Costa Cálida Chronicle September 2014

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Date: September 2014 Issue: 10 Volume: XIII
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Mar Menor 48-53
Mazarrn 30-34
Northwest Murcia 70-73
Sport 90-93
Whats On 81-87
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Brian Jones 60
Compusurf 28
Corral & Alcaraz 56
Dragontours 88
Liberty Seguros 38
Sabores del Sur 31
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THANK YOU TO OUR
CONTRIBUTORS
Alan Monk TV News
Caroline Jaine Mar Menor
Musings
Christine Lawford - Poem
Clive & Rosie Palmer Exploring
Murcia
Dick Handscombe Gardening
George Mitchell Never a Dull
Moment
Ian Field Fitness, Month by
Month
Ken Whettall Housing Update
Jane Cronin Learning Spanish
Liz Edmison Property Matters/
Out & About
Paco Vet Animal Matters
Sara Millbank Ma Millbanks
Kitchen
Think Spain Spanish News
First of all we would like to congratulate all
students who have gained passes in their
recent school exams with a special men-
tion to Shannon, Connor and Nathan Rob-
ertson who have contributed each month
to the Childrens Chatterbox. Shannon
got an A for French and English and a C for
Geography and Connor got a B for English
while Nathan got a C; so they all passed!
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Totana Tennis Club
Y.I.P.P.I.E
Welcome Back
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The Laundry Shop
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Construction)
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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.
Luxury Mattress Toppers
Add some comfort to your sleep this Au-
tumn with a Luxury Mattress Topper.
Yorkshire Linen now has all sizes in
stock of Memory Foam or Deep Filled
Toppers. Sleep better with an extra layer
of comfort.
Come and see them both in store now.
Tel 968 595 946 (Mazarrn) 968 193
912 (San Javier)
Forget all those tedious time wasting
and costly outings to research the prop-
erty market, whether buying or selling.
Y.I.P.P.I.E act solely in your interests to
achieve a speedy and satisfactory solution
through their completely independent and
personalised service, backed up by their
extensive local knowledge and contacts.
Unique opportunity - Satisfaction
guaranteed!
Tel 0034 677 306 236
The place to be on the Mar Menor!
La Casa Familiar at Los Urrutias provides
everything you want from Breakfast to
Sunday Roast and even Short Mat Bowls.
Live music is their speciality look at the
Whats On in this months Chronicle for
full details.
Tel 968 543 103
Anchor Landscapes is a fully registered,
new gardening business founded on Cam-
posol, Mazarrn. They have all new pro-
fessional equipment, including a transit
tipper truck, to clear the site immediately
after completion of work. Leave the hard
work to Anchor Landscapes, so you can
relax and enjoy your garden.
Call Martin on 622 648 038
Condent Choice provides a profes-
sional, caring translation and interpreting
service. Want to be able to communicate?
Condent Choice can devise Spanish
courses/classes to suit your individual
needs whether you would rather have one
to one classes and study at you own pace
or be part of a group. Cant take your pet
on holiday with you? Condent Choice
will care for your pet in your own home.
Excellent references can be provided for
your peace of mind.
Contact Carol on 690 190 230
La Vida Bar in El Pareton is starting a se-
ries of Murder Mystery Nights; the rst
of which will be on 6
th
September. These
promise to be a lot of fun with the oppor-
tunity to dress up and really get involved.
Call Michelle or Sheryl for more details on
625 917 425 or pop into the bar and have
a chat.
Have you visited Dock of The Bay yet
in Puerto de Mazarron? This new bar and
restaurant is really different. Specialising
in food from around the globe, this new
venture has something for everyone and is
not to be missed. If you also like a Gin &
Tonic then you simply must visit their new
Gin Bar.
Tel 868 975 375
Have you got foot problems after the long
hot summer?
Have you got hard skin on your feet?
Are you Diabetic and are worried about
your feet?
Do you struggle to keep your feet and toe
nails looking good?
Call Phillip Dawe, Chiropodist for an
appointment on 968 150 244/659 468
092
One of the latest restaurants in the area
to join our Menu del Dia Guide is the
La Gloria in Puerto de Mazarron. If you
turn right as you enter the new marina
you will nd this restaurant near the end
of the Nuevo Puerto Deportivo. They have
a great value menu, which is available
7 days a week and is only 9 including
drinks and coffee.
Tel 968 154 316
If you have not been to the Totana Ten-
nis Club for a Menu del Dia then you have
missed a real gem! This lovely restaurant
is situated high up with lovely views over
the tennis courts and the surrounding
countryside. Totana Tennis Club offers a
rst class Menu del Dia for only 9 which
includes a salad, plus 3 courses, coffee
and a drink and is available from Monday
until Friday.
For reservations call 968 421 804
Well its the end of the summer, which
means the end of The Camposol Trian-
gle. Boo hiss! The Closing Party is on
Saturday 13
th
September with Eddie B and
undoubtedly one of the Triangles most
popular singers Miss Chloe Leigh! See the
Whats On pages for other acts.
Hasta Luego - see you in 2015 for another
fantastic season.
If you want to enjoy the cooler autumn
evenings on your patio, you need a superb
gas or wood burning patio heater. Llamas
Chimeneas in Mazarrn have a good se-
lection to choose from.
Call into the shop or call 968 591 030 for
more information
Come and join in the FUN FUN FUN!
on Saturday 6
th
September at Black Bull,
Camposol B!! Starting at 4pm, theres
something for everyone!! Market Stalls
with cosmetics, lingerie, handbags etc;
music, games and entertainment for the
kids by Lisa B from 4-7pm; pre-school
bouncy castle and face painting; Profes-
sional Bollywood Dancing to spice up the
evening, complemented by gorgeous,
freshly cooked Indian cuisine provide by
the Welcome Palace.

For all you wannabe cowboys out there,
test your staying power with the Black
Bull Burger Challenge!!

Live music provided by a very special
band, from 9pm until late.

What a wonderful way to say farewell to
the summer!
Thank you from everyone at Black Bull.
Tel 634 374 381
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Hi again from Bob with all the latest news
from Welcome. Theres a lot of exciting news
to get through.
We had our Out-
side Dance at
Marianos on
Camposol A on
July 23
rd
, with
the popular Paul
Christie sing-
ing Gene Pitney
and Roy Orbison
songs and a few
others for good
measure. He was
joined by the de-
lectable Maria
OHara singing
all our favourites.
Everybody was
dancing under
the stars and it was another fantastic night.
Most of this months
news is about whats
coming up rather
than whats hap-
pened. Firstly, at
the time of writing,
due to cancellations,
there are now a
few rooms avail-
able on our trip to
Galicia, leaving on
September 15
th
for
ve nights B & B,
staying overnight in
Salamanca, 3 nights
in Santiago de Com-
postela, with trips to
La Coruna, Vigo and
Potevedra included
and overnight on the return journey in Avila.
Call Rosemary for the latest situation.
Our September 24
th
Dance will be with
Status Quo and The Eagles performed
by 5 fabulous musicians. Tickets 10 (5 for
chicken & chips).
The Ladies Evening is on October 1
st
, with
the usual stalls selling Jewellery, Cards, etc
with a Fashion Show, Bingo and entertain-
ment by Woody. Ladies, get your ticket
now for just 3 before its too late.
Our October 22
nd
Dance is with Darren
Jones and Gemma. Tickets are 8 (5 for
chicken & chips).
The November 19
th
Dance is with Kevin Ty-
ler and the lovely Joanne. Tickets 8 (5 for
chicken & chips).
There are still places available on our trip
to Madrid in November, leaving on 27
th
and
staying 4 nights B & B at Hotel TrypCibeles,
on the Gran Via and close to restaurants, the
Metro, tourist buses and top shops for Christ-
mas shopping. Tickets 260 including trips
to Toledo, The Valley Of The Fallen, and on
Sunday, a day at the races to place your bets.
Names are being taken now for our Christ-
mas Party Night on December 10
th
and also
the New Years Eve Party. The Christmas
Party sees the return of the ever-popular
Ricky Levazza and at just 12 per ticket, this
will sell fast, so reserve your ticket now. (5
extra for chicken & chips). Entertainment on
New Years Eve will be by Rob Sweeney,
Dan Davey and our own Christine. Only 20
including cold buffet.
Christmas in Benidorm, leaving on Decem-
ber 23
rd
for 4 nights full board at Hotel Helios,
close to all attractions and Levante beach is a
bargain at 240 including Gala Christmas
Day Lunch and all coach travel.
Just announced is a romantic Valentine
Weekend away in Benalmadena, leaving on
February 12
th
for 3 nights half board at Hotel
Triton. Tickets 165 pp including trips to Ner-
ja and Mijas and the highlight of the weekend,
tickets to the Ricky Levazza Show The Power
Of Love. Book now to avoid disappoint-
ment.
Also just announced is the Superior Cruise
For 2015 - 13 nights commencing 27
th
May.
First night is in a 4* hotel in Valencia before
travelling on to Barcelona to pick up The Vi-
sion of the Seas (part of the Royal Caribean
Fleet), calling at Villefrance, Florence, Rome,
Naples, Ravena, Kotor and Venice for 2 days.
Prices from 1204 - a fantastic price for
13 days.
Book/Jigsaw dates for September are 9
th

and 23
rd
. Ring Jo on 669 457 985 for more
details.
Petanca is on October 1
st
at the rear of Mari-
anos, Camposol A. Ring Les on 968 131 880
for more information.
All events are held at Marianos, Camposol A
unless stated otherwise. For tickets and fur-
ther details of all our events, call Rosemary
on 620 105 179
Email rosemarybeak@hotmail.com
www.welcomegroupspain.com,
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Evaluate Your Garden Before Planting
Anything New by Dick Handscombe, holistic
gardener and author living in Spain for over
25 years
This summer has been unique in that if a
storm or gota fria did not arrive during the
last weeks of August we are entering Septem-
ber with no, or well below normal, rainfalls
for a year, not knowing whether the record
drought will break in September, October or
even November - which did happen about
twelve years ago when we had three weeks
of rain in November.
So, since it is still too hot to do any heavy
work or plant things new, this is a good time
to evaluate your garden in terms of how it has
weathered the drought.
To save time, do this objectively by deciding
on the most important points for your ma-
ture, maturing or new areas of the garden.
The format that follows would help tremen-
dously:
Having completed the analysis, consider the
following questions:
1. Which of the strengths could we repli-
cate in other areas of the garden?
2. Which of the greatest successes
should we repeat elsewhere without
losing interest in the overall garden?
3. Which of the weaknesses need cor-
recting before next spring?
4. Which of the greatest failures need
immediate removal and how can they
be avoided in the future?
5. What totally new features and plant-
ings should we introduce before next
spring?
6. What can we do to collect, store and
better distribute any rainfall that falls
before next summer? In this respect
you will nd the ideas described in
the book now available at only 3.99
from Amazon UK and 4.25 from
Amazon ES. The ISBN number for
ordering through book shops is 978-
1499228601.
The cover photograph on the book How to
Use Less Water in Your Garden is an Epi-
cactus in the deep shade of a carob tree. The
spectacular owers are
15 centimetres long
and have a diameter
of 15 centimetres. The
owers only last for one
or two days, but are
still well worth having
in the garden. A mature
plant can have several
owers out at once. It
is easy to take cuttings
to build up a collection
in containers. Indeed
this is so for many suc-
culents and cacti, but do use a gritty open
compost and ensure containers drain well and
do not become waterlogged. Yes, one day we
will have long heavy down pours again!
Another succulent worth propagating to have
a collection of plants is Aloe Vera. The jelly-
like esh in the thick leaves is good as an
after-sun skin soother and if you have taken
to buying drinks or yogurts with added Aloe
Vera gel, it is less expensive and possibly
more benecial if you eat a teaspoonful a day
of the natural fresh gel. I keep a leaf in the
fridge for this purpose.
By the way, do recognise the benet of an
aromatic background perfume for your gar-
den, especially from herbs as we take in some
300 to 400 grams of oxygen a day and it must
be better for the lungs to be refreshed by a
touch of aromatic oils than the pollution from
cars, smoking and the sweaty summer air of
full bars and gyms. Rosemary, Thyme, Sage,
Basil, Oregano, Mint and Lavender plants are
all useful in this respect.
Dick Handscombe
www.gardenspain.com
Area of
garden
State* Strengths The Real
Successes
Weaknesses The Real
Failures
Front
e.g.
m Deep rooted
shrubs.
80% paths
and terraces
Deep
mulches
Begonias purple
bougainvillea
and lantanas
Little winter
colour
Coloured
bougainvillea
and tropical
passion owers
Front porch
East side
West side
Back
Covered
terrace
Orchard
Vegetable
garden
Olive grove
Greenhouse
*Code: m=mature, mg= maturing, n=new
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The Calle Mayor, which leads away from
the Town Hall Square and the sea, is where
many of those who made their fortunes as a
result of mining in the Cartagena area dur-
ing the second half of the 19
th
Century built
their new houses. Several of these are par-
ticularly striking and are described in many
of the local guidebooks. A relatively short
walk up the main street and those which go
on from it to the Plaza de Espaa, will pass
several of these and it is well worthwhile
having a look at their ornate designs so typi-
cal of that period.
Casa Cer-
vantes at 13
Calle Mayor is
visible from
the square
outside the
Town Hall. It
is an ornately
d e c o r a t e d
white mar-
ble building
a little way
up the road
on the left
hand side.
Its faade,
c o v e r i n g
four oors,
is highly or-
nate. Today, the bottom oor houses a
bank. The next two oors have seven sets
of double windows opening onto iron-railed
balconies and at each end there are balco-
nies which have been covered in by a win-
dow. The house name unsurprisingly comes
from that of the rst owner, one Cervantes
Seran Contreras, who made his fortune
from mining. He commissioned the Barce-
lonan architect Victor Beltri with the build-
ing which was built between 1897 and 1900.
The bronze reliefs on the front door are said
to represent Mercury and Minerva, as repre-
sentatives of trade and industry.
S e p a r a t e d
from the
Casa Cer-
vantes by
a bar, is 15
Calle Mayor,
the Casino,
the origins
of which lie
in the late
18
th
Century
Palacio del
Marques de
C a s a t i l l y
and was once
the residence
of the Cap-
tain General
of the Roy-
al Spanish
Navy. Considerable work was done on the
exterior in the last decade of the 19
th
Cen-
tury and the present baroque fronted ap-
pearance is again the work of Victor Beltri as
indicated by the bronze plaque on the pave-
ment outside which refers to the Palacio
Casatilly with the date 1897. The ground
oor boasts an ornate main entrance to the
building with large windows to either side.
On the rst oor, window-doors open on to
iron railed balconies either side of the dou-
ble height main entrance. The upper half of
the building exterior is painted, with a semi-
circular stone balustrade balcony above the
entrance and two larger iron railed balconies
in front of windows to either side. There is
a smaller windowed oor above with metal-
lic decoration between the windows, but no
balconies. Unfortunately, as the notice
by the Casino entrance makes clear,
entry is restricted to members only.
Inside, like most Casinos in Spanish cities,
there are reading rooms, a library, meeting
rooms and a ballroom. The staircase is said
to be a notable feature together with a cen-
tral square courtyard.
When you
reach the
Plaza San Se-
bastian walk-
ing up Calle
Mayor, you
will see to
the right one
of the most
embl emati c
moderni sti c
buildings in
Car t agena;
The Grand
Hotel. The
history of
this building
is interest-
ing. It was
designed in 1909 for Celestino Martinez,
whose fortune had also come from the min-
ing industry. Both the owner and architect
died before the building was completed and
the project was nished by Victor Beltri in
1916. However, while it had originally been
conceived as a residence, it was decided by
the original owners heirs, that the building
should be turned into a hotel. The lower
oors are said to be more classical in their
design than the more modernistic upper
oors, reecting the two architects who
worked on the project. The hotel (today
the Bank of Murcia is the most obvious oc-
cupant) has a total of seven oors with a
zinc cupola crowning the main, rounded cor-
ner elevation. Iron railings, or stone balus-
trades, enclose the terraces outside the win-
dows for the whole height of the building.
Just a short
distance up
the road
which con-
tinues on
from the
Calle Mayor,
1 Puertas
de Murcia is
known as the
Casa Pedre-
o. Today,
the build-
ing houses a
bank, Caja
Murcia, and
stands at
the head of a
small square.
It extends
over four oors with the two upper stories
having balustraded balconies in front of long
windows. There are carved gures/heads in
the stonework on and beneath the terraces.
This building was designed by the architect
Carlos Mancha for a foundry owner, Andres
Pedreo. According to one of the local
guidebooks, this house was signicant
in marking the beginning of Cartage-
nas expansion to the north after the
so-called Cantonal Wars which began
in mid-1873 when Cartagena rebelled
against the First Spanish Republic Gov-
ernment. The house stands where gates
in the city wall existed until the mid-18
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Century. It is said that an impressive spiral
staircase and ballroom have been preserved
in the interior of the building.
As you continue to walk up Puertas de Mur-
cia and into Calle Carmen, you will see many
other ornate and highly decorated buildings
on both sides, many with windows protrud-
ing over the street below. These include the
Casa Dorda, nos 55-57. This is a white
painted and extensive building at the end
of the street, with large ground oor pic-
ture windows and three further oors with
the usual balustrade or iron railed balconies,
where they have not been converted into
enclosed areas. It was built for the Dorda
brothers and involved the reconstruction
of an earlier building. The building is in an
area which was reclaimed from the sea in
Roman times. A sign outside the building
tells you that it was designed in 1908 by Vic-
tor Beltri and has inside, an important patio
in a neo-Arab style. However, to see this
feature you may have to wait and count
on the generosity of a resident of the
buildings apartments who is arriving
or leaving the locked main entrance. If
you can get inside, the highly decorated pa-
tio with a small water feature to one side is
well worth a quick glance.
At the end of Calle Carmen, you arrive at
the Plaza de Espaa and cannot fail to no-
tice the impressive building across it. This
is the Casa Zapata, a strange looking stone
built building; now a school. The building
is surrounded by scalloped stone walls with
ironwork lling the semi-circular depres-
sions. Note the small cupola with its spike
at the front of the building which, from the
side, looks a little like a church. In fact,
the building was again designed by Victor
Beltri, in 1909, for a lawyer, Miguel Zapata,
who intended it as a wedding present for
his wife. The construction utilised blocks of
stone from the city wall built under the or-
ders of Charles III.
Part taken from Exploring Murcia Cart-
agena by Clive and Rosie Palmer who have
written several guide books on towns and
regions in Murcia. Their book, Exploring
Murcia, Days Out is available to buy from
the CHM/Costa Clida Chronicle ofce on
Camposol B, Best Wishes (who also stock
other of their books), or phone Patti on 968
433 978. All their books can be viewed at
and obtained from www.lulu.com, or con-
tact clive.palmer5@btinternet.com.
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Bill Bryson was born
in Des Moines, Iowa,
in 1951 and was
christened Willian
McGuire Bryson. He
shot to prominence
in the UK with the
publication of Notes
from a Small Is-
land (1995), an ex-
ploration of Britain
and its accompany-
ing television series.
He received wide-
spread recognition
again with the publi-
cation of A Short History of Nearly Every-
thing (2003), a book widely acclaimed for its
accessible communication of science.
Bryson settled in England for many years and
was the chief copy editor of the business sec-
tion of The Times. In 1995 he moved back to
America with his wife and four children for a
few years, but has since returned to live in
the UK and was Chancellor of Durham Univer-
sity from 2005-2011.
Bryson writes in various genres and his best-
selling travel books include The Lost Con-
tinent, Notes From a Small Island, A
Walk in the Woods and Down Under. His
acclaimed work of popular science, A Short
History of Nearly Everything, won the
Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and
was the biggest selling non-ction book of
the decade in the UK. He has also written
two popular works on the history of the Eng-
lish language, Mother Tongue and Made in
America and, more recently, an update of
his guide to usage, Brysons Dictionary of
Troublesome Words.
In November 2006, Bryson interviewed the
then Prime Minister Tony Blair on the state of
science and education and on 13 December
2006, Bryson was awarded an honorary OBE
for his contribution to literature. The follow-
ing year, he was awarded the James Joyce
Award by the Literary and Historical Society
of University College Dublin. In May 2007, he
became the President of the Campaign to Pro-
tect Rural England and in May 2013, he was
elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Soci-
ety, becoming the rst non-Briton to receive
this honour.

N e i t h e r
Here Nor
There: Trav-
els in Eu-
rope - 1991
This humor-
ous trav-
elogue docu-
ments the
authors tour
of Europe in
1990, with
many ash-
backs to two
summer tours
he made in
1972 and
1973 during
his college
days. Parts
featured his
1973 tour, fo-
cusing on the pseudonymous Stephen Katz
who accompanied Bryson. His trip begins in
the winter, in Hammerfest, Norway, where
Brysons goal is to see the Northern Lights.
He visits numerous locations throughout Eu-
rope, commenting on the various aspects of
life in different parts of Europe and compar-
ing them to
how he expe-
rienced them
in his ear-
lier visits. The
book ends
with Bryson
reaching Is-
tanbul and
contempl at-
ing on how
the city is the
gateway to
Asia.
B r y s o n s
Di ct i onary
of Trouble-
some Words
2002
This book has
been pub-
lished under several titles since 1984 and it
catalogues some of the English languages
most commonly misused words and phrases
in order to demonstrate preferable usage. It
helps writers and editors think about how to
make written communication clearer.
Bryson describes the English language as a
valuable entity, with no two experts agree-
ing on any point of usage, claiming that those
guides that do exist for the common user
often expect the reader to be familiar with
grammatical terms not encountered since
(or even at) school. The aim is accomplished
using a large degree of humour as well as a
willingness to hold the experts he quotes up
to the light for their own failings, thus illus-
trating how easy it is to make errors of usage.
One Sum-
mer: Ameri-
ca 1927
In the sum-
mer of 1927,
America had
a booming
stock mar-
ket, a Presi-
dent who
worked just
four hours
a day (and
slept much
of the rest of
the time), a
semi -crazed
sculptor with
a mad plan
to carve four
giant heads
into an inac-
cessible mountain called Rushmore, a devas-
tating ood of the Mississippi, a sensational
murder trial and a youthful aviator named
Charles Lindbergh who started the summer
wholly unknown and nished it as the most
famous man on earth. (So famous that Min-
nesota considered renaming itself after him.)
It was the summer that saw the birth of talk-
ing pictures, the invention of television, the
peak of Al Capones reign of terror, the hor-
rifying bombing of a school in Michigan by a
madman, the ill-conceived decision that led to
the Great Depression, the thrillingly improb-
able return to greatness of a wheezing, over-
the-hill baseball player named Babe Ruth,
and an almost impossible amount more.
In this hugely entertaining book, Bill Bryson
spins a story of brawling adventure, reck-
less optimism and delirious energy. With the
trademark brio, wit and authority that have
made him Britains favourite writer of narra-
tive non-ction, he rolls out an unforgetta-
ble cast of vivid and eccentric personalities
to bring to life a forgotten summer when
America came of age, took centre stage and
changed the world for ever.
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Our next bi-an-
nual event The
GOmaD Au-
tumn/Wi nter
Fashion Show
at Marianos Res-
taurant, Cam-
posol A will be
on 20
th
October,
so when you are
sorting out your
winter wardrobe
and you nd
any clothing you
no longer want,
please think of
us.
We are also hold-
ing a Table-Top Event at Tony and Anns
house: 6 Calle Alicante, Camposol A on Friday
3
rd
October 2014, from 11am-3pm. For 10
you can secure a stall to display and sell your
craftwork or saleable items. Refreshments
will be provided, so please join us and pick up
some ideas for your Christmas shopping list.
Those wishing to secure a table please call
Ann on 634 108 695.
Our Christmas Dance on 19
th
December
2014 will be held at The Club House, Cam-
posol C. The price for the three course meal
and music by Paul Michael will be 20 and
is open to all, so please come and enjoy a
fantastic evening and help us raise funds for
those whose lives
are less fortu-
nate than ours.
Tickets will be
available from
Table Top Sale,
Camposol B on
the second and
last Friday in
the month, both
shops, or from
Ann 634 108
695 or Denise
666 305 780
from October
2014 onwards.
T h r o u g h o u t
the summer
months we have been creating a Toy
Box, as many children accompany their
parents to Aid Day and they can choose
a toy to take home. We wish to thank the
Lions for responding to our request for toys,
together with Marge and Arthur from the
charity Swap Tears for Smiles, who have also
kindly donated toys. Our gratitude also goes
to Carol Everett who generously donated
200 to the charity from one of her recent
events. We appeal again this month for toys
for the Toy Box, together with shower gel,
shampoo, sanitary towels and nappies. We
have got 52 babies under 2 on our books,
so anything you donate for little ones will be
gratefully received.
We decided to close the Mazarrn shop dur-
ing August, but from 2
nd
September it is again
open for business. The Puerto de Mazarrn
shop is still only open on Tuesdays, Fridays
and Saturdays as we need more staff to en-
able us to open more days, so if you feel that
you could help us in volunteering your time to
help us raise much needed funds please call
Denise 666 305 780 or Caroline 634 006
259.
The Leo Club Association is made up
of young people from 12 to 18 years old
who want to help their community. The
Mazarrn Bahia Leo Club and its spon-
sor the Lions Club of Mazarrn Bahia
are continuing with helping to raise funds
for the long-awaited play area for the
Camposol children and visitors. The Leo
Club and the Lions Club are celebrat-
ing the agreement of the licence being
granted to them so that work can now
start on the football ground.
The Mazarrn Leos joined the Fiesta
Day on August 16
th
at the Camposol Golf
Club where they did pebble painting with
younger children. A percentage of the
funds raised on that day has been given to
the play area fund.
The Mazarrn Leos are continuing to
raise funds and will hold a Fund Raising
Event at the Trevi Bar, Camposol B with
Pitu on September 26
th
with all prots go-
ing to fund the much-needed play area.
Tickets Are On Sale At 5 from any Leo
member, from The Lions Club Stall every
Friday at 11am on Camposol B Commercial
Centre and at Branded, Camposol B.
The Lions and Camposol, where this club
is based, are very proud of the Leos and
thank them for their wonderful effort. The
Leos are very grateful to the many people
of Camposol who support them and they
welcome new members.
The Mazarrn Bahia Leos meet fort-
nightly on a Friday at the Camposol Cul-
tural Centre at 7pm to 9pm. For more
information please call the Leo Advisor,
Virginia Barker on 654 874 563
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26
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September
This giant fund raising event has been go-
ing since 1990. It is mainly run by Macmil-
lan Cancer Support in the UK by hundreds of
people organising a coffee morning to raise
funds for the charity. The event grew from a
local fundraising event in the rst year to a
countrywide event the following year. There
are now over 154,000 people registering to
host an event and it was swiftly dubbed the
Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning. In 2013 a
record 20 million was raised - that is quite
staggering!
You do not have to be a coffee drinker to take
part, as in the years since it started the event
has grown to include something for every-
one. Now amidst the coffee mornings you
can nd karaoke nights, pub quizzes and gar-
den parties.
When friends say Do you want to meet
up for a coffee? why not get together and
have some fun and raise money for a good
cause? Here on the Costa Clida MABS is a
cancer charity that is close to so many of our
hearts. Make September the month for rais-
ing as much money as possible for MABS. If
you do not want to host a coffee morning,
maybe you can get a group of your friends to
meet at your favourite bar or caf and put an
extra euro in the pot and maybe hold a rafe
to raise extra money?
Why not send a photo and a small write-
up in from your coffee morning and we can
put some of them in the next edition of the
Chronicle? Please send any articles as word
documents and all photos as separate jpgs.
MABS Area Coordinators:
Janet Bell, Mar Menor 634 310 783
Zue Burgess, Mazarron 639 665 370
Cecillia, North East Murcia 638 343 458
Ann Brighton, North West (Calasparra) 608
999 203
Hi its Shannon here. I havent written in a
while, but Im going to tell you about the
Beach Mission I attended in Torrevieja during
August.
It was a great experience and one I hope
to repeat. I was the rst to arrive onto the
scene because the couple who run the mis-
sion needed some extra hands for helping out
where possible. Another girl, called Charis,
joined me later on the rst day, so I wasnt
alone for long. As we were the rst at the
church, we got to share the air conditioned
at area!
On the second day, both of us had to be
up and raring to go at seven oclock in the
morning, which was difcult because we had
stayed up until the early hours talking and
laughing. Breakfast was to be on the table by
eight oclock, so we rushed to get ready. The
other girls arrived on the Saturday. There
were three of them. They were very nice and
eager to help.
At ten oclock the Beach Mission started. All
of us traipsed down to the beach, at exactly
the same spot as last year. We set up a col-
ourful parachute and began to play games.
We had a really good crowd of Spanish, Eng-
lish, German and even Russian children. They
all seemed to enjoy themselves. The games
only lasted about half an hour, so all of us had
Free Time to do what we wanted. There was a
market nearby so all the girls and I went over
to take a look. It was brilliant and the stalls
stretched on forever!
On the Saturday afternoon, the only boy and
three other girls arrived. I knew the boy and
one other girl from last year, so we clicked
instantly. The Big Beach Games began at half
past six, so we all had lunch and got dressed
in our uniforms. In the afternoon, the games
were different because we had quizzes and
competitions with prizes! All of the people
in the church were separated into teams,
and because there were three men, or three
males, they were team leaders. Some of the
girls didnt like that very much because they
were older than our team leader, who was
only eighteen! Charis, my roommate and I
were on the Green Team with Stewart, the
boy. My friend Bethany joined us on the third
day, but she wasnt in my team, unfortunate-
ly.
I was the ofcial photographer of the mis-
sions as well as assistant cook, cleaner, table
wiper and, occasionally, dish washer, so I was
very proud! Some of the teenagers from the
church joined us to help, which was much ap-
preciated. I didnt want the week to end.
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Adjectival agreement
Last month we talked about the gender of
nouns and how the articles a and the and
adjectives (describing words) change their
endings to match the gender of the nouns.
Now weve got those basic principles estab-
lished we can start looking a bit more closely
at adjectives and how they change. This is
really very simple. Last lesson we looked at
the word for small, that is pequeo and we
saw how it changes in four ways peque-
o, pequea, pequeos, pequeas,
equivalent to masculine and feminine singu-
lar, masculine and feminine plural. The root
form which you will nd in a dictionary is the
masculine singular pequeo.
All adjectives that end in o in their mas-
culine singular form change in exactly the
same way. There are thousand of them.
Here are a few that we can use to describe
people:
alto - tall
bajo short
gordo fat
delgado thin
tmido shy
simptico nice
guapo handsome
feo ugly
viejo old
In each case they will have the four changes
I have mentioned, so for example:
El hombre guapo - the handsome man

Los hombres guapos - the handsome men
La mujer guapa the pretty woman
Las mujeres guapas the pretty women.
Notice that in the case of the word guapo
we have a different translation in English for
male and female: male - handsome (or as
my daughters would say - cute), and female
- pretty. For most of the other words how-
ever the translations would be the same
nice man, nice woman etc.
Exactly the same principle works for adjec-
tives that describe things (remember, things
are the same as people in Spanish, with ei-
ther masculine or feminine gender). For ex-
ample, we could have the word long which
is largo used to describe an object.
Un palo largo - a long stick
Una cortina larga a long curtain
In each of these cases, the basic adjective
ends in the letter o. However, adjectives
can end in almost any letter so what do
we do with all the others? Lets look at a few
random examples:
azul blue
grande big
joven young
feliz happy
Adjectives such as
those above that do
not end in o can only
change from singular
to plural. They can-
not make any change
to differentiate them
between masculine
and feminine. There-
fore we have:
El libro azul - the
blue book
La mesa azul the
blue table
El zapato grande
the big shoe
La camisa grande the big shirt
El hombre joven the young man
La mujer joven the young woman
El nio feliz - the happy boy
La nia feliz the happy girl
In the plural, these adjectives add s or es
in exactly the same way as nouns do. Here
are the same phrases again in the plural:
Los libros azules - the blue books
Las mesas azules the blue tables
Los zapatos grandes the big shoes
Las camisas grandes the big shirts
Los hombres jvenes the young men
Las mujeres jvenes the young women
Los nios felices - the happy boys.

Las nias felices the happy girls.
We can notice two different things here.
Firstly look at the adjectives in both sets of
phrases and you will see that in each case
there are only two possible forms - singular
and plural. Secondly, if you compare the
two languages in all of these examples, you
will see that every single word changes in
Spanish (article, noun, adjective), whereas
in English we only change one word - the
noun which changes into a plural word.
When we are speaking Spanish in real situ-
ations, it is very difcult to get these right,
but in the words of Corporal Jones, What-
ever you do dont panic! The Spanish
are used to foreigners getting these end-
ings mixed up. For our Anglo-Saxon brains
its just too much to remember changing all
those ddly endings all the time. Our learn-
ing goes in stages, understanding rst be-
fore we can speak correctly, so your only
task at this stage is simply to pay attention
to these differences understand what is
going on and notice it as you listen to the
Spanish around you, on the radio and televi-
sion, on Youtube, or anywhere else you get
the chance to hear it.
Jane Cronins Step by Step Spanish arti-
cles are now available as e-books at
www.janecronin.eu where you can also
obtain Janes brand new Step by Step In-
ternet Spanish course.
To foster a culture of peace personally,
locally and globally, awakening in indi-
viduals and the nations and organiza-
tions of which they are a part, their in-
herent potential to be and act as Path-
ways To Peace.
On Sunday 21
st
September 2014, millions of
people around the world will participate in ac-
tivities, events, concerts and festivals to cel-
ebrate the International Day of Peace. At
noon in every time zone, a moment of silence
will be held, sending a Peace Wave around
the world.
Established by the United Nations General As-
sembly in 1981, Peace Day is an opportu-
nity for individuals, organizations and nations
to create practical acts of peace on a shared
date. Pathways To Peace, working with
members of the UN, helped obtain historic
levels of support for Peace Day. In 1984,
Pathways To Peace, held the rst major
International Day of Peace celebration in
San Francisco with major events including the
Minute of Silence Moment of Peace, when
business cash registers stopped, a TV station
was silent and global Peace Wave brought the
day to everyone. The media called it, A
silence heard around the world.
Anyone, anywhere can celebrate Inter-
national Day of Peace. It can be as simple
as lighting a candle at noon, sitting in silent
meditation, or doing a good deed for some-
one you dont know, or it can involve getting
your co-workers, organization, community or
government engaged in a large event. You
can also share thoughts, messages and pic-
tures to commemorate Peace Day on social
media.
When millions of people in all parts of the
world come together for one day of peace,
the impact is immense and does make a dif-
ference.
International Day of Peace is also a day
of ceasere - personal or political. Take the
opportunity to make peace in your own re-
lationships.
If you would like to organise an event, please
let us know at costacalidachronicle@gmail.
com and we can put it on the blog on www.
costacalidachronicle.blogspot.com/
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Hope has
become a lit-
tle local dog-
gy celebrity
amongst the
animal lov-
ers of Cam-
posol where
she has been
treated at
Happy Pets,
as well as
amongst her
many sup-
porters who
have fol-
lowed her
story on
Fa c e b o o k .
Found by local ACTIN supporter Rosa
Thornton, Hope was lying lifeless and bad-
ly injured in a eld. One leg was completely
severed; the other also very badly injured.
Covered in ticks and in terrible condition,
she was taken by Rosa to our vets where
they examined and X-rayed her.
Hopes sorrowful state had touched so
many hearts and everyone was praying she
would be OK. She was only 3 months old
and the vets advised that her badly injured
back leg should be amputated and part of
the toes of the other leg. Many would say
that with so many needing to be rescued,
it would have been more economical and
kind to put her to sleep, but we believe
where there is life there is Hope!
The suffering and abandonment, cruel-
ty and unnecessary deaths of animals is
overwhelming. We believe that the an-
swer is not to sacrice animals that have
a chance of a healthy life, but to promote
sterilisation and improved animal welfare.
If only the municipal pounds would take
this on board and help to promote it, it
would save the 500 dogs a day that are
healthy, from being put to sleep. Sacri-
ce is not the answer to controlling
the animal population as it also costs
money. This money could be spent on a
sterilisation campaign.
Our ght against the injustice to animals
means that if an animal is sick and suffer-
ing and has no hope, of course the right
action is to humanely put it to sleep. When
Hope was at her worst, she never whim-
pered, cried or complained and she must
have been in such pain. Just one day after
her operation she was attempting to walk
and wag her tail. She is full of character
and is determined to survive. She helps
make all the work we do worthwhile. Hope
will soon be available for adoption and
it goes without saying we will be looking
for a very special adopter. Could that be
you?
Thank you to Rosa for rescuing her, Happy
Pets for taking such good care of her, her
foster Mum who is giving her condence
and our many local and more distant Face-
book fundraisers and supporters. An extra
special thanks to International celebrity
medium, Colin Fry and partner Mike Fry for
helping to raise funds for Hopes opera-
tion and ongoing care and for their support
to ACTIN.

More News
August has been a month for prepara-
tion and thought about future projects for
ACTIN. We have many plans, including a
project called the PAES Project which will
involve many other associations. Protec-
cion Animales Espaa will be launched
in the autumn and will be the start of what
we hope, along with other like-minded as-
sociations, will be the basis for an animal
welfare act in Spain.
We homed a number of lucky dogs in
August, including Pongo, Jacey, Vin-
nie, Holly, Candy, Bozo, Chip and have
more homes pending home checks. All of
our dogs happy endings photos can be
seen on our website in their new homes.
For enquiries about Hope please contact
adoptions@adoptaspanishdog.com
www.actin-spain,com
To adopt a dog in ACTINS care www.
adoptaspanishdog.com
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This beauti-
ful Belgium
S h e p h e r d
cross pup is
1 of 6 that
were dumped
when they
were just 4
weeks old
beside the
road. They
are now
around 9
weeks old, all
identical and
desperate for new homes, there are 3 girls
and 3 boys.
Call 645 469 253

Scout was
rescued af-
ter being
dumped in
a garden in
San Luis. He
is a one year
old beauti-
ful chocolate
and white
s p e c k l e d
Pointer and
is very well behaved. He has been to the
vet and given a clean bill of health and has
been vaccinated.
If you would like to meet Scout with the
intention of adopting him please call 693
004 783
Zacs owner
sadly died a
few months
ago and he
is desperate
to nd a new
home. He is a
Mastin x Lab-
rador, around
6 years old,
n e u t e r e d ,
chipped and
good with
other dogs,
cats and chil-
dren; in fact
he is the perfect companion.
Call 645 469 253
Nina was
dumped in
Mont esi nos
by some-
one driv-
ing a white
P o r s c h e .
They took
Nina out of
the boot,
dumped her
in the road
and drove off. That was 8 months ago and
she is still waiting for her home. She is an
adorable, loving cat, good with other cats.
Nina is around 2 years old and negative for
all feline diseases and is sterilized.
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
Cats Cant Add But They Do Multiply!
In just 18 months one female cat can have
2000 descendants.

With so many feral cat colonies not be-
ing managed, the size of them is growing
exponentially, as is their suffering due to
inbreeding and the lack of any veterinary
care. Pets In Spain has started a new
long term project specically aimed at the
Sterilization of Feral Cats.

The control and sterilization of street cats
is an important issue in many communi-
ties. At recent meetings with local coun-
cillors, charity volunteers were informed
that there are no funds available from lo-
cal authorities to help prevent a feral cats
population explosion. Pets In Spain has
now decided to take the initiative and open
their second charity shop which will be ex-
clusively to raise funds for this new project,
the success of which will depend upon do-
nations and new sponsors of the charity for
this cause. An appeal has been launched
for unwanted household and other items
that can be sold to help raise funds speci-
cally for this long term project.
The new Feral Cats Pets in Spain char-
ity shop is in Avenida Londres, La Ma-
rina urbanization. For a Sat Nav device
enter this address: Calle Parque Gua-
dalquivir 3, San Fulgencio, 03177 Alicante.
To become a long term supporter, a
monthly donator or sponsor for the charity,
please send an email info@petinspain.
info or call (0034) 645 469 253.
Donations to the charity for the Feral
Cats project can be made either by Paypal
via PAYPAL: info@petsinspain.info or
by direct bank transfer:
PETS IN SPAIN
BANK: Sabadell
IBAN: ES14 0081 0687 7700 0168 1672
SWIFT/BIC: BSAB ESBB
www.petsinspain.net
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Peppers - Pimientas
I didnt discover peppers as a vegetable un-
til I was an adult, but most people today use
them all the time. My grandchildren love to
eat them raw and I think the different colours
help to make them attractive. They can be
stuffed, wrapped, stewed or diced. They are
a very versatile vegetable which can be used
in salads, casseroles, on kebabs or wrapped in
a fajita. Below are a few simple recipes using
peppers for you to try. The simple fajita recipe
is a favourite in our house and can be eaten
hot or cold as a main meal of snack.
Buen Apetito
Stuffed Peppers
6 medium green bell peppers
pound ground cooked pork
pound ground cooked ham
1 chopped onion
4 mushrooms (optional)
4 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/4 cup tomato juice
Cut slice from stem ends of peppers. Remove
brous portion and seeds. Wash. Part boil for
about 5 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain.

Place meats, onion and breadcrumbs in me-
dium mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. Add sea-
sonings and tomato juice, stirring to combine.
Fill green peppers with meat mixture and ar-
range upright in mufn-pan cups coated with
cooking spray. Bake at 350F for about 30
minutes or until peppers are tender. Serve
hot.
Vegetable Rice
2 tblsp extra-virgin oil
1 small dried red chilli pepper,
1 medium onion, quartered and thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 lg ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 medium courgette, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried thyme
tsp salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper
1 1/4 cups short-grain white rice
3 cups vegetable broth, or reduced-sodium
chicken broth
Heat oil in a 12 inch cast-iron skillet or fry-
ing pan over medium heat. Add chilli pepper,
onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until
the onion is soft, but not browned (about 6
mins). Add tomatoes, courgette, bell peppers,
paprika, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover and
simmer, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes.
Add rice and stir to coat well with the tomato
mixture. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce
heat to low, cover and simmer until the rice is
tender (25 to 30 minutes). Serve hot directly
from the pan and garnished with parsley and
lemon wedges, if desired.
Easy Chicken Fajitas
3 cups bell pepper strips
2 cups vertically sliced onion
1lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into
thin slices
1 tsp chilli powder
tsp ground cumin
2 x 10 ounce cans diced tomatoes
8 our tortillas (6 inch), warmed
Spray large skillet or frying pan with cooking
spray and heat over medium-high heat. Add
bell peppers and onion and cook for 7 minutes
or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove
from skillet and set aside.
Add chicken to skillet. Sprinkle with chilli pow-
der and cumin. Cook for 4 minutes or until
chicken is no longer pink, stirring occasionally.
Return peppers and onion to skillet and add
drained tomatoes. Cook for 2 minutes more
or until hot. Divide chicken mixture evenly be-
tween tortillas.
Mexican French Bread Pizza
I French stick
Cheese to taste (cheddar is best) grated
4 lg fresh tomatoes
Tomato pure
Mixed peppers chopped
1 sm onion
Cut the French stick into normal sized por-
tions. Grate the tomatoes over the bread and
drop some tomatoes pure on the grated to-
matoes. Sprinkle with cheese and sprinkle
mixed peppers on top of this. Grill for 5 min-
utes or until cheese has melted and eat hot
or cold.
Ratatouille
450g aubergines
Salt and pepper
120ml olive oil
1 garlic clove
450g onions
450g tomatoes
30ml tomato pure
450g courgettes
3 peppers (red, green and or yellow)
Sprinkle the aubergines with salt and leave for
30 minutes to extract the bitter taste. Rinse
under cold water and pat dry with kitchen roll.
Heat oil and garlic in large saucepan. Add the
chopped onions and cook until soft and golden
brown. Add the tomatoes and tomato puree
and cook for a few more minutes. Add the au-
bergines, courgettes, peppers, salt and pep-
per. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. The vegeta-
bles should be soft, but retain their shape and
most of the liquid should have evaporated. To
reduce liquid further, remove lid and continue
to cook until desired consistency. Serve hot
or cold.
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Peppers - pimientas
Peppers are tender, warm-season vegeta-
bles, but here in Spain they grow prolically
during much of the year. Peppers are as easy
to grow as tomatoes. The plants are best
started from seeds indoors and then trans-
planted into the garden after the soil and air
have warmed in the spring. The plants cannot
tolerate frost and do not grow well in cold,
wet soil. When night temperatures are below
50 to 55F, the plants grow slowly, the leaves
may turn yellow and the owers drop off.
Peppers may be harvested at any size de-
sired. Green bell varieties, however, are usu-
ally picked when they are fully grown and ma-
ture at 3-4 inches long. When the Peppers
are mature, they break easily from the plant.
Less damage is done to the plants, however,
if the fruits are cut rather than pulled off. Bell
Peppers may be left on the plant to devel-
op their full avour and turn to red, yellow,
orange or brown, or they may be harvested
green and immature. Some coloured Pep-
pers should be harvested before actually rip-
ening, before they turn red. There is a vast
range of other garden peppers (pimiento,
tabasco, cayenne, chilli and paprika) which
may be grown for food, spices or as ornamen-
tal fruits. Always exercise caution when han-
dling hot Peppers, because shin, noses and
eyes may become painfully irritated. Plastic
or rubber gloves may be helpful when picking
or handling Hot Peppers.
Sweet Peppers
Sweet green bell-shaped Peppers are the
most popular garden variety. Left to ripen,
they turn red, purple, orange or yellow and
gain various levels of sweetness depending
on the variety. Although the paler green and
yellow tapering varieties have more avour,
all Sweet Peppers are similar in avour and
texture. They are crisp and refreshing raw,
and pleasantly assertive when cooked to ten-
derness.
Chilli Peppers
Chilli Peppers are famous throughout the
world from the ery cuisines of Mexico, India,
Thailand and Africa to the subtle avour en-
hancement of the most delicate dishes. The
hot varieties can also be picked at any colour
stage, but are hottest if allowed to fully ripen.
Some Chilli Peppers turn bright red, which
is more often an indication of ripeness rather
than hotness. The burning sensation is attrib-
uted to chemical compounds called capsaici-
noids, which are stored in the light-coloured
veins on the walls and surrounding the seeds.
Capsaicin acts on the pain receptors in the
mouth, not the taste buds.
In general, all Peppers are a good source of
vitamin A and C and the red ones are bursting
with these two antioxidants which neutralize
free radicals in the body uids reducing the
risk of disease. Free radicals are naturally
produced when the body uses oxygen and
unless they are neutralized, they cause cell
damage, which may lead to health problems
such as arthritis, heart disease and cancer.
Wash Peppers just before using them. Pep-
pers, both sweet and hot, are delicious raw,
grilled or added to cooked preparations and
roasting Peppers brings out a totally differ-
ent taste. Grill or roast the Peppers until the
skins have blackened, then place in a plas-
tic bag. Once the Peppers have cooled, the
skins will then slip off easily. Slice cooked
Peppers and marinade in olive oil and sea-
soning to serve in salads or pasta sauce or
turn into a pure. Peppers are also typically
used in ratatouille and whole Peppers can be
stuffed with minced meat, rice or couscous.
The most popular home preservation method
is pickling, but chopped Peppers freeze well
without blanching and once thawed they still
retain some crispness and can be used in
cooked dishes or raw in uncooked prepara-
tions.
Bokwa
Bokwa is a new way to enjoy a great work-
out with some dance moves, but without
strict choreography. Bo is a form of box-
ing and Kwa is taken from Kwaito, a
traditional South African style of dance.
Created by L.A based tness instructor, Paul
Mavi, Bokwas popularity is rapidly grow-
ing across the globe. Combining muscular,
exibility and cardio workouts increasing
strength, improving blood ow and reducing
muscular tension, you can burn up to 1200
calories in a single session!
Bokwa uses the body and feet to spell out
letters and numbers instead of a strict cho-
reographed dance routine and is performed
to energising music which gives a fun, feel
good workout.
Bokwa really is suitable for everyone - all
ages and all tness levels. You dont need to
be able to dance, as the steps are structured
and you follow the hand signals of the instruc-
tor. Go at your own pace - simply make the
letter or number with your feet whilst enjoy-
ing the music, or pump it up and add a jump
or a box into it - it really is up to you. One
thing is for sure; you will love it and feel very
upbeat by this fun and energising workout,
so why not come along and give it a try for
yourself?

Bokwa classes are taken by a qualied in-
structor who is also a qualied Personal Train-
er with good knowledge and understanding of
anatomy and physiology, which ensures eve-
ryone works out in a safe and controlled way
whilst getting the most out of the class.
Classes start 25
th
September on Camposol.
Places are limited, so book your place today.
Tel 634 304 087
Email cdatness@hotmail.co.uk
www.cdatness.co.uk
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The Beauty Palace & Clida Hair & Beau-
ty Academy are hosting an Open Day on
Saturday 27
th
September from 11am, to
celebrate their Anniversary
They rst opened their doors in 2011 and
they continue to be a successful business on
Camposol. They offer all hairdressing servic-
es, beauty treatments, nails & specialist anti-
ageing & inch loss treatments, including non-
surgical face lifts, non-invasive lipo-suction &
toning tables. The salon boasts three private
beauty rooms, a hair salon,toning table area
& nail bar; all in a modern, relaxing, air con-
ditioned environment.

Yoli has been at the salon from the start and
has worked in the hair & beauty industry for
14 years and is a fully qualied NVQ Beauty
Therapist and Hair Stylist. She specialises in
laser hair removal, Brazilian blow dry (inno-
vative repairing keratin treatment), non-sur-
gical face lifts & lipo-massage which is a rev-
olutionary non-invasive lipo-suction resulting
in guaranteed inch loss.
Lindsay is qualied to NVQ level 3 in Hair-
dressing and has 16 years experience work-
ing as a hairstylist. During this time she has
been involved in photo shoots and has dem-
onstrated her skills on stage at Salon Inter-
national in London. Lindsay has been working
at The Beauty Palace since the opening in
2011 and also runs the Hairdressing Training
Academy, teaching NVQ 2 & 3 and has had
her level 3 A1 Assessors qualication since
2008.
Triana has been part of The Beauty Palace
team since October 2011. During this time
has completed her NVQ level 2 in Hairdress-
ing and qualied in Shellac, Spray Tanning &
Aloe Vera Body Wraps. Triana manages the
very popular toning table sessions, ensuring
everyone gets the very best results. She will
soon be enrolling on the advanced NVQ level
3 Hairdressing course.

Gemma has 7 years experience as a Beau-
ty Therapist starting her career in the UK.
She specialises in Massage, Nails, Facials &
all Waxing treatments. Gemma joined The
Beauty Palace team in September 2013 and
already has many returning clients & recom-
mendations. Gemma will be starting her NVQ
level 2 Hairdressing very soon.

Open Day - Saturday 27
th
September
from 11am
Join us for a glass of bubbly and nibbles.
We will have demonstrations throughout the
morning:
Lipo M6 (non-invasive Lipo-machine)
Myscara (semi-permanent mascara)
Toning Tables
We are also available to discuss enrolment on
our next NVQ level 2 & 3 Hairdressing courses
and Beauty courses including: Myscara, Mani-
cures & Pedicures, Waxing, Shellac, Nail Ex-
tensions, and many more.
Compusurf - a Business Success Story
In 2002, Chris Jennings and his wife Julie
sold up, bought an off plan house on Cam-
posol, packed up 3 kids and moved to Spain.
In the UK Chris was involved in IT & electri-
cal engineering and Julie had a string of suc-
cessful business ventures in the health and
beauty industry under her belt.
Reality, however, soon hit home and the re-
alisation that to stay in Spain, they needed
to work, so Chris took a job in Puerto de
Mazarrn repairing computers & Julie took
a job teaching NVQ Beauty Therapy in San
Miguel. Their plan was to open a shop/In-
ternet caf on Camposol called Camposol
Computers. However, at this time Campo-
sol had no Internet service whatsoever and
there was nothing on the horizon.
In late 2003, Telmicro announced they were
providing Internet via a cable TV system for
Camposol A only and Camposol Computers
opened in a small property on Camposol A.
This soon became the hub of communication
on Camposol. Shortly afterwards a company
called Broadband Solutions, of which Cam-
posol Computers became a reseller, started
to provide Internet access via satellite to the
other parts of Camposol until they ceased
trading.
A new company, Fonicatel, took over the
defunct Internet service on Camposol and
Camposol Computers were chosen to carry
on as the resellers for the new service known
as Telitec. Initially Telitec had no interest in
telephones, so Camposol Computers con-
tinued to develop and provide their own te-
lephony system over the Telitec Internet ser-
vice. However, in time both companies want-
ed to offer both the telephone and Internet.
In 2009, after much research, deals, fund
raising and long nights of planning, Compu-
surf was born. Their mission; to provide In-
ternet & Telephone services at affordable, fair
prices, with no contracts, no hidden costs, no
catches and the ability to only pay when the
service was actually required. It was hard
work and not without a few setbacks such as
system failures, software failures, bad hard-
ware choices etc. Determined to succeed,
Compusurf overcame all the technical prob-
lems and continued in their quest.
Now in 2014 it seems Compusurf got it
right. The effort has paid off; consumer con-
dence in Compusurf has grown, and now,
by a large margin,are the most popular In-
ternet and telephone provider in the areas
they operate in, with over 3,000 clients and
still growing rapidly. Interestingly, the de-
mand for the Internet
has overtaken the de-
mand for telephones
and a new dawn of In-
ternet use - television!
During August 2014
Compusurf deployed
a technology - not
new, but new in the
way they are going to
apply it. It is actually
a mix of two technolo-
gies that already exist
within the mobile and
military sectors. Com-
pusurf are calling it
Airre. Once fully deployed, Airre, along
with Surfburst will provide triple play ser-
vices to their customers. Triple play is just
a fancy word for Internet, telephone and tel-
evision. It will allow increased speeds safely
without causing instability. Compusurf cus-
tomers will get an automatic FREE up-
grade.
Those on Compusurf 1MB service will get
2MB with a 6MB Burst; 2MB service will get
6MB with an 8MB Burst and 4MB service will
get 8MB. They are also introducing a basic
Internet TV service for the Free-to-air chan-
nels. Watch out for more announcements on
this.
Compusurf are also starting their own
Mobile Phone Network; not reselling Hits
or Masmovil etc, but their very own network.
Obviously it will be geared to offer preferen-
tial rates to their own customers. This step is
necessary for the new unied communication
services just around the corner.
Finally for the techies out there, you may
have heard of Internet Ver2 or IPV6.
Compusurf will be ready by the end of 2014
- fully IPV6 compliant. We are expecting
IPV6 devices to start hitting the mass Market
in 2015/2016; thats when things will get re-
ally interesting. Everything from your fridge
to your curtains and lighting will be online
and under your control from anywhere in the
world; not just remote controlled, but two
way communication. Imagine getting an
email from your fridge telling you your
teen has just raided it!
On Saturday 13
th
September from 2pm-5pm,
we invite all our customers old and new to
join us for Bubbly and Nibbles in our ofces
on Camposol B Commercial Centre where all
our new services will be explained.
Tel 968 970 666
sales@compusurf.es
www.compusurf.es
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Good News From FAST
More than 100 people supported our Rock N
Roll Night with The B Boppers at Marianos
outside bar. A brilliant night was enjoyed by
all which resulted in a fantastic 691.56 being
raised for FAST! This gure includes 270
made from the rafe and 20 donated by Ma-
nuel.
We would like to thank everyone who sup-
ported this event in order to provide FAST
with the much-needed funds in order to
continue providing this voluntary service on
Camposol. FAST wishes to thank Marianos
for their assistance, to Brenda and Jean and
the Fundraising Team, who personally wish to
thank Dee for helping to sell the tickets for
the event.
Well done once again!
Forthcoming Events
Please remember to obtain tickets or book
with the FAST Members on Camposol B on
the 2
nd
and last Friday each month, or tel-
ephone Brenda on 680 174 499 or Jean on
646 737 479
Tels & Cats Bar Joint Event - Bernie Mac
& Friends on Saturday 13
th
September at
7.30pm. 2 to Reserve your Seat - BBQ avail-
able.

Coach Trip to Garrucha Market on Friday
3
rd
October including visiting Mojacar and Ice-
land at Vera. 12 per person.
Autumn Dance at Trevi Bar, Camposol B with
Elvis & Friends on Saturday 11
th
October at
7.30pm until midnight. Tickets 5.
Benidorm Coach Trip (market day) on
Wednesday 26
th
November. Tickets 15.
Coach leaves Camposol B at 9am.
Christmas Fayre on 29
th
November 11am-
3pm at Marianos, Camposol A. 1 entry.
Christmas Party with Barrington on Friday
5
th
December at The Club House, Campsol.
Tickets 15 to include buffet.
Collect a leaet showing details of all Forth-
coming Events for 2014 from the FAST Stalls
and Book Stalls. Books in beautiful condition
cost 50 cents each or 3 books for 1. Feel
free to chat to any of the members and if
you are interested in becoming a member of
FAST visit the Recruiting Stall!
Working Behind the Scenes
Although the summer weather dictates that
most physical work comes to either an end,
or at least progresses at a very slow pace, the
Gardening Volunteers are still kept very busy.
Apart from the forthcoming events which have
to be planned and organised, the Bookstall
still continues to function. Pauline has en-
sured that the service is even more efcient
by the installation of interior bookshelves,
where a large number of books can now live
in a permanent home and all the books are in
alphabetical order by authors. This has pro-
vided more viewing areas and has cut down
on the work needed for setting up and putting
away. With approximately 3,000 books, the
shelves were a very welcome addition. The
bookstall now incorporates a large number
of books in the German language, so spread
the word to your German neighbours. The
funds from the Bookstall enable us to carry
out improvements to the public areas on Sec-
tor A and thanks go to all those who support
this initiative. To quote a well-known brewery
phrase, Its possibly the largest stock of Eng-
lish and German books in Murcia!
You will also still see our Bucket Collectors
on a Thursday morning at the top of the Post
Room steps - not an easy task by any means
in the current weather conditions, but they
carry on cheerfully and enjoy the banter from
regular donators as they pass by. This regu-
lar stream of funds is crucial to the Volunteers
being able to carry on adding to the stoned
areas and making our Sector a talking point
on Camposol.
Our Events Team have planned the next So-
cial, which is a Race Night at The Vista Bar
on 17
th
October. Make sure you get your tick-
ets early from the Bookstall on Friday morn-
ings, as last year they sold like hot cakes.
(Look out for information on the boards oppo-
site the Bookstall). Details of our Christmas
Party Dance will be published shortly (13
th

December at the Restaurant Amapola, Bol-
nuevo) and we are pleased to announce that
Martin Ross will be entertaining us that night.
www.lospalacios-gardeners.com
Joce Grant, Group Secretary
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The role of the CRA
It does appear that there is still some confu-
sion in the role of the CRA.
The CRA is your residents association on
Camposol and it has a very wide ranging role
to play to support and represent your views
and aspirations with all ofcial bodies; these
include the British Embassy and Consulate,
the local Town Hall, the Murcian Regional Gov-
ernment, Aqualia and the Confederacion Hi-
drographica, among others. We also offer an
advice centre based in our cabin alongside the
Cultural Centre on Camposol B Sector. A tel-
ephone emergency service manned by a com-
mittee member is also available to residents.
The CRA is here to help and advise on a
wide variety of subjects, including register-
ing for the padron, your voting rights, embar-
goes, escrituras, the Land Registry and any
other problem related to your daily life here
on Camposol. We can recommend solicitors/
businesses that have proved reliable to other
CRA members.
The Camposol and District Independent Party,
CDiP is a political party whose aim is to get
councillors elected to represent Camposol in
the local Town Hall elections taking place next
May. CDiP is not connected to the CRA, but
does share its aims and objectives in resolv-
ing Camposols problems, albeit from a direct
political stance.
The CRA and CDIP have agreed amicably
to go their separate ways in the drive to
improve Camposol. In short, the objec-
tive is the same, but the route is a different
one. In the words of their President Dr Peter
Pitt, CDiP wishes the CRA well, but we
have different roles to play.
I hope this claries the position of the relevant
parties and clears up any confusion.
Bob Owen
Chairman, CRA CLC
Our regular Monday and Wednesday main-
tenance workers have continued with street
cleaning, weeding already planted areas and
watering! As these high Summer tempera-
tures continue, please think of both the plants
in your own gardens and those planted near
your casa by our volunteers. All are suffer-
ing in these hot temperatures and winds, so if
you would like to adopt a tree, please choose
one (or more!) planted either along the roads
or near the different features. Just tie a rib-
bon or tape on it to designate it as yours.
Total responsibility for its watering and care
will pass to you and you can watch it grow
and ourish. Trees may be adopted as a way
of remembering a special someone, or just to
become more involved in looking after your
area.
September sees the re-commencing of our
volunteer working parties on Wednesday
mornings at 9am near the Sensol Villas of-
ce. If you can spare some time and ener-
gy to help, we would really be grateful and
your efforts are always rewarded with a
free breakfast! We continually receive posi-
tive comments about the transformation our
teams have made to C Sector North. Its hard
to recall what it used to look like before the
tidy verges, trimmed trees and swept streets,
so if you would like to make new friends and
grow some muscles at the same time, please
get in touch! Future projects for this Autumn
include concreting areas of Calles Begijar and
Puerto Lumbreras before the Winter rains and
complete the landscaping of the lower Petan-
ca court.
A huge thank you must go to the kind Cam-
posolers who donate to our bucket collection,
together with those who are 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
all makes a huge difference.
Our next Social Evening is at The Club
House, Camposol, 8pm on 5
th
September
with Itchy Fingers. Tickets only 6.
Tickets will soon be available for our Christ-
mas Meal & Dance on Wednesday 3
rd
De-
cember at The Club House, Camposol with
Al Jay. Tickets18.
Please support us at these functions as they
promise to be great evenings in the company
of good friends! If you have any unwanted
gifts which you would like to donate for our
rafes, they will be much appreciated. Further
details of both these events can be found on
our Bin notices or contact John, our Chair-
man, on 634 325 427. More information
about our group can be found on Facebook
Website http://www.greenngersgarde-
nandsocialgroup.com/
The latest business to open on Urbanisation
Camposol Sector A is Sabores del Sur.
Translated literally as avours from the
South, Jose Manuel Oliver and Ana opened
for business in June this year. This new caf,
or tea shop is really different. The inside
is fully air-conditioned and newly decorated
and has a lovely ambience. Jose and Ana
are real Artisans and offer a full range of
homemade traditional Spanish fayre from Se-
ville in Southern Spain. You will nd a large
range of organic coffee and tea available, as
well as homemade cakes and pastries such
as Empanadillas and Tortas de Aceite, a
traditional Sevillan delight which only very
few people have the licence, the recipe and
the knowledge to make. Also you can try
homemade alcoholic and non-alcoholic cock-
tails, smoothies, frappes and a very famous
orange wine from Seville. There is even a
happy hour for cocktails from 6pm until 7pm
each day.
Another speciality of Sabores del Sur is cel-
ebration cakes and you can see some of the
stunning creations they have on their Face
Book page; they are simply amazing! They
will make cakes for any event or celebration
and nothing is too much trouble for this de-
lightful couple from Sabores del Sur.
Opening hours are from 8.30am until 7pm
Monday until Saturday and from 9am until
2pm on Sundays. Mention this article and
get a 2
nd
cup of coffee free of charge so
do drop in and say hello; you will not be dis-
appointed.
Tel 722 277 867
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Exhibition
This exhibition by Lola Arcas from Lorca is in
Mazarrn and can be seen until September
12
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. It is a sculpture exhibition that invites
reection. It has twenty pieces designed to be
appreciated from different viewpoints. Arcas
is scholar of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in
Santa Maria Arrixaca and she has exhibited in
several cities in the South of Spain. Her sculp-
tures can be appreciated in different parts of
the Region of Murcia, as in the case of the
Nazarene Monument in Totana and a tribute
to Semana Santa in Lorca.
The exhibition can be seen from Monday to
Saturday from 10am to 2pm as well as Thurs-
day and Friday evenings between 6pm and
9pm.
Fifty Mazarrn Farmers Affected By The
Russian Veto
The Mayor, Francisco Garcia, and Councillor
Magdalena Mndez, give their support to the
farmers and ask the Regional center admin-
istrations to support an industry and saving
the crisis.

Russia has made the decision to ban imports
of food products from countries of the Eu-
ropean Union. The decision of the executive
Vladimir Putin has set off alarms in Spain.
According to data handled as UPA agricul-
tural organizations, 75% of agrifood exports
of Spain would be affected. In the case of
Mazarrn, our town usually exports toma-
toes, citrus and stone fruit to Russia. New
plantings means that farmers might be dam-
aged nancially next season, as the Russian
veto lasts for one year. Agricultural organiza-
tions are not yet ready to evaluate losses, but
it is estimated to be of great proportions.
Mazarrn Leads The Descent Of Unem-
ployment In The Region Of Cartagena
Whilst the number of unemployed grew in
the Region of Murcia, Mazarrn was down
by 5.23%. The number of unemployed in
Mazarrn has recorded a continuous decline
since January 2014, with a reduction of 527
unemployed, down 19.31%, while the total
of the region is 9.86%. At this time the total
number of unemployed in Mazarrn is 2201.
The commerce sector is the best area, down
to 150, with the hospitality sector down from
520 to 311.
The Mayor of Mazarrn said, It is results like
this that show that the policies being devel-
oped in the Municipality are successful and
the line of work adopted by the Government
team is paying off, although we are con-
vinced that we have to keep working along
the same lines, since there are still around
two thousand people in the town who are un-
employed.
Caritas Oganized 2
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Solidario de Farolil-
los
On Friday August 15
th
on the beach of Puerto
de Mazarrn, for the second consecutive year,
Caritas and the council of Celebration Hall of
Mazarrn organised a solidarity of lanterns.
500 to 1,000 lanterns were bought for 4. The
prots will be used to address the needs of
disadvantaged people. Caritas assists up to
120 people in Mazarrn per month, of which
more than 50 are under eight. A spokesper-
son of Caritas said that not only do they help
by providing clothes and food, but also in the
purchase of medicines.
Together with Caritas members, the Mayor
of Mazarrn, Francisco Garcia, has appealed
to anyone who can work with people who are
suffering. He pointed out that events like this
come in handy in difcult times like these.
La Lonja de Puerto de Mazarrn Leads
2014 Regional Check-In
In the rst ve months of the year, the local
sh market in Mazarrn generated more than
half a million kilos of sh which translates into
a value exceeding one million euros.
According to the data provided by the sh-
ermens associations, sh market located in
the shing port of Mazarrn billed until May
635,363 kilos of sh, which was sold for
1,176,444 euros. Councillor for Agriculture,
Fisheries and Rural Development of the City
of Mazarrn, Magdalena Mendez, conrm the
record data and not only is the industry in-
creasing shing but species are also being
preserved.
The Rondalla Mazarrn Cceres Group
Guests At Music Festival Of Migrants
Mazarrn folklore sounded very close to
the Spanish border with Portugal in a very
popular event in Extremadura. In the town
of Caceres Cedillo, Rondalla de Mazarrn
appeared as a guest group, representing the
town in a contest that each year brings music
to a group of folkloric
musical relevance.
Members of Rondalla
de Mazarrn per-
formed their songs
alongside local Ron-
dalla Jara y Tomillo.
The Mazarrn singers
received lots of atten-
tion in Extremadura
and were treated to a
boat ride on river Ta-
gus and they visited
the ethnic museum
guided by the Mayor
of the town. The trip
ended with another
visit to the city of Caceres where members
of the Rondalla de Mazarrn could see the
rich history of this capital of Arab and Chris-
tian past.
Los Rincones Celebrations In Honor Of
San Cayetano
As is traditional a mass and procession of the
Saint took place in Los Rincones from La Ig-
lesia de la Pursima in Mazarrn. The Mayor
of Mazarrn, Francisco Garcia, was accom-
panied by the Councillors of Agriculture and
Health, Magdalena Mendez and Maria Mar-
tinez and Los Rincones Councillor for Celebra-
tions, Isidro Coy.
After the opening speech by David Fernan-
dez, Councillor for Trade and Environment
in Mazarrn, there was the election of the
queens of the esta. Finally, on the Friday
night there was a musical performance and a
rafe of gifts. On Saturday August 9
th
there
were more musical performances by the
group La Espartera.
Pastrana Celebrations In Honor Of San-
tiago Apostol
The church built by the neighbours a little
over a decade ago served, as every year, the
starting point of the festivities of Mazarrn
village of Pastrana. Mass was ofciated by
the local Priest and was attended by several
members of the City Council headed by May-
or of Mazarrn, Francisco Garca. After the
church services, the traditional procession
through the streets of Pastrana began.

The festive programme was prepared by the
Festival Committee, with a biker exhibition,
musical performances and a fun foam party
on the Saturday. Sunday was highlighted
with popular games and a giant paella. In the
evening there were prizes for games held over
recent days. A performance of the Rondalla
de Mazarrn closed the festivities of 2014.
Forty People Took Courses Promoted By
New Technologies
Classes were held at the Centre for Em-
ployment Initiatives in the Day Centre and
Caada de Gallego to users from the villages.
From youngsters to adults, everyone passed
and received a diploma certifying the comple-
tion of their training of indispensable social
and professional practice. Sponsored by the
Department of New Technologies, courses
took place during June and July and pupils
were divided into three age groups. The idea
was to convey the knowledge to make good
use of the tools that technology makes our
service what it is today.
The diplomas were presented by the Mayor of
Mazarrn, Francisco Garcia and the Councillor
for New Technologies, Gins Campillo.
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Our last Ladies Chatterbox meeting was
in June and we will meet again on 11
th
Sep-
tember, at 2pm at the Cultural Centre, Cam-
posol B. During the recess, the Committee
has been working hard to put together a
programme for the Autumn/Winter which
we hope you will nd both informative and
fun. All will be revealed at this September
meeting, but we can tell you that also at
this meeting, Ian Field, from CDA Fitness,
has kindly agreed to come along and give
a talk and demonstration on Tai Chi. His
classes are always very enjoyable, and we
feel sure you will enjoy this gentle and reju-
venating form of exercise.
At an earlier meeting, it was decided that
we would ll Smartie tubes with coins of
our choice for the Charity, Forget-me-
Not. For those of you who kindly agreed
to do this, may we remind you that we will
be asking for them to be handed in at the
October meeting, so if you have eaten the
Smarties and forgotten to ll the tube, there
is still time!! We dont mind which coin you
choose, but to help the Treasurer, will you
please ensure you use the same coin and
not mix them up. If the tubes are not com-
pletely full by the October meeting, dont
worry hand them in anyway.
Ladies Chatterbox meets on the 2
nd
Tues-
day of each month at the Cultural Centre at
2pm. As this is the start of the new Club
year, the annual subs of 10 will be due.
New members are very welcome.
There is also a Chatterbox Sew and Sew
group for anyone who would like to meet
with other sewing or craft work enthusiasts
(no great experience required, but it helps if
you can thread a needle!) This group meets
every Monday from 2.30pm-4.30pm, again
in the Cultural Centre. For more informa-
tion on Sew and Sew, please ring Sue on
605 737 107.
If you would like any further information on
Ladies Chatterbox, please ring
Chris Leiper on 968 199 441
Anne Patrick on 618 410 274
Last month we suggested that a combined
coach trip and cruise for 2015 would be
a good idea. Our supporters soon put us
right on that one, so we have looked and
searched and consider the two best op-
tions will be a coach trip in the Spring and
a cruise in the Autumn.

Coach Trip to Portugal in May, staying
half board and transported in a modern
air-conditioned coach with video, fridge
and comfortable reclining seats. We have
a detailed sheet with further information,
but we have stopovers in Salamanca,
Oporto, Lisbon and Lagos and will visit Fa-
tima, Nazare, Ovidos and Alcazara de San
Juan. There will be a free guide around Lis-
bon included in the price of 510 sharing in
a double room.
The Cruise will be in October 2015 and
we are looking at the best alternatives giv-
ing as much enjoyment as we can and as
this will be our 6
th
Cruising outing, we want
to make sure that we have something re-
ally special for you. For those who come
on each of our outings and for those for
whom the cruising will be a rst time, be
condent that PALS will ensure value for
money and will not interfere with your
vacation, but we are on call if you need
us, providing the condence of people you
know.
By the time this article is published we will
have something concrete to offer on the
cruise.
Both of the above may seem a long way
away, but to get the best value we need to
book well in advance. This will give people
enough time to pay on a monthly basis if
required, but we will need a 50 depos-
it with some guide lines for further pay-
ments. If you are interested contact PALS
as soon as possible as our last trips sold
out within 3 weeks!
Events
Saturday 4
th
October Night of Rock n
Roll at Bahia Hotel, Mazarrn with Wild-
cats giving us plenty of dancing and fun.
5 entrance.
Sunday 14
th
December Christmas Din-
ner/Dance at the Costa Costa Hotel,
Mazarrn. Tickets are selling well and Mar-
tin Ross is looking forward to giving you a
great nights entertainment. An 8 course
meal and all drinks included at 29.50 per
head. (A coach from Camposol will be
available if there is enough interest).
All prots from our events are put to our
funds to provide emergency lifesaving
equipment for local organisations and for
any local or regional emergency disaster.
To date PALS have donated over a quarter
of a million Euros in equipment and are the
areas oldest registered charity.
See us for a chat at Trevi Bar, Camposol
B Saturday mornings 11am-1.30pm, or at
Bistro Ratatouille, Puerto De Mazarron ,
Wednesdays 1pm-3pm.
Tel 626 460 465
www.pals.sm4.biz
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Mazarrn Country Club Residents Social
Club
On Wednesday 10
th
September we have a
Day Trip To Experiencia 43 the produc-
tion plant for Licor 43/Cuarenta y Tres, fol-
lowed by a visit to Los Alcazares, then a shop-
ping stop at the Iceland supermarket on the
way home.Everyone is welcome to join us on
this trip, so call me on 968 956 026 for tick-
ets at 12 for our members and 15 for eve-
ryone else. This is excellent value as the Licor
43 tour alone is 9 for the tour and 2 drinks
option which weve chosen.Full details of this
coach trip are on our website
www.mccsocialclub.com
If you would like to join our 3 night Mini
Break To Madrid, from 7
th
to 10
th
October,
call me on 968 956 026. At the time of writ-
ing we have just 2 cancelled seats to re-sell.
Full details are on our website. This trip costs
130 pp for members and 140 for non-
members, sharing a twin room.
Our Christ-
mas Din-
ner Dance
is on Friday
12
th
Decem-
ber in the
Hotel Costa,
Ma z a r r n .
Tickets are
25 for mem-
bers and
27.50 for
n o n - me m-
bers and in-
clude coach
t r a n s p o r t
from Mazarrn Country Club, music by Ob-
session and Hotel Costas celebration dinner
with drinks included during the meal. The
Obsession duo played at our Halloween do
last year. Ray used to play with Mungo Jerry
and multi-talented Chrissie plays various in-
struments, including the saxophone. Well be
drawing our Christmas rafe at this event.
Tickets for our Christmas Rafe are now
on sale at our Monday bingo evenings
and will also be on sale on the night.
MCC Social Club Facebook Group
Mazarrn Days & Nights Out with MCC So
cial Club is now up and running. Whether
or not youre a member of our club, please
take a look, as most of our events are open to
everyone (not just our members). You might
nd your photo on it and everyone is welcome
to add photos of our trips and events. Its a
great new place to chat and read about our
past and future events. The all-important and
very necessary rules and regs for the Face-
book group are that we wont let it deteriorate
into a place for people to promote businesses,
(no matter how subtly!).
More next month
Hazel Davison
www.mccsocialclub.com
Age Concern Costa Clida was launched
in September 2010 at the Yacht Club at the
end of the Marina in Puerto de Mazarrn.
We held our rst two Black and White
Balls there. 4 years on we are looking for
new volunteers and we will be holding an
open day in the training room there on Fri-
day 19
th
September from 11am-1pm.
Age Concern has now been active in the
Mazarrn area for the last 4 years. As we
are an ageing population and time passes,
more and more people will seek help and
support, therefore we need more volun-
teers to continue to run our organisation.
Our services include:
Home visits to assess and discuss individ-
ual needs.
Befriending individuals.
Matching volunteers with clients for long-
term support, when required.
Liaising with Social Services.
Loan/hire of mobility equipment.
Hospital and Residential Care home visits.
Social activities.
Advice and information
We have to fund-raise to cover our costs.
This includes holding dances, auctions and
table top sales.
As you can see, there are many opportuni-
ties to give a little back to the community,
from ticket selling and holding rafes, to
befriending and supporting someone when
they need help. We are not able to offer
nursing or caring, so no special skills are
required
Those who have used our services know
the value of the charity Age Concern. We
are all volunteers and we have some won-
derful friendly volunteers already. Why not
come along and have a coffee and a chat
and see what we do? If you have a few
hours to spare and want to join us you will
be very welcome.
For more information contact 634 310
216 or 634 325 408
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Mass Arrival Of African Migrants Hits
Spain
A baby was found on a jerry-built raft and is
one of over 1,220 sub-Saharan African mi-
grants who converged en masse on Spains
coasts.
Named Princesa, the baby, who is thought to
be around 8-10 months old, was left behind
on one of the several hundred fragile motor-
boats that made the perilous crossing from
Morocco.
Her parents had suffered a confrontation
with the police as the boat was setting off and
had been prevented from joining the masses
on board.
The authorities expect her parents to make
another attempt at the crossing, but if they
do not, they will take steps to try to trace
them and reunite them with their daughter.
Almost daily, attempts to enter Europe via
the back door take place, with crowded toy
boats not t for sea-crossings, carrying be-
tween 15 and 30 people. Immigrants tend to
come from conict-ridden countries such as
Mali and Nigeria. Others come from relatively
poor mid-west African nations such as Cam-
eroon and Sngal.
Strict Controls In Place At Spain-Moroc-
co Border Amid Ebola Scare
A regular point of entry for would-be illegal
migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who storm
the chain-link fences in their hundreds almost
nightly, the Spanish-owned city-provinces of
Ceuta and Melilla on the northern Moroccan
coast means patients affected with the deadly
haemorrhagic virus may slip through the net.
Once in either city, they are on Spanish ter-
ritory and can reach the mainland or islands
without needing a passport or going through
customs, since it is effectively a trip to an-
other part of the same country.
The immigration centres in both enclaves,
overrun with Africans trying to enter Europe
via the back door and living in borderline
inhumane conditions due to overcrowding,
could also be a hotbed of Ebola if any of the
inmates have come from an affected coun-
try. Workers at the centres and at the Span-
ish border with Morocco are now considered
exceptionally high-risk and the Federal Po-
lice Union has complained that no emergency
procedures have been taken for their protec-
tion. This has stirred the government into ac-
tion, and vigilance already in place at airports
has been extended to immigration centres
and to the Moroccan border.
Possible Ebola Case At Alicante Hospital
Two Nigerian nationals who had recently been
in their country of origin, one a 30-year-old
man and the other his sister, were taken in
separate ambulances to the hospital in San
Juan.
The brother had a fever of 38.3C, the lowest
at which Ebola may be a possibility and was
described as having symptoms of the deadly
condition. His sister did not apparently have
any symptoms, but as she had been in close
contact with her brother, she was tested.
Both patients remain in isolation wards and
anyone who treats them has to wear full body
suits, goggles, masks and gloves.

Medics Treating Ebola Victim Miguel Pa-
jares
None of the doctors and nurses treating the
recently-deceased missionary doctor, Brother
Miguel Pajares, 75, who contracted the Eb-
ola haemorrhagic virus has been tested for
it, claims the Madrid Inrmary Association
(AME).
Back in May when warnings of Ebola possibly
entering Europe rst came about, Madrids La
Paz hospital did not explain anything about
procedures to be followed by staff. Employ-
ees at La Paz led an ofcial complaint in July,
insisting that no written protocol had been
supplied by the hospital and that the only pa-
per they had on the subject was a generic
memo from the central governments minis-
try of health.
Possible Ebola cases could arise in any hos-
pital in the country, but those in Madrid are
particularly high-risk, since Africans who may
be infected are more likely to y into the cap-
itals Adolfo Surez-Barajas airport and any
Spanish aid workers, travellers or expatriates
brought back to the country will arrive via
the military air base at Torrejn de Ardoz just
outside the city.
The disease, which starts off with severe
headaches, extreme fatigue, muscular pain
and weakness, dizziness and fever and leads
within days to external and internal bleeding,
kidney and liver failure and nally total organ
failure and death, has already claimed 1,013
lives. No Ebola fatalities have been registered
outside of Africa aside from Brother Miguel,
who is the rst and hopefully the last Eu-
ropean to die from the condition.
Ground-Breaking Drug Created At Barce-
lona Hospital
Scientists at a Barcelona hospital have cre-
ated a drug which is capable of killing off a
lethal form of brain tumour and stopping it
from spreading.
Led by Dr Laura Soucek, the team at the Vall
dHebron hospital have been working on an
inhibitor which blocks the protein Myc, re-
sponsible for the growth, division and multi-
plication of cells which form the glioma, one
of the most common forms of brain tumour
and the most difcult to treat.
The prognosis for suf-
ferers of glioma is gen-
erally poor, with treat-
ment being ineffective
and a cure very rare,
but by blocking the
Myc protein, the tu-
mour is attacked once
it has already formed.
Last year, they suc-
cessfully managed to
halt the growth of and
eliminate lung tumours
in mice using an inhibi-
tor of the protein Myc,
a drug named Omo-
myc.
Socialists Call For 426-Euro-A-Month
Benet
Spains new socialist leader, Pedro Snchez,
wants to see everyone who has no income,
irrespective of their status or nationality, be
given monthly benets of 426.
Already, those whose dole money has run
out may be entitled to this benet for roll-
ing six-month periods, although restrictions
in place mean adult children living with their
parents may not be entitled to it. Those who
have never signed on the dole having never
worked, had to quit their jobs or who were
self-employed and were forced to give up
their activity are not usually entitled to any
money.
Pedro Snchez says all unemployed persons
with no income, who are either over 45 or
who have children, should be entitled to this
benet, and a further 100 a month per child.
Victims of domestic violence should also re-
ceive it, since at present those who manage
to obtain benets as a result of having been
forced to leave abusive partners or spouses
only receive around 200 if they have de-
pendent children. Disabled persons without a
sick pension should receive 426. The ben-
et would be renewed every six months and
continue for as long as Spains unemployment
level remains at over 15%.
A new system called the Youth Guarantee
(Garanta Juvenil) means that all young peo-
ple aged 16 to 25, whether or not they are
working, or up to age 30 if they are registered
as being at least 33% disabled, can sign up to
a government website which gives them free
training and education in computer use, busi-
ness start-up and running, career guidance,
customer service and effective business com-
munication. The website www.garantiaju-
venil.gob.es requires an electronic form of
identication to be able to register.

Trafc Police Issue 183 Million Euros
Worth Of Driving Fines
Up to July, highway police had netted over
20.5 million euros in the Greater Madrid re-
gion alone, plus a further 20.2 million in Va-
lencia, 19.3 million in Andaluca and 16.5 mil-
lion in Castilla-La Mancha. The region with the
highest ne gure was Castilla y Len with
22.1 million euros.
The totals do not include nes collected in
Catalunya and the Basque Country, the only
two regions which have their own individual
jurisdiction over trafc regulation and do not
depend on or forward sanction money col-
lected to the State.
Armed Robbers Steal Unmarked Police
Car
Three armed men were not put off when the
vehicle they held up turned out to be an un-
marked police car they still went ahead and
stole it whilst threatening the ofcers at gun-
point.
The National Police force in Cartagena has
upped security measures and issued warnings
to colleagues in light of the incident, which
happened near the Mar Menor area. Accord-
ing to the two ofcers in the car, they were
surrounded by a white Ford Focus and a black
Seat Len and occupied by three Colombian
men who are said to be very dangerous crimi-
nals. The stolen patrol car is a three-door me-
tallic grey Volkswagen Golf, which has not yet
been recovered.
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Now Open For Business!
Liberty Seguros opens its newest ofce
doors in Puerto de Mazarrn.
My name is Natalia Filbee and for all those
who dont know me, I was previously based
in the Camposol Ofce. Ive decided that af-
ter 3 years, its time for me to branch out
on my own, joining forces with my mother
and her business partner Sarahjane Fil-
bee and Andrew Shaw in a joint venture
combining, Liberty Insurance Services
and a traditional customer focused Estate
Agency having accumulated over 30 years
of experience and respect in this region of
Murcia. All property types are catered for,
specialising in bank repossessions, as well
as re-sale properties, between the beaches
of the Mar-Menor and Bolnuevo.

I have been awarded the exclusive agency
for Liberty Seguros based in Puerto de
Mazarrn, offering their full insurance prod-
uct range; Vehicle, Health, Life, Travel, Pet,
as well as Building and Contents Insurance;
all at very competitive rates. Should any of
your insurance policies be due for renewal,
please contact me directly as Id be very
happy to provide you with a quotation.
Huge saving can be made had you
bought a bank repossessed property
and took their building and contents
insurance as part of the purchase con-
ditions.
During these tight economic times, saving
money is the order of the day.
I am uent in Spanish and of course Eng-
lish, therefore dealing with a claim isnt a
problem and will be done efciently and
quickly, providing you with complete peace
of mind knowing that you will be looked af-
ter competently and professionally.
Our new ofce can be found around the
corner from Noahs ARC shop in Puerto de
Mazarrn. You cant miss us! We are the
blue ofce, so come and say hello. We are
dedicated to helping you, so whether you
are looking to review your insurance needs
or looking to purchase or sell your Spanish
Property, then we invite you to contact us.
Ofce Hours:
10am to 2pm & 3.30pm to 6pm
Hopefully see or speak to you soon.
Natalia
Liberty Seguros
Reg. DGSFP: C046777714903L
www.lbeeshawrealestate.com
Email natalia.camara@exclusivos.liber-
tyseguros.es
Avenida Costa Clida 10
Edif Bahia Mar, Blq14
Esc2 Bajo
30860, Puerto de Mazarron
Murcia

Filbee Shaw Real Estate
Tel (0034) 868 058 750
Mobile (0034) 669 075 157
Tel Ofce (0034) 968 070 020
www.lbeeshawrealestate.com
Mazarron Animal Medi-Aid
We are here to Help
Each month we help many animals in distress
including Fabio, who needed rescuing twice.
Fabio is a beautiful young galgo who was
taken in by the bar owner and their clients
in the village where he suddenly appeared.
Unfortunately, after they had cleaned him up
and taken care of all his medical problems,
he decided he wanted to go off exploring and
disappeared again. Two weeks later he reap-
peared, but in a terrible state. He had been
attacked and injured during his adventures.
He needed urgent veterinary treatment which
was provided with help from MAMAS and
at the same time he was neutered. He now
seems to have learnt his lesson and knows
where he is well off. Fabio has recovered
well and is back with his friends at the bar.
The Aim of Our Charity
We endeavour to provide nancial aid to peo-
ple who kindly rescue sick, injured, and aban-
doned animals. We also have a policy of help-
ing with the neutering of feral animals where
there is a danger they may overrun the local
population. We can also help with animals
that are lost, or abandoned by owners with
nancial difculties. When you take one in,
come to us. We can assist you with vets bills
in order to help lessen the burden.

How Do We Do This?
We sell items that you have generously do-
nated and accept any cash contributions. As
with most charities, there is never enough
money to do everything we would like, so no
contribution is refused.
How You Can Help Us?
We need your unwanted items. You may
donate anything from a single item up to a
house clearance. We accept bric-a-brac, elec-
trical goods, furniture, clothing and bedding.
You can donate at the shop, Mon to Sat 10am-
2pm. (Take the road into Puerto de Mazarrn
and turn left at the Consum supermarket).
We normally have a good selection of second
hand items in the shop at reasonable prices,
so if you are looking for anything, make us
your rst port of call and you may save your-
self some money and help our charity at the
same time. Check out our website where
there is a link to show furnishings for sale.
Go to mazarronanimalmedi-aid.co.uk
Camposol Drop-Off Point
We are on Camposol B car park 10am-12pm,
opposite the petrol station, every Tuesday. We
can collect items from you there or arrange
collection if needed. We now have a larger
van available which means we are able to col-
lect any size of item promptly, so if you want
to donate to the charity, give us a call and we
will call round and collect straight away.
Tel 666 186 037 or call at the shop
Email
mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail.com
Helping You Helping Animals
Registered Charity No 9537/1a
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Please dont think sauna, especially if in your
minds eye you see a UK feeble attempt at a
sauna, ie something down at your local gym.
Its called Banya and to many Russians,
well its almost a religious experience.
Sandunovsky, squeezed into a corner of a
Moscow side street, is a two hundred year old
bathhouse, which from the outside looks just
like any other plain building. However, once
inside......its like having a bath inside a ca-
thedral.
Up the elegant staircase to the lobby is like
walking through a stately English home; mar-
ble oors, ornate surroundings, chandeliers,
stained glass windows and walls decorated
with paintings of Russia from the bygone days
of the Tsars. Am I in the right place? I thought
to myself as I walked in awe along the red
carpet and into the changing area? No gym
locker room this.
High backed brown leather benches like the
most luxurious church pews abound with stun-
ning gold lamps at the end of each. I stripped
naked (men only of course) and wrapped my-
self with the sheet provided before entering
the washroom area. As per custom, I washed
myself rst to remove the outside dirt and let
the skin breath before walking past marble
plinths where old men lay relaxing, towards
the actual Banya itself. I glanced up at the
sign above the door, but didnt have time to
stop and try to work out the translation. Only
later on asking was I told it translated as May
the steam be with you!
The heat hit
me like when
opening a
hot oven to
check on
the Sunday
roast.....and
like the piece
of meat........
in I went. The
air was thick
with smells
of eucalyp-
tus, menthol
and lavender
as old men sat and gently hit themselves
with venik (dried birch branches soaked in
warm water and oils to stimulate the skin and
blood). The rst innings I lasted all of three
minutes before exiting with eyes half closed
to the heat and plunging into a huge wooden
barrel lled with ice cold water. Blood rush,
wow! One minute later though I was back
in the heat and repeated this process many
times, each time managing to stay in the ac-
tual Banya a little longer. It was during my
third innings that I nally experienced the
venik for myself. One of the benches had a
clear space of around ten feet, so on advice of
the venik man, I laid at down. He stood over
me, a huge bunch of venik in each hand and
smiled a wicked smile. I have to admit I was a
bit apprehensive and remember thinking Oh
please be careful around my bits! I shut my
eyes and let him do his thing......
Ive actually typed this next sentence
four times and deleted it four times as
the words I came up with simply failed to
capture how good the experience was as
he beat the toxins out of my body.
With breaks in between the Banya and ice
cold water plunges, I sat at my leather bench
wrapped in a white sheet, drinking fresh black
tea served in a china pot with slices of lem-
on and honey. Eventually, back in the wash
area, I lay down on a marble plinth where
the washing guy washed my entire body with
a bar of soap before sluicing me down with
buckets of water. Relaxed laid back feeling?
Oh lets just say I could have competed with
Dean Martin. Not only did I feel twenty years
younger, I swear I looked it.
Banya claims to rid you of headaches, toxins
and arthritis and strengthens your immune
system. I dont doubt it. For me, I felt as if
my actual soul had just been cleansed. Head-
ing back to my at, I didnt so much as walk,
but oated up Tverskaya Street, popped into
my local and sank an ice cold beer that didnt
even touch the sides.
Sandunovsky Banya should be one of lifes
must dos before you die.
So, cmon! Get naked and throw off the
shackles of your British inhibitions!
May the steam be with you.
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We have had a blessed few weeks with more
offers of fridges and freezers. Our families are
delighted with these and we have now met
all needs for the present time. We have also
had lots of donations of toiletries and sani-
tary goods and we thank everyone who has
helped. By the time we go to press, the chil-
dren will be needing school clothes, especially
shoes and there is a need for school books for
ages 5-12 years. We had a wonderful visit
from Pastor Richard and his wife Louise and
their 2 beautiful daughters from the UK. The
children integrated very easily and Richard
saw at rst hand the great need in this area
for food and essentials.
The new baby has arrived at last, albeit over-
due! A beautiful little boy named Jose. Mother
and baby are doing well as can be seen from
the photograph. Whilst we were out on our
last visit to the families, we were approached
by a lady asking if we had any spare food.
She took us to her house and we now have
another family of 3 women and four children
to care for. They had no food in the house at
the time, but the Lord always provides.
Nadines fund raising events at Campbells
Kitchen in Roda was a great success and
raised much needed funds. There was an-
other event on 24
th
August at the Snug Bar at
Torre de la Horadada. Nadine is already plan-
ning other events toward Christmas time and
as we get the details we will let you know.
As you know, needs change each month and
at the moment we still need food like pasta,
rice, oil, lentils and tinned sh. Milk is always
welcome, especially for the children. The
drop-off points have now increased, thanks to
the kindness of the proprietors and are listed
at the end of this article. We would like to
thank once again all the people who collect
for us and the ladies at the Table Top Sale at
Camposol B as always.
Thank you for your efforts and God Bless you
all.
Arthur & Marge Laws
Drop off Points:
The Dog Bowl, Fuente Alamo - Marian & Les-
ley. Friday Table Top Sale - Camposol B
Golf Shop, San Javier - Neil & Nikki Robinson
Campbells Irish Restaurant & Bar Roda Mike
Tel Arthur & Marge 659 270 885/689 653
987
Email arthurlaws@hotmail.com or swap-
tearsforsmilesspain@yahoo.com
www.swaptearsforsmiles.wix.com/
swap-tears-4-smiles
www. facebook. com/swaptearsfor-
smiles-spain
The Campo-
sol and District
Model Club is
open to anyone
interested in scale
models or model
engineering and
the club continues
to improve each
month with more
members joining
recently whose
interests include
model ships and transport.
Byford
Last months meeting of the club included a
visit to view this layout. Byford is a large 00
gauge system approximately 7.5 by 3.5 me-
tres. Set in the 1950/60s, it gives the op-
portunity to run a large selection of suitable
model steam locomotives, some with sound
tted. One side is occupied by a 16 road stor-
age yard with each track designed to accom-
modate two complete trains. On the opposite
side is a Station/
Goods yard com-
plex, which be-
cause of the size
of the layout, is
still in the early
stages of develop-
ment. (It has taken
about 18 months to
get to this stage so
far.) The track and
control system has
been completed
however and uses a digital system enabling
routes to be set either by the operator or
through a simple computer system. The next
stage to be worked on is linking in a signal-
ling system which will give a visual indication
to conrm the routes set. (It makes a change
from building small houses!)
The accompanying photos will hopefully give
a better idea of progress so far.
Anyone who is interested in any form of Mod-
elling are welcome to join the Club.
Richard 666 186 037
Colin 647 259 914
For more information take a look at the web-
site
www.camposolanddistrictmodelclub.
webeden.co.uk which shows many of our
Members Projects and includes a contact
page.
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There are so many shows and events locally
that we are hoping to be able to organise a
coach to take groups to some of them over
the next few months. Pickup points will be
Camposol and Lidl in Puerto de Mazarrn,
so if you would be interested in joining,
please call Annie on 968 599 031 or email
culturevultures.mazarron@gmail.com
Future Events
At Sala Gamma
4th Oct - Pink Floyd Tribute Concert
In Murcia - Auditorio y Palacio De Con-
gresos Victor Villegas
21st Oct Los Miserables - Musical
19th Dec Romeo and Juliet Russian
National Ballet
17th Jan Victor Ullate Co - Modern Ballet
At Teatro Romea Murcia
7th Nov Tosca - Opera by Puccini
13th Nov Chopiniana Carmen, Bolshoi
Ballet of Belorussia
28th Jan Tribute to ELVIS
Rehearsals are underway for Cloud
Nines January 2015 Pantomime - Oh
yes it is! Its Aladdin! Look out for fur-
ther information with regards to dates,
ticket sales etc.

Cloud Nine is not a prot-making or-
ganisation and we always donate a por-
tion of our ticket sales to local chari-
ties. Please support a charity and have
some fun in the process! We would love
to see you either as part of the audi-
ence or as part of our Cloud Nine family.

For further information please contact our
chairman Paul Macdonald
pandsmacdonald@icloud.com or
checkout our website
www.cloudninedramagroupmurcia.com.
Can you play a musical instrument?
Would you be interested in joining other
musicians to play together on a regular ba-
sis? If so, The Guitar Group that meets
on Camposol would like to hear from you.
We are asking with a view to meeting to
play together informally. Any level of abil-
ity would be welcomed.
If there is any interest shown we can move
forward to formulate suggestions as to
how to continue. Please contact by email
to woodcarver@orangehome.co.uk Let
us know what you play and what level (be-
ginner/intermediate/advanced/profession-
al soloist etc!) The Guitar Group meets
every Tuesday from 4pm to 7pm in the
community Centre, Camposol B.
I look forward to hearing from you.
James Cooper
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ROLL UP ROLL UP I HEARD HIM SHOUT!
ITS THE CANDY APPLE FAIR!
IT WAS JANUARY THE EIGHTH AND HE
WOULD WAIT
AT THE CORNER OF TENNESSEE SQUARE.
HIS APPLE CART WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS FROM A BYGONE AGE,
AND CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED
SO THAT MUSIC ALWAYS PLAYED.
THERE WERE MULTI COLOURED APPLES,
SOME WITH LITTLE HOLES,
WHERE MELTED TOFFEE WENT INSIDE
LIKE LITTLE TOFFEE POLES.
THERE WERE CHOCOLATE ONES WITH
SPRINKLES,
AND SOME WITH JAIL HOUSE ROCKS,
ALL MADE WITH SPECIAL APPLES
THAT YOU COULD NOT BUY IN SHOPS.
I CHOSE MY CANDY APPLE.
I WOULD HAVE IT AFTER TEA!
I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE BAG
WHEN IM SURE IT SPOKE TO ME.
THE VOICE WAS VERY TENDER.
I COULD BARELY HEAR IT SPEAK,
BUT IM SURE I HEARD IT SAY MY NAME
SO I TOOK A LITTLE PEEK.
THEN I SAW THE STRANGEST THING;
AN ANGELIC LITTLE MAN,
WITH THE CUTEST FACE ID EVER SEEN,
BUT I DID NOT UNDERSTAND!
HE SAID MY NAME IS PRESLEY.
IM THE CANDY APPLE KING
AND EVEN THOUGH I AM ONLY SMALL
YOU SHOULD HEAR ME WHEN I SING.
FIRST, I MUST GET BACK TO THE MAN,
AT THE CANDY APPLE CART
SO I CAN RETURN TO THE LAND OF GRACE,
BEFORE WE MUST DEPART.
I SAID GOODBYE TO PRESLEY,
BUT BEFORE HE WENT AWAY
HE SUNG HIS MOTHERS FAVOURITE SONG
AND SAID HE WOULD SEE ME ONE DAY.
I DONT KNOW IF I WAS DREAMING.
ILL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU,
BUT ON MY BEDSIDE TABLE THAT NIGHT
WAS A LITTLE BLUE SUEDE SHOE..?
Another Goal For The Lions
Last year our wonderful LEOS Club was
formed and inaugurated on 28
th
March this
year. This was the rst independent Leos
Club in the whole of Spain!
They have all been working hard with their
sponsors the Mazarrn Bahi Lions to raise
money for their dream of a playing/sports
area for the youngsters of Camposol.
Meanwhile behind the scenes the Lions,
headed by Nigel Barker and Oscar Sanchez
Lopez, have been very busy communicating
with Mazarrn Council to obtain the licences
and permits for such a venture.
At long last the said licences have been grant-
ed and work will commence in September
clearing an area of 85 x 35 metres, which will
eventually comprise of a football eld/netball
eld and climbing frames to cater for all the
youth of Camposol.
However, this will need more cash than we
have collected so far, so we need many
SPONSORS to come forward and assist
us in completing this project.
If anyone would like to sponsor this project,
please contact Nigel Barker on 651 867 105
or email the Lions at berniegwood@gmail.
com or contact us at our stall outside Oscars
Bar on Camposol B.
Thanking You All In Advance
Mazarrn Bahi Lions
Country Music comes to Camposol
After our summer break, the country music
nights will continue at Marianos Restaurant,
Camposol A.
Normally we meet the 1
st
Friday of the month.
However, our night in September is 2
nd
Friday
on 12
th
September. We will revert back to the
1
st
Friday from October.

Starting at 7.45pm, requests are played,
then a line dance and a partner dance will be
taught. At 9pm our live artiste comes on. On
12
th
September our local favourite, Christine,
will once again entertain you.
Our move to Marianos has been very posi-
tive, with the number of people coming along
increasing each month. Our objective is to
bring the best country music acts to Campo-
sol. We need sufcient regular attendance to
reach this goal, so if you like country music
and a good night out, why not come along
and help us achieve this? We will be known as
Costa Clida Country Music Club. A Face-
book page has been set up under this name,
so you can now have instant access to all as-
pects of the club such as when the next night
is and who the live act is etc.
Contact details:
Email thw35@yahoo.co.uk
Tel 968 970 630/610 632 152
Geraldine, of Interactive Murcia from Alha-
ma, writes her own songs, one of which, A
Womans Way, has been shortlisted on UK
Country Music Radio as the best Country song
of 2013/2014. The winner will be decided in
September. We are rootin for you Geral-
dine!
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Letter From Willie Thorne Patron Of HAH
Mar Menor
Thursday 10
th
July 2014
To Whom It May Concern
As Patron of HAH Mar Menor, I am delight-
ed with the work they do so successfully,
and free to their many clients in the Los
Alcazares area of the South of Spain. Re-
cently they have had a structure change
whereby they use British Agency Nurses,
registered physiotherapists, foot health
practitioner, and counsellor, to increase the
quality of the lives of people following ill-
ness etc. Their volunteers work tirelessly to
fund raise to cover all their costs, and the
Care Team provide a wonderful short term,
home service helping people get back on
their feet.
Now, I am delighted that they are linked
to the Basil Skyers Myaloma Foundation to
help raise awareness of this terrible illness
in Spain, and to this end, HAH have do-
nated 1,000 to help achieve this.
Well done to all their wonderful volunteers
for all they do.
Kind regards and best wishes for the fu-
ture.
Willie Thorne
HAH Patron
Orbi Playa Band A Great Success For
HAH Mar Menor
For the 3
rd
year running, the Orbi playa
Band came to the Mar Menor to support
HAH and this year played at two venues.
The rst was on Monday 28
th
July at the
Casa Familiar Restaurant, Los Urru-
tias, where another stunning performance
raised 900 for the charity.
The evening was a great success, with al-
most 200 people enjoying the fantastic mu-
sic, the beautiful setting in their garden and
the food and hospitality of the bar.
Mike Hamnett (Orbi leader/manager),
who organises the events with HAH said
We were thrilled to bits with the beautiful
garden setting at Casa Familiar. It was
very magical with the lights, and we cannot
thank HAH and Pam and Roy enough for
arranging this evening.
Tuesday 29
th
July and the band played at
the Irish Tavern, Los Alcazares; another
great outdoor venue, where 125 peo-
ple turned up for their 2
nd
performance of
the week, raising a further 600 for HAH.
Many volunteers turned up for both eve-
nings and HAH Volunteer, Mary Westcott,
said They were excellent. What a treat to
have a young British band playing Sinatra,
Nat King Cole, Fitzgerald etc. on a hot
Spanish evening whilst raising so much for
our charity. Roll on next year! Thanks to
all who helped to make these nights such
a success!
Urgent Plea From HAH
The hot weather is still here and so many
of our volunteers are having a break either
on holiday or at home with their families,
but we are still taking more calls for help,
which we have had to turn down. We are
currently looking after 20 clients, many
of these bi/tri weekly and we are UNABLE
TO TAKE ON NEW CLIENTS UNTIL WE GET
MORE CARERS!!
Many charities are also under pressure and
need volunteers. We get so many calls
from people wanting help, but hardly any
from people offering to help. A member of
your family may need help and may have
to be turned down for lack of help. This is
happening to others, but it could happen
to you!
We are only asking for a couple of hours
maybe once or twice a week, from either
qualied carers, or caring people to help
the carer. We visit clients in pairs, and help
them through short term difcult periods.
Please think if you could help with a little
care of clients or shopping, respite, com-
pany, driving, translating etc.
Please contact Lesley on 968 134 978
Email helpathomespain@gmail.com
Website helpathome.es
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Cruz Azul Is Squeaky Clean
Cruz Azul Murcia was treated to a special
event to raise funds by local businesses
on Wednesday 13
th
August. Clean Me car
wash and Airpark Murcia, based on the
Oasis Boulevard, got together to raise
awareness of the charity by donating 20%
of all sales on the day. They were joined by
The Mobile Nail Spa and Avalon who also
donated to the charity.
Businesses from Oasis Boulevard
generously donated prizes for the rafe
and the prizewinners were:
Di Free car wash at Clean Me
Monica - Lunch for two at The Arches
Cathie - 20 voucher from The Mobile Nail
Spa
Anthea Prentice - A weeks bike hire for 2
from the Oasis Centre
Graeme Wilson - Fish and chip meal for 2
from Cafeteria Panaderia Luisines Cake
Stuart Smith A bottle of Cava
Victoria Brook - Fruit basket
Were touched by the generosity of local
businesses in what is still a tough economic
climate remarked Lyn Baines, Cruz Azul
President. It was a very hot day and not
the best for cleaning and valeting cars, but
the guys from Clean Me worked their socks
off and did us proud. A huge thank you to
Michelle Andrews for organising the event
and to all the local businesses who kindly
donated rafe prizes to support us.
Events:
Walk On The Bark Side Sunday 14
th

September 11am-3pm
Esplanada de Barnuevo, Santiago de la
Ribera
By public demand, we are running this
event twice a year, so come along with
your pooch (or borrow one!) to enjoy a
great day out meeting new friends and
helping a good cause. Stay to enjoy some
Tapas and music at the end of your walk
along the prom.
Distance: 3km. Entry 5 Entry forms
available from the Cruz Azul Shop in San
Javier (next to Yorkshire Linen). Tel 693
017 616 or email
shop@cruzazulmurcia.es
Christmas Market Friday 14
th
November
10am-2pm
Centro Civico Princip de Asturias, Santiago
de la Ribera
A chance to stock up on your gifts for
Christmas. Lots of really interesting craft
stalls to visit and a few surprises. More
details to follow. If you would like to book
a stall, please email
info@cruzazulmurcia.es
Cruz Azul Shop Open Monday to
Saturday 10am-2pm
Avenida de la Unin, San Javier next to
Yorkshire Linen
We have a great selection of clothes,
jewellery, accessories, furniture, household
goods, bric-a-brac and lots more, so come
and have a browse. If youre de-cluttering
or making some room in your wardrobe,
your donations would be very welcome.
For further information, email shop@
cruzazulmurcia.es or call 693 017 616
Cruz Azul Murcia is a registered charity
(No. 11.720/1
a
) and exists to provide
veterinary care for the sick and injured
pets of people in need and to promote
responsible pet ownership.
If you or someone you know needs help,
or you would like to volunteer or donate,
please call 693 017 616 or visit the
website www.cruzazulmurcia.es
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The Morning after the Month before
In April, my father strolled with me along
the deserted beach front of the Mar Menor
- its waters were still and the sandy shores
empty of all but a small handful of visitors.
With closed up shops and quiet bars it was
hard to imagine that this would all spring
to life in July and August as crowds of tour-
ists would pour life and noise into the area.
Enjoying the springtime peace, my father
asked how I would cope with a hubbub of
holiday-makers. I reminded him that I had
recently lived in Cambridge - at any time of
year the city is teaming with visitors; hoards
of Chinese language students, American
summer camp students, day trippers from
Britain and tourists from around the world.
They walk at a pace to irritate and see the
city through a camera lens, oblivious of
bicycles and pedestrian townsfolk. I was
sure I could cope with the swell of sum-
mer inhabitants in my new home.
This past two months I have seen for my-
self what a seasonal tourist economy really
means I have also experienced quite how
different the Spanish are on a beach holi-
day, compared to their British counterparts.
During the day, families with young children
and their parents and grandparents cluster
on the shores of the Mar Menor beneath
brightly coloured parasols. Some drag
specially designed trolleys with them -
that transport deck chairs, tables and
boxes of food and drink. The shallow,
warm waters are dotted with the elderly,
laughing and bobbing in jovial spirits. As
an artist, it has been a delight to sketch and
photograph this colourful crowd especially
when the shadows grow long and the sun-
light turns amber, but as a beach lover, it
has been a little heart breaking not to nd
an inch of space on the shores that outside
of this high season have provided such sol-
ace. This has driven us to discover more re-
mote stretches of Mediterranean coast - ac-
cessible only by foot or bicycle and home to
a just a small handful of bathers.
It wasnt until August that I discovered an-
other side to the summer tourists. After
many evenings on our roof terrace enjoying
the rooftop view of what appeared to be a
sleepy town, my son persuaded me to go for
a midnight walk to Lo Pagn. We live about
a ten-minute walk from the Mar Menor and
as we got closer so the streets got busier. It
was one oclock in the morning by the time
we reached the fun fair and market on the
esplanade both were in full swing. Tod-
dlers ran about, families were arriving for
dinner and hoards of teenagers their pres-
ence never previously revealed huddled
on the beach or spilled onto the pavements
outside bars. Just when I thought I
knew where I lived, I discovered an-
other, nocturnal side to the town and
although the young seemed to take over
the night, there was not the rowdiness or
vomit associated with British young revel-
lers and the elderly Spaniards were still up
and awake many sitting on deck chairs
down darkened streets, or stretched out
on balconies to avoid the heat inside their
holiday homes. There wasnt a Brit in sight
in fact and I did wonder whether they were
sleeping through the night-time fun, oblivi-
ous that this is when San Pedro del Pinatar
really comes alive.
I am told that on 1
st
September the rows of
two-up two-downs and most of the apart-
ments are vacated as the Spanish head
home to Madrid and beyond. The exodus
leaves behind an eerie quiet, dirty streets
and tired sands that have been raked every
morning for months; a bit like slowly emp-
tying the ash trays and throwing away the
empty beer cans from a party September
heralds the morning after the month
before.
As a family we have had a stream of visi-
tors from July staying right through to Oc-
tober. Some will see a very different town
from others. If you want all-night partying
in a safe, friendly environment, then July
and August are the times for you, but if you
fancy an out-of-season retreat and a stroll
along deserted beach, then perhaps arrive
once the clean up is over - about mid-Sep-
tember.
TOURISM: SPAIN vs THE UK
The population of San Pedro del Pinatar in-
creases from 20,000 to 60,000 in July and
August as tourists, mostly from Spain, relo-
cate to the town for the summer season. My
previous home in Cambridge boasted 1.4
million visitors every year with 400,000
international tourists. The numbers are
huge compared to my new home town, yet
there was never such a dramatic sense of
seasonal invasion like there is here; instead
more one of permanent occupation!
Cambridge is the eighth most visited city in
the UK, with Brighton Britains most popular
seaside destination for foreign tourists (Of-
ce for National Statistics 2013). Cambridge
generates over 350 million for the local
economy and employs more than 6,500
people. Its clear that San Pedro del Pina-
tar employs hundreds, if not thousands, of
local people for an intense period of sum-
mertime, yet here the income from tourism
comes mainly from Spain itself, as many of
the holiday-makers are Spanish, many with
second homes in Lo Pagn.
Tourism really took off in Spain during the
nal years of Francos regime and it became
a popular overseas destination for other
Europeans in the 1970s. It remains at the
number one spot for Brits, although at the
top of the Spanish destinations are the Bale-
aric Islands, with less Brits to be found on
the Murcia coast. However, the Arabs and
Romans have visited the Costa Clida
and the Mar Menor for centuries, cer-
tainly enjoying the salt-lake and the
therapeutic muds long before Francos
time.
The Daily Telegraph reported that last year
a record 8.3 million foreign tourists ocked
to Spain in August, with British, French and
German holidaymakers leading the charge
many of them looking for safer alterna-
tives to the Egypt and the Maghreb coun-
tries and other places in the world experi-
encing civil unrest.
Today, Spains tourism industry is worth
6.4% of GDP - around 62 billion (2010
World Travel and Tourism Council), but 2012
gures for the UK claim tourism in Britain
is now at 6.7% of the total GDP outstrip-
ping automotive manufacturing for the rst
time. This is not bad considering the UK is
only the worlds 8
th
most popular country for
tourism. Spains position in globally tourism
uctuates, but is usually in the top ve.
Whilst Spain and the UK have healthy tour-
ism sectors, because they are able to of-
fer both Alpine skiing and Mediterranean
resorts, France is the top of the global list
of favourites and it has been since records
began. It does feel that whenever I
write a UK/Spain comparison piece,
France comes along and rudely inter-
rupts yet I think what France shows us,
especially those of us in Spain, is that there
is always room for more tourists and differ-
ent types of tourists! The Mar Menor must
be poised to become an out-of-season hot
spot with its wonderful climate, stagger-
ing natural beauty and water sport activities
a nd whilst a permanent occupation of visi-
tors might be something I wanted to escape
in Cambridge, it has to be good for the local
economy.
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Cycle Ride
You will probably remember the story of the
2 guys cycling from Murcia to Stroud in aid
of MABS. They did it and are now back in
Spain and 1000 was raised for MABS by
Keith Redger which is marvellous.
Here are some interesting statistics:
Total kilometres covered: 2,071
Actual hours of cycling during trip: 105
hours & 30 mins
Ascents - 16,563 kilometres
Descents - 16,659 kilometres
Calories used up by each person in total -
67,205
Ride took 19 days (including rest days)
A cheque for 1000 was presented to MABS
at Helens Kitchen, Roldan who have been
supporting Keith (67) & George (70) since
the cycle ride started. George raised money
for Cystic Fybrosis.
Charity Golf Day
Costa Calida Golf Tours once again chose
MABS as their charity for 2014 and what a
great day was had at Mar Menor Golf Resort
for the annual charity day where a full com-
plement of 40 players took part.
The course at Mar Menor was in superb con-
dition with fairways like carpets and consist-
ent greens. Many thanks to Luke Murphy
and his team for allowing a two tee start
and ensuring the day ran smoothly. 760
was raised on the day for MABS Cancer
Support.
Something a little bit different for this
event was a Pairs Betterball Medal
Competition from 3/4s handicap.
Results:
Winners - Alan MacDonald & John Aitchison
(Nett 65)
Runners-up - Chris Pugh & Terry Pugh (Nett
66)
Nearest Pin in 1 shot - Rob Stevens
Nearest Pin in 2 shots - John Aitchison
Nearest Pin in 3 shots - Mark McCluskey
Longest Drive Men - Keith Morrison
Longest Drive Lady - Julie Purdy
2s Pot was shared by - Dean McCluskey,
Glen Whittemore, Gary Ward, Gareth Smyth
& Jake Lawson.
Many thanks to all our sponsors and part-
ners: Adidas Taylor Made Golf; IRM Nike
Golf; Mick the Grip & The Great Golf Com-
pany, Balsicas for providing such outstand-
ing prizes for our winners.
The biggest thanks must go to the players
who bought rafe tickets and bid at the auc-
tion and also the local courses who donated
the rafe & auction prizes: Las Colinas Golf
& Country Club; Roda Golf; IRM Nike Golf;
La Serena Golf; La Manga Club & Hacienda
del Alamo. Thank you all for your generos-
ity. Thanks also to Jim Campbell who do-
nated a Lady Golfer piece of art for the
auction.
Tuesday 16
th
September - Ebony &
Ivory Lunch with Mini Fashion Show @
Diamantes Restaurant, El Mojon
All modelled items and many others for sale
on the day. Live Music and Rafe for MABS.
Tickets 10.50 including 3 course meal and
glass of wine. 1.30pm for 2pm.
Tel 965 352 947
Cancer doesnt discriminate and nei-
ther do MABS. We help anyone of any
nationality affected by Cancer.
MABS helpline 693 275 779
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Antiques Fair 26
th
- 28
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September
XII Desembalaje de Antigedades 2014
at the IFEPA celebrates another edition of
its annual Antiques and Collectables fair this
year.
The event is held in collaboration with Llobre-
gat Serveis Firals, a specialist organiser who
introduced the format of Desembalaje into
Spain and over 40,000 articles will be avail-
able for purchase over the three day period.
This is an unmissable event for those with an
interest in the past, offering an eclectic se-
lection of unique one-off pieces, art, antiques
and collectors items for even the smallest of
budgets and is one of the most popular events
held at the IFEPA showground. There will be
items from other eras, full of history and mem-
ories. In this exhibition space, decorative and
practical furniture will be offered, along with
other items dating to as recently as the 60s
and 70s, as well as soft furnishings, jewel-
lery from various eras, ceramics, glass, bags,
lamps or watches, offering a mosaic of ob-
jects from the past, full of history and charm.
This event attracts interior designers, col-
lectors, professionals, enthusiasts and lov-
ers of antiques seeking a specic item or
hoping to uncover an unexpected treas-
ure in amongst the thousands of square
metres of exhibition space within the fair.
Since it began, the fair has become one of
the most popular shop windows for art and
antiques in the country and each year suc-
ceeds in attracting thousands of visitors from
across southern Spain, making it one of the
most visited fairs of its kind.
Opening Hours:
26
th
-28
th
Sept 11am to 9pm
Entry and Discount Vouchers:
Entry costs 5 on the door or 3 using the dis-
counted vouchers. These can be downloaded
by going to the www.ifepa.es webpage and
selecting descargar bono and lling in the
required email elds in order to receive and
print off the voucher. Alternatively, vouch-
ers are widely distributed in tourist ofces
throughout the region, including that of Torre
Pacheco itself.
Protectora Animales Perrosdel Sol
(PAPS) helps abandoned and ill-treated
dogs, offering them sanctuary until a For-
ever Home can be found for them. We
have many wonderful dogs, all waiting
to be adopted, so if youre looking for
newest family member, please visit (and
Like) our Facebook Page: Support Aban-
doned Dogs/PAPS in Spain, or our web-
site http://www.protectora-animales-
del-campo.com where you can nd our
dogs, just waiting for ... YOU.
Marina is a very sweet German SH Point-
er-X thats been twice-abandoned. Shes 2
years old, spayed, 55cms tall, fully vacci-
nated/chipped etc. She gets on well with
other dogs, loves people very much and
adores children. She loves human contact
and would make a lovely family pet. If you
would like to adopt Marina, please let us
know via
animalesperrosdelsol@hotmail.com,
or call Yvonne on 966 769 137.
If you live in the area of San Javier and
you have a bit of free time, why not vol-
unteer to help out at our shelter to walk
or groom the dogs, or generally assist our
charity? Its a rewarding way to pass time
and make new friends. For further infor-
mation, please email
animalesperrosdelsol@hotmail.com or
tel 968 370 800
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Singing Champions Are Coming To
Town!
Spangles Ladies Harmony Chorus is
excited to announce their concert at the
Restaurante Asturias in Punta Prima on
Friday 19
th
September at 8.30pm.
This two times champion chorus is based
in Los Alczares, but several members live
in and around Torrevieja and the chorus
decided that it was time for friends and
families of those members to enjoy a
concert closer to home. Spangles won
their rst gold medal in San Pedro
del Pinatar in 2011 at the Spanish
Association of Barbershop Singers
(SABS) convention and again in
Benalmdena in 2013. Champions
cannot compete the year after their win,
so the chorus is now looking forward to
competing for gold again in April 2015.
Their repertoire offers something for
everyone, from rock, to pop, to jazz.
The concert is part of a fundraising drive to
help with their costs of representing Spain
at the Ladies Association of British
Barbershop Singers (LABBS) convention
in Harrogate this coming October. We have
been invited by LABBS to open the LABBS
national chorus contest, which is a great
honour commented Spangles Musical
Director, Gail Grainger. Flights and hotel
costs for a chorus of 40+ ladies are quite
daunting, but we have been fundraising to
make it happen and were all very excited
about the trip.
Spangles is
del i ght ed
to have
as their
s p e c i a l
guests the
c u r r e n t
S A B S
champions,
The Hanfris
Quartet, from Barcelona. The Hanfris
Quartet is an all-male barbershop quartet
formed in 2009. Barbershop, is a cappella
style of singing. Although this originated
in the United States, it is becoming
increasingly popular in Europe and has
a notable following in Britain, Sweden,
Germany and the Netherlands.The Hanfris
Quartet is the rst SABS quartet to qualify
for the Barbershop Harmony Societys
international championships and they
will be competing in Pittsburgh, USA in
2015. The Hanfris Quartet includes Jordi
Forcadell (tenor), Gener Salicr (lead),
Juan Bertrand (baritone) and Adri Sivilla
(bass). Vocal skill is an indispensable
requirement for this style of singing as
it requires a great deal of resistance,
exibility and impeccable intonation. The
pieces performed by The Hanfris Quartet
are arrangements of popular songs
for male quartets, ranging from jazz
standards, pop and rock themes, to movie
and musical soundtracks. Barbershop
originals are performed as well, along with
arrangements in close-harmony and doo-
wop.
Show tickets are now on sale for just 8
each at the Restaurante Asturias in Punta
Prima or you can call 650 745 711 or 968
334 527. Early booking is recommended.
Spangles welcomes new members, so
if youre looking to make new friends
and enjoy singing, why not visit
Spangles when they rehearse at Las
Claras? They meet every Thursday from
10am to 1pm.
Please call Lyn on 968 574 987 or Anthea
on 968 334 527 to book Spangles or to
nd out how to join, or visit the website
www.spangleschorus.com
Photographers: Liz Yardley (Spangles) and
Eric Ideler (Hanfris)
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Dear Editor
I just wanted to thank you and the Costa
Clida Chronicle for your generous coverage
of the Team Harmony events and publicity
for our future fundraisers. We certainly have
many inquiries and a better attendance to
our functions when you have advertised
them. As a result, charities such as Help for
Heroes, MACS Cancer support Group, Can-
cer Research, The Spanish Red Cross, San
Animal and many more benet nancially
and gain charity awareness.
Kind Regards
Anne Blandford
teamharmony@icloud.com
Dear Editor
I would like to share with you and your read-
ers, a personal experience which occurred in
the early hours of 22
nd
June 2014.
It was 1.30am on 22
nd
June when I had to
get out of bed with pains in my left chest and
shoulder. Feeling clammy and nauseous, I
made my way to the bathroom, where I re-
alized something serious was wrong. The
pain intensied and Alison came rushing to
my aid.
Alison went through the text book response;
rst calling 112 and then FAST.
Let me tell you rst about FAST:
They were just as fast; fast helping, assist-
ing, providing oxygen and a BP check whilst
Alison drove to Consum car park to meet the
ambulance.
The FAST response was superb and calming
and professionally administered. Thank you.
The ambulance:
We set off to St Lucia in Cartagena; heart
attack conrmed. One look at me and we
were diverted to Arrixaca in Murcia (one of
Spains major heart hospitals), straight into
theatre and 35 minutes later, after watching
everything, 2 stents tted, heart checked
we were en-route back to St Lucia.
I only had 3 days in St Lucia in intensive
care, but the service and medical treatment
was absolutely superb. I am now on rm
and fast road to recovery thanks to all the
afore-mentioned people. FAST provided a
superb service that we should embrace and
be eternally grateful for, especially as all vol-
unteers giving their time for free.
To the medical services of Spain and Cam-
posol FAST a very big Thank You.
Byron
Dear Editor
I would like to warn people hiring cars. One
15
th
August, whilst installing a child seat in
my hire car in El Altet, I was robbed of my
bags. A man approached me in a silver Cit-
ron Saxo, asking directions to Alcoy. His
comrade was in the parking lot and made
use of the distraction to lift over 2,000 of
personal possessions from the car.
Please be very wary of people who try to
engage you in conversation while you are
hiring a car in El Altet as security is very
low, especially on the ground oor. Inci-
dents such as this are unfortunately very
common, especially with hire cars, as the
culprits assume that you will have cash and
other valuable possessions with you at the
beginning of your holiday.
Jonathan
Dear Editor
I recently had problems with my website
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how to deal with it, I contacted Ben from
VNBenny.com. I explained the problem
and he said hed investigate and get back
to me. Within the hour Ben had worked out
the problem and dealt with it for me. When
I had a second question for him a few days
later he was as quick and efcient at sorting
the problem out.
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ing to have a website built, or if you have a
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Ben at Me@Vnbenny.com or phone him on
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The Bea-
con of Light
me e t i n g s
are every
W e d n e s -
day at the
Old School
H o u s e ,
Caadas del
Romero from
7pm. We
have weekly
guest me-
diums until
8.30pm. As always the evenings ends with
a friendly chat and a cup of tea and bis-
cuits. Our supporters now say they have
met some wonderful friends and we will be
celebrating our 3
rd
birthday in September.
All our meetings are funded by donations
given during the evening. Our early heal-
ing sessions start at 6pm.
The Beacon of Light will reopen on
Wednesday 3
rd
September with Sammy
Fitzsimmons.
Wednesday 10
th
September - Marilyn
Webb
Wednesday 17
th
September - Jimmy
McArthur (Bring A Flower)
Wednesday 24
th
September - Barbara
Almond
Thursday 25
th
Fundraising Event with
Barbara Almond helping the perrera dogs
at Oscars, Camposol B at 8pm. Tickets 5.
Doors close at 7.45pm. Tickets on sale at
Oscars or from Beacon Of Light Centre
For further information please phone 620
877 326
Email
beacon.of.light.murcia@gmail.com
www.beaconoightmurcia.webs.com
Facebook Beacon of Light Murcia
During the hot weather I always end up with
a problem with clogged pores on my face,
mainly due to the excessive amount of high
factor sun cream that I am compelled to use
as I spend so much time outdoors and often
in the full sun. Most of the beauty salons
in the area offer a steam facial for this very
purpose and this time I decided to try the
new beauty room at Eden Hair & Beauty
on the Condado De Alhama complex. The
environment is lovely and the treatment is
one of the best I have ever had. Leeanne is a
very experienced beauty therapist and Eden
Hair & Beauty offer a wide range of treat-
ments. I was also delighted to be able to go
late on a Saturday afternoon as they have
extended hours during the summer. Look
out for the new Spa days they will be offer-
ing from October onwards. I will be back!
I was delighted to attend 2 concerts in aid
of MABS at La Vida Bar in El Pareton dur-
ing August. Both events were held on Satur-
day afternoons rather than in the evenings
and both were thoroughly enjoyable. If you
have not visited La Vida Bar recently then
you really should. Not only is it under new
management, but the entire premises has
had a really tasteful makeover with some
lovely private areas to sit in and a totally y
screened outdoor enclosure in the back gar-
den. There is a large selection of really tasty
food on offer at excellent value for money.
La Vida Bar always has a full programme of
events, so check out our Whats On guide
for more details.
I do love our swimming pool! I think this
year, more than any other I have really made
good use of it. As part of my daily exercise
routine in the summer I nd that if I swim
early morning immediately after our dog
walk then it really sets me up for the day.
This would not be the case without Dave and
Helen from Alpha Pools who do a wonderful
job keeping it clean and up to scratch for us.
Alpha Pools offer an excellent local service
and are with us at least twice a week during
the very hot weather to ensure everything
is as it should be. We never have to worry
about cleaning, chemicals or relling the
pool as they take care of everything. They
represent great value for money and we are
not tied into any contracts; we simply pay as
we go. Thank you Alpha Pools!
Whilst we love to go out for a Sunday af-
ternoon roast during the cooler months, it
is not something we really want during the
hot weather, so when we saw there was
live music and a summer barbeque at The
Vista Bar on Camposol A, we thought we
really should try it. It was a wonderful af-
ternoon watching Steve Fisher as Rod Stew-
art keeping us entertained for hours. The
barbeque food was excellent and superb
value at only 5 per head. These summer
barbeques will continue on into September,
but you do need to book to avoid disappoint-
ment. Thoroughly recommended!
More next month, Teresa
Registered Charity N 8.714/1
As a Registered Charity we rescue puppies
abandoned in the Mazarrn area and care
for them in foster homes where they can
be trained and socialised whilst we are
nding them a loving forever home locally
or abroad.
August was another busy month
supporting Helping The Perrera Dogs,
a small group of local animal lovers and
experienced rescuers who work closely
with Natural Planet Residencia Canina,
Mazarrn to nd new homes for some of
the abused and abandoned puppies and
dogs. As a Registered Charity we have
been able to help by rescuing another 6
puppies and 14 dogs from the Perrera. On
15
th
August, 10 of our rescued puppies and
dogs travelled to Germany for adoption
by their new owners and 32 are still being
cared for in foster homes and boarding
kennels. On the 20 September more
of our rescued puppies and dogs will be
travelling to Germany for adoption by their
new owners. Since March 2014 we have
rescued 61 puppies and dogs from the
Perrera for adoption by new owners and
we already have more reserved.
To help us raise the funds needed for our
work we are dependent on public support
and generosity. We have a Charity Shop in
Puerto de Mazarrn, staffed by volunteers
and we need all the public help we can
get. Any unwanted saleable items will be
gratefully received. If you would like to
work in our Charity Shop come in and have
a chat with the staff. Our next a Table
Top Stall, selling cakes and pastries to
raise funds will be at SaraLaras, Puerto de
Mazarrn on Saturday 6
th
September from
11am-2pm.
The inspiration and satisfaction of our
work does not come from telling the World
What We Have Done, it comes from
Actually Doing What We Do; rescuing
abandoned, abused and unwanted puppies
and dogs and being able to share in the
knowledge of the unconditional love that
they give to their new caring owners in
their new homes.
For More Information Or Collection
Of Donated Items Give One Of Our
Committee Members A Call
Tony 618 034 921
Christine 603 127 984
Sue 603 217 532
WeDoItAll4ThePuppies
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Mass according to the Extraordinary
form (in Latin) is celebrated every 1
st
Sat-
urday of the month at the Catholic Chapel at
Pastrana, approximately 10km from Mazarrn
Schedule of Masses:
1
st
Saturday of the month (in Latin, with read-
ings and homily in English) 4:30pm
All other Saturdays Mass 4.30pm in English
Schedule of Confession:
Saturday from 3:15-4:20pm Also on request
Fr. Carlos Prats 628 824 555
Fr. Octavio Carpena 676 219 445
www.pastranaonline.com
FATIMA
In the spring and autumn the Angel of Peace
appeared to the three little Shepherds. In
the rst apparition he taught them the prayer
My God, I believe, I Adore, I hope and I
love you. I ask pardon for those who not
believe, do not adore, do not hope and do
not love You
On the third apparition the Angel held up a
chalice and a host prostrated himself in ad-
oration of the Most Holy Trinity, and prayed
with the three Shepherds: Most Holy Trin-
ity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore
you profoundly and offer you the Body,
Blood, Soul,
and Divin-
ity of Je-
sus Christ,
present in
all the Tab-
ernacles of
the world,
in repara-
tion for the
o ut r a ge s ,
sacr i l eges
and indiffer-
ences with
which He is
o f f e nde d.
And through
the innite
merits of his
Most Sacred
Heart and of
the Immac-
ulate Heart of Mary, I beg conversions of
poor sinners.
There were three Shepherds, Francisco, Jacin-
ta and Lucia with Francisco, the more notable
for his passion of life and with his spirit of love
and reparation against the offences against
God. Jacinta had the spirit of sacrice. She
offered everything as a sacrice saying: O
Jesus, it is for love of You and for the con-
version of sinners, for the Holy Father and in
reparation for the sins committed against the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
On August 19, 1917, Our Lady appeared in
Valinhos for them at 4pm. She said, Pray!
Pray much and make sacrices for sinners,
for many souls are going to hell because they
have nobody who prays and makes sacrices
for them.
Francisco died on April 4, 1919 at the age of
11 years; a victim of pneumonia. Before she
went to the hospital, Jacinta was asked by the
Our Lady if she wanted to convert more sin-
ners with the sacrice of her sickness. She
agreed and she died on February 20
th
1920 in
hospital in Lisboa.
On February 15
th
1926 and on June 13
th
1926,
Our Lady asked for the Consecration of Russia
and to pray for the conversion of Russia.
On May 13
th
2000, Pope John Paul II came to
Fatima to beatify Francisco and Jacinta.
It Is Obligatory For Spanish Fiscal Resi-
dents To Complete An Income Tax Re-
turn
Spanish Fiscal Residents must update their
scal situation with the tax ofce and make
sure that they are now declaring pensions re-
ceived from their native countries.
The Spanish Tax Ofce has announced
that they will give a 6 month grace period for
residents to declare their full income without
nes, or interests for late payment charges.
This is to commence in January 2015, after
a new draft for Spanish Income Tax and
Non-Resident Tax Law was approved on 1
st

August 2014.
For those who have not included their pen-
sions when completing previous tax returns
in Spain, they must do so within the next 6
months. After this date, nes and interests
for late payment charges will apply. Those
residents who have already updated their s-
cal situation and have paid any charges, will
be refunded. This information must include
any pension or income received in the last 4
years.
A Complimentary Tax Return will need to
be submitted if you have already declared
your income for this year, as well as for the
four previous years and did not include your
pension or any other income, or maybe you
just have made an error on any of the pre-
vious Tax Returns. You can just submit a
New Tax Return to cover each one of the
previous 4 years.
For tax purposes, you are considered a Span-
ish Fiscal Resident if you stay in Spain more
than 183 days within a one year period.
Recent agreements signed with EU coun-
tries to exchange scal information, cur-
rently provide the Spanish Authorities
with a more efcient communication
system to help locate and nd people re-
ceiving pensions abroad and not declar-
ing their income according to the law.
The Spanish Treasury Minister, Cristo-
bal Montoro, recently explained that nearly
28,000 les were opened against resident
pensioners who have not been declaring their
foreign incomes in Spain. However, he high-
lighted that no nes or charges will be ap-
plied within the grace period, as that it is not
the goal of the Spanish Inland Revenue.
They just want to make sure that Spanish
Pensioners and Spanish Fiscal Residents
complete their Annual
Income Tax Returns
in the correct way,
which must include
their pensions and any
other income received
from other countries.

The Spanish Tax Of-
ce says that this
measure will enhance
the integration of
these citizens, mak-
ing them the same as
any other resident in
Spain. Our country
is an attractive place
where pensioners can enjoy their retirement
and this measure will benet Spain as a resi-
dential destination for pensioners with high
economic standing, in such a way that will co-
operate with the economic recovery.
Non-Resident Tax Deadlines
Non-Resident Owners who are not renting
out their homes in their absence, will have to
complete and submit a Non-Resident Tax
Declaration before 31
st
December 2014.

If the property has been rented out for invest-
ment, a Tax Return has to be submitted on
a quarterly basis on or before 20
th
April, July,
October and January. In compliance with Ar-
ticle 24.6, Non-Resident Tax Law, owners
may deduct from their income tax return all
the costs relating to the property (eg repairs,
insurance, loan interest/mortgage or other al-
lowable property expenses). If the property
has been rented out making a loss, you will
not need to complete a quarterly declaration.
However, a nil-declaration will need to be
submitted between 1
st
and 20
th
January 2015.
If you purchased the property during 2014,
the Non-Resident Property Tax will be paid
in the year 2015 in proportion to the amount
of time the property has been owned.
We advise you to contact a professional ac-
countant who can assess your situation and
your tax obligations and liabilities, avoiding
unnecessary nes and penalties or embar-
goes being applied to your assets.
Take professional advice for your peace of
mind. Prevention is always better than
cure.
Celso Rodriguez-Corral
Barrister & Partner at Corral Alcaraz Law
Firm
Lawyers, Barristers & Accountants
Tel 968 078 754
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Further To The Posting 900 Telephone
Numbers In Spain

Not all 902 numbers are premium rate
numbers.
Sadly Telefonica have lumped premi-
um rate and premium service into the one
902 range. Whether the number is premium
rate or premium service depends on the
fourth number.
902 followed by 1,2,3 or 4 are premium
rates costing up to four times the standard
rate, and from which the receiving company
benets nancially.

902 numbers followed by 5,6,7,8 or 9 are to
provide a premium service, from which the
receiver gains no nancial benet, but does
benet from a premium service.

For example, the charity Samaritans in
Spain uses the number 902 883 535, hence
the fourth digit is 8. This means that the num-
ber is not connected to any local telephone
exchange. What this allows the Samaritans
to do is have several phones in several lo-
cations attached to the 902 883 535 num-
ber. This means that whenever someone calls
their number; whether they are calling from
Madrid, Barcelona, Marbella, The Balearics
or wherever, they are connected to a listener
and it doesnt matter where that listener is
physically located. All for the same fee!

All Samaritans in Spain calls to 902 88
numbers are charged at national call rates.
From landlines and public phones the connec-
tion charge is 0.08 plus 0.04/min Mon-Fri
20:00-08:00
Weekends & public holidays are 0.07/min
Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00.
Sadly calls from mobiles are considerably
more. For most providers the connection
charge is 0.12 then 0.22/min Mon-Fri
20:00-08:00. Weekends & public holidays are
0.36/min Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00

It is so sad when we read that all 902
numbers are premium rate numbers
when only some are. Many, like Samari-
tans in Spain are premium service numbers
which actually benets both the caller and the
receiver.
If you have persianas, you will probably
know that they are the pull down shut-
ter blinds which cover the windows of most
Spanish properties. However, what you may
not realise is that if they break or are becom-
ing worn with the passage of time, they CAN
be repaired and Brian Jones of Brian Jones
Property Maintenance is the man for the
job!
Brian is well known in Mazarrn, having lived
and worked in the area for around 12 years
and whilst he can turn his hand to most
things and although he specialises in plumb-
ing work which includes the supply and main-
tenance of boilers, he also constructs pergo-
las and most recently supplies and repairs
persianas.
Brian said: I have noticed that many of the
persianas are the original ttings and not
surprisingly they are getting worn and parts
are breaking. Most people think that the sim-
ple solution is to replace the persiana, but
what they dont realise that to do this, it is
usually necessary to replace the whole win-
dow unit. However, what they also fail to re-
alise is that persianas can be repaired and
I have a wide range of ttings which can re-
store the persiana, making it look and oper-
ate like a new blind. I can also t additional
security locks to persianas and windows to
improve the security of the property. In many
cases it is possible to replace the current
plastic ttings with new metal xings so that
they last longer.
Plumbing is the bread and butter side of the
business and Brian Jones Property Main-
tenance does all types of plumbing work in-
cluding the supply, repair and maintenance of
gas and electric boilers. Due to the hardness
of the water here in Spain, pipes, boilers and
appliances tend to have a shorter lifespan
than in the UK and Brian also supplies and
installs whole house water ltration systems
to eliminate the limescale which causes many
of the problems.
The construction of practical yet very attrac-
tive pergolas is also a speciality of Brian
Jones Property Maintenance and Brian
has many design examples that customers
can choose from.

Brian Jones Property Maintenance is a
one stop shop for all your property mainte-
nance needs, so why not give him a call to-
day for a free, no obligation quote or security
advice.
Tel 646 705 021
Email bjworks@hotmail.co.uk
www.bjmaintenance.com
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Answers on page 94
H A R
M I C
T O C
39 words of 3 letters or more.
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ACROSS
1 Ref
4 Southwest by south
8 Numb
14 Neithers partner
15 Canal
16 Federal Reserve note
17 Expression of surprise
18 5280 feet
19 Breezy
20 Varying
22 Short-term memory
23 Young Womens
Christian Association
24 Nerd
27 Black
31 Lotion brand
33 Yes
35 Headed
36 Cell stuff
38 Conger
39 Bird of peace
40 Denies
44 Oxytocin trademark
46 Start
47 Foot extension
49 Fruit
50 Ball holder
51 Sweet potato
52 Omelette need
55 Tic tacs competitor
58 Swing
61 Branch of learning
63 Bullght cheer
65 South American country
67 Compartment
70 Haze
71 Directory (abbr.)
72 Twains Tom
73 Small brook
74 African antelope
75 Sags
76 Lazily
77 Clairvoyance
DOWN
1 Single
2 Hairdo
3 Walk cockily
4 Partial
5 Extort
6 Bottom part of a ship
7 Find
8 Totals
9 Orders
10 South American animal
11 Imp
12 Feed
13 Open forcefully
21 Tiny farm
25 Leer
26 Retain
28 Alignment
29 Israels son
30 Paradise
32 Incorporated (abbr.)
34 First letter of the Arabic
alphabet
37 Attorney (abbr.)
39 Muzzle (2 wds.)
40 Reserve Ofcers
Training Corps.
41 Fencing sword
42 Tease
43 Lather
45 Fasten
48 Flightless bird
53 Resent
54 Spots
56 Japanese capital
57 Slumber
59 Swollen
60 Mythical monster
62 Pancake topper
64 Goofs
66 Plain
67 Lysergic acid
diethylamide
68 Rowing device
69 Cash with order (abr.)
70 __ Lanka
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World Rabies Day September 28
th

This day is designed to raise awareness
about both human and animal Rabies. The
theme for 2014 is Together against Rabies.
The day is also about teaching everyone
about the impact of Rabies, how to prevent
it and how to eradicate sources of the
disease across the world.
Since it started World Rabies Day has
educated over 100 million people and over
3 million animals have been vaccinated
against the disease.
Rabies
This disease can be spread to humans from
animals usually by biting or scratching. Bats
are the most common animal to transmit
the disease and those at risk of contracting
Rabies can have a preventative vaccine,
although only a few people have survived a
Rabies infection.
The period between infection and the rst
u-like symptoms of Rabies is usually
2-12 weeks in humans. Symptoms may
soon develop into paralysis, anxiety,
insomnia, confusion and hallucinations
which eventually develop into delirium.
Hydrophobia usually develops and survival
is usually rare.
Any warm-blooded animal, including
humans, may become infected with Rabies
and develop symptoms, although birds
have only been known to be infected in
experiments. The most common animals
that can become infected are bats, foxes,
monkeys, dogs and cats.
Rabies can be difcult to diagnose because
in the early stages it can be confused with
other diseases.
Foxes in Switzerland were vaccinated by the
authorities who put the Rabies vaccine in
chicken heads and left them out in the wild
for the foxes to eat and thereby vaccinating
them. India has the highest rate of human
Rabies in the world, primarily because
of stray dogs whose number has greatly
increased after a 2001 law forbade the killing
of dogs. Effective control and treatment of
Rabies in India is also hindered by a form
of mass hysteria or group delusion known
as puppy pregnancy syndrome (PPS). Dog
bite victims with PPS become convinced
that puppies are growing inside them and
often seek help from faith healers rather
than from conventional medical services.

One person dies every ten minutes from
Rabies every year, yet human Rabies
is completely preventable if adequate
Rabies treatment is given. The majority
of Rabies-related deaths are in Africa and
Asia. Children are particularly vulnerable
because they are most likely to be bitten by
dogs with uncontrolled rabies. This major
source of Rabies can be avoided through
pet vaccination, education of children
and ensuring proper access to medical
resources.
In 2006, China introduced the one-dog
per family policy to control the problem of
Rabies and stray dogs.
Vaccination
The rst Rabies vaccine was harvested
from infected rabbits and the rst human
Rabies vaccine was developed in 1967.
There are now certain essential points that
must be adhered to:
Vaccinate dogs, cats, rabbits, and
ferrets annually against Rabies
Keep pets under supervision
Do not handle wild or stray
animals
Contact an animal control ofcer if
you see a wild animal or a stray
acting strangely
If bitten by an animal, wash the
wound with soap and water for
10 to 15 minutes and contact a
healthcare provider
How do you know if you might have
rabies?
Numbness will develop at the spot you
were bitten and a high temperature and
hallucinations will follow. It can literally
drive you mad.
In 2006 when researchers and professionals
formed the Alliance for Rabies Control,
the goal was to generate awareness and
resources to contribute to Rabies prevention
and control. The rst World Rabies Day
in 2007 exceeded all expectations with
400,000 people taking part across 74
countries. That has now spread across 125
countries.
Clinica Veterinaria
Puerto de Mazarrn
Tel 968 153 931
Camposol A
Tel 968 199 263
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As Beauticians and Hairdressers, we learn
the structure of the hair and skin in depth
over our lengthy apprenticeship and not the
3 week course some believe we attend to ob-
tain our qualication, so when clients come
to have facial diagnostics at the salon we can
provide an in-depth analysis of the skin.
With so many creams on the market, it can
sometimes be a nightmare to nd the one
that suits you best and not many salons will
help you with your own cream as they want
you to buy theirs, but we can help. Bring your
creams to the salon to understand them and
get the best results from them.
Redness, blotching, dry, aky skin;
we have the facial to suit you.
The skin is the largest organ in the body and
is a complex system of cells, receptors and
muscles and it is important to treat it cor-
rectly.
Cleanse gently, once a day.
Unless you have oily skin, you only need to
wash your face in the evening, with a creamy
cleanser and lukewarm water. Give the
cleanser time to work. Instead of scrubbing
your face, let the cleanser sit on your skin for
several seconds and break down the makeup,
dirt, and oil. Just splash your face with luke-
warm water in the morning.
Reapply sunscreen.
The number one way to prevent skin ageing is
to apply sunscreen, so of course you already
use a morning moisturizer with an SPF of (at
least) 30. What women with gorgeous skin
also do is reapply sunscreen every few hours.
Sun-shielding ingredients are only effective
for about two hourslong enough to protect
your skin on a morning walk or commute, but
not throughout the afternoon
Use a retinoid cream every night.
Retinoids are Vitamin A derivatives that have
been proven to boost collagen, which reduc-
es ne lines and speed cell turnover, which
evens out discoloration. Retinoids are avail-
able over-the-counter (as retinol) or with a
prescription (as tretinoin, adapalene, and
tazarotene). Because retinoids can cause
some irritation at rst, Hirsch recommends
applying a gentle moisturizer, letting it soak
in for at least 30 minutes, then applying your
retinoid cream.
Eat salmon and consume lots of antioxi-
dants.
Salmons high omega-3 content helps hy-
drate skin from the inside out and reduces
the inammation that can cause skin redness.
Antioxidant-rich foods and drinks - blueber-
ries, dark greens, green tea and coffee - help
ght free radicals that can damage the cel-
lular structures of the skin, accelerating skin
ageing.
Break into a sweat.
Raising your heart rate once a day makes
your skin glow. Because exercise improves
your circulation and oxygen capacity, it im-
proves your complexion. We know that the
skin has endorphin receptors, which may also
explain why it is positively impacted by aero-
bic exercise.
Sleep at least 7 hours a night.
Cortisol, the stress hormone, ages the skin
and can cause acne. Sleep reduces the corti-
sol level in your body, so its a simple equa-
tion: Sleep = younger, clearer skin.
Janes Salon
Home of Health, Hair & Beauty
www.janessalon.es
Bolnuevo - 968 158 433
Condado - 666 144 287
Jane - 611 611 858
Granada
Our eagerly anticipated visit to the Alham-
bra Palace took a little organising! Once
the hotel was booked, we reserved tickets
for the Alhambra Palace online as well.
However, you can only do this if the date of
the visit is within 3 months, otherwise you
have to wait! I made a note in my diary of
the day tickets would be released for our
trip and then bought them online through
Ticketmaster.
The main event, the visit to the Nazarene
Palace, can only take place at a pre-booked
time, so when you book online you have to
choose your time slot to go there, but for
the rest of the site, you can wander around
as you please once you have chosen your
entry time to the site. We chose to go in
after lunch, with entry at 2pm and a pre-
booked slot for the Nazarene at 3.30pm.
A word of advice! If you have members of
a group who qualify for reduced price entry
tickets, such as pensioners and students,
take along some ID to show when you col-
lect your tickets.
On the morning of the visit, we decided to
take the open topped tourist bus and found
out that in addition to the city tour, the
hop on hop off bus stops at the Alham-
bra, meaning that we didnt have to drive
up there and park. After a leisurely drive
around the city, we jumped off the bus and
joined the queues for tickets. I was REALLY
glad we had pre-booked online, as despite
the fact that there was a queue of about 20
people in front of us for reserved tickets,
the queue for those people just turning up
on the day was sev-
eral hundred tourists
long, snaking back
around the waiting
area and right down
the hill!
The gardens and
palaces are amaz-
ing and the views
exceeded all my ex-
pectations. The focal
point of the Naza-
rene Palace has to
be seen to be be-
lieved and the whole
place is quite
wo n d e r f u l
from start to
nish. With
tranquil gar-
dens, foun-
tains and a
real sense of
history, it is
a sight not to
be missed.
A few hints
for your
trip:
Wear at and
comfortable
shoes, as
there is a lot of ground to cover!
Turn up early for each of your allocated time
slots, as the queues are long.
There is no need to weigh down your bag
with drinks and picnics, as there are sev-
eral small shops and kiosks on the site, and
prices are very reasonable.
Take ID if you have bought reduced price
tickets.
We left after about 5 hours of serious walk-
ing and hopped straight back on the tourist
bus to the city for a meal and relaxing drink.
I would love to go back again; next time to
see more of the Sierra Nevada and the stun-
ning scenery around the city, but for now
Granada has become one of my favourite
places and I cant wait to return.
Liz Edmiston
OwnersAway Property Rentals & Man-
agement
Tel 691 977 107
info@ownersaway.com
www.ownersaway.com
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Well another busy time here at Andreas An-
imal Rescue and it seems for every animal
that nds a home, three more come along.
As we all know, it is a never-ending battle,
but all we can do is try our best and think
Well that is one life that now has a positive
and happy future.
Lets start with the good news!
Jack & Mufn left us last week and went to
their new home in England with the lovely
Rosemary & David and beautiful Betty has
found her forever home here in Spain with
Kathleen & John (thank you all so much).
Fantastic news that our beautiful horse, six
year old Savannah, has at last been given a
wonderful home in Cartagena; close enough
that we can still see her.
Now for a few
of our little ones
that are still look-
ing for homes:
Little cutie Teddy
is Terrier sized
and just melts
your heart and a
little Pincer cross
whose owners
could not afford
to look after him
so they left him at
the police station.
They contacted
us because they
felt he was so
special and deserved a chance of being found
a home rather than being sent to the pound.
Lets show them they did the right thing and
give this approx 2 year old boy Kiko a home
he can call forever.
Although we are primarily an equine rescue
centre, we seem to end up with all sorts. At
the moment have 6 rescue guinea pigs that
are looking for homes. It was originally 3, but
surprise surprise, shortly after arriving, with
us one gave birth to 3 little ones! They are so
cute and we are sure someone out there must
be looking for the perfect small pet!!!
As we have been feeling the heat, please try
and remember so are our little four legged
friends. Try not to walk them in the strong
heat of the day. A nice shaded room with cool
tiles is a little bit of heaven for them.
Please follow us on Facebook and if you feel it
in your heart to make a donation towards the
upkeep of our many waifs and strays, it is al-
ways very much appreciated. We are still try-
ing to raise funds to build a quarantine block
for new arrivals after an outbreak of Parvo-
virus and the death of our dear Lana whom
we shall name the block in memory of when
we have managed to raise enough funds. We
are frequently holding auctions on The Lana
Appeal Facebook page to raise money.
I am still on the car park of Camposol B, even
in this heat, collecting donations, so please
call and say hello.
Andrea
I was at a meeting a few months ago, where
some Christian ladies are working in Spain
helping girls who are victims of human traf-
cking and what I heard really shocked me.
I will not bore you with all the statistical evi-
dence that I recorded on that day, but I do
believe I should give you this one major fac-
tor, being that there are 2.5 million involved
in human trafcking.
Many of the girls that you see on the rounda-
bouts in Spain are victims of human trafck-
ing prostitution. Some of these girls have
bar codes on their arms to signify who
their owners are. There are girls from vari-
ous countries being brought into Spain with
promises of a good job and a good life to
start afresh, unaware of the truth.
If these girls want their freedom from prosti-
tution, they have to pay their owners for the
privilege, so, as you can imagine, the fee is
huge and not many are able to be released
from their captors.
The Christian workers try to help these girls,
rstly by befriending them and for them to
realise that they are not forgotten and to let
them know that God sees their plight and
loves them no matter what.
Give a thought when you next see one of
these young ladies on a roundabout, that
they may be there against their will, so do
not be quick to judge them.
Remember a well-known saying - so for the
grace of God go I. Do not be one of those
people who cast the rst stone.
The Olive Branch Christian Fellowship
meets every Sunday morning at the Cultural
Centre, Camposol B at 10.30am. For more
information, contact Pastor Ralph and Mar-
garet Locke on 968 199 622 or 618 720
181.
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Once again it is the weather that is causing
some concern here in the Northwest of Mur-
cia. There was re just outside Calasparra
recently, but it was quickly under control
with no serious damage done. The almonds
have ripened quickly this year and many
farmers have already harvested many of the
trees, but they are struggling to keep many
of the trees alive, especially those saplings
that were planted earlier in the year to re-
place the dead trees.
It is good to hear in the Housing Update
this month that the housing market does
seem to be picking up a bit. If you have
changed your mind about moving, maybe
adding a small extension is the answer to
give you more space, or perhaps you just
want to update the house that you are in.
S & D Builders (formerly Northwest Murcia
Construction) have a good team of Spanish
tradesmen who have the expertise and lo-
cal knowledge to do an excellent job. Give
them a call on 622 691 923 (English) or
660 160 961 (Spanish).
If you have got visitors this month, or you
just want to see how the Spanish celebrate
their estas, Calasparras esta is on from
1
st
8
th
September. There will be plenty to
see and do. For more information, call in
to the Calasparra Tourist Ofce. As usual
there was no up-to-date information to print
in this months magazine!
Cehegn Highlights In September
From 8
th
to 14
th
September Cehegn cele-
brates its Fiestas in honour of the Virgen
de las Maravillas, with a vast programme
of entertainment including concerts, chil-
drens activities, exhibitions, dancing, bull-
ghting, electro music festivals, band festi-
vals, religious acts and more than 150 fan
clubs in the stalls of the Fairground.
There will be many events throughout
the week culminating in a grand perfor-
mance by Mal on 9
th
.
Mal was born Mara Luca Snchez Bentez
in 1982 and is a Spanish singer and it is a
great honour for her to perform at the Ce-
hegn Fiesta. The Madrid-born singer is the
niece of the famous amenco composer and
guitarist Paco de Luca and is known for
songs such as Aprendiz, Como Una Flor,
Toda, Diles, Si Estoy Loca, and No Voy
a Cambiar. She specialises in Flamenco, Co-
pla and Pop music and has performed with
her uncle Paco de Luca, Alejandro Sanz, Me-
lendi, Antonio Orozco and Paco Len.
Further entertainment includes the opening
speech by the cardiologist Rafael Floren-
ciano and the election of the Queen of the
Fiestas, Concerts by the Chorus Ciudad de
Cehegn and the Cehegn Musical Society,
the procession of the Virgen de las Maravil-
las, the Huertanos Day, night Festival and
the Festibando at the bullring.
The full programme for the Fiesta should
now be on the Cehegn tourist website.
On 20
th
September there will be a Guided
Tour Of A Winery From Cehegin includ-
ing a traditional brunch at the Escuela del
Vino for 5 per person. The tour will com-
mence at 10am. A reservation is required at
the Tourist Information Ofce or telephone
968 723 550.
Car Boot Sale
This will be on Sunday 21
st
September and
takes place in the square beside the old
railway station in the Va Verde, just two
minutes from Mercadona. There is plenty of
room for parking and pitches will cost 2.
Anyone interested in booking a stall, please
contact the Cehegn Tourist Ofce. All are
welcome.
Begastri
The Archaeological Site of Begastri is opened
for visitors on Saturdays and Sundays from
10am to 2pm. There is a video presentation
followed by a guided tour to see the remains
of the Iberian culture before the IV century
BC.
Free Nature Walks
In this picturesque part of Northwest Murcia,
Cehegn provides a variety of landscapes, in-
cluding woods, mountains, hills, sloping val-
leys, scrubland and streams. These natural
habitats host ora and fauna of special in-
terest which provide a priceless tourist and
educational resource.
The walks take place on the 3
rd
or last Sat-
urday of each month. They are designed for
people of all ages who enjoy hiking at fairly
easy levels which makes them accesible for
the whole family. The tourist walks are free
and start at 9am. They are between 4km
and 9km and take between 2 to 3 hours.
On 27
th
September we will follow the Parque
Ecolgico de Cehegn, Walk Number 3,
which is classed as being a very interesting
botanical route. This is the habitat for deer
and where hunting is prohibited. We can
enjoy the scenery and at this time of year,
we may be lucky and experience one of the
most beautiful events of the region; the rut-
ting of the deer. The distance is 5km, the
time will be approximately 2.5hrs and the
level is classed as easy.
Any further enquiries please contact the Ce-
hegn Tourist Ofce located in front of the
Town Hall on 968 723 550 or visit the tour-
ist website www.turismocehegin.es
Santiago Leo
Cehegn Tourist Ofce
Free Guided Tours in Caravaca
Organised by the Institute of Tourism and the
Tourism Ofce Network in the Region of Murcia
21
st
September, departure from la Ba-
slica-Santuario de la Vera Cruz at 7pm.
Caravaca de la Cruz is one of the ve holy
cities of the world, along with Rome, Jerusa-
lem, Santiago de Compostela and Santo To-
ribio de Liebana. The tour will take you to la
Baslica-Santuario de la Santsima and Vera
Cruz, round the streets of the Medieval Town
to the Plaza del Arco, to the Church of El Sal-
vador, Main Street and Church of the Jesuits.
We will then ascend to the Old Town of Cara-
vaca to the Plaza del Hoyo and down to la Pla-
za del Templete, where we will end the tour.
Please wear comfortable shoes and take
some water to sip. The tour will take one
and a half hours. We suggest that you visit
the Pilgrim craft market and enjoy discounts
on various dining options.
Guided Tours Of The Church and Con-
vent Of San Jos to coincide with the
499
th
birth anniversary of Teresa de Ce-
peda y Ahumada
6
th
, 13
th
, 20
th
and 27
th
September at 12.30pm
or 7pm.
In recent months, improvements to the con-
vent have recreated some unique rooms to
enable visitors to reach a thorough under-
standing of the area, such as the sacristy, the
high parlour, the chapel and crafts room. The
kitchen and the refectory, among other ven-
ues will be visited. You will be accompanied
by an expert on the gure of Santa Teresa
and the convent which was founded in 1576.
Prices:
Adults 2
Retired & Children 3-12 years 1
Children under 3 years Free.
Reservations for both/either tour required
Monday to Saturday at Caravaca Tourist Ofce.
Tel 968 702 424
info@caravaca.org
www.turismocaravaca.org
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Recently I found a Christian site which started
me thinking about our hands and where we
would be without them.

How would we point our nger at someone?
Show exasperation and frustration?
Hail a taxi?
Show tenderness?
Give a round of applause?
We hold our childrens hand to give security
so that they dont wander off.
When a person is ill we hold their hand to
show they are not alone and to give comfort.
Young lovers hold hands and the not so
young!
Max Bygraves says You need hands to hold
someone you care for.
We shake hands to greet each other.
Then we have praying hands; the list is end-
less. Im sure you could add to it.
So where am I going with this?
Scripture has quite a lot to say about hands.
In Psalm 16:8 we read
Because he is at my right hand, I will
not be shaken. 37:24 tells us Though he
stumbles, he will not fall, for the Lord
upholds him with his hand.
The amazing Psalm that ELO sang, 139:9+10
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I
settle on the far side of the sea, even
there your hand will guide me. Your
right hand will hold me fast.
Isaiah 55:12 You shall go out in joy and
be led forth in peace. The mountains
and the hills will burst into song before
you and all the trees of the eld will clap
their hands.
What I really wanted to say is that our God
is a great big God and He holds us in His
hands. In fact He holds the whole world
in His hands.
If Jesus on the cross said Into your hands I
commit my spirit, why shouldnt we entrust
Him with our lives, because He will never ever
let us down.
Praise God!
Tel 633 447 937
Lynda.spain@hotmail.co.uk
Derek.tycymru@talktalk.co.uk
https://sites.google.com/site/casawel-
come2013
Pilar is a female mixed breed and possibly a
cross Labrador. She is now 6 months old and
loves to play with the other animals. She is a
very friendly girl who was left at the gate of
one of our volunteers. She is a medium sized
dog. If you can give Pilar her forever home,
please call Keith on 628 811 188.
We have a number of dogs who are looking for
their forever home. Please visit our Face book
page Mara Mula and support us in our ef-
forts to re-home these beautiful animals who
through no fault of the own nd themselves
at our door.
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On a recent hike with the Moratalla Hiking
Group high up in the hills above Zaen, we
came upon a small hamlet of two or three
abandoned ruins and surprisingly at that
height a couple of elds still being cultivated.
What made this so interesting is that this
had been the home of one our guides
(Jesus Sanchez) family many years ago.
I asked him to tell me more about the life in
those days and this is what he told me.
In the second half of the nineteenth cen-
tury, the inhabitants of Moratalla lived
a very scattered life in farmhouses and
small villages. Today we can still nd evi-
dence of this even in the most hidden corners
of the Municipality, usually in ruins or badly
damaged buildings. At that time the liveli-
hoods of people focused mainly on agricul-
ture and livestock, with a third resource being
the forest and its various products, rewood,
wood, coal, etc. The land was owned by only
a few who generally did not work on the land,
but managed their properties from the dis-
tance of their stately homes which nestled
primarily in the urban area of Villa Moratalla
and nearby villages.

Using the resources available, the farmers
and tenants were responsible for working the
land and shepherds cared for the livestock
which was basically sheep and goats and goat
meat (cabrita) and milk was plentiful. You can
still see the homes they lived in both as farm-
ers and herdsmen. They were small houses
with a living room and kitchen which was
also the entrance to the house. There was a
replace where the cooking was done and a
cupboard for their few household goods and
below was a small pantry to store jars of wa-
ter. Doors lead to a couple of bedrooms and
perhaps a corral for some ass, a pig which
was fattened annually, chickens and it was
also used as an open toilet. Cattle would be in
a pen separate from the house, accessed by
a narrow corridor.
Shepherds were not normally owners of the
ocks they cared for. An annual compro-
mise between master and employee was
based on traditional agreements de-
pending on the generosity or stinginess
of the owner. The landlords obligations
were to provide a home for the shepherd and
his family, pay a cash salary and a monthly
allotment, including payment in kind of food
and basic utensils. They might rear some
cattle themselves and receive a percentage
of lambs born each year. It was said that
the lambs which belonged to the shep-
herd all survived, compared to the mas-
ters which always had losses. Sometimes
the owner also allowed the shepherd a small
piece of land to cultivate, where he or his wife
could grow some vegetables.
The shepherds obligations towards the owner
were basically to spend all and every day of
the year caring for the herd, going to different
grazing areas, but if the weather prevented
this and they could not get out of the corral,
they procured food such as straw or plants in
the area, such as branches of oak or Scots
Sabina. When it was farrowing time, the
shepherd had to stay in the corral with ani-
mals even at night, so that if a birth occurred
and the kid or calf was unable to suckle, an
adoptive mother (ahijar) was found.
Life for the shepherds wife was not easy;
fetching water and rewood, caring for chil-
dren and animals, cooking on the stove and
helping her husband, (especially during far-
rowing), she would have to replace her hus-
band in caring for the animals when he was
called away to other duties. Disease and
childbirth were also moments of greatest dif-
culty in an environment almost devoid of
health services. They were dependant on
the ancient knowledge of healers and herb-
al medicine. The services of a doctor, when
requested often came too late. In terms of
education, in many cases it was absent or
consisted of a travelling tutoring teacher who
was paid by the interested parties.
Shepherds often changed farms according
to the work and conditions offered to them
or their familys needs, such as medical care
and education of children. The trend was to
move from the isolated villages to the Villa
Moratalla. It is easily understood that a shep-
herds life was not an easy one, either for
himself or for his family. Despite this, it was
a lifestyle that was liked by many people and
even nowadays, there are many of those who
reach retirement age and despite not needing
to, still have a small ock for fun.
It would be true to say that the way of life
was very similar to the feudal system all over
Europe and most of the people had nothing,
since the land was owned by just a few. Fortu-
nately, since they were continually breaching
the system, gradually people began to buy
their own homes and small pieces of land. At
a time when the land had little value, many
workers would acquire the farms from their
former owners, but today there are many
homeowners who have farms, with little or no
production and their lives are almost destitute
because they cannot manage the land in the
way it was. The job of a shepherd has never
been too well thought of and it was common
to give this job to less intelligent men. How-
ever, Jesus said, I want to emphasize
that in my opinion, as with the farmer, it
is the most worthy work a person can do
and thanks to these two jobs, originating
from the Neolithic period, mankind has
been able to feed and reach these cur-
rent times.
What makes this story so interesting is that
this is not a story from the history books, but
one man s memories handed down from his
grandparents.
June Reader
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Cavalli Foundation celebrated the 2
nd
An-
niversary of the birth of their project, Cav-
alli Ranch Horse Rescue Sanctuary and
Therapeutic Riding Centre at the festivities
of the Patron Saint of Gebas where the team
took part in the famous Migas competition.
We didnt win any prizes, but came up with a
wonderful pan of Migas and thoroughly en-
joyed the great atmosphere of the estas.
Every day we are a step nearer to making the
move up to Gebas in spite of the endless hang
ups of the bureaucratic paperwork involved.
Meanwhile Cavalli is organising all its Riding,
Rescue and Fundraising Activities at META
Riding Centre in La Costera de Alhama.
Its time to buy in the forage for the com-
ing year and time for worming and vaccina-
tion of the horses. Any donations to help
the cause would be gratefully accepted. We
also have three foster horses, 2 ponies and
an ex-show jumper needing sponsors. Golfo
was left here almost 3 years ago by a family
who couldnt handle him hes so naughty,
a real Houdini! Pixie, who came from a lov-
ing home, but couldnt be kept due to cir-
cumstances an adorable little minx. Petit
Thomas, ex-show jumper who was going
to end his working life in the butchers. All
healthy, happy and looking for someone to
love and take care of them.
Cavalli is pleased to welcome new volun-
teer, Daniella, to the team. She will be tak-
ing care of the grooming, stroking and loving
that all our horses need and dont get enough
of. As the family grows there is less time for
individual attention and petting, so anybody
who would like to help sponsoring one of
these horses or who might like to join Dan-
iella bonding and sharing time and love with
our inmates, please get in touch via email or
through Facebook.
Cavalli Foundation
META Riding Centre
La Costera de Alhama
(New Centre soon to open in Los Barrancos de
Gebas, Sierra Espua)
infocavallifoundation@gmail.com
Tel 636 172 198
Team Harmony Our Story
Originally our fundraising work started in 2008
and our rst event was Im A Celebrity Get
Me Out Of Here held at our home in Lorca
in aid of PAWS animal charity. We thought
that this would be a one off, but whilst hav-
ing dinner with friends one night, one of the
group told us about her problems with the
cancer treatment that she was receiving and
the huge help that MACS Cancer Support
Group was giving her to cope both practi-
cally and emotionally, so after a few glasses
of wine Spains Got Talent was launched.
People were fantastic and we very quickly had
12 acts entered and 180 tickets sold. It was
a brilliant evening and we went on to hold 2
more contests raising money for Help for He-
roes and San Animal (a locally based animal
charity) plus some smaller events, raising a
total of 18,000
We had thought to retire at this point until the
murder of Lee Rigby when my husband Den-
nis Blandford felt so strongly that as expats
we should stand together against such atroci-
ties. We decided to hold an event at The Agui-
las Resort Hotel. The support was phenom-
enal from local businesses and people wanting
to attend the event. More than 2,300 was
donated to the The Fusiliers Aid Fund.
We thought at this point that our fundraising
needed an identity and so Team Harmony
was born. This spurred us on to organise an-
other event in March this year, again in aid
of MACS. The response was unbelievable and
more than 5,100 was raised.
We have to date raised more than
26,000 and hope to make this 30,000
by the end of this year.
We certainly could not have achieved any of
this without the generosity and pure talent
of the acts that have given so much of their
time which include: Martin Ross Lawford, The
CAS band, The Classic Rock Band, Suzy Gee,
Rough Justice, Dee, Paul Michael and Stevie
Spit. Thank you to all for your continued sup-
port.
We have the most amazing bunch of people
that give so much of their time - some travel
more that one and a half hours to attend our
events, pay for their tickets and then work
all night so dont even see the shows. Some
also work tirelessly for MACS or San Animal. I
am totally in awe of such special people that
just give so much and feel very proud to work
alongside them.
As we were only formed as Team Harmony
in January, I nd it incredible that we have a
website, entirely designed and run by Andy
Eustace. A fabulous Team Harmony song
has been written and sung by Paul Hawtin and
a Team Harmony poem written by the very
talented Christine Lawford. I also need to
mention that Elaine Meynell from San Animal
spends many hours designing our posters and
tickets.
I asked some of the team to speak about their
part in this venture and the funniest was from
Joan Claridge who said Being a member
of Team Harmony is like being on one of
those scary funfair rides, you dont know
why you do it, but you want to go back
for more!
Jeannie and Tony Kettle said We love be-
ing part of Team Harmony, not only do
we have great fun at the events, but its
so nice to know that youre doing some
good at the same time.
Fran and Geoff Cook said Geoff and I be-
came aware of Anne and Dennis and
their fundraising quests when they came
to offer their services and ideas to MACS
President and her hubby Dave. MACS wel-
comed this generous opportunity to raise
funds for patients suffering from Cancer
and their carers. For some of us involved
in MACS it meant giving Anne and Dennis
support and help and even volunteering
to participate in acts for the shows they
put on in the grounds of their home. We
always have loads of fun and raise mega
amounts of money for charity.
Ron Leach said I have been working with
Anne and Dennis for some years now and
we have raised thousands for various
charities, so when Team Harmony was
launched I was pleased to help wher-
ever and whenever I am needed. The
team work very well together and the
events we have put on have been fan-
tastic providing great entertainment for
everybody and at the same time making
a lot of money for so many good causes.
I am looking forward to the forthcoming
events.
Andy Eustace designer and manager of the
Team Harmony website commented In
early 2014 Team Harmony had expanded to
the point that we felt it would be benecial to
have a website in order to advertise our vari-
ous forthcoming events along with memories
of our previous successes. Our domain name
TeamHarmonySpain was registered in Feb-
ruary and the website has continued to grow
as we have now included advertisements for
registered charities in and around our part
of Spain. We have followers in 21 countries
across the world and receive many queries
and offers of support.
If you would like more information please
email teamharmony@icloud.com
www.teamharmonyspain.com
Facebook page Team Harmony Spain
Anne Blandford
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By the time you readers read this we should
be a little cooler and Madrid will have gone
home! Writing this on 14
th
August it has
been an overcast day with some light rain
here in Cartagena very welcome! The gar-
den has lapped it up and Mum (92) has had
the A/C off today! She asks me Does it cost
a lot to run? and I answer Not so much as
your heating was in UK for at least 5 months
a year!
I often get asked How do you work in Au-
gust up on roofs and oven terraces? and I
always say that when I am on a roof install-
ing a dish and sweating profusely (men do
sweat!) I think This, or 3 months of cold in
UK with 5 layers and frozen hands? Easy to
answer!
TV NEWS
For some totally unknown reason, signals
on the FREESAT service seem to have got a
little stronger since the last newsletter and
I get reports of people on the smaller end
dishes getting acceptable viewing far from
perfect, but better than it was. The real an-
swer to good UK TV viewing is a 1.80 qual-
ity dish, but 1.45s are giving acceptable
viewing. Will it last? Lots of rumours about
yet another new satellite G decreas-
ing our signals again. I do not hold with that
view, but I cannot be sure, as the powers
that control the system are very secretive
in their proposed actions, but having spent
some 100 million getting us to where we are
(with a new 15 year life satellite) will they
spend money changing yet again?
The new sports channel, SKYSPORT 5, was
launched on 12
th
August and will carry in-
ternational football. Those of you with SKY
contracts in SKY boxes will not get this chan-
nel until October/November, even though it
is included in your pack. SKY are trying to
make you press the red button to ac-
tivate the channel and while doing that
they will try to sell you SKY broadband
with a very good offer. We cannot red
button out here (unless you have a UK IP
address), but if you phone SKY, they will add
SPORTS 5 on to your pack without the in-
ternet hard sell, but as you are aware, you
must be careful about phoning them from
Spain as if they think you are here they are
legally obliged to cut your service. A dis-
guised number UK mobile is usually ne, or
the safest is to use my UK SKY agent, but
there is a 25/30 charge.
Clients with our IPTV boxes will get SPORTS
5 automatically.
Clients with Ferguson or SKYBOX will need us
to install a new channel list, but you should
have had a separate email about that.
Internet TV is a reality now, but you MUST
have a good consistent Internet supply from
a server who will support Internet TV. Such
servers do exist in Spain and thus UK TV
with NO dish is a reality. Our system has the
largest channels selection with ALL sports
and movies and a great movie pack of some
of the latest movies and boxed sets - abso-
lutely superb TV for a minimal subscription
of less than 70 cents a day half a cup of
coffee! Ask us for details before you upgrade
your dish to some monster, or even get rid
of that monster dish you have! I have said
this in previous newsletters but inter-
net TV is the way forward. ALL TV will be
delivered by internet within 10/15 years
Article written by Alan of Rainbow Satel-
lites
Tel (0034) 686 358 475
rainbowsats@gmail.com
I dont know about you, but as I have got
older, the days, weeks, months and years
seem to y by so quickly; its hard to be-
lieve that we have now been in Spain for
over ten years. Where has all the time
gone?
My father used to say to me when I was a
teenager, If you dont get the jobs done
in the morning that you have planned
to do, you will never catch up with
your work by the end of the day. Dad
was so right about this and often I had to
really break through that barrier and make
a start on things, otherwise time would
always beat me and things just didnt get
completed on time.

I have to admit that at school I was a bit
of a last minute Joe. Homework was al-
ways done at the last minute; jobs round
the house for my parents were done after
several reminders and the threat of some
kind of punishment! If I could put some-
thing off I would, except of course, if it was
something I was looking forward to doing.
Exam days at school were always a night-
mare for me and involved lots of swatting
and sleepless nights before each test; con-
sidering how I was, I did reasonably well
in spite of me!
Life started to change for me when I start-
ed work as an advertising representative
for a local newspaper and was given dead-
lines to work to. Each day the copy and the
artwork had to be in at a certain time and
if it was not, there was only one person to
blame - me! In those old fashioned days, I
would send my designs through to the print
room in a bobbin through an air tube and if
I was 30 seconds past the deadline I would
receive a note back in the bobbin from the
print-room manager containing words that
I had never heard before and that could not
be repeated in this article! I had to grow up
fast in those early days of my working life
and learned, sometimes the hard way, that
time was so important and to make the
best use of the time we have been given
in life.
I recently met a dear lady whose husband
had just died; she was obviously broken
and devastated by the loss of the love of
her life. She said something to me that I
will never ever forget. I can hear her words
as I write this article. She said to me, This
was not supposed to happen yet, I was
not ready for him to leave me and we
had so much left to do. We held hands
and I tried to comfort her as best I could.
Through the tears she shared about the life
she shared with her amazing man.
None of us knows what tomorrow will bring
and life so often throws us a curved ball
just when we least expect it. We are never
ready to lose a loved one. So often there
are unnished things in our lives that will
have to remain unnished. Thankfully our
lifes deadline is not known to us, but be-
tween now and then we have opportunity
to get done those things which are impor-
tant to us.
We spend so much time and money on our
homes, our cars and generally gathering
things around us - things that we cannot
take with us when we depart this life. Dont
get me wrong, I am not against nice things,
but our homes and cars will decay with time
and will be of no value to us one day. Not
so with us; we are made up of body, soul
and spirit and we need to take care of our
innermost being much more than things we
will have to leave behind one day.
Time is so important in life, so dont neglect
to do the things you always wanted to do.
Life does not have to end full of regrets and
each day we wake and draw breath is an-
other opportunity to do something that will
bless others and bring joy into their lives.
We really need to take care of the things
unseen. God is interested in the state of
our hearts, the thing that is really impor-
tant and He reaches out to you today He
loves you and me, more than we will ever
know. Time slips by, days pass and the
years fade away, so lets make sure we do
what we came to do, while we have time
No Regrets.
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We have lost it a little bit over the years
havent we! Cut and Paste is part of our
vocabulary today when it was virtually im-
possible twenty years ago. We moan about
Ryan Air as we jet all round the world for
less money than using the train and it is
only 100 years since the Wright Broth-
ers pioneered ight! Photographs from
our phones can be on someone elses TV
in nano seconds anywhere in the world and
we just take it for granted. We accept that
these things are possible, but do we actu-
ally wonder at just what has happened to
bring it about?
The speed of progress and modern life has
desensitised us. The Seven Ancient Won-
ders have all decayed over the years to be
replaced by more modern achievements
such as the Channel Tunnel and the Millau
Bridge; things which we should marvel at.
Overall we do tend to accept rather easily
that something which would have seemed
impossible a few decades ago is now achiev-
able; maybe not within budget, but at least
do-able. The Wonder has paled over time.
One of the things the Bible teaches us about
God is that nothing is impossible for Him;
the intricacy of the eye, the balance of the
planets and the universe, the diversity of
creation and the experience of Christians
relating to God in their lives, but beyond
this all being possible for God to do.
God said Is anything too wonderful for the
Lord? Genesis 18v14. There is a differ-
ence between something being possible
and something being wonderful; possible
just takes it on-board and moves on, but
to wonder is to stand back and stop a while
and appreciate to a deeper level.
Wonderful!

You can nd us most Sunday evenings
on Camposol B in the Cultural Centre at
5.30pm. Contact Ken on 646 705403 or
check the website to see what we will be
doing each week.Come and join us. We of-
fer something a bit different. Sit around and
chat over a cup of tea or coffee and learn
about God and what He can do for YOU.
We also hold monthly social events in Los
Almagros. Look out for the posters or go to
our website for details.
http://open-door.wix.com/open-door
If you would like to be informed of our
events and be added to our mailing list
please let us know. Email
opendoorgettogether@gmail.com
Los Almagros, Fuente Alamo, 30320, Mur-
cia. GPS:3745 57.77 North. 1 15
56.95 West
Ken 646 705 403 or Carol 655 141 721
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RED Entertainment
ORANGE Special menus
PURPLE Market, exhibitions, leisure & meetings
GREEN Charity & non-prot making events
BLACK Fiestas & important events
Please refer to the relevant advert or editorial for more details of events
Every Day Sculpture Exhibition @ Mazarrn Town Hall 10am-2pm (exc Sun) until 12 Sept
Breakfasts @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 3
Anas No Nonsense Breakfasts @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A from 3 (9am-1pm)
All Day Breakfasts @ Black Bull, Camposol B
Full English or American Style Breakfasts @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn
Breakfast @ La Vida, El Pareton (exc Sun & Mon)
Fish & Chips @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn 7 (exc Sun)
Menu del Noche @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn 10 (exc Sun)
3 Course Menu del Noche @ Elliots, Bolnuevo 12 (exc Sun)
3 Course Menu del Noche @ Chez Zoe, Pto de Mazarrn 12 (exc Sun & Mon)
Earlybird Menu @ Spice Villa, Camposol A 12.50 inc btl wine per cpl (6-8pm)
Earlybird Menu @ Welcome Palace, Camposol B 12.50 inc btl wine per cpl (6-8pm)
Menu del Noche @ La Chara, Pto de Mazarrn 15 (Tues-Fri)
Every Mon Chiropody with Phillip Dawe @ Sensol Golf Villa Sales Building, Camposol
Spanish Conversation Classes @ Janes Salon, Bolnuevo
D Sector Community Group Working Party @ Camposol D
Yoga with Adrian @ Marianos, Camposol A 9.30am
Mazarrn Bay Bridge Club @ Hotel Playa Grande, Pto de Mazarrn 9.30am
Legs, Bums & Tums with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am
Yoga with Mari Carmen @ Bolnuevo 10am
Aqua Aerobics with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11.30am
Dancercize with Zizi @ The Arches, Los Alczares 12pm
Ladies Chatterbox Group Sew & Sew @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2.30pm
D Sector Community Group Monthly Meeting @ The Club House, Camposol C
Kettlebells with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 6.30pm
Quiz Night @ The Club House, Camposol C 7.30pm
Bowling League @ Alley Palais, Camposol B
Forget me Not Respite Care @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10.30am-1.30pm
Andreas Animal Rescue Collection @ Car Park, Camposol B 11.30am-1.30pm
HELP MMM Bingo @ La Zona Bar, Los Alczares 1/game 2pm
MABS MMM Fun Quiz @ La Rosa Bar, San Cayetano 9pm

Every Tue Physiotherapist & Chiropractor @ Janes Salon, Bolnuevo
Camposol B Clean Working Party Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9am
Tai Chi Fit with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 9.15am
Circuits with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am
Pilates with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11am
Computer Clinic @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A 1-3pm
Fit 4 Life Weight Loss Support Group @ Janes Salon, Bolnuevo 4-5pm
Guitar Group @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 4-7pm
Zumba @ The Arches, Los Alczares, 4.30pm
Football Training Session (ages 4-17) @ El Pareton 6-7pm
English/Spanish Conversation Group @ Neighbourhood Association Bar, Isla Plana 6pm
Aqua Aerobics with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 6pm
Learn to Ballroom Dance with Jacqui @ The Arches, Los Alczares 7pm
3 Course Steak Night @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 15
Special Evening Menu @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 18 for 2 btl wine for 2
Menu de Noche @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
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Taste of the South Night @ La Vida, El Pareton
Karaoke with Lynden B @ The Arches, Los Alczares
MABS Mazarrn Coffee Morning @ MABS Centre, Camposol B 10am-1pm
MAMAS Collection/Book Stall @ Camposol B Car Park 10am-1pm
MABS Mazarrn Craft Workshop @ MABS Centre, Camposol B 2.30-4.30pm

Every Wed Senior Citizen Day/Discounted Barber Gents Cut @ Eden Hair & Beauty,
Condado de Alhama
Mar Menor Golf Society Competition
Chiropodist @ Janes Salon, Bolnuevo
C Gardening Group Clean Up @ Camposol C (near Sensol Golf Ofce) 9am
Fitness Yoga with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 9am
Camposol Bridge Club, Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am
Gentle Yoga with Mari Carmen @ Bolnuevo 10am
Dancercize with Zizi @ The Arches, Los Alczares 11am
Ladies Coffee Afternoon @ Marianos, Camposol A 2.30-4.30pm
Line Dancing with Lyn @ The Arches, Los Alczares 3pm
Mazarrn AA Group @ Meeting Room adjacent to Caada de Gallego Church 5.30pm
Bingo @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias 8pm
Midweek Carvery @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C from 9 (6.30-8.30pm)
2 Course Steak Night @ La Vida, El Pareton from 9.95 inc glass of wine
2 Course Pie Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrn 10 inc a drink
Mixed Grill Night @ Dock of the Bay, Pto de Mazarrn 26 per cpl
3 Course Route 66 Big Bite American Night @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn 15
Happy Wednesday Dinner @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 32 for 2 inc btl wine
Kiddies Disco/Karaoke with Lisa B @ Black Bull, Camposol B 7.30-9.30pm
Disco/Karaoke with Lisa B @ Black Bull, Camposol B from 9.30pm
MABS MMM Art Workshop @ Caf Golf, San Javier, 2 10am-12pm
PALS for booking events etc @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn 1-3pm
HAH Book & DVD Club @ La Zona Bar, Los Narejos 2.30-4.30pm
Age Concern for tickets @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10am-1pm
Every Thu Camposol Market @ Camposol A
Kettlebells with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am
Bokwa with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11am (starts 25
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Bingo @ The Club House, Camposol C 1-3pm
Mazarrn Ladies Circle @ Hotel Playa Grande, Pto de Mazarrn 1.30pm
Skin Analysis Machine/Facial @ Janes Salon, Condado de Alhama 4pm
Los Amigos de Mazarrn FC Meeting @ The Club House, Camposol C 4pm
Fun Quiz @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 6pm (opt curry/rice/naan 3)
Sculpture Exhibition @ Mazarrn Town Hall 6-9pm until 12 Sept
Circuits with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 6.30pm
Quiz Night with Eddie B @ Black Bull, Camposol B 8pm (food avail from 3)
Bingo @ Alandalus, Calasparra from 8pm
Curry Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrn 10 inc a drink
3 Course Menu del Noche @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C 12.50 inc a drink
Happy Thursday Lunch @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 25 for 2 inc btl wine
Special Evening Menu @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 18 inc btl wine for 2
German Menu del Dia @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn
Jam Night @ The Club House, Camposol C from 9pm
Age Concern for purchase of tickets @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10am-1pm
Andreas Animal Rescue Collection @ Mazarrn Country Club 11.30am-1pm
HAH Book Stall @ La Zona Bar, Los Narejos 2.30-4pm
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Every Fri Semi Permanent Make Up Artist @ Janes Salon, Bolnuevo
Camposol Bridge Club/Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am
Friday Art Group @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 9.45am-12.30pm
Pilates with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 10am
Legs, Bums & Tums with CDA Fitness @ Camposol 11am
Book Stall/Camposol A Gardening @ Car Park Camposol A 10.30am-12.30pm
10 Pin Bowling/Camposol C Greenngers Garden Group @ Totana 4pm
Sculpture Exhibition @ Mazarrn Town Hall 6-9pm until 12 Sept
Find the Joker @ Black Bull, Camposol B 7pm
Poker @ Alandalus, Calasparra from 8pm
Fish & Chips/ Quiz @ La Vida, El Pareton from 5.50 (food from 12pm, quiz from 9pm)
Fish & Chips @ Black Bull, Camposol B 6.50 (11am-4pm)
Fish & Chips @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 6.50 (2-7pm)
Fish & Chips & Salad Buffet/ BBQ & Salad Buffet @ The Wishing Well,
Cabecico del Rey from 6.50
Fish & Chips @ The Club House, Camposol C (1pm-7.30pm)
Mixed Grill Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A 10
3 Course Fish & Chip Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrn 10
Steak Special @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias, 2 steaks & btl wine from 27
Romantic Friday Dinner @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 35 for 2 inc btl wine
5 Course Evening Meal plus dessert/coffee/wine etc @ Castillo del Pilar, Perin 18
Surf n Turf Night @ Dock of the Bay, Pto de Mazarrn 18.50
Fish & Chips @ Viggos, Pto de Mazarrn
German Menu del Dia @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn
Live Music @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
Noahs ARC Book Sale/Bric-a-Brac @ Camposol B 9.30am-2pm
Lions Mazarrn booking events etc outside Compusurf, Camposol B 11am
Age Concern booking events etc @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 11am-1pm
GOmaD Donations @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B/Costa Calida Radio 12.30-2pm
Every Sat Harlequin Rock Choir Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2-4pm
BBQ/Pizza/Paella with Salad Buffet @ The Wishing Well, Cabecico del Rey from 6.50
Steak Special @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias, 2 steaks & btl wine from 27
3 Course Steak Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrn 15
5 Course Evening Meal plus dessert/coffee/wine etc @ Castillo del Pilar, Perin 18
Special Saturday Dinner @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 22 inc btl wine for 2
MABS MMM Book Sale @ The Arches Bar, Los Alczares 10am-1pm
HELP MMM Sale of up-market clothes @ The Arches Bar, Los Alczares 10am-1pm
PALS for booking events @ Trevis Bar, Camposol B 11am-1.30pm
Every Sun Car Boot Sale @ Caadas del Romero Social Centre 8.30am
Car Boot Sale @ Venta Romero, Cuevas de Reyllo. 9am-2pm
Poker Night @ Black Bull, Camposol B 8pm
BBQ/Live Entertainment @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 4pm 5
Sunday Roast @ The Wishing Well, Cabecico del Rey from 6.50
Traditional Sunday Lunch (hot or cold food) @ La Vida, El Pareton from 7.50
Sunday Roast @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias from 7.95
Sunday Carvery @ The Club House Bistro, Camposol C from 9
3 Course Sunday Roast (lunch/eve) @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrn
10 inc btl wine for 2
Salad Bar Sunday @ Lizs Caf, Camposol B 10 inc a drink (nishes 14
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Sunday Roast @ Lizs Caf, Camposol B 10 inc a drink (re-starts 21
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3 Course Sunday Lunch @ Elliots, Bolnuevo 10
3 Course Sunday Roast (lunch/dinner) @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn 10
Meat Carvery/Vegetable Buffet @ La Mariposa, Gebas from 10.50
Special Evening Menu @ Amapola Restaurante, Bolnuevo 18 inc btl wine for 2
Bernie Mac @ The Club House, Camposol C from 8pm

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HELP MMM Car Boot @ Autocine, Los Narejos 8.30am-12.30
Open Day @ Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, Rojales 1-4pm
SEPTEMBER
Monday 1 Fiesta del Polvorn, Archena
PALS Monthly Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11.15am
Tuesday 2 Open Door Make Up Demonstration @ Cats Bar, Camposol A 1pm, 5 inc buffet
Camposol Triangle/Scott James, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B

HAH Volunteers Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda 11.15am
Wednesday 3 Trip to Benidorm Market with Viajes Dragontours 19
Ladies Coffee Afternoon @ Marianos, Camposol A 2.30-4.30pm
Spanish Championships Road Cycling (until 7
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MABS MMM Volunteers Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15am
Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm
Welcome House Make-up Demo @ Campillio y Suertes, Cehegin 11am
Thursday 4 Mazarrn FC v SFC Minerva
Camposol Triangle/U2 Tribute, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi, Camposol B
Friday 5 Downhill Cycling Day/4 Course Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas 35
inc bike/guide/safety equip
C Gardening Group Social Evening/Itchy Fingers @ The Club House,
Camposol C 8pm 6
Por Cantar (Romantic Music) @ La Santa/Monasterio de Santa Eulalia, Totana
The CAS Band @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A
Camposol Triangle/Karen Noble, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi,
Camposol B
MABS Murcia NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9am-1pm
MABS Mazarrn Jigsaw Bereavement Group @ Cats Bar, Camposol A 12pm
Mazarrn Bahia Leo Club @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7-9pm (12-18 years)
Saturday 6 Romera del Nio de las Uvas, Jumilla
ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am
Welcome Meeting @ Marianos, Camposol A 2pm
Murder Mystery Evening @ La Vida, El Pareton
Mazarrn FC v CD Lumbreras (Away) 8pm
Guided Tour Of Church & Convent Of San Jos, Caravaca 12.30pm or 7pm
2 (1 3-16yrs)
2 Course Lobster Night @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn 25
Greek Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
Party in the Car Park @ Black Bull, Camposol B from 4pm
The Classic Rock Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Pitu @ The Club House, Camposol C
Magnetik Surf @ La Proa, Pto de Mazarrn
Mr Bojangles @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
JJs Table Top Sale @ SaraLaras, Pto de Mazarrn 11am-2pm
Sunday 7 Artisan Market @ Bullas
Wildcat Tribute Show @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
Monday 8 Virgen de la Consolacin, Molina de Segura
Fiestas Patronales, Calasparra (1st-8th) & Pliego
Virgen de las Maravillas, Cehegn (8th-14th)
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Virgen del Buen Suceso, Cieza
Virgen de Las Huertas, Lorca
Mixed Pairs Short Mat Bowls KO Cup @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
Alley Palais 10Pin Doubles League Meeting @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 8.30pm
Forget Me Not Coffee Morning for Carers & Friends @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B
10.30am-1pm

Tuesday 9 Welcome Book/Jigsaw Swap @ ICA Medical Centre, Camposol B 10am-12pm
Stamp Collectors Meeting @ Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrn 6pm
Camposol Triangle/Suzy G Show, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi,
Camposol B
Mal @ Cehegn Fiesta
HAH Table Top Sale @ La Zona Bar, Los Alccares 10am-2pm
Wednesday 10 MCC Residents Social Club Trip to Experienca 43/Los Alcazares/Iceland
12 members (15 non)
SAMM General Meeting @ CAR Infanta Cristina, Los Narejos 11am
MABS Murcia NW Volunteers Meeting @ 5pm
Thursday 11 Trip to Tabarca Island with Viajes Dragontours 32
Ladies Chatterbox Group @ The Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2pm
Camposol Triangle/Andy Jones, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi,
Camposol B
Friday 12 Feria de Murcia
Indoor Market with fashion/bling/DVDs etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B
Canal Bike Ride/4 Course Lunch with La Mariposa, Gebas 35
inc bike/safety equip/guide
Country Music Night @ Marianos, Camposol A 7.45pm 4
Team Harmony Help for Heroes Night/3 Course Meal/Live Ent @
Hotel Aguilas Resort 15
Barrington @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Michelles Singing in the Park @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
Camposol Triangle/Shani Ormiston Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi,
Camposol B
GOmAD Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 10am2pm
FAST Book Stall @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B
Age Concern Black/White Ball/Terry Jay/Karen Noble @ Pto de Mazarrn Marina
15 inc buffet/cava
Saturday 13 Artisan Market @ Paseo de las Comunidades Autnomos , Pto de Mazarrn 10am-2pm
2 (1 3-16yrs)
Open Day Bubbly and Nibbles @ Compusurf, Camposol B 2-5pm
3 Course Grill Night @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn 19.50
Seafood Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
Oh Brother @ The Club House, Camposol C
The Classic Rock Band @ La Proa, Pto de Mazarrn
Last Night of the Proms by Jumbo @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
Triangle Closing Party/Chloe Leigh/Eddie B, Outside Alley Palais/Bar Salud/Bar Trevi,
Camposol B
Forget Me Not Music Concert @ La Vida, El Pareton 1, 2.30pm
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FAST Night/Bernie Mac & Friend @ Tels Bar & Cats Bar 7.30pm 2 (BBQ avail)
Sunday 14 Feria, Yecla
Artisan Market @ Mula
Angie McKay @ Black Bull, Camposol B
Cruz Azul 3km Walk on the Bark Side @ Esplanada de Barnuevo, Santiago de la Ribera
5, 11am-3pm
Monday 15 5 Night Welcome Trip to Galicia/Salamanca/Santiago/Avila with trips 310
Open Door 4 Day Seminar @ Los Almagros
Tuesday 16 HELP MMM General Meeting @ Las Claras, Los Narejos 11.30am
MABS MMM Ebony/Ivory Ladies Lunch/Fashion Show @ Diamantes,
El Mojon 1.30pm, 10.50
Wednesday 17 Camposol Camera Club @ The Club House, Camposol C 4pm
HAH Chatters @ Centro Civico, Roda 11.30am
MABS NW Las Vegas Show @ Bar Alandalus, Valle del Sol 8.30pm 10
Thursday 18 Ladies Day @ Eden Hair & Beauty, Condado de Alhama
HELP MMM Autumn Fair @ HELP MMM Ofces, Urb Oasis, Los Narejos 11am
Friday 19 Spangles Acapella Fiesta @ Restaurante Asturias, Punta Prima 8 8.30pm
Highway 61 @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
MABS Murcia NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9am-1pm
MABS Mazarrn Book Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9am-1pm
Age Concern Open Day @ The Marina Club House opp La Sal, Pto de Mazarrn 11am-1pm
Mazarrn Bahia Leo Club @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7-9pm (12-18 years)
MAMAS Country Music Evening/BBQ @ Social Centre, Caadas del Romero 8pm 7
Saturday 20 Fiestas de Carthagineses y Romanos, Cartagena
Feria y Fiestas, Lorca & Mula
Guided Tour of Winery & Brunch in Cehegn 10am 5
Open Day inc free glass drink/tapas per person @ The Wishing Well,
Cabecico del Rey 2-5pm
2 (1 3-16yrs)
4 Course French Evening @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn 49.50 for 2
Billy Bunters Bursting Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
Pitu @ La Proa, Pto de Mazarrn
Rod Stewart Tribute @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Woody @ The Club House, Camposol C
JJs Table Top Sale @ SaraLaras, Pto de Mazarrn 11am-2pm
MABS Mazarrn September Sort Out @ La Pasteleria, Pto de Mazarrn
Sunday 21 International Day of Peace. Check our blog for details on any events in your area
World Alzheimers Day
Artisan Market @ Sanctuary de la Esperanza, Calasparra 10am-6pm
Artisan Market @ Caravaca
Ruta del Ferrocarril (Railway Route) with Aguilas Tourist Information Centre
Car Boot Sale @ Old Railway Station, Cehegn 2 per pitch 10am
Walk from La Baslica-Santuario de la Vera Cruz, Caravaca 7pm
Rockin Roy @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
MABS MMM Party in the Park/Live Ent/Hog Roast @ Centro Civico, Roda 3pm 12
Monday 22 Autumn Equinox
Easy/Medium Guided Walk/4 Course Lunch inc beer/wine @ La Mariposa, Gebas 12
National Sing-a-long for Sheila from 8pm. Check our blog for details on your nearest venue
Tuesday 23 Welcome Book/Jigsaw Swap @ ICA Medical Centre, Camposol B 10am-12pm
Mazarrn FC Lunch @ La Sienna, Mazarrn
Wednesday 24 NEST Walk (optional meal 9) Meet El Berro Car Park, Sierra Espua 10.15am 5
Welcome Dance/Status Quo & The Eagles Tribute @ Marianos, Camposol A 10
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Age Concern Menu del Dia @ Mar y Tierra, Pto de Mazarrn
Thursday 25 FOGGS Golf day @ Lorca Golf
Beacon of Light Fund Raiser for Dog Perrera with Barbara Almond @ Oscars
Camposol B 8pm 5
Friday 26 Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning (see article on page 16)
Antiques Fayre @ IFEPA, Torre Pacheco (until 28
th
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Indoor Market with fashion/bling/DVDs etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B
Downhill Cycling Day/4 Course Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas 35
inc bike/guide/safety equip
Trip to Roman Battle, Cartagena with Viajes Dragontours 26
James Bond Night 007/ Kylie @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrn
2 courses & cocktail 15
The Geckos Band @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A
Sandy Fitz @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
GOmAD Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 10am2pm
HELP MMM Charity Market @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcazres 11am-1pm
MABS Mazarrn Coffee Morning/Stalls. Just off Aguilas Road 4 11am-2pm
FAST Book Stall @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B
Age Concern Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre Camposol B
Mazarrn Bahia Leo Club/Pitu @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 5
Saturday 27 San Cosme y San Damin, Abarn
Open Day/Demonstrations/Cava & Nibbles @ The Beauty Palace,
Camposol B from 11am
Parque Ecolgico de Cehegn, Walk 9am
2 (1 3-16yrs)
Balearics Night @ Tropic Anas, Camposol A
The CAS Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas
Steve Fisher @ The Club House, Camposol C
Secreto Flamenco @ La Proa, Pto de Mazarrn
Sunday 28 World Rabies Day
Trip to Roman Circus, Cartagena with Viajes Dragontours 26
Half Marathon (21km) @ Alhama de Murcia 9.30am 10/12
(book before 19
th
@ www.famu.es)
The Classic Rock Band @ La Casa Familiar, Los Urrutias
Tuesday 30 Monthly B Clean Meeting @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 4pm
MABS Mazarrn Volunteer Meeting @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 11.30am
OCTOBER
Wednesday 1 Welcome Petanca @ Marianos, Camposol A 2pm
Welcome Ladies Evening/fashion show/stalls/bingo/Woody @ Marianos,
Camposol A 3
MABS MMM Volunteers Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15am
Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm
Friday 3 GOmaD Table Top Sale @ Calle Alicante 6, Camposol A 11am-3pm
MABS Mazarrn Jigsaw Bereavement Group @ Cats Bar, Camposol A 12pm
Saturday 4 ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am
Welcome Meeting @ Marianos, Camposol A 2pm
Culture Vultures Trip to Pink Floyd Tribute Concert
Forget Me Not/Music Concert @ La Vida, El Pareton 1, 2.30pm
Sunday 5 Artisan Market @ Bullas
Monday 6 PALS Monthly Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11.15am
Tuesday 7 Downhill Cycling Day/4 Course Lunch @ La Mariposa, Gebas 35 inc bike/guide/safety equip
Jumilla Wine Trip with Viajes Dragontours 32
Welcome Book Swap @ Lower level of ICA Medical Centre, Camposol B 10-12pm
MCC Residents Social Club 3 Night Trip to Madrid 130 members (140 non)
Stamp Collectors Meeting @ Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrn 6pm
Los Amigos President Bash/Alan Swoffers & Kriz-K @ Marianos, Camposol A 10 (15 inc food)
HAH Volunteers Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda 11.15am
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On September 11
th
, Dragontours will again
go to Tabarca Island with an early morn-
ing departure from the Mazarrn area and
then by boat to the Island. The return boat
will be after 6pm, so there will be a full day
to enjoy this beautiful place. The island has
two distinct parts; the division marked by the
narrow middle with the port on one side and
a sandy beach on the other. The majority of
the buildings are on the south part of the is-
land, whereas the north is mostly barren. It
is a mecca for birdwatchers. The lighthouse,
inaugurated in 1854, was at one time used
as a prison, but is now closed to the public.
The whole island has been declared an Artis-
tic-Cultural Heritage site, since 1964. Price is
only 32 including the return boat trip, coach
from the Mazarrn area and insurance.
On September 26
th
, we will be going to Carta-
gena to witness the great Battle between the
forces of Carthage and Rome. For this event
Dragontours has reserved seats and the
afternoon/evening trip is just 26. After the
battle, well go to the festival camp and have
free time until late evening. There are plenty
of places for eating, drinking and partying be-
fore your coach returns you safely home.
On September 28
th
, for the rst time after ve
years of not being held, we will go to the Ro-
man Circus with plenty of time to enjoy the
festival camp on this last day of the estas
with re crackers and lights in the sky and the
putting out of the Sacred Fire. This year the
Special Romans festival has its 25
th
Anniver-
sary. If you opt to sign in both Romans Drag-
ontours will give you a special price of 48
per person including return coach, reserved
seat and travel insurance.
As an interesting and exciting event, Dragon-
tours are setting a Wine-Stomping experi-
ence at the winery in Jumilla on October 7
th
.
All will adventure rst hand or should that
be rst foot! the original way of extracting
grape juice from the fat ripe grapes. Barrels of
freshly picked grapes will be set up and those
who wish, can jump in feet rst and crush
away. The price is 29 per person, including
return coach, wine tasting, grape stomping
and full daytrip insurance.
Christmas is coming, so why not think about
booking a Hotel in Benidorm, Mojcar, Be-
nalmdena, Albir or Nerja, or maybe a nice
6 to 10 day trip visiting Jerez, Cdiz, Sevilla
and Granada or a 9 day trip to Morocco enjoy-
ing Fez, Meknes, Marrakech, Casablanca, and
Rabat cities. All these are with the possibility
of getting a coach from Camposol right to the
door of your hotel. Great prices!
Dragontours looks forward to hearing from
you, and of course if you want anything dif-
ferent, unusual, or exotic, just come in and
ask and they will do their best to come up
with a plan.
Viajes Dragontours, your English speaking
Travel Agency in Camposol A, is always ready
to help you out with your holidays, ights,
cruises, travel insurance, hotel bookings, train
tickets and whatever your travel needs might
be.
Commercal Center A, Local 30, Camposol
Tele 968 199 021
Email info@dragontours.net
Following the sudden death of the much be-
loved owner of La Vida Sunset Bar in Dona
Pepa, Keep Entertainment Live on The Costa
Blanca are organising an evening of tribute.
As a staunch supporter of the cause that is
ghting for uniformity in the law allowing live
entertainment in Spain, Sheila was to appear
in a documentary currently being made about
this Facebook group.
Sadly, she passed away before she had time
to put her point of view across. In tribute to
a very funny and outspoken lady, the evening
called Sing-a-long for Sheila will be on a
nationwide scale in memory of her. The spe-
cial evening is planned for Monday Sep-
tember 22
nd
to start from 8pm. The event
was already in the process of being organised
when the sad news was received. Bars, en-
tertainers and anyone who likes to sing are
invited to register for the event. No micro-
phones will be allowed, but fun and music
are! Customers will be encouraged to bring
tambourines, maracas, combs and paper or
any non-electrical instruments with them. A
glass and spoon is even included in instru-
ments permitted.
At present the rules for live entertainment
are not consistent and vary widely from area
to area. Some bars get away with blasting
out music until all hours, while their neigh-
bours get denuncias and warnings during
normal trading hours. The campaign and its
members are growing on a daily basis with
over 2000 members and have already spread
from Salou and the Costa Clida down to the
Costa del Sol. Supporters only want some
clarity to the rules and for a choice to be
available everywhere. Most people realise
that the economy of many areas of this
country depends largely on tourism and
without tourists many businesses in all
sectors will suffer. We are not asking for
music to be played until the early hours of the
morning. We just want to be able to enter-
tain everyone, holiday-makers and residents
alike, especially during the months of June-
September. Banks are very astute where
numbers and money are concerned and there
are areas where they have closed branches
due to lack of customers.
Please apply to be included by emailing
keepitliveonthecostablanca@gmail.com,
where you will be sent the event poster, song
sheets and updates of all events.
You can join the forum on Facebook Keep
Entertainment Live on The Costa Blanca
(which is for all of Spain)
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July 10
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saw Fuente Old Guard make a wel-
come return to the excellent course at Agu-
ilon Golf Resort.
A warm day with a pleasant sea breeze made
playing golf a real pleasure and a change from
some of the hot and humid weather condi-
tions of recent weeks.The Overall Winner on
the day with 40 points was Paul Western from
Division Three with Martin Hill close behind in
second place with 36 points. This points to-
tal also gave Martin top spot in Division One
where he was followed By Dave Simpson as
Runner-Up in this division with 33 points.
Meanwhile in Division Two, Tony Cook was
ahead of the rest with 36 points and Phil Cart-
er followed in with 32 points to take Second
Place.
Back in Division Three, Dave Gautier came in
close behind PaulWestern with 35 points to
take the runner up spot. Dave was also Clos-
est to Pin on hole 14 while Maurice Nafzger
took the prize on hole 11 for Nearest the Pin
Second Shot.
The Twos Money was equally shared by
John Downie, Dave Gautier and Tony Cook.
Our next outing is to Lorca Golf on September
25
th
and if anyone would like to join FOGGS
or just play as a guest, please contact Dave
on 868 082 013.
500 Donation to FAST
At FASTs Open Day held at the Cultural
Centre, Camposol B, last years Captains,
Marilyn Jones and Trevor Andrew, pre-
sented a cheque for 500 on behalf of the
generous members of Camposol Golf As-
sociation to the representatives of FAST,
Dee and Ann.
Club de Golf Competition
The generous sponsor of this months event
was The Club House Bistro. Sponsorship
of these monthly competitions are always
thankfully received by all and if you would
like to sponsor one of these events please
get in touch. It will be very gratefully ap-
preciated by everyone.
Winners of the Competition:
Overall Winner - Mary Armitage - 39 points
2nd - Paul Betts - 38 points
Ladies Winner Mika Bogerd - 33 points
Gents Cat. 3 (19 28) - 1st Brian Tape - 35
pts
2nd - Tony Lambert - 34 pts.
Gents Cat. 2 (0 18) - 1st Bob Evans
2nd - Tony Hagen - 36 pts
Watch out! The Handicap Secretary is on
the prowl and looking forward to processing
your cards.
The Policemen v- Firemen
There will be a Policemen versus Fire-
men Golf Competition on Wednesday 10
th

September. There are several Policemen
and Firemen amongst the CGA Members
and the other players are nominated into
which team they will play for. There are
even Policemen and Firemen coming over
from the UK especially for this event. This
is always a fun game held every year with a
lot of banter and friendly rivalry, so if there
are any golng ex-remen or ex-policemen
out there, come along and get your name
down to play.
Forthcoming Competitions At Campo-
sol Club De Golf:
End Of Season Annual Tournament
with many prizes!!!
This will take place on 26
th
September. Shot-
gun Start at 9am followed by Dinner in The
Club House at 6.45pm with a great menu,
presentation of prizes including Knock Out
trophies and prizes from competitions run
during the year and card draw. The Enter-
tainment will be Scott James. Anyone can
play provided you have played in two
Club Competitions in the last year. An
event not to be missed.
Away Day
We are planning an Away Day in October
whilst hollow tining is taking place at Cam-
posol the rst two weeks in October. The
venue is yet to be decided.
The Costa Calida Ladies League
We are all looking forward to the new sea-
son starting in September. We have a new
team joining us from Roda and we really are
desperate for one more team to join us to
balance the teams out.
We are having our Annual Committee
Meeting on 1
st
September at Hacienda Del
Alamo at 11.30am. If you are interested in
joining us, please come along to the meet-
ing and nd out more and what the League
involves. We all enjoy our Ladies League
encounters in a competitive, but friendly
spirit. If you are group of Lady Golfers who
would like to be part of our group you are
very welcome to join us. We play at recip-
rocal golf courses with reduced green fees.
To participate in the League you only need
a group of 6 ladies. If you cannot attend
the meeting and are interested in joining,
or would like more information, please con-
tact Betty Roberts on bettylloyd1560@
hotmail.com
Betty Roberts
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Near Thirty Children Enjoyed A Day In
The Facilities Of The Foundation Real
Madrid
This was one of the best summer activities
planned by the departments of Sports and
Youth Council of Mazarrn. Thirty children,
accompanied by their parents, travelled from
Mazarrn to live an unforgettable day cohab-
iting in the socio-sports schools Valdebebas
Real Madrid Foundation.

Five teams from different categories, played
football with Mazarrn at preliminary meet-
ings with schools from Madrid, Santander,
Logroo, Jerez, Puerto Lumbreras and Mo-
tril, where there was a good atmosphere and
sportsmanship. Families who accompanied
their children appreciated the opportunity
offered by Mazarrn with an activity that is
integrative, as it allows access to the sports
school at reduced fees.

The trip started with a free tour for players by
the Santiago Bernabu Stadium, where they
could use their membership cards for multiple
and store discounts at the Stadium. Early in
the afternoon began the meetings between
the schools when they were shown the value
of the philosophy of the Real Madrid Foun-
dation, where the important thing is to es-
tablish a full co-existence in social values as
well as in sport.
The 2014/2015 season reopens the doors
to all who wish to enter the school football
Real Madrid Foundation. Those wishing to
try have all the information from the Depart-
ment of Youth and Sports of Mazarrn in the
Municipal Sports Pavilion, The ACENA can call
the telephone hotlines on 968 591 852 and
968 591 810.
Sports Complex Hosts The Initiation Of
Course I BMX
Fifteen children across the Region of Murcia
participated in this cycling race.
Circuit BMX Sports Complex hosted the
event in Mazarrn in the First Introductory
Year for this sport. After registering to partici-
pate in this competition, the youths were try-
ing to imitate the motocross champions with
their bikes. Freestyle BMX is a cycling mode
from North America, which began in the 70s
in California.
The Department of Sports in Mazarrn seeks
to promote the collaboration of the Cycling
Federation of Murcia and the various clubs
in the municipality. After completing the
course, the ceremony of diplomas took place,
attended by the Councillor for Sports, Andrs
Valera.
The First Multicultural Football Tourna-
ment
This initiative was organized by the Depart-
ment of Youth and Sports and promotes toler-
ance and respect between different cultures.

A Senegalese team and a local team opened
the rst part of the Multicultural Football
Tournament. Facilities at the Sports Com-
plex Media League were the setting for this
sporting event and the Senegalese repre-
sentatives in Mazarrn faced the home team
of Automaza. The match ended in a tie at
three goals and was necessary for a penalty
shootout to ascertain the champions. Finally,
the team of Senegal took the win by six goals
to ve.
After the tournament, the trophies were pre-
sented by the Mayor of Mazarrn, Francisco
Garca, Councillor for Sports, Andrs Valera
and Titino, municipal technical Youth advisor
who also acted as referee during the tourna-
ment. Pedro Manuel Paredes from Automaza
was named man of the match, while the Sen-
egalese player Papy gained the trophy that
credited him as the best goalkeeper.
There was a good atmosphere and respect
between the different cultures and there was
fair play at all times as can be seen in the
group photo of all participants at the end of
the tournament. The authorities were highly
appreciated this initiative and hope that there
will be more such tournaments.
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Training for the 2014-15 is well underway for
Mazarrn FC. At the time of writing xtures
have not been released, but the season is
expected to commence on Sunday 14
th
Sep-
tember. Training began on 4
th
August with a
mixture of some players from last year and
some new hopefuls hoping to impress in pre-
season training and practice games.
Mazarrn FC
took part in a
3-team tour-
nament at Mi-
randa on Sat-
urday 9
th
Au-
gust as part
of the local -
esta activities
against Mi-
randa and CD
Juvenia. Each
team played
each other in
games of 45
minutes and
Ma z a r r n
FC emerged
as the tour-
nament win-
ners. They
beat the host
team, Miranda, 2-1 coming back from 1-0 to
win with two goals from Bryan. In the second
game they played CD Juvenia who defeated
Mazarrn twice last season, but Mazarrn
won this time with another 2-1 victory. The
goal scorers were Christian, a new signing
from Soho Medi, and our prolic striker Tolo.
On Wednesday 20th August Mazarrn FC
hosted Cartagena FC who play in the Honor
Youth Division, the top level and on Thursday
4
th
September, Mazarrn will welcome SFC
Minerva who have just been promoted from
the Segunda Autonomica see local media
for venue and kick off time. Finally on Sat-
urday 6
th
September, Mazarrn will play CD
Lumbreras at home. Kick-off 8pm.
Mazarrns home games are normally played
on Sundays with varying kick off times. Ad-
mission is just 4, with juveniles free. Los
Amigos de Mazarrn FC organise a sup-
porters coach to most away games. Season
tickets are now available at 40 which is a
considerable saving on the match day price.
Full details of all games, date and kick off
times and coach departure times both home
and away, are advertised in the local media,
on www.mazarronfc.es, on Los Amigos
de Mazarrn FC Facebook page, and on
posters at various points throughout Campo-
sol and Mazarrn.
Los Amigos has a very busy social calendar
organised for members and friends through-
out the year. Our monthly Luncheon Club
has gone from strength to strength. The July
outing was to the Piscis Restaurant at La Azo-
hia and proved an excellent choice with pleas-
ant and helpful staff, an excellent meal and,
as usual, plenty of drinks. In August we vis-
ited the Casa Colora in Leiva and we will have
a report in next months edition. We are now
taking bookings for the outing at La Sienna
Restaurant in Mazarrn on Tuesday 23
rd
Sep-
tember. Full details and bookings are available
at our Los Amigos weekly meetings or you
can email pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk.
We still have tickets left for the annual Los
Amigos Presidents Bash which will be held
at Marianos, Camposol A on Tuesday 7
th
Oc-
tober. This year we have a fabulous Legends
Past and Present Evening with two great in-
dividual tribute acts; John Lennon and Gary
Barlow. Alan Swoffer is ying in from the UK
to bring the music of Lennon and the Beatles
to the stage
in a stun-
ning musical
tribute which
he has been
per f or mi ng
for 16 years
and the mul-
t i - t al ent ed
Kriz-K will
be perform-
ing the Gary
Barlow trib-
ute. Tickets
are just 10
each without
supper or 15
with supper
(chicken and
chips or burg-
er and chips
and your
ticket will in-
dicate which you have chosen so there will be
no confusion on the night!!!)
Please ring Barbara on 627 012 646, Dave
on 634 369 639, Gerard on 624 320 567,
or email pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk or
losamigosdemazarronfc@hotmail.co.uk
to reserve your tickets.
On Friday 17
th
October we have organised a
Boat Trip from Puerto de Mazarrn for the
two hour Cliffs of Tinoso Cape Tour at ac-
cost of 15. Lunch and coach transport will
be available at an additional cost if there is
sufcient demand. Bookings will be taken at
our weekly meetings or you can email
pamada.1130@yahoo.co.uk.
Plans for the 6
th
Annual Gala Evening and
Dinner at the Hotel la Cumbre, Puerto de
Mazarrn in March 2015 are almost nal-
ised and full details will be announced very
shortly. Next year we are hoping to have two
guest speakers for the dinner who will also be
taking part in a Celebrity Golf Competition
along with our resident celebrity, Tony Currie,
on the day prior to the Dinner.
Los Amigos de Mazarrn FC weekly meet-
ings, which are open to anyone, are held
every Thursday at The Club House, Cam-
posol, at 4pm with the exception of the last
Thursday of each month which is reserved for
the Members Business Meeting and open to
members only.
The membership year started on 1
st
August
for 2014/15 and membership has again been
held at 10. All existing members should
have received a renewal form by email and
membership forms are available at the Social
Meetings during August and by sending an
email to the Los Amigos Secretary, Barbara
Marchant, 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 surround-
ings, why not join us for an hour on a Thurs-
day afternoon? You will be most welcome.
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The Municipality of Mazarrn prepares to
host, the Spanish Championships Road Cy-
cling from 4-7
th
September with categories
for junior, senior and master. It is a major
sporting event that will attract many par-
ticipants from Mazarrn and all parts of the
country. The start of this competition will
take place at the Palacio de San Esteban,
the seat of the Regional Government, on
3
rd
September with the presence of the
President of the Spanish Cycling Federa-
tion and the Director General of Sports of
the Autonomous Community.
Each category has a maximum of 200
places. The time trial will be 14 kilometers
and other races between 74 and 116 kil-
ometers, by category.
It is not the rst time Mazarrn is hosting a
major event as this, as the Tour of Spain on
several occasions have passed Mazarrn
and other towns in the area, as well as
hosting the Spanish Championship in 1989
with the Professional Category, when big
cycling names participated including Pedro
Delgado and Miguel Indurain.
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FOR SALE:
Horse manure from Cavalli Foundation 1 per
sack. Every sack we sell will help to buy hay
and feed for our rescue horses and ponies.
For gardening groups, manure free of charge
if they come and load the manure themselves.
Tel 636 172 198
3 seater sofa/2 end seats reclining. 6ft 6
long/3ft 6 wide/3ft high. Warm brown colour,
woven good quality material in vgc 375.
Tel 968 743 263 Cehegin local delivery could
be arranged

Zanussi White Chest Freezer
120w x 67d x 87h cm
Perfect working order; Immaculate Condition
180
Tel. 671870980 (Calasparra)
Class A White Hisense fridge - Immaculate
condition
55w x 56d x 85h cm
100
Tel. 671870980 (Calasparra)
High square glass/aluminium bar ta-
ble, 4 mesh covered stools with
backs and wooden arms 120
Electric Radiator with thermostat 25
White reclining garden chairs 10 each
1 Papasan Chair with cushion (from Pier 1) 30
Tel 968 199 913/646 444 942/669 979
272 Camposol B
Bagless Vacuum Cleaner purchased in May
still under guarantee. Lightweight/3 attach-
ments/cable rewind button/carrying handle
35
Tel 968 972 949/634 305 376
2 Red IKEA reclining loungers (5 different
positions)/Brand new in original boxes. Cost
65 each - sell 35 each
2 Portable Aircon units with remote control
and outlet pipes, hardly used 75 each
Tel (0044) 07956 162 373 after 6 Sept 2014
Totana
WANTED
Wanted short canoes for pools
Tel 646 705 403
Any motorsport, or military items
Tel 634 370 173
Garden shed 3 x 3 minimum. Wood or metal.
In good condition. Can collect.
Tel 634 362 823

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Client Feedback
As the rental season draws to a close, it is
time to reect on any feedback that your visi-
tors and guests have given you and to act on
the feedback to keep your customers satised
in 2015!
We send all our clients a customer satisfaction
survey and about 80% of guests respond im-
mediately, offering helpful hints and construc-
tive criticism about the accommodation they
have booked. Where we offer the properties
through 3
rd
party sites, we request a review
from all our clients and many respond with
useful comments.
Although every year it is wonderful when our
guests tell us what a great job we do, I am
ALWAYS more interested in the could be bet-
ter points, as it is only by striving to improve
the quality of the accommodation that we
guarantee happy holidaymakers AND repeat
bookings.
Here are some of the most common com-
plaints from guests and a few hints for
owners:
No really large pots and pans. Whilst we Brits
might not like to cook a lot on holiday, our
Spanish and French guests certainly do! Large
family sized cooking pans are appreciated.
Tatty tea towels! Make sure you buy and
replace regularly; each season should be
enough.
Not enough coat hangers for clothes. They
are cheap enough to buy from one of the Chi-
nese shops.
Not enough space in the wardrobes due to too
much personal stuff left by owners. (Clear out
your things and store securely, as your guests
need space too!)
Remember that if you get your property up
to standard and guests dont have to ASK for
extra items, it makes things run a lot more
smoothly and you will also get those rave re-
views to entice yet more clients to book!
Liz Edmiston
OwnersAway Property Rentals & Man-
agement. Tel 691 977 107
info@ownersaway.com
www.ownersaway.com
Standard & Poors Predict Spanish
Property Prices to Rise by 2% in 2016
In last months column we had news that
declining prices in Spanish property were
nearing the bottom and now we have Stand-
ard & Poors latest prediction of a 2% rise
in prices by 2016 giving us all a little more
condence for the near future. The slight
upturn in the Spanish economy is also wel-
come news, with rising employment and an
actual increase of 0.5% in GDP. Spain is of-
cially out of recession. Developers are also
building new homes and residential property
sales saw an increase of 8.8%.
From our own experiences, we are still see-
ing consistent growth; even August a tra-
ditionally quiet sales period - has been ex-
traordinarily busy.
Attracting Buyers for your Property.
(Price)
We are constantly asked by some vendors
What can we do to attract buyers? Our
answer is usually very consistent.
You need to consider 3 factors Price, Lo-
cation & Presentation.
Many vendors have a price in mind, but
rarely is it based on current market values.
Often its inuenced by the cost of their next
house purchase. It is very important to re-
search the prices of comparable properties -
this can be difcult for a vendor compared to
a busy Estate Agent who is selling properties
on a daily basis, but sitting down with a few
agents and asking them to show you exam-
ples of similar properties they have sold will
enlighten you as to the best price to attract
viewings. If your property isnt being viewed
on a regular basis, then speak to your agent
and ask them to give an honest opinion as
to where you need to pitch your price to get
viewings. We all know the more viewings
you get, the greater the chance of an offer
or a sale.
In the next column we will look at Loca-
tion and Presentation.
Kenneth Whettall
Commercial Director
Fuente Alamo Real Estate/Murcia Coast
& Country
Info@fuentealamorealestate.com
Tel 0034 968 598 173
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Accommodation
La Mariposa 968 631 008
Accountants:
Corral & Alcaraz 968 078 754
Silvente 968 332 058
Airpark Parking:
Airpark Murcia 618 806 989
Bars, Cafs & Restaurants:
Alandalus 968 955 942
Alley Palais 968 978 869
Amapola 660 328 092
Bar/Restaurante La Llana 968 103 300
Bistro Ratatouille 968 155 887
Black Bull 634 374 381
Cafeteria Plaza 968 705 406
Castillo Del Pinar 968 163 138
Chez Zoe 676 691 324
Dock of the Bay 868 975 375
El Faro 968 594 352
Elliots 968 158 499
Gula Gula 968 154 102
La Casa Familiar 968 543 103
La Chara 968 152 016
La Gloria 968 154 316
La Mariposa 968 631 008
La Pasteleria 629 079 523
La Proa 968 153 138
La Taberna Juan Chara 968 152 530
La Vida 625 917 425
La Santa 968 487 004
Lizs Cafe 696 724 123
Quality Indian 968 199 198
Restaurante Mariquita II 648 193 408
Sabores del Sur 722 277 867
Spice Villa 968 199 226
The Arches 653 081 341
The Clubhouse Bistro 968 978 855
The Market Tavern 968 154 330
The Vista Bar 649 219 270
Totana Tennis Club 968 421 804
Tropic Anas 699 060 472
Viggos 968 154 554
Welcome Palace 968 199 298
Builders/Building Services
A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733
Brian Jones & Co 646 705 021
CM Constructions 659 159 948
Constructions Mario 639 839 249
Fuente Building Services 696 744 982
JD Roong & Building 630 269 994
JML Building Services 669 054 652
Martinez Del La Casa (Architects)
665 810 411
Miles Guttering 617 142 987
S & D Builders 622 691 923
Tonys Building Services 647 119 952
Woodworks Direct 649 540 016
Carpentry:
Philip Peacock/Joiner 680 443 219
Car Hire:
Bolnuevo Cars 968 150 979
F&C Rent a Car 968 199 156
Cars & Transport:
Specialist Vehicles SL 968 146 158
Catering:
The Roving Diner 676 217 059

Chiropodists:
Clinica Camposol 968 199 111
Phillip Dawe 968 150 244
Cleaning:
KJ Total Care 688 697 629
Computer Repairs & Sales:
Camposol Computers 968 199 191
Loco Murcia 968 971 893
Dentists:
Clinica Camposol 968 199 111
Olivier Houdusse 968 153 645
Education:
Condent Choice 690 190 230
Spanish Classes with Vivien 630 939 626
Electricians & Electricals:
AC Services 672 850 963
Louis Harris 619 712 821
T J Electricals 868 181 121
Entertainment:
Graham Cooper 657 596 638
Funeral Plans:
ASSSA 968 153 396
Ibex Insurance 958 595 945
The Funeral Director 650 631 719
Furniture:
A Time 4 A Change 968 136 501
DFS 968 334 194
Furniture Plus 968 153 907
Garden Services:
A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733
Anchor Landscapes 622 648 038
Hairdressers & Barbers:
Eden Hair & Beauty 620 072 536
Janes Salon 968 158 433
Janes Salon CDA 666 144 287
The Beauty Palace 968 971 828
The Salon 691 916 717
The Salon 2 686 354 232
Health & Beauty:
Calida Care Agency 634 317 092
Cambridge 800 673 162 695
Clinical Complimentary Therapies
634 327 241
Eden Hair & Beauty 620 072 536
Freedom Health & Beauty 638 893 357
Healthy H20 968 437 270
Hospital Quirn 966 921 313
Janes Salon 968 158 433
Janes Salon CDA 666 144 287
Natural Health Centre 634 312 081

The Beauty Palace 968 971 828
The Fuschia Beauty Clinic 630 439 480
The Salon 691 916 717
The Salon 2 686 354 232
Heating and Aircon:
Calida Gas & Oil 659 761 771
Camposol Heating & Maintenance (CHM)
968 199 184
Llamas Chimeneas 968 591 030
Louis Harris 619 712 821
Home Furnishings:
Curtain Call 616 240 171
Yorkshire Linen, Pto Maz 968 595 946
Yorkshire Linen, San Javier 968 193 912
Insurance:
ASSSA 968 153 396
H R Insurance 669 046 167
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Ibex 968 595 945
Liberty Seguros 902 255 258
Nash Warren 968 156 583
Natalia Camara 968 070 020
Internet Cafs & Technical Services:
Camposol Computers 968 199 191
Compusurf 968 970 666
Kennels, Catteries and Pet Care:
Casa Abril 617 417 189
Delmonte Cat Hotel 968 168 711
Four Legs Dog Grooming 608 712 599
Pampered Paws 634 302 388
Kitchen Fitters/Suppliers:
German Kitchen Studio 636 306 711
Kitchens Plus 1 968 184 235
Laundrettes:
Los Belones 968 569 096
The Laundry Shop 670 847 305
Legal Services:
Costa Clida Property Serv 968 199 251
Professional & Legal Solutions
968 595 826
Silvente Accountant/Lawyer
968 332 058
Locksmiths:
ADS Locksmiths 600 255 250
Mechanics:
Colair 626 796 149
Decklid Auto Services 626 678 840
Euro Tyre Totana 968 424 605
Ken Sherwood Mechanic 679 646 859
Kwik Fix English Mechanic 968 972 006
Mobile Car Mechanic Peter 666 161 129
Neumticos El Cea 968 422 015
Mobility Products:
Freedom Mobility 638 893 357
Outdoor Living:
DFS 968 334 194
Furniture Plus 968 482 456
Woodworks Direct 649 540 016
Painting and Decorating:
RJB Dcor Painting 699 044 742
Plumbers:
Apache 24/7 Plumbing 674 788 693
Brian Jones 646 705 021
Calida Gas & Oil 659 761 771
Camposol Heating & Maintenance (CHM)
968 199 184
Printing & Design:
Entorno Graco 968 654 007
Mister Print 638 893 357
Property Maintenance/Management:
Brian Jones Property Maint 646 705 021
Mar Menor Services 644 300 125
Property Rentals:
La Manga 4 U 0044 7921 351298
Owners Away 691 977 107
Paramount Resort Villa Rentals
968 970 614
Property Sales:
Best of Spanish 634 360 208
Casas del Mar 968 152 350
Fuente Alamo Real Estate 968 598 173
Holmes & Pegg 968 199 290
Old Farmhouses 968 159 264
Prime Property Murcia 646 692 471
Y.I.P.P.I.E. 677 306 236
Removals & Storage:
Advance Moves 968 654 667
Costa Clida Transport 660 359 956
Daintons Removals & Storage
696 180 634
Lords Removals & Storage 608 061 872
Mar Menor Removals 968 564 298
Retail Outlets:
A Time 4 A Change 968 136 501
German Kitchen Studio 636 306 711
Kitchens Plus 1 968 184 235
La Pasteleria 629 079 523

Security:
ADS Locksmiths 600 255 250
Eriks Metal Works 636 050 008
Protech Surveillance 667 196 366
Services:
Healthy H20 968 437 270
Martinez Del La Casa (Architects)
665 810 411
Repair It Dont Bin It 646 705 403
Y.I.P.P.I.E. 677 306 236
Solar Power:
Freesol 659 232 507
Solar Directa 659 315 130
Solicitors:
Professional & Legal Solutions
968 595 826
Silvente Accountant/Lawyer
968 332 058
Spas & Hot Tubs:
Eurospas 650 722 905
Sport & Leisure:
Camposol Golf Course 968 978 886
CDA Fitness 634 304 087
Costa Clida Radio 968 595 862
Espua Adventure 968 631 008
Horse Riding by Cavalli 636 172 198
La Casa Familiar 968 543 103
Murcia Aventuras 615 828 840
Yogamayga 968 150 755
Yoga with Adrian 644 353 340
Swimming Pool Construction, Cleaning &
Maintenance:
Alpha Pools 968 971 824
Constructions Mario 639 839 249
Daisy Pool Covers 660 080 201
Jorge Pools 674 168 000
Khn Pool Service 968 138 638
Watermaid 646 705 088
Translation:
Costa Clida Property Serv 968 199 251
Mar Menor Services 644 300 125
Travel Agents:
Coachtrips S.L. 966 785 910
Dragon Tours 968 199 021

TV & Satellite:
CTV Aerial & Satellite Systems
600 218 046
ISS 655 480 543
Loco Murcia 671 682 579
Sky TV Costa.com 968 686 466
YPM Satellites 628 234 045
Veterinary Clinics:
Clinica Veterinaria Pto Maz 968 153 931
Emerg 608 466 553
Clinica Veterinaria Sur Este 965 352 438
Veterinary Clinic Maskota 968 597 929
Emerg 619 378 473
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Wednesday
24th Sep-
tember -
Gor geous
Blue Lake
Walk
Meet
10.15am at
El Berro car
park oppo-
site Restau-
rante Sierra
Espua and
Camping Sierra Espua.
We only do easy walks for the friendly so-
cial and health benets. We are not sporty
walkers and this walk is no exception. It
is a full three hours at an easy, sociable
relaxed pace mostly on tarmac. There are
some slopes and 15mins at the end to and
from the beautiful blue lake edge is on a
wide rubbly sloping dirt track. We like to
wait for slower people in a supportive spirit
and dont race ahead. Bring water to sip,
sun protection and wear sensible walking
footwear and of course a friendly smile!
After the walk we go for an optional meal
in a mountain restaurant where we might
see wild boar. The walk is 5 and the meal
in beautiful pine-clad mountain surround-
ings is 9 for 4 courses including a drink
anda coffee. El Berro is a small very pretty
village just 25mins from Alhama de Murcia
if youve not been before, on the edge of
Sierra
Espua; well worth seeing for itself. Direc-
tions are on www.nestwalks.info - join
the mailing list there to get invitations for
future walks!
Please book your places in advance by tex-
ting/calling 679 002 147 or email
natureespunatrails@gmail.com with
full names and Spanish contact phone
numbers. Await a conrmation youre
booked in - places are limited at the res-
taurant. Looking forward to seeing you all!
Its a nice friendly way to meet new people
and old friends!
Calle Sobrija 2248
Sector D Camposol
Rev Maureen Kent
Crisp mornings, Autumn leaves falling
from the trees, summer holidays over and
back to school! I am sure we all remember
these days very well. September was a new
beginning for us when we were children.
Maybe we were going up to a new school,
or just a new class, it did not matter. There
was always both excitement as well as
trepidation of the unknown that awaited us
on that rst day of a new term, but off we
went, satchel over our shoulders, (another
memory of bygone days), to whatever the
teachers had in mind for us! The wonderful
thing about a new school year was hav-
ing brand new exercise books in which to
write, do maths or draw. Oh the pleas-
ure of using a pristine page, which sadly
soon became blotted and marked with ink
stains, corrections and crossings out! Each
time we turned over to a new page, we
would try very hard to take care and not
make mistakes, but it was not long before
that failed, so miserably!
It is wonderful that when we become
Christians, each day we start with a new,
clean page. We cannot turn back to worry
over our past errors, even those which
happened the previous day, because they
have already been erased. I can only
speak for myself, but it really makes each
morning a new beginning for me and I am
sure that you feel the same. So, remember
that today and every day, is special for us.
Whatever the Teacher has planned for us,
we will learn from it and progress until we
nally graduate and receive our reward in
Heaven.
Services for September all taking place
at 10.30am:
Sunday 7
th
Songs of Praise
Sunday 14
th
Holy Communion
Sunday 21
st
Morning Prayer
Sunday 28
th
Holy Communion
As well as these services, we offer Wed-
ding Blessings, Holy Baptisms, Conrma-
tion and Funerals. We have a Pastoral Care
Group throughout the year, with people
willing to listen, talk and help anyone who
is sick or in need. This Pastoral Care is ab-
solutely condential.
For further information please contact:
Rev Maureen Kent 968 970 637 or 636
099 679
Rev Deacon Bill Coyle 634 143 260
Rev Eberhard Klute, German Branch 968
138 764
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