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Costa
Cálida
Chronicle
The Longest Established
hed
FREE Magazine
in Murcia
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Date: September 2013
Issue: 10
Volume: XIII
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SPECIAL PAGES
Mar Menor
Mazarrón
Northwest Murcia
Sport
What’s On
48-54
26-31
38-41
84-89
77-82
ADVERTORIAL
Corral Alcaraz
Creative Juice Writers
DFS
Gastropub
Ken Sherwood
Liberty Seguros
Linea Directa
Miles Better
UK Tax Refund
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CHILDREN
Chatterbox
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EDUCATION
Jane Cronin
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ENTERTAINMENT
Classic Artistes
Cloud Nine
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FOOD & DRINK
Food for Thought
Herb of the Month
Ma Millbank
Menu del Dia
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GROUPS
Ex-Servicemen
Ladies’ Chatterbox
Los Palacios
Magenta Harmony
Sector C Greenfingers
Welcome
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HEALTH
FAST
Health Tips
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INFORMATION
Advertiser’s Directory
Animal Matters
Ask Jennifer
Bicarbonate of Soda
British Consulate
British Embassy
Business News
Cazorla
Charities etc
Classified Ads
CRA
Dear Editor
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IFEPA
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Life in Spain
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Northwest Murcia
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LEISURE
ACAM
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Author Review
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Camposol Fiesta
26
Gardening News
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NEST
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Puzzle Page
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Puzzle Solutions
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Rafting Down River Segura
40
TV News
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WARM
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RELIGION
Beacon of Light
Mass in English
Olive Branch
Open Door
Puerto Lumbreras Church
St Nicholas Church
Welcome House
Wellspring Victory Church
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SPORT
Camposol Golf
Football
Fuente Old Guard
Golf Tips
Local Sports
Los Amigos Mazarrón
Mar Menor Golf
SAMM
Straight Down the Middle
Vuelta de España
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CHARITIES
ACTIN
Andrea’s Charity
Cavalli Foundation
Easy Horse Care
GO maD
HELP Mar Menor
John Kemp
MABS Mazarrón
MAMAS
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PALS
Pets In Spain
Country Music
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Once again we have to say goodbye to our
summer visitors and probably the very hot
weather. It is sad to see many go, but at the
same time it is good to get back to normal
when we can find a parking space easily again
to do our shopping and a decent space on the
beach!
It is good to hear that house prices in the
UK appear to be on the rise and that hopefully this will help the property market to pick
up over here. Many local estate agents have
reported an increase in sales during the last
month and there are new people constantly
arriving. This can only be a good thing for
the many businesses already trading and of
course for those just starting out. We have
noticed that a few businesses appear to be
taking an extended holiday this year, but they
promise to be back with renewed vigour in
our next issue.
We are pleased to welcome the following
new advertisers:
Mar Menor Car Hire
Infiniti Unisex Salon
La Taberna de Juan Chara
Liberty Seguros, Los Alcazàres
Live In Care
Rosalind’s Roof Top Restaurant
The FIRST Mediterranean Gastropub
Miles Better Water Filters
Holland Store
Welcome Back:
Dance Zone
A Time 4 A Change
Chez Zoe
Calida Gas & Oil
La Manchica Restaurant and B & B
Avenida Restaurante
Elliot’s Bar & Restaurant, Bolnuevo
Yogamayga
Yoga & Pilates
Home from Home Chimney Sweep
Restaurante Casa Del Nono
Rentalia Invest
There is good news for the residents of the
urbanisation Camposol, who have just been
officially told that their water supply is now
under the direct control of the Town Hall.
We hope that you enjoy the first of our Mar
Menor features. This month is “A Focus on
Los Narejos” when our roving reporters have
been out and about gathering information on
this wonderful area of the Costa Cálida.
Many school children will have had their GCSE
result and the Robertson children (Children’s
Chatterbox) are no exception. Nathan (12
years old) and Connor (14 years old) both
achieved A’s in Spanish. (Nathan was one
mark short of an A star!). Also Shannon and
Nathan both got a C for History. Congratulations to them all for their excellent results.
Problems receiving emails
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our old Yahoo account. We did actually stop
using this account several years ago but Yahoo was still forwarding any emails sent to
the old address. Unfortunately Yahoo has recently stopped providing this service and so
we may not have received emails from the old
Yahoo account. If this has happened to you
then we apologise but please note the current
email address for future communications is
costacalidachronicle@gmail.com.
Costa Cálida Chronicle Calendar 2014
We are looking for at least one photo to go on
the 2014 calendar. Please send your photos
to costacalidachronicle@gmail.com . We
will put all entries on the website and the favourite photo/photos will be used on the new
calendar. The calendars are distributed free
to all businesses in the area and have proved
extremely popular over the years.
Enjoy the rest of the summer apparently it
will not cool down before 15th September!
From all at the Costa Cálida Chronicle.
Costa Cálida Chronicle.
DISCLAIMER
Whilst the CCC are happy to accept monthly reports from the various organizations in the area, the articles printed are not necessarily the
opinions of the editor or publisher and the contents should be viewed as a guideline only. Professional advice should be sought to cover any
information printed therein. Advertisements and reports are not formally endorsed by the CCC. We cannot accept responsibility for advertisers’ works, service or goods. The publishers endeavour to ensure the contents are correct, but cannot accept responsibility for the effects of
errors or omissions.
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Empadronamiento; what it is and how to
register at the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) in
Spain.
The Empadronamiento, also known as
the Padrón Municipal de Habitantes, is a
municipal register or census record, similar
to an electoral roll. To register on the Padrón is to “empadronarse”. Registering
on the empadronamiento places a resident of a town on the list of local inhabitants.
Registration with the Padrón Municipal de
Habitantes is obligatory for anyone planning to reside in Spain for more than six
months per year. Residents may register individually or as a family. To be registered is
to be “empadronado”.
The Benefits of Registering
For each person registered in a municipality, the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) receives
funding for services such as policing, health
centres, cleaning and maintenance. The
register is used to serve as an official tally
of how many people (legal or not) live in a
community.
Registering on the Padrón Municipal ensures that the registrant is considered an
official member of the community, and verifies their presence in Spain, which is useful
in a number of situations.
Foreigners without up-to-date documents
(expired visa, or no passport) are also required to register; no penalties are issued,
neither are legal residency documents made
available. The Certificado de Empadronamiento is entirely separate administrative
process from residency applications.
When a Certificado de Empadronamiento is Needed
The use of the Certificado de Empadronamiento varies greatly from one administrative region to another. In Madrid, Andalucia, Valencia (among others) it is needed in
order to complete numerous actions. However, this is not consistent across all regions
of Spain.
The Certificado de Empadronamiento
may be required to achieve the following:
Buy or sell a car.
Register a child in school.
Apply for the NIE (Numero de Identification
de Extranjeros).
Apply for residency (Residencia).
Get married.
Vote.
Apply for a local health insurance card.
How to Register for your Certificado de
Empadronamiento
In most towns, registration for the Empadronmiento must be made in person at the
Town Hall or neighbourhood administrative
office (Junta Municipal). In some areas registration can be made online.
The documents required to register include:
A completed application form (available at
the office where registration is being made).
Identification such as a passport, and a
photocopy; if registering as a family, ID is
needed for each individual.
Proof of address, such as a utility bill, rental
contract agreement or copies of the property title deeds (escritura).
If the tenant of rented accommodation
is not named on the rental contract, they
must also provide:
A completed Autorización de Empadronamiento (available from the Town Hall)
which requires that the person who holds
the rental agreement also be registered on
the Padrón Municipal.
A photocopy of the leaseholder’s identification.
Note: In most cases, the Certificado de
Empadronamiento needs to have been
issued within the previous 3 months to be
considered a valid proof of address (and is
generally only required for national or foreign bureaucracy). A current dated Certificado de Empadronamiento can be requested from the Ayuntamiento at any time
it might be needed (for example to buy a
car or apply for the NIE).
Renewal of the Empadronamiento
Non-EU nationals who do not hold a permanent residence visa must renew their registration on the Empadronamiento every
two years. EU citizens living as permanent
residents of Spain should renew registration
every five years (as must Spanish nationals
who are resident in Spain). Some regions
issue a renewal reminder, although this is
not common. It is the responsibility of the
individual to renew their registration on
time.
Births, Deaths and Change of Address
A change in status (birth, marriage, moving to a new location) must be reported to
the Padrón Municipal.
When moving house within the same community, details must be updated by notifying the Padrón Municipal.
When moving to a different municipality,
repeat the registration process in the new
community. Once registered, the current
community should notify the previous community of the change.
When moving away from Spain, the Town
Hall or Junta Municipal should be notified
so the Padrón can be updated.
Information supplied by Angloinfo.
In some areas, the local police will visit the
home to confirm the address.
Normally a Volante de Empadronamiento is issued on the day of application. This
is a temporary version of the Certificado
de Empadronamiento, and is suitable for
official purposes. Some regions charge a
small fee for issuing the Volante de Empadronamiento.
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Animal Care Treatment International
Network (ACTIN) wants to see an end to
the problems in Spain for animals. Our mission is to bring awareness and education
to the region of Murcia and the whole of
Spain.
Many people say there is no hope and that the
problems in Spain are ingrained into society,
or the government just does not care and animals fall to the bottom of the list of priorities,
but things are changing. When enough people
pull together and start to rebel against something that is not right, eventually there will be
transformation. We are not saying that there
is suddenly going to be utopia for animals in
Spain; that is still a long way down the line,
but little by little things are going in the right
direction.
mals.
Please visit our website www.actin-spain.
com and our members’ area where your support is very much needed to help us to carry
on with this most important work. There is
information on the website about how to report animal cruelty and we offer our help for
you with this.
There are many Spanish Associations who
have set up to make this change and they
need support. ACTIN wants to develop an International Association, so that we can bring
pressure to bear from outside Spain and we
need more of you to help us. We ask you
to join us and become part of this massive
change and to be a part of the international
movement towards change for Spanish ani-
At the moment we are involved in a number
of cases of animal cruelty.
On a local note, many people have expressed concerns about the kennels opposite
Mazarrón Country Club. ACTIN is involved in
an investigation about this. We cannot report
anything until we have a full picture, but hope
to have further news in the near future.
Thanks in advance!
The ACTIN Team
We are looking at educating people, particularly in the country areas where there is much
need for change. Modification of the laws and
bringing justice to those that deliberately
harm animals is the aim.
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Hello again from Bob with the latest news
from Welcome, but firstly, hasn’t it been hot,
back in the “Old Country” too! Hotter than
normal, but cooler in Puerto De Mazarrón, if
you can find somewhere to park. You could
go up to the Espuñas amongst the trees for
a bit of shade. Whatever you do to keep cool,
enjoy the rest of the summer and try not to
get burnt!
ing under the stars and an excellent night out.
The September Dance is on 25th with entertainment by Matt Christian and Paul Christie,
two fantastic male singers who will keep us
on our feet all night singing some fantastic
songs. Tickets are just 8€ and 5€ for food.
this year we are going with the same company and the same ship MSC Poesia. Prices
from 1,217€ including transfer from Camposol to Madrid, hotel in Madrid, all transfers,
full board and drinks whilst on the ship, taxes
and insurance, plus cancellation insurance.
Our October Dance is on 23rd when we will
be treated to a tribute to both Status Quo and
The Eagles, so if that is your favourite music
then come along and have a good time. These
are 5 very talented musicians who will keep
us rocking. Tickets are only 10€ and 5€ for
food.
Our September Meeting on 7th when you can
buy tickets for our 13th November Dance,
with the return of comedian Alan Wallace.
Alan always packs ‘em in, so get your ticket
early. Just 10€ and 5€ for pork and chips.
Due to a cancellation there are 2 rooms available for the October 14th Benidorm Trip - 3
nights’ half board at the Helios Hotel, coach
and a day trip for 140€.
Our July Dance on 23rd was outside at Mariano’s. We were entertained by three very
talented musicians, PDQ. They sang all our
favourites and several others that most bands
don’t do, so it was a bit different from normal
and very welcome; plenty of space for danc-
At the time of writing, there is one room left
for our Christmas Trip to Hotel Helios in Benidorm, for 4 nights’ full board, gala Christmas lunch and transport at just 230€, but
check with Rosemary for the latest situation.
It is always worth putting your name on the
waiting list as cancellations do sometimes occur.
Welcome Cruise
At the Welcome meeting Rosemary was
pleased to announce the Cruise organized for
May 2014. Welcome are going to St Petersburg and the Baltic Capitals - Tallin, Stockholm, Warnemunde (Berlin) and Copenhagen. At the time of going to press all types
of cabins are available. Depart for Madrid on
May 30th for a chance to visit this great city,
fly to Copenhagen on May 31st to pick up the
cruise ship. After a fantastic cruise with MSC
‘Helping horses help
people’
Charity Nº
G73786279
ica Campillo Knowles,
Co Director of META
Riding Centre in La
Costera de Alhama,
which involves the
concession of a piece
of protected park land
in Los Barrancos de
Gebas and gives Veronica permission to
develop a ranch dedicated to the rescue
and rehabilitation of
abused
and
abandoned horses, ponies
and donkeys.
Murcia
soon
to
have its own Horse
Rescue Centre.
At the end of August Alhama Council passed for final
approval
at
their
monthly
Plenary
meeting, the project
presented by Veron-
After years of hard
work and effort to
better the welfare of
horses through her
fine example, conferences and the education of her riders,
young and old alike,
Veronica is about to
see her dream come
true;
a
sanctuary
where rescued animals
can be healed and retrained in order to be
rehomed or to take
up work in the centre
either as therapy animals or in the field of
Although rather early, tickets will also be
available for New Year’s Eve with Rob
Sweeney, Christine and Dan Davey, plus a
cold buffet for 20€. These tickets are going
fast so book yours now.
Tickets are also now available for our Ladies’
Day on November 29th. First call Torrevieja
market, then La Zenia shopping mall and finish with Iceland. 10€.
The Book/Jigsaw Swap Club resumes on
September 10th and again on 24th. Call Jo on
669 457 985 for more details.
Petanca will be on October 2nd at 1€ for
members and 2€ for visitors. Ring Les on 968
131 880 for more information.
Welcome is open to everybody – there is
no membership – just come along and meet
friends old and new. For more details, ticket
sales, and the latest situation on our trips,
call Rosemary on 620 105 179, or email
rosemarybeak@hotmail.com, or visit
www.welcomegroupspain.com.
sports, educative and leisure activities which
respect and help sustain the environment
whilst opening up the area, thus bringing in
prosperity to the small businesses and hostelry around Gebas.
Rancho Cavalli offers a unique concept of
equestrian and leisure activities designed to
respect the habitat where sport, education
and animal-assisted therapy can be enjoyed
with the horse as its mainstay within a context of rescue and rehabilitation in a natural
and protected environment.
Both Alhama Council and the Pedania de Gebas have given the project their full support
right from the start in August of 2012.
For more information please contact
infocavallifoundation@gmail.com
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I used to love show jumping when it was televised years ago, so when a friend who’d invited us for a weekend away casually dropped
into the conversation that ‘Diana used to be
a well-known horsewoman in her youth’ my
ears pricked up.
When I found myself at a farmhouse set in
the foothills and olive groves of Andalucía, at
a large wooden kitchen table, sharing a cup
of tea and pouring over photo albums discussing the ‘good old days’ of one of those
very riders in her heyday, I was pretty close
to my teenage idea of heaven. At the home
of (then) Diana Lindsay, (different surname
since marrying Roger Birch), who now runs a
tourist cortijo
near the town
of Cazorla in
the national
park of the
same name,
we
spent
a
weekend
staring
at
the
nearby
mountains,
almost close
enough
to
touch
and
watching
shooting
stars from a
darkened terrace in what
Some of you may have seen some of this article on the Internet, but for those of you who
have not, here are some uses for Bicarbonate
of Soda.
Cleaning
Soak tea or coffee stained mugs with Bicarb
dissolved in water overnight and they’ll come
out squeaky clean.
A Bicarb solution will remove scuff marks on
laminate floors or skirting boards with a bit of
gentle wiping.
Add a little water to Bicarb to make a paste and
use this to polish your silver for a brilliant shine.
Dip half a potato in a Bicarb solution and use
it to rub away rust on cutlery, or anything else
metal.
Removing Bad Smells
An open tub of Bicarb in your fridge will rid
it of that gone-off food smell that seems
to linger even though you’ve thrown out
everything that’s past its sell-by date.
Get rid of garlic (or generally bad) breath by
could almost
be described
as a Dark Sky
area.
Two and a
half hours of
driving from
Mazarrón on
motorway
and
partial
winding roads
found us exploring
this
vast
green
area,
once
from a Parador
terrace
at 4000 feet
and also at
ground level walking with Diana’s rescue dogs
through the endless olive groves which produce the Cazorla olive oil so popular in Spain
and Europe. On the drive down, we stopped
briefly at the stunning turquoise reservoir of
Negratin where camping and a small restaurant provided home comforts for travellers
and the ethereal glow of a large body of water
which seemed so out of place amidst the arid
conditions of the journey down.
munal use; all with that old, rustic, glorious,
antique feel so far removed from modern hotels, and cool even in the heat of summer.
Diana also offers body treatments such as
Indian head massage and yoga retreats.
Cazorla is a stone’s throw up the road, nestling in white-washed harmony on the edge of
the mountains. There are plenty of countryside pursuits around including Segway hire
for those brave enough to want to tackle
the endless steep streets without any form
of brakes except body weight. Exploring the
many tapas bars in the shady town squares,
listening to tales of blues festivals, the sound
of running water from the duck-strewn rivulet
overhung with draping trees whilst deciding
which restaurant to visit and narrowly missing the underground tour offered by guides
due to lack of time, our tour of the streets of
Cazorla led us through narrow alleys where
traffic lights and leaping into shop doorways
was the only option to walking safely.
All this was great fun. Even a ‘Wally Trolley’
(tourist train) managed to negotiate the byways.
Well worth a visit, if only to sample Rin Ran or
deer and chips.
http://www.losabedules-cazorla.com/
There are no longer any horses in Diana’s
world, as she and hubby run the cortijo with
its three self-catering apartments on the lower floor, each with their own private terraced
areas, plus of course swimming pool for com-
gargling with a teaspoon of Bicarb dissolved
in a glass of water.
Use a powder puff to dab some Bicarb under
your arms for an effective deodorant. It won’t
make you smell of roses, but you won’t smell
bad either.
A small bag filled with Bicarb and put in your
wardrobe will also stop your clothes smelling
musty.
Soothing Skin
A solution of Bicarb dabbed on a minor burn
until it has cooled will soothe it and help it
heal.
If you’ve been bitten by a mosquito or any
other insect, a paste of Bicarb will help sooth
the bite and dry it out so it heals quicker.
Freshen Up
Freshen up your whites with a scoop of Bicarb
in your white wash. It will have them dazzling
in no time.
A bit of Bicarb in the water for cut flowers will
help keep them perky for longer and boost
Dawn Llewellyn-Price ...read me in the South
Wales Evening Post on Thursdays, thecamposoldistrictjournal.com & www.angloinfo.com/
on-spanish-soil/
alkaline loving potted plants.
Make Your Own Honeycomb
Gently heat two tablespoons of golden syrup
in a saucepan with five tablespoons of granulated sugar. When the sugar has dissolved,
bring the mixture to the boil and leave until it
turns golden brown. Whisk in the Bicarb (this
will make the mixture foam) and quickly pour
onto an oiled baking sheet. Leave to cool and
then break up for lovely honeycomb.
Tenderising Meat
Pour Bicarb over the meat and leave to work
its magic in the fridge for 3-5 hours. Rinse off
the Bicarb thoroughly and your meat will be
beautifully tender.
Fire Safety
If you are short of a fire-safety blanket,
poured Bicarb over a grease or oil fire to extinguish flames. Although it wouldn’t be safe
to rely on this in an emergency it may save a
serious fire in the kitchen.
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Living Well From Our Garden by Dick
Handscombe, with inputs from Clodagh;
practical holistic gardeners and authors.
Ever since we started gardening in our parents’ and school gardens in the 1940’s and
1950’s respectively, the inclusion of things
to eat has been an important element of our
plant mixes. This led us to most enjoy holistic gardens, with a combination of cottage
garden style and a series of patio gardens
around the house. Today these focus in turn
on fruit, vegetables, herbs, edible flowers
and tree leaves, plus eggs and poultry meat,
as well as being full of colourful scenic flowers.
Moving to Spain to retire early allowed me to
seek to repeat the edible garden my parents
had in West London in order to eat well during the Second World War. My efforts were
driven by the recommendation by my cancer
surgeon back in 1993 that I retire early to
the Iberian Peninsula to an active life eating
a traditional village Mediterranean diet rather than undergo radio and chemical treatments for a persistent slow-growing cancer
that they would probably not have touched
and he would have lost his mop of hair. Reports on the latest medical thinking in recent editions of the magazine ‘What Doctors
Don’t Tell You’, demonstrate how forward
thinking the surgeon was. I am still here
gardening writing and mountain walking at
76 years old.
A few years ago Clodagh and I gave a talk
at a U3A conference on Health for the Third
Age, illustrating how we gradually expanded
the edible content of our garden ecologically
in parallel with local agriculturalists using
heavier and heavier doses of chemical fertilisers, insecticides and fungicides and then
eventually abandoning most of the local ag-
ricultural terraces and fields. Eventually we
took on borrowed land to expand our eco
vegetable and fruit production for ourselves,
friends and a local Michelin starred restaurant and make our own eco olive oil. Now
the external production has been cut back to
give me more time for writing and painting.
After the conference I expanded
this
into a booklet
for people attending
our
talks. Recently
this has been
updated
and
published
as
a book titled
‘Living
well
from our garden – Mediterranean
Style’ available
from
Amazon
Books, to meet
an increasing interest in our ideas on wellness gardens, what constitutes good and
poor eating and what to grow most of based
on the vitamin mineral and fibre content etc.
One fascinating table included in the book
is one that compares the essential fertilizer
and food needs of plants and humans.
The following is an extract.
*Extract from pages 14 and 15 of ‘Living
well from our garden – Mediterranean
Style’ –ISBN 9781484873632.
As the book explains, designing a wellness
garden is not just about the mix of flowering
and edible plants, what one grows and doing
it ecologically. It is also about designing a
peaceful and restful haven for spiritual and
mental wellness away from the maddening
crowds, even if in the middle of an urbanisation. Originally our garden reached across
fences and walls into woodlands and open
fields grazed by sheep and goats where
wheat and grapes were once grown. Now
25 years on, there are no woods or fields,
but an urbanisation. However we can’t see it
and rarely hear it as we enclosed our garden
by wide trees and tall thick hedges to create
a peaceful and productive oasis with wonderful views above and beyond the streets of
the urbanisation, to overgrown green mountainsides beyond, where olive and almond
trees were once cultivated before a great fire
destroyed the trees.
Also a wellness garden improves one’s economic wellness which has become important as today’s increases in the cost of living
and constrained pensions could well be the
norm of the next decade or longer. Not only
do we eat and drink mainly from the garden, but also most of our garden plants and
trees were grown from cuttings and seeds
or dropped unexpectedly by passing birds.
They are now established with deep roots
to survive hot summer suns and our largely
waterless garden needs little water except
for a collection of salvias being developed for
their vivid autumn colours.
If any gardening or social group would like
a talk or workshop focussed on issues raised
in this article, do get in contact via our website www.gardenspain.com
(C) Dick and Clodagh Handscombe
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Lesson 1 - Basic forms for sentence building.
Many people who study Spanish get upset
by those terrible things called verbs. They
quickly discover that they are rather complicated and they often find themselves sinking
into a mire of grammatical terms that they
don’t really understand. It is certainly true
that verbs are more complicated in Spanish
than in English, but they are understandable
if we take them step by step.
The first step is to be absolutely certain that
we know what a verb is. Many of us have
learnt quite correctly that they are “doing”
words, such as “to run”, “to jump”, “to play”
and so on. They can also include words that
do not exactly express an action, but rather
a kind of state, such as “to own”, “to have”,
“to believe”, “to intend”. This form of the
verb which in English usually starts with the
word “to” is called the “infinitive”. It is the
basic form of the verb before any changes
are made to it.
The reason why it is so important to learn
verbs is because they are what make sense
of a sentence. If I say something like “The
boy the ball” I don’t make any sense. If I
say “the boy hits, (or throws, or steals, or
loses, or likes) the ball”, then I have made
a meaningful sentence. “To hit”, “to throw”,
“to steal”, “to lose” and “to like” are all
verbs.
Now we are going to learn six verbs in
Spanish to get us started. You will notice
that all of them end in either “–ar”, “-er”, or
“–ir.” All Spanish verbs have one of these
three endings when they are in their “infinitive” form; that is the equivalent of the “to
...” form in English.
In order to do this we are now going to learn
three more words (they are also verbs),
which can combine with our infinitive verbs
to make simple sentences. I call them “first
person” words because they are words
about “I”, and “I” in grammar is called the
“first person”:
quiero (I want); necesito (I need); puedo
(I can)
There is a separate word for “I” in Spanish
which is “yo”, but when we are forming sentences we usually miss the word “yo” out, so
that the one word “quiero” means “I want”.
We now already know enough to link these
two words, that is, the “first person” word
and the ‘infinitive’ of the verb to make instant “mini-sentences”.
For example: Quiero volver (I want to return); Necesito dormir (I need to sleep);
Puedo hablar (I can speak); Quiero vivir
(I want to live); Necesito beber (I need to
drink); Puedo cambiar (I can change).
Even at this stage you may well be able to
add other words you already know to make
the sentences more meaningful.
For example: Necesito beber agua (I
need to drink water); Quiero dormir mucho (I want to sleep a lot); Puedo cambiar
dinero (I can change money).
If you try out some different combinations
just with these words, you will already be
well on the way to being able to form some
very useful basic sentences. If you learn
some more ‘infinitive’ verbs, you can expand your range of possibilities even further.
Here are six more to learn: trabajar (to
work); cocinar (to cook); bailar (to dance);
aprender (to learn); comer (to eat); abrir
(to open).
Something else we should know about these
‘infinitive’ verbs is that when they are pronounced, the ‘emphasis’ or ‘beat”’ of the
word falls onto the ending “ar”, “er”, “ir”
which are shorter sounds than most English
people assume. Remember as well that the
“j” of trabajar has a throaty “h” sound, the
second “c” in “cocinar” has a “th” sound and
the “ai” of “bailar” is pronounced like the
English word “I” or “eye”. These sounds are
all dictated by specific rules of pronunciation
which we covered in the ‘A-Z’ articles.
Now let’s see if you can create some more
“mini-sentences” in Spanish. Here are some
in English for you to think about: I want to
work; I need to cook; I can dance; I need
to learn Spanish; I want to eat more; I can
open the door.
I think it would be rather good for you to
work these out for yourselves and also
make up some more small sentences using
the principles we have learnt. Remember
that we are only talking in the first person
“I” form at the moment. Another thing you
might have noticed is that in most cases
the Spanish use fewer words to express the
same idea, which is amazing when you think
how much they like to speak!
Jane Cronin’s “Step by Step Spanish” articles are now available as e-books at www.
janecronin.eu where you can also obtain
Jane’s brand new “Step by Step Internet
Spanish” course.
cambiar (to change); hablar (to speak);
beber (to drink); volver (to return); vivir
(to live); dormir (to sleep).
You may have learnt in your Spanish classes, or noticed for yourself, that the endings
of Spanish verbs often alter. When this
happens it is to produce a change in meaning, generally connected to “when” an action
occurs and “who” is producing the action of
the verb.
However, not everyone learns
early on that there is a great deal that can
be done with verbs in their “infinitive” form.
We can make simple sentences with them
without any changes being made at all.
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It’s Official…We’re Miles Better……!!!
Derek Miles is very well known in the
Mazarrón area as the happy-go- lucky window cleaner, providing professional window cleaning services for commercial and
residential properties. He is also a popular
figure on the Camposol Thursday Market
and Condado de Alhama Saturday Market
where he sells and promotes the World
Class Pureflo Water Filtration Systems.
With effect from 1st September Derek’s
businesses will be renamed “Miles Better….” Formerly known as AYS (At Your
Service) Window Cleaning Services and
The H2ozone Under Sink Water Filters Direct, the new name is simple and reflects
the high quality of products and personal
service that his hundreds of customers
have come to expect.
Murcia Dance’s New Term 2013~2014
Enrolment Days
The dancers at Murcia Dance will be starting the new Autumn term on a high after a
fantastic end to their Summer Performance
Programme.
Murcia Dance’s 4th Annual Performance
at the Camposol Fiesta on June15th gave
an amazing and energetic performance in
front of a supportive and encouraging audience of friends, families and neighbours.
Dancers from the programme aged 3~14
years presented all styles of dance. This
was supported by and highlighted some
of the dads of children participating in the
event.
Murcia Dance Annual Awards took place
on Sunday 16th June. Parents and children
So what has else has changed?
In short – Nothing! Everything is the
same, except the name!
Derek explained “I decided to change the
names of the businesses as there are other
companies in the area with similar names
and logos and this sometimes causes
confusion. We also wanted to reflect the
fact that the Miles Better Group is now
a family run business with basic family
values of honesty and integrity. My businesses are fully legal and registered which
gives the customer peace of mind that not
only are we fully insured in the unlikely
event of any breakages, but also that they
are not risking heavy fines for employing
illegal workers.”
Derek supplies and fits two types of water filtration system. The Drinking Water
System,which reduces limescale and gives
from
the
p r o g ra m m e
attended
the
event
which
included a BBQ
and
swimming
fun
at
ACAM’s
s p o n s o r,
Keith Donovan’s home.
The
event
was
sponsored
by
parent Paula
Walker who
supported
the funding
of additional
trophies
for the awards. All children were awarded
certificates for their commitment to the
programme and bronze, silver and gold
medals for participation in MD Annual
Performances. Trophies were awarded
to dancers for competition wins at outside
events; Holly Ryan (age 12) for dancing in
her 4th Annual Performance and the following dancers were awarded trophies for
fantastic progress in discipline, dedication,
communication and development of dance
skills in classes:
Maya Green ~ age 6
Libby Bullock ~ age
10
Jack Dawson ~ age
11
Melissa Croarkin ~
age 14
bottled water quality straight from the tap
and the Full House System which prevents the build-up of limescale and sediment in boilers, taps, showers and washing
machines. He is also quick to add that he is
the ONLY manufacturer-approved distributor of Pureflo products on the Costa Cálida
and such is his confidence in their system,
that for a limited period he will upgrade
your existing water filter system to Pureflo
FREE OF CHARGE!!
If you want more information about our
Miles Better…Water Filter Systems or
Miles Better...Window Cleaning Services call Derek Miles on 619 877 303
or email milesbettergroup@gmail.com
Facebook Miles Better Water Filters
Find out for yourself why we really are
MILES BETTER…
so much over the past 12 months. She
presented a solo at this year’s Mazarrón
Muso y Musa Competition and will be
entering advanced level group in the U13
category at the MFDB 2014.
Enrolment for classes will take place on
Wednesday 25th September 6-8pm and Friday 27th 4-6pm. Parents and children are
welcome to drop in and find out more about
the Arts & Cultural Association of Murcia’s Cultural Project Murcia Dance and
what’s in store for all the dancers on the
programme for 2013~2014. The new term
will start on Wednesday October 2nd and
classes will run throughout the week for all
ages and abilities at the Camposol Social
Cultural Centre, Campsol B, Mazarrón. For
more information please visit our Facebook
page
https://www.facebook.com/murcia.
dance
The Arts & Cultural Association of Murcia
(ACAM) Ass no ~ 10.612 1a. Office Address
19, Business Centre, Camposol A, Calle
Madrid, 30875, Mazarrón, Murcia. Fiscal No
G30863955
Cultural Industry projects of ACAM are
currently Murcia Dance, Fiesta Faces and
Mazarrón Festival de Baile. ACAM holds
full civil liability insurance for its Cultural
Industry Project Managers delivering community activities.
For more information on becoming a project of ACAM please visit our Facebook link
https://www.facebook.com/acam.
murcia?ref=hl
Images courtesy of Ted Oddy
It was a great honour to present young
dancer Libby Bullock
(age 10) the Murcia Dance Dancer
of the Year Award
2013. Libby is a popular and dedicated
young dancer whose
confidence has grown
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Cloud Nine Drama have not been sitting in the
sun enjoying a few vinos or two! lol! We’ve been
getting ready and rehearsing for next year’s Panto “Oh yes we have!” Sorry folks had to be done .
Yes, the plans have been laid, the scripts have
been distributed, the cast chosen and the songs
ready for singing. Cloud Nine Pantomine
next year will be the marvellous “Camelot”.
Tickets and dates will be announced very soon.
Please check out our website for all Cloud
Nine news. We are always on the lookout for
new members back and front of stage.
www.cloudninedramagroupmurcia.com
(Founded 1 May 2006)
Members Social Event Wednesday 18th
September 2013
Time: 1330 for 1400
Venue: Viggos Restaurant, Avenida Costa Cálida, Puerto de Mazarrón
Members wishing to attend this event should
contact Ian on 629 818 611 or email
esamd_espana@yahoo.co.uk.
As this is a lunchtime meal it has been agreed
to relax the dress-code for men to wear smart
shorts [no sports shorts or swimwear] and
collared & sleeved top [polo shirt, short/long
sleeved but no singlets or t-shirts]. Members’
adherence to this rule is appreciated.
Puerto Lumbreras Christian Fellowship
now meets every 1st and 3rd Sunday each
month at 11.00am in the premises of the Spanish Evangelical Church Puerto Lumbreras Tel
619453283 Paul and Sandra
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“Physical
Graffiti”
is
the sixth studio album by
the
English
rock
band
Led Zeppelin, released
on 24 February
1975
as a double
album.
Recording sessions for the
album were initially disrupted when bassist/
keyboardist John Paul Jones considered
leaving the band. The band wrote and recorded eight songs, the combined length of
which stretched the album beyond the typical length of an LP. This prompted the band
to make a double album by including previously unreleased tracks from earlier recording sessions. The recording sessions initially
took place in November 1973 at Headley
Grange in East Hampshire. However, these
sessions came to a halt quickly and the studio time was turned over to the band Bad
Company, who used it to record songs for
their legendary debut album.
In an interview he gave in 1975, guitarist
and album producer Jimmy Page explained
the reason for this abrupt cessation of recording. “It took a long time for this album,
mainly because when we originally went in
to record it, John Paul Jones wasn’t well
and we had to cancel the time... everything
got messed up. It took three months to sort
the situation out.”
However, according to Led Zeppelin archivist Dave Lewis, “It later emerged that
Jones had wanted to quit the band and take
up a position as choirmaster at Winchester
Cathedral.”
Manager of the band Peter Grant urged
caution, suggesting that Jones was overwrought from the incessant touring and
should take a rest from Zeppelin for a few
weeks. Jones changed his mind and sessions resumed at Headley Grange after
the Christmas holidays. Once they had reconvened, the band recorded eight tracks
in January and February 1974, which were
engineered by Ron Nevison. Lead singer
Robert Plant later referred to these eight
tracks as ‘The Belter’. “We got eight tracks
off and a lot of them were really raunchy.
We did some real belters with live vocals,
off-the-wall stuff that turned out really nice.”
Similar to the sessions for the previous two
albums, the decision to record at the informal surroundings of Headley Grange provided a welcome opportunity for the band
to improvise and develop material along the
way. As Plant commented, “Some of the
tracks we assembled in our own way of running through a track and realising before we
knew it that we had stumbled on something
completely different.”
Because the eight tracks extended beyond
the length of a conventional album, it was
decided to include several unreleased songs
which had been recorded during the sessions
for previous Led Zeppelin albums. The title
“Physical Graffiti” was coined by Page to
illustrate the whole physical and written energy that had gone into producing the album. It is a massive outpouring of Zeppelin
music that has proved to be the definitive
summary of their studio work. Given the
luxury of a double format, the album mirrors
every facet of the Zeppelin repertoire. The
end result is a finely balanced embarrassment of riches. Spanning several years of
recording, the album featured forays into a
range of musical styles, including hard rock
“Custard Pie”, “The Rover”, “The Wanton Song”, “Night Flight”, “Sick Again”,
“Houses of the Holy”, eastern-influenced
orchestral rock “Kashmir”, progressive
rock “In the Light”, driving funk “Trampled Under Foot”, acoustic rock and roll
“Boogie with Stu” and “Black Country
Woman”, love ballad “Ten Years Gone,
blues rock “In My Time of Dying”, soft
rock “Down by the Seaside”, and acoustic guitar instrumental “Bron-Yr-Aur”. The
wide range of the album is also underlined
by the fact that it contains both the longest and shortest studio recordings by Led
Zeppelin. “In My Time of Dying” clocks
in at eleven minutes and five seconds, and
“Bron-Yr-Aur” is two minutes and six seconds.
According to Robert Plant, of all the albums
Led Zeppelin released, “Physical Graffiti”
represented the band at its most creative
and most expressive. He has commented
that it is his favourite Led Zeppelin album.
Similarly, guitarist Jimmy Page considers
this album to be a ‘high watermark’ for Led
Zeppelin. The album was released on 24
February 1975. “Physical Graffiti” was the
band’s first release on their own Swan Song
Records label, which had been launched in
May 1974. Until this point, all of Led Zeppelin’s albums had been released on Atlantic Records. When released it reached No. 1
on Billboard’s Pop Albums chart. It has since
proven to be one of the most popular releases by the group, shipping 8 million copies in the United States (which has made it
16 times platinum as it is a double album).
“Physical Graffiti” was the first album to
go platinum on advance orders alone.
Shortly after its release, all previous Led
Zeppelin albums simultaneously re-entered the top-200 album chart. In 1998
‘Q’ readers voted “Physical Graffiti” the
28th-greatest album of all time. In 2000 ‘Q’
placed it at number 32 in its list of the 100
Greatest British Albums Ever and in 2001
the same magazine named it as one of the
50 Heaviest Albums of All Time. In 2003, the
TV network VH1 named it the 71st-greatest
album ever. In the same year, the album was
ranked number 70 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of
All Time”. The album is also listed in Robert
Dimery and Stevie Chick’s 1001 Albums You
Must Hear Before You Die (2005).
I love the album and regularly play tracks
on my Rock show. “Kashmir” is a popular
request from listeners.
You can listen to Mark Davies on Costa Cálida Radio on Nite Express on Mon and Wed
7-9pm and on Friday evenings on Cálida
Rocks 7-9pm.
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Another interesting and busy month for the
Group, which has been a bit like the “curate’s
egg” - good in parts.
The Friday Bookstall remains a constant and
valued aid to the community that we can always rely on.
Now that we, the Group, have gained momentum in the community, our August meeting has focused on how to steer the Group in
the best direction for the future and we hope
to establish a Steering Committee to set our
collective focus to this end. Working with the
Town Hall and other local groups was also on
the agenda.
The good parts relate to the extensive entertainments programme that we now have
underway. (Please check out the website for
details www.lospalacios-gardeners.com)
and some very healthy fund raising, for which
we thank the community of Los Palacios. The
‘bucket people’ are out every Thursday morning collecting at the top of the stairs of the
commercial centre, come rain or shine (usually shine).
has stepped into the breach as Chairman and
Harry Pearson as Vice Chairman.
As always, we welcome new members, so if
you think our aims and objectives would be
something you would like to support, please
feel free to contact us for a chat. Email
members@lospalacios-gardeners.com
Sweeping, cleaning and gardening activities
have also continued despite the heat. Palm
trees have been cosseted and fronds and cuttings have been cleared away. Thank you to
all the residents who carry an extra plastic
bag with them when dog walking in order to
pick up dog poo and other litter; also those
who do their bit sweeping their street. To
coin a phrase, ‘every little helps’.
Bad parts - we received the resignation of
our Chairman, Edward Roberts. We wish to
thank Edward for his great contribution to the
Group; a fantastic motivator and ideas man
who will be missed. Fortunately, John Grant
Country Music comes to Camposol
Our night on Friday 2nd August was quieter
than normal. It would appear that a lot of
people leave to escape the summer heat.
Martin Ross gave us an extremely wide selection of Country Music. A special thanks is extended to Martin, who only occasionally plays
Country Music, so he has to spend his own
time “brushing up” these songs.
an added bonus for those who learned the
dance to do it immediately to live music.
Our next night is Friday 6th September when
the live music will come from Dave G. We
also have a special guest in Gary Lafferty.
Line dancers will know him, as a top choreographer/teacher/DJ; a regular at the UK
Line Dance Awards and many big line dance
events. Don’t miss him!
Tom and Helen taught the partner dance Double Duchess primarily because Martin sings
the song associated with this dance, so it was
Our first general meeting will take place soon.
Full details will be announced within the next
few weeks.
And our aims and objectives are? Well: to
continue improving our environment and having some fun along the way.
Joce Grant - Group Secretary
Country Music Camposol meet on the 1st Friday of each month in the Club House, Camposol C starting at 7.45pm. A line dance and
then a partner dance are taught and requests
are played before the live music commences
at 9pm. The entry fee is only €3 per person.
Food is available.
If you would like further information please
phone 610 632 152.
If there is to be Camposol Fiesta 2014
a new committee needs to be formed as a
matter of urgency. The committee for the
Camposol Fiesta 2013 are all due to step
down imminently and if a new membership
cannot be established immediately the Association will have to wound up.
If you don’t want to see this happen and
are willing to form a committee please
contact Michelle Miles, Chairman Fiesta
Committee 2013 so that a formal handover
can be arranged. There a few people who
are unable to commit to joining the committee, but are willing to help out and there is
a surplus of funds left over from this year to
get the new team off the ground.
Michelle can be contacted either by email at
michellecmiles@gmail.com or telephone
634 382 968.
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The regular Monday and Wednesday maintenance workers have continued with street
cleaning, planting, weeding, watering and
laying slate, some of which is sadly already
The Camposol Residents Association
confirm that another major step forward
been achieved following many months of
gotiation at their regular meetings with
Mayor.
can
has
nethe
The Mayor of Mazarron has published on the
Town Hall website the following statement.
This at last brings stability to the water and
sewage supply for Camposol.
The CRA Committee would like to thank the
Mayor for his perseverance in his difficult negotiations with Aqualia.
The Town Hall of Mazarrón Adopts
the
Water
System
of
Camposol.
The decision of the Local Government
Team is committed to provide a water supply service efficient and without outages.
The Local Government Team of the Town
Hall of Mazarrón has approved this morning to formally adopt the water system
of the urbanization of the Plan Parcial 1st
Phase A 05 07, consisting in Sectors “A”
and “BCDF” of urbanization Camposol. This
means the Town Hall is now responsible for
the water supply system, the sewer system, pumping stations and the water treatment plant of the mentioned settlement.
being stolen. Please let us know any details
of vehicles being used, thanks.
September sees the re-commencing of our
volunteer working parties on Wednesday
mornings. If you can spare some time and
energy to help, we would really be grateful
and your efforts would be rewarded with a
free breakfast! We continually receive positive comments about the transformation our
teams have made to Sector C. It’s hard to
recall what it used to look like before the tidy
verges, trimmed trees and swept streets, so
if you’d like to make new friends and make
a difference at the same time, please get in
touch! A huge thank you must go to the kind
Camposolers who donate to our bucket collection and those members of our maintenance scheme and those who have worked
on individual areas near their own homes.
Without your support and that of our volunteers, none of this would happen and it’s re-
Government Teams were unable to assume.
The situation of the water supply, which is deficient, is due to the neglect Camposol has
suffered for years by the former Government
Teams. They, instead of facing the problems
Camposol is suffering since its beginning, have
turned their back to this settlement. Oversight
of the infrastructures has been one of the issues that haven’t been taken care of; something the current Government Team is doing.
ally appreciated.
Our next Social Evening is at The Club
House, 8pm on 28th September with Woody.
6€ entry.
Tickets will soon be available for our Christmas Meal and Dance on Friday 13th December at The Club House with Andy Jones. 18€
entry.
Please support us at these functions as they
promise to be great evenings. If you have any
unwanted items which you’d like to donate for
our raffles, they are always appreciated. Further details of both these events can be found
on our Chalkboards or contact John, our
Chairman, on 634 325 427. More information about our group can be found on Facebook and our website http://www.greenfingersgardenandsocialgroup.com/
in advancing towards the improvements that
are needed before being able to keep moving
forward along the process of full adoption of
Camposol in the Plan General (PGMO).
“Aqualia” and “ESAMUR” are now the companies in charge of the management of this
service; the latter one regarding water treatment.
www.cracamposol.com
info@cracamposol.com
Therefore, the Government Team has made
a firm step forward in order to continue offering and improving this service, as they did
when they had to face the breakage of the
bridge of Camposol by the flooding in September 2012. This infrastructure was finally
repaired with funds from the Council treasury.
For all this and supporting and defending
Camposol citizens once more, this agreement
was needed for guaranteeing the water supply
in the urbanization. This agreement also aims
High Summer temperatures continue, so
please think of both the plants in your own
gardens and those planted near your casa by
our volunteers. All are suffering in these hot
winds, so an idea of adopting a tree has been
suggested. If you would like to choose a tree
planted either along the roads or near the different features we have, just tie a ribbon or
tape on it (a song comes to mind…!) to designate it as ‘yours’, then total responsibility
for its watering and care will pass to you and
you can watch it grow and flourish knowing
it’s because of you! Trees may be adopted as
a way of remembering a loved one, or just to
become more involved in looking after your
area.
This decision implies the Council will from
now on take charge of the maintenance and
repair of the infrastructures related with water system. Those infrastructures are having deficiencies that cannot be repaired by
the urbanizer “Justo y Manoli SL”, because
the former Government Team formed by
Partido Popular dismissed that company as
urbanizer by an agreement of Local Government Team dated 15th April 2011.
This way starts the process of normalization of
this public service needed for the population.
It also avoids the municipal water company
“Aqualia Gestión Integral del Agua” having to
cut the water supply due to not having reached
an agreement with “Justo y Manoli SL”. “Justo
y Manoli SL” were charging the waters service
by compensation system since the beginning.
Thanks to this decision, the Council guarantees the water supply for all the citizens of
Camposol, assuming the responsibility other
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Music Band
The School Band Music Association Maestro Eugenio Calderón participated on
Saturday July 13 in the Ist Encuentro de
Bandas Juveniles de Música de El Esparragal, invited by the newly formed Musical Society La Harmonica and their new
music band, which debuted at the event.
The school and this new group has the
ambition to build a school and a quality
band to the north of Murcia with the possibility of new cultural activity in the villages of El Esparragal, La Orilla del Azarbe,
El Campillo, Cobatillas and Monteagudo.
Also collaborating in the event was Cuadradilla de la Cruz del Campillo, composed
of seniors. Together, children and adults,
musicians in the band and the crew, performed. This is the second exchange-school
band. The first one took place with Lorca
Conservatory Band. The event, which began
with a parade, was held on a stage outdoors
next to the cultural centre of El Esparragal.
Employment Search
The Department of Employment, Training
and Local Development of Mazarrón has
created a blog with a guide in finding employment for users of their services. This
blog contains useful information for job
seekers interested in training or employment-related issues. What differentiates
this blog from other blogs used in career
counselling is that it is designed from a local perspective, to seek work in and/or from
Mazarrón, reporting resources of the area
and issues of interest to the municipality.
In the blog www.empleomazarron.
wordpress.com, there are different sections on how to find a job, where it is, how
to develop the curriculum, how to interview, prepare the agenda for job search
and other data necessary for finding a job in
the best possible way. In addition, the blog
has a module for on-line training. Training
and Local Development Counsellor, Matilde
Blazquez stressed, “The great importance
of the courses is to improve employability.
Therefore, a training platform is included
on-line through which anyone who wants
to can take courses that interest them.”
Also mentioned was form@carm. On this
platform one can find courses on-line.
However, given the lack of basic skills in
the areas of languages and computers for a
large part of the unemployed of Mazarrón,
the Department considers it necessary to
provide classroom courses in Mazarrón
and Puerto de Mazarrón, in order to develop these basic transversal skills and
improve their chances of finding a job.
The sessions are aimed at users with no
previous knowledge on the subject and
personal tutoring will be high at enrollment
of the course and during development. It
will ensure that they become increasingly
autonomous and competent in their job
search and training on-line. The courses
will last between 35 and 50 hours, and
are completely free. You can request information at the local employment Centre of
Mazarrón Town Hall or visit the blog at centrolocalempleomazarron.es.
keep a date to view this important and
quality exhibition. Last year we saw Pedro
Cano and this year we are proud that we
have a local artist who has had the courtesy of showing for first time this original
exhibition. The Mayor invited the people of
Mazarrón and the many tourists that are
visiting the area, to enjoy the work of Blas
Miras who presents an extraordinary maturity in his work.
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo,
stressed “With this tool we further hope to
promote Employment and Training policies
from the Council, which is a clear example
of our commitment to them.”
Tourism Conference
Promoters Association of Murcia (APIRM)
met recently in Mazarrón to discuss the
future of tourism in the Region of Murcia
and Mazarrón, from the perspective of support that should occur between traditional
tourism and residential tourism. The meeting was opened by the Mayor of Mazarrón,
Ginés Campillo, and was attended by
APIRM President, Jose Hernandez, President of Hostemur, Soledad Diaz, and the
Town Planning and Infrastructure of the
Consistory of Mazarrón, Francisco Garcia.
Jose Hernandez explained “Developers
work under the premise that in order to sell
their homes, tourists or foreign investors
have to come two years before to get to
know the area, staying in local hotels”.
During the meeting they discussed
the future of hotel tourism in the City
and benefitted from the presence of
the President of Hostemur to deepen the combination that must combine tourism and property development.
Soledad Diaz confirmed “Hoteliers and developers must work hand in hand especially
in this difficult time.”
Ginés Campillo said “This conference has
been held in our town, so it seems a great
idea to sit down and reflect on the present
and the future of tourism in Mazarrón in
different aspects. It is essential that we
go hand in hand with all economic and social agents in the Region, because the more
voices and opinions we hear, the more it
will help us achieve quality and sustainable
tourism.”
Exhibition
Casas Consistoriales of Mazarrón announce
an exhibition called “Like fish out of water”
by the artist from Mazarrón, Blas Miras in
which he shows his artistic quality. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Mayor of
Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, Councillor for
Culture, María Celeste Soria and the artist
who was accompanied by his family, friends
and other authorities including the Councillor for Town Planning and Infrastructure,
Francisco García.
The exhibition has 12 sculptures, 11 paintings and 3 pictures, the last one belonging
to his previous exhibition “El Ombligo de
la Luna”.
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo,
congratulated Blas for his great exhibition
and said that during the summer we must
The exhibition can be seen in the building
of Casas Consistoriales located in Mazarrón
Town Hall’s Square until 20th September
from Monday to Saturday between 10am
and 2pm and Thursday and Friday from
6pm to 9pm. The entry to the exhibition
is free.
Camposol Water Supply
The municipal water company “Aqualia
Gestión Integral del Agua S.A.” has opened,
until 20th September, a department solely
for dealing with those users of the Urbanization of Camposol that have no water
contract and/or meter equipment so that
they can register their situation in the offices of this company, after the Town Hall
of Mazarrón assumed responsibility for the
water supply to Camposol. The contracts
previously issued by “Justo y Manoli S.L.”
now belong to the padron of this municipal
service and therefore “Aqualia” has already
registered their data.
For those without a current contract or
meter, you must go to go to the offices of
“Aqualía” in the street La Vía nº 131.
“Aqualia” says that, due to the delay bills,
recovery of payments will be taken monthly until December 2014, so the period of
March -April 2012 will be invoiced in August
2013; May-June 2012 in September 2013;
July-August 2012 in October 2013, and so
on until December 2014; the date in which
bi-monthly invoicing will re-commence.
The bills of consumptions will be made
with the same rates as the rest of the town
passed by the Town Hall and advertised in
BORM (Boletín Oficial de la Región de Murcia) on 14th September 2010. For these
and other arrangements, users can be attended to by calling 968 592 266 or by
visiting the offices in Calle La Vía nº 131
where you can be attended to in Spanish,
English, German, Dutch, Italian and Belgian. The work of regularization continues
and improves the service of water supply to
Camposol, to guarantee the supply of this
public service for all the citizens of the urbanization, the Government Team assuming responsibility that other local Governments were unable to assume.
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To All Ladies Who Love To Sing.
Magenta is a new harmony group, whose
members not only love to sing, but also want
to enjoy themselves whilst doing it. We meet
every Wednesday at 11:30am at either Mariano’s on Camposol or at Mazarrón Country
Club.
harmony group consists of four parts, so we
need a wide range of voice types in order to
accommodate all sections.
So there you are ladies! If you have a couple
of hours to spare each week and would like
to experience singing with a happy group of
ladies instead of by yourself in the bath or
whilst doing your ironing, come and join us.
You will be made to feel very welcome and
I’m sure that you will enjoy yourselves.
We formed in January of this year and are
now under the musical direction of June Mulligan who was a member of the famous Spangles Harmony Group for many years. Our
aim is to both learn to sing and to make a
beautiful sound with our combined voices,
whilst socializing and enjoying ourselves. The
After the summer break Ladies’ Chatterbox
Group will have its first meeting on Thursday September 12th with “Who do you think
you are?” This month we will be looking at
creating a family tree. Our speaker, Jean,
has helped a number of people research their
family history and produce a book that they
can share with the rest of their family.
We have a trip to Lorca on Wednesday 23rd
October to visit the embroidery museums
with lunch and a trip in early January to visit
the “Belens” and other celebrations before
Three Kings in Murcia. We have decided to
organise trips outside of the monthly meeting to make sure that we all have a chance
to get together each month even if we don’t
join a trip.
A full membership card giving details of our
current programme will be available at the
September meeting. We look forward to seeing everyone back after the summer break
and meeting any new members. Ladies’
Chatterbox Group meets on Camposol B
in the Cultural Centre on the 2nd Thursday of
each month at 2pm. If you would like further
information, please contact Rosemary Scott
on 619 575 463 or Chris Leiper on 968 199
418.
Chatterbox “SEW and SEW” is a group for
anyone who would like to meet with other
sewing or craft work enthusiasts (not necessarily very experienced!) to work together,
chat and enjoy a cuppa! We meet every Monday 2.30-4.30pm in the cultural centre. For
more information ring Pat on 608 548 136.
In October our speaker is a local Spanish
gentleman who will introduce us to the local
history and customs of the area in which we
have chosen to live.
November will be an afternoon of craft demonstrations and our Christmas meeting will be
a festive meal.
If you want more information, then ring 636
417 454 and have a chat.
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Did you see the shooting star display in midAugust? That was something special and we
at PALS have something special for you.
September 11th a Day Trip to the old town
and/or market of Benidorm with an optional
trip to Guadalest 15€.
ON Saturday September 28th CAFÉ Concert
Se7en @ Playa Grande (access through the
Playa Grande Hotel). If it’s raining the concert will be indoors, but otherwise on the
beach. Tickets 5€ give you music from midafternoon until midnight. This is the area’s
largest one-day expat music festival and is a
fantastic afternoon and evening. Come early
to get a chair and table, or come late and
bring your own chair.
8th December it’s the Annual Christmas
Dinner Dance @ The Costa Hotel, Mazarrón.
Masses of food and drink and live music
29.50€. It’s so good we go there each year
and each year love it a little more.
1st January New Year’s Day Swim, @ Bahia Beach. Sponsorship forms available now;
have fun join in or support a friend.
th
25 January Burns’ Night. Piper booked.
Playa Grande Hotel booked. Haggis ordered.
A traditional evening; all welcome at 25€ per
head. Meal, music and laughter.
17th March Trip to Benidorm. A few places
left for 3 nights (including St Patrick’s). Full
board at the Hotel Helios in Benidorm near
market. Easy walk to beach and entertainment centre.130€.
October 6th a few places left on the second coach at time of writing a 5 nights’ full
board; all excursions included on Trip to the
Basque Country. A fascinating and very different part of Spain 285€ pp sharing a double
room.
27th April Andalucía Adventure half board
Cordoba, Seville, Ronda, Granada. 320€. We
are already taking deposits on this, so be
quick as we only have one coach.
Swinging Summertime Success!!!!!
More than 100 people went along to the
Mazarrón Country Club to be entertained by
the fabulous Woody and the lovely Christine in
an event to raise funds for MABS Mazarrón.
PALS do it for you.
Tickets available at The Trevi Bar on Satur-
The
electric
atmosphere
was matched
only by the
August heat,
but it was
not
enough
to deter the
audience enjoying a good
old
‘knees
up’. As always, Woody
performed a
brilliant selection of songs which soon had
days 11am-1.30pm or Bistro Ratatouille (formerly Don Ricardo’s) 1-3pm.
I will take this opportunity of thanking Sara
for allowing us to use Saralaras until they recently closed and to all at both the Trevi and
Bistro Ratatouille for their patience with us.
If you have any questions or need to arrange
for tickets call 626 460 455.
CAFÉ Concert Se7en
FORGET-Me-NOT is a new incentive by the
various humanity charities and organisations
to investigate and stimulate RESPITE care in
the area. We are still at a very early stage of
investigation, but this initiative will we hope,
bring some relief to those caring for their
loved ones in a long-term illness situation.
We are trying to investigate those whose lives
have become more difficult due to illness of
their spouses such as Alzheimer’s or dementia or many of the other illnesses that confine people to their homes. We have a public
meeting in the cultural centre on Camposol
on September 9th at 11am. All are welcome
as this is a problem that will not go away and
your input is vital. Call 626 460 465 if you
hope to attend. Thank you
everyone in the room tapping their feet and
singing along and Christine made sure the
mood continued late into the night.
The evening raised a fantastic 611€ and
MABS Mazarrón would like to sincerely
thanks everyone who attended. We look forward to seeing you all next time. Thank You!
MABS Mazarrón are currently supporting over
90 patients in the Mazarrón area and desperately need more volunteers, so if you can
drive, escort a patient to and from a hospital appointment, or can help our Fundraising
team please call us on 620 582 418.
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of history including the sinking of the Bismark, the surrender of the Italian Fleet
and the bombardment of the French Fleet
in North Africa. He was also involved in
the on-board security of Prime Minister
Winston Churchill when he went to meet
with the President of the United States in
Iceland and has long held memories of his
ship being visited by King George V and the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Templeton.
These visits were captured in a wonderful album of photographs which have been
beautifully preserved and provoked a great
deal of interest and discussion amongst
the guests at the award ceremony.
John, who has lived in
Bolnuevo with his wife Anne since 1985,
was born on the Island of Jersey on 8th
June 1917. As there was no conscription
on the Island, John volunteered to join up
for National Service and served with the
Royal Marines from 11th October 1939 until 12th May 1946. He is the last surviving
member of a family of six brothers, all of
whom went to war in 1939 and all of whom
returned safely. The brothers are all listed
on the Jersey Roll of Honour and there is
a citation and photograph of each of them
in the Jersey Museum. Now aged 96, John
is believed to be one of only around 200
sailors who survive from the 4 year Arctic
campaign.
During his service, John spent 2 years with
the Russian Convoys and travelled to the
Arctic Circle on what Winston Churchill
called “The worst journey in the world”.
Every convoy was subject to attack by
German U-boats and every day each convoy faced unimaginable dangers in the
most treacherous of waters. Beyond the
threat of the enemy, the men endured terrible weather conditions, the darkness of
the polar winter and 24-hour daylight at
the height of summer. If ships were sunk,
sailors perished in minutes in waters barely above freezing.
John was present at some key moments
Mags Downes, Chairman of ESAMD said
“Anne Queree telephoned me to say that
John’s medal had been delivered by the
local postman. Following the high profile
presentations in the United Kingdom we
believed that John deserved similar recognition here in Spain. We are grateful to the
British Consulate in Alicante for supporting us in our endeavours to highlight this
amazing achievement. The ESAMD are extremely proud to count John amongst their
number.”
Speaking modestly after the presentation,
John said that he was extremely proud and
honoured to receive the Arctic Star and
it would be added to the collection of 39
medals that he and his brothers had received between them for their service.
The presentation was made to John at the
Amapola Hotel by Antonio Berdonces Vivancos, Honorary Consul of Murcia in the
presence of Ian Wilson, President and
founder member of the Ex-Servicemen’s
Association of Mazarrón District (ESAMD)
and Margaret Downes, Chairman of ESAMD. There was also a large group of invited dignitaries and guests including, Ginés
Campillo Méndez, Mayor of Mazarrón and
the sisters of John’s wife Anne who had
travelled from the UK especially for the
ceremony.
Forthcoming Events for 2013
18th
Sept
Starting from
TJ’s Sector B
Camposol
Sponsor
forms available in TJ’s
Also
from
FAST
on
Fridays
Comedy
Cabaret Night
with
‘Justin Sane’
11th
Oct
The Club
House
Sector C,
Camposol
8€
incl.
raffle
FAST Christmas
Fayre
23rd
Nov
Mariano’s
Sector A,
Camposol
1€
entry
FAST Christmas
Party Night
Cold Buffet
Entertainment
Bernie Mac
11th
Dec
Steak Out
Commercial
Sector B,
Camposol
10€
Day trip to
Benidorm
Market
27th
Nov
Departing
from Sector
B. 9am
12€
pp
160km sponsored cycle ride
by Colin Thackwell & Sharon
Chambers
Further Information: Cathie 654 084 284
Brenda 680 174 499 Jean 646 737 479
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On 2nd August, a celebratory reception was held
to honour and acknowledge the award of the
Arctic Star Medal to Mr
John Queree. The Arctic
Star is awarded to those
who served in areas
north of the Arctic Circle during World World II
and commemorates the
convoys to North Russia
in which over 3000 sailors and merchant seamen lost their lives.
Mortgage Defaults
The Governing Council authorized the signing of an agreement with the Association of
Economists of the Region of Murcia to facilitate mediation between people who are in
default of mortgage loans in character and
credit institutions. To carry out the activities of intermediation under the agreement,
the Ministry Public Works and Planning will
contact individuals and provided they meet
the requirements they can proceed with the
intermediary banks.
Health and Social Care
The Cabinet has approved a proposal of
the Ministry of Health and Social Policy, for
various investments for residential services
and day centres for the disabled in Fortuna. These will offer 17 places in the home
and 12 places in the day centre for people
with intellectual disabilities. The aim is to
implement the right of citizens to enjoy
basic levels of social welfare and to have
services that meet their social needs. To
this end, it encourages the development of
programmes that allow them to expand existing services care for dependents. It has
also authorized a grant of 57,810€ for the
maintenance of early intervention services,
in order to continue to provide prevention,
detection and diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. It also includes sensory stimulation, cognitive, speech therapy and hearing,
as well as family counselling and social environment.
The Governing Council has approved a
budget of 1,500,000€ to meet the expenses
arising from the granting of subsidies to
charities to fund action against poverty. The
policy is to promote comprehensive social
care and family support, child protection,
social integration of immigrants and coordination of primary care social services. It
also includes the development of plans, programmes and projects and in social services
in the Region of Murcia.
and prefilled syringes with a drug used
to prevent episodes of multiple sclerosis
symptoms and slow down the development
of disability in patients with this disease and
961 vials of a drug that is also used in the
treatment of multiple sclerosis. This will culminate in an estimated savings of 28,760€
for the Murcia Health Service. They will also
acquire drugs that reduce the chance of infection in people with certain types of cancer and treated with chemotherapy drugs
that could decrease the number of neutrophils. This will save about 42,000€.
The Ministry of Health and Social Policy,
through SMS, has pioneered the centralization of medications in order to improve
efficiency in the procurement of drugs and
hospital use only dispensed from the pharmacy services in different public hospitals in
the Region of Murcia.
Raising Awareness About The Risks Of
Drug Use
The Community has given the nod to the
receipt of a grant of 280,800€ from the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality
to promote, coordinate and develop activities aimed at raising awareness about the
risks of drug use in the region. This is a
continuation of the proceedings of the Regional Plan drugs. Of the total, 49,800€
were allocated to the training programme
of learning platform ‘E-drugs’, 152,000€ for
the programme ‘Argos-Murcia’, aimed at
prevention and 79,000€ for primary care
and intensive treatment of addictions with
the ‘Model Matrix’.
University Education
The Governing Council has authorized the
deployment of new official university for the
academic year 2013-2014 at the University of Murcia (UMU), Polytechnic University
Cartagena (UPCT) and Catholic University
San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM). It has been
given approval to four master’s degrees and
12 doctorates.
6.3 million Euros has been granted for centralized purchasing of hospital drugs. Money
will be used to purchase 4,588 cartridges
Entrepreneurial Initiatives
The regional government has given approval to the granting of subsidies to business
organizations of the Region of Murcia (CROEM) and the region of Cartagena (COEC), for
a total amount of 134,000€, with the aim of
developing the Programme 2013 Entrepreneurial Initiatives Promoting managing both
entities. This activity includes actions aimed
at promoting collective projects between
business potential, while facilitating entrepreneurial vocations and provides information and training future entrepreneurs with
activities connected with innovation.
Road Repairs
1.3 million has been granted to repair the
RM-C9 regional road that connects the town
of Lorca and Zarzadilla Totana. This is part
of the plan of the Ministry of Public Works
and Planning for road repairs of the Lorca
environment affected by the earthquake of
2011. The works will include repairing the
road surface and the construction of a new
surface layer of hot asphalt, the lining of
ditches and the replacement of signage and
the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of this road from Aguilas.
Missing Children
The Governing Council has agreed with the
Community for collaborative dissemination
through the early warning system for missing children. The agreement will channel
cooperation between the Ministry and the
Emergency Coordination Centre 112 Murcia
to help spread warnings which are deemed
appropriate and necessary, always ensuring
the protection and rights of the minor.
The system will be activated when a child
disappears if it is confirmed as high risk with
evidence that there is a presumption that
the child is in a situation of imminent danger of death or risk to their safety. The message will contain the date, time and place
of disappearance and the name, age, sex,
physical description and recent photograph
and other information. The spread of the
alert can last from three to 24 hours, a period that can be extended with a new alert
including additional information.
The media alerts will be at the Emergency
Coordination Centre, television, radio stations, print media and digital agencies responsible for providing information on freeways, highways, ports, airports and railway
stations, subways and buses and organizations, foundations and stations victim protection, especially protection of children.
The Emergency Coordination Centre Murcia
112 will serve the distribution of warning
messages.
Heritage Protection
The Governing Council has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, to categorise the Paleontological Area
of Puerto de la Cadena, In Murcia. The purpose is to protect and preserve the paleontological heritage that exists where there
is a large accumulation of fossil vertebrates
and paleobotanical remains. It is located
eight miles southwest of the city of Murcia
and 2.5 miles south of the hamlet of El Palmar. Its rich paleontological dating back 23
million years, placing it among the richest
in terms of vertebrate deposits the Iberian
Peninsula.
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From 21st September to 6th October it is
British Food Fortnight so what better
reason than to celebrate all that is good
about British food? I have been coming
to Spain for over 20 years and have lived
here for 10 of those. I love Spanish food;
what a great idea tapas are and I have often featured recipes to make some like tortilla and potato croquettes. However, there
is something very comforting in meals that
you have grown up with and nothing in the
world beats a good old Sunday Roast. Below are a few recipes which remind me of
when I grew up in England. Ok, so Spaghetti Bolognese is originally from Italy,
but as children we thought it was very
English. Sausages are also very English,
or so I thought until I lived in Spain! The
Spanish actually love sausage and the layer recipe works well with English sausage
or chorizo.
Buen Apetito
Chicken and Mushroom Pie
250g puff pastry
1 egg
2 cloves garlic
1 onion
60g butter
2tbsp plain flour
284 ml milk
350g cooked chicken
Mushrooms
Seasoning
Preheat the oven to 200º. Melt the butter
in a saucepan and gently fry the chopped
onion and crushed garlic. Add the chicken
pieces and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Add the peeled mushrooms and cook for a
further 5 minutes. Add seasoning and flour
and stir until all flour absorbed. Add the
milk and stir until smooth. Remove from
heat. Roll out the pastry and place in dish.
Add chicken mixture and cover with pastry
lid and coat with egg. Cook in oven for 35
minutes or until golden brown.
Beef Cobbler
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion
1 clove garlic
2 carrots
450g minced beef
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 tbsp flour
300ml beef stock
1 bay leaf
1 tsp Worcester sauce
Scones
225g self raising flour
1 tsp dried herbs
50g butter
150ml milk
1 egg
1 stick of celery
1 large carrot
225g minced beef
150ml dry red wine
150ml beef stock
450g spaghetti
1 tbsp tomato puree
Chop and fry onions, carrots and garlic in
olive oil. Add mince and fry until brown.
Stir in flour, stock, bay leaf and tomato puree. Add seasoning and Worcester sauce.
Simmer for 20 minutes and then remove
bay leaf. For the scones, mix flour with the
herbs and seasoning. Rub in butter and
add milk to make soft dough. Roll out on
a flour surface and cut into rounds 1cm
thick. Put mince into a shallow oven-proof
dish. Arrange scones around the top and
glaze scones with egg to help brown. Bake
for 15 -20 minutes.
Spaghetti Bolognese
450g ripe tomatoes (or tinned)
25g olive oil
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
Plunge tomatoes in a bowl of boiling water
for 1 minute, then straight into a bowl of
cold water. Remove skins and chop roughly.
Chop and fry the onions until golden brown
then add mince and fry until brown. Crush
garlic and chop celery and carrot and add
to frying pan. Add wine, stock, seasoning,
tomato puree and tomatoes and simmer
for one hour. Cook spaghetti in salted boiling water for 8 – 10 minutes then drain
and serve.
Sausage Potato Layer
40g butter
1 clove garlic
700g potatoes
2 large red onions
Salt and black pepper
100g any sausage
1 onion
75g cheddar cheese
140ml single cream
Butter suitable dish and peel and thinly
slice the potatoes, sausage and onion. Take
pips out of peppers and slice. Layer half
the potatoes in dish and season. Sprinkle
peppers, onions and sausage and then top
with the remaining potato slices. Pour over
the cream and sprinkle with cheese. Bake
in oven 180º for 1 hour or until potatoes
are tender.
Apple and Raisin Parcels
450g Granny Smith apples
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp rum
50g sugar
¼ tsp vanilla essence
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
50g raisins
1 pkt of puff pastry
Peel, core and chop the apples and toss
in the lemon juice to prevent discolouring.
Place 2 tbsp of cold water, the rum, sugar
and spices into a pan. Stir in apples and
cook gently for 5 minutes. Stir in raisins
and allow to cool. Roll out pastry and cut
into squares. Place a spoonful of the apple mixture in the centre of the square
and bring the corners up to the middle and
pinch together. Cook in oven 200º for 18 to
20 minutes or until golden brown.
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NEST does short, non-sporty, easy social
walks, although they do involve some rubbly
tracks and slopes. Bring sensible footwear,
sun protection, water to sip and a smile! Ideal
for chatting and making new friends along the
way without stress – the slower people take
priority, although of course you need to be fit.
Thursday 12th September El Berro & Almond Groves
Meet 10.30am at El Berro car park. A lovely
pretty walk around El Berro’s lovely almond
groves. Approx 2-2.5 hours on rubbly tracks,
taking in some fantastic views from the
mountains and the village itself. Then we’ll go
for a delicious authentic Spanish meal where
we might see wild boar - always a delight!
The optional meal is 9€ for four courses and a
drink and coffee afterwards. The walk is just
5€.
Friday 27th September Walk to the
Blue Lake in the Gebas Moonscapes
Meet 10.30am at El Berro car park. We’ll go
right to the edge of this exquisite lake using an
easy, mostly tarmac route with a few slopes
and then rubbly track to the lake edge. Then
we’ll eat in our favourite authentic Spanish
mountain restaurant and may see wild boar.
It’s just 5€ for the short, easy 3hr walk and
9€ for the optional 4 course meal with a drink
and coffee afterwards included.
Feeding and the Development of Diseases
diet correction is enough to restore the integrity of the skeleton.
Orthopaedic diseases and the development of
osteoarthritis are common diseases in dogs
and represent 25% of the consultations at
veterinary clinics. Regarding the consultations
for osteo-joints diseases, 70% are about the
apendicular skeleton, 20% is due to a probable feeding origin and more than 22% are
caused in dogs under one year of age. Most
of these dogs are big-sized, however dogs of
any size might be affected.
Let’s see some examples:
It is very common to find big-sized or giant
dogs being overfed by their owners, so there
is an excessive energetic contribution that
leads to an increase of both the weight and
the animal size in the first months of the dog’s
life and that sometimes means a discrepancy
between the weight of the animal and the
functionality of their joints. For example, it
is so common to see Rottweiler’s being overfed so that disorders develop in their carpo
joints, osteochondritis in their shoulders, elbows and even tarsus and hip dysplasia. Furthermore, and opposite to what their owners
think, overfeeding large-sized puppies just
causes an increase of weight and size for the
very first months. The size when they are 6
months old should be just the same as dogs
with a normal restricted diet.
The development of these skeletal diseases
may be due to diet. Nutritional excess and
lack contribute to dogs’ joints diseases. In
many cases, good rationing of a balance food
can prevent, or at least reduce, the seriousness of the disease. In some diseases, the
On the other extreme, we have the underfed
dogs that cause a decrease in their rate of
growth.
Another obsession of owners of large-sized
dogs is to offer an additional supplement of
calcium despite the fact that all the food for
puppies contains the necessary amount of
phosphorus and calcium. The ideal contribution of calcium for a big-sized puppy would
be between 210 and 540 mg/kg/day, bear-
You need to book as walks are popular and
places limited. Phone/text 679 002 147
or email natureespunatrails@gmail.com
and wait for confirmation back. Subscribe at
http://www.nestwalks.info for priority invitations to new events and find detailed driving directions. Get in touch if you’re a keen
photographer too, to find out about the fun
NEST Photography Group.
ing in mind that the puppy is unable to protect itself from the excess of calcium since
it absorbs it in a passive way. At least 50%
of the ingested calcium is absorbed, so you
have to be very careful of any excess since it
may lead to osteochondrosis, panosteitis and
radius curvus syndrome. It is very common to
find big-sized and muscled puppies with lots
of energy and calcium contributions above
the animal needs can be dangerous. On the
other hand, if we do not give even the minimum amount of calcium, the body responds
through a hyper functioning of the parathyroid gland which helps to take the calcium off
of the bones towards the blood which causes
a big weakness of the skeleton and can result
in spontaneous bone fractures.
Something similar happens with Vitamin D.
Dogs need to take this vitamin in food since
they are not able to synthesise it properly in
the skin under sunlight. The content of Vitamin D in balanced food is enough to treat and
prevent hypovitaminosis D. A deficiency of
this vitamin in puppies, in spite of right levels of calcium and phosphorus, causes rickets which leads to the arching of the legs,
thicker growing tissues and thinner bones
cortical. Excess of Vitamin D in puppies does
not increase the absorption of calcium and
phosphorus in the intestine, but causes osteochondrosis and makes hip dysplasia and
shoulder osteochondrosis worse.
It is therefore essential to feed your dog sensibly. You do it no favours by over-feeding it
and may cause serious damage to the bone
structure. What you feed your puppy in its
early life will determine much of its health
later on. Do not give too many treats or your
left over food. It might seem as if you are
being kind to your pet, but you might well
be condemning it to a life of misery later on.
If you are unsure of the correct amount and
whether the food contains the right ingredients for your dog, consult your vet.
Article written in conjunction with Paco,
Clinica Veterinaria, Puerto de Mazarrón
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This summer has produced some very strange
weather, not the usual hot nights that we are
used to, although the days have been well up
into the 40’s, especially during the late afternoons. Maybe this is why we had a number
of localised thunderstorms, which although
welcome, did create high humidity. The high
temperatures will no doubt disappear during
September, but the ground is still very dry so
there is a high risk of forest fires and the ban
on lighting fires will still be in place until October. Despite the ban, there are often bonfires around lit by a few irresponsible people.
With the property market picking up in the
UK, hopefully this will encourage buyers to
come to Spain, particularly to our beautiful
area. If you are thinking of doing a few home
improvements to encourage buyers to look
at your property, Northwest Murcia Construction may be able to help you. Working with experienced Spanish tradesmen,
this company can give you a quote for any
work, however big or small. Gill Edwards said
“We recently used the services of Northwest
Murcia Construction and were delighted
with the service we received.
Jose and David, the two Spanish tradesmen
were excellent workers. They arrived on time,
worked hard, and produced great results. We
had blockwork, plastering, tiling and carpentry brilliantly done, so tested their all round
skills. They also provided tradesmen to supply and fit a balustrade to our terrace and an
electrician to check and complete the wiring
of new electrical fittings. All in all a good job
and we are very satisfied and would recommend them to anyone.”
Cehegín Scene
Fiesta
From 8th to 14th of September Cehegín celebrates its Fiesta in honour of the Virgen de
las Maravillas with a vast programme of entertainment including concerts, children’s activities, exhibitions, dancing, bullfight, electro music festivals, bands festival, religious
acts and more than 150 clubs in the stalls of
the Fairground. There will be many events
throughout the week culminating in a grand
performance by the group Fito y los Fitipaldis on 13th.
The singer Francisco will perform on Wednesday September 11th accompanied by the Musical Society of Cehegín in a concert from
10pm in the Plaza de Toros. With his personal style and his unmistakable voice, Francisco offers a unique concert to accompany
the Cehegín Musical Society. Advance tickets
priced at 12€ and 15€ from the box office and
the usual points of Cehegín and the Northwest Region.
The full programme for the Fiesta will be on
our tourist website.
Car Boot Sale In Cehegín
This will be on Sunday 22nd September in the
square beside the old railway station in the
Vía Verde, just two minutes from Mercadona.
There is plenty of room for parking. Stalls will
be provided by the Town Hall for 2€. Anyone
interested in booking a stall contact the Cehegín Tourist Office. All are welcome.
The Archaeological Site 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 BC.
Free Nature Walks
The tourist walks are free and start at 9am.
On Saturday 28th we will follow the Parque
Ecológico de Cehegín. This is classed as be-
ing a very interesting botanical route where
there is habitat for deer and hunting is prohibited. We will enjoy the scenery and we
may be lucky and experience one of the most
beautiful events of the region, the rutting of
the deer. The distance is 5km, the time will
be approximately 2.5 hours with an average
incline of 4,2%-4,9%
The Ecological Park is Closed Until Further Notice
If there are any further enquiries please contact the Cehegin Tourist Office on 968 723
550 or visit our tourist website www.turismocehegin.es
Santiago Leo
Cehegín Tourist Office
Calasparra Fiesta 1st-8th September
During the main annual fiesta in Calasparra
the whole town comes out to party. Most
companies, except for the bars, will be closed
for the week. There are many colourful parades and daily bull runs through the town
with beer tents and food venues open most
afternoons/evenings along with lively music,
street stalls selling jewellery, leather goods,
etc. There will also be live bands at various
venues and a fair ground with rides for both
adults and children.
The classic rock and roll group from Calasparra, ‘Antonio Cassinello Rock and Roll Trío’, will
be the stars of the Fiesta on September 4th.
Instrumental group, ‘La Maravillosa Orquesta
del Alcohol’ will complete the programme.
The supporting group from Madrid, ‘Help Me
Devil’, will be making their debut in Calasparra. The concert will be in Cine Rosales at
11pm. Tickets are on sale through Instanticket.es (902 444 300), Ticketmaster.es (902 15
00 25) and sales points in the town.
Unfortunately we could not get the Fiesta
programme before the magazine went to
print, but hopefully the full Fiesta programme
will now be on the Calasparra Tourist website.
Organised Walks in NW Murcia
Caravaca – 7th – Historical Tour around the
old quarter of town 7pm – about 1½hrs
Tel 968 702 424
Cieza –7th – Ruta Islamica includes visiting
the old settlement of Siyusa and the museum. 10am from Plaza de Toros. 3½ hrs (own
transport required) 8€ for adults and children
2€.
Tel 968 453 500
Moratalla – every Saturday until 16th Sept
from the Tourist Office 12pm – about 1hr
Tel 968 730 208
Mula – 8th is an historical walk showing parts
of the old quarter of this very Spanish town.
9pm from the Town Hall – about 1½hrs.
Tel 968 661 501
Pliego – 7th & 14th walks will take in the fabulous viewing points. 7pm from Plaza de la
Ermita – about 2½hrs 3€
Tel 968 666 321
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The walking season was closed during July
and August, but more than 20 members of
During the evening a programme for next
season was prepared, with the first walk being on 21st September. If you are interested
in joining us on one or more of our interesting
and varied walks please contact warm2005@
gmail.com for a copy of the programme.
WARM (Walkers Around the Region of Murcia) got together at Steve and Sandra’s house
for a very enjoyable evening of a “Spit Roast
on the Coast!” Many thanks to Steve and
Sandra for kindly supplying the wide choice
of meats and fish.
God has some mysterious ways of talking to
us sometimes because there in front of me
was the very answer. A slogan on my granddaughter’s T-shirt it said ‘the joy only bling
can bring’ and of course it was in bright pink
glittery letters. Have you ever tried ironing
that? What joy! It needs to be inside out and
if you’re not careful, the back sticks to the
front as I quickly discovered.
This sort of joy is very short lived. Already it
is starting to fade perhaps due to my laundering and soon she will grow out of it and be
looking for another source of ‘bling’, but no
matter how much she acquires, none of it will
be lasting.
So where can we find lasting joy? As a young
person I learnt a song which says;
‘If you want joy real joy wonderful joy let Jesus come into your heart,
Your sins He’ll take away and your night He’ll
turn to day.
Your heart He’ll make over anew and then
come in to stay.’
At Welcome House we have found some of
this real joy and we join together to share in
it on the first Sunday each month at 4pm. We
are also introducing on the third Sunday at
11am an extra get together; a different way
of doing church.
Check out the poster for details and don’t forget the return concert of Rhythm & Joy (how
appropriate) with Dave Scott-Morgan. We all
had a great time last year. So please let us
know if you are able to come so we know how
many we will be feeding.
Email
Lynda.spain@hotmail.co.uk
Derek.tycymru@talktalk.net
Tel 633 447 937
Whilst ironing very early this morning when
everyone else was still in their beds, I was
racking my brain wondering what I could possibly write about this month.
or
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Rafting Down The Segura River Near
Calasparra
We have visited
many
different
places
and
done many
different
things
in
Murcia; rafting down a
river,
however, had not
been one of
these. When
we
came
across
the
possibility of
such an excursion
on
the
Segura
River
near
Calasparra, we decided that the opportunity
was just too good to miss. The trip was
even advertised as suitable for children and
those of the “third age”!
The trip was organized through Qalat, an organisation in Calasparra, established to develop activities in the natural environment.
Arrangements had to be made with Qalat
themselves and a group of six is normally
required as a minimum and cost 16€ per
person. The descent of the Cañon de los Almadenes on the Segura River by raft (in fact
an inflatable with a capacity of around 14
people) goes through a magnificent landscape and one which was designated as a
protected natural environment in 1992.
Before setting off on our “expedition”, we
tried to read up on what animals, birds and
plants we might see during the trip. The
range seemed truly enormous. How much
of this richness you will see during a trip
down the Segura River is debatable, as often the scenery seems sufficient to occupy
all your attention. However, we can attest
to the richness of the vegetation around the
river and saw many birds, even if they were
particularly hard to identify (apart from the
ducks!).
At the point of embarkation, we were given
lifejackets, at the same time being assured
that we should not get wet! The water
depth was, in fact, often quite limited and
on one occasion we did scrape the bottom
of the boat on the river bed, although this
was very minor and of no consequence at
all. We were assured that the inflatable had
four separate air-filled compartments, so
that if one part were to puncture, we should
still be alright. We had also previously been
advised not to take any bags with us and
such items would, indeed, have been unwelcome encumbrances. Cameras, however, were fine; even essential. Six of us
were handed paddles to use to help steer
the boat when specifically told by the guide
who accompanied us. Getting into the boat
required a little care, especially as it was
more like the surface of a “bouncy castle”
than a rigid craft. You sat around the rim of
the boat and across the transverse ridges,
with three of the “paddlers” being on either
side. Our guide with his large blue paddle
was at the back of the boat.
The first part of the journey was in a part
of the Segura Valley with relatively low
a group of dots, which, it was suggested to
us, may have been an early census of the
cave’s inhabitants. Another group of the
paintings is less schematic in its nature with
an animal, maybe a goat, clearly represented. In addition, there is a very unusual
painting which is thought to represent a sun
god. It has been badly damaged but a face
is identifiable.
sides. Much of the bank had bamboo-like
thickets growing along it. Almost immediately, we were able to see turtles sunning
themselves at the side of the river. When
we set out down river we were briefly told
of the animals which inhabited the environs
and many of us were particularly hoping to
spy an otter. Suddenly, in the middle of this
first half of the trip, we spotted heads in
the water about 100 yards in front of us.
Incredibly, these were not otters but a family of perhaps 10 jabali (wild boar) swimming from one side of the river to the other.
A few minutes further on, a single animal,
swam across the river, again about 100
yards in front of us. These were stirring
sights, even if the jabali is not an animal to
be trifled with.
Soon we came to a point where there was
a long constructed wooden terrace walk on
one side of the gorge cliff face. This heralded the proximity of the site of the prehistoric cave paintings which were another
highlight of the excursion. For us, there
was a small landing point at the side of the
river with some slightly sloping steps going
up the bank. Getting out of an inflatable in
such a location does have its minor challenges, especially if this is not something
you are at all used to. We managed the
process without anyone falling in the water,
although there were a couple of slips/trips!
The cave paintings of the Cueva del Monigote date from the Neolithic Age (from
4000 BC) into the Copper, Bronze and Iron
Ages. They were only identified in 1978 by
shepherds, who, it appears, did some damage by lighting fires in the cave, darkening
the walls and roofs. There has been further damage since with some paintings destroyed during cleaning and others chipped
off the walls by souvenir hunters. Four
groups of paintings have been identified.
Many are of what is known as a “schematic”
form. They represent human and animal
figures, but in a symbolic way and without
any anatomical details. Other of the paintings are more enigmatic. Thus, there was
After re-embarking, the remaining part of
the journey is perhaps slightly longer that
the first, with the whole trip lasting about
an hour and a half and covering upwards
of four kilometers. On this second part,
the passage was much more impressively gorge-like. All too soon, however, we
reached the end of our journey and disembarked just before a dam across the Segura
River (the Presa de la Mulata). There are
steps up the side of the valley to the car
park, but it is worthwhile diverting en-route
to see the dam itself. It was constructed in
1925 to assist in the supply of water to a
nearby hydro-electric station.
All of us agreed afterwards that, not having fully known what we were in for beforehand, this had been a superb way of
spending a morning (or afternoon). Yes,
you do need to be able to clamber into and
out of the inflatable, with help if required
and therefore, have a degree of flexibility,
but all of us managed it quite easily. At
times (not many) when all in the boat were
quiet, the tranquility of the place was truly
astonishing. It was “the sound of silence”!
The scenery was remarkable and you will be
hard pressed to see it in any other way than
by such a rafting trip.
Article by Clive and Rosie Palmer who have
written several guide books on towns and
regions in Murcia. These can be seen at,
and obtained from, www.lulu.com, or
contact clive.palmer5@btinternet.com.
Clive and Rosie’s book, “Exploring Murcia, Days Out” is available to buy from
the CHM/Costa Cálida Chronicle office on
Camposol B, Best Wishes (who also stock
other of their books including the follow-up
“Exploring Murcia, More Days Out”), or
phone Patti on 968 433 978.
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Top Tips For What To Do - FOREST
FIRES
fire prevention manual in English for more details on the above.
In light of the high risk of forest fires this
season, British Consul Paul Rodwell discussed with Irene Rodríguez, Director of
Emergencies for the Valencian Community,
about what should be done in the event of
a fire. Here are her five top tips:
Nigel Winter, President of SAI Pedralba,
who was recently evacuated from his home
during the Pedralba fire, said of his experience:
“The recent fire in Pedralba highlighted the
importance of British residents looking out
for each other in case of an emergency. I
was very impressed by the rapid response
from the Valencian fire fighters once the
alarm had been raised and was very grateful to be in close contact with the team at
the British Consulate.”
1.
2.
3.
Do not light any fires outside when
it is prohibited during the dry season. Check with your Town Hall for
rules and regulations.
Call 112 immediately to report a
forest fire; they speak English.
Do not attempt to fight a fire under any circumstances; forest fires
travel at incredible speed and you
could put yourself at great risk.
Lastest Changes In Property Taxation
In The Murcia Region. Law 6/2013 of 8th
July, Taxation Measures.
These latest changes in property taxation
that came into effect on 11th July 2013 will
affect you if you are considering buying a
resale/new property in Murcia, set up or
amend your mortgage, or you have been
involved in an inheritance process. We
highly advise you to start working out your
figures as you may find there is an increase
on taxes to pay.
Please find below the new update:
Transfer and Stamp Duty Tax
Transfer Tax affecting resale purchases
will be 8% (before 11th July 2013 it was
7%)
Example: If you buy a property valued at
€100K, you will now be paying 8,000€ in
taxes, where previously you would have
had to pay 7,000€.
4.
5.
Evacuate your home when told to
do so by the Spanish authorities
and do not return home until you
have been advised by the relevant
authorities that it is safe
Read the Valencian government’s
Stamp Duty Tax will now be 1.5% (before
11th July it was 1.2%)
This tax mainly affects mortgages. If you
are taking out a mortgage on your property
or are considering amending your existing
mortgage, you will be affected by this tax
rise. Bear in mind that Stamp Duty Tax
is paid on the mortgage liability, so called
“responsabilidad hipotecaria”, which can
be estimated as 1.5 times of the mortgage
value.
New Stamp Duty Tax of 2% for off plan
purchases.
If you are planning to buy an off plan property you will now have to pay a total of 12%
in tax (10% IVA plus 2% Stamp Duty).
Example: If you buy a property off plan
valued at 100,000€, you will now be paying 12,000€ in taxes where previously you
would have had to pay 10,000€.
For more information in Spanish go to
www.112cv.com
photo courtesy of John Crisp
to 2.5% (as of 11th July).
This is the case for resale purchases between companies or self-employments,
when buying the property for a business
activity and IVA on purchase can be deducted when submitting tax forms.
Inheritance Tax
Before 11th July 2013 for residents only,
some local Governments such as Murcia
Region, were applying a reduction of 99%
on Inheritance Tax for a spouse and children older than 21. This has now been
abolished and the only exception would be
for inheritors *younger than 21 years old.
Both fiscal and non-fiscal residents will now
be taxed equally (with the exception of the
above *). From now on, fiscal residents will
only have a €15,956.87 allowance and inheritors younger than 21 years will have a
€47,858.59 allowance, the same as nonresidents.
Stamp Duty Tax has increased from 2%
Income Tax
This came into effect from 1st January 2013.
Income Tax is a Government Tax transferred to the Autonomous Communities,
where they have ruled their own tax rates,
and as a result we have two different tax
rates applying over this National Tax, some
established by the Government and others
by the Autonomous Communities. Income
Tax rates will increase by 1% for earnings
above €120,000.
Wealth Tax
This is the first time that the Autonomous Community of Murcia has introduced
changes to this Law. This came into force
on 1st January 2013. We advise you to obtain professional advice from a qualified
professional Law Firm who can ascertain
your tax liability.
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Letting Your Passport Expire Can Cost
More Than You Think
More than 6000 emergency passports were
issued in Spain last year!
passports issued for other reasons, 14%
were because full passports had expired.
Expatriates should check when their passports are due to expire and make a diary
note to renew them up to nine months earlier, says Will Middleton, new Consular Regional Director for Spain. “Living overseas,
it can be easy to think that you don’t need
your passport or to forget to renew it. If you
need to travel at short notice, getting an
emergency passport is both costly - currently 116€ - and time-consuming, which can
add further to what may already be a stressful situation and you will still need to renew
your full passport when you get back.”
Christian Humanitarian Aid Charity
in the Mazarron & Surrounding area
Helping Anyone in Need,
Irrespective of
Race, Creed or Status.
This is the prompting that
Started our MAD Journey….
Matthew 25 v 35-36
“When I was Hungry .…,
When I was Thirsty…..,
When I needed Clothes ……,
When I was a Stranger ..…,
When I ……….………….…”
God fills in the missing gaps.
Items needed for back to school: pens
- blue, black & red; pencils - normal &
colouring; felt-tip pens; scissors; rulers;
One customer, who had already suffered
five lost or stolen passports over the years
and received a warning from the Passport
Service, decided to keep the latest one safe
by storing it in the freezer. Unfortunately it
got wet, so he had to get yet another emergency one!
Applying for a new passport is simple:
download the application form and guidance notes from www.gov.uk/overseaspassports, complete them at home and
send them off with your photographs. A
new passport generally takes a minimum
of four weeks from when the application is
received.
The number of emergency passports issued
by British Consulates in Spain rose 11% last
year to a total of 6005, more than a fifth
(22%) of the Foreign Office world total. The
increase has triggered the British Embassy
to warn British expats to take care of their
passports, check the expiry date and renew
them in good time.
In May alone this year, 493 emergency
passports were issued to British nationals
in Spain, including 280 as a result of theft
(mainly bag theft), car break-ins, burglary
and pick-pocketing. Of the 213 emergency
Circumstances in which British expatriates
can find themselves needing emergency
passports vary from the death or serious illness of a loved one through to job opportunities put at risk - like the resident who was
offered an interview in Germany only to discover his passport had expired. Others have
been forced to cancel holidays of a lifetime
for lack of a valid passport.
Many people fear that by renewing a passport before it expires they will ‘lose out’ on
validity they have paid for. In fact any remaining validity on your existing passport
(up to a total of nine months) will be added
to the new one.
sellotape; rubbers; glue sticks; A4 notepads – squared; A4 loose paper - photocopier paper.
If you have any of the above items you
would like to donate, please call GO maD.
Cash donations are also gratefully received, marking envelope ‘school material’
& drop it off at the GOmaD shop.
Forthcoming Sewing/Craft Workshops
for those unemployed. Please can GOmaD
have any material, cottons, buttons, bows
plus craft materials you no longer need,
marking donations ‘Outreach Workshops’.
Drop-off Points
GOmaD Shop 634 321 161.
GOmaD Van
Camposol A Car Park, Tues 11am-1pm
Camposol B; TJ Electricals & Cultural Centre, Fri 12.30-2pm
Puerto de Mazarrón; IBEX Insurance &
Costa Calida Radio Station
Mazarrón Country Club & Condado de Alhama
Collection of Large Items/Furniture/House
Clearances please call Tony 634 007 594
Food Collection Bins
Camposol B; Quick Save.
Camposol A; English Butchers.
Pto de Mazarron; Tea Pot.
Email: madmazarron@live.com
Face Book: mad mazarron
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All Your Insurance Needs Under One
Roof
Whatever type of cover you are looking for,
you can deal with just one reputable company for all your insurance needs. Liberty
Seguros only works with experienced brokers who will be able to give you expert
advice on which cover best meets your
needs and budget, making sure you have
the right cover, without paying too much.
Liberty Seguros Car Insurance provides
you with an extensive cover with breakdown assistance, because no matter how
careful you have learnt to drive over the
years, you cannot ensure everyone on the
road is driving as safely as you are.
Liberty Seguros Home Insurance. For
many of us, our homes are our most valuable possessions and we need to protect
them against possible damage and destruction. Liberty’s Home Insurance will
also cover personal liability for accidents
that occur on the property.
Liberty Seguros Life Insurance gives
you piece of mind knowing that for a small
cost your family is well taken care of and
they don’t have to alter their way of life,
after you’ve gone.
Liberty Seguros Pet Insurance provides
veterinary assistance for accident or illness
anywhere in Europe. Vets can offer treatments that were unheard of just a few
years ago and prices have soared, so it is
good to know your pet is covered.
and personal
accidents
whilst playing.
Liberty Seguros
Accident Insurance
provides
cover
for
unexpected
events and
foresights,
ensuring
that you will
be able to
access medical
treatment after an accident, or for those people
whose family members could suffer financially if the policy holder passes away.
Liberty Seguros Community Insurance
is flexible to adapt to each community’s
needs and covers the risks which jeopardize the habitability and comfort, which all
communities must provide to their owners.
Liberty Seguros Commercial Premises
Insurance is a very extensive cover designed for business owners who want to
have peace of mind knowing that their
livelihood is protected from minor hiccups
to major financial losses.
Go to www.libertyexpatriates.es for
the name of your nearest Liberty Seguros broker.
Liberty Seguros Boat Insurance can
protect your pride and joy from bow to
stern when in the water, as well as during
loading and unloading and during transportation by land.
Liberty Seguros Golf Insurance covers your equipment against breakage and
damage and more importantly perhaps, is
that it covers you for Third Party Liability
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“Alpelo” Cut It for Charity
On 17th July Alpelo hairdressers in Los
Belones hosted an event when haircuts,
blow-dries, manicures and pedicures were
done free of charge, for which a donation
to HELP MMM was gratefully received.
€405 was raised from the day to enable
HELP MMM to continue with its good
work. Many thanks to Mags and Sergio
for the hairdressing and Mariposa for the
manicures and pedicures. They all worked
hard from 9am-8pm. It was a long and
busy day. Our President, Bernard, even
had his nails done, plus he got a haircut.
Nobody noticed his new hairstyle because
it didn’t look any different to the old one!
Fun On The Beach
On 18th July HELP MMM, in conjunction
with Caritas, held a Fun Day on the beach
at Los Urrutias. Kiko
and Antonio provided
a giant paella. The
boys preferred the
supervised “fighting”
in the Sumo wrestlers’ suits and penalty shooting at the
rotating “Goalkeeper.
The younger ones
enjoyed the Bouncy
Castle, while all of
them queued up to
throw wet sponges at
the boy in the stocks.
Candy floss was given as prizes for winning a game.
Caritas
brought
along volunteers to
help with the event
and also provided the
music. It was a fun
afternoon which all
the children and parents enjoyed.
The
“Needy”
in
the area will
benefit from
the event.
HELP MMM
Present
Cheque To
The Butterfly Children
At
HELP
MMM’s General Meeting
in Las Claras
Centre held
on 16th July,
the
President,
Bernard
Ash,
made a presentation of €1250 to the Butterfly Children Charity.
The charity helps children who have epidermolysis bullosa or butterfly skin, which
is an incurable, rare and serious genetic condition affecting the skin. The skin
becomes as delicate as a butterfly wing,
hence the name, Butterfly Children.
Severe blistering and wounds that never
heal can be caused by simple touching and
special bandages are required, which are
very expensive. They are made of material that does not stick or pull the flesh
off. They hope to open a charity shop in
the Mar Menor area. They raised over
€40,000 for a respite centre run by DEBRA
(a Spanish Epidermolysis Bullosa Charity)
in Malaga for sufferers of the condition and
their families. HELP MMM’s members expressed their pleasure that they were able
to make a donation to Butterfly Children.
It begs a question, “How would these children cope without the charitable work?”
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Faith’s book “Diary of a Heroic Horse”
now available in paperback!
Much has been written over the last two
years about Faith, EHCRC’s now world famous three legged pony. Her story up until recently has only been available as an
e-book, but now has gone to print in high
colour paperback after many requests from
people by telephone, email and also from
the large number of visitors to the centre’s
popular Sunday Open Days.
A supply of books have been sent over the
Atlantic to Kaye and Glen Harris, Molly’s
rescuers and carers who we now regard as
“I am really happy that Faith’s story is now
in hard copy” says Sue. “We quite simply
would not have come this far without the
help and publicity from the English speaking press here on the Costa Blanca and beyond. The great group of people that work
at these publications have helped us save
many many equines. Their dedication to address the difficult issues and help local communities is some times taken for granted,
but without them and their local knowledge
I believe us expats would be far less informed.”
Faith’s “Diary of a Heroic Horse” is
available at just €5 at any EHCRC Charity Shop and at the EHCRC’s Sunday Open
Days 1 till 5 pm. A Spanish printed edition
will also be available by the end of August.
“This is only possible because of the translation skills and the tremendous co-operation
and help from Tatiana, Councillor for Education at Rojales Town Council who we have
worked very closely with on this and other
issues.
Faith could not be in better hands and the
Rescue Centre is very fortunate to be working with such experienced people. Gaspar
and his team suggested that Faith should
stay with them longer during the summer
months when Faith needs more attention to
make sure she is comfortable on her prosthetic leg. Sue and Rod have happily agreed
with this as it will give them time to finish
off Faith’s new stable and garden area.
EHCRC has recently rescued two more
horses and also taken in another donkey,
so this makes a grand total of 57 horses,
ponies and donkeys to care for, plus finding
the time to complete the disabled facilities
for visitors as well as the building work for
Faith.
very close friends. The proceeds from all
books sold will be split 50/50 between the
EHCRC and Molly’s foundation.”
The book is also available to download on
Amazon Kindle fire and will soon be available on iTunes and all other Apple devices.
For more information of the Easy Horse
Care Rescue Centre please go to
www.easyhorsecare.net
“The inspiration for this book came from
Molly the amputee pony in the United
States. Molly has gone on to become a
household name in the US and a symbol
of hope to many children and adults who
have suffered amputations. She visits
patients in hospitals
and care homes giving these people inspiration. We feel that
Faith and Molly’s stories can do the same
here in Spain and
in other countries. I
wrote the book mainly for the children. It
explains with the aid
of many photographs
that just because you
have a prosthetic limb
or other serious dis-
Sue and Rod Weeding, co-founders of the
EHCRC have just returned from visiting
Faith at top equine surgeon Gaspar Castelijn’s new state of the art Equihealth facility in Granollers just outside Barcelona.
Faith is very content and happy and is looking fabulous. She even has a new boyfriend
called Empereo a magnificent Spanish stallion who has also had state of the art surgery. He was suffering from crippling arthritis caused by bone disease in the fetlock of
his right front leg. This would be like your
wrist, but he has to stand on his. He has
had metal supports fitted into the bones on
either side of the joint to enable him to walk
again. At the moment he is in a plaster cast
while it all heals.
abilities, it really is ok to be different and
anything in life is possible.”
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The XI Annual Antiques and Collectables Fair
The IFEPA Fairs and Exhibitions Centre
in Torre Pacheco, Murcia has become one
of the most important commercial meeting
points for business professionals in Southeastern Spain and is fast becoming one of
the most popular places of interest for local
residents and the many tourists who visit
the Mar Menor area every year. The IFEPA
Exhibitions Centre hosts a number of
annual events in collaboration with various bodies, associations and organisations
across a variety of sectors, as well as hosting many cultural, sporting and community
activities.
past, as it offers a wide selection of unique
art, antiques and other collectors’ items
ranging from the grand and elaborate,
costing several thousand euros to more
simple pieces like postcards, to meet even
the smallest of budgets. In this exhibition
there are charming artefacts from all eras,
spanning history and filled with memories of the past. You will find decorative
and practical furniture dating back many
years, but also some as recent as the 60’s
and 70’s. There are also soft furnishings,
jewellery, ceramics, glass, bags, lamps or
watches in an “Aladdin’s Cave” of delights.
From 27th to 29th September the IFEPA
hosts the XI Annual Antiques and Collectables Fair. This is an unmissable
event for anyone with an interest in the
This diversity of items attracts interior designers, collectors, professionals, enthusiasts and lovers of antiques from Southern Spain and beyond, making it one of
the most visited fairs of its kind. Whether
to seek a specific item, or in the hope of
uncovering an unexpected treasure in
amongst the thousands of square metres
of exhibition space, there is something for
everyone. Why not come and see for yourself?
The IFEPA Exhibition Centre is located
at Avenida Gerardo Molina 45. 30700 Torre
Pacheco (Murcia).
Tel 968 336 383 or visit the website at
www.IFEPA.es
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DFS Spain first arrived in Spain in 2003
located in San Javier 5 minutes from Murcia airport. Two years ago they moved
into their current store, only 1000m away
from the old store and still only 300m from
Iceland. The new DFS store boasts ample
car parking, not to mention baby changing facilities and a kids’ area to keep the
little ones occupied whilst you browse the
extensive furniture range.
ally found in Spain. They is an assortment
of fabric and leather designs which are
available in choices of various finishes and
colours. Sofas are made to measure and
minor adjustments are usually at no extra
charge. Many are available within just 3-4
weeks and there is free local delivery!!
DFS owner Paul said “The extra windows
and selling space allows for better room
setting displays and has enabled us to introduce new products to our already vast
range of furniture and beds. We have recently launched our High Gloss Laminate
Lounge ranges as well as our stunning Designer Sofa Collection”
Paul added “The sofa is usually the largest piece of furniture in the lounge and it
can either be an eyesore or an attractive
feature of the room. The “Designer Collection” is guaranteed to add the WOW factor
to any property and at prices that won’t
break the bank.”
Why not visit DFS Spain today and see
their broad range of quality furniture and
amazing offers! You will receive good,
honest advice with no pressure sales. Alternatively, for more information and testimonials from some of our very satisfied
clients, visit the DFS Spain website www.
dfsspain.com.
DFS Spain also specialises in a wide range
of beds which are designed with both
the British person and Spanish climate in
mind. Whilst still providing the comfort
DFS Spain is open from 9.30am to 5pm
Monday to Friday and 10am to 12.30 on
Saturdays. Paul and the team look forward to welcoming customers old and new.
The “Designer Collection” is the latest addition to the DFS range. The collection has
sofas with a little more style than is usu-
and quality of the UK bed, DFS beds are
built to survive the excessive temperatures
and high humidity we experience in Spain.
The most recent development in beds is
the Viscolastic mattress, more commonly
known as Memory Foam. Prices for these
types of products have now become more
reasonable, offering the buyer the ultimate
comfort at a sensible price.
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Focus on Mar Menor
The Mar Menor is a salt-water lagoon of
128km sq with a sea temperature of 5 degrees above that of the Mediterranean. This
area is quite unknown to a lot of people and
one of Spain’s best-kept secrets. The mineral-rich water of the Mar Menor is revered for
its health-giving properties and is listed by
the World Health Organisation as one of the
healthiest places on earth.
Over the next few months we will be featuring each of the resorts in the Mar Menor Region. If you want to advertise on this page
contact Michelle for more information. Email
michelle@costacalidachronicle.com.
This month’s feature is a “Focus on Los
Narejos”.
If you have ever sat at Murcia San Javier
Airport waiting to pick up friends and family and wishing that there was somewhere
nearby to get a decent meal, or a drink at
reasonable price, or even just have a mooch
around the shops, then you haven’t discovered the hidden gem of Los Narejos. Situated off Junction 786 of the AP7, Los Narejos is a small town which sits virtually on
the beach and is just a 10 minutes’ drive
from the airport. I wonder how many times
that like me, you have driven past it without a clue that it is there. Yes there really is
somewhere to go other than Iceland!!
The sandy beaches are beautifully maintained with beach bars where you can relax whilst overlooking the lagoon or the
more adventurous can take advantage of
the variety of watersports available. There
are shower and toilet facilities and there is
plenty of parking close by. The pretty promenades which link to the beaches make access very easy, particularly for those with
mobility problems, but if you don’t fancy the
beach, there is so much more to do in this
delightful little town.
Avenida Río Nalón is a modern pedestrianised boulevard less than five minutes’
walk from the beach. With a distinct cosmopolitan style, it boasts restaurants and bars
with cuisine from all over the world. The
First Mediterranean
Gastropub is an absolute must with an
exquisite menu to suit
all tastes and pockets,
but if shopping is your
thing there are gift
shops and stylish boutiques such as Legs
& Co, selling a wide
range of lingerie and
swimwear and other
retailers of ladies’ and
gents’ clothing. The
Los Narejos market
takes place on Saturday mornings.
Like many areas in the region, the population of Los Narejos is a diverse mix of residents and tourists from all over Europe, so
it is not surprising that there are also many
other types of businesses operating in Río
Nalón.
There are agents such as Miguel from Liberty Seguros who can deal with all your
insurance needs, hairdressers such as INFINITI Unisex Salon, property services,
computer services, car hire companies such
as Mar Menor Car Hire, opticians and you
can even buy garden furniture at D & G
Garden Furniture.
At night time the area is alive with the hustle and bustle of the bars and restaurants
with live entertainment. “Above the street
and below the stars” you can take dining to
another level at Rosalind’s Roof Garden
Restaurant.
You could even make a short break of
it and stay at the one of the local hotels.
Throughout the summer months there are
multitudes of festivals and concerts and in
December there are the celebrations in honour of the Virgen de la Purisma, the Patron
Saint of Los Narejos. Whatever your reason, whether it is to break up that trip to the
airport or to kill some time whilst waiting for
an arrival or even for a short vacation, make
sure you drop by and discover all that Los
Narejos has to offer. You won’t be disappointed!
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A “Gastro-Pub” is a popular British term
coined in 1991 to describe licensed premises serving more than just the traditional
“pub grub”, but if you ask Peter Baranyai,
Head Chef and Owner of The FIRST Mediterranean Gastropub, he will tell you
that his new restaurant is so much more
than that. As the name suggests Peter’s
Restaurant is the first of its kind and he
describes it as “Quality fine dining at affordable prices, in a relaxed bistro style atmosphere”.
bles and my Chefs even have their speciality dishes named after them; ‘Surf and
Turf’ by Rudi and ‘Gabi’s Scallops’ being
prime examples!”
Theme nights and an international style
Sunday carvery are planned for the autumn
and winter months and as you might expect, some very special Hungarian delights!
Just talking to Peter, it is clear that the
opening of The FIRST Mediterranean
Gastropub, is his dream come true and
after many years in the planning, he will
accept nothing less than perfection.
Originally from Hungary, Peter has vast
experience as a Chef in top restaurants
around the world including Silversea and
Princess Cruise Liners as well as a 5 Star
Hotel in Dubai. He talks passionately about
his love of food and his number one priority is making sure that his customers are
completely happy; not only to experience
the exquisite gourmet cuisine. but also to
feel at home, in a casual, family- friendly
environment.
The FIRST Mediterranean Gastropub is
located on the beautiful Avenida Río Nalón
and is open from 10am daily. They have a
varied breakfast, brunch and lunch menu
which includes a typical English Full Breakfast, but the more adventurous might like
to sample the Greek Full Breakfast or a Fritatta which is a special open faced baked
omelette, not to mention the Eggs Benedict
and Egg Royale! You can also try the selection of Special Breakfast Drinks from traditional tea and coffee to Lambrusco-Peach
Bellini or Hangover Sparkling Lemon Gin!
The evening menu includes exotic dishes
such as the Gourmet Fettuccine with Lamb,
In addition to the extensive food menu,
The FIRST Mediterranean Gastropub,
also has a large selection of over 30 different bottled and draught beers and wines,
as well as a wide selection of spirits and
liqueurs.
Peter added “Food is prepared daily as we
only use fresh ingredients. We can adapt
the dishes to meet the customers’ individual tastes and requirements”.
You really get the feeling that nothing is
too much trouble at The FIRST Mediterranean Gastropub. The only problem you
might have is being spoiled for choice!
Tel 644 122 076
www.thefirstgastropub.com
Peter explained “I brought my family and
closest friends over from Hungary to work
in the restaurant and we really are one
big happy family. My wife Yvette and my
daughter are regularly seen waiting at ta-
Peas and creamy Wild Mushrooms as well
as more traditional dishes such as Grilled
Chicken Breast. They also offer a set menu
at 13.95€ which includes starters, main
course and a choice of either dessert or
coffee. A free glass of wine is also included.
There is even a Special children’s menu
from just 4.20€ which includes Grilled Meat
and Fish as well as Hamburgers and Pasta
Dishes.
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There are some things we can’t change, but
there are a number of straightforward changes we can make to our daily routine to boost
our immunity and keep the sniffles at bay.
Sleep More
Sleeping seems like far too easy a solution to staving off the winter ills, but giving your body the chance to reboot is one
of the most effective ways of building
your energy and giving your infectionfighting cells the chance to replenish.
People spend so much money on eating well
and exercising regularly. but without a good
night’s sleep all that effort can be in vain.
Lack of sleep suppresses your immune system, making you more vulnerable to infections and metabolic and hormone changes.
Keeping to a routine can sometimes help
you to sleep better. Your body gets used to
winding down at a certain time and waking
up at roughly the same time each morning.
We always say that children are better with
a good routine, but it is also good for adults.
Drink Less
The good news is that one or two alcoholic
drinks won’t cause your body too much
distress, but drinking more than three on
a regular basis does you no favours when
you’re trying to stay cold-free. Ignore those
old wives’ tales about booze beating bacteria; too much alcohol actually suppresses
the body’s ability to fight bacteria and viruses. Some studies suggest that drinking
wine (rather than beer or spirits) on a moderate basis can protect against the common cold, but research into whether this is
beneficial is limited, so if you can’t give it
up, it’s best to stick to just a couple.
Wash Your Hands
There’s a reason for all those signs in public
toilets telling you to wash your hands. Toilets in particular carry millions of bacteria
that can stay alive for up to three hours.
Reducing our contact with bacteria picked
up in day to day life, is hugely beneficial.
The best way to do this is to simply wash
your hands regularly and if you’re out and
about, carry an anti-bacterial gel that will
sanitise your hands without the need for
water.
Get Outdoors
When it gets colder outside, it’s more important to stay warm; something that exercise will help with. Don’t overdo it, but if
your circulation is good, you will not feel
the cold as much. Exercise will not guarantee to help your immune system, but it
will certainly not harm it. There are various
ways that you can make the most of the
outdoors. Not everyone likes to go to the
gym or go to exercise classes. Maybe you
are just happy walking your dog – if you
don’t own a dog, maybe you could help out
at a local dog charity by walking a rescue
dog a couple of times a week. There are
walking groups in the area that you could
join to not only make the most of exercising
and discovering parts of this area of Spain,
but also meet different people. Many of
the Town Halls organise walks to show you
parts of the town that you may not have
discovered. Spending time outside in the
natural sunlight raises your level of Vitamin D. Studies have found that an increase
in Vitamin D can help to protect you from
future bone problems, heart disease, diabetes, depression and other health issues.
It also helps to build your immune system
so you’ll get ill less often and recover more
quickly.
Eat Well
When the days get shorter and there’s a
chill in the air, the desire for a salad seems
to disappear with the rays of the sun, but
eating hearty, comforting food will do no
harm to the immune system, as long as it’s
also rich in the nutrients we need. A healthy
balanced diet should be your basic starting
point to getting the right spread of vitamins
and minerals, including fibre rich cereals
such as wholemeal breads and breakfast
cereals, fewer animal fats, and plenty of
fruit and vegetables. Although you can buy
multi-vitamins and supplements aimed at
keeping us well, a healthy balanced diet will
do the job for most people. Some supplements can actually be
harmful to you and of
course they can be
expensive. We are
always hearing about
eating your ‘5 a Day’
and with all the fresh
fruit and vegetables
available, this should
be easily achieved.
the season of the lemon, the ultimate detoxifier and the vitamin C-packed kiwi fruit.
Streamline Your Larder
Helping your body can start in the kitchen. Empty your fridge and cupboards of
processed foods and unhealthy snacks and
replace them with nutritious options. Keep
your fruit bowl well stocked with seasonal
produce, swap sugar for honey and bin the
chocolate biscuits. Try cutting down on
your caffeine intake. Studies have shown
that caffeine reduces mental performance
and increases the risk of developing anxiety and depression, so try herbal tea for
a change. Don’t cut out all your favourites
as you will never stick to the new regime.
Meditation
Meditating even for 10 minutes a day can
improve your stress levels and wellbeing.
It can help to de-clutter your mind. Find
a quiet place and sit cross-legged on the
floor, resting your hands on your knees or
thighs and close your eyes. Start paying attention to your breathing, taking long, deep
breaths. Your mind will start to wander, but
gently bring it back to your breath when
thoughts try to take over. Just ten minutes
of mindfulness and relaxation exercises a
day can lower stress levels, provide mental
clarity and reduce anxiety and depression,
leading to a calmer, happier, healthier you.
Eat Seasonably
Food tastes so much
better and tends to
be more nutritious
when it’s in season and hasn’t been
flown in from thousands of miles away.
In spring and summer there’s a greater
variety of seasonal
food available to perk
up your diet, but
even in the autumn
and winter months,
there is always a
good selection of
fruit and vegetables, especially here
in Spain. Get your
fix of greens with
superfoods such as
broccoli and spinach.
Broccoli is packed
with vitamin C, iron,
folic acid, calcium
and vitamin A and
thought to provide
resistance
against
heart disease, osteoporosis and diabetes. This is also
As we kiss goodbye to the summer it’s not
just the chill in the air that we’re preparing
for, but the annual onslaught of the common cold and flu.
It’s still unknown why we’re more susceptible to falling ill in autumn and winter. Some
studies suggest it’s because we spend more
time indoors where germs have a better
chance of spreading between bodies, especially when windows are shut and the heating is put on.
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ARE YOUR TAX AFFAIRS IN ORDER?
After six years and having helped over 800
clients to put their tax affairs in order, UK
Tax Refund have been surprised by the
amount of errors and mistakes found in
many of the Spanish Tax Returns brought
to us by clients coming to see us for the
first time.
To begin with, it is important to differentiate between Public income and Private
income. The documents produced by UK
Authorities are not always understood by
Non-British Advisors. This can be a reason
why Spanish Income Tax Returns are submitted with errors resulting in the payment of more or less tax and as in the UK,
in Spain this can result to fines when the
Tax Office finally discover the errors.
UK Tax Refund has rectified many Spanish Tax Returns, brought to us by new clients on their initial visit to our office and
have obtained Tax Refunds for incorrectly
paid tax to the Spanish Tax Office. This is
Writing this in mid-August it is VERY hot
and it seems the 47 million Spanish population has come to Puerto de Mazarrón !
Well at least half of them! The heat does
affect our day to day living and we really
should learn from those who have lived
here for centuries. Siesta in the afternoon
and “live” from midnight, but it’s just not
in our Brit culture. How I love to listen to
the Brits saying “tut tut that four year old
should be tucked up in bed at this time 1am!” This nation is of a different culture
from us.
By the time you read this in September
the heat will have reduced a little and the
coastal towns will have returned to their
10 month ways.
TV NEWS
The big issue and the enormous rumour
devices of the internet and “bars” fuelled
by the rogue advertisements in every
publication and email is that we will all
lose our UK TV by satellite soon. There is
NO factual basis for these rumours, just
lots of speculation. There will be a new
satellite transmitting our BBC, ITV and
some 4’s. The other 4’s and 5’s and SKY
have moved and it MAY affect our view-
not easy to achieve, as you can imagine
with the amount of documents that are
normally required by the Spanish Tax Office and more so when requesting a Tax
Refund.
On the other hand, when completing the
Spanish Tax Return, it is also important
to declare correctly other forms of income
like Interest or Dividends deriving from the
UK. Here we have also seen a variety of
errors.
The Spanish Tax Office controls are intensifying and giving your tax affairs impeccable treatment, both in Spain and in the
UK will give you reassurance and peace of
mind.
The Declaration of World Wide Assets
(Modelo720), which you may have completed earlier this year, is another measure taken by the Spanish Tax Office to gain
an insight into financial movements and to
ensure Income Tax Returns are presented
ing, but there is no certainty in any of the
rumours you have heard. Don’t spend
vast sums increasing your dish size or
swapping systems (neither of which may
work after change over) as that salesman
will try to talk you into. Just wait until
the facts are known. Yes, you may miss a
week or two of some TV, but you will not
have wasted your money.
We have had lots of callouts from clients
losing picture and generally asking if it is
the satellite change over, but it turns out
to be no more than an insect nesting in
the LNB on the dish! Easy to resolve, but
care MUST be taken not to damage the
LNB – easy if you don’t know what you
are doing. It really can be cheaper to call
us out than buy a new LNB!
On the subject of charges, we at Rainbow
Satellites have had to review our policy.
In the “good days” of 6+ installations a
week, we often used to make “quick” service calls to clients at no charge, but we
cannot do that in these “crisis” days when
the bigger money-paying jobs are few and
far between. In future we MUST make a
minimum charge of 25€ to existing clients
and 35€ to new clients. This charge will
cover many quick
service calls such as
insect removal (!)
and we will always
tell you if the charge
is to be more. We
have to make this
policy if we are going to survive and be
here in the future to
service/install your
TV systems.
correctly.
Experience shows us that many clients
consulting with us for the first time are
paying too much tax in the UK. UK Tax
Refund is able to complete the necessary
process, allowing you finally to be in order
with HMRC and will make sure that any tax
overpaid during the last 4 years is refunded to you.
Tax is a complex subject, but having the
advice of a professional who is an AGENT
for HMRC can give you valuable peace of
mind, knowing that in both Spain and the
UK, you are paying your taxes correctly,
which is always the best way.
For more information and to see how you
can benefit from the services offered by
UK Tax Refund please give us a call on
965 636 938 or email
michelle.hamilton@uk-taxrefund.com
plugging them into your internet router
and then wondering why most UK-based
net services do not work. It’s because the
service provider “sees” that you are in
Spain and for various reasons – do we live
in the EEC common “free” market or not?
– will block the download to the “SMART”
TV. As ever there are ways around this
and we now have a supply of routers that
will give you a UK IP address. These have
to be purchased and also have a reasonable yearly fee, but it will allow you to
use you new “SMART” TV.
The success of these downloads will depend on
the “quality and speed” of your internet.
The new router in itself will take 10% of
your bandwidth! They will not work with
“shared” IP address systems. There are
so many possible problems so we have
a one week return policy so that you can
try it before final commitment. Ask for
more details.
This article is sponsored by Rainbow
Satellites the company for ALL your
TV needs in the region of MURCIA. Contact Alan or Matt for free friendly advise
at rainbowsats@gmail.com or call
(0034) 686 358 475.
Our website www.rainbowsats.org has
plenty of basic information on TV in Spain.
Lots of you are buying “SMART” TV’s
and digiboxes and
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On a recent
trip to the
sales at the
Thader Center in Murcia
with the kids,
we were hoping to return
to the Mexican
buffet
for lunch and
were a little
disappointed
to see that it
had closed since our last visit, although it
was over a year ago!
Faced with the dilemma of where to quickly
feed two starving children, the menu outside Pasta City caught my eye. Menu del Día
was just 8.50€ per head and looked appetising enough, so in we went. The restau-
rant is bright and modern and the waiter
was straight over with the menus. I opted
for the Express Menu at 5.50€, which gives
a main course and drink only, but the kids
went the whole way with the set menu of
the day. Boy did I choose wrong! Although
my pork and potatoes was delicious, the
Menu del Día proved to be such great value
that I was more than a little envious of my
offspring.
Cameron had Foccacia with Mozzarella with
tomato to start, followed by Pasta Carbonara and Tiramisu. Alex had Bolognese to
start, followed by an enormous pizza and
cheesecake. Mum had a taste of everything,
purely in the interests of research of course!
Everything was tasty, but the thin and
crispy pizza was one of the best we have
had and was so big we had to ask for half
to take home.
The bill for the three of us was 22.50€, but
even three full menus would only come in
at a little over 25€ and was excellent value.
Definitely one for a repeat visit; ideal for
those with a good appetite and hungry kids!
Rating: (out of 5)
Quality
Service
Value for Money
Location
:
:
:
:
The Beacon
of Light Centre re-opens
on September 4th after
a break during
August.
Our
early
healing sessions start at
5.30pm and
we are looking
forward
to
starting
the course on
training new healers commencing in October.
For information please phone 620 877 326.
Our meetings are every Wednesday from 7pm
with weekly guest mediums. The meetings
usually finish at approximately 8.30pm. As
always the evenings end with a friendly chat
and a cup of tea and biscuits. All our meetings are funded by donations given during the
evening.
September Meetings
Wednesday 4th with Robert McLernon
Wednesday 11th with Jimmy McArthur.
Bring a flower
Wednesday 18th with Debbie Blevins
Wednesday 25th with Oscar Villegas
Thursday 26th Oscar Villegas Evening of
Clairvoyance at Condado de Alhama (doors
close at 7.45pm) Tickets 5€
Friday 27th Oscar Villegas for private readings
For further information please phone 620
877 326
Email beacon.of.light.murcia@gmail.com
http://beaconoflightmurcia.webs.com
or join us on Facebook
Beacon of Light Murcia
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It Happens To All Of Us
Mahatma Gandhi said, “You don’t know
who is important to you until you lose
them.”
In the few hours or days following a death,
most people feel stunned, followed by a
sense of emotional numbness. There are
often feelings of anger that not enough
was done, guilt about what they would like
to have said or done.
for their dedication and pastoring of the
church. This was followed by a cold buffet
enjoyed by all.
Join us at the Culture Centre, Camposol B
at 10.30am each Sunday.
Contact Tel 618 720 181
“Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no
need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you
strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady,
keep a firm grip on you.” Isaiah 41:10
[The Message Bible]
On Sunday 11th August we celebrated the
tenth anniversary of the founding of Olive
Branch Christian Fellowship, serving
the people of Camposol and surrounding
areas. A presentation was made, honouring Pastors Ralph and Margaret Locke
Bereavement is a special kind of agony
impossible to convey. When personal loss
means loss of a person, nothing can hurt
more. It can happen to a family. It can
happen in fact to a nation. No matter what
you are going through we believe that the
solution to any problem is found in and
through Jesus Christ.
Jesus said “I am the Resurrection and the
Life”. Everything to do with resurrection
is wrapped up in Jesus. If you have Jesus
Christ you are in the Resurrection. If you
die when you are already dead in sins, you
stay dead in sins. If you die when you are
alive in Christ, you stay alive in Christ.
These are the alternatives.
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Quiz questions on the August 2013 Costa Cálida Chronicle
1.
2.
3.
Where would you have
found the WILDCATS
Tribute Band?
4.
Who showed you how
to make a dirty banana
shake?
5.
Who is Author of the
month?
6.
Who becomes the new
British Ambassador to
Spain in October?
Who
installing
the
world’s leading Doulton
water filter system?
7.
Who claims to have A
beautiful peaceful location, A place in paradise?
8.
Who is offering to let
you ‘park and lay’ for
the day?
9.
What is the herb of the
month?
10.
Who claims we (they)
must be mad?
Who held Belgium nights
ACROSS
1
5
9
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
Answers on page 94
during August?
23
24
25
29
30
32
33
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
Russian ruler
Barrow
False bible god
Rolled chocolate
candy brand
Margarine
Lover’s meeting
Except
Cuts off “in the bud”
Exert
Watch
Move through the
water
Candy bar brand kat
Billion years
Guarantee
Whichever
Quick drink
Sister for short
Mock attack
Present
Popular
Scold
Snitch
Allot
Possessive pronoun
“when it __ it pours”
Norwegian
Ball holder
One
Lavatory
47 Timely (2 wds.)
49 __ Rummy (card
game)
50 Fire remains
53 Treaty organization
55 Hard rubber
57 Old show
60 Action word
62 Afloat
63 Nail filing board
64 Navy’s rival
65 Sledge
66 Be mad
67 Fewer
68 Visionary
DOWN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
15
Thief
The living dead
List of highly desired
guests
Memorization
Escort
Unnaturalized
Representative
Fling
Cup edges
Sailor’s yes
Sign language
Type of partnership
Sharp pain
20 Engage
22 Determines how
heavy
26 Seat finder
27 What a mob does
28 Sugar-free brand
29 Picnic visitor
30 Merciless
31 Western Athletic
Conferences
33 ___-Lay, chip brand
34 Dine
35 Set in
36 Mold
39 Impressionist painter
40 Cow sound
42 Gypsy
43 Taboo
46 Canned meat brand
48 Accustom
49 Cooties
50 Passageway
51 Direct oneself
52 Exciting
54 Egg-shaped
56 Rocket builders
57 Umpire
58 Flightless bird
59 Rock group
61 Bard’s before
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Nina
was
thrown from
a white Porsche and the
people drove
off
leaving
her
behind.
She is around
8 months old
and had kittens recently
as she still
has
milk.
Nina is very
friendly and
will make a
lovely lap cat.
Call 645 469 253
Maisie is approx 9 weeks
old and was
found in the
Campo. She
is now in a
foster home
and is she
is good with
other
cats
and dogs.
Call 645 469 253
Cookie was
found with 2
other
dogs
in the campo
and had grass
seeds
that
had
worked
their way under her skin.
After a course
of antibiotics
she is now
fully
recovered. She is
around
15
months
old
and has a
lovely sweet
nature.
Call 645 469 253
Lestat is a
6 year old
Boxer
who
loves
chasing balls and
gets on with
all other dogs
and cats. He
desperately
needs a family that will
take him on
walks and will
play with him
and his ball.
Call 645 469 253
To view more animals for adoption go to
www.petsinspain.com
To advertise an animal for adoption email
info@petsinspain.info
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I thought summer was supposed to be
relaxing - hardly so this month with another 3 equines arriving plus the usual
‘dumped dogs’, but at least we had a couple of adoptions! Little Lucy, who came
from the killing station at Murcia, has
now gone to her forever home with Norma on Camposol D, and two GSD pups
that were left outside the gate have also
been homed, thanks to Tony & Michelle
from Fuente Alamo! Poppet was also
homed thanks to Judy and Simon from
Camposol D. Unfortunately there are still
more coming in to us than are going out
and we are at full capacity now so can’t
take anymore dogs until we have homed
some.
The horses that came from the killing
station are doing well and Carlos (a 25
year old castrated male) is now ready for
his forever home. He is looking for a relaxing life now after having been worked
almost to death, so no riding or pulling
carts for this one!!
Please contact Andrea on 690 906 565
for adoptions or voluntary work, or if you
have any large items that you would like
to donate to us.
We also had a hedgehog brought in this
month, but he/she (LOL) is now in a forever home with some companions!
We still have many dogs for adoption:
Casper, Yin & Yang, Domino, Baza, Lou,
Pedro, Mr Freckles, to name but a few!!
For more info, check out our facebook
site.
Thank you to everyone who has supported us, whether that be by donating, sharing, adopting or otherwise helping out!!
We couldn’t do it without you. We are
still looking for volunteers for both of the
shops. It’s only 4 hours a week (more if
you want) and is very easy! Plus coffee/
tea and maybe even a cake will be supplied…tempting huh!
We have a couple of beautiful donkeys
up for adoption this month, Antonio from
Murcia killing station and Mateo who
has been with us a while. They will need
somewhere to run, a proper shelter with
roof and sides and preferably a friend! If
you are interested in adopting one of our
gorgeous donkeys, please contact Andrea - details below.
Donations as always gratefully accepted,
both in the shop in Fuente Alamo and via
PayPal to andreasanimalrescuemurcia@hotmail.com. Also please join us
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
pages/Andreas-Animal-Rescue-TheHenrietta-Foundation/
Thanks for reading!
Andrea
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St Nicholas Ecumenical Church
Calle Sobrija 2248
Sector D20 Camposol
By Rev Len Eaton MBE
www.stnicholaschurchspain.com
It has been a very quiet month at St Nicholas Ecumenical Church, but it has been
lovely to welcome new visitors as well as old
friends, who are here on holiday. Many people from our congregation are themselves
away on holiday, recharging their batteries
for the busy Autumn period. Since my last report we have had a couple renew their wedding vows and an adult baptism, which were
both joyful occasions.
All services take place at Calle Sobrija 2248,
D20 Camposol, where a warm welcome
awaits you. Services offered by the Church
are Wedding Blessings, Holy Baptism, Confirmation and Funerals.
We have a Pastoral Service throughout the
year; people who listen, talk and are there
to help anyone who is sick or in need. The
Pastoral care is absolutely confidential.
For any of the Church Services offered, or
other information, please call;
Rev Len Eaton 968 138 952
Rev Deacon Maureen Kent 636 099 679
Rev Deacon Bill Coyle 634 143 260
Rev Bro Konrad 679 927 268
Services for September
Sunday 1st Holy Communion 10.30am
Sunday 8th Songs of Praise10.30am
Sunday 15th Morning Prayer 10.30am
Sunday 22nd Holy Communion 10.30am
Sunday 29th Harvest Festival 10.30am
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Hello everyone, Nathan here again and this
month I am here to tell you about our cousin
and his son’s holiday and what we did for 2
weeks.
We entertained Harry aged 5 which wasn’t
too bad. He mainly wanted to swim, but they
arrived at about half past 10 at night so he
couldn’t swim that first night, but we played
on the Wii and he had pizza then he went to
bed because it was about midnight. The following day, Dan and Harry woke up early and
Harry went in the pool and we all just relaxed
and I think Dan and Harry went with Shannon, Connor and I down to the pub in our village. On day 3 we went bowling, which Harry
was really excited about. After bowling we
had a meal at home and Harry went to bed.
We went to the beach once during the first
week, but mostly stayed at home swimming
in the pool, which was just what Dan wanted
to do anyway.
The second week Dan’s sister Clare joined us
and we went out for meals and we even went
We also had a lot of ice cream, but we had to
spell i.c.e.c.r.e.a.m instead of actually saying
the words, otherwise Harry would start pestering for one. We went down to the pub a lot
with Clare and Dan, but Mum and Dad only
came once. We also went up for a curry at our
friend’s house which Harry loved and he ate 3
ice creams that day.
On the last day we took them to Cartagena
beach where Dan bought Harry a football
strip, which he had been looking for every
day, so he just made it! We had a meal on the
beach at the Spanish restaurant there; it was
excellent. There is a lot to see at Cartagena
beach.
on a boat trip in Mazarrón, which we hadn’t
done before, but it was really good. After the
boat trip we had another meal out. We went
to that place in Puerto de Mazarrón, just by
the steps as you go towards the boats - you
must know which one I mean. It was so good
that we went a couple of times. Brilliant Pizzas! If you haven’t been, you should try it!
Making A Hash Of Mash
Following a power surge in our street, we
were without the hob for a while and had to
resort to alternative cooking methods for a
few weeks. The bonus of an outdoor kitchen
soon became obvious, as we used the paella
pan for steaks, sausages and even a full English breakfast one morning, but some things
proved impossible and for the first time in
many years I resorted to instant mash, much
to the kids’ dismay. I seem to remember it
being really simple to make, but even better, the instructions on this pack are helpfully
translated into English.
potatoes in rain form, waving energetically
until they remain totally incorporated in the
liquid. (Don’t have a fire in my kitchen and
not sure if my potatoes are in “rain form”, but
feel a bit silly waving the packet energetically
round the room.)
Preparation for 1 bag for 4 persons to the fire.
Step 1. Put in a ladle of milk and water, pinch
of salt and warm it.
OK, not great, but I think I follow that.
Luckily the Spanish instructions make sense
and I blame the manufacturer’s eagerness to
“autotranslate” online, which 9 times out of
10 gives you gibberish.
Step 2. Take out from fire and spill the mashed
At least after all that waving and integrating,
The last few nights after Clare left, Harry
stayed up late and watched TV and played the
Wii which he loved. I think Dan and Harry had
a good holiday. We certainly enjoyed them
being with us. Dan did say he was looking
forward to English weather though. I am sure
they will come back next year and by then
Harry will be 6.
the potatoes did taste pretty good!
Step 3. Let it rest for a few minutes. Good,
I need a rest after all that energetic waving.
Step 4. Add a spoonful of butter and remove
it until it remains integrated. (Not sure how
my butter will integrate if I remove it, but will
give it a try!)
Liz Edmiston
OwnersAway Property Rentals & Management
Tel 691 977 107
info@ownersaway.com
www.ownersaway.com
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Chaos, complete Chaos! Defined as disorder and confusion. Looking around, this
is very often exactly what we see; Egypt,
Iraq and Syria to name a few. The world
economy, politicians and financial leaders
re-elected even with their arrest or court
dates pending! Sportsmen paid obscene
fortunes while normal families are struggling to make ends meet. Plenty more examples of disorder but no space.
In science Entropy is a measure of chaos
in calculations. At university I spent hours
doing Tds equations to try and make some
sense out of the need to account for energy
and work in the world. They were tedious
equations I can tell you! One of the laws
of science is that the Entropy or Chaos in
the universe increases with every event or
reaction. The fact that the natural world
is so ordered seems to me to be a clear
sign that it has been arranged that way.
Left to itself, more chaos would have followed chaos and the disorder would have
been compounded. The Bible backs this
up in many places and it is about time we
started looking for the Truth instead of believing an impossible series of coincidences
which are against the laws of anyone’s science and have no foundation in facts. All
of science consistently shows design as an
essential factor and this, I believe, is obvious to anyone with an open mind.
Believe what you like; for me it just makes
sense to believe in God who says “For the
LORD is God, and he created the heavens
and the earth and put everything in place.”
He made the world to be lived in, not to be
a place of empty chaos. “I am the LORD,”
he says “and there is no other…” Isaiah 45v
18.By Order – God.
You are invited to come and join us for any
of our events in September:
Saturday 7th Dave Scott-Morgan (formerly a member of ELO) in Concert @ Los
Almagros 7pm
Sunday 8th Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B with Dave Scott-Morgan
5.30pm
Monday 9th – Thursday 12th Camp Out
Seminar @ Los Almagros with Dave ScottMorgan
Wednesday 18th Barrington in Concert @
Los Almagros 7pm
Sunday 22nd Meeting @ Cultural Centre,
Camposol B 5.30pm
Sunday 29th Meeting @ Cultural Centre
Camposol B with Communion 5.30pm
Further details and other planned events
go to
http://open-door.wix.com/open-door
If you would like to be informed of our
events and be added to our mailing list
please email opendoorgettogether@
gmail.com
Los Almagros, Fuente Alamo, 30320, Murcia.
GPS: 37”45’ 57.77’ North. 1” 15’
56.95’ West
Phone Ken 646 705 403 or Carol 655
141 721
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Mass in English is celebrated every Saturday at the Catholic chapel at Pastrana,
approximately 10km from Mazarrón
Schedule of Masses:
Saturday at 4:30pm
Schedule of Confession:
Saturday from 3:30-4:25pm also on request
Fr. Carlos Prats 628 824 555
Fr. Octavio Carpena 676 219 445
www.pastranaonline.com
Trust In God
Trust is the expectation of a promise kept.
It is one of the highest qualities in man,
in as much as it is an essential condition
of hope. “Mercy shall encompass him that
hopeth in the Lord” (Ps 31,10). “I will be
glad and rejoice in thy mercy. For….thou
has saved my soul out of distress” (Ps 30,
8)” Christ, even more insistently, calls on
men to trust. “Have good heart; it is I, do
not fear” (Mark 6, 50), He cried out to His
terrified Apostles. When Peter was drown-
Cinnamon - canela - is a spice obtained
from the inner bark of several trees from
the genus Cinnamomum that is used in
both sweet and savoury foods. Cinnamon
is the name for perhaps a dozen species
of trees and the commercial spice products
that some of them produce. Only a few of
them are grown commercially for spice.
This ancient spice was imported from Egypt
from as early as 2000 BC and was highly
prized in ancient times being regarded as a
gift fit for monarchs and gods.
Sri Lanka produces up to 90% of the
world’s supply of Cinnamon Verum, although it is also cultivated on a commercial
ing, He held out His hand to him, with the
words, “O thou of little faith, why didst
thou doubt” (Matt 14, 31).
We should note especially the last sentence of Our Lord’s farewell discourse at
the Last Supper “In the world you shall
have distress; but have confidence, I have
overcome the world” (John 16, 33). We do
not need to be told that the world is full of
suffering, for our own feet are often torn
by the thorns along the path. If we are to
be able to bear these sufferings, we must
trust in God’s help. Here we must have
great trust in the help of the redeemer,
who said:”Without me you can do nothing”
(John 15, 5).
that do not trust in His help. The Bible
says: “Blessed is the man that trusteth
in the Lord and the Lord shall be his confidence.
The fruit of trust are many. Above all we
give great honour to God by trusting Him
and hoping for that mercy which, if we will
only ask Him for it, He is always ready to
give us. In much the same way, the graces
of God’s mercy cannot penetrate the souls
Trust in God gives us courage and
strength to overcome even the greatest
difficulties. Trust is a shield which protects us from the dangers of the world.
Trust in God ensures inner peace
which the world cannot give us.
scale in the Seychelles and Madagascar.
The Sri Lankan Cinnamon has a very thin,
smooth bark with a light-yellowish brown
colour and a highly fragrant aroma. Much
of the more common variety of Cinnamon,
up to 25,000 tons, is produced in Indonesia, China, India and Vietnam.
the characteristic odour of Cinnamon and
a very hot aromatic taste.
The Cinnamon tree is harvested after
about two years and then the tree is coppiced resulting in shoots appearing from
the roots. The branches harvested this way
are processed by scraping off the outer
bark, then beating the branch evenly with
a hammer to loosen the inner bark. The
inner bark is then pried out in long rolls.
Only 0.5 mm of the inner bark is used. The
outer, woody portion is discarded, leaving
metre-long Cinnamon strips that curl into
rolls or quills on drying. Once dry, the Cinnamon bark is cut into 5-10cm lengths and
must be processed immediately after harvesting while it is still wet. Once processed,
the bark will dry completely in 4-6 hours,
provided it is in a well-ventilated and relatively warm environment. A less than ideal
drying environment encourages the proliferation of pests in the bark, which may
then require treatment by fumigation. Bark
treated this way is not considered to be of
the same premium quality as untreated
bark.
The flavour of Cinnamon is due to an
aromatic essential oil
that makes up 0.5%
to 1% of its composition. This essential
oil is prepared by
roughly pounding the
bark, macerating it in
sea water and then
quickly distilling it.
The Cinnamon essential oil is a goldenyellow colour, with
Cinnamon bark is widely used as a spice
in cookery as a condiment and as flavouring. It is used in the preparation of chocolate, especially in Mexico, which is the main
importer of Cinnamon. It is also used in
many dessert recipes, such as apple pies,
doughnuts, and Cinnamon buns as well as
spicy sweets, tea, hot cocoa, and liqueurs.
In the Middle East, it is often used in savoury dishes of chicken and lamb. Cinnamon can also be used in pickling and Cinnamon powder has long been an important
spice used in a variety of thick soups and
drinks. It is often mixed with rosewater or
other spices to make a Cinnamon-based
curry powder for stews or just sprinkled on
sweet treats.
Cinnamon leaf oil has been found to be
very effective in killing mosquito larvae and
as a warm and dry substance, was believed
by doctors in ancient times to cure snakebites, freckles, the common cold and kidney troubles, among other ailments.
Cinnamon is used in traditional medicine
and several studies have tested chemicals
extracted from Cinnamon for various possible medicinal effects such as Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
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A Parent’s Tough
Love
No-one ever said
that being a parent
is easy. There may
be many parenting
books, e-books and
internet websites offering a plethora of
advice, but nothing
can prepare you for
“real life” family situations. When there is
love involved, it can
be an emotional minefield and it is often not
easy to know whether you are making the
right decision. At times like this, you have to
trust your instincts and intuition as a parent
and just know that whatever you decide, it
will be in the best interest of your family and
yourself. Sometimes, not everyone will appreciate your decision, especially if it is not
in their favour, but time is a great healer and
in time they will have to accept your point of
view.
Dear Jayney,
There comes a time in our lives as parents
when we have to let our children fend for
themselves and learn to be independent. It
does not mean that you have to abandon
them, but you can still provide a supportive
family life from afar. However, living in fear
that they will fail, is not helping the situation
and is in fact, enabling them to be more entrenched in this emotional situation. You and
your husband have earned the right to enjoy
your retirement. Have an honest discussion
with your children and give them a choice –
either look for somewhere else to live (they
could rent a flat together), or insist that they
start paying you rent and meet the costs of
their living expenses if they want to remain
in the family home. Either way, everyone can
move forward with their respective lives without upsetting the apple cart. I believe that a
family that decides together stays together.
Jennifer
Dear Jennifer,
Should I moan about this loan?
My son was made redundant in the UK recently and he approached me for a substan-
tive loan recently to cover his mortgage
arrears. I agreed and we signed a written
contract to ensure that he will make regular
repayments. Please don’t judge me for being
strict about the repayments, but I am a pensioner and need to meet mortgage payments
for my home in Spain as well.
Immediately after the funds cleared in their
bank account, I heard from friends in the UK
that they have been on a family holiday to
Paris Disneyland and bought new furniture. It
makes me wonder exactly what else they’re
wasting my money on when the loan was
supposed to be used to get them out of financial ruin in the first place! Should I say
something to them?
Barbara.
Dear Barbara,
I know how this situation can be infuriating,
but it is a sensitive matter and it is best to
leave them to it. Your friends may mean well,
but frankly what your son does with the money is none of their business. What is more
important, if I can be blunt, is that your son
keeps to the contract and ensures that repayments are met on time as agreed. As long as
he keeps to his side of the bargain, then there
is not much that you can say. However, if he
starts to default then you have every right to
take whatever action you see fit.
Jennifer
Send your problems to jennifer@lifemaxxinternational.com. Jennifer is a qualified
Life coach and Emotional Wellness Coach.
Dear Jennifer,
Our kids won’t leave the nest!
We have two adult children, who we love very
much and have made numerous sacrifices to
raise and educate them over the years. We
are proud of their achievements and both
have good jobs in London. The problem is
that neither wants to leave home and keep
making excuses about being unable to afford
a home of their own. My husband and I have
decided that it is time for us to enjoy our wellearned retirement and want to make Spain
our permanent home. However, we cannot
bring ourselves to turf out our kids, despite
the fact that they still expect us to pay for
their mobile phone bills, their car insurance
and food bills without contributing any monies towards household expenses. It is draining us financially. We are afraid they won’t be
able to handle the “real world”, but aren’t we
entitled to live a little ourselves?
Jayney
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Katherine John
Having been given a Kindle for my birthday
I thought I would try out some new authors
from the free selection on Amazon. This is
a good way to get to know different writers
before buying books. The one that looked
my sort of book was written by Katherine
John, a crime writer. Katherine John is a
pen name of the author Catrin Collier. She
was born and brought up in Pontypridd and
worked for a while in Europe and America before returning to her native Wales. She now
lives on the Gower Peninsula near Swansea,
with her family.
Without Trace - 1990
This is Katherine John’s first novel and it
involves a detective named Trevor Joseph.
In the chilly half-light of dawn, a bizarre
Pierrot figure waits in the shadows of a deserted stretch of motorway. The costumed hitchhiker’s victim was a passing motorist. The
murder was
cold-blooded
and
brutal
and
seemingly without
motive. The
story
progresses, involving various
doctors
at the local
hospital, including
Tim
and
Daisy
Sherringham
who appear
to be the perfect
couple.
Tim
disappears
early
one morning
and Daisy is
plunged into
a nightmare of terror and doubt.
For a first novel, this book was gripping from
the start and I am looking forward to more
intrigue from further novels by this talented
author.
Murder of a Dead Man – 1994
The third novel by Katherine John involving
Trevor Joseph.
Sergeant Trevor
Joseph
has
started
a promising
new life with
Lyn Sullivan.
But their developing relationship
begins
to
disintegrate
when a vagrant’s gruesome murder
pulls Joseph
away
from
home
and
onto Jubilee
Street - the
skid row of a
small English
seaside town. When
Joseph and his colleagues report to the crime
scene, they find only an unrecognizable body,
an empty bottle of whiskey, and the lingering scent of gasoline. With little evidence
to guide it, the investigation becomes even
more complicated when the victim is identified as a young lawyer who actually died two
years earlier. Sergeant Joseph, enlisting the
help of an old love, deciphers the connection
between the body found on Jubilee Street
and the dead attorney, but not before several
more homeless are killed and a member of
Joseph’s investigation team confronts a ghost
from the past.
A Well Deserved Murder – 2008
Another Trevor Joseph novel including Sergeant Peter Collins.
There
have
always been
neighbours
from hell and
some
deserved to die!
Most people
stop short of
this heinous
crime,
but
when
Peter
Collins looks
at Kacy Howell’s axe-battered corpse,
he has to ask
himself if his
cousin
Alan
had
committed
the
crime.
Alan
had experienced various mysteries including
his plants and building materials disappearing overnight. It is suggested that he put up
CCTV, but Alan has other ideas. Trevor Joseph and Peter Collins find themselves wanting to look beyond the obvious suspect for
the murder, which Kacy’s neighbours have already christened ‘justifiable homicide’.
So far, there are 7 novels involving Trevor Joseph, the last one coming out in 2010.
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Ken Sherwood is a familiar name in the
Mazarrón and surrounding area. With over
40 years’ experience in the motor trade, he
has seen his business go from strength to
strength since moving from the UK.
Originally operating from a small workshop in
Los Paganes, Ken Sherwood’s then moved
to larger premises in La Pinilla where he has
remained for the last 6 years. On 1st August
he relocated once again and it was almost
exactly 10 years to the day since he first
launched his motor vehicle repair and service
business here in Spain. The new premises are
located on the same road as the old garage,
just 5km further along the road between La
Pinilla and Cuevas de Reyllo on the right hand
side. It is a large modern construction with
new signage which you really can’t miss.
The premises are twice as big as the previous property, with space in the workshop for
up to 15 cars and a separate office and spacious waiting area where you will find Ken’s
wife Lindsey running all the administration
and customer services. The extra space also
allows Ken to accommodate larger vehicles
such as boats and camper vans and the new
equipment means that he can increase the
range of services offered.
Ably assisted by mechanic, Dave Belcher,
Ken Sherwood carries out all types of vehicle maintenance, repairs and servicing including diagnostics and small body work. He
also carries out pre-ITV inspections for just
12.50€ and will even take your vehicle for the
test for 40€.
Lindsey said “Ken Sherwood’s is a family
run business based on honesty and integrity. We have almost 2000 customers, most
of whom return to us year after year. We will
even collect vehicles for customers who live
between the UK and Spain and have their
vehicle ready, legal and roadworthy for when
they arrive. We will always try to repair parts
if we can as they can be very expensive in
Spain and we specialise in alternator and
starter motor repairs”.
Lindsey also explained about the new “Advance Booking Scheme” which can significantly reduce the customer’s bill for non-urgent
repairs and services. With a minimum of 3
weeks’ notice, Lindsey scours the internet for
vehicle parts and spares to ensure the best
value for money and arranges the delivery.
At the official opening of the Ken Sherwood
garage on Friday 9th August, Ken & Lindsey
handed out Discount Cards which are valid
until August 2014 and entitle the holder to
10% off the normal price of a Full Service.
There are still a few left so why not go down
and pick one up and see what other new services Ken Sherwood British Mechanic has to
offer!
Tel 679 646 859
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We all live in Hope.
Hope for a better year than last year; that
our health would be better in the future; that
our loved ones will be safe and secure; that
we will manage to survive through this world
financial crisis…. the list goes on and on.
It’s only natural to want a better life; a life
free from worries and concerns, but very few
of us manage to sail through life without a
care in the world. Somehow, life has a habit
of tripping us up just when we think that it
cannot get any worse… BANG, here we go
again. I’m sure that all of you who are reading this article can right now, bring to mind
a family, friends, or a situation, that causes
you concern. Maybe it is too close to home,
and it is you or your family that are struggling
through difficult situations and there seems
to be no way out.
The Province of Murcia has gone through
many years of struggle and at the moment
things do not seem to be getting any better.
In fact for some, the situation is desperate
and as a church, functioning in the area, we
are aware of and involved in, there are some
Can we help you and your pet?
Have you provided a home for an animal
from a rescue centre or shelter for a stray
dog or cat? Don’t struggle to pay those
vet’s bills on your own. We are here to help
you. We can provide financial assistance
towards the cost of spaying or castrating
your new pet and also with those unexpected vet bills, if funds are available.
Please contact us on 666 186 037 or call
at the shop
Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail.com
To do this we need your donations and
would be grateful for any items such as
clothes, bric-a-brac, cds/dvds and electri-
very difficult situations.
A lot of people are at the moment pinning
all their hopes on the proposed building and
opening of the Paramount Studios Theme
Park, near Alhama de Murcia. I hear talk
about the jobs that will be created there and
the wealth that will be created for the Province. I listen to people speaking about how
much extra our homes will be worth when
work on the park starts. For those who rent
property, the Euro sign might be starting to
glow brightly and even start flashing madly
and already Spanish property and land owners are busy fencing off their boundaries with
a vengeance. Something is happening; there
is optimism in the air and maybe our ship is
coming in, [at last], some of you may be saying… I trust there will be no disappointment.
I wrote the above article two and a half years
ago when hopes were high of the possibility
of a venture that would secure many people
financially and certainly bring a huge ‘feel
good’ factor to our area of Spain. Two and a
half years on and driving past the proposed
site, I could not help but feel saddened by the
state of the flags that once announced that
good things were about to happen in Murcia Province. Coupled with that, we have a
new airport at Corvera standing idle and
nothing happening except speculation, whispers and rumours about its future. One day
it all may happen - airport open, theme park
built. We can but hope for a good solution.
Are you pinning all your financial hopes on
the proposed theme park? What about your
other hopes like health, family situations, relationships etc? Money matters always grab
our attention, but there are other issues in life
that are as, if not, more important.
The Bible speaks about Jesus being our ‘Living Hope’ and we have ‘An inheritance that
does not fade away’. We find these promises in1 Peter 1:3-4. Many things in our lives
fade away, but a relationship with Jesus is the
security our lives need. I read once, ‘An anchor is only as secure as to that to which it
is fastened’. Who are you fastened to? Make
Jesus your anchor today. You WILL find your
hope and security in Him.
cal goods. You can donate at the shop, Mon
to Sat 10am-2pm. We have a large selection of items for sale, especially sofas and
chairs. We are always willing to be flexible
on the prices of larger items or check out
our website where there is a link to show
furnishings for sale. Go to mazarronanimalmedi-aid.co.uk
Furniture Pickup Service & House
Clearance
If you are downsizing, moving house or
just want to get rid of some clutter, we can
help. Try our 50/50 scheme. We collect
larger items free of charge, display them
in our shop and then forward your 50%
share of the proceeds when the items sell.
Camposol Drop-Off Point
Tuesdays we are on Camposol Sector B car
park 10am-1pm, opposite the petrol station. We will take any saleable items, large
or small to sell and raise money.
Fuente Alamo
You can leave items at M& S stores, The
Dog Bowl, Fuente Alamo every Friday until
12pm.
Kittens
These three kittens were heard meowing
in distress from inside a cardboard box
abandoned in the campo in the midday sun
with mum nearby but unable to help.
They were rescued and taken home by
a kindly animal lover and now with help
from MAMAS mum will be spayed to prevent any further births and the kittens will
receive medication to hopefully prepare
them for new homes. Anyone interested in
re homing one please contact us.
Helping You Helping Animals
Email mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail.com
Registered Charity No 9537/1a
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Gibraltar Tug-Of-War
David Cameron has called for the European
Commission to send inspectors to Gibraltar to
study what he calls ‘excessive’ border checks
by Spanish authorities, leading to queues of
between three and seven hours for commuters and tourists. He is said to have spoken to
EC president José Manuel Durão Barroso to
give his opinions on the tense situation between the UK and Spain over the Rock and
is also gathering evidence that the border inspections are ‘illegal’ and merely a retaliation
to Gibraltar’s having dropped concrete blocks
in the sea to make an artificial reef. Spanish
authorities say the blocks will destroy fishing
nets and also a major source for fishermen
from Spain, whilst the UK says Spanish patrol
boats have staged incursions in Gibraltarian
waters and opened fire on a jet-skier.
Barroso is said to have confirmed that he will
have ‘no hesitation’ in applying EU laws in relation to the border inspections. He says he
has been monitoring the situation closely and
hopes the two countries can resolve the issues themselves ‘as two EU member States
should’ and without having to involve the
Commission to arbitrate.
Spain’s foreign minister José Manuel GarcíaMargallo has also threatened to actually increase the random stop-checks, to close
Spanish airspace to Gibraltar flights and to
charge 50€ to cross the border. Minister for
the interior Jorge Fernández Díez says the
Gibraltar border ‘cannot be a frontier for contraband cigarette smuggling’, which he claims
the checks are in place to prevent.
MEP for Gibraltar Julie Girling has called for
Brits to boycott Spain for their holidays to
put pressure on the authorities of the country to ‘stop their outlandish bullying’. Spain
has always maintained that even if the Rock
has to be British, the waters around it remain
Spanish and that the Utrecht treaty covering
its sovereignty no longer applies. Gibraltar’s
citizens have overwhelmingly expressed their
desire to remain British, as there is only 3%
unemployment and some of the highest income per capita on the mainland, compared
to Andalucía region’s 29% jobless and much
lower income per head.
Fresco ‘Ruined’ By 82-Year-Old Lady Becomes International Tourism Sensation
and Raises 50,000 For Charity
An iconic painting ‘restored’ by an elderly
churchgoer has turned out to be a lucky and
lucrative mistake, says the tourist board in
Borja, Zaragoza. What could have been the
pensioner’s worst nightmare for ‘destroying
heritage property’ the most famous octogenarian in the country has netted over 50,000€
for charity.
She has put her sleepy and hitherto unknown
home town on the world map, and international tourism is booming in the area. Over
40,000 ‘pilgrims’ from several countries have
been to see the Fresco at the Santuario de
la Merced Church, paying an entry fee and
also leaving donations towards repairing the
building and the unintentional celebrity has
signed a contract with the council to launch
her own exhibition of 28 of her works in the
town, which look set to bring in thousands
more visitors from around the globe.
The Fresco had been painted more than a
century ago, but was very worn-out. Merely
trying to help, the lady began repainting it
‘with all the love in the world’ and she claimed
she had not finished when the news broke.
While Cecilia was hiding out at home, devastated and in bed suffering headaches and
anxiety, hundreds of thousands of people in
Spain and beyond were signing online petitions for the heritage department to leave the
painting as it was after the elderly parishioner
had ‘restored’ it, lauding her for having created a new genre of art.
Scottish Ospreys Sent to Basque Country
to Breed
Ospreys could be breeding once again in the
Basque Country after having been extinct
there for many years, thanks to a joint project between Spain and the Scottish Natural
Heritage (SNH) authorities. Experts took 12
young birds from their nests in Scotland and
released them in suitable conditions in the
Basque Country. The birds, which were taken
from the Highlands and Moray region, were
set free on the edge of the Urdaibai estuary
near Mundaka, Vizcaya, a pit-stop on the way
to West Africa during the migrating season,
where food and nest platforms were provided. The young birds are said to be doing very
well in Spain and one of them quickly learnt
how and where to find its own fish from the
estuary.
Ospreys were considered a pest in Spain in
Mediaeval times and were shot at when seen
raiding ponds, lakes and rivers for fish, since
these were essential sources of food for inhabitants in farmsteads, villages, monasteries and castles and as a result they became
practically extinct in their normal breeding
grounds in Spain.
Scotland’s once-waning Osprey population,
frequently threatened by nest-egg thieves,
has recovered spectacularly in the last two or
three decades and enough are breeding now
that they can be released abroad in areas
where the population has died out. Over five
years ago, Ospreys
from Germany, Scotland and Finland were
released in the southern Spanish region of
Andalucía to repopulate the breed’s old
habitats, and the firstever eggs which laid
and hatched were recorded by ornithology
experts. The mother
was found to be Scottish and the father
German and another
12 breeding pairs have
appeared since then.
Marseilles-To-Murcia Coach Tragedy
A Eurolines’ coach crash in France which killed
an Alicante woman was caused by a paranoid
schizophrenic grabbing the wheel from the
driver. The 29-year-old Ukrainian may not
be considered criminally responsible, since
the paranoid deliriums he suffers means he
would not have known the nature and quality
of his actions.
The accused admitted he had needed to go to
the toilet and tried to get the driver to stop,
but grabbed the wheel when he refused to do
so. As a result, the driver lost control and the
coach veered off the A-9 motorway near Fitou, in Aude, at around 1.30am. It fell down
a 70-metre embankment and became completely crushed.
French police had the driver, a Spanish national, on garde à vue regime, meaning he
was under 24-hour watch, but he has since
been freed when it transpired he was a victim
of the accident rather than the cause of it.
Police confirm the driver also tested negative
for alcohol and drugs.
The mentally-ill passenger is currently in
a psychiatric hospital receiving treatment,
and may still face questioning for negligent
homicide. If he was unaware of what he had
done, he will not be able to be charged. The
prosecutor has called for ‘patience’ from the
victims and their family members as inquiries
continue.
The coach, which was covering the route from
Marseilles to Murcia, has been inspected and
there were no technical problems with it. Police say the versions of events given by both
the driver and the passenger coincided, but
investigations continue.
44 people were on board, 10 of whom were
Spanish nationals.
30 were injured and
two were killed. One of the deceased was a
Frenchman and the other a 55-year-old woman from Alicante but who lived in southern
France and was on her way to visiting her son
in Alicante.
Eurolines explained that it had subcontracted
the Marseilles-to-Murcia route to the company
Autocares Águilas, on the Murcia coast, two
years ago. The firm in Águilas supplies coaches and drivers to cover the route in summer.
Three drivers, the one behind the wheel and
two relief drivers are Spanish nationals from
the Murcia region towns of Fuente Álamo,
Lorca and Puerto Lumbreras.
Four-Metre Fish Discovered
A four-metre-long fish of an unidentified
breed has been found on the shores of the
Almanzora caves near the Luis Siret beach in
Villaricos, Almería. Bathers in the area took
photographs of the remains of the sea-creature and contacted the Civil Protection, who
in turn notified the marine fauna protection
society, PROMAR, in nearby Pulpí. Experts at
the centre say they have never come across
any species like it and are attempting to find
out from its remains what it could be.
The woman who found it firstly discovered
the head and then the body farther down the
beach, which is said to be over four metres
in length. Various laboratories belonging to
PROMAR and similar centres have taken parts
of the remains and photographs to analyse,
but the ‘perishable’ parts of the fish have
been buried ‘for hygiene reasons’.
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CHARITIES:
Age Concern
Mazarrón 634 310 216
Alcoholics Anonymous
Cabo De Palos 968 545 181
Costa Cálida Samaritans
www.costablancasamaritans.com
GO maD
HAH Help at Home
San Javier 968 134 978/633 673 034
Help Murcia Mar Menor
Los Alcázares 968 570 059
Helping Hands
contact@helpinghands.org.es
Lions Club Mazarrón Bahía
MABS Mar Menor 693 275 779
MABS Mazarrón 620 422 410
MABS NW Murcia
mabsmurcianw@gmail.com
PALS (Protection & Life Saving)
CHURCHES:
Beacon of Light
Cañadas del Romero 620 877 326
Mass in English
Pastrana, Mazarrón 628 824 555
Olive Branch Christian Fellowship
Camposol 618 720 181/968 199 622
Open Door
Los Almagros 646 705 403/655 141 721
Pilar Christian Community Church
Pilar de la Horidada 966 769 300/650
509 606
Puerto Lumbreras Church
619 945 283
St Nicholas Church
Camposol 968 138 952
Welcome House
Cehegin 633 447 937
Wellspring Victory Church
Ladies’ Chatterbox
Camposol 968 199 418/619 575 463
Lions Country Music
La Molata 968 163 082
Los Palacios
Camposol A Post Box A512
www.lospalacios-gardeners.com
Spangles Harmony Chorus
Los Alcazares 968 334 527/968 423 525
Teatro Canovero
Las Canovas 968 151 149
Welcome Group
Camposol, Mazarrón
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
GROUPS:
ADAPT
San Pedro 966 189 402
Arts & Cultural Association of Murcia
655 421 120
Camposol Bridge Club
968 130 583
Camposol C Greenfingers
634 325 427
Caring for Carers
San Javier 968 185 008/667 587 187
Cloud Nine Drama
644 400 123
Country Music
Darwinian Gardeners
darwiniangardeners@gmail.com
Ex-Servicemen’s Association
Friends & Buddies
Humanists
www.bolnuevo.com/social/Evolutionists
ANIMAL ORGANISATIONS:
ACTIN
968 163 529
Andrea’s Animal Rescue
Fuente Alamo 690 906 565
Easy Horse Care
Rojales 652 021 980
Galgos del Sol
Murcia
galgosdelsol@hotmail.com
JJ’s Puppy Rescue
John Kemp’s Puppies
La Pinilla, Fuente Alamo 646 737 230
Pets in Spain
San Fulgencio/La Marina
info@petsinspain.info
MAMAS’s
MARA
Mula 685 311 599
Noah’s ARC
Mazarrón shop 634 364 553
Camposol shop 634 332 335
PAPS
966 769 137
Protector de Animales
http://protectoraanimalparraga.net/
RAD Animal Association
655 027 676
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This month I would like to mention our excellent car mechanics as they all do such
a good job and we are lucky to have them
and we all wish Ken Sherwood all the
best in their superb new location.
Thank you to Decklid who fixed the air
conditioning in my Suzuki so that I could
continue with my calls. Typical; why did
it have to happen in August? Decklid also
with some quick thinking managed to get
one of the CHM vans through the ITV by
removing the logos from the windows. This
is now apparently not legal here in Spain!
They had to carefully scrape it all off and
got it through the test without having to
return for a 2nd check. What a result!
After 9½ years our washing machine
finally gave up on us, so where to look for
a new one? I could probably have saved
a few euros by tramping around various
large electro domesticos stores in either
Cartagena or Murcia, but that really is a
false economy and I also consider my
time valuable. I popped into T J Electricals on Camposol and within 10 minutes
had agreed to purchase a new Beko machine. If you have every purchased electrical goods in Spain and had a problem with
an item, you will know why I am so much
happier to deal with T J Electricals. There
is a full back-up service which is second to
none, so if you are thinking of buying white
goods, please give them a try first.
I am delighted to report that the Restaurant Chez Zoe is open again! After less
than a month, due to ill health of the new
proprietors, Zoe has reopened as if nothing
had ever happened. Lisa and Paco are still
there too, so it is business as usual.
By the time you read this I will have been
to the UK and back again to catch up with
family and friends and hopefully escape at
least a week of this big heat.
More next month
Teresa
I had only just had the August magazines
loaded into my car when Patti broke the
bad news to me. “You appear to have a
puncture!” I made a hasty call to CHM
and the lads arrived within minutes to
rescue me and put on the spare wheel.
This, however, was not a long term solu-
tion as it was a smaller wheel and no good
for load bearing, so I quickly called Tim at
Kwik Fix who said bring it down straight
away. He realised the urgency of the situation and was there waiting for me. Within
less than half an hour the puncture was
repaired, the wheel re-balanced and I was
off on my travels again.
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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 Mon
Male Monday @ Jane’s Salon, Condado de Alhama, Gents’ haircut only 5€
Chiropody with Phillip Dawe @ Sensol Golf Villa Sales Building, Camposol C
Yoga & Pilates with Wendy @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 9.30am
Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club @ La Cumbre Hotel, Pto de Mazarrón 9.30am
Yoga with Mari Carmen @ Bolnuevo 10am
Spanish Conversation @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 3pm 6€
Ladies’ Chatterbox Sew & Sew @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2.30-4.30pm
Fit4Life Weight Group @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 4pm 5€
Gym Ball Pilates with Wendy @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 4.45pm
Bowling League @ Alley Palais, Camposol B
Menu del Noche @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 8€ inc btl wine for 2
3 Course Menu del Noche @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€
1€ Coin Night/Live Music @ La Vida, El Pareton (drinks 1€ with 1€ coin) 12-4pm
Live Music @ The Square, outside The Steak Out, Camposol B
HAH 2nd Hand Goods to Buy/Sell @ Brenda’s Boutique, Los Urrutias10-1pm
Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection @ Car Park, Camposol B 11.30-1.30pm
HELP MMM Bingo @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcázares 2pm 1€/game
MABS MMM Fun Quiz @ La Rosa Bar, San Cayetano 9pm
Every Tue
B Clean Working Party @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9am
Dance Fitness with Annette. Tel for more information. Re-commences 10th
Computer Clinic @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 1-3pm
Chiropodist @ Jane’s Salon, Condado de Alháma
Fit4Life Weight Group @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 4pm 5€
Petanca @ Condado Club, Condado de Alháma from 4pm
Football Training Session (ages 4-17) @ El Pareton 6-7pm
Indoor Market/Music on patio @ Condado Club, Condado de Alháma from 6pm
Harlequin Rock Choir Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7.30-9pm
Quiz Night @ La Manchica Restaurant, La Manchica
3 Course Menu del Noche @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€
3 Course Menu del Noche @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ inc btl wine for 2
4 Course Menu del Noche @ La Vida, El Pareton 12€
Karaoke @ The Arches, Los Alcázares
MABS Mazarrón Coffee Morning @ MABS Centre, Camposol B 10-1pm
MAMAS Collection/Book Stall @ Camposol B Car Park 10-1pm
Every Wed
C Gardening Group Clean Up @ Camposol C 9am
Camposol Bridge Club, Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am
Gentle Yoga with Mari Carmen @ Bolnuevo 10am
Magenta Harmony Group. 11.30am Tel for venue
Fit 4 Life (from mid-September) & Chiropodist @ Jane’s Salon, Condado de Alháma
Computer Clinic @ La Vida, El Pareton 1-3pm
Annette’s Writing Group @ Camposol C 2pm (re-commences 11th)
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Mar Menor Golf Society Competition
Pool League @ Alley Palais, Camposol B
Beacon of Light @ School House, Cañadas del Romero 7-8.30pm
2 Course Pie Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ inc a drink
3 Course Steak/Spare Rib Night @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 15€
3 Course Steak Night @ La Vida, El Pareton 25€ for 2
Happy Evening @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 35€ for 2 inc btl wine
Karaoke & Disco with Lisa B @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 9pm-late
HAH 2nd Hand Goods to Buy/Sell @ Brenda’s Boutique, Los Urrutias 10-1pm
Age Concern booking events etc @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10-1pm
MABS MMM Art Workshop @ Café Golf, San Javier, 10-12pm 2€
HAH Book & DVD Club @ La Zona Bar, Los Narejos 2.30-4.30pm
Every Thu
Camposol Market @ Camposol A
Yoga & Pilates with Wendy @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 9.30am
Dance Fitness with Annette. Tel for more info. Re-commences 12th
Gents’ Special @ Jane’s Salon, Condado de Alháma. Gents’ haircut only 5€
Chiropodist @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo
Mexican Night @ Condado Club, Condado de Alháma from 6pm
2 Course Curry Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ inc a drink
4 Course Surprise Menu @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 25€ for 2
Barbeque Night @ La Vida, El Pareton
Kid’s Disco & Karaoke @ Condado Club, Condado de Alháma 6-9pm
PALS booking events etc @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol B 11am-1.30pm
Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection @ Mazarrón Country Club 11.30-1pm
Every Fri
Camposol Bridge Club/Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am
Friday Art Group @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 9.45-12.30pm
Indoor Market @ The Steak Out, Camposol B 10-2pm
Sit 2B Fit with Annette @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 10.30am (re-commences 13th)
Book Stall/Camposol A Gardening @ Car Park Camposol A 10.30-12.30pm
10 Pin Bowling/Camposol C Greenfingers @ Totana 4pm
Fish & Chips/Fun Quiz @ La Vida, El Pareton from 5.50€
Fish & Chip Night @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 6.50€
Fish & Chip Night @ Condado Club, Condado de Alháma from 6pm, 7.50€
Mixed Grill Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 10€
Cod Special for 2 @ Restaurant Marina, Pto de Mazarrón 19€ inc btl wine
3 Course Fish & Chip Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarron 10€
Fish & Chip Night @ La Manchica Restaurant, La Manchica
Special Friday Evening @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 36€ for 2 inc btl wine
3 Course Surprise Menu @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 19.50€
Disco & Karaoke with Lisa B @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 9pm-late
Karaoke with Eddie B @ The Steak Out, Camposol B from 9pm
Noah’s ARC Book Sale/bric-a-brac @ Camposol B 9.30-2pm
Age Concern booking events etc @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 11-1pm
Lions Mazarrón booking events etc outside Compusurf, Camposol B 11am
GOmaD Donations @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B/Costa Cálida Radio 12.30-2pm
Every Sat
Harlequin Rock Choir Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2-4pm
3 Course Steak Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 15€
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3 Course Surprise Menu @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 19.50€
Special Romantic Evening @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 22€ inc btl wine for 2
Cod Special for 2 @ Restaurant Marina, Pto de Mazarrón 19€ inc btl wine
3 Course Steak Night @ La Vida, El Pareton 25€ for 2
Karaoke & Disco with Lisa B @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 9pm-late
MABS MMM Book Sale @ The Arches Bar, Los Alcázares 10-1pm
PALS for booking events @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 11am-1.30pm
PALS for booking events @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 1-3pm
Car Boot Sale @ Cañadas del Romero Social Centre 8.30am
Car Boot Sale @ Venta Romero, Cuevas de Reyllo. 9-2pm
Fun Family Quiz @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 8.30pm
Every Sun
Sunday Lunch @ Elliot’s, Bolnuevo from 6.50€
Sunday Roast @ AP Grill, Camposol B, 6.95€
Sunday Lunch @ La Vida, El Pareton from 7.50€
Sunday Roast @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 8.50€
Sunday Roast @ Liz’s Cafe, Camposol B 10€ inc a drink (re-commences 15th)
2 Course Sunday Roast @ Restaurant Marina, Pto de Mazarrón 8€ inc glass wine
3 Course Sunday Lunch @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc a drink
3 Course Sunday Lunch @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc btl wine for 2
Meat Carvery/Vegetable Buffet @ La Mariposa, Gebas from 10.50€ inc glass wine/beer
Sunday Lunch @ La Manchica Restaurant, La Manchica
3 Course Sunday Roast (night) @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón10€ inc a drink
HELP MMM Car Boot @ Autocine, Los Narejos
Open Day @ Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, Rojales 1-4pm
SEPTEMBER
Various organised walk in NW Murcia – see page 38
Sunday 1
Fiesta del Polvorín, Archena
Calasparra Fiesta until 8th
Artisan Market @ Bullas
Fun Quiz @ Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 8pm
Monday 2
River Rafting Tour on Segura River @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Motown/Soul Night/Barrington @ Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 10€ inc BBQ
Sam Curtis @ The Arches, Los Alcázares
Tuesday 3
HAH Volunteers’ Meeting @ Bacchus Restaurant, The Oasis, Los Narejos 11.30am
MABS NE Auction @ Bob’s Bar, Fortuna 2pm
Wednesday 4
Day Trip to Benidorm – Viajes Dragontours 19€
Magenta Ladies’ Harmony Group @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 11.30am
PALS Monthly Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11.15am
Andy Jones @ The Arches, Los Alcázares
Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm
Thursday 5
Market Morning @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo
Welcome House feat Dave Scott Morgan @ Cehegín 7pm
Shirelle @ The Arches, Los Alcázares
Friday 6
Romería del Nino de las Uvas, Jumilla
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Country Music Night @ The Club House, Camposol C from 7.45pm, 3€
Rock ‘n Roll Night & 2 course meal @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 15€
Lynden B @ The Arches, Los Alcázares
MABS NW Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9-1pm
MABS Mazarrón Jigsaw Bereavement Group @ Cat’s Bar, Camposol A 12pm
Saturday 7
ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am
Welcome Meeting @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 2pm
Open Door feat Dave Scott Morgan @ Los Almagros 7pm
Theatre Visit/Cartagena 9pm 12€
Dee @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón
The Classic Rock Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Suzy G @ The Arches, Los Alcázares
Karen Noble @ Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama
Sunday 8
Fiesta in Honour of Virgen de las Maravillas, Cegehín (until 14th)
Virgen de la Consolación, Molina de Segura
Fiestas Patronales, Calasparra and Pliego
Virgen del Buen Suceso, Cieza
Virgen de Las Huertas, Lorca
Artisan Market @ Mula
Oyster Tasting & Music/Entertainment @ Le Carrousel, Pto de Mazarrón
Monday 9
Guided Walk & 4 course lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas 12€
Cosmetic Doctor @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo
PALS Forget-me-Not Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11am
Tuesday 10
Welcome Book Swap @ ICA Medical Centre, Camposol B 10-12pm
Greek Night (3 Courses) @ La Vida, El Pareton 15€
HAH Table Top Sale @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcácares 10-2pm
MABS MMM Charity Market @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcácares 10-12pm
HELP MMM Charity Market @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcazáres 11.30am
Wednesday 11 Day Trip to Benidorm – Viajes Dragontours 19€
SAMM General Meeting @ CAR Infanta Cristina, Los Narejos 11am
Laser Hair Removal @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo
Los Amigos Go Karting in Puerto de Mazarrón 20€ 6pm
PALS Day Trip to Benidorm 15€
Thursday 12
Feria de Murcia
NEST Walk & optional meal, Meet El Berro Car Park, Sierra Espuña 10.30am, 5€
Ladies’ Chatterbox Group @ The Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2pm
Hearing Specialist/Tests/Hearing Aids @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo, Appt Only
MABS NE Fortuna Ladies’ Lunch Club @ Las Palmeras, Baños de Fortuna 1pm
MABS NW Volunteers’ Meeting @ 5pm
Friday 13
Indoor Market with fashion/bling/DVD’s etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B
Sandy Fitzpatrick @ Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama
Elvis Presley Tribute @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Fito y los Fitipaldis @ Cegehín Fiesta
MABS Mazarrón Book Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9-1pm
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Saturday 14
Feria, Yecla
Theatre Under Moonlight Walk/Cartagena. Museum of Roman Theatre. 9 & 9.30 9€
Karaoke & Disco Night @ La Manchica Restaurant, La Manchica
Angie McKay @ The Arches, Los Alcázares
Suzy G @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón
Fun Night with Byron @ Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama
MABS Mazarrón Golf Competition 25€ members/50€ non, inc prizes/buggy /BBQ
Fusiliers Aid Society Fund Raiser @ Aguilas Hotel Resort 8pm, 15€ inc buffet/live music
Sunday 15
Artisan Market @ Caravaca
Ruta del Ferrocarril (Railway Route) with Aguilas Tourist Information Centre
Monday 16
Welcome Trip to Seville. 4 nights, 4 star hotel. 350€
Tuesday 17
HELP MMM General Meeting @ Las Claras, Los Narejos 11.30am
MABS MMM Ladies Lunch Club @ Diamante’s, El Mojon 1.30pm, 10.50€
Wednesday 18 ESAMD Members Social Event @ Viggo’s, Pto de Mazarrón 1.30pm
Open Door feat Barrington @ Los Almagros 7pm
FAST Charity Cycle Ride (160km) starting from TJ’s, Camposol B
HAH Chatters @ Bacchus Restaurant, Oasis, Los Narejos 11.30am
Thursday 19
HELP MMM Lunch @ Diamantes, El Mojon 1.30pm, 10.50€
Friday 20
Fiestas de Carthagineses y Romanos, Cartagena
Feria y Fiestas, Lorca
Feria y Fiestas, Mula
Day Trip to Jumilla Wine Stomping – Viajes Dragontours
Portuguese Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 8€ inc btl wine for 2
Disco/Karaoke with Byron @ Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama
Wellspring Musical Garden Party/Victory Orphanage @ La Aljorra 3pm, 5€ inc buffet
MABS Mazarrón Book Sale. Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9-1pm
MABS NW Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9-1pm
MABS MMM Care & Share Group @ MABS Cancer Centre, San Javier 11am
Saturday 21
International Day of Peace
World Alzheimer’s Day
British Food Fortnight (until 6 October)
WARM Walk
A Time 4 A Change Opening of New Bedroom Department 11am
SAMM Charity Race/Treasure Hunt (for HAH) @ CAR Centre, Los Narejos 12pm
Cher Tribute @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón
The Beagles @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Robbie James @ Clover Bar, Condado de Alhama
Sunday 22
Car Boot Sale @ Cehegín
Monday 23
Guided Walk & 4 course lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas 12€
Tuesday 24
Welcome Book Swap @ ICA Medical Centre, Camposol B 10-12pm
Monthly ‘B’ Clean Meeting @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 4pm
Wednesday 25 Enrolment for Murcia Dance (ACAM) @ The Cultural Centre, Camposol B 6-8pm
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Welcome Monthly Dance @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 7.45pm, 8€ (food 5€)
MABS NE Volunteers’ Meeting @ La Carcelera, Urb Las Kalendas, Fortuna 11.30am
Thursday 26
Clairvoyant “Oscar” @ Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 7.45pm, 5€
Friday 27
San Cosme y San Damián, Abarán
Antique Fair @ IFEP, Torre Pacheco (until 29th)
Day Trip to Cartagena/Roman/Carthagenian Battle/Fiesta – Viajes Dragontours
Indoor Market/fashion/bling/DVD’s etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B
NEST Walk & optional meal, Meet El Berro Car Park, Sierra Espuña 10.30am, 5€
Enrolment for Murcia Dance (ACAM) @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 4-6pm
Portuguese Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 8€ inc btl wine for 2
HELP MMM Friendship Group Cartagena & Boat Trip. Meet 10.45am @ Los Nietos
GOmAD Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 10–2pm
MABS NW Book Sale. Outside Trevol Bar, Calasparra 11-2pm
MABS Mazarrón Coffee Morning @ La Vida, El Pareton 11.30am
Saturday 28
5km Nature Walk, Cehegín
Welcome Meeting @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 2pm
Greenfingers Social Evening feat Woody @ The Club House, Camposol C 8pm, 6€
Rod Stewart Tribute @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Steve the Spit @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón
Karaoke & Disco Night @ La Manchica Restaurant, La Manchica
1st Anniversary Beach Party @ La Vida, El Pareton
PALS CAFÉ Concert @ Hotel Playa Grande, Pto de Mazarron 5€
Sunday 29
World Heart Day
Sevillanas Social Meeting @ Asturias Restaurant
OCTOBER
Tuesday 1
HAH Volunteers’ Meeting @ Bacchus Restaurant, The Oasis, Los Narejos 11.30am
MABS NE Auction @ Bob’s Bar, Fortuna 2pm
Wednesday 2
Welcome Petanca @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 1pm
New Term starts for Murcia Dance (ACAM)
Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm
Thursday 3
Market Morning @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo
Friday 4
Country Music Night @ The Club House, Camposol C
MABS NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9-1pm
MABS Mazarrón Jigsaw Bereavement Group @ Cat’s Bar, Camposol A 12pm
Saturday 5
ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am
Rock ‘n Roll Night @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón
The CAS Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Sunday 6
PALS Trip to Basque Country. 5 nights, full board inc excursions. 285€
Monday 7
PALS Monthly Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11.15am
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Inspiration for writing is everywhere. I first
started writing poetry when I moved to the
South Devon coast in the UK and spent many
hours gazing at the sea in all its varying
moods. Then of course our move to Spain
ten years ago gave me fresh inspiration with
the hilly terrain and spring fields full of almond blossom. I had always been interested
in words right from childhood and at school
wove intricate stories around a family washed
up on a desert island or living their lives in
some other exotic location.
it with other people in a writing group locally.
We are looking for new members, so if you
feel you would like to share your thoughts
and/or writing with us, we would love you to
join the group. You don’t have to have experience, just an interest and a willingness to
have a go. There is plenty of help on hand
and it isn’t just about poetry. We’ve turned
our hand to all kinds of creative writing. We
meet weekly on Wednesday afternoons from
2-3.30pm and the 1st session for the Autumn
is on 11th September.
As an adult I did a Writer´s News home study
course which taught me a lot I didn´t know
and it made my writing sharper. As a school
teacher I passed on my love of writing to
many children over the years and now I share
Contact me if you would like to find out more
on 649 647 467 or email me at annetteryderes@gmail.com.You can join the Creative Juice group on Facebook if you are interested in writing and all things creative.
Jumilla - Sun-Drenched Wine From A
Sun-Drenched Town
A trip to Jumilla provides an amazing variety
of experiences. The town itself is lovely, nestled at the bottom of a valley and protected
by its castle dating from the 8th century. The
entire town reflects the mixed heritage of
many Spanish cities. The Arab domination
here lasted from the 8th to the 13th century.
Before that and in outlying areas of the town,
there are pre-historic paintings in caves proving that Jumilla has been a favoured place to
live for thousands of years.
Dragontours offers a trip on September
20th, to visit a modern winery and have the
opportunity of seeing the elaboration process
live. This winery will set up a wine-stomping
experience for all who wish to participate in
this crazy fun activity and maybe win a prize
for getting the most juice from the grapes!
The short poem I am sharing today is about
the White Mountain in the cañar from Tallante
to Isla Plana.
Sierra Blanca
The White Mountain’s sheer sides
Sweep above a frill of green skirt,
Their chalky whiteness scarred
By dark fissures like deep wounds.
A breath of mist laps the lower slopes
Where haloes of early blossom tremble
In fields wild with rosemary.
At my back the dog tumbles down the hillside
Her sweet smelling head brushing my arm,
As I wonder at perching on the summit
And dreaming of the faraway vision
That is Africa.
we be shown the installations, have the process explained in detail and of course, have a
chance to taste the wines produced at each of
the wineries, but also we will be immersed in
the heady smell of newly crushed grapes, try
a bit of “mosto”, the grape juice on the verge
of becoming wine and see the grapes loaded
onto carts and being brought into the wineries. If we are lucky enough, it will be possible
to have a grape or two directly from the vine.
This is the time of year when the grapes are
fat on the vines and ready to be picked and
transported to the wineries and the process
of wine-making is at its peak. Not only will
Dragontours invites you to come along and
learn not only history, but about wine and olive oil production, as well as the very pleasant
activity of wine-tasting. Just 32€ for a perfect
day out.
Photos: Mark Stocks
The old city retains much of the splendour
in its buildings and monuments and one can
see how prosperous the city grew. The iron
grilles on windows and doors are particularly
fascinating, from the Arab fortress, to the
churches and the Town Hall, which was at one
time in history a hospital. In the municipal
Archaeological Museum, there is a wonderful
collection of pottery, statues and even a fullsize mosaic floor taken from one of the many
Roman villas which were built in the area during Roman times.
The Romans actually began the tradition of
wine-making, for which modern-day Jumilla
is famous. Once known as very strong table
wine, in the last decade or so, wineries in
and around the town of Jumilla have been
importing different varieties of vines and experimenting with blends and the quality of the
wines produced here has become very interesting indeed. The most emblematic grape
variety is “Monastrell” and this is the one
most often used, either alone or in a blend,
but several others are used, such as “Cabernet Sauvignon”, “Petit Verdot”, and “Syrah”.
Each winery is very proud of its own special
touch.
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The land around Jumilla is not only for vines.
There are many types of fruit trees – apricots, peaches and especially olive trees. We
will also be visiting an ecological farm, which
for the last 5 generations of the same family,
has been famous especially for their olive oil,
cold-pressed, therefore worthy of the designation “Extra-Virgin”. The farm wastes nothing; every by-product of the olive is used and
the tour of this farm is fascinating.
Charity Race and Treasure Hunt 21st
September 2013
30€ each.
SAMM (Sailing Association Mar Menor)
is organising a Charity Race sponsoring
HAH (Help at Home). During the race
there will be a Treasure Hunt for landlubbers. All SAMM groups from dinghies to
cruisers and day boats will be represented
and other boat owners and sailors are invited to join the race and help raise funds.
It is expected that participating crews will
raise sponsorship monies of a minimum of
The
boats
will
start
from
the
CAR Centre,
Los Narejos,
Los Alcazares and sail
a
course
in the Mar
Menor. The
race
dura-
Petanque
The Petanque Club of Puerto de Mazarrón recently garnered two major successes. Firstly
the women’s team won the league in the Region of Murcia on Sunday July 7th in the final
which was played in Yecla. With this title, all
the females have earned the right to go to
the Spanish Championship to be held in Santa
Susanna (Barcelona) from 25-27th October.
The players who have earned this success are
Fina Perez, Salvadora Paredes, Celia Mateo,
Teresa Belchí, Maria Martinez, Ginesa Valera,
Silvia Martinez, Juana Cava and Paqui, with
their team leader Pedro Garcia Hernandez.
tion will be approximately 3 hours. Prizes
will be awarded for the winning cruiser and
the winning dinghy.
Registration from 10am and the race starts
at approximately 12.00 mid day.
Entry forms and sponsorship forms can be
found on the website
www.sailingmarmenor.com
Nocturna “Por la Vida” organized by the
National Association “Todos Contra la Droga”
and sponsored by the City of Mazarrón. Once
again, young and old enjoyed a day of sport.
This was not the only success as the team
of triplets in Category II were runners-up in
the Triplets Championship of Spain which was
played in Isla Cristina (Huelva) from 24-26th
May.
The Department of Sports City of Mazarrón
club congratulated both teams for their success.
Night Race
On Saturday 27 July, more than 500 athletes gathered at Bolnuevo Erosions to participate in the XX Edition of the Carrera
The awards were presented by the Councillor for Sports, Andres Valera, the Councillor for Social Policy, Maria Martinez, the
President of the Association “Todos Contra la Droga” in Murcia, Casiano Navarro,
and Member of the Association, Domingo
Artes. The top three finishers in each category received a trophy, while the 4th and
5th ranked were presented with medals.
Male Senior Winner was Juan Miguel Gracia
and Female Winner was Cristina Cañas.
Youngest Male Winner was Jose Navarro and
Carmen Monedero Youngest Female Winner.
Male Juvenile Winner was Charles Iliff, whilst
Yoana Collantes took first place for the Female Juvenile.
Daniel
Soro
and
Belen
Navarro
were the champions in Male and Female
Infantil
Category
respectively.
In the Cadets the only male participant was
Mario Carrillo being the winner of the race.
The Junior Men’s Champion was Germán Cervinos, while the Female Junior Champion was
Marta Meroño.
On Veterans A, the first to cross the finish line
was Miguel Angel Ballesta, with Maria Moreno
being the winner in the Female Veterans.
Veterans B Male Champion was Jorge Mulero
with Maria Jesus Gaona at the top of the podium for women.
In Veterans C and D, there were only male
presences of Joaquín Carralero and Jean Marc
Abiven being respective winners.
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Sporting Camposol v FC Alley Palais 5 -2
In the first small match of the season, Sporting Camposol showed in the first 20 minutes
what potential there was. Within 20 minutes
the score was soon 3-0. 16-year-old Daniel
Scott in the centre for the first half scored a
hat trick. This young talent was man of the
match.
In the second half the heat clearly began to
play a role. The game was slower in the second half and with some changes in the game,
the level of play was not as good as in the first
half. FC Alley Palais scored one goal, bringing the final score to 5-2.
All in all it was a fun game to watch and promised much for the future. Coach Jelco Oosterhof said “I’ve seen enough things so hopefully
we can continue; this was very good for us. It
was a very good start.”
After the first hurricane of attacks, FC Alley
Palais came more into the game and created
some possibilities, but a small mistake by the
goalkeeper of Sporting Camposol gave FC
Alley Palais a goal to make it 3 -1. After that
Sporting Camposol showed some skills and
made it 5-1.
Charity Quiz
A Charity Quiz was held in The Club House on
27th June which was really well attended and
over 400 € raised for the Joint Captains’ charities, FAST, MABS and Spanish Red Cross. It
is hoped we are going to have a Charity Beach
Fun Day and the Lady Captain, Marilyn Jones
is organising a Pink Charity Day in October.
Summer Ball
The Summer Ball held at the Pinito de Oro on
12th July was a tremendous success, the meal
excellent, the service superb and the wine
and beer flowed. Martin Ross kept everyone
on their feet dancing the night away.
is also a lot of work being done on the bunkers and they are sculpturing many of them
and gardening areas with bushes, flowers and
trees are being set up. With Richard (previously from Don Ricardo’s) in the kitchen The
Club House meals are getting very complimentary comments.
On 14th September is the grand opening Golf
Competition when the course is officially
opened under the auspices of the new owners, Colin, his wife Kate, their daughter Alix
and Stuart their son-in-law from Alley Palais.
All proceeds from the event are to go to
MABS.
Wednesday
Men’s Group
On Wednesday
14th
August
the
Men’s Group
held a Stableford
and
Steve Dixon
went to tee
off on the
18th
hole
thinking
he
had turned off his battery driven trolley, only
to see it disappearing off the path into the
lake, but he managed to retrieve it with the
help of the people he was playing with. He
thought he would have to push his trolley up
the 18th. Luckily the battery still worked, but
his cigarettes in his golf bag did not fare so
well.
The Costa Cálida Ladies’ League
We all enjoy our Ladies League encounters in
a competitive but friendly spirit. This season
which starts in September, we were hoping
to get 2 more teams to join in with us as this
would make the League even more challenging, but this has not happened yet. We are
still working on it, so if you are group of Lady
Golfers who would like to be part of our group,
you are very welcome to join us. We play at
reciprocal golf courses on a home and away
basis at reduced green fees. To participate in
the League you only need a group of 6 ladies.
If you are interested or would like more information please contact Betty Roberts on
bettylloyd1560@hotmail.com.
Christmas Dinner Dance
This will be a joint event with the Tuesday
Sprightly Group on 15th November at Hotel
Costa with Lenny Mitchell as our entertainment.
Camposol Club de Golf
The new owners of Camposol Golf Course and
The Club House are making terrific improvements on the course. It has never looked so
green and there is plenty of grass on the fairways, which is more than can said for a lot of
golf courses in the immediate vicinity. There
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Golfing Away Day
In June, 28 Members of the Association thoroughly enjoyed an away day to Lorca Golf
Course. We played a mixed 2 Ball Better Ball
Competition and the winning married couple combination was Bob and Julie White on
count back from Lloyd and Betty Roberts with
a massive 42 points. It was an excellent day
and the staff at Lorca Golf Course could not
do enough for us. After the game we had an
excellent Menu del Dia at the Miras in Lebor,
Totana.
Scorers for Sporting Camposol were Daniel
Scott 3, Dani 1, Budia 1, and FC Alley Palais
Tom 1 and James1.
Gerard
Training for Mazarrón FC began on 23rd
July when the juvenile squad, 14 Mazarrón
based senior players and a new English
player, Zak de Souza, “enjoyed” a strenuous two hour session with coach Antonio
Lorente, assisted by last year’s retired captain, Diego who has taken the new role of
Sports Director. A welcome newcomer was
former captain Juan Andres who has missed
the last 18 months through work and other
commitments. Three sessions were held
the following week when the Mazarrón
based players were joined by some of last
season’s players from the Cartagena area
and another
old favourite
Alcaraz. Notable absentees
were
Jose
Iker,
Barrachina,
Santi
and
Pollo
who
will not be
re-joining
the club for
the 2013/14
season. Iker,
in particular,
will be sadly
missed
as
he
proved
an excellent
and reliable goalkeeper last season. In addition, Mazarrón youngsters Jose Da and
Diego junior will continue to further their
footballing education at a higher level next
season.
posters at various points throughout Camposol and Mazarrón.
tails please ring Barbara on 627 012 646
or Dave on 634 369 639.
Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC will once
again be running a supporters’ coach to
most away games and full details of prices
and departure times will be found on our
website as soon as the fixture details are
confirmed.
Tues 15th October - Motown Evening
at The Club House, Camposol C with the
highly acclaimed Soul Power, a five piece
band from the Alicante area. Commences
at 7.30pm and Soul Power will perform two
sets during the evening. Tickets 12€, including supper from Barbara on 627 012
646, Dave on 634 369 639 or Gerard
on 634 320 567. Tickets on sale at Los
Amigos Meetings @ Trevi Bar, Camposol,
Thursdays 3-4pm.
Los Amigos Social Committee has been
busy organising a series of events:
Wed 11th Sept - A second visit to the Go
Karting Centre in Puerto de Mazarrón.
Racing commences at 6pm with a series
of heats with the winners progressing
through to the grand final. A special price
of 20€ each for 20 minutes racing which is
a lot of racing at those speeds!!! For de-
Fixtures for the 2013/14 season in the
Primera Autonomica will be available on our
website
www.losamigosdemazarron.
es. The season is expected to start in mid
September and Mazarron’s home games
are normally played on Sundays with varying kick off times. Full details of all games,
both home and away, are announced on
the Tuesday before the weekend on which
the game is to be played and advertised
in the local media, on our website and on
Wed 27th November - Christmas Social
Evening at The Club House, Camposol C.
Entertainment by Michelle and Pitu. Tickets
10€ including a buffet supper. (This date
may have to be changed to avoid clashing
with FAST’s trip to Benidorm). Any changes see our website
www.losamigosdemazarron.es
Wed 12th March 2014 - Los Amigos de
Mazarrón FC Gala Evening and Dinner
in support of Mazarrón FC in the splendid
surroundings of Hotel la Cumbre, Puerto
de Mazarrón.
An additional event is being planned for
the evening before the dinner the Celebrity
Golf Day which will take place on Tuesday
11th March.
Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC hold weekly
meetings at Trevi Bar, Camposol 4pm. Social meetings, which are open to anyone,
are held every Thursday with the exception
of the last Thursday of each month which
is reserved for the Members’ Business
Meeting and open to members only. Membership runs from 1st August to 31st July
for 10€. Email the Los Amigos Secretary,
Barbara Marchant, at pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk
If you are interested in football, or just
want to take part in the various social
events we will be organising, or just want
a chat and a drink among friends in pleasant surroundings, why not join us for an
hour on a Thursday afternoon? You will be
most welcome.
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Thursday July 4th saw the Old Guard travelling over to Corvera, which for some, was
their first visit to this course.
Nearest The Pin on the 8th green was taken
by Peter Court, while Dave May came closest
to the hole on the 17th.
With wide and straight fairways this course
was always going to give our players some
high point totals on their scorecards and so
it was to be, with some of our high handicappers coming in with their best scores of
the year. Our Vice Captain, Jim Kinniburgh,
showed the way, coming in with a point’s total of 35 on his card to become Overall Winner and Winner of Division Three. Hot on
his heels came Captain, Derek Hayward and
Dave May with 34 points for joint Second
Place Overall in Division Three.
In Division One, Danny Lewis was almost as
close with 33 points which was good enough
to be the Winner of that group, with Peter
Court coming Second with 27 points.
With the same score of 27 came Barry Martin to take First Place in Division Two and
Roger Olorenshaw a close Second with 26
During July, Mar Menor Golf Society completed their Annual Charity fund raising
events with a Captain’s Charity Golf Day.
points.
Paul Western was awarded the Plonker Trophy even with a reasonable of 21 which is the
highest points total for this award for a very
long time.
Should anyone wish to join Fuente Old
Guard or just play as a guest, please contact
Dave on 868 082 013.
More than 5,900€ was raised and a cheque
was presented to the Aidemar President,
Francisco Garcia by Mar Menor Golf Society
Captain, David Saville.
Aidemar is a local Charity with a base in San
Javier. They support mentally and physically disadvantaged children and adults. The
5,900€ donation will greatly assist the excellent work that this charity is providing.
The Overall Winners of the golf tournament consisted of Alan Rainbird, Dave Clarke,
Gerry Hegarty and Alan Field, with an overall
score of 102 points.
A summary of photographs taken during the
final event can be viewed on Mar Menor Golf
Resort website www.mmgr.info
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The golf competition consisted of an Alternate
Texas Scramble with the maximum number of
available places 88 taken by Mar Menor Golf
Society members and guests.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen!!!!!!!
When I wrote the last report, I really didn’t
think that you would hear any more from the
society until the cooler weather set in.
How wrong can you be!!!
However, the
man to beat it
all was Geoff
Perry who returned a Stapleford score
of 36. Hot! On
his heals were
Pete Smithson with 32,
&
Bernard
Dallent with
31.
On 26th July, sixteen members decided to take
up on the offer at Lorca Resort Golf Club and
set off from the clubhouse in a very pleasant
temperature.
With the course in tip-top condition, the players’ temperatures rising, with balls going in
all directions, fishing from the water hazards
had no effect on cooling things down. On
top of this, the air temperature rose steadily throughout the day and by the time we
came off at 18, the mercury was showing
36 degrees in the shade. Over 40 out on the
course. Mad dogs or what!
Nearest
the
Pin were Gerry Taylor and
Jim Booth.
That I think is
it until September, but who knows, we might
find more mad dogs!
Fastest Way To Get Better At Golf by David Gay PGA Professional
While some golfers are content to play occasionally, many become instantly hooked
on the game and try to slice strokes off their
scores as quickly as possible. While patience
is a virtue, there are proven ways to maximize your golf potential in a relatively short
time, if you’re willing to work.
Take Lessons
If you have money to spend on golf, invest
in lessons before purchasing that new set
of clubs. Golf writer Harry Hurt recommends
a three-step plan when seeking instruction: Make a commitment to improve your
game, find a professional teacher, then follow through on your commitment. If you’re
a new golfer, a teaching pro can start you off
with the correct fundamentals. If you’ve been
playing for awhile, your instructor can smooth
out your rough spots. If you don’t know any
golf pros, the safest bet is to find a PGA pro
at a local course.
Practice and Play
Armed with correct knowledge - whether
from a pro, a golf book or a video - practice
and play golf as much as possible. Hurt says
the amount of time you practice and play
is “arguably the most important variable in
the equation of your golf improvement formula.” Obtain some drills - either from your
pro or another source - that focus on your
weak spots, then head to the driving range
and practice green to put in your work.
Improve Your Short Game
If your spare time is limited, the fastest way
to shave strokes off your score is to improve
your short game, particularly your putting.
One-time child golf prodigy Tiger Woods said,
“It wasn’t by accident that I learned to play
golf from the green back to the tee.” Again,
have your pro give you some drills to take to
the practice green. Alternatively, golf instructor Dave Pelz suggests placing 10 balls in a
circle, 3 feet from the hole. Move around the
circle sinking all the putts, but start over if
you miss one. Continue until you sink 10 in
a row.
I Play 18 and I Like It
In his book “Alice Cooper, Golf Monster,” rock
and roll legend Alice Cooper describes how
he took up golf as a way to fill his time after
leaving a rehabilitation centre for alcoholics.
Cooper worked with two golf pros, played 36
holes per day, then practiced afterwards, using drills from the two pros. Within a year
he was an 8-handicap player. While you may
not have as much spare time as Cooper did,
adapting his formula for success as closely
as possible should help you lower your score
quickly.
For more info on lessons and club repairs you
can find David at Peraleja Golf Resort on 670
083 939
Email davidgaypga@mac.com
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Vuelta De España (Tour Of Spain) – 2013
With the recent British wins in the last 2 editions of the Tour de France, professional cycle racing, especially 3 week stage races, is
now widely understood by the British public.
As in my past reports over the years, Spain
has its own 3 week Grand Tour. The race
will be run in the same format as the Tour
de France, with the main difference being
the colour of the various jerseys for the
leader of the race, points, mountains and
young rider (under 25).
Each stage for some riders is treated as an
individual race, as their chances of winning
overall are not very good. You have to be
an “all rounder” to win any stage, especially
a Grand Tour of 3 weeks.
From Jaén, the race will then be transferred
to the very North of Spain and runs along
the top of the Pyrenees, with one stage
finishing in France and the very final stage
finishing in Madrid after 3 weeks and 21
stages.
I personally consider the Tour of Spain to
be consistently the hardest Grand Tour of
the year and 2013 is no exception with 11
mountain top finishes.
There are no British riders in the race that
have a chance of winning, but the Irish rider
Dan Martin has a good chance of a top ten
finish, as well as the Italian, Vincenzo Nibali, who should also be up there at the end.
We do have a local rider listed, the Spaniard
Alejandro Valverde, who lives in Murcia and
was 8th in the Tour de France this year and
who also won the Tour of Spain (Vuelta) in
2009. That is the most exciting thing about
the Vuelta – no-one knows who will win until the last couple of stages, with no rider
being a “hot favourite” as is found in the
Tour de France and Giro de Italia (Tour of
Italy). It will all be down to who can climb
the mountains day after day and stay in
contention on the flat windy sections and
rolling stages. As mentioned earlier, they
have to be an “all rounder”.
More information on the location, distances,
stages etc can all be found at
www.cyclingnews.com or you can contact me on 696 809 527.
Martin Rutherford.
On 24 August, the race started in the very
Northwest of Spain and was there 4 days
before travelling South close to the Portuguese border. It then headed to the far
South, travelling East to Sierra Nevada.
The nearest it comes to us here in Murcia
is the Jaén Region, which will accommodate
the riders approximately half way through
their 3 week “battle”.
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FOR SALE
2 year old state of the art Hotpoint Ariston
stainless frost-free fridge/freezer 300€
2 HP heavy duty gym quality treadmill
250€
Heavy duty Karcher home cleaning system/never used 300€
Phillips 27” TV & table 40€
Assorted small appliances 15-40€
Tel 671 129 171
Zanussi Condenser Dryer Dual Temp. Max
Drying 6kg as new. 350€ ono
Tel 629 541 939
Older desktop computer/HP printer/scanner/copier/rollerball
mouse/speakers/
keyboard/XP programmes & driver disks.
€20€ ono
Halogen oven glass bowl/stand without
electric top lid & recipe book. Ideal as
spare. €10€
Tel 968 594 159
Vax carpet shampoo/hoover. Only used
twice.75€
Mobile gas heater. No bottle. 35€
Celebrity Pride mobility scooter 495€
Tel 968 131 725
WANTED
Wanted – Female Westie puppy. Must
have good temperament.
Please telephone if you hear of any in the area. Need
company for my 2 year old white Westie.
Tel 629 729 062
Mens road bike 56cm frame. Must be in
working order.
Puerto de Mazarrón area
Tel 653 468 472
Sea fishing items, rods, reels, tackle, etc.
Can Collect, Puerto de Mazarrón area
Tel 653 468 472
BUSINESS
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ENTERPRISES ONLY AND EXCLUDING
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PETS
Pair geese (1 male/1 female) 7 months
old. 25€ for last pair
Tel 646 005 017
Female goat 8 months old. Lovely black &
white markings.
Tel 646 005 017
August 2013 Quiz Answers
1.
Who has a show room in excess of
1000sq metres with ever changing
ranges and much choice claiming it
well worth a visit?
Furniture Plus
p104
2.
Who is offering summer sale sizzlers?
Yorkshire Linen p9
3.
Who is giving you gardening
thoughts on a hot sunny day?
Gardening News p8
4.
Who is speaking Spanish in the
kitchen?
Jane Cronin p10
5.
Who is offering the discrete protection for your valuable items?
W- BOX p27
6.
Who is offering traditional Italian
cooking with a Italian chef and
Italian pizza maker?
Mamma Mia
p55
7.
Who is the author under review in
July
George Raymond Richard Martin p60
8.
Who is offering “A Perfect Sunday”
meal?
La Mariposa
p61
9.
What is the herb of the month?
Vanilla p74
10.
Who is offering cheese and wine
nights?
Tropic Ana’s p97
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Dear Editor
Just wanted to say a massive thank you
to FAST for their fabulous response and
care they showed me after I was in the
unfortunate situation of passing out recently.
They were on the scene very quickly and
both the ladies that attended were very
professional and obviously “knew their
stuff”. How lucky we are to live amongst
selfless people giving their own time to
help others; although I hope not to have
the need to call them again of course!
What a wonderful job they do, although
I guess a lot of time it goes un-noticed
which was why I wanted to send my
thanks.
Name and address supplied
Dear Editor
I thought your readers might like to
see this letter sent to HAH from Willie
Thorne
PRAISE FOR HAH, MURCIA FROM WILLIE THORNE
31st July 2013
Dear Lesley
Having seen recent reports in the media, I write to congratulate the HAH
volunteers on the tremendous success
over the past 2.5 years. To start a charity from scratch and in a foreign country is not mean feat and the fact that
you have raised sufficient funds during
this time to give free help and support
to over 700 people is a testimonial to all
the HAH volunteers.
As patron of HAH, it gives me great
pleasure to hear of your continued success and I am sure that all the people
that you have helped are extremely
grateful. You must all be extremely
proud of your hard work and achievements.
Keep up the good work
Willie Thorne
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Accomodation
La Manchicha
La Mariposa
Accountants:
Corral & Alcaraz
Silvente
Airport Parking:
Seguro Parking
634 373 943
968 631 008
968 078 754
968 332 058
622 062 115
Banking & Finance:
Lloyds Bank International 902 024 365
UK Tax Refunds
965 636 938
Bars, Cafés & Restaurants:
Amapola
660 328 092
Avenida Restaurante
968 594 055
Bistro Ratatouille
968 155 887
Cafeteria Plaza
968 705 406
Cafeteria El Faro
968 594 352
Casa Del Nono
968 152 056
Chez Zoe
676 691 324
Elliots Bolnuevo
968 158 499
La Chara
968 152 016
La Manchicha
634 373 943
La Mariposa
968 631 008
La Taberna Juan Chara
968 152 530
La Vida
625 917 425
Le Carrousel
968 155 910
Leonardo’s
628 682 303
Liz’s Cafe
696 724 123
Mamma Mia
628 682 303
Oasis De Las Palmeras
968 150 720
Quality Indian
968 199 198
Restaurant Marina
619 500 555
Rosalind’s Roof Garden
663 836 991
Spice Villa
968 199 226
The Arches
653 081 341
The Clover
868 082 057
The Condado Club
868 082 058
The First Mediterranean Gastro Pub
644 122 076
The New Royal
968 595 864
The Old Market Tavern
968 154 330
The Steak Out
968 970 619
Tropic Ana’s
699 060 472
Electricians:
Louis Harris
619 712 821
Funeral Plans:
ASSSA
The Funeral Director
968 153 396
650 631 719
Building Services:
A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733
B & H Soluciones (Energy)692 902 302
JD Roofing & Building
630 269 994
Kano Architectural Design 963 141 082
VIP Services
650 893 607
Woodworks Direct
649 540 016
Furniture:
A Time 4 A Change
DFS
Furniture Plus
968 136 501
968 334 194
968 482 456
Carpentry:
Philip Carpenter/Joiner
680 443 219
Car Hire:
Bolnuevo Cars
F & C Rent a Car
Mar Menor Car Hire
968 150 979
968 199 156
634 334 923
Hairdressers & Barbers
Jane’s Salon
968
Jane’s Salon CDA
666
The Beauty Palace
968
The Salon
691
The Salon 2
686
158
144
971
916
354
433
287
828
717
232
Health & Beauty:
Freedom Mobility
Infiniti Unisex Salon
Jane’s Salon
Janes Salon CDA
Live In Care
The Beauty Palace
The Fuschia Beauty Clinic
The Salon
The Salon 2
893
582
158
144
406
971
439
916
354
357
958
433
287
881
828
480
717
232
Builders:
C M Constructions
Fuente Building Services
JML Building Services
North West Murcia Const
Tony’s Building Services
659
696
669
649
647
159
744
054
742
119
948
982
652
555
952
Cars & Transport:
Specialist Vehicles SL
968 146 158
Catering:
Country Kitchen
The Roving Diner
603 135 387
676 217 059
Chimney Sweeps:
Home from Home
Tony Chimney Sweep
660 478 881
646 438 694
Chiropodists:
Phillip Dawe
968 150 244
Cleaning Services:
Limpieza Rosa
619 199 407
Computer Repairs & Sales:
Camposol Computers
968 199 191
Loco Murcia
968 971 893
Dentists
Dental Care
Esperanza Batista Matos
English Speaking Dentist
Olivier Houdusse
968
968
968
968
199
597
707
153
111
580
428
645
Garden Centres & Services
A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733
638
968
968
666
685
968
630
691
686
Heating and Aircon:
Calida Gas & Oil
659 761 771
Camposol Heating & Maintenance (CHM)
968 199 184
Louis Harris
619 712 821
T J Electricals
868 181 121
Home Furnishings:
Curtain Call
616 240 171
Yorkshire Linen, Pto Maz 968 595 946
Yorkshire Linen, San Javier
968 193 912
Insurance:
ASSSA
Ibex
968 153 396
968 595 945
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Internet Cafés:
Alley Palais
Camposol Computers
685
975
583
968 978 869
968 199 191
Kennels, Cateries and Pet Care
4 Legs Dog Grooming
608 712
Colina Kennels
639 012
El Carro Cattery & Kennels
620 582
Pampered Paws
634 302
Pets 2 Go 2 EU
868 189
Laundrettes:
Rainbow Laundrette
The Laundry Shop
258
599
342
654
388
325
634 309 603
968 131 997
Legal Services:
Corral & Alcaraz
968 078 754
Costa Calida Property Serv
968 199 251
Silvente Accountant/Lawyer
968 332 058
Locksmiths:
ADS Locksmith
600 255 250
Mechanics:
Colair
626
Decklid Auto Services
626
Ken Sherwood Mechanic 679
Kwik Fix English Mechanic 968
Lopez Milan
968
Mobile Car Mechanic
666
Neumáticos El Ceña
968
796
678
646
972
429
161
422
149
840
859
006
216
129
015
Mobility Products
Freedom Mobility
638 893 357
Home Discount Supplies 968 193 267
Outdoor Living:
D & G Garden Furniture
Furniture Plus
Woodworks Direct
968 334 773
968 482 456
649 540 016
Painting and Decorating:
EPDS
636 558 002
RJB Décor Painting
699 044 742
Trevor Smith
968 163 298
Plumbers:
Apache 24/7 Plumbing
674 788 693
Camposol Heating & Maintenance
968 199 184
Printing & Design:
Entorno Grafico
Mister Print
968 654 007
638 893 357
Property Maintenance:
Trevor Smith
968 163 298
Property Rentals:
La Manga 4 U
0044 7921 351298
Owners Away
691 977 107
Paramount Resort Villa Rentals
968 970 614
Property Sales:
Fuente Alamo Real Estate 968
Holmes & Pegg
968
Old Farmhouses
968
Owners Properties.com
691
Prime Property Murcia
646
Rentalia Invest
660
Removals & Storage
Advance Moves
598
199
159
993
692
328
173
290
264
219
471
092
Dainton’s Removals & Storage
696 180 634
Lord’s Removals & Storage
608 061 872
Mar Menor Removals
696 621 884
Retail Outlets:
A Time 4 A Change
Home Discount Supplies
Legs & Co
Kitchens Plus 1
The Holland Store
968
968
660
968
667
136
193
792
184
367
501
267
513
235
654
Security
ADS Locksmith
Eriks Metal Works
Protech Surveillance
The Forge
600
636
667
618
255
050
196
963
250
008
366
958
Services:
4 Legs Dog Grooming
Compusurf
Healthy H20
Miles Better Water Filters
T J Electricals
Pampered Paws
Repair It Don’t Bin It!
608
968
968
619
868
634
646
712
970
437
877
181
302
705
599
666
270
303
121
388
403
Solar Power:
Freesol
Solar Directa
659 232 507
659 315 130
Solicitors:
Corral & Alcaraz
968
Professional & Legal Solutions
968
Silvente Accountant/Lawyer
968
Spas & Hottubs:
Eurospas
650
722 905
Sport & Leisure:
Alfvin’s Rune & Tarot
634
Alley Palais
968
Costa Cálida Radio
968
Dance Zone
649
Espuña Adventure
968
Horse Riding META
636
Yoga & Pilates Just 4 you 630
Yogamayga
968
168 285
978 869
595 862
647 467
631 008
172 198
288 978
150 755
Swimming Pool Cleaning &
Maintenance:
Alpha Pools
968
Daisy Pool Covers
660
Jorge Pools
674
Köhn Pool Service
968
Watermaid
646
971
080
168
138
705
078 754
595 826
332 058
Liberty Seguros
902 255
Liberty Seguros (Los Alcazares)
622 108
Linea Directa
902 123
Nash Warren
968 156
824
201
000
638
088
Translation:
Costa Calida Property Serv
968 199 251
Travel Agents
Dragon Tours
968 199 021
TV & Satellite:
CTV Aerial & Satellite Systems
600 218
ISS
655 480
Loco Murcia
968 971
Rainbow Satellites
686 358
T J Electricals
868 181
YPM Satellites
628 234
Veterinary Clinics:
Clinica Veterinaria Pto Maz
968
Emerg 608
Clinica Veterinaria SurEste
965
Veterinary Clinic Maskota 968
Emerg 619
046
543
893
475
121
045
153 931
466 553
352 438
597 929
378 473
968 654 667
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If you are an existing customers and you have some Business News that you would like to
share with our readers then why not email it to us to be included on our Business News page.
Please keep your news to about 50 words and send us an email by 15th of the month,
to costacalidachronicle@gmail.com with Business News in the subject box.
La Manchica is under new management!
Cath and Steve welcome customers old
and new to the family run B&B, Bar and
Restaurant situated in the tranquil village
La Manchica close to Las Palas and Fuente
Alamo. You can come and have a bite to
eat or a chilled drink and sit in our beautiful gardens and relax. During September
La Manchica will also have a selection
of Caribbean meals available if you fancy
something different.
For more information call 634 373 943
You do not have to be Dutch to appreciate the comprehensive range of products on offer at the new Holland Store
in Mazarrón Town. Holland Store is well
worth a visit as they have a surprising selection of tasty products to choose from.
Why not pay them a visit or call Miranda
for details?
Tel 667 367 654.
Chez Zoe is open again in Puerto de
Mazarrón. Due to ill health, the Bulgarian
Restaurant Taste Bulgaria has unfortunately had to close and Zoe is back! With
two menus every day starting from just
10€ for 3 courses, you will again find the
same delicious French offerings at Chez
Zoe set in a stunning location overlooking the sea. Lisa and Paco are there again
waiting to welcome you.
Tel 676 691 324
Visit Le Carrousel, the restaurant with
stunning views over the Bay of Mazarrón.
There is always something new on offer
at Le Carrousel (incorporating Le Gourmet). Come and try our oyster tasting on
Sunday 8th September.
For more information call 968 155 910.
La Vida Bar & Bistro One Year Anniversary Beach Party Saturday 28th
September
The team at La Vida Bar in Los Cantareros invite all their customers, loyal and
new, to celebrate with a complimentary
buffet, music and games. La Vida Bar’s
first year as part of a Spanish village community, has kept to their original concept
of providing the area with high quality,
homemade dishes, serving traditional British favourites as well as international cuisine.
Tel 625 917 425 for more details.
Kwik Fix are delighted to announce the
opening of their new Body Shop, Crash Repair Centre and Spray Shop Centre in their
premises at Cañadas del Romero. These
new facilities will be in operation from 1st
September enabling Kwik Fix to offer an
even wider range of services for their customers.
Tel 968 972 006 for more details.
Is Steak one of your favourite meals? Bistro Ratatouille in Puerto de Mazarrón is
pleased to announce that they can now offer both Argentinian and Aberdeen Angus
steaks cooked to your taste. These Steaks
are the highest quality cuts of meat available. Call in for details.
Tel 968 155 887
Christmas isn’t really that far away now
and The Roving Diner are already taking orders for Pre-Christmas Dinners. Why
not get all your friends together and have
The Roving Diner cater for you in the
comfort of your own home? There are 3
menu options and prices available and you
only need a minimum party of 10. Don’t
forget The Roving Diner hog roast/outside catering is available all year round.
Contact The Roving Diner for further information on 676 217 059.
A Time 4 A Change in El Algar opens
a first floor bedroom department on 21st
September at 11am. Owner Kerry says
“We stock quality used furniture. You can
find beds, headboards and everything you
need for your bedroom, including brand
new bedding. For every bed sold, we will
be giving away a new pair of cotton pillows!”
For more information please call 968 136
501.
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