Costa Cálida Chronicle January 2016

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Date: January 2016
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CHARITIES
Age Concern
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Camposol Kitty
Cavalli Foundation
Ex- Servicemen
FAST
Forget Me Not
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Lions
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MAMAS
Noahs ARC
Pets in Spain
Samaritans
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CHILDREN
Leos
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EDUCATION
Jane Cronin
Northwest Murcia
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People Who Died in 2015
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Spanish News
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Cloud 9
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Los Canovas Players
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Masquerade Musical Theatre
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Fruit of the Month
Ma Millbank
Menu del Dia
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ADAPT
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Camposol C Greenfingers
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Camposol Sector D
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Ladies Chatterbox
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Humanists
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Los Palacios
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MCC Events Club
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What a fantastic year 2015 has been

and we look forward to 2016 with great
anticipation. All the estate agents in the
area have noticed an increase in business
and prices do seem to have evened out
and in some cases have increased possibly
due to the strength of the British pound.
It is good to see new faces around, many
of whom have already got involved in the
many organisations and charities on the
Costa Clida. If you have got a few hours a
week to spare, what better way to spend it
than helping others, whether it is humans
or animals. There is a full list of all the
organisations on page 43
We would like to thank all of our Contributors
who have regularly sent in articles of
interest to you, our Readers. Joe Holmes
of Don Tecnico is taking a short break from
writing articles, but he will always give you
sound technical advice if you call at the
shop in Puerto de Mazarrn. If anyone has
any requests for articles that theyd like
to see covered by Joe, please email us at
costacalidachronicle@gmail.com and
we will forward them on to Joe.
The final total for our Poppy Appeal
should be 510.61 although various people
have yet to pay us before we can send the

money to the Royal British Legion.
Although some businesses have taken
a break until February or March, we
would like to welcome the following new
advertisers:
Welcome
Aluminium Exposure
Blue Med Invest
EzeTV
Home Space
Restaurante Palenque
Spanish Number Plates
Spanish Property Rentals
Toldos Awnings
Welcome Back
Crystal Design
The Forge
There are still a few 2016 Costa Clida
Please
Chronicle calendars available.
call into the office on Camposol B, Los
Belones Laundrette near Los Alcazares,
or give Patti a call on 646 005 017.
It just remains for all of us at the Costa
Clida Chronicle to wish everyone a
fantastic 2016.
THANK YOU TO OUR

CONTRIBUTORS
Alan Monk TV News
Clive & Rosie Palmer
Exploring Murcia
Dick Handscombe
Gardening
George Mitchell Never a
Dull Moment
Jane Cronin Learning
Spanish
Ken Whettall Housing
Update
Liz Edmiston Property
Matters/Life in Spain
N332 Driving Information
Sara Millbank Ma
Millbanks Kitchen
Think Spain Spanish News
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If you are an existing customer and you have some Business News that you would like to
share with our readers then why not email it to us to be included on our Business News page.
Please keep your news to about 50 words and send us an email by 15th of the month,
to costacalidachronicle@gmail.com with Business News in the subject box.
Mamma Mia is THE Italian restaurant

in Puerto de Mazarrn. They cook
everything freshly on the premises
to authentic Italian recipes. If you
are celebrating anything and would
like something special, please talk
to them. You can eat in their bright,
cheery restaurant or take away. (Closed
Tuesday)
The Salon on Camposol Sector C would

like to welcome Siobhan Bennett to their
team! Siobhan is a fully Qualified Hair
Stylist NVQ Level 2 & 3 with 7 years
experience.
For an appointment with Siobhan call
691916717
Tel 628 682 303
The
Yorkshire
Linen
sale
starts on Thursday 7th January.
Weve reduced hundreds of products to
clearance prices: Cushion Covers from
2; Quilt Sets from 10; Curtains from
20; Voiles from 7.99; Towels from
3; Bath mats from 3.95 and much,
much more in store. Come and bag
some genuine bargains before they all
go!
Tel 968 595 946 (Mazarrn)
968 193 912 (San Javier)
Solhuse Real Estate Agency had a

successful 2015 and is in great demand
to sell property in this area due to their
great reputation for achieving a realistic
final sale price for their vendors.
Please note that Bar Med Restaurant
at El Alamillo is only open Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays during January.
The bar remains open every day.
Please make a reservation if you would
like a meal in this lovely restaurant
overlooking the beautiful sea of the
Mediterranean.
Tel 968 595 864
The continued strength of the GBP

continues to attract investors who are
now convinced that this is the time to
buy! The demand for properties is overriding our supply, so if this is the right
time for you to sell or buy, please get in
touch with the staff at Solhuse.
Solhuse
provides
free
advice
without obligation, on strategies for
marketing and how to achieve a sale for
your property.
Spanish Property Rentals are pleased

to announce that after many happy
years of working from within the La
Red Solutions Insurance Office, Tracey
Squire has now moved to Villaquest
Estate Agents next to Santander Bank
on Camposol B. If youre looking for
either a short or long term rental,
please call in for a chat.
Tel 699 107 072
Tel: 607 331 331/968 105 333 or

email info@solhuse.com
Since moving premises in March 2015,

Another World Properties and
Camposol Properties have been busy
implementing new changes to their
businesses. Both websites/databases
have now been upgraded to maximise
exposure to potential clients and they
now advertise properties for sale and to
rent.
They are now working towards 2016
being another successful year for both
property sales and rentals, 2015 being
their most productive year yet. They
are offering very competitive rates on
sales fees from 2.5%!
Sue and Vinny thank everyone for the
support they have received over the
past years.
Tel 968 592 679
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Get ready for the summer!

Call
Aluminium Exposure to get a quote
for new folding patio doors to bring the
beautiful Spanish summer into your
house. They can provide gates, doors
and windows in aluminium.
Telitec are having an Open Day on

29th January at the Red Solutions office
on Camposol B at 10am. Call in for a
chat to find out what deals on Internet
access they have that might suit you
and you might win a Smart Phone.
Internet packages start from 19.99
Tel 965 743 473
Tel 686 733 844
Amapola Restaurante in Bolnuevo is

closed for holidays, but they are still
open for private functions. Look out for
their special St Valentines dinners in
next months Chronicle.
Trim up after the Christmas and New

Year celebrations! The Beauty Palace
on Camposol B are offering 10 courses
of non-invasive liposuction for only
150 (normal price 250). This process
reduces cellulite, firms the skin and will
lose you inches.
Tel Kate on 660 328 092
Call 968 971 828 for more information.

Los Almagros is a small pueblo situated

between Cuevas de Reyllo and Fuente
Alamo in the Murcia region of the Costa
Clida. For the past 7/8 years it has
welcomed 3 British Kings on the evening
of January 5th.
Caspar and Melchior, alias Alan Kearney

and Eileen Leith-Brown and, for the last
four years, Barrington as Balthazar (who
caused no end of amazement for the local
children as previously Balthazars colour
would rub off !!) have entertained the local
community.
Eileen, Alan and Barrington start the
evening dressed in their King costumes,
walking around the village before arriving
at the local community hall where both
children and adults await, cheering and
waving at the Kings arrival. This is
followed by the giving and receiving of
presents, after which visits to the homes
of the elderly and infirm are undertaken
with the Mayoress Antonia Conesa.
during the evening of 17th November. This

year, therefore, we will see a new British
King, but Eileen will be joining them in
spirit and in the villagers hearts.
Sadly, Eileen will not be with them this year

as she passed away peacefully in her sleep

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Happy New Year to you all from AAR.

2015 was a tough but rewarding year. So
much has happened good and not so good,
but I am very happy the way the profile of
the charity has been raised, not least with
the opening of the shop in Roldan and the
continued success of the shop in Mazarrn,
hitting that 4000 mark of supporters on
Facebook and the overwhelming generosity
of all our volunteers and supporters near
and far.
Last year we managed to rehome
approximately 45 dogs, 12 donkeys,
ponies and horses and 15 other furry and
feathered friends. We had to fight yet
another outbreak of Parvovirus, see many
of our animals through medical traumas
including operations, numerous spayings
and castrations, transfusions and an
assortment of drug-based treatments,
many of which needed hospitalization.
Several fundraisers, auctions and special
sales have helped us raise the money to
be able to do this, but we need to keep
this momentum going through 2016 and
I know deep down with our loyal army of
supporters and volunteers our work will
continue and grow.
However, one of the highlights of 2015

was the beautiful Narlia. I escorted her
personally to her new home in the UK last
month, from being at deaths door, battling
leishmaniosis, anaemia, ulcers and kidney
failure to name but a few. Some of you
may think why not just put her out of her
misery. Look at her now! This little girl is a
born survivor and she is now living the life
of riley with her new owners Caralyn and
I became a Christian when I was 10 and

one of the things which I find difficult to
do is imagine life as a non-Christian. I
have found my experience of life is entirely
Gary
in the
New
Forest.
Check
out
her full story
on
Andreas
Animal Rescue
page
on
Facebook and
dont forget to
like our page
at the same
time!
A n o t h e r
memorable
story of 2015
is the recovery
of our longest
s e r v i n g
resident Lola.
She was the
first donkey I
rescued
and
was found to
have
major
problems with
her
stomach
and
ended
up
spending
several days in
our wonderful
equestrian hospital in Alicante having major
surgery. At times it was touch and go, but
after extensive care and a long recovery,
our strong, beautiful girl pulled through.
I really want to give a mention to all our
wonderful veterinary staff at Centro
Policiinico Veterinario Raspeig San
Vicente in Alicante and Paco and his
different from someone who became a

Christian later in life or indeed someone
who is not a Christian. I mention this as
sometimes I think I live in a different world
from those around me. I dont know what
it is like to live as if this life is all there is. I
also dont know what it is like to believe we
are here by chance as I dont have enough
faith for the evolution theory.
Each of us has different experiences,
emotions and trials and probably as we
are individuals we do see things differently
from each other. Try discussing colours
with your friends to see how this works.
We do not always acknowledge this
between ourselves which can lead to
conflict or disagreements.
Do you know that God sees us as
individuals and more than that, God
knows us by name?
Having created us, God is not interested in
a relationship in a sort of uninvolved way
... you know like Facebook?
In the midst of turmoil and invasion,
Amos had the task as a prophet of telling
the people that God was allowing this to
happen because they had walked away
from Him.. And the LORD said to me,
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team in Puerto de Mazarrn - nothing

less than amazing!
Looking back over the year, another of
highlights was the arrival of our baby
donkey Boo. When his mummy came into
our care we didnt know about him! What
an absolute joy he is and so funny and he
keeps our elderly residents on their toes!
From cockerels to tortoises, guinea pigs
to pot-bellied pigs, doves to sheep and
everything in between it has been a
fabulous year and once again we are raring
to go.
Our
annual
Come
Meet
The Donkeys
day
at
Camposol with
mince
pies
and
mulled
wine
went
extremely
well this year,
thanks
to
everyone that
came and the
donkeys thank
you
all
for
their
carrots
and apples.
Im looking forward to catching up with
you as usual on Camposol B Car Park every
Monday 11.30am-1.30pm for donations, or
you can drop them into our shops in Roldan
or Puerto de Mazarron 10.30am-1.30pm.
Andrea xx
Amos what do you see? Amos 7 v 8.

It is simple really, but God was speaking
to Amos. He didnt really need to use His
name. God was saying I know you are
Amos and I care about you and please tell
my people that they need to return to me.
Do we respect each other as individuals as
God does?
You can find us on Condado de Alhama
in the Al Kasar Centre.
Check the website to see what we will be
doing each week. Come and join us.
We offer something a bit different. Sit
around and chat over a cup of tea or coffee
and learn about God and what He can do
for YOU.
Ken 646 705 403
Carol 655 141 721
We also hold monthly social events in
Los Almagros. Look out for the posters
or go to our website for details.
http://open-door.wix.com/open-door
To be added to our mailing list please email
opendoorgettogether@gmail.com
Los Almagros, Fuente Alamo
GPS: 3745 57.77 North. 1 15 56.95
West


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Developing a Great Spanish Garden

With Minimum Watering Needs by Dick
Handscombe practical holistic gardener
and author living in Spain for 25 years.
How does your garden stack up?
Apart from the swimming pool terrace,
how much use did you make of your garden last year?
Does you take maximum advantage of the
Mediterranean climate we experience?
Is it a garden in which it is enjoyable to
walk around, work in, take siestas, eat out
in on most days of the year and at the same
time provide some of the familys fruit and
vegetables and perhaps even eggs?
Is it a garden that does not need to be
watered every day?
If not, we provide a basic framework for a
garden that matches an outdoor life style
with the garden developed as the main
room of the house for most months of the
year without constant watering.
A Framework For A Great Garden matches and enables an outdoor lifestyle
for most of the year by, amongst other
things, providing for summer shade and
sheltered winter sun. Only with these can
a Spanish garden become the most used
room of the house.
An Attractive and Interesting Network

of Terraces and Paths - terraces of different sizes for different activities such
as cooking and entertaining, secluded siestas, sunning after a dip in the pool or
a quiet winters read. Pathways that lead
one from one attractive part of the garden
to another, opening up both internal and
external vistas en-route. Curving rather
than straight paths and the use of a variety of surfaces can add to the magic of
a new garden even before the first plants
are planted.
A Number of Interesting and Contrasting Mini Gardens, Patios or Corners
- the pool area treated as one of several
mini-gardens rather than the only feature
of the garden. If you only use it for five or
six months a year, why stare at it day in
day out throughout the year? Make each
side of the house a unique mini-garden for
maximum interest.
A Variety of Colour Schemes in Different Parts of the Garden - using plantings with the many hues and textures of
green foliage as well as the subtle or blazing colours of the flowers. Our book Your
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Garden In Spain Planning Planting

And Maintenance includes an important chapter in this respect chapter 2
Painting With Plants plus descriptions
of some 400 useful plants. Sufficient for
you to chose from whether on the coast or
inland. With the generally benign climate,
an amazing range of flowering plants, fruit
and vegetables can be grown, provided the
soil is first improved. Do be creative in
how you group the flowering plants and integrate the growing of fruit and vegetables
in cottage style or separate areas.
The
Use
of
Plants
With Interesting Architectural
Shapes
carefully sited groups of
palm trees,
cordylines,
cacti and aloes, or green
or
purple
leaved aeoniums
can
be as effective as a
bank of flowering shrubs. Most plants chosen for their
drought-resistant properties, once established have deep roots. A good selection
of such plants is provided in the appendices of the book How To Use Less Water
From Your Garden. This is easily available from The Book Depository or Amazon
Books.
Perfume Throughout The Year - starting as one passes through the entrance
gate and continuing around the garden.
Favourites include jasmines, roses, honeysuckles, galan de noche, san diego, frangipani, mock orange, citrus trees, freesias,
lilies, passion flowers, sweet peas, geraniums and naturally culinary and medicinal
herbs.
Solar pumps allow features to be located

safely anywhere in the garden without expensive wiring systems.
The Tasteful Selection and Placement
of Ornaments and Groups of Pots some of the latter left empty and others
planted up.
The Growing of Even Just a Few Seasonal Vegetables - that can be harvested
and eaten fresh especially if grown ecologically. Growing Healthy Vegetables
in Spain describes what can be grown
season by season. Autumn, the Second
Spring of Spain, is a good time to start
growing vegetables as you can sow or
plant many vegetables for harvesting during the Autumn, at Christmas, during the
Winter and in early Spring.
Attraction of an Interesting Range of
Beneficial Wildlife - ranging from geckoes on the walls at night that catch flying
insects to lizards on rocks and frogs and
dragonflies around the pond. Thick hedges
will not only give privacy, but nesting sites
for birds. Butterflies are unfortunately
less numerous in some areas than twenty
years ago due to urbanisations and the use
of agricultural and garden chemicals, so do
go ecological. Neem, our favourite insecticide, is now easier to find as Flower have
added two Neem products to their range.
No we have not mentioned a lawn. For us
it is not an essential ingredient of a great
garden or that natural in Spain. We would
rather spend the time and water required
to maintain a worthwhile lawn on flowering
plants and trees and eating well from the
garden.
Naturally you wont achieve such a garden
within a year unless very small, but do
have a clear vision of what you are aiming
for before you start.
Dick Handscombe
www.gardenspain.com
Facebook page Gardening in Spain
The Growing of a Variety of Herbs - for

use in cooking as well as for their natural
aromatherapeutic and medicinal effects.
Herbs can be grouped in a herb garden or
on a rockery, or spread around the garden
in mixed beds.
The Traditional Spanish Sound of Dripping Water From a Fountain - the running water of a waterfall into or between
ponds or a creative mini water feature.


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Anthony
Horowitz
was
born
in Paddington,
London, into a
wealthy Jewish
family.
He was an
overweight
and
unhappy child
and
spent
much of his
time reading
books from
his
fathers
library.
At
the age of
8,
Horowitz was sent
to
Orley
Farm, a boarding preparatory school in Harrow, Middlesex. There, he entertained his
peers by telling them the stories he had read.
Horowitz described his time in the school as
a brutal experience, recalling that he was
often beaten by the headmaster. At age 13
he went on to Rugby School, and discovered
a love for writing.
Horowitz is the author of the number one
bestselling Alex Rider books and The Power of
Five series. He has enjoyed huge success as
a writer for both children and the highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novel, The House
of Silk. He was also chosen by the Ian Fleming estate to write the new James Bond novel.
Horowitz has won numerous awards, including the Bookseller Association/Nielsen Author
of the Year Award, the Childrens Book of the
Year Award at the British Book Awards and
the Red House Childrens Book Award. In
2014 Anthony was awarded an OBE for Services to Literature. He has also created and
written many major television series, including Injustice, Collision and the award-winning Foyles War.
Stormbreaker - 2000
The book begins with Alex Rider learning that
his uncle and adopted parent Ian Rider, has
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been killed in
a car crash.
Alex
breaks
into Ians office, discovering evidence
of his uncles
double
life
before being
knocked out.
After
waking up, Alex
meets
MI6
head
Alan
Blunt and his
deputy, Tulip
Jones. They
reveal
the
truth
about
his uncles job
and
explain
that they had
sent Ian to investigate Herod Sayle, a wealthy
Lebanese businessman who had developed a
revolutionary new computer, the Stormbreaker.
Eaglestrike
2003
Whilst
on
holiday
in
the South of
France
with
his friend Sabina
Pleasure,
Alex
Rider
runs
into the assassin Yassen
Gregorovich,
w
h
o
killed Alexs
uncle in the
first
novel
Stormb r e a k e r.
When
the
Pleasures
holiday home
explodes in a supposed gas leak, Alex suspects Yassen is involved and sneaks on to his
yacht. He comes incredibly close to shooting
Yassen, but Yassen out thinks him, captures
him and enters him in a bullfight as punishment. After escaping, Alex calls a number he
found on Yassens mobile phone and hears pop
star Damian Crays voice. He tells MI6 about
this, but Alan Blunt, head of the MI6 refuses
to follow up on it.
R a v e n s
Gate 2005
R a v e n s
Gate is the
first
book
in The Power
of Five series.
Fourteen-year-old
Matt
Freeman and his
friend
Kelvin,
break
into a warehouse
late
at night to
steal electrical
equipment, but are
caught by the
one security
guard in the
building. Matt is shocked and confesses, but
Kelvin sneaks up behind the guard and stabs
him in the back leaving him to die. Matt tries
to get help, but the police come, arrest Matt
and Kelvin and take the wounded man to
hospital. In the station, Kelvin blames Matt
for the mans stabbing and Matt is taken by
police. He wakes up in the hospital dying of
thirst. In a sudden trance, Matt stared hard at
a glass of water, smells burning, and stares
in amazement when the water and the glass
explodes even though he is ten feet away. He
went back to sleep thinking it was just an odd
dream


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Different Shapes of Road Signs

Road signs provide a wealth of information
that not only keeps us safer on our journeys,
but also provides useful information.
Pictograms are used to allow us to absorb
the subject matter quicker than if we have
to read the information in text form and the
shape of the sign also tells its own story.
There are three basic shapes for road
signs.
There are actually another two but we will
talk about those separately.
The three main shapes are circles,
triangles and rectangles or squares.
Each one of those shapes tells us something
different.
Circular Signs Are Mandatory - they give
us orders. Its easy to remember if we think
of the O for orders. There are two different
types of circular sign.
Circular Signs With A Red Border tell
us what we must NOT do; for example, no
overtaking, no left turn, dont go over the
maximum speed indicates. Red circles tell us
what we must NOT do.
Circular Signs With Blue Circles are the
opposite, they tell us what we MUST do; for
example, ahead only, turn right, switch on
your lights, go around the roundabout in an
anti- clockwise direction. Blue circles tell us
what we MUST do.
Triangular signs are warnings - they give
us advanced information of a hazard ahead,
such as a pedestrian crossing, traffic lights,
road narrows ahead. Triangles are warnings.
Rectangular or square signs are advisory

or informative - they tell us something
useful, such as the recommended maximum
speed, no through road, or tunnel for
example. Some of the signs indicate areas
where mandatory rules also apply, such as
signs indicating the start of a motorway, or
on a one-way street or a bus lane, so it is
important to know which ones are which.
By knowing these basic shapes it allows us
to determine and process the information and
the importance of what we are being told.
The other two shapes, which dont fall into

any of the other categories because of their
uniqueness are the octagonal Stop,
sign, an almost universal symbol, which is
important because it is telling us to stop and
give way and the inverted triangle which is
also unique as that sign is also telling us to
give way to traffic on the major road. Both of
the signs are mandatory and are two of the
most important signs on the road.
Remember:
Circles Are Orders
Triangles Are Warnings
Squares And Rectangles Are Advisory
Information.
This principle is the same as in the UK and
many other countries too.
Transferring a Vehicle Following Death
In the event of a vehicle owner passing away,
there is a standard procedure for having
the vehicle ownership transferred to a living
beneficiary.
Article 609 of the Civil Code dictates the
modes of acquiring ownership of property
succession, and the administrative procedure
set out in Article 32.6 of the Reglamento de
Vehculos details the
process.
Provisional Transfer Of A Vehicle
Immediately after a death, the vehicle can be
transferred to a new named owner who may
not be the long-term benefactor, but may
seek ownership on a temporary basis. In this
event, the temporary custodian of the vehicle
has 90 days in which they must notify the
traffic department of this temporary custody
and their legal address.
The person registering the vehicle must
produce the following to the traffic
department:
A formal request.
The payment for transfer (the prices in
2015 were 52.80 for most vehicles,
26.40 for mopeds).
Identity documents.
Death certificate of the original owner
or marriage certificate stating the
death.
Document proving the possession of
the vehicle.
Driving license.
ITV card or technical status document
of the vehicle.
An appointment at the traffic office.
The new provisional holder is deemed as the
subject of any obligations corresponding to
the holder of the vehicle.
Final Transfer Of The Vehicle
The intended permanent vehicle owner must
apply for the final transfer of the vehicle within
a 90 day period. The intended permanent
owner must submit the same documentation
as above, but with two additions:
Certificate of liquidation or exemption
from inheritance tax.
Declaration
of
heirs,
or
will,
accompanied by a certificate of wills,
or document stating the award of the
vehicle.
You must also request a printed official form
that will facilitate the transfer of the vehicle by
the traffic department on behalf of the state.
If the applicant is a minor or incapacitated,
the documentation must also include the
additional data and signature of the legal
guardian or representative. You will also have
to pay the fees for the transfer.
If the applicant is an individual and a Spanish
national, the National Identity Document
(DNI) can be used in place of the driving
license.
If the applicant is a person of foreign
nationality, there are other processes to
consider. If a Green Card is in force, that must
also be presented, or, failing that, the official
Identity of the country of origin (for citizens of
other Member States of the European Union,
the other States party to the Agreement on
the European Economic Area and the Swiss
Confederation) or Passport or Certificate
of Citizenship if you are a citizen of a third
country with the Foreigner Identification
Number (NIE). You may also have to produce
the original document attesting to your
home in Spain if you are not registered with
foreign identity documents (e.g. certificate
of ownership, lease, or police census card or
certificate).
If the new owner is a legal entity or company,
rather than an individual, you will also be
required to produce the following:
Original Tax identification card (CIF).
Original ID, passport, identity card
and NIE
Original document attesting to power
to act on behalf of the company
(available from the www.dgt.es
website)
The process seems a very complicated one,
especially given the time frame in which it
must be completed, but the process is also
a standard administrative procedure and so
your advisor or lawyer will be able to advise
you further. Always obtain advice from
registered, legal representatives in Spain if
there is any doubt.
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and fiscal advice for a range of different topics
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What is IPTV?
Internet Protocol Television is a system
whereby digital television services are
delivered over the Internet using Internet
Protocol.
The video channels and programmes
are delivered to the television through a
broadband connection, instead of being
delivered through the conventional cable
or broadcast formats. The video streams
are encoded into a series of Internet
Protocol packets and then carried out
through the public Internet which can be
Discussion Group Meeting

The Meeting was billed as a double header
combining the Discussion with a Farewell
Party for its leader Paul Jauregui, who with
his wife Rose are heading back to the UK.
received by anyone having a set-top box

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The Stream-on IPTV box takes seconds
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provider.
humanism was found to be difficult as in the

time of Socrates and through the 18th century
Enlightenment Period when many were
tortured and killed for their beliefs. Five
atheist bloggers have been murdered in
Bangladesh this year. The old debating point
about the established faiths thinking that
they have a monopoly on morals and values
was discussed.
Trevor Jordan was welcomed as the new
leader of the group and we wish him well for
the future.
The farewell lunch was a success and Paul

and Rose drove off into the sunset with tears
in their eyes.
The meeting was

well
supported
with 14 members
assembled in Bar
El
Puente,
La
Majada to discuss
the John Maynard
Keynes
truism
In the end we
are all dead. Was
this a recipe for
Hedonism or was
it Humanism?
December Walk
Mike led a very good walk on mostly level
wide paths with only two little hills; just right
for someone who had recently broken his
pelvis, someone who had had a varicose vein
removed and someone who had his denture
repaired!
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republican soldiers who had been captured.

It was in retaliation to the bombing of Aguilas
by Italian planes when 200 people had been
killed.
The return path passed through some
impressive villas, probably owned by
politicians of the area.
Lunch was in Mason Papa and was enjoyed by
most, after some confused order taking by a
smiling camarera.
The next (proper) walk will be in January and
will be to the Blue Lagoon.
Easy Rambling
20 Humanist Members and friends met at the
harbour in La Azohia for a gentle stroll up the
rambla to Campillo de Adentro. There was a
stop at the edge of the pueblo for a short talk by
Rhian on Christopher Hitchens interpretation
of the 10 commandments.
Another stop was made at the Campillo bar
and Social Centre for drinks and then the
group set off to the old Guardia Civil barracks.
There are several differing explanations of the
original use of the building. (Jon would have
thought of a few (im)plausible suggestions).
The walk returned back down the rambla
and some walkers who had not expected to
complete the walk excelled themselves by
doing just that.
The
discussion
centred
round
another
quote
from Keynes When the facts change, I
change my mind. What do you do?
It started with a quiz How Humanist are
you? There were no absolute answers, but
the percentages were based on the answers
selected by most humanists.
To see the Quiz Questions, go to the BHA web
site at
https://humanism.org.uk/humanism/
how-humanist-are-you/
There was agreement that there are no
gods. There is only one life and one should
make the most of it by making decisions
that promote pleasure and happiness and
prevent human suffering taking account of
one anothers needs and interests. It was also
agreed that superstition and the supernatural
are myths. The discussion and debate was
centred on questions 2, 6 and 9 of the quiz.
The problem of trying to find a definition of
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The walk went out of Jarrava though the

countryside just above the railway line from
Aguilas to Lorca.
The group went past
an old ruin, which had been used by the
stationmaster. The railway had been a British
project built in the 19th century. The line has
not long been reopened after major repairs
following the Gota Fria of 2013. Everyone
waved as the 10:30 express from Lorca
passed, but there did not seem to be any
passengers on board.
The mornings discussions during the walk

gravitated as expected to the French murders
and how society could cope with such
incidents.
Mike followed the path around a hill with

interesting sites of an electric sub-station,
lots of pylons (many not connected) and a
sewerage works (complete with bad smell).
Lunch was held at La Chara Restaurante,

Isla Plana for their usual excellent Menu del
Dia.
A 303 bullet was found and the military

people reckoned it dated back to a Civil War
massacre when the Nationalists shot 15
For more information about the Humanists

of Murcia activities, go to the new website
humanistsofmurcia.com


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Roman Catholic Church

We are in St. Josephs Church (El Saladillo),
near Camposol and Mazarrn Country Club
urbanizations (exit 17, RM 3 motorway)
Schedule of Masses:
Every Saturday
Mass at 4.30pm (in English)
Every Sunday
Mass according to the extraordinary form
(in Latin) at 4.30pm
Schedule of Confessions:
Saturday from 3.15-4.20pm (also
request)
Sundays from 3.15-4.20pm
Fr. Octavio Carpena 676 219 445
Fr. Carlos Prats 628 824 555
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St Francis of Assisi
Bernard called St Francis and thus
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St Francis
s a i d ,
Bernard,
we
must
take counsel
of the Lord
Jesus Christ
and
pray
to Him that
He
may
be
pleased
to
show
us what is
His will. St
F r a n c i s
took up the
Missal, then,
having made
the sign of the holy cross, he opened it
three times.
The first place which he lit upon was at the
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and give to the poor and come, follow me.

The second time he opened at the words
which the Saviour addressed to the
Apostles when He sent them forth to preach
the Word of Truth: Take nothing with you
for your journey: neither staff, nor scrip,
nor bread, nor money; wishing to teach
them thereby to commit the care of their
lives to Him, and give all their thoughts to
the preaching of the Holy Gospel.
When the Missal was opened a third time
they came upon these words: If any one
will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow me.
Then St Francis, turning to Bernard, said:
This is the advice that the Lord has given
us; go and do as thou hast heard; and
blessed be the Lord Jesus Christ who has
pointed out to thee the way of his angelic
life.
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Another New Year to look forward to and

another year to look back on with many
fond memories.
Probably the most significant event was when
Maddie Munday joined us as our Director,
bringing with her a lifetime of experience
as a choreographer with a particular love of
the musicals. Weaving her magic, she has
transformed Masquerade with her simple but
very effective dance movements which are
loved by all; the Chorus and audience alike.
Our two Christmas Shows were enjoyed

by all who attended. Our performance at
the BuenaVista was as expected very lively
and boisterous, with standing room only,
whilst our attendance at The Forget Me Not
Christmas Luncheon was different, but in a
very special way.
Forget Me Not is a small charity dedicated to
providing support to those whose loved ones
suffer from Alzheimer, a disabling illness which
results initially in short term memory loss,
followed over time by increased interference
with daily life as the condition progresses.
It leads eventually to total confusion and
the need for 24 hour care. Sometimes it is
accompanied by a change in personality,
not always for the better, so it was a great
pleasure to entertain not only the carers at
the Christmas Show, but also a number
The
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Must tell you about our appearance in the

Magic of the Musicals Show at the La
Cumbre, but that will have to wait until next
month.
In the meantime we will be completing our
rehearsing of The Pride of London, which
will be performed for the first time at El
Saladillo on Thursday, 25th February. Tickets,
which cost 10, including a Menu Del Da,
may be purchased at the Cultural Centre
on Camposol between 4pm and 5.30pm on
Wednesday afternoons, or you can email
us at masquerademusicals@gmail.com.
You can now also find us on Facebook under
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We have a few vacancies for ladies who have
a good singing voice and are able to make
simple movements in time to the music,
although the latter is not essential. If you
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afternoon 4-6pm at the Cultural Centre on
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Happy New Year to everyone and I hope you

all had a good Christmas from Shirley.
Woody. 3.
March 23rd Dance with Sandy Fitzpatrick
and Darren Jones. 8. Chicken and chips 5.
The November Dance with Woody and The

Peckers was very well attended and no-one
went home disappointed. Everyone had a
great time with plenty of dancing and singing.
Members of the audience joined in with the
drum solo by using the tables. It was the
noisiest part of the evening!
The Christmas Dance was held on 9th

December with the entertainment being
provided by Timewarp and everyones
favourite Ricky Lavazza, who drove 5 hours
to be there. The room was crowded (with old
and new Welcome members) and then the
dance floor was crowded. We found our own
little space by the door so we could join in. It
was a brilliant evening.
Tickets for previously advertised events:

6th January Welcome Fun Games Night.
3. A night to relax after the Christmas
festivities. Bingo, Easy Quiz, Beetle Drive and
more.
27th January Dance with Terry J. and Angie
McKay with her fantastic Cher tribute. 8.
Chicken and chips 5.
3rd February Race Night at Trevis Bar,
Camposol B, in aid of MABS and Age Concern.
3. A good night with a lot of guessing the
winners.
24th February Dance with a new act, Vice
VerseHer. 8. Chicken and chips 5.
(All events held at Marianos Restaurant,
Camposol A unless otherwise stated.)
Three coach loads of people went on the Trip

To Benalmadena. They were lucky with the
weather as it was warm and dry. The hotel
had entertainment every night which included
a fantastic Flamenco Show. They also went
to see Ricky Lavazzas Christmas Show
which was a great start to the Christmas
festivities. The takings must have gone up
in Gibraltars shops as everyone stocked
up for Christmas! I did hear that someone
was put on an involuntary diet as the apes
helped themselves to the cakes they had
bought. There was also a trip to Malaga (more
shopping). On the way, Father Christmas
gave everybody a Christmas present. A great
time was had by all.
The Book Swaps for January are on 5th and

19th, 10am at the old ICA Medical centre on
Camposol Sector B. There is also an early one
for February on 2nd.
2016 Trips:
May 2nd Explore Sevilla - 5 days/4 nights
trip staying at the 4 star Hotel Melia Sevilla
close to the Plaza de Espana, on a B & B basis.
Day trip to Tio Pepe for sherry and brandy
tasting with tapas included. Also visiting Jerez
Horse Fayre. 350 pp.
Petanca is on Wednesday 6th January, 2pm

at Marianos, Camposol A. Members 1,
non-members 2. Also on 3rd February. For
further details contact Les on 968 131 880
or Rosemary on 620 105 179.
June 6th Cuenca - 1 night, staying at the 4

star NH Cuidad Hotel. 7th/8th Toledo, staying at
the 4 star Eurostar hotel, both on B & B basis.
4 days/3 nights. Trip to Aranjuez included.
190 pp.
The next Welcome Meeting is on Saturday

2nd January at 2pm at Marianos, Camposol A
when tickets will be on sale for:
March 2nd Ladies Charity Evening for
MABS, GOmaD and Age Concern. There will
be a fashion show, stalls and dancing to
For further information on the above please

contact Rosemary on 620 105 179, email
welcomegroupspain@hotmail.com
or
come to the next meeting.
www.welcomegroupspain.com/
Facebook welcomegroupspain
Apples - manzanas
The Apple Tree is a deciduous tree in
the
rose
family
best
known
for
its
sweet,
pomaceous
fruit.
It
is
cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree. In the
wild, Apples grow readily from seeds.
However, like most perennial fruits,
Apples are ordinarily propagated asexually
by grafting. Apple Blossom is produced in
spring simultaneously with the budding of
the leaves and are produced on spurs and
some long shoots. The fruit matures in late
summer or autumn and varieties exist with
a wide range of sizes.
be found in many prepared foods (especially

desserts) and drinks. Modern Apples are
generally sweeter than older cultivars, as
popular tastes have varied over time. Many
beneficial health effects are thought to result
from eating Apples; however, two types of
allergies are attributed to various proteins
found in Apples.
Theres an important loss of nutrients when

Apples are processed into Apple Sauce
and an even greater loss when they are
processed into juice. It is possible to put
whole Apples into a powerful blender for
juice when very little if any of the nutrients
are lost. Researchers have compared intake
of whole Apples to intake of Apple Sauce
and Apple Juice, to discover that people
report less hunger after eating whole
Apples rather than eating Apple Sauce or
drinking Apple Juice. The polyphenols in
Apples are clearly capable of influencing our
digestion and absorption of carbohydrates
and the overall impact of these changes is to
improve regulation of our blood sugar.
Apple Trees and fruit are prone to a

number of fungal, bacterial and pest
problems, which can be controlled by a
number of organic and non-organic means.
About 80 million tons of Apples were grown
worldwide in 2013 and China produced
almost half of this total. There are more than
7,500 known cultivars of Apples, resulting
in a range of desired characteristics for
various tastes and uses, including cooking,
eating and cider production.
Apples have been grown for thousands
of years in Asia and Europe, and
have religious and mythological significance
in many cultures, including Norse, Greek and
European Christian traditions.
Apples are often eaten raw, but can also
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Winter Apples, picked in late autumn and

stored just above freezing, have been an
important food in Asia and Europe. Until
the 20th century, farmers stored Apples
in frost-proof cellars during the winter
for their own use or for sale. Improved
transportation of fresh Apples by train and
road replaced the necessity for storage,
but in the 21st century, long-term storage
again came into popularity, as controlled
atmosphere facilities were used to keep
apples fresh year-round using high humidity,
low oxygen and controlled carbon dioxide
levels to maintain fruit freshness.
The skin of the Apple is unusually rich in
nutrients and even if the recipe youve
chosen requires peeled Apples, consider
leaving the skins on to receive the unique
benefits found in the skins. To prevent
browning when slicing Apples, simply put
the slices in a bowl of cold water with a
spoonful of lemon juice. For use in future
recipes, sliced Apples freeze well in plastic
bags or containers.
The Apple was considered, in ancient

Greece, to be sacred to Aphrodite and to
catch a thrown Apple was to symbolically
show ones acceptance of love. Though
the forbidden fruit of Eden in the Book of
Genesis is not identified, popular Christian
tradition has held that it was an Apple that
Eve coaxed Adam to share with her and
the apple became a symbol for knowledge,
immortality, temptation and the fall of man
into sin and sin itself. The larynx has been
called Adams Apple because of a notion
that it was caused by the forbidden fruit
remaining in the throat of Adam.


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Apples
An Apple a day keeps the doctor away, thats
what our Grandma use to say to us and I
guess the saying meant you had at least one
piece of fruit a day! Apples are used a lot
in cooking and not just for desserts. Sunday
roast pork would not be complete without
Apple Sauce and Apples add a lovely
touch to any salad. Toffee Apples are great
at any childrens party or BBQ for dessert,
but much easier to do Chocolate Apples as
all you need to do is melt the chocolate, put
a stick in a clean Apple and coat it! There
are so many recipes to choose from, but I
have selected some easy ones for you to
try. The crumble cake saves having to make
custard and is ideal to take out for a quick
snack. My favourite is the Apple, Sausage
and Leek Pie (or Sausage Surprise as I call
it) which I make regularly and is very quick
and easy to do for busy people, especially if
you buy the pastry!
Buen Apetito
Apple, Sausage and Leek Pie
8 pork sausages
3 leeks
1 apple
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tbsp grainy mustard
200ml stock
375g pack ready-rolled short crust pastry
1 egg
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Fry

the sausages in a large frying pan until
browned all over, remove and set aside.
Remove most of the fat left in the pan,
then add leeks and soften for 8-10 mins.
Add the peeled apple slices and cook for 1
min more. Stir in the flour, followed by the
mustard. Pour over the stock and bubble for
2 mins to make a sauce. Chop the sausages
into chunks and stir into the pan, then tip
everything into a large ovenproof dish. Top
with the pastry, trimming off any excess and
glaze with the egg. Bake for 25 mins until
golden.
Apple Crumble Loaf
140g butter
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250g self-raising flour

2 tsp. mixed spice
140g light brown sugar
100g raisin
3 large eggs, beaten
2 apples
5 tbsp. milk
For the topping
1 rounded tbsp. plain flour
25g butter
25g light brown sugar
1 rounded tbsp roughly chopped hazelnuts
Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Butter
and line the base of a 2-litre loaf tin with
baking parchment. Tip the flour and spice
into a food processor and add the butter.
Whizz to make fine crumbs, then mix in the
sugar. Tip into a mixing bowl and stir in the
raisins, eggs, apples and milk. Mix well until
everything is evenly combined, then spoon
into the prepared tin and smooth the top.
To make the topping, rub the flour, butter
and sugar through your fingers to make a
rough crumble and then stir in the nuts.
Sprinkle evenly over the cake mixture and
bake for 50-55 mins, until firm to the touch
and a fine skewer inserted into the centre
comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 15 mins,
then turn out and cool on a wire rack.
Apple, Cauliflower and Blue Cheese
Salad
5 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or rapeseed oil
Little drizzle of honey
3-4 apples
1 small cauliflower
200g Stilton or vegetarian crumbly blue
cheese
Small bunch mint
50g sunflower seeds, toasted (walnuts or
cobnuts also work well)
Make the dressing by whisking the vinegar,
olive or rapeseed oil and honey with some
seasoning. Pour over the sliced apple then
gently mix in the cauliflower and cheese.
Scatter over the mint and the toasted seeds
before serving.
Pork and Apple Burgers with

Cabbage
8 good-quality pork sausages
1 eating apple
1 tbsp chopped sage
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 small red onion, finely sliced
200g red cabbage, finely sliced
1 tsp wholegrain mustard
4 bread rolls, split in half
Red
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Snip

the tops off the sausages and squeeze
the meat out into a bowl. Stir through the
grated apple and sage, then shape into 4
patties. Place the burgers on a baking sheet
and cook for 25-30 mins or until golden and
cooked through. Meanwhile, mix the vinegar
and sugar together with some seasoning.
Stir to dissolve the sugar before stirring in
the onion, cabbage and mustard. Leave to
stand and soften while the burgers finish
cooking. Place a burger in each roll and top
with some pickled cabbage, serving any
extra on the side.
Apple and Sultanas Muffins
200g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
50g whole meal flour
100g golden caster sugar
2 eggs
125ml semi-skimmed milk
4 tbsp sunflower oil
2 apples
100g sultanas
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. In a
large bowl mix the self-raising flour, baking
powder, cinnamon, whole meal flour and
golden caster sugar. In another bowl, mix
the eggs, semi-skimmed milk and sunflower
oil. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry
and mix well, then stir in the grated apples
and sultanas. Divide the mix between 12
muffin cases and bake for 25 mins. Cool on
a wire rack, and then eat or keep fresh in a
container.


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Room With a View

As
my
birthday falls
in the middle
of December,
it has become
a bit of a
tradition
to
spend a night
in
Murcia
City with my
boys, to see
the Christmas
lights
and
have a meal.
At 13 and almost 16, it sometimes seems that
these are the only occasions for which they
will turn off the Xbox and actually be seen in
public with their Mum!!
This year we stayed at the Hotel Floridablanca,
which is just across the river from the Town
Hall and ideally placed to visit the cathedral
and see the lights. For the first time, I booked
2 rooms, as last years experience of sharing a
bedroom with 2 teenage boys after a Mexican
meal had left me somewhat traumatised!
As we drove to the city I explained to the boys

that they had a standard twin room, whilst
Mum had an upgraded room with a terrace
A New Year A New Start.

Well, that time of year is here again and
we so often use the start of a New Year as
a time of reflection - looking back over the
previous year and looking forward to the
New Year ahead of us. This can so often get
our New Year off to a bad start, especially if
our previous year had not been good; the
disappointments and failures of the past can
overshadow the chances and opportunities
that lie ahead of us.
Maybe as you read this article today, you
to sit on. On arrival, the lady on check in

explained that we were 3 floors apart (I
considered that a bonus!) and room 309 was
a double and 610 a twin.
As we went
into
the
double
r o o m ,
C a m e r o n
started
to
laugh.
I
think
youve been
had
Mum,
thats
not
much of a
balcony!
Sure enough
there was a
tiny balcony,
so
narrow
that even a
chair
would
not fit on it.
even the tiny chair outside.

Never mind I said, not wanting to spoil the
night for the kids lets go up and see your
room.
Alex was the first to open the door to room
610 and the Wow! should have given it away
- a long corridor, a large bathroom with comfy
white robes and slippers, round the corner to
an ENORMOUS queen sized bed, minibar and
coffee machine and a large TERRACE with 2
loungers, plants and a patio set!
This time it was my turn to laugh - the girl on
reception had just got the numbers muddled
up and I did have my terrace and view after
all.
Never mind son. I said to Cameron At least
you have that lovely balcony to stand on!
Liz Edmiston
OwnersAway
Property
Rentals
Management
Contact Liz on + 34 691 977 107
info@ownersaway.com
www.ownersaway.com
Well it didnt look like that on the photo! I

said, trying to hide my disappointment at not
being able to relax on my terrace with a coffee
and despite our best efforts, we couldnt get
might be sensing some personal failure even

before the New Year has really begun - those
resolutions we make to eat better, exercise
more, give up bad habits and cut down on
this and that, be nicer to people, etc, etc. You
can add your own resolutions to this wish list!
Very few of us manage to change the direction
of our lives or the way that we live without
outside help and encouragement. I applaud
those of you with great will-power that
manage to change the pattern of your lives
- and stick to it. Perhaps you have employed
a personal trainer to fix you a healthy living
regime and who encourages you to keep at
it, keep walking, keep jogging, stay off those
unhealthy foods [you know the food that we
all love to eat].
Even when major changes in our lifestyle are
required for our healths sake, many of us still
struggle to get out of the old ways that we
have always lived you know those habits
of a lifetime. That is exactly the problem! I
stand and fall based on what I do - I have
to do all the hard work! This pattern is the
same in our spiritual life when we try to
make ourselves better people. There are
some things we can change ourselves, but
there are also things that are impossible to
change in our own strength and will-power.
We get in our own way and we trip ourselves
up over the mes and Is. I have often had to
pray Lord take the I out of mi. When its all
about us and so often it is because we want
all the glory of success, God has a hard time
getting through to our hearts.
No more would it be God up there somewhere,

like pie in the sky when we die, but now God
was here on earth. Jesus was as human as us
and as Godly as God He was with us - He
experienced all the stuff that we go through.
He felt the pain we feel and He bled like we
bleed. It was as if God provided us with a
personal spiritual trainer of our very own
Himself!
The good news as we start this New Year is
that God gives us the opportunity to make
a brand new start in this brand New Year
and it is not dependant on our working on
making ourselves better people. If God had
waited for me to get myself right and
good enough for Him, He would still be
waiting. Instead, God came to us. He sent
His Son Jesus to pay the price of our messups and just asks that we acknowledge this
and receive His love and forgiveness.
If God could change my life, He can
change yours too and give you a sure
and certain hope for your future - just
ask Him to.
Gods love for us is constant and unchanging;
thats why we can put our trust in Him.
We at Wellspring wish everyone a happy
and blessed 2016.
When the birth of Jesus was foretold in the

Bible, it was described like this - The virgin
will conceive and give birth to a son and
you will call him Immanuel.
The name Immanuel means God is with us.
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&

Drama group looks to expand

following Christmas Show Success
Cloud
9
Drama
is
looking
to
recruit new
members
for
all
aspects
of
theatre work
following the
success
of
t h e i r
Christmas
Show
on
11th,
12th
and
13th
December.
The
show
was a great
hit
with
audiences
on
each
night.
The
highlight
of
each
evening was the pantomime Chaos
in
Fairy
Wood
which
featured
almost every member of the group
in
a
hilarious
fairy
tale
romp.
Two other short plays were also well
received; One Across, a lesson on how
not to annoy the wife and mother-inlaw at Christmas and Vent about what
happens when a ventriloquists dummy
takes over his date.
Local starlet Shannon Edment and
seasoned
performer
Roy
Braddow
provided vocal entertainment along with
backing from the rest of the cast.
Director, Keith Patrick, said Our show

really went with a bang, but we need
more members if we are to expand
our repertoire. Everyone will be made
welcome whatever their experience.
The Cloud 9 Drama Group stages shows
mainly at the La Molata Community
Centre (near Condado de Alhama) and
will be performing Fairy Wood again for
school children in Totana later in January
2016.
For more information regarding this press
release please contact
lamolata@outlook.es or telephone
968 158 481

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January is one long post-Christmas hangover.

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Sunday 10th Holy Communion
Sunday 17th Morning Prayer
Sunday 24th Holy Communion
Sunday 31st Family Service
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On 8th December the WARMers enjoyed an

interesting walk in the area of Collado de la
Madera, led (mainly) by Jessica!
We think that several records were broken
during the walk; for example, in a group
of 26 walkers, seven different nationalities
were represented (Spanish, English, American, Russian, Scottish, Dutch and Swiss).
Whether or not it is a record remains to be
seen, but the fact that the walk was scheduled for a bank holiday (the day of the Immaculate Conception, Tuesday 8th Decem-
ber) certainly enabled more people to participate than usual. What is most definitely
without doubt a record, was the fact that
this outing had three leaders (one of whom
was not able to walk!)
On the north side of the Sierra de Ricote and
starting from the forestry car park above La
Bermeja (altitude approximately 600 metres
above sea level) we climbed steadily uphill
for about an hour. As the low cloud dissipated it was decided to detour to the fire
lookout at La Linuesa (altitude 944 metres)
and take advantage

of
the beautiful
blue sky and
uninterrupted views an
unmissable
opportunity
to catch the
moment from
this highest
point on the
walk.
The
clock
was
ticking
(ie lunch was
beckoning)
and we resumed our route, this time with leader number two. After continuing briefly along the
forestry road towards the village of Ricote,
we detoured to the left, resuming quieter,
narrower, carefully constructed tracks downhill, through the tunnel of the Collado de la
Madera, and eventually arrived at Bar Carmen. From this point of the journey our nonwalking third leader took over and guided us
through the always excellent fare.
The GPS indicated that we had walked 12.6
km in four hours certainly not our fastest
outing but after the exercise in the fresh
mountain air above nothing could have bettered the conviviality of good food shared
with good friends by the warmth of a log fire.
We have two walks in January and if you

would like to join us on one of them please
contact warm2005@gmail.com for a copy
of the current programme.
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Having a hearing deficiency and having to

use an aid makes you much more aware of
what you are saying about others. When I
first had to use an aid I found I would overhear folks conversations that I wasnt
privy to. It taught me a big lesson about
not gossiping!
Maybe God has been telling you He wants

you to give your life to Him, or has a
particular job for you to fulfil.
Youre
concerned that you might make wrong
decisions, or not live up to Gods standards.
We make excuses. We only need to be
obedient.
My friend is extremely deaf, to the extent

she has a personal loop system which she
demonstrated to me. Talk about amazing!
If she whispered even in another room, as
long as I had the receiver and my aid was
turned to the loop setting, I was still able
to hear her clearly.
He delights when we make the effort and is

just waiting for us to open the door to Him.
He will never force Himself on you, because
you were created in His image. You have
the freedom of choice. Revelation 3; 20
Make a change in your life this New

Year contact us and find out more.
Lynda.spain@hotmail.co.uk
Derek.tycymru@talktalk.net
Tel 633 447 937
First we need to get that loop system fitted

to enable us to hear when God says I
am your friend and I love you.
Take advantage of the ability to receive
and turn on your loop. You will know that I
am walking beside you and protecting you
That got me thinking about having a

personal loop system to God. Its all too
easy to be busy and have a deaf ear when
we dont like what God is saying to us. We
turn our loop system off!
with each step that you make in faith.

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Well, another year has come and gone,

as have the olives from the thousands of
trees in the area. We have seen many of
the new motorized machines being used to
harvest the olives. This takes a lot of the
hard work out of the picking of the olives
and of course it is so much quicker. The
youngsters do not want to spend their
spare time in the fields collecting the olives,
so invariably it falls on the older residents
to do this mundane job. It appears to be a
good harvest this year and many farmers
have pulled out old almond trees and
replaced them with the more productive
olive trees.
Going to the dentist has long been a
necessity rather than a routine and finding
that special dentist is so important. We are
lucky in Northwest Murcia to have a few
good English-speaking dentists and Paola
at Fescodent in Cehegin is one of those.
Fescodent can be found on the side road
opposite Mercadona in the first building
on the left on the second floor. Do not be
confused with the business on the ground
floor facing the main road. A few people
have been there thinking it was Fescodent
and have been very disappointed. Give
Paola a call on 968 077 396 if you are
unsure where to go.
Castillo, the highest point in the old town

of Cehegin (Casco Antiguo), there is a craft
market known as El Mesoncico. There
you will find more than 60 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. The next market will be on
Sunday 31st January.
Begastri
The Archaeological See of Begastri
is opened for visitors on Saturdays and
Sundays from 10am to 2pm. You will be
able to see a video presentation followed
by a guided tour to see the remains of the
Iberian culture before the IV century B.C.
Car Boot Sale
This will be on Sunday 17th January and
takes place in the square beside the old
railway station in the Va Verde, just two
minutes from Mercadona. There is plenty
of room for parking but the Town Hall will
no longer be able to provide the stalls.
The charge remains at 2 per site. Anyone
interested in booking a site please contact
the Cehegn Tourist Office
Cehegn Highlights In January

On the last Sunday of every month from
October 2015 to June 2016 in the Plaza del
The tourist walks are free and start at 9am

and are between 4 and 9km. They take
between 2 and 3 hours. This months walk
Coto De Las Maravillas

The newly reopened Eco Park named
Tourism Activity Park Coto de las
Maravillas offers paintballing, horse
riding, an assault course, a Quidditch pitch
as well as many others activities for all
ages. There is also a campsite within the
park and refreshments are available in the
bar.
The park is open throughout the weekends.
For entry at other time please telephone
691 200 353 for more information.
Any further enquiries please contact the
Cehegin Tourist Office located in front of
the Town Hall on 968 723 550 or visit our
tourist website www.turismocehegin.es
Santiago Leo
Cehegin Tourist Office
Fiesta de Las Cuadrillas, Barranda
January 23rd-25th
Every year on the last Sunday in January,
the town of Barranda, Caravaca de la Cruz
celebrates this festivity in which numerous
bands, known as cuadrillas, sing and
perform in the streets.
Around 15 groups from all over Spain take
part in this event. Throughout the morning
the groups take up their positions around
the squares and streets, where they sing
and dance in the midst of the crowds of
onlookers. After lunch come the choques
de cuadrillas, or battles of the bands, in
which pairs of bands simultaneously vie
to outdo each other whilst performing
together. At the end of the day, all the
bands gather in Baranda Social Club where
the festivities continue until the early hours
of the morning.
If you want to go somewhere special,

you will be hard to find anywhere better
than the Hotel Restaurant Argos on the
Calasparra-Caravaca Road near Valentin.
Their Menu del Dia at 10 takes some
beating, but for that special meal, try
their set menu on a Saturday night. The
presentation is first class and the food is
excellent. There is live music on a Saturday
night.
Free Nature Walks

Cehegin provides a variety of landscapes
which include woods, mountains, hills,
sloping valleys, scrubland and streams.
These natural habitats host flora and
fauna of special interest which provide a
priceless tourist and educational resource.
The walks take place on the last Sunday of
each month. They are designed for people
of all ages who enjoy hiking at fairly easy
levels which makes them accesible for the
whole family.
will be to Cruz de la Doncella on Sunday

31st January.
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was to find,
but our guide
showed
us
the way.
22nd November - Ro Benamor-Sierra

Del Buitre
Da De Salamandras
The stream of Benamor, winds through the

foothills of the Sierra del Buitre, excavating the cretaceous land through which we
began to walk, ascending to the summit of
these iconic mountains. The first ascents
served to warm us up and almost without
realizing it, Aleppo pines gave way to other vegetation which is mixed in the woods
making a rich undergrowth.
The sun rose slowly and we saw autumn
leaves, now yellowed, from the oak trees
which have survived on the fertile slopes,
which are unique to our region. Flashes red
as flames appeared in the sky, giving so
much wonder to our beloved Moratalla.
As we speak of wonders, we reached

one of the fascinating moments of the
tour. Three ravines converge at this spot,
known as Los Barrancos. Huge oak trees
tower over 16 metres high, some of which
are probably more than 500 years old. We
walked among them, touching them with
respect and of course we took images on
our cameras to remember the magnificent
specimens. Despite the rain fall the day
before and the full breeding season of the
Salamanders, we found no trace of them.
We continued to climb in single file along
the narrow path through the forest, down
to what was the old road through the
mountains from neighbouring Caravaca.
Here we had the feeling that the sun rarely heats this particular part of the slope,
where we also found an abandoned bunker. The increasingly vertical climb took us
into the depths of the forest as the old path
practically disappeared in many places. In
fact, the higher we got, the more difficult it
We
continued on near
the
castle
and the natural erosion
that formed
the Jurassic
dolomites,
over a couple of walls
to Las Toriles, which
is close to a
place to enclose cattle.
Natural erosion has carved the castle and
it was a real spectacle for everyone, especially for lovers of photography. It also offered us the necessary protection against
the wind that whips up to the summit.
Sheltered in the cliffs, we had lunch before
wandering around the grounds discovering their secrets, like an animal pen where
the owner took refuge when sleeping or
hunting. There was evidence of mountain
goats as there were droppings and the typical smell. In the cenajos where water had
been dripping, stalactites hung down.
The summit awaited us with the wind and
the sun, encouraging us to face the chimney which leads to
the summit ridge at
1427 metres of Pico
del Buitre.
We continued along the track that led us

back to the origin of our journey, the second part of the route; the culinary enjoyment! La Pastora has some delicacies such
as fried cheese with jam and exquisite
meats and cheeses. This was the end to a
beautiful and interesting day, crossing our
lands, getting to know them a little better.
We laughed, drank and ate in the warmth
of friendship, bound by mutual interests
and experiences.
turismo@ayuntamientomoratalla.net
Suddenly, a curious
winged vision appeared as Ravens
flew together. These
birds are slowly disappearing from our
skies due to a drug
used in local livestock. The strong
wind had cleared the
skies and the view
was superb enabling
us to identify various landmarks, including the home of
our friends Paul and
Paqui, Mojarra.
Finally the first autumn morning arrived

with a temperature consistent with the
time of year.
descended from our vantage point looking

for lower levels to return to the river. The
unevenness of the track caused an occasional slip, but then we were on the road
that plunged us back into the shade of the
oak forest. The evidence of so little rain
meant that we saw no sign of the normally
common salamanders.
After a few pictures

were taken, including
one of the group, we

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To
our
minds,
one
of the most
fascinating
of
Murcias
landscapes is
known as the
Badlands,
or sometimes
the
lunar
landscape of
Gebas, not far
from Alhama
de Murcia. If
you take the
road to Pliego
and
Mula
from Alhama,
very quickly
after passing
the sign which tells you that you have left the
village of Gebas, you come to some casas
rurales and a restaurant on the right of the
road. The side-road you take off the Pliego
road, itself goes past this restaurant. After
turning right on to it, the side-road almost
immediately bends round and runs past the
other side of the restaurant, before ultimately
going down into Gebas itself.
What are these Badlands with their surreal

landscape?
They are, in fact, an area of over 2,000
hectares to the north of Alhama de Murcia,
the vast majority of which was declared a
protected zone in 1995 and consist of gullies
and ravines cut into a landscape that is largely
devoid of vegetation, hence the references to
the lunar landscape or Badlands. The
landscape is formed of marls and clays, in
which erosion caused by torrential rain has
carved the gullies and ravines in the deeply
incised landscape which you now see. Add
to all this the general scarcity of rain in the
area today and, therefore, the general lack
of vegetation, the ravines stand out in great
grey starkness with little greenery to soften
them.
To us, the best way to see this singular
landscape is to walk through it. When we
have done this walk, we parked at the side
of the road by the restaurant, but you can
also park further on to reduce the distance
walked.
If you park by the restaurant,
continue walking down the pleasant minor
road which, curiously, is flanked by traditional
style lamp posts on one side.
After a few hundred yards, you come to
a group of buildings. By the buildings is a
sign El Mojon which indicates that you are
coming to the protected landscape of the
Barrancos de Gebas. A further sign just
beyond gives directions to various locations.
We followed the direction indicated for the
Mirador de Gebas - the same way to the
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cemetery! You then follow a good, but nonasphalted track to the left. A few yards
further on, the path forks and you head
along the right hand, main branch which goes
between two pylons. A little further on, the
track again divides, with the cemetery to the
right and the Barrancos de Gebas signed to
the left and with the viewpoint (the Mirador)
some 1.8 kilometres distant.
At least you
now know just how much further you are
going to have to walk! There is also a second
sign almost immediately after the first which
tells you that the area is of geomorphological
(ie landscape) interest and has a protected
flora and fauna.
It is clearly possible to drive up the fork in the

track to the cemetery and it was obviously
envisaged that vehicles would go down also
to the Mirador, as there is yet another sign
which tells you not to exceed 30kms per
hour and to drive with care. When we first
walked to the Mirador, after the track divided
near the cemetery, we found the route to the
viewpoint extremely rough and rutted and, to
our minds, unsuited for an ordinary car. On
our last visit (April 2015) the track seemed
to have been improved somewhat. However,
there were still ruts in places and, unless
the track is maintained, any serious rain will
obviously cause further deterioration.
Continuing to
walk on this
track,
you
soon
begin
to
descend
and see the
spectacular
view of the
weird, heavily
g u l l i e d
landscape
in front of
you. Barren
r a v i n e s
a p p e a r
immediately
to the left
of the track,
while land to
the right is
terraced
in
places with almond trees. There is, indeed,
remarkably little vegetation, other than some
areas of scrub in the Badlands because
of the aridity, the nature of the soil and the
erosion which has taken place.
A little
more scrub may often be seen on the slightly
less arid but cooler northern slopes of the
ravines.
The area is not entirely desolate
and, especially if you walk this track in the
spring, do not be surprised at seeing wild
flowers and plants around you. Even so, the
overwhelming feature is the spectacularly
eroded gullies.
Later, the track you are on crosses a

depression over an almost complete concrete
infill no doubt in an attempt to overcome
the ravages of erosion.
Look over to the
left as you ascend to see the expanse of the
Badlands fully revealed. The viewpoint
is now straight ahead.
However, unless
you have other plans, avoid the track which
diverts to the right by a signpost saying
Prohibido Coger Tapena y Caracoles. Go
down the left hand track and just a little
further on you see slightly to the right and
in front of you beyond the viewpoint, a large
reservoir. The track towards its end at the
Mirador is slightly elevated on a small ridge
with a narrow strip of trees planted on the
land just below to the left.
Even to the more cultivated right of the
track, there are deep gullies, the tops of
which have often been levelled and planted
with almond trees. A pleasant few hundred
yards then brings you to the parking area
at the end of the track. Beyond the parking
area, there is access to the Mirador. It is an
excellently constructed viewpoint and has
trees planted in it and even a water point.
There are various explanatory notice boards
scattered around its periphery, though not
surprisingly, they are only in Spanish. One
concerns the relationship between man and
his surroundings which has created this
singular landscape. A second board simply
gives a pictorial view of the scene across
from the Sierra de Ricote, to the Sierra de
la Pila and the Sierra de Carrascoy. A third
board contains much information about
the typical bird and plant life to be found
in the Badlands - esparto and teasel
grass, natweed, rosemary, the little owl, the
jackdaw, the bee eater and the insect eating
Dartford Warbler are all described.
Spend some time looking around you at the

strange and varied landscape. Directly in
front of you to the east, you have a good view
of the Embalse (Reservoir) de la Rambla de
Algeciras, which was constructed in 1995.
You can descend from the Mirador to the
obvious track at its foot where there is a
signpost to guide you if you wish to continue
on. Otherwise, you simply turn round and
retrace your steps all the way back. We took
the walk very easily indeed with many stops
and completed it in well under three hours.
Part taken from Exploring Murcia A
Guide to Totana, Alhama de Murcia,
Aledo, Pliego and the Sierra Espua, by
Clive and Rosie Palmer which is available from
www.lulu.com, or contact clive.palmer5@
btinternet.com. Exploring Murcia, Days
Out and Exploring Murcia Cartagena
are available to buy from the Costa Clida
Chronicle office on Camposol B, Best Wishes
(who also stock other of their books), or
phone Patti on 968 433 978.

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

2015
We are pleased to announce that the
amount collected was an enormous
5307.44. This has now been passed on
to the Royal British Legion and will be used
to help servicemen and women, veterans
and their families in times of need.
We are very grateful to all who helped to
achieve such a great result and especially
to you, the public, who gave so generously
to such a good cause. The outstanding
fundraiser of the year was Don Tecnico
in Puerto de Mazarrn, who raised a
massive 1028. Well done to Joe and all
his customers!
Ex Servicemens Association of Mazarrn

District
esamd.espana@gmail.com

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Astor is a beautiful 2 and a half year old

male X-German Shepherd. Sadly he was
found after being shot in the leg and was
extremely underweight. He was taken to the
vet for emergency surgery and is now fully
recovered.
but due to unforeseen family circumstances

this has had to be cancelled.
Bobby or any one of our lovely woofers

their forever home; they so deserve it!
Bobby was found running between moving

cars on a busy road in Aguilas. He is a young
male born approx. December 2013. On advice
from our vet it seems Bobby is a cross breed
with a Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz. He is
lively and has a lovely nature, he is used to
being with other dogs and loves playing, oh and of course lots of cuddles!
Fosterers
We desperately need people who are able to
foster kittens or puppies in their homes, often
at short notice. We also need fosterers able
to take in adult dogs who arent coping well
in kennels.
Volunteers
We are always looking for volunteers to
help out with the animals - for dog walking,
feeding and/or playing and grooming.
Please contact Lorna by email at lorna@
sananimal.org or whatsapp 676 276 199
Events:
Looking forward to March we will be
holding a Wacky Race build your own kart
and race against the competition. Further
details coming soon!
While in convalescence, Astor has been in a

home environment and is fully trained. He is
good with other dogs, cats and children. He is
playful, loves a cuddle and is a quick learner.
He was reserved for his new home in the UK,
The Alpha Leos Mazarrn Bahia wish

everyone a very happy New Year!
This month sees the third anniversary of our
Charter and the Leos are very much looking
forward to celebrating with their sponsoring
Lions on Friday 22nd January at Marianos
with a fundraising evening of music from the
wonderful Barrington - all proceeds from this
event will be going towards the Wheels for
Kiko fund so please look out for ticket sales
in January. Kiko is 15 years old & lives in
Murcia - an active young man, keen on sports
who one morning earlier this year woke to
find himself paralysed. You can only imagine
the immense effect this had on both his & his
familys lives. His Father had to stop work
to care for Kiko in hospital while his Mother
looked after the other children at home & the
parents swapped places at the weekends.
Recently, thanks to a special bed donated by
a fellow Lions Club, Kiko is now living back
home. The Leos learnt that Kikos family are
currently saving for a wheelchair, so members
resolved to do everything possible to raise the
2,000 required to purchase one.
In December an online auction of items made
for Christmas was held and the Leos would
like to send a huge leoroar to everybody who
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Please find it in your heart to offer Astor,
bid and made donations towards the fund. A

further loud leoroar goes out to Ian Field of
CDA Fitness for kindly pledging any donated
funds taken for some of the classes held.
You can keep up to date with all San Animal

news and events by checking our facebook
page San Animal Santuario or if you have
a Twitter account, you can follow us at @
san_animal
putting on the decorations.
December also saw Leo Club Members

collecting donations in Consum, Camposol
for Operation Kilo - a joint project with
Mazarrns Cruz Roja for the distribution
of food supplies to local Mazarrn families
in need. Once again, our local Camposol
community did us proud and the collecting
vehicles were full to brimming!
The Leos Clubs last event of the year was

the Annual Christmas Dinner - time for
the Leos to relax & have some fun!
The Leos were delighted to be asked once

again by Julie Townsend and Chris Jennings
to decorate the large Beauty Palace/
Compusurf Community Christmas tree on
Camposol B and spent an enjoyable afternoon
The Mazarrn Bahia Leos hold official

meetings at 7pm on the 1st & 3rd Fridays of
the month in the Camposol Cultural Centre the Club is open to children aged 12-18 years.
For
more
information
contact
Martin
Shackleton
(Leo
Club
Advisor)
at
shackletonm411@googlemail.com

Los Canovas Players Present

The Los Canovas Players are now in
full rehearsal for their next production to
be performed next February on Thursday
25th, Friday 26th and Saturday 27th at the
Los Canovas Theatre. Curtain up will be
at 8pm on each performance night. As
usual a refreshments bar will be available
before, during the intervals and after
the performance. The theatre will be
signposted from the traffic lights in Los
Canovas where there will be adequate
parking.
difficulties and becomes more and more

complex. Her carefully planned art heist
seems fool-proof until accomplices Suzy
and Eva become involved, as does the local
Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police
with surprising results.
Tickets are now available at 5 each and
may be booked by telephone on 968 151
149 or by email at loscanovasplayers@
gmail.com.
For further information please contact
Roger by the above phone or email.
The play by Martin Clare is titled The

Mr. Misty Mystery. It is a full length
light comedy set mainly in the living room
of a cheap flat rented by Abbey whose
brainwave is intended to help herself and
her flatmate Jess out of their financial

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Patient Plays Saxophone During Brain

Surgery
A Spanish hospital has removed a brain
tumour from a patient who was conscious
throughout the operation and playing his
saxophone.
Carlos
Aguilera,
27,
kept
surgeons
entertained with his music-making during
his 12 hours in theatre, although this was
not the aim of the exercise. By playing,
doctors could see which parts of his brain
were actively in use and could ensure they
did not harm healthy parts when removing
the lump.
The left-hand side of the brain is used for
interpreting music and playing an instrument
which Carlos does professionally in
two bands helps identify and signal the
eloquent areas of the brain tissue, such as
the senses, motor functions, language and
auditive cortex.
For parts of the operation, Carlos had to
be heavily sedated with a local anaesthetic
such as the part where they cut his skull
open and the actual tumour removal but
otherwise he only had a local anaesthetic for
the parts being worked on.
The operation was performed at Mlaga
General Hospital with the help of three
neurosurgeons, two neuropsychologists,
three neurophysiologists, an anaesthetist,
five nurses, an auxiliary nurse and a porter.
Two weeks later, Carlos was discharged and is
said to be recovering well with physiotherapy
and home care.
FARC Forced Abortion Nurse Arrested

A Colombian nurse working in Madrid has
been arrested after it transpired he forcibly
terminated over 150 pregnancies of female
fighters with the rebel army in his home
country.
Hctor Albeidis Arboleda Buitrago, 40, has
been wanted by Interpol for forced abortions
of FARC militants some of them mere
teenagers and some of whom died as a result
of the non-consented procedure because
their pregnancy and eventual motherhood
would have had negative consequences for
their ability to fight, in the guerrillas view.
Luis Gonzlez Len, Arboleda carried out the
abortions over a 15-year period, mostly in
remote rural areas in the west and centre
of the country. The women who reported
their ordeal describe it as absolute torture,
both physically and emotionally, which left
them with psychological scarring in many
cases and serious injuries in others, which
have led to gynaecological problems and
infertility among many of them and several
of the victims died as a direct result of the

unregulated practice.
If any of the women refused to abort and
insisted on carrying their child, they were
likely to face a death sentence unless
they were the wives or girlfriends of senior
commanders, since these were offered
greater privileges than those further down
the hierarchy.
Some women say they were forced to
undergo multiple abortions with no proper
medical precautions taken, and in the middle
of a rainforest one of whom revealed five
of her pregnancies had been terminated
against her wishes.
Cocaine Disguised As Wooden Pallets
Spanish police have seized dozens of pallets
made out of 1.4 tonnes of compressed
cocaine that was made to look like wood and
imported into Spain via Valencia. They also
uncovered cocaine disguised as charcoal as
part of the same shipment from Colombia.
The drugs were extracted from pallets and
charcoal, processed and distributed around
Europe.
The authorities have arrested 12 people in
Spain, Britain and Dubai, describing two of
the Colombians arrested in Spain as expert
chemists and drug manipulators, sent over
to Spain to reverse the process used to
disguise the cocaine and extract it again
ready to sell on the streets. Investigators
discovered an industrial warehouse in Chiva
(Valencia) which was being used to carry out
the necessary chemical process to extract
the refined drug ready for sale. Police
confiscating 24,000 kilos of coal divided
up into 600 sacks, of which three actually
contained 120 kilos of coal made of cocaine.
In addition, the 40 pallets used to transport
the sacks of coal where found to contain
1,400 kilos of cocaine too.
Spanish customs officials say in recent years
they have found cocaine in breast implants,
a wig and even a plaster cast encasing a
mans broken leg.
Record Year At Reina Sofa Museum
Just a year after Madrids world-famous
Reina Sofa art museum was facing possible
closure, the gallery has announced record
numbers of visitors and profits up by 30%.
From its future being in jeopardy at the end
of 2014, the Reina Sofa museum has sold
tickets to 3.1 million tourists so far in 2015
one of the highest figures ever. Visitor
numbers and ticket sales for 2015 exceeded
the massive influx seen in 2013 when the
museum held its Dal exhibition.
The Reina Sofa has
high hopes for the year
2017, when special
displays and related
activities will mark the
80th anniversary of
Picassos raw, abstract
and
iconic
work,
Guernica.
Plans for 2016 include
exhibitions
themed
on
Mexican
artist
Ulises Carrin and his
retrospective
style,
plus
the
first-ever
monograph by Swiss
artist Rmy Zaugg to
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have been shown in Spain, and a Damin

Ortega display in the Crystal Palace wing.
The Reina Sofa will also work closely with
other global exhibitions, including one on the
Cuban painter Wilfredo Lam partly organised
by the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Tate
Gallery in London. A display of the works of
Txomn Badiola and a selection by Belgian
Marcel Broodthaers organised jointly with
the MOMA in New York are also on the cards.
The Reina Sofas star piece for 2016 will
be an exhibition of Spanish post-war art,
covering the period from 1939 to 1953 or
the wider 1940s with key paintings by
Dal, Tpies, Maruja Mallo, Max Aub, Joan
Brossa, Capa, Eduardo Chillida, Antoni Clav,
Julio Gonzlez, Josep Guinovart, Gutirrez
Solana, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Millares, and
Palazuelo, among others. An as-yet unseen
collection of modern art, created solely in
the 21st century, will be staged at the end of
2016, in which nine in 10 of the works have
never yet been on display.
Montserrat Caball Sentenced For Tax
Evasion
Spanish Soprano Montserrat Caball has
been sentenced to six months in jail and a
fine of just over a quarter of a million euros
for tax fraud.
The opera singer best-known outside of
her native country for her duet, Barcelona,
with Freddie Mercury, which was the opening
song for the 1992 Olympics has reached
a plea-bargaining agreement with the
prosecution through her solicitor.
Given that her sentence is less than two years
and is for a first offence, under Spanish law
she will not have to serve it unless or until
she commits any other crime.
Wire
Thieves
Ground
Barcelona
Suburban Trains
Regional rail traffic disruptions affecting the
Barcelona area continued for several days
after thieves made off with 60 metres of
electric cables in order to sell the copper wire
inside as scrap metal.
Transport firm ADIF says the theft in Mollet
del Valls (Barcelona province) has affected
over 40 trains and 20,000 passengers.
The damage to the power lines was
considerable. Four lines on the Barcelona
outer suburban network, or Cercanas were
grounded after the 3,000-watt cable was
cut, leading to several other wires collapsing
and information systems ceasing to function.
A power surge resulting from the damage
caused three small fires in different places
throughout the train system, including
an ADIF control office where electronics,
computer and electrical networks suffered
harm.
Train signalling, control of carriages entering
and leaving stations, couplings, and other
crucial elements were no longer working.
Spain Amongst EUs Most Cosmopolitan
Countries
Spain has the 8th highest number of foreign
residents in the EU. Luxembourg has the
highest portion at over 45%, with Poland the
lowest at 0.3%.
Most Europeans who live in Spain are
Romanians (16%), followed by Brits (7%).


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The Beacon
of
Light
m e e t i n g s
are
every
Wednesday
from 7pm with
weekly guest
m e d i u m s
which usually
finish
at
approximately
8.30pm.
As
always
the
From Cavalli Foundation we wish our

readers a Very Happy New Year hoping
that 2016 will bring good health,
wealth and happiness to you all.
It looks like well be seeing out the old year
from META Riding Centre in La Costera
de Alhama, but everything is ready for
the start of Phase 2 construction work on
the Ranch the horses shelters, arenas,
paddocks, car park and the entrance. All
we need to commence our horse rescue
and riding activities in Gebas.
evenings ends with a friendly chat and a

cup of tea and biscuits.
All our meetings are funded by donations
given during the evening. Our early healing
sessions start at 6pm.
May we take this opportunity to wish
everyone a year of Happiness, Good
Health and Peace.
The Beacon of Light guest mediums for
January are:
Wednesday 13th January - Anna Marie

Wednesday 20th January - Corina Talbot
Wednesday 27th January - Sammy
Fitzsimmons
For further information please phone 620
877 326
Email
beacon.of.light.murcia@gmail.
com
http://beaconoflightmurcia.webs.
com
Facebook Beacon of Light Murcia
donation to the foundation.
with the Pony Club kids.
We must say a big vote of thanks to the

people who organised a car boot sale
with proceeds towards our vets bills after
reading our call for help in Decembers
Costa Clida Chronicle.
Our brilliant pony, Magic, is much better.

Today he was actually trotting and enjoying
his rolling. While he was ill he couldnt
even get his belly down to the ground to
have a good roll and hes now back to
bucking and cantering. Weve given him
two treatments to combat infection, liquid
retention and have checked him out for
Cushings and Equine Metabolic Syndrome.
Vet, Jose, did a great job and the donation
from the car boot sale was just what the
doctor (or vet) ordered.
Our last two Podenco pups have finally

gone to their forever home with June and
Werner who kindly gave a very welcome
Do you remember how India arrived

at Cavalli in June of this year? She was
seriously undernourished and had really
bad dermatitis; so ill in fact that we feared
she might not make it. Well, we are happy
to say that she is now fully recovered, has
finished her rehab and is loving her work
We have a load of tack that needs
repairing. If anybody could help us out
either voluntarily or for a small fee we
would be truly grateful.
To find out more about our work, progress
on the Ranch or how much our young pupils
are learning when it comes to taking care
of their ponies, take a look at Facebook.
To book riding activities call us on 636 172
198
Email
infocavallifoundation@gmail.com
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Tilly
A lovely small gentle Podenco girl rescued
from the local Perrera, very thin and cold.
Born around 1/5/2015 she is a shy girl but
very good with other dogs. Tilly is good in the
car and on a lead, spayed and fully vaccinated
Dafni, Deedee and Darcie
Three
girls
given
up
by
Auntie
S h e r l i e s
n e i g h b o u r,
they
are
approx
9
weeks
old,
lovely chunky
girlies.
We
think Dad is
a Bodaguiro
and Mum is
definitely
a
Breton Spaniel. All puppy vaccinations done.

Peaches
A great puppy
with lots of love
to give. She was
given up by her
previous
family
who were going
back and forth
to the UK so we
agreed to take
her and find her
a loving forever
home.
We
understand she
spent a lot of time
left in the garden,
but she is no
worse for it. She
is excellent on
and off the lead,
good in the car
and gets on with
all other dogs.
She is approx 14
weeks old.
Eddie
This little chap
was found at the
side of the road
in Totana by the
lovely couple that
have agreed to
foster him.
He
is approx 8/10 weeks old, quite shy, but Im

sure with a bit of time he will come round.
A great BIG thank you to everyone who made
the Artisan Fayre a great day, including
Anne Walmsley, Mal Wylde, Brenda Harvey,
Jean Collins, Anne Taylor (Rudolf) and John
(Santa). A whopping 1,375 was raised.
Happy Endings
Ada, Rolie, Ralfie, Harriet, Hettie, Hector &
Fudge all in UK.
Poppy, Gabi & Zak in Spain.
On 17th December the ladies of the Slimming

Club in Cats Bar donated toys and sweets to
be distributed for the 3 Kings celebrations on
January 6th. We would like to thank them for
their kind generosity and continued efforts in
helping us to Make A Difference.
We would like to take the opportunity this

month to thank everybody who made
donations of articles for us to sell, plus
monetary donations throughout 2015. This
has helped us achieve our objective as a
charity, to Make A Difference to the families
and people we help. With your help again
this year we will continue to do so. Without
your support we would not be able to provide
the aid we give to people in this area who so
desperately need it.
We were invited to attend, along with
other charities, a meeting at The British
Consulate in Alicante in recognition of
our efforts to help our local community.
During December we were able to give all of
the children presents for the festive season,
which were distributed on the Outreach
Days in December. These were so gratefully
received by the families who were quite
overwhelmed by the generosity of strangers

wanting to help them. Thank you to all those
kind people who donated articles for this
appeal. Warm blankets and clothing were
also distributed ready for the colder months
ahead, as well as the lovely toiletries bags
from the Welcome
Group.
A special thank you
must go to Karen and
her team from Just
Fabulous, and to all the
businesses that house
our
food
collection
bins and make regular
donations. We extend
our heartfelt gratitude
for their assistance
in helping us make
peoples lives a little
more bearable.
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Our Christmas Dinner Dance was a huge

success. Not only did we raise over 600, but
we also had a marvellous fun-filled evening.
Thanks to all who attended and to the hardworking and professional staff at The Club
House for helping to make it such a great
night.
Finally, last but not least, massive thanks and
respect must also go to all the volunteers
who work as part of our team, being shop
volunteers, outreach volunteers, drivers or
behind the scenes. We have done an amazing
job so far and this year we intend to do it
all again and more, with ever more people
needing our assistance. Well done to all
involved. Happy New Year everyone!

CHARITIES:
Age Concern
Mazarrn 634 310 216
Alcoholics Anonymous
Mazarrn 646 290 420
Cabo De Palos 968 545 181
Costa Blanca Samaritans
www.costablancasamaritans.com
Ex Servicemens Association Mazarrn
District
629 818 611
FAST
Camposol 968 970 626
rabt.val@hotmail.com
Forget Me Not
GO maD
Mazarrn 634 321 161
HAH Help at Home
San Javier 968 134 978/633 673 034
Help Murcia Mar Menor
Los Alczares 968 570 059
Helping Hands
contact@helpinghands.org.es
Lions Club Mazarrn Baha
Mazarrn 636 746 959
MABS Mar Menor 693 275 779
MABS Mazarrn 620 422 410
MABS NW Murcia
mabsmurcianw@gmail.com
PALS (Protection & Life Saving)
Mazarrn 626 460 465
San Animal
676 276 199
Samaritans Spain
900 523 100
Swap Tears for Smiles
Mazarrn 659 270 885
CHURCHES:
Beacon of Light
Caadas del Romero 620 877 326
Mass in English
Pastrana, Mazarrn 628 824 555
Olive Branch Christian Fellowship
Camposol 618 720 181/968 199 622
Open Door
Los Almagros 646 705 403/655 141 721
Puerto Lumbreras Church
619 945 283
St Nicholas Church
Camposol 968 970 637/636 099 679
Welcome House
Cehegin 633 447 937
Wellspring Victory Church
Mazarrn 620 599 270
GROUPS:
ADAPT
San Pedro 966 189 402
Arts & Cultural Association of Murcia
655 421 120
Camposol Bridge Club
968 130 583
Camposol B Clean
968 199 506
Camposol C Greenfingers
634 325 427
Camposol D Community
606 874 193
Camposol & District Model Club
647 259 914
Caring for Carers
San Javier 968 185 008/667 587 187
Classic Car Club
634 135 214
Cloud Nine Drama
644 400 123
Country Music
Camposol Residents Association
info@cracamposol.com
Culture Vultures
Mazarrn 968 599 031
Darwinian Gardeners
darwiniangardeners@gmail.com
Ex-Servicemens Association
Mazarrn 629 818 611
Forget Me Not
forgetmenot@bolnuevo.com
Friends & Buddies
Harlequin Rock Choir
Humanists of Murcia
www.bolnuevo.com/social/
Evolutionists
Ladies Chatterbox
Camposol 968 199 418/619 575 463
Lo Pagan Radio Control Club
968 170 870
Los Palacios
Camposol A Post Box A512
www.lospalacios-gardeners.com
Magenta Ladies Harmony Choir
636 417 454
Masquerade Musicals
masquerademusicals@gmail.com
Mazarrn Bay Bridge Club
602 539 830/616 849 517
Mazarrn Country Club Events Club
968 956 126
Mazarrn Country Club Social Club
609 900 476
Mazarrn Ladies Circle
692 992 117/602 659 252
Mazarrn Leos
654 874 563

Model Club
647 269 914
SAMM
www.sailing marmenor.com
Spangles Harmony Chorus
Los Alcazares 968 334 527/968 423 525
Stamp Collecting
guentherohly@web.de
Team Harmony
968 959 257/650 077 882
Teatro Canovero
Las Canovas 968 151 149
Welcome Group
Camposol, Mazarrn 620 105 179
If you would like details of your club or
organization included on this page, please
send an email to costacalidachronicle@
gmail.com

ANIMAL ORGANISATIONS:
ACTIN
968 163 529
Andreas Animal Rescue
Fuente Alamo 690 906 565
Camposol Kitty Kitty
Camposolkittykitty@gmail.com
Cavalli Foundation
Alhama de Murcia 636 172 198
infocavallifoundation@gmail.com
Cruz Azul
Los Alcazares 693 017 616
Easy Horse Care
Rojales 652 021 980
Equipo Bastet
Alcantarilla
adopcionesbastet@gmail.com
Galgos del Sol
Murcia
galgosdelsol@hotmail.com
JJs Puppy Rescue
Mazarrn 618 034 921
John Kemps Puppies
La Pinilla, Fuente Alamo 646 737 230
Little Starfish Dog Rescue
littlestarfish@doglover.com
MAMAS
Mazarrn 666 186 037
MARA
Mula 685 311 599
Noahs ARC
Mazarrn 699 352 818
Pto de Mazarrn shop 634 364 553
Camposol shop 634 332 335
PAPS
San Javier 968 370 800
Pets in Spain
San Fulgencio/La Marina
info@petsinspain.info
San Animal
lorna@sananimal.org
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Hi All
We are still recovering from our fantastic
Christmas Party at the Costa Hotel on 11th
December. Everyone had a brilliant time with
the sumptuous food and the drinks flowing,
most of the night. Terry Jay did a fantastic job
of entertaining us with his music. He really
got everyone up dancing all night long.
was our first stop on the trip and was enjoyed

by all before continuing on to Calasparra for
our lunch. The lunch was a really big success
at the Virgin de la Esperanza. We really must
do this again sometime!
Tickets are still on sale for our Bullas Trip

to the Zacatin Artisan Market Sunday 7th
February including a visit to the local wine
museum and a taste of the local wine. There
will be a chance to sample some of the local
tapas following the Tapas Route in the town.
We will have our usual Table Top Sale and
Easter Egg Hunt for the Children on Easter
Monday. More to follow on this event.
4 day 3 Night Mini Break to Granada
staying in a 4 star Hotel with breakfast. The
date for this is Tuesday 26th April returning on
Friday 29th. We have included a day trip to
Malaga. Tickets are 155 for members and
165 non-members. Booking requires a 50
deposit per person to secure you a place. This
promises to be another very successful trip.
On behalf of the Social Club Committee
we would like to wish you all a Happy
New Year for 2016
Our trip to Calasparra on 13th December was

a great success. The Artisan market in Murcia
A Prosperous 2016 To All Our Members

The Community team has been working well
clearing and tidying up the community area
along Calle Esparraguera. The team of 9
residents cleared out a large amount of dead
plants and weeds; enough to fill the trailer to
the brim 3 times and after 2 hours of great
Our first activity for 2016 is a shopping trip to

Ikea, Thader and Condomina for the sales.
This is on Tuesday 12th January, tickets are 7
members and 9 non-members. The coach
leaves Mazarrn Country Club 9.30am and
Camposol (Marianos) 9.35am.
Tickets for all these events can be obtained

by ringing Linda on 968 956 278 or Shirley
on 968 956 070 or email mccsocialclub@
yahoo.co.uk
team work the area is now looking much

better. We plan to work our way along this
stretch of D for a few weeks ensuring the
area is looking good. We are only a small
number and are trying our best to help the
community. If you can spare a bit of time
helping us, it would make it a bit easier.
We post the information on the community
website and the blackboards by the side of
the road as to where we are working, so give
it a try come and join us.
Dont forget to visit the D Community website
as there is a large amount of information
specific to our area on Camposol. If you
have any problems accessing the site, email
adm-com@live.co.uk so the problem can
be solved. We also have a Facebook page
that we post general information on https://
www.facebook.com/pages/CamposolD-Community/370267473135907
We have a new weed spray coordinator

- Tony Connelly. This will definitely help to
ensure our volunteers are not doubling up on
spraying the same areas. If you would like to
help with keeping the weeds at bay, contact
Tony on 649 285 257.
Extra hands make light work!
The work is still on-going and without the
generosity of funding from our residents and
visitors we could not continue, but we still
need volunteers to keep our little piece of
Spain a good place to be.
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Our next D Sector Meeting will be on 1st

February in the Golf Club at 4pm. Please
try and attend so that you can meet
your committee and give us any ideas or
suggestions for future projects. We look
forward to meeting you.
Chair - DChair1@outlook.com
Vice Chair - DViceChair1@outlook.com
Treasurer - DTreasurer1@outlook.com
Membership
Secretary
Dmemsec@
outlook.com
Secretary - Deesec1@outlook.com

circumstances our Christmas Race Night

at the Taberna on Mazarrn Country Club
has had to be rescheduled to January.
We look forward to seeing you at this fun
event. 6 Members & 7.50 Non-Members
price includes hot snack.
10th March Shopping Trip to La Zenia
Boulevard.
21st April we will celebrate the Queens
90th birthday with a meal in the Salon at
MCC.
May 9th-11th - we have booked a number of
rooms, for three nights, in Cordoba for The
Festival of Los Patios which, according
to locals and friends who have been say
its a fabulous event and not to be missed.
At the moment we are trying to secure
more rooms as this event has sold out. We
do however have spaces on the coach
if anyone wants to book accommodation
separately. Please contact us if you would
like transport to and from Cordoba.
Events for 2016:

23rd January
due
to
unforeseen
Happy New Year everyone from the

Los Palacios Gardening & Community
Group.
Hopefully 2016 will see us continue to
complete new projects and help make
our urbanisation an even lovelier place
to live. As always we rely heavily on your
kind donations and support via our bucket
collections at the Thursday market and
from purchasing books from our two book
cabins on a Friday. Every cent is used to
improve the area, as all our volunteers
give their time willingly for free.
Bedar, summer party and Jumilla winery

in September or October. As soon as
these events have been confirmed, we will
advertise them.
Thanks to Sue Allman for the Gibraltar
picture.
For more information, contact Tony 968
956 418, Vivien 968 956 050 or Jennie
968 956 126
Email mcceventsgroup@gmail.com
www.countryclubeventsgroup.org
We look forward to seeing you at the
events and meeting new friends.
Bye for now
Jennie Iredale
Mazarrn Country Club Events Secretary
Some of the events we are looking at for

later in the year are, Crystals Restaurant
at Campomor, meal at Rebate, lunch at
and take a look?

The group will be holding their AGM
on Monday 11th January at Marianos
Restaurant. The meeting starts at 10.30am
and any residents of Los Palacios are
more than welcome to come along and join
the group.
Becoming a member will both give you an
opportunity to have a say in the projects
we undertake this year and give you a
chance to join a really positive bunch of
people and make some new friends.
January should see the Palm Troopers

finishing cutting all the palm and pine trees
back. This will enable them to help out
the teams on the three main park areas, to
help with clearing up the huge quantities
of dead leaves and weeds from the garden
areas.
You can keep up to date with what the
group are doing by visiting our Facebook
page at
https://www.facebook.com/
groups/528564140617103/?fref=ts
I would also like to thank all the volunteers

for the time and effort they dedicated to
improving Los Palacios last year and
hope you will continue to give your time
again in 2016.
In late December, we completed our latest
project on Central Park, directly opposite
the doctors surgery. This area is one that
lots of Camposol residents get the benefit
from, as and when they visit the surgery.
Why not take a moment to cross the road

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Wow, where did 2015 go?

The years
seem to fly by or, is it just because we are
getting older? Happy New Year to all
our friends and colleagues.
Everyone enjoyed a great trip to Gibraltar
visiting Morrisons for some Christmas
fare and the shopping mall at Malaga. No
monkey attacks were reported! It may be
a trip we would think about again later this
year if people are interested?
The Magic Box Christmas Shopping In

Mazarrn
The Association of Comerciantes de Mazarrn
y Comarca are offering ten raffle prizes to
customers from various outlets in Mazarrn
up until 9th January. There will be one prize
of 300, one of 200, two prizes 100 and 6

prizes of 50. The draw will take place at Plaza
Toneleros on 10th January. To participate,
customers must deposit the purchase receipt
with their personal data in a pot in each
participating establishment.
of 1,000 went to the Cultural Association La

Majada for their float depicting the Disney
tale of Cinderella.
The idea was to encourage Christmas

shopping locally. During the presentation
of the campaign, the mayor, Alicia Jimnez,
along with Mari Carmen Lawrence, a member
of the board of ACOMA that quality products
and good services can be found in Mazarn,
without having to resort to purchasing
elsewhere.
Origen Exhibition
The exhibition by Luis Marino, Toms Raja,
Isabel Guillermo and Marcos Gmez will
remain open until January 9th and will continue
until March 6th in the halls of the CIME and the
Universidad Popular.
Ten more floats participated in the parade

which was opened by the Drum Band and
Bugles of Mazarrn, followed by an exhibition
of antique vehicles and childrens animation.
National Painting Competition
From 8am on Sunday 6th December, 57
painters scattered throughout Mazarrn
capturing landscapes of the town.
Just after 6pm the entries were assessed by
Pedro Martinez, Councillor for Culture, Maria
del Carmen Rojas, director of the Pedro Cano
Foundation, Salvador Torres, painter, Alfonso
Garcia, curator, Marcos Gmez, member of
Almagra group, Pedro Diego Perez and Javier
Lorente painters and the Mayor of Mazarrn,
Alicia Jimenez.
More than 230 people visited part of the group

show Grupo de Artes Plsticas Almagra in
Mazarrn Town Hall. The visitors of different
nationalities (English, German, Dutch, Belgian
and French among others) have expressed an
interest in the quality of the works, as well as
the video projected on the premises of the
Town Hall.
Parade Of Floats
The School of Dance Antonio Jara made a
structure of Imperial China to win first prize
of 1,500 in the parade of floats of the Fiestas
Patronales de la Pursima 2015. Second prize
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Finally, after a difficult assessment, the winner

was Jaime Jurado with first prize of 2,500.
The second prize of 1,500 and sponsored
by Aquabel went to Miguel Angel Rivas.
The third prize of 1,000 and sponsored by
Agirec went to Salvador Rives. A watercolour
special prize, sponsored by Agrimur, worth
600, went to Alfredo Lopez. Four consolation
prizes worth 350 each went to Blai Toms,
Abraham Pinto, Juan Manuel Campo and
Manuel Castillero.

It has been yet another year of Green

Fingered magic (!), with our Maintenance
Team working on Mondays as usual clearing,
weeding and spraying in rotation every street
Camposol Kitty Kitty would like to wish you

all a Happy New Year and would like to give a
big thank you for your continued support and
kind donations. We could not do this without
you.
As you are aware we are a TNR (Trap, Neuter
Return) group and are not a re-homing group,
however we were faced with rescuing kittens
on Lower C. We have said good-bye to Ken,

who is in the UK for the Winter and Mark
takes on the mantle of Project Manager as
part of their job share. He is also responsible
for the lovely photos of past projects during
2015 on our website, (definitely worth a look
at some of the transformations!) During 2016
we will be replacing trees and shrubs which
have not survived during the Summer and
Autumn, despite watering. If you would like a
task completed in your area please contact us
and please give any plants near your home or
holiday home a drink if possible, as the cold
winds we have been experiencing can quickly
dry them out - thank you.
Thanks also to all our volunteers for turning
out on a Wednesday morning and a special
from Calle Salamanca in November due to the

kittens safety.
These kittens have both recently been rehomed
together in the UK with Poppy another rescue
cat from the
Golf Club. A
big
thank
you to Gill
Minnican from
Starfish Dog
Rescue in the
UK for your
continued
supported.
It seems a
long way back
now, but a big
thank you for
those
who
supported
the Rusticana
Christmas
Market
in
December. It
was a small
turnout, but it
welcome to newbies Paddy, Wendy, Alan and

Matt who join Simon and John 3 returning
from the UK. This month we have been
clearing more mud and extending the floodrelief pipes and gravelling and planting the
former site of the green waste container on
the corner of Calle Retama with new Yuccas.
The container has now been relocated.
Borders along the Golf Club fence as far as
the Rambla have been tidied and yet another
lorry load of gravel has been spread.
If you would like to get in touch with us, please
contact our Chairman, John, on 634 325 427
for any more information or check chalkboards,
Facebook
and
website
http://www.
greenfingersgardenandsocialgroup.
com/
did raise 51 for CKK which will be a big help.

Camposol Kitty Kitty are envisaging another
busy year for 2016 and we will continue to
manage the feral population with your kind
support. We are looking at more fund raising
within the next few months and plan regular
CKK social evenings (First event will be
advertised in due course), table top sales and
much more. WATCH THIS SPACE.
We are on the look out for dedicated volunteers
to feed CKK feral cats at our feeding stations.
If you can spare a regular 1-2 hours or more a
week please contact Camposol Kitty Kitty.
Please note our new email address is
camposolkittykitty@aol.com which is the
same address for any donations via Paypal.
Once again Camposol Kitty Kitty would
like to thank you for all your support and
donations in 2015 and hopefully for your
continued support in 2016.

A Happy New Year to everyone and many

thanks to all those who have supported
Green Fingers in 2015
Our committee, volunteers, local businesses
and individuals alike, including everyone
for donations of plants, raffle prizes and to
our bucket! Thanks must also go to all who
helped with our wonderful Christmas Party,
where we enjoyed a lovely carvery at the Golf
Club and were entertained by the luscious
Abba Dabba Do! Even Santa made an early
appearance (thank you Bas for sweating it out
in that suit!) and treated us all to gifts.
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Well hello ladies. Welcome to 2016! We hope

its going to be a great year for Ladies
Chatterbox. We have some very exciting
things in store for you all.
Firstly and I know it seems a distant memory,
but thanks to all who attended our end of year
Christmas Party. We held it in Camposol
Cultural Centre. Country Kitchen provided
a superb buffet and we had music from
Benny the Piano Man who came from the
Orihuela Coast. He was great and we would
recommend him. I think I can speak for all us
and say we had a great afternoon.
Our first meeting will be on 14th January. It

will be a talk by a local author on how to
self publish, so all you budding Brontes and
Archers, get that novel finished and come and
find out how to get it into the public domain.
fiesta or Valencia Las Fallas? We have earmarked Liquor 43 for April/May. With these
newer trips we thought it would be nice to
include partners. Again your feedback would
be appreciated.
Tuesday 26th January sees us off to Alhama de

Murcia market then on to Choc o latte for
afternoon tea. Places are limited and the price
is 16 for members and 19 non-members.
We meet every second Thursday 2-4pm, Book

Club meets every first Thursday 2-4pm and
Sew & Sew meet every Monday 2-4.30pm,
all at Camposol Cultural Centre.
We would your like feedback on proposed trips

such as bi-monthly Menu del Dia at different
locations. If you know of any good ones that
you have tried please tell us. Maybe Lorca
If you have any question about anything

regarding Ladies Chatterbox or Book Club
please call Chris Leiper on 675 123 098
Catching Up With FAST
Dates For Your Diary:

The FAST AGM at Camposol Cultural Centre
- Friday 12th February.
We wish everyone a very HAPPY AND

HEALTHY NEW YEAR.
Trip to Aguilas Saturday 13th February

FAST had a very busy 2015. More emergency
calls were carried out than in previous years.
Sincere thanks are conveyed to the
Members, the public and the businesses for
all contributions. We could not provide this
voluntary service without your continued help
and support.
It was necessary to suspend FAST in late

November due to Insurance problems, but
we anticipate this being resolved soon. We
are looking forward to 2016 with many new
plans and fresh ideas already put into place.
The support shown from the local businesses,
residents and visitors on Camposol is greater
than ever.
The Coach Trip to Benidorm was a great
success and the total amount raised was
525.
The Quiz plus the comedy duo; namely
Mandy and Silvana were a great success!
The FYI went well, raising over 4000.
The sponsored FAST Nurses Wax-Off in
December was a good laugh - though more

for the spectators than the FAST Nurses!
Four FAST nurses were sorted out by
Julie and Yoli from The Beauty Palace, on
Camposol B, who freely gave their time, also
kindly providing their equipment. Carol and
staff at the Black Bull, with Lisa B on the mic
were extremely good at persuading staff and
customers to be waxed, with armpits, chests,
stomachs, backs and legs being waxed to
raise money. Thank you and well done to all,
especially you brave people for helping FAST.
The final amount could be circa 500 with
money still coming in.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday
6th January
Talking Shop Social at Camposol Cultural Centre,

1.30pm
Friday
8th January
Table Top Sale at Camposol B

10am to 1pm
Tuesday
19th January
Trip to Nueva Condomina shopping centre, Murcia
Wednesday
27th January
1.30pm Menu del Dia at Bocapizza,

Puerto de Mazarrn
Friday
29th January
TABLE TOP SALE at Camposol B

10am to 1pm
FAST Stalls 2nd and last Friday of each

month, Camposol B to obtain info, books,
tickets etc.
Recruiting Drive for Responders/Supporters
date to be announced shortly.
Enquiries to FAST Tel 634 309 899
Emergency Services Tel 112
www.fastcamposol.com
Happy New Year to everyone!

Age Concerns Christmas festivities started
with the annual Christmas Party. There was
a feast of sandwiches, sausage rolls, cakes,
mince pies, chocolates etc etc. Christine
(dressed in her Santa outfit) sung to get us
all in the Christmas spirit and Rita led the
dancing, including the compulsory conga and
we finished off with Auld Lang Syne. A good
day was had by all.
Lifeline 634 325 408
Advice & Info 634 310 216
Information from:
Camposol Cultural Centre
Wed/Thu 10am-pm
Friday 12.30-2pm
Telephone 634 310 216
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Dear Editor
We would like to say a big Thank you, to all
the members of the Harlequins Rock Choir,
for their wonderful concert performance,
at Marianos restaurant, on the evening of
Thursday 26th November, to raise money and
collect items of clothing, bedding, household
goods and food, for poor and needy families
in the Mazarrn area.
Additional thanks should also go to the Alpha
Leos, who helped to relieve those attending
the concert, of all the goods they had brought
in lieu of an admission charge.
The raffle and donations, on the night,
exceeded 700, plus other donations,
bringing the total to over 1000, making the
evening a tremendous success.
Thank you to everyone who attended the

evening and who contributed so magnificently.
Thank you, also, to the people who were
preparing for the FAST Fayre the next day,
who helped to move the mountain of donated
goods, to the patio, to make it easier to load
up.
Members of the Choir said that they would
like to do the same next year and that would
be fabulous!!
Thank you all, again
Joy & John Sloman
(HP Help People, Homeless and Poor)
working for Fr. Carlos
Fr. Carlos Prats, the parish priest for the four

parishes involved, attended the evening and
explained the purpose of the event. He was

overwhelmed by the contributions made and
is already making good use of the proceeds
among all the needy in the area, whether
Spanish or not.

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Another New Year is beginning!

Are you expecting this year to bring you
everything that you are hoping for?
Have you made any New Years resolutions?
Do you keep to these and fulfil them?
I dont make New Year resolutions, but
I do pray that this year 2016 will hold a
breakthrough in peoples lives.
What do I mean by that statement?
I pray that many will come to know and to
hand over their lives to Jesus Christ; to guide
them, heal them and for them to receive
eternal life in heaven when they leave this
earth. Also that many will search out a church
Are You Repaying A Mortgage? The EU

Requested On Its Last Report That All Money
Paid In Excess Must Be Refunded From The
Day Your Mortgage Was Signed If A Floor
Clause Was Included.
THE FIGURES:
Banks have started to include a floor
clause in mortgages to a percentage
ranging between 3.5% and 7% since
2009.
80% of the mortgages have a floor clause
included.
There are around 4 million mortgages in
Spain with a floor clause.
The cost of the floor clause can be more
than 3,000 on average per year per
family. (Source: ADICAE. Bank users
association)
What is the floor clause in a mortgage?
A floor clause sets up a minimum interest rate
to repay on your mortgage and does not allow
the borrower from benefiting from a reduction
of the mortgage rate which is dictated by the
variable interest rate benchmark (Euribor
in Spain). As a consequence a floor clause
increases the total cost of your mortgage.
What is the cost of the floor clause in a
mortgage?
The difference between the interests you
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to belong to, somewhere where they can

learn more about the Lord with like-minded
people, and know how to have a relationship
with Jesus Christ not a religiosity. There are
many people running away from religion,
but I am talking about a relationship, not
traditional as some have said a boring church.
Are you sure or confidant about where your

forever home will be when you leave this
earth? If not join us as we would be happy
to welcome you to our meeting every Sunday
morning at 10-30am at Sector B on Camposol
in the Cultural Centre. We serve communion
each week.
A church I believe should be a place that firstly

you should feel comfortable and accepted and
loved; a place where you can learn about the
bible and the Lord in all His glory; a place of
sanctuary and peace.
To grow as a person and be part of the family
of Christ.
We are registered with the Free Methodist

church and we have charitable status. For
more information phone Pastor Ralph and
Margaret Locke on 968 199 622 or 618 720
181.
would pay if the floor clause was not applied

and what you are effectively paying may
amount to quite a considerable sum between
200 and 300 per month as a consequence
of this abusive clause being applied on a
mortgage.
Estimation of money being paid in excess to
the banks:
Mortgages by 150,000:
between 179 and 213 per month (up to
2,566 per year)
3,421 per year)
4,276 per year)
money paid in excess on the mortgage as

a consequence of the floor clause from 9th
May 2013.
The European Union Court Justice recently
stated that banks must return the money
repaid in excess as a consequence of
having a floor clause from the first day
the mortgage was arranged and not from
9th May 2013 as the Spanish Supreme
Court said in March this year.
Source: ADICAE
FACTS
On 9th May 2013 the Spanish Supreme
Court issued its first ruling declaring all
floor clauses null and void in mortgage
agreements, as the clause was agreed
with a lack of transparency.
The Spanish Supreme Court dictated two
new more rulings also in May reassuring
what was stated on 9th May 2013 ruling
as well as introducing a further one
stating that banks have now to refund
retrospectively the borrowers with all the
Have a happy and blessed New Year
Conclusions
Clients must request these mortgage floor
clauses to be removed from their deeds and
claim back the money paid in excess as a
consequence of the abusive clause.
Getting your money back is possible, and 90%
of courts are ruling in favour of consumers
when claiming the floor clause to be removed
and interest returned retrospectively from 9th
May 2013.
However, we cannot advise at present to
claim with retroactive effect from the date
your mortgage was signed, despite some
Law Firms advising their clients to claim
(in) all (the) past overcharged interest
rates (overcharged to) be reimbursed in
accordance with the (by the sound of the)
latest recommendations received from the
EU Supreme Court of Justice. The scenario
can change in the future and it may be the
Spanish Supreme Court of Justice will agree
with the EU Court of Justice, but at present it
is only clear that the amount to be reimbursed
can only run from 9th May 2013 as per the
ruling issued by the Supreme Court.
We will be more than pleased to help you in
order to claim the nullity of your floor clause
as well as to claim the refund of the interests
overpaid paid on your mortgage contract.
Please feel free to send us a copy of your
mortgage deed and we will find out for you
if you are affected by a floor clause, without
any obligation.
We find it worth pursuing as you will enjoy
paying a much lower interest rate in your
mortgage and save you hundreds of euros
every year. Euribor is now about 0.15%
and expected to be at a low rate for at least
another two years.
We hope this information is useful and should
you have any additional question, please do
not hesitate to contact us.
Always seek professional advice from your
Law Firm.
Celso Rodriguez-Corral
Member Nr.71399 of the Bar Association of
Madrid
Barrister & Partner at Corral Alcaraz Law
Firm
Lawyers, Barristers & Accountants

Happy New Year to all our dear friends and

colleagues who have helped us this last year.
We are now into our 3rd year with Swap
Tears For Smiles which is really growing.
There will always be families in great need
in this area and as jobs are becoming even
more scarce, sadly the number of families will
increase.
are now able to get much needed food and

essentials to them. We are always grateful
for toiletries, especially liquid detergent, as
most families have to wash clothes by hand
and the powder doesnt dissolve in cold water.
If you can help in any way, please contact us
on the numbers listed below.
of our neighbours, friends and anyone who

needs prayers.
May we take this opportunity of wishing you
all a very Happy New Year and express our
grateful thanks for all who involve themselves
in our cause, whether by donating food or
fund raising for us.
May God bless you all.
Marge and Arthur
Drop off Points
Fortnightly Table Top Sale, Camposol Sector B
Robbos Golf Shop, San Javier - Neil & Nikki
Robinson
Time Out, San Javier - Gary & Sue
We wish to take the opportunity this

month to thank those people who have
made donations throughout last year in
order for us to achieve our goal and help
those dogs we are able to rescue to find
a permanent home. Also many thanks to all
our volunteers who dedicate their time in the
shop and at the fund raising events we hold
throughout the year. A special thanks goes
to Tracey whose birthday event raised 500
towards our cause.
On 18th December we were able to send a
further 9 dogs from the Perrera to Germany,
so we would especially like to thank the
dedicated team who work with the Mazarrn
Perrera to succeed in preparing the dogs
for transportation, comforting, walking and
generally looking after these dogs whilst they
are in the Perrera.
please contact Cathy on 639 604 628.

The first Saturday of every month we will be
having a Table Top Sale in Nico & Sonias
Bar in Puerto de Mazarrn next to the Market
Tavern, so please come along and support us.
We are always in need of volunteers to help

man our shop in Puerto de Mazarrn, so if
you can dedicate some of your time for that
We are always in need of good quality items

of bric-a-brac, clothing, furniture and bedding
- anything suitable to sell in our shop in
order to raise the necessary funds for our
voluntary dedicated team to continue their
role in supporting this worthwhile cause. If
you have any items that need picking up
such as several bags or a lot of items and for
whatever reason you are unable to get them
to our shop, please call Anne on 634 338
674 and we will endeavor to pick them up
from your house.
We are of course at present preparing more

dogs and puppies for transport this month
as it is a never ending task, to prepare more
and more dogs that come into the Perrera.
If you think you could spare a few hours a
week helping our team to walk the dogs at
the Perrera to keep them healthy and have
some positive human contact please contact
Tony on 618 034 921.

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The good news is, the families who had to

leave their homes because they couldnt afford
the rent, have managed to contact us and we
For the past 2 years we have prayed that the

Lord will direct our path and bring people to
us who are in need. As we come into 2016,
we pray that the Lord will continue to lead
us and open hearts and minds to the needs
Arthur & Marge 659 270 885/689 653 987

Email: arthurlaws@hotmail.com
Email: swaptearsforsmilesspain@yahoo.
com
www.swaptearsforsmiles.wix.com/
swap-tears-4-smiles
w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /
swaptearsforsmiles-spain
Happy New Year!

We hope you all had a great Christmas.
Rather too much pud and chocolates?
in memory of Dot. It was a lovely day to

remember a lovely lady and a number
of people came to watch Dots husband,
Dave, officiate at the simple ceremony.
If you are suffering from over indulgence,

why not get yourself back into shape with
a little training for The Dorothy Kay
Memorial Mile, which will take place on 4th
May at 8pm. Entry forms will be available
soon, so find those dusty trainers! The run
this year will be bigger and better than
ever, with something for all the family.
We actually planted a tree at the Camposol

Cultural Centre at the end of November
2016!! Do you remember all the fuss

over 2000 and here we are in the sixteenth
year after time does fly!
Things are much the same in the Rainbow
Camp dogs, cat, fish, terrapins and
garden all move along with that same
time! Spring is springing in the garden
as it does here in Spain in January and
seems to come to life to get its strength
before the sun hits us! We have fostered
a dog that is due to go to Germany in
February. What a girl Lucy is. From a shy,
probably ill-treated and emancipated pup
to a delightful young girl. It will be hard to
let her go, but it will be in the knowledge
she is going to a good home and that we
can take on another to help on its way. Do
you love dogs but do not want an all year
commitment or perhaps you come and go
from the UK? Consider a foster great
company but no long term commitment.
If you say your available dates, the charity
we work with will accommodate those and
We now have a super new storage facility

and would like to thank Paul Franks and
his team for contributing the muscle for
making this possible we really appreciate
it. Also a big thank you to all the people
who contributed items which we could
sell to help our funds in the build-up to
Christmas. We can now accept these items
much more easily, so you can always find
us at the Camposol Cultural Centre every
Monday morning, or at the Table Top Sales
on Camposol B on the second and third
Fridays of each month.
Before Christmas we had a lovely time
when the Masquerade Musicals came
along on a Monday session to entertain us
with Christmas carols and songs. A lot of
people came along to share the experience
and we would like to thank all the singers
and the audience who so generously
bought raffle tickets, refreshments and
craft items to help our funds.
not leave you with a stranded dog! Give

it a try! Julie (she knows which Julie!) We
all hope Scruffy is getting on with you?
Email us a line for next months issue about
adopting a dog?
TV News
A bit of a repeat from last month, but you
are not supporting the English language
cinema in Torrevieja! We went to see
Bridge of Spies great film and there
were four of us in the cinema! The other
two were Spanish improving their English!
Cinema is the best place to see a film.
Your TV does not do it justice - use it or
lose it! Its a great night out for 7 for the
film and a good meal after in town!
How is your TV reception? The signal
strengths seem to be up and down like the
proverbial yoyo! If you are experiencing
any problems why not get us to have a
look and be sure all the equipment you
have is doing the best it can? Often a dish
tweak or a new cable
connector can make
all the difference.
Dont miss the last
10 minutes of that
drama! Its the bit
you really want to
see!
We gets lots of
enquiries
about
Internet TV and why
ours costs yearly
when some seem
to be free. Firstly
check how long the
advertiser has been
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A week later we had a super Christmas

Lunch for the lovely people we support,
our friends and helpers. Many thanks to
everybody who contributed the delicious
food and goodwill which made it such a
success.
Forget Me Not will soon be celebrating its

second birthday and we are still anxious
to help and support carers and their loved
ones and offer a warm welcome to anyone
who can spare a little time to come along
to help us during our Monday sessions, or
with our fund-raising. We hope to see you
soon.
in business and the impossible question

how long do they intend to stay in
business? Are they here to make a quick
euro and run? The question I always ask
is Who will maintain the system when it
goes wrong? and believe me it will! If noone is getting paid on an ongoing basis,
who will fix it when it goes down? All these
Internet-based systems are in terms
of BBC/ITV/SKY, very small businesses.
TV signals do not just appear with no
maintenance requirements. Our system
is not perfect - as are none - but it does
have 24/7 maintenance engineers and it
will be fixed if it goes wrong as soon as is
possible. Some systems are off for a few
days and often a weekend when no one
wants to work! You pay your money and
take your choice, but beware - many
have been stung! As anywhere you spend
your hard earned money, check out the
supplier before you spend! There are many
Master Builders in Spain who have just
built a garden wall in the UK!
You have been warned and we
probably cannot fix a system not
supplied by us!
Rainbow hope you had a great Christmas
and wish you all the best for 2016. We
always welcome any questions you have
about TV in Spain (remember to ask about
TV availability in a property before you
finally buy).
Email rainbowsats@gmail.com
Tel (0034) 686 358 475
www.rainbowsats.org


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39 words of 3 letters or more.
BOX
CARD
CHALK
CIRCLE
COMPUTER
CUBE
CUPBOARD
DESK
DRAW
DRAWER
DRAWING PIN
ERASER
FILE
HOLE PUNCHER
PAINT
PEN
PENCIL
PHOTOCOPIER
PRINTER
RECTANGLE
RULER
SCANNER
SCISSORS
SQUARE
STAPLER
TRIANGLE
WRITE
Answers on page 94
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Having retired to the Torrevieja area,

Wendy was one of the original Listeners,
travelling up to Bennissa to do a duty, in
2007 and became a Leader in 2009. Two
years later she became Branch Director of
Villa Martin, took over as Operations Sub
Group Leader and then Talks Co-Ordinator
in 2012. She joined the Board of Trustees
in 2012 as Secretary, playing a big part in
helping to set up the centre at Punta
Prima and was also a Trainer from 2013.
She was considered a lovely friend by fellow
volunteers, had a tremendous personality
and she will be greatly missed by everyone.
Wendy leaves behind her husband Martin
and family in UK to whom Samaritans in
Spain convey their deepest condolences.
Do You Have What It Takes To Be A
Samaritan In Spain?
Are you curious about work of Samaritans
in Spain? Would you be interested in
becoming a duty listener on the 900 525
100 freephone help line which offers a 24
hour/365 days a year service?
Do you have a few hours a week to

help in a charity shop, fundraising or
admin?
In 2016 Samaritans in Spain will be
expanding their network and are currently
advertising for new volunteers to come
forward not only for their headquarters at
Punta Prima, but also for new listener teams
planned in Gran Alacant - Alicante, Javea
and Mazarrn areas. Samaritans in
Spain welcome applications from fluent
English speaking adult volunteers of
any nationality. Due to the confidential
nature of their work, offering impartial
emotional support, listener volunteers
are asked to provide references for
some background checks and undergo
a period of training and mentoring. It is
a thoroughly rewarding yet demanding
role and hence there is constant support
and focus on team welfare and back-up.
exhibitions and help with organising fun day

events etc. All volunteers receive a monthly
newsletter, invitations to group social
occasions, AGM and other team meetings.
For those who do not feel they can commit to
a listener role or regular work at the centre,
there is also a new group called Friends
of Samaritans (they have own Facebook
page) who organise numerous fundraising
events.
For more information, please
visit www.samaritansinspain.com and
to register your interest as a volunteer
for Alicante, please contact the General
Manager
stephenrbaker@outlook.
com and help play an important part
in your local community.
Remember if anyone in distress needs
someone to talk to lines are always open:
Call 900 525 100 FREE.
www.samaritansinspain.com
Some listeners at Punta Prima also

volunteer for the Charity shop and are on
call during shop hours and for face-to-face
consultations at the newly opened drop-in
centre. Other shop volunteers are happy
to be engaged solely for the retail side of
things, but have awareness training and
are fully briefed to handle people in distress
and direct them to the duty listening
team - many callers make a first tentative
approach for help by browsing in the shop
and getting to know the staff and stop for
a friendly chat. Extra hands are always
welcome even if only one day a week. The
duty rosters are drawn up as far as possible
to suit everyones needs. All volunteers
are unpaid (expenses may be claimed).
Samaritans would also love to hear from
volunteers who might like to assist at
headquarters in other ways; eg with general
office admin, delivering publicity material,
running errands and so on. It might suit
a recently retired person with their own
transport who would welcome joining an
established group for social contacts and
having the opportunity to get out and about
and meeting other people. Samaritans
volunteers also attend shows, fairs and

Wendy Jung
It is with great sadness that Samaritans
in Spain have to announce that their much
valued and long-serving volunteer and
Board Member Wendy Jung died in UK on
26th November.
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Nunca, nada, nadie

It is time for another small digression away
from verbs, just to let you know that there
are other things to learn! We are going to
learn three negative words; that is, the words
that mean never, no-one and nothing.
These are as follows:
Never is nunca
No-one is nadie
Nothing is nada
Well that was easily done! However, as usual
we need to look at them in a bit more detail
because they are not used in exactly the
same way in Spanish as they are in English.
The first thing to realize is that in Spanish we
can use a double negative. For example, in
English it is incorrect to say something like I
dont say nothing, or I dont see no-one.
We got told off for these kinds of things as
children and told that if you say I didnt say
nothing, that means you said something,
because two negatives make a positive.
Well, in Spanish this isnt the case.
We say No digo nada I dont say
With
electricity
bills
being
distributed
across Southern Spain,
thousands of expatriates will receive an
unwelcome reminder of the high cost
of electricity in the country. A private
swimming pool is considered by many to be a
necessary luxury in the hot Spanish summers,
but the cost of running a pool in Spain can be
astronomical.
The cost of electricity here in Spain is
amongst the highest in Europe. Only
Denmark, Germany, Italy and Ireland pay
more for their electricity. Budget-conscious
consumers across Spain are increasingly
looking for ways to save money and reduce
anything and No veo a nadie I dont

see anybody.
This means that the words
anything, anybody and in fact the word any
itself in most cases have no real translation
into Spanish.
There are a few very common phrases that
use this double negative. One is No pasa
nada which we say as a response to an
apology when we want to reassure someone
that there isnt a problem. When someone
is struggling to understand something which
doesnt make sense, you may hear them
exclaim No entiendo nada I dont
understand anything!
The word nunca works in exactly the same
way.
No voy nunca al cine. I never go to the
cinema.
No juego nunca al golf. - I never play
golf.
juego al golf.
No pasa nada is more of a set phrase
that doesnt change in any way, although we
could say Nada pasa en este pueblo.
Nothing happens in this village.
When we put the negative word at the
beginning of a sentence we do so for the sake
of emphasis.
No voy al cine nunca. is simply a
statement of fact, whereas Nunca voy al
cine. sounds more like a strong complaint
or strong statement against visiting cinemas!
There is another way of emphasizing the
idea of never which would translate for us
as never ever or never more and that is
nunca jams.
Peter Pan, who you will
remember lived (or lives, I beg your pardon)
in Never Never Land, in Spanish lives in El
Pas de Nunca Jams.
However, (the second big however in this

article!), if we change the word order round of
our sentences and put the nunca, nadie or
nada first, we end up with only one negative
word again.
For example Nunca voy al cine., Nunca
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articles are available as e-books at
www.janecronin.eu where you can also
obtain Janes Step by Step Internet
Spanish course.
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A swimming pool is one of the most

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There are many who died in 2015, but we

would like to remember the following:
James
William
Thomas
Jimmy
Hill OBE (22nd July 1928 19th December
2015) was an English football professional
and personality. His career included almost
every role in the sport, including player, trade
union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, analyst
and assistant referee.
British television journalist who contributed

reports to BBC programmes and, earlier in
her career, worked for ITN.
Dennis Brian Close, CBE (24th February
1931 13th September 2015) was an English cricketer, the youngest man ever to play
Test cricket for England.
Michael Hugh Scully (5th March 1943 8th
October 2015) was a British television presenter. He is best known as the host of the
BBC show Antiques Roadshow from 1981 to
2000.
ians films.
Priscilla
Cilla
Maria
Veronica
White OBE (27th May 1943 1st August
2015), known by her stage name Cilla Black,
was an English singer, television presenter
and actress. She died after a fall in her villa
in Estepona, Spain. The day after her funeral,
the compilation album The Very Best of Cilla
Black went to number one on the UK Albums
Chart as her first number one album.
Jules Bianchi (3rd August 1989 17th July
2015) was a French motor racing driver who
drove for Marussia F1 in the FIA Formula One
World Championship. On 5th October 2014,
during the Japanese Grand Prix, Bianchi lost
control of his Marussia in very wet conditions
and collided with a recovery vehicle.
Omar Sharif born Michel Dimitri Chalhoub (10th April 1932 10th July 2015) was
an Egyptian actor. He began his career in
his native country in the 1950s, but is best
known for his appearances in both British and
American productions.
Greville Ewan Janner, Baron Janner of

Braunstone (11th July 1928 19th December
2015) was a British politician, barrister and
writer. He went on to serve 27 years (from
1970 to 1997) in the House of Commons and
then as a member of the House of Lords until
ill health intervened.
Peter Harold Dimmock, CVO, CBE (6th December 1920 20th November 2015) was a
British sports broadcaster and senior television executive. He was the first host of
the BBCs long-running Grandstand and of
the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.
Joe Henson MBE (16th October 1932 5th

October 2015) father of Adam Henson from
Country File, was a farmer who founded
the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and appeared
as a presenter on BBC shows such as Animal
Magic.
Jacqueline Jackie Jill Collins OBE (4th October 1937 19th September 2015) was an
English romance novelist. She moved to Los
Angeles in the 1960s, became a US citizen
and spent most of her career there.
Michael Valentine Val Doonican (3rd

February 1927 1st July 2015) was an Irish
singer of traditional pop, easy listening and
novelty songs, who was noted for his warm
and relaxed style.
Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell
of Babergh, CBE; ne Grasemann (17th
February 1930 2nd May 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries. This theme was developed further in a third series of novels, written under
her pseudonym Barbara Vine.
Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM (12th May 1975

18th November 2015) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was the youngest ever All
Black when he played his first international
in 1994 at the age of 19 years and 45 days.
Warren Mitchell, born Warren Misell (14th

January 1926 14th November 2015) was an
English actor. He was a BAFTA TV Award winner and twice a Laurence Olivier Award winner.
Colin Fry (19th May 1962 25th August

2015) was a British spiritualist medium, author and television personality. Fry said his
first contact with a spirit was in 1971 when he
heard the voice of his grandfather telling him
to run home only to find that his mother had
fallen down the stairs.
Sir Terence David John Terry Pratchett, OBE (28th April 1948 12th March 2015)
was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. Pratchett suffered
from Alzheimers disease.
Patrick James John Pat Eddery (18th

March 1952 10th November 2015) was an
Irish flat racing jockey and horse trainer. He
rode three winners of the Epsom Derby, and
was Champion Jockey on eleven occasions.
He rode the winners of 4,632 British flat
races, a figure exceeded only by Sir Gordon
Richards.
Philip
1925
evision
for his
Street.
Stephen Hancock (24th November

1st November 2015) was a British teland stage actor. He was best known
role as Ernest Bishop in Coronation
Susan Ann Sue Lloyd-Roberts CBE (27th

October 1950 13th October 2015) was a
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Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH, SPMJ; born Harry Lee Kuan Yew (16th September 1923
23rd March 2015), informally known by his initials LKY, was the first Prime Minister of Singapore, governing for more than three decades from 1959 to 1990, including through
Singapores independence from Malaysia in
1965.
George Edward Cole, OBE (22nd April 1925

5th August 2015) was an English actor
best known for playing Arthur Daley in the
long-running ITV comedy-drama show Minder and Flash Harry in the early St Trin-

Pantomime
Theyve done it again!
Another
sell out over 3 performances for the
annual ADAPT Pantomime.
through ADAPT are learning to love our

strange tradition of Panto.
teachers of Las Esperanzas who charmed

us with their dancing.
The production was written, produced

and directed by Jane Cronin and Eric
Berg who also starred as Moody and
Bert, the chimney sweep. There were
some very funny sketches including a
hilarious Cookery Demonstration and
videos of Moody, Bert and the children on
outings to the park (Park of Nations) and
to London (La Zenia Boulevard).
The Technicians and Backstage Crew
excelled as always with the highlight being
a very lifelike Moody Poopins figure who
flew in across the audience to much
laughter and applause.
ADAPT will be accepting new members
at the February meeting which will be
at
The Pensionista Building, next to
Castelar College, Lo Pagan, on 6th February
at 10.30am.
Details can be found on the website
www.sanpedro.com
A special mention too to the children and
This years show was slightly different

in that it was a diversion from
the
traditional
Pantomime
theme.
Moody Poopins was a comedy version of
Mary Poppins and with the script in both
English and Spanish to accommodate
the growing Spanish audience who
Respect must go to the whole cast and

crew who put in a lot of time and effort
to bring a very entertaining show each
year which raises much needed funds for
San Pedro Charities. This years Panto has
raised 1,758.

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PRESS RELEASE
It
Looked
A Lot Like
Christmas
Spangles
L a d i e s
Harmony
C h o r u s
always looks
forward to a
busy festive
season and
this
year
was
no
exception.
They
sung
at
the
HAH (Help
at
Home
Mar Menor) Christmas Fair and they
sang for AMMA (Alzheimers Mar Menor
Association) at Iceland in San Javier on
12th December. They were delighted to
sing for the first time for the residents of
the Residencia Lozar in Pozo Aledo on 17th
December.
enjoyed this time of year said Wendy

Grant, who has recently taken on the role
of Musical Director, after their previous
MD returned to live in the UK. A singing
member of the chorus since October 2013,
Wendy had never directed a chorus before,
but she was more than willing to give it
a try. She is an accomplished saxophone
player and this has held her in good
stead when getting to grips with four part
harmony. Her debut as Spangles new MD
came on 3rd December at their Christmas
Concert, when she acquitted herself with
great professionalism and style.
The chorus is going from strength to

strength commented co-Chorus Manager,
Lyn Baines. We have won the gold medal
every time we have competed at the
SABS (Spanish Association of Barbershop
Singers) convention and we need to keep
ahead of the game when other choruses
are snapping at our heels. Since winning
earlier this year, we have concentrated on
improving our sound even more and the
hard work has paid off, judging from the
great compliments we received from the
audience after the show.
Choruses are not allowed to compete the
year following their win, so Spangles will
be representing Spain in Ireland in October
Chorus members will be making their way

to various locations to spend time with
family and friends over Christmas and will
return for their first rehearsal of 2016 on
7th January. Why Not Join Them?
Spangles welcomes new members, so if
youre looking to make new friends and
enjoy singing, why not visit Spangles
when they rehearse at Centro Municipal
Las Claras, Los Narejos, Los Alczares?
They meet every Thursday from 10am to
1pm. Visitors are always welcome.
Please call Lyn on 968 574 987 or Anthea
on 968334527 to book Spangles or to
find out how to join, or visit the website
www.spangleschorus.com.
The lead up to Christmas was an

opportunity for us to give something back
to our community and we thoroughly
2016 in the international chorus contest to

keep on top of their game. Never resting
on their laurels, Spangles will compete
in the Spanish national contest again in
2017. The chorus is busy fundraising to
cover their travel and accommodation
costs and theyre intending to present
more concerts during 2016, which will
be advertised in the local press, as well
on their website www.spangleschorus.
com and Facebook page www.facebook.
com/SpanglesChorus/
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HAH
Christmas
Dinner
Dance
A
Resounding Success
Saturday November 28th at 7.30pm was the
time for the start of the 2nd HAH Dinner
Dance which was held at the fabulous 525
hotel in Los Alcazares and what a night! As
always this event was SOLD OUT very early
and although another table was added on,
we still had a waiting list, so sorry to those
that were disappointed! An excellent 3 course
dinner with glass of wine was served very
efficiently and quickly by the 525 team and
then it was time to dance!
The Campoverde Reef Band (a great band

who do so much for charity) soon had many
up dancing and what a lovely picture. The
ladies looked stunning in their beautiful
dresses and the men very smart in lounge or
dinner suits, along with ceremonial dress and
a couple of kilts. Such a variety of music and
although there were a few smoochies the
floor was absolutely packed when the jives
etc. were played.
HAH volunteers and there were some great

prizes, many of which were donated by local
businesses. Thank you all for your support. A
fabulous portrait photo of John Lennon, taken
by the well-known celebrity photographer,
Bill Zygmant was auctioned and raised a
staggering 310; the raffle raising a further
1,280.
Lesley Eburne, HAH founder/organiser,
said We have such a great following for
our events, great venues, music and value,
and we at HAH are all so proud of what
we achieve. Thanking the Reef Band,
Manuela Lopez (525), the hotel staff and the
fantastic hard-working HAH volunteers, she
acknowledged that the success was also due
to the continued support of local businesses
and supporters.
November Sun For HAH At The Oasis
Bulevar
We expected rain but the sun shone for the
HAH Craft Fayre at the Oasis Bulevar, on
Sunday November 22nd. As always there was
a great turnout and lots of stalls to choose
from. HAH had plenty on offer, including
homemade cakes, cards, nearly new clothes,
crafts, gifts, raffle and tombola and we raised
a fantastic 989 on the day.
Thanking everyone for coming along in

support, Lesley Eburne, HAH founder and
organiser said I cant thank all the stall
holders and businesses on the Oasis enough
for their support, especially Pilar & Jose from
Luisines, but most of all, the hardworking
HAH Volunteers from the youngest Molly, to
the rest of us well into our 60s and 70s.
These Volunteers work tirelessly to raise the
funds so our Care Team and Professional
Nurses, Physios, Counsellors, Chiropodist
etc can continue to help so many people in
the Mar Menor/Los Alcazares area following
illness, hospitalisation etc. Last year alone,
2,400 hours were worked by our Fund Raising
and Care Teams, which is no mean feat with
only 35 active Volunteers. Well done and
thank you to all of you!
Come on now, make a New Years
Resolution to help one of the local
charities, who are all struggling. As little as
an hour a week will make such a difference
to the charity and it is very rewarding work.
helpathome@gmail.com
who
Contact
will be delighted to welcome you on board,
especially those with care experience.
We hope to see you all again in the New
Year.

During a quick break, the raffle was drawn,

tickets having been sold earlier by the great
Along with this, Shoe Amor, Beauty Box,

La Claras Patchwork Ladies, (raising funds
for AECC), Colin, Preeva Jewellery, Tara,
Butterfly Home Furnishings, Sandie, Telitec
and Conchi gifts all had stalls.
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New Vice Consul

for Alicante
S
a
r
a
Munsterhjelm has
been appointed as
Vice Consul for the
British
Consulate
in Alicante. Sara
has worked at the
Alicante Consulate
for more than six
years,
assisting
vulnerable British
nationals and she
previously worked in the Department of
Health team, also based in Alicante. Her roles
have given her an insight into many of the
challenges and benefits experienced by those
visiting or living in Spain.
Sara said I am really excited about the
opportunity to take a lead in the support
we offer British nationals in this area of
Spain. My experience means I have a good
understanding of the needs of residents and
tourists and Im looking forward to working
with the local Spanish authorities and the
voluntary sector to ensure Brits can access
the support and information they need.
Sara has lived in Alicante for nine years with
her family, having moved to Spain shortly
after completing a degree in Spanish and
German at the University of Manchester.
Sarah-Jane, Consul for Alicante and Madrid

said Im very pleased that Sara is taking over
as Vice Consul in Alicante. Her experience
puts her in a great position to make sure we
continue to offer a high quality service to all
our customers.
Alicante is one of the busiest British
Consulates in the world and handled almost
450 deaths, detentions and hospitalisations in
2014/15. The team also dealt with more than
1200 cases of lost and stolen passports. The
consular region covers Alicante, Valencia,
Castelln, Murcia and Albacete and has
120,000 Britons registered on the padrn and
receives more than two million British tourists
each year.
Sara Munsterhjelm replaces Lloyd Milen, who
has taken over as Consul-General for NorthEast Spain and the Balearic Islands, based in
Barcelona.
Ana Botn, Executive Chairman of Banco
Santander, appointed honorary DBE by
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Ana Botn, Executive Chairman of Banco
Santander, has been appointed an honorary
Dame Commander of the British Empire
(DBE), for services to the British financial
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services sector.
The appointment reflects Ms. Botns
services to the UK during her time as CEO
of Santander UK from December 2010 until
September 2014, when she was appointed
Executive Chairman of the Santander Group,
the largest bank in the Eurozone by market
capitalisation, which is based in Spain and
has a meaningful market share in 10 core
countries in Europe and the Americas.
As CEO she led the transformation of
Santander UK following the merger of Abbey
National, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford
& Bingley building societies and oversaw the
steady growth of the business to its current
position where it has around 860 branches
across the UK, serves 14 million customers
and employs 20,000 people.
The British Ambassador to Spain, Simon
Manley, said I am delighted that Ana Botn
has received this honour, reflecting her
exceptional contributions to the UK economy
and society. The United Kingdom welcomes
foreign investors - large and small - that wish
to expand overseas, for the opportunities that
it offers to those companies and the benefits
that it brings to our country. In particular,
Ms. Botn positioned Santander as a major
provider of lending for small and mediumsized UK businesses, complementing the UK
governments wider efforts to boost overseas
trade under the newly launched Exporting is
GREAT campaign.
universities in 2007, as part of its long term

commitment to higher education. As part
of the Breakthrough programme, Santander
Universities has offered opportunities for
undergraduate
students
to
undertake
internship work placements with SMEs since
2011.
British Ambassador Presents Queens
Certificate And Badge Of Honour To
Spanish Citizen
Jose Antonio Cordeiro Otero has received
the Falkland Islands Queens Certificate and
Badge of Honour in recognition of his services
to the Falkland Islands and particularly for
his work in the fishing industry. The award
was presented by the British Ambassador
Simon Manley during a ceremony at the
Ambassadors Residence in Madrid.
Antonio arrived in the Falkland Islands in
1988 and lived there until he returned to his
native Galicia earlier in 2015. He worked for
the Falklands fishery from its creation and
also supported the establishment of The
Mission to Seafarers in the Islands capital
Stanley, which provides support and welfare
during times of crisis or need to the men and
women who work on the high seas. His most
important achievement was in developing and
fostering relationships between the Spanish
and the Falkland Islands fishing industries.
Santander UKs business support programme

Breakthrough provides a 200m capital fund
for high growth businesses with a turnover of
between 500k and 25m.
The award also recognises Ana Botns
voluntary contribution. In 2010 she joined
the Board of Trustees of the Mayors Fund for
London, a foundation that focuses on projects
to improve employment opportunities for
disadvantaged children and in 2013 she was
appointed as one of five external members to
the Financial Services, Trade and Investment
Board, which was established by the
Chancellor George Osborne to promote the
UKs financial services industry. In January
2014 she was appointed as a UK Business
Ambassador by the Prime Minister David
Cameron and in July 2015, she was appointed
to the Prime Ministers Business Advisory
Council.
Ms. Botn has also been a strong supporter
of
the
link
between
education
and
entrepreneurialism. Thousands of students
and entrepreneurs across the UK have
benefited from the scholarships, travel
grants, projects and awards since the bank
signed the first of its 80 collaborations with UK
Simon Manley said Previously the relationship

between the two fishing industries consisted of
little more than simple license arrangements.
Today, joint ventures between the two
fisheries are not only commonplace, but
essential to the Islands economy. It is safe to
say this would not be the case had it not been
for Antonios tireless work in this area. As a
result he enjoys widespread respect amongst
his peers not an easy thing to achieve in
such a tough and demanding industry.
Jose Antonio Cordeiro Otero said I have had
the privilege of serving two countries I feel I
belong to.
The ceremony was attended by Antonios
family and friends as well as by the British
Embassys Defence Attach Paul Lemkes.


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Burns Supper is an institution of Scottish

life and the evening is spent celebrating
the life and works of the national Bard, Robbie
Burns. Suppers can range from an informal
gathering of friends to a huge, formal dinner full
of pomp and circumstance.
There are various running orders that cover all
the key elements of a Burns Night Supper.
Here are some suggestions:
Piping In The Guests
A Burns Night celebration normally calls for
a piper to welcome guests. For more formal
events, the audience would stand to welcome
special guests: the piper plays until the high
table is ready to be seated, at which point a
round of applause is due.
Chairmans Welcome
The Chair (host/organiser) warmly welcomes
and introduces the assembled guests and the
evenings entertainment.
The Selkirk Grace
This is a short but important prayer read to
usher in the meal. It is also known as Burnss
Grace at Kirkcudbright.
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Toast To The Haggis

Prompted by the speaker, the audience joins in
the toast to the haggis. Its then time to serve
the main course with the traditional neeps and
tatties
The Meal
The meal is usually served with some suitable
background Scottish music.
Starter
Traditional cock-a-leekie soup
Main Course
Haggis, neeps & tatties (Haggis wi bashit neeps
an champit tatties)
Dessert
Clootie Dumpling (a pudding prepared in a linen
cloth or cloot) or Typsy Laird (a Scottish sherry
trifle)
Cheeseboard with bannocks (oatcakes)
Tea/coffee.
Liberal lashings of wine or ale should be served
with dinner and its often customary to douse
the haggis with a splash of whisky sauce, which,
with true Scots understatement, is neat whisky.
After the meal, its time for connoisseurs to
compare notes on the wonderful selection of
malts served by the generous chair.
Entertainment
Singers or Musicians will perform Burns songs
such as:My Luve is Like a Red Red Rose
Rantin, Rovin Robin
John Anderson, my jo
Ae Fond Kiss and Then We Sever
There may be moving recitals of a Burns poem
such as:
Tam o Shanter
Holy Willies Prayer
To a Louse
Address to the Unco Guid
For a that and a that.
The immortal memory
The Life Of Robert Burns
His literary genius, his politics, his highs and
lows, his human frailty and - most importantly
- his nationalism will be explored with sparkling
wit, painting a colourful picture of Scotlands
beloved Bard.
The speaker may conclude with a heart-felt toast
- To the Immortal Memory of Robert Burns!
Toast to the Lassies
The humorous highlight of any Burns Night
comes in this toast, which is designed to praise
the role of women in the world today. This should
be done by selective quotation from Burns
works and should build towards a positive note.
The toast concludes with To the Lassies!
Burns Readings
This may start with a reply to the Toast to the
Lassies, followed with a note of thanks from the
chair.
Auld Lang Syne closes the proceedings.
Piping In The Haggis

Guests normally stand to welcome the dinners
star attraction, which should be delivered on
a silver platter by a procession comprising the
chef, the piper and the person who will address
the Haggis. A whisky-bearer arrives to ensure
the toasts are well lubricated! During the
procession, guests clap in time to the music until
the Haggis reaches its destination at the table.
Address To The Haggis

The honoured reader seizes their moment
of glory by offering a fluent and entertaining
rendition of To a Haggis. The reader should
have his knife poised ready to cut the casing
along its length, making sure to spill out some
of the contents. The distribution of these bits
of haggis is regarded as a part of the fun. The
recital ends with the reader raising the haggis in
triumph during the final line Gie her a haggis!

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All of us at MAMAs would like to wish all our

customers old and new a very prosperous,
peaceful and healthy 2016.
Our volunteers are all braced and ready for a
busy time ahead and we now feel settled in
our spacious and well stocked superstore. We
have been here just over a year and wonder
how we ever coped in our previous smaller
premises. Due to your generous donations
at the moment we are bursting at the seams
with lots of very nice furniture and bric-abrac.
We are third on the left, in Calle San Juan
just behind Consum on the way into Puerto
de Mazarrn.
Our feature dog this month is Juliete
This little dog was rescued by a local Spanish
lady. Unfortunately due to her harsh life
she was badly undernourished and had been
attacked by ticks. We advised her to go straight
to the vets where she got a quote for the
necessary treatment so that our committee
could issue a voucher for her (which she was
delighted to receive) to help with the costs. As
Cambridge Weight Plan was developed

in the UK over 30 years ago by doctors
at Cambridge University, England and
expanded to Spain over 4 years ago.
you can see

from
the
photo, Juliete
has
now
made a full
recovery and
is settled and
happy in her
new home.
We were only
too happy to
help her and
as a bonus
her owner has
since
given
us
some
good quality
donations! We are glad to see you getting
better Juliete!
If you have recently taken in an abandoned
animal or received a vets bill that you are
finding difficult to pay, get in touch and we
may be able to help.
become an accredited Cambridge Weight

Plan Consultant. Mel launched her business
in September 2014 in the Mazarrn area.
Now, almost a year on, Mel is helping

many clients to successfully lose weight
safely and effectively and also has a large
portfolio of maintainers who have lost
weight with her guidance and also kept the
weight off.
Mel is qualified to help people with medical
conditions, in particular people who have
Diabetes (types 1 and 2), Hypertension,
High Cholesterol, Thyroid conditions,
medically treated Arthritis, plus many
others.
Having lost 16 pounds herself using

Cambridge Weight Plan, Mel Lay then
underwent extensive training last summer
and subsequently passed the exams to
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MAMAs are looking for volunteers, in

particular strong chaps to pick up and deliver
furniture!
Richard will be at Camposol B lower car park
(opposite the petrol station) on Tuesdays
10am-12pm. Have a chat with him. He will
also collect your kind donations or arrange
to pick up larger items. Smaller working
electrical items are good sellers, as well as
bric-a-brac and winter clothing.
Furniture Sales
We advertise on Murcia Today under MAMAs
RESALES. Check our website where there
is a link to show furnishings for sale, or
sometimes we have things on Items For Sale
on Facebook.
If you have rescued a dog or cat and need
help contact us on 666 186 037
Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail.
com
Registered charity No. 9537/1a
MAMAs - Were Here To Help
aimed at both men and women.

We offer a range of Weight Management
programmes, providing flexibility and
choice as well as structure. The products
(porridge, soups, shakes, bars and pasta
meals) can be used either as a total diet
replacement for fast, predictable weight
loss with nutritional assurance, or with
conventional food for more gradual weight
loss and effective weight management. You
also receive a weekly private one-to-one
consultation to create a long term weight
loss plan which suits your lifestyle and also
to support and motivate you through your
weight loss journey.
Many of my clients have had their

Cholesterol and Hypertension medications
reduced and I have seen sugar levels in
my Diabetic clients stabilise to much lower
and safer levels. Medical testimonials like
these are proof that Cambridge 800 can
help make you healthier, as well as lose
weight safely and effectively, Mel proudly
explained.
She continued to say You can have
confidence in Cambridge 800 as it has
been developed by
UK Doctors and is
continuously
being
medically trialled. It
is supported by many
obesity and Diabetic
organisations
and
has helped millions
of people lose weight
and keep it off long
term. Our products
are
nutritionally
balanced and form
the basis of the
highly
effective
Cambridge
Weight
Plan
programmes,
If you would like to book a no obligation

consultation, or ask any questions about
the programmes, give Mel a call on 673 162
695, email mellymujer@live.co.uk or
take a look at her Facebook Business Page
www.facebook.com/cambridge800.
mel.lay


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Right on the border with Bulgaria and

Greece, the northern Turkish city of
Edirne was my base for the week. Like a
mini Istanbul, much smaller and minus
the tourists, it was real Turkey. The small
centre with pedestrian streets, bazaars and
grand Mosques is beautiful; full of culture
and old world charm, but walk only twenty
minutes away to the outskirts of town and
its altogether different.
once charged me for food. We talked every

day and I joined the guys at the Mosque
on at least three occasions. Watching them
pray, I sat quietly on the thick carpet at the
back and enjoyed the serenity.
Its beautiful yes? my friend said.

Oh yes, I replied.
You want to go up inside? His eyes
sparkled.
You serious?
Yes, wait. I get the Imam. He is friend of
mine.
Ten minutes later, he returned with the
Imam who greeted me with a nod of the
head and a smile.
Is this allowed? I gestured towards the
minaret.
Not only poor Turks, but many Syrian

refugees live in what can only be described
as squalor. I wandered the narrow streets of
shanty style accommodation, down-trodden
women sitting outside and often kids playing
in and around garbage. Lots of dogs, cats
and yes, rats - big ones at that; a far cry
from the charming centre of this town.
One of the guys who worked in the hotel,

did, in a very friendly manner, try his best
to get me to take Islam into my heart. We
chatted about this many times during the
week I was there. He was such a nice guy;
so full of passion. Not a fundamentalist in
any way whatsoever, he just oozed genuine
love for Allah. He smiled warmly as he saw
me sitting in the comfy area of the hotel
landing each night with a beer or two I had
taken in. Of course Id asked the owner in
advance if this was ok and was told that it
was not a problem. I didnt tell him about
my love of black pudding though, for that
would probably have been pushing it just a
little too far!
Kids with big dirty smiling faces ran up

to me as I walked through. They wanted
their photos taken. I looked around for
an adult..managed to make eye contact
with a group of old women who seemed to
understand the situation. They nodded their
approval. I took photos and showed them
to the kids through the view finder, much
to their delight. Nobody begged; nobody
asked me for anything.
These Syrian refugees are a growing
problem, not just for Turkey, but also for the
whole of Europe and its nearby borders. The
Turkish people have up until now, been very
sympathetic to the plight of their Syrian
brothers. That said, there is only so much a
people can or will take. I wonder, how many
more Syrian refugees arriving will it take
before the so far welcoming hand of the
Turkish population is removed? Much more
about this in the coming weeks
The owner and staff in my little hotel in
central Edirne were so kind to me. Naturally
Muslim, they were very interested to learn
of my travels to such places as Palestine.
They invited me to join them for meals out
the back in the little courtyard and never
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On my last day, knowing he was not going

to succeed in converting me, he hugged me,
kissed me on the cheek and lastly put his
hand on my chest. He looked me in the eye
and told that even though I didnt believe, I
had a good heart.
One day in Edirne, just after prayer, the
hotel owner, the passionate young guy,
another from the hotel and myself, stood
outside the Mosque, its huge minaret
towering above us.
Normally not allowed, but I have key!

replied the smiling Imam.
In through a
small door at
street level,
I was soon
climbing up
inside
the
minaret,
up a set of
spiral stone
stairs which
were
built
hundreds
of
years
ago. It was
extremely
narrow; only
room for one
person at a
time. Up and
up and up we
climbed.
It
seemed
to
go on for ever, but eventually we came to a
tiny door, opened it and stepped out onto a
minuscule little round balcony. We were up
almost 150 feet. Oh my giddy aunt, it was
high! (See the picture of loudspeakers near
the top of the minaret; one that blasts out
the call to prayer.) My Turkish friends told
me that almost no-one gets up here and it
was a first for even them.
Id guess that I may have been
first western non-believer to have
the honour of climbing up inside
hundreds of years old minaret. It
exhilarating. Thank you guys.
the
had
this
was
For more information on Georges writing,

go to www.georgermitchell.com

Benji
has
been
in
a
foster home
with us for
quite a while.
His
owner
sadly passed
away and his
owners wife
was
taken
into a care
home. Benji
is around 5
years old and
is great with
other dogs and cats. He is one of the most
gentle dogs we have had and will make a
wonderful companion.
Angel is a
stunning
4
month
old
Snowshoe
S i a m e s e
and in need
of
a
new
home.
She
is good with
other cats, is
very
loving
and
enjoys
cuddles and
kisses.
Dino
is
a
2 year old
p o d e n c o
cross and has
been waiting
in
kennels
for a home
for over 8
months. He is
such a gentle
boy, weighs
around
15
kilos,
is
neutered and
is great with
other dogs.
Sheba is a 2
year old long
haired female
cat
who
was
thrown
out on the
streets when
her
owner
moved
to
M a d r i d .
Sheba
is
friendly and
she is very
devoted
to
the
people
who feed her.
If you are interested in any of the above pets,
please call 645 469 253
To advertise an animal for adoption please
email info@petsinspain.info

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RED Entertainment
GREEN Charity & non-profit making events
ORANGE Special menus
BLACK Fiestas & important events
PURPLE Market, exhibitions, leisure & meetings
Please refer to the relevant advert or editorial for more details of events
Every Day
Breakfasts @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A from 3.50 (9am-12pm)

Breakfasts @ Lizs Caf, Camposol B (from 9am)
English Breakfasts @ El Rincon de la Tapa, Cehegn from 3.50
Menu del Noche @ Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarrn from 7 inc a drink (Tues-Sun)
3 Course Menu del Noche @ Elliots, Bolnuevo 14
Every Mon
Yoga with Lisa @ Yoga Shala Studio, Isla Plana 10.30am

Dancercize with Zizi @ The Arches, Los Alczares 12pm
Ladies Chatterbox Sew n Sew @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2.30pm
Breakfast & 2 Free Steak Meal when booking overnight stay @
La Mariposa, Gebas 49 per cpl
Forget me Not Respite Care @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10.30am-1.30pm
GOmaD collections @ Mazarrn Country Club (opp Community Centre) 11am-1pm
Andreas Animal Rescue Collection @ Car Park, Camposol B 11.30am-1.30pm
Every Tue
Camposol B Clean Working Party @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 8.30am-10.30am

Camposol D Sector Community Group Working Party @ Camposol D
Spanish Lessons @ Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarrn 9am-2pm
Computer Clinic @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A 1-3pm
Guitar Group @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 4-7pm
Zumba @ The Arches, Los Alczares, 4.30pm
English/Spanish Conversation Group @ Neighbourhood Association Bar, Isla Plana 6pm
English/Spanish Language Exchange @ Isla Plana Social Centre 6-9pm
Learn to Ballroom Dance with Jacqui @ The Arches, Los Alczares 7pm
Breakfast & 2 Free Steak Meals when booking overnight stay @
Menu del Noche @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
Karaoke with Lynden B @ The Arches, Los Alczares
Every Wed
MAMAS Collection/Book Stall @ Camposol B Car Park 10am-12pm

FAST Available for New Volunteers @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11am
GOmaD Collections @ Camposol A 11.30am-1pm
Mar Menor Golf Society Competition
C Gardening Group Clean Up @ Camposol C 9am
Acupuncturist @ Janes Salon, Bolnuevo
Dancercize with Zizi @ The Arches, Los Alczares 11am
SAMM International One Metre Club 11am
Line Dancing with Lyn @ The Arches, Los Alczares 3pm
Yoga @ Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarrn 3.30pm
Meditation @ Yoga Shala Studio, Isla Plana 3.30pm
Masquerade Musicals Rehearsal @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 4pm
Chi Kung @ Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarrn 5pm
Mazarrn AA Group @ Meeting Room adjacent to Caada de Gallego Church 5.30pm

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Yoga with Lisa @ Yoga Shala Studio, Isla Plana 6.30pm

Line Dancing @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7pm
Steak Night @ La Vida, El Pareton from 10.95
Age Concern for tickets etc @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10am-1pm
HAH Mar Menor Book & DVD Club 2.30-4.30pm
Every Thu
Camposol Market @ Camposol A

PATA Cake Social Group @ Bar Med, Pto de Mazarrn 10.30am
Shabby Chic Furniture/Chalk Paint/Upcycling/Handpainting @
Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarron 10.30am
Folk & Blues Club @ Camposol B 1pm
Painting Lessons @ Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarrn 2-4pm
Los Amigos de Mazarrn FC Meeting @ Camposol4pm
Bangers & Mash @ El Rincon de la Tapa, Cehegn (pre-order)
Breakfast & 2 Free Steak Meal when booking overnight stay @
Age Concern for tickets etc @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10am-1pm
Little Starfish Dog Rescue Table Top Sale @ Lower Car Park, Camposol A from 10am
JJs Puppy Rescue Table Top Sale @ Lower Car Park, Camposol A 11am-1pm
Andreas Animal Rescue Collection @ Mazarrn Country Club 11.30am-1pm
HAH Mar Menor Book/Card Stall @ Los Narejos 2-4pm
Every Fri
2 Night Accommodation Special @ La Mariposa, Gebas inc 3 Activities/Lunch/Dinner 159

Friday Art Group @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 9.45am-12.30pm
Miles Dance Fitness @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrn 10am
Book Stall/Camposol A Gardening @ Car Park Camposol A 10.30am-12.30pm
Miles A Weigh Slimming Club @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrn 11am
SAMM International One Metre Club
Yoga @ Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarrn 3.30pm
10 Pin Bowling/Camposol C Greenfingers Garden Group @ Totana 4pm
Meditation & Pranayama @ Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarrn 5pm
English/Spanish/French/German Language Exchange @
Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarrn 6-8pm
50% Discount on all meals @ Palenque, Pto de Mazarrn
Fish Night at The Bistro/Quiz @ La Vida, El Pareton from 5.50
(food from 12.30pm, quiz from 9pm)
Mixed Grill Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A 10
Fish& Chips @ Viggos, Pto de Mazarrn
Fish& Chips @ El Rincon de la Tapa, Cehegn (pre-order)
Surf &/Or Turf Special Menu @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarron
Live Entertainment @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrn from 8pm

FAST @ Camposol B Commercial Centre
MABS Mazarrn booking events etc outside Compusurf, Camposol B 11am
GOmaD Donations @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B/Costa Clida Radio 12.30-2pm
Age Concern booking events etc @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 12.30-2pm
Every Sat
The Archaeological See of Begastri Open @ Cehegn 10am-2pm

Vegetarian Cookery Workshop @ Caf Buenavista, Pto de Mazarrn 11am-1.30pm
Tourism Activity Park Coto de las Maravillas Open, Cehegn
Harlequin Rock Choir @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30pm
Free Tours of Moratalla11.30am from Tourist Office
Roast Dinner @ El Rincon de la Tapa, Cehegn (pre-order)
Menu del Noche/Live Entertainment @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarron 10
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Live Music @ Hotel Restaurante Argos, Ctra Caravaca, Calasparra 8pm (food available)
MABS MMM Book Sale @ The Arches, Los Alczares 10am-1pm
HELP MMM Sale of up-market clothes @ The Arches, Los Alczares 10am-1pm
Every Sun
The Archaeological See of Begastri Open @ Cehegn 10am-2pm

Tourism Activity Park Coto de las Maravillas Open, Cehegn
Sunday Lunch @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A from 6 inc a drink
Sunday Roast @ Lizs Caf, Camposol B from 6.50
Traditional Sunday Lunch @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarron from 8.50 12-4pm
3 Course Sunday Lunch @ Elliots, Bolnuevo 10
Meat Carvery/Vegetable Buffet @ La Mariposa, Gebas from 10.50
Sunday Roast @ La Vida, El Pareton 12.30-3.30pm
Live Entertainment @ Blues House, Bolnuevo from 3pm (from 17 Jan)
Open Day @ Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, Rojales 1-4pm
JANUARY 2016
Friday 1
New Years Day National Holiday
Tuesday 5
Three Kings Night

Welcome Book Swap @ Camposol B 10am-12pm
Stamp Collectors Meeting @ Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrn 6pm
HAH Volunteers Meeting @Las Claras, Los Narejos10.30am
Wednesday 6
Three Kings National Holiday

Three Kings Parade @ El Pareton. La Vida opens from 9am for hot rolls then
Menu del Dia
Los Nietos Golf Society Game
Welcome Petanca @ Camposol A 2pm
Mazarrn FC v La Hoya Lorca CF (home)
Welcome Games Night @ Camposol A 3
MABS MMM Volunteers Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15
Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm
Thursday 7
Romera del 7 de Enero, Totana

Ladies Chatterbox Book Group @ The Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2pm
Spangles Rehearsal @ Las Claras, Los Alcazares 10am-1pm
Yorkshire Linen Winter Sale starts
CC Country Music Club /Johnny Scott @ Camposol A 7.45pm
Friday 8
FAST Book Stall. Camposol B Commercial Centre

GOmAD Table Top Sale @ Camposol B Commercial Centre 10am2pm
Age Concern Table Top @ Commercial Cenre, Camposol B 10am-1pm
Saturday 9
JJs Table Top Sale @ Pto de Mazarrn

Byron G Man Sax @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrn 8pm
Sunday 10
Artisan Market @ Mula

Mazarrn FC v CD Juvenia (away)

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Monday 11
Guided Walk/4 Course Lunch inc beer/wine @ La Mariposa, Gebas 12

Los Palacios Gardening/Community Group AGM @ Camposol A 10.30am
Tuesday 12
MCC Residents Social Club Trip to Ikea/Thader/Nueva Condomina

7 (9 non-members)
Wednesday 13 General Meeting of SAMM @ Los Narejos 11am

MABS Murcia NW Volunteers Meeting @ 5pm
Thursday 14
Downhill Cycling/4 Course Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas

35 inc bike/guide/safety equip
Ladies Chatterbox Group @ The Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2pm
Friday 15
Stevie Ts Morning Quiz on the Road @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrn 8pm
MABS Murcia NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9-1pm
Mazarrn Bahia Leo Club @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7-9pm (12-18 year olds).
Saturday 16
Artisan Market @ Paseo de las Comunidades Autnomos, Pto de Mazarrn 10am-2pm

Steak or Salmon Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
Los Duques @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrn 8pm
MABS Mazarrn Book Sale. Camposol B Commercial Centre 9am-1pm
Sunday 17
San Antn, Bullas & Torre Pacheco

Artisan Market @ Caravaca
Artisan Market @ Sanctuary de la Esperanza, Calasparra 10am-6pm
Car Boot Sale in Cehegin by Old Railway Station
Ruta del Ferrocarril (Railway Route) with Aguilas Tourist Information Centre
Mazarrn FC v Sangonera UCAM (away)
Tuesday 19

Age Concern Trip to Nueva Condomina Shopping Centre, Murcia
HELP MMM General Meeting @ Las Claras, Los Narejos 11.30am
Wednesday 20 San Sebastin, Ricote

Friday 22

Mazarrn Leos Charter Night Celebrations/Barrington @ Camposol A
MCC Events Club Race Night @ Taverna, MCC 6 (7.50 non-members) incl bar snack
Clinic Doctor @ Janes Salon, Bolnuevo
Saturday 23
Fiesta de la Cuadrilles, Baranda (Caravaca de la Cruz) (until 25th)

National and International BMX Open in Mazarrn
Kissimu Orphanage Fundraiser/Martin Ross @ Bar Med, El Alamillo,
Pto de Mazarrn 1.30pm
Woody @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrn 8pm
Hot Pot in a Cob Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
Sunday 24
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Mazarrn FC v Beniajan CF (home)

National and International BMX Open in Mazarrn

Monday 25
Burns Night
Guided Walk/4 Course Lunch inc beer/wine @ La Mariposa, Gebas 12
Burns Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
Tuesday 26
Australia Day
Ladies Chatterbox Group Trip to Alhama Market & Afternoon Tea 16 (19 non-members)
Wednesday 27 Welcome Dance/Terry J & Angie McKay @ Camposol A 8 (food avail 5)

Age Concern Menu del Dia @ Pto de Mazarrn 1.30pm
Thursday 28
Fuente Old Guards Golf Society Game
Friday 29
Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting/Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas from 39

Telitec Open Day @ La Red Solutions Office, Camposol B
Age Concern Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 10-1pm
Saturday 30
Fiestas del Vino, Bullas (until 1st March)

Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting/Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas from 39
Italian Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
The Streeters @ Bar Med, El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrn 8pm
Sunday 31

Artisan Market @ Plaza del Castillo, Cehegin 10am
FEBRUARY
Monday 1
Camposol D Sector Community Group Working Party Meeting @ Camposol C 4pm
Tuesday 2
La Candelaria, Beniel
Stamp Collectors Meeting @ Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrn 6pm
HAH Volunteers Meeting @ Las Claras, Los Narejos 10.30am
Wednesday 3
Los Nietos Golf Society Game
Friday 5
MABS Murcia NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9am-1pm

Mazarrn Bahia Leo Club @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7-9pm (12-18 year olds).
Saturday 6
ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am

Welcome Meeting @ Camposol A 2pm
Culture Vultures Trip to Murcia A Bewitching Love (Ballet) from 20 8pm
SDTM Golf Presentation Dinner
MABS MMM Volunteers Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15am
Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm
Seafood Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A

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All the proceeds from our night on 4th

December were given to MABS.
paid the balance of 150 has been given to

MABS. Thanks to all who came along and
contributed.
Normally our dances take place on the 1st
Friday of each month at Marianos Camposol
A, but please note our January 2016 Dance
will be on the 2nd Friday - 8th January - when
the live act is Johnny Scott. This will be the
first time he has performed at our club and
this area. Starting at 7.45pm, entry is only
4.
Ann and Roys FREE Line Dance Class
continues each Wednesday at 7pm in the
Cultural Centre, Camposol B.
The reason we chose to have our first charity

event that night, was that the attendance on
the corresponding night last December was
the biggest at any country music event in
Happy New Year to you all!

Dragontours wishes all their clients, old and
new, known and not-yet known, a wonderful
2016, full of adventure, love and health. In
this first article of the year, we would like
to talk about possibilities for that perfect
vacation, and hope that you will come in to
book your travel needs with us.
Mallorca
This beautiful island is just a 50 minute flight
from Alicante and there are daily flights, so
you can make your visit as long or short
as you wish. With relation to the Spanishsubsidized pensioners holidays, we can offer
very competitive prices for the same type
of holiday, but choosing your hotel and the
area you prefer whether it be in the vicinity
of Palma, Palma itself, or on the stunningly
beautiful north coast and with the regime
you prefer. You might wish to have a selfcatering apartment as opposed to full board
in a hotel, or perhaps just breakfast in order
to enjoy exploring the area and tasting local
delicacies in a different restaurant every day.
For any of these options, if you are in the
over-55 category (just one of the couple
needs to comply with this), there are very
special discounts available. We can book
the entire package for you, including flights,
transfers, insurance and accommodation,
with the guarantee of people who have been
working in the travel business for close to 20
years.
Canary Islands
We can offer the same kind of discounts and
options, with direct flights from Alicante to
Tenerife and at certain times of the year, to
Gran Canaria. You are guaranteed sun and
warm weather virtually all year round. The
Canary Islands are known as the Fortunate
Islands for a good reason. You can enjoy
an incredible variety of scenery, from the
cloudy mysterious forests of La Gomera, to
spectacular cliffs and mountains, from the
barren moon-scape near Teide, the tallest
mountain in Spain, to the
Both of these destinations have the added
convenience that you are still in Spain, so
your Spanish health card will be valid.
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the Costa Clida over the 11 years we have

been here. The same live act appeared on
both occasions - Christine and Red Strokes,
with their Stetsons and Petticoats show - so
it was disappointing that the attendance was
only half of last year. After all expenses were
We wish all our regulars a Happy New Year

If you need any more information, have a
look at our Facebook page.
Cruising
If cruising is your choice, pop in and get a
quote for any cruise, up to 2017. There are
a few cruising companies which have chosen
Alicante as a point for embarking, making it
even easier for those of us who live in this
area.
Day Trips to Sales
We have our new schedule set up, beginning
with a Sales Shopping Extravaganza on
Wednesday January 13th for just 15.
Festivals
Trips include the Aguilas Carnival on
February 7th, when we will have a reserved
seat to enjoy the parade; the first of the 4
that Aguilas puts on for this crazy festival.
Perhaps the best-known, Fallas in Valencia,

is on March 18th for a full day to admire the
unique statues set up all through the city,
flower offerings, parades - a never-ending
colourful pageant.
Easter is early this year and the very popular
Easter Parades in Lorca will be on March
24th & 25th. We can organize tickets for this
event and will run a coach to the parade on
Good Friday.
March 29th, Tuesday after Easter Sunday
in Murcia is the all-day festival celebrating
Spring, a colourful and fun day.
The Wine-Horse Festival in Caravaca de la

Cruz is on May 2nd.
The first summer swim on Tabarca Island
will be on June 8th.
Wednesday Trips to the Benidorm Market

start on June 29th and optional water and
theme parks there. Lots of fun for the whole
family, and perfect outing when you have
visitors.
We look forward to seeing you in the New
Year!
info@dragontours.net
Tel 968 199 021
Follow us on Facebook - Dragontours!
Camposol A Local 30. See you soon!


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Norwegian Per Stokken flew the flag for

Scandinavia at Los Nietos Golf Societys
monthly competition.
Veteran Tom Wall was presented with the

societys Samurai Sword as the Captains
Player of the Month.
Twenty-three handicapper Per scored 35

Stableford points to head a 23-man field in
the December tournament at Roda.
After the golf the players were joined by

wives, partners and friends for a presentation
dinner at El Fraile Bar and Restaurant, Los
Nietos.
In second place was Society Captain, Rod

Smith with 34 points from his 18 handicap
and third was 15-handicapper Pat Hurley
with 32 points. Pat also picked up the prize
for Nearest the Pin on hole 13 and 13
handicapper Iain Furniss was Nearest the Pin
at the seventh.
The next LNGS event is at Lo Romero on

Wednesday January 6th, First tee 11.04am green fee and buggy 40.
On Wednesday February 3rd Altoreal is the
venue with an 11.04am start 35 including
buggy.
11 handicapper Trevor Beechey was Nearest

the Pin with his second shot to the 15th and
John Oliver, playing off 24, hit the Longest
Drive on hole eight.
On Wednesday March 3rd (12 noon) the

monthly competition is at La Peraleja 30
including buggy.
The Passing of Time

Unlike last month where we started
under heavy skies, this months meeting
at Aguilon Golf was so much better with
cloudless blue skies to set us off. The only
problem was that as the day wore on the
wind increased in strength and by the time
we had reached half way round it had
become quite hard to handle with balls
being blown off course.
hole as a birdie!
The Handicap Secretary in an effort to keep

his ball low and under the wind beheaded
one of the small tee markers in the shape
of a sparrow. He even tried to claim this
Norrie Bull came next on 29 points, with

Paul Allsop, and Geoff Sharp next on
28points.
The
Nearest
the Pin Winner
was
Tony
Rootes.
Once all of the cards were returned it was

found that two members, Clive Fowler,
and Les Bryant (pictured) were tied on 33
points.
As per the new ruling where we do not
count back, it was declared as a tie. Each
player will receive a trophy at the February
Presentation Dinner.
The numbers
are
swelling
for
6th
Fe b r u a r y
Presentation
Dinner, so if
you
havent
got
your
tickets
yet,
you had better
hurry as time
is short.
It is with great sadness that I have to
report the passing of Dave Robinson, who
died suddenly the day before our game at
Aguilon.
A man who loved his golf and always played
with a smile, he will be sadly missed by
all. The game at Aguilon was played in his
memory.
The committee would like to wish all
members and their families a Very Happy
& Prosperous New Year
Geoff Sharp
hatters45@msn.com
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Mazarrns season continued to get better

and better in December. After losing their
seven game unbeaten run with a 2-1 home
defeat by second in the league Montecasillas
in November, Mazarrn bounced back
immediately with three successive victories
against Bala Azul, UD Los Garres and CD
Bullense. This meant that, going into the
Christmas
break,
Mazarrn
occupied
third position in the league - a remarkable
achievement considering that only one point
was gained from the opening four games of
the season. They are just two points away
from an automatic play-off position, but
obviously, well placed for a push for the end
of season play-offs.
which was received from the Camposol Fiesta

Committee for the part played by Los Amigos
during the August Fiesta. This money has
been used to provide kit and equipment for
these very young children as they begin their
exciting football lives. Los Amigos are proud
to report that they won their first four games
of the season and are top of the league, so
obviously money well spent!!
The November Luncheon Club outing to
Casa Nono was again a great success. Normal
service will be resumed in January. Please
email
pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk
for
details.
will be available. You can also be an owner

of a horse for 5 or a jockey for 3 and the
winning owners and jockeys in each race will
receive a prize.
The annual Celebrity Golf Day, sponsored
by Ex-Pat Pensions, will be at the Camposol
Club de Golf on Tuesday 15th March. Steve
Kindon, Gary Marshall and Tony Currie will be
taking part. Green fees are 25 and buggies
are available by advance booking only at 20
per buggy (10 pp).
Mazarrns home games are normally

played on Sundays with varying kick off times.
Los Amigos de Mazarrn FC organise a
supporters coach to most away games. 8
for members and 10 for non-members.
Full details of all games are normally not
announced until the Wednesday before
the weekend on which the game is to be
played and advertised in the local media, on
www.mazarronfc.es, on Los Amigos de
Mazarrn FC Facebook page and on posters
at various points throughout Camposol and
Mazarrn. Pop along to the Estadio Municipal
in Mazarrn for one of the home games.
Admission is only 4 with juveniles free and
you can call into the Supporters Lounge for
a hot drink or beer. Hot pies and pasties are
also available at half time if pre-ordered at
the Los Amigos meetings.
Forthcoming fixtures:
Wednesday 6th January
La Hoya Lorca
CF (home)
Sunday 10th January CD Juvenia (away)
Sunday 17th January Sangonera UCAM
(away)
Sunday 24th January Beniajan CF (home)
Sunday 31st January No Game
Sunday 7th February Olimpico de Totana
(away)
Sunday 14th February CD Algar (Home)
In addition to the excellent support shown to
Mazarrn FC at home and away games, Los
Amigos continue to provide valuable financial
support and a donation of 1000 was handed
over to the Club President, Jose Rodriguez.
Los Amigos also provided financial support
to the newly formed Pre-Benjamines team
(5-7 years) in the form of a donation of 800
Tickets continue to sell well for the 7th Annual

Los Amigos de Mazarrn FC Gala Evening
and Dinner in support of Mazarron Football
Club at the Hotel la Cumbre, Puerto de
Mazarrn on Wednesday 16th March. Steve
Kindon is the guest speaker with comedian
Gary Marshall as MC.
Los Amigos membership runs from 1st

August for just 10 which includes reduced
coach travel and reduced prices to most of
our social events.
Last but not least, we wish all our
members, friends and sponsors a very
Happy New Year.
New signing Willy has added pace to the team

and the return of goalkeeper Paco has also
given competition to the impressive Alberto
between the posts. Mazarrns away form
has been particularly impressive with five
wins, two draws and only one defeat in the
first eight away games and it is no wonder
that the travelling away support is increasing
with every game.
More information at our weekly Los Amigos

meetings (every Thursday 4pm at the Club
House, Camposol C except last Thursday of
month which is reserved for the Members
Business Meeting and open to members only)
or call Barbara on 627 012 646, Dave on
634 369 639, Gerard on 624 320 567 or
or
email pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk
losamigosdemazarronfc@hotmail.co.uk
The evening will be rounded off with music

from the excellent Geckos. The event is
sponsored by Ibex Insurance and The
Club House. Tickets 40 which includes a
five course dinner with beer, wine and soft
drinks included during the serving of dinner.
There are a limited number of VIP tickets
at 50 which includes preferred seating
and admission to a VIP Reception with the
celebrity guests in a private room at the hotel
prior to the dinner.
There will be an auction of Sporting
Memorabilia and an autographed Orlando City
shirt from Orlando Manager Adrian Heath.
The shirt is signed by former World Player of
the Year Kaka as well as Adrian Heath and the
rest of the Orlando squad who have just had
a successful first season in the MLS.
We will be holding a Race Night (7.30pm)
at the Trevi Bar, Camposol B on Monday
14th March, sponsored by David S Poole
Accountancy Services Ltd.
Tickets 3
(includes Race Card on entry). Bar snacks

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Nearest the Pin Winners and Sponsors:

Hole 3 Julie White - Alley Palais
Hole 5 Betty Roberts - Cats Bar
Hole 11 Lloyd Roberts & Mary Armitage CGA
gave 2 prizes
Hole 13 Jenny Hanlon - Trevi Bar
Captains Drive In
The Captains Drive In to celebrate the
inauguration of the new Captain, Steve Dixon,
took place on 24th December. Unfortunately
Steve has suffered a broken arm and could
not drive off, therefore his Vice Captain Des
Bunn had to step in and drive off for him.
Steve had been taking bets for charity on how
far Des would drive the ball and this was won
by Bob Evans and 142 was raised for FAST.
Mens Cat 2 (20 28)

1st Maus Swiebel 35pts
2nd Ian MacLachlan 30pts
3rd Jack Brennan 30pts
Ladies Placings
1st Mary Armitage 35pts
2nd Julie White 31pts
The weather was not very kind to the
participants of the competition and this was
reflected in the scores. There was quite a
cold wind blowing and it tried to rain a few
times. The days prizes were sponsored by
Avalon and Charlene their representative
helped Steve present the prizes to the
following winners:
Overall Winner - Mark Henwood 37pts
Second - Eddie Williams 35pts
Mens Cat 1 (0-19)

Bob Evans 33pts
2nd Aaron Maul 32pts
3rd Lloyd Roberts 31pts
November was a busy month for Fuente

Old Guard with our AGM on 19th along
with our Annual Putting Contest,
which this year was won in style by Keith
Green. Well done Keith!
Later in the
month on November 26th the members
made a return trip to the excellent course
of Hacienda del Alamo for our Annual
Presentations event, but unfortunately
the windy weather was against us and the
event was postponed for two days and was
played on 28th.
34 players turned up on both occasions

and the match eventually took place in
warm and calm conditions. On the day,
our Overall Winner was Gerry McRobert
with 34 points followed by Roger Grainger
with 31 points. Gerrys score also gave him
top spot in Division One, again followed by
Roger as Runner-Up.
Christmas Club de Golf Competition

The 1st Christmas Club de Golf Competition
took place on Wednesday 9th December and
the 2nd Christmas Competition took place
on Thursday 17th December.
The prizes
for both events were presented after the
th
competition on 17 December and the results
will be shown in the next issue of the Costa
Clida Chronicle.
We all look forward
to these annual events and a good time is
usually had by all. We usually have mulled
wine and mince pies generously supplied by
The Club House.
The Christmas Dinner Dance was held on
18th December more next month!
The Costa Clida Ladies League
Unfortunately one of our teams dropped out
of the League and it was not thought possible
to have a league with only 3 teams in it,
therefore the Ladies League has folded. We
do not want to lose touch with the friends
and acquaintances we have met from other
clubs, so we have agreed we will have friendly
competition team games with the 3 different
golf course with the ladies mixed in together.
The first of these games will be scheduled
for the New Year. If you are group of Lady
Golfers who would like to be part of our group,
you are very welcome to join us and then we
could resurrect the League, as we are we will
still be playing at reciprocal golf courses at
reduced green fees. If you are interested
in joining us for next years season or would
like more information please contact Betty
Roberts at bettylloyd1560@hotmail.com
Meanwhile in Division Three, Derek

Hayward came first with 25 points with
Gavin Elbourne in second place also with
25 points decided on count back .
Nearest the Pin winners were Derek
Hayward, Roger Olorenshaw, Dave Gray
and Keith Green with three of them sharing
the Twos Money pot.
Also presented was the Order Of Merit
Award to Gerry McRobert with Roger
Olorenshaw as Runner-Up.
Our next game is at Mar Menor on January
28th. If anyone wishes to join FOGGS or
just play as a guest please contact Dave on
868 082 013.
In Division Two, Teresa Moore came out

in top place with 28 points And Maurice
Nafzger came second with 27 points.
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2015 in Figures
As we enter the New Year, Id like to take a
little time to share with you some of key facts
and figures that defined the OwnersAway
Rentals Business in 2015. For those readers
who have been following us since the
beginning in 2007, when the business was
made up of half a dozen inland fincas cared
for by Yours Truly, it makes for interesting
(and scary) reading to see how far we have
come in the last 8 years!
Throughout the quieter Winter

months my team comprises of 5
staff employed on legal contracts.
In summer, this figure rises to a
team of around 16 people, with
temporary cleaners and our support
staff and maintenance guys who are
autonomous or self employed.
We will be actively marketing over
110 properties from January 2016
and this figure is growing all the
Builders and developers had an impressive

year and this has encouraged them to
invest in new developments soon to be
announced throughout the Murcia region
and the Costa Blanca. Gone are the days
when large developments like Polaris World
resorts were appearing everywhere and in
the middle of nowhere. Todays projects
are usually much smaller in size and
ambition. Instead of 5,000-10,000 home
developments, were seeing 5/10/20 home
projects in more desirable coastal locations,
indicating that although confidence is
returning, we are still a very long way from
those heady days of 2005/6/7!
At the time of writing this column, we still
dont know the outcome of the Spanish
general election (20th Dec). However, the
polls are suggesting a possible small win
for the current government, or a coalitiontype government with a 2nd party that is
pro-business. This will give the growing
economy stability and encourage more
confidence in the property market, so all
things considered, the New Year is looking
likely to be even better than the last.
We would like to take this opportunity
to wish everyone a Healthy and
Prosperous New Year.
Kenneth Whettall
Commercial Director
Fuente Alamo Real Estate/Murcia Coast
& Country Properties
Info@fuentealamorealestate.com
Tel 0034 968 598 173
time.
Approximately 60% of our business

is on the coast.
More than half our Spanish clients

make a booking for 4 weeks or longer
In 2015, we handled over 700

cleaning and laundry services and we
had the muscles to prove it, having
lugged bags of laundry up and down
the stairs on Mojon Hills!
Staff lose an average of 1.5kg

each summer running around after
guests, but put on 2.5kg drinking all
that beer to rehydrate.
Bookings were split as follows in

2015:
39% Spanish clients
48% UK based clients
12% French clients
1% other nationalities
I think that the fact that we can
deal with clients in fluent Spanish
and decent French goes a long way
towards influencing these figures!!
Other nationalities included guests
from Russia, Scandinavia, Germany
and Portugal.
Ok, I am making the last one up, but in

August it certainly feels like it! 2016 looks like
it will be another busy year for the business,
as we have already taken a decent volume
of bookings and the cleaning schedule looks
as scary as ever! I am confident we will
enjoy the same level of growth and success
in 2016, thanks to the hard work of the team
here at OwnersAway.
Liz Edmiston
Owners
Away
Property
Management
Contact Liz on 691977107
info@ownersaway.com
www.ownersaway.com

Rentals
&
After a full year of growing demand in 2015

- coupled with stable prices and a strong
pound - it looks like 2016 is set to continue
the upward trend in Spanish property sales.
Overseas buyers are now an important
segment in the market and increasing
quarter on quarter, the UK makes up over
20% of the foreign buyers sector. This is
good news for all British property owners in
Spain as it is more likely you will sell your
property to a British buyer in 2016. Demand
is also increasing from northern Europe
and Scandinavia as well as investment
companies in North America. The banks
are steadily disposing of their repossessed
stocks and showing very serious interest
in offering new mortgages. Also in 2015
the Spanish economy turned a corner with
quite impressive growth in the jobs market,
exports and GDP.
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Page numbers in black

Accommodation:
Hotel La Cumbre (53) 968 594 861
Hotel/Restaurante Argos (31)
968 720 707
La Mariposa (57)
968 631 008
Accountants:
Auna (32)
Corral & Alcaraz (50)
Legal View (81)
Silvente (81)
968
968
968
968
703
078
199
332
473
754
237
058
Architects:
Martinez de la Casa (19)665 810 411
Bars, Cafs & Restaurants:
968 002 264
Bar Canara (30)
Bar Med (72)
968 595 864
968 103 300
Bar La Llana (60)
Bar Yan (32)
666 999 518
Blues House (71)
968 150 967
Caf Buenavista (70)
868 088 140
968 705 406
Cafeteria Plaza (31)
El Rincon del La Tapa (32)
645 894 808
Elliots (69)
968 158 499
Hotel La Cumbre (53) 968 594 861
Hotel/Restaurante Argos (31)
968 720 707
La Chara (65)
968 152 016
La Mariposa (57)
968 631 008
La Pasteleria (73)
629 079 523
La Taverna de Juan Chara (70)
968 152 530
La Vida (55)
625 917 425
Lizs Caf (24)
696 724 123
Mamma Mia (41)
968 153 049
Restaurante Palenque (23)
968 153 086
Sartaj (70)
968 115 260
The Arches (60)
653 081 341
The Roving Diner (81) 676 217 059
Totana Tennis Club (73)968 421 804
699 060 472
Tropic Anas (75)
Viggos (70)
968 154 544
Builders/Building Services
Aluminium Exposure (7)686 733 844
CM Constructions (81) 659 159 948
CRS Builders (43)
968 153 347
Crystal Design (19)
680 386 142
Fuente Building Services (35)
696 744 982
665 951 600
Home Space (14)
JD Roofing & Building (44)
630 269 994
Kevins Flyscreens (57) 650 662 579
622 691 923
S & D Builders (30)
Tonys Building Services (24)
647 119 952
687 832 992
Toldos Awnings (25)
Woodworks Direct (78) 649 540 016
Car Hire:
Bolnuevo Cars (79)
660 478 881
Cleaning:
Winders Upholstering Cleaning (36)
636 193 256
Computer Repairs/Sales/Servicing:
Compusurf (87)
968 970 666
868 189 677
Cuatro (62)
Don Tecnico (12)
968 594 825
KP Computers (42)
693 231 955
Loco Murcia (51)
968 971 893
640 074 989
MW I.T Services (68)
Dentists:
Centro Odontologico (Cehegin) (30)
968 742 206
Centro Odontologico (Mula) (30)
968 637 576
Clinica Camposol (53) 968 199 111
English Speaking Dentist (31)
968 707 428
Dr Olivier Houdusse (37)
968 153 645
Fescodent (33)
968 077 396
Electricians & Electricals:
AC Services (55)
672
868
Cuatro (62)
KP Computers (42)
693
Louis Harris (37)
619
868
T J Electricals (15)
Entertainment:
Harlequin Choir (74)
RETRO (75)
850
189
231
712
181
963
677
955
821
121
628 149 840

657 596 638
Funeral Plans:
ASSSA (19)
968 153 396
English Funeral Director (63)
650 631 719
958 595 945
Ibex Insurance (49)
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727 734 822

968 334 194
968 153 907
Garden Services:
All Season Gardens (84)640 079 161
Anchor Landscapes (49)622 648 038
Garden Centre 2003 (46)
669 565 402
Home Space (14)
665 951 600
Jardineria El Milagro (10)
610 949 595
Tidy Gardens (10)
619 869 115
Hairdressers & Barbers:
968
Janes Salon (63)
The Beauty Palace (87) 968
691
The Salon (41)
686
The Salon 2 (41)
158
971
916
354
433
828
717
232
968 150 979
Cars Sales:
Specialist Vehicles SL (83)
968 146 158
Chimney Sweep:
Sooty & Son (20)
Furniture:
Cash Clearances (69)
DFS (59)
Furniture Plus (88)
Health & Beauty:

Alternative Therapies (37)
634 327
Calida Caring Agency (47)
634 317
Cambridge 800 (67)
673 162
Freedom Health & Beauty (35)
638 893
Health Treatments by Lisa (43)
626 960
Healthy H20 (81)
647 424
Janes Salon (63)
968 158
The Beauty Palace (87) 968 971
The Fuschia Beauty Clinic (23)
630 439
691 916
The Salon (41)
The Salon 2 (41)
686 354
241
092
695
357
354
430
433
828
480
717
232
Heating & Aircon:

AC Services (55)
672 850 963
Calida Gas & Oil (49)
659 761 771
Camposol Heating & Maintenance (4)
968 199 184
868 189 677
Cuatro (62)
Llamas Chimeneas (53) 968 591 030
Louis Harris (37)
619 712 821
697 949 519
Sol Pellet (39)
868 181 121
Home Furnishings:
Curtain Call (7)
616 240 171
Yorkshire Linen, Pto de Maz (9)
968 595 946
Yorkshire Linen, San Javier (9)
968 193 912
Insurance:
ASSSA (19)
H R Insurance (20)
Ibex (49)
Nash Warren (27)
968
669
968
968
Internet Cafs:
Compusurf (87)
KP Computers (42)
968 970 666

693 231 955
153
046
595
156
396
167
945
583
Kennels/Catteries/Pet Care
Delmonte Catotel (81) 968 168 711
Pet Sitter (62)
690 190 230

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Los Belones Launderette (61)
968 569 096
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968 703 473
Corral & Alcaraz (50)
968 078 754
Costa Clida Property Serv (14)
968 199 251
Ferrandez (Cartagena) (57)
968 521 008
Ferrandez (Pto de Maz) (57)
968 154 521
(35)
Gestoria Carvajal
968 154 045
Legal View (81)
968 199 237
Professional & Legal Solutions (7)
968 595 826
Silvente (81)
968 332 058
Spanish Number Plates (28)
966 753 375
Locksmiths:
ADS Locksmiths (27)
600 255 250
Locksmith Murcia (28) 609 265 899
Mechanics:
Decklid Auto Services (47)
626 678
Euro Tyre Totana (13) 968 424
Ken Sherwood Mechanic (49)
679 646
Kwik Fix English Mechanic (81)
968 972
Mobile Car Mechanic Peter (39)
666 161
840
605
859
006
129
Mobility Products:
Freedom Mobility (35) 638 893 357
Motorhomes:
UK Motorhomes Wanted (68)
0044 797 66 2395
Outdoor Living:
CRS Builders (43)
DFS (59)
Furniture Plus (88)
Toldos Awnings (25)
Woodworks Direct (78)
968
968
968
687
649
153
334
482
832
540
347
194
456
992
016
Spanish Property Rentals (39)

699 107 072
Spas & Hot Tubs:

Eurospas (5)
Property Sales:
Aagaard Property (Solhuse
Estate) (37)
968 105
Another World Properties (69)
968 592
968 598
Best of Spanish (17)
Blue Med Invest (11)
968 595
Fuente Alamo Real Estate (77)
968 598
Holmes & Pegg (45)
968 199
Old Farmhouses (66)
968 159
Sport & Leisure:

617
Anglo Info (39)
Costa Clida Radio (21) 968
Espua Adventure (57) 968
Yoga with Lisa (43)
626
Removals & Storage:

Advance Moves (67)
968 654
Costa Clida Transport (39)
660 359
Hardy Removals (40)
696 180
Lords Removals & Storage (85)
608 061
Mar Menor Removals (56)
696 621
Real
333
679
173
684
173
290
631
667
956
634
872
884
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Cuatro (62)
868 189 677
Repair It (46)
646 705 403
Retail Outlets:
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669 565
Don Tecnico (12)
968 594
German Kutchen Studio (25)
636 306
693 231
KP Computers (42)
La Pasteleria (73)
629 079
868 181
Security:
672
AC Services (55)
ADS Locksmiths (27)
600
Aluminium Exposure (7)
686
Eriks Metal Works (69) 636
Locksmith Murcia (28) 609
The Forge (40)
618
Solar Power:
Freesol (63)
Solar Directa (31)
Sol Pellet (39)
402
825
711
955
523
121
850 963
255 250
733
050
265
963
844
008
899
958
659 232 507

659 315 130
697 949 519
650 722 905
213
595
631
960
969
862
008
354
Swimming Pool Construction, Cleaning

& Maintenance:
Costa Pool (46)
669 565 402
Ecopool (56)
659 315 130
Khn Pool Service (28) 968 138 638
Watermaid (67)
646 705 088
Telephone & Mobile Providers:
Compusurf (87)
968 970 666
693 231 955
KP Computers (42)
Telitec (3)
965 743 473
Translation:
Costa Clida Property Serv (14)
968 199 251
Travel Agents:
Dragon Tours (71)
968 199 021
TV & Satellite Installation:

CTV Aerial & Satellite Systems (35)
600 218 046
EzeTV (25)
968 006 161
671 682 579
Loco Murcia (51)
Rainbow Satellites (52) 686 358 475
968 959 673
Streamon (17)
868 181 121
628 234 045
YPM Satellites (27)
Veterinary Clinics:
Clinica Veterinaria Pto Maz (85)
968 153 931
Emerg 608 466 553
Clinica Veterinaria Sur Este (60)
965 352 438
Qupar, Calasparra (32) 968 955
Emerg 609 215
Veterinary Clinic Maskota (37)
968 597
Emerg 619 378
903
989
929
473
Painting and Decorating:

Pinturas Acosta (12)
626 960 354
RJB Dcor Painting (49)699 044 742
Plumbers
Apache 24/7 Plumbing (39)
674 788 693
Calida Gas & Oil (49)
659 761 771
Camposol Heating & Maintenance (4)
968 199 184
Crystal Design (19)
680 386 142
Paul the Plumber (36) 634 326 804
Printing & Design:
Entorno Grafico (29)
Mister Print (35)
968 654 007

638 893 357
Property Rentals:
La Manga 4 U (61)0044 7921 351298
OwnersAway (18)
691 977 107
Sensol Golf Villa Rentals (27)
968 970 614

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Kitchen Fitters/Suppliers:
German Kutchen Studio (25)
636 306 711
968 184 235
Kitchens Plus1 (59)
Albacete
Alicante
Cieza
3. Calasparra
Moratalla
26. Fortuna
27. Blanca
6. Caravaca De
La Cruz
7. Cehegin
Orihuela
A-7
RM-15
N-332
Catral
Archena
Molina de
Segura
33. Bullas
16. Mula
Murcia
17. Pliego
Torrevieja
Alcantarilla
C-3315
RM-1
El Berro
La Paca
RM-2
RM-3
A-7
RM-23
34.
11. La Torre
28. San Pedro del Pinatar
Roldan
29. Torre 19. San Javier
9. Fuente
Pacheco
Alamo
12. Los Alcazares
32. El Paraton
33. Cuesta
5. Caadas del
Las Palas Blanca
Lorca Romero
4. Camposol RM-3
20. Tallante
Vlez Rubio
A-91
14. Mazarrn
22. Purias
AP-7
Pilar De La Horadada
RM-19
1. Alhama
de Murcia
Aledo
21. Totana
A-30
AP-7
8. El Algar 10. La Manga

13. Los Belones
24. Cabo de Palos
32. La Union
25. La Manga Club
Cartagena
2. Bolnuevo 18. Puerto de

Mazarrn
31. guilas
Vera
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Los Almagros is a small pueblo situated

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However, one of the highlights of 2015

I became a Christian when I was 10 and

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Developing a Great Spanish Garden

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