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Date: August 2014 Issue: 9 Volume: XIII

SPECIAL PAGES 

Mar Menor 30-34 

Mazarrón 66-71 

Northwest Murcia 46-49 

Sport 86-89 

What’s On 77-83 

ADVERTORIAL 

A Time 4 A Change 30 

Corral & Alcaraz 14 

Dragontours 83 

Healthy H2O 24 

Sensol Golf Villas 16 

Silvente 26 

CHARITIES 

ACTIN 62 

Age Concern 69 

Andrea’s Charity 40 

Cavalli Foundation 28 

Cruz Azul 32 

Equipo Bastet 85 

FAST 69 

GOmaD 56 

Help 4 Heroes 44 

HELP MMM 31 

Helping Hands 41 

JJ’s 42 

Lions 40 

MABS Mar Menor 30 

MABS Mazarrón 66 

MABS Northwest 46 

MAMAS 55 

MARA 48 

Noah’s ARC 18 

PALS 8 

Pets in Spain 56 

Swap Tears for Smiles 67 

The Samaritans 10 

CHILDREN 

Chatterbox 22 

Mazarrón Leos 67 

EDUCATION 

Jane Cronin 74 

ENTERTAINMENT 

Cloud Nine 40 

FOOD & DRINK 

Ma Millbank 64 

Menu del Dia 76 

Vegetable of the Month 62 

GROUPS 

Camposol C Greenfingers 66 

CRA 68 

Humanists 74 

Los Palacios 71 

MCC Social Club 66 

Student Accommodation 16 

Team Harmony 22 

Welcome 60 

HEALTH/BEAUTY 

Beauty Tips 16 

Fitness Month by Month 60 

Forget Me Not 71 

Natural Health 33 

INFORMATION 

Advertisers’ Directory 92/93 

Animal Matters 10 

Blue Flags 20 

British Embassy 20 

Business News 6 

Cartagena Town Hall 50 

Classified Ads 90 

Dear Editor 84 

Life in Spain 12 

Mazarrón News 70 

Mar Menor Musings 34 

Northwest Murcia 47 

Out & About 38 

Spanish News 72 

Teresa’s Travels 44 

World Water Week 24 

LEISURE 

Author Review 54 

Gardening News 94 

Hiking in Moratalla 46 

Murcia Dance 42 

NEST 12 

Never a Dull Moment 52 

Poem 55 

Puzzle Page 57 

Puzzle Solutions 90 

TV News 8 

WARM 48 

PROPERTY 

Housing Update 91 

RELIGION 

Mass in English 38 

Olive Branch 14 

Open Door 84 

St Nicholas Church 26 

Welcome House 48 

Wellspring Victory Church 7 

SPORT 

Camposol Golf 87 

Fuente Old Guard 87 

Local Sport 88 

Los Amigos Golf 88 

Los Amigos Mazarrón 86 

SAMM 88 

Straight Down the Middle 89 

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We must first of all apologise to Mike 

Eskdale for putting the wrong caption on 

his beautiful picture on the front page 

of last month’s magazine. He sent in 

two photos which our design team at 

first glance had assumed were both of 

Cartagena. We were absolutely staggered 

to receive so many emails, visits to the 

office and calls and texts from readers 

to be told that the photo was actually 

in Murcia! We apologise if we offended 

anyone from either Cartagena or Murcia 

as this was absolutely unintentional. 

To soften things slightly, we have put 

the correct photo on this month’s front 

page, courtesy of Clive Palmer, who has 

also kindly written an article about the 

true Cartagena Town Hall! 

It is gratifying to see that so many of 

our advertisers are now making full use 

of the many additional free services that 

we offer exclusively to customers of the 

Costa Cálida Chronicle. In addition 

to the advert in the printed magazine, 

all our customers receive a free entry 

on our very popular Website with 

free entry in our Online Business 

Directory. For customers that do not 

have their own website they receive a 

free web page which can be updated 

regularly. For those that do have a 

website, we provide a link, through 

our website, absolutely free of charge. 

In addition to this, any advertiser that 

has regular and/or special events will 

see them listed free in our What’s On 

section (page 77) and our Menu del 

Dia Guide (page 76) in the printed 

magazine and on the website, enabling 

a readership totalling over 25,000 per 

month. 

We welcome: 

New Advertisers 

Casas Del Mar 

Monastario De Santa Eulalia 

Murcia Aventuras 

Sensol Golf Villa Sales 

SkyTVCosta.com 

Welcome Back 

Carol Everett 

La Vida Bar 

Tel’s Bar 

The Old Market Tavern 

With some major problems in many 

foreign destinations this summer we 

hope that Spain will enjoy even more 

tourists this year. Enjoy the rest of the 

summer and for those on holiday, we 

hope that you will let everyone know 

what a great place the Costa Cálida is 

and we hope that you return soon. 

Please note that our office on Camposol is 

within the Holmes & Pegg Estate Agency 

on Camposol Sector B Commercial 

Centre and that our opening hours are 

10am-2pm from Monday until Friday. If 

you are calling in with queries or to make 

payments outside of these hours please 

make sure it is by prior arrangement. 

From all at the 

Costa Cálida Chronicle 

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errors or omissions. 


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If you are an existing customers and you have some Business News that you would like to 

share with our readers then why not email it to us to be included on our Business News page. 

Please keep your news to about 50 words and send us an email by 15th of the month, 

to costacalidachronicle@gmail.com with Business News in the subject box. 

A note to all our valued customers. 

Please be aware that A Time 4 A Change, 

El Algar, will be closed from Monday 11 th 

August to Saturday 16 th August inclusive. 

We will be open as usual on Monday 18 th 

August. 

Call 968 136 501 for any other information. 

Enjoy your summer! 

Visit El Faro Cafeteria in Puerto de 

Mazarrón for the most stunning views of 

the Bay of Mazarrón. Sit and enjoy the 

amazing vista whilst enjoying one of the El 

Faro cocktails or ice cream. 

Tel 868 594 352 

Summer is well and truly here and the 

sunbed season is underway for ADS Sunbeds. 

If you would like a sunbed and 

umbrella on the main beach in Puerto de 

Mazarrón, you are best getting there early. 

ADS Sunbeds have two sites: One on the 

main beach in Puerto de Mazarrón and another 

at the beach at La Isla, so come on 

down and enjoy the beach this summer. 

Call 646 969 455 

Call into Bar Alandalus, Valle del Sol on 

the outskirts of Calasparra for live entertainment 

on Saturday nights during August. 

Alfonso will make you most welcome. 

Their Menu del Dia is also excellent 

value at 9€, with a special menu on fiesta 

days at only 12.50€. 

Tel 968 955 942/602 459 311 

For Low Cost Removals from Spain-UK- 

Spain, call the experts Advance Moves. 

They can give you a quick online quote 

at www.advancemoves.com. They will 

also do local removals and storage here in 

Spain. 

Call 968 654 667 

As it is World Water Week from August 

31 st to 5 th September what better time to 

think about saving water! Miles Guttering 

Services are experts in installing guttering 

in the area. Think how much water 

you can save every time it rains! No more 

water running away across your patio or 

land. Save the water for use on the garden 

or plants in pots. 

Call 617 142 987 


Summer time is in full swing at Eden Hair 

& Beauty. Try a Treatment and be one of 

the first to experience our new Relaxation 

Room opening in August or join us for 

our Ladies’ Night on Thursday 14 th August 

from 6pm until late. 

Contact us on (0034) 620 072 536 to 

find out more. 

Checking your tyres is important during 

the hot summer months as the pressures 

may need to be changed. Neumáticos 

Totana have a special offer on – when you 

buy 4 new tyres, you get a free oil change. 

They are experts in all areas of car repair 

and maintenance, but specialise in tyres 

and tracking. 

Call in today, or call 968 424 605 

Cool Nights Pillows are back in stock, 

just in time for the hot nights! 

These are a natural way to a cooler, 

healthier and more comfortable night’s 

sleep. With silver threads woven into the 

luxury polycotton casing, this super plump 

pillow gives the comfort of a premium pillow 

whilst the revolutionary cover helps 

regulate body temperature, conducting 

heat away, keeping the pillow cool to the 

touch. Tests show up to a 21% decrease in 

temperature. The silver threads also have 

supreme antibacterial qualities and when 

teamed with the anti-allergy hollowfibre 

fill, this ensures a healthier night’s sleep. 

Only 30€ a pair, these pillows are exclusively 

made for Yorkshire Linen in England. 

Tel 968 595 946 (Mazarrón) 

Tel 968 193 912 (San Javier) 

The Arches Café Bar at La Oasis, Los Alcazares 

is one of the busiest bars in the 

area. They support many of the local 

charities with books and clothes on sale at 

various times during the month. They also 

have live entertainment on most weekends. 

See the What’s On section in this 

month’s magazine, or call into the bar. 

Tel 653 081 341 

The Camposol Triangle Bars have come 

together with other entertainment venues 

on Camposol Sector B to bring you entertainment 

7 nights per week. Not only will 

there be live music every Thursday and 

Friday throughout August on The Triangle 

but music is now also on Tuesdays!! See 

the What’s On section to find out more. 

Camposol Sector B - Where the music 

never ends!! 

Fuente Building Services is now offering 

a 15% discount to all new & existing clients 

for all quotes accepted in August 2014. 

Call Adrian now for a free no obligation 

quote on 696 744 982 or email whiteanita2003@yahoo.co.uk 

(The work can 

be carried out anytime during 2014.) 

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Choices, choices, choices - every day 

of our lives is absolutely filled with them, 

and some of the choices we will make will 

be excellent, some will be good, but others 

will be not so good and maybe even 

downright bad. Ultimately the outcome of 

the choices we make will decide on the 

sort of day we have and how we enjoy our 

lives; choices will even affect our lives for 

the long term and something we decide on 

today might change the path of our lives 

forever. 

I will give you the opportunity to 

choose to read on… right now. 

For those who are reading on, let me explain 

further. We get bombarded with 

choices at the supermarket on what food 

to purchase; television advertising constantly 

tries to persuade us to change 

brands, from cars to banks and from washing 

powder to mobile phones, but what 

about the choices we are given that ultimately 

could really affect the way we live 

our lives and where a bad decision could 

have serious consequences for ever? 

The idea for this article came from an incident 

I experienced while on holiday recently 

in Colorado, USA. My wife and I 

were staying with our family who have 

lived there for the past eleven years and 

during our stay we fulfilled my lifelong ambition 

to visit Yellowstone National Park in 

northwest Wyoming. The six of us enjoyed 

a wonderful time, saw lots of wildlife and 

spectacular scenery and at the end of our 

visit we loaded everything back into our 

vehicle and set out on our nine hour drive 

across Wyoming, back home to Greeley, 

Colorado. After several tedious hours 

driving across the plains and getting stuck 

in slow moving traffic, my son, who was 

driving, made a choice that would alter 

our journey home. Being a police-trained 

driver and normally very careful, he saw 

an overtaking opportunity [at last] and put 

his foot down to pass the row of trucks 

ahead of us. The road ahead was clear for 

the next two to three miles and we were 

in a marked overtaking lane, but my son 

had not seen what was causing the traffic 

in front of us to be driving at the 65 

mph road limit in this part of the State. 

As we passed the vehicle at the front of 

the queue, he realized that it was a State 

patrol vehicle towing another vehicle on a 

trailer. The blue light immediately came on 

and the officer pulled us over to the side of 

the highway. To cut a long story short, the 

mistake cost us a lot of time and cost my 

son valuable dollars out of his wallet and a 

recorded traffic violation. You see, my son 

could have decided to obey the law and 

tucked in behind the last vehicle which was 

doing the speed limit, but his mind was on 

the hill in the distance and if he could only 

get past, we would not be slowed down 

further up the road. He made a choice 

which backfired badly and affected all of 

us who were with him. Our choices often 

affect others as well as ourselves, so 

it’s important to choose wisely. 

As I look back on my life, I know I have 

made some very good choices – like the 

woman I married 40 years ago; to have 

two great children who have been a blessing 

to us; to have formed Wellspring Victory 

Church in Puerto de Mazarrón and to 

have lived a life of ministering to people after 

committing my life to Christ at the age 

of 14. Unfortunately, I have also dropped 

some real clangers that I am not proud of 

- I am sure we all have. I thank God that 

He has blotted out forever my disastrous 

mistakes. 

Today we will have many choices to make; 

choices to love, to forgive, to accept, to 

help, to serve, to give, to bless and maybe 

to go the extra mile. I pray that you will 

make the right choices and more than all 

of the above, I pray that you will not find 

religion, but that you will find a true and 

blessed relationship with Jesus Christ who 

loves you more than you will ever know. 





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It was a pleasure to be able to organise such 

a good and well supported event as the Summer 

Solstice for Forget Me Not and we at 

PALS wish them well in their ongoing fund 

raising events. We feel that it is right with our 

organisational skills and knowledge to help 

fledgling humanities charities and of course 

we also helped FAST to get off the ground 

and what a success that has been. 

In our own right we have a few events 

planned, the first being a Rock and Roll 

Night at the Bahia Hotel on Saturday 4 th October 

when the ‘Wildcats’ are presenting a 

one-off special evening of music and entertainment. 

It will be inside, but the terrace will 

be available and with tickets at just 5€, this 

promises to be a fantastic evening. 

Our October Cruise with 167 people is fully 

booked, as is our Trip to Valencia in November 

and also the Benidorm 4 day trip in 

March. We are holding cancellation lists for 

all these. 

Our Christmas Dinner Dance on Sunday 

14 th December is of course at the Costa 

Costa Hotel, Mazarrón, when Martin Ross 

will be leading the entertainment while we 

plough through the 8 course meal and drink 

the wines and beers that are included in the 

29.50€ price for tickets. 

We have the annual New Year’s Day Swim 

at the Bahia Beach and already some sponsors 

are signing and pledging. Forms are 

already available and all swimmers are welcome. 

It is obvious that our ‘big’ events represent 

great value for money and that we have the 

confidence of our supporters. These same 

supporters have already been asking what 

our plans are for 2015 - is it a cruise or is 

it a trip? We have contacted a few to ascertain 

their requirements and a suggestion has 

come forward - why not combine the ideas? 

Provided we get sufficient support and we 

already have some serious interest from our 

random sampling, in September 2015 we can 

offer a Coach Trip to Merida. We will stay 

and explore, then go on to Lisbon, stopping 

at Evora with a couple of nights in Portugal’s 

capital. We will go on the Pulmantours’ Empressa 

for a Cruise to Casablanca, then the 

next day to Gibraltar with a fantastic relaxing 

day at sea, then on to Valencia. The 

price for the 7 nights will be from 600€ in 

an interior cabin sharing and 725€ in exterior 

superior sharing. The price is all-inclusive on 

the cruise with taxes and drinks (gratuities 

42€) on board and half board in the Hotels. 

Coaches start from all over our area and return 

from Valencia. We anticipate a big response 

to this so let us know if you are interested. 

PALS information at www.pals.sm4.biz or 

call 626 460 465 or see us at Bar Trevi each 

Saturday from 11am-1.30pm or Bistro Ratatouille 

on a Wednesday from 1pm-3pm. 


All is well at the Rainbow home camp. Dogs 

and cat just sleep all day in the heat and the 

garden is suffering from heat and lack of water. 

Regular readers will know that our wells 

on the land have almost dried up due to the 

lack of rain and the water table dropping, 

but with careful management and using all 

available water from the washing up bowl 

etc we have managed to keep all alive so far. 

Still another month of the intense heat, but 

fingers crossed and for a 5-day rain period 

in the autumn! 

As usual the whole of Madrid has descended 

on to the coast – patience on the roads and 

in the supermarket is needed, but it is only 6 

weeks and boosts the local economy. 

TV NEWS 

Lots of you with the smaller dishes are having 

reception problems and many seem to 

be thinking it will get better. It is not going 

to happen! The only way to get FREESAT 

channels is a bigger dish (really a 1.80 

is needed) or Internet TV - decent Internet 

from a provider who will support TV is needed. 

Internet TV is the way forward. I predict 

all TV will be delivered this way within 10 or 

so years. 

The satellite giving us all the problems 

has a 15 year life and I doubt any more 

will be launched for TV services, so with 

a 5 year change-over period, most of us 

will see our TV delivered solely by Internet. 

If you have a smaller dish and lost many 

channels, there is a way to get some UK TV; 

not the BBC/ITV, but at least something to 

watch. Subscribe to one of our affordable 

SKY packs (most of the SKY channels are 

fine on the smaller dishes, so although no 

Corrie or ‘enders, there is a lot of watchable 

programmes). Ask for details. 

On the same subject, I get lots of questions 

asking “If we stop our SKY subscription 

and buy a FREESAT box, will we get out 

BBC/ITV back?” 

The simple answer is NO. However you get 

your BBC/ITV; be it SKY/FREESAT/UNIVER- 

SAL BOX or !!!, it is all the same signal from 

the satellite system. It is very weak now, 

so changing system/box will have no effect, 

although some boxes do have better tuners 

in them than others, so if you are getting 

pixcellating pictures, it is just possible you 

have a poor tuner box and a good tuner box 

will improve, but you really need specialist 

advice on this. 

There is a rumour going round the bars that 

the popular SKYBOX (that’s the brand and 

not an official SKY BOX!!) will work magic 

and bring all channels back. This box does 

have an excellent tuner in it, but it will NOT 

resolve all the issues on the smaller dishes. 

Try to borrow one to try on your dish before 

you rush in and buy one. 

Sports fans will have noted SKY are launching 

SKYSPORTS 5 – an international football 

channel. Those of you with SKY boxes and 

SKY cards will get the channel automatically 

– as will internet TV subscribers, but the 

other affordable packs will require a channel 

list upgrade. If you want it, then ask us 

to programme the box – just 5€ if we do it 

when in your area. 

Most HD channels are not now available on 

the affordable SKY packs, so just go to the 

SD version to watch - perhaps not as sharp 

a picture, but many of us older folks (!) with 

older eyes can tell very little difference! A 

decent TV and digibox will produce excellent 

SD pictures. 

Contact Alan for any free TV advice on 

(0034) 686 358 475. He will do his best 

to assist with your problems. 

Rainbow Satellites 

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What Happens When I Contact Samaritans? 

This varies slightly depending on whether 

you call, email, text, write or talk to us faceto-face, 

but our approach to supporting you 

stays the same. However, there is no script 

and no two conversations are the same, but 

they usually have similar elements. 

A fully trained volunteer will always answer. 

If you phone us, we answer with something 

like ‘Samaritans; can I help you?’ With text, 

email, letter and face-to-face visits, how we 

respond to you depends on what you say. 

Putting you at ease. 

It takes a lot of courage to ask for help and 

it can be difficult to talk about what’s troubling 

you. It’s fine to take your time and start 

wherever you need to. Saying it out loud or 

writing it down for the first time can be the 

first step to confronting the issue. 

You talk, we listen. 

We listen to you and help you talk through 

your concerns, worries and troubles. We’ll focus 

on your thoughts and feelings rather than 

going into the details of what’s happened. We 

may ask you some questions to help you explore 

how you feel. Sometimes people need 

to cry, or show how angry they are at life, or 

go over their thoughts and feelings several 

times to make sense of them, and that’s fine. 

It’s not about us. 

We won’t talk about ourselves, even if you 

ask us to. We’re there to give you time, space 

and support – you don’t need to ask how 

we are, or give us time in return. We don’t 

impose any personal attitudes or beliefs on 

you. We’re not religious and we’re completely 

independent. This allows you to sensitively 

discuss your options and explore your own 

feelings, helping you to find an inner strength 

that lets you find your own way forward rather 

than offering practical advice. You’re best 

placed to solve your problems. Sometimes, 

you need support to rationalise your thinking 

and make clear judgements. 

A new way of talking. 

It can feel unfamiliar when we focus all our 

attention on listening to you. It’s not quite 

like a normal conversation, but give it a try. 

The call is about you, after all. 

Helping you explore your options. 

We won’t give you advice or opinions. We’ll 

help you talk through your problems and you 

may begin to see things more clearly. When 

you’re ready, we can help you think about 

what you could do and what the options are. 

We’ll support you to decide what’s best for 

you. 

We won’t tell you what you should do. 

We won’t make decisions for you and we 

won’t tell you what we think about the decisions 

you choose to make. You are the expert 

on your own life. 

Information on other sources of help. 

We focus on exploring your feelings. Sometimes 

people also need advice on a specific 

kind of problem. If you want us to, while 

we’re talking, we may be able to give you 

contact details for organisations that specialise 

in helping with a problem you may have. 

Suicidal feelings. 

You don’t need to be suicidal to contact us, 

but if you are feeling suicidal, sharing how 

you feel could help. We aim to explore suicidal 

feelings with everyone who contacts us. 

Most people who contact us are not suicidal. 

By asking the question, we’re just giving 

you the space to talk about these feelings if 

you want to. 

Ending the conversation. 

You can end the conversation when you’re 

ready to. Sometimes phone conversations 

last about an hour, but some are much shorter. 

Same support from all volunteers 

Generally you will speak to a different volunteer 

each time you call, email or visit. Our 

priority is to make sure you get support from 

someone as quickly as possible, so however 

you contact us, whoever is available will respond 

to you. 

Telephone anytime day or night, 365days a 

year on 902 883 535 or email pat@samaritansinspain.com 


Getting a Dog or Puppy 

There is a real problem here in Spain with the 

number of dogs and puppies available. There 

are of course the dog breeders who should 

be fully registered if they are to sell pedigree 

puppies, but there are also thousands of 

puppies being born each year because of 

the lack of neutering of dogs. Many of these 

dogs and puppies end up in animal refuges, 

some of which are simply holding pens where 

the animals are kept after being taken off 

the streets. Many of these dogs belong to 

people, but if they are not re-united with 

their owners, or re-homed they will end up 

being put to sleep. If you are thinking of 

getting a dog or puppy, maybe your local 

rescue centre is the first place to look. 

The first thing to consider if you are 

considering getting a puppy is to see if you 

have enough time and money, as well as 

room for your new pet. If the answer to these 

three questions is yes, you will have to think 

about which kind of dog is the best for your 

needs. 

Bear in mind the following: 

1 The size of the puppy when it is an 

adult. Obviously, it is not the same to 

feed, transport or go for a walk with a 

Pekinese as a Saint Bernard. The size 

of the dog will also affect the costs of 

feeding (a giant dog may eat more 

than one kilo of food in a day). If the 

animal is going to live outside, it is 

better to choose a medium or small 

sized breed and avoid choosing tiny 

dogs as Pomeranian, Pinscher or 

Yorkshire which are not adapted to all 

weather. 

2 The sex of the dog may be a 

deciding factor. Males may be 

harder to train. Females, although 

usually calmer, are in heat twice a 

year and it is important to get them 

sterilized, which is usually more 

expensive than having a male dog 

castrated. 

3 The coat of the dog or puppy. The 

more fur the dog has, the more care is 

needed with daily combing, regularly 

washing and probably professional 

sessions at the dog groomer. Dogs 

also moult, especially coming up to 

the warmer weather and this excess 

hair can be a problem in the house, 

especially if any of the family has 

health issues such as hay fever or 

rhinitis. 

4 Different breeds behave 

differently. Be aware of certain 

features such as barking and problems 

such as hip displasia. Certain breeds 

and their crosses are linked to special 

legal rules as they may be considered 

potentially dangerous animals and 

their owners have to get a specific 

license to own them. Never choose a 

dog just for its physical appearance, 

but get to know something about the 

behaviour and features of the dog in 

which you are interested. Ask vets 

and professional people for advice. 

5 Neighbours. If you live in a flat or on 

an urbanization, be aware that there 

are breeds of dogs that may be very 

noisy. It is important to get informed 

about the rules in the community. 

6 Pet’s parents. If you can, see 

the parents of any puppies you are 

interested in. This will give you an 

idea of the dog’s future physical and 

mental features. 

Clinica Veterinaria 

Puerto de Mazarrón. 

Tel 968 153 931 

Camposol Sector A 

Tel 968 199 263 

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An Alarming Sight! 

We recently decided to have an alarm system 

installed in the villa, as one of the large security 

companies were doing a promotion in our 

area offering the systems at a very competitive 

price. 

My villa is on 3 storeys, with the whole of 

the downstairs being dedicated to the business, 

with store room, storage and laundry 

area and large office. Deciding where to put 

the sensors was fairly straightforward and 

the Rep Javier patiently explained how it all 

worked to technophobic me. 

The night mode, when we are sleeping in the 

house, covered all areas except the hallway, 

meaning that my boys can come and go to 

the kitchen and the bathroom without fear of 

setting off the alarm. To make things easier 

to operate, we also ordered 2 remotes, meaning 

that we can activate and de-activate the 

alarm from outside or any point within the 

house. 

Unfortunately, the only thing that the 

system does not make allowances for is 

my ageing brain! 

One night lying in bed, doing my usual mental 

checklist of work related stuff, I had one of my 

“eureka” moments and decided at 2am that I 

would just nip down to the office and check 

a few arrival details for clients. Downstairs I 

wandered, bleary eyed and completely naked 

and sat down in the office chair. Five seconds 

later my mobile rang, and then the landline 

joined in the chorus until I picked it up. 

“Hello” said a sheepish sounding lady. “This is 

the alarm company and we have an alert at 

your address.” 

I was about to give her a piece of my mind 

for calling in the middle of the night when the 

penny dropped – I had set off the sensor in 

the office and all and sundry could see me 

sitting there butt naked, typing emails! With 

as much dignity as I could muster, I turned 

my back to the camera and left the office, 

confirming that there was indeed nothing to 

worry about and I wasn’t being robbed! 

I swear that the woman was having a hard 

time keeping a straight face as she re-set the 

system, stifling giggles as we chatted... And 

my kids are keeping an eye out on YouTube 

for the video!! 

Liz Edmiston 

OwnersAway Property Rentals & Management 

Tel 691 977 107 

info@ownersaway.com 

www.ownersaway.com 

Nature ESpuña Trails (NEST) are social 

walks for non-sporty people - people who 

like fun and easy short stress-free walks, to 

talk and enjoy views with new people, make 

friends and take photos! There is no racing 

or scrambling and all are welcome including 

dogs on leads. 

see Arrui from the road! 

Please book in advance (giving full names and 

Spanish contact tel no) and await confirmation. 

Places are limited so please book early. 

The walk itself is 5€. Any refreshments you 

would like afterwards are at your own cost. 


Friday 29 th August Early Evening Almond 

Harvesting - short walk 

Meet 6.30pm at the entrance to Restaurante 

Sierra Espuña opposite El Berro car park just 

near Camping Sierra Espuña. (Please park on 

the outskirts of El Berro as it’s the start of 

the fiesta and the car park will be busy.) El 

Berro is a tiny village you can walk through 

in 5 mins, it should be no problem. This is a 

very easy short walk in the cooler early even- 

ing, only lasting about an hour or two, around 

the almond groves near El Berro. There will 

be a bit of information 

about almonds and almond 

harvesting and 

the chance to pick a 

few almonds as a souvenir. 

It will be almond 

harvesting time in El 

Berro and then the 

start of El Berro fiesta 

that evening, so you 

can stay on and enjoy 

the fiesta as the hot 

summer temperatures 

start to cool down. 

If you are lucky on 

the drive up into ‘real 

Spain’ you might even 

Tel or text message 679 002 147 

Email natureespunatrails@gmail.com 

To see more details or get driving directions, 

go to www.nestwalks.info where you can 

also subscribe to the mailing list to hear of 

new unpublished opportunities to have fun! 

There is also a selection of greeting cards 

available of the area here with discounts for a 

mix of your choice http://www.redbubble. 

com/people/holidaymurcia/shop 

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I have just finished reading a book by Max 

Lucado called “Beyond Heavens Door.” 

Max is an American preacher who has sold 

over 100 million books worldwide; he is 

the number one author in the USA. Max 

describes what heaven is all about; it is 

only his speculation of it, because I believe 

it will be even better. It is a place where 

we will meet our loved ones; a place where 

there is no pain or suffering; your arthritic 

joints will not be in heaven; your weak 

heart will be strong in heaven; no cancer 

in heaven; no memory failure. 

The reason why this is possible is because 

there is no sin. Christ was sent to eradicate 

the sin. He died on a cross, so that we 

could have Salvation by acknowledging His 

sacrifice for our sins. That is when we will 

be allowed to enter heaven. 

How many people think that they are going 

to heaven? Your good works no matter 

what you do will not get you in, unless you 

acknowledge Jesus Christ as your Saviour. 

Some people think that there is no such 

place and that they only have one life, so 

live life to the full, but, what if you are 

wrong? 

I am afraid that it will be too late. 

Can you afford to take the risk? 

The bible talks about the alternative, which 

is hell; whether you believe it or not. God 

does not want anyone to go there, so, can 

I suggest that you think about these things 

and if you want to know more, you would 

be welcome at the Olive Branch Christian 

Fellowship on a Sunday mornings 10.30am 

at the Cultural Centre on Camposol B. 

Contact Pastor Ralph and Margaret Locke 

on 968 199 622 or 618 720 181 


The Importance Of Keeping Your Title 

Deeds Up To Date 

It is a normal practice to make building extensions 

on your property, or major building 

works such as a swimming pool or a 

garage, where planning permission is required, 

although it isn’t unusual to be made 

illegally without planning permission, which 

can result in them having to be demolished 

or the owner incurring huge fines. 

The Spanish Property Registry, which is 

similar to the UK’s Land Registry and likely 

one of the safest in the world, is concerned 

mainly with the ownership of property, recording 

all deeds of sale that have been 

notarized and inscribed in the register and 

property rights are protected by the Courts. 

There is another property registry called 

the Catastro, which is concerned with 

the location, physical dimensions and accurate 

description in terms of measures, 

boundaries and classification of a property 

in Spain. The Catastro produces accurate 

information about the property including 

plans, maps and aerial photographs. 

This information is used by the Town Hall 

to calculate the Council Tax, so it is truly 

important they have the full description of 

your property, thus avoiding fines for not 

reporting any alterations on your property. 

The Catastro handles information gathered 

from aerial pictures, to update the catastral 

information of properties and report owners 

when there are items that do not match 

the information they have from deeds. 

When selling your property and transferring 

the title deed, boundaries and measurements 

in the deed must be accurate, 

and be the same as those at the Catastro 

Office. The purchaser’s lawyer will check 

out that the property is correctly described 

in the deeds before the purchaser may proceed 

to buy, so your deeds must contain 

the descriptions of the amount of land (if 

any), boundaries, built areas and any other 

alterations of the property. 

Properties are quite often inaccurately described 

in the deeds for a number of reasons. 

You or your previous owner could 

have carried out building work, such as 

a pool, store rooms, or just bricked in a 

terrace and not registered these changes 

in the deeds. If there are any illegal features 

that are not described in the existing 

deeds, then you will need to legalise and 

update your deeds. 

We may find different reasons why this may 

have happened: 

The changes were illegally carried out without 

building permission from the Town Hall. 

A building license was granted, but you 

were not advised to, or you just did not 

bother to pay the cost to update your deeds 

at a Notary, pay the taxes and register this 

at the Land Registry. 

In the first case, you must keep a record of 

the license, as a copy could be requested 

to the Town Hall, to justify the discrepancy 

between the physical reality of the property 

and the deeds. This can then be used to 

update the deeds when you complete and 

sign before the Notary. 

In the second case where the changes were 

carried out illegally, then the process becomes 

somewhat more complicated to resolve, 

and you will need to liaise with your 

lawyer to receive legal advice and find the 

best way to have the alterations legalised. 

Your lawyer will need to visit the planning 

department of the Town Hall to clarify what 

is and is not legal, and what can be legalised 

if necessary. It is very likely that he 

will need to coordinate this with an architect, 

as they have good knowledge and understanding 

of planning regulations. 

It is possible to legalise some alterations 

and normally after 4 years without any 

fines if there have been no complaints from 

neighbours or orders from the Town Hall for 

it to be demolished. The Land Registry normally 

accepts the alterations if an architect 

has issued a certificate stating the works 

are older than 8 years. This called a Certificado 

de Antigüedad. 

Always seek professional advice from your 

Law Firm. 

Celso Rodriguez-Corral 

Barrister & Partner at Corral & Alcaraz Law 

Firm 

Member Nr.71399 of the Bar Association of 

Madrid 

Lawyers, Barristers & Accountants 

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Clare Belton who runs the Sensol Golf Villa 

Sales has 20 years experience working in estate 

agency in the UK and was Branch Manager 

for a national estate agent as well as Area 

and Company Sales Manager for new home’s 

developers. She has also had experience in 

lettings. 

Clare has owned a property in Mazarrón for 

nearly 10 years and she lives on Mazarrón 

Country Club. Having bought a property locally, 

Clare understands the pitfalls and how 

important it is to get the right agent, whether 

you are buying or selling. She works from the 

Sensol Golf Villa Sales’ office on Camposol 

C which is easy to find on the dual carriageway 

just down from Camposol Club de Golf 

where there is easy parking. The office hours 

are 10am-2pm and 4pm-6pm, although appointments 

are offered 7 days a week. 

Sensol Golf Villa Sales is the fastest growing 

Estate Agent in the Mazarrón area and 

they offer a friendly, efficient service with 

no high pressure sales. Their commission 

rate is one of the lowest locally and they sell 

properties from golf villas on Camposol to rural 

retreats and they cover the whole of the 

Mazarrón and surrounding areas. 

Clare’s aim is to offer people a professional 

service whether buying or selling and to give 

genuine old fashioned customer service and 

she prides herself on providing a personal 

service, tailored to your specific needs, with 

no high pressure sales. 

Helping you find YOUR place in the sun. 

Clare Belton 


(0034) 968 970 614 

(0034) 627 784 669 

clare@sensolgolfvillasales.com 

by Jane Ellen Barker from Jane’s Salons 

The most important things we come across in 

the summer for beauty is Dry skin, Faded Hair, 

Sun Burn, Dehydration and Weight Gain, so is 

the summer good for us after all? 

If you listen to your body and drink the extra 

water you need, you will find you are more hydrated 

than when you are drinking your many 

cups of coffee in the winter, even though in 

the hot weather you are perspiring half of the 

water out again. Taking a “Berocca” a day, either 

in tablet or effervescent drink form, can 

help add the other vitamins and minerals you 

need whilst getting down those essential fluids. 

Avoid drinking excess alcohol as this will 

dehydrate you very quickly. A good tip is to 

drink water as well as your beer, wine or spirits. 

Home-made Ice-Tea, Lemonade and Fruit 

Punch are all great ways to get all the good 

things into us, not to mention home-made 

Smoothies. Drinking any of these first thing 

in the morning will give you a healthy start to 

the day and keep your weight down. 

The sun gives us the Vitamin D required and 

helps absorb calcium for our bones, but be 

sensible when in the sun, especially if you are 

not used to the strong rays here in Spain. You 

can use your left over tomatoes sliced up and 

put on your sun burn and help soothe your 

sore skin, but obviously it is better to avoid 

getting sun burn in the first place. Choose 

good sun protection with a suitable factor to 

begin with, as you will still get a nice colour 

even through factor 50 SPF. Avoid all the excess 

wrinkles and lines on your face caused 

by the sun and use a high factor. There are 

plenty of bronzing products on the market to 

give you a little colour and we ladies always 

have tinted cream, foundation and bronzer to 

give that natural look. 

For your dry skin, the best thing you can honestly 

do is moisturise regularly and have a 

facial, so take advantage of Jane’s Salon’s 

offers of a mini facial for only 12€. 


Student Accommodation 

Asociación de Alumnos de la Escuela Oficial 

Idiomas in Lorca would like to find good 

British families who would like to offer accommodation 

to language students. The aim is to 

give students the opportunity to travel and 

practice English, living for 15 days or a month 

in the summer or Easter with a British family. 

There are many students who cannot travel 

to the UK due to the fact that they don’t have 

enough money, so this can be a good option 

for them. Ideally they would like to stay for 

one or two weeks but even a weekend would 

help them with their English. If you live on 

Camposol, Mazarrón or anywhere in the area 

and you can offer full board for a student, 

please get in touch with Susan at 

aaeoil@gmail.com. 

The students would pay the family for their 

accommodation. 

Asociación de Alumnos de la Escuela 

Oficial Idiomas covers Aguilas, Alhama, 

Mazarrón, Totana and Puerta Lumbreras as 

well as Lorca. 

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Mazarrón has been awarded six blue flags, 

one more than last year at: Rihuete, Puerto, 

Bahia-La Reya, Nares, Castellar 

and Alamillo. The Minister of Tourism, 

Juan Carlos Ruiz, praised the quality of the 

beaches of Mazarrón calling it ‘magnificent’. 

Also, on the coast of Mazarrón six others 

gained banners with Q for Quality Tourism: 

Rihuete, Bahia, Castellar, Bolnuevo, La 

Reya and Nares. 

Castellar Beach in Mazarrón has received an 

Ecoplaya flag for the use of salt water in the 

showers and footbaths. 

San Javier this year has maintained its three 

blue flags at Castillico, Colón and Mistral. 

Cartagena had a total of ten awards; two 

more than last year at Cala del Pino, Islas 

Menores (Playa de Levante), Poniente 

(Islas Menores), Mar de Cristal, Cala Cortina, 

San Ginés, Playa Paraíso, Levante 

(Cabo de Palos), Isla Plana and Playa 

Honda. 

Cartagena came second in Spain with the 

highest number of blue flags (only behind 

Sanxenxo, in Galicia) with the highest number 

of awards on the Mediterranean coast. 

This is the sixth consecutive year that Cartagena 

has become the Mediterranean town 

with the highest number of blue flags. 

We must also recognize as ‘blue centres’ the 

Centro de Las Salinas in San Pedro del 

Pinatar and the Centro de Interpretación 

del Mar. 

Los Alcazares has also received a thematic 

distinction for urban waste management and 

has been recognized as the blue trail ‘Camina 

10,000 steps La Manga’. 


Benefit Fraud Team In Spain - Top three 

cheats this year had claimed over £200,000 

More than £5m of UK taxpayers’ money lost 

to benefit fraud abroad is now being recovered 

by Department for Work and Pensions 

(DWP) investigators in Spain. The dedicated 

team in Madrid has investigated more than 

1,250 cases of benefit fraud by British residents 

over the last five years, and works 

closely with UK counterparts to bring fraudsters 

to justice. 

‘Abroad Fraud’, now the fourth largest type 

of benefit fraud, is up almost 90% in the last 

three years and Spain is the top of the list, 

with 769 cases investigated last year alone. 

The free and confidential hotline to use 

in Spain to report suspected benefit 

cheats is 900 554 440. Your call is free and 

confidential. 

The top three benefit fraudsters in Spain 

who have been convicted so far this year had 

claimed some £217,000 between them. All 

three have now received jail sentences and 

been ordered to repay the money they stole. 

* Janice Purdie, 62, from Hove, pleaded 

guilty to over £130,000 of benefit fraud 

and received a 12-month prison sentence. 

She failed to tell DWP that she 

owned a property in Spain and had numerous 

different bank accounts whilst she 

was fraudulently claiming Income Support, 

Pension Credit, Disability Living Allowance, 

Housing Benefit and Council Tax 

Benefit over a nine-year period. 

* Jimmy Rickner, 72, from Exeter, was 

jailed for six months for fraudulently 

claiming almost £50,000 of disability benefits 

and Pension Credit over eight years, 

when in fact he was living with his partner 

in one of two properties he owned in 

Spain. 

* Thomas Wadham, 73, of Aylesbury, 

falsely claimed £37,000 of Housing Benefit 

and Pension Credit between 2007 and 

2010 while he was living in Spain. He was 

sentenced to six months in jail and ordered 

to pay back all the money. 

The UK Government is taking more action to 

tackle abroad fraud by increasing the use of 

life certificates to stop fraudsters continuing 

to claim benefits when a claimant has died 

and increasing data-sharing so foreign authorities 

tell the UK about overseas claimants. 

David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform, 

said “Benefit fraud is wrong both at home 

and abroad and fraudsters need to know that 

our investigators will look into cases wherever 

they are and that their benefits will be 

stopped. We are toughening the rules to crack 

down on benefit cheats and recovering more 

money than ever as part of the Government’s 

long-term economic plan – clawing back a 

landmark £5m in Spain. We know there is 

more to do and we are returning fairness to 

the welfare system to make sure it delivers 

for people in need and the hardworking taxpayer 

who funds it.” 

Richard West, Head of DWP Fraud and Error 

Service, said “This is a significant achievement 

for our team in Spain and will hopefully 

serve as a warning to benefit cheats no matter 

where they are in the world. Fraudsters 

need to know that our investigators have the 

powers to track them down and that being 

overseas is no hiding place. We are determined 

to crack down on people who play the 

system, so that benefits only go to those who 

really need this help.” 

All fraudsters face either an administrative 

penalty or criminal prosecution and all must 

pay back every penny they have obtained, 

so that taxpayers’ money continues to help 

the people most in need. Typical frauds committed 

abroad include claims by people leaving 

UK after their claim starts, people failing 

to notify DWP before leaving the country or 

staying abroad for too long and families who 

fail to report the death of someone living 

abroad permanently and continuing to receive 

benefits. 

Abroad fraud totalled £82m in 2013/14, including 

£48m of Pension Credit, £11m of 

Housing Benefit, £8m of Income Support and 

£15m of Employment and Support Allowance. 

Alleged British Drug Trafficker Captured 

In Spain 

Christopher Mealey, 

38, from London, 

was captured following 

a joint operation 

involving the Spanish 

National Police, National 

Crime Agnecy 

(NCA) and Metropolitan 

Police. 

Armed officers apprehended 

Mealey 

on a European Arrest 

Warrant in Marbella 

and he appeared at 

the Spanish National Court in Madrid. Extradition 

proceedings are now underway. He is 

the 60th fugitive to be caught out of 76 publicised 

through Operation Captura – a multiagency 

initiative between Crimestoppers, the 

NCA and the Spanish authorities. 

Mealey is wanted by the Metropolitan Police 

in connection with an investigation into the 

importation of millions of pounds worth of 

cocaine. His father-in-law John Reed and six 

others have already received jail terms totalling 

over 130 years. 

One of the 16 remaining fugitives on the Operation 

Captura list is Daniel Bowes, who is 

wanted in connection with the same investigation. 

For people calling from Spain with information 

on Bowes, or any of the other Operation 

Captura fugitives, there is a Spanish 

freephone number 900 555 111 which is 

answered in the UK by Crimestoppers’ call 

agents. A translation service is also available 

for Spanish speakers. 

People can also pass on information anonymously 

via a UK number 0800 555 111 and 

online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org 

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Hello, Nathan here again and this month I’ll 

be talking about our time with our friends 

Stuart and Susan. 

It was a hot day and we wanted to go on a 

picnic to a reservoir near Cehegin and as Stuart 

and Susan had not been there before we 

asked them to join us. When we had found a 

nice spot to eat the picnic we unpacked our 

gear near the water, went for a walk along 

the water’s edge and then had our lunch. After 

lunch Shannon, Connor and I decided to 

skim some stones in the water which was fun. 

Connor also decided he wanted to throw some 

big stones and soak himself which Shannon 

and I found hilarious and we climbed some 

tall rocks! 

After some chatting, photographs and good 

food, we decided we would go to the Castle 

of Mula.......So we thought! We drove around 

for about 20 minutes, following Dad and 

keeping an eye on the castle. I was in the 

car with Stuart and Susan and when Susan 

said she had seen a sign pointing in the direction 

of the castle, we thought Dad would 

take that way, but Dad ignored it which I 

thought was hilarious! Dad led us up windy 

thin and narrow roads which terrified Susan! 

Her comments were funny though, she said 

things like; ‘He won’t take this turning, it is 

too narrow… Oh he took it!’ and ‘Oh no Ken 

don’t take that road it’s a one way road! Oh 

he is taking it!’ 

The trip was amusing despite our taking 10 

minutes trying to reverse down a thin cobbled 

street! Eventually we stopped off at a café for 

a coffee and we were all exhausted. During 

our coffee we chatted about the journey and 

I told Mum and Dad about the journey I had 

with Stuart and Susan, me being the only one 

who travelled with them. We looked up from 

the outside tables in the café and saw the 

castle and how big it was and we all laughed 

at how close we were to it. We asked if we 

should all go back to the sign directing us to it 

and go from there, but Stuart and Susan said 

in unison “No its okay we’re fine!” 

I was glad to hear that because it was a long 

hot day, but it was good fun and one of the 

last times we will see Stuart and Susan for a 

while, as they are returning home to the UK. 

They are back in September for the 4-day 

Open Door seminar, so look out for it and details! 

Bye for now and speak to you next month! 

Nathan. 


Friday the 20th of June was a truly magical 

evening of superb entertainment at Jardin 

de la Pepa in Tererros. The new beer garden 

was full to capacity with 120 people in attendance. 

Compere Stevie Spit had the audience 

roaring with laughter with his jokes and his 

own interpretation of Bohemian Rhapsody. 

Paul Michael had a standing ovation for his 

Nessun Dorma and many people were very 

emotional with Bring Him Home from Les Miserables. 

Paul then treated everyone to dance 

and disco music. The sensational Dee was 

as always fantastic. She just seems to get 

better and better and from the minute she 

started to sing people filled the dance floor. 

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These amazing artistes made a 4 hour round 

trip to contribute to the evening and Stevie 

Spit was leaving the show to go to Alicante 

airport to fly straight to Germany to entertain 

our troops. How marvellous is that!! 

Stevie said that it was an amazing night and 

is looking forward to the Help for Hero’s Dinner 

Dance at The Aguilas Resort Hotel on 

September 12 th where he will be his other self 

in full drag. (Don’t miss this show; it’s going 

to be amazing.) 

Team Harmony members Jeannie and Tony 

Kettle did a brilliant job organising raffle 

prizes with 22 prizes being donated and more 

than 700€ was raised from this alone. Thank 

you to everyone who contributed the really 

excellent gifts. 

Amelia Manzanares Gonzalez from The Ladies 

Group of Terrors said that she was honoured 

to present the 1417€ raised on the night to 

representatives from The Red Cross Jesus 

Ollogui Guerra and Salva Cervantes Mellado 

along with Junba Lopez from the Pulpi Town 

Hall who were thrilled to accept such a huge 

amount of money. The Red Cross presented 

beautiful bouquets of flowers to Team Harmony 

members Anne Blandford and Jeannie 

Kettle in appreciation and a Town Hall official 

presented Team Harmony with a wonderful 

plaque with The Team Harmony name 

and Logo to show their thanks. The plaque 

had been designed by the handicapped association 

in Pulpi. The Team Harmony members 

present were very touched by such a lovely 

gesture. 

Thank you so much to everyone that contributed 

to this wonderful evening and thanks to 

Cristobal, Raffa and everyone at Pepa’s for 

going the extra mile for us. 

Details of our future events can be found 

on our website www.teamharmonyspain. 

com and our Facebook page Team Harmony 

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Summer has arrived and the temperatures 

are rising. Brilliant! However, we need 

to drink more water so we don’t become 

dehydrated. This can become a problem 

throughout the Summer months. Dehydration 

can cause mild symptoms such as 

headaches, tiredness and dizziness and in 

more severe cases, confusion and exhaustion, 

to name but a few. During hot and 

humid weather you are at higher risk of 

dehydration and heat related illnesses. 

Water makes up over two-thirds of the 

healthy human body. It lubricates the 

joints and eyes, aids digestion, flushes 

out waste and toxins and keeps the skin 

healthy. 

What Causes Dehydration? 

Dehydration is usually caused by not drinking 

enough fluid, or by fluid that is lost not 

being replaced. The climate, the amount of 

physical exercise you are doing and your 

diet can also contribute to dehydration. 

Who Is At Risk From Dehydration? 

Anyone can become dehydrated, but certain 

groups are particularly at risk. These 

include: 

babies and infants – they have a low 

body weight and are sensitive to even 

small amounts of fluid loss. 

older people – they may be less aware 

that they are becoming dehydrated and 

need to keep drinking fluids. 

people with a long-term health condition 

such as diabetes or alcoholism. 

athletes – they lose a large amount of 

body fluid through sweat. 

What better way of helping to keep ourselves 

hydrated than by having a water 

filter system installed by Healthy H2O. 

Their main filter system is the World Famous 

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manufactured in the UK and can be fully 

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Healthy H2O have been installing and 

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All their products can be purchased 

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AGAIN 


We should all be aware of the value of Energy 

and Water, especially here in Spain where 

there is so much sun, but very little water 

in comparison to the UK. Many people now 

have solar hot water systems and collect as 

much rain water etc as possible, but without 

the world leaders holding summits to discuss 

the best way in which to conserve energy 

and water on a grand scale, our bit will do 

little for future generations. 

This year’s meeting will provide a platform 

for over 200 organisations and will be 

held by the Stockholm International Water 

Institute. 

Thematic Scope: Energy and Water 

Several years ago, in the Asia-Pacific Water 

Development Outlook 2007, the Prime 

Minister of India stated “If all members of 

society can have adequate access to energy 

and water, many of the societal problems 

can be solved”. That statement is as true 

today as it was then. Energy and water 

are inextricably linked - we need “water 

for energy” for cooling, storage, biofuels, 

hydropower, fracking etc, and we need 

“energy for water” to pump, treat and 

desalinate. 

Without energy and water, we cannot satisfy 

basic human needs, produce food for a 

rapidly growing population and achieve 

economic growth and yet, today, 1.3 billion 

people lack access to electricity and some 

800 million people get their water from 

unimproved sources. Many more consume 

water that is unsafe to drink. 

Over the coming 30 years food and 

energy demands are expected to increase 

dramatically, yet we will depend on the 

same finite and vulnerable water resource 

as today for sustaining life, economic growth 

and our environment. 

The Energy and Water theme for 2014 

World Water Week in Stockholm will take 

an overall “systems view” of how to develop 

and manage energy and water for the good 

of society and ecosystems. The energy and 

water theme will be addressed from two 

overall perspectives: 

Societal Opportunities and Challenges 

Balancing Societal Uses of Energy and 

Water 

Energy and Water are critical factors in 

urban development. Rapidly growing cities 

depend on reliable energy and water supply, 

but must try to reduce demands, manage 

trade-offs and optimise resource use by 

reuse, recycling and generation of energy 

from waste, all in an integrated urban 

management context. 

For industrial development, improved 

efficiency in the use and reuse, of 

energy and water is essential to save on 

increasingly scarce resources and costs, for 

both production and waste management. 

Research, innovation and technology 

development for improved Energy and 

Water efficiency are essential. 

The Energy and Water linkage is not 

only about quantity, but also about water 

quality and pollution. Sharply accelerating 

demands for food and energy production 

place increasing pressure on the availability 

of water for vulnerable ecosystems and the 

biodiversity and human livelihoods they 

sustain. Energy production, be it hydropower 

development, biofuel production, shale 

gas exploitation or other forms of energy 

production, may have serious environmental 

and social consequences that need to be 

properly assessed and addressed. 

Climate change may affect the water system 

through increased variability, long term 

temperature and water balance changes 

and sea level rise. Climate adaptation is 

primarily about water and land, but water 

resources are also critical for climate change 

mitigation, as many efforts to reduce carbon 

emissions rely on water availability. Because 

the water cycle is so sensitive to climate 

change and because water is so vital to 

energy generation and carbon storage, we 

need to recognise the coherence between 

mitigation and adaptation measures. 

Storage may be required at all levels, 

from the household and village levels to 

major infrastructure in a transboundary 

setting, not least in developing countries. 

Such storage may be provided through 

investments in conventional infrastructure 

and/or in the restoration and management 

of natural systems. 

Addressing the Economic and Financial 

Aspects of Energy and Water 

The economic value of energy varies in 

a changing market and may be difficult 

to assess for long term investments. For 

water, assessments of economic value must 

accommodate the fact that water is a public 

and social asset and access to safe drinking 

water has been declared a human right by the 

United Nations. When it comes to financing 

and pricing the situation is complicated, 

due to the asymmetry, volatility and interlinkages 

of Energy and Water prices, with 

energy mainly being priced on the market 

and water as a public good. 

Energy and Water data and information 

may be made more accessible through mobile 

technologies. The complexity of decisions 

on Energy and Water development often 

calls for combined water- energy modelling 

as a basis for developing integrated decision 

support systems. In both sectors advanced 

models have been developed and efforts 

to further combine and apply integrated 

Energy and Water modelling systems 

are underway. Such developments include 

hydro- and energy economics, ecological 

and hydrological effects, social criteria and 

economic tools to quantify trade-offs. 

Political decision-makers need to set the 

agenda and framework for the science and 

technology to become policy relevant. In 

the developing countries in particular such 

efforts need to be associated with efforts 

to develop capacity at all levels to address 

these inter-linkages. 

SIWI, Stockholm International Water 

Institute © 2014 

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Calle Sobrija 2248 

Sector D Camposol 

Rev Maureen Kent 

Last month at the Flower Festival, we 

were asked by several people, what exactly 

did Ecumenical mean. Although this subject 

has been written about before in this column, 

I will briefly explain it again for those 

who missed it. It simply means the Christian 

Worldwide Church. That is, Anglican, Catholic, 

Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran etc. Every 

branch of the Christian Faith, is in fact, part of 

the Ecumenical Church. Or let’s put it another 

way, just as Jesus intended it to be! No divisions, 

just one Christian family worshipping 

God and His Son, Jesus. Unfortunately, over 

the centuries, differences have crept in to our 

worship. Some people like to attend services 

where there is always a solemn atmosphere, 

others like lots of singing, hand clapping and 

hallelujahs, whilst others prefer something 

in the middle. In an Ecumenical Church we 

like to have our quieter services, as in Holy 

Communion, or Morning Prayer, but we also 

enjoy those times of joyful music when we 

celebrate Songs of Praise. 

In this way, we believe that anyone from 

whatever Christian background they have 

participated in, may come along and find a 

relevance for themselves. We meet together, 

not to dwell on differences, but to share 

our Christian faith. As the hymn says, “One 

Church, one Faith, one Lord.” 

We know that there will be one heaven 

where we all meet together around the Lord’s 

throne, united in our love and praise, so why 

not do the same whilst on earth? I like to 

think of it as members of a family marrying 

into another. A woman will take on her husband’s 

name, but remain a member of her 

original family. That’s why I describe it as one 

Christian Family, but with different surnames! 

I hope this has helped clarify things a little! 

Services for August 

Sunday 6 th Songs of Praise 

Sunday 13 th Holy Communion 

Sunday 20 th Morning Prayer 

Sunday 27 th Holy Communion 

As well as these services, we offer Wedding 

Blessings, Holy Baptisms, Confirmation and 

Funerals. We have a Pastoral Care Group 

throughout the year, with people willing to 

listen, talk and help anyone who is sick or in 

need. This Pastoral Care is absolutely confidential. 

For further information please contact: 

Rev Maureen Kent 968 970 637/636 099 

679 

Rev Deacon Bill Coyle 634 143 260 

Rev Eberhard Klute, German Branch 968 

138 764 


The Supreme Court of Spain (STS 849/2002 

23ts September) decided on the outcome of 

the will of Mr. W, who had been married to a 

Spanish citizen and with whom he had had 

two children. Mr. W later had another two 

children with another Spanish lady. All Mr. W’s 

properties were located in Spain. 

Mr. W signed a Spanish will in September 

1977 leaving everything to his first wife and 

in the event that she died before him, everything 

would go to his first two children. 

The second partner challenged the will and 

the Supreme Court said that the Spanish 

Law was applicable to his inheritance. The 

Supreme Court understood that if the estate 

of the deceased consists only of property located 

in Spain, it will be the Spanish Law that 

regulates all the estate of the deceased. 

There are new changes in the law which will 

be applicable from August 17 th 2015. Their 

aim is to harmonize European legislation regarding 

probate jurisdiction, applicable law, 

recognition and enforcement of succession 

decisions in the area of the European Union. 

As a general rule, the law applicable to the 

entire estate will be the state in which the 

deceased had the residence at the time of 

death.Thus, a British citizen who dies having 

their residence in Spain, the law applicable to 

his succession will be Spanish, so, if you live 

permanently in Spain and decide to leave in 

your will all your assets to your wife; according 

to the new regulation now in force, if you 

do not opt for “your national law” in your will 

and you pass away living in Spain, it will be 

understood that the applicable law to the Inheritance 

will be the Spanish Succession Law. 

Therefore, your children as forced heirs (according 

to Spanish Law) would inherit at least 

2/3 of your Estate. 

This opens a new door to contesting/challenging 

or disputing the wills of British citizens 

living in Spain, as well as to many possible 

problems that could arise at the time of 

formalizing the succession (signing the inheritance 

deed), if the will does not respect the 

legitimate and forced heir’s rights. 

Our advice is to change your will by adding a 

new clause designating as its succession the 

law corresponding to your nationality, in accordance 

with that Article 22 of Regulation. 

If the heirs are descendants from previous 

marriages and are instituted, we recommend 

you designate an executor, preferably a solicitor 

who knows the law and the wishes of the 

testator. 

Please contact us for a free consultation and 

for future peace of mind with regards to your 

will. 

Telephone Pepe Silvente on 968 332 058. 

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Cavalli Foundation Dog Talent Show 

At the end of June, Cavalli Foundation 

joined forces with Peludines Alhama, both 

registered charities, to organize our first 

Dog Talent Show with the most amazing 

success. 

There were nearly 30 entries and a very appreciative 

audience thoroughly enjoyed the 

morning. It was a great social gathering for 

dog owners and dogs alike with lots of fun 

trials such as ‘The Waggiest Tail’, ‘The most 

Beautiful Eyes’, ‘Dog that looks most like 

his Owner’ and of course the Agility Circuit. 

There was plenty of shade, a paddling pool 

for overheated pups, BBQ and cold drinks 

at the bar. 

We would like to thank our sponsors for 

so generously donating the prizes for each 

class: Irene from Tucan Vet in Alhama 

and the 24 Hour Emergency Hospital Region 

of Murcia, Piornos Vet in Murcia, Arca 

de Noe and Rubén from Piccadilly Coffee. 

There were prizes for both dogs and humans: 

toys, vaccines, cookies, bones and 

treats, collars and leads, bags of dog mix, 

brushes, dog grooming voucher, XXL Jug 

and Chai Tea from Piccadilly and lots more. 

We would also like to thank Peludines 

Alhama for helping us organise the 

event and Eva from Adrinka Shop for taking 

part in our charity car boot sale. 

The surprises of the event were first and 

foremost the adoption of Raspita, a lovely 

little Chihuahua being fostered by Paloma 

and Miguel, also taking part in the show. 

One of our volunteers, Guillermo, fell in love 

with her at first sight and had no doubts 

about taking her home with him. 


The second surprise was a fantastic demonstration 

of Drug Searching offered by 

Ricardo and Atila, mother of Cavalli and 

Piccadilly chocolate labs, Moka and Milka. 

Atila is an army rescue dog who 

takes part in searches for survivors of catastrophes 

and drug and bomb detection. 

Given the success of entries, one adoption 

and a full house, we plan to repeat the event 

in the near future. All the proceeds of Cavalli 

events are dedicated to the upkeep of 

the animals we rescue and rehabilitate and 

contributions to other animal rescue operations 

such as the recent Bullas case and our 

Riding for the Disabled. 

For more information about Cavalli Foundation 

rescue work and therapeutic riding: 

infocavallifoundation@gmail.com 

Tel 636 172 198 or follow us on Facebook 

To contact Peludines Alhama: 

Asociación Protectora de Animales (APA), 

Peludines Alhama, 

www.peludinesalhama.org 

Charity Nº: G-73808719 

Facebook Peludines Alhama 

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Come and visit A Time 4 A Change in El 

Algar where you can find everything you 

need for your home under one roof! 

A Time 4 

A Change 

showroom 

covers over 

1000 square 

metres. The 

ground floor 

displays 

lounge and 

dining furniture, 

including 

sofas, 

coffee 

tables, wall 

units and 

complete 

dining sets. 

Upstairs on the first floor, there is a varied 

stock of bedroom furniture, including beds, 

headboards, bedside tables and chests of 

drawers. Also available are brand new 

mattresses from only €120, together with 

brand new pillows and bedding. 

To complete your interior décor, choose 

from an array of pictures, lamps, mirrors 

and other accessories. 

A Time 4 A Change has something to suit 

all tastes and budgets. 

Remember, A Time 4 A Change offers 

10% discount on furniture purchases 

over 100€, and 20% discount on furniture 

purchases over 500€. Local delivery is 

FREE! 

A Time 4 A Change has a large choice of 

garden ornaments, from small Buddhas to 

large geese, as well as furniture suitable 

for your terrace. 

Pop in and see A Time 4 A Change. You 

will be made to feel most welcome. 

Call 968 136 501 or visit the website 

atime4achange.com. 


Sizzling Month For MABS 

June was a fantastic month for fundraising 

for MABS Cancer Support Group, Mar 

Menor. At the monthly Ladies’ Lunch 

at Diamantes Restaurant, El Mojon, all the 

ladies dressed up for the theme of ‘Ladies’ 

Day at Ascot’. Everyone enjoyed a delicious 

lunch and were then entertained by 

the ever-charming Paul Allen. The Raffle 

raised over 300€. 

Two days later the ladies were all dressed 

up again for a Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day 

at Time Out in San Javier, were there was 

a competition for ‘Best Hat’ which was won 

by MABS Volunteer, Lynne Marshalsay. The 

best overall outfit was won by Sarah Beale. 

Nearly 100€ was donated to MABS MM. 

There were also two Pamper Days organised 

by Karen 

Andrews 

at La Zona 

Minigolf, Los 

Alcazares & 

Roda’s Bar, 

Roda which 

raised over 

100€. 

The week 

was completed 

by 

a fabulous 

Summer 

Solstice 

Event, 

on Midsummer’s 

Day, in 

the beautiful 

gardens of 

the La Finca Restaurant, 

on La Manga 

Club. The ‘white’ 

dress code was completed 

with a sea of 

white net around the 

tables. The evening 

was a sell out 

and started with 

champagne cocktails 

which were enjoyed 

before a superb dinner 

hosted by Sylvia 

Ingham, owner 

of the restaurant 

and Helen Holland, 

Lady Captain of La Manga Club, who has 

adopted MABS MM as her charity during 

her year in office. Jacqui Phillips, MBE and 

President of MABS attended the event and 

said “I am delighted to be at such a wonderful 

event and thank you all for supporting 

us”. After Stand Up Bingo which raised 

1,000€ and an Auction, the total raised for 

the evening was a staggering 6,420€. 

With Summer Solstice being a hard act to 

follow we hosted a Garden Party at La 

Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias and this was enjoyed 

by all who attended. There was music 

provided by Rame Tower Band, a bowls 

competition, a cake competition, stalls, 

afternoon tea and everything else you’d 

expect at a very British event, except of 

course the weather! The total raised on the 

day was over 1,200€. What a great end to 

a fabulous month of fundraising for MABS 

Mar Menor. 

Cancer doesn’t discriminate and neither do 

MABS. We help anyone of any nationality 

affected by cancer. 

Helpline 693 275 779 

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Forgotten Village gets HELP 

La Puebla is one of the “forgotten” villages 

in the Murcia region which struggles to 

make ends meet. Recently HELP MMM donated 

a cheque for 2,000€ to Caritas in the 

village of La Puebla, near Torre Pacheco. 

President Bernard Ash and Janneke Chambers 

met with Chari, the President of Caritas 

and Pepa, the Vice President. Also 

present were other ladies from Caritas together 

with the local Priest. When Bernard 

presented the cheque, all present were 

really grateful and extremely surprised by 

the amount donated to them. 

No work, No benefits and No food 

In September 2013 Caritas started their 

work in La Puebla with a food bank. From 

a population of 800 people, there are currently 

54 families without any means of 

income; ie no work and no benefits. They 

are all officially registered and proven by 

social services. As the village is small, they 

simply cannot afford to have big quantities 

of extra food or other donations to offer 

people. 

Caritas is entitled to a one-year financial 

donation from the European Fund, but in 

real terms they have not been given aid for 

a full year. Once a month, they are also 

entitled to receive food from the central 

food bank in Cartagena, but they end up 

with the leftovers eg 6 mars bars, or 3 bottles 

of coca cola and 6 packs of biscuits. 

Sometimes the milk is out of date. This is 

hardly sufficient to feed 54 families! 

HELP MMM thought it very important to 

donate to this good cause and it was greatly 

appreciated. After the presentation Bernard 

and Janneke were treated to a drink 

plus cakes from the local bakery. 

Peraleja Golfers Present Cheque to 

Caritas 

Recently the golfers of Peraleja raised the 

magnificent sum of 4,025€ in a sponsored 

golf tournament. Chris Hardwidge organised 

the event at the Restaurante La Vista, 

now fully owned by “Exclusively Peraleja 

SL” and presented the cheque to the Director 

General of Caritas in Murcia, Antonio 

Sanchez Martinez. The local Priest, Rev Fr 

Joaquin and members of Caritas, Sucina 

were invited to attend, but unfortunately 

were unable to do so. Chris said that we 

have asked for the monies to be used locally 

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Cruz Azul Celebrates In USA Style 

Cruz Azul celebrated their first anniversary 

in true USA style on Friday 4 th July 

at their shop in San Javier. Restaurante 

Hispania provided a super American-style 

barbeque and the rock and blues band, Los 

Duques, got the volunteers and supporters 

rocking. 

their picture taken with some beautifully 

restored cars, including a Ford Mustang, 

Pontiac Trans Am, Ford Lincoln, Ford Galaxy, 

Dodge Polara, Chrysler Stratus, Chevrolet 

Camoro, Corvette and Ford Classic. 

It was a double celebration, because the 

Ford Galaxy, owned by Mod Cruiserz member, 

Emmanuel Vadon, had reached its 

50 th birthday on the same day. Volunteer, 

Christiane Vadon, sold lots of raffle tickets 

and the lucky winner of the luxury bar set 

was Julia Sutton. 

able to achieve in such a short space of 

time and we are keen to move forward 

with other initiatives such as sterilization, 

microchipping and vaccination in the near 

future to encourage responsible pet ownership” 

commented Lyn. 


Some fabulous classic American cars were 

on display from the members of Mod Cruiserz 

Club who drove down from La Siesta 

and San Luis. Visitors were able to have 

“We can’t believe 

that it’s a year since 

we started our Cruz 

Azul journey” remarked 

Lyn Baines, 

Cruz Azul President. 

“We decided 

on the charity in July 

2013, but it took a 

long time for our official 

charity registration 

to be approved, 

so we weren’t able 

to fundraise until 

the end of November 

2013, when we 

opened the Cruz Azul 

shop in San Javier. 

We haven’t looked 

back since” she said. 

Thanks to the continuing 

generosity 

and support from the 

public and local businesses 

and the growing 

success of the 

shop in San Javier, 

Cruz Azul has been 

able to help several 

pets whose owners 

are on low incomes. 

“We’re delighted with 

what we have been 

Cruz Azul’s shop is situated on Avenida 

de la Unión in San Javier, next door to 

Yorkshire Linen and is open Monday to Saturday 

from 10am-2pm. They sell clothes, 

accessories, jewellery, household goods, 

furniture, bric-a-brac and lots more, so 

why not pay them a visit? Even better, donate 

your unwanted clothes, furniture and 

items to show your support. 

Call 693 017 616 for more information. 

Cruz Azul Murcia is a registered charity 

(No. 11.720/1 a ) and exists to provide veterinary 

care for the sick and injured pets 

of people in need and to promote responsible 

pet ownership. If you or someone 

you know needs help, or you would like to 

volunteer or donate, please call 693 017 

616 or visit the website www.cruzazulmurcia.es 

Photographer: Alfonso Fernández 

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Joint Pain, Digestive Problems, Headaches, 

Allergies 

Do you suffer from time to time and are 

continually seeking different solutions, 

looking for relief? 

Changes in diet can help - finding out 

what foods you may be intolerant to can 

prove useful, especially for digestive problems 

and joint pain. About 70% of Arthritis 

sufferers have food intolerances and 

avoiding certain foods could bring significant 

relief. 

Gluten in foods can cause irritation to 

joints and stomach. Found in wheat-based 

products (like bread, cakes, pastry and 

pasta), Gluten can aggravate arthritic 

joints causing worse pain. Nightshade 

foods are also known trouble makers for 

‘joint pain sufferers’. These include tomatoes, 

peppers, potatoes, aubergines, 

melons etc. 

Don’t just ‘put up with’ the problem – if 

you have taken medication or supplements 

or simply tried living a “healthy 

lifestyle” without success, Natural 

Health may have the answer for you. 

Finding out any food-intolerances is easily 

achieved by way of a simple Hair Analysis. 

A small hair sample is taken, together 

with a brief medical history and this undergoes 

laboratory analysis to identify what is 

needed to bring you back ‘into balance’. 

A comprehensive report is produced and a 

personalised programme is offered, including 

advice on recommended dietary supplements. 

Health Supplements can be very beneficial, 

but getting the right advice is critical, 

especially avoiding those that contain additives, 

fillers and bulking agents, which 

can have a poor effect on the body, diminishing 

the effectiveness of the supplement 

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Why not book a consultation for a Hair 

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others, costs only 90€. A test for Food Intolerance 

alone is only 25€. 

Help is at hand at Natural Health. 

Call Sandra Ramsay for a free chat to see 

how we can help on 634 312 081 or 968 

134 953 

sandra.naturalhealth@gmail.com 





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Learning from Spain 

In weighing up whether a move to Spain 

would work for our family, I travelled to 

the Murcia region with my eldest daughter 

in January to look at potential private 

schools for my 12 year old son. We were 

staggered with the choices – and at first 

it appeared that the number of Englishspeaking 

schools in the region must be 

due to the popularity of the place with 

Brits. However, we soon discovered a 

new generation of aspiring Spaniards, 

who feel that being taught in the English 

language offers their children the best 

chance in life and many of the schools 

were dominated by Spanish children. 

We eventually opted for a school in San 

Pedro del Pinatar, with lessons half in 

English and half in Spanish; it seemed 

perfect. This is my final attempt to ensure 

at least one of my children is bilingual, as 

like the Spaniards, I believe in the saying: 

“One language sets you in a corridor for 

life. Two languages open every door along 

the way.” Language aside, the school’s 

proximity to the glistening Mar Menor and 

all that the lagoon offers was also hugely 

attractive. 

But it has not been that easy! 

The Spanish system is very different from 

the British one – and parents considering 

moving their children here need to be 

aware that each term children sit exams 

and by the end of the school year a certain 

percentage needs to be passed in order 

to progress to the next school year. 

My boy did not stand a chance, as he 

joined in the last school term with no 

prior Spanish knowledge. 

I wish we had been made aware of this 

and we could have supported him more 

and may even have looked at a different 

option for him. I am sure it differs 

from school to school, but the emphasis 

on academic learning and exams is huge 

and the claim to be superior to the English 

education system is not supported by 

research; at least not nationally. 

In the global PISA test for 15-year-olds, 

(in maths, reading and science), the 

Netherlands now have the European lead, 

with Britain continuing to outrank Spain. 

The arts are not covered by the PISA 

tests, but they are clearly not a priority 

from what I have seen (with perhaps the 

exception of the King’s College whose 

secondary head is also the art teacher). 

As an artist and educator myself, this 

hurts and having recently visited the Fine 

Art faculty at the University of Murcia, I 

can also see a very formulaic system of 

teaching art is in place at higher levels too 

– with little space for personal innovation 

and expression. 

Despite being English and creative, my 

son has decided to try and make a go of 

it. He has a positive attitude and we are 

hoping next school year will see his level 

of Spanish overtake ours, as it is already 

threatening to do. 

In an attempt to improve my own ability 

to communicate, I figured that there 

must be an appetite for English conversation 

amongst the adults in the town. Tentatively, 

I put signs up on lampposts with 

a tearaway email address offering an exchange 

of English conversation for Spanish 

conversation. I have met a couple 

of “lamppost dates” in cafés as a result. 

My Spanish is slowly improving, but I am 

learning more about the people of this 

town (and the impact of unemployment) 

as a result. Maybe it’s time to establish 

an English/Spanish art school for all ages. 

living in a foreign country include growing 

in confidence, cultural awareness and in 

the case of the Mar Menor – a whole new 

set of water sports skills. 


It may appear that I am griping about the 

differences in the Spanish system, but I 

am merely trying to prepare other parents 

for what to expect. There is much 

learning to be had in Spain and the biggest 

educational factors of moving here 

are not simply linguistic. The benefits of 

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Mass according to the Extraordinary 

form (in Latin) is celebrated every 1 st Saturday 

of the month at the Catholic Chapel at 

Pastrana, approximately 10km from Mazarrón 

Schedule of Masses: 

1 st Saturday of the month (in Latin, with readings 

and homily in English) 4:30pm 

All other Saturdays Mass 4.30pm in English 

Schedule of Confession: 

Saturday from 3:15-4:20pm Also on request 

Fr. Carlos Prats 628 824 555 

Fr. Octavio Carpena 676 219 445 

www.pastranaonline.com 

What Is Our Need To Give Thanks To 

God? 

When God the Father created the earth and 

Adam and Eve, He was hoping that they 

would be thankful and loving for Him; that 

they would honour Him by living their life for 

Him. They failed Him and from then on we 

have been living in their sin. 

At a quick glance today in the world, people 

increasingly engage in complaining, revolting 

and rioting. They pay little attention to gratitude. 

Expressing gratitude to God has become 

a thing of the past. Attendance at Mass 

has declined; a clear indication of ingratitude 

to God and to one another. Eucharist means 

thanksgiving. 

When Jesus was amongst us, as expressed in 

(Luke 17:11-19), Jesus cured 10 lepers and 

only one returned to Jesus to give thanks. 

The other nine - where are they? It is interesting 

to note that the one who returned to 

give thanks was a man who today would be 

seen as an untrue believer. 

Have we said Thank you to the Holy Family, 

Mary and Joseph for their pain and suffering 

they endured in getting to Bethlehem to bring 

Jesus into the world? 

Knowing that we need Jesus in our lives; 

Have we said Thank Your for dying on the 

Cross for our sins? He did that for us. We 

should open the door of our lives and receive 

Him as our Saviour and Lord. 

Have we said Thank You to the Blessed Mother 

of Jesus for the pain and suffering she endured 

under the Cross for us? 

Have we said Thank You for forgiving my sins 

and giving me eternal life? 

Ask Him to take control of the Throne of 

your life and ask Him to make you the 

kind of person that You want me to be. 

Let Jesus know that you need Him and ask 

Him to take control of the throne of our life. 


Out and About - Granada 

A visit to the Alhambra Palace has always 

been one of the things to do on my 

“bucket list” and it seemed to be really unfair 

that Cameron, my eldest, had been on 

a school trip there, but I had never even 

been close, despite the fact that Granada 

is only about 3 hours away over the A92. 

Before the summer season started we decided 

to make the most of a 3 night stay in 

the city. We booked a fairly central hotel, 

within walking distance to the town centre, 

shops, bars and the Science Park. 

Our 3 night stay kicked off on a Saturday 

evening, arriving at the hotel about 5pm. 

After a quick wash and change, we decided 

to go for a meal in the city centre, about a 

10 minute walk away. 

The city is stunning, with superb shopping, 

stunning buildings and a huge variety of 

bars and restaurants. We wandered the 

picturesque streets for a while, browsing 

the Saturday night pottery market in the 

gardens nearby and finally ending up in a 

lovely little Mexican Restaurant, where the 

staff looked after us as if we were part of 

the family and the food was superb and 

excellent value at less than 50 euros for 

the 3 of us. 

We then had a stroll around the theatre 

district, very pretty and upmarket and with 

prices to match, with drinks a fiver each 

and tapas starting at 7 euros!! 

On Sunday we had pre-booked a visit to 

the Science Park near the hotel, and this 

was superb for kids of all ages. The website 

http://www.parqueciencias.com/parqueciencias 

has all the information that 

you need, including prices and opening 

times, and if you click on the little British 

flag, it offers you downloadable info in 

English. 

We wandered for hours round the exhibits, 

rode the lift up the panoramic tower, with 

views to the Alhambra and sat and rested 

our weary feet in the planetarium whilst 

we learned about the solar system. The 

kids had a fantastic time, and as it closed 

at 2pm on Sunday, we walked to a small 

nearby paella restaurant and enjoyed a superb 

meal with attentive service and many 

extra touches. Sunday seems to be a good 

day to go, leaving Monday free for my eagerly 

anticipated visit to the Alhambra, 

which I will share with you next month. 

Liz Edmiston 

OwnersAway Property Rentals & Management 

Tel 691 977 107 

info@ownersaway.com 

www.ownersaway.com 

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The Mazarrón Bahiá Lions have recently 

had their latest elections with the President 

Sid Worland continuing for his second year. 

We are now numbering 16 members and are 

always on the lookout for new blood. 

At the moment all our Table Top money collected 

is being donated to the International 

Lions Initiative for Measles and our fund has 

reached 367€ up to the end of June. This 

money will allow the purchase of over 700 injections. 

We also collect second hand spectacles 

which we send away for recycling to the 

Third World Countries and plastic bottle tops, 

which are collected to enable a young girl to 

go to America for specialised treatment. 

In the pipeline we are organising a Barbecue 

Garden Party and also a trip to The Grand 

Parade of The Romans Versus Cathagenians. 

One of our members Andrew Brown belongs 

to the Principe Mastia group who will be performing 

during the celebrations. 

If you are interested in joining the Mazarrón 

Bahiá Lions, please contact Nigel Barker 

at virginabarker@gmail.com. He will be 

glad to give you further details. 

Thanks to all of you who have come along 

to support Cloud Nine Drama. We love 

what we do and being able to donate some 

of our proceeds to worthwhile causes is the 

icing on the top of the cake. 

Our last production of “Gosforth’s Fête” 

and “The Fat Lady Sings” was very well 

attended and therefore we were able to 

donate 250€ each to MABS Mazarrón and 

FAST. 

Look out for details of our next production 

which will be in January 2015 with our Pantomime 

- ALADDIN! 

If there are any budding singers, dancers, 

actors or backstage helpers of all ages who 

would like to get involved, please contact 

our chairman Paul Macdonald at 

pandsmacdonald@icloud.com 


Most of the animal charities are really struggling 

at the moment as they are full to bursting 

with unwanted, abandoned and stray animals, 

mostly dogs and puppies and we, even 

though predominantly an Equine Charity, are 

no different. Please understand that if we 

are unable to take a “found/abandoned” 

dog from you, it is because we do not 

have the room. We have little room for rescued 

dogs, but we do try our best to help and 

if you call our answer may not be the perfect 

one you want. 

This month we have had a bout of Parvovirus 

within the puppies that we have taken, which 

unfortunately has resulted in the death of two 

of the pups. To try to combat this, we have 

decided to build a quarantine area for incoming 

pups. We have started the “Lana Appeal” 

to help raise the 4000€ needed to complete 

this. 

Parvovirus is contracted by puppies mainly 

under the age of 12 weeks, by the pup smelling, 

or tasting infected faeces that in the main 

is diarrhoea. Therefore I do not have to tell 

you the importance of having your new pet 

vaccinated. Puppies need three injections 

and for another few weeks after the last injection 

ensure that he/she does not get exposed 

to the virus. Lana one of our pups had 

all three injections but this did not save her. 

These are some of our dogs looking for 

homes: 

Toffee and 

Treacle are 

abandoned 

sisters, 

aged approx 

4mths. 

Dobbi and 

Teddy are 

two of the 

three puppies 

who were 

handed into 

the shop last 

month (all 

contracted 

Parvovirus 

and sadly, we 

lost Harry). 

Some long-termers, Domino, Kira, Toc, and 

Tetley, who have been overlooked through 

no fault of their own - all loving, nice natured 

dogs, well deserving of a home and a family 

of their own. 

We always value your support as without it 

we would cease to exist and some animals 

would be in a far worse situation. Our hard 

work in pursuit of a happy ending never ends 

until we have homed all the animals in our 

care, so onwards and upwards! 

Please visit 

us in one 

of shops in 

Fuente Alamo 

or Mazarrón 

and feel free 

to volunteer 

if you have 

a few free 

hours on your 

hands. We 

would love 

you to be part 

of our team! 

We accept 

donations 

of clothes, 

books, toys, furniture, household and garden 

items, large and small at either shop. Collection 

can be arranged for bigger items. I can 

always be found at Camposol B car park every 

Monday morning from 11.30am-1.30pm. 

Have a great Summer! 

Love and Hugs 

Andrea 

Xxxx 

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Murcia Dance Summer 2014 

Murcia Dance children presented another 

fantastic performance with lots of smiles and 

energy at Sofia’s Bulgarian Restaurant, Condado 

del Alhama to celebrate the end of term. 

This was followed the next day with their Annual 

Awards of achievement and attendance. 

The Murcia 

Dance children 

have worked 

hard this year 

and shone 

in their performance 

for 

parents, family 

and friends. 

The gorgeous 

young dancers 

have had much 

support from 

guest teachers 

Gloria Bernall, 

Marcus Martinez 

and Jay Markwick 

over the 

past 9 months. As well as developing their 

‘street’ and ‘break dancing’ skills, new styles 

of ‘bachata’, ‘salsa’ and ‘flamenco’ have been 

learnt; all styles supported the choreography 

for their end of term performance. 

This year we missed the stage and lighting 

resources that Fiestas Camposol usually offer 

us, but would like to thank Sofia’s Bulgarian 

Restaurant for allowing us to use their facilities 

and Roger Joy of Los Canovas Players for 

their sound resources for the end of term performance. 

The Annual Awards this year were sponsored 

by Kevin Hicks of CHM, clients of local 

Beautician Heather Morrison, Keith Donovan 

and Parent’s Donations. It was a fantastic end 

to the term thanks to host Keith Donovan for 

a great venue with an amazing swimming 

pool for everyone to enjoy, BBQ by Country 

Kitchens, Barman Phil Rushen and music from 

David Belcher. 

26 children were awarded certificates, medals 

and trophies. Holly Ryan was presented 

with the Ruby Award (5 years of participating 

in annual performances with Murcia Dance) 

and the following children were presented 

with trophies for their dedication and exceptional 

attendance: Aaron Dawson, Alana O’ 

Connor, Amelia Stokes, Libby Bullock, Maya 

Green, Mia Stokes, William Dawson and Yale 

Green. 

Sophie Bullock was awarded Murcia Dance 

Dancer of the Year 2014 for her outstanding 

skills and support with teaching and managing 

all areas of the Murcia Dance Programme 

from Autumn 2013. 

Louise would like to thank everyone that has 

supported the Murcia Dance Programme 

over the past 4 years on Camposol, parents, 

sponsors, friends, venues, Mazarrón Ayuntamiento 

and, most of all the children who 

have bought their enthusiasm and energy to 

classes each week to make it an enjoyable 

and precious time. 

Murcia Dance is a project member of the 

Arts & Cultural Association of Murcia. 

For more details please telephone 655 421 

120 or visit our Facebook page https:// 

www.facebook.com/murcia.dance 


Registered Charity Nº 8.714/1ª 

As a Registered Charity we rescue puppies 

abandoned in the Mazarrón area and care 

for them in foster homes where they can be 

trained and socialised whilst we are finding 

them a loving forever home locally or abroad. 

July was a busy month supporting ‘Helping 

The Perrera Dogs’, a small group of local 

animal lovers and experienced rescuers who 

work closely with Natural Planet Residencia 

Canina at Mazarrón to find new homes 

for some of the abused and abandoned puppies 

and dogs. As a Registered Charity we 

have been able to help by rescuing another 

7 puppies and dogs from the Perrera. Sebastian 

rescued in June is now in his new home 

in the UK. Another two rescued dogs, Baxter 

and Sox, have been adopted locally. On 

15 th August another 8 of our rescued puppies 

and dogs are travelling to Germany for adoption 

and 10 are still being cared for in foster 

homes and boarding kennels awaiting travel 

to Germany for adoption by new owners. 

To help us raise the funds needed for our 

work we are dependent on public support 

and generosity. We have a Charity Shop in 

Puerto de Mazarrón staffed entirely by volunteers 

and we really need all the public help we 

can get. Any unwanted saleable items will be 

gratefully received. If you would like to be a 

volunteer helper and can give some free time 

to work in our Charity Shop come in and have 

a chat with the staff. 

Our next Table Top 

Stall selling cakes and 

pastries to raise funds 

will be at SaraLara’s 

Bar, Puerto de 

Mazarrón on Saturday 

6 th September from 

11am-2pm. 

The inspiration and 

satisfaction of our 

work does not come 

from telling the World 

‘What We Have 

Done’’ it comes from 

‘Actually Doing 

What We Do’ rescuing 

abandoned, abused and unwanted puppies 

and dogs and being able to share in the 

knowledge of the unconditional love that they 

give to their new caring owners in their new 

homes. 

For More Information Or Collection Of 

Donated Items Give One Of Our Committee 

Members A Call 

Tony 618 034 921 

Christine 603 127 984 

Sue 603 217 532 

WeDoItAll4ThePuppies 

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I am afraid that most of my time has been 

spent in local bars and restaurants as I have 

been chasing round in the heat meeting with 

customers. 

July is never complete without Kev’s birthday 

BBQ and this year was no exception. I did 

panic a little when I realized there were at 

least 30 people coming! With the help of my 

friends and Liz’s Café who provided me with 

all the salads, it went very smoothly. If you 

are hosting a private function and you really 

do not have the time or want the stress, then 

give Liz a call. The salad dishes are not expensive 

and by the time you have purchased 

all the necessary produce I do not think there 

is much financial difference; so now all my 

guests now know the truth! Thanks Liz! 

Found on the Estrella del Mar Urbanisation 

in Los Urrutias, La Casa Familiar is really 

worth a visit. This lovely location is only a 

few minutes from the beach and offers a vast 

array of wonderful food and entertainment. 

There is a beautiful palm garden which hosts 

the only “short mat bowls” rink in the area 

which is very popular. On the menu there is 

something for everyone whether you want a 

good value Menu del Dia or a full A la Carte 

meal. I have only had time to sample their 

full English Breakfast, but it was piping hot, 

very generous and all freshly cooked. I will be 

returning soon to try more of their offerings 

and will probably combine it with a visit to the 

local beach. 

Bistro Ratatouille in Puerto de Mazarrón, 

owned and run by Antoine and Corinne 

Ansem, has again caught my attention this 

month mainly due to the even more creative 

menu ideas that are now on offer. The 

German Menu del Dia is available 2 days per 

week with an authentic German Chef. The 

new summer menu at this location looks 

simply delicious. If you have a big appetite 

then you may be tempted by the “Big Bite 

of America” menu served every Wednesday. 

There is always a full A la Carte menu and 

every month there is at least one main event 

which is a Spanish Night for August. Do remember 

to book though, as these events are 

very popular as they are very good value for 

money. 

Black Bull on Camposol B is going from 

strength to strength. Carol, John and Ryan 

are constantly reviewing their offerings with 

regular music nights and a wonderful new 

menu. Carol is also extremely generous where 

charities are concerned and always goes that 

extra mile to help them all. I attended a birthday 

party celebration during July and got to 

sample just some of the new Indian delights 

that are part of this new menu. Look out for it 

folks you will not be disappointed! 

More next month, Teresa 

On 30 th June an event was staged at Tel’s 

Bar and Cat’s Bar on Camposol A for 

Armed Forces Day with all proceeds going 

to Help For Heroes. A magnificent 

amount of 3000€ was raised, which is 

twice the amount raised last year! 

The event started at 5.30pm with Graham 

(vocals and guitar) followed by the dynamic 

duo Bernie and Mick, then Wildcats a 

well known local duo featured ‘Lady Gaga’ 

and ‘Amy Winehouse’ to name a couple, 

with Bernie Mac the party DJ as MC. 


Many thanks to all the above for their time 

and efforts and also great thanks to Tel’s 

Bar and Cat’s Bar for allowing us to stage 

the event . A special thanks must also go 

to all who donated including: John and 

Rosemary; The Salon; Graham at Freedom 

Health and 

Beauty; Sheila and 

Barry; Dawn; Agnes; 

Norma and Roy; Sarah 

and Mark; Beauty 

Essentials; Spice 

Villa; UK Supplies; 

Gill and Tony; Mo; 

Andrew and Steve 

Tucker for their outstanding 

generosity 

and apologies to 

anyone who we may 

have missed out! 

Huge thanks to all 

our helpers who grafted all day selling raffle 

tickets, running the tombola, cooking 

the BBQ etc; Gill, Sarah, Maggie, Chris, 

Julie, Pat, Kath, Norma, John, Andrew and 

Steve and everybody else who may be 

missed. 

Well Done All and watch out for future 

events. 

Carol and Alan Shipley 

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La Fuensanta-Cortijo Del Buitre 

Sunday 15 th June was the last tour of the 7 th 

season of “Discovering Moratalla”. It seems incredible 

that we started in January and have 

had 10 trips that would lead us to immerse 

ourselves in the beauty of some interesting 

Moratallan landscapes. 

This walk took us to the village of Los Cantos, 

in Campo de San Juan. After three days 

of intense heat, we enjoyed a cool morning 

for walking. We climbed up to the 1507mts of 

Molata Fuensanta and began the walk across 

land formed in an ancient sea, plagued by various 

fossils. We then moved to a very different 

landscape; the Steppe Plateau and the River 

Alhárabe, although with the drought plaguing 

our lands have certainly have done nothing 

for these fertile soils, which offers a landscape 

of green, red and yellow colours dotted with 

floral nuances. As we moved on, the ‘daisy 

edges’ of Santolina Chamaecyparisus, become 

more numerous, and together with Centaurea 

Melitensis and Helianthemum Syriacum, 

showed an intense yellow-green background. 

We discovered a nest of a blackbird in a sabines, 

where some of the birds controlled their 

fledglings and advised them of our presence 

to remain hidden for safekeeping. Other birds, 

the lark, shrike and collalba, watched us protecting 

their offspring. A hoopoe also showed 

his feathered plume. 

We continued climbing and among the countless 

fossils, we found curious hexagonal cells 

which are the fossil remains of a Paleodictyon 

probably strozzi – a new discovery for us. We 

continued our climb to the stunning scenery 

of the Paleokarts de la Hoya del Gato with its 

fault line and the red rocks of Miocene detrital. 

A peregrine falcon appeared from one of its 

cusps, while one chough flew away from him. 

During the ascent to the farmhouse Fuensanta 

we found remains of 

the old delta that affected 

this area during 

the Miocene Age. 

The remains of at least 

four buildings is all 

that remains in this 

natural progression of 

what once had to be 

a core in which family 

groups were accommodated. 

The grandmother 

of Jesus, one of 

our guides, was born in 

one of these houses. 

Despite the lack of 

rain, several fountains 

still flowed which is 

critical for wildlife in 

the area. We reached 

the hill that separates 

la Cuerda Chica de la 

Fuensanta and sought 

the protection of the 

monument Encina for 

lunch. We noted at 

the foot of the cliffs 

numerous hollows and a large population of 

Sarcocapnos baetica, while a large group of 

choughs flew over the cliffs. We walked along 

the remains of an impressive double wall as 

we imagined thousands of years of history 

and felt like those characters who once walked 

along the same paths. We were observed by 

a group of vultures prospecting the ground in 

search of food. The views from the summit 

Fuensanta was an important vantage point. 

We descended the south side, following in the 

footsteps of the inhabitants of the villages, 

looking for the last of an old road that connected 

the Fuensanta to el Buitre and continued 

to the nearby farmhouse of la Cueva de la 

Valera. Abandoned terraces of lavender, which 

now grow wild, were a feast for the senses. 

We descended the canyon Toril, finding the 

bodies of two giants killed by Zeus - two large 

oaks lying on the floor. We photographed inside 

the fallen logs which resembled rocks of 

Paleokarst. From the path we saw the monument 

Olmo del Cortijo del Buitre. We felt like 

elves under its crown. The diameter of its 

trunk and the depth of its bark was such that 

we had no doubt that we were seeing one of 

the largest elms in the Region of Murcia. This 

unique canyon, not only has a great geological 

interest, but also historic, as there are remains 

found in the walls of Levantine rock art 

style. 

The morning passed quickly and the sun rose 

over our heads, so we left the protection of 

the ravine to complete our journey along the 

shady Fuensanta, entering a forest of oaks 

spilling down the hillside. On our return to the 

farmhouse Fuensanta and back to the cars we 

saw four great oaks surrounding a large stone 

like an “altar”, which made us fantasize about 

ancient Celtic myths. We eventually reached 

the starting point and went in our cars to the 

nearby Bar Zaén and sampled the good food 

- exquisite loin Orza accompanying a delicious 

homemade gazpacho and grilled chicken and 

vegetables with our wine from Tertia Ulea and 

homemade desserts (chocolate custard and 

almonds!). 

We now close a season of exciting adventures 

from Moratalla. We hope you enjoyed it as 

much as us and we challenge you to accompany 

us after the summer, for landscapes that 

still have much to discover. 

Thank you all and a happy summer! 

Piedad, Rosa, Jesús y Cristina 

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North West Murcia Properties are delighted 

to have provided an overview of the North West 

Murcian towns for the Costa Cálida Chronicle 

readers over the past 7 months. We hope you 

have had the opportunity to explore this beautiful 

area. We are now offering Property Management 

services, Property Rentals and Rent 

to buy options. 

Mula is at the centre of the autonomous Region 

of Murcia. It is also the most easterly town 

in the North West Region, with over 17,000 

inhabitants. The stunning castle of the Vélez 

family dates back to the 12th century. The 

15th century wall to the north still remains. 

There was also one wall to protect the cisterns 

of the city and another wall to watch over the 

city’s two parishes that had recently converted 

to Christianity. The main architecture of the 

castle is Renaissance in its defensive character 

and simple forms. The cistern is an indication 

of Muslim influence because it is an essential 

element of a mosque. 

Located in Mula’s City Hall Square (La Plaza 

del Ayuntamiento de Mula) is Saint Michael’s 

church (La P arroquia de San Miguel). It has two 

towers, including a clock tower and it forms a 

large monumental complex that often serves 

as the logo of the municipality. This church suffered 

near total destruction during the Spanish 

Civil War and only the entranceway was 

saved. The church contains two chapels: to the 

right, the Chapel of Marquesa (marchioness) 

Vélez, and to the left, the Chapel of San Felipe. 

The latter chapel contains relics of the saint 

brought from Sicily by MarquesaVélez in 1648. 

On the night between Holy Tuesday and Holy 

Wednesday at Samana Santa, thousands 

of people dress up in black tunics with huge 

drums, congregate in and around the plaza 

outside the Town Hall. A few minutes before 

the clock strikes 12, the street lights in the 

plaza are dimmed and all goes silent. Suddenly 

all the drummers raise their hands above their 

heads and create a beat by banging their sticks 

together. Fanfares of trumpets join in and finalise 

the end of the introduction. A few seconds 

then pass and the ground begins to tremble 

and shake as thousands of drums begin to play 

at once. The ground begins to tremble... 

and in this way begins the Night of the 

Drums of Mula. 

Visit www.northwestmurciapropertiescom 

to view the Mula properties and services available. 

Cehegín Highlights In August 

From 31 st July to 3 rd August there will the 12 th 

Begastri Lan Party with many activities for 

computer fans at the Local Sport Centre ‘Loli 

de Gea’ 

Saturday 2 nd August at 10pm a Concert by the 

Cehegín Young Musical Society in Plaza Alfaro. 

Sunday 3 rd August at 10pm a Concert by the 

group Alfan with Mariam Guerrero in the Paseo 

de la Concepción. 

Saturday 9 th August at 6pm Childrens’ Games 

in the district of Canara. 

Saturday 9 th August at 10pm there will be 

Flamenco Dancing by the group Al Oleo in 

the Parque Juan Carlos I 

Sunday 10 th at 10pm Children’s Theatre by 

the cultural association Teatro de Luna Llena in 

the Parque del Barrio de San Antonio. 

From 14 th to 17 th August there will be Fiestas 

in the district of El Chaparral 

From 14 th to 19 th August there will be Fiestas 

in the district of Canara 

On 23 rd August there will be an evening guided 

tour of the Old Town with the theme 

‘Inquisition in Cehegín’. The tour will commence 

at 10pm and it will cost 2€ per person. 

Reservations and more information about other 

tours taking place during the summer months 

are available at the Tourist Information Office. 

Saturday 23 rd August at 10pm there will be a 

musical called Momentos de Broadway by 

the company Teatralizarte in Plaza del Castillo. 

Sunday 24 th August at 10pm there will be 

International Folklore with a South African 

Group at the Parque Juan Carlos I. 

Saturday 30 th August will be the opening 

speech of the Fiestas 2014 by the cardiologist 

from Cehegín, Rafael Florenciano Sánchez 

The Archaeological Site of Begastri is 

opened for visitors on Saturdays and Sundays 

from 10am-2pm. You can see a video presentation 

followed by a guided tour to see the remains 

of the Iberian culture before the IV Century 

BC. 

Free Nature Walks 

Cehegín 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. These walks take place on 

the third or 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 walks start 

at 9am, are between 4km and 9km and will 

take between 2 and 3 hours. 

On 23 th August we will be having the first night 

tour to get to know the night birds of prey and their 

calls. We will finish the tour with a nice astronomy 

show watching the ‘Perseidas’ (night sky) 

Distance: 8km 

Time approx 3hrs 

Level: Medium 

Any further enquiries please contact the Cehegín 

Tourist Office located in front of the Town 

Hall on 968 723 550 or visit our tourist website 

www.turismocehegin.es 

Santiago Leo 

Cehegin Tourist Office 

7 th Festival Nocturno in Moratalla 

The Mayor of Moratalla, Antonio García 

Rodríguez and the Councillor for Tourism, Juan 

Soria Martinez, held a press conference in the 

Centro Cultural las Claras de la Fundación Cajamurcia, 

to present the 7 th Festival Nocturno, 

to be held in the courtyard of the Castillo 

Fortaleza de Moratalla on 8 th , 16 th and 30 th August 

with performances by Los Secretos, Juan 

Perro and Jaime Urrutia. 

It was stressed the importance of providing 

Moratalla with cultural activities and projects 

that complement the high quality of tourism in 

the municipality, especially during the month 

of August and the value of this kind of festival 

where contemporary music and historical heritage 

work together. Castillo de Moratalla, one 

of the jewels of the Spanish military architecture, 

has been recently renovated. 

All information is available on 

www.moratallafestivalnocturno.es 

and Facebook www.facebook.com/moratallafestivalnocturno 

Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster and 

El Corte Inglés and Moratalla Tourist Office 





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So many things are uncertain in this 

world! 

Recently we have been experiencing a lot 

of problems with our car. We’ve been back 

and forth to the garage for what seems like 

months. As I write, we are taking my Mum to 

the airport for a flight that has been delayed 

because of the French strikes, so all in all I 

feel, as my friend says ‘up tipped’. 

We spend endless energy it seems in worrying 

about things we have little or no control over. 

How much better if we could only place these 

worries in God’s hands and leave them there. 

Matthew 6:27 says ‘Who of you by worrying 

can add a single hour to his life?’ 

I have to admit that I am a worrier, which at 

times means a panic attack. I do all sorts of 

things to try to distract myself, which includes 

shouting at Satan whilst singing a chorus I 

learnt as a child. ‘Get thee behind me Satan 

get thee away. I don’t want anything to do 

with you today I’m going to be a Christian 

soldier and I’m learning how to pray’. It has 

actions too! 

As the car jumps yet again and I start worrying, 

I’m singing that song and it’s reminding 

me that God is in control if only I allow Him 

to be. 

Why do we always think we know better? 

Matthew 6:25 Jesus says ‘Therefore I tell 

you do not worry about your life’. 

Why am I surprised? We’ve arrived safely and 

the plane landed early, so not too much hanging 

around for mother. Us? Well we are just off 

to have breakfast on the beach and a trip to 

Iceland, putting our trust in the Lord that He 

will get us back home again. 

https://sites.google.com/site/casawelcome2013 

Tel 633 447 937 

Lynda.spain@hotmail.co.uk 

Derek.tycymru@talktalk.co.uk 

An additional walk was added to the programme 

in order that visiting WARM members 

could enjoy a summer time walk. At 8 

o’clock in the morning 15 members met in 

Sierra Burete just outside Cehegin and enjoyed 

a 10 km walk through shady woods. 

This was followed by a late breakfast in a 

local bar. Everyone then returned to their 

homes for a mid-morning siesta! 

The next function for the WARM group will 

be the annual meeting which will include 

live music and dancing. Tickets are only 

5€ each and if you would like to join us 

please contact warm2005@gmail.com. 

another fussy little girl. 

Patch and Lucy 

are siblings. They 

are 1 year old, 

both neutered 

and vaccinated. 

They both have 

Leishmainia, but 

after the initial 

treatment only 

need Alopurinol 

daily. They 

are both very 

fussy friendly little 

girls who can 

bring so much 

love and joy to 

a new family. If 

you would like to 

have 2 little dogs 

like this, but are 

worried about the 

costs, we offer a 

life-time foster 

scheme where 

we would continue 

to pay the 

costs for them. 

They can be rehomed 

together 

or separately. 

Honeybun 

is a Fox Terrier 

cross who 

has been at 

the shelter 

for a while. 

We urgently 

need to place 

her with a 

new family. 

Honeybun is 

neutered and 

has all her 

jabs. She is 

Pilar is a young black Labrador cross. She is 

4 months old and very loving. If you can give 

Pilar her forever home please contact MARA. 


Sox is a 2 

year old male 

Rottie cross 

Labrador. He 

is the most 

handsome 

adorable boy 

who has a 

good nature 

and is always 

eager 

to please. He 

is neutered 

and ready to 

go. Can you 

give Sox his 

forever home 

please? 

We will be holding a fund raising lunch at Las 

Lomas, Calasparra on 15 th August. Hopefully 

it will be a carvery at 10€ and we will be holding 

a raffle. Please contact us to book you 

place. 

For more information please visit our Facebook 

page Mara Mula or call Keith on 

628811187 orMarion on 628811187. 

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Cartagena’s Town Hall is virtually on the 

seafront, at one side of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, 

opposite the Roman Theatre. Today, 

it is commonly known as the Palacio 

Consistorial and is well worth a visit, following 

its painstaking restoration. You can 

hardly miss the building – a unique and imposing 

triangular structure with distinctive 

cupolas crowning each of its three corners. 

It is normally open to visitors from Tuesday 

to Sunday, from 10.30am to 1.30pm and 

in the late afternoon except on Sundays. 

There is a minimal entry charge. 

Construction began in May 1900 and it was 

opened in 1907, with King Alfonso XIII and 

King Edward VII present. Unfortunately, 

construction was neither straightforward, 

nor sound. Defects in the building saw a 

continuous process of repair from the day 

it opened. Built on piles of wood on unstable 

land reclaimed from the sea, the building 

suffered major movements with large 

cracks in the structure soon becoming apparent. 

Rehabilitation work began in October 

1995 with huge amounts of concrete 

initially being pumped below the building 

to shore it up. However, it was soon discovered 

that the state of the building was 

worse than the most pessimistic of initial 

estimates. Another company took over the 

restoration, but with the budget now in excess 

of 6 million euros, some 60% more 

than originally allocated. 

It proved impossible to reinforce some 

structural elements and these had to be 

demolished and replaced. Internal items 

which were removed were, where possible, 

restored by craftsmen with the aim of 

slowly restoring the building to something 

approaching its original state. Plasterwork 

on the ceilings was redone to exhibit the 

original pattern of decoration. The original 

wooden windows were restored and new 

marble flooring was laid to replicate the 

original pattern, but with a greater thickness 

(as in the main vestibule) and wooden 

flooring which could not be saved was 

remade to the original design. Even so, 

new electrical systems and air conditioning 

especially, were incorporated to bring 

the restored building into the 21 st Century. 

The roof required particular attention 

as the wood frame had to be completely 

replaced as a result of its advanced state 

of decay almost to the point of collapse. 

Even the zinc cupolas had to be remade, 

together with their support structure, as a 

result of the ravages of erosion caused by 

the maritime environment and pollution. 

There is a fascinating exhibition of photographs 

with explanatory texts (in Spanish) 

in a room to the left of the entrance area. 

It is well worth spending some time looking 

around this to appreciate the scale and 

nature of the restoration work which had 

to be undertaken. 

The first thing to strike you when you 

walk through the main entrance is the 

magnificent main staircase. The main 

construction material is one of Spain’s finest 

marbles, Macael, together with forged 

iron pillars. Particularly notable at the side 

of the stairs are the impressive electric 

light fitments. These are original – note 

the four small circular containers around 

the sides which were to house candles in 

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the event 

of a power 

failure! The 

ceiling/roof 

of the stairwell 

is also 

extremely 

ornate with 

a major part 

occupied 

by stained 

glass, exhibiting 

the 

Coat of Arms 

of Cartagena. 

The main 

room on 

the first floor is the large council meeting 

room, the Salon de Plenos, now restored to 

be much as it would originally have been. 

The chandeliers consist each of some 2500 

pieces of crystal and each weighs 300kgs. 

The coffered ceiling gives the impression of 

being wood, but is in fact plaster. Exquisite 

wood carving is to be found in the chairs 

and seating in the room. You will also 

see various 

wall hangings 

reflecting 

Cartagena’s 

history 

and various 

Coats of 

Arms, while 

at one end 

are paintings 

of Captains 

General of 

the Armada 

(Navy), 

reflecting 

Cartagena’s 

long and 

continuing 

military importance. 

On our last visit, we were unable to go 

into the mayor’s office on the first floor as 

it was in use. However, it is a superbly 

decorated room. One feature highlighted 

in the guidebooks is the cylindrical canvas 

attached to the ceiling of the anteroom and 

known as the Allegory of Cartagena. The 

central figure of an elegant lady represents 

the city itself and the two flanking men the 

sea and the mines. 

Another important room on the first 

floor is the Secretary General’s office. 

This is now furnished much as it would 

have been at the beginning of the 20 th Century. 

We particularly noted the very old 

Underwood typewriter! Various paintings 

adorn the walls and the ceiling has again 

been restored to its original splendour, 

appearing like intricately decorated and 

carved wood, but in reality, being plaster. 

One addition to the ceiling has been modern 

electric lighting. Originally, this office 

did not have the luxury of electric light, 

which was restricted to the Mayor’s Office 

and the Salon de Plenos. The Town Hall, 

perhaps predictably, was the first building 

in the city to be lit by electricity. 

Around the walkway surrounding the main 

staircase outside the first floor offices and 

rooms, you will see portraits of modern 

mayors of Cartagena, together with an 

1895 painting of the shipwreck of the Reina 

Regente, a Spanish cruiser built by Thomsons 

on Clydebank, which disappeared off 

Cadiz in March of that year with the loss of 

the entire 420 crew. Half of the crew were 

from Cartagena. 

On the next level of the Town Hall are offices 

for the various municipal groups and 

it is possible that you may be able to ascend 

steps to the base of the main cupola. 

Another location to visit if you can is the 

toilets! When we first saw inside the newly 

restored building in late 2006, we were 

absolutely astonished at the Five Star appearance 

of shiny stainless steel and white 

marble! 

Spend some time also looking around 

the outside of the building. Great care 

was taken during the building’s rehabilitation 

in the cleaning of the façades, after 

the cracks between the stone blocks had 

been repaired. All the façades are different. 

Observe the intricate carvings on 

the façades including stone faces which 

are meant to represent the original native 

population of the area with one very much 

in the style of the Dama de Elche. 

Article by Clive and Rosie Palmer who have 

written several guide books on towns and 

regions in Murcia. Their book, “Exploring 

Murcia, Days Out” is available to buy 

from the CHM/Costa Cálida Chronicle office 

on Camposol B, Best Wishes (who also 

stock other of their books, or phone Patti 

on 968 433 978. All their books can be 

viewed at and obtained from 

www.lulu.com, or contact 

clive.palmer5@btinternet.com. 








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With Iran to the South and Azerbaijan to the 

East, Armenia is certainly stuck in a volatile 

part of the world. They most certainly do not 

get on with Azerbaijan and as for their relationship 

with Turkey....well there’s certainly 

no love lost there - but more about that later. 

Surrounded by Islam of varying degrees of 

intensity, Armenia I found out was the first 

country to convert to Christianity in 301 AD. 

That said, there’s a wonderful almost Middle 

Eastern feeling here. 

On arrival at Yerevan airport, the heat hit me 

like a brick wall when stepping off the plane. 

It took an eternity to get through the hot 

sweaty airport, but finally with my luggage 

intact and visa on arrival in my passport, I 

was sitting on a ramshackle bus, heading to 

the capital Yerevan. 

- the interesting thing is, if you consider their 

history, they could easily be forgiven for not 

being so friendly to outsiders. 

Above ground, there is a massive memorial 

consisting of a 40m high spiral next to a circle 

of twelve basalt slabs that lean over to 

guard an eternal flame. The twelve slabs represent 

the twelve lost provinces of West Armenia 

(that to this day are still under Turkish 

control). Many Armenians believe the slabs 

huddle like refugees around a fire while on 

their way to being deported, but it’s a piece 

of nature that in some way is the eternal 

reminder of what happened. Mount Ararat, 

the gigantic snow-capped peak that was 

the symbol of everything Armenian, stands 

at over 16,000ft. Armenians can see Ararat 

every day, yet can’t go there, for since 1915, 

Mountt Ararat has stood on Turkish soil and 

they’ve no intention of handing it back. That 

must be very painful indeed. 


I’d already booked myself into one of the few 

cheap B & B’s I could find, which of course 

was not in the centre, but on the outskirts - 

really local, really poor area. I stepped off the 

bus and thought, “Oh Aye, this looks dodgy!” 

as I started to walk down this dirt poor street 

right in the middle of a residential area. However, 

I quickly realised that the Lonely Planet 

travel guide book was right when it said - 

“The Armenians will kill you with kindness. 

If you’re offered hospitality, don’t rebuff it!” 

People waved and smiled at ‘the alien’ as kids 

played happily in the street and every time I 

walked up and down that street, they always 

remembered me. By day four I was having 

tea and a BBQ in the garden with one family 

after they beckoned me over. They wanted 

their son to get practice speaking English. 

I slept an astonishing nine hours on arrival 

the first night, so in the morning as I sat in 

a wee rustic café, I was really up for my 

first famous Armenian coffee which I’d 

read about in advance. While the Turks, 

claim coffee as theirs, the Armenians do so 

likewise. I ain’t going to argue! The Armenians 

call it ‘soorch’. I’d describe it as a very 

potent finely ground cup of lusciously rich 

rocket fuel! Wow, hello world! 

I walked for about twenty minutes, the heat 

already over 30 degrees and made it to the 

nearest metro station. As I headed down 

deep into the tunnels, the temperature plummeted. 

Oh what a godsend! So cool, so refreshing, 

so welcome. 

In the centre of Yerevan is Republic Square, 

a place where Stalinist meets Armenian architecture; 

a stunning place that I loved just 

wandering around at will, soaking it all up. 

From people on the streets to café owners – 

the Armenians all seem friendly to strangers 

With the world soon to commemorate WW1, 

spare a thought for the Armenian nation, for 

what it went through was horrific. In 1915, 

our world experienced its first genocide 

when a staggering one and a half million 

Armenian men woman and children 

died at the hands of the brutal Turkish 

Ottoman Empire. Men were massacred or 

died through slave labour, while woman and 

children died on death marches through the 

Syrian Desert. Openly supported by the German 

government, the plan was to simply 

eradicate the Armenian people – wipe them 

off the face of the earth. 

Just a few 

kilometres, 

on a hill outside 

Yerevan, 

is Tsitsernakaberd, 

the 

Museum of 

the Armenian 

Genocide. I 

took a taxi 

out of town 

and spent the 

day there - a 

very moving 

experience. 

The museum itself is actually underground 

and was full of very harrowing pictures, 

Holocaust style that are near impossible to 

describe here. As I wandered the museum, 

I once again had these thoughts - the world 

rightly so talks about the Nazi holocaust, but 

precious little is ever said about Communist 

crimes and practically no-one talks about the 

Armenian genocide. 1,500,000 murdered. 

Have you even heard about it? 

Nearby the basalt slabs there is a row of 

trees planted by foreign leaders to show respect 

to those who were killed in the genocide. 

For decades, the Turkish Government 

denied any responsibility whatsoever. It said 

that the genocide never happened and that 

the documents and photos are fake. Earlier 

this year their tone changed and they talked 

about “shared pain” and expressed “condolences,” 

over deaths in WW1, but they still 

don’t accept that the genocide took place. 

Nothing other than Ankara recognising 

what happened, coupled with a full apology 

will suffice for the Armenian nation. 

It all happened one hundred years ago, next 

year. 

WW1, is not just about trenches in France 

you know.... 

For more information on George’s writing, go 

to georgermitchell.com 

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Helen Fielding 

is an English 

novelist and 

screenwriter, 

probably best 

known as the 

creator of the fictional 

character 

Bridget Jones, a 

sequence of novels 

and films that 

chronicle the life 

of a ‘thirtysomething’ 

singleton 

in London as she 

tries to make 

sense of life and 

love. 

Helen was born on 19 th February 1958 and 

grew up in West Yorkshire with her sister and 

two brothers. She studied English at Oxford 

and began working with the BBC in 1979 as 

a regional researcher on the news magazine 

Nationwide and produced a live satellite 

broadcast from a refugee camp in Eastern Sudan 

for Comic Relief. Helen now spends her 

time either in London or Los Angeles and has 

two children by Kevin Curran, a writer and 

producer on The Simpsons, although they no 

longer live together. 

Helen has been nominated and gained a number 

of awards including: 

1997 British Book of the Year 

2002 Writers Guild of America nomination for 

Best Screenplay 

2002 BAFTA nomination for Best Screenplay 

2002 Evening Standard Award Best Screenplay. 

2013 Nomination for National Book Awards 

Bridget Jones’s Diary 1996 

This book was written in the form of a personal 

diary and won the 1998 British Book 

of the Year. Bridget not only obsesses about 

her love life, but 

also details her 

various daily 

struggles with 

her weight, her 

over-indulgence 

in alcohol and 

cigarettes, and 

her career. Bridget’s 

friends and 

family are the 

supporting characters 

in her diary. 

These friends 

are there for her 

unconditionally 

throughout the 

novel; they give 

her advice about 

her relationships, and support when problems 

arise. Bridget is often plagued with that perennial 

question “How’s your love life?” 

Bridget Jones: 

The Edge of 

Reason 1998 

This was a sequel 

to Bridget 

Jones’s Diary. It 

chronicles Bridget 

Jones’s adventures 

after 

she begins to 

suspect that her 

boyfriend, Mark 

Darcy, is falling 

for a rich young 

solicitor, Rebecca, 

who works in 

the same firm as 

him. The comic 

novel follows the 

characteristic ups 

and downs of the self-proclaimed singleton’s 

first real relationship in several years. It also 

involves many misunderstandings, a few work 

mishaps, and an adventure in Southeast Asia 

involving planted drugs and Madonna songs. 


Bridget Jones: 

Mad about the 

Boy 2013 

Fourteen years 

after landing 

Mark Darcy, 

Bridget’s life has 

taken her places 

she never expected, 

but despite 

the new 

challenges of 

single parenting, 

online dating, 

wildly morphing 

dress sizes and 

bafflingly complex 

remote controls, 

she is the 

same irrepressible and endearing soul we 

all remember—though her talent for embarrassing 

herself in hilarious ways has become 

dangerously amplified now that she has 752 

Twitter followers. As Bridget navigates head 

lice epidemics, school-picnic humiliations and 

cross-generational sex, she learns that life 

isn’t over when you start needing reading 

glasses—and why one should never, ever text 

while drunk. This book is studded with witty 

observations about the perils and absurdities 

of our times and is both outrageously comic 

and genuinely moving. As we watch her dealing 

with heartbreaking loss and rediscovering 

love and joy, Bridget invites us to fall for her 

all over again. 

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Your Own People’s Animal Charity 

We endeavour to provide financial aid to people 

who kindly rescue sick, injured and abandoned 

animals. We also have a policy of helping 

with the spaying and castration of feral 

animals where there is a danger they may 

overrun the local population. We help animals 

that are lost, or abandoned by owners with 

financial difficulties. When you take one in, 

come to us. We can assist you with vets’ bills 

to help lessen the burden on you. 

How Do We Do This and How You Can Assist 

Us? 

We need any items you no longer need, such 

as items of furniture, clothing, kitchenware 

and electrical goods. We can sell almost anything. 

We can clear whole houses. We also accept 

monetary donations. How about all that 

small change you have stuck in the back of a 

drawer? In these difficult times anything you 

can offer will be gratefully received. 

July was a very busy month for us and we 

helped with many castrations and spaying 

for dogs and cats, medical aid for abandoned 

puppies and kittens and operations including 

a perforated intestine and injuries due to 

traffic accidents. All this puts a tremendous 

strain on our resources, so we desperately 

need your donations or your purchases to enable 

us to carry on our work. As most of our 

income is from sales in the shop why not call 

in and help us by making a purchase? 

Quality Second-Hand Furniture 

If you are looking for good quality second 

hand furniture, don’t forget to try us. We 

always have good selection available at reasonable 

prices in our showroom. The shop 

is in Puerto de Mazarrón, (past Mercadona/ 

Lidl and turn left immediately before Consum 

supermarket on your left on to Calle Castillo). 

The shop is 150 metres up on the right. 

Please ask in the shop to see the showroom 

as we don’t have the volunteers for both. 

Check out our website www.mazarronanimalmedi-aid.com 

where there is a link to 

show furnishings for sale. 

The shop is open 10am-2pm every day except 

Sundays. 

Call soon, grab a bargain and help our Charity. 

Camposol Collection 

Every Tuesday we are on Camposol B Sector 

car park 10am-12pm, opposite the petrol 

station. We can collect items from you there, 

or arrange pick up of larger items if needed. 

Please contact us if you need help. 

Tel 666 186 037 

Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail. 

com 

Helping You To Help Animals 

Registered Charity No 9537/1a 

LITTLE MAYA LOVED TO PLAY 

IN THE MEADOW AND LONG GRASS. 

SHE’D FIND ALL KINDS OF INSECTS 

THERE 

AND POP THEM IN HER JAR. 

ONE DAY IN THE MEADOW, 

SHE WAS BENDING ON HER KNEES, 

WHEN SHE SAW TWO LITTLE SPIDER’S 

WEBS, 

BLOWING GENTLY IN THE BREEZE. 

SHE WONDERED WHERE THE SPIDERS 

WERE! 

THEY COULDN’T HAVE GONE FAR, 

THEN SUDDENLY SHE SAW ONE 

AND POPPED IT IN HER JAR. 

SHE ALSO CAUGHT SOME CRICKETS 

AND A REALLY MASSIVE BEE, 

BUT THEN SHE HEARD SOME BUZZING 

SOUNDS. 

WERE THEY BUZZING AFTER ME? 

THEY DIDN’T LOOK TOO HAPPY. 

YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE SEEN 

WHAT LITTLE MAYA DIDN’T KNOW, 

IS THEY WANTED BACK THEIR QUEEN. 

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER LEG IT 

AS HER JARS FLEW IN THE AIR. 

ALL HER INSECTS BEGAN TO ESCAPE, 

BUT MAYA DIDN’T CARE. 

SHE WENT DASHING FOR THE LONG 

GRASS. 

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER RUN, 

BUT A LITTLE BEE HAD FOLLOWED HER 

AND STUNG HER ON THE BUM. 

LITTLE MAYA JUMPED UP LIKE A 

SPRING 

AND LET OUT A PAINFUL SCREAM! 

SHE SOBBED “I DON’T LIKE BUMBLE 

BEES, 

OR THEIR NASTY NATURED QUEEN!!” 





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Christian Humanitarian Aid Charity in 

Mazarrón & surrounding area. 

Helping those in need irrespective of race, 

creed or status. 

Last month we had our annual Garden Party 

where we managed to raise over 500€. We 

thank Tony our President and his wife Ann 

who spent the week baking cakes and tarts 

for the event and who organised the party 

which was held in their poolside garden. John 

Sloham provided the music and his time to 

create a pleasant afternoon for all who attended. 

Together with all our volunteers who 

helped raise more much needed funds for the 

charity, we thank them. 

I have been a volunteer for some time now, 

but on 9 th July I attended one of the Aid 

Days, which is basically why we exist as a 

Humanitarian Aid Charity. 

One of three Aid Days per month, it was 

in Cañada de Gallego, which is situated on 

the road to Percheles Beach. This gave me 

an insight into why we as a charity are so 

needed in this area. There is a considerable 

authoritive paperwork involved in order for us 

to function and our clients must do their part 

by filling in and producing certain documentation 

too. 

We receive approximately 40 tonnes of food 

a year from the Spanish Red Cross and we 

buy extras like sugar, sunflower oil, biscuits 

and nappies. 

We also distribute 

free 

condoms as 

we have a 

supplier in 

the UK who 

donates these 

and sends 

them free of 

charge to us. 

We had women’s 

shoes on 

the Aid Day; 

also clothes, 

towels, food 

containers 

and other 

kitchen articles 

that had 

been kindly 

donated. If the clients have a request for anything 

specific like furniture or men’s shoes, 

for which we are in desperate need, we will 

endeavour to comply if we are able to do so. 

On the day 

we distributed 

aid and 

articles to 39 

numbered 

clients which 

included single 

people, 

couples and 

families. We 

deal with 

each client 

one at a time 

to enable us 

to keep track 

of the paperwork 

and it 

also gives us 

time to chat 

to them and 

see how they are coping and if they need anything 

specific. We have 676 people registered 

for aid, including 163 children under 8. This 

is increasing on a monthly basis. 

Please call 634 357 137 to make a donation 

or enquire about volunteering with us. 

Dotty is 

around 1 year 

old and was 

found near 

Quesada tied 

up to a lamppost 

in the 

blazing heat. 

She has no 

chip, but is in 

good health 

and weighs 

around 6 kilos 

so is quite 

small and is 

good with 

dogs and 

cats. 

Call 645 469 

253 

Lucky is 

approx 17 

weeks old 

and was 

found looking 

for food 

in Almoradi 

market. The 

stall holders 

were kicking 

him away, 

but thankfully 

one of our 

fosterers was 

there and picked him up. He will be fox terrier 

size and is good with other dogs and cats. 

Call 645 469 253 

Baby is a 3 

month old 

tabby and 

white kitten. 

She is very 

trusting with 

people, loves 

to be cuddled 

and gets on 

well with other 

kittens and 

adult cats. 

Call 645 469 

253 

Isha is a 

stunning German 

Shepherd 

and is 

looking for a 

new home. 

She is almost 

1 year old, is 

chipped, vaccinated 

and 

has her pet 

passport. She 

is great with 

children of 

all ages and 

good with 

other dogs. 

Call 645 469 

253 

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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ACROSS 

1 Chest muscles 

5 Moat 

10 __ Francisco 

13 Grizzled 

14 Swiss mathematician 

15 Popular stadium 

16 National capital 

17 __ Vice (tv show) 

18 Italian money 

19 Women’s undergarment 

21 Pictorial 

23 Old-fashioned Dads 

26 Not young 

28 Throat infection 

29 Fuses 

32 Girl 

33 Come close to 

34 Devourer 

36 Border 

37 Eyed 

38 Secondhand 

42 Lazy __ (turn table) 

43 Label 

44 Voucher for a small debt 

46 Autocratic 

49 Navigation system 

51 Pair 

52 Epoch 

53 Luxury 

57 Ram’s mate 

59 Highest quality 

60 With ears 

62 Father 

66 Branch of learning 

67 Church steeple 

68 Took to court 

69 Stinging fish 

70 Tough 

71 Sight organs 

DOWN 

1 Professional 

B O E 

A R K 

R E G 

2 Aurora 

3 Calorie 

4 Stuck up person 

5 Woman 

6 French “yes” 

7 Cuff 

8 Very large truck 

9 Little Mermaid’s love 

10 Bakes unshelled eggs 

11 Eagle’s nest 

12 National Association for 

the Advancement of 

Colored People 

15 Narrow openings 

20 Decay 

22 Tyrant 

23 Long for 

24 Old 

25 Hitch 

27 Lees 

30 Wrath 

31 Green dish 

32 Headed 

35 Belief 

37 Gone to lunch 

38 Card game 

39 Satiate 

40 Native ruler in Asia 

41 Prefix ten 

42 Cosecant’s opposite 

44 Snippety 

45 Prevents 

47 Scandinavian country 

48 Captured soldier 

49 Rounded part 

50 Musical production 

54 Loch __ monster 

55 Captain (abbr.) 

56 Canal 

58 Console 

61 Make a mistake 

63 Shop 

64 Honey maker 

65 Spots 

39 words of 3 letters or more. 

Answers on page 90 

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Hi from Bob with all the latest news from 

Welcome. We have a lot of exciting events 

coming up, so I’ll go straight in. 

The Annual Petanca Competition saw 

an excellent turn-out, with the eventual 

winners being John and Jose. Well done 

everybody who took part. It was a very 

enjoyable afternoon. 

Our Summer Ball at La Cumbre Hotel, 

Puerto de Mazarrón, was yet another fantastic 

night in the much-improved function 

room at the premier hotel in the area. A record 

number of 210 Welcome supporters 

enjoyed a champagne reception, a sumptuous 

six-course meal with wine, beer and 

water included and entertainment by the 

very popular Rob Sweeney, who soon had 

everybody dancing to his own relaxed style 

of music. The staff at the hotel couldn’t do 

enough for us and another fabulous night 

thoroughly enjoyed by everybody. 

Our August Dance is on Wednesday 20 th , 

outside at Mariano’s, Camposol A. Entertainment 

is with ‘Cliff Richard and The 

Shadows’ and ‘The Beatles’. All proceeds 

from this night will go to Age Concern. 

None of us know when we may need the 

expertise of this much-needed charity, so 

come along and show your support and 

have a fantastic night out under the stars. 

Tickets are just 8€ and 5€ for chicken and 

chips. 

Tickets are also available for our 24 th September 

Dance, with ‘Status Quo’ and ‘The 

Eagles’, performed by five professional 

musicians, promising to provide a fantastic 

night all for only 10€, and 5€ for chicken 

and chips. 

Our September Trip to Galicia is fully 

booked and I’ll let you know how it went 

in the October Chronicle, but everybody 

is looking forward to it with great enthusiasm. 

Maybe it will be a bit cooler in the 

north of Spain! 

Ladies’ Evening is on October 1 st , with 

the usual stalls, fashion show and bingo, 

and entertainment by Woody. Tickets 3€. 

There are still places available on our Trip 

to Madrid in November, leaving our area 

on 27 th and staying 4 nights B & B at the 

4-star Hotel TrypCibeles, right in the heart 

of the city on the Gran Via and close to restaurants, 

bars, Metro station, tourist bus 

and for the ladies, all the top shops! Trips 

included are to Toledo and The Valley Of 

The Fallen, a monument to those killed in 

the Spanish Civil War and the burial place 

of Franco. This controversial monument 

may not be there for much longer, so see 

it now before it is too late. On the Sunday, 

we’re off to the races to place our bets, 

and return home on Monday 1 st December. 

Just 260€ including all coach travel. 

Christmas in Benidorm, from 23 rd December, 

4 night’s full board at Hotel Helios, 

including Christmas Day Gala Lunch. Close 

to all attractions and Levante beach. 240€. 

Names are now being taken for our 

Christmas Party Night on 10 th December 

and also New Year’s Eve Party. The 

Christmas Party sees the return of the 

ever-popular Ricky Levazza. Tickets just 

12€ and 5€ for chicken and chips. Entertainment 

on New Year’s Eve is by Dan 

Davey, Rob Sweeney and our own Christine. 

20€ including cold buffet. 

We are hoping to have news of another 

cruise for 2015 soon and as soon as we do, 

we’ll let you know. 

Book/Jigsaw Club is now closed for the 

summer until September 9 th . 

Petanca is on August 27 th at 2pm. Just 1€ 

for members and 2€ for visitors. 

Call Les on 968 131 880 for more details. 

For tickets and further information about 

our events, call Rosemary on 620 105 

179 

Email rosemarybeak@hotmail.com 

Visit www.welcomegroupspain.com 


The Benefits Of Kettlebells 

Your core is vitally important to having 

good posture, providing stability during 

movement and helping your extremities 

do a better job during sports and everyday 

activities. Your core muscles are not just 

your abdominal muscle; your body’s core 

includes the muscles of the shoulders, the 

chest, the abdomen, the hips, the pelvis, 

and the upper to lower back muscles. Due 

to its unique shape, the Kettlebell employs 

your core muscles in every single exercise 

that you perform with it. There are 

also specific Kettlebell exercises to target 

the core. Kettlebell training is really effective, 

as not only do you work your core 

muscles in every exercise, but you burn fat 

too. They also strengthen the ligaments, 

tendons and cartilage in your joints, which 

helps keep your joints strong and prevent 

injury. 

Poor flexibility can lead to bad posture and 

injuries and as you get older, poor flexibility 

will make simple everyday tasks such 

as bending down difficult. With Kettlebell 

training, you get a 

flexibility workout as 

you work in a greater 

range of movement 

than you’re used to 

and the exercises are 

functional to everyday 

life. The twohand 

swings promote 

flexibility in your 

hamstrings and lower 

back, whereas the 

snatch as well as increasing 

flexibility in 

your hamstrings and 

your lower back, also 

increases flexibility in your shoulders. Kettlebell 

training used in conjunction with 

specific flexibility training helps to increase 

your flexibility unlike other forms of weight 

training and cardiovascular training. 

Kettlebell training is great for men as 

you build muscle whilst getting a fantastic 

cardio workout. Kettlebell training is 

especially good for women as the basic 

Kettlebell exercises work women’s typical 

problem areas which are your legs, bum, 

abs and hips. Not only that, you also burn 

a tremendous amount of calories training 

with Kettlebells! 

There are many different exercises you can 

do with a Kettlebell, making it fun and 

effective - you won’t get bored doing reps 

like you would just lifting weights in the 

same routine each time. 

If you like the idea of a Kettlebell’s class, 

why not come and join in on Mondays at 

6.30pm and Thursdays at 10am? 

Call 634 304 087 to book your place, text 

or email cdafitness@hotmail.co.uk 

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Cabbage - 

Col 

( Brassica 

oleracea or 

variants) is 

a leafy green 

or purple biennial 

plant, 

grown as 

an annual 

vegetable 

crop for its 

dense-leaved 

heads. It is 

closely related to other cole crops, such as 

broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts. 

Cabbage plants perform best when grown 

in well-drained soil in a location that receives 

full sun. Different varieties prefer different 

soil types, ranging from lighter sand 

to heavier clay, but all prefer fertile ground. 

Early varieties of Cabbage take about 70 

days from planting to reach maturity, while 

late varieties take about 120 days. Once 

mature, Cabbage heads generally range 

from 0.5 to 4kgs and can be green, purple 

or white and are mature when they are firm 

and solid to the touch. They are harvested 

by cutting the stalk just below the bottom 

leaves with a blade. The outer leaves are 

trimmed, and any diseased, damaged, or 

necrotic leaves are removed. 

Savoy Cabbage – Characterized by 

crimped or curly leaves, mild flavour and 

tender texture 

Spring Cabbage – Loose-headed, commonly 

sliced and steamed 

Green Cabbage – Light to dark green, 

slightly pointed heads. 

White Cabbage (Dutch Cabbage) – 

Smooth, pale green leaves 

Red Cabbage– Smooth red leaves, often 

used for pickling or stewing. It is often 

used raw for salads and coleslaw, but it can 

also be eaten cooked. It is the traditional 

accompanying side dish paired with many 

German meals—most notably, Sauerbraten. 

At Christmas it can be spiced and served as 

an accompaniment to seasonal roast goose. 

Red Cabbage has 10 times more vitamin A 

and twice as much iron as green cabbage. 

Cabbages were most likely domesticated 

somewhere in Europe before 1000 BC, although 

Savoys were not developed until the 

16th century. By the Middle Ages, it had become 

a prominent part of European cuisine. 

Almost half the Cabbages grown come 

from China, where Chinese Cabbage is 

the most popular Brassica vegetable. Cabbages 

are prepared in many different ways 

for eating. They can be pickled, fermented 

for dishes such as sauerkraut, steamed, 

stewed, sautéed, braised, or eaten raw. 

Cabbage is a good source of vitamin K, vitamin 

C and dietary fibre. The Greeks were 

convinced that Cabbages were detrimental 

to grapevines and should not be grown close 

together as Cabbages planted too near the 

vine would impart an unwelcome odour to 

the grapes. This Mediterranean sense of 

antipathy still survives today. The Greeks 

and Romans claimed medicinal usages for 

their Cabbage variety included relief from 

gout, headaches and the symptoms of poisonous 

mushroom ingestion. The antipathy 

towards the vine made it seem that eating 

Cabbage would avoid drunkenness. 

When round-headed Cabbages appeared 

in 14th-century England they were called 

cabaches and caboches, words drawn from 

Old French. Many Cabbage varieties—including 

some still commonly grown—were 

introduced in Germany, France, and the 

Low Countries and Sauerkraut was eaten by 

Dutch sailors to prevent scurvy during long 

ship voyages. 


ACTIN would like to introduce you to 

George, a little character who has a story 

to tell. 

George lived in a Spanish village. He 

was a stray that had managed to survive 

finding somewhere to sleep and living on 

scraps, but he was resourceful and friendly 

and managing well until he became ill and 

could hardly walk. 

An ACTIN member picked him up and took 

him to the vet where we were prepared to 

have him put to sleep; George looked into 

her eyes and wagged his tail! We asked the 

vet if he could be saved and after many 

blood tests he was diagnosed with filaria, 

other infections, anaemia and the common 

disease that dogs get from living outside, 

Leishmania. He appeared to be in a bad 

way and his care and medication was going 

to be costly, but little George was worth 

it. We put out an appeal in Facebook to 

raise funds 

for his medical 

care and 

now he is in 

full health. 

George is 

a loveable 

gentle boy 

who asks for 

nothing. He 

enjoys sitting 

in the 

sun and taking 

in the 

rays and he 

absolutely 

loves it when 

people talk 

to him and stroke him. 

Can you offer George a home? 

adoptions@adoptaspanishdog.com 

Please support ACTIN in their fight for a 

welfare act and combatting local cruelty 

and abandonment. Here is an example of 

the cases we deal with : 

A photo of a dog hanging from a balcony 

was sent out to us with a plea to help. We 

had no idea where the dog was, or how we 

could help. After 24 hours we finally found 

where the dog was, but the difficulty was 

that the witness had withdrawn, fearing 

the owner of the dog. Well-meaning people 

had helped and saved the dog from its 

fall. They handed her back to the owner 

in good faith, not realising that the man 

had kicked the dog like a football, which 

was how she came to be hanging from 

the balcony. 

Shortly afterwards 

this 

man killed 

his dog. She 

was elderly 

and sick, so 

perhaps he 

thought it 

was cheaper 

than taking 

her to 

the vet. We 

eventually 

persuaded 

witnesses to 

come forward 

in spite 

of their fear 

of this wellknown 

local 

man. 

This is why 

ACTIN needs your help. There is no RSP- 

CA in Spain to defend what happens to 

dogs in situations like this and there are 

many new cases sent to us daily. Cruelty 

is not acceptable and we need help to 

do everything we can for the future of 

animals in need. 

If you see a dog being abandoned or illtreated 

and have details of car registration 

number and/or photos please forward to 

denuncias@actin-spain.com 

www.actin-spain.com 

PayPal admin@actin-spain.com 

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Cabbage 

This month we continue our look at vegetables 

and this month it is Cabbage. I love 

white crispy Cabbage cooked as a vegetable 

with mash and gravy, but my husband 

just loves it raw. Of course everyone’s favourite 

cabbage recipe is Cole Slaw or Cold 

Slaw as my granddaughter calls it. There 

are several variations on the traditional 

recipe, so why not try making it with Red 

Cabbage for a change? Red Cabbage adds 

lovely colour and texture to any recipe and 

is very under-used. Why not try the Devil 

Red Cabbage recipe below? It uses apples 

which go very well with Cabbage and can 

be served hot or cold. The Chinese use a lot 

of Cabbage in their cooking and below is 

just one of many recipes using the stir fry 

method. 

Buen Apetito 

Cole Slaw 

Large white cabbage 

Small onion 

2 large carrots 

Salt and pepper 

A dash of vinegar 

Salad seasoning 

Mayonnaise/Salad Cream 

Slice cabbage into strips, chop onion into 

small cubes and grate carrot. Mixed all 

chopped vegetables together and add Mayo 

or Salad cream depending on taste. Add 

seasoning, salt and pepper and vinegar. Mix 

until all veg is covered. Will last for 4 to 5 

days in fridge. To vary, try adding a hand 

full of sultanas or a chopped apple. 

Stir Fried Cabbage With Garlic 

½ Chinese cabbage 

3 cloves garlic 

Sea salt 

Extra virgin olive oil 

Freshly ground black pepper 

Remove and discard the outer leaves from 

the cabbage and cut the leaves into large 

pieces. Pound the garlic with a pestle and 

mortar adding a large pinch of salt until 

coarsely ground. Heat a wok until very 

hot, add a generous amount of olive oil and 

heat until almost smoking. Add the garlic 

to the wok, then immediately add the cabbage 

and stir-fry, moving the wok contents 

constantly to prevent the garlic from burning. 

Cook, adding extra oil as necessary, 

over high heat until the cabbage is warmed 

through but still crunchy. Transfer to a large 

serving platter and sprinkle generously with 

freshly ground black pepper. 

Devil Red Cabbage 

1 tbsp sunflower oil 

1 onion, chopped 

450g/1lb red cabbage, shredded 

225g/8oz cooking apples, peeled, cored and 

diced 

2.5cm/1” piece fresh root ginger, peeled 

and grated 

Pinch of ground cinnamon or allspice 

150ml/¼pt vegetable stock 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 

Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the 

onion, red cabbage and apple and cook gently 

for 5 minutes. Add the ginger and cinnamon 

or allspice and the vegetable stock. 

Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and 

simmer gently for 15-20 minutes until most 

of the liquid has evaporated and the vegetables 

are tender. Season to taste and serve. 

Stuffed Cabbage 

1-2 large white cabbages 

40g/1½oz lard 

1 large onion, chopped 

2 tbsp paprika 

1.4kg/3lb 4oz pork mince 

450g/1lb long grain rice 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 

1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes 

Put the cabbages in a large pan, add enough 

freshly boiled water to cover and boil for 

5-10 minutes, or until the leaves fall off the 

cabbage. Remove from the pan and cool 

slightly. Separate the leaves and set aside 

to drain and cool further. Melt the lard in a 

frying pan and add the chopped onion and 

fry until soft over a medium heat. Tip the 

softened onions into a bowl and stir in the 

paprika. Add the minced pork and the rice 

to the bowl, season with salt and freshly 

ground black pepper and mix well. 

Take a cabbage leaf and cut away a little of 

the tough stalk so that it is easy to roll. Add 

a spoonful of the mincemeat mixture to the 

stalk-end of the leaf, then roll the cabbage 

into a sausage shape, tucking in the ends as 

you go. Try to roll the leaf as firmly as possible, 

so that it doesn’t unroll during cooking. 

Repeat with the remaining cabbage leaves 

until you have used all the stuffing mixture. 

Shred any leftover cabbage and use 

some to line the bottom of a large pan – this 

prevents the stuffed cabbage leaves from 

burning on the bottom of the pan. Place the 

stuffed leaves in the pan as snugly as possible, 

with the join underneath, then cover 

with any remaining shredded cabbage. Add 

boiling water to cover the cabbage rolls, 

bring to the boil and then add the chopped 

tomatoes and season with salt and freshly 

ground black pepper. 

Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer 

gently for 1–1½ hours, covered, until the 

pork is cooked – to test, remove a stuffed 

leaf from the pan and pierce with a skewer. 

The juices will run clear when the pork is 

cooked. During cooking, check the liquid 

levels, adding more boiling water if needed 

to prevent the pan from boiling dry. Serve 

the stuffed cabbage drizzled with the juice 

from the pan, and soured cream and freshly 

sliced crusty bread on the side. 

Cabbage Soup 

¼ potato, peeled and finely chopped 

300ml/10½fl oz vegetable stock 

¼ Savoy cabbage, chopped 

25g/1oz toasted peanuts, to garnish 

Place the potato and stock into a saucepan 

over a high heat. Bring to the boil then 

reduce the heat to simmer for seven minutes. 

Add the cabbage and continue to simmer 

for six minutes, until the cabbage has 

cooked and the potatoes are soft. To serve, 

pour the soup into a bowl and finish with a 

sprinkling of peanuts (optional). 

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Our Maintenance Team have been working 

Mondays and Wednesdays during the volunteer’s 

Summer break, beginning 1 hour 

earlier because of the increasing heat of the 

past weeks, weeding, sweeping and spraying 

the streets on a rota basis. They have also 

completed the installation of a new watering 

system to the Jubilee Garden near the Welcome 

Wall and we must offer sincere thanks 

to the Pig Farmer for his input with this; it 

was lovely to receive help from the local 

Spanish community! We mentioned this to 

one of our local councillors, who admired all 

the hard work, with a view to their provision 

of free water for the area of the Golf Club corner 

and at the top where the trees have been 

planted, which would save so much time and 

effort carrying water. He advised no promise 

could be made, but would see what could be 

done – watch this space! Thanks also to a 

gentleman from ‘D’ who donated several railway 

sleepers which will be used to build more 

raised flowerbeds, and of course to all who 

give to our buckets. So many people arriving 

in Camposol on holiday notice the marked difference 

since their previous visit; each Euro 

helps with landscaping and planting. 

Thanks also to those who have kindly offered 

much needed drinks to the workers, despite 

the fact we may have woken some of them! 

Our apologies - it’s hard to clean streets silently! 

If you have any spare time, please 

give the plants near your casa some water – 

every area is suffering in these high temperatures. 

May we also politely request that 

dog owners pick up any mess their pets 

leave behind? It only takes two minutes to 

deposit a bag in the bin and will keep the area 

smell and poo-free, thanks! 

There may still be a few tickets left for our 

Summer Social on 5 th September 8pm at 

The Club House, with the duo Itchy Fingers. 

Tickets only 6€. Please support us as it promises 

to be another great night! 

Our Christmas Meal and Dance is on 

Wednesday 3 rd December at The Club 

House. Unfortunately Lenny Mitchell has had 

to withdraw from performing due to ill health. 

We wish him a full and speedy recovery and 

we have meanwhile arranged for Al Jay to entertain 

us. 

Further details of both these events can be 

found either on our chalkboards, Facebook 

and our website http://www.greenfingersgardenandsocialgroup.com/ 

or contact 

John, our Chairman on 634 325 427. 


By the time you’re reading this, I hope to 

have a Facebook page up and running for 

our club, though I haven’t got the vaguest 

idea how to do so! 

Our most recent event, lunch and wine 

tasting at Jumilla was a roaring success, 

though I wonder if other diners in the restaurant 

where we had our Menu del Día 

with fast flowing booze, appreciated our 

boisterous group! 

Building on the success of our trip to Jumilla, 

we’ve arranged a day trip for Wednesday 

10 th September to ‘Experiencia 43’, 

the production plant for Licor 43/Cuarenta 

y Tres, followed by a visit to Los Alcazares, 

then a shopping stop at the Iceland supermarket 

on the way home. Everyone is welcome 

to join us on this trip, so please call 

me on 968 956 026 for tickets which cost 

12€ for our members and 15€ for everyone 

else. More information with times etc. and 

a poster for this day out are on our website 

www.mccsocialclub.com 

Licor 43 is the 62º proof liqueur made from 

43 ingredients that goes into your Asiatico 

coffee and it’s advertised as the world’s 

number 1 Spanish liqueur. More importantly, 

we get a drink at the start of the 

tour and another at the end! 

At the time of writing, we still have 4 seats 

remaining on our 3 Night Trip to Madrid, 

from 7 th to 10 th October. We’ve now opened 

this trip to non-members, so if you would 

like to join us, you can find full details on 

our website. The price for non-members is 

140 € per person sharing a twin room. 

Finally, we’re now planning a Summer 

Pool Party here at the Country Club on 

Wednesday 27 th August. This will be open 

to everyone. We’ve booked Barrington to 

entertain us, but didn’t have the meal and 

cost organized in time to be included in this 

article, so watch our website for details. 

More next month 

Hazel Davison 

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The Leo Association is made up of young 

people from 12 to 18 years old who want to 

help their local community. 

The Mazarrón Bahia Leo Club were thrilled 

after their successful fundraising walk to 

be able to join their sponsoring club the 

Mazarrón Bahia Lions Club to once again 

send ten Diabetic children to a special summer 

camp to help them cope with their illness. 

During July the Leos have been busy doing 

several food collections at Consum supermarket. 

They were happy to be able to deliver 

the food to Cruz Roja de Mazarrón to be distributed 

to the many families supported by 

Cruz Roja. The Leos are very grateful to 

the many people of Camposol who supported 

them and to Consum for allowing 

this collection to happen. 

The Mazarrón Leos are continuing with supporting 

their local community and are raising 

funds for a children’s play area on Camposol 

and will be joining in the Fie-Style 

Day on August 16 th at the Camposol Club 

de Golf. They will be doing pebble painting 

with younger children with a percentage of 

the funds raised on that day being given to 

the Leos for their playground fund. They will 

continue to raise funds and will hold an event 

with Pitu on September 26 th with all profits 

going to fund much-needed play areas. 

The Mazarrón Leos say that volunteering 

trains them to see the world through 

someone else’s eyes, teaching them 

compassion and responsibility. They are 

helping to make their community a better 

place and to be grateful for what they have 

and not take things for granted. The Lions 

and Camposol where this club is based are 

very proud of the Leos and thank them for 

their wonderful effort. 

The Mazarrón Bahia Leos meet on the 1 st 

and 3 rd Friday of the month at the Camposol 

Cultural Centre from 7pm to 9pm. For more 

information Please call the Leo Advisor Virginia 

Barker on 654 874 563. 

We have had a joyous month and we would 

like to thank some amazing people in Camposol 

whose hearts were touched by the 

needs of others. In particular we thank Dianne 

and Alan who donated a fridge freezer 

so desperately needed; Simon and Judy 

who gave a fridge, food and a teddy for 

the expected new baby; Maureen and Peter 

who gave a mattress and bedding so that 

a family no longer sleep on the floor; Jasmine 

and Marisol in Bolnuevo who had collected 

a quantity of tinned food which has 

been a great help in boosting our supplies; 

Nadine and Ray who held a charity evening 

at Time Out Sports Bar in San Javier 

and raised funds to help our food supplies 

and are planning two other events in the 

weeks ahead; Eileen and Nadine who do all 

the food shopping and pack it all up ready 

for delivery to our families, always smiling, 

willing dear friends who come out each time 

to deliver what is needed. God bless you 

lovely people! 

We are seeing changes in the families we 

visit. Some have had to move on to new 

areas to seek work as most rely on picking 

salad crops here in the Murcia area. They do 

not have the luxury of claiming any kind of 

benefit. They really do have to seek work! 

Young families are moving back with their 

parents as they cannot afford to pay the 

rent, consequently, there is overcrowding 

and lack of privacy. We never hear complaints, 

only love and gratitude for God’s 

Grace. 

We are always in need of food and toiletries 

such as liquid detergent as most have to 

wash their clothing in cold water. Shampoo, 

toothpaste, toothbrushes and shower gel 

are always received gratefully. 

There is a special lady called Irene in Fuente 

Alamo who we would like to bless. We have 

never met her, but this lady has been a 

regular donor of money and food since this 

charity first started. God bless you dear 

lady. We hope that we can meet with you 

soon and introduce you to some of the people 

you are helping. 

Our heartfelt thanks as always, to our ladies 

who hold the Table Top Sale on Camposol 

and Marian and Lesley at The Dog Bowl, 

Fuente Alamo. Food can be donated at 

Camposol or The Dog Bowl in Fuente Alamo. 

Tel Marge and Arthur Laws on 659 270 885 

or email arthurlaws@hotmail.com 

Website http://swaptearsforsmiles. 

wix.com/swap-tears-4-smiles 





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Notice of an Extraordinary General 

Meeting 

The Camposol Residents Association, 

Central Liaison Committee has reached a 

crossroads in its life. For the last five years 

under my chairmanship I have led a happy, 

but determined group of volunteers whose 

only objective has been the betterment of 

all things on Camposol. 

We have had many successes and steady 

progress has been made on a lot of fronts 

especially with the latest government 

coalition team. Not everything we would 

wish for has been achieved, but we carried 

on regardless, keeping constant pressure 

on the council. 

We have only been able to continually 

meet with the powers-that-be because 

we are non-political and merely your 

representatives with the council. I realised 

a couple of years ago that perhaps the way 

forward was to be represented by elected 

councillors whose sole aim would be the 

completion of Camposol. To this end, I 

proposed changes in our constitution to 

allow us to explore these possibilities and 

removed “non-political” from our rules 

of association. This enabled us to form a 

political subcommittee which some of the 

members developed into an independent 

group, resulting in the Camposol & District 

Independent Party. This is not a division 

of, or a branch of the CRA. 

If the CRA, Central Liaison Committee 

continues, it must remain independent of 

any political party and remain impartial 

and it cannot be seen as a political threat, 

so your Central Liaison Committee’s future 

needs to be reviewed as soon as possible. 

Do you feel that the current role of 

the Central Liaison Committee has 

run its course and we would be better 

dissolving the CRA and allowing others 

to take the political lead? 

This decision cannot be made by a handful 

of people on the committee, but I believe 

needs to be put to the membership at an 

Extraordinary General Meeting to determine 

its future role. To this end I propose that we 

hold an Extraordinary General Meeting 

on Saturday 16 th August at 10am at 

Mariano’s Restaurant, Camposol A. 

The proposals to consider are: 

1. The committee must remain 

politically impartial to maintain 

future negotiating rights. Any 

political involvement would 

jeopardise this. Because the 

current committee has a majority 

of politically motivated members 

do you believe that the current 

role of the CRA has 

run its course and we 

should dissolve the 

association? 

Proposed By Jackie 

Drewe 

Seconded by Sandy 

Allison 

2. If the CRA is to 

continue in its present 

format, I propose 

that the 2012 change 

in the rule regarding 

the removal of the 

words “non-political” 

be rescinded and the 

association return to 

being a non-political 

organisation. 

Proposed by Jackie 

Drewe 

Seconded by Sandy 

Allison 

3. We believe 

that the CRA 

should continue 

as at present as a 

residents’ association 

and that the CRA 

should endorse the 

Camposol and District 

Independent Party as 

its official political 

voice. 

Proposed by Tom 

Finnegan 

Seconded by Paul 

Drury 

4. In the event that proposal (1) 

Is carried and the association 

is dissolved, I propose that 

the Fighting Fund is allocated 

to each sector gardening and 

community group apportioned 

by the number of members on 

each sector. After dispensing with 

any outstanding invoices and 

expenses the General Fund should 

be donated to the Camposol and 

District Independent Party (CDiP). 

Each share of the fighting fund is worth 

5.8381785€. 

This equates to: 

Sector A 388 members x 5.8381785 = 

2265.21€ 

Sector B 532 members x 5.8381785 = 

3105.91€ 

Sector C 609 members x 5.8381785 = 

3555.45€ 

Sector D 1540 members x 5.8381785 = 

8990.79€ 

The current general fund stands at 

2372.27€ less any outstanding expenses 

for donation to the CDiP. 

Proposed by Bob Owen 

Seconded by Jackie Drewe. 

Proxy Voting: 

Please submit your proxy votes by email 

to chairman@cracamposol.com or by 

letter to Bob Owen, Camposol Residents 

Association, AP 1528, Camposol, Mazarron, 

30875, Murcia, Spain. 

Proxy votes must be received by 2pm 

15th August 2014. 

The following should be completed: 

CRA Membership Number (if available) 

Name of CRA Member 

Camposol Address 

Proposal 1 - Current Role of the CRA 

Yes - dissolve the association 

No - the CRA should continue 

Abstain 

If The CRA Should Continue: 

Proposal 2 - Return to a Non Political 

Organisation 

Yes - return to being a non-political 

organisation 

No 

Abstain 

If The CRA is to Continue 

Proposal 3 - Have the CDIP as its Official 

Political Voice 

Agree 

Disagree 

Abstain 

If Proposal 1 is Carried 

Proposal 4 - Dispersal Of Funds 

Agree 

Disagree 

Abstain 

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News From FAST 

FAST continues to deal with many emergency 

callouts on Camposol. Help and support is 

therefore needed in order to assist with the 

running costs of this voluntary service. Some 

donations are mentioned herewith, but we 

would also like to thank those who choose to 

remain anonymous - all helping to help the 

Camposol Community. Thanks also to the 

public for dropping money into the FAST collection 

tins too! 

We are extremely grateful to every one of 

you. 

Cloud Nine Drama Group –Paul Macdonald, 

the Chairman, with Ruma Jordan, kindly 

presented a cheque for 250€ to FAST. Sally 

Bridges, a FAST Responder received the 

cheque on behalf of FAST. Thanks go to 

everyone involved with Cloud Nine for this 

generous donation. 

FAST organised a Table Top Sale on Camposol 

D on 28 th June, when a magnificent total 

of 745.45€ was raised thanks to the donators 

and everyone who helped with collecting, 

sorting and selling the items and of course 

to all the people who came to buy. The pancakes 

with ice cream, scones and cakes went 

down very well too - what a successful and 

enjoyable day! Thanks also to the friends and 

neighbours who assisted alongside the FAST 

members, some of whom are now keen to 

join the Team. 

FAST wishes to thank the Olney Family for 

all their donations. Thank you once again to 

Rosemary and John for the 150€ donation 

from Bingo at Tel’s Bar; very many thanks to 

CDA Fitness for the donation of 220€ and 

also SOS (Silly Old Sods) for their kind donation 

of 300€. 

Congratulations! 

FAST now have five more Responders who 

have successfully completed the necessary 

training with Head Trainer, Gerry Bradshaw, 

to comply with the stringent requirements 

of the Murcia Health Authority. They are also 

fully trained to administer oxygen and to use 

the defibrillator (AED) as and when required 

when responding to an emergency call. ‘Well 

Done’ to all of you! 

Remember to visit Camposol B on the 2 nd and 

last Friday of each month to purchase tickets 

for events, obtain information and have a 

chat to members of the FAST Team. 

Please Note: 

In a Medical Emergency – Call 112 

Then call - FAST: 968 970 626 

General Enquiries call 634 327 730 

Email: secretary@fastcamposol.com 

During the month of August Age Concern 

can be contacted by phoning 634 

310 215, but we will not be in the Cultural 

Centre (everyone needs a break during the 

Summer). We will back in the centre on 

Wednesday 3 rd September. 

In June we held our Menu del Dia at Gula 

Gula in Puerto de Mazarrón. Everyone 

enjoyed the meal and had a relaxing afternoon 

overlooking the boats on the marina. 

On Wednesday 27 th August we will 

be at Bocapizza Restaurant in Puerto de 

Mazarrón. The owners also run Gula Gula 

and Viggos, so we know we will get good 

food and value for money. 

Unfortunately the Craft Fair planned by 

the Artisan Co-operative had to be cancelled 

due to unavailability of many of the 

stallholders. Another date will be arranged 

after the summer so watch this space for 

further details! 

The Welcome Group are organising a 

Summer Dance on Wednesday 20 th August 

in aid of Age Concern with musical 

tributes to the Beatles and Cliff & The 

Shadows. Tickets are available from the 

Welcome meeting at Mariano’s, Camposol 

A at 2pm Saturday 2 nd August. 

Our Annual Black & White Ball is on Friday 

12 th September at Bal La Sal on Puerto 

de Mazarrón. Music by Karen Noble and 

Terry Jay, cava and a buffet for only 15€. 

Transport from Camposol and Mazarrón 

Country Club for 5€. Last year’s ball was 

the best yet and we hope to equal it this 

year. 

On Friday 19 th September we are holding 

an Open Day in Puerto de Mazarrón. Although 

based at Camposol, (the area most 

populated by British over 50’s), Age Concern 

Costa Cálida is not just for Camposol 

residents and we need volunteers to help 

people throughout the area. Anyone who 

wants to know more about what we do and 

how they help will be very welcome. Further 

details about venue etc next month or 

call the numbers below. 

Age Concern: 

Outside Bar Salud, Camposol B Fridays 

11am-1pm 

Camposol Cultural Centre Wed/Thu 10am- 

1pm (closed during August) 

Telephone: 634 310 215 

Other areas: 634 336 484 





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“Mazarrón Permanecerá Abierto Por Vacaciones” 

(Mazarrón remains open for the 

holidays.) 

This is the new slogan for an extension of the 

opening hours of the various museums and 

galleries in Mazarrón. They will open every 

day until 15 th September, with much more 

extended hours. The tourist office also has 

2 more points; one in Bolnuevo and another 

next to the Ermita de la Isla. 

daily demonstrations of various artisan skills. 

La Union Musical de San Pedro Del Pinatar 

On Sunday July 6 th the band “Maestro Eugenio 

Calderón” played in Mazarrón to initiate the 

Villa de Mazarrón 2014. Around four hundred 

people gathered in the Port of Mazarrón 

to hear the first concert, opened by Councillor 

for Culture, Ginés Campillo. 

this initiative which consists of a collection of 

food that is intended for needy families in the 

town. 

Councillor for Social Policy, Maria Martinez, 

explained “All those who want to help can 

make donations throughout the day during 

business hours in Mercadona, LIDL, Consum 

and El Arbol. There will be boxes and volunteers 

from ‘Nuevo Rumbo’ located in each supermarket 

to collect donations. 

Students Celebrate Their IES Graduation 

More than 130 students celebrated their 

graduation ceremony. The event took place 

in the presence of family members, teachers, 

administrators, managers and municipal 

authorities. Students who have earned the 

recognition of outstanding received special 

mention. 

The Mayor of Mazarrón, Francisco García, said 

“Mazarrón is a tourist town that registers a 

significant increase in population in the summer 

months, so we need to expand tourist 

services at this time.” This is in response to 

a historical claim by many traders, residents 

and tourists. 

The band of Mazarrón delighted the audience 

with an elaborate and carefully prepared programme 

and they began the concert with the 

Paso Doble “Evocation”. The second part consisted 

of famous pieces from “West Side Story” 

and ended with a medley of Boleros. As a 

farewell, the band played the third movement 

of “Os Pássaros Do Brasil”. 


La Torre de Los Caballos de Bolnuevo 

Mon-Thurs 9am-2pm 

Fri 9am-2pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm 

Sat 10am-1pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm 

Sun10am-1pm 

La Factoría Romana de Salazones, Puerto 

de Mazarrón 

Mon-Fri 9am-2pm and 3.30pm-9.30pm on 

Wed, Thurs and Fri 

Sat 10am-1pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm 

Sun 10am-1pm 

El Centro de Interpretación del Barco Fenicio 

de la Isla 

Mon-Fri 9am-2pm and 3.30pm-9.30pm on 

Wed, Thurs and Fri 

Sat10am-1pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm 

Sun10am-1pm 

Mazarrón Town Hall is an iconic building of 

the Town, declared a National Historic Monument. 

Mon-Sat 10am-2pm and 5pm-8pm on Wed, 

Thurs and Fri 

Craft Markets Open Until End Of August 

The markets in Puerto de Mazarrón and until 

August 31 st give visitors the opportunity to 

stroll among stalls and craft stalls where they 

can find a wide variety of products. 

One is on Avenida Costa Cálida, in front of 

the Medical Centre and the other is next to 

La Ermita de La Isla. Opening hours are 8pm- 

1.30am, although closing hours may vary 

depending on the daily activity. There will be 

On Saturday, July 12 th the band’s music was 

from “La Union Musical de San Pedro del Pinatar”. 

Construction Of Access Roundabout At 

The Mazarrón Sports Complex 

The splitting of the RM-332 road between 

Mazarrón with Puerto de Mazarrón is one 

of the priorities for the current council. This 

road is the main route between the two largest 

population areas in the municipality and 

supports daily traffic, further increased in the 

summer season. 

Where the Municipal Sports Complex is located, 

the City Council urgently considers 

the construction of a roundabout to provide 

access to the sports facilities as the current 

road has become a black spot, recording a 

high number of traffic accidents. Fortunately 

there have been no serious injuries. 

Meals for the Unemployed 

There are many local families who are at 

risk of poverty. In response, the City Council 

has been forced to apply to the Ministries of 

Education and Social Policy to provide school 

meals during the summer months, in order to 

ensure a daily meal for many children. 

Operation Kilo 

This is a food service collection at various 

commercial establishments in Puerto de 

Mazarrón. The Association ‘Nuevo Rumbo’ 

in collaboration with the Department of Social 

Policy of Mazarrón is again carrying out 

After welcoming the graduates, students of 

2ºB performed a musical interpretation of the 

famous Beatles song “Obladi-Oblada”. 

During the ceremony, Daniel Diaz, gave a 

moving speech, citing Tierno Galván mentioning 

the values that teachers have tried to instill. 

Diaz also spoke of the crisis, focusing on 

the current situation as an incentive to reach 

peaks and therefore encouraged those present 

to pursue their challenges. 

Leiva Fiesta 

Musical and gastronomic events, popular 

games, comedy acts and an ethnographic exhibition 

completed the programme of festivities 

culminating with a Mass in honour of the 

Virgen del Carmen. 

Salvadora Gallego opened the festivities 

with memories of his childhood in Leiva. He 

thanked everyone involved in the fiesta and 

paid tribute to his father with some ballads 

such as “As he also liked to do”. 

The Mayor of Mazarrón, Francisco García, 

opened an ethnographic exhibition of farm 

implements and household chores of yesteryear 

located in the annex to the church hall. 

The fiesta queen was Ana Belén Motos with 

Adriana Mariana López as her princess and 

María Vivancos was Queen of the Third Age. 

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As we race through summer, the Los Palacios 

group can put another successful event 

behind them. On Friday 11 th July we held our 

first Summer Carnival at Mariano’s outside 

bar. The brilliant Barrington hosted the evening, 

guiding out 200 carnival revellers through 

a night of games, dance and of course plenty 

of fabulous music, not forgetting the Carnival 

Mask Competition. To add to the carnival atmosphere 

Mariano’s was decorated by Mundo 

Piñatas, the party shop, based in Totana. We 

had a number of balloon flowers scattered 

around along with a couple of balloon towers 

on the stage and they also donated a piñata 

which contained one of many fabulous prizes 

donated by local businesses. 

Thanks must go to the following businesses 

for donating prizes for our raffle: Cat’s Bar; 

Tel’s Bar; The Spice Villa; Tropic Ana’s and 

The Vista Bar, as well as Mariano’s for the use 

of their venue; Liberty Seguros for sponsoring 

the event, Barrington and Mundo Piñatas. A 

total of 1500€ was raised on the night thanks 

to our generous party-goers. 

Week to week we continue to keep our park 

and communal areas clean and tidy and look 

forward the monies being raised that will help 

purchase more stone chip, gravel and membrane. 

We also continue to ‘walk the streets’ 

with weed killer, trying our hardest to keep 

the weeds at bay. Once the weather cools, 

our activities will increase and you’ll see us 

out and about a bit more. 

In terms of events, we are now starting to 

pull our plans together for our forthcoming 

RACE NIGHT and Christmas Party; yes, 

Christmas, so watch this space. 

Thanks, as always for your continued support 

via our weekly bucket collection, our Friday 

Book Stall, events and to those who give up 

their time to help. 

The Summer Solstice Concert held at the 

Mazarrón Country Club on June 22 nd was, as 

anticipated, a great success. A full house of 

over 200 people enjoyed the music of Steve 

Fisher and Magnetic Surf who kept the 

dance floor busy all night. This was a great 

event which culminated in the raising of over 

1,400€ for Forget Me Not Respite Care. 

Our sincere thanks to all who made this possible 

and in particular Steve Fisher and Magnetic 

Surf for giving of their time for this new 

initiative and making it the success it was. 

Forget Me Not is a charity whose aim is 

to give respite care to carers of people with 

long term illnesses such as dementia and 

Alzheimer’s by taking over the care for a few 

hours whilst the permanent carer has a well 

earned few hours to themselves. We use 

the Cultural Centre on Camposol on Monday 

mornings from 10.30am to 1.30pm and include 

activities that both interest and challenge 

our friends (not patients or clients) 

and if required, lunch is also provided. 

Forget Me Not is open to friends within 

the whole of the Mazarrón area including 

Bolnuevo, Isla Plana, El Alamillo etc. If you 

would like more information about Forget 

Me Not then please contact either by phone 

to Dawn on 634 317 092 or our Facebook 

page, or log on to our new website www. 

forgetmenotmazarron.es Perhaps you 

would like to come along see us at the Table 

Top Sales on Camposol B on Friday mornings. 





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Inferno In Guadalajara 

A raging inferno engulfed the province of 

Guadalajara in central Spain striking on the 

9 th anniversary of the devastating blaze which 

killed 11 of the 12 fire-fighters attempting to 

bring it under control. The emergency services 

had to evacuate hundreds of residents 

from the towns of Cogolludo and Bustares as 

the fire had spread rapidly and remained out 

of control. 

Guadalajara sits in the vast central plains 

which are extremely dry year-round and 

largely flat aside from isolated mountains 

some distance apart, meaning wind activity 

is far-reaching. 800 hectares have been 

wiped out including part of the Sierra Norte 

mountain nature reserve, despite 210 firefighters 

and 16 hydroplanes and helicopters 

working round the clock. 

Gib Tug-Of-War 

A fresh episode in the Gibraltar-related friction 

between the UK and Spain has reared 

its head after what has been described as a 

‘provocative’ incursion by the latter’s Naval 

forces. According to MEP David Lidington, a 

Spanish Naval ship attempted to divert two 

vessels from the port of Gibraltar, claiming 

they were in Spain’s waters – which they 

were not. 

He said the ship’s behaviour ‘constituted a 

breach of the UN Convention on the Law of 

the Sea’. 

Despite the ongoing tug-of-war, Gibraltarians 

want to remain British and Spaniards who 

work on the Rock and live over the border 

agree. Many large UK companies operate 

from Gibraltar, where unemployment is just 

3% and most of those working there have 

top, well-paid jobs. 

Pamplona Bull-Run 

This year, 5 people were injured at Pamplona’s 

traditional Sanfermínes Bull-Running 

Festival, two of them seriously. A 52-year-old 

bull-handler from Cascante was gored in his 

buttock, narrowly missing a main artery and 

his groin, whilst another, aged 34, from Deba 

was rushed to hospital with a deep chest 

wound and several broken ribs. 

Despite the presence of animal rights demonstrators, 

the bull-running ended with the 

usual bull-fight. 

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Glasgow Murderer Caught In Madrid 

A fugitive who shot a man dead in a Glasgow 

car park has been caught in Madrid and is 

due to be extradited, report National Police 

in Spain. 

William Thomas Robert Paterson, 34, is accused 

– among various other men – of murdering 

the Scottish city’s well-known gangland 

figure Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll, 29, on January 

13 four years ago. Paterson fled the UK 

10 days later, heading for Spain. 

Operation Capture involves publishing photos 

and details of wanted criminals believed 

to be hiding out in Spain and calls upon 

members of the public to report them anonymously 

and without fear of reprisal. 

Anyone based in Spain who believes they 

may have information leading to the arrest of 

a wanted British criminal can call Crimestoppers 

via the Spanish number 900 555 111, 

which will be diverted to the UK, or the National 

Police on 091. 

They can also email the National Police at 

fugitivos@policia.es 

Accidents At Two Benidorm Theme Parks 

On 8 th July an Icelandic teen, who was on the 

ride known as the ‘Inferno’ at Terra Mítica, 

fell out of his seat in mid-air after his harness 

came undone. The rollercoaster spins 

round and upside down at the same time and 

it is thought the young tourist landed on his 

head. Terra Mítica opened in the year 2000, 

and this is the first time a fatal accident has 

occurred. 

On the same day, a four-year-old Russian boy 

suffered head injuries in a fall when climbing 

a statue at the entrance to the Benidorm 

Zoo, Terra Natura. He was rushed to Alicante 

General Hospital in a critical condition. 

Terra Natura’s management stresses that 

the statues have clear signs on them in several 

languages warning visitors not to climb 

them. 

‘Balconing’ 

Three more cases of the reckless stunt known 

as ‘balconing’ have led to one death and two 

tourists in hospital in the Balearic Islands. 

A youth, aged 20, landed on concrete after 

jumping from a second-floor balcony whilst 

under the influence of alcohol. The 15-metre 

drop left him with multiple broken bones and 

bruises and his heart and breathing stopped, 

meaning he was clinically dead for several 

minutes. Paramedics managed to revive him 

and he is currently in intensive care at Son 

Espases hospital in a critical condition. 

A 22-year-old man landed on his head after 

leaping from a first-floor balcony Ibiza. His 

injuries are not said to be serious, but he remains 

in hospital under observation. 

These incidents occurred just 48 hours after 

a 20 year-old Danish tourist lost his life when 

he fell from the third floor of a holiday apartment 

block in Mallorca. 

A constant worry for authorities, the health 

service and hotel bosses, the ‘balconing’ 

stunt – where young 

and inebriated holidaymakers 

try to jump 

from their veranda 

into the swimming 

pool below – has been 

a dangerous trend 

for the last three or 

four years and leads 

to numerous deaths, 

serious injuries and 

permanent disabilities 

every summer. 

The practice is mainly 

seen in youth tourism 

belts in Ibiza and 

Mallorca and tends to 

be young British and 

other northern European revellers, typically 

in their late teens or early 20s. Last year, 9 

holidaymakers died in ‘balconing’ stunts. A 

young British woman was injured when she 

jumped from a fourth-floor balcony in Ibiza 

and just days earlier another British holidaymaker 

was admitted to hospital after falling 

from a second-floor apartment veranda. 

In all cases, the victims had been drinking alcohol 

and in some, had also consumed drugs. 

Grandparents Ordered To Pay Maintenance 

Four grandparents have been ordered by a 

judge to pay 250€ a month between them 

in maintenance for their granddaughter in 

a landmark ruling that illustrates how every 

generation of a family is required by law to 

look after each other. 

The parents of the child’s father have been 

instructed to pay their son 135€ a month for 

the little girl’s keep and her maternal grandparents 

are obliged to pay the child’s mother 

115€ a month. The mother only takes home 

a disability allowance of 438€ a month and 

has two other young children from a previous 

marriage and the father is unemployed 

and ‘has little chance of getting one’ due to 

‘mental health problems’. The parents are 

separated. 

The judge found that in accordance with Article 

152 of the Spanish Civil Code, the legal 

requirement to maintain a dependent child 

‘Ceases when the parent or guardian’s fortune 

has reduced to the level of being unable 

to attend to said parent or guardian’s own 

needs’, as is the case with the girl’s father, 

meaning by law he cannot be forced to pay 

maintenance money. Obligations and duties 

to dependent children are not limited to his 

or her parents’ but follow a strict hierarchy in 

line with closeness of blood ties. 

This unique and as-yet unseen case in Spain, 

the judge’s decision has set a new precedent. 

Shark Sighting Forces Beach Closure 

Two beaches in Barcelona were closed after 

a shark was spotted close to the shores. Red 

flags were hoisted in Masnou and Premià de 

Mar after the shark, which can reach up to 

2.5 metres in length was seen on the Ocata 

beach. All other beaches in the two seaside 

towns carried warning signs ordering sunseekers 

not to go into the water. 

The shark was identified as a blue shark, or 

Prionace glauca which, although it has no 

natural predators, rarely attacks humans 

and lives almost exclusively on small fish and 

squid. 

Pet Shops Selling Animals to be Regulated 

Pet shops in Spain will come under strict regulation 

to ensure they prevent ‘impulse’ buying 

of domestic animals in a bid to cut down 

on cases of neglect. Agriculture minister Isabel 

García Tejerina was said to be considering 

banning the sale of animals in shops, but has 

decided not to do so – merely to regulate it. 

The new animal protection law will also cover 

breeders, shelters and individual pet owners, 

tightening up penalties for dumping animals 

or mistreating them, and setting rules to reduce 

the incidence of such abuse. 

So far, the exact content of the law text, nor 

how it will affect pet shop sales, has not yet 

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Agreement 

For a few months we have been looking at the 

concepts of masculine and feminine genders 

in the Spanish language. We noted that a 

noun is a word that represents a ‘thing’ or an 

‘idea’ and that in Spanish each of these words 

has a gender which we need to know about 

to help us form correct Spanish sentences. 

The gender of the noun in a sentence affects 

many of the words around it. 

We have also looked at a few guidelines to 

help us determine what the gender of a particular 

noun is, but in many cases we just 

have to learn each one individually and gradually, 

knowing that if we make a few mistakes 

along the way it is not going to affect people’s 

understanding of what we say. 

One of the things that is affected by the gender 

of a word is the accompanying word for 

‘the’ and ‘a’. We are lucky in English as these 

words have only one form. ‘The’ in Spanish 

actually has five forms, but only four that 

concern us now. These four words depend on 

whether they apply to masculine or feminine 

nouns and also whether the nouns are in the 

singular or plural. 

Let’s take a practical example – the word 

for ‘child’ or ‘boy’ – ‘niño’ and the word for 

‘girl’ which is ‘niña’. This is how the ‘the’ bit 

works: 

el niño - the boy 

la niña - the girl 

los niños - the boys 

las niñas - the girls 

We have four different words for ‘the’: 

el (masculine singular) 

la (feminine singular) 

los (masculine plural) 

las (feminine plural) 

Now we’ll look at the words meaning ‘a’ or 

‘an’. There are two of these: masculine singular 

un and feminine singular una. Logically 

we cannot have a plural of ‘a’, so that 

gives us for example ‘a boy’, un niño and ‘a 

girl’, una niña. 

All of these forms apply to words for things as 

well. Let’s use two more examples of words 

for things rather than people. 

vestido (dress – masculine) 

el vestido (the dress) 

los vestidos (the dresses) 

un vestido (a dress) 

camisa (shirt – feminine) 

la camisa (the shirt) 

las camisas (the shirts) 

una camisa (a shirt) 

One of the indicators of word gender we have 

already mentioned is the characteristic ‘a’ 

ending for feminine and ‘o’ ending for masculine 

nouns. Niño, niña, vestido, camisa all 

follow this pattern. However as I mentioned, 

there are other words that don’t do this at all. 

For example: 

reloj (clock – masculine) 

el reloj (the clock) 

los relojes (the clocks) 

un reloj (a clock) 

pared (wall – feminine) 

la pared (the wall) 

las paredes (the walls) 

una pared (a wall) 

Notice in both these cases the words end in 

consonants (j and d). When this happens we 

make the word into plural by adding –‘es’, 

rather than just –‘s’. 

To complete this picture let’s look again at a 

couple of words that have endings the opposite 

way round from what we expect, to see 

how they deal with this ‘agreement’ business: 

problema (problem – masculine) 

el problema (the problem) 

los problemas (the problems) 

un problema (a problem) 

mano (hand – feminine) 

la mano (the hand) 

las manos (the hands) 

una mano (a hand) 

Most foreigners learning Spanish get these 

wrong to start with. The Spanish are quite 

used to people saying things like Tengo una 

problema and this kind of mistake would 

never prevent someone from understanding 

that you had a problem! 

Just to round this up and lead on to our main 

point for your next lesson. There are other 

things that are affected by the masculine/ 

feminine divide as well as ‘the’ and ‘a’. It 

also influences the adjectives, or describing 

words, that go with the nouns. Here is what 

I mean: the word for ‘small’ is pequeño. It 

can be applied to all the above nouns. We can 

talk about a small boy, girl, shirt, dress, clock, 

wall, problem or hand. Here are some examples 

of how we would do this, by making the 

word pequeño match the noun each time. 

el niño pequeño; la niña pequeña 

los niños pequeños; las niñas pequeñas 

el vestido pequeño; los relojes pequeños 

la camisa pequeña; las paredes pequeñas 

un problema pequeño; una mano pequeña 

We will start off at this point next month, as 

there are plenty more things to say about adjectives. 

I bet you can’t wait! 

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are now available as e-books at www. 

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Summer Solstice Bolnuevo Beach BBQ 

Twenty one people gathered on Bolnuevo 

playa for the Humanists of Murcia Summer 

Solstice Fiesta. There was a petanca competition, 

which most people joined in. The semifinal 

was between Jon and Vince and Paul J 

and Rick. Paul J eventually won the final and 

received a highly coveted Humanist T Shirt. 

Ann led the group down to the sea for a lesson 

in Lyengar Yoga which, when the hamstrings 

returned to normal length, was enjoyed 

by all. 

The free food was Jon’s famous tapenade, 

chicken from the Mazarrón market and 

bread from Bolnuevo’s Milagro store (open 

all hours). Apparently there was something 

else for the three veggies. Nibbles, starters, 

salads, tarts and puddings were brought by 

individuals but shared. 

Great fun and chat was had by all and the 

only disappointment was the lack of wind for 

the Kite Flying competition*. John was most 

upset as he had brought along 3 kites and 

Martin spent an amazing three pounds on his 

kite. 

This was the last event of the season although 

there are lunches being organised. Go to 

the Humanists of Murcia facebook page for 

more information 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ 

humanistgroup.murcia/ 

* The Kite Competition was reconvened the 

next day when, allegedly, Jon and Joan won. 

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RED – Entertainment 

ORANGE – Special menus 

PURPLE –Market, exhibitions, leisure & meetings 

Every Day 

GREEN – Charity & non-profit making events 

BLACK – Fiestas & important events 

Please refer to the relevant advert or editorial for more details of events 

Breakfasts @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 2.50€ (exc Sunday) 

Ana’s No Nonsense Breakfasts @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A from 3€ (9am-1pm) 

All day Breakfasts @ Black Bull, Camposol B 

Full English/American Style Breakfasts @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 

Breakfast @ La Vida, El Pareton (exc Sun & Mon) 

Fish & Chips @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 7€ (exc Sunday) 

Menu del Noche @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ (exc Sunday) 

3 Course Menu del Noche @ Elliot’s, Bolnuevo 12€ (exc Sun) (closed between 11th & 18th August) 

3 Course Menu del Noche @ Chez Zoe, Pto de Mazarrón 12€ 

Earlybird Menu @ Spice Villa, Camposol A 12.50€ inc btl wine per cpl (6-8pm) 

Earlybird Menu @ Welcome Palace, Camposol B 12.50€ inc btl wine per cpl (6-8pm) 

Menu del Noche @ La Chara, Pto de Mazarrón 15€ (Mon-Fri) 

Every Mon 

Chiropody with Phillip Dawe @ Sensol Golf Villa Sales Building, Camposol C 

Spanish Conversation Classes @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 

Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club @ Hotel Playa Grande, Pto de Mazarrón 9.30am 

Legs, Bums & Tums with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am 

Aqua Aerobics with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11.30am 

Dancercize with Zizi @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 12pm 

Ladies’ Chatterbox Group Sew & Sew @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2.30pm 

Kettlebells with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 6.30pm 

Quiz Night @ The Club House, Camposol C 8pm 

Entertainment Quiz @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 8.30pm 

Bowling League @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 

Tapas & Wine Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 

Forget me Not Respite Care @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10.30am-1.30pm 

Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection @ Car Park, Camposol B 11.30am-1.30pm 

HELP MMM Bingo @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcázares 1€/game 2pm 

MABS MMM Fun Quiz @ La Rosa Bar, San Cayetano 9pm 

Every Tue 

Tai Chi Fit with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 9.15am 

Circuits with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am 

Pilates with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11am 

Physiotherapist & Chiropractor @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 

Computer Clinic @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 1-3pm 

Fit 4 Life Weight Loss Support Group @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 4-5pm 

Zumba @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 4.30pm 

Football Training Session (ages 4-17) @ El Pareton 6-7pm 

Aqua Aerobics with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 6pm 

Learn to Ballroom Dance with Jacqui @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 7pm 

General Knowledge Quiz @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 8.30pm 

Menu de Noche @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 

Taste of the South Night @ La Vida, El Pareton 

Karaoke with Lynden B @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

MABS Mazarrón Coffee Morning @ MABS Centre, Camposol B 10am-1pm 

MAMAS Collection/Book Stall @ Camposol B Car Park 10am-1pm 

MABS Mazarrón Craft Workshop @ MABS Centre, Camposol B 2.30-4.30pm 





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Every Wed 

Senior Citizen Day/Discounted Barber Gents Cut @ Eden Hair & Beauty, Condado de Alhama 

Fitness Yoga with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 9am 

Camposol Bridge Club, Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am 


Dancercize with Zizi @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 11am 


Line Dancing with Lyn @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 3pm 

Mar Menor Golf Society Competition 

Chiropodist @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 

Mazarrón AA Group @ Meeting Room adjacent to Cañada de Gallego Church 5.30pm 

Bingo @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 8pm 

Texas Hold ‘em Poker @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 8pm 

2 Course Early Summer Evening Menu @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 6.50€ 

2 Course Steak Night @ La Vida, El Pareton from 9.95€ inc glass of wine 

2 Course Pie Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc a drink 

3 Course Route 66 Big Bite American Night @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 15€ 

Karaoke with Lisa B @ Black Bull, Camposol B 

MABS MMM Art Workshop @ Café Golf, San Javier, 2€ 10am-12pm 

PALS for booking events etc @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 1-3pm 

HAH Book & DVD Club @ La Zona Bar, Los Narejos 2.30-4.30pm 

Every Thu 

Camposol Market @ Camposol A 

Kettlebells with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am 

Avon Lady @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 10.30am-12pm 

Pilates Ball with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11am 

Bingo @ The Club House, Camposol C 1-3pm 

Mazarrón Ladies Circle @ Hotel Playa Grande, Pto de Mazarrón 1.30pm 

Skin Analysis Machine/Facial @ Jane’s Salon, Condado de Alhama 4pm 

Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Meeting @ The Club House, Camposol C 4pm 

Fun Quiz @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 6pm (opt curry/rice/naan 3€) 

Circuits with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 6.30pm 

Quiz Night with Eddie B @ Black Bull, Camposol B 8pm (food avail from 3€) 

Bingo @ Alandalus, Calasparra from 8pm 

Quiz with TJ @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 8.30pm 

Market Day Special @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 2€ bacon/sausage sandwich 8.30am-3pm 

Curry Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc a drink 

German Menu del Dia @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 

Taste of the Med Night@ La Vida, El Pareton 

Jam Night @ The Club House, Camposol C 

Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection @ Mazarrón Country Club 11.30am-1pm 

HAH Book Stall @ La Zona Bar, Los Narejos 2.30-4pm 


Every Fri 

Camposol Bridge Club/Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am 

Friday Art Group @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 9.45am-12.30pm 

Pilates with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am 

Legs, Bums & Tums with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11am 

Semi Permanent Make Up Artist @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 

Book Stall/Camposol A Gardening @ Car Park Camposol A 10.30am-12.30pm 

10 Pin Bowling/Camposol C Greenfingers Garden Group @ Totana 4pm 

Find the Joker @ Black Bull, Camposol B 7pm 

Poker @ Alandalus, Calasparra from 8pm 

Fish & Chips/ Quiz @ La Vida, El Pareton from 5.50€ (from 12pm) 

Fish & Chip Night @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 6€ 

Fish & Chips @ Black Bull, Camposol B 6.50€ (11-4pm) 

Fish & Chips @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 6.50€ 

Mixed Grill Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 10€ 

2 Course Surf or Turf Night @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc btl wine for 2 

3 Course Fish & Chip Night @ The Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ 

Steak Special @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias, 2 steaks & btl wine from 27€ 

5 Course Evening Meal/dessert/coffee/wine etc @ Castillo del Pilar, Perin 18€ 

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Fish & Chips @ Viggos, Pto de Mazarrón 

German Menu del Dia @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 

Live Music @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 

Karaoke with Bernie Mac on the outside terrace @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 

Noah’s ARC Book Sale/Bric-a-Brac @ Camposol B 9.30am-2pm 

Lions Mazarrón booking events etc outside Compusurf, Camposol B 11am 

Age Concern booking events etc @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 11am-1pm 

GOmaD Donations @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B/Costa Calida Radio 12.30-2pm 

Every Sat 

Avon Lady @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 12-1.30pm 

Bingo @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 1.30pm 

Steak Special @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias, 2 steaks & btl wine from 27€ 

3 Course Steak Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 15€ 

5 Course Evening Meal/dessert/coffee/wine etc @ Castillo del Pilar, Perin 18€ 

MABS MMM Book Sale @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 10am-1pm 

HELP MMM Sale of up-market clothes @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 10am-1pm 

PALS for booking events @ Trevi’s Bar, Camposol B 11am-1.30pm 

Every Sun 

Car Boot Sale @ Cañadas del Romero Social Centre 8.30am 

Car Boot Sale @ Venta Romero, Cuevas de Reyllo. 9am-2pm 

Bingo @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 7.30pm 

Sunday Lunch @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A from 5€ 

BBQ/Live Entertainment @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 4pm 5€ 

Traditional Sunday Lunch (hot or cold food) @ La Vida, El Pareton from 7.50€ 

Sunday Roast @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias from 7.95€ 

Sunday Roast @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 8.50€ inc a drink 

Sunday Carvery @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C from 9€ 

3 Course Sunday Lunch /Evening@ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc btl wine for 2 

2 Course Sunday Lunch @ Le Carrousel, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc a drink 

Salad Bar Sunday @ Liz’s Café, Camposol B 10€ inc a drink 

3 Course Sunday Lunch @ Elliot’s, Bolnuevo 10€ 

3 Course Sunday Roast @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ (lunch/evening) 

Meat Carvery/Vegetable Buffet @ La Mariposa, Gebas from 10.50€ inc glass wine/beer 

HELP MMM Car Boot @ Autocine, Los Narejos 8.30am-12.30 

Open Day @ Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, Rojales 1-4pm 

AUGUST 

Do you have children of your own or perhaps you have grandchildren visiting and are wondering how to entertain 

them during the holiday? A children’s tennis club, run by volunteers, is taking place during 

August. All ages welcome, but under 8´s must be accompanied by their parents. Perhaps you also have a 

tennis racquet/balls that you would be prepared to let us borrow to help with this project? 

For further information please telephone 660 442 845. 

Friday 1 

Country Music Night @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 7.45pm 

Begastri LAN Party (computer based activities) @ Loli de Gea Sports Centre, Cehegín (until 3/8) 

Saturday 2 

Pitu @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 

Camposol Triangle/Paul Michael & Suzy G, 

Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 

David Andreu (Rumba & Flamenco) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana 

The CAS Band @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 

Elvis Tribute @ Black Bull, Camposol B 

MABS Murcia NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9am-1pm 

MABS Mazarrón Jigsaw Bereavement Group @ Cat’s Bar, Camposol A 12pm 

FAST Rock ‘n Roll BBQ/The “B” Boppers @ The Club House, Camposol C 

7€ (opt BBQ 5€) 7.30pm 

ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am 

Paella Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 





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The Classic Rock Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

Angie McKay @ The Club House, Camposol C 

Blues Connection @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón 

The Red Tops @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 

Concert by the Cehegín Young Musical Society @ Plaza Alfaro, Cegehín 10pm 

Sunday 3 

Artisan Market @ Bullas 

Rod Stewart Tribute /BBQ @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 5€ from 4pm 

Disco with Rock´in Roy/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 

Alfan in Concert with Mariam Guerrero @ Paseo de la Concepción, Cehegín 10pm 

Monday 4 

Semana de la Juventud, Blanca 

PALS Monthly Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11.15am 

Tuesday 5 Medium Grade River Rafting/Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas. 65€ 

inc transport/safety equipment/guide 

Stamp Collectors Meeting @ Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrón 6pm 

Camposol Triangle/Chloe Leigh, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 

Wednesday 6 Trip to Benidorm Market with Viajes Dragontours 19€ 

5 Course Thai Night Tasting Menu @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 20€ 

MABS MMM Volunteer’s Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15am 

Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm 

Thursday 7 

Clairvoyant Evening with Carol Everett @ Los Balcones, Cañadas del Romero 

10€ (3€ to charity) 7pm 

Camposol Triangle/Mini Disco/Face Painting/Bobby Dazzler 

Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 7pm 

Friday 8 

Indoor Market with fashion/bling/DVD’s etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 

Camposol Triangle/Alison Jayne, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 

Miguel Angel & Ruben Vargas (Rumba & Flamenco) @ 

La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana 

Wildcat Tribute Act @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 

7 th Festival Nocturno, Moratalla/Los Secretos @ Castillo Fortaleza, Moratalla 11pm 

GOmAD Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 10am–2pm 

FAST Book Stall @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 

Saturday 9 

Artisan Market @ Paseo de las Comunidades Autónomos, Pto de Mazarrón 10am 

Children’s Games in District of Canara, Cehegín 6pm 

Mazarrón FC 3 Team Tournament in Cartagena 

Hawaiian Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 


Sunday 10 

Monday 11 

Por Cantar (Romantic Music) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana 

Karen Noble @ The Club House, Camposol C 

Fusion Flamenco Cuban with Paco El Cubano @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón 

U2 Tribute @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 

Rod Stewart Tribute @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

Flamenco Dancing by Al Oleo @ Parque Juan Carlos I, Cehegín 10am 

MABS Mazarrón Concert/Nick Barker @ La Vida Bar, El Pareton 1€, 2.30pm 

Artisan Market @ Mula 

Children’s Theatre by Teatro de Luna Llena @ Parque del Barrio de San Antonio, Cehegín 10pm 

Highway 61/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 



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Tuesday 12 Mojacar by Night Trip with Viajes Dragontours 18€ 

Medium Grade River Rafting/Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas. 65€ 


Camposol Triangle/Suzy G Show, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 

HAH Table Top Sale @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcácares 10am-2pm 

Wednesday 13 

General Meeting of SAMM @ CAR Infanta Cristina, Los Narejos 11am 

Mazarrón FC v Lumbreras (home) 

5 Course American Night Tasting Menu @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 20€ 

MABS Murcia NW Volunteer’s Meeting @ 5pm 

Thursday 14 Fiestas in the Disrict of El Chaparral, Cehegín (until 17/8) 

Fiestas in the Disrict of Canara, Cehegín (until 19/8) 

Ladies’ Night @ Eden Hair & Beauty, Condado de Alhama from 6pm 

(Demos/Discounted Treatments) 

Camposol Triangle/Mini Disco/Face Painting/ The Stoned, 


Tony Beteta (Current/Modern Music) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana 

Friday 15 

Asuncion Day (national holiday) 

Feria y Fiestas del Vino, Jumilla 

Asunción de la Virgen, Águilas and Mazarrón 

Fiestas de Agosto, Blanca 

Spanish Night @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 19.50€ inc jug of sangria for 2, 7pm 



Michele @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 

Camposol Triangle/Gemma Bennett, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 

MABS Murcia NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9am-1pm 

MABS Mazarrón Book Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9am-1pm 

MARA lunch @ Las Lomas, Calasparra 10€ 2pm 

Saturday 16 

San Roque, Ceutí, Sodales y Romanos, Fortuna and Villanueva del Segura 

CRA Extraordinary General Meeting @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 10am 

Camposol Fie-Style (% of proceeds to Mazarrón Leos) @ Camposol Golf Club, from 3pm 

New Zealand Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 

Magnetik Surf @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón 

Caribbean Night with Barrington @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 

The CAS Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas 


7 th Festival Nocturno, Moratalla/JuanPerro @ Castillo Fortaleza, Moratalla 11pm 

Sunday 17 

Tuesday 19 

Artisan Market @ Caravaca 

Artisan Market @ Sanctuary de la Esperanza, Calasparra 10am-6pm 

Ruta del Ferrocarril (Railway Route) with Aguilas Tourist Information Centre 

Scott James/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 


Canal Bike Ride/4 Course Lunch with La Mariposa, Gebas 35€ inc bike/safety equip/guide 

Harlequin Rock Choir Open Evening @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7.30pm 

Camposol Triangle/Karen Noble, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 


Camposol Camera Club @ The Club House, Camposol C 4pm 

Welcome Dance/Tribute Night (proceeds to Age Concern) Mariano’s, Camposol A 8€ 

Thursday 21 

Friday 22 

2 Course Burger Gourmet Night @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 12.50€ 

HELP MMM General Meeting @ Las Claras, Los Narejos 11.30am 

MABS Northwest/Concert/Kieran as Robbie Williams @ La Daya, Calasparra 7.30pm 

15€ (u/16 8€, u/5 free) incl food 

Open Door Chill n Grill Evening/The Paul Poulton Band @ Los Almagros 7pm 

Camposol Triangle/Dee, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 

Downhill Cycling Day/4 Course Lunch with La Mariposa, Gebas 35€ inc bike/guide/safety equip 

D Sector Community Group/BBQ/feat Pitu @ The Club House, Camposol C 10€ 

Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ Los Almagros 7pm 





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Camposol Golf Association Summer Ball/Suzy G @ Hotel Playasol, Bolnuevo 25€ inc food 

Camposol Triangle/Mini Disco/Face Painting/Dan Davy 




Beatles Tribute Duo @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 

Saturday 23 

Guided Tour of Cehegín Old Town 2€, 10pm 

8km evening Nature Walk, Cehegín 

Galicia Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 

Suzy G @ The Club House, Camposol C 

Neil Diamond Tribute @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 

Rod Stewart Tribute @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

Camposol Triangle/The Blues Brothers & Eddie B Disco/Karaoke, 

Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 

Secreto Flamenco @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón 

Momentus de Broadway Musical by Teatralizarte @ Plaza del Castillo, Cehegín 10pm 

Sunday 24 

San Bartolomé, Beniel, Cieza, Librilla, El Sabinar Moratalla and Ulea 

Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ Torrevieja, Christian Fellowship 10.30am 

Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ The Cultural Centre, Camposol B 5.30pm 

Brian “Santana”/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 

International Folklore feat a Group from South Afica @ Parque Juan Carlos I, Cehegín 10pm 

Tuesday 26 

Camposol Triangle/Two Tone, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 

MABS Mazarrón Volunteer Meeting @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 11.30am 

Wednesday 27 

MCC Residents’ Social Club Pool Party/Barrington @ Mazarrón Country Club 

Welcome Petanca @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 2pm 

3 Course Steak Night @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 15€ 

Age Concern Menu del Dia @ Bocapizza, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ 1.30pm 

Thursday 28 

San Agustín, Fuente Álamo 

Fiestas Patronales, Las Torres de Cotillas 

Trip to Vera Water Park or Mojacar with Viajes Dragontours 15€ & 18€ 

Medium Grade River Rafting/Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas. 65€ 


Welcome House/The Paul Poulton Band @ Cehegín 7pm (opt BBQ 3€) 

Camposol Triangle/Suzy G Show, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 


Friday 29 

Saturday 30 

Indoor Market with fashion/bling/DVD’s etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 

Camposol Golf Association Competition @ Club de Golf, Camposol C 

NEST Walk followed by start of Fiesta. Meet El Berro Car Park, Sierra Espuña 6.30pm 5€ 

Martin Ross @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

The Dynamic Duo @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 

Camposol Triangle Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 

Sandy @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 


GOmAD Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 10am–2pm 

HELP MMM Charity Market @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcazáres 11am-1pm 

Age Concern Table Top Sale @ Camposol B Commercial Centre 

FAST Book Stall @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 

Opening Speech of 2014 Fiestas @ Cehegín 

Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ Pinoso 3pm 

Pinchos & Wine Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 

Angie McKay @ Black Bull, Camposol B 

Steve V King (formerly of The “Official” Drifters) @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 

Andy Jones @ The Club House, Camposol C 

Pitu @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón 

7 th Festival Nocturno, Moratalla/Jaime Urrutia @ Castillo Fortaleza, Moratalla 11pm 

MABS Mazarrón Concert/Robert Bonovox @ La Vida Bar, El Pareton 1€ 2.30pm 

Sunday 31 World Water Week (up to 7/9) 

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Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ Wellspring Victory Church, Pto de Mazarrón 10.30am 

Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ The Cultural Centre, Camposol B 5.30pm 

WARM Concert/Magnetic Surf @ Canara, Cehegín from 5.30pm (invitation only) 

The Classic Rock Band/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 

SEPTEMBER 

Monday 1 

Fiesta del Polvorín, Archena 

PALS Monthly Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11.15am 

Los Amigos Golf Charity Competition/BBQ @ Hacienda de Alamo Golf Resort 

45€ (55€ with Buggy) 9.30am 

Tuesday 2 

Stamp Collectors Meeting @ Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrón 6pm 

Camposol Triangle/Scott James, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 


Ladies’ Coffee Afternoon @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 2.30-4.30pm 

MABS MMM Volunteer’s Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15am 

Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm 

Thursday 4 

Friday 5 

Mazarrón FC v La Minerva (home) 

Downhill Cycling Day/4 Course Lunch with La Mariposa, Gebas 35€ inc bike/guide/safety equip 

Country Music Night @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 7.45pm 

Camposol C Greenfinger’s Summer Social/Itchy Fingers @ The Club House, Camposol C 6€ 


MABS Mazarrón Jigsaw Bereavement Group @ Cat’s Bar, Camposol A 12pm 

Saturday 6 

Romería del Niño de las Uvas, Jumilla 

ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am 

Murder Mystery Evening @ La Vida, El Pareton 

Greek Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 

Wildcat @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 

The Classic Rock Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

JJ’s Table Top Sale @ SaraLara’s, Pto de Mazarrón 11am-2pm 

Sunday 7 

Artisan Market @ Bullas 

Looking Ahead To Autumn 

We are half-way through the summer and 

Dragontours is already looking ahead to the 

cooler weather of September and October. 

Before that, during August we have our Benidorm 

Market Trips on August 6 th and 20 th . 

You can also book tickets to Terra Mítica, 

Aqualandia, or the wonderful watery world of 

Mundomar. 

August 12 th is a special Mojacar By Night 

Trip, departing in the afternoon and staying 

in this magical town until midnight, to enjoy 

the night atmosphere and the ‘Star Shower’, 

(Perseides or ‘The Tears of Saint Laurence’). 

August 28 th we go to Mojacar in the morning 

and Vera Waterpark. 

September 11 th we repeat the wonderful 

Tabarca Island Trip, to enjoy sparkling 

clean water, snorkelling, swimming or just 

chilling out on this historical and lovely island. 

At the end of September we will take you 

– twice! - into Cartagena for the Roman- 

Carthagenian Festival. Lasting from September 

19 th -28 th , this represents a period in 

the history of Cartagena from the 3 rd Century 

BC. Our trips to Cartagena will be departing 

early afternoon and the price is just 26€ per 

person which includes not only the coach trip, 

travel insurance, and a Roman-attired guide, 

but also a reserved seat for the show, then 

transport to the Festival Camp and free time 

to enjoy this extraordinary venue. The Festival 

Camp is an amazing visual and sensorial 

trip back into a world of clashing swords, 

shiny armour, ancient gods and sinister bands 

of mercenaries dressed in wolf-skins. Each 

group has its own space, decorated accordingly 

– don’t miss the dark cave of the Celtic 

Mercenaries or the giant statue guarding the 

entrance to the Balearic Slingers. You are 

welcome in any area you choose and you will 

find places to enjoy and feel part of the festival. 

There is also a candle-lit market where 

anything from leather ornaments and oil 

lamps, to honey pastries or crêpes, can be 

bought. On Sunday 28 th , after the Circus and 

time spent at the Festival Camp, there will 

be a spectacular firework display to mark the 

end of another year’s fiesta. 

Dragontours will give you a discount if you 

sign up to come on both days, so come along 

with us. 

We look forward to seeing you on Camposol 

A. 

For more information and reservations: 

Tel 968 199 021 

Email info@dragontours.net 

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Dear Patti and all at the Chronicle, 

We just have to write and give grateful 

thanks to you and all who work so hard at 

the Chronicle. Without your amazing distribution, 

few people would know about our 

charity. We have been so blessed recently 

with donations of fridges, bedding and essential 

food and other supplies that we are quite 

overwhelmed by the generosity of others. 

Thank you once again. 

May God bless you all. 

Love 

Marge and Arthur Laws 

Dear Editor 

The Harlequins Rock Choir are currently 

looking for new male and female singers to 

join the choir. If interested, our new term 

starts on 6 th September at 2.30pm in the Cultural 

Centre on Camposol Sector B. 

Previous experience is not essential, but if 

you like to sing and would like to be a part of 

a great team, then please contact the Musical 

Director, Ann Thompson, on 628 149 840, or 

alternatively email mdharlequins@gmail. 

com for further information. 

We are having an Open Evening at 7.30pm 

at Camposol Cultural Centre on 19 th August. 

Everyone is welcome, so please come along 

to see what 

The Harlequins Rock Choir are all about. 

Coral Barrass 

Dear Editor 

We have recently visited Mazarrón on a house 

hunting trip and I wanted to let you know 

what a wonderful selection of restaurants are 

advertised in your magazine that we managed 

to visit. 

Particularly I would like to mention The 

Amapola Restaurant in Bolnuevo. We went on 

a Wednesday night when there was a special 

price for 2 including a bottle of wine. The service 

and presentation and quality of the food 

was amazing and such good value. We were 

sitting around the pool under a pagoda and 

one of the staff happened to see my sister 

getting particularly hot and very kindly came 

and asked if we would like the table moved 

closer to the pool where there was more of 

a breeze. How astute of him that he noticed 

and went over and above the call of duty to 

make our dining experience special. 

Thank you so much and I will be back many 

more times, when the house purchase completes. 

Mr and Mrs Dalmas 

Berkshire 


In a former life I used to apply engineering to 

the handling of hazardous chemicals. Carbon 

Disulphide was a favourite in the paper mill 

I was contracted to. Pure Carbon Disulphide 

explodes if it is in contact with air and consequently 

it is not to be messed with! It was 

necessary for me to be qualified to deal with 

this and the learning curve was steep. 

In today’s world, alas, it seems that qualifications 

count for very little. Degree or no degree, 

there are no guarantees of a job at the 

end of any series of exams. There are a lot of 

people working who are way too qualified to 

be doing the jobs they are doing. Likewise, 

there are many with a string of qualifications 

who will never work. 

My children tease me because I insist that 

some jobs require specialised training. Painting 

or varnishing may seem to some, straight 

forward and really no big deal, but a properly 

done job is a world apart from some untrained 

poke at it. Don’t get me wrong, I am 

not knocking qualifications and education and 

passing exams is generally good, but I remind 

my children that despite my non-related qualifications, 

I clean up cat litter for a living! 

Most of us from time to time recognise that 

we cannot fix the problem ourselves. The Bible 

tells us that there is a problem we 

cannot fix ourselves and that is our relationship 

with God. Don’t worry though, 

because God knew this and He provided a 

solution in Jesus. 

‘So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new 

relationship with God because our Lord Jesus 

Christ has made us friends of God.’ Rom 

5v11. We don’t need qualifications; we just 

have to recognise that we cannot fix the problem 

ourselves. 

You can find us most Sunday evenings in the 

Cultural Centre, Camposol B at 5.30pm. Contact 

Ken or check the website to see what we 

will be doing each week. Come and join us. 

We offer something a bit different. Sit around 

and chat over a cup of tea or coffee and learn 

about God and what He can do for YOU. 

We also hold monthly social events in Los Almagros. 

Look out for the posters or go to our 

website for details. 

http://open-door.wix.com/open-door 

Email opendoorgettogether@gmail.com 

Los Almagros, Fuente Alamo, 30320, Murcia 

GPS: 37”45’ 57.77’ North. 1”15’ 56.95’ West 

Ken 646 705 403 

Carol 655 141 721 

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Ginger: This 

beautiful kitty 

had her teeth 

extracted because 

of severe 

gingivitis. She 

only has a couple 

of teeth left 

as the gingivitis 

is so severe. She 

needs a home 

where she can 

get the proper 

attention. She 

eats cat food 

without any 

problem. She is 

very sweet and tender and gets along well 

with other cats. 

Sharona: She 

is the most loving 

cat of the association. 

She is 

very grateful and 

gives many hugs 

and kisses, but 

needs a family to 

give them all her 

love. She gets 

along well with 

other cats. 

to him. He needs a house. 

Lenon: He is 

only 7 months 

old and since 

very little he 

has been on 

his own on the 

streets. He gets 

along great with 

cats and other 

dogs and is 

very sweet. He 

knows how to 

walk properly on 

a lead, but has 

been kept on a 

very small patio 

which is not fair 

Darwin: Darwin used to live on the street in 

a very troubled area. He is in a non-permanent 

shelter for now, but he is looking for a 

permanent home. He is only one year old and 

has lots of love to give. He walks well on a 

lead and gets along very well with other dogs 

and cats. He has a small limp in her right rear 

leg because of previous injury. 

All animals will be chipped, vaccinated and 

neutered. 

Contact: adopcionesbastet@gmail.com 





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The months of June and July are normally 

quiet for football followers, but this summer 

we have been able to follow the 2014 World 

Cup from Brazil. Although both England (unsurprisingly) 

and Spain (surprisingly) were 

among the first countries to return home, the 

quality of football played and the number of 

goals scored during the tournament managed 

to keep us well entertained. 

Behind the scenes Los Amigos de Mazarrón 

FC and Mazarrón FC have been busy planning 

for the 2014/15 season. After a hectic 

social year with Los Amigos, there will be 

no let-up in the forthcoming year. The Executive 

Committee are considering many more 

exciting events for members and friends to 

enjoy including the possibility of a boat trip 

from Puerto de Mazarrón followed by lunch, 

a visit to Golf Deluxe Adventure Golf in Los 

Alcazares and another Go-Karting Grand Prix 

at the excellent circuit in Puerto de Mazarrón. 

The monthly Luncheon Club continues to go 

from strength to strength. 43 members and 

friends enjoyed a fabulous afternoon at the 

Restaurante Castillo del Pinar in Perin on 

24 th June. Five delicious Spanish dishes were 

followed by a more English dish of hot chicken 

and chips and then chocolate and vanilla ice 

cream with chocolate sauce to finish. Wine 

and water were included and the wine flowed 

continuously. It was a most enjoyable social 

event enjoyed by old and new members alike. 

You can obtain full details and availability for 

the August lunch by emailing 

pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk 

The annual 

Los Amigos 

President’s 

Bash will be 

held at Mariano’s, 

Camposol 

A on 

Tuesday 7 th 

October. This 

year we have 

a ‘Legends 

Past and Present 

Evening’ 

with two 

great individual 

tribute 

acts; the past legend John Lennon and the 

present legend Gary Barlow. Alan Swoffer is 

flying in from the UK to bring the music of 

‘Lennon and the Beatles’ in a stunning musical 

tribute which 

he has been 

performing 

for 16 years 

and the multi-talented 

Kriz-K will 

be performing 

the Gary 

Barlow tribute. 

Tickets 

are just 10€ 

each without 

supper or 

15€ with supper. 

There is 

a choice of either 

chicken 

and chips or 

burger and 

chips and 

your ticket 

will indicate 

which you have chosen so there will be no 

confusion on the night!!! 

Barbara 627 012 646 

Dave on 634 369 639 

Gerard on 624 320 567 

Email pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk 

losamigosdemazarronfc@hotmail.co.uk 

Plans are well underway for the 6 th Annual 

Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Gala Evening 

and Dinner in support of Mazarrón FC 

for March next year. Other activities will be 

organised over a period of three days when 

sporting celebrities from the UK will be flying 

in to support Los Amigos and Mazarrón FC. 

The 2014-15 season should commence in 

mid-September and Mazarrón FC Vice President 

Steve Spencer reports that coach Javi, 

who was appointed midway through last season, 

will again take charge for next season 

and has been working closely with Club President 

Jose Rodriguez in identifying players 

who they hope will enable Mazarrón FC to 

challenge for promotion. 

The key positions of goalkeeper and central 

defence, which were problematic last season, 

have been covered with the recruitment 

of top quality players and the midfield and 

strike force have also been strengthened. 

Pre-season training commences on 4 th August 

and three pre-season friendlies have been arranged: 

A three team tournament in Cartagena on 9 th 

August. 

A home game against Lumbreras on 13 th August. 

A home game against La Minerva on 4 th September. 

These dates are provisional, so watch out for 

any updates and details of kick-off times in 

the local media, on www.mazarronfc.es or 

on the Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Facebook 

page. 

It had been hoped that the new artificial surface 

which is to be laid at the Estadio Municipal 

would be in place ready for the new season, 

but due to a technicality the tendering 

process had to be revisited and new tenders 

were called for. Mazarrón FC will continue 

to play on grass until work can commence, 

hopefully in late 2014. 

If you are interested in football, or just want 

to take part in the various social events we 

will be organising or just want a chat and a 

drink among friends in pleasant surroundings 

why not join us for an hour on a Thursday 

afternoon? You will be most welcome. Los 

Amigos de Mazarrón FC weekly meetings 

resume on Thursday 7 th August. Social Meetings, 

which are open to anyone, are held 

every Thursday at The Club House, Camposol 

Club de Golf at 4pm, with the exception 

of the last Thursday of each month which is 

reserved for the Member’s Business Meeting 

and open to members only. 

The membership year starts on 1 st August 

for 2014/15 and membership has again been 

held at 10€. All existing members should 

have received a renewal form by email and 

membership forms will be available at the Social 

Meetings during August or by sending an 

email to the Los Amigos Secretary, Barbara 

Marchant, at pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk. 

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June 26 th saw the members of the Fuente 

Old Guard return to Hacienda del Alamo for 

their annual Captain’s Golf Day. This is always 

a popular event and Captain Jim Kinniburgh 

went to great trouble to ensure it was 

successful. 

Longest Drive. 

Chris Andrews and Dave May won the Secret 

Pairs Prize with a combined score of 71 points 

while Dave Barrett took the prize for Nearest 

The Pin Second Shot. 

The Overall Winner and Winner of Division 

One was Chris Andrews with 37 points and 

Dave Simpson was a close Second Overall in 

Division One with 35 points. 

The trophy for Division Two was taken by 

Roger Olorenshaw with 33 points with Lenny 

Whalen right behind with 32 points. 

Top spot in Division Three was Dave Gautier 

with 34 points followed by John Downie second 

on count-back, also with 34 points. 

The four Nearest The Pin Par Threes were 

won by Cameron, Bernard, Lenny and John 

Downie, while Paul Western took the prize for 

After the event the players were joined by 

their wives and partners for a meal and presentations 

in the clubhouse. Should anyone 

wish to join FOGGS, or just play as a guest, 

please contact Dave on 868 082 013. 

Golfing Away Day 

On 11 th July we had an away day at Lorca. 

34 CGA Members took part and we played an 

individual Stableford Competition with the 

men playing off the Blue Tees. It was a great 

day out and the course was in extremely good 

condition, especially considering the dry conditions. 

There were separate prizes for the 

women and men. 

Winner of 

the Ladies’ 

Competition 

was Vron 

Porter with 

37 points, 2 nd 

Marilyn Jones 

34, 3 rd Julie 

White with 

34 (on count 

back). 

The Men’s 

W i n n e r 

was Bob Evans 

with 37 

points, 2 nd 

Sam Armitage 

with 36, 

3 rd Trevor Andrew 

35. 

After the 

game we 

went to the 

Miras Restaurant 

in Lebor, 

Totana for an excellent Menu del Dia on the 

way back to Camposol. 

Summer Ball 

The Summer Ball this year will be held at the 

Hotel Playasol in Bolnuevo on Friday 22 nd August. 

Entertainment will be Suzy G and the 

food choices sound super. All the windows 

will be open in the function room which gives 

access onto 

the swimming 

pool and we 

will be dancing 

outside 

round the 

pool. Everyone 

welcome. 

Tickets 25€, 

or with the 

coach from 

various picking 

up points 

on Camposol 

30€. 

The Policemen 

–v- 

Firemen 

There will be 

a Policemen 

versus Firemen 

Golf 

Competition 

on Wednesday 

10 th September. There are several Policemen 

and Firemen amongst the CGA members 

and there are Policemen and Firemen coming 

over from the UK especially for this event. 

This is always a fun game held every year 

with a lot of banter and friendly rivalry. 

Club de Golf Competition 

Costa Calida Property Services, who have 

their office on Camposol A, very generously 

provided sponsorship for this competition in 

June. Sponsorship of these monthly competitions 

is always gratefully received by all and if 

you would like to sponsor one of these events 

please get in touch. 

Ladies’ Winner was Pam Andrew with 36 

points, 2 nd Ada Swiebel with 33 points on 

count back. 

Overall Winner Mark Henwood with 42 

points, 2 nd Bill Berrie 39 pts on count back. 

Gents Cat 3 (19-28) 1 st Harry Peers 36 pts, 

2 nd Dave Jones 34 pts. 

Gents Cat 2 (15-18) 1 st Pete Coulstock 35 

pts, 2 nd Des Bunn 35 pts on count back). 

Gents Cat 1 (0-14) 1 st Eugene Toye 39 pts, 

2 nd John Layland 37 pts. 

Forthcoming Competitions at Club de 

Golf 

Next Monthly Club Competition Friday 29 th 

August. Everyone welcome with a genuine 

handicap. 

End Of Season Annual Tournament – with 

many prizes!!! 

This will take place on 26 th September. Shotgun 

start 9am, followed by dinner in The 

Club House at 18.45 with a great menu, 

presentation of prizes including Knock Out 

trophies and prizes from competitions run 

during the year and card draw. Anyone can 

play, provided you have played in two Club 

Competitions in the last year. 

The Costa Cálida Ladies’ League 

We are all looking forward to the new season 

starting in September as we have a new team 

joining us from Roda. We really are desperate 

for one more team to join us to balance 

the teams out and are hoping it will be the 

ladies from Sierra Golf. We all enjoy our Ladies’ 

League encounters in a competitive 

but friendly spirit. 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 6 ladies. If you are interested, or 

would like more information please contact 

Betty Roberts on 

bettylloyd1560@hotmail.com. 





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SAMM Spring Series 2014 Final Results 

The SAMM Spring Series 2014 is finally 

over; longer than normal with 8 days of 

racing and 

2 races per 

day, which 

we managed 

to complete 

without any 

cancellations. 

These were 

handicap 

races under 

the RYA 

Portsmouth 

Yardstick 

system and 

the Race 

Committee 

have decided 

to keep to the 

usual practice 

of dropping 

each boat’s 

worst four 

results, so this 

season 12 races 

have counted 

to calculate the 

final results. 

Congratulations 

to Don Clarke for winning the series, with 

a little help from Tug Wilson who sailed his 

Hartley 12.2 when Don was not around, 

with 7 wins out of the 12 races that 

counted. 

The battle for the 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th places 

was quite close with just a couple of points 

separating each. 

The trophies will be presented at the 

SAMM September meeting. The Autumn 

Series begins on Sunday 7 th September. 

For more information about SAMM and the 

race program visit our web page at 

http://www.sailingmarmenor.com 

End Of Course 

In The Day Centre 

in Los Alcázares 

for the Disabled 

in Mazarrón 

Fifteen children from 

the Mazarrón Day 

Centre spent three 

days living in the Club 

Nautico Mar Acuatic 

of Los Alcazares. 

They participated in 

a programme of water 

activities adapted 

for a weekend trip to 

Los Alcazares course. 

They went sailing, 

windsurfing, canoeing 

and pedaloing. In 

addition to camp activities, 

monitors from 

Mazarrón who accompanied 

them organized 

evening gatherings. 

The whole group 

had a great time. 

The objective of the 

Centre for Disability 

in Mazarrón was to 

promote rest and respite 

in the home environment 

preventing 

stress and other types 

of crisis. 

and it is usually performed in a closed field. 

The championship was held during the first 

week of July in the sports hall of La Cañadica. 

This time schools participated from Mazarrón 

and Puerto de Mazarrón, although future 

events could be extended to other parts of 

town. 


The First Championship 

Dodgeball 

Thirty schools were 

involved in the event, 

organized by the Youth 

Council. The event has 

been deemed a success 

and will be carried 

out again next 

year. For the first time, 

Mazarrón has organized 

a dodgeball tournament, 

which is similar 

to dodge ball game. 

In this competition, 

three balls are used 

Medal presentations took place at Mazarrón 

Town Hall with the Mayor, Francisco Garcia 

and Council of Youth and Rural Development, 

Andrés Valera and Magdalena Méndez being 

present. 

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Flaming June 

On Tuesday 17 th June members travelled 

to the Altorreal Golf Course, where they 

must have a great watering system, as 

the fairways and greens were in tip top 

condition, so different from many of the 

local courses where water has all but 

disappeared. 

The course at Altorreal is a good test for 

members with varying handicaps, as the 

scores produced showed in the end. After 

several recounts of Norrie’s card it 

was declared that he had unfortunately 

not made it into the top three spots – 

better luck next time!! 

The scores 

came in 

and for a 

long time it 

looked like 

Gerry Taylor 

with a score 

of 35 would 

hold the top 

spot, only to 

be pipped to 

First Place 

by Paul Allsop 

with a 

score of 36. 

If Paul had 

not put 3 balls into water and one lost in 

the woods on his way round, who knows 

what his score could have been. In Third 

Place was Jeff Perry on 33 and Nigel 

Chadderton was Nearest The Pin. 

We have now had different winner at 

each game since Christmas, and some 

credit for this must go to the Handicap 

Secretary for his tireless work and his 

ability to ignore harsh words from members 

with reducing handicaps. 

On Friday 27 th June, over 70 members, 

and guests attended the Annual BBQ 

at The Club House on Camposol. 

The entertainment 

was provided 

by 

the nonstop 

show 

of Suzie G 

and people 

of all ages 

enjoyed 

their dancing. 

(Not 

many members 

wanted 

to get into 

these photos!!) 

During the remainder of the summer it 

is planned to have a couple of games at 

Camposol with early tee times, if enough 

members and guests wish to play. 

Geoff Sharp 

hatters45@msn.com 





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Valuation organisation; Sociedad de 

Tasación says “The bottom is in sight!” 

“Although the decline of Spanish property 

prices has slowed, there is still no upturn 

in prices anticipated in the short term,” according 

to the society of property valuations. 

However, we are about to hit the bottom and 

from there the market can build. Demand is 

steadily increasing, with big foreign investors 

driving the increase in Spanish property 

sales. 

There are still two dynamics to overcome before 

the market moves into positive territory. 

Firstly, the banks have to start lending again. 

Since the crash they have been reluctant to 

offer mortgages in any kind of volume, keeping 

the internal market suppressed. 

Secondly, the sheer volume of repossessed 

bank-owned property (still numbering over 

700,000) functions as deadweight, constraining 

or even pushing prices down. 

There is a third dynamic involved for those 

British vendors who wish to sell their Spanish 

property in order to move back to the UK. 

House prices back there have been increasing 

at around 11% p.a. This has put pressure on 

them to reduce their property price in Spain 

for a quick sale before the UK housing market 

gets out-of-reach. For some it is already 

too late and we have seen many examples 

of this from our own experiences in the past 

few months. 

As an estate agent I feel obliged to give whatever 

valuation and sales advice I can, to help 

distressed vendors sell their property quickly, 

but always at the back of my mind is the 

thought that for many vendors, their house 

in Spain is all, or most, their accumulated 

life savings and wealth, therefore, for me at 

least, it feels like I’m advising them to give 

away the proceeds of their past hard-work. 

However, if I don’t give that advice, then the 

vendor will no doubt over-price their property, 

resulting in them never getting buyer 

interest whilst seeing the UK market surge, 

resulting in them having no chance of buying 

a home when they return to the UK. I’m sure 

many agents here in Spain will agree with this 

dilemma and there is no easy solution. In my 

next few columns, I will try to give important 

advice on how to get a buyer quickly at a sensible 

price. 

Kenneth Whettall 

Commercial Director 

Fuente Alamo Real Estate/Murcia Coast 

& Country 

Info@fuentealamorealestate.com 

Tel 0034 968 598 173 





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Accommodation 

La Mariposa 968 631 008 

Accountants: 

Corral & Alcaraz 968 078 754 

Silvente 968 332 058 

Bars, Cafés & Restaurants: 

Alandalus 968 955 942 

Alley Palais 968 978 869 

Bar/Restaurante La Llana 968 103 300 

Bistro Ratatouille 968 155 887 

Black Bull 634 374 381 

Cafeteria Plaza 968 705 406 

Castillo Del Pinar 968 163 138 

Chez Zoe 676 691 324 

El Faro 968 594 352 

Elliot’s Bolnuevo 968 158 499 

Gula Gula 968 154 102 

La Casa Familiar 968 543 103 

La Chara 968 152 016 

La Mariposa 968 631 008 

La Proa 968 153 138 

La Vida 625 917 425 

La Santa 968 487 004 

Le Carrousel 968 155 910 

Liz’s Cafe 696 724 123 

Quality Indian 968 199 198 

Restaurante Mariquita II 648 193 408 

Spice Villa 968 199 226 

Tel´s Bar 634 143 088 

The Arches 653 081 341 

The Clubhouse Bistro 968 978 855 

The Market Tavern 968 154 330 

The New Royal 968 595 864 

The Vista Bar 649 219 270 

Tropic Ana’s 699 060 472 

Viggos 968 154 554 

Welcome Palace 968 199 298 

Builders/Building Services 

A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733 

Brian Jones & Co 646 705 021 

Fuente Building Services 696 744 982 

JD Roofing & Building 630 269 994 

Kano Architectural Design 636 297 872 

Martinez Del La Casa (Architects) 

665 810 411 

Miles Guttering 617 142 987 

Tony’s Building Services 647 119 952 

Woodworks Direct 649 540 016 

Carpentry: 

Philip Peacock/Joiner 680 443 219 

Car Hire: 

Bolnuevo Cars 968 150 979 

F&C Rent a Car 968 199 156 

Cars & Transport: 

Specialist Vehicles SL 968 146 158 

Chiropodists: 

Clinica Camposol 968 199 111 

Phillip Dawe 968 150 244 

Cleaning Services: 

Limpieza Rosa 619 199 407 

Computer Repairs & Sales: 

Camposol Computers 968 199 191 

Loco Murcia 968 971 893 

Dentists: 

Clinica Camposol 968 199 111 

Olivier Houdusse 968 153 645 

Electricians & Electricals 

ECO Tech 665 350 056 

Louis Harris 619 712 821 

T J Electricals 868 181 121 

Entertainment: 

Camposol Fie-Style 634 382 968 

Carol Everett Clairvoyant 636 297 872 

Graham Cooper 657 596 638 

Funeral Plans: 

ASSSA 968 153 396 

Ibex Insurance 958 595 945 

The Funeral Director 650 631 719 

Furniture: 

A Time 4 A Change 968 136 501 

DFS 968 334 194 

Furniture Plus 968 153 907 

Garden Services: 

A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733 

Hairdressers & Barbers: 

Eden Hair & Beauty 620 072 536 

Jane’s Salon 968 158 433 

Jane’s Salon CDA 666 144 287 

The Beauty Palace 968 971 828 

The Salon 691 916 717 

The Salon 2 686 354 232 

Health & Beauty: 

Clinical Complimentary Therapies 

634 327 241 

Eden Hair & Beauty 620 072 536 

Freedom Health & Beauty 638 893 357 

Healthy H20 968 437 270 

Helping Hands 965 323 667 

Hospital Quirón 966 921 313 

Jane’s Salon 968 158 433 

Jane’s Salon CDA 666 144 287 

Natural Health Centre 634 312 081 

The Beauty Palace 968 971 828 

The Fuschia Beauty Clinic 630 439 480 

The Salon 691 916 717 

The Salon 2 686 354 232 

Heating and Aircon: 

Camposol Heating & Maintenance (CHM) 

968 199 184 

ECO Tech 665 350 056 

Llamas Chimeneas 968 591 030 

Louis Harris 619 712 821 


Home Furnishings: 

Curtain Call 616 240 171 

Yorkshire Linen, Pto Maz 968 595 946 

Yorkshire Linen, San Javier 968 193 912 

Insurance: 

ASSSA 968 153 396 

H R Insurance 669 046 167 

Ibex 968 595 945 

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Internet Cafés & Technical Services: 


Camposol Computers 968 199 191 

Compusurf 968 970 666 

Kennels, Catteries and Pet Care: 

Catatonic 655 141 721 

Four Legs Dog Grooming 608 712 599 

Pampered Paws 634 302 388 

Kitchen Fitters/Suppliers: 

German Kitchen Studio 636 306 711 

Laundrettes: 

Los Belones 968 569 096 

Legal Services: 


Costa Cálida Property Serv 968 199 251 

Professional & Legal Solutions 

968 595 826 

Silvente Accountant/Lawyer 

968 332 058 

Locksmiths: 

ADS Locksmiths 600 255 250 

Lord’s Removals & Storage 608 061 872 

Mar Menor Removals 968 564 298 

Retail Outlets: 

A Time 4 A Change 968 136 501 

German Kitchen Studio 636 306 711 


Security: 

ADS Locksmiths 600 255 250 

Eriks Metal Works 636 050 008 

Protech Surveillance 667 196 366 

The Forge 618 963 958 

Services: 


Healthy H20 968 437 270 

Martinez Del La Casa (Architects) 

665 810 411 

Mas Movil 1473* 

Solar Power: 

Freesol 659 232 507 

Solar Directa 659 315 130 

Mechanics: 

Colair 626 796 149 

Decklid Auto Services 626 678 840 

Euro Tyre Totana 968 424 605 

Ken Sherwood Mechanic 679 646 859 

Kwik Fix English Mechanic 968 972 006 

Mobile Car Mechanic Peter 666 161 129 

Neumáticos El Ceña 968 422 015 

Mobility Products: 

Freedom Mobility 638 893 357 

Outdoor Living: 

DFS 968 334 194 

Furniture Plus 968 482 456 

Woodworks Direct 649 540 016 

Painting and Decorating: 

RJB Décor Painting 699 044 742 

Plumbers: 

Apache 24/7 Plumbing 674 788 693 

Brian Jones 646 705 021 

Camposol Heating & Maintenance (CHM) 

968 199 184 

Printing & Design: 

Entorno Grafico 968 654 007 

Mister Print 638 893 357 

Property Maintenance/Management: 

Brian Jones Property Maint 

646 705 021 

Mar Menor Services 644 300 125 

Property Rentals: 

La Manga 4 U 0044 7921 351298 

Owners Away 691 977 107 

Paramount Resort Villa Rentals 

968 970 614 

Property Sales: 

Best of Spanish 634 360 208 

Casas del Mar 968 152 350 

Fuente Alamo Real Estate 968 598 173 

Holmes & Pegg 968 199 290 

N W Murcia Properties 634 340 130 

Old Farmhouses 968 159 264 

Sensol Golf Villa Sales 627 784 669 

Removals & Storage: 

Advance Moves 968 654 667 

Costa Cálida Transport 660 359 956 

Daintons Removals & Storage 

696 180 634 

Solicitors: 


Professional & Legal Solutions 

968 595 826 

Silvente Accountant/Lawyer 

968 332 058 

Spas & Hot Tubs: 

Eurospas 650 722 905 

Sport & Leisure: 

ADS Sunbeds 646 969 455 


Camposol Golf Course 968 978 886 

CDA Fitness 634 304 087 

Costa Cálida Radio 968 595 862 

Espuña Adventure 968 631 008 

Horse Riding by Cavalli 636 172 198 

La Casa Familiar 968 543 103 

Murcia Aventuras 615 828 840 

Swimming Pool Construction, Cleaning 

& Maintenance: 

Alpha Pools 968 971 824 

Jorge Pools 674 168 000 

Köhn Pool Service 968 138 638 

Watermaid 646 705 088 

Translation: 

Costa Cálida Property Serv 968 199 251 

Mar Menor Services 644 300 125 

Travel Agents: 

Coachtrips S.L. 966 785 910 

Dragon Tours 968 199 021 

TV & Satellite: 

CTV Aerial & Satellite Systems 

600 218 046 


ISS 655 480 543 

Loco Murcia 968 971 893 

Rainbow Satellites 686 358 475 

Sky TV Costa.com 968 686 466 


YPM Satellites 628 234 045 

Veterinary Clinics: 

Clinica Veterinaria Pto Maz 968 153 931 

Emerg 608 466 553 

Clinica Veterinaria Sur Este 

965 352 438 

Veterinary Clinic Maskota 968 597 929 

Emerg 619 378 473 





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Dry Challenges Continue by Dick Handscombe 

Well for many the rain-free weather continues 

along the Costas and in the connecting 

network of inland valleys from Malaga 

to Castellon, while further north in Cataluña 

the valley of the River Ebro has had regular 

storms and the river still runs at flood levels. 

Further north, hot humid July weather was 

broken in Soria with a metre of hail stones 

with snow ploughs out to clear the roads 

and cars were damaged by Basque country 

beaches by tennis ball sized hail stones! 

Our garden is coping well with mainly 

deep rooted plants and an after midnight 

dew covers plants, the earth and cars in 

the area. What is not absorbed by the soil 

or taken in by leaves is evaporated within 

half an hour of the sun rising. Late risers 

have never seen this, or the daybreak misty 

clouds that also just evaporate and don’t 

turn into rain drops. 

With many bore holes now drying out, 

springs having done so last month, many 

friends with dried up inland lawns are reconsidering 

their garden designs and potential 

newcomers are realising from the 

photos of properties for sale and visits to 

selected ones, that many have no summer 

shade and that the only respite from 

hot summer suns is to retreat into the airconditioned 

houses. This is a great pity, 

indeed a disaster, for the opportunities of 

enjoying looking at colourful gardens when 

reading, taking siestas, playing cards or la 

rana (the frog)- a great garden game from 

the Basque country - or whilst dining in the 

deep shade of trees or gazebos is lost. If we 

walk round my area, protected by a straw 

hat, the older houses, largely occupied by 

holiday making Spaniards, retained most 

existing trees, even pine trees and planted 

other trees for shade when the house was 

built. From these gardens come chatter and 

laughter most of the day except for siesta 

time after late lunches. Nearby, newer expat 

gardens are often without even a token 

tree, all covered terraces face south when 

one on the north or east side of the house 

would be invaluable and there are no large 

gazebos. Silence pervades these areas except 

for the hum of air-conditioning units! 

Apologies for these ramblings, but so many 

fellow expats miss out on the opportunity 

for outside living in Spain. Friends staying 

this week have enjoyed starting the day with 

early morning walks from 7am until 10am 

when the sun has risen and is becoming hot 

and they have stayed out in the garden until 

11pm or midnight before retreating indoors 

for the night. In between, the only indoor 

occupation has been fetching another round 

of cold drinks, washing up and catching up 

writing the occasional gardening article. 

By the way, we have been enjoying fresh 

salad and cooked vegetables daily and this 

year’s small scale experiment is a real success. 

Much of the drive on the north side 

of the house ,which is in shade for half the 

day, is now covered with the trailing growth 

of courgettes, melons and squash growing 

out of black builder’s buckets and islands 

of lettuces, tomatoes and peppers grow 

through the lower growing ground cover 

plants. My objective is to ensure that every 

square metre of the garden is productive 

in terms of beauty, growing food or making 

useable shade. How does your own 

garden score? 


Some towns and villages have started rationing 

the use of water and banning the 

topping up of swimming pools. Being short 

of income, some councils and water companies 

are raising the price of water and there 

are amazing differences between prices 

from region to region in Spain. This could 

well extend, even to the drastic steps now 

made law in parts of California, where a 

state objective for a 20% reduction in water 

usage failed, as a one to five percent increase 

continued in many areas. Culprit gardeners 

now face fines for water wastage of 

up to 500 dollars a day! Here, any increases 

in construction activity or an extension of 

piped agricultural water could lead to more 

frequent water shortages in Mediterranean 

Spain, so 

plan now to 

reduce your 

needs, but 

at the same 

time have 

a more delightful 

garden. 

May I take 

the liberty of 

again mentioning 

that 

my new book 

‘How To 

Use Less 

Water In 

Your Garden’ 

is now available from Amazon Books. 

© Dick Handscombe 

www.gardenspain.com 

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