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Costa<br />
The Longest Established<br />
FREE Magazine<br />
in Murcia<br />
Cálida<br />
Chronicle<br />
www.costacalidachronicle.com<br />
Date: August <strong>2014</strong> Issue: 9 Volume: XIII
SPECIAL PAGES<br />
Mar Menor 30-34<br />
Mazarrón 66-71<br />
Northwest Murcia 46-49<br />
Sport 86-89<br />
What’s On 77-83<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
A Time 4 A Change 30<br />
Corral & Alcaraz 14<br />
Dragontours 83<br />
Healthy H2O 24<br />
Sensol Golf Villas 16<br />
Silvente 26<br />
CHARITIES<br />
ACTIN 62<br />
Age Concern 69<br />
Andrea’s Charity 40<br />
Cavalli Foundation 28<br />
Cruz Azul 32<br />
Equipo Bastet 85<br />
FAST 69<br />
GOmaD 56<br />
Help 4 Heroes 44<br />
HELP MMM 31<br />
Helping Hands 41<br />
JJ’s 42<br />
Lions 40<br />
MABS Mar Menor 30<br />
MABS Mazarrón 66<br />
MABS Northwest 46<br />
MAMAS 55<br />
MARA 48<br />
Noah’s ARC 18<br />
PALS 8<br />
Pets in Spain 56<br />
Swap Tears for Smiles 67<br />
The Samaritans 10<br />
CHILDREN<br />
Chatterbox 22<br />
Mazarrón Leos 67<br />
EDUCATION<br />
Jane Cronin 74<br />
ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Cloud Nine 40<br />
FOOD & DRINK<br />
Ma Millbank 64<br />
Menu del Dia 76<br />
Vegetable of the Month 62<br />
GROUPS<br />
Camposol C Greenfingers 66<br />
CRA 68<br />
Humanists 74<br />
Los Palacios 71<br />
MCC Social Club 66<br />
Student Accommodation 16<br />
Team Harmony 22<br />
Welcome 60<br />
HEALTH/BEAUTY<br />
Beauty Tips 16<br />
Fitness Month by Month 60<br />
Forget Me Not 71<br />
Natural Health 33<br />
INFORMATION<br />
Advertisers’ Directory 92/93<br />
Animal Matters 10<br />
Blue Flags 20<br />
British Embassy 20<br />
Business News 6<br />
Cartagena Town Hall 50<br />
Classified Ads 90<br />
Dear Editor 84<br />
Life in Spain 12<br />
Mazarrón News 70<br />
Mar Menor Musings 34<br />
Northwest Murcia 47<br />
Out & About 38<br />
Spanish News 72<br />
Teresa’s Travels 44<br />
World Water Week 24<br />
LEISURE<br />
Author Review 54<br />
Gardening News 94<br />
Hiking in Moratalla 46<br />
Murcia Dance 42<br />
NEST 12<br />
Never a Dull Moment 52<br />
Poem 55<br />
Puzzle Page 57<br />
Puzzle Solutions 90<br />
TV News 8<br />
WARM 48<br />
PROPERTY<br />
Housing Update 91<br />
RELIGION<br />
Mass in English 38<br />
Olive Branch 14<br />
Open Door 84<br />
St Nicholas Church 26<br />
Welcome House 48<br />
Wellspring Victory Church 7<br />
SPORT<br />
Camposol Golf 87<br />
Fuente Old Guard 87<br />
Local Sport 88<br />
Los Amigos Golf 88<br />
Los Amigos Mazarrón 86<br />
SAMM 88<br />
Straight Down the Middle 89<br />
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We must first of all apologise to Mike<br />
Eskdale for putting the wrong caption on<br />
his beautiful picture on the front page<br />
of last month’s magazine. He sent in<br />
two photos which our design team at<br />
first glance had assumed were both of<br />
Cartagena. We were absolutely staggered<br />
to receive so many emails, visits to the<br />
office and calls and texts from readers<br />
to be told that the photo was actually<br />
in Murcia! We apologise if we offended<br />
anyone from either Cartagena or Murcia<br />
as this was absolutely unintentional.<br />
To soften things slightly, we have put<br />
the correct photo on this month’s front<br />
page, courtesy of Clive Palmer, who has<br />
also kindly written an article about the<br />
true Cartagena Town Hall!<br />
It is gratifying to see that so many of<br />
our advertisers are now making full use<br />
of the many additional free services that<br />
we offer exclusively to customers of the<br />
Costa Cálida Chronicle. In addition<br />
to the advert in the printed magazine,<br />
all our customers receive a free entry<br />
on our very popular Website with<br />
free entry in our Online Business<br />
Directory. For customers that do not<br />
have their own website they receive a<br />
free web page which can be updated<br />
regularly. For those that do have a<br />
website, we provide a link, through<br />
our website, absolutely free of charge.<br />
In addition to this, any advertiser that<br />
has regular and/or special events will<br />
see them listed free in our What’s On<br />
section (page 77) and our Menu del<br />
Dia Guide (page 76) in the printed<br />
magazine and on the website, enabling<br />
a readership totalling over 25,000 per<br />
month.<br />
We welcome:<br />
New Advertisers<br />
Casas Del Mar<br />
Monastario De Santa Eulalia<br />
Murcia Aventuras<br />
Sensol Golf Villa Sales<br />
SkyTVCosta.com<br />
Welcome Back<br />
Carol Everett<br />
La Vida Bar<br />
Tel’s Bar<br />
The Old Market Tavern<br />
With some major problems in many<br />
foreign destinations this summer we<br />
hope that Spain will enjoy even more<br />
tourists this year. Enjoy the rest of the<br />
summer and for those on holiday, we<br />
hope that you will let everyone know<br />
what a great place the Costa Cálida is<br />
and we hope that you return soon.<br />
Please note that our office on Camposol is<br />
within the Holmes & Pegg Estate Agency<br />
on Camposol Sector B Commercial<br />
Centre and that our opening hours are<br />
10am-2pm from Monday until Friday. If<br />
you are calling in with queries or to make<br />
payments outside of these hours please<br />
make sure it is by prior arrangement.<br />
From all at the<br />
Costa Cálida Chronicle<br />
DISCLAIMER<br />
Whilst the CCC are happy to accept monthly reports from the various organizations in the area, the articles printed are not necessarily the<br />
opinions of the editor or publisher and the contents should be viewed as a guideline only. Professional advice should be sought to cover any<br />
information printed therein. Advertisements and reports are not formally endorsed by the CCC. We cannot accept responsibility for advertisers’<br />
works, service or goods. The publishers endeavour to ensure the contents are correct, but cannot accept responsibility for the effects of<br />
errors or omissions.<br />
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If you are an existing customers and you have some Business News that you would like to<br />
share with our readers then why not email it to us to be included on our Business News page.<br />
Please keep your news to about 50 words and send us an email by 15th of the month,<br />
to costacalidachronicle@gmail.com with Business News in the subject box.<br />
A note to all our valued customers.<br />
Please be aware that A Time 4 A Change,<br />
El Algar, will be closed from Monday 11 th<br />
August to Saturday 16 th August inclusive.<br />
We will be open as usual on Monday 18 th<br />
August.<br />
Call 968 136 501 for any other information.<br />
Enjoy your summer!<br />
Visit El Faro Cafeteria in Puerto de<br />
Mazarrón for the most stunning views of<br />
the Bay of Mazarrón. Sit and enjoy the<br />
amazing vista whilst enjoying one of the El<br />
Faro cocktails or ice cream.<br />
Tel 868 594 352<br />
Summer is well and truly here and the<br />
sunbed season is underway for ADS Sunbeds.<br />
If you would like a sunbed and<br />
umbrella on the main beach in Puerto de<br />
Mazarrón, you are best getting there early.<br />
ADS Sunbeds have two sites: One on the<br />
main beach in Puerto de Mazarrón and another<br />
at the beach at La Isla, so come on<br />
down and enjoy the beach this summer.<br />
Call 646 969 455<br />
Call into Bar Alandalus, Valle del Sol on<br />
the outskirts of Calasparra for live entertainment<br />
on Saturday nights during August.<br />
Alfonso will make you most welcome.<br />
Their Menu del Dia is also excellent<br />
value at 9€, with a special menu on fiesta<br />
days at only 12.50€.<br />
Tel 968 955 942/602 459 311<br />
For Low Cost Removals from Spain-UK-<br />
Spain, call the experts Advance Moves.<br />
They can give you a quick online quote<br />
at www.advancemoves.com. They will<br />
also do local removals and storage here in<br />
Spain.<br />
Call 968 654 667<br />
As it is World Water Week from August<br />
31 st to 5 th September what better time to<br />
think about saving water! Miles Guttering<br />
Services are experts in installing guttering<br />
in the area. Think how much water<br />
you can save every time it rains! No more<br />
water running away across your patio or<br />
land. Save the water for use on the garden<br />
or plants in pots.<br />
Call 617 142 987<br />
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Summer time is in full swing at Eden Hair<br />
& Beauty. Try a Treatment and be one of<br />
the first to experience our new Relaxation<br />
Room opening in August or join us for<br />
our Ladies’ Night on Thursday 14 th August<br />
from 6pm until late.<br />
Contact us on (0034) 620 072 536 to<br />
find out more.<br />
Checking your tyres is important during<br />
the hot summer months as the pressures<br />
may need to be changed. Neumáticos<br />
Totana have a special offer on – when you<br />
buy 4 new tyres, you get a free oil change.<br />
They are experts in all areas of car repair<br />
and maintenance, but specialise in tyres<br />
and tracking.<br />
Call in today, or call 968 424 605<br />
Cool Nights Pillows are back in stock,<br />
just in time for the hot nights!<br />
These are a natural way to a cooler,<br />
healthier and more comfortable night’s<br />
sleep. With silver threads woven into the<br />
luxury polycotton casing, this super plump<br />
pillow gives the comfort of a premium pillow<br />
whilst the revolutionary cover helps<br />
regulate body temperature, conducting<br />
heat away, keeping the pillow cool to the<br />
touch. Tests show up to a 21% decrease in<br />
temperature. The silver threads also have<br />
supreme antibacterial qualities and when<br />
teamed with the anti-allergy hollowfibre<br />
fill, this ensures a healthier night’s sleep.<br />
Only 30€ a pair, these pillows are exclusively<br />
made for Yorkshire Linen in England.<br />
Tel 968 595 946 (Mazarrón)<br />
Tel 968 193 912 (San Javier)<br />
The Arches Café Bar at La Oasis, Los Alcazares<br />
is one of the busiest bars in the<br />
area. They support many of the local<br />
charities with books and clothes on sale at<br />
various times during the month. They also<br />
have live entertainment on most weekends.<br />
See the What’s On section in this<br />
month’s magazine, or call into the bar.<br />
Tel 653 081 341<br />
The Camposol Triangle Bars have come<br />
together with other entertainment venues<br />
on Camposol Sector B to bring you entertainment<br />
7 nights per week. Not only will<br />
there be live music every Thursday and<br />
Friday throughout August on The Triangle<br />
but music is now also on Tuesdays!! See<br />
the What’s On section to find out more.<br />
Camposol Sector B - Where the music<br />
never ends!!<br />
Fuente Building Services is now offering<br />
a 15% discount to all new & existing clients<br />
for all quotes accepted in August <strong>2014</strong>.<br />
Call Adrian now for a free no obligation<br />
quote on 696 744 982 or email whiteanita2003@yahoo.co.uk<br />
(The work can<br />
be carried out anytime during <strong>2014</strong>.)<br />
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Choices, choices, choices - every day<br />
of our lives is absolutely filled with them,<br />
and some of the choices we will make will<br />
be excellent, some will be good, but others<br />
will be not so good and maybe even<br />
downright bad. Ultimately the outcome of<br />
the choices we make will decide on the<br />
sort of day we have and how we enjoy our<br />
lives; choices will even affect our lives for<br />
the long term and something we decide on<br />
today might change the path of our lives<br />
forever.<br />
I will give you the opportunity to<br />
choose to read on… right now.<br />
For those who are reading on, let me explain<br />
further. We get bombarded with<br />
choices at the supermarket on what food<br />
to purchase; television advertising constantly<br />
tries to persuade us to change<br />
brands, from cars to banks and from washing<br />
powder to mobile phones, but what<br />
about the choices we are given that ultimately<br />
could really affect the way we live<br />
our lives and where a bad decision could<br />
have serious consequences for ever?<br />
The idea for this article came from an incident<br />
I experienced while on holiday recently<br />
in Colorado, USA. My wife and I<br />
were staying with our family who have<br />
lived there for the past eleven years and<br />
during our stay we fulfilled my lifelong ambition<br />
to visit Yellowstone National Park in<br />
northwest Wyoming. The six of us enjoyed<br />
a wonderful time, saw lots of wildlife and<br />
spectacular scenery and at the end of our<br />
visit we loaded everything back into our<br />
vehicle and set out on our nine hour drive<br />
across Wyoming, back home to Greeley,<br />
Colorado. After several tedious hours<br />
driving across the plains and getting stuck<br />
in slow moving traffic, my son, who was<br />
driving, made a choice that would alter<br />
our journey home. Being a police-trained<br />
driver and normally very careful, he saw<br />
an overtaking opportunity [at last] and put<br />
his foot down to pass the row of trucks<br />
ahead of us. The road ahead was clear for<br />
the next two to three miles and we were<br />
in a marked overtaking lane, but my son<br />
had not seen what was causing the traffic<br />
in front of us to be driving at the 65<br />
mph road limit in this part of the State.<br />
As we passed the vehicle at the front of<br />
the queue, he realized that it was a State<br />
patrol vehicle towing another vehicle on a<br />
trailer. The blue light immediately came on<br />
and the officer pulled us over to the side of<br />
the highway. To cut a long story short, the<br />
mistake cost us a lot of time and cost my<br />
son valuable dollars out of his wallet and a<br />
recorded traffic violation. You see, my son<br />
could have decided to obey the law and<br />
tucked in behind the last vehicle which was<br />
doing the speed limit, but his mind was on<br />
the hill in the distance and if he could only<br />
get past, we would not be slowed down<br />
further up the road. He made a choice<br />
which backfired badly and affected all of<br />
us who were with him. Our choices often<br />
affect others as well as ourselves, so<br />
it’s important to choose wisely.<br />
As I look back on my life, I know I have<br />
made some very good choices – like the<br />
woman I married 40 years ago; to have<br />
two great children who have been a blessing<br />
to us; to have formed Wellspring Victory<br />
Church in Puerto de Mazarrón and to<br />
have lived a life of ministering to people after<br />
committing my life to Christ at the age<br />
of 14. Unfortunately, I have also dropped<br />
some real clangers that I am not proud of<br />
- I am sure we all have. I thank God that<br />
He has blotted out forever my disastrous<br />
mistakes.<br />
Today we will have many choices to make;<br />
choices to love, to forgive, to accept, to<br />
help, to serve, to give, to bless and maybe<br />
to go the extra mile. I pray that you will<br />
make the right choices and more than all<br />
of the above, I pray that you will not find<br />
religion, but that you will find a true and<br />
blessed relationship with Jesus Christ who<br />
loves you more than you will ever know.<br />
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It was a pleasure to be able to organise such<br />
a good and well supported event as the Summer<br />
Solstice for Forget Me Not and we at<br />
PALS wish them well in their ongoing fund<br />
raising events. We feel that it is right with our<br />
organisational skills and knowledge to help<br />
fledgling humanities charities and of course<br />
we also helped FAST to get off the ground<br />
and what a success that has been.<br />
In our own right we have a few events<br />
planned, the first being a Rock and Roll<br />
Night at the Bahia Hotel on Saturday 4 th October<br />
when the ‘Wildcats’ are presenting a<br />
one-off special evening of music and entertainment.<br />
It will be inside, but the terrace will<br />
be available and with tickets at just 5€, this<br />
promises to be a fantastic evening.<br />
Our October Cruise with 167 people is fully<br />
booked, as is our Trip to Valencia in November<br />
and also the Benidorm 4 day trip in<br />
March. We are holding cancellation lists for<br />
all these.<br />
Our Christmas Dinner Dance on Sunday<br />
14 th December is of course at the Costa<br />
Costa Hotel, Mazarrón, when Martin Ross<br />
will be leading the entertainment while we<br />
plough through the 8 course meal and drink<br />
the wines and beers that are included in the<br />
29.50€ price for tickets.<br />
We have the annual New Year’s Day Swim<br />
at the Bahia Beach and already some sponsors<br />
are signing and pledging. Forms are<br />
already available and all swimmers are welcome.<br />
It is obvious that our ‘big’ events represent<br />
great value for money and that we have the<br />
confidence of our supporters. These same<br />
supporters have already been asking what<br />
our plans are for 2015 - is it a cruise or is<br />
it a trip? We have contacted a few to ascertain<br />
their requirements and a suggestion has<br />
come forward - why not combine the ideas?<br />
Provided we get sufficient support and we<br />
already have some serious interest from our<br />
random sampling, in September 2015 we can<br />
offer a Coach Trip to Merida. We will stay<br />
and explore, then go on to Lisbon, stopping<br />
at Evora with a couple of nights in Portugal’s<br />
capital. We will go on the Pulmantours’ Empressa<br />
for a Cruise to Casablanca, then the<br />
next day to Gibraltar with a fantastic relaxing<br />
day at sea, then on to Valencia. The<br />
price for the 7 nights will be from 600€ in<br />
an interior cabin sharing and 725€ in exterior<br />
superior sharing. The price is all-inclusive on<br />
the cruise with taxes and drinks (gratuities<br />
42€) on board and half board in the Hotels.<br />
Coaches start from all over our area and return<br />
from Valencia. We anticipate a big response<br />
to this so let us know if you are interested.<br />
PALS information at www.pals.sm4.biz or<br />
call 626 460 465 or see us at Bar Trevi each<br />
Saturday from 11am-1.30pm or Bistro Ratatouille<br />
on a Wednesday from 1pm-3pm.<br />
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All is well at the Rainbow home camp. Dogs<br />
and cat just sleep all day in the heat and the<br />
garden is suffering from heat and lack of water.<br />
Regular readers will know that our wells<br />
on the land have almost dried up due to the<br />
lack of rain and the water table dropping,<br />
but with careful management and using all<br />
available water from the washing up bowl<br />
etc we have managed to keep all alive so far.<br />
Still another month of the intense heat, but<br />
fingers crossed and for a 5-day rain period<br />
in the autumn!<br />
As usual the whole of Madrid has descended<br />
on to the coast – patience on the roads and<br />
in the supermarket is needed, but it is only 6<br />
weeks and boosts the local economy.<br />
TV NEWS<br />
Lots of you with the smaller dishes are having<br />
reception problems and many seem to<br />
be thinking it will get better. It is not going<br />
to happen! The only way to get FREESAT<br />
channels is a bigger dish (really a 1.80<br />
is needed) or Internet TV - decent Internet<br />
from a provider who will support TV is needed.<br />
Internet TV is the way forward. I predict<br />
all TV will be delivered this way within 10 or<br />
so years.<br />
The satellite giving us all the problems<br />
has a 15 year life and I doubt any more<br />
will be launched for TV services, so with<br />
a 5 year change-over period, most of us<br />
will see our TV delivered solely by Internet.<br />
If you have a smaller dish and lost many<br />
channels, there is a way to get some UK TV;<br />
not the BBC/ITV, but at least something to<br />
watch. Subscribe to one of our affordable<br />
SKY packs (most of the SKY channels are<br />
fine on the smaller dishes, so although no<br />
Corrie or ‘enders, there is a lot of watchable<br />
programmes). Ask for details.<br />
On the same subject, I get lots of questions<br />
asking “If we stop our SKY subscription<br />
and buy a FREESAT box, will we get out<br />
BBC/ITV back?”<br />
The simple answer is NO. However you get<br />
your BBC/ITV; be it SKY/FREESAT/UNIVER-<br />
SAL BOX or !!!, it is all the same signal from<br />
the satellite system. It is very weak now,<br />
so changing system/box will have no effect,<br />
although some boxes do have better tuners<br />
in them than others, so if you are getting<br />
pixcellating pictures, it is just possible you<br />
have a poor tuner box and a good tuner box<br />
will improve, but you really need specialist<br />
advice on this.<br />
There is a rumour going round the bars that<br />
the popular SKYBOX (that’s the brand and<br />
not an official SKY BOX!!) will work magic<br />
and bring all channels back. This box does<br />
have an excellent tuner in it, but it will NOT<br />
resolve all the issues on the smaller dishes.<br />
Try to borrow one to try on your dish before<br />
you rush in and buy one.<br />
Sports fans will have noted SKY are launching<br />
SKYSPORTS 5 – an international football<br />
channel. Those of you with SKY boxes and<br />
SKY cards will get the channel automatically<br />
– as will internet TV subscribers, but the<br />
other affordable packs will require a channel<br />
list upgrade. If you want it, then ask us<br />
to programme the box – just 5€ if we do it<br />
when in your area.<br />
Most HD channels are not now available on<br />
the affordable SKY packs, so just go to the<br />
SD version to watch - perhaps not as sharp<br />
a picture, but many of us older folks (!) with<br />
older eyes can tell very little difference! A<br />
decent TV and digibox will produce excellent<br />
SD pictures.<br />
Contact Alan for any free TV advice on<br />
(0034) 686 358 475. He will do his best<br />
to assist with your problems.<br />
Rainbow Satellites<br />
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What Happens When I Contact Samaritans?<br />
This varies slightly depending on whether<br />
you call, email, text, write or talk to us faceto-face,<br />
but our approach to supporting you<br />
stays the same. However, there is no script<br />
and no two conversations are the same, but<br />
they usually have similar elements.<br />
A fully trained volunteer will always answer.<br />
If you phone us, we answer with something<br />
like ‘Samaritans; can I help you?’ With text,<br />
email, letter and face-to-face visits, how we<br />
respond to you depends on what you say.<br />
Putting you at ease.<br />
It takes a lot of courage to ask for help and<br />
it can be difficult to talk about what’s troubling<br />
you. It’s fine to take your time and start<br />
wherever you need to. Saying it out loud or<br />
writing it down for the first time can be the<br />
first step to confronting the issue.<br />
You talk, we listen.<br />
We listen to you and help you talk through<br />
your concerns, worries and troubles. We’ll focus<br />
on your thoughts and feelings rather than<br />
going into the details of what’s happened. We<br />
may ask you some questions to help you explore<br />
how you feel. Sometimes people need<br />
to cry, or show how angry they are at life, or<br />
go over their thoughts and feelings several<br />
times to make sense of them, and that’s fine.<br />
It’s not about us.<br />
We won’t talk about ourselves, even if you<br />
ask us to. We’re there to give you time, space<br />
and support – you don’t need to ask how<br />
we are, or give us time in return. We don’t<br />
impose any personal attitudes or beliefs on<br />
you. We’re not religious and we’re completely<br />
independent. This allows you to sensitively<br />
discuss your options and explore your own<br />
feelings, helping you to find an inner strength<br />
that lets you find your own way forward rather<br />
than offering practical advice. You’re best<br />
placed to solve your problems. Sometimes,<br />
you need support to rationalise your thinking<br />
and make clear judgements.<br />
A new way of talking.<br />
It can feel unfamiliar when we focus all our<br />
attention on listening to you. It’s not quite<br />
like a normal conversation, but give it a try.<br />
The call is about you, after all.<br />
Helping you explore your options.<br />
We won’t give you advice or opinions. We’ll<br />
help you talk through your problems and you<br />
may begin to see things more clearly. When<br />
you’re ready, we can help you think about<br />
what you could do and what the options are.<br />
We’ll support you to decide what’s best for<br />
you.<br />
We won’t tell you what you should do.<br />
We won’t make decisions for you and we<br />
won’t tell you what we think about the decisions<br />
you choose to make. You are the expert<br />
on your own life.<br />
Information on other sources of help.<br />
We focus on exploring your feelings. Sometimes<br />
people also need advice on a specific<br />
kind of problem. If you want us to, while<br />
we’re talking, we may be able to give you<br />
contact details for organisations that specialise<br />
in helping with a problem you may have.<br />
Suicidal feelings.<br />
You don’t need to be suicidal to contact us,<br />
but if you are feeling suicidal, sharing how<br />
you feel could help. We aim to explore suicidal<br />
feelings with everyone who contacts us.<br />
Most people who contact us are not suicidal.<br />
By asking the question, we’re just giving<br />
you the space to talk about these feelings if<br />
you want to.<br />
Ending the conversation.<br />
You can end the conversation when you’re<br />
ready to. Sometimes phone conversations<br />
last about an hour, but some are much shorter.<br />
Same support from all volunteers<br />
Generally you will speak to a different volunteer<br />
each time you call, email or visit. Our<br />
priority is to make sure you get support from<br />
someone as quickly as possible, so however<br />
you contact us, whoever is available will respond<br />
to you.<br />
Telephone anytime day or night, 365days a<br />
year on 902 883 535 or email pat@samaritansinspain.com<br />
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Getting a Dog or Puppy<br />
There is a real problem here in Spain with the<br />
number of dogs and puppies available. There<br />
are of course the dog breeders who should<br />
be fully registered if they are to sell pedigree<br />
puppies, but there are also thousands of<br />
puppies being born each year because of<br />
the lack of neutering of dogs. Many of these<br />
dogs and puppies end up in animal refuges,<br />
some of which are simply holding pens where<br />
the animals are kept after being taken off<br />
the streets. Many of these dogs belong to<br />
people, but if they are not re-united with<br />
their owners, or re-homed they will end up<br />
being put to sleep. If you are thinking of<br />
getting a dog or puppy, maybe your local<br />
rescue centre is the first place to look.<br />
The first thing to consider if you are<br />
considering getting a puppy is to see if you<br />
have enough time and money, as well as<br />
room for your new pet. If the answer to these<br />
three questions is yes, you will have to think<br />
about which kind of dog is the best for your<br />
needs.<br />
Bear in mind the following:<br />
1 The size of the puppy when it is an<br />
adult. Obviously, it is not the same to<br />
feed, transport or go for a walk with a<br />
Pekinese as a Saint Bernard. The size<br />
of the dog will also affect the costs of<br />
feeding (a giant dog may eat more<br />
than one kilo of food in a day). If the<br />
animal is going to live outside, it is<br />
better to choose a medium or small<br />
sized breed and avoid choosing tiny<br />
dogs as Pomeranian, Pinscher or<br />
Yorkshire which are not adapted to all<br />
weather.<br />
2 The sex of the dog may be a<br />
deciding factor. Males may be<br />
harder to train. Females, although<br />
usually calmer, are in heat twice a<br />
year and it is important to get them<br />
sterilized, which is usually more<br />
expensive than having a male dog<br />
castrated.<br />
3 The coat of the dog or puppy. The<br />
more fur the dog has, the more care is<br />
needed with daily combing, regularly<br />
washing and probably professional<br />
sessions at the dog groomer. Dogs<br />
also moult, especially coming up to<br />
the warmer weather and this excess<br />
hair can be a problem in the house,<br />
especially if any of the family has<br />
health issues such as hay fever or<br />
rhinitis.<br />
4 Different breeds behave<br />
differently. Be aware of certain<br />
features such as barking and problems<br />
such as hip displasia. Certain breeds<br />
and their crosses are linked to special<br />
legal rules as they may be considered<br />
potentially dangerous animals and<br />
their owners have to get a specific<br />
license to own them. Never choose a<br />
dog just for its physical appearance,<br />
but get to know something about the<br />
behaviour and features of the dog in<br />
which you are interested. Ask vets<br />
and professional people for advice.<br />
5 Neighbours. If you live in a flat or on<br />
an urbanization, be aware that there<br />
are breeds of dogs that may be very<br />
noisy. It is important to get informed<br />
about the rules in the community.<br />
6 Pet’s parents. If you can, see<br />
the parents of any puppies you are<br />
interested in. This will give you an<br />
idea of the dog’s future physical and<br />
mental features.<br />
Clinica Veterinaria<br />
Puerto de Mazarrón.<br />
Tel 968 153 931<br />
Camposol Sector A<br />
Tel 968 199 263<br />
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An Alarming Sight!<br />
We recently decided to have an alarm system<br />
installed in the villa, as one of the large security<br />
companies were doing a promotion in our<br />
area offering the systems at a very competitive<br />
price.<br />
My villa is on 3 storeys, with the whole of<br />
the downstairs being dedicated to the business,<br />
with store room, storage and laundry<br />
area and large office. Deciding where to put<br />
the sensors was fairly straightforward and<br />
the Rep Javier patiently explained how it all<br />
worked to technophobic me.<br />
The night mode, when we are sleeping in the<br />
house, covered all areas except the hallway,<br />
meaning that my boys can come and go to<br />
the kitchen and the bathroom without fear of<br />
setting off the alarm. To make things easier<br />
to operate, we also ordered 2 remotes, meaning<br />
that we can activate and de-activate the<br />
alarm from outside or any point within the<br />
house.<br />
Unfortunately, the only thing that the<br />
system does not make allowances for is<br />
my ageing brain!<br />
One night lying in bed, doing my usual mental<br />
checklist of work related stuff, I had one of my<br />
“eureka” moments and decided at 2am that I<br />
would just nip down to the office and check<br />
a few arrival details for clients. Downstairs I<br />
wandered, bleary eyed and completely naked<br />
and sat down in the office chair. Five seconds<br />
later my mobile rang, and then the landline<br />
joined in the chorus until I picked it up.<br />
“Hello” said a sheepish sounding lady. “This is<br />
the alarm company and we have an alert at<br />
your address.”<br />
I was about to give her a piece of my mind<br />
for calling in the middle of the night when the<br />
penny dropped – I had set off the sensor in<br />
the office and all and sundry could see me<br />
sitting there butt naked, typing emails! With<br />
as much dignity as I could muster, I turned<br />
my back to the camera and left the office,<br />
confirming that there was indeed nothing to<br />
worry about and I wasn’t being robbed!<br />
I swear that the woman was having a hard<br />
time keeping a straight face as she re-set the<br />
system, stifling giggles as we chatted... And<br />
my kids are keeping an eye out on YouTube<br />
for the video!!<br />
Liz Edmiston<br />
OwnersAway Property Rentals & Management<br />
Tel 691 977 107<br />
info@ownersaway.com<br />
www.ownersaway.com<br />
Nature ESpuña Trails (NEST) are social<br />
walks for non-sporty people - people who<br />
like fun and easy short stress-free walks, to<br />
talk and enjoy views with new people, make<br />
friends and take photos! There is no racing<br />
or scrambling and all are welcome including<br />
dogs on leads.<br />
see Arrui from the road!<br />
Please book in advance (giving full names and<br />
Spanish contact tel no) and await confirmation.<br />
Places are limited so please book early.<br />
The walk itself is 5€. Any refreshments you<br />
would like afterwards are at your own cost.<br />
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Friday 29 th August Early Evening Almond<br />
Harvesting - short walk<br />
Meet 6.30pm at the entrance to Restaurante<br />
Sierra Espuña opposite El Berro car park just<br />
near Camping Sierra Espuña. (Please park on<br />
the outskirts of El Berro as it’s the start of<br />
the fiesta and the car park will be busy.) El<br />
Berro is a tiny village you can walk through<br />
in 5 mins, it should be no problem. This is a<br />
very easy short walk in the cooler early even-<br />
ing, only lasting about an hour or two, around<br />
the almond groves near El Berro. There will<br />
be a bit of information<br />
about almonds and almond<br />
harvesting and<br />
the chance to pick a<br />
few almonds as a souvenir.<br />
It will be almond<br />
harvesting time in El<br />
Berro and then the<br />
start of El Berro fiesta<br />
that evening, so you<br />
can stay on and enjoy<br />
the fiesta as the hot<br />
summer temperatures<br />
start to cool down.<br />
If you are lucky on<br />
the drive up into ‘real<br />
Spain’ you might even<br />
Tel or text message 679 002 147<br />
Email natureespunatrails@gmail.com<br />
To see more details or get driving directions,<br />
go to www.nestwalks.info where you can<br />
also subscribe to the mailing list to hear of<br />
new unpublished opportunities to have fun!<br />
There is also a selection of greeting cards<br />
available of the area here with discounts for a<br />
mix of your choice http://www.redbubble.<br />
com/people/holidaymurcia/shop<br />
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I have just finished reading a book by Max<br />
Lucado called “Beyond Heavens Door.”<br />
Max is an American preacher who has sold<br />
over 100 million books worldwide; he is<br />
the number one author in the USA. Max<br />
describes what heaven is all about; it is<br />
only his speculation of it, because I believe<br />
it will be even better. It is a place where<br />
we will meet our loved ones; a place where<br />
there is no pain or suffering; your arthritic<br />
joints will not be in heaven; your weak<br />
heart will be strong in heaven; no cancer<br />
in heaven; no memory failure.<br />
The reason why this is possible is because<br />
there is no sin. Christ was sent to eradicate<br />
the sin. He died on a cross, so that we<br />
could have Salvation by acknowledging His<br />
sacrifice for our sins. That is when we will<br />
be allowed to enter heaven.<br />
How many people think that they are going<br />
to heaven? Your good works no matter<br />
what you do will not get you in, unless you<br />
acknowledge Jesus Christ as your Saviour.<br />
Some people think that there is no such<br />
place and that they only have one life, so<br />
live life to the full, but, what if you are<br />
wrong?<br />
I am afraid that it will be too late.<br />
Can you afford to take the risk?<br />
The bible talks about the alternative, which<br />
is hell; whether you believe it or not. God<br />
does not want anyone to go there, so, can<br />
I suggest that you think about these things<br />
and if you want to know more, you would<br />
be welcome at the Olive Branch Christian<br />
Fellowship on a Sunday mornings 10.30am<br />
at the Cultural Centre on Camposol B.<br />
Contact Pastor Ralph and Margaret Locke<br />
on 968 199 622 or 618 720 181<br />
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The Importance Of Keeping Your Title<br />
Deeds Up To Date<br />
It is a normal practice to make building extensions<br />
on your property, or major building<br />
works such as a swimming pool or a<br />
garage, where planning permission is required,<br />
although it isn’t unusual to be made<br />
illegally without planning permission, which<br />
can result in them having to be demolished<br />
or the owner incurring huge fines.<br />
The Spanish Property Registry, which is<br />
similar to the UK’s Land Registry and likely<br />
one of the safest in the world, is concerned<br />
mainly with the ownership of property, recording<br />
all deeds of sale that have been<br />
notarized and inscribed in the register and<br />
property rights are protected by the Courts.<br />
There is another property registry called<br />
the Catastro, which is concerned with<br />
the location, physical dimensions and accurate<br />
description in terms of measures,<br />
boundaries and classification of a property<br />
in Spain. The Catastro produces accurate<br />
information about the property including<br />
plans, maps and aerial photographs.<br />
This information is used by the Town Hall<br />
to calculate the Council Tax, so it is truly<br />
important they have the full description of<br />
your property, thus avoiding fines for not<br />
reporting any alterations on your property.<br />
The Catastro handles information gathered<br />
from aerial pictures, to update the catastral<br />
information of properties and report owners<br />
when there are items that do not match<br />
the information they have from deeds.<br />
When selling your property and transferring<br />
the title deed, boundaries and measurements<br />
in the deed must be accurate,<br />
and be the same as those at the Catastro<br />
Office. The purchaser’s lawyer will check<br />
out that the property is correctly described<br />
in the deeds before the purchaser may proceed<br />
to buy, so your deeds must contain<br />
the descriptions of the amount of land (if<br />
any), boundaries, built areas and any other<br />
alterations of the property.<br />
Properties are quite often inaccurately described<br />
in the deeds for a number of reasons.<br />
You or your previous owner could<br />
have carried out building work, such as<br />
a pool, store rooms, or just bricked in a<br />
terrace and not registered these changes<br />
in the deeds. If there are any illegal features<br />
that are not described in the existing<br />
deeds, then you will need to legalise and<br />
update your deeds.<br />
We may find different reasons why this may<br />
have happened:<br />
The changes were illegally carried out without<br />
building permission from the Town Hall.<br />
A building license was granted, but you<br />
were not advised to, or you just did not<br />
bother to pay the cost to update your deeds<br />
at a Notary, pay the taxes and register this<br />
at the Land Registry.<br />
In the first case, you must keep a record of<br />
the license, as a copy could be requested<br />
to the Town Hall, to justify the discrepancy<br />
between the physical reality of the property<br />
and the deeds. This can then be used to<br />
update the deeds when you complete and<br />
sign before the Notary.<br />
In the second case where the changes were<br />
carried out illegally, then the process becomes<br />
somewhat more complicated to resolve,<br />
and you will need to liaise with your<br />
lawyer to receive legal advice and find the<br />
best way to have the alterations legalised.<br />
Your lawyer will need to visit the planning<br />
department of the Town Hall to clarify what<br />
is and is not legal, and what can be legalised<br />
if necessary. It is very likely that he<br />
will need to coordinate this with an architect,<br />
as they have good knowledge and understanding<br />
of planning regulations.<br />
It is possible to legalise some alterations<br />
and normally after 4 years without any<br />
fines if there have been no complaints from<br />
neighbours or orders from the Town Hall for<br />
it to be demolished. The Land Registry normally<br />
accepts the alterations if an architect<br />
has issued a certificate stating the works<br />
are older than 8 years. This called a Certificado<br />
de Antigüedad.<br />
Always seek professional advice from your<br />
Law Firm.<br />
Celso Rodriguez-Corral<br />
Barrister & Partner at Corral & Alcaraz Law<br />
Firm<br />
Member Nr.71399 of the Bar Association of<br />
Madrid<br />
Lawyers, Barristers & Accountants<br />
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Sensol Golf Villa Sales<br />
Clare Belton who runs the Sensol Golf Villa<br />
Sales has 20 years experience working in estate<br />
agency in the UK and was Branch Manager<br />
for a national estate agent as well as Area<br />
and Company Sales Manager for new home’s<br />
developers. She has also had experience in<br />
lettings.<br />
Clare has owned a property in Mazarrón for<br />
nearly 10 years and she lives on Mazarrón<br />
Country Club. Having bought a property locally,<br />
Clare understands the pitfalls and how<br />
important it is to get the right agent, whether<br />
you are buying or selling. She works from the<br />
Sensol Golf Villa Sales’ office on Camposol<br />
C which is easy to find on the dual carriageway<br />
just down from Camposol Club de Golf<br />
where there is easy parking. The office hours<br />
are 10am-2pm and 4pm-6pm, although appointments<br />
are offered 7 days a week.<br />
Sensol Golf Villa Sales is the fastest growing<br />
Estate Agent in the Mazarrón area and<br />
they offer a friendly, efficient service with<br />
no high pressure sales. Their commission<br />
rate is one of the lowest locally and they sell<br />
properties from golf villas on Camposol to rural<br />
retreats and they cover the whole of the<br />
Mazarrón and surrounding areas.<br />
Clare’s aim is to offer people a professional<br />
service whether buying or selling and to give<br />
genuine old fashioned customer service and<br />
she prides herself on providing a personal<br />
service, tailored to your specific needs, with<br />
no high pressure sales.<br />
Helping you find YOUR place in the sun.<br />
Clare Belton<br />
Sensol Golf Villa Sales<br />
(0034) 968 970 614<br />
(0034) 627 784 669<br />
clare@sensolgolfvillasales.com<br />
by Jane Ellen Barker from Jane’s Salons<br />
The most important things we come across in<br />
the summer for beauty is Dry skin, Faded Hair,<br />
Sun Burn, Dehydration and Weight Gain, so is<br />
the summer good for us after all?<br />
If you listen to your body and drink the extra<br />
water you need, you will find you are more hydrated<br />
than when you are drinking your many<br />
cups of coffee in the winter, even though in<br />
the hot weather you are perspiring half of the<br />
water out again. Taking a “Berocca” a day, either<br />
in tablet or effervescent drink form, can<br />
help add the other vitamins and minerals you<br />
need whilst getting down those essential fluids.<br />
Avoid drinking excess alcohol as this will<br />
dehydrate you very quickly. A good tip is to<br />
drink water as well as your beer, wine or spirits.<br />
Home-made Ice-Tea, Lemonade and Fruit<br />
Punch are all great ways to get all the good<br />
things into us, not to mention home-made<br />
Smoothies. Drinking any of these first thing<br />
in the morning will give you a healthy start to<br />
the day and keep your weight down.<br />
The sun gives us the Vitamin D required and<br />
helps absorb calcium for our bones, but be<br />
sensible when in the sun, especially if you are<br />
not used to the strong rays here in Spain. You<br />
can use your left over tomatoes sliced up and<br />
put on your sun burn and help soothe your<br />
sore skin, but obviously it is better to avoid<br />
getting sun burn in the first place. Choose<br />
good sun protection with a suitable factor to<br />
begin with, as you will still get a nice colour<br />
even through factor 50 SPF. Avoid all the excess<br />
wrinkles and lines on your face caused<br />
by the sun and use a high factor. There are<br />
plenty of bronzing products on the market to<br />
give you a little colour and we ladies always<br />
have tinted cream, foundation and bronzer to<br />
give that natural look.<br />
For your dry skin, the best thing you can honestly<br />
do is moisturise regularly and have a<br />
facial, so take advantage of Jane’s Salon’s<br />
offers of a mini facial for only 12€.<br />
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Student Accommodation<br />
Asociación de Alumnos de la Escuela Oficial<br />
Idiomas in Lorca would like to find good<br />
British families who would like to offer accommodation<br />
to language students. The aim is to<br />
give students the opportunity to travel and<br />
practice English, living for 15 days or a month<br />
in the summer or Easter with a British family.<br />
There are many students who cannot travel<br />
to the UK due to the fact that they don’t have<br />
enough money, so this can be a good option<br />
for them. Ideally they would like to stay for<br />
one or two weeks but even a weekend would<br />
help them with their English. If you live on<br />
Camposol, Mazarrón or anywhere in the area<br />
and you can offer full board for a student,<br />
please get in touch with Susan at<br />
aaeoil@gmail.com.<br />
The students would pay the family for their<br />
accommodation.<br />
Asociación de Alumnos de la Escuela<br />
Oficial Idiomas covers Aguilas, Alhama,<br />
Mazarrón, Totana and Puerta Lumbreras as<br />
well as Lorca.<br />
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Mazarrón has been awarded six blue flags,<br />
one more than last year at: Rihuete, Puerto,<br />
Bahia-La Reya, Nares, Castellar<br />
and Alamillo. The Minister of Tourism,<br />
Juan Carlos Ruiz, praised the quality of the<br />
beaches of Mazarrón calling it ‘magnificent’.<br />
Also, on the coast of Mazarrón six others<br />
gained banners with Q for Quality Tourism:<br />
Rihuete, Bahia, Castellar, Bolnuevo, La<br />
Reya and Nares.<br />
Castellar Beach in Mazarrón has received an<br />
Ecoplaya flag for the use of salt water in the<br />
showers and footbaths.<br />
San Javier this year has maintained its three<br />
blue flags at Castillico, Colón and Mistral.<br />
Cartagena had a total of ten awards; two<br />
more than last year at Cala del Pino, Islas<br />
Menores (Playa de Levante), Poniente<br />
(Islas Menores), Mar de Cristal, Cala Cortina,<br />
San Ginés, Playa Paraíso, Levante<br />
(Cabo de Palos), Isla Plana and Playa<br />
Honda.<br />
Cartagena came second in Spain with the<br />
highest number of blue flags (only behind<br />
Sanxenxo, in Galicia) with the highest number<br />
of awards on the Mediterranean coast.<br />
This is the sixth consecutive year that Cartagena<br />
has become the Mediterranean town<br />
with the highest number of blue flags.<br />
We must also recognize as ‘blue centres’ the<br />
Centro de Las Salinas in San Pedro del<br />
Pinatar and the Centro de Interpretación<br />
del Mar.<br />
Los Alcazares has also received a thematic<br />
distinction for urban waste management and<br />
has been recognized as the blue trail ‘Camina<br />
10,000 steps La Manga’.<br />
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Benefit Fraud Team In Spain - Top three<br />
cheats this year had claimed over £200,000<br />
More than £5m of UK taxpayers’ money lost<br />
to benefit fraud abroad is now being recovered<br />
by Department for Work and Pensions<br />
(DWP) investigators in Spain. The dedicated<br />
team in Madrid has investigated more than<br />
1,250 cases of benefit fraud by British residents<br />
over the last five years, and works<br />
closely with UK counterparts to bring fraudsters<br />
to justice.<br />
‘Abroad Fraud’, now the fourth largest type<br />
of benefit fraud, is up almost 90% in the last<br />
three years and Spain is the top of the list,<br />
with 769 cases investigated last year alone.<br />
The free and confidential hotline to use<br />
in Spain to report suspected benefit<br />
cheats is 900 554 440. Your call is free and<br />
confidential.<br />
The top three benefit fraudsters in Spain<br />
who have been convicted so far this year had<br />
claimed some £217,000 between them. All<br />
three have now received jail sentences and<br />
been ordered to repay the money they stole.<br />
* Janice Purdie, 62, from Hove, pleaded<br />
guilty to over £130,000 of benefit fraud<br />
and received a 12-month prison sentence.<br />
She failed to tell DWP that she<br />
owned a property in Spain and had numerous<br />
different bank accounts whilst she<br />
was fraudulently claiming Income Support,<br />
Pension Credit, Disability Living Allowance,<br />
Housing Benefit and Council Tax<br />
Benefit over a nine-year period.<br />
* Jimmy Rickner, 72, from Exeter, was<br />
jailed for six months for fraudulently<br />
claiming almost £50,000 of disability benefits<br />
and Pension Credit over eight years,<br />
when in fact he was living with his partner<br />
in one of two properties he owned in<br />
Spain.<br />
* Thomas Wadham, 73, of Aylesbury,<br />
falsely claimed £37,000 of Housing Benefit<br />
and Pension Credit between 2007 and<br />
2010 while he was living in Spain. He was<br />
sentenced to six months in jail and ordered<br />
to pay back all the money.<br />
The UK Government is taking more action to<br />
tackle abroad fraud by increasing the use of<br />
life certificates to stop fraudsters continuing<br />
to claim benefits when a claimant has died<br />
and increasing data-sharing so foreign authorities<br />
tell the UK about overseas claimants.<br />
David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform,<br />
said “Benefit fraud is wrong both at home<br />
and abroad and fraudsters need to know that<br />
our investigators will look into cases wherever<br />
they are and that their benefits will be<br />
stopped. We are toughening the rules to crack<br />
down on benefit cheats and recovering more<br />
money than ever as part of the Government’s<br />
long-term economic plan – clawing back a<br />
landmark £5m in Spain. We know there is<br />
more to do and we are returning fairness to<br />
the welfare system to make sure it delivers<br />
for people in need and the hardworking taxpayer<br />
who funds it.”<br />
Richard West, Head of DWP Fraud and Error<br />
Service, said “This is a significant achievement<br />
for our team in Spain and will hopefully<br />
serve as a warning to benefit cheats no matter<br />
where they are in the world. Fraudsters<br />
need to know that our investigators have the<br />
powers to track them down and that being<br />
overseas is no hiding place. We are determined<br />
to crack down on people who play the<br />
system, so that benefits only go to those who<br />
really need this help.”<br />
All fraudsters face either an administrative<br />
penalty or criminal prosecution and all must<br />
pay back every penny they have obtained,<br />
so that taxpayers’ money continues to help<br />
the people most in need. Typical frauds committed<br />
abroad include claims by people leaving<br />
UK after their claim starts, people failing<br />
to notify DWP before leaving the country or<br />
staying abroad for too long and families who<br />
fail to report the death of someone living<br />
abroad permanently and continuing to receive<br />
benefits.<br />
Abroad fraud totalled £82m in 2013/14, including<br />
£48m of Pension Credit, £11m of<br />
Housing Benefit, £8m of Income Support and<br />
£15m of Employment and Support Allowance.<br />
Alleged British Drug Trafficker Captured<br />
In Spain<br />
Christopher Mealey,<br />
38, from London,<br />
was captured following<br />
a joint operation<br />
involving the Spanish<br />
National Police, National<br />
Crime Agnecy<br />
(NCA) and Metropolitan<br />
Police.<br />
Armed officers apprehended<br />
Mealey<br />
on a European Arrest<br />
Warrant in Marbella<br />
and he appeared at<br />
the Spanish National Court in Madrid. Extradition<br />
proceedings are now underway. He is<br />
the 60th fugitive to be caught out of 76 publicised<br />
through Operation Captura – a multiagency<br />
initiative between Crimestoppers, the<br />
NCA and the Spanish authorities.<br />
Mealey is wanted by the Metropolitan Police<br />
in connection with an investigation into the<br />
importation of millions of pounds worth of<br />
cocaine. His father-in-law John Reed and six<br />
others have already received jail terms totalling<br />
over 130 years.<br />
One of the 16 remaining fugitives on the Operation<br />
Captura list is Daniel Bowes, who is<br />
wanted in connection with the same investigation.<br />
For people calling from Spain with information<br />
on Bowes, or any of the other Operation<br />
Captura fugitives, there is a Spanish<br />
freephone number 900 555 111 which is<br />
answered in the UK by Crimestoppers’ call<br />
agents. A translation service is also available<br />
for Spanish speakers.<br />
People can also pass on information anonymously<br />
via a UK number 0800 555 111 and<br />
online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org<br />
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Hello, Nathan here again and this month I’ll<br />
be talking about our time with our friends<br />
Stuart and Susan.<br />
It was a hot day and we wanted to go on a<br />
picnic to a reservoir near Cehegin and as Stuart<br />
and Susan had not been there before we<br />
asked them to join us. When we had found a<br />
nice spot to eat the picnic we unpacked our<br />
gear near the water, went for a walk along<br />
the water’s edge and then had our lunch. After<br />
lunch Shannon, Connor and I decided to<br />
skim some stones in the water which was fun.<br />
Connor also decided he wanted to throw some<br />
big stones and soak himself which Shannon<br />
and I found hilarious and we climbed some<br />
tall rocks!<br />
After some chatting, photographs and good<br />
food, we decided we would go to the Castle<br />
of Mula.......So we thought! We drove around<br />
for about 20 minutes, following Dad and<br />
keeping an eye on the castle. I was in the<br />
car with Stuart and Susan and when Susan<br />
said she had seen a sign pointing in the direction<br />
of the castle, we thought Dad would<br />
take that way, but Dad ignored it which I<br />
thought was hilarious! Dad led us up windy<br />
thin and narrow roads which terrified Susan!<br />
Her comments were funny though, she said<br />
things like; ‘He won’t take this turning, it is<br />
too narrow… Oh he took it!’ and ‘Oh no Ken<br />
don’t take that road it’s a one way road! Oh<br />
he is taking it!’<br />
The trip was amusing despite our taking 10<br />
minutes trying to reverse down a thin cobbled<br />
street! Eventually we stopped off at a café for<br />
a coffee and we were all exhausted. During<br />
our coffee we chatted about the journey and<br />
I told Mum and Dad about the journey I had<br />
with Stuart and Susan, me being the only one<br />
who travelled with them. We looked up from<br />
the outside tables in the café and saw the<br />
castle and how big it was and we all laughed<br />
at how close we were to it. We asked if we<br />
should all go back to the sign directing us to it<br />
and go from there, but Stuart and Susan said<br />
in unison “No its okay we’re fine!”<br />
I was glad to hear that because it was a long<br />
hot day, but it was good fun and one of the<br />
last times we will see Stuart and Susan for a<br />
while, as they are returning home to the UK.<br />
They are back in September for the 4-day<br />
Open Door seminar, so look out for it and details!<br />
Bye for now and speak to you next month!<br />
Nathan.<br />
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Friday the 20th of June was a truly magical<br />
evening of superb entertainment at Jardin<br />
de la Pepa in Tererros. The new beer garden<br />
was full to capacity with 120 people in attendance.<br />
Compere Stevie Spit had the audience<br />
roaring with laughter with his jokes and his<br />
own interpretation of Bohemian Rhapsody.<br />
Paul Michael had a standing ovation for his<br />
Nessun Dorma and many people were very<br />
emotional with Bring Him Home from Les Miserables.<br />
Paul then treated everyone to dance<br />
and disco music. The sensational Dee was<br />
as always fantastic. She just seems to get<br />
better and better and from the minute she<br />
started to sing people filled the dance floor.<br />
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These amazing artistes made a 4 hour round<br />
trip to contribute to the evening and Stevie<br />
Spit was leaving the show to go to Alicante<br />
airport to fly straight to Germany to entertain<br />
our troops. How marvellous is that!!<br />
Stevie said that it was an amazing night and<br />
is looking forward to the Help for Hero’s Dinner<br />
Dance at The Aguilas Resort Hotel on<br />
September 12 th where he will be his other self<br />
in full drag. (Don’t miss this show; it’s going<br />
to be amazing.)<br />
Team Harmony members Jeannie and Tony<br />
Kettle did a brilliant job organising raffle<br />
prizes with 22 prizes being donated and more<br />
than 700€ was raised from this alone. Thank<br />
you to everyone who contributed the really<br />
excellent gifts.<br />
Amelia Manzanares Gonzalez from The Ladies<br />
Group of Terrors said that she was honoured<br />
to present the 1417€ raised on the night to<br />
representatives from The Red Cross Jesus<br />
Ollogui Guerra and Salva Cervantes Mellado<br />
along with Junba Lopez from the Pulpi Town<br />
Hall who were thrilled to accept such a huge<br />
amount of money. The Red Cross presented<br />
beautiful bouquets of flowers to Team Harmony<br />
members Anne Blandford and Jeannie<br />
Kettle in appreciation and a Town Hall official<br />
presented Team Harmony with a wonderful<br />
plaque with The Team Harmony name<br />
and Logo to show their thanks. The plaque<br />
had been designed by the handicapped association<br />
in Pulpi. The Team Harmony members<br />
present were very touched by such a lovely<br />
gesture.<br />
Thank you so much to everyone that contributed<br />
to this wonderful evening and thanks to<br />
Cristobal, Raffa and everyone at Pepa’s for<br />
going the extra mile for us.<br />
Details of our future events can be found<br />
on our website www.teamharmonyspain.<br />
com and our Facebook page Team Harmony<br />
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Summer has arrived and the temperatures<br />
are rising. Brilliant! However, we need<br />
to drink more water so we don’t become<br />
dehydrated. This can become a problem<br />
throughout the Summer months. Dehydration<br />
can cause mild symptoms such as<br />
headaches, tiredness and dizziness and in<br />
more severe cases, confusion and exhaustion,<br />
to name but a few. During hot and<br />
humid weather you are at higher risk of<br />
dehydration and heat related illnesses.<br />
Water makes up over two-thirds of the<br />
healthy human body. It lubricates the<br />
joints and eyes, aids digestion, flushes<br />
out waste and toxins and keeps the skin<br />
healthy.<br />
What Causes Dehydration?<br />
Dehydration is usually caused by not drinking<br />
enough fluid, or by fluid that is lost not<br />
being replaced. The climate, the amount of<br />
physical exercise you are doing and your<br />
diet can also contribute to dehydration.<br />
Who Is At Risk From Dehydration?<br />
Anyone can become dehydrated, but certain<br />
groups are particularly at risk. These<br />
include:<br />
babies and infants – they have a low<br />
body weight and are sensitive to even<br />
small amounts of fluid loss.<br />
older people – they may be less aware<br />
that they are becoming dehydrated and<br />
need to keep drinking fluids.<br />
people with a long-term health condition<br />
such as diabetes or alcoholism.<br />
athletes – they lose a large amount of<br />
body fluid through sweat.<br />
What better way of helping to keep ourselves<br />
hydrated than by having a water<br />
filter system installed by Healthy H2O.<br />
Their main filter system is the World Famous<br />
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Healthy H2O have been installing and<br />
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We should all be aware of the value of Energy<br />
and Water, especially here in Spain where<br />
there is so much sun, but very little water<br />
in comparison to the UK. Many people now<br />
have solar hot water systems and collect as<br />
much rain water etc as possible, but without<br />
the world leaders holding summits to discuss<br />
the best way in which to conserve energy<br />
and water on a grand scale, our bit will do<br />
little for future generations.<br />
This year’s meeting will provide a platform<br />
for over 200 organisations and will be<br />
held by the Stockholm International Water<br />
Institute.<br />
Thematic Scope: Energy and Water<br />
Several years ago, in the Asia-Pacific Water<br />
Development Outlook 2007, the Prime<br />
Minister of India stated “If all members of<br />
society can have adequate access to energy<br />
and water, many of the societal problems<br />
can be solved”. That statement is as true<br />
today as it was then. Energy and water<br />
are inextricably linked - we need “water<br />
for energy” for cooling, storage, biofuels,<br />
hydropower, fracking etc, and we need<br />
“energy for water” to pump, treat and<br />
desalinate.<br />
Without energy and water, we cannot satisfy<br />
basic human needs, produce food for a<br />
rapidly growing population and achieve<br />
economic growth and yet, today, 1.3 billion<br />
people lack access to electricity and some<br />
800 million people get their water from<br />
unimproved sources. Many more consume<br />
water that is unsafe to drink.<br />
Over the coming 30 years food and<br />
energy demands are expected to increase<br />
dramatically, yet we will depend on the<br />
same finite and vulnerable water resource<br />
as today for sustaining life, economic growth<br />
and our environment.<br />
The Energy and Water theme for <strong>2014</strong><br />
World Water Week in Stockholm will take<br />
an overall “systems view” of how to develop<br />
and manage energy and water for the good<br />
of society and ecosystems. The energy and<br />
water theme will be addressed from two<br />
overall perspectives:<br />
Societal Opportunities and Challenges<br />
Balancing Societal Uses of Energy and<br />
Water<br />
Energy and Water are critical factors in<br />
urban development. Rapidly growing cities<br />
depend on reliable energy and water supply,<br />
but must try to reduce demands, manage<br />
trade-offs and optimise resource use by<br />
reuse, recycling and generation of energy<br />
from waste, all in an integrated urban<br />
management context.<br />
For industrial development, improved<br />
efficiency in the use and reuse, of<br />
energy and water is essential to save on<br />
increasingly scarce resources and costs, for<br />
both production and waste management.<br />
Research, innovation and technology<br />
development for improved Energy and<br />
Water efficiency are essential.<br />
The Energy and Water linkage is not<br />
only about quantity, but also about water<br />
quality and pollution. Sharply accelerating<br />
demands for food and energy production<br />
place increasing pressure on the availability<br />
of water for vulnerable ecosystems and the<br />
biodiversity and human livelihoods they<br />
sustain. Energy production, be it hydropower<br />
development, biofuel production, shale<br />
gas exploitation or other forms of energy<br />
production, may have serious environmental<br />
and social consequences that need to be<br />
properly assessed and addressed.<br />
Climate change may affect the water system<br />
through increased variability, long term<br />
temperature and water balance changes<br />
and sea level rise. Climate adaptation is<br />
primarily about water and land, but water<br />
resources are also critical for climate change<br />
mitigation, as many efforts to reduce carbon<br />
emissions rely on water availability. Because<br />
the water cycle is so sensitive to climate<br />
change and because water is so vital to<br />
energy generation and carbon storage, we<br />
need to recognise the coherence between<br />
mitigation and adaptation measures.<br />
Storage may be required at all levels,<br />
from the household and village levels to<br />
major infrastructure in a transboundary<br />
setting, not least in developing countries.<br />
Such storage may be provided through<br />
investments in conventional infrastructure<br />
and/or in the restoration and management<br />
of natural systems.<br />
Addressing the Economic and Financial<br />
Aspects of Energy and Water<br />
The economic value of energy varies in<br />
a changing market and may be difficult<br />
to assess for long term investments. For<br />
water, assessments of economic value must<br />
accommodate the fact that water is a public<br />
and social asset and access to safe drinking<br />
water has been declared a human right by the<br />
United Nations. When it comes to financing<br />
and pricing the situation is complicated,<br />
due to the asymmetry, volatility and interlinkages<br />
of Energy and Water prices, with<br />
energy mainly being priced on the market<br />
and water as a public good.<br />
Energy and Water data and information<br />
may be made more accessible through mobile<br />
technologies. The complexity of decisions<br />
on Energy and Water development often<br />
calls for combined water- energy modelling<br />
as a basis for developing integrated decision<br />
support systems. In both sectors advanced<br />
models have been developed and efforts<br />
to further combine and apply integrated<br />
Energy and Water modelling systems<br />
are underway. Such developments include<br />
hydro- and energy economics, ecological<br />
and hydrological effects, social criteria and<br />
economic tools to quantify trade-offs.<br />
Political decision-makers need to set the<br />
agenda and framework for the science and<br />
technology to become policy relevant. In<br />
the developing countries in particular such<br />
efforts need to be associated with efforts<br />
to develop capacity at all levels to address<br />
these inter-linkages.<br />
SIWI, Stockholm International Water<br />
Institute © <strong>2014</strong><br />
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Calle Sobrija 2248<br />
Sector D Camposol<br />
Rev Maureen Kent<br />
Last month at the Flower Festival, we<br />
were asked by several people, what exactly<br />
did Ecumenical mean. Although this subject<br />
has been written about before in this column,<br />
I will briefly explain it again for those<br />
who missed it. It simply means the Christian<br />
Worldwide Church. That is, Anglican, Catholic,<br />
Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran etc. Every<br />
branch of the Christian Faith, is in fact, part of<br />
the Ecumenical Church. Or let’s put it another<br />
way, just as Jesus intended it to be! No divisions,<br />
just one Christian family worshipping<br />
God and His Son, Jesus. Unfortunately, over<br />
the centuries, differences have crept in to our<br />
worship. Some people like to attend services<br />
where there is always a solemn atmosphere,<br />
others like lots of singing, hand clapping and<br />
hallelujahs, whilst others prefer something<br />
in the middle. In an Ecumenical Church we<br />
like to have our quieter services, as in Holy<br />
Communion, or Morning Prayer, but we also<br />
enjoy those times of joyful music when we<br />
celebrate Songs of Praise.<br />
In this way, we believe that anyone from<br />
whatever Christian background they have<br />
participated in, may come along and find a<br />
relevance for themselves. We meet together,<br />
not to dwell on differences, but to share<br />
our Christian faith. As the hymn says, “One<br />
Church, one Faith, one Lord.”<br />
We know that there will be one heaven<br />
where we all meet together around the Lord’s<br />
throne, united in our love and praise, so why<br />
not do the same whilst on earth? I like to<br />
think of it as members of a family marrying<br />
into another. A woman will take on her husband’s<br />
name, but remain a member of her<br />
original family. That’s why I describe it as one<br />
Christian Family, but with different surnames!<br />
I hope this has helped clarify things a little!<br />
Services for August<br />
Sunday 6 th Songs of Praise<br />
Sunday 13 th Holy Communion<br />
Sunday 20 th Morning Prayer<br />
Sunday 27 th Holy Communion<br />
As well as these services, we offer Wedding<br />
Blessings, Holy Baptisms, Confirmation and<br />
Funerals. We have a Pastoral Care Group<br />
throughout the year, with people willing to<br />
listen, talk and help anyone who is sick or in<br />
need. This Pastoral Care is absolutely confidential.<br />
For further information please contact:<br />
Rev Maureen Kent 968 970 637/636 099<br />
679<br />
Rev Deacon Bill Coyle 634 143 260<br />
Rev Eberhard Klute, German Branch 968<br />
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The Supreme Court of Spain (STS 849/2002<br />
23ts September) decided on the outcome of<br />
the will of Mr. W, who had been married to a<br />
Spanish citizen and with whom he had had<br />
two children. Mr. W later had another two<br />
children with another Spanish lady. All Mr. W’s<br />
properties were located in Spain.<br />
Mr. W signed a Spanish will in September<br />
1977 leaving everything to his first wife and<br />
in the event that she died before him, everything<br />
would go to his first two children.<br />
The second partner challenged the will and<br />
the Supreme Court said that the Spanish<br />
Law was applicable to his inheritance. The<br />
Supreme Court understood that if the estate<br />
of the deceased consists only of property located<br />
in Spain, it will be the Spanish Law that<br />
regulates all the estate of the deceased.<br />
There are new changes in the law which will<br />
be applicable from August 17 th 2015. Their<br />
aim is to harmonize European legislation regarding<br />
probate jurisdiction, applicable law,<br />
recognition and enforcement of succession<br />
decisions in the area of the European Union.<br />
As a general rule, the law applicable to the<br />
entire estate will be the state in which the<br />
deceased had the residence at the time of<br />
death.Thus, a British citizen who dies having<br />
their residence in Spain, the law applicable to<br />
his succession will be Spanish, so, if you live<br />
permanently in Spain and decide to leave in<br />
your will all your assets to your wife; according<br />
to the new regulation now in force, if you<br />
do not opt for “your national law” in your will<br />
and you pass away living in Spain, it will be<br />
understood that the applicable law to the Inheritance<br />
will be the Spanish Succession Law.<br />
Therefore, your children as forced heirs (according<br />
to Spanish Law) would inherit at least<br />
2/3 of your Estate.<br />
This opens a new door to contesting/challenging<br />
or disputing the wills of British citizens<br />
living in Spain, as well as to many possible<br />
problems that could arise at the time of<br />
formalizing the succession (signing the inheritance<br />
deed), if the will does not respect the<br />
legitimate and forced heir’s rights.<br />
Our advice is to change your will by adding a<br />
new clause designating as its succession the<br />
law corresponding to your nationality, in accordance<br />
with that Article 22 of Regulation.<br />
If the heirs are descendants from previous<br />
marriages and are instituted, we recommend<br />
you designate an executor, preferably a solicitor<br />
who knows the law and the wishes of the<br />
testator.<br />
Please contact us for a free consultation and<br />
for future peace of mind with regards to your<br />
will.<br />
Telephone Pepe Silvente on 968 332 058.<br />
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Cavalli Foundation Dog Talent Show<br />
At the end of June, Cavalli Foundation<br />
joined forces with Peludines Alhama, both<br />
registered charities, to organize our first<br />
Dog Talent Show with the most amazing<br />
success.<br />
There were nearly 30 entries and a very appreciative<br />
audience thoroughly enjoyed the<br />
morning. It was a great social gathering for<br />
dog owners and dogs alike with lots of fun<br />
trials such as ‘The Waggiest Tail’, ‘The most<br />
Beautiful Eyes’, ‘Dog that looks most like<br />
his Owner’ and of course the Agility Circuit.<br />
There was plenty of shade, a paddling pool<br />
for overheated pups, BBQ and cold drinks<br />
at the bar.<br />
We would like to thank our sponsors for<br />
so generously donating the prizes for each<br />
class: Irene from Tucan Vet in Alhama<br />
and the 24 Hour Emergency Hospital Region<br />
of Murcia, Piornos Vet in Murcia, Arca<br />
de Noe and Rubén from Piccadilly Coffee.<br />
There were prizes for both dogs and humans:<br />
toys, vaccines, cookies, bones and<br />
treats, collars and leads, bags of dog mix,<br />
brushes, dog grooming voucher, XXL Jug<br />
and Chai Tea from Piccadilly and lots more.<br />
We would also like to thank Peludines<br />
Alhama for helping us organise the<br />
event and Eva from Adrinka Shop for taking<br />
part in our charity car boot sale.<br />
The surprises of the event were first and<br />
foremost the adoption of Raspita, a lovely<br />
little Chihuahua being fostered by Paloma<br />
and Miguel, also taking part in the show.<br />
One of our volunteers, Guillermo, fell in love<br />
with her at first sight and had no doubts<br />
about taking her home with him.<br />
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The second surprise was a fantastic demonstration<br />
of Drug Searching offered by<br />
Ricardo and Atila, mother of Cavalli and<br />
Piccadilly chocolate labs, Moka and Milka.<br />
Atila is an army rescue dog who<br />
takes part in searches for survivors of catastrophes<br />
and drug and bomb detection.<br />
Given the success of entries, one adoption<br />
and a full house, we plan to repeat the event<br />
in the near future. All the proceeds of Cavalli<br />
events are dedicated to the upkeep of<br />
the animals we rescue and rehabilitate and<br />
contributions to other animal rescue operations<br />
such as the recent Bullas case and our<br />
Riding for the Disabled.<br />
For more information about Cavalli Foundation<br />
rescue work and therapeutic riding:<br />
infocavallifoundation@gmail.com<br />
Tel 636 172 198 or follow us on Facebook<br />
To contact Peludines Alhama:<br />
Asociación Protectora de Animales (APA),<br />
Peludines Alhama,<br />
www.peludinesalhama.org<br />
Charity Nº: G-73808719<br />
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displays<br />
lounge and<br />
dining furniture,<br />
including<br />
sofas,<br />
coffee<br />
tables, wall<br />
units and<br />
complete<br />
dining sets.<br />
Upstairs on the first floor, there is a varied<br />
stock of bedroom furniture, including beds,<br />
headboards, bedside tables and chests of<br />
drawers. Also available are brand new<br />
mattresses from only €120, together with<br />
brand new pillows and bedding.<br />
To complete your interior décor, choose<br />
from an array of pictures, lamps, mirrors<br />
and other accessories.<br />
A Time 4 A Change has something to suit<br />
all tastes and budgets.<br />
Remember, A Time 4 A Change offers<br />
10% discount on furniture purchases<br />
over 100€, and 20% discount on furniture<br />
purchases over 500€. Local delivery is<br />
FREE!<br />
A Time 4 A Change has a large choice of<br />
garden ornaments, from small Buddhas to<br />
large geese, as well as furniture suitable<br />
for your terrace.<br />
Pop in and see A Time 4 A Change. You<br />
will be made to feel most welcome.<br />
Call 968 136 501 or visit the website<br />
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Sizzling Month For MABS<br />
June was a fantastic month for fundraising<br />
for MABS Cancer Support Group, Mar<br />
Menor. At the monthly Ladies’ Lunch<br />
at Diamantes Restaurant, El Mojon, all the<br />
ladies dressed up for the theme of ‘Ladies’<br />
Day at Ascot’. Everyone enjoyed a delicious<br />
lunch and were then entertained by<br />
the ever-charming Paul Allen. The Raffle<br />
raised over 300€.<br />
Two days later the ladies were all dressed<br />
up again for a Royal Ascot Ladies’ Day<br />
at Time Out in San Javier, were there was<br />
a competition for ‘Best Hat’ which was won<br />
by MABS Volunteer, Lynne Marshalsay. The<br />
best overall outfit was won by Sarah Beale.<br />
Nearly 100€ was donated to MABS MM.<br />
There were also two Pamper Days organised<br />
by Karen<br />
Andrews<br />
at La Zona<br />
Minigolf, Los<br />
Alcazares &<br />
Roda’s Bar,<br />
Roda which<br />
raised over<br />
100€.<br />
The week<br />
was completed<br />
by<br />
a fabulous<br />
Summer<br />
Solstice<br />
Event,<br />
on Midsummer’s<br />
Day, in<br />
the beautiful<br />
gardens of<br />
the La Finca Restaurant,<br />
on La Manga<br />
Club. The ‘white’<br />
dress code was completed<br />
with a sea of<br />
white net around the<br />
tables. The evening<br />
was a sell out<br />
and started with<br />
champagne cocktails<br />
which were enjoyed<br />
before a superb dinner<br />
hosted by Sylvia<br />
Ingham, owner<br />
of the restaurant<br />
and Helen Holland,<br />
Lady Captain of La Manga Club, who has<br />
adopted MABS MM as her charity during<br />
her year in office. Jacqui Phillips, MBE and<br />
President of MABS attended the event and<br />
said “I am delighted to be at such a wonderful<br />
event and thank you all for supporting<br />
us”. After Stand Up Bingo which raised<br />
1,000€ and an Auction, the total raised for<br />
the evening was a staggering 6,420€.<br />
With Summer Solstice being a hard act to<br />
follow we hosted a Garden Party at La<br />
Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias and this was enjoyed<br />
by all who attended. There was music<br />
provided by Rame Tower Band, a bowls<br />
competition, a cake competition, stalls,<br />
afternoon tea and everything else you’d<br />
expect at a very British event, except of<br />
course the weather! The total raised on the<br />
day was over 1,200€. What a great end to<br />
a fabulous month of fundraising for MABS<br />
Mar Menor.<br />
Cancer doesn’t discriminate and neither do<br />
MABS. We help anyone of any nationality<br />
affected by cancer.<br />
Helpline 693 275 779<br />
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Forgotten Village gets HELP<br />
La Puebla is one of the “forgotten” villages<br />
in the Murcia region which struggles to<br />
make ends meet. Recently HELP MMM donated<br />
a cheque for 2,000€ to Caritas in the<br />
village of La Puebla, near Torre Pacheco.<br />
President Bernard Ash and Janneke Chambers<br />
met with Chari, the President of Caritas<br />
and Pepa, the Vice President. Also<br />
present were other ladies from Caritas together<br />
with the local Priest. When Bernard<br />
presented the cheque, all present were<br />
really grateful and extremely surprised by<br />
the amount donated to them.<br />
No work, No benefits and No food<br />
In September 2013 Caritas started their<br />
work in La Puebla with a food bank. From<br />
a population of 800 people, there are currently<br />
54 families without any means of<br />
income; ie no work and no benefits. They<br />
are all officially registered and proven by<br />
social services. As the village is small, they<br />
simply cannot afford to have big quantities<br />
of extra food or other donations to offer<br />
people.<br />
Caritas is entitled to a one-year financial<br />
donation from the European Fund, but in<br />
real terms they have not been given aid for<br />
a full year. Once a month, they are also<br />
entitled to receive food from the central<br />
food bank in Cartagena, but they end up<br />
with the leftovers eg 6 mars bars, or 3 bottles<br />
of coca cola and 6 packs of biscuits.<br />
Sometimes the milk is out of date. This is<br />
hardly sufficient to feed 54 families!<br />
HELP MMM thought it very important to<br />
donate to this good cause and it was greatly<br />
appreciated. After the presentation Bernard<br />
and Janneke were treated to a drink<br />
plus cakes from the local bakery.<br />
Peraleja Golfers Present Cheque to<br />
Caritas<br />
Recently the golfers of Peraleja raised the<br />
magnificent sum of 4,025€ in a sponsored<br />
golf tournament. Chris Hardwidge organised<br />
the event at the Restaurante La Vista,<br />
now fully owned by “Exclusively Peraleja<br />
SL” and presented the cheque to the Director<br />
General of Caritas in Murcia, Antonio<br />
Sanchez Martinez. The local Priest, Rev Fr<br />
Joaquin and members of Caritas, Sucina<br />
were invited to attend, but unfortunately<br />
were unable to do so. Chris said that we<br />
have asked for the monies to be used locally<br />
in Sucina.<br />
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Cruz Azul Celebrates In USA Style<br />
Cruz Azul celebrated their first anniversary<br />
in true USA style on Friday 4 th July<br />
at their shop in San Javier. Restaurante<br />
Hispania provided a super American-style<br />
barbeque and the rock and blues band, Los<br />
Duques, got the volunteers and supporters<br />
rocking.<br />
their picture taken with some beautifully<br />
restored cars, including a Ford Mustang,<br />
Pontiac Trans Am, Ford Lincoln, Ford Galaxy,<br />
Dodge Polara, Chrysler Stratus, Chevrolet<br />
Camoro, Corvette and Ford Classic.<br />
It was a double celebration, because the<br />
Ford Galaxy, owned by Mod Cruiserz member,<br />
Emmanuel Vadon, had reached its<br />
50 th birthday on the same day. Volunteer,<br />
Christiane Vadon, sold lots of raffle tickets<br />
and the lucky winner of the luxury bar set<br />
was Julia Sutton.<br />
able to achieve in such a short space of<br />
time and we are keen to move forward<br />
with other initiatives such as sterilization,<br />
microchipping and vaccination in the near<br />
future to encourage responsible pet ownership”<br />
commented Lyn.<br />
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Some fabulous classic American cars were<br />
on display from the members of Mod Cruiserz<br />
Club who drove down from La Siesta<br />
and San Luis. Visitors were able to have<br />
“We can’t believe<br />
that it’s a year since<br />
we started our Cruz<br />
Azul journey” remarked<br />
Lyn Baines,<br />
Cruz Azul President.<br />
“We decided<br />
on the charity in July<br />
2013, but it took a<br />
long time for our official<br />
charity registration<br />
to be approved,<br />
so we weren’t able<br />
to fundraise until<br />
the end of November<br />
2013, when we<br />
opened the Cruz Azul<br />
shop in San Javier.<br />
We haven’t looked<br />
back since” she said.<br />
Thanks to the continuing<br />
generosity<br />
and support from the<br />
public and local businesses<br />
and the growing<br />
success of the<br />
shop in San Javier,<br />
Cruz Azul has been<br />
able to help several<br />
pets whose owners<br />
are on low incomes.<br />
“We’re delighted with<br />
what we have been<br />
Cruz Azul’s shop is situated on Avenida<br />
de la Unión in San Javier, next door to<br />
Yorkshire Linen and is open Monday to Saturday<br />
from 10am-2pm. They sell clothes,<br />
accessories, jewellery, household goods,<br />
furniture, bric-a-brac and lots more, so<br />
why not pay them a visit? Even better, donate<br />
your unwanted clothes, furniture and<br />
items to show your support.<br />
Call 693 017 616 for more information.<br />
Cruz Azul Murcia is a registered charity<br />
(No. 11.720/1 a ) and exists to provide veterinary<br />
care for the sick and injured pets<br />
of people in need and to promote responsible<br />
pet ownership. If you or someone<br />
you know needs help, or you would like to<br />
volunteer or donate, please call 693 017<br />
616 or visit the website www.cruzazulmurcia.es<br />
Photographer: Alfonso Fernández<br />
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avoiding certain foods could bring significant<br />
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Gluten in foods can cause irritation to<br />
joints and stomach. Found in wheat-based<br />
products (like bread, cakes, pastry and<br />
pasta), Gluten can aggravate arthritic<br />
joints causing worse pain. Nightshade<br />
foods are also known trouble makers for<br />
‘joint pain sufferers’. These include tomatoes,<br />
peppers, potatoes, aubergines,<br />
melons etc.<br />
Don’t just ‘put up with’ the problem – if<br />
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laboratory analysis to identify what is<br />
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A comprehensive report is produced and a<br />
personalised programme is offered, including<br />
advice on recommended dietary supplements.<br />
Health Supplements can be very beneficial,<br />
but getting the right advice is critical,<br />
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Learning from Spain<br />
In weighing up whether a move to Spain<br />
would work for our family, I travelled to<br />
the Murcia region with my eldest daughter<br />
in January to look at potential private<br />
schools for my 12 year old son. We were<br />
staggered with the choices – and at first<br />
it appeared that the number of Englishspeaking<br />
schools in the region must be<br />
due to the popularity of the place with<br />
Brits. However, we soon discovered a<br />
new generation of aspiring Spaniards,<br />
who feel that being taught in the English<br />
language offers their children the best<br />
chance in life and many of the schools<br />
were dominated by Spanish children.<br />
We eventually opted for a school in San<br />
Pedro del Pinatar, with lessons half in<br />
English and half in Spanish; it seemed<br />
perfect. This is my final attempt to ensure<br />
at least one of my children is bilingual, as<br />
like the Spaniards, I believe in the saying:<br />
“One language sets you in a corridor for<br />
life. Two languages open every door along<br />
the way.” Language aside, the school’s<br />
proximity to the glistening Mar Menor and<br />
all that the lagoon offers was also hugely<br />
attractive.<br />
But it has not been that easy!<br />
The Spanish system is very different from<br />
the British one – and parents considering<br />
moving their children here need to be<br />
aware that each term children sit exams<br />
and by the end of the school year a certain<br />
percentage needs to be passed in order<br />
to progress to the next school year.<br />
My boy did not stand a chance, as he<br />
joined in the last school term with no<br />
prior Spanish knowledge.<br />
I wish we had been made aware of this<br />
and we could have supported him more<br />
and may even have looked at a different<br />
option for him. I am sure it differs<br />
from school to school, but the emphasis<br />
on academic learning and exams is huge<br />
and the claim to be superior to the English<br />
education system is not supported by<br />
research; at least not nationally.<br />
In the global PISA test for 15-year-olds,<br />
(in maths, reading and science), the<br />
Netherlands now have the European lead,<br />
with Britain continuing to outrank Spain.<br />
The arts are not covered by the PISA<br />
tests, but they are clearly not a priority<br />
from what I have seen (with perhaps the<br />
exception of the King’s College whose<br />
secondary head is also the art teacher).<br />
As an artist and educator myself, this<br />
hurts and having recently visited the Fine<br />
Art faculty at the University of Murcia, I<br />
can also see a very formulaic system of<br />
teaching art is in place at higher levels too<br />
– with little space for personal innovation<br />
and expression.<br />
Despite being English and creative, my<br />
son has decided to try and make a go of<br />
it. He has a positive attitude and we are<br />
hoping next school year will see his level<br />
of Spanish overtake ours, as it is already<br />
threatening to do.<br />
In an attempt to improve my own ability<br />
to communicate, I figured that there<br />
must be an appetite for English conversation<br />
amongst the adults in the town. Tentatively,<br />
I put signs up on lampposts with<br />
a tearaway email address offering an exchange<br />
of English conversation for Spanish<br />
conversation. I have met a couple<br />
of “lamppost dates” in cafés as a result.<br />
My Spanish is slowly improving, but I am<br />
learning more about the people of this<br />
town (and the impact of unemployment)<br />
as a result. Maybe it’s time to establish<br />
an English/Spanish art school for all ages.<br />
living in a foreign country include growing<br />
in confidence, cultural awareness and in<br />
the case of the Mar Menor – a whole new<br />
set of water sports skills.<br />
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It may appear that I am griping about the<br />
differences in the Spanish system, but I<br />
am merely trying to prepare other parents<br />
for what to expect. There is much<br />
learning to be had in Spain and the biggest<br />
educational factors of moving here<br />
are not simply linguistic. The benefits of<br />
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Mass according to the Extraordinary<br />
form (in Latin) is celebrated every 1 st Saturday<br />
of the month at the Catholic Chapel at<br />
Pastrana, approximately 10km from Mazarrón<br />
Schedule of Masses:<br />
1 st Saturday of the month (in Latin, with readings<br />
and homily in English) 4:30pm<br />
All other Saturdays Mass 4.30pm in English<br />
Schedule of Confession:<br />
Saturday from 3:15-4:20pm Also on request<br />
Fr. Carlos Prats 628 824 555<br />
Fr. Octavio Carpena 676 219 445<br />
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What Is Our Need To Give Thanks To<br />
God?<br />
When God the Father created the earth and<br />
Adam and Eve, He was hoping that they<br />
would be thankful and loving for Him; that<br />
they would honour Him by living their life for<br />
Him. They failed Him and from then on we<br />
have been living in their sin.<br />
At a quick glance today in the world, people<br />
increasingly engage in complaining, revolting<br />
and rioting. They pay little attention to gratitude.<br />
Expressing gratitude to God has become<br />
a thing of the past. Attendance at Mass<br />
has declined; a clear indication of ingratitude<br />
to God and to one another. Eucharist means<br />
thanksgiving.<br />
When Jesus was amongst us, as expressed in<br />
(Luke 17:11-19), Jesus cured 10 lepers and<br />
only one returned to Jesus to give thanks.<br />
The other nine - where are they? It is interesting<br />
to note that the one who returned to<br />
give thanks was a man who today would be<br />
seen as an untrue believer.<br />
Have we said Thank you to the Holy Family,<br />
Mary and Joseph for their pain and suffering<br />
they endured in getting to Bethlehem to bring<br />
Jesus into the world?<br />
Knowing that we need Jesus in our lives;<br />
Have we said Thank Your for dying on the<br />
Cross for our sins? He did that for us. We<br />
should open the door of our lives and receive<br />
Him as our Saviour and Lord.<br />
Have we said Thank You to the Blessed Mother<br />
of Jesus for the pain and suffering she endured<br />
under the Cross for us?<br />
Have we said Thank You for forgiving my sins<br />
and giving me eternal life?<br />
Ask Him to take control of the Throne of<br />
your life and ask Him to make you the<br />
kind of person that You want me to be.<br />
Let Jesus know that you need Him and ask<br />
Him to take control of the throne of our life.<br />
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Out and About - Granada<br />
A visit to the Alhambra Palace has always<br />
been one of the things to do on my<br />
“bucket list” and it seemed to be really unfair<br />
that Cameron, my eldest, had been on<br />
a school trip there, but I had never even<br />
been close, despite the fact that Granada<br />
is only about 3 hours away over the A92.<br />
Before the summer season started we decided<br />
to make the most of a 3 night stay in<br />
the city. We booked a fairly central hotel,<br />
within walking distance to the town centre,<br />
shops, bars and the Science Park.<br />
Our 3 night stay kicked off on a Saturday<br />
evening, arriving at the hotel about 5pm.<br />
After a quick wash and change, we decided<br />
to go for a meal in the city centre, about a<br />
10 minute walk away.<br />
The city is stunning, with superb shopping,<br />
stunning buildings and a huge variety of<br />
bars and restaurants. We wandered the<br />
picturesque streets for a while, browsing<br />
the Saturday night pottery market in the<br />
gardens nearby and finally ending up in a<br />
lovely little Mexican Restaurant, where the<br />
staff looked after us as if we were part of<br />
the family and the food was superb and<br />
excellent value at less than 50 euros for<br />
the 3 of us.<br />
We then had a stroll around the theatre<br />
district, very pretty and upmarket and with<br />
prices to match, with drinks a fiver each<br />
and tapas starting at 7 euros!!<br />
On Sunday we had pre-booked a visit to<br />
the Science Park near the hotel, and this<br />
was superb for kids of all ages. The website<br />
http://www.parqueciencias.com/parqueciencias<br />
has all the information that<br />
you need, including prices and opening<br />
times, and if you click on the little British<br />
flag, it offers you downloadable info in<br />
English.<br />
We wandered for hours round the exhibits,<br />
rode the lift up the panoramic tower, with<br />
views to the Alhambra and sat and rested<br />
our weary feet in the planetarium whilst<br />
we learned about the solar system. The<br />
kids had a fantastic time, and as it closed<br />
at 2pm on Sunday, we walked to a small<br />
nearby paella restaurant and enjoyed a superb<br />
meal with attentive service and many<br />
extra touches. Sunday seems to be a good<br />
day to go, leaving Monday free for my eagerly<br />
anticipated visit to the Alhambra,<br />
which I will share with you next month.<br />
Liz Edmiston<br />
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The Mazarrón Bahiá Lions have recently<br />
had their latest elections with the President<br />
Sid Worland continuing for his second year.<br />
We are now numbering 16 members and are<br />
always on the lookout for new blood.<br />
At the moment all our Table Top money collected<br />
is being donated to the International<br />
Lions Initiative for Measles and our fund has<br />
reached 367€ up to the end of June. This<br />
money will allow the purchase of over 700 injections.<br />
We also collect second hand spectacles<br />
which we send away for recycling to the<br />
Third World Countries and plastic bottle tops,<br />
which are collected to enable a young girl to<br />
go to America for specialised treatment.<br />
In the pipeline we are organising a Barbecue<br />
Garden Party and also a trip to The Grand<br />
Parade of The Romans Versus Cathagenians.<br />
One of our members Andrew Brown belongs<br />
to the Principe Mastia group who will be performing<br />
during the celebrations.<br />
If you are interested in joining the Mazarrón<br />
Bahiá Lions, please contact Nigel Barker<br />
at virginabarker@gmail.com. He will be<br />
glad to give you further details.<br />
Thanks to all of you who have come along<br />
to support Cloud Nine Drama. We love<br />
what we do and being able to donate some<br />
of our proceeds to worthwhile causes is the<br />
icing on the top of the cake.<br />
Our last production of “Gosforth’s Fête”<br />
and “The Fat Lady Sings” was very well<br />
attended and therefore we were able to<br />
donate 250€ each to MABS Mazarrón and<br />
FAST.<br />
Look out for details of our next production<br />
which will be in January 2015 with our Pantomime<br />
- ALADDIN!<br />
If there are any budding singers, dancers,<br />
actors or backstage helpers of all ages who<br />
would like to get involved, please contact<br />
our chairman Paul Macdonald at<br />
pandsmacdonald@icloud.com<br />
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Most of the animal charities are really struggling<br />
at the moment as they are full to bursting<br />
with unwanted, abandoned and stray animals,<br />
mostly dogs and puppies and we, even<br />
though predominantly an Equine Charity, are<br />
no different. Please understand that if we<br />
are unable to take a “found/abandoned”<br />
dog from you, it is because we do not<br />
have the room. We have little room for rescued<br />
dogs, but we do try our best to help and<br />
if you call our answer may not be the perfect<br />
one you want.<br />
This month we have had a bout of Parvovirus<br />
within the puppies that we have taken, which<br />
unfortunately has resulted in the death of two<br />
of the pups. To try to combat this, we have<br />
decided to build a quarantine area for incoming<br />
pups. We have started the “Lana Appeal”<br />
to help raise the 4000€ needed to complete<br />
this.<br />
Parvovirus is contracted by puppies mainly<br />
under the age of 12 weeks, by the pup smelling,<br />
or tasting infected faeces that in the main<br />
is diarrhoea. Therefore I do not have to tell<br />
you the importance of having your new pet<br />
vaccinated. Puppies need three injections<br />
and for another few weeks after the last injection<br />
ensure that he/she does not get exposed<br />
to the virus. Lana one of our pups had<br />
all three injections but this did not save her.<br />
These are some of our dogs looking for<br />
homes:<br />
Toffee and<br />
Treacle are<br />
abandoned<br />
sisters,<br />
aged approx<br />
4mths.<br />
Dobbi and<br />
Teddy are<br />
two of the<br />
three puppies<br />
who were<br />
handed into<br />
the shop last<br />
month (all<br />
contracted<br />
Parvovirus<br />
and sadly, we<br />
lost Harry).<br />
Some long-termers, Domino, Kira, Toc, and<br />
Tetley, who have been overlooked through<br />
no fault of their own - all loving, nice natured<br />
dogs, well deserving of a home and a family<br />
of their own.<br />
We always value your support as without it<br />
we would cease to exist and some animals<br />
would be in a far worse situation. Our hard<br />
work in pursuit of a happy ending never ends<br />
until we have homed all the animals in our<br />
care, so onwards and upwards!<br />
Please visit<br />
us in one<br />
of shops in<br />
Fuente Alamo<br />
or Mazarrón<br />
and feel free<br />
to volunteer<br />
if you have<br />
a few free<br />
hours on your<br />
hands. We<br />
would love<br />
you to be part<br />
of our team!<br />
We accept<br />
donations<br />
of clothes,<br />
books, toys, furniture, household and garden<br />
items, large and small at either shop. Collection<br />
can be arranged for bigger items. I can<br />
always be found at Camposol B car park every<br />
Monday morning from 11.30am-1.30pm.<br />
Have a great Summer!<br />
Love and Hugs<br />
Andrea<br />
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Murcia Dance Summer <strong>2014</strong><br />
Murcia Dance children presented another<br />
fantastic performance with lots of smiles and<br />
energy at Sofia’s Bulgarian Restaurant, Condado<br />
del Alhama to celebrate the end of term.<br />
This was followed the next day with their Annual<br />
Awards of achievement and attendance.<br />
The Murcia<br />
Dance children<br />
have worked<br />
hard this year<br />
and shone<br />
in their performance<br />
for<br />
parents, family<br />
and friends.<br />
The gorgeous<br />
young dancers<br />
have had much<br />
support from<br />
guest teachers<br />
Gloria Bernall,<br />
Marcus Martinez<br />
and Jay Markwick<br />
over the<br />
past 9 months. As well as developing their<br />
‘street’ and ‘break dancing’ skills, new styles<br />
of ‘bachata’, ‘salsa’ and ‘flamenco’ have been<br />
learnt; all styles supported the choreography<br />
for their end of term performance.<br />
This year we missed the stage and lighting<br />
resources that Fiestas Camposol usually offer<br />
us, but would like to thank Sofia’s Bulgarian<br />
Restaurant for allowing us to use their facilities<br />
and Roger Joy of Los Canovas Players for<br />
their sound resources for the end of term performance.<br />
The Annual Awards this year were sponsored<br />
by Kevin Hicks of CHM, clients of local<br />
Beautician Heather Morrison, Keith Donovan<br />
and Parent’s Donations. It was a fantastic end<br />
to the term thanks to host Keith Donovan for<br />
a great venue with an amazing swimming<br />
pool for everyone to enjoy, BBQ by Country<br />
Kitchens, Barman Phil Rushen and music from<br />
David Belcher.<br />
26 children were awarded certificates, medals<br />
and trophies. Holly Ryan was presented<br />
with the Ruby Award (5 years of participating<br />
in annual performances with Murcia Dance)<br />
and the following children were presented<br />
with trophies for their dedication and exceptional<br />
attendance: Aaron Dawson, Alana O’<br />
Connor, Amelia Stokes, Libby Bullock, Maya<br />
Green, Mia Stokes, William Dawson and Yale<br />
Green.<br />
Sophie Bullock was awarded Murcia Dance<br />
Dancer of the Year <strong>2014</strong> for her outstanding<br />
skills and support with teaching and managing<br />
all areas of the Murcia Dance Programme<br />
from Autumn 2013.<br />
Louise would like to thank everyone that has<br />
supported the Murcia Dance Programme<br />
over the past 4 years on Camposol, parents,<br />
sponsors, friends, venues, Mazarrón Ayuntamiento<br />
and, most of all the children who<br />
have bought their enthusiasm and energy to<br />
classes each week to make it an enjoyable<br />
and precious time.<br />
Murcia Dance is a project member of the<br />
Arts & Cultural Association of Murcia.<br />
For more details please telephone 655 421<br />
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Registered Charity Nº 8.714/1ª<br />
As a Registered Charity we rescue puppies<br />
abandoned in the Mazarrón area and care<br />
for them in foster homes where they can be<br />
trained and socialised whilst we are finding<br />
them a loving forever home locally or abroad.<br />
July was a busy month supporting ‘Helping<br />
The Perrera Dogs’, a small group of local<br />
animal lovers and experienced rescuers who<br />
work closely with Natural Planet Residencia<br />
Canina at Mazarrón to find new homes<br />
for some of the abused and abandoned puppies<br />
and dogs. As a Registered Charity we<br />
have been able to help by rescuing another<br />
7 puppies and dogs from the Perrera. Sebastian<br />
rescued in June is now in his new home<br />
in the UK. Another two rescued dogs, Baxter<br />
and Sox, have been adopted locally. On<br />
15 th August another 8 of our rescued puppies<br />
and dogs are travelling to Germany for adoption<br />
and 10 are still being cared for in foster<br />
homes and boarding kennels awaiting travel<br />
to Germany for adoption by new owners.<br />
To help us raise the funds needed for our<br />
work we are dependent on public support<br />
and generosity. We have a Charity Shop in<br />
Puerto de Mazarrón staffed entirely by volunteers<br />
and we really need all the public help we<br />
can get. Any unwanted saleable items will be<br />
gratefully received. If you would like to be a<br />
volunteer helper and can give some free time<br />
to work in our Charity Shop come in and have<br />
a chat with the staff.<br />
Our next Table Top<br />
Stall selling cakes and<br />
pastries to raise funds<br />
will be at SaraLara’s<br />
Bar, Puerto de<br />
Mazarrón on Saturday<br />
6 th September from<br />
11am-2pm.<br />
The inspiration and<br />
satisfaction of our<br />
work does not come<br />
from telling the World<br />
‘What We Have<br />
Done’’ it comes from<br />
‘Actually Doing<br />
What We Do’ rescuing<br />
abandoned, abused and unwanted puppies<br />
and dogs and being able to share in the<br />
knowledge of the unconditional love that they<br />
give to their new caring owners in their new<br />
homes.<br />
For More Information Or Collection Of<br />
Donated Items Give One Of Our Committee<br />
Members A Call<br />
Tony 618 034 921<br />
Christine 603 127 984<br />
Sue 603 217 532<br />
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I am afraid that most of my time has been<br />
spent in local bars and restaurants as I have<br />
been chasing round in the heat meeting with<br />
customers.<br />
July is never complete without Kev’s birthday<br />
BBQ and this year was no exception. I did<br />
panic a little when I realized there were at<br />
least 30 people coming! With the help of my<br />
friends and Liz’s Café who provided me with<br />
all the salads, it went very smoothly. If you<br />
are hosting a private function and you really<br />
do not have the time or want the stress, then<br />
give Liz a call. The salad dishes are not expensive<br />
and by the time you have purchased<br />
all the necessary produce I do not think there<br />
is much financial difference; so now all my<br />
guests now know the truth! Thanks Liz!<br />
Found on the Estrella del Mar Urbanisation<br />
in Los Urrutias, La Casa Familiar is really<br />
worth a visit. This lovely location is only a<br />
few minutes from the beach and offers a vast<br />
array of wonderful food and entertainment.<br />
There is a beautiful palm garden which hosts<br />
the only “short mat bowls” rink in the area<br />
which is very popular. On the menu there is<br />
something for everyone whether you want a<br />
good value Menu del Dia or a full A la Carte<br />
meal. I have only had time to sample their<br />
full English Breakfast, but it was piping hot,<br />
very generous and all freshly cooked. I will be<br />
returning soon to try more of their offerings<br />
and will probably combine it with a visit to the<br />
local beach.<br />
Bistro Ratatouille in Puerto de Mazarrón,<br />
owned and run by Antoine and Corinne<br />
Ansem, has again caught my attention this<br />
month mainly due to the even more creative<br />
menu ideas that are now on offer. The<br />
German Menu del Dia is available 2 days per<br />
week with an authentic German Chef. The<br />
new summer menu at this location looks<br />
simply delicious. If you have a big appetite<br />
then you may be tempted by the “Big Bite<br />
of America” menu served every Wednesday.<br />
There is always a full A la Carte menu and<br />
every month there is at least one main event<br />
which is a Spanish Night for August. Do remember<br />
to book though, as these events are<br />
very popular as they are very good value for<br />
money.<br />
Black Bull on Camposol B is going from<br />
strength to strength. Carol, John and Ryan<br />
are constantly reviewing their offerings with<br />
regular music nights and a wonderful new<br />
menu. Carol is also extremely generous where<br />
charities are concerned and always goes that<br />
extra mile to help them all. I attended a birthday<br />
party celebration during July and got to<br />
sample just some of the new Indian delights<br />
that are part of this new menu. Look out for it<br />
folks you will not be disappointed!<br />
More next month, Teresa<br />
On 30 th June an event was staged at Tel’s<br />
Bar and Cat’s Bar on Camposol A for<br />
Armed Forces Day with all proceeds going<br />
to Help For Heroes. A magnificent<br />
amount of 3000€ was raised, which is<br />
twice the amount raised last year!<br />
The event started at 5.30pm with Graham<br />
(vocals and guitar) followed by the dynamic<br />
duo Bernie and Mick, then Wildcats a<br />
well known local duo featured ‘Lady Gaga’<br />
and ‘Amy Winehouse’ to name a couple,<br />
with Bernie Mac the party DJ as MC.<br />
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Many thanks to all the above for their time<br />
and efforts and also great thanks to Tel’s<br />
Bar and Cat’s Bar for allowing us to stage<br />
the event . A special thanks must also go<br />
to all who donated including: John and<br />
Rosemary; The Salon; Graham at Freedom<br />
Health and<br />
Beauty; Sheila and<br />
Barry; Dawn; Agnes;<br />
Norma and Roy; Sarah<br />
and Mark; Beauty<br />
Essentials; Spice<br />
Villa; UK Supplies;<br />
Gill and Tony; Mo;<br />
Andrew and Steve<br />
Tucker for their outstanding<br />
generosity<br />
and apologies to<br />
anyone who we may<br />
have missed out!<br />
Huge thanks to all<br />
our helpers who grafted all day selling raffle<br />
tickets, running the tombola, cooking<br />
the BBQ etc; Gill, Sarah, Maggie, Chris,<br />
Julie, Pat, Kath, Norma, John, Andrew and<br />
Steve and everybody else who may be<br />
missed.<br />
Well Done All and watch out for future<br />
events.<br />
Carol and Alan Shipley<br />
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La Fuensanta-Cortijo Del Buitre<br />
Sunday 15 th June was the last tour of the 7 th<br />
season of “Discovering Moratalla”. It seems incredible<br />
that we started in January and have<br />
had 10 trips that would lead us to immerse<br />
ourselves in the beauty of some interesting<br />
Moratallan landscapes.<br />
This walk took us to the village of Los Cantos,<br />
in Campo de San Juan. After three days<br />
of intense heat, we enjoyed a cool morning<br />
for walking. We climbed up to the 1507mts of<br />
Molata Fuensanta and began the walk across<br />
land formed in an ancient sea, plagued by various<br />
fossils. We then moved to a very different<br />
landscape; the Steppe Plateau and the River<br />
Alhárabe, although with the drought plaguing<br />
our lands have certainly have done nothing<br />
for these fertile soils, which offers a landscape<br />
of green, red and yellow colours dotted with<br />
floral nuances. As we moved on, the ‘daisy<br />
edges’ of Santolina Chamaecyparisus, become<br />
more numerous, and together with Centaurea<br />
Melitensis and Helianthemum Syriacum,<br />
showed an intense yellow-green background.<br />
We discovered a nest of a blackbird in a sabines,<br />
where some of the birds controlled their<br />
fledglings and advised them of our presence<br />
to remain hidden for safekeeping. Other birds,<br />
the lark, shrike and collalba, watched us protecting<br />
their offspring. A hoopoe also showed<br />
his feathered plume.<br />
We continued climbing and among the countless<br />
fossils, we found curious hexagonal cells<br />
which are the fossil remains of a Paleodictyon<br />
probably strozzi – a new discovery for us. We<br />
continued our climb to the stunning scenery<br />
of the Paleokarts de la Hoya del Gato with its<br />
fault line and the red rocks of Miocene detrital.<br />
A peregrine falcon appeared from one of its<br />
cusps, while one chough flew away from him.<br />
During the ascent to the farmhouse Fuensanta<br />
we found remains of<br />
the old delta that affected<br />
this area during<br />
the Miocene Age.<br />
The remains of at least<br />
four buildings is all<br />
that remains in this<br />
natural progression of<br />
what once had to be<br />
a core in which family<br />
groups were accommodated.<br />
The grandmother<br />
of Jesus, one of<br />
our guides, was born in<br />
one of these houses.<br />
Despite the lack of<br />
rain, several fountains<br />
still flowed which is<br />
critical for wildlife in<br />
the area. We reached<br />
the hill that separates<br />
la Cuerda Chica de la<br />
Fuensanta and sought<br />
the protection of the<br />
monument Encina for<br />
lunch. We noted at<br />
the foot of the cliffs<br />
numerous hollows and a large population of<br />
Sarcocapnos baetica, while a large group of<br />
choughs flew over the cliffs. We walked along<br />
the remains of an impressive double wall as<br />
we imagined thousands of years of history<br />
and felt like those characters who once walked<br />
along the same paths. We were observed by<br />
a group of vultures prospecting the ground in<br />
search of food. The views from the summit<br />
Fuensanta was an important vantage point.<br />
We descended the south side, following in the<br />
footsteps of the inhabitants of the villages,<br />
looking for the last of an old road that connected<br />
the Fuensanta to el Buitre and continued<br />
to the nearby farmhouse of la Cueva de la<br />
Valera. Abandoned terraces of lavender, which<br />
now grow wild, were a feast for the senses.<br />
We descended the canyon Toril, finding the<br />
bodies of two giants killed by Zeus - two large<br />
oaks lying on the floor. We photographed inside<br />
the fallen logs which resembled rocks of<br />
Paleokarst. From the path we saw the monument<br />
Olmo del Cortijo del Buitre. We felt like<br />
elves under its crown. The diameter of its<br />
trunk and the depth of its bark was such that<br />
we had no doubt that we were seeing one of<br />
the largest elms in the Region of Murcia. This<br />
unique canyon, not only has a great geological<br />
interest, but also historic, as there are remains<br />
found in the walls of Levantine rock art<br />
style.<br />
The morning passed quickly and the sun rose<br />
over our heads, so we left the protection of<br />
the ravine to complete our journey along the<br />
shady Fuensanta, entering a forest of oaks<br />
spilling down the hillside. On our return to the<br />
farmhouse Fuensanta and back to the cars we<br />
saw four great oaks surrounding a large stone<br />
like an “altar”, which made us fantasize about<br />
ancient Celtic myths. We eventually reached<br />
the starting point and went in our cars to the<br />
nearby Bar Zaén and sampled the good food<br />
- exquisite loin Orza accompanying a delicious<br />
homemade gazpacho and grilled chicken and<br />
vegetables with our wine from Tertia Ulea and<br />
homemade desserts (chocolate custard and<br />
almonds!).<br />
We now close a season of exciting adventures<br />
from Moratalla. We hope you enjoyed it as<br />
much as us and we challenge you to accompany<br />
us after the summer, for landscapes that<br />
still have much to discover.<br />
Thank you all and a happy summer!<br />
Piedad, Rosa, Jesús y Cristina<br />
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Mula is at the centre of the autonomous Region<br />
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inhabitants. The stunning castle of the Vélez<br />
family dates back to the 12th century. The<br />
15th century wall to the north still remains.<br />
There was also one wall to protect the cisterns<br />
of the city and another wall to watch over the<br />
city’s two parishes that had recently converted<br />
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Located in Mula’s City Hall Square (La Plaza<br />
del Ayuntamiento de Mula) is Saint Michael’s<br />
church (La P arroquia de San Miguel). It has two<br />
towers, including a clock tower and it forms a<br />
large monumental complex that often serves<br />
as the logo of the municipality. This church suffered<br />
near total destruction during the Spanish<br />
Civil War and only the entranceway was<br />
saved. The church contains two chapels: to the<br />
right, the Chapel of Marquesa (marchioness)<br />
Vélez, and to the left, the Chapel of San Felipe.<br />
The latter chapel contains relics of the saint<br />
brought from Sicily by MarquesaVélez in 1648.<br />
On the night between Holy Tuesday and Holy<br />
Wednesday at Samana Santa, thousands<br />
of people dress up in black tunics with huge<br />
drums, congregate in and around the plaza<br />
outside the Town Hall. A few minutes before<br />
the clock strikes 12, the street lights in the<br />
plaza are dimmed and all goes silent. Suddenly<br />
all the drummers raise their hands above their<br />
heads and create a beat by banging their sticks<br />
together. Fanfares of trumpets join in and finalise<br />
the end of the introduction. A few seconds<br />
then pass and the ground begins to tremble<br />
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Cehegín Highlights In August<br />
From 31 st July to 3 rd August there will the 12 th<br />
Begastri Lan Party with many activities for<br />
computer fans at the Local Sport Centre ‘Loli<br />
de Gea’<br />
Saturday 2 nd August at 10pm a Concert by the<br />
Cehegín Young Musical Society in Plaza Alfaro.<br />
Sunday 3 rd August at 10pm a Concert by the<br />
group Alfan with Mariam Guerrero in the Paseo<br />
de la Concepción.<br />
Saturday 9 th August at 6pm Childrens’ Games<br />
in the district of Canara.<br />
Saturday 9 th August at 10pm there will be<br />
Flamenco Dancing by the group Al Oleo in<br />
the Parque Juan Carlos I<br />
Sunday 10 th at 10pm Children’s Theatre by<br />
the cultural association Teatro de Luna Llena in<br />
the Parque del Barrio de San Antonio.<br />
From 14 th to 17 th August there will be Fiestas<br />
in the district of El Chaparral<br />
From 14 th to 19 th August there will be Fiestas<br />
in the district of Canara<br />
On 23 rd August there will be an evening guided<br />
tour of the Old Town with the theme<br />
‘Inquisition in Cehegín’. The tour will commence<br />
at 10pm and it will cost 2€ per person.<br />
Reservations and more information about other<br />
tours taking place during the summer months<br />
are available at the Tourist Information Office.<br />
Saturday 23 rd August at 10pm there will be a<br />
musical called Momentos de Broadway by<br />
the company Teatralizarte in Plaza del Castillo.<br />
Sunday 24 th August at 10pm there will be<br />
International Folklore with a South African<br />
Group at the Parque Juan Carlos I.<br />
Saturday 30 th August will be the opening<br />
speech of the Fiestas <strong>2014</strong> by the cardiologist<br />
from Cehegín, Rafael Florenciano Sánchez<br />
The Archaeological Site of Begastri is<br />
opened for visitors on Saturdays and Sundays<br />
from 10am-2pm. You can see a video presentation<br />
followed by a guided tour to see the remains<br />
of the Iberian culture before the IV Century<br />
BC.<br />
Free Nature Walks<br />
Cehegín provides a variety of landscapes which<br />
include woods, mountains, hills, sloping valleys,<br />
scrubland and streams. These natural<br />
habitats host flora and fauna of special interest<br />
which provide a priceless tourist and educational<br />
resource. These walks take place on<br />
the third or last Saturday of each month. They<br />
are designed for people of all ages who enjoy<br />
hiking at fairly easy levels which makes them<br />
accessible for the whole family. The walks start<br />
at 9am, are between 4km and 9km and will<br />
take between 2 and 3 hours.<br />
On 23 th August we will be having the first night<br />
tour to get to know the night birds of prey and their<br />
calls. We will finish the tour with a nice astronomy<br />
show watching the ‘Perseidas’ (night sky)<br />
Distance: 8km<br />
Time approx 3hrs<br />
Level: Medium<br />
Any further enquiries please contact the Cehegín<br />
Tourist Office located in front of the Town<br />
Hall on 968 723 550 or visit our tourist website<br />
www.turismocehegin.es<br />
Santiago Leo<br />
Cehegin Tourist Office<br />
7 th Festival Nocturno in Moratalla<br />
The Mayor of Moratalla, Antonio García<br />
Rodríguez and the Councillor for Tourism, Juan<br />
Soria Martinez, held a press conference in the<br />
Centro Cultural las Claras de la Fundación Cajamurcia,<br />
to present the 7 th Festival Nocturno,<br />
to be held in the courtyard of the Castillo<br />
Fortaleza de Moratalla on 8 th , 16 th and 30 th August<br />
with performances by Los Secretos, Juan<br />
Perro and Jaime Urrutia.<br />
It was stressed the importance of providing<br />
Moratalla with cultural activities and projects<br />
that complement the high quality of tourism in<br />
the municipality, especially during the month<br />
of August and the value of this kind of festival<br />
where contemporary music and historical heritage<br />
work together. Castillo de Moratalla, one<br />
of the jewels of the Spanish military architecture,<br />
has been recently renovated.<br />
All information is available on<br />
www.moratallafestivalnocturno.es<br />
and Facebook www.facebook.com/moratallafestivalnocturno<br />
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El Corte Inglés and Moratalla Tourist Office<br />
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So many things are uncertain in this<br />
world!<br />
Recently we have been experiencing a lot<br />
of problems with our car. We’ve been back<br />
and forth to the garage for what seems like<br />
months. As I write, we are taking my Mum to<br />
the airport for a flight that has been delayed<br />
because of the French strikes, so all in all I<br />
feel, as my friend says ‘up tipped’.<br />
We spend endless energy it seems in worrying<br />
about things we have little or no control over.<br />
How much better if we could only place these<br />
worries in God’s hands and leave them there.<br />
Matthew 6:27 says ‘Who of you by worrying<br />
can add a single hour to his life?’<br />
I have to admit that I am a worrier, which at<br />
times means a panic attack. I do all sorts of<br />
things to try to distract myself, which includes<br />
shouting at Satan whilst singing a chorus I<br />
learnt as a child. ‘Get thee behind me Satan<br />
get thee away. I don’t want anything to do<br />
with you today I’m going to be a Christian<br />
soldier and I’m learning how to pray’. It has<br />
actions too!<br />
As the car jumps yet again and I start worrying,<br />
I’m singing that song and it’s reminding<br />
me that God is in control if only I allow Him<br />
to be.<br />
Why do we always think we know better?<br />
Matthew 6:25 Jesus says ‘Therefore I tell<br />
you do not worry about your life’.<br />
Why am I surprised? We’ve arrived safely and<br />
the plane landed early, so not too much hanging<br />
around for mother. Us? Well we are just off<br />
to have breakfast on the beach and a trip to<br />
Iceland, putting our trust in the Lord that He<br />
will get us back home again.<br />
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An additional walk was added to the programme<br />
in order that visiting WARM members<br />
could enjoy a summer time walk. At 8<br />
o’clock in the morning 15 members met in<br />
Sierra Burete just outside Cehegin and enjoyed<br />
a 10 km walk through shady woods.<br />
This was followed by a late breakfast in a<br />
local bar. Everyone then returned to their<br />
homes for a mid-morning siesta!<br />
The next function for the WARM group will<br />
be the annual meeting which will include<br />
live music and dancing. Tickets are only<br />
5€ each and if you would like to join us<br />
please contact warm2005@gmail.com.<br />
another fussy little girl.<br />
Patch and Lucy<br />
are siblings. They<br />
are 1 year old,<br />
both neutered<br />
and vaccinated.<br />
They both have<br />
Leishmainia, but<br />
after the initial<br />
treatment only<br />
need Alopurinol<br />
daily. They<br />
are both very<br />
fussy friendly little<br />
girls who can<br />
bring so much<br />
love and joy to<br />
a new family. If<br />
you would like to<br />
have 2 little dogs<br />
like this, but are<br />
worried about the<br />
costs, we offer a<br />
life-time foster<br />
scheme where<br />
we would continue<br />
to pay the<br />
costs for them.<br />
They can be rehomed<br />
together<br />
or separately.<br />
Honeybun<br />
is a Fox Terrier<br />
cross who<br />
has been at<br />
the shelter<br />
for a while.<br />
We urgently<br />
need to place<br />
her with a<br />
new family.<br />
Honeybun is<br />
neutered and<br />
has all her<br />
jabs. She is<br />
Pilar is a young black Labrador cross. She is<br />
4 months old and very loving. If you can give<br />
Pilar her forever home please contact MARA.<br />
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Sox is a 2<br />
year old male<br />
Rottie cross<br />
Labrador. He<br />
is the most<br />
handsome<br />
adorable boy<br />
who has a<br />
good nature<br />
and is always<br />
eager<br />
to please. He<br />
is neutered<br />
and ready to<br />
go. Can you<br />
give Sox his<br />
forever home<br />
please?<br />
We will be holding a fund raising lunch at Las<br />
Lomas, Calasparra on 15 th August. Hopefully<br />
it will be a carvery at 10€ and we will be holding<br />
a raffle. Please contact us to book you<br />
place.<br />
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page Mara Mula or call Keith on<br />
628811187 orMarion on 628811187.<br />
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Cartagena’s Town Hall is virtually on the<br />
seafront, at one side of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento,<br />
opposite the Roman Theatre. Today,<br />
it is commonly known as the Palacio<br />
Consistorial and is well worth a visit, following<br />
its painstaking restoration. You can<br />
hardly miss the building – a unique and imposing<br />
triangular structure with distinctive<br />
cupolas crowning each of its three corners.<br />
It is normally open to visitors from Tuesday<br />
to Sunday, from 10.30am to 1.30pm and<br />
in the late afternoon except on Sundays.<br />
There is a minimal entry charge.<br />
Construction began in May 1900 and it was<br />
opened in 1907, with King Alfonso XIII and<br />
King Edward VII present. Unfortunately,<br />
construction was neither straightforward,<br />
nor sound. Defects in the building saw a<br />
continuous process of repair from the day<br />
it opened. Built on piles of wood on unstable<br />
land reclaimed from the sea, the building<br />
suffered major movements with large<br />
cracks in the structure soon becoming apparent.<br />
Rehabilitation work began in October<br />
1995 with huge amounts of concrete<br />
initially being pumped below the building<br />
to shore it up. However, it was soon discovered<br />
that the state of the building was<br />
worse than the most pessimistic of initial<br />
estimates. Another company took over the<br />
restoration, but with the budget now in excess<br />
of 6 million euros, some 60% more<br />
than originally allocated.<br />
It proved impossible to reinforce some<br />
structural elements and these had to be<br />
demolished and replaced. Internal items<br />
which were removed were, where possible,<br />
restored by craftsmen with the aim of<br />
slowly restoring the building to something<br />
approaching its original state. Plasterwork<br />
on the ceilings was redone to exhibit the<br />
original pattern of decoration. The original<br />
wooden windows were restored and new<br />
marble flooring was laid to replicate the<br />
original pattern, but with a greater thickness<br />
(as in the main vestibule) and wooden<br />
flooring which could not be saved was<br />
remade to the original design. Even so,<br />
new electrical systems and air conditioning<br />
especially, were incorporated to bring<br />
the restored building into the 21 st Century.<br />
The roof required particular attention<br />
as the wood frame had to be completely<br />
replaced as a result of its advanced state<br />
of decay almost to the point of collapse.<br />
Even the zinc cupolas had to be remade,<br />
together with their support structure, as a<br />
result of the ravages of erosion caused by<br />
the maritime environment and pollution.<br />
There is a fascinating exhibition of photographs<br />
with explanatory texts (in Spanish)<br />
in a room to the left of the entrance area.<br />
It is well worth spending some time looking<br />
around this to appreciate the scale and<br />
nature of the restoration work which had<br />
to be undertaken.<br />
The first thing to strike you when you<br />
walk through the main entrance is the<br />
magnificent main staircase. The main<br />
construction material is one of Spain’s finest<br />
marbles, Macael, together with forged<br />
iron pillars. Particularly notable at the side<br />
of the stairs are the impressive electric<br />
light fitments. These are original – note<br />
the four small circular containers around<br />
the sides which were to house candles in<br />
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the event<br />
of a power<br />
failure! The<br />
ceiling/roof<br />
of the stairwell<br />
is also<br />
extremely<br />
ornate with<br />
a major part<br />
occupied<br />
by stained<br />
glass, exhibiting<br />
the<br />
Coat of Arms<br />
of Cartagena.<br />
The main<br />
room on<br />
the first floor is the large council meeting<br />
room, the Salon de Plenos, now restored to<br />
be much as it would originally have been.<br />
The chandeliers consist each of some 2500<br />
pieces of crystal and each weighs 300kgs.<br />
The coffered ceiling gives the impression of<br />
being wood, but is in fact plaster. Exquisite<br />
wood carving is to be found in the chairs<br />
and seating in the room. You will also<br />
see various<br />
wall hangings<br />
reflecting<br />
Cartagena’s<br />
history<br />
and various<br />
Coats of<br />
Arms, while<br />
at one end<br />
are paintings<br />
of Captains<br />
General of<br />
the Armada<br />
(Navy),<br />
reflecting<br />
Cartagena’s<br />
long and<br />
continuing<br />
military importance.<br />
On our last visit, we were unable to go<br />
into the mayor’s office on the first floor as<br />
it was in use. However, it is a superbly<br />
decorated room. One feature highlighted<br />
in the guidebooks is the cylindrical canvas<br />
attached to the ceiling of the anteroom and<br />
known as the Allegory of Cartagena. The<br />
central figure of an elegant lady represents<br />
the city itself and the two flanking men the<br />
sea and the mines.<br />
Another important room on the first<br />
floor is the Secretary General’s office.<br />
This is now furnished much as it would<br />
have been at the beginning of the 20 th Century.<br />
We particularly noted the very old<br />
Underwood typewriter! Various paintings<br />
adorn the walls and the ceiling has again<br />
been restored to its original splendour,<br />
appearing like intricately decorated and<br />
carved wood, but in reality, being plaster.<br />
One addition to the ceiling has been modern<br />
electric lighting. Originally, this office<br />
did not have the luxury of electric light,<br />
which was restricted to the Mayor’s Office<br />
and the Salon de Plenos. The Town Hall,<br />
perhaps predictably, was the first building<br />
in the city to be lit by electricity.<br />
Around the walkway surrounding the main<br />
staircase outside the first floor offices and<br />
rooms, you will see portraits of modern<br />
mayors of Cartagena, together with an<br />
1895 painting of the shipwreck of the Reina<br />
Regente, a Spanish cruiser built by Thomsons<br />
on Clydebank, which disappeared off<br />
Cadiz in March of that year with the loss of<br />
the entire 420 crew. Half of the crew were<br />
from Cartagena.<br />
On the next level of the Town Hall are offices<br />
for the various municipal groups and<br />
it is possible that you may be able to ascend<br />
steps to the base of the main cupola.<br />
Another location to visit if you can is the<br />
toilets! When we first saw inside the newly<br />
restored building in late 2006, we were<br />
absolutely astonished at the Five Star appearance<br />
of shiny stainless steel and white<br />
marble!<br />
Spend some time also looking around<br />
the outside of the building. Great care<br />
was taken during the building’s rehabilitation<br />
in the cleaning of the façades, after<br />
the cracks between the stone blocks had<br />
been repaired. All the façades are different.<br />
Observe the intricate carvings on<br />
the façades including stone faces which<br />
are meant to represent the original native<br />
population of the area with one very much<br />
in the style of the Dama de Elche.<br />
Article by Clive and Rosie Palmer who have<br />
written several guide books on towns and<br />
regions in Murcia. Their book, “Exploring<br />
Murcia, Days Out” is available to buy<br />
from the CHM/Costa Cálida Chronicle office<br />
on Camposol B, Best Wishes (who also<br />
stock other of their books, or phone Patti<br />
on 968 433 978. All their books can be<br />
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With Iran to the South and Azerbaijan to the<br />
East, Armenia is certainly stuck in a volatile<br />
part of the world. They most certainly do not<br />
get on with Azerbaijan and as for their relationship<br />
with Turkey....well there’s certainly<br />
no love lost there - but more about that later.<br />
Surrounded by Islam of varying degrees of<br />
intensity, Armenia I found out was the first<br />
country to convert to Christianity in 301 AD.<br />
That said, there’s a wonderful almost Middle<br />
Eastern feeling here.<br />
On arrival at Yerevan airport, the heat hit me<br />
like a brick wall when stepping off the plane.<br />
It took an eternity to get through the hot<br />
sweaty airport, but finally with my luggage<br />
intact and visa on arrival in my passport, I<br />
was sitting on a ramshackle bus, heading to<br />
the capital Yerevan.<br />
- the interesting thing is, if you consider their<br />
history, they could easily be forgiven for not<br />
being so friendly to outsiders.<br />
Above ground, there is a massive memorial<br />
consisting of a 40m high spiral next to a circle<br />
of twelve basalt slabs that lean over to<br />
guard an eternal flame. The twelve slabs represent<br />
the twelve lost provinces of West Armenia<br />
(that to this day are still under Turkish<br />
control). Many Armenians believe the slabs<br />
huddle like refugees around a fire while on<br />
their way to being deported, but it’s a piece<br />
of nature that in some way is the eternal<br />
reminder of what happened. Mount Ararat,<br />
the gigantic snow-capped peak that was<br />
the symbol of everything Armenian, stands<br />
at over 16,000ft. Armenians can see Ararat<br />
every day, yet can’t go there, for since 1915,<br />
Mountt Ararat has stood on Turkish soil and<br />
they’ve no intention of handing it back. That<br />
must be very painful indeed.<br />
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I’d already booked myself into one of the few<br />
cheap B & B’s I could find, which of course<br />
was not in the centre, but on the outskirts -<br />
really local, really poor area. I stepped off the<br />
bus and thought, “Oh Aye, this looks dodgy!”<br />
as I started to walk down this dirt poor street<br />
right in the middle of a residential area. However,<br />
I quickly realised that the Lonely Planet<br />
travel guide book was right when it said -<br />
“The Armenians will kill you with kindness.<br />
If you’re offered hospitality, don’t rebuff it!”<br />
People waved and smiled at ‘the alien’ as kids<br />
played happily in the street and every time I<br />
walked up and down that street, they always<br />
remembered me. By day four I was having<br />
tea and a BBQ in the garden with one family<br />
after they beckoned me over. They wanted<br />
their son to get practice speaking English.<br />
I slept an astonishing nine hours on arrival<br />
the first night, so in the morning as I sat in<br />
a wee rustic café, I was really up for my<br />
first famous Armenian coffee which I’d<br />
read about in advance. While the Turks,<br />
claim coffee as theirs, the Armenians do so<br />
likewise. I ain’t going to argue! The Armenians<br />
call it ‘soorch’. I’d describe it as a very<br />
potent finely ground cup of lusciously rich<br />
rocket fuel! Wow, hello world!<br />
I walked for about twenty minutes, the heat<br />
already over 30 degrees and made it to the<br />
nearest metro station. As I headed down<br />
deep into the tunnels, the temperature plummeted.<br />
Oh what a godsend! So cool, so refreshing,<br />
so welcome.<br />
In the centre of Yerevan is Republic Square,<br />
a place where Stalinist meets Armenian architecture;<br />
a stunning place that I loved just<br />
wandering around at will, soaking it all up.<br />
From people on the streets to café owners –<br />
the Armenians all seem friendly to strangers<br />
With the world soon to commemorate WW1,<br />
spare a thought for the Armenian nation, for<br />
what it went through was horrific. In 1915,<br />
our world experienced its first genocide<br />
when a staggering one and a half million<br />
Armenian men woman and children<br />
died at the hands of the brutal Turkish<br />
Ottoman Empire. Men were massacred or<br />
died through slave labour, while woman and<br />
children died on death marches through the<br />
Syrian Desert. Openly supported by the German<br />
government, the plan was to simply<br />
eradicate the Armenian people – wipe them<br />
off the face of the earth.<br />
Just a few<br />
kilometres,<br />
on a hill outside<br />
Yerevan,<br />
is Tsitsernakaberd,<br />
the<br />
Museum of<br />
the Armenian<br />
Genocide. I<br />
took a taxi<br />
out of town<br />
and spent the<br />
day there - a<br />
very moving<br />
experience.<br />
The museum itself is actually underground<br />
and was full of very harrowing pictures,<br />
Holocaust style that are near impossible to<br />
describe here. As I wandered the museum,<br />
I once again had these thoughts - the world<br />
rightly so talks about the Nazi holocaust, but<br />
precious little is ever said about Communist<br />
crimes and practically no-one talks about the<br />
Armenian genocide. 1,500,000 murdered.<br />
Have you even heard about it?<br />
Nearby the basalt slabs there is a row of<br />
trees planted by foreign leaders to show respect<br />
to those who were killed in the genocide.<br />
For decades, the Turkish Government<br />
denied any responsibility whatsoever. It said<br />
that the genocide never happened and that<br />
the documents and photos are fake. Earlier<br />
this year their tone changed and they talked<br />
about “shared pain” and expressed “condolences,”<br />
over deaths in WW1, but they still<br />
don’t accept that the genocide took place.<br />
Nothing other than Ankara recognising<br />
what happened, coupled with a full apology<br />
will suffice for the Armenian nation.<br />
It all happened one hundred years ago, next<br />
year.<br />
WW1, is not just about trenches in France<br />
you know....<br />
For more information on George’s writing, go<br />
to georgermitchell.com<br />
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Helen Fielding<br />
is an English<br />
novelist and<br />
screenwriter,<br />
probably best<br />
known as the<br />
creator of the fictional<br />
character<br />
Bridget Jones, a<br />
sequence of novels<br />
and films that<br />
chronicle the life<br />
of a ‘thirtysomething’<br />
singleton<br />
in London as she<br />
tries to make<br />
sense of life and<br />
love.<br />
Helen was born on 19 th February 1958 and<br />
grew up in West Yorkshire with her sister and<br />
two brothers. She studied English at Oxford<br />
and began working with the BBC in 1979 as<br />
a regional researcher on the news magazine<br />
Nationwide and produced a live satellite<br />
broadcast from a refugee camp in Eastern Sudan<br />
for Comic Relief. Helen now spends her<br />
time either in London or Los Angeles and has<br />
two children by Kevin Curran, a writer and<br />
producer on The Simpsons, although they no<br />
longer live together.<br />
Helen has been nominated and gained a number<br />
of awards including:<br />
1997 British Book of the Year<br />
2002 Writers Guild of America nomination for<br />
Best Screenplay<br />
2002 BAFTA nomination for Best Screenplay<br />
2002 Evening Standard Award Best Screenplay.<br />
2013 Nomination for National Book Awards<br />
Bridget Jones’s Diary 1996<br />
This book was written in the form of a personal<br />
diary and won the 1998 British Book<br />
of the Year. Bridget not only obsesses about<br />
her love life, but<br />
also details her<br />
various daily<br />
struggles with<br />
her weight, her<br />
over-indulgence<br />
in alcohol and<br />
cigarettes, and<br />
her career. Bridget’s<br />
friends and<br />
family are the<br />
supporting characters<br />
in her diary.<br />
These friends<br />
are there for her<br />
unconditionally<br />
throughout the<br />
novel; they give<br />
her advice about<br />
her relationships, and support when problems<br />
arise. Bridget is often plagued with that perennial<br />
question “How’s your love life?”<br />
Bridget Jones:<br />
The Edge of<br />
Reason 1998<br />
This was a sequel<br />
to Bridget<br />
Jones’s Diary. It<br />
chronicles Bridget<br />
Jones’s adventures<br />
after<br />
she begins to<br />
suspect that her<br />
boyfriend, Mark<br />
Darcy, is falling<br />
for a rich young<br />
solicitor, Rebecca,<br />
who works in<br />
the same firm as<br />
him. The comic<br />
novel follows the<br />
characteristic ups<br />
and downs of the self-proclaimed singleton’s<br />
first real relationship in several years. It also<br />
involves many misunderstandings, a few work<br />
mishaps, and an adventure in Southeast Asia<br />
involving planted drugs and Madonna songs.<br />
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Bridget Jones:<br />
Mad about the<br />
Boy 2013<br />
Fourteen years<br />
after landing<br />
Mark Darcy,<br />
Bridget’s life has<br />
taken her places<br />
she never expected,<br />
but despite<br />
the new<br />
challenges of<br />
single parenting,<br />
online dating,<br />
wildly morphing<br />
dress sizes and<br />
bafflingly complex<br />
remote controls,<br />
she is the<br />
same irrepressible and endearing soul we<br />
all remember—though her talent for embarrassing<br />
herself in hilarious ways has become<br />
dangerously amplified now that she has 752<br />
Twitter followers. As Bridget navigates head<br />
lice epidemics, school-picnic humiliations and<br />
cross-generational sex, she learns that life<br />
isn’t over when you start needing reading<br />
glasses—and why one should never, ever text<br />
while drunk. This book is studded with witty<br />
observations about the perils and absurdities<br />
of our times and is both outrageously comic<br />
and genuinely moving. As we watch her dealing<br />
with heartbreaking loss and rediscovering<br />
love and joy, Bridget invites us to fall for her<br />
all over again.<br />
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Your Own People’s Animal Charity<br />
We endeavour to provide financial aid to people<br />
who kindly rescue sick, injured and abandoned<br />
animals. We also have a policy of helping<br />
with the spaying and castration of feral<br />
animals where there is a danger they may<br />
overrun the local population. We help animals<br />
that are lost, or abandoned by owners with<br />
financial difficulties. When you take one in,<br />
come to us. We can assist you with vets’ bills<br />
to help lessen the burden on you.<br />
How Do We Do This and How You Can Assist<br />
Us?<br />
We need any items you no longer need, such<br />
as items of furniture, clothing, kitchenware<br />
and electrical goods. We can sell almost anything.<br />
We can clear whole houses. We also accept<br />
monetary donations. How about all that<br />
small change you have stuck in the back of a<br />
drawer? In these difficult times anything you<br />
can offer will be gratefully received.<br />
July was a very busy month for us and we<br />
helped with many castrations and spaying<br />
for dogs and cats, medical aid for abandoned<br />
puppies and kittens and operations including<br />
a perforated intestine and injuries due to<br />
traffic accidents. All this puts a tremendous<br />
strain on our resources, so we desperately<br />
need your donations or your purchases to enable<br />
us to carry on our work. As most of our<br />
income is from sales in the shop why not call<br />
in and help us by making a purchase?<br />
Quality Second-Hand Furniture<br />
If you are looking for good quality second<br />
hand furniture, don’t forget to try us. We<br />
always have good selection available at reasonable<br />
prices in our showroom. The shop<br />
is in Puerto de Mazarrón, (past Mercadona/<br />
Lidl and turn left immediately before Consum<br />
supermarket on your left on to Calle Castillo).<br />
The shop is 150 metres up on the right.<br />
Please ask in the shop to see the showroom<br />
as we don’t have the volunteers for both.<br />
Check out our website www.mazarronanimalmedi-aid.com<br />
where there is a link to<br />
show furnishings for sale.<br />
The shop is open 10am-2pm every day except<br />
Sundays.<br />
Call soon, grab a bargain and help our Charity.<br />
Camposol Collection<br />
Every Tuesday we are on Camposol B Sector<br />
car park 10am-12pm, opposite the petrol<br />
station. We can collect items from you there,<br />
or arrange pick up of larger items if needed.<br />
Please contact us if you need help.<br />
Tel 666 186 037<br />
Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail.<br />
com<br />
Helping You To Help Animals<br />
Registered Charity No 9537/1a<br />
LITTLE MAYA LOVED TO PLAY<br />
IN THE MEADOW AND LONG GRASS.<br />
SHE’D FIND ALL KINDS OF INSECTS<br />
THERE<br />
AND POP THEM IN HER JAR.<br />
ONE DAY IN THE MEADOW,<br />
SHE WAS BENDING ON HER KNEES,<br />
WHEN SHE SAW TWO LITTLE SPIDER’S<br />
WEBS,<br />
BLOWING GENTLY IN THE BREEZE.<br />
SHE WONDERED WHERE THE SPIDERS<br />
WERE!<br />
THEY COULDN’T HAVE GONE FAR,<br />
THEN SUDDENLY SHE SAW ONE<br />
AND POPPED IT IN HER JAR.<br />
SHE ALSO CAUGHT SOME CRICKETS<br />
AND A REALLY MASSIVE BEE,<br />
BUT THEN SHE HEARD SOME BUZZING<br />
SOUNDS.<br />
WERE THEY BUZZING AFTER ME?<br />
THEY DIDN’T LOOK TOO HAPPY.<br />
YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE SEEN<br />
WHAT LITTLE MAYA DIDN’T KNOW,<br />
IS THEY WANTED BACK THEIR QUEEN.<br />
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER LEG IT<br />
AS HER JARS FLEW IN THE AIR.<br />
ALL HER INSECTS BEGAN TO ESCAPE,<br />
BUT MAYA DIDN’T CARE.<br />
SHE WENT DASHING FOR THE LONG<br />
GRASS.<br />
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER RUN,<br />
BUT A LITTLE BEE HAD FOLLOWED HER<br />
AND STUNG HER ON THE BUM.<br />
LITTLE MAYA JUMPED UP LIKE A<br />
SPRING<br />
AND LET OUT A PAINFUL SCREAM!<br />
SHE SOBBED “I DON’T LIKE BUMBLE<br />
BEES,<br />
OR THEIR NASTY NATURED QUEEN!!”<br />
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Christian Humanitarian Aid Charity in<br />
Mazarrón & surrounding area.<br />
Helping those in need irrespective of race,<br />
creed or status.<br />
Last month we had our annual Garden Party<br />
where we managed to raise over 500€. We<br />
thank Tony our President and his wife Ann<br />
who spent the week baking cakes and tarts<br />
for the event and who organised the party<br />
which was held in their poolside garden. John<br />
Sloham provided the music and his time to<br />
create a pleasant afternoon for all who attended.<br />
Together with all our volunteers who<br />
helped raise more much needed funds for the<br />
charity, we thank them.<br />
I have been a volunteer for some time now,<br />
but on 9 th July I attended one of the Aid<br />
Days, which is basically why we exist as a<br />
Humanitarian Aid Charity.<br />
One of three Aid Days per month, it was<br />
in Cañada de Gallego, which is situated on<br />
the road to Percheles Beach. This gave me<br />
an insight into why we as a charity are so<br />
needed in this area. There is a considerable<br />
authoritive paperwork involved in order for us<br />
to function and our clients must do their part<br />
by filling in and producing certain documentation<br />
too.<br />
We receive approximately 40 tonnes of food<br />
a year from the Spanish Red Cross and we<br />
buy extras like sugar, sunflower oil, biscuits<br />
and nappies.<br />
We also distribute<br />
free<br />
condoms as<br />
we have a<br />
supplier in<br />
the UK who<br />
donates these<br />
and sends<br />
them free of<br />
charge to us.<br />
We had women’s<br />
shoes on<br />
the Aid Day;<br />
also clothes,<br />
towels, food<br />
containers<br />
and other<br />
kitchen articles<br />
that had<br />
been kindly<br />
donated. If the clients have a request for anything<br />
specific like furniture or men’s shoes,<br />
for which we are in desperate need, we will<br />
endeavour to comply if we are able to do so.<br />
On the day<br />
we distributed<br />
aid and<br />
articles to 39<br />
numbered<br />
clients which<br />
included single<br />
people,<br />
couples and<br />
families. We<br />
deal with<br />
each client<br />
one at a time<br />
to enable us<br />
to keep track<br />
of the paperwork<br />
and it<br />
also gives us<br />
time to chat<br />
to them and<br />
see how they are coping and if they need anything<br />
specific. We have 676 people registered<br />
for aid, including 163 children under 8. This<br />
is increasing on a monthly basis.<br />
Please call 634 357 137 to make a donation<br />
or enquire about volunteering with us.<br />
Dotty is<br />
around 1 year<br />
old and was<br />
found near<br />
Quesada tied<br />
up to a lamppost<br />
in the<br />
blazing heat.<br />
She has no<br />
chip, but is in<br />
good health<br />
and weighs<br />
around 6 kilos<br />
so is quite<br />
small and is<br />
good with<br />
dogs and<br />
cats.<br />
Call 645 469<br />
253<br />
Lucky is<br />
approx 17<br />
weeks old<br />
and was<br />
found looking<br />
for food<br />
in Almoradi<br />
market. The<br />
stall holders<br />
were kicking<br />
him away,<br />
but thankfully<br />
one of our<br />
fosterers was<br />
there and picked him up. He will be fox terrier<br />
size and is good with other dogs and cats.<br />
Call 645 469 253<br />
Baby is a 3<br />
month old<br />
tabby and<br />
white kitten.<br />
She is very<br />
trusting with<br />
people, loves<br />
to be cuddled<br />
and gets on<br />
well with other<br />
kittens and<br />
adult cats.<br />
Call 645 469<br />
253<br />
Isha is a<br />
stunning German<br />
Shepherd<br />
and is<br />
looking for a<br />
new home.<br />
She is almost<br />
1 year old, is<br />
chipped, vaccinated<br />
and<br />
has her pet<br />
passport. She<br />
is great with<br />
children of<br />
all ages and<br />
good with<br />
other dogs.<br />
Call 645 469<br />
253<br />
To view more animals for adoption go to<br />
www.petsinspain.com<br />
To advertise an animal for adoption<br />
email: info@petsinspain.info<br />
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ACROSS<br />
1 Chest muscles<br />
5 Moat<br />
10 __ Francisco<br />
13 Grizzled<br />
14 Swiss mathematician<br />
15 Popular stadium<br />
16 National capital<br />
17 __ Vice (tv show)<br />
18 Italian money<br />
19 Women’s undergarment<br />
21 Pictorial<br />
23 Old-fashioned Dads<br />
26 Not young<br />
28 Throat infection<br />
29 Fuses<br />
32 Girl<br />
33 Come close to<br />
34 Devourer<br />
36 Border<br />
37 Eyed<br />
38 Secondhand<br />
42 Lazy __ (turn table)<br />
43 Label<br />
44 Voucher for a small debt<br />
46 Autocratic<br />
49 Navigation system<br />
51 Pair<br />
52 Epoch<br />
53 Luxury<br />
57 Ram’s mate<br />
59 Highest quality<br />
60 With ears<br />
62 Father<br />
66 Branch of learning<br />
67 Church steeple<br />
68 Took to court<br />
69 Stinging fish<br />
70 Tough<br />
71 Sight organs<br />
DOWN<br />
1 Professional<br />
B O E<br />
A R K<br />
R E G<br />
2 Aurora<br />
3 Calorie<br />
4 Stuck up person<br />
5 Woman<br />
6 French “yes”<br />
7 Cuff<br />
8 Very large truck<br />
9 Little Mermaid’s love<br />
10 Bakes unshelled eggs<br />
11 Eagle’s nest<br />
12 National Association for<br />
the Advancement of<br />
Colored People<br />
15 Narrow openings<br />
20 Decay<br />
22 Tyrant<br />
23 Long for<br />
24 Old<br />
25 Hitch<br />
27 Lees<br />
30 Wrath<br />
31 Green dish<br />
32 Headed<br />
35 Belief<br />
37 Gone to lunch<br />
38 Card game<br />
39 Satiate<br />
40 Native ruler in Asia<br />
41 Prefix ten<br />
42 Cosecant’s opposite<br />
44 Snippety<br />
45 Prevents<br />
47 Scandinavian country<br />
48 Captured soldier<br />
49 Rounded part<br />
50 Musical production<br />
54 Loch __ monster<br />
55 Captain (abbr.)<br />
56 Canal<br />
58 Console<br />
61 Make a mistake<br />
63 Shop<br />
64 Honey maker<br />
65 Spots<br />
39 words of 3 letters or more.<br />
Answers on page 90<br />
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Hi from Bob with all the latest news from<br />
Welcome. We have a lot of exciting events<br />
coming up, so I’ll go straight in.<br />
The Annual Petanca Competition saw<br />
an excellent turn-out, with the eventual<br />
winners being John and Jose. Well done<br />
everybody who took part. It was a very<br />
enjoyable afternoon.<br />
Our Summer Ball at La Cumbre Hotel,<br />
Puerto de Mazarrón, was yet another fantastic<br />
night in the much-improved function<br />
room at the premier hotel in the area. A record<br />
number of 210 Welcome supporters<br />
enjoyed a champagne reception, a sumptuous<br />
six-course meal with wine, beer and<br />
water included and entertainment by the<br />
very popular Rob Sweeney, who soon had<br />
everybody dancing to his own relaxed style<br />
of music. The staff at the hotel couldn’t do<br />
enough for us and another fabulous night<br />
thoroughly enjoyed by everybody.<br />
Our August Dance is on Wednesday 20 th ,<br />
outside at Mariano’s, Camposol A. Entertainment<br />
is with ‘Cliff Richard and The<br />
Shadows’ and ‘The Beatles’. All proceeds<br />
from this night will go to Age Concern.<br />
None of us know when we may need the<br />
expertise of this much-needed charity, so<br />
come along and show your support and<br />
have a fantastic night out under the stars.<br />
Tickets are just 8€ and 5€ for chicken and<br />
chips.<br />
Tickets are also available for our 24 th September<br />
Dance, with ‘Status Quo’ and ‘The<br />
Eagles’, performed by five professional<br />
musicians, promising to provide a fantastic<br />
night all for only 10€, and 5€ for chicken<br />
and chips.<br />
Our September Trip to Galicia is fully<br />
booked and I’ll let you know how it went<br />
in the October Chronicle, but everybody<br />
is looking forward to it with great enthusiasm.<br />
Maybe it will be a bit cooler in the<br />
north of Spain!<br />
Ladies’ Evening is on October 1 st , with<br />
the usual stalls, fashion show and bingo,<br />
and entertainment by Woody. Tickets 3€.<br />
There are still places available on our Trip<br />
to Madrid in November, leaving our area<br />
on 27 th and staying 4 nights B & B at the<br />
4-star Hotel TrypCibeles, right in the heart<br />
of the city on the Gran Via and close to restaurants,<br />
bars, Metro station, tourist bus<br />
and for the ladies, all the top shops! Trips<br />
included are to Toledo and The Valley Of<br />
The Fallen, a monument to those killed in<br />
the Spanish Civil War and the burial place<br />
of Franco. This controversial monument<br />
may not be there for much longer, so see<br />
it now before it is too late. On the Sunday,<br />
we’re off to the races to place our bets,<br />
and return home on Monday 1 st December.<br />
Just 260€ including all coach travel.<br />
Christmas in Benidorm, from 23 rd December,<br />
4 night’s full board at Hotel Helios,<br />
including Christmas Day Gala Lunch. Close<br />
to all attractions and Levante beach. 240€.<br />
Names are now being taken for our<br />
Christmas Party Night on 10 th December<br />
and also New Year’s Eve Party. The<br />
Christmas Party sees the return of the<br />
ever-popular Ricky Levazza. Tickets just<br />
12€ and 5€ for chicken and chips. Entertainment<br />
on New Year’s Eve is by Dan<br />
Davey, Rob Sweeney and our own Christine.<br />
20€ including cold buffet.<br />
We are hoping to have news of another<br />
cruise for 2015 soon and as soon as we do,<br />
we’ll let you know.<br />
Book/Jigsaw Club is now closed for the<br />
summer until September 9 th .<br />
Petanca is on August 27 th at 2pm. Just 1€<br />
for members and 2€ for visitors.<br />
Call Les on 968 131 880 for more details.<br />
For tickets and further information about<br />
our events, call Rosemary on 620 105<br />
179<br />
Email rosemarybeak@hotmail.com<br />
Visit www.welcomegroupspain.com<br />
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The Benefits Of Kettlebells<br />
Your core is vitally important to having<br />
good posture, providing stability during<br />
movement and helping your extremities<br />
do a better job during sports and everyday<br />
activities. Your core muscles are not just<br />
your abdominal muscle; your body’s core<br />
includes the muscles of the shoulders, the<br />
chest, the abdomen, the hips, the pelvis,<br />
and the upper to lower back muscles. Due<br />
to its unique shape, the Kettlebell employs<br />
your core muscles in every single exercise<br />
that you perform with it. There are<br />
also specific Kettlebell exercises to target<br />
the core. Kettlebell training is really effective,<br />
as not only do you work your core<br />
muscles in every exercise, but you burn fat<br />
too. They also strengthen the ligaments,<br />
tendons and cartilage in your joints, which<br />
helps keep your joints strong and prevent<br />
injury.<br />
Poor flexibility can lead to bad posture and<br />
injuries and as you get older, poor flexibility<br />
will make simple everyday tasks such<br />
as bending down difficult. With Kettlebell<br />
training, you get a<br />
flexibility workout as<br />
you work in a greater<br />
range of movement<br />
than you’re used to<br />
and the exercises are<br />
functional to everyday<br />
life. The twohand<br />
swings promote<br />
flexibility in your<br />
hamstrings and lower<br />
back, whereas the<br />
snatch as well as increasing<br />
flexibility in<br />
your hamstrings and<br />
your lower back, also<br />
increases flexibility in your shoulders. Kettlebell<br />
training used in conjunction with<br />
specific flexibility training helps to increase<br />
your flexibility unlike other forms of weight<br />
training and cardiovascular training.<br />
Kettlebell training is great for men as<br />
you build muscle whilst getting a fantastic<br />
cardio workout. Kettlebell training is<br />
especially good for women as the basic<br />
Kettlebell exercises work women’s typical<br />
problem areas which are your legs, bum,<br />
abs and hips. Not only that, you also burn<br />
a tremendous amount of calories training<br />
with Kettlebells!<br />
There are many different exercises you can<br />
do with a Kettlebell, making it fun and<br />
effective - you won’t get bored doing reps<br />
like you would just lifting weights in the<br />
same routine each time.<br />
If you like the idea of a Kettlebell’s class,<br />
why not come and join in on Mondays at<br />
6.30pm and Thursdays at 10am?<br />
Call 634 304 087 to book your place, text<br />
or email cdafitness@hotmail.co.uk<br />
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Cabbage -<br />
Col<br />
( Brassica<br />
oleracea or<br />
variants) is<br />
a leafy green<br />
or purple biennial<br />
plant,<br />
grown as<br />
an annual<br />
vegetable<br />
crop for its<br />
dense-leaved<br />
heads. It is<br />
closely related to other cole crops, such as<br />
broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts.<br />
Cabbage plants perform best when grown<br />
in well-drained soil in a location that receives<br />
full sun. Different varieties prefer different<br />
soil types, ranging from lighter sand<br />
to heavier clay, but all prefer fertile ground.<br />
Early varieties of Cabbage take about 70<br />
days from planting to reach maturity, while<br />
late varieties take about 120 days. Once<br />
mature, Cabbage heads generally range<br />
from 0.5 to 4kgs and can be green, purple<br />
or white and are mature when they are firm<br />
and solid to the touch. They are harvested<br />
by cutting the stalk just below the bottom<br />
leaves with a blade. The outer leaves are<br />
trimmed, and any diseased, damaged, or<br />
necrotic leaves are removed.<br />
Savoy Cabbage – Characterized by<br />
crimped or curly leaves, mild flavour and<br />
tender texture<br />
Spring Cabbage – Loose-headed, commonly<br />
sliced and steamed<br />
Green Cabbage – Light to dark green,<br />
slightly pointed heads.<br />
White Cabbage (Dutch Cabbage) –<br />
Smooth, pale green leaves<br />
Red Cabbage– Smooth red leaves, often<br />
used for pickling or stewing. It is often<br />
used raw for salads and coleslaw, but it can<br />
also be eaten cooked. It is the traditional<br />
accompanying side dish paired with many<br />
German meals—most notably, Sauerbraten.<br />
At Christmas it can be spiced and served as<br />
an accompaniment to seasonal roast goose.<br />
Red Cabbage has 10 times more vitamin A<br />
and twice as much iron as green cabbage.<br />
Cabbages were most likely domesticated<br />
somewhere in Europe before 1000 BC, although<br />
Savoys were not developed until the<br />
16th century. By the Middle Ages, it had become<br />
a prominent part of European cuisine.<br />
Almost half the Cabbages grown come<br />
from China, where Chinese Cabbage is<br />
the most popular Brassica vegetable. Cabbages<br />
are prepared in many different ways<br />
for eating. They can be pickled, fermented<br />
for dishes such as sauerkraut, steamed,<br />
stewed, sautéed, braised, or eaten raw.<br />
Cabbage is a good source of vitamin K, vitamin<br />
C and dietary fibre. The Greeks were<br />
convinced that Cabbages were detrimental<br />
to grapevines and should not be grown close<br />
together as Cabbages planted too near the<br />
vine would impart an unwelcome odour to<br />
the grapes. This Mediterranean sense of<br />
antipathy still survives today. The Greeks<br />
and Romans claimed medicinal usages for<br />
their Cabbage variety included relief from<br />
gout, headaches and the symptoms of poisonous<br />
mushroom ingestion. The antipathy<br />
towards the vine made it seem that eating<br />
Cabbage would avoid drunkenness.<br />
When round-headed Cabbages appeared<br />
in 14th-century England they were called<br />
cabaches and caboches, words drawn from<br />
Old French. Many Cabbage varieties—including<br />
some still commonly grown—were<br />
introduced in Germany, France, and the<br />
Low Countries and Sauerkraut was eaten by<br />
Dutch sailors to prevent scurvy during long<br />
ship voyages.<br />
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ACTIN would like to introduce you to<br />
George, a little character who has a story<br />
to tell.<br />
George lived in a Spanish village. He<br />
was a stray that had managed to survive<br />
finding somewhere to sleep and living on<br />
scraps, but he was resourceful and friendly<br />
and managing well until he became ill and<br />
could hardly walk.<br />
An ACTIN member picked him up and took<br />
him to the vet where we were prepared to<br />
have him put to sleep; George looked into<br />
her eyes and wagged his tail! We asked the<br />
vet if he could be saved and after many<br />
blood tests he was diagnosed with filaria,<br />
other infections, anaemia and the common<br />
disease that dogs get from living outside,<br />
Leishmania. He appeared to be in a bad<br />
way and his care and medication was going<br />
to be costly, but little George was worth<br />
it. We put out an appeal in Facebook to<br />
raise funds<br />
for his medical<br />
care and<br />
now he is in<br />
full health.<br />
George is<br />
a loveable<br />
gentle boy<br />
who asks for<br />
nothing. He<br />
enjoys sitting<br />
in the<br />
sun and taking<br />
in the<br />
rays and he<br />
absolutely<br />
loves it when<br />
people talk<br />
to him and stroke him.<br />
Can you offer George a home?<br />
adoptions@adoptaspanishdog.com<br />
Please support ACTIN in their fight for a<br />
welfare act and combatting local cruelty<br />
and abandonment. Here is an example of<br />
the cases we deal with :<br />
A photo of a dog hanging from a balcony<br />
was sent out to us with a plea to help. We<br />
had no idea where the dog was, or how we<br />
could help. After 24 hours we finally found<br />
where the dog was, but the difficulty was<br />
that the witness had withdrawn, fearing<br />
the owner of the dog. Well-meaning people<br />
had helped and saved the dog from its<br />
fall. They handed her back to the owner<br />
in good faith, not realising that the man<br />
had kicked the dog like a football, which<br />
was how she came to be hanging from<br />
the balcony.<br />
Shortly afterwards<br />
this<br />
man killed<br />
his dog. She<br />
was elderly<br />
and sick, so<br />
perhaps he<br />
thought it<br />
was cheaper<br />
than taking<br />
her to<br />
the vet. We<br />
eventually<br />
persuaded<br />
witnesses to<br />
come forward<br />
in spite<br />
of their fear<br />
of this wellknown<br />
local<br />
man.<br />
This is why<br />
ACTIN needs your help. There is no RSP-<br />
CA in Spain to defend what happens to<br />
dogs in situations like this and there are<br />
many new cases sent to us daily. Cruelty<br />
is not acceptable and we need help to<br />
do everything we can for the future of<br />
animals in need.<br />
If you see a dog being abandoned or illtreated<br />
and have details of car registration<br />
number and/or photos please forward to<br />
denuncias@actin-spain.com<br />
www.actin-spain.com<br />
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Cabbage<br />
This month we continue our look at vegetables<br />
and this month it is Cabbage. I love<br />
white crispy Cabbage cooked as a vegetable<br />
with mash and gravy, but my husband<br />
just loves it raw. Of course everyone’s favourite<br />
cabbage recipe is Cole Slaw or Cold<br />
Slaw as my granddaughter calls it. There<br />
are several variations on the traditional<br />
recipe, so why not try making it with Red<br />
Cabbage for a change? Red Cabbage adds<br />
lovely colour and texture to any recipe and<br />
is very under-used. Why not try the Devil<br />
Red Cabbage recipe below? It uses apples<br />
which go very well with Cabbage and can<br />
be served hot or cold. The Chinese use a lot<br />
of Cabbage in their cooking and below is<br />
just one of many recipes using the stir fry<br />
method.<br />
Buen Apetito<br />
Cole Slaw<br />
Large white cabbage<br />
Small onion<br />
2 large carrots<br />
Salt and pepper<br />
A dash of vinegar<br />
Salad seasoning<br />
Mayonnaise/Salad Cream<br />
Slice cabbage into strips, chop onion into<br />
small cubes and grate carrot. Mixed all<br />
chopped vegetables together and add Mayo<br />
or Salad cream depending on taste. Add<br />
seasoning, salt and pepper and vinegar. Mix<br />
until all veg is covered. Will last for 4 to 5<br />
days in fridge. To vary, try adding a hand<br />
full of sultanas or a chopped apple.<br />
Stir Fried Cabbage With Garlic<br />
½ Chinese cabbage<br />
3 cloves garlic<br />
Sea salt<br />
Extra virgin olive oil<br />
Freshly ground black pepper<br />
Remove and discard the outer leaves from<br />
the cabbage and cut the leaves into large<br />
pieces. Pound the garlic with a pestle and<br />
mortar adding a large pinch of salt until<br />
coarsely ground. Heat a wok until very<br />
hot, add a generous amount of olive oil and<br />
heat until almost smoking. Add the garlic<br />
to the wok, then immediately add the cabbage<br />
and stir-fry, moving the wok contents<br />
constantly to prevent the garlic from burning.<br />
Cook, adding extra oil as necessary,<br />
over high heat until the cabbage is warmed<br />
through but still crunchy. Transfer to a large<br />
serving platter and sprinkle generously with<br />
freshly ground black pepper.<br />
Devil Red Cabbage<br />
1 tbsp sunflower oil<br />
1 onion, chopped<br />
450g/1lb red cabbage, shredded<br />
225g/8oz cooking apples, peeled, cored and<br />
diced<br />
2.5cm/1” piece fresh root ginger, peeled<br />
and grated<br />
Pinch of ground cinnamon or allspice<br />
150ml/¼pt vegetable stock<br />
Salt and freshly ground black pepper<br />
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the<br />
onion, red cabbage and apple and cook gently<br />
for 5 minutes. Add the ginger and cinnamon<br />
or allspice and the vegetable stock.<br />
Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and<br />
simmer gently for 15-20 minutes until most<br />
of the liquid has evaporated and the vegetables<br />
are tender. Season to taste and serve.<br />
Stuffed Cabbage<br />
1-2 large white cabbages<br />
40g/1½oz lard<br />
1 large onion, chopped<br />
2 tbsp paprika<br />
1.4kg/3lb 4oz pork mince<br />
450g/1lb long grain rice<br />
Salt and freshly ground black pepper<br />
1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes<br />
Put the cabbages in a large pan, add enough<br />
freshly boiled water to cover and boil for<br />
5-10 minutes, or until the leaves fall off the<br />
cabbage. Remove from the pan and cool<br />
slightly. Separate the leaves and set aside<br />
to drain and cool further. Melt the lard in a<br />
frying pan and add the chopped onion and<br />
fry until soft over a medium heat. Tip the<br />
softened onions into a bowl and stir in the<br />
paprika. Add the minced pork and the rice<br />
to the bowl, season with salt and freshly<br />
ground black pepper and mix well.<br />
Take a cabbage leaf and cut away a little of<br />
the tough stalk so that it is easy to roll. Add<br />
a spoonful of the mincemeat mixture to the<br />
stalk-end of the leaf, then roll the cabbage<br />
into a sausage shape, tucking in the ends as<br />
you go. Try to roll the leaf as firmly as possible,<br />
so that it doesn’t unroll during cooking.<br />
Repeat with the remaining cabbage leaves<br />
until you have used all the stuffing mixture.<br />
Shred any leftover cabbage and use<br />
some to line the bottom of a large pan – this<br />
prevents the stuffed cabbage leaves from<br />
burning on the bottom of the pan. Place the<br />
stuffed leaves in the pan as snugly as possible,<br />
with the join underneath, then cover<br />
with any remaining shredded cabbage. Add<br />
boiling water to cover the cabbage rolls,<br />
bring to the boil and then add the chopped<br />
tomatoes and season with salt and freshly<br />
ground black pepper.<br />
Once boiling, reduce the heat and simmer<br />
gently for 1–1½ hours, covered, until the<br />
pork is cooked – to test, remove a stuffed<br />
leaf from the pan and pierce with a skewer.<br />
The juices will run clear when the pork is<br />
cooked. During cooking, check the liquid<br />
levels, adding more boiling water if needed<br />
to prevent the pan from boiling dry. Serve<br />
the stuffed cabbage drizzled with the juice<br />
from the pan, and soured cream and freshly<br />
sliced crusty bread on the side.<br />
Cabbage Soup<br />
¼ potato, peeled and finely chopped<br />
300ml/10½fl oz vegetable stock<br />
¼ Savoy cabbage, chopped<br />
25g/1oz toasted peanuts, to garnish<br />
Place the potato and stock into a saucepan<br />
over a high heat. Bring to the boil then<br />
reduce the heat to simmer for seven minutes.<br />
Add the cabbage and continue to simmer<br />
for six minutes, until the cabbage has<br />
cooked and the potatoes are soft. To serve,<br />
pour the soup into a bowl and finish with a<br />
sprinkling of peanuts (optional).<br />
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Our Maintenance Team have been working<br />
Mondays and Wednesdays during the volunteer’s<br />
Summer break, beginning 1 hour<br />
earlier because of the increasing heat of the<br />
past weeks, weeding, sweeping and spraying<br />
the streets on a rota basis. They have also<br />
completed the installation of a new watering<br />
system to the Jubilee Garden near the Welcome<br />
Wall and we must offer sincere thanks<br />
to the Pig Farmer for his input with this; it<br />
was lovely to receive help from the local<br />
Spanish community! We mentioned this to<br />
one of our local councillors, who admired all<br />
the hard work, with a view to their provision<br />
of free water for the area of the Golf Club corner<br />
and at the top where the trees have been<br />
planted, which would save so much time and<br />
effort carrying water. He advised no promise<br />
could be made, but would see what could be<br />
done – watch this space! Thanks also to a<br />
gentleman from ‘D’ who donated several railway<br />
sleepers which will be used to build more<br />
raised flowerbeds, and of course to all who<br />
give to our buckets. So many people arriving<br />
in Camposol on holiday notice the marked difference<br />
since their previous visit; each Euro<br />
helps with landscaping and planting.<br />
Thanks also to those who have kindly offered<br />
much needed drinks to the workers, despite<br />
the fact we may have woken some of them!<br />
Our apologies - it’s hard to clean streets silently!<br />
If you have any spare time, please<br />
give the plants near your casa some water –<br />
every area is suffering in these high temperatures.<br />
May we also politely request that<br />
dog owners pick up any mess their pets<br />
leave behind? It only takes two minutes to<br />
deposit a bag in the bin and will keep the area<br />
smell and poo-free, thanks!<br />
There may still be a few tickets left for our<br />
Summer Social on 5 th September 8pm at<br />
The Club House, with the duo Itchy Fingers.<br />
Tickets only 6€. Please support us as it promises<br />
to be another great night!<br />
Our Christmas Meal and Dance is on<br />
Wednesday 3 rd December at The Club<br />
House. Unfortunately Lenny Mitchell has had<br />
to withdraw from performing due to ill health.<br />
We wish him a full and speedy recovery and<br />
we have meanwhile arranged for Al Jay to entertain<br />
us.<br />
Further details of both these events can be<br />
found either on our chalkboards, Facebook<br />
and our website http://www.greenfingersgardenandsocialgroup.com/<br />
or contact<br />
John, our Chairman on 634 325 427.<br />
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By the time you’re reading this, I hope to<br />
have a Facebook page up and running for<br />
our club, though I haven’t got the vaguest<br />
idea how to do so!<br />
Our most recent event, lunch and wine<br />
tasting at Jumilla was a roaring success,<br />
though I wonder if other diners in the restaurant<br />
where we had our Menu del Día<br />
with fast flowing booze, appreciated our<br />
boisterous group!<br />
Building on the success of our trip to Jumilla,<br />
we’ve arranged a day trip for Wednesday<br />
10 th September to ‘Experiencia 43’,<br />
the production plant for Licor 43/Cuarenta<br />
y Tres, followed by a visit to Los Alcazares,<br />
then a shopping stop at the Iceland supermarket<br />
on the way home. Everyone is welcome<br />
to join us on this trip, so please call<br />
me on 968 956 026 for tickets which cost<br />
12€ for our members and 15€ for everyone<br />
else. More information with times etc. and<br />
a poster for this day out are on our website<br />
www.mccsocialclub.com<br />
Licor 43 is the 62º proof liqueur made from<br />
43 ingredients that goes into your Asiatico<br />
coffee and it’s advertised as the world’s<br />
number 1 Spanish liqueur. More importantly,<br />
we get a drink at the start of the<br />
tour and another at the end!<br />
At the time of writing, we still have 4 seats<br />
remaining on our 3 Night Trip to Madrid,<br />
from 7 th to 10 th October. We’ve now opened<br />
this trip to non-members, so if you would<br />
like to join us, you can find full details on<br />
our website. The price for non-members is<br />
140 € per person sharing a twin room.<br />
Finally, we’re now planning a Summer<br />
Pool Party here at the Country Club on<br />
Wednesday 27 th August. This will be open<br />
to everyone. We’ve booked Barrington to<br />
entertain us, but didn’t have the meal and<br />
cost organized in time to be included in this<br />
article, so watch our website for details.<br />
More next month<br />
Hazel Davison<br />
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The Leo Association is made up of young<br />
people from 12 to 18 years old who want to<br />
help their local community.<br />
The Mazarrón Bahia Leo Club were thrilled<br />
after their successful fundraising walk to<br />
be able to join their sponsoring club the<br />
Mazarrón Bahia Lions Club to once again<br />
send ten Diabetic children to a special summer<br />
camp to help them cope with their illness.<br />
During July the Leos have been busy doing<br />
several food collections at Consum supermarket.<br />
They were happy to be able to deliver<br />
the food to Cruz Roja de Mazarrón to be distributed<br />
to the many families supported by<br />
Cruz Roja. The Leos are very grateful to<br />
the many people of Camposol who supported<br />
them and to Consum for allowing<br />
this collection to happen.<br />
The Mazarrón Leos are continuing with supporting<br />
their local community and are raising<br />
funds for a children’s play area on Camposol<br />
and will be joining in the Fie-Style<br />
Day on August 16 th at the Camposol Club<br />
de Golf. They will be doing pebble painting<br />
with younger children with a percentage of<br />
the funds raised on that day being given to<br />
the Leos for their playground fund. They will<br />
continue to raise funds and will hold an event<br />
with Pitu on September 26 th with all profits<br />
going to fund much-needed play areas.<br />
The Mazarrón Leos say that volunteering<br />
trains them to see the world through<br />
someone else’s eyes, teaching them<br />
compassion and responsibility. They are<br />
helping to make their community a better<br />
place and to be grateful for what they have<br />
and not take things for granted. The Lions<br />
and Camposol where this club is based are<br />
very proud of the Leos and thank them for<br />
their wonderful effort.<br />
The Mazarrón Bahia Leos meet on the 1 st<br />
and 3 rd Friday of the month at the Camposol<br />
Cultural Centre from 7pm to 9pm. For more<br />
information Please call the Leo Advisor Virginia<br />
Barker on 654 874 563.<br />
We have had a joyous month and we would<br />
like to thank some amazing people in Camposol<br />
whose hearts were touched by the<br />
needs of others. In particular we thank Dianne<br />
and Alan who donated a fridge freezer<br />
so desperately needed; Simon and Judy<br />
who gave a fridge, food and a teddy for<br />
the expected new baby; Maureen and Peter<br />
who gave a mattress and bedding so that<br />
a family no longer sleep on the floor; Jasmine<br />
and Marisol in Bolnuevo who had collected<br />
a quantity of tinned food which has<br />
been a great help in boosting our supplies;<br />
Nadine and Ray who held a charity evening<br />
at Time Out Sports Bar in San Javier<br />
and raised funds to help our food supplies<br />
and are planning two other events in the<br />
weeks ahead; Eileen and Nadine who do all<br />
the food shopping and pack it all up ready<br />
for delivery to our families, always smiling,<br />
willing dear friends who come out each time<br />
to deliver what is needed. God bless you<br />
lovely people!<br />
We are seeing changes in the families we<br />
visit. Some have had to move on to new<br />
areas to seek work as most rely on picking<br />
salad crops here in the Murcia area. They do<br />
not have the luxury of claiming any kind of<br />
benefit. They really do have to seek work!<br />
Young families are moving back with their<br />
parents as they cannot afford to pay the<br />
rent, consequently, there is overcrowding<br />
and lack of privacy. We never hear complaints,<br />
only love and gratitude for God’s<br />
Grace.<br />
We are always in need of food and toiletries<br />
such as liquid detergent as most have to<br />
wash their clothing in cold water. Shampoo,<br />
toothpaste, toothbrushes and shower gel<br />
are always received gratefully.<br />
There is a special lady called Irene in Fuente<br />
Alamo who we would like to bless. We have<br />
never met her, but this lady has been a<br />
regular donor of money and food since this<br />
charity first started. God bless you dear<br />
lady. We hope that we can meet with you<br />
soon and introduce you to some of the people<br />
you are helping.<br />
Our heartfelt thanks as always, to our ladies<br />
who hold the Table Top Sale on Camposol<br />
and Marian and Lesley at The Dog Bowl,<br />
Fuente Alamo. Food can be donated at<br />
Camposol or The Dog Bowl in Fuente Alamo.<br />
Tel Marge and Arthur Laws on 659 270 885<br />
or email arthurlaws@hotmail.com<br />
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Notice of an Extraordinary General<br />
Meeting<br />
The Camposol Residents Association,<br />
Central Liaison Committee has reached a<br />
crossroads in its life. For the last five years<br />
under my chairmanship I have led a happy,<br />
but determined group of volunteers whose<br />
only objective has been the betterment of<br />
all things on Camposol.<br />
We have had many successes and steady<br />
progress has been made on a lot of fronts<br />
especially with the latest government<br />
coalition team. Not everything we would<br />
wish for has been achieved, but we carried<br />
on regardless, keeping constant pressure<br />
on the council.<br />
We have only been able to continually<br />
meet with the powers-that-be because<br />
we are non-political and merely your<br />
representatives with the council. I realised<br />
a couple of years ago that perhaps the way<br />
forward was to be represented by elected<br />
councillors whose sole aim would be the<br />
completion of Camposol. To this end, I<br />
proposed changes in our constitution to<br />
allow us to explore these possibilities and<br />
removed “non-political” from our rules<br />
of association. This enabled us to form a<br />
political subcommittee which some of the<br />
members developed into an independent<br />
group, resulting in the Camposol & District<br />
Independent Party. This is not a division<br />
of, or a branch of the CRA.<br />
If the CRA, Central Liaison Committee<br />
continues, it must remain independent of<br />
any political party and remain impartial<br />
and it cannot be seen as a political threat,<br />
so your Central Liaison Committee’s future<br />
needs to be reviewed as soon as possible.<br />
Do you feel that the current role of<br />
the Central Liaison Committee has<br />
run its course and we would be better<br />
dissolving the CRA and allowing others<br />
to take the political lead?<br />
This decision cannot be made by a handful<br />
of people on the committee, but I believe<br />
needs to be put to the membership at an<br />
Extraordinary General Meeting to determine<br />
its future role. To this end I propose that we<br />
hold an Extraordinary General Meeting<br />
on Saturday 16 th August at 10am at<br />
Mariano’s Restaurant, Camposol A.<br />
The proposals to consider are:<br />
1. The committee must remain<br />
politically impartial to maintain<br />
future negotiating rights. Any<br />
political involvement would<br />
jeopardise this. Because the<br />
current committee has a majority<br />
of politically motivated members<br />
do you believe that the current<br />
role of the CRA has<br />
run its course and we<br />
should dissolve the<br />
association?<br />
Proposed By Jackie<br />
Drewe<br />
Seconded by Sandy<br />
Allison<br />
2. If the CRA is to<br />
continue in its present<br />
format, I propose<br />
that the 2012 change<br />
in the rule regarding<br />
the removal of the<br />
words “non-political”<br />
be rescinded and the<br />
association return to<br />
being a non-political<br />
organisation.<br />
Proposed by Jackie<br />
Drewe<br />
Seconded by Sandy<br />
Allison<br />
3. We believe<br />
that the CRA<br />
should continue<br />
as at present as a<br />
residents’ association<br />
and that the CRA<br />
should endorse the<br />
Camposol and District<br />
Independent Party as<br />
its official political<br />
voice.<br />
Proposed by Tom<br />
Finnegan<br />
Seconded by Paul<br />
Drury<br />
4. In the event that proposal (1)<br />
Is carried and the association<br />
is dissolved, I propose that<br />
the Fighting Fund is allocated<br />
to each sector gardening and<br />
community group apportioned<br />
by the number of members on<br />
each sector. After dispensing with<br />
any outstanding invoices and<br />
expenses the General Fund should<br />
be donated to the Camposol and<br />
District Independent Party (CDiP).<br />
Each share of the fighting fund is worth<br />
5.8381785€.<br />
This equates to:<br />
Sector A 388 members x 5.8381785 =<br />
2265.21€<br />
Sector B 532 members x 5.8381785 =<br />
3105.91€<br />
Sector C 609 members x 5.8381785 =<br />
3555.45€<br />
Sector D 1540 members x 5.8381785 =<br />
8990.79€<br />
The current general fund stands at<br />
2372.27€ less any outstanding expenses<br />
for donation to the CDiP.<br />
Proposed by Bob Owen<br />
Seconded by Jackie Drewe.<br />
Proxy Voting:<br />
Please submit your proxy votes by email<br />
to chairman@cracamposol.com or by<br />
letter to Bob Owen, Camposol Residents<br />
Association, AP 1528, Camposol, Mazarron,<br />
30875, Murcia, Spain.<br />
Proxy votes must be received by 2pm<br />
15th August <strong>2014</strong>.<br />
The following should be completed:<br />
CRA Membership Number (if available)<br />
Name of CRA Member<br />
Camposol Address<br />
Proposal 1 - Current Role of the CRA<br />
Yes - dissolve the association<br />
No - the CRA should continue<br />
Abstain<br />
If The CRA Should Continue:<br />
Proposal 2 - Return to a Non Political<br />
Organisation<br />
Yes - return to being a non-political<br />
organisation<br />
No<br />
Abstain<br />
If The CRA is to Continue<br />
Proposal 3 - Have the CDIP as its Official<br />
Political Voice<br />
Agree<br />
Disagree<br />
Abstain<br />
If Proposal 1 is Carried<br />
Proposal 4 - Dispersal Of Funds<br />
Agree<br />
Disagree<br />
Abstain<br />
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News From FAST<br />
FAST continues to deal with many emergency<br />
callouts on Camposol. Help and support is<br />
therefore needed in order to assist with the<br />
running costs of this voluntary service. Some<br />
donations are mentioned herewith, but we<br />
would also like to thank those who choose to<br />
remain anonymous - all helping to help the<br />
Camposol Community. Thanks also to the<br />
public for dropping money into the FAST collection<br />
tins too!<br />
We are extremely grateful to every one of<br />
you.<br />
Cloud Nine Drama Group –Paul Macdonald,<br />
the Chairman, with Ruma Jordan, kindly<br />
presented a cheque for 250€ to FAST. Sally<br />
Bridges, a FAST Responder received the<br />
cheque on behalf of FAST. Thanks go to<br />
everyone involved with Cloud Nine for this<br />
generous donation.<br />
FAST organised a Table Top Sale on Camposol<br />
D on 28 th June, when a magnificent total<br />
of 745.45€ was raised thanks to the donators<br />
and everyone who helped with collecting,<br />
sorting and selling the items and of course<br />
to all the people who came to buy. The pancakes<br />
with ice cream, scones and cakes went<br />
down very well too - what a successful and<br />
enjoyable day! Thanks also to the friends and<br />
neighbours who assisted alongside the FAST<br />
members, some of whom are now keen to<br />
join the Team.<br />
FAST wishes to thank the Olney Family for<br />
all their donations. Thank you once again to<br />
Rosemary and John for the 150€ donation<br />
from Bingo at Tel’s Bar; very many thanks to<br />
CDA Fitness for the donation of 220€ and<br />
also SOS (Silly Old Sods) for their kind donation<br />
of 300€.<br />
Congratulations!<br />
FAST now have five more Responders who<br />
have successfully completed the necessary<br />
training with Head Trainer, Gerry Bradshaw,<br />
to comply with the stringent requirements<br />
of the Murcia Health Authority. They are also<br />
fully trained to administer oxygen and to use<br />
the defibrillator (AED) as and when required<br />
when responding to an emergency call. ‘Well<br />
Done’ to all of you!<br />
Remember to visit Camposol B on the 2 nd and<br />
last Friday of each month to purchase tickets<br />
for events, obtain information and have a<br />
chat to members of the FAST Team.<br />
Please Note:<br />
In a Medical Emergency – Call 112<br />
Then call - FAST: 968 970 626<br />
General Enquiries call 634 327 730<br />
Email: secretary@fastcamposol.com<br />
During the month of August Age Concern<br />
can be contacted by phoning 634<br />
310 215, but we will not be in the Cultural<br />
Centre (everyone needs a break during the<br />
Summer). We will back in the centre on<br />
Wednesday 3 rd September.<br />
In June we held our Menu del Dia at Gula<br />
Gula in Puerto de Mazarrón. Everyone<br />
enjoyed the meal and had a relaxing afternoon<br />
overlooking the boats on the marina.<br />
On Wednesday 27 th August we will<br />
be at Bocapizza Restaurant in Puerto de<br />
Mazarrón. The owners also run Gula Gula<br />
and Viggos, so we know we will get good<br />
food and value for money.<br />
Unfortunately the Craft Fair planned by<br />
the Artisan Co-operative had to be cancelled<br />
due to unavailability of many of the<br />
stallholders. Another date will be arranged<br />
after the summer so watch this space for<br />
further details!<br />
The Welcome Group are organising a<br />
Summer Dance on Wednesday 20 th August<br />
in aid of Age Concern with musical<br />
tributes to the Beatles and Cliff & The<br />
Shadows. Tickets are available from the<br />
Welcome meeting at Mariano’s, Camposol<br />
A at 2pm Saturday 2 nd August.<br />
Our Annual Black & White Ball is on Friday<br />
12 th September at Bal La Sal on Puerto<br />
de Mazarrón. Music by Karen Noble and<br />
Terry Jay, cava and a buffet for only 15€.<br />
Transport from Camposol and Mazarrón<br />
Country Club for 5€. Last year’s ball was<br />
the best yet and we hope to equal it this<br />
year.<br />
On Friday 19 th September we are holding<br />
an Open Day in Puerto de Mazarrón. Although<br />
based at Camposol, (the area most<br />
populated by British over 50’s), Age Concern<br />
Costa Cálida is not just for Camposol<br />
residents and we need volunteers to help<br />
people throughout the area. Anyone who<br />
wants to know more about what we do and<br />
how they help will be very welcome. Further<br />
details about venue etc next month or<br />
call the numbers below.<br />
Age Concern:<br />
Outside Bar Salud, Camposol B Fridays<br />
11am-1pm<br />
Camposol Cultural Centre Wed/Thu 10am-<br />
1pm (closed during August)<br />
Telephone: 634 310 215<br />
Other areas: 634 336 484<br />
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“Mazarrón Permanecerá Abierto Por Vacaciones”<br />
(Mazarrón remains open for the<br />
holidays.)<br />
This is the new slogan for an extension of the<br />
opening hours of the various museums and<br />
galleries in Mazarrón. They will open every<br />
day until 15 th September, with much more<br />
extended hours. The tourist office also has<br />
2 more points; one in Bolnuevo and another<br />
next to the Ermita de la Isla.<br />
daily demonstrations of various artisan skills.<br />
La Union Musical de San Pedro Del Pinatar<br />
On Sunday July 6 th the band “Maestro Eugenio<br />
Calderón” played in Mazarrón to initiate the<br />
Villa de Mazarrón <strong>2014</strong>. Around four hundred<br />
people gathered in the Port of Mazarrón<br />
to hear the first concert, opened by Councillor<br />
for Culture, Ginés Campillo.<br />
this initiative which consists of a collection of<br />
food that is intended for needy families in the<br />
town.<br />
Councillor for Social Policy, Maria Martinez,<br />
explained “All those who want to help can<br />
make donations throughout the day during<br />
business hours in Mercadona, LIDL, Consum<br />
and El Arbol. There will be boxes and volunteers<br />
from ‘Nuevo Rumbo’ located in each supermarket<br />
to collect donations.<br />
Students Celebrate Their IES Graduation<br />
More than 130 students celebrated their<br />
graduation ceremony. The event took place<br />
in the presence of family members, teachers,<br />
administrators, managers and municipal<br />
authorities. Students who have earned the<br />
recognition of outstanding received special<br />
mention.<br />
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Francisco García, said<br />
“Mazarrón is a tourist town that registers a<br />
significant increase in population in the summer<br />
months, so we need to expand tourist<br />
services at this time.” This is in response to<br />
a historical claim by many traders, residents<br />
and tourists.<br />
The band of Mazarrón delighted the audience<br />
with an elaborate and carefully prepared programme<br />
and they began the concert with the<br />
Paso Doble “Evocation”. The second part consisted<br />
of famous pieces from “West Side Story”<br />
and ended with a medley of Boleros. As a<br />
farewell, the band played the third movement<br />
of “Os Pássaros Do Brasil”.<br />
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La Torre de Los Caballos de Bolnuevo<br />
Mon-Thurs 9am-2pm<br />
Fri 9am-2pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm<br />
Sat 10am-1pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm<br />
Sun10am-1pm<br />
La Factoría Romana de Salazones, Puerto<br />
de Mazarrón<br />
Mon-Fri 9am-2pm and 3.30pm-9.30pm on<br />
Wed, Thurs and Fri<br />
Sat 10am-1pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm<br />
Sun 10am-1pm<br />
El Centro de Interpretación del Barco Fenicio<br />
de la Isla<br />
Mon-Fri 9am-2pm and 3.30pm-9.30pm on<br />
Wed, Thurs and Fri<br />
Sat10am-1pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm<br />
Sun10am-1pm<br />
Mazarrón Town Hall is an iconic building of<br />
the Town, declared a National Historic Monument.<br />
Mon-Sat 10am-2pm and 5pm-8pm on Wed,<br />
Thurs and Fri<br />
Craft Markets Open Until End Of August<br />
The markets in Puerto de Mazarrón and until<br />
August 31 st give visitors the opportunity to<br />
stroll among stalls and craft stalls where they<br />
can find a wide variety of products.<br />
One is on Avenida Costa Cálida, in front of<br />
the Medical Centre and the other is next to<br />
La Ermita de La Isla. Opening hours are 8pm-<br />
1.30am, although closing hours may vary<br />
depending on the daily activity. There will be<br />
On Saturday, July 12 th the band’s music was<br />
from “La Union Musical de San Pedro del Pinatar”.<br />
Construction Of Access Roundabout At<br />
The Mazarrón Sports Complex<br />
The splitting of the RM-332 road between<br />
Mazarrón with Puerto de Mazarrón is one<br />
of the priorities for the current council. This<br />
road is the main route between the two largest<br />
population areas in the municipality and<br />
supports daily traffic, further increased in the<br />
summer season.<br />
Where the Municipal Sports Complex is located,<br />
the City Council urgently considers<br />
the construction of a roundabout to provide<br />
access to the sports facilities as the current<br />
road has become a black spot, recording a<br />
high number of traffic accidents. Fortunately<br />
there have been no serious injuries.<br />
Meals for the Unemployed<br />
There are many local families who are at<br />
risk of poverty. In response, the City Council<br />
has been forced to apply to the Ministries of<br />
Education and Social Policy to provide school<br />
meals during the summer months, in order to<br />
ensure a daily meal for many children.<br />
Operation Kilo<br />
This is a food service collection at various<br />
commercial establishments in Puerto de<br />
Mazarrón. The Association ‘Nuevo Rumbo’<br />
in collaboration with the Department of Social<br />
Policy of Mazarrón is again carrying out<br />
After welcoming the graduates, students of<br />
2ºB performed a musical interpretation of the<br />
famous Beatles song “Obladi-Oblada”.<br />
During the ceremony, Daniel Diaz, gave a<br />
moving speech, citing Tierno Galván mentioning<br />
the values that teachers have tried to instill.<br />
Diaz also spoke of the crisis, focusing on<br />
the current situation as an incentive to reach<br />
peaks and therefore encouraged those present<br />
to pursue their challenges.<br />
Leiva Fiesta<br />
Musical and gastronomic events, popular<br />
games, comedy acts and an ethnographic exhibition<br />
completed the programme of festivities<br />
culminating with a Mass in honour of the<br />
Virgen del Carmen.<br />
Salvadora Gallego opened the festivities<br />
with memories of his childhood in Leiva. He<br />
thanked everyone involved in the fiesta and<br />
paid tribute to his father with some ballads<br />
such as “As he also liked to do”.<br />
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Francisco García,<br />
opened an ethnographic exhibition of farm<br />
implements and household chores of yesteryear<br />
located in the annex to the church hall.<br />
The fiesta queen was Ana Belén Motos with<br />
Adriana Mariana López as her princess and<br />
María Vivancos was Queen of the Third Age.<br />
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As we race through summer, the Los Palacios<br />
group can put another successful event<br />
behind them. On Friday 11 th July we held our<br />
first Summer Carnival at Mariano’s outside<br />
bar. The brilliant Barrington hosted the evening,<br />
guiding out 200 carnival revellers through<br />
a night of games, dance and of course plenty<br />
of fabulous music, not forgetting the Carnival<br />
Mask Competition. To add to the carnival atmosphere<br />
Mariano’s was decorated by Mundo<br />
Piñatas, the party shop, based in Totana. We<br />
had a number of balloon flowers scattered<br />
around along with a couple of balloon towers<br />
on the stage and they also donated a piñata<br />
which contained one of many fabulous prizes<br />
donated by local businesses.<br />
Thanks must go to the following businesses<br />
for donating prizes for our raffle: Cat’s Bar;<br />
Tel’s Bar; The Spice Villa; Tropic Ana’s and<br />
The Vista Bar, as well as Mariano’s for the use<br />
of their venue; Liberty Seguros for sponsoring<br />
the event, Barrington and Mundo Piñatas. A<br />
total of 1500€ was raised on the night thanks<br />
to our generous party-goers.<br />
Week to week we continue to keep our park<br />
and communal areas clean and tidy and look<br />
forward the monies being raised that will help<br />
purchase more stone chip, gravel and membrane.<br />
We also continue to ‘walk the streets’<br />
with weed killer, trying our hardest to keep<br />
the weeds at bay. Once the weather cools,<br />
our activities will increase and you’ll see us<br />
out and about a bit more.<br />
In terms of events, we are now starting to<br />
pull our plans together for our forthcoming<br />
RACE NIGHT and Christmas Party; yes,<br />
Christmas, so watch this space.<br />
Thanks, as always for your continued support<br />
via our weekly bucket collection, our Friday<br />
Book Stall, events and to those who give up<br />
their time to help.<br />
The Summer Solstice Concert held at the<br />
Mazarrón Country Club on June 22 nd was, as<br />
anticipated, a great success. A full house of<br />
over 200 people enjoyed the music of Steve<br />
Fisher and Magnetic Surf who kept the<br />
dance floor busy all night. This was a great<br />
event which culminated in the raising of over<br />
1,400€ for Forget Me Not Respite Care.<br />
Our sincere thanks to all who made this possible<br />
and in particular Steve Fisher and Magnetic<br />
Surf for giving of their time for this new<br />
initiative and making it the success it was.<br />
Forget Me Not is a charity whose aim is<br />
to give respite care to carers of people with<br />
long term illnesses such as dementia and<br />
Alzheimer’s by taking over the care for a few<br />
hours whilst the permanent carer has a well<br />
earned few hours to themselves. We use<br />
the Cultural Centre on Camposol on Monday<br />
mornings from 10.30am to 1.30pm and include<br />
activities that both interest and challenge<br />
our friends (not patients or clients)<br />
and if required, lunch is also provided.<br />
Forget Me Not is open to friends within<br />
the whole of the Mazarrón area including<br />
Bolnuevo, Isla Plana, El Alamillo etc. If you<br />
would like more information about Forget<br />
Me Not then please contact either by phone<br />
to Dawn on 634 317 092 or our Facebook<br />
page, or log on to our new website www.<br />
forgetmenotmazarron.es Perhaps you<br />
would like to come along see us at the Table<br />
Top Sales on Camposol B on Friday mornings.<br />
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Inferno In Guadalajara<br />
A raging inferno engulfed the province of<br />
Guadalajara in central Spain striking on the<br />
9 th anniversary of the devastating blaze which<br />
killed 11 of the 12 fire-fighters attempting to<br />
bring it under control. The emergency services<br />
had to evacuate hundreds of residents<br />
from the towns of Cogolludo and Bustares as<br />
the fire had spread rapidly and remained out<br />
of control.<br />
Guadalajara sits in the vast central plains<br />
which are extremely dry year-round and<br />
largely flat aside from isolated mountains<br />
some distance apart, meaning wind activity<br />
is far-reaching. 800 hectares have been<br />
wiped out including part of the Sierra Norte<br />
mountain nature reserve, despite 210 firefighters<br />
and 16 hydroplanes and helicopters<br />
working round the clock.<br />
Gib Tug-Of-War<br />
A fresh episode in the Gibraltar-related friction<br />
between the UK and Spain has reared<br />
its head after what has been described as a<br />
‘provocative’ incursion by the latter’s Naval<br />
forces. According to MEP David Lidington, a<br />
Spanish Naval ship attempted to divert two<br />
vessels from the port of Gibraltar, claiming<br />
they were in Spain’s waters – which they<br />
were not.<br />
He said the ship’s behaviour ‘constituted a<br />
breach of the UN Convention on the Law of<br />
the Sea’.<br />
Despite the ongoing tug-of-war, Gibraltarians<br />
want to remain British and Spaniards who<br />
work on the Rock and live over the border<br />
agree. Many large UK companies operate<br />
from Gibraltar, where unemployment is just<br />
3% and most of those working there have<br />
top, well-paid jobs.<br />
Pamplona Bull-Run<br />
This year, 5 people were injured at Pamplona’s<br />
traditional Sanfermínes Bull-Running<br />
Festival, two of them seriously. A 52-year-old<br />
bull-handler from Cascante was gored in his<br />
buttock, narrowly missing a main artery and<br />
his groin, whilst another, aged 34, from Deba<br />
was rushed to hospital with a deep chest<br />
wound and several broken ribs.<br />
Despite the presence of animal rights demonstrators,<br />
the bull-running ended with the<br />
usual bull-fight.<br />
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Glasgow Murderer Caught In Madrid<br />
A fugitive who shot a man dead in a Glasgow<br />
car park has been caught in Madrid and is<br />
due to be extradited, report National Police<br />
in Spain.<br />
William Thomas Robert Paterson, 34, is accused<br />
– among various other men – of murdering<br />
the Scottish city’s well-known gangland<br />
figure Kevin ‘Gerbil’ Carroll, 29, on January<br />
13 four years ago. Paterson fled the UK<br />
10 days later, heading for Spain.<br />
Operation Capture involves publishing photos<br />
and details of wanted criminals believed<br />
to be hiding out in Spain and calls upon<br />
members of the public to report them anonymously<br />
and without fear of reprisal.<br />
Anyone based in Spain who believes they<br />
may have information leading to the arrest of<br />
a wanted British criminal can call Crimestoppers<br />
via the Spanish number 900 555 111,<br />
which will be diverted to the UK, or the National<br />
Police on 091.<br />
They can also email the National Police at<br />
fugitivos@policia.es<br />
Accidents At Two Benidorm Theme Parks<br />
On 8 th July an Icelandic teen, who was on the<br />
ride known as the ‘Inferno’ at Terra Mítica,<br />
fell out of his seat in mid-air after his harness<br />
came undone. The rollercoaster spins<br />
round and upside down at the same time and<br />
it is thought the young tourist landed on his<br />
head. Terra Mítica opened in the year 2000,<br />
and this is the first time a fatal accident has<br />
occurred.<br />
On the same day, a four-year-old Russian boy<br />
suffered head injuries in a fall when climbing<br />
a statue at the entrance to the Benidorm<br />
Zoo, Terra Natura. He was rushed to Alicante<br />
General Hospital in a critical condition.<br />
Terra Natura’s management stresses that<br />
the statues have clear signs on them in several<br />
languages warning visitors not to climb<br />
them.<br />
‘Balconing’<br />
Three more cases of the reckless stunt known<br />
as ‘balconing’ have led to one death and two<br />
tourists in hospital in the Balearic Islands.<br />
A youth, aged 20, landed on concrete after<br />
jumping from a second-floor balcony whilst<br />
under the influence of alcohol. The 15-metre<br />
drop left him with multiple broken bones and<br />
bruises and his heart and breathing stopped,<br />
meaning he was clinically dead for several<br />
minutes. Paramedics managed to revive him<br />
and he is currently in intensive care at Son<br />
Espases hospital in a critical condition.<br />
A 22-year-old man landed on his head after<br />
leaping from a first-floor balcony Ibiza. His<br />
injuries are not said to be serious, but he remains<br />
in hospital under observation.<br />
These incidents occurred just 48 hours after<br />
a 20 year-old Danish tourist lost his life when<br />
he fell from the third floor of a holiday apartment<br />
block in Mallorca.<br />
A constant worry for authorities, the health<br />
service and hotel bosses, the ‘balconing’<br />
stunt – where young<br />
and inebriated holidaymakers<br />
try to jump<br />
from their veranda<br />
into the swimming<br />
pool below – has been<br />
a dangerous trend<br />
for the last three or<br />
four years and leads<br />
to numerous deaths,<br />
serious injuries and<br />
permanent disabilities<br />
every summer.<br />
The practice is mainly<br />
seen in youth tourism<br />
belts in Ibiza and<br />
Mallorca and tends to<br />
be young British and<br />
other northern European revellers, typically<br />
in their late teens or early 20s. Last year, 9<br />
holidaymakers died in ‘balconing’ stunts. A<br />
young British woman was injured when she<br />
jumped from a fourth-floor balcony in Ibiza<br />
and just days earlier another British holidaymaker<br />
was admitted to hospital after falling<br />
from a second-floor apartment veranda.<br />
In all cases, the victims had been drinking alcohol<br />
and in some, had also consumed drugs.<br />
Grandparents Ordered To Pay Maintenance<br />
Four grandparents have been ordered by a<br />
judge to pay 250€ a month between them<br />
in maintenance for their granddaughter in<br />
a landmark ruling that illustrates how every<br />
generation of a family is required by law to<br />
look after each other.<br />
The parents of the child’s father have been<br />
instructed to pay their son 135€ a month for<br />
the little girl’s keep and her maternal grandparents<br />
are obliged to pay the child’s mother<br />
115€ a month. The mother only takes home<br />
a disability allowance of 438€ a month and<br />
has two other young children from a previous<br />
marriage and the father is unemployed<br />
and ‘has little chance of getting one’ due to<br />
‘mental health problems’. The parents are<br />
separated.<br />
The judge found that in accordance with Article<br />
152 of the Spanish Civil Code, the legal<br />
requirement to maintain a dependent child<br />
‘Ceases when the parent or guardian’s fortune<br />
has reduced to the level of being unable<br />
to attend to said parent or guardian’s own<br />
needs’, as is the case with the girl’s father,<br />
meaning by law he cannot be forced to pay<br />
maintenance money. Obligations and duties<br />
to dependent children are not limited to his<br />
or her parents’ but follow a strict hierarchy in<br />
line with closeness of blood ties.<br />
This unique and as-yet unseen case in Spain,<br />
the judge’s decision has set a new precedent.<br />
Shark Sighting Forces Beach Closure<br />
Two beaches in Barcelona were closed after<br />
a shark was spotted close to the shores. Red<br />
flags were hoisted in Masnou and Premià de<br />
Mar after the shark, which can reach up to<br />
2.5 metres in length was seen on the Ocata<br />
beach. All other beaches in the two seaside<br />
towns carried warning signs ordering sunseekers<br />
not to go into the water.<br />
The shark was identified as a blue shark, or<br />
Prionace glauca which, although it has no<br />
natural predators, rarely attacks humans<br />
and lives almost exclusively on small fish and<br />
squid.<br />
Pet Shops Selling Animals to be Regulated<br />
Pet shops in Spain will come under strict regulation<br />
to ensure they prevent ‘impulse’ buying<br />
of domestic animals in a bid to cut down<br />
on cases of neglect. Agriculture minister Isabel<br />
García Tejerina was said to be considering<br />
banning the sale of animals in shops, but has<br />
decided not to do so – merely to regulate it.<br />
The new animal protection law will also cover<br />
breeders, shelters and individual pet owners,<br />
tightening up penalties for dumping animals<br />
or mistreating them, and setting rules to reduce<br />
the incidence of such abuse.<br />
So far, the exact content of the law text, nor<br />
how it will affect pet shop sales, has not yet<br />
been confirmed.<br />
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Agreement<br />
For a few months we have been looking at the<br />
concepts of masculine and feminine genders<br />
in the Spanish language. We noted that a<br />
noun is a word that represents a ‘thing’ or an<br />
‘idea’ and that in Spanish each of these words<br />
has a gender which we need to know about<br />
to help us form correct Spanish sentences.<br />
The gender of the noun in a sentence affects<br />
many of the words around it.<br />
We have also looked at a few guidelines to<br />
help us determine what the gender of a particular<br />
noun is, but in many cases we just<br />
have to learn each one individually and gradually,<br />
knowing that if we make a few mistakes<br />
along the way it is not going to affect people’s<br />
understanding of what we say.<br />
One of the things that is affected by the gender<br />
of a word is the accompanying word for<br />
‘the’ and ‘a’. We are lucky in English as these<br />
words have only one form. ‘The’ in Spanish<br />
actually has five forms, but only four that<br />
concern us now. These four words depend on<br />
whether they apply to masculine or feminine<br />
nouns and also whether the nouns are in the<br />
singular or plural.<br />
Let’s take a practical example – the word<br />
for ‘child’ or ‘boy’ – ‘niño’ and the word for<br />
‘girl’ which is ‘niña’. This is how the ‘the’ bit<br />
works:<br />
el niño - the boy<br />
la niña - the girl<br />
los niños - the boys<br />
las niñas - the girls<br />
We have four different words for ‘the’:<br />
el (masculine singular)<br />
la (feminine singular)<br />
los (masculine plural)<br />
las (feminine plural)<br />
Now we’ll look at the words meaning ‘a’ or<br />
‘an’. There are two of these: masculine singular<br />
un and feminine singular una. Logically<br />
we cannot have a plural of ‘a’, so that<br />
gives us for example ‘a boy’, un niño and ‘a<br />
girl’, una niña.<br />
All of these forms apply to words for things as<br />
well. Let’s use two more examples of words<br />
for things rather than people.<br />
vestido (dress – masculine)<br />
el vestido (the dress)<br />
los vestidos (the dresses)<br />
un vestido (a dress)<br />
camisa (shirt – feminine)<br />
la camisa (the shirt)<br />
las camisas (the shirts)<br />
una camisa (a shirt)<br />
One of the indicators of word gender we have<br />
already mentioned is the characteristic ‘a’<br />
ending for feminine and ‘o’ ending for masculine<br />
nouns. Niño, niña, vestido, camisa all<br />
follow this pattern. However as I mentioned,<br />
there are other words that don’t do this at all.<br />
For example:<br />
reloj (clock – masculine)<br />
el reloj (the clock)<br />
los relojes (the clocks)<br />
un reloj (a clock)<br />
pared (wall – feminine)<br />
la pared (the wall)<br />
las paredes (the walls)<br />
una pared (a wall)<br />
Notice in both these cases the words end in<br />
consonants (j and d). When this happens we<br />
make the word into plural by adding –‘es’,<br />
rather than just –‘s’.<br />
To complete this picture let’s look again at a<br />
couple of words that have endings the opposite<br />
way round from what we expect, to see<br />
how they deal with this ‘agreement’ business:<br />
problema (problem – masculine)<br />
el problema (the problem)<br />
los problemas (the problems)<br />
un problema (a problem)<br />
mano (hand – feminine)<br />
la mano (the hand)<br />
las manos (the hands)<br />
una mano (a hand)<br />
Most foreigners learning Spanish get these<br />
wrong to start with. The Spanish are quite<br />
used to people saying things like Tengo una<br />
problema and this kind of mistake would<br />
never prevent someone from understanding<br />
that you had a problem!<br />
Just to round this up and lead on to our main<br />
point for your next lesson. There are other<br />
things that are affected by the masculine/<br />
feminine divide as well as ‘the’ and ‘a’. It<br />
also influences the adjectives, or describing<br />
words, that go with the nouns. Here is what<br />
I mean: the word for ‘small’ is pequeño. It<br />
can be applied to all the above nouns. We can<br />
talk about a small boy, girl, shirt, dress, clock,<br />
wall, problem or hand. Here are some examples<br />
of how we would do this, by making the<br />
word pequeño match the noun each time.<br />
el niño pequeño; la niña pequeña<br />
los niños pequeños; las niñas pequeñas<br />
el vestido pequeño; los relojes pequeños<br />
la camisa pequeña; las paredes pequeñas<br />
un problema pequeño; una mano pequeña<br />
We will start off at this point next month, as<br />
there are plenty more things to say about adjectives.<br />
I bet you can’t wait!<br />
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Summer Solstice Bolnuevo Beach BBQ<br />
Twenty one people gathered on Bolnuevo<br />
playa for the Humanists of Murcia Summer<br />
Solstice Fiesta. There was a petanca competition,<br />
which most people joined in. The semifinal<br />
was between Jon and Vince and Paul J<br />
and Rick. Paul J eventually won the final and<br />
received a highly coveted Humanist T Shirt.<br />
Ann led the group down to the sea for a lesson<br />
in Lyengar Yoga which, when the hamstrings<br />
returned to normal length, was enjoyed<br />
by all.<br />
The free food was Jon’s famous tapenade,<br />
chicken from the Mazarrón market and<br />
bread from Bolnuevo’s Milagro store (open<br />
all hours). Apparently there was something<br />
else for the three veggies. Nibbles, starters,<br />
salads, tarts and puddings were brought by<br />
individuals but shared.<br />
Great fun and chat was had by all and the<br />
only disappointment was the lack of wind for<br />
the Kite Flying competition*. John was most<br />
upset as he had brought along 3 kites and<br />
Martin spent an amazing three pounds on his<br />
kite.<br />
This was the last event of the season although<br />
there are lunches being organised. Go to<br />
the Humanists of Murcia facebook page for<br />
more information<br />
https://www.facebook.com/groups/<br />
humanistgroup.murcia/<br />
* The Kite Competition was reconvened the<br />
next day when, allegedly, Jon and Joan won.<br />
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RED – Entertainment<br />
ORANGE – Special menus<br />
PURPLE –Market, exhibitions, leisure & meetings<br />
Every Day<br />
GREEN – Charity & non-profit making events<br />
BLACK – Fiestas & important events<br />
Please refer to the relevant advert or editorial for more details of events<br />
Breakfasts @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 2.50€ (exc Sunday)<br />
Ana’s No Nonsense Breakfasts @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A from 3€ (9am-1pm)<br />
All day Breakfasts @ Black Bull, Camposol B<br />
Full English/American Style Breakfasts @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Breakfast @ La Vida, El Pareton (exc Sun & Mon)<br />
Fish & Chips @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 7€ (exc Sunday)<br />
Menu del Noche @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ (exc Sunday)<br />
3 Course Menu del Noche @ Elliot’s, Bolnuevo 12€ (exc Sun) (closed between 11th & 18th August)<br />
3 Course Menu del Noche @ Chez Zoe, Pto de Mazarrón 12€<br />
Earlybird Menu @ Spice Villa, Camposol A 12.50€ inc btl wine per cpl (6-8pm)<br />
Earlybird Menu @ Welcome Palace, Camposol B 12.50€ inc btl wine per cpl (6-8pm)<br />
Menu del Noche @ La Chara, Pto de Mazarrón 15€ (Mon-Fri)<br />
Every Mon<br />
Chiropody with Phillip Dawe @ Sensol Golf Villa Sales Building, Camposol C<br />
Spanish Conversation Classes @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo<br />
Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club @ Hotel Playa Grande, Pto de Mazarrón 9.30am<br />
Legs, Bums & Tums with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am<br />
Aqua Aerobics with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11.30am<br />
Dancercize with Zizi @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 12pm<br />
Ladies’ Chatterbox Group Sew & Sew @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2.30pm<br />
Kettlebells with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 6.30pm<br />
Quiz Night @ The Club House, Camposol C 8pm<br />
Entertainment Quiz @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 8.30pm<br />
Bowling League @ Alley Palais, Camposol B<br />
Tapas & Wine Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A<br />
Forget me Not Respite Care @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10.30am-1.30pm<br />
Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection @ Car Park, Camposol B 11.30am-1.30pm<br />
HELP MMM Bingo @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcázares 1€/game 2pm<br />
MABS MMM Fun Quiz @ La Rosa Bar, San Cayetano 9pm<br />
Every Tue<br />
Tai Chi Fit with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 9.15am<br />
Circuits with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am<br />
Pilates with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11am<br />
Physiotherapist & Chiropractor @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo<br />
Computer Clinic @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 1-3pm<br />
Fit 4 Life Weight Loss Support Group @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 4-5pm<br />
Zumba @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 4.30pm<br />
Football Training Session (ages 4-17) @ El Pareton 6-7pm<br />
Aqua Aerobics with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 6pm<br />
Learn to Ballroom Dance with Jacqui @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 7pm<br />
General Knowledge Quiz @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 8.30pm<br />
Menu de Noche @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A<br />
Taste of the South Night @ La Vida, El Pareton<br />
Karaoke with Lynden B @ The Arches, Los Alcázares<br />
MABS Mazarrón Coffee Morning @ MABS Centre, Camposol B 10am-1pm<br />
MAMAS Collection/Book Stall @ Camposol B Car Park 10am-1pm<br />
MABS Mazarrón Craft Workshop @ MABS Centre, Camposol B 2.30-4.30pm<br />
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Every Wed<br />
Senior Citizen Day/Discounted Barber Gents Cut @ Eden Hair & Beauty, Condado de Alhama<br />
Fitness Yoga with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 9am<br />
Camposol Bridge Club, Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am<br />
Aqua Aerobics with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10.30am<br />
Dancercize with Zizi @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 11am<br />
Aqua Aerobics with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11.30am<br />
Line Dancing with Lyn @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 3pm<br />
Mar Menor Golf Society Competition<br />
Chiropodist @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo<br />
Mazarrón AA Group @ Meeting Room adjacent to Cañada de Gallego Church 5.30pm<br />
Bingo @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 8pm<br />
Texas Hold ‘em Poker @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 8pm<br />
2 Course Early Summer Evening Menu @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 6.50€<br />
2 Course Steak Night @ La Vida, El Pareton from 9.95€ inc glass of wine<br />
2 Course Pie Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc a drink<br />
3 Course Route 66 Big Bite American Night @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 15€<br />
Karaoke with Lisa B @ Black Bull, Camposol B<br />
MABS MMM Art Workshop @ Café Golf, San Javier, 2€ 10am-12pm<br />
PALS for booking events etc @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 1-3pm<br />
HAH Book & DVD Club @ La Zona Bar, Los Narejos 2.30-4.30pm<br />
Every Thu<br />
Camposol Market @ Camposol A<br />
Kettlebells with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am<br />
Avon Lady @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 10.30am-12pm<br />
Pilates Ball with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11am<br />
Bingo @ The Club House, Camposol C 1-3pm<br />
Mazarrón Ladies Circle @ Hotel Playa Grande, Pto de Mazarrón 1.30pm<br />
Skin Analysis Machine/Facial @ Jane’s Salon, Condado de Alhama 4pm<br />
Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Meeting @ The Club House, Camposol C 4pm<br />
Fun Quiz @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 6pm (opt curry/rice/naan 3€)<br />
Circuits with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 6.30pm<br />
Quiz Night with Eddie B @ Black Bull, Camposol B 8pm (food avail from 3€)<br />
Bingo @ Alandalus, Calasparra from 8pm<br />
Quiz with TJ @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 8.30pm<br />
Market Day Special @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 2€ bacon/sausage sandwich 8.30am-3pm<br />
Curry Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc a drink<br />
German Menu del Dia @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Taste of the Med Night@ La Vida, El Pareton<br />
Jam Night @ The Club House, Camposol C<br />
Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection @ Mazarrón Country Club 11.30am-1pm<br />
HAH Book Stall @ La Zona Bar, Los Narejos 2.30-4pm<br />
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Every Fri<br />
Camposol Bridge Club/Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am<br />
Friday Art Group @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 9.45am-12.30pm<br />
Pilates with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am<br />
Legs, Bums & Tums with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11am<br />
Semi Permanent Make Up Artist @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo<br />
Book Stall/Camposol A Gardening @ Car Park Camposol A 10.30am-12.30pm<br />
10 Pin Bowling/Camposol C Greenfingers Garden Group @ Totana 4pm<br />
Find the Joker @ Black Bull, Camposol B 7pm<br />
Poker @ Alandalus, Calasparra from 8pm<br />
Fish & Chips/ Quiz @ La Vida, El Pareton from 5.50€ (from 12pm)<br />
Fish & Chip Night @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 6€<br />
Fish & Chips @ Black Bull, Camposol B 6.50€ (11-4pm)<br />
Fish & Chips @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 6.50€<br />
Mixed Grill Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 10€<br />
2 Course Surf or Turf Night @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc btl wine for 2<br />
3 Course Fish & Chip Night @ The Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€<br />
Steak Special @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias, 2 steaks & btl wine from 27€<br />
5 Course Evening Meal/dessert/coffee/wine etc @ Castillo del Pilar, Perin 18€<br />
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Fish & Chips @ Viggos, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
German Menu del Dia @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Live Music @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
Karaoke with Bernie Mac on the outside terrace @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
Noah’s ARC Book Sale/Bric-a-Brac @ Camposol B 9.30am-2pm<br />
Lions Mazarrón booking events etc outside Compusurf, Camposol B 11am<br />
Age Concern booking events etc @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 11am-1pm<br />
GOmaD Donations @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B/Costa Calida Radio 12.30-2pm<br />
Every Sat<br />
Avon Lady @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 12-1.30pm<br />
Bingo @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 1.30pm<br />
Steak Special @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias, 2 steaks & btl wine from 27€<br />
3 Course Steak Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 15€<br />
5 Course Evening Meal/dessert/coffee/wine etc @ Castillo del Pilar, Perin 18€<br />
MABS MMM Book Sale @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 10am-1pm<br />
HELP MMM Sale of up-market clothes @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 10am-1pm<br />
PALS for booking events @ Trevi’s Bar, Camposol B 11am-1.30pm<br />
Every Sun<br />
Car Boot Sale @ Cañadas del Romero Social Centre 8.30am<br />
Car Boot Sale @ Venta Romero, Cuevas de Reyllo. 9am-2pm<br />
Bingo @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A 7.30pm<br />
Sunday Lunch @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A from 5€<br />
BBQ/Live Entertainment @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 4pm 5€<br />
Traditional Sunday Lunch (hot or cold food) @ La Vida, El Pareton from 7.50€<br />
Sunday Roast @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias from 7.95€<br />
Sunday Roast @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 8.50€ inc a drink<br />
Sunday Carvery @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C from 9€<br />
3 Course Sunday Lunch /Evening@ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc btl wine for 2<br />
2 Course Sunday Lunch @ Le Carrousel, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc a drink<br />
Salad Bar Sunday @ Liz’s Café, Camposol B 10€ inc a drink<br />
3 Course Sunday Lunch @ Elliot’s, Bolnuevo 10€<br />
3 Course Sunday Roast @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ (lunch/evening)<br />
Meat Carvery/Vegetable Buffet @ La Mariposa, Gebas from 10.50€ inc glass wine/beer<br />
HELP MMM Car Boot @ Autocine, Los Narejos 8.30am-12.30<br />
Open Day @ Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, Rojales 1-4pm<br />
AUGUST<br />
Do you have children of your own or perhaps you have grandchildren visiting and are wondering how to entertain<br />
them during the holiday? A children’s tennis club, run by volunteers, is taking place during<br />
August. All ages welcome, but under 8´s must be accompanied by their parents. Perhaps you also have a<br />
tennis racquet/balls that you would be prepared to let us borrow to help with this project?<br />
For further information please telephone 660 442 845.<br />
Friday 1<br />
Country Music Night @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 7.45pm<br />
Begastri LAN Party (computer based activities) @ Loli de Gea Sports Centre, Cehegín (until 3/8)<br />
Saturday 2<br />
Pitu @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
Camposol Triangle/Paul Michael & Suzy G,<br />
Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
David Andreu (Rumba & Flamenco) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
The CAS Band @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A<br />
Elvis Tribute @ Black Bull, Camposol B<br />
MABS Murcia NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9am-1pm<br />
MABS Mazarrón Jigsaw Bereavement Group @ Cat’s Bar, Camposol A 12pm<br />
FAST Rock ‘n Roll BBQ/The “B” Boppers @ The Club House, Camposol C<br />
7€ (opt BBQ 5€) 7.30pm<br />
ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am<br />
Paella Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A<br />
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The Classic Rock Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas<br />
Angie McKay @ The Club House, Camposol C<br />
Blues Connection @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
The Red Tops @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
Concert by the Cehegín Young Musical Society @ Plaza Alfaro, Cegehín 10pm<br />
Sunday 3<br />
Artisan Market @ Bullas<br />
Rod Stewart Tribute /BBQ @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 5€ from 4pm<br />
Disco with Rock´in Roy/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
Alfan in Concert with Mariam Guerrero @ Paseo de la Concepción, Cehegín 10pm<br />
Monday 4<br />
Semana de la Juventud, Blanca<br />
PALS Monthly Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11.15am<br />
Tuesday 5 Medium Grade River Rafting/Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas. 65€<br />
inc transport/safety equipment/guide<br />
Stamp Collectors Meeting @ Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrón 6pm<br />
Camposol Triangle/Chloe Leigh, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
Wednesday 6 Trip to Benidorm Market with Viajes Dragontours 19€<br />
5 Course Thai Night Tasting Menu @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 20€<br />
MABS MMM Volunteer’s Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15am<br />
Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm<br />
Thursday 7<br />
Clairvoyant Evening with Carol Everett @ Los Balcones, Cañadas del Romero<br />
10€ (3€ to charity) 7pm<br />
Camposol Triangle/Mini Disco/Face Painting/Bobby Dazzler<br />
Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 7pm<br />
Friday 8<br />
Indoor Market with fashion/bling/DVD’s etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B<br />
Camposol Triangle/Alison Jayne, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
Miguel Angel & Ruben Vargas (Rumba & Flamenco) @<br />
La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
Wildcat Tribute Act @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
7 th Festival Nocturno, Moratalla/Los Secretos @ Castillo Fortaleza, Moratalla 11pm<br />
GOmAD Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 10am–2pm<br />
FAST Book Stall @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B<br />
Saturday 9<br />
Artisan Market @ Paseo de las Comunidades Autónomos, Pto de Mazarrón 10am<br />
Children’s Games in District of Canara, Cehegín 6pm<br />
Mazarrón FC 3 Team Tournament in Cartagena<br />
Hawaiian Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A<br />
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Sunday 10<br />
Monday 11<br />
Por Cantar (Romantic Music) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
Karen Noble @ The Club House, Camposol C<br />
Fusion Flamenco Cuban with Paco El Cubano @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
U2 Tribute @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
Rod Stewart Tribute @ La Mariposa, Gebas<br />
Flamenco Dancing by Al Oleo @ Parque Juan Carlos I, Cehegín 10am<br />
MABS Mazarrón Concert/Nick Barker @ La Vida Bar, El Pareton 1€, 2.30pm<br />
Artisan Market @ Mula<br />
Children’s Theatre by Teatro de Luna Llena @ Parque del Barrio de San Antonio, Cehegín 10pm<br />
Highway 61/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
David Andreu (Rumba & Flamenco) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
Por Cantar (Romantic Music) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
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Tuesday 12 Mojacar by Night Trip with Viajes Dragontours 18€<br />
Medium Grade River Rafting/Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas. 65€<br />
inc transport/safety equipment/guide<br />
Camposol Triangle/Suzy G Show, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
HAH Table Top Sale @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcácares 10am-2pm<br />
Wednesday 13<br />
General Meeting of SAMM @ CAR Infanta Cristina, Los Narejos 11am<br />
Mazarrón FC v Lumbreras (home)<br />
5 Course American Night Tasting Menu @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 20€<br />
MABS Murcia NW Volunteer’s Meeting @ 5pm<br />
Thursday 14 Fiestas in the Disrict of El Chaparral, Cehegín (until 17/8)<br />
Fiestas in the Disrict of Canara, Cehegín (until 19/8)<br />
Ladies’ Night @ Eden Hair & Beauty, Condado de Alhama from 6pm<br />
(Demos/Discounted Treatments)<br />
Camposol Triangle/Mini Disco/Face Painting/ The Stoned,<br />
Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 7pm<br />
Tony Beteta (Current/Modern Music) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
Friday 15<br />
Asuncion Day (national holiday)<br />
Feria y Fiestas del Vino, Jumilla<br />
Asunción de la Virgen, Águilas and Mazarrón<br />
Fiestas de Agosto, Blanca<br />
Spanish Night @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 19.50€ inc jug of sangria for 2, 7pm<br />
Miguel Angel & Ruben Vargas (Rumba & Flamenco) @<br />
La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
Michele @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
Camposol Triangle/Gemma Bennett, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
MABS Murcia NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9am-1pm<br />
MABS Mazarrón Book Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9am-1pm<br />
MARA lunch @ Las Lomas, Calasparra 10€ 2pm<br />
Saturday 16<br />
San Roque, Ceutí, Sodales y Romanos, Fortuna and Villanueva del Segura<br />
CRA Extraordinary General Meeting @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 10am<br />
Camposol Fie-Style (% of proceeds to Mazarrón Leos) @ Camposol Golf Club, from 3pm<br />
New Zealand Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A<br />
Magnetik Surf @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Caribbean Night with Barrington @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
The CAS Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas<br />
Tony Beteta (Current/Modern Music) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
7 th Festival Nocturno, Moratalla/JuanPerro @ Castillo Fortaleza, Moratalla 11pm<br />
Sunday 17<br />
Tuesday 19<br />
Artisan Market @ Caravaca<br />
Artisan Market @ Sanctuary de la Esperanza, Calasparra 10am-6pm<br />
Ruta del Ferrocarril (Railway Route) with Aguilas Tourist Information Centre<br />
Scott James/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
David Andreu (Rumba & Flamenco) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
Canal Bike Ride/4 Course Lunch with La Mariposa, Gebas 35€ inc bike/safety equip/guide<br />
Harlequin Rock Choir Open Evening @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7.30pm<br />
Camposol Triangle/Karen Noble, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
Wednesday 20 Trip to Benidorm Market with Viajes Dragontours 16€<br />
Camposol Camera Club @ The Club House, Camposol C 4pm<br />
Welcome Dance/Tribute Night (proceeds to Age Concern) Mariano’s, Camposol A 8€<br />
Thursday 21<br />
Friday 22<br />
2 Course Burger Gourmet Night @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 12.50€<br />
HELP MMM General Meeting @ Las Claras, Los Narejos 11.30am<br />
MABS Northwest/Concert/Kieran as Robbie Williams @ La Daya, Calasparra 7.30pm<br />
15€ (u/16 8€, u/5 free) incl food<br />
Open Door Chill n Grill Evening/The Paul Poulton Band @ Los Almagros 7pm<br />
Camposol Triangle/Dee, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
Downhill Cycling Day/4 Course Lunch with La Mariposa, Gebas 35€ inc bike/guide/safety equip<br />
D Sector Community Group/BBQ/feat Pitu @ The Club House, Camposol C 10€<br />
Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ Los Almagros 7pm<br />
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Camposol Golf Association Summer Ball/Suzy G @ Hotel Playasol, Bolnuevo 25€ inc food<br />
Camposol Triangle/Mini Disco/Face Painting/Dan Davy<br />
Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B 7pm<br />
Miguel Angel & Ruben Vargas (Rumba & Flamenco) @<br />
La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
Beatles Tribute Duo @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
Saturday 23<br />
Guided Tour of Cehegín Old Town 2€, 10pm<br />
8km evening Nature Walk, Cehegín<br />
Galicia Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A<br />
Suzy G @ The Club House, Camposol C<br />
Neil Diamond Tribute @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
Rod Stewart Tribute @ La Mariposa, Gebas<br />
Camposol Triangle/The Blues Brothers & Eddie B Disco/Karaoke,<br />
Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
Secreto Flamenco @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
Momentus de Broadway Musical by Teatralizarte @ Plaza del Castillo, Cehegín 10pm<br />
Sunday 24<br />
San Bartolomé, Beniel, Cieza, Librilla, El Sabinar Moratalla and Ulea<br />
Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ Torrevieja, Christian Fellowship 10.30am<br />
Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ The Cultural Centre, Camposol B 5.30pm<br />
Brian “Santana”/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
International Folklore feat a Group from South Afica @ Parque Juan Carlos I, Cehegín 10pm<br />
Tuesday 26<br />
Camposol Triangle/Two Tone, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
MABS Mazarrón Volunteer Meeting @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 11.30am<br />
Wednesday 27<br />
MCC Residents’ Social Club Pool Party/Barrington @ Mazarrón Country Club<br />
Welcome Petanca @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 2pm<br />
3 Course Steak Night @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 15€<br />
Age Concern Menu del Dia @ Bocapizza, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ 1.30pm<br />
Thursday 28<br />
San Agustín, Fuente Álamo<br />
Fiestas Patronales, Las Torres de Cotillas<br />
Trip to Vera Water Park or Mojacar with Viajes Dragontours 15€ & 18€<br />
Medium Grade River Rafting/Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas. 65€<br />
inc transport/safety equipment/guide<br />
Welcome House/The Paul Poulton Band @ Cehegín 7pm (opt BBQ 3€)<br />
Camposol Triangle/Suzy G Show, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
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Friday 29<br />
Saturday 30<br />
Indoor Market with fashion/bling/DVD’s etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B<br />
Camposol Golf Association Competition @ Club de Golf, Camposol C<br />
NEST Walk followed by start of Fiesta. Meet El Berro Car Park, Sierra Espuña 6.30pm 5€<br />
Martin Ross @ La Mariposa, Gebas<br />
The Dynamic Duo @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A<br />
Camposol Triangle Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
Sandy @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
Tony Beteta (Current/Modern Music) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
GOmAD Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 10am–2pm<br />
HELP MMM Charity Market @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcazáres 11am-1pm<br />
Age Concern Table Top Sale @ Camposol B Commercial Centre<br />
FAST Book Stall @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B<br />
Opening Speech of <strong>2014</strong> Fiestas @ Cehegín<br />
Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ Pinoso 3pm<br />
Pinchos & Wine Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A<br />
Angie McKay @ Black Bull, Camposol B<br />
Steve V King (formerly of The “Official” Drifters) @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
Andy Jones @ The Club House, Camposol C<br />
Pitu @ La Proa, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón<br />
7 th Festival Nocturno, Moratalla/Jaime Urrutia @ Castillo Fortaleza, Moratalla 11pm<br />
MABS Mazarrón Concert/Robert Bonovox @ La Vida Bar, El Pareton 1€ 2.30pm<br />
Sunday 31 World Water Week (up to 7/9)<br />
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Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ Wellspring Victory Church, Pto de Mazarrón 10.30am<br />
Open Door/The Paul Poulton Band @ The Cultural Centre, Camposol B 5.30pm<br />
WARM Concert/Magnetic Surf @ Canara, Cehegín from 5.30pm (invitation only)<br />
The Classic Rock Band/BBQ @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Monday 1<br />
Fiesta del Polvorín, Archena<br />
PALS Monthly Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11.15am<br />
Los Amigos Golf Charity Competition/BBQ @ Hacienda de Alamo Golf Resort<br />
45€ (55€ with Buggy) 9.30am<br />
Tuesday 2<br />
Stamp Collectors Meeting @ Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrón 6pm<br />
Camposol Triangle/Scott James, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B<br />
Wednesday 3 Trip to Benidorm Market with Viajes Dragontours 19€<br />
Ladies’ Coffee Afternoon @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 2.30-4.30pm<br />
MABS MMM Volunteer’s Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15am<br />
Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm<br />
Thursday 4<br />
Friday 5<br />
Mazarrón FC v La Minerva (home)<br />
Downhill Cycling Day/4 Course Lunch with La Mariposa, Gebas 35€ inc bike/guide/safety equip<br />
Country Music Night @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 7.45pm<br />
Camposol C Greenfinger’s Summer Social/Itchy Fingers @ The Club House, Camposol C 6€<br />
Por Cantar (Romantic Music) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana<br />
MABS Mazarrón Jigsaw Bereavement Group @ Cat’s Bar, Camposol A 12pm<br />
Saturday 6<br />
Romería del Niño de las Uvas, Jumilla<br />
ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am<br />
Murder Mystery Evening @ La Vida, El Pareton<br />
Greek Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A<br />
Wildcat @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol A<br />
The Classic Rock Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas<br />
JJ’s Table Top Sale @ SaraLara’s, Pto de Mazarrón 11am-2pm<br />
Sunday 7<br />
Artisan Market @ Bullas<br />
Looking Ahead To Autumn<br />
We are half-way through the summer and<br />
Dragontours is already looking ahead to the<br />
cooler weather of September and October.<br />
Before that, during August we have our Benidorm<br />
Market Trips on August 6 th and 20 th .<br />
You can also book tickets to Terra Mítica,<br />
Aqualandia, or the wonderful watery world of<br />
Mundomar.<br />
August 12 th is a special Mojacar By Night<br />
Trip, departing in the afternoon and staying<br />
in this magical town until midnight, to enjoy<br />
the night atmosphere and the ‘Star Shower’,<br />
(Perseides or ‘The Tears of Saint Laurence’).<br />
August 28 th we go to Mojacar in the morning<br />
and Vera Waterpark.<br />
September 11 th we repeat the wonderful<br />
Tabarca Island Trip, to enjoy sparkling<br />
clean water, snorkelling, swimming or just<br />
chilling out on this historical and lovely island.<br />
At the end of September we will take you<br />
– twice! - into Cartagena for the Roman-<br />
Carthagenian Festival. Lasting from September<br />
19 th -28 th , this represents a period in<br />
the history of Cartagena from the 3 rd Century<br />
BC. Our trips to Cartagena will be departing<br />
early afternoon and the price is just 26€ per<br />
person which includes not only the coach trip,<br />
travel insurance, and a Roman-attired guide,<br />
but also a reserved seat for the show, then<br />
transport to the Festival Camp and free time<br />
to enjoy this extraordinary venue. The Festival<br />
Camp is an amazing visual and sensorial<br />
trip back into a world of clashing swords,<br />
shiny armour, ancient gods and sinister bands<br />
of mercenaries dressed in wolf-skins. Each<br />
group has its own space, decorated accordingly<br />
– don’t miss the dark cave of the Celtic<br />
Mercenaries or the giant statue guarding the<br />
entrance to the Balearic Slingers. You are<br />
welcome in any area you choose and you will<br />
find places to enjoy and feel part of the festival.<br />
There is also a candle-lit market where<br />
anything from leather ornaments and oil<br />
lamps, to honey pastries or crêpes, can be<br />
bought. On Sunday 28 th , after the Circus and<br />
time spent at the Festival Camp, there will<br />
be a spectacular firework display to mark the<br />
end of another year’s fiesta.<br />
Dragontours will give you a discount if you<br />
sign up to come on both days, so come along<br />
with us.<br />
We look forward to seeing you on Camposol<br />
A.<br />
For more information and reservations:<br />
Tel 968 199 021<br />
Email info@dragontours.net<br />
SEE YOU SOON!<br />
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Dear Patti and all at the Chronicle,<br />
We just have to write and give grateful<br />
thanks to you and all who work so hard at<br />
the Chronicle. Without your amazing distribution,<br />
few people would know about our<br />
charity. We have been so blessed recently<br />
with donations of fridges, bedding and essential<br />
food and other supplies that we are quite<br />
overwhelmed by the generosity of others.<br />
Thank you once again.<br />
May God bless you all.<br />
Love<br />
Marge and Arthur Laws<br />
Dear Editor<br />
The Harlequins Rock Choir are currently<br />
looking for new male and female singers to<br />
join the choir. If interested, our new term<br />
starts on 6 th September at 2.30pm in the Cultural<br />
Centre on Camposol Sector B.<br />
Previous experience is not essential, but if<br />
you like to sing and would like to be a part of<br />
a great team, then please contact the Musical<br />
Director, Ann Thompson, on 628 149 840, or<br />
alternatively email mdharlequins@gmail.<br />
com for further information.<br />
We are having an Open Evening at 7.30pm<br />
at Camposol Cultural Centre on 19 th August.<br />
Everyone is welcome, so please come along<br />
to see what<br />
The Harlequins Rock Choir are all about.<br />
Coral Barrass<br />
Dear Editor<br />
We have recently visited Mazarrón on a house<br />
hunting trip and I wanted to let you know<br />
what a wonderful selection of restaurants are<br />
advertised in your magazine that we managed<br />
to visit.<br />
Particularly I would like to mention The<br />
Amapola Restaurant in Bolnuevo. We went on<br />
a Wednesday night when there was a special<br />
price for 2 including a bottle of wine. The service<br />
and presentation and quality of the food<br />
was amazing and such good value. We were<br />
sitting around the pool under a pagoda and<br />
one of the staff happened to see my sister<br />
getting particularly hot and very kindly came<br />
and asked if we would like the table moved<br />
closer to the pool where there was more of<br />
a breeze. How astute of him that he noticed<br />
and went over and above the call of duty to<br />
make our dining experience special.<br />
Thank you so much and I will be back many<br />
more times, when the house purchase completes.<br />
Mr and Mrs Dalmas<br />
Berkshire<br />
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In a former life I used to apply engineering to<br />
the handling of hazardous chemicals. Carbon<br />
Disulphide was a favourite in the paper mill<br />
I was contracted to. Pure Carbon Disulphide<br />
explodes if it is in contact with air and consequently<br />
it is not to be messed with! It was<br />
necessary for me to be qualified to deal with<br />
this and the learning curve was steep.<br />
In today’s world, alas, it seems that qualifications<br />
count for very little. Degree or no degree,<br />
there are no guarantees of a job at the<br />
end of any series of exams. There are a lot of<br />
people working who are way too qualified to<br />
be doing the jobs they are doing. Likewise,<br />
there are many with a string of qualifications<br />
who will never work.<br />
My children tease me because I insist that<br />
some jobs require specialised training. Painting<br />
or varnishing may seem to some, straight<br />
forward and really no big deal, but a properly<br />
done job is a world apart from some untrained<br />
poke at it. Don’t get me wrong, I am<br />
not knocking qualifications and education and<br />
passing exams is generally good, but I remind<br />
my children that despite my non-related qualifications,<br />
I clean up cat litter for a living!<br />
Most of us from time to time recognise that<br />
we cannot fix the problem ourselves. The Bible<br />
tells us that there is a problem we<br />
cannot fix ourselves and that is our relationship<br />
with God. Don’t worry though,<br />
because God knew this and He provided a<br />
solution in Jesus.<br />
‘So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new<br />
relationship with God because our Lord Jesus<br />
Christ has made us friends of God.’ Rom<br />
5v11. We don’t need qualifications; we just<br />
have to recognise that we cannot fix the problem<br />
ourselves.<br />
You can find us most Sunday evenings in the<br />
Cultural Centre, Camposol B at 5.30pm. Contact<br />
Ken or check the website to see what we<br />
will be doing each week. Come and join us.<br />
We offer something a bit different. Sit around<br />
and chat over a cup of tea or coffee and learn<br />
about God and what He can do for YOU.<br />
We also hold monthly social events in Los Almagros.<br />
Look out for the posters or go to our<br />
website for details.<br />
http://open-door.wix.com/open-door<br />
Email opendoorgettogether@gmail.com<br />
Los Almagros, Fuente Alamo, 30320, Murcia<br />
GPS: 37”45’ 57.77’ North. 1”15’ 56.95’ West<br />
Ken 646 705 403<br />
Carol 655 141 721<br />
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Ginger: This<br />
beautiful kitty<br />
had her teeth<br />
extracted because<br />
of severe<br />
gingivitis. She<br />
only has a couple<br />
of teeth left<br />
as the gingivitis<br />
is so severe. She<br />
needs a home<br />
where she can<br />
get the proper<br />
attention. She<br />
eats cat food<br />
without any<br />
problem. She is<br />
very sweet and tender and gets along well<br />
with other cats.<br />
Sharona: She<br />
is the most loving<br />
cat of the association.<br />
She is<br />
very grateful and<br />
gives many hugs<br />
and kisses, but<br />
needs a family to<br />
give them all her<br />
love. She gets<br />
along well with<br />
other cats.<br />
to him. He needs a house.<br />
Lenon: He is<br />
only 7 months<br />
old and since<br />
very little he<br />
has been on<br />
his own on the<br />
streets. He gets<br />
along great with<br />
cats and other<br />
dogs and is<br />
very sweet. He<br />
knows how to<br />
walk properly on<br />
a lead, but has<br />
been kept on a<br />
very small patio<br />
which is not fair<br />
Darwin: Darwin used to live on the street in<br />
a very troubled area. He is in a non-permanent<br />
shelter for now, but he is looking for a<br />
permanent home. He is only one year old and<br />
has lots of love to give. He walks well on a<br />
lead and gets along very well with other dogs<br />
and cats. He has a small limp in her right rear<br />
leg because of previous injury.<br />
All animals will be chipped, vaccinated and<br />
neutered.<br />
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The months of June and July are normally<br />
quiet for football followers, but this summer<br />
we have been able to follow the <strong>2014</strong> World<br />
Cup from Brazil. Although both England (unsurprisingly)<br />
and Spain (surprisingly) were<br />
among the first countries to return home, the<br />
quality of football played and the number of<br />
goals scored during the tournament managed<br />
to keep us well entertained.<br />
Behind the scenes Los Amigos de Mazarrón<br />
FC and Mazarrón FC have been busy planning<br />
for the <strong>2014</strong>/15 season. After a hectic<br />
social year with Los Amigos, there will be<br />
no let-up in the forthcoming year. The Executive<br />
Committee are considering many more<br />
exciting events for members and friends to<br />
enjoy including the possibility of a boat trip<br />
from Puerto de Mazarrón followed by lunch,<br />
a visit to Golf Deluxe Adventure Golf in Los<br />
Alcazares and another Go-Karting Grand Prix<br />
at the excellent circuit in Puerto de Mazarrón.<br />
The monthly Luncheon Club continues to go<br />
from strength to strength. 43 members and<br />
friends enjoyed a fabulous afternoon at the<br />
Restaurante Castillo del Pinar in Perin on<br />
24 th June. Five delicious Spanish dishes were<br />
followed by a more English dish of hot chicken<br />
and chips and then chocolate and vanilla ice<br />
cream with chocolate sauce to finish. Wine<br />
and water were included and the wine flowed<br />
continuously. It was a most enjoyable social<br />
event enjoyed by old and new members alike.<br />
You can obtain full details and availability for<br />
the August lunch by emailing<br />
pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk<br />
The annual<br />
Los Amigos<br />
President’s<br />
Bash will be<br />
held at Mariano’s,<br />
Camposol<br />
A on<br />
Tuesday 7 th<br />
October. This<br />
year we have<br />
a ‘Legends<br />
Past and Present<br />
Evening’<br />
with two<br />
great individual<br />
tribute<br />
acts; the past legend John Lennon and the<br />
present legend Gary Barlow. Alan Swoffer is<br />
flying in from the UK to bring the music of<br />
‘Lennon and the Beatles’ in a stunning musical<br />
tribute which<br />
he has been<br />
performing<br />
for 16 years<br />
and the multi-talented<br />
Kriz-K will<br />
be performing<br />
the Gary<br />
Barlow tribute.<br />
Tickets<br />
are just 10€<br />
each without<br />
supper or<br />
15€ with supper.<br />
There is<br />
a choice of either<br />
chicken<br />
and chips or<br />
burger and<br />
chips and<br />
your ticket<br />
will indicate<br />
which you have chosen so there will be no<br />
confusion on the night!!!<br />
Barbara 627 012 646<br />
Dave on 634 369 639<br />
Gerard on 624 320 567<br />
Email pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk<br />
losamigosdemazarronfc@hotmail.co.uk<br />
Plans are well underway for the 6 th Annual<br />
Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Gala Evening<br />
and Dinner in support of Mazarrón FC<br />
for March next year. Other activities will be<br />
organised over a period of three days when<br />
sporting celebrities from the UK will be flying<br />
in to support Los Amigos and Mazarrón FC.<br />
The <strong>2014</strong>-15 season should commence in<br />
mid-September and Mazarrón FC Vice President<br />
Steve Spencer reports that coach Javi,<br />
who was appointed midway through last season,<br />
will again take charge for next season<br />
and has been working closely with Club President<br />
Jose Rodriguez in identifying players<br />
who they hope will enable Mazarrón FC to<br />
challenge for promotion.<br />
The key positions of goalkeeper and central<br />
defence, which were problematic last season,<br />
have been covered with the recruitment<br />
of top quality players and the midfield and<br />
strike force have also been strengthened.<br />
Pre-season training commences on 4 th August<br />
and three pre-season friendlies have been arranged:<br />
A three team tournament in Cartagena on 9 th<br />
August.<br />
A home game against Lumbreras on 13 th August.<br />
A home game against La Minerva on 4 th September.<br />
These dates are provisional, so watch out for<br />
any updates and details of kick-off times in<br />
the local media, on www.mazarronfc.es or<br />
on the Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Facebook<br />
page.<br />
It had been hoped that the new artificial surface<br />
which is to be laid at the Estadio Municipal<br />
would be in place ready for the new season,<br />
but due to a technicality the tendering<br />
process had to be revisited and new tenders<br />
were called for. Mazarrón FC will continue<br />
to play on grass until work can commence,<br />
hopefully in late <strong>2014</strong>.<br />
If you are interested in football, or just want<br />
to take part in the various social events we<br />
will be organising or just want a chat and a<br />
drink among friends in pleasant surroundings<br />
why not join us for an hour on a Thursday<br />
afternoon? You will be most welcome. Los<br />
Amigos de Mazarrón FC weekly meetings<br />
resume on Thursday 7 th August. Social Meetings,<br />
which are open to anyone, are held<br />
every Thursday at The Club House, Camposol<br />
Club de Golf at 4pm, with the exception<br />
of the last Thursday of each month which is<br />
reserved for the Member’s Business Meeting<br />
and open to members only.<br />
The membership year starts on 1 st August<br />
for <strong>2014</strong>/15 and membership has again been<br />
held at 10€. All existing members should<br />
have received a renewal form by email and<br />
membership forms will be available at the Social<br />
Meetings during August or by sending an<br />
email to the Los Amigos Secretary, Barbara<br />
Marchant, at pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk.<br />
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June 26 th saw the members of the Fuente<br />
Old Guard return to Hacienda del Alamo for<br />
their annual Captain’s Golf Day. This is always<br />
a popular event and Captain Jim Kinniburgh<br />
went to great trouble to ensure it was<br />
successful.<br />
Longest Drive.<br />
Chris Andrews and Dave May won the Secret<br />
Pairs Prize with a combined score of 71 points<br />
while Dave Barrett took the prize for Nearest<br />
The Pin Second Shot.<br />
The Overall Winner and Winner of Division<br />
One was Chris Andrews with 37 points and<br />
Dave Simpson was a close Second Overall in<br />
Division One with 35 points.<br />
The trophy for Division Two was taken by<br />
Roger Olorenshaw with 33 points with Lenny<br />
Whalen right behind with 32 points.<br />
Top spot in Division Three was Dave Gautier<br />
with 34 points followed by John Downie second<br />
on count-back, also with 34 points.<br />
The four Nearest The Pin Par Threes were<br />
won by Cameron, Bernard, Lenny and John<br />
Downie, while Paul Western took the prize for<br />
After the event the players were joined by<br />
their wives and partners for a meal and presentations<br />
in the clubhouse. Should anyone<br />
wish to join FOGGS, or just play as a guest,<br />
please contact Dave on 868 082 013.<br />
Golfing Away Day<br />
On 11 th July we had an away day at Lorca.<br />
34 CGA Members took part and we played an<br />
individual Stableford Competition with the<br />
men playing off the Blue Tees. It was a great<br />
day out and the course was in extremely good<br />
condition, especially considering the dry conditions.<br />
There were separate prizes for the<br />
women and men.<br />
Winner of<br />
the Ladies’<br />
Competition<br />
was Vron<br />
Porter with<br />
37 points, 2 nd<br />
Marilyn Jones<br />
34, 3 rd Julie<br />
White with<br />
34 (on count<br />
back).<br />
The Men’s<br />
W i n n e r<br />
was Bob Evans<br />
with 37<br />
points, 2 nd<br />
Sam Armitage<br />
with 36,<br />
3 rd Trevor Andrew<br />
35.<br />
After the<br />
game we<br />
went to the<br />
Miras Restaurant<br />
in Lebor,<br />
Totana for an excellent Menu del Dia on the<br />
way back to Camposol.<br />
Summer Ball<br />
The Summer Ball this year will be held at the<br />
Hotel Playasol in Bolnuevo on Friday 22 nd August.<br />
Entertainment will be Suzy G and the<br />
food choices sound super. All the windows<br />
will be open in the function room which gives<br />
access onto<br />
the swimming<br />
pool and we<br />
will be dancing<br />
outside<br />
round the<br />
pool. Everyone<br />
welcome.<br />
Tickets 25€,<br />
or with the<br />
coach from<br />
various picking<br />
up points<br />
on Camposol<br />
30€.<br />
The Policemen<br />
–v-<br />
Firemen<br />
There will be<br />
a Policemen<br />
versus Firemen<br />
Golf<br />
Competition<br />
on Wednesday<br />
10 th September. There are several Policemen<br />
and Firemen amongst the CGA members<br />
and there are Policemen and Firemen coming<br />
over from the UK especially for this event.<br />
This is always a fun game held every year<br />
with a lot of banter and friendly rivalry.<br />
Club de Golf Competition<br />
Costa Calida Property Services, who have<br />
their office on Camposol A, very generously<br />
provided sponsorship for this competition in<br />
June. Sponsorship of these monthly competitions<br />
is always gratefully received by all and if<br />
you would like to sponsor one of these events<br />
please get in touch.<br />
Ladies’ Winner was Pam Andrew with 36<br />
points, 2 nd Ada Swiebel with 33 points on<br />
count back.<br />
Overall Winner Mark Henwood with 42<br />
points, 2 nd Bill Berrie 39 pts on count back.<br />
Gents Cat 3 (19-28) 1 st Harry Peers 36 pts,<br />
2 nd Dave Jones 34 pts.<br />
Gents Cat 2 (15-18) 1 st Pete Coulstock 35<br />
pts, 2 nd Des Bunn 35 pts on count back).<br />
Gents Cat 1 (0-14) 1 st Eugene Toye 39 pts,<br />
2 nd John Layland 37 pts.<br />
Forthcoming Competitions at Club de<br />
Golf<br />
Next Monthly Club Competition Friday 29 th<br />
August. Everyone welcome with a genuine<br />
handicap.<br />
End Of Season Annual Tournament – with<br />
many prizes!!!<br />
This will take place on 26 th September. Shotgun<br />
start 9am, followed by dinner in The<br />
Club House at 18.45 with a great menu,<br />
presentation of prizes including Knock Out<br />
trophies and prizes from competitions run<br />
during the year and card draw. Anyone can<br />
play, provided you have played in two Club<br />
Competitions in the last year.<br />
The Costa Cálida Ladies’ League<br />
We are all looking forward to the new season<br />
starting in September as we have a new team<br />
joining us from Roda. We really are desperate<br />
for one more team to join us to balance<br />
the teams out and are hoping it will be the<br />
ladies from Sierra Golf. We all enjoy our Ladies’<br />
League encounters in a competitive<br />
but friendly spirit. If you are group of Lady<br />
Golfers who would like to be part of our group<br />
you are very welcome to join us. We play at<br />
reciprocal golf courses at reduced green fees.<br />
To participate in the League you only need a<br />
group of 6 ladies. If you are interested, or<br />
would like more information please contact<br />
Betty Roberts on<br />
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SAMM Spring Series <strong>2014</strong> Final Results<br />
The SAMM Spring Series <strong>2014</strong> is finally<br />
over; longer than normal with 8 days of<br />
racing and<br />
2 races per<br />
day, which<br />
we managed<br />
to complete<br />
without any<br />
cancellations.<br />
These were<br />
handicap<br />
races under<br />
the RYA<br />
Portsmouth<br />
Yardstick<br />
system and<br />
the Race<br />
Committee<br />
have decided<br />
to keep to the<br />
usual practice<br />
of dropping<br />
each boat’s<br />
worst four<br />
results, so this<br />
season 12 races<br />
have counted<br />
to calculate the<br />
final results.<br />
Congratulations<br />
to Don Clarke for winning the series, with<br />
a little help from Tug Wilson who sailed his<br />
Hartley 12.2 when Don was not around,<br />
with 7 wins out of the 12 races that<br />
counted.<br />
The battle for the 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th places<br />
was quite close with just a couple of points<br />
separating each.<br />
The trophies will be presented at the<br />
SAMM September meeting. The Autumn<br />
Series begins on Sunday 7 th September.<br />
For more information about SAMM and the<br />
race program visit our web page at<br />
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End Of Course<br />
In The Day Centre<br />
in Los Alcázares<br />
for the Disabled<br />
in Mazarrón<br />
Fifteen children from<br />
the Mazarrón Day<br />
Centre spent three<br />
days living in the Club<br />
Nautico Mar Acuatic<br />
of Los Alcazares.<br />
They participated in<br />
a programme of water<br />
activities adapted<br />
for a weekend trip to<br />
Los Alcazares course.<br />
They went sailing,<br />
windsurfing, canoeing<br />
and pedaloing. In<br />
addition to camp activities,<br />
monitors from<br />
Mazarrón who accompanied<br />
them organized<br />
evening gatherings.<br />
The whole group<br />
had a great time.<br />
The objective of the<br />
Centre for Disability<br />
in Mazarrón was to<br />
promote rest and respite<br />
in the home environment<br />
preventing<br />
stress and other types<br />
of crisis.<br />
and it is usually performed in a closed field.<br />
The championship was held during the first<br />
week of July in the sports hall of La Cañadica.<br />
This time schools participated from Mazarrón<br />
and Puerto de Mazarrón, although future<br />
events could be extended to other parts of<br />
town.<br />
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The First Championship<br />
Dodgeball<br />
Thirty schools were<br />
involved in the event,<br />
organized by the Youth<br />
Council. The event has<br />
been deemed a success<br />
and will be carried<br />
out again next<br />
year. For the first time,<br />
Mazarrón has organized<br />
a dodgeball tournament,<br />
which is similar<br />
to dodge ball game.<br />
In this competition,<br />
three balls are used<br />
Medal presentations took place at Mazarrón<br />
Town Hall with the Mayor, Francisco Garcia<br />
and Council of Youth and Rural Development,<br />
Andrés Valera and Magdalena Méndez being<br />
present.<br />
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Flaming June<br />
On Tuesday 17 th June members travelled<br />
to the Altorreal Golf Course, where they<br />
must have a great watering system, as<br />
the fairways and greens were in tip top<br />
condition, so different from many of the<br />
local courses where water has all but<br />
disappeared.<br />
The course at Altorreal is a good test for<br />
members with varying handicaps, as the<br />
scores produced showed in the end. After<br />
several recounts of Norrie’s card it<br />
was declared that he had unfortunately<br />
not made it into the top three spots –<br />
better luck next time!!<br />
The scores<br />
came in<br />
and for a<br />
long time it<br />
looked like<br />
Gerry Taylor<br />
with a score<br />
of 35 would<br />
hold the top<br />
spot, only to<br />
be pipped to<br />
First Place<br />
by Paul Allsop<br />
with a<br />
score of 36.<br />
If Paul had<br />
not put 3 balls into water and one lost in<br />
the woods on his way round, who knows<br />
what his score could have been. In Third<br />
Place was Jeff Perry on 33 and Nigel<br />
Chadderton was Nearest The Pin.<br />
We have now had different winner at<br />
each game since Christmas, and some<br />
credit for this must go to the Handicap<br />
Secretary for his tireless work and his<br />
ability to ignore harsh words from members<br />
with reducing handicaps.<br />
On Friday 27 th June, over 70 members,<br />
and guests attended the Annual BBQ<br />
at The Club House on Camposol.<br />
The entertainment<br />
was provided<br />
by<br />
the nonstop<br />
show<br />
of Suzie G<br />
and people<br />
of all ages<br />
enjoyed<br />
their dancing.<br />
(Not<br />
many members<br />
wanted<br />
to get into<br />
these photos!!)<br />
During the remainder of the summer it<br />
is planned to have a couple of games at<br />
Camposol with early tee times, if enough<br />
members and guests wish to play.<br />
Geoff Sharp<br />
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Valuation organisation; Sociedad de<br />
Tasación says “The bottom is in sight!”<br />
“Although the decline of Spanish property<br />
prices has slowed, there is still no upturn<br />
in prices anticipated in the short term,” according<br />
to the society of property valuations.<br />
However, we are about to hit the bottom and<br />
from there the market can build. Demand is<br />
steadily increasing, with big foreign investors<br />
driving the increase in Spanish property<br />
sales.<br />
There are still two dynamics to overcome before<br />
the market moves into positive territory.<br />
Firstly, the banks have to start lending again.<br />
Since the crash they have been reluctant to<br />
offer mortgages in any kind of volume, keeping<br />
the internal market suppressed.<br />
Secondly, the sheer volume of repossessed<br />
bank-owned property (still numbering over<br />
700,000) functions as deadweight, constraining<br />
or even pushing prices down.<br />
There is a third dynamic involved for those<br />
British vendors who wish to sell their Spanish<br />
property in order to move back to the UK.<br />
House prices back there have been increasing<br />
at around 11% p.a. This has put pressure on<br />
them to reduce their property price in Spain<br />
for a quick sale before the UK housing market<br />
gets out-of-reach. For some it is already<br />
too late and we have seen many examples<br />
of this from our own experiences in the past<br />
few months.<br />
As an estate agent I feel obliged to give whatever<br />
valuation and sales advice I can, to help<br />
distressed vendors sell their property quickly,<br />
but always at the back of my mind is the<br />
thought that for many vendors, their house<br />
in Spain is all, or most, their accumulated<br />
life savings and wealth, therefore, for me at<br />
least, it feels like I’m advising them to give<br />
away the proceeds of their past hard-work.<br />
However, if I don’t give that advice, then the<br />
vendor will no doubt over-price their property,<br />
resulting in them never getting buyer<br />
interest whilst seeing the UK market surge,<br />
resulting in them having no chance of buying<br />
a home when they return to the UK. I’m sure<br />
many agents here in Spain will agree with this<br />
dilemma and there is no easy solution. In my<br />
next few columns, I will try to give important<br />
advice on how to get a buyer quickly at a sensible<br />
price.<br />
Kenneth Whettall<br />
Commercial Director<br />
Fuente Alamo Real Estate/Murcia Coast<br />
& Country<br />
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Accommodation<br />
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Accountants:<br />
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Bars, Cafés & Restaurants:<br />
Alandalus 968 955 942<br />
Alley Palais 968 978 869<br />
Bar/Restaurante La Llana 968 103 300<br />
Bistro Ratatouille 968 155 887<br />
Black Bull 634 374 381<br />
Cafeteria Plaza 968 705 406<br />
Castillo Del Pinar 968 163 138<br />
Chez Zoe 676 691 324<br />
El Faro 968 594 352<br />
Elliot’s Bolnuevo 968 158 499<br />
Gula Gula 968 154 102<br />
La Casa Familiar 968 543 103<br />
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Le Carrousel 968 155 910<br />
Liz’s Cafe 696 724 123<br />
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Restaurante Mariquita II 648 193 408<br />
Spice Villa 968 199 226<br />
Tel´s Bar 634 143 088<br />
The Arches 653 081 341<br />
The Clubhouse Bistro 968 978 855<br />
The Market Tavern 968 154 330<br />
The New Royal 968 595 864<br />
The Vista Bar 649 219 270<br />
Tropic Ana’s 699 060 472<br />
Viggos 968 154 554<br />
Welcome Palace 968 199 298<br />
Builders/Building Services<br />
A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733<br />
Brian Jones & Co 646 705 021<br />
Fuente Building Services 696 744 982<br />
JD Roofing & Building 630 269 994<br />
Kano Architectural Design 636 297 872<br />
Martinez Del La Casa (Architects)<br />
665 810 411<br />
Miles Guttering 617 142 987<br />
Tony’s Building Services 647 119 952<br />
Woodworks Direct 649 540 016<br />
Carpentry:<br />
Philip Peacock/Joiner 680 443 219<br />
Car Hire:<br />
Bolnuevo Cars 968 150 979<br />
F&C Rent a Car 968 199 156<br />
Cars & Transport:<br />
Specialist Vehicles SL 968 146 158<br />
Chiropodists:<br />
Clinica Camposol 968 199 111<br />
Phillip Dawe 968 150 244<br />
Cleaning Services:<br />
Limpieza Rosa 619 199 407<br />
Computer Repairs & Sales:<br />
Camposol Computers 968 199 191<br />
Loco Murcia 968 971 893<br />
Dentists:<br />
Clinica Camposol 968 199 111<br />
Olivier Houdusse 968 153 645<br />
Electricians & Electricals<br />
ECO Tech 665 350 056<br />
Louis Harris 619 712 821<br />
T J Electricals 868 181 121<br />
Entertainment:<br />
Camposol Fie-Style 634 382 968<br />
Carol Everett Clairvoyant 636 297 872<br />
Graham Cooper 657 596 638<br />
Funeral Plans:<br />
ASSSA 968 153 396<br />
Ibex Insurance 958 595 945<br />
The Funeral Director 650 631 719<br />
Furniture:<br />
A Time 4 A Change 968 136 501<br />
DFS 968 334 194<br />
Furniture Plus 968 153 907<br />
Garden Services:<br />
A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733<br />
Hairdressers & Barbers:<br />
Eden Hair & Beauty 620 072 536<br />
Jane’s Salon 968 158 433<br />
Jane’s Salon CDA 666 144 287<br />
The Beauty Palace 968 971 828<br />
The Salon 691 916 717<br />
The Salon 2 686 354 232<br />
Health & Beauty:<br />
Clinical Complimentary Therapies<br />
634 327 241<br />
Eden Hair & Beauty 620 072 536<br />
Freedom Health & Beauty 638 893 357<br />
Healthy H20 968 437 270<br />
Helping Hands 965 323 667<br />
Hospital Quirón 966 921 313<br />
Jane’s Salon 968 158 433<br />
Jane’s Salon CDA 666 144 287<br />
Natural Health Centre 634 312 081<br />
The Beauty Palace 968 971 828<br />
The Fuschia Beauty Clinic 630 439 480<br />
The Salon 691 916 717<br />
The Salon 2 686 354 232<br />
Heating and Aircon:<br />
Camposol Heating & Maintenance (CHM)<br />
968 199 184<br />
ECO Tech 665 350 056<br />
Llamas Chimeneas 968 591 030<br />
Louis Harris 619 712 821<br />
T J Electricals 868 181 121<br />
Home Furnishings:<br />
Curtain Call 616 240 171<br />
Yorkshire Linen, Pto Maz 968 595 946<br />
Yorkshire Linen, San Javier 968 193 912<br />
Insurance:<br />
ASSSA 968 153 396<br />
H R Insurance 669 046 167<br />
Ibex 968 595 945<br />
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Internet Cafés & Technical Services:<br />
Alley Palais 968 978 869<br />
Camposol Computers 968 199 191<br />
Compusurf 968 970 666<br />
Kennels, Catteries and Pet Care:<br />
Catatonic 655 141 721<br />
Four Legs Dog Grooming 608 712 599<br />
Pampered Paws 634 302 388<br />
Kitchen Fitters/Suppliers:<br />
German Kitchen Studio 636 306 711<br />
Laundrettes:<br />
Los Belones 968 569 096<br />
Legal Services:<br />
Corral & Alcaraz 968 078 754<br />
Costa Cálida Property Serv 968 199 251<br />
Professional & Legal Solutions<br />
968 595 826<br />
Silvente Accountant/Lawyer<br />
968 332 058<br />
Locksmiths:<br />
ADS Locksmiths 600 255 250<br />
Lord’s Removals & Storage 608 061 872<br />
Mar Menor Removals 968 564 298<br />
Retail Outlets:<br />
A Time 4 A Change 968 136 501<br />
German Kitchen Studio 636 306 711<br />
T J Electricals 868 181 121<br />
Security:<br />
ADS Locksmiths 600 255 250<br />
Eriks Metal Works 636 050 008<br />
Protech Surveillance 667 196 366<br />
The Forge 618 963 958<br />
Services:<br />
Compusurf 968 970 666<br />
Healthy H20 968 437 270<br />
Martinez Del La Casa (Architects)<br />
665 810 411<br />
Mas Movil 1473*<br />
Solar Power:<br />
Freesol 659 232 507<br />
Solar Directa 659 315 130<br />
Mechanics:<br />
Colair 626 796 149<br />
Decklid Auto Services 626 678 840<br />
Euro Tyre Totana 968 424 605<br />
Ken Sherwood Mechanic 679 646 859<br />
Kwik Fix English Mechanic 968 972 006<br />
Mobile Car Mechanic Peter 666 161 129<br />
Neumáticos El Ceña 968 422 015<br />
Mobility Products:<br />
Freedom Mobility 638 893 357<br />
Outdoor Living:<br />
DFS 968 334 194<br />
Furniture Plus 968 482 456<br />
Woodworks Direct 649 540 016<br />
Painting and Decorating:<br />
RJB Décor Painting 699 044 742<br />
Plumbers:<br />
Apache 24/7 Plumbing 674 788 693<br />
Brian Jones 646 705 021<br />
Camposol Heating & Maintenance (CHM)<br />
968 199 184<br />
Printing & Design:<br />
Entorno Grafico 968 654 007<br />
Mister Print 638 893 357<br />
Property Maintenance/Management:<br />
Brian Jones Property Maint<br />
646 705 021<br />
Mar Menor Services 644 300 125<br />
Property Rentals:<br />
La Manga 4 U 0044 7921 351298<br />
Owners Away 691 977 107<br />
Paramount Resort Villa Rentals<br />
968 970 614<br />
Property Sales:<br />
Best of Spanish 634 360 208<br />
Casas del Mar 968 152 350<br />
Fuente Alamo Real Estate 968 598 173<br />
Holmes & Pegg 968 199 290<br />
N W Murcia Properties 634 340 130<br />
Old Farmhouses 968 159 264<br />
Sensol Golf Villa Sales 627 784 669<br />
Removals & Storage:<br />
Advance Moves 968 654 667<br />
Costa Cálida Transport 660 359 956<br />
Daintons Removals & Storage<br />
696 180 634<br />
Solicitors:<br />
Corral & Alcaraz 968 078 754<br />
Professional & Legal Solutions<br />
968 595 826<br />
Silvente Accountant/Lawyer<br />
968 332 058<br />
Spas & Hot Tubs:<br />
Eurospas 650 722 905<br />
Sport & Leisure:<br />
ADS Sunbeds 646 969 455<br />
Alley Palais 968 978 869<br />
Camposol Golf Course 968 978 886<br />
CDA Fitness 634 304 087<br />
Costa Cálida Radio 968 595 862<br />
Espuña Adventure 968 631 008<br />
Horse Riding by Cavalli 636 172 198<br />
La Casa Familiar 968 543 103<br />
Murcia Aventuras 615 828 840<br />
Swimming Pool Construction, Cleaning<br />
& Maintenance:<br />
Alpha Pools 968 971 824<br />
Jorge Pools 674 168 000<br />
Köhn Pool Service 968 138 638<br />
Watermaid 646 705 088<br />
Translation:<br />
Costa Cálida Property Serv 968 199 251<br />
Mar Menor Services 644 300 125<br />
Travel Agents:<br />
Coachtrips S.L. 966 785 910<br />
Dragon Tours 968 199 021<br />
TV & Satellite:<br />
CTV Aerial & Satellite Systems<br />
600 218 046<br />
Compusurf 968 970 666<br />
ISS 655 480 543<br />
Loco Murcia 968 971 893<br />
Rainbow Satellites 686 358 475<br />
Sky TV Costa.com 968 686 466<br />
T J Electricals 868 181 121<br />
YPM Satellites 628 234 045<br />
Veterinary Clinics:<br />
Clinica Veterinaria Pto Maz 968 153 931<br />
Emerg 608 466 553<br />
Clinica Veterinaria Sur Este<br />
965 352 438<br />
Veterinary Clinic Maskota 968 597 929<br />
Emerg 619 378 473<br />
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Dry Challenges Continue by Dick Handscombe<br />
Well for many the rain-free weather continues<br />
along the Costas and in the connecting<br />
network of inland valleys from Malaga<br />
to Castellon, while further north in Cataluña<br />
the valley of the River Ebro has had regular<br />
storms and the river still runs at flood levels.<br />
Further north, hot humid July weather was<br />
broken in Soria with a metre of hail stones<br />
with snow ploughs out to clear the roads<br />
and cars were damaged by Basque country<br />
beaches by tennis ball sized hail stones!<br />
Our garden is coping well with mainly<br />
deep rooted plants and an after midnight<br />
dew covers plants, the earth and cars in<br />
the area. What is not absorbed by the soil<br />
or taken in by leaves is evaporated within<br />
half an hour of the sun rising. Late risers<br />
have never seen this, or the daybreak misty<br />
clouds that also just evaporate and don’t<br />
turn into rain drops.<br />
With many bore holes now drying out,<br />
springs having done so last month, many<br />
friends with dried up inland lawns are reconsidering<br />
their garden designs and potential<br />
newcomers are realising from the<br />
photos of properties for sale and visits to<br />
selected ones, that many have no summer<br />
shade and that the only respite from<br />
hot summer suns is to retreat into the airconditioned<br />
houses. This is a great pity,<br />
indeed a disaster, for the opportunities of<br />
enjoying looking at colourful gardens when<br />
reading, taking siestas, playing cards or la<br />
rana (the frog)- a great garden game from<br />
the Basque country - or whilst dining in the<br />
deep shade of trees or gazebos is lost. If we<br />
walk round my area, protected by a straw<br />
hat, the older houses, largely occupied by<br />
holiday making Spaniards, retained most<br />
existing trees, even pine trees and planted<br />
other trees for shade when the house was<br />
built. From these gardens come chatter and<br />
laughter most of the day except for siesta<br />
time after late lunches. Nearby, newer expat<br />
gardens are often without even a token<br />
tree, all covered terraces face south when<br />
one on the north or east side of the house<br />
would be invaluable and there are no large<br />
gazebos. Silence pervades these areas except<br />
for the hum of air-conditioning units!<br />
Apologies for these ramblings, but so many<br />
fellow expats miss out on the opportunity<br />
for outside living in Spain. Friends staying<br />
this week have enjoyed starting the day with<br />
early morning walks from 7am until 10am<br />
when the sun has risen and is becoming hot<br />
and they have stayed out in the garden until<br />
11pm or midnight before retreating indoors<br />
for the night. In between, the only indoor<br />
occupation has been fetching another round<br />
of cold drinks, washing up and catching up<br />
writing the occasional gardening article.<br />
By the way, we have been enjoying fresh<br />
salad and cooked vegetables daily and this<br />
year’s small scale experiment is a real success.<br />
Much of the drive on the north side<br />
of the house ,which is in shade for half the<br />
day, is now covered with the trailing growth<br />
of courgettes, melons and squash growing<br />
out of black builder’s buckets and islands<br />
of lettuces, tomatoes and peppers grow<br />
through the lower growing ground cover<br />
plants. My objective is to ensure that every<br />
square metre of the garden is productive<br />
in terms of beauty, growing food or making<br />
useable shade. How does your own<br />
garden score?<br />
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Some towns and villages have started rationing<br />
the use of water and banning the<br />
topping up of swimming pools. Being short<br />
of income, some councils and water companies<br />
are raising the price of water and there<br />
are amazing differences between prices<br />
from region to region in Spain. This could<br />
well extend, even to the drastic steps now<br />
made law in parts of California, where a<br />
state objective for a 20% reduction in water<br />
usage failed, as a one to five percent increase<br />
continued in many areas. Culprit gardeners<br />
now face fines for water wastage of<br />
up to 500 dollars a day! Here, any increases<br />
in construction activity or an extension of<br />
piped agricultural water could lead to more<br />
frequent water shortages in Mediterranean<br />
Spain, so<br />
plan now to<br />
reduce your<br />
needs, but<br />
at the same<br />
time have<br />
a more delightful<br />
garden.<br />
May I take<br />
the liberty of<br />
again mentioning<br />
that<br />
my new book<br />
‘How To<br />
Use Less<br />
Water In<br />
Your Garden’<br />
is now available from Amazon Books.<br />
© Dick Handscombe<br />
www.gardenspain.com<br />
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