costa cálida chronicle november 2011

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Please tell our customers where you saw their advertisement in the Costa Cálida ChronicleTo place an advertisement with us please see page 5 or contact Teresa 619 199 407

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The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice, on 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One. At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years of continuous warfare.

What is Remembrance Day?It is a special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other con-fl icts. At one time the day was known as Armistice Day and was renamed Re-membrance Day after the World War II. More than one million men and women from Britain and the Commonwealth died in World War I between 1914 and 1918, and nearly 500,000 in World War II from 1939 to 1945.Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, which is usu-ally the Sunday nearest to 11 November. Special services are held at war memori-als and churches all over Britain and other parts of the world.

A national ceremony takes place at the Cenotaph in London when the Queen lays the fi rst wreath, followed by other adult members of the immediate Royal Fam-ily, who bow if in civilian dress, or salute if in military uniform. The next to lay their wreaths are the Prime Minister, the leader of the Opposition and leaders of other po-litical parties. They are followed by other people laying wreaths. The ceremony ends with a march past of war veterans; a poi-gnant gesture of respect for their fallen comrades.

Wreaths are laid beside other war memo-rials by companies, clubs and societies. People also leave small wooden crosses by the memorials in remembrance of family members who died during one of the wars.

Two minute silenceAt 11am on each Remembrance Sunday a two minute silence is observed at war memorials and other public spaces across the UK and much of the world.

The First Two Minute Silence in London (11th November 1919) as reported in the Manchester Guardian, 12th No-vember 1919.‘The fi rst stroke of eleven produced a magi-cal effect.The tram cars glided into stillness, motors ceased to cough and fume, and stopped dead, and the mighty-limbed dray horses hunched back upon their loads and stopped also, seeming to do it of their own volition.Someone took off his hat, and with a ner-vous hesitancy the rest of the men bowed their heads also. Here and there an old soldier could be detected slipping uncon-sciously into the posture of ‘attention’. An elderly woman, not far away, wiped her eyes, and the man beside her looked white and stern. Everyone stood very still ... The hush deepened. It had spread over the whole city and become so pronounced as to impress one with a sense of audibility. It was a silence which was almost pain ... And the spirit of memory brooded over it all.’

The ‘Last Post’ The ‘Last Post’ is traditionally played to introduce the two minute silence in Re-membrance Day ceremonies. It is usu-

ally played on a bugle. In military life, ‘The Last Post’ marks the end of the day and the fi nal farewell. The sounding of “Reveil-le” ends the two minute silence, followed by the recitation of the “Ode of Remem-brance.” A poem called ‘For the Fallen’ is often read aloud during the ceremony; the most famous stanza of which reads:

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them.”

Poppy Day Remembrance Day is also known as Pop-py Day, because it is traditional to wear an artifi cial poppy. They are sold by the Royal British Legion, a charity dedicated to help-ing war veterans and their dependants.

Why is the poppy a symbol of remem-brance? Why do we wear a poppy?Some of the bloodiest fi ghting during World War I was in Flanders, Belgium. Ev-erywhere was devastated and all that re-mained was a sea of mud. The only thing to survive these conditions was the poppy once the warmer weather arrived, giving the fi ghters reassurance that there was life and hope. Poppy seeds can lay dormant for years, but if the soil is disturbed, the seeds come to life to produce the most spectacu-lar display of red fl owers. Throughout the world, the poppy has become a symbol of remembrance and respect for all who have given their lives to make the world a freer place to live.

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Once again we have had a tremendous response to our 2011 Poppy Appeal, raising well over €500 in donations from our advertisers and readers. Advertisers donated money for having the offi cial Poppy logo on their advert this month (see page 4). Thank you to everyone who contributed to this very worthwhile cause.

The 2011 Costa Cálida Chronicle Calendar will shortly be going to print and eight of the photos send in by our readers have been chosen to appear on the calendar, along with a number of our advertisers. The calendar will be available from December and will be given out to all our customers and local businesses.

According to the local press, the Murcia region is going to benefi t from real growth over the next few years, so if you have a business in the area you should hopefully increase your turnover, especially if you are advertising to reach as many people as possible. The following businesses are either new advertisers to the Costa Cálida Chronicle or have returned after a short break.

New Advertisers:StompRestaurante AmapolaYogamaygaB P OilGarden Centre TotanaGo DirectCasa Pedro BarreraCatatonic CatteryThe Horse WhispererJennifer Rahmam EFT TherapistVenta Romero Boot salePetroalhama

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From all at the Chronicle

Contact Us:Camposol Offi ce - 968 970 680Teresa Hicks - Sales & Marketing - 619 199 407Patti Benn - Editor - 646 005 017Jo Wrench - Graphic Design and Publishing - 646 610 080Bob Benn - Finance - 620 582 654Martine Shindler - Customer Services - 968 970 680

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Contents PageSPECIAL PAGESCamposol 27-31Mar Menor 61-67North Murcia 13-17What’s On 94-97ADVERTORIALBest Wishes 18Equus Connection 24Home from Home 18Kennedy Financial Services 36Kitchens Plus 1 66Knights Insurance 58Stay Warm this Winter 8CHARITIESADAPT 66Age Concern 72Andrea’s Charity 114Easy Horse Care 44FAST 30Galgos del Sol 48GO maD 56Helping Hands 36John Kemp’s Dogs 22MABS Mazarrón 88MARA 13Noah’s ARC 26PALS 29Pets in Spain 68CHILDRENChatterbox 80EDUCATIONJane Cronin 50U3A 68

ENTERTAINMENTAuthor Review 16Classic Artistes 76Raquel Peña 65Vibes from the Costas 64FOOD & DRINKMa Millbank 12GROUPSEvolutionists 58HAH 62Mazarrón Pudding Club 78Welcome 52HEALTHAlternative Therapy 82Is Stress Making You Fat? 61Spanish Health Care 86/87Spiritual Murcia 89INFORMATIONAsk Jennifer 92Astrology 40British Consulate 42Business Directory 112/3Camposol A Clean-up 28Camposol News 27Camposol Sector C Gardening 31Classifi ed Ads 106CRA 29Distribution Points 110Doggie Tips 59La Bastida 10/11Life in Spain 18Northwest Murcia 17Price List for Adverts 108

Red Cross 31Remembrance Day 4Romero of Bolnuevo 84Spanish News 38Subscriptions 108Teresa’s Travels 89The Impossible Dream 25LEISUREACAM 32Gardening News 46NEST 6Puzzle Page 74Puzzle Solutions 108WARM 14TV News 20PROPERTYHousing Update 22Property Matters 75RELIGIONMass in English 78Olive Branch 84Puerto Lumbreras 114St Nicholas Church 34Wellspring 90SPORTCamposol Golf 102Costa Cálida Golf 100Fuente Old Guard 101Golf Tips 103Los Amigos 105Mazarrón Bowls 104SAMM 63

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NEST specialises in NON-sporty, easy, so-cial walks. If you’d like to discover areas of outstanding natural beauty without the stress of keeping up with sporty walkers, then NEST is for you! We are not sporty walkers and we admire our surroundings and chat as we go along, without getting puffed or racing ahead. We also like to eat in a gem of a Spanish restaurant in the beauti-ful mountains where we sometimes see wild boar and other wildlife. The meal is option-al, though most people couldn’t be dragged away! We also occasionally might have a picnic. NEST is about meeting new people, making friends and enjoying the scenery with no rush and no stress. Bring cameras, binoculars, something to sip, decent foot-wear for walking, and a smile - and dogs are also made very welcome on leads! There are always new people to meet on NEST walks, they are very sociable occasions!

Wednesday 30th November 2011 – MAGICAL LAKE WALK Meet 10.30 in the Car Park opposite Camp-ing Sierra Espuña in El Berro

As a wonderful follow-on to the last walk in which we went to the most amazing view-point and saw this lake in the distance, on this walk we’ll be going right to the edge of the lake! An oasis of tranquillity - a panora-ma of mirrored blues under a refl ected blue sky. A photographers’ opportunity! This is a very easy walk as usual, all on tarmac ex-cept for the last bit that goes to the edge of the lake itself. There are some slopes - but we don’t rush them. Unlike some of our shorter walks this is a full three hour walk, but mostly on fl at tarmac, with one main tarmac slope and one gentle slope on a dust track down to the lake, as seen in the photo. The walk is 5€ and the optional delicious meal is 9€ for 4 courses including

salad, starter, main course, dessert, a drink and coffee. Most people love the meal - the food is excellent and the chance of seeing wild boar in their natural environment there is a real feature!

Be sure to book your places early, as places are limited. Phone or text 679002147 with all your names and Spanish contact phone numbers or email [email protected] People can’t be accepted without a proper booking in advance, and having received a confi rmation that they’re booked in.Keep your eyes peeled for new outings on the website at http://www.nestwalks.info and join the mailing list there to stay informed of the newest opportunities – then you’ll get fi rst choice on events - just fi ll in the ´subscribe to my site´ box on the walks page of the website.THERE IS ALSO A NEW NEST FACEBOOK PAGE - FEEL FREE TO FRIEND US THERE TOO AT Natureespunatrails NestLooking forward to meeting you all!

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Create A Cosy Living Space In Your Home This Winter! As the nights draw in and the evenings become chillier, one of the best ways to keep your home warmer is with lined curtains and door curtains. Curtains are by far the most pop-

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RED AND PURPLEAre the key colours this season and will be splashed on walls, upholstery, accesso-ries and clothes ev-erywhere. Look for purple, aubergine, plum, reds, wine or ruby and shades that work equally well as an accent or a

neutral. The trend also includes colours that have a calmer feel such as greens and other earth tones like spice, mustard and choco-late. Black and white is still a key look with charcoal grey a strong look this winter. Duck egg and teal with silver, metallics and mirrors is a glamourous trend. Graphic designs and bold patterns are ev-erywhere and include fl oral, leaf, geometric and stripes.

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Prehistoric Town of La Bastida near TotanaOne thing that never ceases to amaze us is Spain’s capacity to surprise. One such surprise was, when we were reading a guide book of local walks a few years ago, we suddenly realised that there were the remains of a major settlement of a prehistoric civilisation; that of the Argaric Culture, around four miles from Totana and situated on a hill at the confl uence of the Lebor Rambla and the Barranco Salado (Salado Gorge). Quite how important – and large – this settlement, La Bastida, had been, and the richness of the remains, we had still to appreciate.

But fi rst, who were these strangely sounding Argars? In the Iberian Peninsula, the Bronze Age lasted most of the second millennium, from perhaps around 2200 BC to 1300 BC. As in the rest of Europe, it saw accelerating progress, both in society and technology. In the south east of Spain, there was what was known as the Argaric Culture at this time, which was unlike anything that had previously existed. It was characterised by large villages often on hills, numerous graves within houses, an extensive range of metal objects (the majority of copper, bronze and silver), tools of stone and bone, and many forms

of ceramic containers.

The name “Argaric” comes from the Argaric Settlement of El Argar in Almeria, a site excavated toward the end of the 19th Century by the Belgian mining engineer brothers Henry and Louis Siret. Another site excavated by the brothers was La Bastida near Totana during the 1880s, although this had its repercussions when, subsequently, two “celebrated” archaeological forgers, known as El Corro and El Rosao, plundered and destroyed part of the site for their own personal profi t. However, La Bastida had been “discovered” even earlier than this. A road engineer originally from Granada, in Totana in 1865, was visited by a local who told him of lances, daggers and skeletons which could be found on a nearby hillside. This was one of the fi rst discoveries in Spain of a culture which spread across Murcia and Almeria, and parts of Jaen, Granada and Alicante, 4000 years ago. Since then, other remains have been found in Murcia in the Guadalentín Valley, and along tributaries of the Segura up to Cehegin, Calasparra and Moratalla, as well as further north near Jumilla and Yecla. Further excavations at La Bastida took place in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, but it is to much more modern times that we must look to appreciate just what a treasure there is at La Bastida and its true signifi cance.

At the end of 2008 began the Bastida Project under the direction of the University of Barcelona, with other European and American universities (including Reading University from Britain) also participating. The aim of the project is to undertake a systematic investigation of the site and to create a centre for research into prehistory in the Mediterranean area, as well as laboratory

space and a museum. Today, this work is proceeding with a magnifi cent building built near the site of La Bastida by the Totana Town Hall to house the indoor work of the archaeologists. It was fascinating during a recent open day, to be able to look around the laboratory where massive pots were being pieced together from a multitude of fragments. These were being glued together, but in a way that could be reversed if better future techniques are found. The process is quite a complex one as the fragments have fi rst to be cleaned and then salt crystals deposited in the fragments over the past 4000 years removed, to prevent temperature changes creating stresses in the restored vessels. Of course, in the very rare instance of a pot which had been placed within a tomb being found unbroken, the need for a painstaking reconstruction process is thankfully absent!

But what is there at La Bastida? Firstly, it can boast of numerous houses built on artifi cial terraces along the hillside in this strategic location, well hidden from the Guadalentín Valley and with excellent natural defences as can be well appreciated if you look at the site from below from the bed of the Lebor Rambla. As many as 28 terraces have been identifi ed all around the hill with just two areas excavated so far. The whole area is well located in relation to natural resources available at the time – wood and hunting in the adjacent Sierra de la Tercia and, further away, in the Sierra Espuña; plenty of cultivable land and various springs.

The excavations at La Bastida have concentrated on the remains of a number of houses which were constructed with straight walls up to one metre thick and about 2 metres high. The original base of the stone walls of the houses is now visible where excavations have taken place. On to the top of the uncovered remains, a preservative layer has now been placed. The roofs, though obviously now long gone, were constructed of mud and plant materials placed onto a wooden superstructure. How is this known? Well, moulded mud shapes have been found in house remains. These clearly housed caña (reeds) on the roof, with esparto used for binding. Floors were compacted mud covering a typical area of 50 to 60 square



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metres (a considerable size) with few internal d i v i s i o n s . S t o n e b e n c h e s on which pots would be placed somet imes are found next to house walls. The houses in the set t lement w e r e s e p a r a t e d

by “streets” of perhaps a metre’s width – cars were clearly not a consideration at that time! The streets were irregular and sometimes appear to have been stepped, probably to accommodate defensive requirements. There were some more open spaces where the streets met. It also seems that the houses were often grouped in areas according to the activity of their inhabitants. There were numerous farmers/shepherds and pottery and metal workers.

One house at La Bastida contained mineral slag, suggesting it was a metal workshop. Under the houses, limited remains of older settlement have been found – essentially huts with mud walls and perhaps relating to the fi rst inhabitants of the site over 4000 years ago. In the north eastern part of the excavations, there appears to have been a water storage tank of signifi cant dimensions which showed several modifi cations during its lifetime. In the middle of the excavated area, the archaeologists have found a large rectangular building with strong stone walls, a fl oor which was probably below ground level, and with benches and storage areas.

These fi ndings as a whole have shown that, from the earliest times, the settlement of La Bastida had a complex social organisation which was capable of organising the building of structures until then unknown in the Iberian Peninsula. In a higher part of La Bastida, evidence has been found of an area probably inhabited by the leaders of the city. It appears to have been walled. The social hierarchy seems to have been of warrior chiefs at the top, followed by warriors in the service of those chiefs, a class of free men, and then, almost certainly, a servile stratum at the base. The nature of the burials would indicate that the hereditary principle was well established.(to be continued)

Part taken from “Exploring Murcia – A Guide to Totana, Alhama de Murcia, Aledo, Pliego and the Sierra Espuña”, by Clive and Rosie Palmer which is available from www.lulu.com, or contact [email protected].

Clive and Rosie Palmer have written several guide books on towns and regions in Murcia. Copies of some of the books may also be available from Cosas y Cosas, Cehegin and Best Wishes, Camposol Urbanización.



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The nights are drawing in and the quilt is back on the bed! Time to bring out some old favourites! Stew and dumpling is always a hit in our house, along with soups. On a cold winter’s day, you can’t beat a big bowl of steaming hot soup. Just about anything can be added to stock to make a soup and I often use left-overs with a few spices to make a broth for supper.

I remember, as a child, my grandmother cooking the bones of the chicken to make a stock and then creating hearty soups for us to eat with a big chunk of homemade bread; delicious! Below you will fi nd a few recipes to try, including some classics and one or two unusual ones. My minestrone soup is often very similar to my vegetable soup and my family like it chunky, but if you prefer, it can be liquidized to make a smoother soup. The fl avour will be the same. Buen Apetito

Minestrone25g butter2 rashers of streaky bacon450g seasonal vegetables (carrots, courgette, celery, cabbage, leeks, turnip etc)1 onion4 tbsp olive oil2 tbsp tomato puree

1 cloves of garlic2 litre of chicken stock50g vermicelli pastaSalt and pepperMixed herbs

Peel and chop the vegetables, onion and peel and crush the garlic. Dice the bacon and cook in the oil in a large saucepan. Add the vegetables to the saucepan and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Stir in the tomato puree and add the stock. Simmer for another 30 minutes and then break up the pasta into short strands and add with the seasoning and mixed herbs. Simmer for another 10 – 15 minutes and serve.

Chicken Soup with Dumplings1kg chicken1 medium onion1 litre chicken stock350g carrotsSalt and pepper100g celery sticks50g pearl barleyDumplings40g butter2 eggsSalt and pepperPinch of grated nutmeg100g semolina

Peel and chop onion and carrots, slice chicken and put all three into a saucepan with the stock and pearl barley and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. Make the dumplings by melting the butter, whisk the eggs and add to butter. Season with salt and pepper and nutmeg. Gradually whisk in the semolina to form a thick paste. Allow to stand for 5 minutes to thicken. Shape the dumplings and drop into soup, along with the diced celery. Simmer for 20 minutes and serve.

Leek and Potato Soup25g butter2 medium leeks1 small onion350g potatoes600ml chicken stock150ml single creamSalt and pepperFresh chives orwatercress forgarnish

Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the leeks and onion and cook gently without browning. Add the peeled and chopped potatoes with the stock and seasoning. Bring to boil and simmer very gently for 20 – 30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, then sieve or puree in processor until smooth. Chill completely. To serve, stir in cream sprinkle with chives or watercress.

Pumpkin Soup1 ½ cups of stock (vegetable is best)¼ cup margarine1 medium onion3 or 4 cups cooked pumpkin½ tsp salt½ tsp black pepper½ tsp paprika (optional)

Chop the onion coarsely, melt the margarine and cook onion until sautéed. Add salt, pepper and paprika if using. Add cooked pumpkin and stir in stock bringing to the boil then simmer for 45 minutes.

Cream of Mussel Soup900g mussels25g butter1 small onionBunch parsleyBunch dill1 clove garlic2 bay leavesBlack pepper150ml white wine1 small carrot1 stick celery600ml fi sh stock½ tsp curry powder142ml double cream

Clean the mussels under cold running water, scraping off any mud and barnacles and remove the beards. Discard any mussels that remain open and rinse again. Melt butter in large pan and cook chopped onions for 3 minutes. Crush garlic and chop parsley and dill and add to the pan. Add the mussels, pepper, bay leaves and wine to the pan and bring to the boil. Cook for a further 3 to 5 minutes until the mussels open. Remove any that remain closed. Lift the mussels out and pull them away from the shells. Keep warm. Strain the liquid into a large pan. Peel the carrots and cut them and the celery into thin match sticks. Put into the pan of liquid, boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the mussels, curry powder, cayenne pepper and cream and heat through until hot but do not boil. Serve immediately.



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The animal rescue organization MARA is formed by a small group of people who care about the fate of abandoned or abused animals in the region of the community of Mula, a small town in the North-West of the Spanish province or Murcia. Seeing the suffering of abandoned animals and the cruelty provoked on innocent creatures has made a few people decide that they needed to do something about this, however small their help would be. This resulted in February 2008 in the founding of MARA. The association is registered, the books controlled, it has the obligation to inform its members and is run on a democratic base by a voted committee.

MARA has a small shelter with fi ve kennels. Many animals are fostered instead of being taking into the shelter. In future MARA hopes to improve the kennels, add four more kennels and be able to give more help where needed. Income has to be generated through membership fees (€5 a year), fund-raising and donations. Raising money is always a big problem, but since February, MARA’s charity shop in the centre of Mula, gives the possibility

to secure a slightly more steady income to pay for all costs for the animals; veterinarian help, transport to new homes and whatever is involved in animal rescue. The shop relies on goods and items that people no longer need or use, but might be useful to other people, such as clothes, small furniture, bric-a-brac, books, music, curtains, bedding etc. The shop is located in Calle Boticas 11 in Mula, the main street of the town. Please visit us and spread the word. We also have a large range of English books for just €1.

BlackieBlackie was initially a little shy with strangers, s h o w e d preference for females, but being a little wary of males, which is probably due to his past. He is an affectionate dog who likes to be with you, enjoys being stroked and will lean against

you with his head on your knee. He is very amiable and has never shown any sign of aggression. He is very responsive to what is required of him and has got used to country walks on a lead. When he was fi rst rescued he was very lethargic with no energy, but since undergoing treatment for his Leishmania he has become the lively young dog he should be who likes to play with other dogs, gets on with cats and enjoys socialising with people.

For more information regarding any MARA animals please ring Marion on 628811187 or Keith on 628811188.

There will be a car boot sale on 27th November from 10.30-13.30pm at the Polideportivo in Mula. Stall holders to arrive at 9.45am. Pitches are €5. To reserve your space call Marion on 628 811 187.

For more information regarding any of our animals please ring Marion on 628811187 or Keith on 628811188.

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From Bodegas Silvano García, we are pleased to announce the latest scores giv-en by Stephen Tanzer’s magazine Interna-tional Wine Cellar. We are grateful for the trust our clients have put in us as well as for the effort of the staff that make up our winery.

Stephen Tanzer, North American wine critic and publisher of the recognized magazine International Wine Cellar, has published the year plus the scores granted to Spanish wines more outstanding, between which are the wines of Silvano Warehouses García.

NOTES ON SPANISH TASTING:Silvano Sweet Garcia Monastrell 2009. This wine is an opaque colour purple. It has an intensely fragrant smell with an exotic note of peach and raspberry jam and cassis, together with a touch of sweet violet. A deep wine, with a dyed fl avour of mature fruit and liquor, fi nally with a touch of compote of cherry and bitter chocolate, which shows the sweet and surprising combination.

Red Viñahonda 2010. Colour intense ruby. Very intense fruity

aromas of raspberry and plum, with one sharp fl avour that stood out. The taste is rich and substantial, but energetic, that is attractively simple with no roughness. This wine is delicious to drink now.

Red Viñahonda Monastrell 2010 Shining purple in colour. Aromas of bilberries, blackberries, liquorice and fl oral. Very smooth to start with, but with sensations of mature fruit, bitter and slightly dark and fl avour of liquorice. This wine stays with a smooth taste, perfect until the end.

Twenty three old and new friends met in the car park at El Berro on Wednesday 14th September for a 10.5 kilometre walk in the hills of Espuña. After a fairly steep climb in the sun where I led from the back we were soon in the shade of the forest and it was ‘mostly’ down hill all the way. The forestry commission have done a lot of work on the paths since I fi rst walked this route and it was easy to follow through the trees enjoying the views and eventually reaching Villa Vieja. From here we crossed the road and re-entered the forest taking a short detour to see the Dinosaur’s Footprint which is accessed over a rope bridge and also a bore-hole where water was collected to fertilise the surrounding slopes. We then followed the tracks through the woods before descending into El Berro by way of a dried ‘rambla’. At the end of the walk we all went to‘Fuente del Hilo’ where 38 of us took over the restaurant and enjoyed Menu del Dia; a

great start to the ‘WARM’ walking season.

The second walk of the new season started in the far reaches of the region near El Sabinar. 16 members enjoyed a challenging 12 km walk up to Majal Alto in Sierra Zacatín, which gave glorious views over Murcia and Albacete.

The third walk started in Ricote, which was the last Arab stronghold in Spain; not as many people believe, Granada. One can understand why they settled in Ricote, with the nearby River Segura, its rich fertile land, and guarded by tall mountains, staying for 800 years until being expelled by the Spaniards. Many of the current streets have Arabic names, and there are remains of their castle, and also of their engineering skills such as irrigation.Many of the 25 walkers had not previously visited this region (most coming from the Caravaca/Calasparra area), but there was

g e n e r a l a g r e e m e n t the journey w a s wo r t hwh i l e to such a b e a u t i f u l area. We all enjoyed w a l k i n g through the village, with the ancient Church of San S a b a s t i a n , through the huerta with its many lemon and pomegranite trees, and up and around the surrounding mountains taking in spectacular views of Abaran, Blanca and Archena. We were joined by some Spanish friends and fi nished off this four-hour, 13km “stroll” with drinks and tapas at Maria’s Bar next door to the well-known El Sordo Restaurant. A wonderful morning out in the healthy pine-scented fresh air, away from city pollution. Thanks to June, Shirley and Jill for leading 3 very enjoyable walks. If you enjoy walking in a friendly group and would like to join us please contact [email protected] for a copy of this season’s programme.

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M a r y H i g g i n s C l a r k ’ s books are wo r l d -w i de bestsel lers. She is the author of twenty-four s u s p e n s e novels and she is now co-author, with her daughter Carol Higgins Clark. Two

of her novels were made into feature fi lms, Where Are the Children? and A Stranger Is Watching. Many of her other works, novels and short stories, were made into television fi lms. Mary Higgins Clark’s fame as a writer

was achieved against heavy odds. Born and raised in the Bronx, her father died when she was eleven and her mother struggled to raise her and her two brothers. On graduating from high school, she went to secretarial school, so she could get a job and help with the family fi nances. She married Warren Clark, nine years her senior, whom she had known since she was 16. Soon after her marriage, she started writing short stories, fi nally selling her fi rst to Extension Magazine in 1956 for $100. Left a young widow by the death of her husband from a heart attack in 1964, Mary Higgins Clark went to work writing radio scripts and, in addition, decided to try her hand at writing books. In 1996, Mary Higgins Clark married John Conheeney, the retired Chairman and CEO of Merrill-Lynch Futures. They live in Saddle River, New Jersey.

You Belong to Me (1998)Regina Clausen was 43, successful in her career, but insecure and unfulfi lled in her personal life. Travelling alone on the luxury liner Gabrielle, she disembarked in Hong Kong saying she would rejoin the ship when it docked in Japan. She was never seen again... Three

years later, radio presenter Susan Chandler does a series about vanishing women on her radio talk show. When a caller, who refuses to identify herself, tells of meeting a man on a cruise who gave her a ring inscribed ‘You Belong to Me’, but then disappeared when she refused to leave the ship with him, she thinks little of it. Then Regina’s mother appears at Susan’s offi ce with a ring bearing the same inscription which was found amongst her

daughter’s belongings, and Susan begins to suspect that they are on the trail of something dangerously sinister...

Daddy’s Little Girl (2002)Ellie Cavanaugh was only seven when her older sister, Andrea, was murdered near their home in rural W e s t c h e s t e r County. It was Ellie’s testimony that led to the conviction of a man, who s t e a d f a s t l y denied his guilt,

but spent twenty-two years in prison. When he comes up for parole, Ellie protests, but the convicted killer is set free and returns home. Ellie also returns, intent on writing a book that will prove his guilt, but as she delves deeper into her research, she uncovers horrifying facts that shed a new light on her sister’s murder. With each discovery, she comes closer to a confrontation with a desperate killer...

The Shadow of Your Smile (2010)At age 82 and in failing health, Olivia Morrow knows she has little time left. The last of her line, she faces a momentous choice: expose a long-held family secret, or take it with her to her grave. Olivia has in her possession letters from her deceased cousin Catherine, a nun, now being considered for beatifi cation by the Catholic Church--the fi nal step before sainthood. In her lifetime, Sister Catherine had founded seven hospitals for disabled children. Now the cure of a four-year-old boy dying of brain cancer is being attributed to her. After his case was pronounced medically hopeless, the boy’s desperate mother had organized a prayer crusade to Sister Catherine, leading to his miraculous recovery.



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There has been a mixed response to the dry weather we have had in the area. As usual the farmers say we are in desperate need of rain, but the rest of us have en-joyed a remarkable autumn, but no doubt this will all change now the winter months are here.

There appears to be more happening on the social scene since MABS NW Murcia was started by Cecelia Coulson, with live entertainment now being organised every other month. The December Christmas Party should be a brilliant night with the soulful Barrington entertaining us for the evening at the restaurant at the sanctuary near Calasparra. This will be a great night, so get your tickets early (see the poster on page ?).

Tickets for the ABBA Tribute night organ-ised for 9th November sold out really quick-ly and again this should be a good night. Let’s have a few more nights like these as it is a good way to get together without costing too much. Most of us still struggle to keep up with the Spanish hours when it comes to going out and prefer to eat and go out earlier and are usually ready to go home by midnight or 1pm!

Moratalla is offering everyone the chance to sample different tapas through its “Tapas Route II Moratalla.” until 27th November. This initiative is an opportuni-ty to enjoy Moratalla cuisine from various establishments participating in this route. For just 2€, local restaurateurs will provide the public with a special tapa and a drink. All participants who have completed the route properly and delivered the informa-tion t o the Offi ce of Tourism Moratalla, will be entered in to a raffl e.

There are very few ‘Brit’ businesses in Northwest Murcia, but one that has sur-

vived the hard times is Cosas y Cosas in Cehegin. This shop is situated opposite Mercadona so is easy to fi nd and more importantly it is easy to park. There is a large swap library where you can exchange books for 1€, a good selection of cards and gifts and of course the all-important good selection of British food. If you are looking for Christmas cards, calendars and diaries, call in to the shop which is open 10-2pm Monday to Saturday.

If you are looking to get away for the Christmas or New Year break, give Casa Pedro Barrera a try. They can cater for groups of up to ten people in their fantas-tic luxury accommodation with full board. See their advert on page ? or call Martyn or Denise on 968 972 972 or 687 118 450. www.casapedrobarrera.com

Cehegin SceneOn the last Sunday of every month from October in the “Plaza del Castillo”, the highest point in the old town of Cehegin (Casco Antiguo), there is a craft market known as “El Mesoncico”. There you will fi nd more than 50 craftsmen of the area with stalls displaying such products as cured meats, hams, pottery, cakes, wines, cheeses, etc. Each of the monthly markets has a different theme showing traditional and local crafts. You will be able to taste and enjoy the foods and products most typical to this area.

On 27th of November, from 10am, the mar-ket is entitled “Flavours of Autumn”. You will be able to taste typical products of this time of the year, such as roast po-tatoes, cured meats, the traditional olives “picas” (squashed) and good wine accom-panied by traditional music.

Free parking is available at the Marble

Technology Centre situated in Carretera Murcia, approached from the West. A free bus service is operated to the market place every 20 minutes.

Every weekend you can visit the Ecologi-cal Park opened to visitors from 9am until 6.00pm at weekends; everybody is wel-come. For visits during the week however, a reservation is required by telephone to 696 775 783.

If there are any further enquiries please contact the Cehegin Tourist Offi ce at 968 723 550 or visit our tourist website www.turismocehegin.es Santiago Leo Cehegin Tourist Offi ce

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The Best Wishes Spanish 2012 calendar is selling fast. 50 cents per calendar sold, will go towards the charities of MABS, LIONS and F.A.S.T.

The charities will also be selling this calendar at their Christmas events, of which 1€ will go towards their respective charity.

The calendar is also available on line through www.BESTWISHESGROUP.CO.UK

A day in the life of a Chimney SweepWe are husband and wife team who have been cleaning chimneys in Spain for almost 9 years and come from a long line of chimney sweeps going back 60 years.

We cover a wide area including Costa Cálida, Costa Blanca and all of Murcia. Our work includes domestic open fi res, cassettes and all types of wood burning stoves; commercial premises i.e. bars, restaurants; Aga ovens and oil fi red central heating fl ues. We remove bird nests, birds, bats, tar and resin, all of which are potential chimney fi re hazards.

We give advice on types of wood, how to light and clean your fi re and we identify any potential problems. We meet many really nice and interesting people in the course of our work, a large amount who have become regular customers and friends and as we leave say “see you next year”, and they do!

We offer a clean effi cient reliable and professional service and take our work very serious. We know your home is your castle and we treat it with respect, so do not risk losing or damaging it with the dreaded chimney fi re.Call Home from Home 660478881 to book your appointment.

Sea LegsMy older son Cameron joined the sailing school in Puerto de Mazarrón in 2010, and for the princely sum of 75€ spent every Saturday morning “learning the ropes” and mastering the basics in his fi rst boat through the Town Hall run sailing course, which was a great introduction to the sport.

After 8 months of having fun, kayaking and bobbing around the Mazarrón coastline, this year things suddenly got a lot more serious. The summer months were spent with his friends training alongside the existing sailing team, and come September Cameron & friend Finn were suddenly sailing in regattas in their Optimists.

The fi rst hurdle in our house was deciding which country they were to sail for, with Dad hoping for a future Olympic champion for the

Scottish sailing team. Not a chance. Having lived in Spain for over half his life, Cameron chose to register for Spain. The logic seemed to be that having won the World Cup, he would be backing the winning team.

I went along to watch Cameron and the team at their second competition, and stood watching them brave the hot sun, crashing waves and strong winds in Cartagena, wondering not for the fi rst time how this child of mine can prepare a boat for regatta, sail around for hours in diffi cult conditions and then STILL not be able to get himself ready for school on time!

Despite fi nding it very challenging, he still seems to enjoy it for now. Rumour has it that generations ago in my family we had Norwegian seafaring blood. All I can say is that it skipped a few generations and went

directly to Cameron – I got carsick just going over the mountain to watch him!

Liz Edmiston runs OwnersAway Property Rentals & Management offering a full range of services to property owners on the Costa Calída. Contact Liz on 691977107 or [email protected] for more information or visit the website www.ownersaway.com to view the full range of properties and services.

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Here we are in November and at the time of writing the weather is just perfect – warm days and cool evenings. For those of you who follow our snippets of family information in this section we had a really nice time with the Mums in Wales – reasonable weather and good food. Busy days sightseeing together with lazy days watching TV and videos! Just going to give a couple of sentences to Age Concern- they are really doing a great job for our older residents. Remember we all hope to get there one day, so do support them. For our more mature readers Age Concern have an open meeting on the fi rst Wednesday of each month with a dining club lunch on the last – sure there are full details elsewhere in this publication.

TV NEWS We read with interest the launch of “REAL TV” – a new satellite service showing all that FREESAT show for free, but with the advantage of being able to “add on” packs from SKY, including sport for just a month at a time – a bit like “TOP UP TV” on the UK`s FREEVIEW system. We feel this might be good for holiday homes/rentals where you could get mainstream TV for free, but have the bits of SKY you wanted when out on holiday or let a tenant have this option. It’s still in the testing stage with the required digiboxes undergoing fi nal modifi cations, but watch this space for

more detail. A competitor to SKY can only be good!

HD (High Defi nition) TV is rapidly progressing, with nearly all channels having this option, although we doubt we will see the demise of SD (Standard Defi nition) for some years, so it is not necessary to rush out and get all HD equipment. However the one thing we have seen that seems to apply to all new technology is a price drop in HD digiboxes. Manhattan, one of our favourite brands, has announced a very reasonably priced HD satellite FREESAT digibox. We have yet to get our hands on one for testing down here with the weak signals we have, but if it follows their SD range then it will be a winner. Have you got an HD ready TV with just an SD digibox? Then this may be for you. Again watch this space.

Over the past month many of you have lost BBC NEWS 24 along with other channels. This is due to the BBC realigning the transmission frequencies and it has gone from a very strong signal to a very weak one down here in Spain. Sorry, but the only answer at the moment is a bigger dish! Expensive for NEWS 24 when there are other news channels available!

Since the court ruling in the UK about the pub landlady showing Greek TV for football and sport, we have been asked if individuals

can do it. Well yes you can, but there is really not a huge saving in doing so for the individual viewer. Sport from any country costs money. Some of you have gone to Abu Dhabi TV, but it is really not that much cheaper than SKY. The problem for pubs and commercial venues is that SKY charges a premium price, sometimes thousands a month for the bigger venues and thus using a foreign system such as Greek can be much cheaper. At the end of the day do you want to watch City vs United with a Greek commentary?!

We have seen a bit of an upturn in new TV installations with Brits again coming over to live; partially because of the reduced price property market. If you are contemplating such a move and would like to have UK TV, please get us or another reliable installer to survey for UK TV before you make the fi nal decision. The huge dishes required are sometimes just not possible on a property and after buying disappointment can happen – check fi rst.

Article sponsored by Rainbow Satellites, the company for all your TV needs in the Murcia region of Spain. Contact Alan or Matt for free friendly advise – [email protected] or (0034) 686 358 475. Our website www.rainbowsats.org has some good basic advice for TV in Spain.



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John Kemp, after years of rescuing and homing dogs in this region of Spain has made videos of all the dogs he has available for re-homing. Rather than seeing just one photo of a dog in a magazine or newspaper, you can now go to youtube.co.uk and just search for johnkempdogs. Most of John’s dogs now are adult, between 1 to 3 years old, so why not visit his page there and check out all the dogs for yourself.

Visit John Kemp at his stall every Sunday morning at the car boot sale at Cañadas del Romero near El Pareton.

If you see a dog you are interested, please contact John on 646737230. You can also try fostering a dog for a while if you prefer to see how it goes. More great news is that John Kemp’s dogs are all fully inoculated and up to date with all their treatments. They are all housetrained and also will have been spayed or castrated, so the next time you are looking for that special someone to share your life with, look no further than Johnkempdogs at youtube.co.uk.

What a fantastic October we have had. Dave and I, and a group of friends, some from the UK who I mentioned last month, spent a great day on the beach at Bolnuevo with PALS BBQ on the beach and we even went in the sea! It was crystal clear and lovely and warm.

Spanish tourism has seen a huge increase in the fi rst part of 2011. According to sta-tistics produced for the Institute for Tour-ism Studies, it has been reported that, Spain received almost 40 million interna-tional tourists in the fi rst eight months of the year, a 7.8% increase compared to the same time last year. Spain beat an all-time record with 7.64 million international tour-ists in August. It is the highest number of international tourists since statistics were

fi rst compiled in 1995. The Spanish econo-my hasn’t seen much good news of late, but an increase in tourism can only be a good thing and should have a positive effect on the future of the housing market in Spain.

People often ask me about “bank reposses-sions” and are they a good deal. There can be some great deals about, but you need to do your homework. There is a property on Mazarrón Country Club with a well known local savings bank and the price fl uctuates from 98,000€ to 68,000€ to a whopping 112,000€ depending on “what day of the week it is!!” The interest rates also vary wildly, even with the same bank, and I have seen 3 quotations for mortgages in one week (same bank), all with differing terms and differing interest rate, so if you are go-

ing down the bank repossession route – do your homework.

Don’t forget that Purchase Tax on new build (key ready) properties remains at 4% until the end of 2011 – saving 3% can furnish your new home.

It was also announced this month that wealth tax, (patrimonio in Spanish), which was eliminated in 2008, bringing Spain in line with the rest of Europe, may be res-urrected (by the same Government who abolished it!) to help Spain back on its feet – don’t panic – it will be paid on net as-sets above 700,000€ with a main-home al-lowance of 300,000€ - it’s not relevant to holiday-homes – so watch this space. If you have any doubts if it comes in, speak to your fi nancial advisor. (Source of article: Spanish Property Insight)

This month also saw the headlines of - Spain: Get ready for Paramount themed park in 2015 - This was widely reported on October 4 and we wait the next instalment.

We are always looking for properties on Mazarrón Country Club and Puerto de Maz-arrón, so if you have a property to sell, please contact us.

For more information on buying or selling property contactJennie or Sue at Best of Spanish Email [email protected] or tele-phone (0034) 635 434 651 or 646 692 471

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Horse Whisperer opens New Training centre “Equus Connection”

Internationally R e - n o w n e d H o r s e W h i s p e r e r A d a m S h e r e s t o n and his partner D a n i e l l e Visarius have opened a new training centre for adults, children and

horses. Equus Connection is based at Finca Herradura, Alhama de Murcia. With their enlightening and original approaches to horsemanship, their centre will be the fi rst of its kind in Spain.

Many refer to Adam as a Horse Whisperer because through his heightened sensitivity he is able to hear a horses whisper. Adam’s kinship with animals was fi rst

recognised during his time training dogs for the Royal family in England. His sensitivity heightened after a spiritual experience known as the Kundalini. This unlocked his sixth sense which enabled him to read the thoughts and feelings of those around him. It also unlocked a natural healing ability which he used to help people suffering from physical and pyschological problems, mystifying medics from all over England.

Danielle is a holistic horsemanship trainer from the Netherlands with backgrounds

in Equine Assisted Learning, Shamanic healing and meditation. She has been around horses since she was a child.

Working ‘holistic’ means looking at the whole. The aim is to bring people and horses mentally, emotionally and physically in balance. Danielle has been

working in Spain for the last 18 months showing horse owners a more natural way.

The aim of Equus Connection is to create a fun, edu ca t i ona l centre for a d u l t s , children and horses. There will be many activities at the centre, r a n g i n g from horse w h i s p e r i n g demonstrations and a childrens’ club to meditation classes. There is a unique opportunity for 4 individuals to keep their horses at the centre, offering fi rst-hand access to both Adam and Danielle.

Adam’s abilities have attracted alot of media attention. He has featured on television throughout Europe, appeared in national newspapers and magazines and he has also been interviewed on radio stations. His autobiography is due to be published next year.

The centre is open to everyone and visitors are welcome anytime.

For more information about Equus Connection, visit www.equus-connection.com Adam & Danielle can be contacted at [email protected] or Tel: 637115768



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Don De Cervantes’ “Don Quixote”, is often described as Spain’s most famous novel- and yet few have ever read it.Celebrating, its 400 anniversary, its full title, The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha, 26 chapters and nearly 1800 pages, the novel tells of an elderly 17th century gentleman obsessed with chivalry after reading many books on the subject.Cervantes’ book is in 2 parts:Part 1 is farcical, while Part 2 is more serious and philosophical about the theme of deception.The main characters being;Don Alonzo Quixote – A delusional farmer, who believes himself to be a chivalrous knight. Rocinante – His old emaciated horse, which the Don sees as a magnifi cent beast.Sancho Panza – The Don’s SquireAldonza – Father of Dolcina. The landlord of the tavern, that Quixote in his imagination, sees as a fanatic castle, and Aldonza as the king. Dolcina – The daughter, who he sees as the fair lady of the castle, in need of his protection. A fi gure of unrequited love, who never knows the old knight’s love and devotion for her.

Don Quixote’s mind is so overcome by his passion for chivalry, that he sees wonders in every-day mundane events.He thirsts for tales of knights from the past. The more improbable the tales, the more he delights in their outcomes.With his mind so full of these impossible tales, he decides he must set off on adventures as a knight errant. He is knighted by Aldonza, the imaginary king who realizes the Don’s delusions, and wishes to get him away from his environment, as he is causing problems around the tavern by his crazy imaginings. With a rusty suite of armour, his old nag (sorry his faithful steed) Rocinante and his

simple-minded squire Sancho joins him after being promised lands for his endeavors when the Don conquers them. They set out on their grand adventures.

The painting shows a scene from the novel. Quixote imagines the windmills as giants to be engaged in battle, that he hopes will fl ee.“But they are windmills my lord!” says the faithful Sancho.Unheeding he meets the nearest “giant,” jabbing a sail with his lance, only to end upside down on the ground, with his trusty Rocinante beside him.

Although written in the 17th century, this book has parallels with today’s Spain. The painting with the blue sky and the warm

sun has always been the delight, attracting people from cooler climes. The windmills of La Mancha have changed little over the centuries, incessantly grinding corn, the sails turning silently in the warm breeze.Today the area has turned full circle, looked upon without technology, as very green, the envy of many who scraped water and wind power for the ‘joys’ of the Industrial Revolution and the dark satanic mills. The Windmills of La Mancha, although fulfi lling a very important function, do remind me of the government of today.

They look scruffy, rundown, their sails, with areas completely missing are in need of a complete refurbishment. They refl ect the present economic crisis in the country, which one sees daily, but half of the population is in complete denial. The mill owners, as with the government, have taken the profi ts out, not investing in new equipment or putting funds aside for a rainy day. As every housewife knows, this is the prudent thing to do.

Now however, comes the day of reckoning, or should I say years!

Don Quixote - Chivalrous on his white steed, taking on the windmills. He represents the glorious minority of the Spanish people, who realize what a wonderful country they have, especially in this time of crisis, hoping with a new government to be elected, to change the present system of corruption and poor management into which the country has fallen. If they CAN succeed, it will be a long process, but the prize will be worthwhile.

Finally Sancho Panza - He represents the silent majority - friendly and happy with their lot.“Let’s have a Fiesta”, says the MayorIs that wise with the country in such a crisis? “The ayuntamiento has no money - you are in the red!”“OK then no fi rework display on the last night?”“But the people expect it, and they are a great attraction”“What about payment?”“We’ll sort that out later…er….someone will pay….later….much later!!”

This has happened all over Spain this year.So where do we go from here?Rabbit for Christmas Day, if you’re lucky!Tony Welch

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FIESTAS CAMPOSOL NEWS LETTEROur fundraising year got off to a great start when over seventy people took part in our fi rst Treasure Hunt on Sunday the 25th September. A tricky course that tested our competitor’s navigation as well as observation skills was set by Chris Cross. I am glad to report that eventually everybody made it to the fi nal destination where an appetising buffet was waiting for them. We must extend a massive thanks to Chris Cross and his staff at La Cantina for the warm welcome, tasty buffet and music that everybody seemed to enjoy. We must do this again in the future. The treasure hunt boosted our funds by over 500€, but our target for 2012 still seems a long way off.

Tickets for our Murder Mystery Night on Monday 14th November are selling well and we hope that our very special Christmas Magic Show, Buffet and Dance on Thursday 15th December will be well supported and help to further reduce our target fi gure.

We now have the dates for the Camposol Fiesta 2012. They are the weekend of 16/17th June 2012. As yet we have no fi rm plans as we are restricted by the cash we have to spend. This will dictate the size and content of the event. One defi nite feature of next year’s Fiesta will once again be the Car Draw. This is a very popular feature and tickets should be available in late February 2012, so look out for our ticket sellers and get your tickets early. Remember it’s your Fiesta.

One event not governed by fi nance is our Christmas Carol Concerts. These take place in the week running up to Christmas and are performed on each of the four sectors of Camposol. Look out for next month’s letter for full details.RegardsDickie DaviesChairman Fiestas Camposol

REPLACEMENT AMBULANCEAll CAFÉ money will continue to be available only for an additional ambulance for 112 Mazarrón. Cruz Roja are opening a separate bank account to hold money for a replacement ambulance.

On 6th November (Sunday) Cruz Roja will be holding a demonstration of their activities and equipment on Camposol Sector B Commercial Car Park from 1pm. At 2pm there will be food and drink available for a single ticket price of 10€. Music will be provided by BYRON. All

proceeds to the Cruz Roja REPLACEMENT ambulance.Tickets available from PALS, CRA, Camposol Sector D Committee, FAST and others.

EARTH TREMORSThe residents of Camposol and surrounding villages were woken in the early hours of 25th September by two earth tremors. The fi rst of these was around 4.40am and the next one a little later at 6.00am. The epicentre of the two tremors being approximately 2km Northwest of Camposol, registered 3.1 and 2.6 on the Richter scale. We understand that no damage to property has been reported. Experts say that these frequent minor tremors releases energy and pressure build up and thereby lessens the risk of a higher scaled earthquake which has to be good news!

REVISED PROCEDURE FOR WATER LEAKSNow that the council offi ce is open in the Camposol Cultural Centre on Sector B, any water leaks can be reported directly to Tatiana on 968 131 717 or by email to ofi [email protected] speaks good English too.The offi ce is open Monday to Friday, 08.30-14.30

CAMPOSOL MEETINGThe promised road sweeper has still not materialised. The delay is simply down to paper work and bureaucracy and should be resolved soon, although no date has been confi rmed.

The Town Hall of Mazarrón are saying that the adoption of Camposol Sector A is still on schedule for the fi rst quarter of 2012 which is wonderful news.

The train service has now been suspended on Sundays due to both lack of demand and excessive hours for the driver. The train will also run with fewer carriages when the demand for the service is lower to reduce diesel costs. This way it is viable to run an all year round service.

Meetings are currently underway with MASA to sort out the issues with the lack of deeds on Polygonos D23 and D32. Please note that despite rumours The Town Hall of Mazarrón has not issued any demolition orders!

The return of street lighting to sectors B, C and D is still on-going. Progress is slow and will take a bit of time so please be patient; they are working on it.

The rubbish bins located at strategic points on the urbanisation are slowly going to be replaced over the next few months with new bins. These new bins will also be sited in permanent locations which should stop the mysterious overnight moves that have been experienced over the summer.

The Thursday market is going well. There are, however, more stall holders wanting spaces than there are spaces. There are 150 on the waiting list! As the market cannot be expanded, the available spaces will be allocated by ballot to ensure fairness.

There have been numerous enquiries about the kennels that have appeared on the right hand side of the motorway next to the wooden houses opposite the Mazarrón Country Club. It has been confi rmed that this has nothing to do with the Town Hall. It is private land and the land owner has not yet applied for any permissions to keep dogs there. (At the time of going to print).



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It’s still hot, but our brave volunteers have returned in force, working hard to make Camposol A a better place. Our latest project is the creation of a BBQ area in Parque Los Palacios. Thanks to Margaret and Terry, who donated the stone table, benches and BBQ, and of course to all of the volunteers who helped to clear the ground and preparation work to make this possible. A special thanks to Mark from CM Constructions, who donated time and machinery and to Gez at Eurospas, who provided the heavy lifting gear to transport all the heavy stone onto the park for us. Both of these companies have assisted us from the start; Mark helping to create the fi rst garden area next to the (now) Indian Restaurant, and Jez in sponsoring the traffi c island at the entrance to Camposol. We rely on help from local business and successful ones realise that they rely on us too. I

feel confi dent that these companies will continue to support us for years to come.Work for your Supper.The BBQ will be put to the test on November 5th. We are inviting all residents of Camposol A to join us in the park to help with weeding and cleaning up to prepare the park for the Remembrance Service. Please come along at 3pm, bringing tools if you are able to work. Don’t worry if you can’t. Please join us - fi nd out what we are trying to do - there may be some way in which you can help. We still need a Chairman (Doesn’t have to do much!)

At 4.30pm we will stop work to enjoy traditional Bonfi re Night treats. Please note that there will be no bonfi re or fi reworks, but we will have hot dogs, hot jacket potatoes, roasted chestnuts, treacle toffee, and more. The fabulous Phil Brady will be there to entertain us with live music, and of course, beer, wine and soft drinks will also be available. Bring a chair and table if you wish and enjoy an afternoon in the park.

Remembrance ServiceAs always, on November 11th, there will be a Remembrance Service held in the open air at the “Jardin de Memoria” area of the park. The service will start at 11.30am. It will include the traditional 2-minutes silence at midday and end shortly after that.

Please bring a chair as we are unable to provide seating. The service will be in English. Everyone is invited to attend. Armistice Day is recognised in many countries all over the world and the 2-minutes silence is generally observed at 11am GMT, which is midday here in Spain. My cousin in Australia will be attending a local service at 6pm. The hope is that all of the people in the world are praying for the same thing at the same time, and remembering those that they have loved and lost.The service will be conducted by Rev. Len Eaton. He would like to point out that the service is dedicated to the memory of all departed friends, whatever nationality or religion. Everyone will be made most welcome.Dave Senior Peake.

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The fi rst of the council’s open meetings for Camposol in September failed to produce a clear and complete picture of the administrations plans for dealing with many of the urbanizations problems and therefore more detailed information was sought from our new administration.

Despite much initial scepticism, the much heralded return of Masa to Camposol is apparently about to happen and the fi rst of what is intended to be regular meetings with the company’s technicians should have taken place by the time you read this. It was confi rmed that the Paramount development was believed to be the instigation for this action and we have, not for the fi rst time, been assured that Masa will not be allowed to carry out any further development until they have satisfactorily completed the urbanisation.

It has been established that the Confederacion Hidrografi ca have now accepted designs for two separate schemes and either one is considered acceptable to resolve the rambla issue. The cheaper less complicated option is to simply create a reservoir to the north of Sector D which would act as a water catchment facility. The alternative, which carries a projected cost of fi ve million euros, is to construct a new rambla to run adjacent to Calle Babinas and would require the consent of the majority of involved owners before this can be undertaken. Once this agreement is reached, the process of implementing the revised Plan Parcial and the issuing of escrituras to those affected owners will then proceed.

Positive news has also emerged regarding a number of other issues. Sector A should

have already been experiencing the benefi t of street lighting by this time and Council adoption should take place in the fi rst trimester of 2012. There is a judicial process that will allow the issuing of Certifacado fi n de obras and the legal resolution to do this should already be under way. Pressure is to be put on the Murcian Health Authority to comply with their requirement to provide a translator at the Camposol Health Centre.

After being the victim of so many shortcomings and so much neglect over the years, could this now be considered to be the beginning of the end for much of the urbanizations major problems?Website: www.cracamposol.com Email: [email protected]

FAST RECEIVE CHEQUE FOR 2593€ from PALS

On 23rd September, 16 members of FAST received training on defi brillators and the use of oxygen and resuscitation. The cost of this was 2,593€ and President of PALS Ken Payne made the cheque presentation to trainer Pascal Kolb of Cardioprotec in the company of representatives of PALS and FAST. This brings the total contribution of PALS to FAST this year to just under

11,000€ and this includes the provision of defi brillators, oxygen bottles, manikins for training purposes, emergency trauma bags, a printer and all training costs. There is a commitment by PALS to continue to fi nance equipment for FAST in addition to that identifi ed by the 112 service in Mazarrón. To date PALS have donated over 170,000€ to the local emergency services, have been forerunners in raising 6,300€ for the Lorca Earthquake Disaster Fund and are joint monitors for the CAFÉ fund, aiming to raise money for a new ambulance in Mazarrón. 38,000€ is already in the bank for this and the Concert at the Bahia Hotel on 1st October has increased the fund even more.

FAST Coordinator Karen Moore acknowledged the continued assistance of PALS and also thanked the Sensol Hotel on Camposol for providing accommodation at special rates and for allowing the training session to take place in the Hotel over a

two day period. FAST have only been in full operation for some 3 months, but are recognised as valuable team saving lives on the Camposol Urbanisation. Interest in forming other FAST teams in the Mazarrón area has been under discussion.

For further information FAST 968 970626 or PALS /CAFÉ 626460465

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FAST has been operational in Camposol for 5 months with call-outs heading toward 50 from residents and holidaymakers. Slips, trips and falls have been the highest cause of call-outs, but FAST has been responsible for identifying some serious medical issues and ensuring that the callers received prompt professional help for issues ranging from an unusual strain of pneumonia where the patient spent many weeks in hospital to potentially lethal circulatory system issues which could have lead to cardiac arrest in another patient.

FAST are always working on continual improvement of service and training. A third of the team have received training on defi brillation and oxygen therapy and plans

are in hand to commence the next phase of that training. Many new volunteers have joined recently and have been Red Cross trained and are undergoing regular training on a bespoke course spanning many weeks to ensure that they are fi t & ready to serve the residents of Camposol.

Our volunteers have proven to be the key that ensures that FAST is growing in quality and has attracted the support and trust of the residents and we are all indebted to them. Only when the trauma bag and emergency phones are delivered or collected by a volunteer responder does it hit home on the responsibility that the task entails.

So what is it like to be a FAST volunteer responder??The phone on a lanyard around the neck for most of the shift, even when attending the call of nature awaiting that call for help. The table has the operation’s fi le laid out on it with maps at the ready and the call-out log with pens poised for action. The responder cannot leave until the destination is clear, to minimise delays in fi nding the patient, (despite the fact that there may be no street name, no house number and little or no lighting!!) The FAST shirt and name badge hangs by the door with shoes pointing the correct way, car in the

road full tank of fuel, fl ashing light prepared, all ready to ensure a rapid getaway to the next call, which could be anywhere on Camposol, any time day or night 365 days a year, to any one of a range of serious or life threatening problems that will require quick thinking, team work, a strong stomach, combined with the resourcefulness and dedication only found in our volunteers who often avoid the limelight and praise that they rightfully deserve just to ensure that Camposol is safer for all.

Every responder knows that they may well face a huge challenge, but are prepared to do their very best, despite the fact that in some cases there may be nothing they can do, as the patient’s condition is irrecoverable, but they still have to do their job until the professionals arrive and give moral support to the partner or family of the patient.

So please give a thought in the wee small hours of the night, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve or whenever, that at least 2 ‘someones’, somewhere on Camposol have abstained from alcohol for at least 8 hours before their shift and are ready and waiting to spring to your assistance as soon as the call is received, to give you the support you need until an ambulance arrives. Nowhere in Spain has that service except Camposol, thanks to all the volunteers and people like PALS who have funded the vast majority of the equipment and the telephone number which is sponsored by Compusurf.

You know about FAST, thanks to people like Costa Cálida Chronicle and Costa Cálida Radio. Thanks to all our supporters and sponsors!

Remember, keep the number handy, and if things go wrong medically.......... “Think Fast as every second counts!”First Call 112 and then call FAST ....FAST! On 968 970 626.

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The C-Sector Green Fingers Gardening Group started back on Wednesday 21st September and the fi rst job was making the duel carriageway safer by pruning the palms and cleaning the road and removing the weeds. During the morning breakfast break one of the team Paul passed me a ring he had found near the old Masa offi ce. It looked like gold, but some of the team thought it was plastic. I took it home and put a message on the facebook Camposol website. (FOUND GOLD RING). The following morning Tom A, from C-3, asked me if we had found a ring when we were out working on the mail road. He described it and the inscription, the ring was reunited with the owner. Tom said the ring was worth over £200, so he went off a very happy bunny. The group will be working for several weeks, so if you can help please come and join us

every Wednesday mornings from 9am. We had 17 volunteers, which is a record, but it very nearly gave Norma a hart attack when I phoned to order 17 bacon sandwiches! Please look out for the volunteers on the road and please slow down.

We have managed to collect donations of 204€ the fi rst week and 213€ the second week, so thanks for the support from D Sector who have been very generous. We will be planting some young olive trees along the road side near the roundabout by the golf driving range and are also gravelling the external perimeter of this roundabout.

The C- Sector Gardening Group have also started to go 10 Pin Bowling in Totana on a Friday afternoon. It has been great fun and I think we are improving. It is free membership and games at 1€ it’s the best value around

and everyone is most welcome. On her fi rst bowl, Ann managed to slip on the ally and down she went, but carried on using her other arm until the pain stopped her playing. She went to hospital later that evening and it was confi rmed she had broken her wrist. As she was waiting for treatment, she saw another of our ladies who was brought in by ambulance after slipping in the shower room after her husband had had a shower. She had broken her hip, so that was a cracking day and we don’t want any more of that thank you! Get well soon Ann and Frances.

If you require any information on Green Fingers Gardening and Social Group including 10 Pin Bowling please contact your poligono rep or Bernard 626 513 842

Thank you for your continued support.Bernard Holland Chairman.

The RED CROSS (Cruz Roja) in Mazarrón are in need of a Replacement Ambulance

An Open Day event and display by Cruz Roja will be held on the 6th November on Sector B Camposol. Food and drink will be available, donated by local Mazarrón businesses. Tickets for these will be sold and the net proceeds put into a fund for the new ambulance.

PALS advised the Offi cers of Cruz Roja and Mazarrón Ayuntamiento that a fund to purchase a new ambulance already existed and that some 40000€ was banked in a PALS Account with Barclays. The money has been raised over the last 4 years in the name of CAFÉ. PALS asked that, if the

Ayuntamiento were agreeable, the pledge that CAFÉ had made, could make the funds available to help purchase the ambulance for Cruz Roja. With a big push from the Expat community, particularly on Camposol, and with events in Puerto de Mazarrón and Bolnuevo, it might be possible to purchase the ambulance much earlier than the 3 years anticipated by the Ayuntamiento.

The various representatives of organisations present at the meeting were all in favour and it was suggested that the event was held on Sunday 6th November from 1 till 5pm on the car park opposite the Commercial Centre on Sector B. It was also suggested that there should be music. Byron has agreed to host

and compere the event using the Sector D equipment. It was also agreed that a Tombola was organised along with other individual stalls.

This is an exciting conclusion, or rather the real beginning of the acquisition of a new ambulance for the area. PALS started this initiative some three years ago and this new development could hasten the acquisition of a much needed facility.

The tickets will be produced by Cruz Roja and distributed to the various organisations for sale prior to the event. Cruz Roja advised that the British Consul has agreed to attend with dignitaries from the region and the Ayuntamiento.



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The Arts & Cultural Association of MurciaThe 24th September saw the offi cial launch of the Arts and Cultural Association of Murcia (ACAM) at the Cultural Centre on Camposol, compered by Trudy Anne Mockford from Costa Cálida Radio. Visitors were treated to displays by a young group of dancers from Murcia Dance and an exhibition of paintings from the George Thompson Community Art Group, with a presentation of the ACAM objectives by Louise Bremner and Susie Long to introduce what the Arts & Cultural Association is all about and to promote some the exciting activities coming up.

MFDB 2012The largest project under the ACAM umbrella is the Mazarrón Festival de Baile which is held in June each year. Attracting dance schools from across the region to compete, over the last two years the festival has gone

from strength to strength, promoting the enrichment, accreditation and celebration of dance for all ages across the Costa Cálida. Murcia Dance performers displayed their competition performances on the launch day with a special presentation of certifi cates awarded for individual dancers who are excelling in their range. As the founding dance group behind the MFDB, Louise Bremner started the festival to inspire local dancers and to get them to interact and learn from other dance schools in the area. In the last two years the outcome from each event has exceeded all expectations, helping everyone that takes part to advance and enjoy the support and learning resources of bringing people together over the two day event. Work is already well underway preparing the festival for 2012. If you would like to fi nd out about classes available from Murcia Dance or learn more about the festival for next year, visit

www.murciadance.co.tv and www.mfdb.net

DEVELOP YOUR ARTISTIC TALENTS The second part of the afternoon gave visitors a chance to view some of the excellent art work from the George Thompson Art Classes. George encourages his students to create with their own natural way of working, to develop and educate their own art practice. All George’s teaching is delivered on a voluntary basis. As leader of the class, George is bringing people together to share in the learning experience, which through membership of ACAM, will broaden the integration of the groups learning experiences with the potential for collaboration with other groups and activities in the future. In bringing members together, the association aims to deliver quality arts, cultural and leisure activities within a legal framework for the benefi t of the community, build partnerships between existing projects and benefi t from the support and promotion working together can offer. As a registered organisation, the long term goals are to seek art’s funding for projects, to advance the range of activities available and promote the arts.

JOIN A ROCK CHOIR!Already there has been a great interest in forming a Rock Choir for Camposol. The idea originated from committee member Shirley Fisher and it has quickly gained momentum with a ‘singing workshop’ being organised so that everyone can meet and discuss the next step. A singing teacher will be leading the workshop to ascertain the different levels within the group and help if singing lessons are needed. The exact date is still to be confi rmed, but a singing workshop will be held on either the 12th or 19th November between 3 and 5pm at Camposol Cultural Centre on Sector B. Please check on line for confi rmation.

Also look out for news soon about our next open day to be held early in the New Year. Information can be found on line at www.about.me/acam with links to everything connected with the association. Please contact us at [email protected].



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St Nicholas Ecumenical ChurchCalle Sobrija 2248Sector D20 Camposolwww.stnicholaschurchspain.com

During November, services of Remembrance are held throughout the world. In Britain, and the Commonwealth in particular, these services are of a militaristic nature remembering the fallen and rightly so, because it was King George V who ordered these events to be held in perpetuity on the 11th hour of the 11th day at the 11th month, the exact time when the Armistice was signed bringing to an end WW1, the so called war to end all wars.

A Service of Remembrance will be held here in Memorial Garden, Parque Los Palicios, Camposol Sector A at 1130am on the 11th November. This service will refl ect the multi-national and multi-cultural nature of the Society we live in here and will commemorate the lives of those who have died, from all nationalities and religions, in whatever circumstances. It will also include the traditional Act of Remembrance at 12 o’clock – 11am UK time. All are cordially invited, but you are requested to bring a chair if you can. Proceeds from the collection will be donated for the upkeep and improvement of the Memorial Garden. Hope to see you there.

Other Services of Remembrance will be held on Sunday 13th November, Remembrance Sunday, all are invited as usual.

The summer has brought to the Church many new friends in the form of those moving to live in Camposol and those holidaying here. We are now more or less back to our regular congregation, many of whom have been away. As always it is a joy to meet new people and to see others returning with many stories to tell. Services for November 2011Sunday 6th Song s of Praise 10.30amSunday 13th Morning Prayer/Remembrance Sunday 10.30amSunday 13th ESAMD Remembrance Service 1.00pmSunday 20th Holy Communion 10.30amSunday 27th Holy Communion 10.30am

All services are in English and take place at Calle Sobrija 2248, D20 Camposol, where a warm welcome awaits you. We have a very active ministry in the German language led by Rev Bro Konrad, who holds services in San José Church, Puerto de Mazarrón, on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 4pm. Services offered by the Church are Wedding Blessings, Holy Baptism, Confi rmation and Funerals. We have a Pastoral Service throughout the year, people who listen. Talk and are there to help anyone who is sick or in need. The Pastoral care is absolutely confi dential.

For any of the Church Services offered, or other information, please call Rev Len Eaton on 968 138 952, or Rev Deacon Maureen Kent on 636 099 679



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100% QROPS transfers May End

If you have beenconsidering transferring your pension via QROPS, but have not yet done so, now is the time to act before the window of opportunity closes.

A provisional bill was submitted in New Zealand trying to stop non-New Zealand residents from receiving their whole pension fund tax free; if passed the facility will cease. Anyone who has a pension in the UK (irrespective of nationality) and is not drawing benefi ts can transfer the whole fund and receive as a tax free lump sum (i.e. if you have £100,000 in your fund that is what will be transferred to you minus charges).

Kennedy Financial Services prides itself on experience and guides clients from start to fi nish with complete professionalism. David and his staff will answer any questions you have, explain the steps to be taken to complete all the paperwork. You can be sure that you will receive clear, simple and straightforward facts based on the offi cial guidance of HMRC rulings. There are numerous reasons for transferring your pension via QROPS, many offering huge benefi ts. These range from inheritance tax, freedom of investment choice, tax effi ciency and releasing your whole fund.

If you would like to discuss how QROPS could benefi t you or just want to know more, contact David on 951 219 576 or 678 035 992 or log onto www.kennedyfi nancialservices.com and complete the assessment form.

The initial consultation on QROPS is conducted in a step by step manner so all benefi ts are clearly explained and there is no charge for this consultation.

Remember the window of opportunity may close, so do not miss out on this unique opportunity. Contact David today.

HELPING HANDS FAMILY FUN DAY, DOG SHOW AND MARKET, SUNDAY 9 OCTO-BER 2011

The day went well with approx 150 people attending Centro Hipico nr Pulpi, to enjoy not only the Dog Show but various Equine Displays from Centro Hipico, Archery and

Trade and Craft Stalls. Music was provided by Arrox y Roll for those enjoying the mag-nifi cent BBQ and the day rounded of with Roger Leeks and his “Messing with Mag-ic” show for the children.

The team of Helping Hands wish to thank the following for support and sponsorship with this, their fourth event since their launch in May of this year:

The Dog Show Judges, Kathy and Wayne South. Asim Alvarez, Animal Hotel, Anubis Veterinario, Bar Pizzeria Palpicoteo, Costa Al-meria News, Courtney Castles, Costa Calida Chronicle, Dusty Boots Line Dancing Group, EPS Albox, Insignia Graphics, Guirrete Su-permercado Upper, Intelli-gente Language Academy, Messing with Magic, Mar & Lune Restaurant, Ross Legal Services, Spectrum Radio, Transtejera Building Supplies and fi -nally the super Medic, Vaughan.

LindaHelping HandsAnimal Charity Support Association

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Prince of Asturias gives Spanish-built Electric Car the Thumbs Up The Prince of Asturias expressed his enthu-siasm for Renault’s Twizy, the fi rst electric car to be built wholly in Spain, during a visit to the French multinational’s factory in Val-ladolid.

Felipe of Borbón inaugurated Renault’s new Z.E. industrial workshop Valladolid, where productio of the Twizy will begin in Novem-ber, ready for a market launch in France by the end of the year and in Spain probably in March 2012. The prince drove one of the Twizy that have already been manufactured at the plant and “liked it very much” ac-cording to the Minister for Industry, Miguel Sebastián.

Speaking to the press after the event, the minister said “From outside it looked as if the Prince was going to be uncomfortable and squashed”, because of the Twizy’s tiny proportions, “but not at all. The design makes it very roomy inside, no matter how tall you are”. The Minister pledged his sup-port for the car, saying its success would not be limited solely to “towns and cities”, but also “for tourists”, through initiatives such as “hourly rental packages”.

For his part, Renault’s Director of Comuni-cation, Jesús Presa, reiterated that Felipe de Borbón “was confi dent about the suc-cess” of the Twizy. He liked the innovation, the design and the whole global concept of the electric car. He added that the prince had been “frankly impressed” by the Twizy and went away with a “great impression” of it.

130 people will work on the Valladolid pro-duction line manufacturing the Twizy ex-clusively for the whole world. The new 9,000 square metre factory will produce 12 vehicles an hour, equating to 20,000 units a year, although production could be in-creased to as much as 60,000 if there were suffi cient worldwide demand.

Expatriate Homebuyers in Spain ‘near-ly at levels of 2008’Foreign buyers of Spanish property have shot up by 37 per cent in the past year, with sales almost reaching numbers seen in 2008, according to the Bank of Spain. For the fi rst time in over three years, in-

vestment in Spanish real estate by northern Europeans has exceeded 1,000 million eu-ros in the third quarter of 2011. The total in the last three months has reached 1,314 million – along with 2,445 million in the fi rst six months of the year – suggesting that northern Europe is on the road to economic recovery.

Domestic buyer numbers continue to fall, as does the percentage of Spaniards buying property abroad, dropping from 317 million in 2010 to 126 million this year – compared to 600 million in 2007. This said, Span-ish investment in foreign homes is still far above the all-time lows seen in 2009 and 2010, at 76 and 60 million respectively

Low-cost Iberia Express to be Launched Next YearThe Board of Directors of the International Airlines Group (IAG) has approved the cre-ation of a new ‘low-cost’ branch of Iberia - Iberia Express - to operate some of the company’s short-haul routes. The ‘low-cost’ company will start operating at the end of March or beginning of April 2012 and will have a staff of around 500 people and a fl eet of 13 aircraft.

The new company will be wholly owned by Iberia and will have its own management team, although in order to set it up, ap-proval was needed from IAG - the company formed after the merger of Iberia and Brit-ish Airways (BA) - because of its impact on the group as a whole.

The new company will operate exclusively with Airbus A320 aircraft, all of which will be rented from Iberia. The primary aim of Iberia Express will be to compete in the Spanish domestic market, as well as in Eu-rope, strengthening Madrid’s Barajas air-port and create new jobs in Spain.

The new ‘low cost’ company will have two classes: business and tourist. For two years, Iberia has been outsourcing some of its short and medium-haul routes to Air Nostrum and Vueling, and this collaboration is expected to continue in spite of the cre-ation of Iberia Express. Air Nostrum, with its smaller aircraft, will continue to run the routes for fewer than 50 passengers, and Vueling will continue to run the routes out of Barcelona and other cities, whilst Iberia

Express will focus on Madrid.

73% of Spaniards claim to be Catho-lic but over half don’t go to Mass According to data re-leased today by the Centre for Sociolog-ical Investigations (CIS), the number of Spaniards claiming to be Catholics has dropped by 2% com-

pared with the 2010 fi gures, when 75% of those surveyed claimed to be Catholic, and confi rms the tendency seen over the past decade. The CIS survey shows that only 2.2% of the population in Spain practise other religions. 14.9% of those surveyed said they were “non-believers”, a percent-age which is increasing as steadily as the number of Catholics drops. In addition to the “non-believers» 7.4% of Spaniards claimed to be «atheist».

The CIS also asked members of the public how often they went to Church, excluding so-called social occasions like weddings, Christenings, First Holy Communions or Funerals. The majority (57.1%) said they “hardly ever” went - this fi gure was 47% in 2005 and was barely over 40% a decade ago. Just 15.9% say they attend a religious service most Sundays and feast days, a fi g-ure which has also been falling gradually over the past ten years.

Customs offi cials make Spain’s second largest Heroin Haul Agents of the Risk Analysis Unit (Uni-dad de Análisis de Riesgos - UAR) and customs offi cials in Algeciras (Cádi z) have seized 150 kilos of heroin in a container ship from Pakistan on its way to the Ivory Coast, the second largest seizure of heroin ever made in Spain.

The deputy head of customs in Algeciras, Nuria Carracedo, told reporters that it is the second largest seizure of heroin in Spain af-ter the haul made by offi cers from the Na-tional Police in Sitges (Barcelona) in August 2008, when 316 kilos of heroin were seized. Carracedo has indicated that although her department «had been monitoring the con-tainer for a number of weeks».

The UAR has stated that the container was “fl agged” for inspection upon arrival in Al-geciras and stressed that the opening of the pallets had been especially complex due to the nature of the cargo declared. The shipment had been declared as iron oxide powder, and heroin had been camoufl aged amongst it. The drug was inside 300 cylin-ders of 500 grams each, hidden in the foun-dation and framework of 24 cargo pallets.

The case remains open and further arrests are likely as the police investigate directors and employees of the transport and recipi-ent companies.

The market value of the drug depends on its degree of purity, which will be deter-mined by the Foreign Health department. However, Lt. Fernando de Cózar from the Algeciras Port Civil Guard pointed out that the purest heroin could reach a value of be-tween 33,000 and 35,000 euros per kilo, which could be increased if the drug is cut with other substances.



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British Ambassador Encourages Cooperation between Social Services and English-speaking Charities

As part of his visit to Murcia, the British Ambassador to Spain, Giles Paxman, attended a workshop with local English speaking charities and social services to help improve the support offered to vulnerable British nationals living in the area. As the British population in Murcia has increased tenfold since 2002, all parties were keen to get together and discuss how working together could help them to better support vulnerable and elderly British nationals.

The workshop, part of the Alicante Consulate’s ConeXiones programme, was the fi rst of its kind in Murcia, and was organised with the help of YoVoluntario, the Murcia

regional government volunteer support organisation. The Ambassador was able to see the local English speaking charities fi nd out from social services exactly what was help was available and also discuss how they could work together in the future. They all agreed that it is vital for British nationals to be registered on the padrón in their local towns as without this, they cannot access social services assistance.

Leopoldo Navarro Quilez, the head of Yo Voluntario, started the event by explaining to the local associations what support Yo Voluntario can offer and also how to ensure that they are legally registered in Spain. He encouraged people to use the resources that are available in Spain and thanked them for their hard work in supporting British nationals.

During his talk at the event, the Ambassador said: “I am delighted to launch ConeXiones in Murcia. The rapid increase in British population in the last decade has meant that it is essential that there is an adequate support network. It is impressive to see representatives from social services from all the main town halls where there is a signifi cant population working hand in hand with British and Spanish charities to support those who are in need.”

As this is the fi rst time that the Ambassador has visited the Region of Murcia, he also took the opportunity to meet with the President of the Region to discuss issues around property and the new airport that is being built. Additionally, he met with the Honorary Consul in Murcia, Antonio Berdonces, and the Delegado del Gobierno for Murcia where they discussed the location of the Honorary Consulate and contingency planning.

Charities that attended the ConeXiones event included Age Concern Costa Cálida, MABS Murcia, Royal British Legion, Help at Home and Help Mar Menor. From the Spanish side, Caritas and Cruz Roja attended as well as social workers from the key town halls where British nationals live, such Mazarrón , Los Alcazares and San Javier.



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Pioneering maggot therapy at Easy Horse Care Rescue CentreWe printed an article on Cookie back in April 2011 and she has been looked after by the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales since then.

Maggots fl own in from the UK have been used to treat Cookie, a miniature horse at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre.

Rod and Sue Weeding at the Centre found Cookie on waste ground in Benijofar in April 2010 in a shocking condition, suffering with severe laminitis. Since then Cookie, named so because of her strength in overcoming adversity, has been transformed. Not only has she had surgery on her front legs, severely damaged by the laminitis, she is now receiving larvae treatment in her hooves. The larvae, supplied by Biomonde based in England and Germany are the only laboratories in Europe providing sterile maggots for the treatment of humans. For Cookie, the maggots are being used to

fi ght an infection inside both front hooves – unfortunately exacerbated by visitors feeding Cookie treats that her system could not cope with. The maggots provide a less aggressive form of treatment which it is hoped can reach deep into the infected tissue. Now the maggots have been transplanted into Cookie’s hooves, everyone is anxiously waiting to see if they have done their job successfully. This treatment could possibly be the way forward for treating equines with similar anaerobic infections in the future

Maggots have been used in humans as a way of treating infected wounds for many years and research has shown that wounds heal quicker than conventional medicine.

“Because of the horrendous condition that some of our rescued horses are in, we are using ground-breaking treatment methods” says Sue Weeding co-founder “and we are attracting and working with some of the top professional vets and specialists in Europe and America.”

The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre is a registered Spanish charity with no offi cial funding and this pioneering treatment, along with all care we provide our horses, ponies and donkeys, is only possible with the generosity of the public to give us donations.

If you wish to make a donation and/or sponsor Cookie or one of her four-legged friends for as little as €5 a month, please contact the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre on Tel: 652 021 980 or via email at: [email protected] The Centre is open to the public every day from 13:00 -16:00 throughout the year. Sundays and Wednesdays only there are guided tours where you can meet the residents and hear their stories. Lunch and light refreshments are also available in the garden cafe. All proceeds go to support the Centre. For further information visit: www.easyhorsecare.net.

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FRUIT TREES MAKE A S P A N I S H G A R D E N COMPLETEBy Clodagh and Dick Handscombe

No Spanish garden or apartment terrace should be without fruit trees or plants. Even in less than a square metre it is possible to grow alpine or ordinary strawberries in a strawberry barrel or window box and citrus, peach, apple, pear, pomegranate, avocado and fi g trees on dwarf root stocks grow per-fectly well in containers, provided you fi ll the containers with a rich in nutrient and water retaining/well draining soil mix. Our experi-mental container orchard has done well.

In a larger garden it does not require much imagination to plant a dozen varieties of trees or plants and be able to harvest ones own ecological fruit crops on every day of the year.

Try the following for starters – almond, apricot, fi g, lemon, mandarin, orange, per-simmon, peach, plum, strawberries, raspber-ries or walnut.

If you combine the above with a vegetable raised bed or patch, even a moderately sized

garden can become your daily market for the fresh healthy fruit and vegetables increas-ingly recommended by medical authorities. Spanish readers will immediately recognise what we are saying –i.e. return to the back yard or small-holding of our grandparents – for what we recommend does not require a large orchard. Indeed, as many inland expa-triates with 10.000 metre plots have discov-ered, how does one cope with the ripening fruit of several hundred trees, when Span-iards are feeding surplus oranges to their sheep and goats as it is more economic to do so than pay to harvest the fruit for very low market prices.

Luckily many fruit trees have multiple ben-efi ts, so they easily fi t into mixed gardens for they are among the best trees for spring blos-som, then the colouring fruit add interest, fol-lowed by the vivid autumn leaf colours of the deciduous trees and early winter colours of persimmons and pomegranates well after the leaves have fallen.

As mentioned in our earlier columns and de-scribed in detail in our popular book Grow-ing Healthy Fruit in Spain, there are now many natural, ecological and organic ways of fertilising and spraying fruit trees, bushes and plants, against pests and diseases, so one does not need to be concerned about re-sidual chemicals on the skins. Eating perfectly ripe fruit directly from the tree, bush or plant, is one of the delights of gardening in Spain.

Fresh raspberries from May to October and in a few weeks time, tangerines are regular pre-breakfast snacks when working early in our holistic garden. They are irresistible. Thinking about citrus trees, if you select early mid and late season varieties, it is possible to harvest edible mandarins from October to May and a mature perpetual fl owering/fruiting lemon tree can supply a year’s supply of lemons for gin and tonics and lemon sorbets.

By the way, the book includes over seventy fruits, so there are plenty to chose from, whether gardening on the Costa, in inland valleys or a thousand metres up on moun-tainsides. For convenience Dick’s recently published book includes details of the ben-efi cial vitamins and minerals etc., found in a wide range of fruits.

A u t o g r a p h e d copies of Clo-dagh and Dick’s books can now be purchased via their website www.gardenin-ginspain.com as well as unsigned copies from high street and inter-net bookshops.© Clodagh and Dick Handscombe www.gardeninginspain.com November 2011.



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Fund Raising Events:ZUMBATHON with Lynn Preston– 12noon

to 3pm, 5th November, Hotel Spa, T o r r e P a c h e c o , Murcia

Love to Zumba or just interested? Put your skills to good use by joining the Zumbathon on 5th November and help raise funds for Galgos del Sol and Help Mar Menor at the same time. Tickets are priced at €5 per session or €6 for the entire day. For more information, contact Tina Solera at www.galgosdelsol.es.

ANIMAL HEALING SESSIONS – with Jennifer Rahman, EFT Animal TherapistIs your pet feeling sluggish, anxious, displaying aggressive behaviour or having unexplained pain? Learn about the healing

benefi ts of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT )- the latest energy therapy for animals and humans. This non- evasive, safe and effective therapy can help heal your dogs and other pets in minutes. Jennifer Rahman is a qualifi ed EFT animal therapist and has had articles on animal therapy published in international magazines and numerous online websites. For a limited period only, Jennifer is offering EFT therapy sessions for only €20 per session of which 100% of her proceeds is being donated to Galgos del Sol. Although Jennifer is based in Balsicas, she can also offer animal healing by proxy, that is, via the use of photographs. If you have a query or are interested in healing your pet, please contact her mobile: 63 4358 310 or visit her website at: www.lifemaxxinternational.com. More information is also available here: http://latorre.aspanishlife.com/topics/131-health-and-wellbeing/articles/512

Galgos Del Sol Online storeYou can now purchase the following items from the GDS online store. All proceeds go to GDS to help care for abandoned and abused Spanish greyhounds and Podencos.WRISTBANDSGet a trendy “Save the Spanish Galgo” wristband for only €2.20 plus 60 cents postage. Choice of sizes.SPONSORSHIP PACKGet a unique sponsorship gift pack comprising gift certifi cate, handmade greetings care, stickers, magnet or wristband and note cards for only €25.HANDMADE ACCESSORIES – HARNESSES AND COLLARSHarnesses lovingly handmade in a range of quality materials and colours. Only €25 plus postage.Handmade leather collars (€25 plus postage) and cloth collars (€ 20 plus postage) are available in a range of sizes and designs. For more details on the collars and harnesses, contact : [email protected] or [email protected]. ALL Proceeds go to GDS.

DOGS FOR ADOPTIONJET – A 3 yr old male, vaccinated, negative for disease and is UK passport ready in January. Needs urgent home now.

ABBY – Bitch, approx.2 yrs old. Vaccinated and spayed.

JORDAN – Male, 3 yrs old. Vaccinated, castrated. Wonderful and warm personality.

CHIQUI – Bitch, approx 5yrs old. Vaccinated and spayed.

For more information on these dogs and others, please visit www.galgosdelsol.es. All adoptions are subject to a house check.

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You may have noticed that we have skipped the letter K in our romp through the Spanish a l p h a b e t . This is because it is a very u n c o m m o n letter in the S p a n i s h

language. If you check in your dictionary you’ll see it only appears in obviously imported words like “karate” and “karaoke” and measurements such as “kilómetro” and “kilograma”. It has made some resurgence is recent years as a replacement for “qu” in texting, so that “qué tal” becomes “ke tal”,

but this is not correct Spanish.

As for the letter L, the good news is that this is pronounced the same as in English, except that in Spanish we place the tongue further to the front of the mouth and make it very distinct, irrespective of where the L appears in the word. It may come at the beginning as in “lado” (side) or at the end as in “azul” (blue). English speakers need to be particularly careful in the way we pronounce the letter L at the end of words, and also when it appears next to another consonant within a word. Think for a moment how we say “milk” or “hill” in English. We employ what we call the “dark L” which is pronounced at the back of the mouth and in some accents disappears completely. If we carry this tendency over to our Spanish speaking, they will not realise we are saying a word containing the letter L at all. Someone I was talking to recently who works in a shop told me that the Spanish never seem to understand her when she offers them a bag - “una bolsa”. When she tried her pronunciation out on me it was clear that she was almost saying something like “bowsa” which the Spanish would hear as “bosa”. As silly as it sounds, a little movement of the mouth like that can make all the difference between comprehension and incomprehension even in a situation where we might think our meaning is obvious.

As you may know, when the letter L is doubled in Spanish it makes completely different sound, akin to the “y” sound in English. In actual fact the Spanish sound has slightly more “friction” in it than the English open “y” sound, as though the air is slightly forced out through a narrowed mouth. The LL combination used to be considered as a separate letter of the alphabet before the advent of computers. Now it creates a technological challenge to have two letters that act as though they are one letter, so LL as a separate item in the alphabet has been suppressed, although its use remains exactly the same. If you have a dictionary that was printed more than about ten years

ago, it will still list LL as a separate section, whilst in more recent dictionaries it has been subsumed into the L listings. Here are a few common words that illustrate the LL sound for us: “calle” (street), “llave” (key), “lluvia” (rain), “tortilla” (potato omelette) and “millón” (million).

Here is our usual sample of similar words in Spanish and in English, this time beginning with L: “Legal” (legal), “legítimo” (legitimate), “letal” (lethal), “libertad” (liberty), “líquido” (liquid), “literatura” (literature), “lúcido” (lucid), “laberinto” (laberinto or maze). Another word similar in both languages is “líder” (leader), the reason for the similarity in this case being because the word has been imported from English into Spanish. Words of general interest beginning with the letter L include one that I rather like, “lapsus” meaning a “slip of the tongue”. Sometimes we call this a “Freudian slip”. The president of Spain José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero made a monumental “lapsus” which involved using a rather bad word at a press conference in relation to the Russians with whom he had just signed an agreement. A look of horror briefl y crossed his face and then he rapidly carried on speaking, probably hoping against hope that no-one had noticed.

An interesting and quite common L word is “listo”. This word can mean two different things depending on whether it is combined with the verb “ser” or “estar”. “Ser listo” means “to be clever” whereas “estar listo” means “to be ready”. We would use the fi rst expression to describe a person, for example “El niño es muy listo” or even an animal “Mi gata no es muy lista”. This is obviously quite different from saying “está listo” which we would use to indicate that someone or something was ready and prepared for action. There are actually quite a lot of words that change in meaning according to whether they are placed with “ser” or “estar” that can give rise to some interesting misunderstandings and really are a subject all on their own!

An L word that sometimes causes confusion is the word “libre” which means “free” in the sense of open, or not imprisoned, but does not mean “free” in the monetary sense, which is “gratis” or “gratuito”. That is why when you see a sign that says “buffet libre” it means you can take as much food as you like, but doesn’t mean that you don’t have to pay for it in the fi rst place!

Another verbal estranged cousin is the word “largo” which means “long” and not “large” as it appears.

Finally to this month’s saying containing an L word: this one is short, sweet and useful in many situations. “Cada loco con su tema”, which means “each to his own” or literally, “every madman has his own subject of conversation”. Mine seems to be endlessly talking about Spanish!

Jane Cronin, Spanish classes and talks. www.janecronin.eu Tel: 968 18 32 58

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Hello from Bob with this month’s report. First, though, isn’t the weather holding up! I always say that every day the sun shines is a day less on the winter. Did you feel those earth tremors? I won’t say ‘did the earth move for

you?’ – they were both at a time when we should all have been fast asleep! No damage done, though, not like Lorca fo r tunate ly and quite normal for this area.

Our September Dance saw the return of the ever-popular Sunset, who had everybody up dancing straight away. Next was the delectable Maria O’Hara. She looked as stunning as ever, and more dancing, of course. Buddy Holly was next, who will

be back next year to do all the numbers he couldn’t fi t in this time. The night fi nished with all the artistes on stage, with the crowd calling for more, and they were only too glad to carry on and the night over-ran well after midnight. When it fi nally ended, everyone agreed this was the best Welcome night ever, and when is the next one?

Our Monthly Meeting was on 1st October, where Rosemary was assisted by Yvonne, who told us of forthcoming events. We will be going again to the races at Mijas next year, but as yet no dates can be fi xed until Rosemary hears from the organisers, but it will most likely be February. Next year’s Summer Ball will be at Pinito De Oro in the Espuñas again as it was such an excellent night last year, and will be on Wednesday 20th June. Tickets are €29, rooms will be €45 and coaches will be available – price to be confi rmed nearer the time. Names were taken for those interested, so if you want to go, please be quick, as this is one of the most popular events on the calendar.

Other tickets available:16th November Dance, featuring Samantha Curtis, new to this area, and from Benidorm, Rob Sweeney. Just €9 and €5 more for chicken and chips. 7th December Ladies’ Day to Benidorm is almost full, so if you haven’t got your ticket and want to go, please be quick. There will be two coaches going, with tickets including the Rich Bitch at €17, and shopping only at €12.14th December Christmas Party Night with Showaddywaddy Legends and the ladies’ favourite, the one and only Nick Gold. €12 only and €5 for chicken and chips.New Year’s Eve tickets are €25, and featured are The Beagles and Donna Glass. Included is a buffet, party bags, and champagne and grapes at midnight.

The next Welcome Meeting will be on 5th November, when tickets will be on sale for the Games Night on 11th January, at just €3, and also The Saviours of Soul Tribute Night on 18th January featuring the lovely Shirelle, Pat Martin and .Jimmy Mac.

Actually, I said last month! I’ll be reporting on our Benidorm trip next month, not this month as I said. That’s because we leave for Benidorm after the deadline for the printers! Sorry! Dates for the Book/Jigsaw Swap are 8th & 22nd November at the ICA Clinic on the dual-carriageway on Camposol Sector B. Further details from Jo on 669457985.

Fun Petanca is on 2nd and 30th November at 1.00pm, and then the last Wednesday of each month. Call Les on 968131880 for more information.

Welcome is open to everybody. There is no membership – just come along and meet friends old and new. For more details and tickets for all events, call Rosemary on 620105179, or email [email protected], or visit www.welcomegroupspain.com.



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Christian Humanitarian Aid Charity in the Mazarrón & Surrounding areaOUR mission statement:-We help anyone in need, irrespective ofrace, creed or status.Matthew 25 v 35-36 “When I was Hungry you fed me, when I was Thirsty you gave me a drink, when I needed Clothes you clothed me, when I was a Stranger you invited me in, when I ………”What Can You Do to MAKE A DIFFERENCE??

Continue to support our ‘Outreach’ Work in the Community by visiting our Shop, on the corner of Calle Carmen & Calle Larga. When walking:- southwards along Avenida de la Constitucion (the main high street) turn up beside Banks (on left); Santander & Popular into C/Carmen, pass Hotel/Restaurant ‘Guillermo II’ & GO maD will be found on the right. When driving:- pass the two Banks & take the next left turning beside ‘Koala’(blue painted baby shop), 2nd left into C/Larga & GO maD is then on the left.

To Those who Live in Homes below!!

These are just a small selection of the many homes we visit; want to see for yourself, or join our Outreach Team, be a Volunteer in the Shop or Help in other ways?? Then please call ‘Outreach’ 634 357 137 (also for all General Enquiries & Furniture Collections)

For Donations/Drop off Points call: Shop 634 321 161 open Tues/Weds/Thurs/Sat 10am-2pm & Thurs 6-9pm.

Bless You for your Caring Hearts. Together we can be ‘GO maD’… GO Making a Difference.

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Would you go to a vet for a medical?With the on-going global economic crisis and the fi nancial problems experienced by individu-als, major corporations and industry sectors, there are many people who have lost confi -dence in the fi nancial sector over the past few years. So when it comes to important issues, such as insurance matters, maybe it’s worth asking: “Should you deal with a bank or would it preferable to speak with a traditional broker or agent?”

In the late 1980’s /early 1990’s many insur-ers who entered the Spanish market were pro-moted by banking institutions who used their branches and salaried employees to sell their insurance products. This led to an increase in the diversity of fi nancial products sold, bring-ing about a slight fi nancial advantage and sig-nifi cant market share to the banks. By the early 2000’s banks led the way in life insur-ance, where eight out of the top ten life insur-ers (in terms of premium volume), were affi li-ated with bank groups. Although a success, it did not translate to other core insurance areas (car, accident, health) where agents, brokers and insurers’ offi ces were more successful in contracting policies.

Despite the success of banks, many customers in Spain have not been so impressed, citing a range of negative experiences, with complaints such as poor service, expensive premiums and slow waiting times in banks. Negative feed-back highlighted cases where policies weren’t received by homeowners so they were left unaware of their cover. Also, there have been cases where the value of the property did not correspond with the mortgage and many oth-ers experienced problems making claims.

Whether isolated incidents or not, for many people seeking to contract their insurance, go-ing through a bank is not an option they wish to pursue. It may be due to a general lack of confi dence in the banking industry as a whole, or the perception that banks have a lack of experience in insurance underwriting and that their expansion into unrelated products has led to expensive premiums. Whether this is jus-tifi able or not, it may just come down to the fact that ultimately many people prefer to deal directly with a broker for a friendly, effi cient, uncomplicated service. Customers want to feel confi dent that they are going to be offered expert, independent advice, tailored to their particular circumstances and at competitive prices; a service that can only be unique to a broker, such as Knight Insurance Brokers.

For more information regarding insurance, con-tact Knight Insurance Brokers S.A. on 902 28 28 20 or visit www.knight-insurance.com

The fi rst walk of the season was held in San Juan de las Torreros on 17th September with about 20 walkers enjoying the coastal route around that area. Lunch was held in a local restaurant after the walk and a brief discussion was held on basic points of humanism.The October walk was held on 22nd in the La Majada area near Mazarrón with lunch at the end as usual in the local restaurant El Puente. The following day a group of members walked in the Race for Life at Camposol to raise money for the MABS cancer campaign.

A new venture will be launched on Sat 5th November with the fi rst meeting of the Darwinian Gardeners. This is a club for gardening enthusiasts and will start with a visit to a wholesale gardening centre

in La Majada meeting at 11am in the car park outside Restaurant El Puente for the short drive to the centre. Lunch afterwards in El Puente. There will be the opportunity to buy plants at the garden centre. We hope to have a separate web-page for the gardening club and this will be accessed through the bolnuevo.com website as is the evolutionist page.

Dates for the future:November 19th for a walk in the Almeria end of our groupDecember 10th for the Darwinian gardeners.Dec 17th will be a walk in the Peñas Blancas again, organised by the Murcia side of the group.

JohnPhone 968599437

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DOES YOUR DOG LEAP ALL OVER YOU WHEN YOU COME HOME? byTracy, your fully qualifi ed Dog Listener in Spain.

An all too common problem for dog owners is that the dog jumps up at you when you come home and often jumps all over visitors too! This problem can be greatly improved by simply ignoring your dog when you come in until he is calm. After any separation (and by this I mean any time when there has been a barrier between you and your dog), when you walk into the house or room, do not greet your dog, don’t speak to him, don’t touch him and do not make eye contact.

If the dog is jumping up and hurting you or scratching you, calmly and gently push

him down whilst still not making eye contact or speaking. Using your forearm to block him is the best way. Carry on as normal if possible, i.e. take off your jacket, put your bag(s) down, put the kettle on, put the shopping away etc. Be prepared for your dog to back off and give up for a short while, only to try again and again to get your attention. In this case, repeat the ignoring procedure. Once your dog has fi nally calmed, wait 5 minutes or so to make sure he is completely calm and then call the dog over to you and you can now greet him at last. If the excited behaviour and jumping up starts again, ignore him again without speaking or making eye contact and keep repeating this until he gets the message. Dogs usually respond to this message quite quickly, however, it is a procedure that you will always have to follow.

Most people look on this behaviour from their dog as a sign that the dog is really pleased you are home because they’ve missed you lots! Whilst a certain element of this is true, they are actually only following their basic instincts. In a pack of wild dogs or wolves, when the alpha pair go out on the hunt they will take some of the pack with them, but will also leave some behind to look after the babies and the territory. Upon their return, the remainder of the pack need to know that whilst the alpha pair were out, nothing happened to them that would change their ability to lead the pack, such as getting injured. They need to ask questions of the alpha and they do this by giving him unwanted attention – if he behaves as usual and stays calm, claiming his space and ignoring them without making any eye contact, they know he is still strong and they do not have to step into his shoes to ensure the safety of the pack. They will do this every time they are re-united after a separation, therefore your dog will ask these same questions of you every time you return after a separation. Once you have mastered this technique, your dog will get his answer within seconds of your coming home and will settle down much quicker.

You will also have to forewarn any expected guests or visitors to follow this method when arriving at your house as your dog needs to learn that this attention seeking behaviour is not wanted or welcomed. Do not make the mistake of shouting at your dog and telling him off or dragging him away from your visitors – he must learn from them what behaviour is expected of him. This method sends powerful messages to your dog, letting him know that he is not the pack leader in your home, however, this is just one of several ways to let your dog know that you are the leader!

For help in taking control of your “pack” and for a one to one consultation, please contact Tracy on 868 082 011 or 630 021 386.



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BY Jennifer Rahman, Emotional Freedom Techniques Therapist and Life Coach.Ever wondered why it is so hard to shift those last few pounds? Tired of calorie counting, tasteless protein shakes and hours at the gym? Frustrated seeing friends enjoy pizza and pasta and not put on an ounce yet you do? Ever fi nd yourself raiding the fridge for comfort food instead of healthy snacks?

Sounds familiar? Well, the answer ladies, is not what you eat but why you eat and the culprit is- STRESS! STRESS in any form, mild or severe, produces a hormone called “cortisol” that actually promotes the storage of abdominal fat in the body and may be the primary connection between stress and obesity. Recently, Josephine Teague, Chair of the Hypnotherapy Association in UK and Dr. Kate Evans of Weight Concern UK, both admit that it is important to address both the psychological as well as the physical needs of overweight people. This has spurred an urgent review of scientifi c studies into psychological approaches to weight loss, especially the vital connection between weight gain and stress.

STRESS can be defi ned as any type of change that causes physical, emotional or psychological strain such as divorce, death,

bankruptcy etc. Not all types of STRESS are harmful or negative. However, when we are faced with chronic STRESS over a long period, it over activates our autonomic nervous system and weakens our immune system and if left unchecked, can lead to physical ailments including depression, diabetes, hair loss, OCD and obesity.

People who are stressed either crave salty, fatty or sweet foods to counteract tension. Weight gain can also occur even though you stick to a healthy diet. In 2000, a study showed that even lean women who gained weight in response to STRESS tended to be less able to adapt to and manage stressful conditions. There are many ways to combat STRESS in Spain but the latest energy therapy called Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is the one that is proving popular, quick, effective and safe. It is a celebrity “must-have” and fans include Lily Allen, Alex Reid, Michael Flatley, Paul Mckenna, Madonna and Deepak Chopra.

EFT uses gentle “tapping” actions on specifi c acupressure points on the body known to store negative energy and emotions. Positive words or “affi rmations” are then used to neutralise negative thought patterns that cause stress and trigger bad eating habits. No

drugs, needles or hypnotherapy are involved in EFT. Neither do you have to commit to a course or series of sessions to be stress-free. “The benefi ts of EFT are long lasting and many clients only require one session to be stress free and in control of their lives again. This is good value for money and a session is reasonably priced making it within everyone’s budget”, said Jennifer Rahman, an EFT therapist in Spain and an internationally recognised EFT feature writer.For a FREE personal consultation or to fi nd out more about EFT, contact Jennifer on her mobile: 63 4358 310 or visit her website at: www.lifemaxxinternational.com Charities or non-profi t organisations interested in a FREE demonstration, can contact Jennifer as well for a discussion. EFT can be administered either in person (Costa Cálida) OR by SKYPE, telephone or email –all equally effective.

Jennifer also offers animal EFT therapy sessions and was recently featured in “A Place in the Sun” magazine (October issue). For more articles on EFT, see “My Spanish Life” website under health and wellbeing.

Please note that EFT is not a replacement for medical diagnosis, treatment or advice. XXX

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAHWhat a night!! Over 200 friends and clients old and new turned up to the Novo Carthago Restaurant in Los Urutias to celebrate with volunteers from HAH Help at Home on their 1st birthday. A superb buffet consisting of too many dishes to mention, including both English and Indian savouries, with curries, chilli and jacket potatoes was prepared by the owner Allen and his chef and their staff. The entertainment was provided by the extremely popular ‘Mr Entertainment’, Tony Lincoln, and backed up by HAH’s own Caring Service Manager Angela Coady, singing Amy Winehouse and other covers. This was a night for fun, eating, having a drink with friends, and dancing. The ‘Take That’ tribute by some of the partygoers was hilarious, Tony certainly knows how to make the party go with a swing! Although this was not a fund-raising event, over 250€ was donated by the partygoers on the night.

HAH founder, Lesley Eburne was quite overwhelmed by the success, and said that lots of people couldn’t get tickets for the night as the event sold out very quickly. She thanked everyone for coming along, the fantastic HAH volunteers who have worked so hard and local people and businesses for their continued support and generosity. Can you offer a little time to help care for people in their own homes, hours to suit you and following an assessment by our qualifi ed nurse, please telephone our Caring Service Manager Angela on 603 517 770. Maybe you could help raise funds, or could hold a fund

raising event for this valuable free caring service? If so, please call Lesley on 968 134 978

Snooker Star Joins HAHWillie Thorne Willie Thorne is the current World Seniors Snooker Champion. His playing career has been showered with success, with a total of 14 tournament victories worldwide “The Great WT”, as he is affectionately known, was a regular in the Top 16 World Ranking players for well over a decade. Willie is the World Record holder of the highest number of 147 breaks in the history of snooker (190) earning him the nickname “Mr. Maximum”. At the recent Mar Menor Golf Society Captains Golf Dinner, Willie agreed to become the patron Of HAH Help At Home saying “He would be proud to become the patron and would consider it an honour”. Willie works closely with many different charities, including being a patron for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People, who he helps to raise money for on a regular basis. Other charities include Sparks. Princes Trust, Froglife & The Variety Club.Top class performers in any sporting discipline are a rare breed but few have the ability to be truly entertaining and liked. A scarce commodity indeed that has made Willie one of the nation’s most popular sporting celebrities and one that HAH are proud to have as their Patron.

MAR MENOR GOLF RESORT SUPPORT HAHThe Mar Menor Golf Society Captain’s Dinner Dance was held recently at the Intercontinental Hotel at the resort. 150+ owners, families and friends were there to enjoy the sumptuous dinner and presentation of the trophies by this year’s captain, George Fidler and HAH patron current world seniors’ snooker champion Willie Thorne. After the presentation to the golfers, Lesley (HAH founder), and Nurse Practitioner Lynda Christopher, thanked Captain George, the owners and friends for all the support they have given to HAH during the past year. Willie Thorne, thanked the Golf Society for the fantastic evening, the golf, and their usual hospitality, and then had the diners in stitches

recalling some of the hilarious moments and sporting errors he encountered during his career. Little Miss Dynamite, Suzi G, then put on a fabulous show with her girls, and soon had just about everyone up dancing into the early hours.HAH volunteers were invited back to the hotel to receive a cheque totalling a staggering 4,920€, from Captain George. Lesley thanked Capt. George, Les Owen, Bob Bushnell, owners, golfers, families and friends for their amazing generosity and the events that they had planned, quiz, coach trip, tombola, the collection tins (144€) where the golfers were asked to ‘show us yer brown bits’. She added that the amount of work they have put into raising this money is unbelievable, and we are so proud to have been able to offer medical assistance to Geoff, one of their own, and to have this association with them all. She also thanked the ‘Friday Frolickers’ for their continued support, and the amount of work and events they hold on behalf of HAH and said,” They are a fantastic bunch of people, and great fun to be around. It is always a pleasure to meet up with them all.” Les Owen also thanked OLA GOLF for their courtesy and help.If you would like to become a HAH carer, please call Angela on 603 517770, fundraising, Lesley 968 134 978, or need medical advice, tel: 633 673 034 or email [email protected] Website www.helpathome.es

Our pictures show: Presentations by CPT. George, Vice Capt Bob Bushnell and Willie Thornel-r (on stairs, Capt George Ridley. Les Owen and Bob Bushnell MMGR having presented the cheque to HAH volunteers)A NEW GROUP FOR HAH A new monthly social group was formed on 19th October at the Garden, behind Euro Marina in Los Alcazares. The main purpose of the group is to integrate people who are recovering from illness, who feel a little isolated, or those who would just like to make new friends. C Companionship H Health care A Advice T Talking T Therapy E Enjoyment R Relaxation S Socialising

If you would like more information or would like to become a HAH carer, please call Angela on 603 517770, fundraising, Lesley 968 134 978, or need medical advice, tel: 633 673 034 or email [email protected] Website www.helpathome.es



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HELP MMM EVENTS LIST November3 Thursday 2.00pm Christmas Fayre, Lodosol Restaurant, San Pedro del Pinatar. Lots of Christmas bargains.

17 Thursday 10.30- 1pmCoffee Morning at the HELP Offi ce Calle Penelope 11, Los Narejos, Urbanizacion Oasis, Los Alcazares. Cards, Diaries and Calendars on sale at reasonable prices.

24 Thursday 7.30 pmRace Night, Lui’s Lounge, Camping La Encina, San Javier

25 Friday 12pmSheena from Ascension JS at the Friendship Group Meeting at the Cafe Golf, San Javier to demonstrate Reiki Head Massage

The General Meeting of HELP Murcia Mar Menor in November will take place on Monday 7 November at Las Claras,

instead of the usual Tuesday.

DecemberThere is no General Meeting of HELP Murcia Mar Menor in December.

6 Tuesday 1 pmChristmas Lunch for members of HELP at the Oasis Restaurant, Los Belones at a cost of €22.50 14 Wednesday 1.30 pmOffi ce Volunteers Lunch at Las Claras, Los Alcazares

The HELP MMM Car Boot is at the Sunday Market at the Autocine, Los Narejos

Tickets for most events are available from Joan Mitchell on 868 185685 or 678 135457

Details of these events, plus directions, can be found on the website on the Event Calendar helpmurciamarmenor.org

THE SAILING ASSOCIATION MAR MENOR PRESENTS A CHEQUE FOR 2,500€ TO MABSPhotos by Mike Prentice

SAMM presented a cheque for 2,500€ to MABS, from the money collected for the SAMM MABS Sponsored Charity Sailing Race held on 25th September 2011.

The day began with very little wind, but fortunately as the start time approached, it began to improve. The direction was constantly changing between North East and East which presented something of a headache for the race offi cers including

Barrie Harding, a professional race offi cer who came over from Cowes, when setting the two courses.

The Class 1 Race (Cruisers) was won by Norwegian Ole Jan Midttun, in his beautiful Benateau First 44.7 “Apex”. In second place was Derek English in the Stryder Club catamaran “Hamoor”. In third place was Ian Robinson in the Benateau Ocianis 36 “Lottie”.

The Class 2 Race (Dinghies) w i n n e r was Alan Hillman in a Laser Bahia. Second was Brian Murray sailing the Weta 14 Trimaran. In third place were Ingo Wilson and Vernon O’Byrne sailing the Laser 2000 “Shoestring Tres”.

MABS would like to thank everyone involved with the race from the helms and their crews, Bob Miles and the 2 safety boat crews, the committee boat, Moody 30 “Rosie” owned by Huw and Margaret Jones, and all the other people within SAMM who made the day such a success.

If you would like to fi nd out more and see more photos go to www.sailingmarmenor.com

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THE XXXI CARTAGENA JAZZ FESTIVAL will be staged November 5th to 26th featuring nine concerts; Wanda Jackson / Herman Dune (5th),Sly Johnson / Luisa Sobral (11th),Bettye LaVette / Cowboy Junkies (12th),Anoushka Shankar (13th), Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio (16th),Dee Dee Bridgewater / Lizz Wright (18th),McCoy Tyner Trio with José James + Chris Potter / Madeleine Peyroux (19th),Pat Metheny Trio (20th),Fleet Foxes / Vetiver (26th)The concerts will be staged at the Nuevo Teatro Circo and the new Auditorio y Centro de Congresos “El Batel” rooms.Wanda Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950’s and 60’s as one of the fi rst popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneering rock and roll artist. She is known to many as the Queen (or First Lady) of Rockabilly.

Herman Düne is a French folk rock French duo, formed in 1999. Originally a trio, the band now consists of David-Ivar Herman Düne (guitars and vocals) and Néman Herman Düne (drums and sometimes backing vocals).

Parisian soul singer Sly J o h n s o n , formerly of the rap col-lective Saïan Supa Crew, released his debut album in 2010. “Rap and all it stood for couldn’t be

my key to self-discovery anymore. Soul mu-sic was the answer. It has always made me want to cry and dance at the same time.” Testiment to that is his CD ‘74’ showcasing his infl uences from Otis Redding to Marvin Gaye. Appearing with Sly Johnson is the Portuguese jazz singer, guitarist, songwriter Luisa Sobral.

I saw Bet-tye Lavette at Palacio de C o n g r e s o s de Alicante in March ear-lier this year and she blew my socks off. Her eclectic musical style c o m b i n e s elements of soul, blues, rock and roll, funk, gospel, and country music. Check out her rendition of ‘Love, Reign o’er Me’ on YouTube in tribute to Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsh-end. Only in recent years has she achieved intermittent fame with her album, ‘I’ve Got

My Own Hell To Raise’ (2005), but has long been revered to as a living legend in the black music community.

Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alter-native country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins (vocalist), Michael Tim-mins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Tim-mins (drummer) and Alan Anton (bass-ist).

Anoushka Shankar is an Indian sitar player and composer who lives between the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. She is the daughter of Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and Sukanya Shankar. Through her father, she is the half-sister of Norah Jones.

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese musician, composer, record producer, writer, sing-er, pianist, and actor, based in Tokyo and New York. He began his career in 1978 as a member of the pioneering electronic mu-sic band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), where he played the keyboards and occa-sionally sang the vocals. The band was an international success, with worldwide hits such as ‘Computer Game / Firecracker’ (1978) and ‘Behind the Mask’ (1978), the latter written and sung by Sakamoto. At around the same time, he began pursuing a solo career in pop music, debuting with an experimental electronic fusion album ‘The Thousand Knives of Ryūichi Sakamoto’ (1978), and later released the pioneering electro music album ‘B-2 Unit’ (1980).

Two-time Grammy award winner, Ameri-can jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater will perform “To Billie With Love – A Cel-ebration of “Lady Day”. Billie Holiday’s music has long been a huge infl uence on Ms. Bridgewater’s career. Her tribute al-bum ‘Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love ...’ won the 2011 Gram-my Award for best jazz album. I saw her perform magnifi cently in ‘Lady Day’ on the West End stage back in 1986. This chica is a class act. Appearing with Ms. Bridgewayer is Lizz Wright an amazing American jazz/R&B singer and composer.

The one name that jumped straight out of the programme at me - singer José James. He is a phenomenal young talent from NYC that blends modern jazz and hip-hop. On this occasion he will be performing “A con-temporary exploration of John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman” together with the

legendary pi-anist McCoy Tyner. This is José’s fi rst visit to Murcia; miss him at your peril.

Madeleine Peyroux is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She is noted for her vocal style, which has been compared to that of Billie Holiday. Peyroux has cited Billie Holi-day, Bessie Smith, Patsy Cline, Édith Piaf, Leonard Cohen, Johnny Mercer, Charlie Chaplin, Serge Gainsbourg and Bob Dylan as infl uences on her music.

Pat Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer; one of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970’s and ‘80’s. His style incorporates elements of progres-sive and contemporary jazz, post-bop, latin jazz and jazz fusion. He has three gold al-bums and 18 Grammy Awards.

Fleet Foxes are a folk band which formed in Se-attle, Wash-ington. The band came to prominence in 2008 with the release of their sec-ond EP, ‘Sun Giant’, and their debut full length album ‘Fleet Foxes’. Both ‘Sun Giant’ and their eponymous de-but album received much critical praise and reviewers often noted their use of refi ned lyrics and vocal harmonies. Appearing with Fleet Foxes is Vetiver, an American folk band headed by songwriter Andy Cabic.

Tickets can be purchased from the theatre box offi ces and on-line at www.entradas.com. Festival passes are available, limited to 250, applicable to all concerts except Fleet Foxes and Vetiver. Passes have three prices depending on the seat position in the Auditorium and Congress Palace of El Batel; €80 stalls, €70 in the fi rst amphithe-atre and €60 in the second amphitheatre. Passes can be purchased only at the box of-fi ce Nuevo Teatro Circo or by telephone with a credit card on 968 501 615. Ticket sales direct from the ticket offi ce for El Batel are available from November 1st. For more in-formation visit www.jazzcartagena.com or telephone 986 128 813.

More festival and concert information at www.vibesfromthecostas.blogspot.com. Keep the ViBES ALiVE!



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BUSY FALL SEASON FOR “FLAMENCO FOR ALL”Raquel Peña, President, wishes to announce that the Flamenco for All non-profi t Cul-tural Association performing group and the Sevillana’s Social Club are back into full swing after the summer break. Up-coming events include many performances for chari-ties including shows for AECC for breast can-cer awareness in Quesada, October 16th and on November 25th at the Yacht Club, Torre-vieja a show for Alzheimers Torrevieja.

The Sevillana’s Social Club meets every last Sunday of the month (except Decem-ber) at the new Asturias Restaurant at 8pm. This is open to anyone who enjoys Spanish dance and music. You don’t need to know how to dance, as Raquel invites everyone to join in by doing handclapping and enjoying the evening with tapas, a beverage and mini Flamenco show all for €6 members and €8 non-members. The November 27th meeting will be our annual Christmas Dinner when a full dinner will be served, a full Flamenco show with guest artists from The Raquel Peña Flamenco Professional Dance Com-pany and the Flamenco for All amateur performers will all perform. Raquel Peña, will also perform. Raquel says she has tried to retire, but in celebration of the Unesco nam-ing 2012 the year of the active senior citizen and the many requests for her to continue performing, is preparing a new programme in which she will take an active part. The Christmas Dinner will also be at the new Asturias Restaurant and a special raffl e with some big prizes will be held. The Christmas Dinner prices are €10 members and €12 non-members.

Other on going events:The social club is organising a 4 day, 3 night Cultural Trip to Cordoba, Sevilla and Jerez for early May 2012

New Flamenco and Sevillanas classes are being offered at the Flamenco for All Dance Centre in Pilar de la Horadada

Raquel Peña is offering a new programme this season, a one time fun class especially de-signed for birthday parties, clubs, weddings, etc. to give people a chance to try Flamenco dancing where the Flamenco rumba will be taught and everyone has a good time and to do something very different. This is suitable for all ages; even those who can’t dance are included.For more information on any of the above, please contact the Flamenco for All offi ces at: 630 689 431 or email: raquel@fl amenco-forall.com

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Celebrating Two Years of Classy Kitchen with “Kitchens Plus 1”!Kitchens Plus 1 have been designing and constructing kitchens on the Costa Cálida, including Camposol, Bolnuevo, Mazarrón and Isla Plana since 2009, making it a pleasure to cook in a super modern kitchen and they wish to thank their loyal clients for contributing to their success.

Celebrating their second year being established in San Pedro del Pinatar, Kitchens Plus 1 offers a wealth of inspired solutions to transform a tired looking kitchen and make the homeowner the “Hostess (or host) with the Mostess!” Whether they wish to purchase all of the materials and DIY; or leave it in the capable hands of the professionals, clients cannot hope to fi nd a wider choice or better price anywhere else.

No job is too large or small for Kitchens Plus 1 as they can supply anything from a single replacement door to a complete fi tted kitchen. Business owners, Philip and Derrian Beech share over 20 years of experience in the trade, having operated successful businesses both here and in the UK. They are joined by an English-speaking team of skilled fi tters who take an equal pride in their work, and are happy to advise clients on the best choice for them, which will not only suit their needs, but also compliment the image of their home and existing décor, ensuring that complete satisfaction is guaranteed every time.

Kitchens Plus 1 supply an extensive range of high quality doors, with over 200 colours and designs available to suit all tastes, from a traditional “Shaker” style door or matt wood grain effect, to an ultra modern shiny gloss. We all know that building structures are not always “uniform” here in Spain, so the company supplies a “standard” range of approx 50 sizes, as well as making “odd” sizes to order. A variety of work surfaces can be chosen to complete the effect, with laminate, granite, compaq or silestone fi nishes. Kitchens Plus 1 is one of few showrooms on the coast to supply the inspired new Roxton work surface for a super stylish fi nish. Each of these is again available in a plethora of fabulous colours and designs. Furthermore, Kitchens Plus 1 supply a collection of useful accessories and appliances, such as sink tops, which are available in a variety of shapes, sizes and designs including stainless steel or composite formats. A complete range of cooking, washing and drying appliances can also be purchased through Kitchens Plus 1, at very competitive prices!

Philip and Derrian are pleased to visit clients at their home to discuss the range of options available and measure the desired area before constructing a blueprint for the job. Once they are completely satisfi ed with the plan, the team will offer a no obligation quote and can arrange a suitable start date in accordance with delivery dates.

For further information give Kitchens Plus 1 a call on 968 184 235 or visit their showroom which is situated in San Pedro del Pinatar, approximately 100mts past the Lidl supermarket, on the opposite side of the road. Alternatively you may email them at [email protected] or log onto their website www.kitchensplus1.com.

One of the favourite venues of ADAPT Singles Friendship Group is Lilly´s on Plaza la Torre (the old square) at Torre de la Horadada. 16 members enjoyed lunch there and were not disappointed. As usual the food was excellent and the staff very pleasant and obliging.

The Singles Friendship Group, apart from having a jolly outing each Sunday, is a wonderful support network. We have 32 members now and are one of the most consistent groups within ADAPT others being the Out and About Club, Rambling, Computer, Cycling, English/Spanish Conversation and our Metal Detecting Group to mention just a few. ADAPT is well known in the San Pedro and surrounding areas. One of the main aims of the association is the integration with the Spanish community and with the environment. This is very much appreciated and acknowledged by the Town Hall and local residents. If you would like to fi nd out more about ADAPT come along to our next meeting at the Pensionistas Club, San Pedro at 10am Saturday November 5th. Enid Winskill, Publicity and Information. Tel. 966 189 402

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The Pets In Spain team are here to help abandoned animals in Spain and others in need of re-homing. If you are looking to adopt a dog or cat, or need to fi nd a home for one, or if you simply want to know more about taking care of your pet in Spain, this is the web site for you.

When Harvey was abandoned as a pup-py, he was starving and he tried to eat a processionary cat-erpillar. We rescued him and took him to the vet clinic imme-diately. Harvey had surgery to remove part of his tongue which had been de-stroyed with infec-

tion. Thankfully he made a full recovery and he can drink and eat like any other dog. Harvey is 8 months old and weighs just 4 kilos. He is vaccinated and has a full pet passport eligible for all of Europe. Harvey is excellent with other dogs and cats and is a perfect lap dog. Call: 654 027 748

Sheba is a lovely girl 3+ years Belgian shepherd cross. She has Leishmania, but just needs to take her tablets each day. She is vaccinated and sterilized. She is a beautiful friendly girl. Call: 659 274 573

Beth is ap-prox 2yrs old. She is fully v a c c i n a t e d and spayed. She has a lovely play-ful personal-ity and gets on great with

other dogs. Beth could settle into any fam-ily home. Call: 693 100 712.

This beautiful kitten needs an extra spe-cial loving home be-cause he is deaf. He cannot go outside as he cannot hear traf-fi c or other animals around him. Call: 646 645 035.

To view more animals for adoption go to: www.petsinspain.infoIf you would like to advertise an animal email: [email protected]

The Torrevieja branch of the U3A held their September monthly meeting at La Rustica Restaurant on Thursday 29th September. The meeting was well attended with approximately 200 members present.

The chairman informed the members of the latest developments for club members and gave them the fi nal information about the sell-out 5th Anniversary Gala Evening which was held at the Palacio de la Musica on Thursday 27th October. Information included the guests, the attendance of the British Consul in Alicante and local dignitaries along with orchestral music from a local Torrevieja orchestra. The guest speaker was Chris Davidson, a club member, who is also a member of Crevillent Comparsa (a group of between 150 and 400 people), who take part in the ‘Moors and Christians

Fiesta’ in Crevillent each year. Chris gave an interesting and informative talk, while dressed in the uniform of his club, on the history of both Crevillent and the composition and structure of a Comparsa and the part the Comparsa play in the pageant.

There was no normal October meeting because of the Gala Evening so the next monthly meeting will be Thursday 24th November at 10.30am at La Rustica Restaurant. The speaker in November will be Nik Morton, past Chairman of the Torrevieja Writers’ Circle, and now Editor in Chief of Solstice Publishing.

U3A membership is open to all nationalities, but the language of communication is English.http://www.torreviejau3a.org/

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MABS CANCER SUPPORT GROUP - MURCIA

EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2011

Wednesday, 9th November – GLITZY FASHION SHOW – Rosalind’s, Rio Nalón – 2.00 pmSome fabulous, top-quality outfi ts will be paraded and auctioned off – a not-to-be-missed event! Call 634 362 826 for details.

Sunday, 13th November – MABS RACE FOR LIFE – Club Nautico, Los Alcázares - 11.00 amOur 4th annual Race for Life. Great fun to walk or run along the promenade – only 3Km. You can enter individually or as a team; you can even walk with your dog! See the website for further details: www.mabsmurcia.com

Friday, 18th November – SONG & DANCE CABARET – Serena Golf Hotel – 7.00 pmBack by popular demand after last year’s sell-out show with Crazy Ladies, Viva quartet and dancing into the early hours. Tickets are 5 Euros each and will go quickly. Call 968 171 356 to reserve your ticket now!

Saturday, 26th November – FIRST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION – MABS Cancer Centre, San Javier – 12.00 pm – 3.00 pmCanapés, Cava and live entertainment. Come and join us to celebrate and pick up a bargain at the same time! Information: 615 016 035

EVERY SATURDAY – BOOK SALE - The Arches Restaurant, Los Alcázares 10.00 am - 1.00 pm(weather permitting)The MABS Book Stall is a regular feature at The Arches Restaurant on a Saturday and is popular with book-lovers from Los Alcázares and the surrounding areas. Browse the stall and enjoy a coffee or bargain breakfast while you choose your books.

Keep watching the press or visit our website www.mabsmurcia.com for more

eventsFor further details, please call 634 362

826

MABS EVENTS IN CALASPARRA (MURCIA NORTH WEST)

1st & 3rd Friday each month - MABS Market Stall in Calasparra Market – 9.00 am - 1.00 pm Situated opposite the Gran Via cafe (This is held between 9 am -1 pm) 2nd Wednesday of the month - MABS Murcia NW Volunteer Monthly Meeting – 5.00 pmNew venue: Hotel Argos (between Calasparra & Cehegin) – new volunteers welcome. Call 650 103 095 for further details.

Last Friday of the month - MABS Book Stall – 11.00 am – 2.00 pmOutside the Trevol Bar/Cafe on Urb. Tierra del

Sol, Calasparra.

for further information on Calasparra events, please contact: [email protected]

MABS EVENTS IN MAZARRÓNSaturday, 19th November – MABS Christmas Fayre – Sensol Hotel, Camposol – 1.00 pm

Get into the festive spirit and stock up on Christmas goodies – lots of interesting stalls, with something for everyone. Call 689 052 123 for information.

Tuesday 29th November – VOLUNTEERS MEETING – Trevi Bar, Camposol Sector B – 11.30 amMABS Mazarrón monthly meeting. Volunteers always welcome. Call 693 362 823 for more details on how to become a volunteer.

***** MAKE TIME TO HELP OTHERS *****

Do you want to make a difference? Got some time to spare?

Become a MABS volunteer

Call 634 362 823 now

Email: [email protected] or visit our website www.mabsmurcia.com



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Dear EditorThanks so much for all you do for HAH. I sin-cerely believe that without so much support from people like you, we wouldn’t be where we are today. The ‘spread’ you give us in the Chronicle is fantastic, and we really do appreci-ate it. Thanks again for your time and support for us.Kind regardsLesley (Founder of HAH)



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We are coming up to Age Concern’s busi-est time of the year. Do we need remind-ing that Christmas can be and is for many elderly folk living on their own, a lonely, bleak time? Give a thought to your neigh-bours. It is also a time to celebrate and enjoy yourselves and Age Concern has its social calendar.

An innovation is a Monthly Menu del Dia, to be held at different venues. The fi rst one was on 26th October at Meson Las Torres. Age Concern will run this on the last Wednesday of the month, so the November menu will be on the 30th at the Avenida Restaurant on the Paseo in Puerto de Mazarrón. There are some six venues in the pipeline, so easy to check and book ahead. It is hoped that every occasion will have a meal followed by entertainment, but do people want music, or would they like a quiz and play your cards right, or bingo? Do make your feelings known ei-ther at the meal, or at the Cultural Centre on Camposol at one of the Age Concern Socials. Tickets are available from Gra-ham on 634310215 or from the Cultural Centre, Camposol, or on a Friday morn-ing outside the Trevi Bar, Camposol B, or at the underground car park in Puerto de Mazarrón.

Our December Social at the Cultural Centre on Camposol will be on Wednesday December 14th from 12.30pm to 3.30pm. There are no tickets needed, just turn up. You could check with the centre beforehand on a preceding Wednesday if you are able to contribute some food, especially some mince pies, but this is not essential. The ingredients for the afternoon are a short panto (!), food, coffee or something stron-ger and conversation. A little background music will help oil the meeting.

The January Social is on Wednesday 4th January when you can help Age Concern celebrate the New Year.

October saw a Rock n’ Roll evening at Mariano’s on Camposol. Nearly 200 bopped the night away and half of them had the chicken and chip supper. Over 400€ was raised by the raffl e, with a dozen prizes. The entertainment was provided by Jimmy Mac, a versatile musician who is based in Benidorm. The dance fl oor was full all evening with a mixture of Teddy boys with their girl friends in white socks and stiff skirts, along with the more pedes-trian smart casual gear.

Age Concern’s Advice Centre at the Cul-tural Centre, Camposol every Wednesday from 10.30am until lunch time has proved

a great success. It is obvious from the re-sponse that advice and help is sorely need-ed by many. Age Concern does not have a magic wand, but it does have expert help and enthusiastic volunteers who can help on a range of issues. If you are over fi fty then you are eligible for advice and assis-tance.

You can become a Friend of Age Concern for 10€. Friends give Age Concern a small source of income and are a big indication of support.

The Age Concern Grand Christmas Fair is in the Puerto de Mazarrón on Sat-urday 3rd December at Lagardo Verde on the Via Axial from 11am until 5pm.

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WordsearchTranslate the English words below into Spanish

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TO BARKBRICKLIZARD

GAPWOOLSPEARSTONEWHIPBASIN

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November Quiz QuestionsQuestions on the October

2011 edition1. Who wrote “In the dark”?2. Who claims to have the

best roast on the coast?3. What trade does Lopez Mi-

lan do to earn a living?4. Who sponsors the weather

on Costa Cálida Radio?

5. What does Mick Scott offer you?

6. What is made stronger to last longer?

7. Who offers a great venue for parties with special room rates?

8. If you called Vivian on 630939626 what would she want to do?

9. Where would you fi nd a 19th Century café/bistro?

10. Who had to delay their forthcoming production from November to January February 2012?

Please tell our customers where you saw their advertisement in the Costa Cálida ChronicleTo place an advertisement with us please see page 98 or contact Brian 628 606 740


Monthly Quiz

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Special Agents!A very busy October for us, and although most of the holidaymakers have fi nally gone, leaving parking spaces at the supermarket, we have been as active as ever. We have taken on several new properties, successfully let several homes on long term leases and been heavily involved in helping our clients to sort out both Spanish red-tape and other common problems.

Sadly it has become more common for owners to contact us for help sorting out their rental affairs after casual, informal arrangement break down, often without the owners getting any rent due to them.

A word of advice – check out your rental agent as you would any other service provider! There are many good local companies around, so ask a few simple questions and make sure you feel comfortable and trust the agent, who will after all be responsible for your income and your property in Spain.

The following questions might help you make a decision and fi nd your own “Special Agent”.

� Check how long the agent has been operating and fi nd out if they are legally self employed (autónomos) or an S.L here in Spain.

� Ask around, and see who other people in your area use. Find out if they are satisfi ed with the service they get.

� Ask the agent for the names of current clients and other referees and check out what they say. A good agent will be quite happy to provide the information and for you to take up the references.

� Have a look at the website, make sure it looks professional and you like the way that the properties are presented.

� Meet the agent for an informal chat. Make sure that you feel comfortable with them and feel you can work with them.

Hopefully these simple checks will help you have a successful partnership with your chosen agent, whoever they may be!

Liz Edmiston runs OwnersAway Property Rentals & Management offering a full range of rental management services to property owners on the Costa Cálída. Contact Liz on 691977107 or [email protected] for more information or visit the website www.ownersaway.com to view the full range of properties and services.

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The Dark Side of the Moon was the eighth studio album by English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. The band line up was Roger W a t e r s ,

Dave Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. Released in March 1973 on the Harvest record label, the album was developed during live performances, and was premiered several months before studio recording began. The material for the album was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road Studios in London. The group used some of the most advanced recording techniques of the time, including multitrack recording and tape loops. Analogue synthesizers were given prominence in several tracks, and a series of recorded interviews with the band’s road crew and others provided the philosophical quotations used throughout. Engineer Alan Parsons was directly responsible for some of the most notable sonic aspects of the album, and the recruitment of performer Clare Torry. The album’s iconic sleeve features a prism that represents the band’s

stage lighting, the record’s lyrical themes, and keyboardist Richard Wright’s request for a “simple and bold” design. The fi rst track to be recorded was “Us and Them”, followed six days later by “Money”. Waters had created effects loops from recordings of various money-related objects, including coins thrown into a food-mixing bowl taken from his wife’s pottery studio, and these were later re-recorded to take advantage of the band’s decision to record a quadraphonic mix of the album. “Time” and “The Great Gig in the Sky” were the next pieces to be recorded, followed by a two-month break, during which the band spent time with their families and prepared for an upcoming tour of the US.

The recording sessions suffered regular interruptions; Roger Waters, a supporter of Arsenal F.C., would often break to see his team compete, and the band would occasionally stop work to watch Monty Python’s Flying Circus on the television, leaving Parsons to work on material recorded up to that point. Guitarist Dave Gilmour has, however, disputed this claim; in an interview in 2003 he said: “We would sometimes watch them, but when we were on a roll, we would get on.”

Returning from the US in January 1973, they recorded “Brain Damage”, “Eclipse”, “Any Colour You Like” and “On the

Run”, while fi ne-tuning the work they had already laid down in the previous sessions. A foursome of female vocalists was assembled to sing on “Brain Damage”, “Eclipse” and “Time”, and saxophonist Dick Parry was booked to play on “Us and Them” and “Money”. “Dark Side of the Moon” was an immediate success, topping the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart for one week. It subsequently remained in the charts for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988, longer than any other album in history. With an estimated 45 million copies sold, it is Pink Floyd’s most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide. It has twice been re-mastered and re-released, and has been covered in its entirety by several other acts. It spawned two singles, “Money” and “Us and Them”. In addition to its commercial success, “Dark Side of the Moon” is one of Pink Floyd’s most popular albums among fans and critics, and is frequently ranked as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Personally I think the album will be listened to for many more years to come it is as stunning a piece of music now as it was when it was fi rst released. Truly a classic album in every way.

You can listen to Mark Davies on Costa Cálida International Radio on Mon,Wed and Fri evenings 7.00-9.00pm and Thursday afternoon 4.15-6.30pm.

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Mass in English: Is celebrated every Saturday at the Catholic chapel at Pastrana, approximately 10km from MazarrónSchedule of Masses: Saturday at 4:30pmSchedule of Confession: Saturday from 3:45 to 4:25pm also on requestCatechism for Adults and Bible Study:Every Sunday at 4:30pm (beginning in September)Fr. Carlos Prats mobile 628 824 555Fr. Octavio Carpena mobile 676 219 445 www.pastranaonline.com

DIVINE MERCYLOVE, FORGIVENESS AND MERCY

God has revealed His greatest mercy at the time of Redemption. In fact, from birth to the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father wanted to show once and for all how much we are loved, how important we are, how precious we are to His merciful heart.

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As He entered the village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When He saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were made clean. Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. Then Jesus asked: Were not ten healed? But the other nine, where are they?

The fact is that if we are real Christians (followers of Christ) then we should be moved by those who are suffering, and we should be driven to act to see if we can contribute in any way to alleviate that suffering that is what being a Christian means. That is what love is, love of our neighbour, our neighbour being all mankind.

Also to remember to pray for those who have gone before us, including those we know and those we don’t know, this is an important act of love and mercy, and it is this love and mercy that wins us our own immortality.

Oh, how pleasing to God is the soul that follows faithfully the inspirations of His grace! I (Mary) gave the Saviour to the world; as for you (St. Faustina), you have to speak to the world about His great mercy and prepare the world for the Second Coming of Him who will come, not as a merciful Saviour, but as a Just Judge.

The Mazarrón Pudding Club was formed by its President Reg Croxford 4 years ago.Reg Croxford had previously been the founding Secretary of a highly successful Pudding Club in Whitstable, Kent and since coming to Spain missed the traditional steak and kidney pudding.

The club initially started with 8 members and has steadily grown to its current limit of 25 members. It meets 6 times a year i.e. every other month in different restaurants during the year, wherever a suitable meat pudding can be obtained. Wives are invited to the December and May luncheons.

It is managed by an Executive Committee comprising the President, Reg Croxford, Honorary Secretary, Bert Cardnell, and an Honorary Treasurer, Brian Jermyn.

Membership is 10€ per year and a charity

collection of 2€ per diner is made at each luncheon.The money collected is entered into a draw that is held at the Annual General Meeting in September. The names of all members are put into a hat and the winner whose name is picked out designates the Charity to which the money is given.

In previous years 300€ was given to MABS, 300€ was donated to CARITAS in the form of food and provisions and last year 400€ was donated to a Charity in aid of feeding the poor and homeless in Cartagena.

This year the Club decided unanimously to dispense with the members “Draw” and make a donation of 400€ to the Lorca Earthquake Relief Fund.

New members are welcomed initially to dine as visitors and contact may be made to the Secretary Bert Cardnell tel 679 789 925



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Hello, Shannon here again and I am going to tell you about the time Mum and Dad had to go back to the UK for a few days. Connor and Nathan went to stay with Brian and Maureen, but I stayed here. We had some friends over – the ones Connor has mentioned – so I stayed to keep them company. Angel and I slept in a tent to make it more fun for us, sort of more like a holiday, even though I was still at my own house. Angel’s Mum and Dad were in the caravan in the garden as well. Don’t worry it was not a ‘Home alone’ type of situation. We had told Mum and Dad that we would look after Haggis, our dog and Simon, our pig. Angel really wanted to feed Simon. I didn’t mind at all, as it a very messy and smelly job. Simon eats a lot of everything and he likes it mushy so

he can bury his head into the disgusting aroma! I fed Haggis; a much better job as that is all clean and tidy and not at all smelly! One of the days we went in the car to look for some land that John and Val had seen advertised. It was for sale

and they quite fancy having a holiday home near us. I had no idea where this land was and John only had an old map. We got hopelessly lost and never found the land! I think it is just as well they didn’t really because they would never have been able to fi nd it again anyway and that is no good if you are planning to live there is it? Towards the end of the weekend John became quite ill, so when Dad got back Val said that they felt they should cut their holiday short and fl y back to fi nd out what was wrong. I felt quite sorry for them really, as the beginning of their holiday was ruined when the car broke down and the end was ruined as they had to go back weeks early. Better luck next year!

Hi all. I know Nathan has told you about a time we spent with Brian and Maureen, well so am I, but it is a different day. Mum and Dad had to go to help some friends who had broken down on their way to stay with us. They were over 300 hundred km away, so Mum, knowing that we would just get bored sitting in the car for all that time, asked Brian and Maureen if they would have us for the day. Dad and Mum had to drive all the way there, fi x the car if they could and then drive all the way back with our visitors. That was a long day for them and I am glad we were with Brian and Mo. John and Val and Angel – the friends on their way to us had a terrible journey. They were driving from England with their caravan to stay with us for a month. They drove all the way across France with no trouble at all, but then the problems started and by the time they stopped for good,

they had broken down three times, had the AA out to them twice and ended up parked in a garage in the middle of nowhere. That is why Mum and Dad went to get them, so they could have a holiday with us anyway. In the end the AA got the car and caravan back to England. Mum and Dad got John, Val

and Angel to us and we all had a great time together. While the parents were on their rescue mission we spent the day and all the evening with Brian and Maureen, as I said before. As it was quite early in the morning, we decided to go for a swim in the pool. Brian showed some fun things to do, pushing off from the side and gliding to the other side without using hands or feet. We timed each other and sort of raced. It was good fun and cooled us off. We always have great fun when we go over there and this was no different. At one point we got a bit concerned that Dad and Mum may be having problems, but Mum phoned to say they were on their way back. They got home after 11.00pm and Brian took us home. It was kind of Brian and Mo to have us at short notice and kind of Dad and Mum to go all that way to help John and Val. Friends are great to have.

Hi, it’s that time of month again, so here I am to fi ll you in with things we have done. Mum told us that we were going to go to spend the day with Brian and Maureen and they were taking us bowling, then out for a pizza after the bowling. I just love spending time with Brian and Maureen, it is always fun. We all got ready, taking our swimming stuff with as because we can have a swim in their pool. Brian came to pick us up and we went off to the bowling alley. I won’t bore you with the details other than to say that Brian won and I came second for the fi rst game and Brian won and I came last for the second game. One of us is consistent anyway. I didn’t really mind as it is all about the fun and being together. The Pizzas were next and as usual, they were very good. We could

choose our own and I had one with Argentina sauce on it. Yummy! After we had eaten, Brian suggested that we all jump into his pool as it was very hot, but to be honest we had all eaten so much we thought we might have drowned, so we watched television until it was time

to go back home. Mum had asked Brian and Maureen to stay for a barbecue in the evening as some other friends were coming over as well. Once we got home Dad got the Quads started so we could all go up the hills on them. Our friends Steve and Jane were over with their daughters and we all took it in turns to go off on the Quads until the food was cooked. It was a fun packed day and we all ate far too much, but had so much fun. It is good to spend time with friends especially when it is all action packed. Join me next month when I will tell you our about the new cattery, Cat-A-Tonic Dad is building.



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Refl exology – how does it work?In order to look at how Refl exology works, it is important to fi rst look at how the body works; simply put, the body is made up of energy. The human body is a dynamic energy system in a constant state of change. Energy is the basis of all life and a vital factor in healing. We are all an expression of energy and this energy permeates all living organisms. Just because it cannot be seen with the naked eye, it does not mean that it does not exist; diffi cult to comprehend maybe, but it does exist.

In Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, health is seen as the fl uent and harmonious movement of energies at subtle levels. In the East this is known as prana (India), lung-gom (Tibet), sakia-tundra or ki (Japan) or ch’i (China). In the West it is loosely termed as “vital energy”, “vital force” or “life force”.

To explain; if you consider life force or vital energy to be similar to electricity, it is easier to comprehend. It is similar to electricity in that its behaviour, responses and reactions indicate that many of the laws pertaining to electricity also apply to vital energy. Furthermore,

this energy is considered as having clearly distinct and established pathways, defi nite direction of fl ow and characteristic behavior as well-defi ned as any other circulation such as blood and the vascular system. The body therefore is a dynamic energy fi eld.

The Chinese discovered that vital energy or ch’i, circulates along 12 meridian pathways, similar to the blood, nerve and lymphatic circuits. This vital energy or life force controls the workings of the main organs and systems of the body. It circulates from one organ to another; for each organ to maintain a perfect state of health, this vital energy must be able to fl ow freely along the meridians. If it is balanced, it is impossible to be ill in mind, body or spirit. All illness is a result of an imbalance in the fl ow of energy.

To explain using the analogy of the fl ow of electricity, meridians are like electricity cables along which unseen (to the naked eye) energy fl ows. If there is break in this fl ow, ie, a broken electricity cable, then the fl ow of electricity is impeded, causing the electrical item at the end of this cable to malfunction or not work. Likewise, when a meridian is blocked (and

therefore cut off) the fl ow of vital energy is impeded also, causing an imbalance in perhaps a major organ which in turn will not function properly.

How then does refl exology work? Refl exology opens up the energy pathways, energizing the physical, emotional and mental aspects of the person receiving treatment. The specifi c techniques for applying pressure the feet create channels for healing energy to circulate to all parts of the body. A body “out of balance” is not functioning effi ciently. Refl exology therefore, helps return the body to a dynamic state of balance.

When refl exes (areas or points) on the feet are stimulated, an involuntary response is elicited in organs and glands connected by energy pathways or meridians to these refl exes. This then sets in motion a chain reaction causing physiological changes to occur throughout all the systems of the body. This in turn stimulates the body´s natural healing.

In next month´s article I shall look at stress and how refl exology can alleviate the effects of stress, and induce relaxation.This article has been written and compiled by Body and Mind Therapist, Drew Ryder BSc. Psychol Hons, IIHHT, MICHT, ThAT He also holds Diplomas in Aromatherapy, Swedish Massage, Anatomy and Physiology, Relexology, Indian Head Massage and a Post Graduate Certifi cate in Hopi Ear Candling. He is also a Reiki Healer level 2 and is currently working towards his Masters Certifi cate. He is available for private consultations on 968978876 or 660326194.



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Olive Branch Christian FellowshipAn Evangelical, lively and friendly place

to discover the love of Jesus.It is good to see justice done is it not? Amanda Knox and her past boyfriend are released on appeal four years after the poor girl Meredith Kercher was killed… by someone. Perhaps the other person still in prison…makes you wonder. Meanwhile Michael Jackson’s doctor’s trial is labouring on and on, but I’m not going to get into that because I think it is clear that Michael Jackson was a very unhappy person and poorly supported and advised. Perhaps this is where his doctors failed him?

I heard a story once of a man who was arrested and tried at a time of day and in a manner which was against the laws of the time. He was abused while in custody and suffered greatly at the hands of his accusers. No offi cial charges were brought against

him as no two witnesses could agree on their recollection of the ‘facts’. In the end, while themselves breaking their own laws, the lawmakers and keepers of the peace condemned the man to death. It is amazing really that it happened at all. On top of that they decided that this innocent man who had done nothing wrong …oh.. but he had challenged those in authority to clean-up their act and stop being hypocrites. They decided that he should die like a common criminal…no chance of appeal here! What was his name again?

“You won’t talk to me?” Pilate demanded. “Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or to crucify you?” Then Jesus said “You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above…” John 19v10…God knows what He’s about.

Our Sunday morning service at the Community Centre on Camposol ‘B’ starts at 10.30am each week and offers a variety of music and styles, both traditional and modern. You are invited to join us.

Also known as the Bolnuevo Sardine fes-tival.Photo: Copyright Mark Stockswww.vistasdemurcia.com

THE PILGRIMAGE OF MIRACLE TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 27

A large group of citizens of Mazarrón, met on 31 August at the local Residents As-sociation, Bol-nuevo, with the Mayor of Maz-arrón, Ginés Campillo and it was unani-mously de-cided to delay the conclusion of the Pilgrim-age Miracle a week, in order to avoid the

popular festival coinciding with the polls for the General Election. In an act of commitment to the residents of the municipality, the Mayor, accompanied by First Deputy Mayor, Francisco Garcia and Council of Celebration, Isidro Coy, presented the pros and cons.The Bolnuevo neighbourhood associations, and representatives of the Confraternity of La Purisima, the Head of Bolnuevo, José Antonio González, and other neighbours who are ac-tively involved in organizing these festivities, concluded that delaying the pilgrimage a week did not pose a confl ict for the party. On the contrary, dozens of people are fl ocking from all parts of the region to attend this celebration, so it was decided to transfer the pilgrimage from 20 to 27 November.

This large festival day will take place the same weekend of the pilgrimage, that is, on Friday 25 and Saturday 26. What will not change is the bringing down of the Virgin from Bolnuevo to Mazarrón, which as always will be on the Sunday before November 17, which this year falls on Sunday 13.

The 17th November is the day of the Miracle will stay as a public holiday in the municipal-ity and, as usual, there will be the usual tradi-tions carried out. The Immaculate Conception, affectionately called “Virgen del Milagro” by the residents of Bolnuevo, will spend a week at the Shrine of the Immaculate de Mazarrón, some-thing that has never happened before. Both the City Council and neighbourhood associa-tions of Bolnuevo are once again determined to make the festival that is attended by hundreds of people every year as successful as previous years.

For full details of the fi esta, contact the Tourist Offi ce in Mazarrón.

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(Information supplied by Angloinfo)The Spanish healthcare system is funded by social security contributions and combines public and private healthcare. The govern-ment sets the overall budget for the country, but each region takes individual responsibil-ity.

To benefi t from the Spanish National Health-care system and medical assistance, resi-dents must enrol with the General Social Security Fund (Dirección General de la Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social - TGSS). This gives access to free or low cost healthcare. Provincial social security offi ces are located throughout the country.

The Healthcare SystemAny person legally resident in Spain can benefi t from the Spanish social security and healthcare system provided they fall into one of the following categories:Employed workersSelf-employed workersStudentsWorkers affi liated with a work co-operativeCivil servants or military personnel

ContributionsSpain’s social security system has two levels:Contributory: The contributory scheme consists of one general and fi ve special schemes, which includes the majority of the working population. Students are covered by a special protection plan. Non-contributory: The non-contributory level is for people with no or with a very low income. The benefi ts include medical assis-tance.

Social Security NumberAny resident, either salaried or self-em-ployed, is issued with a social security num-ber. This entitles a person to healthcare, sickness, unemployment benefi ts, as well as government pensions. Once a number is ob-tained, it is valid for life.Employers request a social security number

for an employee if they don’t already have one. Self-employed workers may make the application themselves or hire a gestor to complete the process for them.The application form and required documen-tation should be presented to a local offi ce (local to the applicant’s workplace or home) of the TGSS. Once the application has been submitted, the worker receives a certifi cate of registration (documento de afi liación) and a registration number.

The following documents must be presented:A form of national identifi cation; a Número Identifi catión de Extranjero (NIE) is suffi -cientResidency certifi cate or passportThe form TA1 (Social Security application form) If a person loses their job or ceases to work, they must notify the Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social immediately. The worker is liable for contributions until the agency is notifi ed.

Healthca re Benefi ts and Health CardsOnce registered with social security, a cer-tifi cate entitling medical assistance is issued. This document can be used to apply for a health card (Tarjata Sanitaria Individual - TSI) at the local health centre. The TSI health card should be used for all public health ser-vices and at the pharmacy when buying pre-scription medication. Social security pays a percentage of the cost of treatment and hos-pitalisation; the patient pays the remaining amount or takes out supplementary health insurance. Prescribed medicines are covered up to 40 percent by social security, and are free for pensioners. Offi cial prescriptions are green, when part of the cost must be paid by the patient; pensioners prescriptions are red.Cards are individual - children and adults each have their own - and are valid for four years. The TSI health cards carry the follow-ing information: full name of card holder, social security number, NIE number (DNI for Spanish citizens), type of user (such as

worker or pensioner) and the expiry date.

To get a health card, apply at the local health centre, taking the social security certifi cate, passport and NIE/DNI certifi cate. The health centre issues a receipt, which has the same function as the card itself and can be used immediately. The health card is sent to the applicant and their benefi ciaries by post. Benefi ciaries are family members who are dependent on the worker or pensioner.

People not qualifi ed or affi liatedAny person who is not affi liated with the Spanish social security system may choose to take out private health insurance or pay the full amount of any medical costs.

Private Health InsuranceThere are many international companies providing health insurance to foreign resi-dents. International health insurances of-fer basic policies, as well as comprehensive policies, normally with a 24-hour help line in English.

Finding a Doctor, a Dentist, a Pharmacy or HospitalTo receive medical treatment, those enrolled in the Spanish social security programme should visit a public health centre (centro de salud) in their area of residence (normally lo-cated within 15 minutes of any place of resi-dence), or their general doctor (médico de cabecera). They will be referred to a special-ist if necessary, however, there can be wait-ing lists to see specialists and for non-urgent operations.

Lists of English speaking health profession-als can be found at many tourist offi ces and through Embassies or Consulates.

All doctor’s offi ces must provide the leafl et Carta de Derechos y Deberes (Charter of Rights and Obligations), outlining the servic-es patients are entitled to.



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Medical EmergenciesIn case of an emergency, go directly to a hospital, where emergency services are gen-erally available. A social security card, a Eu-ropean Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or proof of private insurance should be present-ed at the hospital. The EHIC card gives the right to free emergency treatment for resi-dents of EU/EEA countries in state hospitals or clinics only. Treatments not qualifying as an emergency are not free.

Bilateral agreements exist with some coun-tries such as Peru, Paraguay, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil and Andorra. Citizens from these coun-tries may benefi t from free medical treat-ment in cases of medical emergencies or accidents. Citizens of other countries should have private medical insurance when travel-ling to Spain.For emergency services, Tel: 112

PharmaciesIn order to exercise their various profes-sional activities, pharmacists must register with the appropriate provincial Pharmaceuti-cal Association. All of the Pharmaceutical As-sociations form part of a national body, the Consejo General de Colegios Ofi ciales de Farmacéuticos (General Spanish Council of Pharmacists). Registered pharmacists are able to provide fi rst line care and consulta-tion.

The association’s website has much useful in-formation in English, including health advice and a vaccination calendar: Pharmacies (farmacias) are generally open from Monday to Friday from 09:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:30, and Saturday 09:30 to 14:00. Information about pharmacies open

24 hours a day (Farmacia de guardia) can normally be found on the window or doors of any pharmacy.

Dental ProceduresDental treatment is not covered by social security. Private health insurance can cover dental treatments if this has been opted for in the policy.

European Heal thcare AgreementsThe European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is not valid for healthcare in Spain if the hold-er is a resident of Spain.

European Conventions and Form S1 (former E121 and E106)A person who has paid regular social security contributions in another EU country for two full years before coming to Spain can benefi t from public health cover for a limited period, from the date of their last social security con-tribution made in the other EU country.

To do this, it is necessary to obtain Form S1 (former E106) and present it to the local So-cial Security offi ce in Spain. Pensioners and those in receipt of invalidity benefi ts must obtain the Form S1 (formerly E121) from their home country’s social security admin-istration.

Retired EU Citizens Living in SpainEU nationals who have reached the retire-ment age as established in their home coun-try, and are residents in Spain, qualify for free health care provided they have a Form S1 (former E121), obtained from the former country of residence.

Costa Cálida Emergency ContactsAnti-Poison Tel: 915 620 420Emergency DoctorTel: 1003Emergency VetCentro Clinico Veterinario La Flota (Murcia)Tel: 968 246 122 Tel: 609 135 403Emergency HospitalHospital J.M. Morales MeseguerTel: 968 360 900Foundation for Help Against Drug Addic-tion Tel: 900 161 515HIV/AIDS, Spanish FoundationTel: 900 111 000Crisis Line Tel: 968 343 400Red Cross Tel: 902 222 292Crisis & HelplinesBattery & Abuse Tel: 900 100 009Emergency Shelters for Battered Wom-en Tel: 968 366 645Pregnancy Information Tel: 918 222 436Costa Blanca SAMARITANSOpen: Monday to Friday, 19:00-22:00 Tel: 902 88 35 35



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Photographer: Stan LairdMABS Information Centre, CamposolMABS Mazarrón Co-ordinator, Zue Bur-gess, welcomed Camposol Mayoress, Kelly Ensor, to offi cially open the new MABS In-formation Centre. The event was well at-tended by volunteers, patients, sponsors and supporters, all eager to view the new centre. “I am delighted to have the honour of opening this much-needed facility.” said Kelly. “MABS does such a great job in the Mazarrón area and this takes their work a step further.”

The MABS Information Centre offers in-formation, counselling and support to those affected by cancer in the Mazarrón area and will be open Monday to Friday, from 10.00am to 2.00pm. Visitors are welcome, or you can call 620 582 418 to make an appointment.

S i t u a t e d within the offi ces of Sensol Golf Villa Sales in the Avenida de la Cova-chos (the old MASA offi ce), the centre will be funded by the MABS Shop in To-tana. Shop M a n a g e r ,

Ann Vinall, commented “We’re delighted to be instrumental in the opening of the new centre

and to provide its future funding. I know that it will be of tremendous benefi t to everyone affected by cancer.” The MABS Shop has also recently bought two lightweight wheelchairs, which are more suitable for use when trans-porting patients to and from hospital appoint-ments.

MABS would like to thank all those who have helped to make the new Information Cen-tre possible: Greg and Liz Green from Sen-sol Villa Sales, Kevin’s Fly Screens, Insignia Graphics, the MABS Shop and the MABS Volunteers.

Alternative Garden Party Success for MABS MazarrónBrilliant sunshine ensured a great turnout for MABS Mazarrón’s Alternative Garden Party in Camposol. Tom and Jacqueline Rees kindly opened up their garden for the event, providing hot dogs, tea and cream scones, as well as long cool drinks from the drinks foun-tain, Cava and other soft drinks for the par-tygoers. Style Ladies’ Fashions put on an im-promptu fashion show, their clothing superbly modelled by Pauline and Lynn, both MABS volunteers. Glitzy Bitz provided an excellent selection of fashion jewellery.

Much to everyone’s amusement, several brave men had their legs waxed and one had his head shaved to raise funds for MABS Mazarrón. “I am amazed by the generos-ity of everyone today” said Sue Jacob, who heads up the fundraising team. “It’s been a great day and we have raised over 700€. A huge thanks to Tom and Jacqueline for lend-ing us their garden, and to everyone who came along to support us.”(photos)

Flying High for MABS MazarrónMABS Mazarrón is delighted to report that Gillian Gibson safely completed her skydive, realising her dream for her 65th birthday. She was joined by her son, Glen, at Hibalstow Air-fi eld near Brigg in Lincolnshire, UK. Both com-pleted a tandem jump with an experienced

skydiver from SkyDive, who are based at the airfi eld.

“It was a fantastic experience,” said Gillian “although I won’t deny that the fi rst few sec-onds of jumping out of the plane were very scary, but then it was amazing. Thank good-ness I was strapped to a hunky instructor!!”Gillian, who lives in Mazarrón, raised 175€ for MABS Cancer Support Group in Mazarrón. “We’re absolutely delighted” commented MABS Co-ordinator, Zue Burgess “Not only has Gillian realised one of her lifetime ambi-tions, but she has also thought of others by raising money for those affected by cancer in the Mazarrón area, and we’re extremely grateful to her.”

MABS Mazarrón helps all people in the Maz-arrón area who are affected by cancer, pro-viding drivers, translators, information leaf-lets, equipment, a listening ear, or a shoulder to lean on. If you want to volunteer, donate or you need help, you can contact MABS on 618 896 381 or visit their website: www.mab-smurcia.com



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I recently had a change round in one of our guest bedrooms and decided it was high time for a more modern look. Not being the most creative person when it comes to domestic chores, I sought some advice from Karen at Yorkshire Linen. I came away with bed linen, co-ordinated curtains and a new bedspread and cushions and the room is transformed. I was also extremely pleased to say that it was all excellent value for money. I remember spending more than this in the UK over 8 years ago on a similar project.

I have been dying to try “Zumba” ever since I tried it on a cruise ship and I fi nally managed to get to an evening class run by Louise from Murcia Dance. Zumba is not only fun, but a great way to keep fi t.

Sadly I went down with a bug and missed the next 2 classes, but I will be back and looking forward to doing more as the nights start to draw in.

It is nearly 2 years now since we had our Compusurf Internet and telephone system installed at our offi ces on Camposol B. I was comparing the costs in relation to our Telefonica bills in the past and am delighted to say it is saving around 40% per month. The included land line calls to the UK certainly make a big difference to the monthly bill, as does the reduced monthly internet connection.Nice one Chris!

I was pleased to attend the Helping Hands Charity event on 9th October as it was held

at a riding establishment down in the Valle Del Almanzora. I also met Adam Sheraston “The Horse Whisperer”. You can read Adams article on page 24. Helping Hands have already given much needed cash to various projects including local animal charities and the Lorca Earthquake Fund. Please look out for their future events and support them if you can.

More next monthTeresa

The province of Murcia is fi lled with many light workers, individually and passionately living & working... to help balance the energy here on earth and to help co-create a NEW EARTH of BALANCE, LOVE, PEACE, JOY and HARMONY...

Spiritual Murcia brings everyone together under one roof to express a wealth of wellbeing activities, holistic therapies, creative artists and events in the province of MURCIA... in a new and interactive website www.spiritualmurica.com

Every 4 months, Spiritual Murcia organizes a global celebration for all local people to come together as ONE VOICE, ONE SILENCE to celebrate UNITY CONSCIOUSNESS...

This is your invitation to join us on 11-11-11...11th November 2011 at 11.00am – Spiritual Murcia Global Celebration of Unity Consciousness at Chez Zoe, Paseo De Rihuete. Puerto De MazarrónWe are celebrating another amazing cosmic moment...11-11-11... a time to be able to attune to the light and the earth/cosmic openings and alignment of the vortexes and portels... an amazing time to feel into the new vibrations of Mother Earth and Father Sky... It is a perfect time to allow your heart to fully open and integrate with your DIVINENESS... It is a great opportunity for all light-workers to gather together as ONE VOICE and ONE SILENCE!

Programme...11.00 - Meet up at Chez Zoe, beach front11.11 - Global Meditation11.14 - I AM Chanting12.12 - Refreshment at Chez Zoe13.13 - Lunch at Chez Zoe15.15 - Close

Cost...11€

Please contact Anna on 663 572 603 to reserve your place for this wonderful celebration day!

We each have a personal choice and spiritual responsibility to offer our unique gift into the world. We live from the vision that ‘ALL IS WELL WITH CREATION’ and send out our heartfelt loving light energy across the entire world, trusting that others will attract ‘healing’ energy if needed. We see all others as their most divine and perfect self, without judgement. We refrain from all negative, wrong or fearful thoughts and words as we are now attracting manifestations more quickly than ever before!

Spiritual [email protected]

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Well, what an exciting week Wellspring Church has experienced here in Puerto de Mazarrón and we are thrilled to bring the following report. We do not normally use our article to blow our own trumpet, but sense that on this historic occasion Victory Churches of Spain deserved a report of this kind. Thank you to everyone out there who has helped to make this venture possible and who have supported us in our desire to reach out to the Mazarrón area with the love of Jesus.

WELLSPRING CHURCH has Moved Home.After 5 years in Bolnuevo the leadership of Wellspring Victory Church believed the time was right to move from the quiet location in Bolnuevo to be nearer the main centre of population. Wellspring was founded fi ve years ago when four people came together with a heartfelt desire to form a Church with values centred on lively worship which would touch the heart of God and Bible based teaching which would encourage true spiritual growth. From the humble beginnings of just four people meeting in one another’s homes it soon became apparent that a larger place was needed, so the fi rst true home of Wellspring was found in Bolnuevo and the Church grew steadily there. Indeed after two and a half years six members were released to start a second Church down the coast in Huercal Overa. That New Life Victory Church is now well established in Almeria Province.

At the beginning of 2011, the Wellspring leadership felt the time was right to make a move and started to fi nd the ideal location. After a few months of searching, a faded “Se Vende” sign was seen, enquiries made and a viewing date arranged. It takes a real visionary see beyond the hole in the ceiling, the damaged steps and interesting toilet and to get a feel of how the place would be with a worship group and congregation. After a few negotiations, the lease was signed and the hard work could begin. We always wanted to do everything properly and our architect drew up plans to ensure our works conformed to all the latest requirements. To make the inside as wheelchair-friendly as possible, we had to raise half the fl oor so all would be at one level. New toilets were built and a kitchen fi tted. The work was in the main carried out by Church members, with an average age

somewhere in the sixties, plus some willing and much welcomed volunteers. Now, after a few sore backs and the occasional scratched thumb, the work is all but complete and we held our fi rst Sunday service in September. The 12th October was an amazing day for us. We had just completed the fi rst Victory Churches European conference to be held in Spain and our visiting speaker, Brad Dewar from Victory Churches Canada stayed on to help us celebrate our 5th anniversary and dedicate the new building. Now we are ready to reach out with the love of Jesus hoping to ‘scratch people where they itch’ and bring the good news that no matter how diffi cult life may seem there is hope and a future.

To add to our joy in September, we fi nally received our registration and now Victory Churches Spain is fully registered and legal in Spain. This means that as the number of Churches in the Victory Spain family increases, each one will be fully legal from day one. Wellspring and Victory Churches Spain are associated with Victory Churches

International, a worldwide group of over 2500 Churches in over 43 countries, founded thirty two years ago in Canada by Drs George and Hazel Hill. Victory Churches International is a pioneer, grass-roots, apostolic and prophetic movement with a strong Church-planting heart which is purpose driven. The heartbeat of Victory is Leadership Development, Church Expansion and World Missions. We are dedicated to reach as many people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ as is possible before His return, fulfi lling the GREAT commission.

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Nightmare with moneyMy partner is really irresponsible with money. He spends all his wages every month and often borrows money from me and our friends. He won’t acknowledge there is a problem, and every time I broach the subject, we end up rowing. He never buys anything extravagant, just endless takeaways and rounds at the local pub. I on the other hand, am trying to save every penny for our future, especially as I want to start having children. My biggest fear is that we will never be fi nancially secure to have a family or future together. How can I get him to change his ways?Penny, La MangaPenny,We all have a personal vision of how we want our future to be and yours is a very practical one. To have a secure future and children requires not only a stable relationship but also the fi nancial means to support the dream, but does your partner share the same vision, or does he feel that he is entitled to spend his hard-earned money with his mates? By lending him money, you are indirectly condoning his actions and any attempt to discuss the situation will naturally give rise to tension. So who holds the “purse strings” in this relationship? If it is you, then may I suggest that you make a “money plan” in which you decide what percentage gets saved and only give your partner, “beer money!” This way, there are two winners – yourself

and your partner. He will be forced to adapt or limit his spending pattern, but it also does not deny him time at the pub! However, if he manages the fi nances, which he is not doing a good job of it at the moment, then be more assertive and demand that as a couple, you decide a money management plan to secure a good future together. To make someone change against their will can only lead to tension. However, if there is an agreed or joint goal then change becomes a positive experience.Jennifer

No longer excited!My husband and I have been married for 5 years – a second marriage for both of us. We are contented with our marriage but not excited anymore! The laughter and the sex appear to be slowing down and I don’t want to become bored with this marriage, as I did with my fi rst! I’ve read advice in several magazines that having “date nights” can spice things up again for couples on the wane, but I am not convinced this is for us. Any thoughts on how to keep our marriage exciting?Tina, Cieza

Tina,We all love to be “head over heels” in love – the warm, tingly feeling we get being in a loving relationship. Naturally, we don’t want it to end and who can blame us! It gives meaning to our existence, a reason to jump

out of bed in the mornings, and a reason to come home at night, but is excitement in a relationship over-rated? It is unrealistic, however, to expect relationships to stay at a pitch of excitement all the time and unfortunately, some things have to give. Try to pinpoint the current reason or cause of your “lost excitement”. Does it mean less romance, less sex, less communication? Once you know what the problem is, it is easier to remedy the situation, but this does not need to spell the end of a marriage! As relationships progress, we can only hope that while the excitement might diminish, that pleasure also grows. Togetherness, laughter and sex need not suffer. “Date nights” may work for some couples, but not for others. Decide for yourselves what works and what brought you together as a couple. Remember, there is a difference between losing excitement in a marriage altogether and a slight reduction in the level of excitement. Actively seek activities, social events etc. to share and do together whilst enjoying the pleasure of each other’s company. This is one way to manage the disappointment of “lost excitement”, so don’t let the rot set in and let the marriage get stale. Replace what is lost with the “pleasure and excitement of the unknown”. It’s there to be explored together.JenniferJennifer Rahman is a life coach and therapist. You can send your questions to her at: [email protected]



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Every Mon Wellbeing Clinic/Calida Caring Agency Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo Watch Your Weight Club, 2€ to MABS Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo, 10.30am Slimming Club Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 11.00am Andrea’s Animal Rescue, Shop Collection Car Park, Camposol B, 11.30-1.30pm GO maD Available for Donations Cultural Centre, Camposol B Costa Calida Radio (Pto), 3.00-5.00pm Zumba with Louise Sensol Hotel, Camposol C, 7.30pm Music Quiz with John Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9.00pm Every Tue Pensionista Day 1€ discount Cat’s Bar, Camposol A MAMAS Collection/Book Stall 10-1pm Camposol B Car Park, opp garage “Pick/Try/Choose/Buy/Donate” MABS Murcia NE Apts Maruja, Baños de Fortuna, 10.30-12.00pm Dance Fitness to Music with Annette Hotel Sensol, Camposol C, 11.00am Bingo Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 2.00pm Fish and Chips The Arches, Los Alcázares, from 6.00pm Fun Quiz Night with Eddie B Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 7.30pm Karaoke @ The Arches, Los Alcázares Every Wed Gardening Group Clean Up Camposol C, 9.00am Bridge, New Players Welcome Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9.45am Age Concern booking events etc Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10-12.00pm Guided Tour @

Easy Horse Care, Rojales Zumba with Louise Hotel Sensol, Camposol C, 11.30am Creative Writing Group with Annette Camposol, 2.00-3.30pm Zumba with Louise Tara´s Casa, 5.00pm Fish and Chip Night, Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 6.50€ Quiz Night with Costa Cálida Radio DJ Mark the Spark Hacienda delÁlamo Clubhouse, 8pm Steak Night (3 courses) Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 15€ Quiz with Nigel Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 8.30pm Mens’ Darts In the Evening Cat’s Bar, Camposol A

Every Thu Camposol Market Camposol A Wellbeing Clinic/Calida Caring Agency Dental Care, Camposol B, 10.00-4.00pm Alternative Thursdays “Pick/Try/Choose/Buy/Donate” MABS Murcia NE 10-12pm Apts Maruja, Baños de Fortuna Slimming Club Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 11.00am Zumba with Louise Hotel Sensol, Camposol C, 11.30am “Latin Beats” with Annette Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 11.30-12.30pm Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection Mazarrón Country Club Bar, 11.30-1pm Mini Movers/Dance/Drama with Louise Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 3.00pm Modern Movers Dance with Louise Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 4.00pm Street Dance with Louise Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 5.00pm Adult Beginner Salsa with Louise Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 7.30pm Fun Quiz Night TJ’s Bar, Camposol B, 8.30pm Karaoke with Bernie Mac @ Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 9.00pm Ladies’ Darts in the evening Cat’s Bar, Camposol A Evening Special Menu 8pm Buen Descanso, Tallante, 20€ Fresh Fish Night, 3 courses Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ Curry Night Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ Live Music Night with the Howband Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C Beer=buy1, get1free, Bot wine 5.50€ Lenny Mitchell @ The Priory, El Galan

Every Fri Bridge, New Players Welcome Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9.45am Book Sale/Bric a Brac. Noah’s ARC Camposol B, 10.00-2.00pm Book Stall. Camposol A Gardening Group Car Park Camposol A. 10.30-12.30pm Lions Bahia Mazarrón booking events Outside Kennelly’s, Camposol B 11-1pm Age Concern booking events 11-1pm Outside Trevi Bar, Camposol B PALS for booking events from 11am Outside Trevi Bar, Camposol B Go maD Available for Donations

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Cultural Centre, Camposol B Costa Calida Radio (Pto), 12.30-2.00pm 10 pin Bowling, Camposol C Gdn Group Totana, pm Mark Phoenix Hypnotheraphy @ Dental Care, Camposol B Christmas Joker Jackpot TJ’s Bar, Camposol B, 6.00pm Fish and Chips The Arches, Los Alcazares, from 6pm Fish & Chips 5€ The New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón Fish & Chips & Live Music @ Hacienda del Álamo Clubhouse 12€ Evening Special Menu Buen Descanso, Tallante, 20€ Fresh Fish Night, 3 courses Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ Bingo Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 7.30pm Karaoke with Eddy B @ The Steak Out, Camposol B Disco @ Alley Palais, Camposol B, 9.00pm-3.00am Every Sat Book Sale/MABS Murcia Mar Menor Outside The Arches Bar, 10.00-1.00pm PALS for booking events from 11am Outside Trevi Bar, Camposol B Dance and Drama with Louise Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 11.30am Karaoke/Disco with Bernie Mac @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B. 9.00pm–late Lenny Mitchell @ Manga Norte Restaurante, La Manga 3 Course Saturday Special Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 20€ Evening Special Menu 8pm Buen Descanso, Tallante, 20€ Karaoke with Eddy B @ The Steak Out, Camposol B

Every Sun Car Boot Sale, 8.30am Cañadas del Romero Social Centre, Car Boot Sale, 9.00-2.00pm El Romero, Cuevas de Reyllo, HELP MMM Car Boot Autocine, Los Narejos Guided Tour @ Easy Horse Care, Rojales Sunday Lunch Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, from 4.50€ Sunday Lunch & Music @ Hacienda del Álamo Clubhouse Sunday Roast Trevi Bar, Camposol B 3 course Sunday Roast (lunch & evening) Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ 4 course Sunday Roast Hotel Mariposa, Gebas, 15€ 3 course Sunday Carvery The Yachtsman, Pto de San Pedro Classic Sunday Dinner Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 3 course Sunday roast La Vista, Los Alcázares, 14.95€ Karaoke/Disco with Bernie Mac @

Trevi Bar, Camposol B, From 8.00pm Fun Bingo Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8.30pm Quiz and Games Night The Arches, Los Alcazares

NOVEMBERTuesday 1 Valencia Open 500 Tennis Tournament Valencia (until 6th) Volunteers Meeting with HAH Las Claras, from 11.00am Crib with Welcome Mariano’s, Camposol A, 7.30pm Friends and Buddies Evening Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8.00pm

Wednesday 2 Ladies Fair, Handbags/shoes etc Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 11.00-3.00pm Open Day with HAH SOS Fashions, Los Alcázares, 11.30am Followed by Menu del Dia at Angels Petanca with “Welcome” Mariano’s , Camposol A, 1.00pm Lions Meeting Cultural Centre, Camposol B, 5.00pm

Thursday 3 Christmas Fair with HELP MMM Lodosol Restaurant, San Pedro, 2.00pm

Friday 4 “Rusty Brass” & Fish n Chips €5 @ The New Royal, Pto Mazárron, Cálida Country Music Club Night (CAFÉ)

La Molata, Cañadas de Alhama, 8.00pm

Saturday 5 Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfi re Night Dog Show IFEP Torre Pacheco Meeting of Darwinian Gardeners Meet El Puente Restaurant, 11am “Welcome” Meeting Mariano’s , Camposol A, 2.00pm “Clean-up in Memorial Garden Camposol A, 3.00pm food/entertainment ADAPT Meeting 10am Pensionista’s Club, San Pedro Shakey Ground @ Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 9.30pm Lenny Mitchell @ San Isidro Social Club, San Isidro The CAS Band @ The New Royal, Pto de Mazárron

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Shirelle @ Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C Bonfi re Party with Lions/Mazarrón Bahia BBQ,fi reworks,etc,15€ (5€ under 12’s) Relaunch Party/Pussy Drinks with Jimmy Mac The Arches, Los Alcazares (free buffet)

Sunday 6 Trip to Zacatin Market, Bullas - Dragontours, 24€

Learn about goats/goats cheese/wine museum

Dog Show IFEP Torre Pacheco Open Day with Cruz Roja feat Byron Camposol B, 1.00-5.00pm Monday 7 Guided Walk and 4 course meal/drinks Hotel Mariposa, Gebas, 12€ General Meeting of HELP MMM Las Claras, Los Alcazares

Tuesday 8 Book & Jigsaw Swap - “Welcome” ICA Med Centre, Camposol B, 10.00-12.00pm

Wednesday 9 Ladies’ Lunch Club with MABS NE 1pm Las Palmeras Restaurant, Baños Fortuna Fashion Show with MABS Murcia Rosalind’s, Los Alcázares, 2.00pm Jukebox Legends @ The Arches, Los Alcazares

Thursday 10 Cabaret Night with GOMAD, 5€ Hotel Playa Grande, Pto Mazarrón, 7.30pm

Friday 11 Armistice Day/Remembrance Day Indoor Market/fashion/bling/dvd’s etc Alley Palais, Camposol B Remembrance Service Remembrance Garden, Camposol A, 11.30am Quiz Night/Fish n Chips 5€ @ The New Royal, Pto Mazárron, Lenny Mitchell @ Novo Cathargo, Los Urrutias, Mar Menor Lynden B @ The Arches, Los Alcazares “A Revue” with Cloud 9 Drama La Molata Social Centre, 8.00pm, from 6€

Saturday 12 Market with clothing/jewellery/shoes etc Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 11.00-3.00pm

The CAS Band @ Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 9.30pm Kye James @ Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C Shakey Ground @ The New Royal, Pto Mazárron Suzy G’s Michael Jackson tribute @ The Arches, Los Alcazares Entertainment with Smithy for HAH Luí’s Lounge, Camping La Encina, 8€ inc

meal “A Revue” with Cloud 9 Drama La Molata Social Centre, 8.00pm, from 6€

Sunday 13 Remembrance Sunday Race for Life with MABS Murcia Club Nautico, Los Alcázares, 11.00am Monday 14 World Diabetes Day Guided Walk and 4 course meal/drinks Hotel Mariposa, Gebas, 12€ Sew n’So’s Sewing Group/MABS Murcia NE Urb Las Kalendas, Fortuna, 2.00pm Murder Mystery Night/Fiestas Camposol Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 10€ inc meal

Tuesday 15 Friends and Buddies Evening Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8.00pm Wednesday 16 JJ Soulman @ The Arches, Los Alcazares Trip to Turron Museum/Factory and

Tasting! Viajes Dragontours, 23€ “Welcome” Dance Mariano’s, Camposol A, 9€, food optional

Thursday 17 Fiestas del Milagro Mazarrón Coffee Morning with HELP MMM HELP Offi ce, Los Alcázares, 10.30-1.00pm

Friday 18 “All our Yesterdays”/ Age Concern, 6€ The Steak Out, Camposol B, 4.00-8.00pm Lenny Mitchell @ The New Royal, Pto de Mazárron Cabaret with MABS Murcia Serena Golf Hotel, 7.00pm, 5€ Cálida Country Music Club Night feat. Christine King (proceeds to CÁFE) La Molata, Cañadas de Alhama, 8.00pm

Saturday 19 Walk with Evolutionists of Almeria Call 968599437 for details Christmas Fayre with GO MAD Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 10.00-2.00pm Christmas Fayre with MABS Mazarrón Sensol Golf Hotel, Camposol C, 1.00pm The Blues Brothers @ Hotel Mariposa, Gebas Suzy G @ Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C Clifford Jay & Julia @ Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 9.30pm Martin Ross @ The New Royal, Pto de Mazárron

Sunday 20 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffi c Victims20-27th Sardine Festival Bolnuevo, Mazarron Open Day Equus Connection Finca Herradura, Alhama de Murcia.

Monday 21 Guided Walk and 4 course meal/drinks Hotel Mariposa, Gebas, 12€

Tuesday 22 International Horse Show SICAB Sevilla (until 27th) Book & Jigsaw Swap - “Welcome” ICA Med Centre, Camposol B, 10.00-12.00pm Friends and Buddies Evening Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8.00pm

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Wednesday 23 San Clemente Lorca Shirelle @ The Arches, Los Alcazares

Thursday 24 Race Night with HELP MMM Lui´s Lounge, La Encina, San Javier, 7.30pm

Friday 25 Indoor Market/fashion/bling/dvd’s etc Alley Palais, Camposol B Table Top Sale - GO MAD Camposol B, 10.00-2.00pm Booksale - MABS Mazarron Outside Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 9.00-1.00pm Friendship Group Meeting - HELP MMM Cafe Golf - Reiki Demonstration, 12pm Blue Brothers Tribute @ TJ’s, Camposol B, Free Entry, 9pm Entertainment tbc @ The New Royal, Pto de Mazárron Lobster Night, 3 courses, @ Don Ricardo’s, Pto de Mazárron, 25€ Party Night with Noah’s ARC €5 Camposol Golf Club, Camposol C, 8-12.00pm Sevillanas Performance with AECC Yacht Club, Torrevieja,

Saturday 26 1st Anniversary, MABS Murcia MABS Cancer Centre, San Javier, 12.00- 3.00pm Woody @ Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C 2nd Birthday Party - Suzy G Cabaret @ The New Royal, Pto de Mazárron Martin Ross @ Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 9.30pm Cloud 9 @ The Arches, Los Alcazares

Sunday 27 Artisan Market Plaza del Castillo, Cehegin, 10.00am Car Boot Sale - MARA Polideportivo, Mula 10.30am Sevillanas Christmas Dinner with Flamenco Asturias Restaurant, 12€

Monday 28 Sew n’So’s Sewing Group - MABS Murcia NE Urb Las Kalendas, Fortuna, 2.00pm

Tuesday 29 Volunteers Meeting, MABS Mazarron Outside Trevi Bar, Camposol B, 11.30am Game Tasting Night @ Don Ricardo’s, Pto Mazárron, 17.50€ Friends and Buddies Evening Cat’s Bar, Camposol A, 8.00pm

Wednesday 30 St Andrew’s Day Walk with NEST & Optional Menu del Dia Meet El Berro Carpark, Sierra

Espuña,10.30am Meeting with MABS Murcia NE La Carcelera, Fortuna, 11.30am Petanca with “Welcome” Mariano’s , Camposol A, 1.00pm Tony Lincoln @ The Arches, Los Alcazares Menu del Dia Age Concern Avenida Restaurant, El Paseo, Pto de

MazarrónDECEMBERFriday 2 Davis Cup Spain v Argentina, Sevilla

Saturday 3 Santa Bárbara Caravaca del la Cruz (until 8th) San Francisco Javier San Javier “Welcome” Meeting Mariano’s , Camposol A, 2.00pm Navidad - HAH, Stalls/Fashion Show etc Las Claras “Obsession Duo” @

Hotel Mariposa, Gebas Entertainment tbc @ Las Torres, Pto de Mazarrón, 9.30pm Full Circle @ Sensol Golf Club, Camposol C

Sunday 4 Santa Bárbara Mazárron

Monday 5 Christmas Dinner with HAH Campbell’s Restaurant, 15€

Tuesday 6 Volunteers Meeting with HAH Las Claras, 11.00am, All Welcome Christmas Lunch for HELP MM 1pm Oasis Restaurant, Los Belones €22.50 Wednesday 7 Benidorm Trip €15 Lions Mazarrón Bahia

Thursday 8 Christmas Fayre-Market/Pony Rides/BBQ Meta Riding Centre, 11am-3.00pm Colour coding guide:Entertainment and special menu nights are RedMarkets/exhibitions/leisure activities/meetings arepurpleCharity and non-profi t-making organisations are greenNational events are orangeFiestas are pinkImportant dates are blueThe venues highlighted in Black are our Advertisers.

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Animal Organisations:Andrea’s Animal RescueFuente Alamo690 906 565Easy Horse CareRojales652 021 980Galgos del [email protected] [email protected]’s Puppy Rescue OrganisationMazarrón618 034 921John Kemp’s PuppiesLa Pinilla, Fuente Alamo646 737 230K9 Pet RescueSan Fulgencio/La Marina611 606 001MARA Dog RescueMula685 311 599Noah’s ARCMazarrón699 352 818(Charity Shop)968 154 507PAPS966 769 137

Charities:Age Concern SpainMazarrón634 316 213Alcoholics AnonymousMazarrón, Cuevas de Reyllo646 290 420Cabo De Palos968 545 181Costa Cálida Samaritanswww.costablancasamaritans.comGO MaDMazarrón678 598 677Help Murcia Mar MenorSantiago de la Ribera, San Javier968 181 623Lions Club of Mazarrón BahíaMazarrón636 746 959MABS Mar MenorMar Menor693 275 779MABS Mazarrón Mazarrón620 422 410MABS NE Murcia634 362 826MABS NW Murcia693 275 779Mazarrón Bahía LionsMazarrón636 746 959PALS (Protection and Life Saving)Mazarrón968 437 837

Churches:Mass in English Pastrana, Mazarrón

628 824 555Olive Branch Christian FellowshipCañadas del Romero, Mazarrón618 720 181Pilar Christian Community ChurchPilar de la Horidada966 769 300 or 650 509 606 Puerto Lumbreras Church619 945 283 St Nicholas ChurchCamposol, Mazarrón968 138 952Wellspring Victory ChurchBolnuevo, Mazarrón620 599 270

Groups:ADAPTSan Pedro966 189 402Cloud Nine DramaMula644 400 123Ex-Servicemen’s AssociationMazarrón968 965 058Friends & BuddiesCamposol, Mazarrón968 163 758Greenfi ngers Sector C Gardening GroupCamposol, Mazarrón626 513 842Help at HomeSan Javier633 673 034Homeowners Sector ACamposol, Mazarrón608 029 112Welcome GroupCamposol, Mazarrón620 105 179If you would like details of your club or organization included on this page, please send an email to [email protected]

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Tuesday 27th September saw round 9 of the Costa Calida Golf Challenge.

32 players lined up at Hacienda del Alamo on a sunny and slightly breezy day to enjoy the fantastic facilities and conditions on offer. Many thanks to Isabel, Inma and Lee at Hacienda del Alamo for ensuring the day ran smoothly.

The results:Winner James Woodham 34 PointsBest Lady Carol Davenport 26 Points Longest drive Men Brian O’RaweLongest drive Ladies Lynne Harrison NP in one shot Bob FergussonNP in two shots Dave Williams

NP in three shots Gwyn Davies

The 2’s Pot had just one winner, Brian O’Rawe taking home €130

All the green fees and buggies were arranged by Costa Calida Golf Tours (www.ccgt.co.uk), and thanks again to the main sponsors of the series of events, The Great Golf Company & Caja Rural

If you want to play on any event please contact Andy Walsh on 650 718 172 or email [email protected]

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The established course of Altorreal to the North of Murcia provided the venue for the Old Guard’s September Stapleford competition. 32.50€ including a buggy was a great green fee price and apart from a few ‘boggy’ patches the course was in fi ne condition. Altorreal is a very mature course that winds through pine trees offering some lovely scenery. Red squirrels abound and if your golf game is bad you can at least admire the varied birdlife.

Despite running true, the fast speed of the greens early on took many players by surprise. It is also a bonus on this course to have trees and pine cones and needles to contend with if you miss the fairways rather than the grit that fringes so many other courses in the area.

It has been some time since we had a lady winner, so it is doubly pleasing to report that the Overall Winner (on count back) and Division Three Winner was Non-Spanish Resident Member Bernie Twomey with a points score of 32. Just to keep it in the family, Fred Twomey was Overall Runner-Up and Division One Winner also scoring 32 points. Commiserations to Gerry McRobert for fi nishing in third place with the same number of points. No prize for him and a shot cut!

Another Non-Spanish Resident Member Steve Farrell won an ‘Old Guard’ engraved tankard for winning Division Two with a score of 26 points.

Not content with winning the Division One trophy, Fred Twomey also picked up the Nearest the Pin awards at hole 10 and 17. Tony Stapleton won ‘Nearest the Pin (2nd shot)’ at the short par four second. Derek Hayward picked up the ‘Plonker’ award - Never mind Derek you will get a shot back. Best Guest was Steve Horne with a score of 33 points.

The ‘Twos’ Money was not won this month, so with this and other donations the Captain’s charity will be 74€ better off.

Lola in the offi ce was her usual helpful and welcoming self. Nothing seems to be too much trouble and a big thank you to her for donating green fee vouchers for our Nearest

the Pin competitions.

If anyone is interested in joining the golf society or just wants to fi nd out more about us please contact the secretary Bob Daffon tel: 968598540 or e-mail: [email protected]

Forthcoming Events: 22 November – AGM at Hacienda del Alamo Academy25 November – Gerry Clarke Memorial Rosebowl Competition8 December – Monthly Stapleford at Lorca9 December – Christmas Presentation Evening at Hotel La Cumbre

Some of the players assemble on the fi rst tee.

Bernie Twomey receives her Overall Winner’s trophy from President Howard Wright.

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Summer BallOn 5th August the Camposol Golf Association held their Summer Ball at the Pinito de Oro for the second year running. We were not disappointed the food and service and the way the wine fl owed was super. Entertainment was the “Cas Band” who are wonderful musicians and we had a superb evening dancing in the courtyard under the stars.

Race NightThe Joint Captains’ Charity Race Night was held in the Trevi Restaurant on 27th September. TJ Electricals Shop on Sector “B” generously installed and loaned the Association a 50inch TV to show the races on. They also provided us with two raffl e prizes. The Trevi, Camposol B, very kindly let us use the venue for

nothing, providing a light supper for the race-goers, which was much appreciated. The evening was a huge success making 739€ for the Captains’ Charity, the Lorca Fund. We would like to thank our hard working Captains, Olly Hill and John Layland for a super night out. We are now looking forward to the next fund raising event which will probably be a Fun Quiz Night. If anyone wants to come along to our fund raising efforts to help swell the funds for this worthy cause, you are more than welcome.

9th Annual Club ChampionshipThe Annual Club Championship due to take place on 15th & 16th October had to be postponed due to the poor condition of the front 9 greens. We have slowly been losing the greens throughout the summer

and Masa decided to close their Balsicas Golf Course from the 1st October and concentrating all their efforts on making Sensol Golf Course a quality golf course. They have had 2 Green Technologists taking soil samples to resolve the problems at Sensol and are going to dig up the front greens and re-turf them, adding contours and variations. They are also going to put more drainage into the bunkers bringing them up to a high standard. Obviously this will cause major disruption to all the golf members, but hopefully at the end of the 2 months we will have a golf course to be proud of.

The Lady Captain’s DayOlly Hill our Lady Captain held her Lady Captain’s Day on 11th October, playing a Stableford, the winner of which was presented with the Lady Captain’s Cup. There were also Nearest the Pins and Target Drive prizes given to the winning participants after a meal at the Trevi Restaurant.

The Costa Calida Ladies’ LeagueSensol Golf Course problems has played havoc with all the fi xtures planned for the Ladies’ League as we play on a home and away basis, which has meant all the dates for Sensol will have to be shelved until after December, but the Ladies are quite resilient and patient they are willing to be understanding as they do not want to play on just nine holes or on temporary greens. We all enjoy our Ladies’ League encounters in a competitive but friendly spirit. It would be even better if we could get at least 2 more teams to join us to make the League more challenging. If you are group of lady golfers who would like to be part of our group, you are very welcome to join us. We play at reciprocal golf courses at reduced green fees. To participate in the League you only need a group of 6 ladies.

If you are interested or would like more information please contact Betty Roberts on [email protected].



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Tips and Drills to Im-prove your Ball Strik-ing by Da-vid Gay PGA ProfessionalI m p r o v i n g your golf game begins by improv-ing your ball striking, as there’s noth-ing in golf quite like making pure contact. A

pure golf shot is truly a magical feeling! Once you experience this sensation, you’ll be hooked, trying to repeat it over and over again. Achieving solid contact tends to be dif-fi cult for many golfers; it’s what separates the pros and better players from average to high-er-handicap golfers. The good news is that, if you experiment with the accompanying tips and drills, you too can learn how to hit solid and pure golf shots more often.

Golf tip: Hands for-ward upon impactAs you strike the golf ball, the grip end of the club needs to be leading the hands and club head through the hitting area. This move causes the club head to compress the

ball into the ground, which helps make your divot after the ball, not before. (Many times you hear golf instructors say strike the ball fi rst on iron shots - this is what they are talk-ing about.)

Golf tip: Correct pos-tureThe second key to achiev-ing solid con-tact is having correct pos-ture through-out the swing, as this allows you to swing the club on the proper plane. The majority of golfers who struggle with

making solid contact lose their posture as the club head connects with the ball. This leads to many miss-hits; fat and thin shots, hooks, slices. It is essential that you keep your pos-ture, just as it is at address, throughout the swing.

Golf tip: Control the clubfaceThe fi nal in-gredient in the search for sol-id ball striking is controlling the clubface through im-pact. In other words, the face of your club must be square when it contacts the ball. Most golfers have

the face of the club too open at impact, which leads to miss-hits that cause loss of power and distance. The clubface should rotate from open (prior to impact) to square (at impact) to slightly closed (after impact). The timing of this face rotation is what separates good ball strikers from not-so-good ball strikers. Proper practice will improve this timing.

Practice drills:

Golf ball drill: By placing an extra golf ball behind your ball (12 to 14 inches behind the target line), you will learn to strike the ball with a descending blow and have your hands leading the club head through the hitting area. If you use a scooping motion (hitting the ground before you make contact with the ball), you won’t be able to strike your ball without fi rst hitting the extra ball.

Posture drill: Controlling your posture throughout the swing is something that all good players do and most amateur players don’t. When the clubface strikes the ball, you must return to the same posture that you had at address. Practice by facing a mirror and taking a half backswing, then swing the club down to the ball, and stop. You should return to your address position. Keep repeating this motion until it starts to feel natural. On the

range, run through this drill before you hit each practice shot.

Release the clubface drill: Put a plaster on the back of your left wrist, (if you wear a glove, put the plaster over the back of your glove). On your down swing, turn your left hand over, so the plaster is pointing down to-ward the ground as you swing the club head through the hitting area. On your practice swings, do this slowly, so you experience the feel of the club head turning over upon im-pact. When hitting balls, try to just let this motion happen, and after a while it will be-come automatic.

For more information on lessons and custom fi tting you can fi nd David at Roda Golf Academy or contact on 6700 83939 or email: [email protected]

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Friday 14th Oct, the fi rst of this seasons CBBA League matches took place at Mazarrón “Miners” home ground at Hacienda. Their opponents were Emerald Isle “Outlaws”, coming all the way from Torrevieja; a team that Mazarrón have played on many occasions in this league.

With this being the fi rst of fourteen weeks in this competition, spirits were fairly high, optimism in abundance and being a home match for Mazarrón an expectation of a win was in the air. Even the weather was on its best behaviour for the time of year! Alas, even with all the above in Mazarrón’s favour, it wasn’t to be, with Mazarrón only winning one of their six games. Well played to J Tarrant, P Toppin & K Alton with their 22-10 win. Well done to all the other Mazarrón players. There were some very close games. Not a good start for Mazarron “Miners”, but as usual

they will put that one behind them and look forward to Friday 21st when they play their next match away to San Luis “Pumas”.

Not only was this the start of the CBBA League, but also Mazarrón’s Winter

Triples League got under way. The fi rst week of the Triples is always the most interesting as all the teams are made up from a draw. This means that you may be playing with people that you haven’t played with before and of course this can change the dynamics of some teams. It takes one or two weeks in some cases for players to settle in and fi nd each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Having said all that, this week’s top team were “Friends Reunited” - G Tottey, S Logue & J Cooper. I will keep you all posted as the weeks go on as it really is early days in this competition. If you are interested in joining us or would just like to fi nd out more about our club, check out our webpage: mazarronbowlsclub.webs.com Or you can telephone the Club Secretary: 968131619 or Club Captain: 637461038. Report by Wendy Reynolds

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The 3rd Annual Gala Evening and Din-ner organised by Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC, in support of Mazarrón Football Club, promises to be the biggest, best and most prestigious yet.

It will be held at the Hotel La Cumbre, Puerto de Mazarrón on Wednesday 8th February 2012 and is being jointly sponsored by New Im-ages, the No. 1 Unisex Hair & Beauty Salon and Nail Bar of Centro Comercial, Sector B, Camposol, and Ibex Insurance of C.C. Up-per Local 2, Avda Doctor Meca S/N, Puerto de Mazarrón. The guest speaker is the former Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Everton, Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers striker, Dun-can McKenzie.

Duncan scored 131 goals in 391 League appear-ances and was also famous dur-ing his playing days for jumping over a Mini car from a standing start. His speak-ing engagements have taken him all over the world, from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Oman to Gibral-tar, Spain, Italy and Florida. He has been out

to entertain the British Armed Forces in the Balkans and Falkland islands and been guest speaker with P & O cruises to the Caribbean and the Mediterranean.

Apart from speaking at Arsenal, Chelsea, Liv-erpool and Manchester United gala dinners and notable golfi ng venues such as the Bel-fry, Royal Birkdale and Gleneagles, Duncan has also spoken at the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice Dinner and St. Margaret’s Hospice Dinner. He has also had the privilege to speak with Prince Edward at the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Windsor Castle and with Princess Anne at the Racing Welfare Trust.

Former Sheffi eld United, Leeds, Queens Park Rangers and England international, Tony Currie, has confi rmed that he will attend the dinner for the second year running. Other invitees from the football world include for-mer West Ham United and England central defender, Alvin Martin, and Mark Higgins, formerly of Everton, Manchester United and Stoke City.

Master of Ceremonies for the evening will

be comedian Justin Sane and, for the la-dies, there will be music and dancing to the fabulous Beagles. In addition, many exciting prizes have been donated to Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC for auction on the night. These include a framed photograph of Eric Cantona scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Liverpool, autographed by the great man himself, two tickets for an England International game at Wembley, an autographed England Un-der 21 shirt, an autographed Liverpool shirt donated by this year’s speaker, Jan Molby, two tickets for Arsenal v Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium in 2012, a hospitality pack-age for a Sheffi eld Wednesday home game at Hillsborough and a golf shirt autographed by all the players in the Footballers Golf Classic held at La Manga in June donated by Dave Bassett.

Both Duncan McKenzie and Tony Currie will be spending several days in Mazarrón be-fore and after the dinner. They will be attend-ing a special Reception for sponsors and VIP guests at Don Ricardo’s Restaurant in Puerto de Mazarrón on the Monday evening and tak-ing part in the Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Golf Society monthly golf competition at Ha-cienda del Alamo on Tuesday 7 February.

All VIP tickets for the 2012 Gala Evening and Dinner were snapped up within days of going on sale, but there are still some general tickets available. These include a four course meal with coffee and local beer, house wine and soft drinks during the serving of dinner, and are €40 each.

There are also a few rooms still available at the Hotel La Cumbre for those guests who wish to stay overnight after the function. The cost is €25 per room for a double room with-out breakfast and €35 for a double room with breakfast. These must be booked through Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC.

You can reserve your tickets or rooms at the Hotel by telephoning Andy on 634 040990,

Dave on 600 631956, emailing [email protected] or by call-ing at the Trevi Bar any Thursday between 3pm and 4pm prior to the Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC weekly meeting.

Win a prize of a Ticket for the Los Amigos 2012 Gala Evening and Dinner.The dinner includes a four course meal with coffee and local beer, house wine and soft drinks included during the serving of dinner. Answer three simple questions, the answers to which can all be found in the November article.1. Who is the guest speaker at the 2012 Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Gala Evening and Dinner?2. Which former Sheffi eld United and Eng-

land international will also be attending the 2012 Dinner?

3. Who are the two joint sponsors of the 2012 Gala Evening and Dinner?

Please either email your answers to [email protected] or take your answers to either the Costa Cálida Chronicle offi ce on Camposol or at Cosas y Cosas in Cehegin.

Dave CapperPress Offi cerLos Amigos de Mazarron FC

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Accommodation:Hotel La Mariposa - 968 631 008Casa Pedro Barrera - 968 972 972

Accountants:Silvente - 968 332 058

Airport Parking:Seguro Parking - 622 062 115

Bars, Cafés & Restaurants:Alley Palais - 968 131 970Restaurante Amapola -660 328 092Restaurante Buen Descanso – 968 163 642Cafeteria Plaza - 968 705 406Cat’s Bar - 666 188 353Chez Zoe - 676 691 324Don Ricardo’s - 968 155 887Hacienda del Alamo Golf ResortClubhouse - 968 070 066Hotel La Mariposa - 968 631 008La Vista Café Bar - 868 186 727Las Torres - 607 013 423Leonardo’s - 628 682 303Liz’s Cafe - 696 724 123Mariachis Mexican Restaurant - 968 559 984Sensol Golf Club - 699 203 136The Arches - 653 081 341The Market Tavern - 968 154 588The New Royal - 968 595 864The Steak-Out - 968 970 619The Yachtsman - 600 749 181Trevi Bar & Restaurant - 669 026 544

Builders:Amigos - 619 025 160CM Constructions - 659 159 948Fuente Building Services - 696 744 982 JD Construction - 630 269 994Tony’s Building Services - 647 119 952Westwood Construction - 968 563 553

Building Services:Kano Building Design - 963 141 082

Kevins Aluminium Services - 650 662 579P&P Services - 659 732 962V.I.P. Services - 650 893 607Woodworks Direct - 649 540 016

Butchers:Big Breakfast Butchers - 968 170 553English Butcher Camposol - 619 579 823Cards and GiftsBest Wishes -968 199 295Vistas De Murcia - 653 251 541

Carpentry:Philip Carpenter / Joiner - 680 443 219

Car Hire:Bolnuevo Cars - 968 150 979F&C Rent a Car - 968 199 156

Cars & Transport:P&P Services - 659 732 962Specialist Vehicles SL - 968 146 158

Chiropodists:Chiropody - Philip Dawe - 968 150 244

Cleaning Services:Limpieza Rosa - 619 199 407

Clothes Shops:Legs & Co. - 660 792 513

Computer Accessories:Beep - 968 155 710Dot Com World - 968 199 154Shop at Camposol Computers - 968 154 477T J Electricals - 868 181 121

Computer Repairs & Sales:Beep - 968 155 710Camposol Computers - 968 199 191Dot Com World - 968 199 154LocoPC - 968 971 893

Shop at Camposol Computers - 968 154 477Dentist:British Dental Clinic - 628 115 554Dental Care - 968 199 111Olivier Houdusse - 968 153 645

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Garden CentresJardilar 2003 -669 565 402The Garden Centre (Totana) - 636 455 034The Tree Surgeon - 650 911 755

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Health & Beauty:Anti-Ageing Clinic - 691 916 717Avon with Jan - 672 880 353Calida Care Agency - 968 150 658Drew Ryder Therapist - 660 326 194Freedom Mobility - 638 893 357 Fuschia Beauty Clinic - 630 439 480Horse Whisperer Adam - 637 115 768 Jane’s Salon - 968 158 433Emotional Freedom Techniques Therapist

- 634 358 310Mark Phoenix - 654 202 996Rosies Toesies - 639 171 835The Beauty Palace – 968 971 828

Heating and Aircon:Camposol Heating & Maintenance - 968 199 184Calida Gas & Oil - 659 761 771LLamas Chimeneas - 968 591 030Louis Harris - 619 712 821

Home Furnishings:Curtain Call - 616 240 171Yorkshire Linen - 968 595 946

Insurance:ASSSA - 968 153 396Ibex Insurance - 968 595 945Knight Insurance - 902 282 820MSC Insure - 968 429 129Nash Warren - 968 156 583



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Internet CafésAlley Palais - 968 131 970Camposol Computers - 968 199 191Dot Com World - 968 199 154

Kennels and Catteries:Casa Abril Catteries - 617 417 189Catatonic - 646 705 403Colina Kennels - 639 012 342Delmonte - 968 168 711El Carro Kennels - 620 582 654

Legal Services:Nicky G Translation Services - 968 199 245P&P Services - 659 732 962Professional and Legal Solutions - 968 595 826Silvente - 968 332 058

Locksmiths:ADS Locksmith - 600 255 250

MarketsVenta Romero -662 350 722Garden Centre Totana -636 455 034

Mechanics:Colair - 626 726 149Decklid Auto Services - 626 678 840English Garage Services - 968 743 350Eurotyres - 968 424 605López Milan - 968 429 216Ken Sherwood-Mechanic - 679 646 859Mobile Car Mechanic - 666 161 129Neumáticos El Ceña - 968 422 015

Metalwork:Eriks - 636 050 008

Mobility Products:Freedom Mobility - 638 893 357

Outdoor Catering:The Roving Diner - 699 223 112Pig Out Hog Roast - 644 569 693

Outdoor Living:D&G Garden Leisure Products - 968 334 773Furniture Plus - Purias - 968 482 456Pergola Covers - 667 879 399

Painting and Decorating:Interior Elegance - 968 482 456RJB Décor Painting - 699 044 742Trevor Smith - 968 163 298

Plumbers:Apache 24/7 Plumbing Services - 968 970 614Camposol Heating & Maintenance

- 968 199 184Calida Gas & Oil - 659 761 771

Printing & Design:Insignia Graphics - 618 615 903Mister Print - 638 893 357

Property Maintenance:Trevor Smith - 968 163 298Westwood Construction - 968 563 553

Property Management:Harris Property Management - 619 726 014La Manga 4 U - 0044 7921 351298Owners Away - 691 977 107Sensol Golf Villa Rentals - 968 970 614Spanish Property Rentals - 699 107 072

Property Sales:ADS Property Services - 646 969 455

Another World Properties - 968 592 679Best of Spanish - 635 434 651Fuente Alamo Real Estate - 968 598 173Luz Del Sol - 968 199 068Old Farmhouses - 968 159 264Sensol Golf Sales - 968 970 614

Removals:Advance Moves - 968 654 667Costa Cálida Transport - 660 359 956Dainton Removals and Storage - 653 529 243Lord’s Removals and Storage - 608 061 872Mar Menor Removals - 968 564 298Go Direct - 634 347 914

Retail Outlets:Arkrights English Food Store - 634 219 041Best Wishes - 968 199 295Cosas y Cosas - 968 742 712Direct Sports.es - 686 341 749Eros - 968 583 008Kitchens Plus 1 - 968 184 235TJ Electricals - 868 181 121UK Supplies - 661 173 269

Services:B P Oil - 626 091 885Compusurf - 968 970 666Dog Listener - 868 082 011Four Legs Dog Grooming Service

- 968 974 056Healthy H20 - 968 437 270Horse Whisperer - 637 115 768Home from Home Chimney Sweep - 660 478 881House Clearance - 968 974 997Kennedy Financial Services - 678 035 992No More Mould - 672 795 574

Petroalhama - 968 632 320Rainbow Laundrette - 634 309 603The Laundry Shop - 670 847 305UK Woolshop - 619 493 183

Solar Power:Freesol - 659 232 507Solar Directa - 659 315 130

Spas & Hottubs:Eurospas - 650 722 905

Sport & leisure:Alley Palais - 968 131 970Casa La Pedrera - 660 616 620Costa Cálida Radio - 902 903 783Dance Zone - 649 647 467Direct Sports.es - 686 341 749Horseriding META - 636 172 198Hotel La Mariposa - 968 631 008JFM Radio Network - 968 868 198Murcia Dance - Zumba Classes - 655 421 120Stomp - 667 405 002Yogamayga - 968 150 755

Swimming Pool Cleaning &Maintenance:Alpha Pools - 968 971 824Aquasmarter - 677 221 159Daisy Pool Covers - 968 638 583Jorge Pools - 674 168 000Köhn Pool Service - 968 138 638Pool Pump Repairs - 606 594 874Tony, Tiler Diver - 646 438 694Watermaid - 646 705 088

Translation:Carlos’ Interpreting Services - 630 187 041Nicky G Translation Services - 968 199 245P&P Services - 659 732 962

Travel Agents:Dragontours - 968 199 021Viajes Mazamar - 968 594 630 TV & Satellite:CTV Aerial & Satellite Systems - 600 218 046ISS - 655 480 543LocoSat - 968 971 893Satellite Services Murcia - 618 570 154Rainbow Satellites - 686 358 475T J Electricals - 868 181 121YPM Satellites - 628 234 045

Veterinary Clinics:Veterinary Clinic Maskota - 968 597 929 Emerg - 619 378 473Vet in the Port - 968 153 931 Emerg - 608 466 553



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DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS BEYOND DEATH, THE GRAVE??

We have seen all sorts of chaos around the world and I don’t mind admitting it’s scary. The lives lost, snatched so suddenly away through good or bad causes shows us that humanity is in turmoil and as I see it completely lost its way and purpose. I hasten to add that there are some people out there who, like me, stand amazed and horrifi ed at what has happened and yet have a peace within themselves that it will all come to an end soon!! So if your life, for whatever reason, was snatched from you what do you think or understand happens to you beyond death, the grave??

What is within me and others that brings “peace” to us in amongst so much chaos and hatred? It’s my relationship with Jesus. Many people don’t know who He is and have only heard the name as a swear word but He is, “the someone” who brings hope and peace to me on a daily basis now and for beyond death, the grave. In the Bible Jesus spoke about things that would happen in the future.

Here’s a selection of verses from Luke chapter 21: “Nation will rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom, there will be great earthquakes, famines, pestilences in various places and fearful events and great signs in the heavens”. Jesus went on to speak about many other things that would happen, but in verse 28 He says “When these things begin to take place stand up and lift up your heads because your “redemption” is drawing near”.

What is “redemption?” The dictionary puts it like this “the action of redeeming someone or something or of being redeemed, a thing that saves someone from error or evil”. The dictionary terms

“the saving of someone from error or evil as being “a thing”, BUT for me the Bible teaches in 1 Peter 1 verses 18-21 that “you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life, (errors and evil) handed down to you from your forefathers but with the precious blood of Jesus Christ, through him you believe in God who raised Jesus from the dead and glorifi ed him and so your faith and hope are in God”.

Faith and hope in God for what? In John 3 verse 16 Jesus says “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son Jesus, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have ETERNAL LIFE”. It’s eternal life with Jesus. John 11 verses 25 – 26 Jesus said “I am the resurrection and the life, he who believes in me will live even though he dies and whoever lives and believes in me will never die”. These words, often used at funeral services, are my assurance, peace for now and hope in the future after death, the grave. Jesus asks “Do you believe this?” What does lie beyond death, the grave for you? Want to know more? Access our website through google - Puerto Lumbreras Christian Fellowship or telephone Paul and Sandra 619453283 Puerto Lumbreras Christian Fellowship meets every 1st and 3rd Sunday each month at 11.00am in the premises of the Spanish Evangelical Church Puerto Lumbreras.

I don’t know if you are aware of the Facebook page for re-homing of animals in the Murcia region. We were looking at it a couple of weeks ago and Vivien Wharton had written that she had witnessed a donkey being abused by a couple of ‘local’ men. She saw the owner and complained to him only to be told that as it was not a dog they could treat it however they wanted to. She was also offered the donkey for a price of 100€. This was put on the Facebook page and within an hour there were enough pledges of money to buy him, but she had nowhere to keep it. We stepped in and offered our services and a stall in our donkey stable. We went to collect him the following day and found that he had suffered 15 cuts to his body and legs. He has never been seen by a farrier and his front hooves are overgrown. His jaw seems to have been broken at some time as he has problems eating. His front teeth are also misaligned. He was transported to our home where he settled down after a day or so and now runs round the paddock with Lola our fi rst donkey, Minty our rescued Sheep and Babe the Potbellied pig. We have posted pictures on our web site and also on our Facebook page. Please take a look.

We have still dogs waiting for new homes. All can be seen on the web page.

We are having a Sherry and Mince Pies afternoon at our shop in Fuente Alamo on Thursday 22 December, and also a Christmas Lunch on Tuesday 13 December at Bali Hi Camposol. Tickets can be obtained by contacting Andrea on 690906565 or any committee member.

Take a look at our pictures this month and if you are looking for a dog please consider us.

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costa cálida chronicle november 2011

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