







Sunday 3 

Monday 4 


Barrington @ 


The Condado Festival of Music @ 

Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama 

Hog Roast Street Party for Jubilee 

Celebrations @ 

TJ’s, Camposol B, Music from Mark The 

Spark. Stalls/Tombola/Bouncy Castle etc 

“Rocking in Roda”/HAH 

BBQ and multi artiste concert 

Joint Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations @ 

Cat’s Bar and Tel’s Bar, Camposol A, from 

2.30pm. Music with Bernie Mac, Fancy 

Dress Optional, Food Avail. 

Live Music with John Sparrow @ 

Leonardo’s,Pto de Mazarron, from 7.30pm 

Diamond Jubilee Street Party inc live 

music/bbq 

Camposol C Gardening Group 

Tuesday 5 

Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations including.. 

Music & BBQ during the day with Eddie B 

Music with Lenny Mitchell in the evening 

@ The Steak Out, Camposol B 

All Day Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations @ 


Queen Tribute AND Bryan Adams Tribute 

@ Hotel Sensol Poolside, Camposol C 

Evening Entertainment with The CAS Band 

@ Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama 

Colour coding guide: 

Entertainment and special menu nights are Red 

Markets,exhibitions,leisure,activities and meetings are 

purple 

Charity and non profit making organisations are green 

National events are orange 

Fiestas are pink 

Important dates are blue 


The island of Tabarca is 

a unique place to visit. 

It is the only inhabited 

island in the Valencia 

Community and is located 

just off the coast of 

Alicante, rather closer to 

the fishing port of Santa 

Pola than Alicante. 

The island is very small; 

approximately 1.800 

metres long, and some 

450 metres at the widest 

point. It boasts a number 

of historical buildings, many part of the efforts of King Charles III to 

fortify and inhabit the island during the 18 th century. Previously the 

island had served as a refuge for Berber pirates, who would use the 

island as a base for raiding the nearby coast. Many of the 68 (as of the 

2010 census) permanent inhabitants of Tabarca are descendents of 

the original Genoese fishermen and families brought over to Tabarca 

in 1770. These families had been prisoners on the Tunisian island of 

Tabarka, and ransomed by King Charles III to be brought to the island 

– thus the name “New Tabarca.” The Greeks and Romans called the 

island “Planesia” and “Planaria” respectively, referring probably to the 

flatness of the island’s geography. The island was also referred to as 

“Saint Paul”, the legend being that the apostle had arrived here on 

his mission to this area. 

The island has two distinct 

parts, the division marked 

by the narrow middle 

with the port on one side 

and a sandy beach on 

the other. The majority 

of the buildings are on 

the south part of the 

island, whereas the north 

is mostly barren. The 

lighthouse, inaugurated 

in 1854, was at one time 

used as a prison but is 

now closed to the public. The island, and the small outlying islets, La 

Cantera, La Galera and La Nao, have been a Mediterranean Marine 

Reserve since 1986, for the flora and fauna which abound in the 

crystal clear waters. 

The architectural heritage that can still be admired include the Church 

of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, consecrated in 1770. The old city still 

conserves a great part of the walls, and they are the object of constant 

rehabilitation. Other interesting buildings include the Governor’s 

House, which has been restored and converted into a hotel. The 

whole island has been declared an Artistic-Cultural Heritage site, 

since 1964. 

The island is best reached by boat from Santa Pola, only a 30 minute 

crossing, and the boat 

will make a brief stop 

shortly before arriving 

so passengers can enjoy 

viewing the fish and plants 

through the glass bottom. 

Once on the island, there 

are many things to do. The 

small village boasts some 

excellent restaurants. 

Please try the “Caldero 

Tabarqueño”, typical fishrice 

dish the island is 

famous for. There are sunbeds 

and umbrellas to rent on the sandy beach, or for the more 

adventurous, try the rockier coves for snorkelling. You can purchase 

souvenirs in one of the shops, or take a long walk completely around 

the island. 

On the Dragontours trip, June 6 th , we will leave very early in the 

morning from the Mazarrón area, and take the boat at 11am. The 

return boat will be at 6.30pm in the afternoon, so there will be a full 

day to enjoy this beautiful place. 





email:

Sit 2B Fit came 

about after talking 

with local people 

who have mobility 

problems. Existing 

fitness classes on 

offer do not really 

meet the needs of 

these individuals. Sit 

2B Fit chair exercise 

offers a work out 

that is safe, fun 

and effective and 

is accompanied by 

great music. This 

non-weight bearing 

form of exercise is a 

mixture of arm work 

outs, stretches and 

dance moves which 

can be adapted to 

suit each person. 

My philosophy is 

Use it or Lose it! The 

class can help you 

keep the mobility 

you have now and 

for many gradually 

increase it. 


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April definitely seemed to be the month for 

drag artists here on Camposol! For once I 

remembered to get tickets from Rosemary 

for the Welcome Group evening before 

they sold out and went to The Rich Bitch 

performance at Mariano’s, Camposol A. 

This famous Benidorm act do not usually 

perform in other locations, but Rosemary 

somehow managed to persuade them to 

come down to Camposol and it really was 

an excellent evening enjoyed by all. Well 

done Rosemary! 

Only a week or so later we went to see 

Steve The Spit drag artist at The Steak- 

Out on Camposol B. This evening was also 

hilarious. At only €5 for the ticket and €5 

for an optional good quality basket meal 

it was also a great value night out. It was 

good to see some new entertainment in the 

area. Let’s hope for more of the same this 

summer. 

When I am out and about on my rounds I 

often call into one of our advertisers for a 

late breakfast and this month it was The 

Market Tavern in Puerto De Mazarrón. 

Whilst I was there enjoying my breakfast I 

was shown the brand new menu which has 

some very tempting dishes on it. I am a 

great lover of Mexican food so will definitely 

be returning soon to sample some of these. 

For many women the thought of a face 

lift is too drastic to contemplate, but I am 

becoming a fan of the non-surgical facelift 

treatment which I have recently had done, 

this time at The Salon in Camposol. 

Shannon the beautician at The Salon 

has combined their Botox facial with the 

non-surgical face lift treatment and the 

effects are definitely visible immediately. 

The treatment is also very relaxing and 

lasts almost an hour so it is good value for 

money. 

Bar La Manchica is in the tiny Spanish 

hamlet of La Manchica, it is about 5 minutes 

drive from Fuente Alamo. From Las Palas, 

take the camino signposted La Manchica. 

This former “Casa Rural” recently changed 

hands and is under the new management 

of Kevin and Jo, also the proprietors of The 

Spaniard Inn on the Hacienda Alamo Golf 

Resort. Bar La Manchica is set in lovely 

rural surroundings and also offers excellent 

bed and breakfast accommodation. We 

went to a fish and chip evening there 

recently and it was superb; homemade 

chips and enormous portions of freshly 

battered cod; simply delicious. The bar 

is open from 5pm on weekdays and from 

midday at weekends. There is now Sunday 

Roast on offer and the menu is being added 

to every day. 

More next month 

Teresa 





How to Start Learning to Play Golf by David 

Gay PGA Professional 

How to start learning to play golf can be a 

mind numbing experience depending on what 

you are looking to accomplish, how old you 

are and how much time you have on your 

hands. There are many resources to help you, 

but you can sometimes be put off the game if 

you don’t choose the right way to start. 

One way to find out if you are going to like the 

game is to first of all go to the driving range 

with a friend and hit some golf balls. One big 

plus of this is that you don’t need anything 

apart from yourself and some trainers as the 

driving range will rent you some clubs to use 

and of course provide the golf balls. This way 

you can have a go with some advice from your 

friend and you will get a feel if you are going 

to enjoy it or not. 

Learning to play golf does not need to be complicated. 

You can go the easy route and enjoy 

the odd round with your friends, but use it as 

a learning process and progress to personal 

instruction, or you can go to your PGA Pro and 

get on-going lessons and advice immediately 

if you are keen to do everything correctly from 

the start. Even if you just choose the driving 

range, you will know if you want to pursue the 

game or just have fun and not worry too much 

about the results. 

For more information on individual and 

group lessons and you can find David at 

Roda Golf Academy or contact on 6700 

83939 email:davidgaypga@mac.com 

If you are serious and have hit just a few golf 

balls before, then the best way from here 

would be to find a local PGA Pro that can give 

you a course of lessons. This way you can receive 

a structured lesson plan tailored to your 

requirements. When you choose your Pro, ask 

lots of questions and make sure you like the 

way they come across, as if you are not comfortable 

with them then the chances are you 

will not learn from them very well. 

This way forward is going to be the best way 

to understand the fundamentals of a good golf 

swing, but also teach you about all the other 

things that you need to know; for example 

the rules, golf etiquette, what to wear at the 

golf course, how to get a handicap, advice on 

equipment; the list goes on. By finding a PGA 

Pro that you like, you will progress quickly and 

you will enjoy the game more, as a personal 

teacher motivates you to improve and when 

you improve you feel good. 

If you are a very occasional golfer, but still 

want to learn how to play golf correctly, it is 

good to find someone who is quite good to 

play with. This is like most sports where when 

you watch and play against better players you 

learn quickly and of course the better player 

can give you some tips during the round. It is 

still advisable to have the odd lesson from a 

PGA Pro just so you have the basics in place. 




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Mazarrón “Miners” are on a mission 

again having had a brief time out after their 

great success in winning the CBBA Winter 

League. This time their quest is to achieve a 

similar result in the SABA Spring League. 

Unfortunately the “Miner’s” first match on 

their crusade was lost away to La Siesta 

“Hornets”. Their 2nd match of the season, 

again away, was against Greenlands 

“Lightnings”. Now the fact that they were 

playing on Friday 13th wouldn’t have held much 

credence as an excuse should they have lost, 

but I dare say someone might have been 

willing to give it a try. Fortunately Mazarrón 

“Miners” didn’t need any excuses as 

they won 4 rinks to 2 and 121 shots to 78. 

Well done to all players; it was a good win. 

The next match will be on Mon 23rd April at 

home against Vistabella B. 

The Clubs Spring Triples League is already 

more than half way through and apart from 

team “Rich Birds” who have held the top spot 

for three weeks, the rest are shuffling around 

like a Paul Daniels pack of cards. Can “Rich 

Birds” keep their top post this week after 

playing the 2nd position team “Mac Pack” their 

next opponents? It will be tough, as will the 

match be for team “Bowled Over”, trying to 

cling to their 3rd position. Watch this space! 

If you would like to come along and give bowls 

a try, we have sets of bowls you can borrow 

and fully qualified coaches who will give any 

tuition required, or if you have been a bowler 

and thinking about playing again we would 

make all very welcome. 

For more information check our web page 

mazarronbowlsclub.webs.com 

or 

tel Club Secretary 968131619 or Club 

Captain 637461038 

Report by Wendy Reynolds 

Play competition golf every Wednesday 

New Members and Guests are welcome 

Parkinson Trophy Competition 

Mar Menor Golf Society held their March 

2012 Parkinson Trophy Competition at 

their Mar Menor village (ex-Polaris world) 

home course. 50 plus players had a spring 

in their tails, as they embark into this 

competition with perfect playing conditions 

and glorious sunny weather. 

Girl Power has also returned to the Mar Menor 

Golf Society, as the Overall Winner, Jane 

Armstrong, is the first lady winner of a trophy 

since Carol Cockeram won in August 2011. 

Runner–up was awarded to Clive Coles. The 

Armstrong’s were also determined to keep 

the prize money in the family, as 3 rd place 

went to Mike Armstrong with 4 th position to 

John Sell. 

Andre Fleet Bowl Competition 

The trophy for this Mar Menor Golf Society 

Competition, which was held at the Mar 

Menor Golf Resort course, was donated by 

Peter Fleet in memory of his loving wife 

Andre. 

Peter Fleet (right) presenting trophy to 

overall winner Keith Ellis 


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The weather during this competition was 

sunny with strong March winds, however 

good scores were recorded. The beautiful 

spring weather is providing an added booster 

to the players, resulting in the return of girl 

power in the previous Parkinson Trophy and 

in this competition senior power went to 

the forefront, as the Overall Competition 

Winner was Keith Ellis at the grand age of 

74 years. Keith was chased to the final hole 

by Steve Cockeram, who was unable to 

rein in Keith, even after having a run of 3 

pars and 1 birdie on the back nine and had 

to settle for the Runner-up position. 3 rd 

place was awarded to George Fidler, with 

Frank Doran who is on a vacation trip from 

his home in Ireland achieving 4th position 

and 5th position going to Brian Penny 

The next trophy competition, the Davison 

Trophy was held on April 11th 

To obtain full details of competition 

scores, recent competitions and future 

events, please refer to our website 

www.masterscoreboard.co.uk/ 

marmenorgolfsociety 

or email mmgolfsociety@gmail.com. 





It has been an extremely disappointing season 

to say the least. Mazarrón are at the 

very bottom of the Preferente Autonomica 

with relegation now a certainty. The poor 

performances led to many of the senior players 

leaving the Club at various stages of the 

season. The greatest loss has been former 

captain Juan Andres who had been a pillar of 

strength in the centre of defence for a number 

of seasons. In addition, last year’s top 

goal scorer Ruben was never replaced and 

the leading scorer this season is the juvenile, 

Diego, with only six goals, and he too has now 

sadly departed for pastures new. 

Jan Andres who has now left the Club 

A change in the management structure has 

brought in Dutch coach, Jelco Oosterhof, and 

although performances have improved considerably, 

results have not. With only six senior 

players to choose from, Jelco has had to 

call upon the services of many of the successful 

juvenile squad, but the youngsters have 

often had to play two games in two days, and 

this obviously has an effect on performances. 

With a very promising youth set-up at both 

Juvenile and Cadete level, it is hoped that the 

future will be much brighter as long as the 

majority of these youngsters can be retained. 

The Match Ball presentation at our last home 

game which shows how bad the pitch is now 

Awareness Week to promote interest in both 

its own activities and in Mazarrón FC. As a result, 

a considerable number of new supporters 

attended the home game against UCAM 

Guadalupe on 29 th April. 

The UK Ambassador for Los Amigos de 

Mazarrón, ex-Sheffield United, Leeds and 

England International, Tony Currie, has sent 

a message to everyone here thanking them 

for the hospitality showed to him and his wife 

Elizabeth during the six days they spent in 

Mazarrón when they attended the 3 rd Gala 

Evening and Dinner at the Hotel la Cumbre. 

Tony recently had a suite named after him at 

Bramall Lane where he still works as Sheffield 

United’s Club Ambassador. 

Mazarrón games are normally played on Sundays 

with varying kick off times. Home games 

are played at the Estadio Municipal, Avenida 

de Juan Carlos 1 in Mazarrón. There is ample 

street parking and parking opposite the main 

entrance to the stadium. Admission is just 

€5 and free for juveniles. Full details of all 

games, both home and away, are announced 

on the Tuesday before the weekend on which 

the game is to be played and announced via 

the local media, our website www.losamigosdemazarron.es 

and on posters at various 

points throughout Camposol and Mazarrón. 

Provisional fixtures for the remainder of 

this season:- 

Sunday 6 th May 

FC Puente Tocinos (AWAY) 


UD Los Garres (HOME) 


Thader Murcia CF (HOME) 


Ceuti Atletico (AWAY) 

Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC organise a 

supporters’ coach to all away games at a cost 

of €7. 

If you are interested in football and would like 

to take part in Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC 

activities, please join us for our weekly meetings, 

every Thursday at the Trevi Bar, Sector 

B Camposol at 4 pm. Membership of Los 

Amigos is just €10 and all funds raised are in 

support of Mazarrón Football Club. 

The excellent playing pitch 

at the start of the season 

One important issue which has to be mentioned 

is the disgraceful state of the playing 

surface at the Estadio Municipal. It is an embarrassment 

not only to the Football Club but 

also to the town of Mazarrón and it is hoped 

that serious efforts will be made to bring this 

up to an acceptable standard for next season. 

Despite all this, the support of Los Amigos 

de Mazarron FC for the local football club 

has never wavered and as well as giving 

much needed vocal support, Los Amigos has 

donated considerable monies to the Football 

Club to help it through this difficult period. 

In addition, it recently staged a successful 

Our UK Ambassador, Tony Currie 




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The former Manchester United and Blackburn 

Rovers defender was here as a guest of his 

friend Gerry Flynn, who is also a former footballer 

player and manager and who now owns 

the Murcia real estate company gerryflynn. 

com. 

Gerry says “David was here to get a first hand 

look at the region of Murcia and enjoyed a 

free round of golf at Mar Menor Golf Resort, 

courtesy of IRM Golf Experience, but the 6 

courses designed by Nicklaus design are managed 

by Global Golf Company. David and I will 

be working together to actively promote the 

region of Murcia to current and former football 

professionals who, until now, may have 

chosen Portugal or Marbella as their preferred 

locations for holidays and overseas property 

purchases. 

“We both feel that this area has a lot to offer 

in terms of its weather, accessibility, value 

for money and the number and quality of golf 

courses. I know that this will be just the first 

of many “celebrity footballer” visits to Murcia. 

We are in discussions with a number of 

players from Manchester United, Liverpool, 

Rangers and Celtic regarding “legends” football 

competitions, themed evenings and, of 

course, property purchases. More information 

regarding the upcoming events can be found 

on my website at www.gerryflynn.com.” 


Charity Quiz Night 

On 24 th February 134 people attended a very 

successful Quiz Night and 472€ was raised 

for the Captain’s Charities which are FAST, 

Mazarrón Red Cross and MABs. There 

was an especial thank you to Brian Tape our 

quiz master extraordinaire who also provided 

some to the raffle prizes. The FAST team also 

gave us a talk on their activities and appealed 

for volunteers to join them. They assured us 

they would be given adequate training. 

Joint Captains Farewell 23 rd March 

A super evening at Costas for the Joint Captains’ 

Farewell. Excellent food, wine and 

beer and the service was superb. The Beagles 

kept the dance floor packed all night. 

There was a raffle and an auction of a year’s 

free golf membership generously donated by 

Sensol Golf raised 1,100€. All fund raising 

events held during the year, raised in excess 

of 4,000€ which we are sure the three Charities 

above named will put to good use. 

Camposol Golf Association AGM 

The AGM on 1 st April was only attended by a 

few people. The elected Committee are as 

follows: 

President continuing for another year is Stewart 

Smith 

New Gent’s Captain Peter Coulstock 

Vice Captain and Secretary Trevor Andrew 

New Ladies’ Captain Pam Andrew 

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Vice Captain Marilyn Jones 

Competition’s Secretary Chris Scates 

Handicaps Pete Stevenson. 

Social Secretary - the Committee are going 

to organise the social events between themselves 

with a little bit of input from the Social 

Secretaries from the last two years. 

In the President’s speech, Stewart spoke of 

how well the Committee had worked together 

over the past year and how hard they had 

worked on the Members’ behalf in what had 

proved to have been a very difficult year with 

many visits to the Manager to try and get better 

deals for the Members due to the fact that 

we were trying to play on so many temporary 

greens. 

The Captains’ Drive In 

On 4 th April 

the Captains’ 

“Drive In” 

when the New 

Lady Captain 

and the 

Gents’ Captain 

drive the 

ball off the 

first tee and 

a gamble is 

made on how 

far they can 

The 2 New Captains at their both drive. 

Drive In 

The Lady 

Captain promptly drove her ball straight into 

the water much to her embarrassment! After 

the Captains drove off, the rest of the 64 

mixed field of golfers. Food was produced by 

Jim and Margaret at 5€ a head and some of 

the player’s wives who are non-golfers came 

to the Golf Club and joined in the festivities. 

A thoroughly good day was enjoyed by all. 

The Costa Cálida Ladies’ League 

Sensol Golf Course problems have played 

havoc with all the fixtures planned for the 

Camposol Ladies, as we play on a home and 

away basis, which has meant that all our 

dates for home games have been shelved 

until mid May when hopefully all the greens 

will be fit to play on. The other ladies’ teams 

have been very sympathetic and have agreed 

to this. We enjoy our Ladies’ League encounters, 

but it would be even better if we could 

get at least two more teams to join us for 

next season which starts in September. This 

will make the League even more challenging. 

If you are group of lady golfers who would like 

to be part of our group, you are very welcome 

to join us. We play at reciprocal golf courses 

at reduced green fees. To participate in the 

League you only need a group of six ladies. If 

you are interested or would like more information 

please contact Betty Roberts on bettylloyd1560@hotmail.com. 

Betty Roberts 





Double Podium for Supermoto Brothers 

The Supermotoland Team opened their 

racing account with a solid two second positions 

in the first round of the 2012 Catalan 

Championship. The team’s two British 

riders, Anthony and Mat Ford-Dunn travelled 

the 8 hours from their base in Murcia to the 

D’Osona Circuit, just north of Barcelona. 

Anthony #4 & Mat #90 

The many months of training and bike preparation 

paid off for the two racing brothers 

as Anthony and Mat both made podium positions, 

in their respective classes on their 

SML450 Supermoto Bikes. 

Anthony struggled in qualifying after fitting 

a hard compound front tyre that did not suit 

the circuit conditions. With a softer compound 

front tyre fitted for the first of his two races, 

Anthony fought his way through the pack to 

finish 2 nd at the flag and then followed this 

up with another solid 2 nd position in his next 

race. The two race results put him in 2 nd position 

overall for the days racing in the premier 

class. 

Anthony was racing in the SM Open category 

and was only beaten by the reigning Spanish 

Supermoto Champion, Francesco Cucharrera, 

who was racing at his home circuit. 

Anthony Ford-Dunn #4 

Mat Ford-Dunn was competing in the SM30 

Class for riders over 30 years old and managed 

to qualify in pole position despite a high 

speed crash mid-way through the session. He 

had a bad start in the first of his two races 

and had to fight through the pack to take the 

lead as he jumped into the dirt section of the 

track on the final lap. Mat held the advantage 

to the flag and won the race. 

In his 2 nd race, Mat found himself in a similar 

situation and spent the race battling for the 

lead. Despite a fantastic battle, Mat was unable 

to take the win and finished in 2 nd position. 

The two Supermoto racing brothers from 

Bullas, Murcia were in action again over the 

Easter weekend at round 2 of the Catalan 

Supermoto Championship at the Mora 

d’ebre circuit, near Tarragona. With both 

brothers holding 2nd position in their respective 

championship classes after the first race 

two weeks ago, it was always going to be an 

exciting weekend’s racing. 

Anthony 

Ford-Dunn 

was first out 

on track for 

qualifying 

practice and 

immediately 

felt at home 

on the extremely 

fast 

and flowing 

Mora d’ebre 

road circuit 

which featured 

a 100 

mph back 

straight that 

then had the 

riders flinging 

their bikes 

sideways as 

Anthony Ford-Dunn #4 

they scrubbed as much speed off as possible 

before launching themselves into the dirt 

section. The riders then appeared to spend 

more time in the air than on the ground in 

the spectacular off-road section of the track 

that featured several large jumps before the 

bikes leapt back onto the tarmac to complete 

the lap. 

Anthony managed to qualify his SML450 Supermoto 

Bike in 2nd position on the front 

row of the grid for the premier SM open class, 

and lined up for the first of his two races. As 

the lights went out the pack of riders hurled 

themselves into the first corner and Anthony 

emerged in 1st position with the rest of 

the pack close behind. It was the reigning 

Spanish Supermoto Champion ‘Francesca 

Cucharrera’ that took the fight to Anthony 

and the two battled for the lead before 

Cucharrera was able to open up a gap that 

meant Anthony had to settle for 2nd position 

at the flag. The second race for the SM Open 

Class was very similar to the first with Anthony 

finishing in 2nd place to Cucharrera and 

taking 2nd overall for the day’s racing. 

Anthony’s older brother, Mat Ford-Dunn was 

competing in the SM30 Class for riders over 

30 years of age. Once again the racing was 

going to be close with Mat qualifying in 2nd 

position on the front row of the grid. For the 

first of Mat’s two races he was slow away 

from the line and then spent the race battling 

with the Catalan rider, Oscar Moce for 

2nd position. Despite a number of overtaking 

attempts Mat was unable to pass Moce and 

finished the first race in 3rd position. For the 

next race, Mat was determined to get a better 

position and after completing the first lap in 

3rd position he forced his bike up the inside 

of Moce’s machine at a fast right hand corner 

and then did the same manoeuvre a few laps 

later to take the lead from Joan Sanchez and 

then pull away to take the race win. 

Mat Ford-Dunn #90 

With both brothers taking 2nd position overall 

in their respective classes and running a 

strong 2nd in the Catalan championship the 

Easter weekend was a great result for the 

Supermotoland Team from Bullas, with the 

team’s main sponsors, Advance Moves International 

Removals and Stratton Motorsports 

being thrilled with their riders’ achievements. 




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The Alley Palais Sports Bar is home to 

the Camposol Snooker Club. Camposol is 

a predominantly English urbanisation just 

north of Mazarrón on the RM-3 motorway. In 

addition to the Snooker Club, Alley Palais 

also has a Bowling Alley and a number of Pool 

Tables. 

Camposol Snooker Club’s first tournament 

was held recently and with cash prizes for the 

winner and runner up it was well received and 

the event provided the participants with the 

opportunity to meet new potential opponents. 

We attracted a small audience for the final 

and Alley Palais laid on a buffet after the 

match. Further tournaments are planned on 

a monthly basis, so if you can hold a cue, 

please come down and register for the event. 

It’s only €5 to enter and you don’t have to be 

a Camposol resident. The standard is typical 

local club, so if you can hit a ball you are in 

with a chance; you are not going to meet any 

Judd Trumps! 

The facilities at Alley Palais are way above 

the average club that I was used to in the 

UK. The tables are cleaned and brushed daily 

and re-covered every 6 months or so. Our 

objective as members is to make it more of a 

social group, encouraging people to play with 

different partners instead of always playing 

with your best mate. I have even seen a 

couple of ladies playing recently, not that 

I am suggesting we would get to play with 

them. 

Many people want to play snooker, but don’t 

have friends who play. If this is the case 

come along to Alley Palais and we will soon 

pair you up with some willing participants. 

Hopefully, if the tournaments take off, we 

could have enough interested members to 

arrange visits to other clubs for friendly 

matches. 

If you like a game of snooker, then pop in to 

Alley Palais for details or phone 968978869. 

We will all look forward to meeting you. 

Tel Peter 660838635 


March 29th was the day 

29 players from the Old 

Guard ventured out on 

to the course at Altorreal 

Golf Club near Murcia. 

The weather was great 

and Lola and the staff 

made us welcome and 

ensured that a good day 

was had by all. 

Overall Winner was our 

guest, Liz Court, who 

won with an amazing 

40 Stapleford Points. 

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Society Winner 

and Winner 

of Division 

Two was Lenny 

Whalen with 36 

points. Division 

One was won 

by Fred Twomey 

with 30 points 

while Division 

Three was easily 

won by Sheila 

Davison with 26 

points. 

Division one winner Fred Twomey with Barry. 

Nearest the 

Pin on the Par 3 

fifth was won by 

Moira Pousons with 

three players coming 

within 75cm of the 

pin - hard luck guys! 

Nearest the Pin 

on the seventeenth 

was won by Berni 

Twomey (keep it in 

the family!). 

Not to be outdone 

by his daughter, 

Peter Court won the 

Liz Court receives her prize 

from captain Barry Martin. 

coveted “Plonkers” Trophy with 14 points 

and also had the distinction of finishing 

the round with the least number of clubs, 

having left three on the ninth!! 

Two’s Money was shared by Mike, Martin 

and Moira. 

If anyone is interested in joining or playing 

as a guest with Fuente Old Guard please 

contact Barry Martin - Tel: 9681388533. 





SAMM Round the Island Warm up Race Sunday 

18 th March 2012 

The first race 

day of the 

Sailing Association 

Mar Menor’s 

Spring Series 

was the 

Round the Island 

Warm up 

Race on 18 th 

March. The 

race took place from the CAR Sailing Centre 

at Los Narejos on the Mar Menor. There were 

12 boats taking part with wind speeds from 

5 to 9 knot. The race started at 12.00 and 

was divided into two classes: the cruiser class 

and the dingy class. The start was from the 

CAR Jetty to the 2 nd buoy round to the port 

side and then on to the island going round 

anticlockwise and back to the buoy at the CAR 

and was run under the RYA Portsmouth Yardstick 

handicap system. 

The results on corrected times were:- 

The Cruiser Class 

1st Sailfish, Bob Miles, Julian Pering and 

Vernon O’Byrne 

2 nd Deltania UNO, Duncan Moffatt, Oakley 

Petts and Victor Martinez 

3r d Deltania DOS, Ian Hamilton, Hugh 

Jones and Ian Robinson 

4 th Balaton 18, Robert Cheshire, Carl Vogt 

and Andy Kaluza 

Dingy Class 

1 st Bita 5, Guillermo Martinez, Ernie Foster 

and Oscar Laird 

2 nd Miracle, John Clarke, Doreen Squires 

3 rd Shoestring Dos, John Down, Bob Blinkhorn 

4 th Shoestring Tres, George Wedgwood, Peter 

Cadwell 

5 th Seahopper, Mick Burgess 

6 th Weta 15, Edd Penning, Heinz Lenhard 

7 th Shoestring Uno, Kath Roper, Peter Roper 

and Lawrence Carter 

8 th Weta 14, Janice Penning, Linda Coats 

First Race of the SAMM Spring Season Sunday 

1 ST April 2012 

At the First Race of the Spring Series, 

SAMM was pleased to welcome a competitor 

from Guardamar, Mike Waterfield and his crew 

Raymond Leese in their Dufour 24, which is 

7.35metres long and over 30 years old. 

There were 10 boats taking part with wind 

speeds from 5 to 12 knots from the south 

west bearing round to south at the end of the 

2 nd race. The first race started at 11.45hrs 

and the results on corrected times were:- 

First Race 

1st Miracle, John 

Clarke, Doreen 

Squires 

2 nd Shoestring Cuatro, 

Roger Drew, 

Annemarie Tasney 

3 rd Shoestring Tres, 

Tug Wilson, Mike 

White 

4 th Dufour 24, Mike 

Waterfield, Raymond 

Leese 

5 th Shoestring Uno, 

Vernon O’Byrne, 

Kath Roper, Phil Roper 

and Mark Roper 

6 th Balaton 18, Hudson, 

R. Cheshire and Andy Kaluza 

7 th Weta 15, Edd Penning, Brian Murray 

8 th SHoestring Dos, Bob Blinkhorn, Barry 

Young 


DNS Sailfish, Mick Burgess, Marianne Elias 

and Ingo Wilson 

The Second 

Race 

1 st Miracle, 

John Clarke, 

D o r e e n 

Squires 

2 nd Balaton 

18, Hudson, 

R. Cheshire 

and Andy 

Kaluza 

3 rd Shoestring 

Tres, 

Mike White, 

Tug Wilson 

4 th Dufour 

24, Mike Waterfield, Raymond Leese 

5 th Sailfish, Mick Burgess, Marianne Elias 

and Ingo Wilson 

6 th Shoestring Cuatro, Roger Drew, Annemarie 

Tasney 

7 th Shoestring Uno, Vernon O’Byrne, Kath 

Roper, Phil Roper and Mark Roper 

8 th Shoestring Dos, Barry Young, Bob Blinkhorn 

9 th Weta 15, Brian Murray Edd Penning 


If you would like more information go to 

www.sailingmarmenor.com or email 

sammracing@yahoo.co.uk. 




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FOR SALE 

6 lg propane gas bottles - 35 kgs. 30€ each. 

Buyer collects 

Tel. 622912297 or 644537230 (Cehegin) 

Dorrex Fruit Dryer. 3 trays. As new. €95 

Tel 646005017 

WANTED 

Large open fronted log burner (build-in) with 

dog grate and chimney. Gd cond 150€. 

2 x 10inch 4ohm 230w RMS chassis 

speakers. Hardly used. 25€ each. 

Tel: 600233456 (Cehegin) 

GROUP INFORMATION 

Electric thermostatic radiators. Various sizes 

50€ each 

Silver grey TV stand 30€ 

Tel 649017890 

Wrought iron coffee table/glass top 130 x 70 75€ 

Wall glass display cabinet/drawers & space for 

TV 2.3 high x 2.6 wide 150€ (buyer collects) 

Tel 690679222 

Fancy a free trip for one or two from UK to 

Spain? 

I need a driver to bring my car and 

small dog back from Dorset to Mazarrón 

in September, Portsmouth - Santander 

ferry. All expenses paid 

Phone Jean on 968154083. 

BUSINESS INFORMATION 

Nylon strung guitar. New. Inc gig bag/spare 

strings. 50€. 

Electro acoustic Westfield guitar. Unused. 

110€. 

Sennheiser boom mic stand, new 25€. 

Bongos 25€ 

60 Watt monitor 60€ 

Tel 630366321 or harrytaylorfc@yahoo. 

co.uk 

Cement mixer - 150 litre, exc condition 80€ 

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Accommodation: 

Hotel La Mariposa - 968 631 008 

Accountants: 

Asesoria Alonso - 968 592 032 

Silvente - 968 332 058 

Airport Parking: 

Coastline Auto(Alicante) - 966 799 326 

Seguro Parking - 622 062 115 

Arts and Crafts 

Studio Creations - 648 212 831 

Banking & Finance 

Kennedy Financial Services - 678 035 992 

Lloyds Bank International 

- 902 024 365 

UK Tax Refunds - 965 636 938 

Bars, Cafés & Restaurants: 

Alley Palais - 968 978 869 

Amapola Restaurant - 660 328 092 

Bar La Manchica - 669 525 438 

Bistro Bulgaria - 968 328 084 

Cafeteria Plaza - 968 705 406 

Cat´Bar - 666 188 353 

Chez Zoe - 676 691 324 

Condado Club Bar - 634 358 468 

Clover Bar - 868 082 057 

Don Ricardo’s - 968 155 887 

Elliot´s Bar/Restaurant - 968 159 499 

Hacienda del Alamo Golf - 968 070 066 


Quality Indian - 968 199 198 

Le Gourmet - 968 154 315 

Leonardo’s - 628 682 303 

Liz’s Cafe - 696 724 123 

Market Tavern - 968 154 588 

Restaurant Marina - 619 500 555 

Spaniard Inn - 608 963 052 

Tel’s Bar Camposol - 699 518 535 

The Market Tavern - 968 154 588 

The New Royal - 968 595 864 

The Steak Out - 968 970 619 

TJ´s Bar - 653 088 866 

Trevi Bar & Restaurant - 669 026 544 

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Tropikana Bar/Cafè - 645 657 094 

Builders: 

CM Constructions - 659 159 948 

Fuente Building Services - 696 744 982 

JD Construction - 630 269 994 

Tony’s Building Services - 647 119 952 

Building Services: 

Kevins Fly Screens - 650 662 579 

Kevins Aluminium Services - 616 984 652 

P&P Services - 659 732 962 

Sallu Plastics (Salglaze) - 968 978 836 

Woodworks Direct - 649 540 016 

VIP Services - 650 893 607 

Butchers: 

Big Breakfast Butchers - 968 170 553 

Carpentry: 

Philip Carpenter / Joiner - 680 443 219 

Car Hire: 

Bolnuevo Cars - 968 150 979 

F&C Rent a Car - 968 199 156 

Tuxedo Limousines - 618 315 933 

Cars & Transport: 

P&P Services - 659 732 962 

Specialist Vehicles SL - 968 146 158 

Chimney Sweeps: 

Home from Home Chimney Sweep 

- 660 478 881 

Tony Chimney Sweep - 646 438 694 

Chiropodists: 

Chiropody - Philip Dawe - 968 150 244 

Cleaning Services: 

Limpieza Rosa - 619 199 407 

Clothes Shops: 

Legs & Co. - 660 792 513 

Computer Accessories: 

Shop at Camposol Computers 

- 968 154 477 

Computer Repairs & Sales: 

Camposol Computers - 968 199 191 

Consulting IT Services - 691 993 219 

Loco Murcia - 968 971 893 

Shop at Camposol Computers 

- 968 154 477 

Dentist: 

Dental Care - 968 199 111 

Olivier Houdusse - 968 153 645 

Education: 

Creative Writing - 649 647 467 

Let’s Talk Spanish - 630 939 626 

Electricians: 

CHM Meters - 646 965 082 

Louis Harris - 619 712 821 

Entertainment Management 

KR Entertainments - 699 203 136 

Funeral Plans: 

ASSSA - 968 153 396 

The Funeral Director – 650 631 719 

Furniture: 

DFS - 968 334 194 

Furniture Plus - 968 482 456 

Time for a Change - 968 136 501 

Garden Centres 

Jardilar 2003 - 669 565 402 

Hairdressing: 

The Beauty Palace - 968 971 828 

Janes Salon - 968 158 433 

The Salon – Melissa & Tanya - 691 916 717 

The Salon 2 - 686 354 232 

Health & Beauty: 

Beauty Palace - 968 971 828 

Fuschia Beauty Clinic - 630 439 480 

Drew Ryder Therapist - 660 326 194 

Freedom Mobility - 638 893 357 

Janes Salon -968 158 433 

Mark Phoenix - 654 202 996 

Medical Link - 968 212 050 

Rosies Toesies - 639 171 835 

Sacred Hearts - 650 796 579 

The Salon - 691 916 717 

Heating and Aircon: 

Camposol Heating & Maintenance 

- 968 199 184 

Calida Gas & Oil - 659 761 771 

Cool Solutions - 600 418 220 

Crystal Designs - 680 386 142 

Louis Harris - 619 712 821 

Home Furnishings: 

Curtain Call - 616 240 171 

Yorkshire Linen (Puerto) - 968 595 946 

Yorkshire Linen San Javier 

- 968 193 912 

Insurance: 

ASSSA - 968 153 396 

Ibex Insurance - 968 595 945 

Liberty Seguros - 902 100 070 

Linea Directa - 902 123 975 

Nash Warren - 968 156 583 





Internet Cafés 


Camposol Computers - 968 199 191 

Kennels and Catteries: 

Casa Abril - 661 076 459 

Catatonic - 646 705 403 

Colina Kennels - 639 012 342 

Delomonte Cattery - 968 168 711 

El Carro Kennels - 620 582 654 

Laundrettes: 

Rainbow Laundrette - 634 309 603 

The Laundry Shop - 670 847 305 

Legal Services: 

Asesoria Alonso - 968 592 032 

Nicky G Translation Services 

- 968 199 245 

P&P Services - 659 732 962 

Professional and Legal Solutions 

- 968 595 826 

Silvente Accountant/lawyer 

- 968 332 058 

Locksmiths: 

ADS Locksmith - 600 255 250 

Mechanics: 

Colair - 626 796 149 

Decklid Auto Services - 626 678 840 

Eurotyre - 968 424 605 

Ford Marcosta - 968 424 636 

Ken Sherwood Mechanic - 679 646 859 

Kwik Fix English Mechanic - 968 972 006 

López Milan - 968 429 216 

Mobile Car Mechanic - 666 161 129 

Neumáticos El Ceña - 968 422 015 

Property Sales: 

Another World Properties - 968 592 679 

ADS Property Service - 646 969 455 

Best of Spanish - 635 434 651 

Fuente Alamo Real Estate 

- 968 598 173 

Old Farmhouses - 968 159 264 

Sensol Golf Sales - 968 970 614 

Removals: 

Advance Moves - 968 654 667 

Dainton’s - 653 529 243 

Lord’s Removals and Storage 

- 608 061 872 

Mar Menor Removals - 968 564 298 

Retail Outlets: 

Kitchens Plus 1 - 968 184 235 

Quicksave - 968 199 860 

T J Electricals - 868 181 121 

Tornado Dry Cleaners - 968 595 992 

Vial Carpinterias Murcia - 968 864 816 

Services: 

4 Legs Dog Grooming - 608 712 599 

Compusurf - 968 970 666 

Healthy H20 - 968 437 270 

House Clearance - 639 737 944 

No More Mould - 672 795 574 

Tornado Dry Cleaners - 968 595 992 

Website Designer - 620 599 455 

Solar Power: 

Freesol - 659 232 507 

Solar Directa - 659 315 130 

Spas & Hottubs: 

Eurospas - 650 722 905 

Metalwork: 

Eriks - 636 050 008 

Mobility Products: 

Freedom Mobility - 638 893 357 

Nursing 

British Nurse John Voce - 634 366 809 

Calida Care Agency - 968 150 658 

Outdoor Catering: 

Pig Out - 644 569 693 

The Roving Diner - 699 223 112 

Outdoor Living: 

D&G Garden Furniture - 968 334 773 

Furniture Plus - 968 482 456 

Painting and Decorating: 

Décor8 - 646 324 669 

Interior Elegance - 968 482 456 

RJB Décor Painting - 699 044 742 

Trevor Smith - 968 163 298 

Plumbers: 

Apache 24/7 Plumbing Services 

- 968 970 614 

Camposol Heating & Maintenance 

- 968 199 184 

Calida Gas & Oil - 659 761 771 

Crispulo Spanish Plumber 

- 627 689 902 

Printing & Design: 

Mister Print - 638 893 357 

Property Maintenance: 

Trevor Smith - 968 163 298 

Property Management: 

La Manga 4 U - 0044 7921 351298 

Owners Away - 691 977 107 

Sport & leisure: 


Costa Cálida Radio - 902 903 783 

Dance Zone - 649 647 467 

F.I.N.S(Diving) - 645 657 094 

Horse riding META - 636 172 198 


Yogamayga - 968 150 755 

Swimming Pool Cleaning & 

Maintenance: 

Alpha Pools - 968 971 824 

Jorge Pools - 674 168 000 

Köhn Pool Service - 968 138 638 

Tony The Tile Diver - 646 438 694 

Watermaid - 646 705 088 

Translation: 

Costa Cálida Property Services 

- 968 199 251 

Nicky G Translation Services 

- 968 199 245 

P&P Services - 659 732 962 

Travel Agents: 

Viajes Dragontours - 968 199 021 

TV & Satellite: 

CTV Aerial & Satellite Systems 

- 600 218 046 

ISS - 655 480 543 

LocoMurcia - 968 971 893 

T J Electricals - 868 181 121 

Rainbow Satellites - 686 358 475 

YPM Satellites - 628 234 045 

Veterinary Clinics: 

Veterinary Clinic Maskota - 968 597 929 

Emerg - 619 378 473 

Clinica Veterinaria Puerto - 968 153 931 

Emerg - 608 466 553 





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April 2012 Quiz Answers 

1. Who came under new ownership on 

April 1 st ? 

Tropikana Bar. 

2. What does Dr Oliver Houdusse do? 

English speaking Dentist 

3. Who is producing the “WRYD SIS- 

TERS”? 

Cloud Nine drama 

4. Where can you create ‘A look you’ll 

Love’? 

Yorkshire Linen 

5. Where can you treat the woman in 

your life? 

Jane’s Salon 

6. Where can you shape up for the 

summer? 

The Beauty Palace 

7. Who is offering a 247 callout service? 

Apache Plumbing 24/7 

8. What herb is ‘Herb of the Month’ of 

March ? 

Anise 

9. Who claims we all deserve to live 

the good life? 

The Fuschia Beauty Clinic 

10. Where can you see Franco in a 

fridge? 

Madrid Arts Fair 

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