July 2013 - Costa Calida Chronicle

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Date: July 2013 Issue: 8 Volume: XIII

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SPECIAL PAGES 

Mar Menor 68-73 

Mazarrón 40-46 

Northwest Murcia 22-26 

Sport 92-96 

What’s On 85-90 

ADVERTORIAL 

Corral & Alcaraz 58 

Decklid 48 

Just Fabulous 64 

Linea Directa 18 

Park & Lay 28 

Spice Villa 82 

CHARITIES 

Age Concern 40 

Andrea’s Charity 7 

Charity Calendar 30 

Easy Horse Care 72 

GO maD 64 

HAH 70 

Help 4 Heroes 68 

HELP Mar Menor 71 

Helping Hands 62 

JJ Puppies 50 

Lions of Mazarrón 46 

MABS Northwest 26 

MAMAS 78 

MARA 22 

Noah’s ARC 54 

PALS 45 

Pets In Spain 37 

CHILDREN 

Chatterbox 58 

EDUCATION 

Jane Cronin’s Spanish 10 

ENTERTAINMENT 

Classic Artistes 14 

Cloud Nine 34 

Country Music Nights 40 

Harlequin Rock Choir 42 

Local Music Scene 73 

Spangles 70 

FOOD & DRINK 

Food for Thought 30 

Herb of the Month 74 

Ma Millbank 32 

Menu del Dia 84 

GROUPS 

ADAPT 68 

Camposol B Clean 46 

Ex-Servicemen 78 

Humanists 34 

Sector C Greenfingers 45 

Welcome 56 

HEALTH 

FAST 43&76 

National Transplant Week 6 

Sun Tips 12 

INFORMATION 

Advertiser’s Directory 100/101 

Animal Matters 10 

Ask Jennifer 74 

British Consul 62 

British Embassy 28 

Business News 102 

Camposol Fiesta 41 

Camposol Train 42 

Caravaca 24 

Classified Ads 98 

CRA 42 

Dear Editor 38 

Life in Spain 50 

Mazarrón News 44 

Murcia News 79 

Northwest Murcia 26 

Spanish News 36 

Teresa’s Travels 18 

LEISURE 

Author Review 60 

Bridge Club 43 

Cartagena Activities 16 

Gardening News 8 

Hiking in Moratalla 25 

NEST 48 

Puzzle Page 66 

Puzzle Solutions 102 

Runes & Tarot 77 

TV News 52 

Via Verde 23 

WARM 23 

PROPERTY 

Housing Update 99 

RELIGION 

Beacon of Light 84 

Mass in English 80 

Olive Branch 56 

Open Door 52 

St Nicholas Church 77 

Welcome House 22 

Wellspring Victory Church 80 

SPORT 

Football Camp 96 

Fuente Old Guard 94 

Golf Tips 95 

Los Amigos Mazarrón 92 

Rally Driving 96 

RC Sailing 94 

SAMM 94 

Straight Down the Middle 93 

Supermoto 95 

Table Tennis 93 


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We are now into summer and the really 

hot weather should be with us and so will 

a large number of visitors. The roads will 

be busier, parking will be more difficult 

and hopefully everywhere will be buzzing, 

but there are always down sides to 

this time of the year. Be sensible and 

warn your visitors about the laws here in 

Spain (which are not a lot different from 

the UK), and if you are caught out by 

the police for speeding, illegal parking, 

or driving whilst over the alcohol limit, 

sometimes the penalties are severe. Also 

beware of the sun, especially if you are 

on the beach and there is a breeze. The 

salt water will encourage sun burn and 

the breeze will disguise the fact that the 

temperature is so high. See page 12 for 

Sun Tips, especially if you are going to 

take advantage of a new venture for Pat 

and Maura from ADS, renting out sun 

beds under the name Park & Lay. 

With the summer here and everyone going 

out and about a bit more, it makes 

sense to try out theamazing selection of 

Menu del Dias in the area. On page 84 

we have our own Costa Cálida Chronicle 

Menu del Dia listing, which is now so 

popular that more and more restaurants 

are wanting to be included. If you are 

a restaurant owner and would like to be 

included in next month’s list, please call 

Teresa on 619 199 407. 

We would like to welcome the following 

New Advertisers: 

Avenida Restaurante 

Hotel La Cumbre 

Oasis de Las Palmeras 

Pets 2 go 2 EU 

Home Discount Supplies 

Park & Lay Sunbeds 

Restaurante Indu 

Adam Coyle Services 

Dentista Esperanza Batista Matos 

Northwest Murcia Construction 

Welcome Back to: 

C M Constructions 

D & G Garden Furniture 

Beauty Essentials 

Restaurante Maria Josefa 

Ros Castren 

El Faro 

On a sad note, we would like to express 

our condolences to Rathnait, following 

the death of Rod Sawyer. Rod was one 

of the characters of Camposol who had 

campaigned tirelessly to make Camposol 

a better place to live and he will be sadly 

missed by many. 

On a much brighter note, congratulations 

to Oliver & Natalie Houdusse on the 

birth of their baby girl Emilie on Monday 

17th June who weighed in at 3 kilos 400 

grams. Mother and baby are doing fine! 

Statement from the District Mayor of El 

Saladillo. 

On page 82 in the June issue of the Costa 

Cálida Chronicle, I am seen as the author 

of some statements regarding an event. 

These words were not mine. Moreover, 

I was totally uninvolved with the mentioned 

event. I make this statement in 

order to avoid any confusion to the readers 

of the magazine as well as any setback 

to the organisers of the event. 

Enjoy the month of July from all at the 

Costa Cálida Chronicle 

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Only 31% of people in the UK have joined the 

organ donor register - yet more than 10,000 

of us need a transplant. 

Who’s donating organs? 

The answer is not enough people. The serious 

lack of donations means 1000 people per 

year are dying needlessly in the UK. The 

purpose of the National Transplant Week 

is to draw awareness to the problem and 

make a change. Kidney transplants are most 

common, but there are also hearts, livers and 

other organs being transplanted. Donated 

corneas can give someone a new way of looking 

at the world! 

How does the 

scheme work? 

Donors are 

matched according 

to blood 

and tissue type. 

People from the 

same ethnic 

group are likely 

to be a closer 

match, although 

people from different 

ethnic groups usually match just as 

well. When you register and get your donor 

card, you can choose which organs you want 

to donate, but not who they’re donated to. 

The long-term organ transplant benefits are 

invaluable. Not only does it give someone a 

second chance, but transplants are less expensive 

than having to keep paying for medication 

that would ultimately only be a temporary 

solution. 

The National Transplant Organization or 

Organización Nacional de Trasplantes. 

ONT in Spain is an institution belonging to 

the Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumption, 

put in charge of developing the competencies 

related with provision and clinical 

utilization of organs, tissues and cells. After 

the creation of the ONT in 1989, Spain went 

from 14 donors per million population (pmp) 

to 35.1 donors pmp in 2005 and 35.3 in 2011. 

It changed from ranking in intermediate-low 

positions in donation rates in Europe, to having 

the highest rate not just in Europe, but 

also worldwide. 

Every year in Spain around 8,000 people see 

their lives improved thanks to a very efficient 

and effective organ donor programme. There 

is a national organ transplant coordination 

centre, but a lot of work is required at regional 

level. It’s hard to imagine the number 

of people who must act in a responsible and 

coordinated manner in order to bring about 

a successful transplant. Coordinators must 

work together with Guardia Civil, national 

and local police, ambulance drivers, airports, 

airlines, hospital staff and surgeons. An estimated 

80 to 100 people are involved from 

the time an organ becomes available until it 

makes it safely into the body of a waiting patient. 

Organs and tissues are only harvested from 

the bodies of those who have no communicable 

diseases such as infections or cancer and 

usually they come from those who have lost 

their lives in accidents causing injury to the 

head. The organs transplanted include kidneys, 

hearts, livers, lungs and pancreas. The 

goal of the coordinators is to provide utmost 

transparency. However, the families of donors 

remain anonymous, as do the recipients of 

the donated organs and tissues. Health authorities 

do offer information regarding the 

success of transplants to donors’ family members. 

Selection of donor recipients is based 

entirely on medical criteria with the main goal 

being to find the best match for each organ 

and ensure that the transplant is successful. 

One last word of reassurance; the removal of 

organs and tissues from a donor’s body is always 

carried out in a hospital and is a surgical 

procedure that does not disfigure the body of 

the deceased. This procedure is carried out 

very rapidly as health authorities assure us 

that it does not delay funerals, which in Spain 

usually occur the day after someone has died. 

The essential mission of the ONT is to promote 

and facilitate donation and transplantation 

of organs, tissues, and cells. It also 

guarantees the more appropriate and correct 

distribution, according to the technical knowledge 

and equity principles, keynotes of all 

transplantation activity. 

If you wish to ensure your organs are donated 

after your passing, there is an organ donor 

card you can obtain through the regional government. 

This is a card you would carry with 

you along with your identification. However, 

even though you have the card, your family 

members could override your wishes if they 

disagreed with your choice. Therefore, it is of 

utmost importance to discuss your plans with 

them and to gain their support. 

If you have family support, the organ donor 

card can be useful in reducing the stress on 

loved ones should a tragedy occur. You can 

also register your final wishes in a living will. 

When someone dies, it’s really hard to accept 

that they’re gone, but knowing that a part of 

their loved one will help someone else will be 

a huge help for the person grieving. Hearts, 

kidneys, livers and corneas are all vital organs 

needed by people to survive and go on 

to enjoy their lives. Join the organ donor register. 

To find out where to obtain an application for 

the card in your area, ring 901 400 043. 

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Flaming June has arrived and with it the opening 

of our brand new shop in Mazarrón town!! 

We opened the doors for real on Wednesday 

12 th June, to be greeted by hordes of bargain 

hunters - just like the Harrods’ sale really, 

only our merchandise is MUCH better!! 

We have a large selection of ladies and men’s 

clothes, some baby and tots clothes, but very 

little in the way of teenager’s clothes, so if 

you have anything hanging around we would 

be happy to take it and anything else you may 

have. 

We have some good furniture, bedding, 

books, DVDs, CDs and bric-a-brac; all at 

knock-down prices. Come along and have a 

browse. We are situated directly opposite the 

Centro de Salud on the main road through 

Mazarrón town; look for the yellow and black 

signs - we’re unmissable! 

We are looking for volunteers to give us just 

four hours a week or a fortnight in either of 

our shops (Fuente Alamo or Mazarrón). Why 

not come and join our friendly team, meet 

new people and help the animals? 

In other news: 

Charlie-boy is now at home with his new 

pals, his bandages are off and he is learning 

to walk without the encumbrance of those 

awful overgrown hooves. His life should be 

so much better from now on, although he 

is in a bit of pain at the moment from the 

operations. He is suffering a bit from all the 

flies this years (who isn’t?!) so we are buying 

him a fly-screen outfit to help. Having his fur 

shaved off has made it quite uncomfortable 

for him, poor chap! He is putting on weight 

and making lots of new friends. He is such a 

darling! 

Please contact Andrea on 690 906 565 for 

adoptions or voluntary work, or if you have 

any large items that you would like to donate. 

Donations as always gratefully accepted, both 

in the shop in Fuente Alamo and via PayPal 

to andreasanimalrescuemurcia@hotmail. 

com. Also please join us on Facebook at 

www.facebook.com/pages/Andreas-Animal-Rescue-The-Henrietta-Foundation/ 

More next time! 

Andrea 





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Gardening Thoughts On A Hot Sunny 

Day 

By Dick and Clodagh Handscombe 

Looking forward to enjoying a 25th summer 

in their garden in Spain. 

At the time of 

writing there 

is a week 

to go to the 

longest day 

of the year 

when days 

will start to 

shorten by 

a few minutes 

a day. 

It seems impossible 

that 

we have arrived 

here 

with very 

few really 

hot days to 

date that make one realise that summer 

is now here and increased levels of summer 

watering need to start. This is especially 

so if one has not aimed to develop a 

largely waterless garden with deep rooted 

drought-resistant plants. It does seem that 

that message is being picked up more and 

more, as during the past month the sales of 

our booklet ‘Making Waterless Gardens 

A Practical Reality Worldwide’ available 

via Amazon have gone up for both the hard 

copy and kindle versions. 

As the sun swings to the west, the sun will 

creep under the carob tree. Then I will retreat 

to the still shuttered and cool study. 

I can now smell the rabbit stew cooking on 

the solar cooker for a late lunch and seeing 

a wine bottle in a flower bed, realise that 

not everything was tidied up after a tapas 

and paella party under the carob tree last 

week! 

during the year. We keep busy ensuring we 

have the vegetables and meats available 

from our holistic garden. If you are interested 

in the history of the paella and the 

rice dishes that Valencian families still eat 

on non-fiesta days our book ‘Your Personal 

Guide To Making Authentic Valencian 

Paellas’ is now available from Amazon 

Books. 

Each month, reading the Costa Cálida 

Chronicle, we are very impressed with the 

efforts of the various groups improving the 

gardens on the Camposol urbanisations. 

As you move towards finishing the initial 

improvements, concentrating not only on 

maintenance; perhaps some allotments 

could be slotted in and paellas could be 

bubbling away to be enjoyed for lunch while 

you garden. 


I am typing this in the coolish shade of our 

spreading carob tree looking across the colourful 

garden for inspiration. Today’s temperatures 

are interesting. At just after midday 

they were as follows: 

In the shady lounge, the thick wooden shutters 

having been left closed all morning – 

19ºC. We need no air conditioning! 

On the inner wall of a four metre deep covered 

terrace attached to the house – 23ºC. 

In the deep shade of the carob tree – 25ºC 

On the open terrace near the house, with a 

breeze – 45ºC 

On a sun bed in the full sun in a sheltered 

spot with no breeze – 55ºC 

Most of the ingredients for both dishes were 

from the garden and the paella was an authentic 

Valencian Mountain Paella with rabbit, 

chicken and pork meat balls – no fish 

or shell fish! - as cooked for weddings and 

christenings until thirty years ago. Now the 

big catering halls and restaurants have taken 

over those festivities, but the paella is a 

popular dish for Easter Monday, St. James 

Day 25 th July, the Summer Fiesta, Valencia 

Day and Christmas Day, plus many Sundays 

Each week during the summer, more and 

more summer perennials are showing their 

best, but we also like some special-effect 

plants that have beautiful flowers that last 

just a day or two, such as cacti, epiphyllum 

and epicactus. The red one in the photo 

opened up under the carob tree during our 

paella evening. When young, the flowers 

come unexpectedly one by one, but ten or 

more flowers can come out within days of 

each other on mature plants. 

I must go and eat, but it’s a shame to leave 

this spot with colourful seasonal flowers, 

a dove cooing in the heavily laden almond 

tree, the sound of the fish pond fountains, 

the secrecy of a hidden garden surrounded 

by trees so that neighbouring houses can’t 

be seen and a rockery at its best. There will 

be plenty of time to sit and enjoy the internal 

vistas of the garden during the long 

balmy summer ahead. 

Happy summers in your garden to all readers. 

Dick and Clodagh Handscombe 

www.gardenspain.com 

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Cooking 

Hervir (hierve) 

Boil 

El agua está hirviendo. 

The wáter is boiling. 

La cazo 

Saucepan 

Hervir a fuego lento 

Simmer 

Durante 20 minutes 

For 20 minutes 

Freir (frito) 

Fry 

…en poco aceite 

Shallow fry 

La sartén 

Frying pan 

…en aceite abundante 

Deep fry 

Descongelar 

Defrost 

No es necesario descongelar 

No need to defrost 

Calentar (calor, caliente) 

Heat 

Calentar al horno 

Heat in the oven 

Precalentar el horno 

Pre-heat the oven 

Escurrir 

Strain or drain 

Escurridor 

Colander 

Añadir 

Add 

Añada más harina a la masa. 

Add more flour to the dough. 

Verter (vierte) 

Pour 

Echó un poco de agua en la olla. 

She poured some water into the pan. 

Verter lentamente 

Pour slowly 

Remover (remueve) 

Stir 

Pelar 

Peel or skin 

¿Pelo las patatas? 

Shall I peel the potatoes? 

Picar 

Chop 

Luego picas un poquito de jamón. 

Then you chop up a bit of ham. 

Cocer (cocido) 

Cook (cooked) 

Tarda diez minutos en cocerse. 

It takes 10 minutes to cook. 

Cocer al horno 

Bake 

¡No sé cocinar! 

I can’t cook! 

Asar (asado) 

Roast 

Dar la vuelta 

Turn 

Mezclar 

Mix 

Mezcle la harina con el azúcar. 

Mix the flour with the sugar. 

Dorado/dorada 

Golden brown 

Cuchara/cucharada 

Spoon/spoonful 

Cucharita/cucharadita 

Teaspoon/teaspoonful 

Taza 

Cup 

Pizca 

Pinch 

Conservar en lugar fresco y seco 

Keep in a cool, dry place 


Cat’s Skills and Clumsiness 

Everybody who has spent some minutes 

watching how cats play, move or behave, will 

have realised their precision and coordination, 

especially when they are compared to 

other animals. 

Cats own a lot of sensors inside their bodies 

like the ones in their pads which indicate to 

them in which position the different parts of 

their bodies are and also the data provided by 

their hearing and visual capacities together 

with the balance organ located in the inner 

ear. Multiple data is process- 

ing continuously and an al- 

most perfect system of in- 

tegration in the cerebel- 

lum allows them a very 

fast and efficient capac- 

ity to respond. 

This system provides 

cats with reflex responses 

towards 

certain 

stimuli; 

for instance 

the stimulus 

of falling, 

so if there is 

enough distance 

to the floor, 

they will always fall on their feet. Such a reflex 

is called a ‘straightening reflex’ because 

when cats receive information from their vision 

and balance organs, their head and neck 

are automatically turned in order to get their 

head and column straight and balanced, turning 

the rest of the body and legs from head 

to tail, getting their forelegs down to semiflexion 

to soften the impact. At the same time 

the tail is counterbalancing. 

This reflex is very useful, but it is not infallible. 

There are times that cats fall into a bad 

position, especially when the turns are not 

straight and the body twists. Also there must 

be enough space for the cat to turn; if not, it 

will fall on its side. On the other hand, if the 

distance is very high, the cat may fall on its 

feet, but it may fracture its legs, head, spine, 

etc. Kittens will soon learn which is the right 

way to jump down off a surface, but as in all 

things, there are times that things go wrong. 

Undoubtedly, cats own many skills, although 

living nine lives is not one of those. In the 

same way, they are very skilful enabling them 

to climb up, jump, hunt and fall on their feet, 

although they are especially clumsy in their 

behaviour towards cars. It is common to see 

cats get into the middle of a road when cars 

are passing. I have been able to watch some 

cats that have stopped when they got into 

the road and then they have got themselves 

killed because they have stopped there suddenly 

when cars were passing. 

Cats will teach their kittens how to play and 

what is the right way to do things, but if you 

have a kitten it is up to you to train it so they 

don’t hurt you or themselves when they are 

playing. What is fun in a kitten can become 

very annoying in a full grown cat. A gentle 

nip from a kitten can become a blood-drawing 

bite from an adult cat and it is much easier to 

train a kitten than retrain an adult. They have 

no way of knowing what is right or wrong unless 

they are taught. 

The games that kittens love to play are those 

that will help develop their natural instincts; 

games like chasing and pouncing on things 

help train them to catch their own food such 

as mice. Be prepared for your kitten to practice 

on you. Kittens love to hide behind things 

and leap out at you as you walk past. As kittens, 

they are not really aware of the significance 

of what they are doing. To them, it is 

just a fun game. However, it is essential for 

their growth and maturity that they be allowed 

to practice this behaviour. 

Article written in conjunction with Paco, 

Clinica Veterinaria, Puerto de Mazarrón 

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After what seems like eternal winter, it’s 

not surprising that most of us will be living 

up to the old adage ‘only mad dogs and 

Englishmen go out in the midday sun’. Sun 

safety is vital to protect us against painful 

sunburn and life-threatening skin cancer, so 

make sure stay safe while the sun shines. 

Have fun in the sun - with sun cream. 

Know Your Skin Type 

There are a few measures of skin type and 

these vary from the fairest as a 1 to 6 being 

the darkest. It stands to reason that the fairer 

your skin type, the more care you need to 

take in the sun. We all know that sun cream 

is important and that the red-lobster look is 

never going to be ‘cool’. According to Macmillan 

Cancer Support more than 2,500 people 

die of skin cancer in the UK every year. 

Too much sun has other adverse effects too. 

A particularly nasty one is actinic keratoses, 

which are growths of scaly skin found on 

your body – enough to have anyone reaching 

for the sun block. Not wearing sun cream 

can also make your skin age prematurely. 

Use The Right Sun Cream 

Choose the right sunscreen for your skin 

type. If you’re a type 1 or 2, there’s no point 

slathering on tanning oil with a SPF 8 in 

the hope of achieving a golden tan - your 

skin just isn’t built that way. Instead, work 

with your skin type to keep it protected and 

safe and you won’t end up lobster-tinged. 

SPF Numbers 

For fairer skin types, use higher factor sun 

cream, but remember this still isn’t total 

protection. The SPF number is the amount 

of time you can stay in the sun, related to 

how long you usually take to burn. If it takes 

10 minutes for you to burn, factor 15 will 

theoretically give you an extra two and a 

half hours. You can’t expect sun cream to 

be effective for more than a couple of hours, 

so you should take the SPF numbers with a 

pinch of salt and keep an eye on your skin 

for any reddening and reapply sun cream 

regularly. Sun cream works by blocking out 

the sun’s harmful ultraviolet light. The two 

types of ultraviolet light that are harmful 

are called UVA (ultraviolet A), which causes 

long-term skin damage and ages the skin, 

and UVB (ultraviolet B) rays, which burn our 

skin. 

UVA Rays 

To find out how good the sun cream is at 

blocking out the UVA rays, check out the star 

ratings on your sun cream bottle. The star 

ratings are on a scale, with zero being the 

lowest and 5 being the highest. The higher 

the amount of stars on the bottle, the more 

you are protected from UVA rays. Most skin 

specialists advise that you choose a sun 

cream with at least 4 stars. 

Applying Sun Cream 

Although it sounds simple, applying your 

sun cream is something lots of people get 

wrong. You should put on sun cream 20 

minutes before you head out in the sun. To 

make sure you are using enough, put sun 

cream along the length of two of your fingers 

and apply two fingers worth of cream 

to every part of your body: Head, neck and 

face; Upper back; Lower back; Upper leg; 

Lower leg; Each arm; Chest; Stomach. Reapply 

your sun cream at least twice a day 

and more so if you do activities that cause 

you to sweat, or if you swim. 

Old bottles and Expiry Dates 

Sun cream becomes less effective over time 

so don’t be tempted to use up old bottles 

from the back of the cupboard. Check expiry 

dates (sun cream usually lasts around two 

years) before use and remember that every 

year there is more innovation in the products 

so the more modern your sunscreen, 

the better it is for your skin. 

When to Avoid the Sun 

The best practice is to stay out of the sun between 

the hours of 11 and 3, as this is when 

the sun is highest in the sky and the rays 

are strongest. There’s a reason people who 

live in hot climates such as Spain, take a nap 

or stay indoors in the middle of the day and 

only let their children go out and play in the 

early evening when the rays are going down. 

If you want to enjoy the warmth, or have to 

be out and about, sit in the shade and wear 

lose clothing and a hat to protect yourself. 

Vitamin D 

Amid the scare stories about getting skin 

cancer and the knowledge that it’s on the 

increase, we’ve also been bombarded with 

warnings that we’re not getting enough vitamin 

D - which is made by our bodies using 

sunlight. In the winter it’s practically 

impossible to get the recommended amount 

of vitamin D in the UK as the sun’s rays 

are weak, but here in Spain we are usually 

more fortunate. In the summer, you 

can stock up on vitamin D. Experts recommend 

spending a few minutes in the sun 

without sun cream in the early morning or 

late afternoon, but don’t let yourself burn. 

Protect Your Face and Eyes 

The skin on your face is delicate and it’s also 

where we worry about skin damage in terms 

of vanity - ie wrinkles. Your face is also exposed 

to the elements more, which means 

you should really wear sun cream on it all 

through the year. Your eyes can be damaged 

by sun rays as well as your skin, so wear good 

sunglasses. These should have the CE European 

and British Standard marks to show 

they come up to regulations. Wear a hat or 

sun visor whenever possible as this will also 

protect your face, eyes and head. Nothing 

is worse than getting your head burned, as 

many men with thinning hair will tell you! 

Sun Burn 

The last thing you need when you’re burnt is 

to burn more, so keep out of the sun where 

possible if you are already suffering with sun 

burn and when you are out of the sun, cover 

up in long-sleeves and trousers. Try linen, 

which is light enough to stop you overheating, 

but gives you protection from the sun’s 

rays. 

Cool it down 

As with any burn, sunburnt skin feels hot to 

the touch and cooling it down is important 

to relieve the pain. You can buy over-thecounter 

cooling compresses, or make your 

own with a mixture of cold water and milk. 

Soak a clean, very soft cloth and press it 

onto the area every 15 minutes. You can 

also bath or shower in lukewarm water or 

try pouring this over the area. Once you’ve 

cooled the area, there are plenty of aftersun 

balms and lotions that can help soothe 

the pain and moisturise the skin. Pure aloe 

vera or gels containing it work well, as does 

calamine lotion, which can help with itching. 

Rehydrate 

Make sure you’re keeping your skin hydrated 

by drinking plenty of fluids, especially water. 

Don’t drink alcohol as this will dehydrate you 

and dry out your skin even more. 

Treatments 

If the sun burn is really painful, try oral painkillers 

such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. You 

can also try a 1% hydrocortisone cream, 

which is sometimes used for eczema and 

dry skin. Rubbing this directly onto the sunburn 

can calm irritation and inflammation. 

This should not be used on children under 

the age of two, on the face or genitals, or 

if you broken the skin. A natural alternative 

would be honey, specifically manuka honey, 

which is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial 

and is thought to help the skin regrow cells. 

If the sun burn is really severe, you might 

need medical attention. 

Enjoy the sun, but be sensible about it. 

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“Transformer” is the second studio album 

by American rock musician Lou Reed, 

released on November 8th 1972. Unlike its 

predecessor, “Lou Reed”; eight songs of 

which were written during his Velvet Underground 

days; “Transformer” contains 

mainly new material. However, there are still 

four songs that date from his Velvet Underground 

days; “Andy’s Chest” (1969) and 

“Satellite of Love” (1970) , “Goodnight 

Ladies” had been played by the Velvets live 

in 1970, and “New York Telephone Conversation” 

had been played in rehearsals 

during the band’s summer 1970 residency 

at Max’s in Kansas City. 

“Transformer” was produced by David 

Bowie and Mick Ronson, both of whom 

had been strongly influenced by Reed’s 

work with the Velvet Underground. Bowie 

had obliquely referenced the Velvet Underground 

in the cover notes for his album 

“Hunky Dory” and regularly performed both 

“White Light/White Heat” and “I’m Waiting 

for the Man” in concerts and on the BBC 

during 1971–1973. He even began recording 

“White Light/White Heat” for inclusion 

on “Pin-Ups”, (an album released by Bowie 

with covers of his favourite tracks), but it was 

never completed. Ronson ended up using 

the backing track for his solo album “Play 

Don’t Worry” in 1974. Mick Ronson (who 

was at the time the lead guitarist with Bowie’s 

band, The Spiders from Mars) played 

a major role in the recording of the album 

at Trident Studios, serving as the co-producer 

and primary session musician (contributing 

guitar, piano, recorder and backing vocals), 

as well as arranger, notably contributing the 

lush string arrangement for “Perfect Day”. 

Reed lauded Ronson’s contribution in 

the ‘Transformer’ episode of the documentary 

series Classic Albums, praising the 

beauty of his work and fading out the vocal to 

highlight the strings. The songs on the LP are 

now among Reed’s best-known works, including 

“Walk on the Wild Side”, “Perfect 

Day” and “Satellite of Love”, and the album’s 

commercial success elevated him from 

cult status to becoming an international star. 

“Andy’s Chest” had been recorded in 1969 

for the Velvet Underground’s ‘lost fourth 

album’ and demos of “Satellite of Love” 

had been produced for the band’s 1970 album 

“Loaded”, but neither had been used. 

For “Transformer”, the up-tempo pace of 

these songs was slowed down. Although all 

songs on the album were credited to Reed, it 

has long been rumored that “Wagon Wheel” 

is actually a David Bowie composition. 

Although there are no known performances 

of “Vicious” by the Velvet Underground, 

the song apparently dates from Reed’s time 

in the band and its association with American 

artist Andy Warhol. According to Reed, 

Warhol told him should write a song about 

someone vicious. When Reed asked what 

he meant by that, Warhol replied, “Oh, you 

know, vicious, like I hit you with a flower.” 

The song “Goodnight Ladies” takes its title 

refrain from the last line of the second section 

(“A Game of Chess”) of TS Eliot’s modernist 

poem, ‘The Waste Land’: “Good night, 

ladies, good night, sweet ladies, good 

night, good night.” The first single from the 

album, “Walk on the Wild Side”, became 

an international success, despite its adult 

subject matter (it was edited in some countries 

and banned in others). It is now generally 

regarded as Reed’s signature tune. 

“Satellite of Love” was issued as the second 

single in February 1973. In 2002, a 30th anniversary 

edition of the album was released; 

in addition to demos of “Hangin’ Round” 

and “Perfect Day”. The cover art was from 

a Mick Rock photograph that fortuitously 

went out of focus as he was printing it in the 

darkroom. Rock noticed the flaw, but decided 

he liked the effect, so he submitted the image 

for the front cover. 


In 1997, “Transformer” was named the 44th 

greatest album of all time in a Music of the 

Millennium poll conducted in the United Kingdom 

by HMV Group, Channel 4, The Guardian 

and Classic FM. “Transformer” is also 

ranked number 55 on NME’s list of “Greatest 

Albums of All Time.” In 2003, the album was 

ranked number 194 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 

list of the 500 greatest albums of all 

time. It is also on Q Magazine’s list of “100 

Greatest Albums Ever”. I love the album and 

remember hearing it for the first time to this 

day. Although dated and very much an album 

of the times it remains one of my favourite 

albums. 

You can listen to Mark Davies on Costa 

Cálida Radio on Nite Express on Mon and 

Wed 7-9pm and on Friday evenings on Cálida 

Rocks 7-9pm. 

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Cartagena has been the cradle of many civilisations. 

Throughout its history a succession 

of settlements have been built here, attracted 

by the wealth of natural resources and the 

strategic location. Each and every one has left 

behind a permanent legacy. 

The history of the city began in 229AD when 

it was founded by the Carthaginian General, 

Hasdrubal who named it Qart Hadast. Later 

on, it enjoyed its epoch of greatest splendour 

under the Romans, who made it into one of 

their most important colonies in Spain. The 

Middle Ages were dominated by the Byzantines, 

Visigoths, Muslims and Christians. During 

the reigns of the Austrias and Bourbons, 

the City became of key defensive and military 

importance, named the capital of the Mediterranean 

Marine Department at its peak. 

The 19th century would be dominated by 

the Cantonal revolts and the mining activity 

which generated unexpected wealth amongst 

the population. In the second part of the 20th 

century the city enjoyed a period of economic 

growth, thanks to this industry and the important 

level of military activity. In the 1980’s 

a crisis in these sectors plunged the city into 

a deep recession from which it emerged in the 

last decade of the century thanks to a drive to 

recover the sites of historical interest and develop 

them for tourism and cultural purposes. 

In 2001 the tourism brand, “Cartagena Port 

of Cultures” was created, the brand embracing 

all the touristic and cultural legacies of the 

city. 

Cartagena was an important and influential 

city and numerous archaeological sites and 

museums testify to the splendour of the city 

under both the Carthaginians and Romans. 

From the Roman Theatre to the Thermal 

Baths, visitors pass along Roman streets and 

by Roman homes. The footprint of Mediaeval 

Cartagena is also visible in the form of the 

Concepción Castle and the Church of Santa 

María. 

Guided Tours of Cartagena 

Defense and Attack - Walk the defensive 

enclaves of the most important port city of 

Cartagena. 

Tour - Panoramic Lift, Castillo de la Concepción, 

Refuge Museum-Refugio de la Guerra, 

Tourist Boat and Fuerte de Navidad. 

Mondays and Wednesdays July and August. 

11am from the Panoramic Lift. 

Price €12 

Carthago Nova: Teatro a las Termas 

Discover the splendor of Roman Cartagena 

through spectacular sites. 

Tour - Museum of the Roman Theatre, Barrio 

del Foro Romano and Casa de la Fortuna. 

Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and August. 

11am from the Roman Theatre Museum. 

Price €10 

Walk around Carthago Nova with the Albino 

family, Marco and Octavia and drive 

through the splendid Carthago Nova. Enjoy 

the spectacular daily life of the Thermal Baths 

or the Casa de la Fortuna. 

Tour - Teatro Romano, the Roman Forum and 

Casa de la Fortuna 

Fridays in July and August. 11.30am from Roman 

Theatre Museum. 

Price €15. 

Family Workshops 

Maccus, Pappus and other stars @ Museum of 

the Roman Theatre. 

This workshop will investigate children’s 

theater touring the ancient halls of the museum 

with children aged 6-12 years as protagonists 

of the stage. 

Wednesdays in July. 6pm 

Price €4. 

The Sea of Colours 

Cristóbal Gabarrón’s work evokes and gives 

colour to poetry @ Museum of the Roman 

Theatre. Children aged 6-12 years, through 

a visit to the exhibition and interactive workshop 

will engage in dialogue between poetry 

and painting after visiting the Museum and 

the Roman Theatre. 

Fridays in July and August. 6pm 

Price €4. 

Jaque al Rey 

Through a giant chess set @ Castillo de la 

Concepción, children can discover the meaning 

of each chess piece and play to achieve 

check-mate to the king. 

Tuesdays in July. 6pm 

Price €4 (including Panoramic Lift) 

Morse Code 

Children aged 6-12 years will become true 

spies looking for hidden messages to be transmitted 

in Morse code @ Museum- Refugio de la 

Thursdays in July and August. 6pm 

Price €2.50. 

Night Programmes 

Guided Tours 

The Theatre Under The Moonlight - an exclusive 

tour to discover the magnificent theatre 

of Carthago Nova under the light of the moon. 

Location - Museum of the Roman Theatre. 

Saturday July 6 th and 20 th , August 10 th and 

31 st and September 14 th . 9pm & 9.30pm 

Price €9. 

Summer Nights in Barrio del Foro - in the 

warm summer nights you will have the unique 

opportunity to relive the pleasure of bathing 

and banquets of ancient Rome @ Barrio del 

Foro Romano. Molinete. 

Fridays in July and Saturday August 3 rd and 

17 th . 9pm & 9.30pm 

Price €8 

Theatre Visit 

The great Roman architect Vitruvius will offer 

his vision of theatre and other surprises that 

will take you to the theatres of ancient Rome 

@ Museum of the Roman Theatre. 

Saturday July 13 th and 27 th , August 24 th and 

September 7 th . 9pm 

Price €12. 

Other Activities 

Sounds of the Sea 

A reminiscent evening stroll by the Tourist 

Boat in the bay of Cartagena. The 

walk will be entertained with live music. 

Thursday July 18 th and 25 th and Friday August 

9 th 23 rd and 30 th . 9pm 

Price €12. 

A Concert in the unique setting Fuerte de 

Navidad we will review songs accompanied 

by a musical group to review the soundtrack 

of your life. 

Friday August 2 nd and 16 th . 9.30 & 9.45pm Escala 

Real del Puerto & 10pm Salidas del Barco 

Price €15 (includes transport on Tourist Boat). 

e-mail: informacion@puertoculturas.com 

www.cartagenapuertodeculturas.com 

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By the middle of May my dog Georgie is usually 

showing signs of being too hot, especially 

if she wants to continue to come out 

with the horses. This time we visited Joanne 

at Pampered Paws in Camposol for a bath 

and hair cut. She looked lovely as she came 

out and smelled even better! Joanne is very 

kind and sympathetic and Georgie clearly 

enjoyed the experience and felt comfortable 

with Joanne which for me is of paramount 

importance. 

I have always enjoyed the theatre and amateur 

dramatics, so was delighted to go and 

see the Cloud Nine performance at La Molata 

a few weeks ago where they performed 

2 short comedies; “Filthy Rich” and “The Last 

Panto in Camposol”. Both these plays were 

very funny and it was all over too quickly. 

There is a tremendous amount of work put 

into these performances and it was great to 

see not an empty chair in the house either. 

Roll on the next one! 

As it was so close to deadline for this issue, 

I spent some time each day at the Camposol 

Fiesta, but did not manage all of it and I 

have to say whilst there was a great choice 

of music, I particularly enjoyed watching 

The Murcia Dance performance. I have been 

observing these children for a few years now 

and it is wonderful to watch them grow up 

in both actual and performance terms. They 

were a real pleasure to watch and the dads 

did ok too! Another highlight has to have 

been the Talent Show which was really entertaining. 

I take my hat off to anyone brave 

enough to get up on that stage in broad daylight! 

It must have been very nerve racking. 

It was good to see Elvis and Robbie too! 

There has been a lot of activity again in our 

customer base this month, particular with 

big changes in some of our bar and restaurants. 

I am personally very sad to see 

the closure of one of our favourites, namely 

Chez Zoe. Where will I go for Moules a la 

Crème now? Seriously, if this dish in on 

a menu that I have missed, please let me 

know as it is one of my favourites and hard 

to find. We wish Zoe all the best and I have 

a feeling that we may see her return again 

in the not too distant future. 

By the time you all read this I will have had 

a week’s holiday at home with my two sisters 

who are arriving from the cold UK for 

a holiday. We will be out and about trying 

all sorts of meals, day trips etc, as I have 

never actually managed to take a holiday 

here before, so looking forward to that. If 

we survive the downhill mountain bike riding 

with The Espuña Adventure courtesy 

of La Mariposa I will let you all know. 

More next month 

Teresa 

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MARA, a small animal rescue association 

based in Mula, tries to help as many animals 

as their capacity allows. The kennels, 

which are built on some land donated by 

the Town Hall, are a ‘work in progress’ with 

all of the building work done by volunteers. 

We urgently need people who would be 

willing to help at the kennels with feeding 

and cleaning and walking the dogs. If you 

have any unwanted building materials or 

floor and wall tiles, please contact Keith on 

628 811 188. 

MARA has a charity shop in Mula on Calle 

Boticas, where we have a very large selection 

of books from as little as 4 books 

for 1€, which are probably the cheapest 

in Spain. If you have any unwanted items 

or small furniture that we could sell in our 

charity shop please contact us so that we 

can arrange to collect them. Your support 

means so much and helps us to help those, 

who for various reasons are unable to help 

themselves. For enquires regarding the 

shop, please contact Marion on 628 811 

187. 

This month our dog is Rocky a young 

male German Shepherd who, although in 

need of a little 

training, 

would make 

someone a 

loving companion. 

If you are 

interested 

in Rocky or 

any of our 

other dogs 

please, contact 

Keith 

on 628 811 

188. We 

also have a 6 year old German Shepherd 

type female who desperately needs a loving 

forever home. 


I suspect like us we all seem to find this 

time of the year rather hectic - the holiday 

season! The last couple of months we have 

had lots of visitors, but it’s been good to 

see everyone, especially as they were able 

to join us for our monthly gatherings, the 

last two of which have been of great blessing 

with our guest speaker Stuart Howarth. 

Last month he asked us ‘Can we be sure of 

heaven and went on to assure us that ‘yes 

we could, because scripture tells us so’, 

however, we do have to take the first step’. 

Whilst travelling around the area with our 

visitors we noticed just how quickly the 

vines seemed to be growing, with the correct 

conditions, sufficient water and protection 

from the wind they would soon be 

producing their harvest. It reminded me of 

when Jesus tells us that He is the vine and 

we are the branches; John 15:1 and if we 

abide in Him we will be saved. He doesn’t 

guarantee us that we will never face problems; 

in fact He tells us that our branches 

will need pruning, or even completely cut 

out at times, to make us produce more 

fruit v2, but He does guarantee that He 

will always be walking by our side, guiding 

us.v4&5. 

We just need to acknowledge Him and 

remember that without Christ we can’t 

do anything that really matters. The profound 

love of God comes to us as a free 

gift and is His central characteristic. Why 

not make yourself at home in God’s love? 

Lynda.spain@hotmail.co.uk or Derek. 

tycymru@talktalk.net 

Tel 633 447 937 

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In the month of May the walkers of WARM 

enjoyed two walks in the Moratalla area. The 

first, on Wednesday 15th, was around the 

shoulder of El Buitre which is the highest 

mountain in the North West of Murcia. The 

walk started alongside an old ruined cortijo 

with views across to the Casa de Cristo 

area. We continued along forest paths and 

then went across some open countryside before 

dropping down to more forest tracks to 

return to the cortijo. Afterwards, we enjoyed 

an excellent lunch in a local restaurant. 

The second walk was on Saturday 25th May 

when about twenty five of us, including many 

Spanish friends, enjoyed an evening walk in 

the countryside near Moratalla. We followed 

a circular walk commencing at the Roman 

bridge. The highlight of the walk was the 

climb of approximately 160 metres to the 

top of the mountain Viejo, which many local 

people consider to be the original Moratalla, 

since there is evidence of early Iberian and 

Roman settlements to be seen . The panoramic 

views were certainly worth the climb. 

We returned to the Roman bridge following a 

single track down the mountain. We all returned 

to Moratalla in our cars and completed 

the evening with some excellent tapas in a local 

watering hole whilst watching Bayern Munich 

win the Champions League at Wembley 

Stadium. Our thanks to Juan who spent time 

showing us the route up and down the mountain 

for what proved to be a lovely evening. 

There are just two walks left in our current 

programme, both of which are evening walks 

in June. Our new season will begin in September. 

warm2005@gmail.com. 

More Greenways, Less CO2 

To commemorate 20 years of existence of 

Greenways Spanish, the Spanish Railway 

Foundation has launched “More Greenways, 

Less CO2”, with the collaboration of 

the Ferrovial Biodiversity Foundation and to 

raise awareness of the importance of combating 

climate change, reducing CO2 emissions 

and promote sustainable mobility patterns by 

using the Greenways. 

Greenways, through a calculator (designed 

by ECODES), which will be available from the 

FFE website www.viasverdes.com. They 

will need to know the number of people who 

have walked the Greenway and the number of 

kilometres travelled. 

CO2. Are you joining us? 

You can also show your support for this initiative 

leaving a message of support in the 

web section www.viasverdes.com dedicated 

to “More Greenways, Less CO2” and 

you can even illustrate it with a picture of you 

in the Greenways. 

Help us spread this campaign to reach as 

many citizens as possible and to contribute 

to improving the health of the planet, 

through the Greenways! 

This Campaign, which is available until December 

31 2013, aims to raise public awareness 

about the need to change their habits 

as a contribution to the fight against climate 

change, through the use of Greenways. It 

aims to promote and increase the number of 

non-motorized transport through greenways, 

driving users to adopt these non-polluting 

means of transportation in your daily habits, 

and leisure time. 

Citizens will be able to quantify the savings 

in CO2 emissions generated by using the 

We have a challenge! Reaching 50,000 participants, 

getting 2.5 million miles travelled 

and Greenways saving 600 tons of 

Greenways Program Management 

SPANISH RAILWAY FOUNDATION 

c/Santa Isabel, 44-28012 MADRID 

Tel 911 511 057/62/94 

Fax 911 511 068 

www.viasverdes.com 

viasverdes@ffe.es 





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Caravaca de la Cruz may be best known for 

its Vera Cruz (true cross) or its caballos del 

vino (wine horses) but it has other things to 

offer the visitor. 

The Archaeological Museum (museo arqueológico) 

is situated in the heart of the old 

town, below the Santuario de la Vera Cruz. It 

is housed in a 16 th Century Renaissance style 

church, itself built on the site of a primitive 

medieval ermita. The church/museum is a 

very grand and high building with 24 arched 

structures supporting the nine domes of the 

roof. The church gives the museum its name 

of the Museo de la Soledad. When we visited, 

in September 2012, entry was 1€ or 2€ 

and a good look round took less than an hour. 

The exhibits in the museum tell the story of 

the history of Caravaca and its area from the 

earliest, prehistoric times, up until the Middle 

Ages. 

There are examples displayed from the Stone 

Age of an elephant and a rhinoceros jaw, two 

canine teeth from Neanderthal man, some 

tools such as scrapers and a chisel like implement. 

Exhibits from the Copper Age (third 

millennium BC) include various cooking pots, 

arrow heads, an axe head and, from a nearby 

site of a multiple burial, grave goods, including 

axes, copper and bone daggers, marine 

shells used for personal adornment, and various 

pieces of pottery. 

The Bronze Age 

and the Argaric 

Civilization 

follow and especially 

impressive 

is a massive 

burial pot (a 

Pithoi) which is 

displayed, probably 

dating from 

around the middle 

of the second 

millennium, but 

the most impressive 

artifact of 

this era was in a 

display case just 

inside the entrance 

to the museum - an earring in yellow 

gold which had come from the necropolis at 

the nearby Los Molinos de Papel. 

Caravaca has a particularly rich Roman heritage 

and another display case has numerous 

objects from this era including pottery, cooking 

pots, needles, a brooch, a dice, parts of a 

lantern and plates. Elsewhere in the museum 

you will find a display of various coins mainly 

from the Roman era, while the central area 

of the museum has a large collection of Roman 

masonry, pottery, hand grinders, various 

implements, earrings, other rings, daggers, 

an adz, sheets of lead, iron nails and idols. 

Many of these came from Los Villaricos, near 

Caravaca, which was occupied from the 3 rd 

Century BC until the 4 th or 5 th Century AD. 

At the far end of the room is a succession of 

explanatory panels covering the remains left 

in Northwest Murcia from Neanderthal man 

to Roman times, with some details of later 

periods. This may help to put some of the 

individual display cases into context. 

For a pleasant 

countryside walk, 

Caravaca offers 

the perfect 

option – a walk 

around the park 

in which are to be 

found the Springs 

of the Marquis 

(las Fuentes del 

Marqués). These 

and the park, are 

a very short distance 

from the 

town itself – not 

much over a mile. 

A map and information 

leaflet can 

be obtained from the Caravaca Tourist Office. 

At the Fuentes, there is a sizeable parking 

area off the road, opposite a hotel and 

with the Restaurante Fuentes del Marqués 

adjacent to the car park. The park is named 

after the Marquises of San Mamés who once 

owned the area. 

From the car park, you descend a constructed 

stone path to a wide track below the restaurant, 

where you will walk alongside a small 

canalised water channel among the trees and 

very soon come to the 17 th Century Torre de 

las Fuentes which houses an Interpretation 

Centre. If you climb the rough steps beside 

the tower, there is a small viewing area, looking 

down on the site of a 17 th Century ermita. 

As you continue on the main track, the water 

is very clear and you can see fish of various 

sizes; some quite large. Then you come to 

the first spring with picnic tables around it. 

Other springs follow. If you follow the path 

far enough, you will arrive at some tunnels 

and caves in the rock. There is a simple walk 

through the short main tunnel from where 

you can see the town of Caravaca quite close 

in front of you. However, unless you want a 

good walk back to the car park from Caravaca, 

now is the time to retrace your steps. 

In the Archaeological Museum, we had been 

particularly struck by the prominence given 

to the remains of two Roman temples, said 

to be the oldest found in the Western Mediterranean. 

These are situated about 8 miles 

from Caravaca. To get to them, you take 

the Caravaca to Lorca road and turn off to 

La Encarnación. The temples are off the road 

which runs through La Encarnación, on the 

Caravaca side of the village. They are well 

signed. The way up to them is on a rough 

track for perhaps a mile. Cars can drive up 

this track and there is a reasonable rough 

parking area by the ermita and the temples. 

However, it is a steep, rough drive and we had 

to be very careful over some of the ruts. 

The main feature when you arrive at the temples 

is the large ermita (church). It was built 

in the second quarter of the 15 th Century, and 

stones from the Roman Temples were used. 

Both the ermita and the two temples have explanatory 

signboards (in Spanish). 

The small Temple of Jupiter (Temple A) was 

constructed around the 1 st Century BC. Today, 

it is just the foundations of Temple A which 

survive, but you can see the outline of the 

two rooms which formed it. The explanatory 

sign has a useful diagram to help you understand 

the layout. 

Most of the remains of the larger temple 

(Temple B) were, unfortunately, built over by 

the church. Construction may have begun in 

the first half of the 2 nd Century BC, and this 

temple was expanded on at least three separate 

occasions. Today, you can see the positioning 

of some of the columns, but the visible 

remains are again very limited. In addition, 

two signs direct you the 200 or so yards 

to where the Romans excavated some of their 

stone, just beyond the car parking area. The 

steps in the rock show the excavated area 

where work is said to have continued until the 

2 nd Century AD. 

Article by Clive and Rosie Palmer who have 

written several guide books on towns and regions 

in Murcia. These can be seen at and 

obtained from, www.lulu.com, or contact 

clive.palmer5@btinternet.com. Clive and 

Rosie’s most recent book, “Exploring Murcia, 

Days Out” is now available to buy from the 

CHM/Costa Cálida Chronicle office on Camposol 

B, Best Wishes (who also stock other of 

their books), or phone Patti on 968 433 978. 

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Historical Tour of Casicas Del Portal-Calar 

De Sevilla 

On Sunday 26 th May, we started our relentless 

pursuit of emotions, on a morning when 

the landscape was hidden in mist. Our route 

started at the Casicas del Portal and as we ascended 

the steep slopes of Benizar, we could 

barely see the car in front of us. We advanced 

slowly in the mist until Casicas del Portal 

arose before our eyes, like a ghostly apparition. 

It was not cold, but the “wet air” greeted 

everyone and we began to walk in the fog. 

The backdrop of aerial views of the Barranco 

de Hondares, wasm shrouded in a huge cloud 

that transported us to a world of medieval 

or fantastic history; those in which fairies 

and elves scurry among old oaks and walk 

through a sea of green vegetation that prevented 

us from seeing the road. There were 

flowers everywhere, and Pedro explained all 

of them to us. The lush spring is in full swing 

and the rain has helped the last seed to bear 

fruit, increasing the vegetation. 

We continued to follow the remains of walls 

that held this ancient paved road that connected 

with Cordel de Hellín, among century 

old oaks and lush moss-clad rocks. We had 

lunch at the edge of the cenajos and discovered 

the environment, agreeing on the feeling 

of being in a province of northern Spain. We 

could not see any birds, so we listened and 

recognized the songs and calls of tree creepers, 

common tits, robins, and wrens, chirping 

from the fog seeking contact with their 

mates. 

We went down one last gully between Jaras 

Blancas and Iniestas, descending the stone 

path that lead us into the depths of oaks, 

where hanging lichens lined the branches of 

these old trees, the size of which we have 

never seen elsewhere. We caught a glimpse of 

the mist just over the environment, creating 

a magical play of light on the carpet of moss 

and flowers. We meandered along, in search 

of the entrance to the caves, which seemed 

inaccessible where geological processes and 

erosion had carved curious shapes that provoked 

our admiration. Today we have thousands 

of examples wherever we look. The 

minute details of the flowers are amazing; the 

whims of raindrops of fragility seem impossible. 

This fantastic environment could not be 

uninhabited and we surprised two of his tenants; 

a lonely goat that had found shelter for 

imminent birth and a pair of crows perched on 

a small ledge scrutinizing the fog, waiting for 

it to clear. We did not disturb these animals in 

the privacy of their home, and we cross the 

oak forest in search of the last flight of steps 

that gently descended to the foot of the cenajos, 

amazed by the incredible and enormous 

work done our ancestors to lay stone upon 

stone, leveling the narrow side of the ravine, 

providing the platform with no architects or 

machinery. We find it difficult to believe that 

they were capable of something like this without 

the technologies that we enjoy today. 

We found a feather of a Golden Eagle before 

we moved to the foot of the cenajos where 

we could not see the ground as everything 

around us was a vast meadow, a garden of 

colourful flowers. Suddenly we heard a cry 

and looked in the stone walls that towered 

over us like giants, and there was a warning 

Bunting male protecting the female waiting in 

a bush with her chicks. You should not enter 

the nest or give away his location and the female 

waited patiently, watching from above, 

awaiting our departure. 

The sandstone and erosion are a giant artwork 

and they are so close and overwhelming 

that we are aware of our fragility. We arrived 

at the bottom of the steps by which we ascend, 

to return to our stony path to Casicas 

del Portal. The fog was high and we could see 

the landscape that had remained hidden. We 

accelerated our pace as our appetites were 

growing for the delicious specialties at the Bar 

el Fofi de Benizar. These were accompanied 

with wines from the Tertia de Ulea in Moratalla 

and topped with homemade desserts. We 

had good company and the magical feeling of 

having lived for a few hours in a world full of 

magic and beauty, away from the chores of 

daily life ... full of energy again! 





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During the hot months of July and August, 

there is not much going on in the 

area of Northwest Murcia except for fiestas 

and holidaying. Many Spanish come 

to the area from Madrid and Barcelona for 

their long summer break. The country 

houses that have stood empty for most 

of the year will be full of large Spanish 

families enjoying the cooler, fresher air 

of the campo. There will be parties going 

on and the noise level will increase somewhat 

as the Spanish enjoy the long summer 

evenings with their families. One 

of the main fiestas going on this month 

will be the Running of the Bulls, especially 

the one in Moratalla, which is celebrated 

from 11 th to 17 th July. There will 

be the usual rockets going off from 6.30 

in the morning and fire crackers exploding 

in the town before the morning Bull 

Runs. These usually alternate between 

being held in the morning and the evening, 

but as usual the actual programme is 

not available until at least the start of the 

fiesta. There will be plenty of activities 

going on during the week, ending with a 

spectacular firework display at the end. 

Northwest Murcia is well known for being 

an area of agricultural importance, with 

hundreds of fruit, almond and olive trees 

with the harvesting of the apricots now 

over. Another tree that they are trying to 

introduce into the area is the pistachio. 

These trees can be found in Yecla, Mula 

and Jumilla where the climate is ideal for 

the pistachio to thrive. Like many trees 

that produce nuts, the pistachio does not 

need a lot of watering and the hot temperatures 

during the summer months in 

the Northwest of Murcia improves the 

quality and quantity of these nuts that 

are becoming so popular throughout the 

world. The pistachio is high in fibre and 

iron and yet is low in fat content with no 

cholesterol. 

Now the good weather is here, all fires 

and barbeques in the area are banned 

until 1 st October in national parks and 

forests. This ban includes the use of gas 

fires and there will be vigilant patrols 

made in these areas to help prevent 

the forest fires that destroy huge areas 

of trees and wildlife. Last year, many 

hundreds of acres of land in the Murcia 

region were destroyed by forest fires, 

amazingly enough, some of them started 

deliberately. 

To celebrate World Environment Day on 

6 th June, the Mayor of Bullas, Pedro Chico, 

together with other members of the 

Council, gave out free plants in exchange 

for an item of rubbish that can be recycled. 

As we all know, every household 

produces thousands of kilos of rubbish 

each year, much of which could be recycled. 

The initiative 

was to make people 

aware of what can 

be recycled. 

There has been a 

search carried out 

at the Town Hall in 

Caravaca. The Mayor, 

Domingo Aranda 

has been indicted 

and a number of 

boxes of documents 

have been removed 

from the offices. It 

is rumoured to involve 

the company 

Golden Sky and 

a development in 

the Archivel area. 

Aranda is a popular 

member of the 

PP, but like so many 

mayors in Spain, he 

seems to have been 

caught up in another 

financial scandal. 

Cehegín Scene 

This month there will be three guided 

tours in the old town. The tours will take 

place on 6 th and 13 th July during the morning 

and on 27 th July in the evening. The 

morning tours will commence at 11am 

and the evening tour begins at 10pm. 

Reservations and more information on 

these and other tours taking place during 

the summer months are available from 

the tourist information office. 

The Archaeological Site of Begastri 

is opened for visitors on Saturdays and 

Sundays from 10am-2pm. You will be 

able to see a video presentation followed 

by a guided tour to see the remains of 

the Iberian culture before the IV century 

B.C. 

Free Nature Walks 

Cehegin provides a variety of landscapes 

which include woods, mountains, hills, 

sloping valleys, scrubland and streams. 

These natural habitats host flora and 

fauna of special interest which provide 

a priceless tourist and educational resource. 

The walks take place on the last 

Saturday of each month and 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 9.00 am, they 

are between 4 and 9 km, and will take 

between 2 to 3 hours. 

On Saturday 27 th July, following the Sendero 

Turístico de las Maravillas, we will 

pass close to the area of Gilico arriving 

after a gentle climb at the area known as 

la Tierra de los 7 colores where you will 

be able to observe the unique geological 

formation that shows the earth in its 

many different shades of red, grey, violet 

etc. The distance of this walk is 6km and 

it will take approximately 2½ hours with 

an average incline of 5.4% - 5.1% 

The Ecological Park Is Closed Until 

Further Notice 

If there are any further enquiries please 

contact the Cehegin Tourist Office on 

968 723 550 or visit our tourist website 

www.turismocehegin.es 

Santiago Leo 

Cehegin Tourist Office 

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Pat and Maura 

from ADS 

Locksmith are 

pleased to announce 

that 

they have 

obtained the 

licence to operate 

rental 

sun-loungers 

and umbrellas 

under the 

name Park 

and Lay on 

the Main 

Beach at 

Puerto de 

Mazarrón 

and the 

Beach at La 

Isla. Why 

not come on down and say hello; most of 

you will already know them either from ADS 

Property, ADS Locksmiths or ADS Insurance 

as they have been trading successfully in the 

area since 2003. They are looking forward to 

renewing acquaintances with those customers 

that they have not seen for a while and 

to catch up on all the chat with their regulars! 

This summer 

there is no 

need to carry 

heavy equipment 

for your 

day out at the 

beach! Just 

bring your 

cool box, towel 

and swimming 

gear for 

a great day 

out and don’t 

forget your 

sun-cream! 

Park and Lay have fantastic locations on 

both beaches with front-line sun-beds for 

hire. They operate from 09.00 to 21:00 every 

day. Their prices are very affordable with 

Sun-beds costing 5€ each and Umbrellas 

at 3€ each. It is Park and Lay’s policy to 

offer the best service at affordable prices. 

In Puerto de Mazarrón Park and Lay are 

situated right on the main beach, just a short 

stroll from the many bars and restaurants on 

the promenade. For those wanting a quieter 

location, why not choose the beach at La Isla 

by the Miramar Restaurant and across the 

road from Residencial La Isla. This beach is 

very safe and shallow and is ideal for children. 

Pat and Maura 

hope you enjoy 

the summer 

sunshine 

and they look 

forward to 

welcoming 

you to their 

new venture. 

Hasta luego!! 


Investigators Say Spain Is Number One 

For ‘Benefit Fraud Abroad’. 

With an estimated 800,000 Britons living in 

Spain, it’s the number one country in the 

world for Britons committing ‘benefit fraud 

abroad’. More allegations are made about 

people living in Spain whilst continuing to 

receive UK benefits than in any other country 

where British expatriates live. 

Investigators from the Department of Work 

& Pension have issued a fresh appeal to 

British expats to report anyone they suspect 

of fraudulently claiming UK benefits whilst 

living in Spain, to help stop taxpayers’ money 

being wasted on benefit thieves when it 

could be spent on valuable public services 

such as hospitals and schools. 

Married couple Peter and Marilyn Flanders 

from Exmouth, Devon lied to benefit officials 

about having no income or property in order 

to claim a variety of means-tested UK benefits 

including housing and council tax benefit. 

It later transpired that the couple owned 

a villa in Spain that, if declared, would have 

made them ineligible for the benefits. In 

total they had fraudulently claimed over 

£30,000 of UK taxpayers’ money. They 

were given confiscation orders and ordered 

to repay the money they had stolen or face 

imprisonment. 

David Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform, 

said: “Taxpayers’ money should be going to 

the people who need it most, not lining the 

pockets of criminals. The vast majority of 

British people overseas are law abiding, but 

those who are fraudulently claiming benefits 

whilst living abroad are committing a crime. 

We are determined to put a stop to it.” 

Investigators say the three most common 

types of benefit fraud in Spain involve people 

who: 

· Are on means-tested benefits going 

abroad but failing to declare their absence 

· Have undeclared property abroad 

· Are working whilst claiming sickness 

benefits. 

In Spain, claims for Income Support or Pension 

Credit are the most frequently investigated 

fraud. Benefit fraudsters are thieves, 

so if you suspect someone of committing 

benefit fraud in Spain, 

call the free and confidential 

fraud hotline 

on 900 554 440, or 

fill in the online form 

available at www. 

dwp.gov.uk/benefit-thieves-spain. 

“Spend Your Time 

At The Festival, Not 

With Us”, Foreign 

Office Warns Music 

Fans Visiting Spain 

British music fans 

heading for festivals 

in Spain this summer 

are being warned to 

keep their possessions safe from thieves if 

they want to avoid spending time with the 

police and British Consulates instead of enjoying 

the music. 

A new video on YouTube at https://www. 

youtube.com/watch?v=Ii7pW26_Td0 

contrasts the fun of festivals with victims of 

crime, talking about how having their things 

stolen ruined a good time. It’s already attracting 

thousands of views. Viewers are encouraged 

to embed it on their websites or 

share it with friends, to ensure the message 

gets seen as widely as possible. 

“Within a minute, we turned round and the 

bag was gone”, says one. 

“I’d been warned, but you never think it’s 

going to happen to you”, adds another, as 

the video shows victims who found out just 

how quickly and easily things can disappear. 

The video was filmed during Festival Internacional 

de Benicassim (FIB) last year. Its 

message “Make sure you spend your time 

at the festival, not with us” aims to encourage 

music fans to keep their belongings safe 

before going off to enjoy the beach or a gig. 

Dave Thomas, Consular Director responsible 

for Spain, said “Two simple steps can 

help you avoid becoming a victim of crime 

at festivals. Firstly; don’t leave your valuables 

behind in your tent or out of sight even 

for a minute. Keep them in a zipped pocket 

or bag. Secondly, treat your passport as a 

valuable document. If it gets lost or stolen, 

you’ll miss out on the festival while you are 

getting a new one to get home.” 

Getting a replacement travel document is 

both time-consuming and expensive and 

British Consulates, which are always busier 

during music festivals, say the more cases 

they can prevent, the better. 

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This is what happened in a popular bar 

in Puerto de Mazarrón. The Proprietor of 

Saralara’s, Sara Peters wanted to exceed the 

amazing amount of money raised in previous 

years for the popular charity Ex-Servicemen’s 

Association (ESAMD). In 2011 500€ was 

raised; in 2012 1,274€ and the challenge in 

2013 was to top that. Sara came up with the 

idea along the lines of Calendar Girls and with 

a collective group of women from the bar this 

idea came to fruition. 

The planning began in January this year and 

after a series of meetings, a general theme 

of the 1940’s was decided, incorporating well 

known slogans from the war. From there 

onwards, tasks were allocated, sponsors 

sourced, props identified and produced and 

the photographer and printer determined. 

Everyone in the team played their part in getting 

this project on the road. 

Five months later the calendar was ready for 

production. Having worked very closely with 

a local Spanish photographer, (tereFOTO), 

in Puerto de Mazarrón and a Spanish printer 

Grafico Alamo from Fuente Alamo the calendar 

is ready to go with a predicted launch 

date of the 5 th July 2013. 

The whole experience has been entertaining 

and rewarding and a real team effort, from 

those behind the scenes who lovingly created 

props and assisted with photograph shoots 

and dress rehearsals, to the actual ‘calendar 

girls’ themselves, not forgetting our sponsors, 

Brian Jones, Godfrey Hyde and Gary Sockett 

collectively known as the Three Amigos! and 

The Market Tavern, Furniture Plus, The Tea 

Pot, The New Royal, Restaurante Marina and 

Viggos/Boca Pizza in Puerto de Mazarrón and 

from Elliotts and Jane’s Salon in Bolnuevo as 

well as numerous 

well 

wishers and 

contributors. 

The 2014 calendars 

will be 

available from 

Saralara’s, 

Puerto de 

Mazarrón and 

at various 

other outlets 

throughout 

Bolnuevo, 

Camposol, 

Puerto de 

Mazzaron and 

beyond! 

Chris Clarke chrisclarke22@yahoo.co.uk 

I have to admit that I am a real lover of 

spicy food. On holiday in Tunisia once, 

even the waiters seemed a little bemused 

by the English woman who had the spiciest 

dishes on the menu each night and I have 

been known to eat Scotch bonnet peppers 

whole with my salads! If I go out to eat, I 

like to find food with both a lot of heat AND 

a lot of flavour and the other day at the 

Quality Indian Restaurant on Camposol B 

that was certainly the case. 

We chose from the A la Carte menu in the 

evening and the service was prompt and 

very friendly. The starter of Prawn Puri was 

delicious and is very highly recommended, 

whilst my friend chose the Samosas, described 

as “very tasty”. 

Our main courses were Chicken Madras 

with a Keema Naan on the side and a Tikka 

Masala. Both dishes were very tasty, although 

as a real “spice head” I could have 

taken the Madras with a bit more heat. 

I´m not exactly a ‘standard client’ and the 

kids do say that I have an asbestos mouth, 

so I think that for the majority of customers 

it would be perfect. 

All in all a really good curry night, and we 

would certainly go back again, next time to 

try the Menu del Día. The Quality Restaurant 

is open seven days a week on Camposol 

Sector B 12 noon until 3:30pm and 

evenings from 6pm until midnight. There 

is also free delivery on Camposol and surrounding 

areas and to order or make a reservation 

call 968 199 198. 

Rating: (out of 5) 

Quality : 

Service : 

Value for Money : 

Location : 


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I keep getting asked for vegetarian recipes 

and I know there are a lot of you out there. I 

am not a veggie, but I don’t eat meat every 

day and really enjoy some of the dishes below. 

My husband’s favourite is cheese and 

potato pie; very easy and inexpensive to do, 

but I have to limit him or he would eat it 

every week. The quiche is good hot or cold 

and this time of year I serve it with salad. 

For a change this evening, why not try the 

tortillas? Again, very good with salad and so 

easy to do. I even have them instead of a 

sandwich when trying to cut my bread intake 

down. 

Buen Apetito 

Cheese Quiche 

Pastry 

1¼ cups of wholemeal flour 

Pinch of salt 

4 oz butter 

Cold water to mix 

Filling 

4 eggs 

275 ml milk 

30ml tomato puree 

30ml Worcestershire sauce 

30ml chopped parsley 

30ml chopped chives 

125g grated cheese (any, but the stronger 

the cheese, the more the flavour) 

Make pastry by mixing ingredients and 

chill. Beat eggs with the milk, tomato puree, 

Worcestershire sauce and herbs. Mix in 

the cheese. Roll out pastry and line quiche 

dish. Pour in the egg mixture and bake for 

40 minutes on 200º C 

Macaroni Cheese 

225g short cut macaroni 

65g butter 

90ml flour 

900ml milk 

Salt and pepper 

½ level tsp mustard 

225g cheese 

45ml breadcrumbs 

Cook the macaroni in a large saucepan until 

tender. Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in 

the flour and cook gently for 1 minute. Remove 

from pan and gently stir in milk. Bring 

to the boil and continue to cook, stirring until 

the sauce thickens. Remove from the heat 

and add seasoning, mustard, 2/3rds of the 

cheese and the macaroni. Pour into an oven 

dish and sprinkle the remaining cheese and 

the breadcrumbs on top. Bake in an oven 

200ºC for 20 minutes or until brown. 

Fish Cakes 

350g salmon 

175g haddock 

300ml milk 

3 bay leaves 

450g potatoes 

25g butter 

1 tbsp tarragon and dill 

Pinch of nutmeg 

50g flour 

2 eggs 

75g breadcrumbs 

2 tbsp sunflower oil 

Put the fish in a pan with the milk and bay 

leaves. Bring to boil and simmer until flaky. 

Peel and chop potatoes. Cook in boiling water 

until tender. Drain and mash with butter. 

Mix in herbs and nutmeg. Skin fish and 

break into large flakes. Mix with mash and 

shape into patties (makes around 8). Coat 

each one first with flour then egg and finally 

dip in breadcrumbs. Cook fishcakes for 3 

minutes on each side in oil until golden. 


Tortillas with Corn and Beans 

2230g red kidneys beans 

340g sweetcorn 

1 red and 1 green pepper 

2 cloves of garlic 

3tbsp sunflower oil 

1 tbsp oregano 

2tsp cumin 

150ml vegetable stock 

8 wheat tortillas 


Rinse and drain kidney beans and sweetcorn. 

Finely cut the peppers and chillies and 

crush the garlic. Heat the oil in a large pan 

and fry the peppers, garlic and chillies for 

3-5 minutes. Stir in the beans and sweetcorn, 

oregano and cumin. Season and cook 

over a low heat for 5 minutes. Add the vegetable 

stock and simmer for a further 5 minutes. 

Heat the tortillas in a dry frying pan 

for 30 seconds each side and serve with the 

mixture rolled inside. 

Ma Millbank’s Cheese and Potato Pie 

740g potatoes, peeled and cut 

2 large onions 

8oz cheddar cheese, grated 


Boil potatoes for 20 minutes or until soft. 

Cut onions and fry until browned. Drain potato 

and mash while hot. Add 7oz of cheese 

to potatoes and mash again. Add fried onions 

and mix again. Add salt and pepper. Tip 

mash into a buttered oven proof dish. Sprinkle 

remaining cheese on top of mash. Cook 

for 20 to 30 minutes in an oven on 180ºC 

until brown on top. 

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Representative of the British Humanist 

Association (BHA) visits Mazarrón 

“Humanists are atheists or agnostics who 

believe in leading a good life. We are not irresponsible 

hedonists. We believe that other 

people should also flourish and have a good 

life, so we are very concerned about ethics” 

These were the opening remarks of Sara 

Passmore, head of Education and Promotions 

at the BHA, who on 17 th May, at the Restaurant 

Colorá addressed a meeting of the Spanish 

Humanist Association (SHA), formerly the 

Evolutionists of Almeria and Murcia. 

Sara said that people form moral judgments 

all the time and sometimes when we learn 

new facts we change our judgments. The 

views of Humanists are based on the available 

evidence, not on any dogma or sacred 

text. To illustrate this process, she then facilitated 

lively discussions around two topics. 

“When is a war just?” and “Some people 

should be treated better than others.” Everybody 

at the meeting got stuck in to the arguments 

and there was a thoroughly enjoyable 

and good humoured flexing of ethical muscle. 

In the light of the debate a few people found 

they had changed their minds. The effectiveness 

(or otherwise) of the nuclear deterrent 

was brilliantly aired by a reading from “Yes, 

Minister”. 

Breaking News ..... 

Our next show will be: 

Camelot - The Panto 

To be performed in January and February 

in various venues throughout the Region 

of Murcia. More details giving dates, venues 

etc will be announced shortly. For this 

production we need a cast of thousands ... 

well, hundreds ... OK, dozens .... so please 

get in touch with Paul if you’d like to join 

us. 

Our last production of two short comedies 

was very well received by our enthusiastic 

audiences in La Molata and Pliego. Thanks 

to your support, we are very pleased to 

announce that the following donations 

were made: 

Ms Passmore told the meeting that the BHA 

is concerned to improve the representation of 

the views and interests of non-religious people. 

Examples of this are her current efforts 

to develop non-religious pastoral support for 

people in the armed forces, in prison and for 

people who are terminally ill. The association 

also trains and accredits celebrants who conduct 

secular weddings, naming ceremonies 

and funerals. 

“25% of people in the last UK census said 

they had no religion,” said Richard Ward, 

president of the SHA. We can assume that 

the same is true for the expatriate community 

living in Spain. We welcome new members. 

Apart from the discussions, walks, outings 

and lunches, many of us just enjoy meeting 

like-minded people. Anyone interested in 

contacting the group can do so via our website 

at www.bolnuevo.com 

Caritas, Pliego – 60€ 

GOmad, Mazarrón – 100€ 


For further information email 

taperleg@hotmail.com 

For further information about CLOUD 

NINE DRAMA please have a look at our 

website www.cloudninedramagroupmurcia.com 

Or contact Paul Macdonald at pandsmac@ 

hotmail.com 

Supported by COSTA CÁLIDA CHRONICLE 

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Dog With Rabies Is First Case In Spain 

In 35 Years 

Spain is on red-alert as the first-ever case of 

rabies in dogs since 1978 has been detected, 

but the ministry of health insists that the risk 

of infection is ‘very low’. 

The dog from Catalunya bit four children and 

an adult in the city of Toledo and was found to 

be infected with rabies. This condition affects 

the nervous system, is fatal and has no cure, 

but animals should be vaccinated against it by 

Spanish law. A control period of six months 

has been declared around the area where the 

dog came from. 

Authorities will be closely monitoring domestic 

pets and wild animals in the area and calling 

for compulsory rabies vaccinations for 

dogs, cats, ferrets and other mammals. Dogs 

are the main transmitters of rabies, which 

can be passed on to humans and other animals 

via bites or deep scratches. The ministry 

says that where a person has been bitten by 

a strange animal, they should immediately 

wash the wound under a strong jet of water 

and with soap for at least five minutes and if 

possible treat with disinfectant. In the event 

of any possible risk, animals should be taken 

straight to the vet and people should go to 

their nearest health centre or A&E department. 

Police Dog Wins Gold Medal For Bravery 

From UK Charity 

The PDSA has given 21 medals to guide dogs, 

police dogs and airline sniffer dogs over the 

years and the latest award is for Ajax. He and 

his guide, Sergeant Juan Carlos Alabarces, 

were working voluntarily with the explosives 

squad trying to trace a bomb in Mallorca on 

July 30 th 2009. Basque terrorists ETA had already 

let off an explosive device in the resort 

of Palma Nova, killing two police officers. Ajax 

sniffed out a bomb underneath a vehicle outside 

the Guardia Civil station. Ajax’s training 

allowed him to creep up to the bomb without 

activating the sensor and, once he had alerted 

his guide to its presence, emergency services 

were able to evacuate the entire block and 

detonate the device under controlled conditions. 

Nobody was hurt due to the plucky 

pooch’s actions. 

The gold medal from the PDSA is awarded for 

‘an outstanding act of bravery’’ or ‘exceptional 

dedication to duty and social commitment’. 

Ajax is the first dog in Spain and only the 

second outside the UK to receive the medal. 

It will be presented to him at the El Bosque 

Theatre in Móstoles, Madrid, during the Police 

and International Military Guide Dogs annual 

ceremony. 

Valencia-Based Cell and Tissue Bank 

Makes Transplants For Pets Possible 

Already becoming common practice with human 

medicine, extracting and harvesting 

stem cells and using tissues and organs to 

perform transplants and regenerate damaged 

body parts is starting to become possible in 

domestic animals, according to scientists in 

Valencia. 

Biologist Vicente Mirabet, director of the firm 

Tisulab, based at Valencia General University 

Hospital Foundation, says the team have 

frozen samples of bones, tendons, skin, cells 

and nerves at -80ºC, always extracted either 

from animals which have died of natural causes 

or from live animals, but non-invasively 

and in all cases, in completely humane circumstances. 

Tisulab has been involved in Zoe, an 11-yearold 

mare, who suffers from osteoarthritis, 

diagnosed after the top-level show jumper 

went lame in both forelegs. The Tisulab team 

have managed to cure her condition by infiltrating 

plasma with a high concentration of 

platelets into her. Although she may never be 

able to compete at international level again, 

the mare’s lameness is now a thing of the 

past and she can be ridden once again. 

Costa Del Sol Tram Lent To Australian 

City ‘To Pay Off Town Hall Debts’ 

Vélez-Málaga council spent 38 million euros 

on the tramway link between the town centre 

and the beach in 2007, but it has not been 

used for several years. Funding cuts imposed 

when the recession began to bite meant the 

service gradually dwindled to nothing. 

In a bid to reduce its ever-growing debts, 

Vélez-Málaga’s local government has decided 

to rent the tram system and the entire 

transport line is due to be shipped to Sydney, 

Australia which already has a well-developed 

underground tube train network serving the 

entire metropolis. The underground runs regularly 

to practically every corner of the city, 

including the airport with the only real exception 

being Bondi Beach, which can be reached 

by the regular bus lines that also complement 

the metro. Authorities in the capital of New 

South Wales and globally-popular backpackers’ 

haunt consider that yet another public 

transport link would not go amiss. 

More Than 498,000€ To Recover The Historical 

Distribution Of Lynx In The Region 

The Governing Council has approved an 

agreement between the Region of Murcia 

and Andalusia to develop the recovery of the 

historical distribution of the Iberian lynx in 

Spain and Portugal. This programme, known 

as ‘Iberlince’, is being jointly funded by the 

Ministry of the Presidency and the EU. The 

goal is to increase both 

the number of this 

carnivorous mammal 

and establish appropriate 

new areas for it 

to breed, thereby reducing 

the degree of 

threat to this species. 

This programme is part 

of the project ‘Life and 

Nature and Biodiversity’, 

launched by the 

European Commission 

Drinking Tap Water Instead Of Bottled 

In Government Meetings ‘Could Save 50 

Million Euros A Year’ 

National Water Boards Association AGA says 

Spain is among the five countries that consumes 

the most bottled water in the world; 

around five billion bottles a year. This translates 

to between 100 and 150 litres per inhabitant 

per year; between two and three 

litres daily, as dieticians recommend, but as 

it is bought in bottles and costs between 200 

and 1,000 times the price of water from taps. 

AGA says there is no evidence to suggest 

that bottled water either tastes better or has 

greater quality hygiene, nutritional or health 

aspects. Even if we take the lower end of this 

estimate, we have a cost of around 50 million 

euros a year, which would be saved almost 

entirely if people drank tap water. There are 

also kilos of plastic which are discarded when 

water bottles are disposed of; only 13% ends 

up in recycling or plastic treatment plants. 

The rest winds up in parks, gardens, streets 

and other public areas and, as plastic bottles 

are not biodegradable, the total of these 

causes more environmental damage than 

natural disasters. 

AGA explains that, per glass of water contained 

in plastic bottles, a total of 185 grams 

of CO2 are emitted into the atmosphere; the 

equivalent of a car travelling for a kilometre, 

compared to less than 0.3gm by filling a glass 

from the tap or from a jug of tap water on 

the table. 

Encouraging Recycling Of Packaging 

The regional government has given the green 

light to an agreement between the Presidential 

and Ecoembalajes Spain, to carry out the 

collection and recovery of packaging waste 

paper and cardboard and light packaging, 

such as plastic and metal food containers. 

The aim is to prevent and reduce the environmental 

impact of this type of packaging 

and improve the management of waste produced 

throughout its life cycle. Environmental 

awareness is also another important aspect of 

the agreement. This is to comply with European 

legislation, marking a series of recycling 

targets to be met by member states EU. Ecoembalajes 

Spain is a non-profit entity that is 

constituted as managing the integrated packaging 

management. 

Bank Boss Jailed For Defrauding Elderly 

Clients Of Six-Figure Sum 

Belarmino de la Fuente’s appeal to the Supreme 

Court failed and the judge has upheld 

his 3½ year sentence imposed by the Provincial 

Court of León. He was manager of Caja 

España in Castrocontrigo (León) from 1996- 

2008 and his elderly customers, husband and 

wife Roque and Delia and Roque’s brother 

Segismundo, had a ‘great relationship of 

friendship and trust’ with the accused. They 

had very limited education and practically no 

knowledge of finances and when they signed 

a series of papers, they believed these were 

just to authorise a withdrawal from their accounts. 

In practice they were blank contracts 

allowing De la Fuente to take money from 

their deposits. 

The clients always signed whatever papers 

the accused put in front of them without 

reading them first and from 2003-2008, the 

former bank manager withdrew sums ranging 

from 100€ to 8,000€ on over 100 occasions. 

The account-holders had no knowledge 

of this until a female employee saw their account 

records, became suspicious and filed a 

complaint. 

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Rocky’s 

owners abandoned 

him 

at the vets. 

He is 2 years 

old, neutered, 

vaccinated 

(including 

against Leish) 

and chipped. 

He is good 

with other 

dogs and 

loves to play. 

Call 645 469 

253 

chipped. Call 698 552 016 

634 372 366 

Fernando is 

in need of a 

new home as 

his owners 

are moving 

to the Philippines. 

He is 

around 11 

months old 

and is a Labrador 

cross 

Podenco. 

He is house 

trained, neutered, 

vaccinated 

and 

Maya is a 

15 month 

old German 

Shepherd and 

friends rescued 

her from 

a perrera. 

She is a lovely, 

happy girl, 

very friendly 

and is negative 

for Mediterranean 

diseases. Call 

Lucy is 

around 15 

months old 

and was 

found in the 

campo a 

month ago. 

She is a very 

friendly girl, 

good with 

other dogs 

and has been 

sterilised. 

She looks like 

a retriever x whippet and weighs 8 kilos. Call 

645 469 253 

To view more animals for adoption go 

to www.petsinspain.com 

To advertise an animal for adoption 

email info@petsinspain.info 





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Dear Editor 

Congratulations to Matt and Alan of Rainbow 

Satellites on their very good and very busy 

craft fair, at The Club House Camposol. I’ll 

certainly be looking for the next one. Also 

congratulations to all the stall holders from 

The Artisan Co-operative; the standard was 

awe inspiring. Well done. I hope you will have 

another nearer Christmas as there will be 

some fabulous presents to buy. 

R Davies 

Dear Editor 

Joyce Hoy of Bolnuevo would like to pass on 

her thank to you all. 

I cannot find the words to describe my gratitude 

to all those people that helped Ken and 

I during the latter stages of his illness. I have 

never known or experienced such care, kindness 

and dedication. My thanks to the translators 

who have worked with us on the numerous 

hospital visits during the last four years 

and thanks to MABS for arranging translators 

for our hospital visits and sending a nurse to 

our home to care for Ken. 

Thanks to our doctor Concepcion Navarro Hernandez 

at Mazarrón Salud; she was tireless 

in her care for Ken and support she gave me. 

Thanks to Elena Martinez and her team from 

ESCP Cartagena, who visited Ken at our home 

and made him comfortable. 

My praise to the Murciano de Salud; the service, 

treatment and care was of the very best 

and at the end when Ken was taken to hospital 

we were treated like royalty with reverence 

and kindness. 

Thanks to my friends and neighbours who 

have driven me to the hospital, taken me 

shopping, helped with organizing things and 

just been there for me. 

I do not believe I could have got through the 

last six months without your care and kindness. 

I thank you all from the bottom of my 

heart. 

Joyce Hoy. 

Dear Editor 

I am not one for writing letters as a rule, but 

feel I have to let people know about the great 

evening that we had at The Club House on the 

evening of 17 th May. We went to see the Harlequins 

Rock Choir - what a fantastic night!! 

The Choir was entertaining and professional 

and not at all what we expected. Congratulations 

to them and their Musical Director. Keep 

on Rocking! 

There is one other point I would like to raise, 

as I am now on my soap box! I would like to 

thank Paul from Noah’s ARC. I have called 

him on so many occasions regarding injured 

and abandoned dogs and never once has he 

let me or the dogs down. I do give items to 

the stall on Camposol Sector B and to the 

shop, now also on Sector B next to Caixa 

Bank, as and when I have items I no longer 

want, but this year I have told my family 

there will be no presents on their birthdays 

or Christmas; I will be donating the money 

to Noah’s ARC Dog Charity. How often do 

you get asked, “What do you want for your 

Birthday/Christmas?” Think carefully; do you 

really need anything? How about joining me 

and give up your pressies this year because 

Noah’s ARC always need more funds to carry 

on the great work they are doing. 

With Regards 

Debbie Camposol A 

Dear Editor 

On 16 th May, I attended a memorial service/ 

celebration of the life of one of our clients who 

would have been 90 this summer. I thought 

having reached my 60’s nothing would ever 

catch me out again, but this did. 

The lady moved to Spain after the sudden 

death of her partner of 34 years; quite a brave 

thing to do as she would have been in her mid 

70’s. She lived on Camposol, but then moved 

to a rented flat in Bolnuevo. She was very 

independent, but when her health started to 

deteriorate she needed help. Her landladies 

helped with shopping and managing her limited 

income. They arranged Spanish cleaners 

and she was able to get on with her life with 

her two “boys” her beloved dogs Bobbie and 

Chi Chi. When she began to lose her mobility 

and during a spell in hospital more people 

came to her aid; GOmaD, Noah’s ARC and the 

Lions offered support and dog walking. 

When I met her for the first time it was clear 

she had been well educated and was used 

to being listened to. Age Concern took over 

the co-ordination of her helpers and provided 

2 befrienders as well as financial support 

through ACASA. Around this time she lost her 

last remaining relative, her sister in the UK, to 

cancer. When it was clear she could no longer 

manage the steps at the apartment, people 

helped her move to Camposol C. Some of the 

husbands put in medical aids in the bathroom 

and made sure the house was suitable for her 

needs. They regularly watered her plants, did 

her shopping walked the dogs and took her 

out on organised trips or just for a coffee, 

which was no mean feat as she was wheelchair 

bound by this time. What an amazing 

group of people!!! 

Unfortunately her health failed and she was 

hospitalised and in a convalescent home for 

nearly 12 weeks. The volunteers, especially 

those from the church visited her, taking 

in supplies etc. The dogs went into kennels 

and were eventually re-homed. The authorities 

told her she needed to go to a care home 

as she could no longer manage to live on 

her own, but she refused and therefore they 

would not offer any support. She also refused 

to let ACASA try to repatriate her. This tried 

the patience of a lot of the volunteers because 

she would clearly need more care than they 

felt they could give. 

Calida Caring Agency, who had been monitoring 

health matters provided 2 carers for 1 

hour a day which she paid for. I don’t think 

a day went past when they ever did just the 

hour, especially when she called them out. 

It is easy to say she had made her choice, 

but it is another to leave a vulnerable person 

when they ask for help. Volunteers still 

did many of the other chores she could no 

longer do for herself. She became bedridden 

and Calida Caring Agency provided a hospital 

bed and ripple mattress to relieve her sores. 

Each day she was asked if she wanted to go 

to hospital, but she always stubbornly said no. 

FAST helped and Pedro, the nurse from the 

medical centre, came at least once a week, 

as well helpers from the Gardening Group. It 

was never the situation we wanted, but it was 

the best we could do given the choices she 

had made. 

When she passed away, despite us securing 

funds for a funeral, the Town Hall interred her. 

Many of those who had been involved in her 

life needed some way to say goodbye and celebrate 

her life. Our fabulous English Funeral 

Director, Tony Smith and St Nicholas Ecumenical 

Church, came to the rescue by offering a 

lovely service. Rev Len Eaton MBE, Deacon 

Maureen Kent and Tony Smith provided their 

services free and the many who turned up to 

the service had very few dry eyes. 

I was overwhelmed by the closeness, compassion, 

caring and selflessness of our local 

community, charities and businesses. We are 

so lucky to live here and I would like to say 

a huge thank you to all, as so many of them 

went the extra mile. I hope you feel this is 

worth sharing. 

Kind regards 

Ann Lambert 

Dear Editor 

Recently I went with the Welcome Group on a 

cruise to the Norwegian Fjords. Having never 

been on a trip with Welcome, I really did not 

know what to expect, but from the moment I 

called Rosemary I could not have been looked 

after any better. When we met, she answered 

all my questions regarding the trip and I could 

tell she was very well organised. From that 

moment she kept us in touch with updates on 

a regular basis. She then arranged a meeting 

with MSC on Camposol and again answered all 

our questions. 

When the day arrived, we were picked up on 

time and had a leisurely drive to Madrid where 

we stayed in an excellent hotel right on the 

Gran Via. Not having been to Madrid, before 

this was an added bonus to us. The coaches 

were there the next morning to take us to the 

airport and MSC checked us all in. 

The cruise was fantastic and I certainly would 

cruise with MSC again. Rosemary was around 

making sure that we were happy and everything 

was to our satisfaction. She even managed 

to get it to snow when we were at the 

top of the mountain! On the return trip the 

coaches were at Alicante airport and we even 

had a revolving neon sign on the front of the 

bus welcoming us back. 

I would like to thank Rosemary and Welcome 

for organising such a wonderful trip and we 

look forward to travelling with them again. 

The amount of work put into organising that 

trip must have taken many hours as nothing 

was left to chance. 

Ann Johnson 

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Age Concern and its supporters have had 

a busy time. We had our monthly menu-deldia 

at Lagarto Verde, Puerto de Mazarrón 

on Wednesday 29 th May. This was the perfect 

setting for 40 friends to enjoy a pleasant 

afternoon, being serenaded by the music 

of ‘Timeless’, four accomplished singers who 

generously give up their own time to support 

Age Concern. 

In June we were under the parasols at Bar 

Peyma and our next lunch will be on Wednesday 

31 st July at ‘Copi Coy’, the sports complex 

near Playa Grande in Puerto de Mazarrón. Five 

courses for 10€. Why not come and join us? 

Our Summer Fair was held on Saturday 1 st 

June at Lagarto Verde in Puerto de Mazarrón; 

lots of stalls selling clothing, ceramics, pies, 

sweets, bags, bling etc. Many people contribute 

to the success of our fairs. This one generated 

over 800€ for Age Concern for which 

we are very grateful, not only to members of 

the public, but also to the kind people who set 

up stalls and donate all their income to our 

charity; also to the stallholders and traders 

who make the whole event possible by participating 

in our fundraising day and making it a 

fun day for all. Raffle winners were: Kathleen 

Clark (menu-del-dia for two), Chris Clarke 

(teddy bear), Richard Wolfenden (chocolates 

& cava), Irene Ferguson (sandwich toaster). 

Look out for the date of our Christmas Fair. 

On Saturday 8 th June Matt & Alan of ‘The Artisan 

Co-operative’ organised a very successful 

Craft Fair; hopefully the first of many, at The 

Club House, Camposol. Age Concern was 

nominated as the recipient of donations from 

the door and the raffle (all prizes were donated 

by traders, too many to mention here!). 

Over 300 visitors passed through the doors 

and 430€ was raised for us on the day. Many 

thanks to Matt, Alan & The Co-operative. 

The Welcome Group is holding an open-air 

dance at Mariano’s, Camposol A on Tuesday 

27 th August. Dancing to the B Boppers, this 

event is being run to support Age Concern, 

for which we are very grateful to Rosemary 

and the Welcome Group. 8€ entrance. 5€ optional 

food. Tickets from the Welcome Group 

Meeting on the first Saturday of the month, 

2pm at Mariano’s or telephone Welcome on 

620 105 179. 

Our annual Black & White Ball will be on 

Wednesday 11 th September at Puerto de 

Mazarrón Marina. Martin Ross and Karen Noble 

will keep you dancing all night. A chance 

to get dressed up, or just wear something 

black & white. Tickets 15€ including cold buffet. 

Transport from Camposol or MCC for 5€. 

Our next ‘Talking Shop’ will be at 1.30pm 

on Wednesday 3 rd July at the Cultural Centre, 

Camposol B. Come along for a chat & find out 

what we do. 

Tickets: 

Friday 11am-1pm outside Bar Salud, Camposol 

B 

Wednesday & Thursday 10am-1pm Cultural 

Centre, Camposol 

Telephone: 634 310 215 (Camposol) or 634 

336 484 (Port) 


Country Music Nights at The Club House, 

Camposol - 7 th June 

Approximately 100 people attended our 4 th 

Country Music Night in The Club House, 

Camposol C. This was the best night so far; 

the atmosphere was “sizzling”. It was one of 

those nights when everyone seemed determined 

to enjoy themselves. The majority 

of people were British, but there was also a 

sizeable contingent from Belgium, France and 

Spain. Isn’t it wonderful how a friendly environment, 

coupled with good music, can overcome 

the language barrier! 

The milk helped create the atmosphere. 

Milk?!! 

We have “teamed up” with GO maD, the local 

charity who are always short of milk to 

distribute to those in desperate need in the 

Mazarrón area, so the entry fee on 7 th June 

was the normal €3 plus a carton of milk. How 

many times in the previous week did we hear 

“Don’t forget the milk!” 97 litres were handed 

in, so thank you one and all. 

Ann taught the Line Dance “Hobos”. The response 

was so positive that it was danced a 

couple more times during the night. Tom and 

Helen taught the “Virginia Reel”; quite similar 

to “The Grand Old Duke Of York”. 

Jimmy Vincent then took centre stage – not 

only was his sound excellent, but it was nice 

to see someone making the effort to look 

really smart on stage. During his 2 nd spot 

(which started at 10.45pm), he was surprised 

when he was called off (round about midnight). 

He said he was enjoying himself so 

much; he thought he had only been on stage 

for 15 minutes or so! 

During the interval, Gordon, after telling a 

Chic Murray Joke, handled the raffle. His 

wife wanted a photograph of him as he had 

never done anything like this before. When 

taking his picture, she ‘forgot’ to include his 

head. Apparently this is not the first time 

she has done this, as Gordon informs us that 

they have countless headless photographs at 

home! 

We may have to consider making future 

nights ticket events. Normally The Club 

House can accommodate more than 100 people; 

however, as dancing is such an integral 

and important part of our nights, we will not 

compromise on the size of the dance floor; ie 

we would not reduce the dance floor to get 

more people in. In the meantime we will continue 

with pay at the door. 

Normally we meet on the 1 st Friday of 

each month; however, please note that 

there will not be a dance on the 1 st Friday 

of July, so our next Country Music evening 

will be on Friday 2 nd August. The live 

music will be provided by Martin Ross. 

When the Country Music Night club started 

in March 2013, we had no sound equipment 

whatsoever. The various items required 

(amp/speakers/microphone/computer) were 

all borrowed (thanks to everyone who loaned 

their equipment). From the surplus funds 

over the past 4 months, all the necessary 

equipment has now been purchased 

Once again, thanks to all who came along and 

made it a truly unforgettable night .We’ll all 

remember the “milk” night! 

Any enquiries should be sent by email to 

helenwills46@yahoo.com or telephone/ 

text 610 632 152 

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The Best Camposol Fiesta Ever….But Don’t 

Mention the Sound System! 

When I look back over the last 6 months I 

truly wonder where the time went! There was 

the little matter of my wedding and honeymoon, 

but other than that, my life since November 

2012 has been “Fiesta”!!! 

Preparations for Camposol Fiesta 2013 

started in November 2012. The “old” committee 

had all retired and finding a new committee 

proved more difficult than expected and 

when I was first asked to Chair the committee, 

we didn’t actually have one! Eventually 

a committee was formed with Bruce Furness 

as Secretary, Pat Firth Treasurer and other 

members Alan Hogg, Stuart Fearn, Colin Dorsett 

and Nicola Green. Trudy Mockford acted 

as our official translator. 

One of the biggest challenges we faced was 

fundraising. We concentrated our efforts on 

weekly raffles and the Grand Fiesta Draw. 

We decided to do something different for 

this year’s Fiesta and the first prize was a 

5000€ Holiday Voucher with runner-up prizes 

of smaller value holiday vouchers, a 32 inch 

TV from TJ Electricals, a Puncture Safe Tyre 

voucher and a Derek’s H2ozone Water Filter 

System. 

We decided to condense the Fiesta so that it 

started on Friday evening and ran almost nonstop 

until midnight on the Saturday night. 

Friday evening was dedicated to Tribute Acts, 

starting with “Phil Collins” and finishing with 

“The Beatles Experience” a Lennon and Mc- 

Cartney duo. There wasn’t a spare seat to 

be had from the official start of the Fiesta at 

6pm until Stevie T said goodnight at 2am on 

Saturday morning. 

Saturday morning started with the traditional 

Fun Run and the Tug O War that was won 

by Alley Palais. The day included pony rides 

from Meta Riding Stables, bouncy castle, face 

painting, stalls and a dedicated Children’s Magician. 

Throughout the whole afternoon the 

seats were filled and the stage was rocking 

with performers. The Camposol Guitar Club 

was followed by the Harlequins Rock Choir 

who were quite marvellous! 

There was a fashion show by “Branded” and 

a Talent Show sponsored by “Miles Better Entertainment”. 

The show was judged by “Two 

Shoes”, the UK X Factor Finalists and Ken 

“Simon Cowell” Payne. The standard of performers 

was excellent with singers, dancers 

and musicians of all ages. The judges were 

genuinely impressed and the unanimous winner 

was Jay Buckley, a cheeky 11 year old 

who wowed the crowd with his rendition of 

“I’m Sexy 

and I know 

it” and “Jailhouse 

Rock”. 

The show 

continued 

with a traditional 

Spanish 

flavour with 

the amazingly 

talented 

and beautiful 

Flamenco 

dancers from 

Raquel Peña 

Dance Company, 

followed 

by the 

fantastic vocals 

of “Pitu”. 

“ M u r c i a 

Dance” then gave an excellent and energetic 

performance. 

Unfortunately once again the sound system 

let us down. “Soul Power”, from Torrevieja 

was unable to continue and by the time the 

girls from “Two Shoes” came to perform, the 

sound was untenable, but Lucy & Charley 

from “Two Shoes” entertained the crowd, posing 

for photographs and signing autographs. 

Stevie T saved the day with disco party tunes 

and we brought the Fireworks Finale forward 

and watched 

whilst the 

c r o w d 

whooped and 

squealed as 

the sky was 

lit up by possibly 

the best 

display ever 

seen over 

Camposol. 

On behalf of the Committee, I would like to 

say a special thank you to Byron our compere 

and also all our sponsors, supporters and 

raffle ticket sellers without whom this Fiesta 

would not have been possible. 

Michelle Miles – Chair of Camposol Fiesta 

2013 

Photos Copyright: Ted Oddy 





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A Step In The Right Direction For Camposol 

It has long been thought by the CRA Central 

Liaison Committee that we need to take a 

more proactive approach in the political scene 

of Mazarrón. 

We started that process at the last AGM where 

we removed from our rules the statement 

that we were a non-political organisation. Our 

Political Sub Committee has worked hard to 

prepare the ground for Camposol’s own political 

party. That work is now complete and we 

need three Spanish citizens to establish that 

party, something we expats cannot do under 

Spanish law. The CRA has funded this work 

but it is now for interested individuals to take 

it over, as the CRA itself will not be a political 

party. 

Since the last election the PP and PSOE parties 

have made no contact with the CRA. 

That indicates the level of interest they have 

in helping us achieve our aims. The PP party 

even voted against the bridge repairs for 

Camposol, which in itself speaks volumes. 

Bob Owen and his team have had a number 

of private meetings with the party officials of 

the UIDM. They successfully negotiated to appoint 

José Navarro as our District Mayor; a 

major step forward for Camposol, with one 

of our own committee, a Spanish citizen and 

resident of Camposol, now with direct access 

to the town hall officials. This is paying dividends 

already and many residents’ problems 

have been resolved by José. 

At our last meeting on the 6 th June, Bob 

and José met with Gines Campillo, Mayor of 

Mazarrón, Juan Andres Martinez, President of 

the UIDM and Juan Pedro Martinez, the party 

spokesman. The UIDM stated that they are 

committed to Camposol and to resolving its 

many problems, albeit they are complex and 

it will take some considerable time to resolve 

them all. They said they wanted to work with 

the CRA to achieve these aims and readily admitted 

they needed our help. They want us 

to take a proactive part in this process and 

offered Bob and José positions on the executive 

committee of the UIDM. This will involve 

weekly meetings and will give us access and 

input to the decision-making process of the 

UIDM and ultimately the council. We have 

nothing to lose and everything to gain by cooperating 

with the UIDM. Bob made it quite 

plain to them that if they do resolve Camposol’s 

problems we would not need our own 

political party. 

Mazarrón’s political past has seen both the 

PSOE and PP parties in power. The latter alienated 

the people, which prompted the UIDM 

to form. Juan Pedro Martinez, party spokesman 

has stated that they are not the usual 

type of politicians, but just people who wanted 

to work hard to improve the lives of all 

Mazarrón’s citizens including those on Camposol. 

Bob Owen 

www.cracamposol.com 

Chairman 

info@camposol.com 

CRA Central Liaison Committee 


I would like to thank all the members of the 

Harlequins Rock Choir for their sterling efforts 

in approaching many of the local businesses, 

asking them for their support by donating 

raffle prizes for our charity event in aid 

of the Ambulance Fund. Our event was held 

on 17 th May at the Club House Golf, Camposol 

and of course our grateful thanks to the many 

businesses who gave fantastic gifts and to the 

many Harlequins Rock Choir members who 

personally gave gifts which enabled us to offer 

in excess of 40 fantastic raffle prizes for 

our guests to win. Thanks also to Ken from 

PALS who offered his services to act as doorman, 

ensuring tickets were available to our 

guests who didn’t already have one! Not an 

easy job and we very much appreciated his 

offer – thanks again Ken. 

We were supported by over 100 guests and 

we hope that the choir’s performance came 

up to the expectations of everyone. I know 

we, the choir, enjoyed delivering our programme 

of songs and our reward was you, 

our audience, showing your appreciation. 

The disco following the choir’s performance 

seemed to go down very well and I am sure 

would have gone on for much longer had licence 

laws allowed! 

A total of 835€ was raised thanks to the support 

of everyone concerned. This amount was 

presented to Stevie T at the Cultural Centre, 

Camposol, by the Harlequins Rock Choir on 

Tuesday, 21 st May. In return Stevie T had a 

surprise of his own. On behalf of Costa Cálida 

Radio, he presented the Harlequins Rock 

Choir with their very own banner for our future 

performances – thank you very much 

Steve! 

By the time you read this, the Harlequins 

Rock Choir will have sung in aid of ‘Operation 

Smile’ at Los Almagros on Friday 7 th June 

and the Camposol Fiesta on Saturday 15 th 

June. Murcia Dance Group will have performed 

to one of our songs on that day. We 

are also pleased to have been invited by Stevie 

T to perform at the Rock Festival in Puerto 

de Mazarrón on Saturday 28 th September - 

time to be confirmed. 

On behalf of the Harlequins Rock Choir – 

thank you to everyone who has supported us. 

If you would like more information please 

contact our Musical Director, Ann Thompson 

on 628 149 840 

The Choir That Rocks 

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If you live in the Mazarrón Bay area, you 

can now play Duplicate Bridge every Monday 

morning at the 3* Hotel La Cumbre in Puerto 

de Mazarrón. 

From humble beginnings back in October 

2012, with only 9 players using home-made 

equipment, the inaugural General Meeting to 

formalise the Club was held in 2013. The Meeting 

was attended by 24 of the now 40 members. 

A President & Committee were elected 

for the remainder of 2013, and the name 

“Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club” (MBBC)/ 

“Club de Bridge Bahia de Mazarrón” was 

formally adopted. 

We are a friendly, multi-national group including 

English, Dutch, Spanish, Norwegian, German, 

and the occasional Scot and Welshman! 

Most of our members come from around the 

Mazarrón area, though several come from as 

far away as Cartagena in the east, San Ginés 

in the west - and one even travels from near 

Granada to play. Now we are fully established, 

we are creating a Club Website and looking to 

expand and encourage new membership. We 

welcome both experienced & inexperienced 

Bridge pairs, either on a regular or occasional 

(eg whilst on holiday) basis. If you don’t have 

a partner, we will try & fix you up with one. 

Members arrive by 9.30am for play to start at 

9.45am and the bridge lasts until 12.45pm. 

Usually there are 20-24 players (5 or 6 Tables). 

Annual Membership is only 5€. 

For more information, telephone Phil on 968 

15 07 22. 

The first FAST Spring Ball was a truly magnificent 

event and a real night to remember. 

Over 100 people attended the event in the 

beautiful setting of Restaurante Amapola in 

Bolnuevo. They provided us with an excellent 

4 course meal with the superb service that we 

have come to expect from this ever-popular 

venue. It also gave us all the chance to dress 

up in our evening wear which only made the 

event that little bit more “special”. 

added to the great party atmosphere. 

The entertainment courtesy of “The Wildcat” 

also went down extremely well as they cover 

a variety of artistes including Amy Winehouse, 

Lady Gaga and Cher, to name but a 

few. We will definitely be inviting them back 

to future events as they had everyone up on 

the dance floor before the meal was even finished! 

We raised over €600 from this event and 

would like to say a big thank you to all the 

FAST supporters who made this event possible 

and to JJ Puppies for their donation to 

the raffle. We could not provide this invaluable 

service without you. 

2 coaches came from Camposol and many 

others from Puerto de Mazarrón and surrounding 

villages, so everyone was able to 

relax and enjoy a drink or two as well, which 

Watch out for our future events in the “What’s 

On Section” in the Costa Cálida Chronicle every 

month, or visit us at 

www.fastcamposol.com 





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July Fiesta 

On Saturday July 13 in Puerto de Mazarrón 

the fiesta will start. Visit www.mazarron.es 

for full information. There will be four prizes 

for the top four floats, whether for local clubs 

or foreigners. The first prize will be 1,200€, 

while the runner up will receive 900€. There 

will be a third and fourth prize of 600€ and 

300€ respectively. Registration is open to all 

groups and should be forwarded by email to 

festejos@mazarron.es and must contain 

the name and CIF number of the association 

or representative of the group, telephone and 

email contacts, and number of members that 

make up the troupe. 

Youth Camp 

The Youth Council of the City of Mazarrón 

has opened the registration period for summer 

camp this year to be held in Nerpio. 

The camp will take place from 15 to 21 July 

at Las Nogueras de Nerpio and is for young 

people from 7 to 17 years. The camp price is 

255€ and there is no limit of participants. It 

includes full board, but in addition to traditional 

activities such as gymkhanas and workshops, 

there will be significant developments 

and multisports and new themed days among 

which will be a day dedicated to the fantastic 

world of the circus. Tel: 968 591 810 for 

more information. 

the safety of the citizens of Mazarrón”. 

Q Beaches 

The beaches of El Castellar and Rihuete renewed 

their ‘Q’ Quality for Tourism, as revealed 

by The Institute for Spanish Tourism 

Quality who delivered the ‘Q’ Quality flags 

at 25 beaches in the Region of Murcia, including 

two in Mazarrón, giving them third 

place just behind Andalusia with 59 flags, 

and Valencia which has 45 awards. In total, 

174 beaches and 15 nautical sports facilities 

throughout Spain received this distinction. 

Blue Flags 

Mazarrón has once again outdone last year 

in regards to the town’s beaches qualifying 

for 5 blue flags - the beaches of El Alamillo, 

Rihuete, Puerto, Bahia-La Reya, and Playa 

Grande-Castellar. This represents 21% of the 

flags in the region for 2013. After Cartagena 

with 8, Mazarrón has obtained most Blue 

Flags in the region. The beach that has lost its 

blue flag this year is Los Nares. 

Casa Cultura 

The Centro Cultural de Mazarrón was officially 

inaugurated on 24 May; a multipurpose and 

historic space known as Casa de Cultura. Dozens 

of people gathered at the venue to attend 

the opening ceremony which was chaired by 

the Mayor of Mazarrón and the Minister of 

Culture and Tourism. The latter stressed how 

important it is to set up a centre like this, now 

that so much culture is being removed from 

public life. 

After receiving the blessing of the Priest 

of the Parish of San Antonio de Padua and 

San Andrés Apóstol, Julio Romero, the attendees 

began a tour of the facilities. The 

tour ended in the hall where the Mayor and 

Councillor for Culture, Maria Celeste Soria, 

addressed a few words to the audience. 

Soria predicted a prosperous future for the 

building and invited all the municipality’s 

citizens to actively participate in the activities 

and initiatives that are to be organized. 


Exchange Programme 

The Mayor of Mazarrón and the Councillor 

for Education, welcomed participants to the 

Mazarrón project “Comenius” which, after 

visiting 8 countries in 2 years, ended in June 

at CEIP “Infanta Leonor”. 

Director of the school, Antonio Gallego said, 

“This is a programme of activities and exchanges 

involving not only teachers, but also 

the students who have seen the culture and 

traditions of these countries and the lifestyle 

of students of the educational institutions involved.” 

The exchange programme culminated on 

7 June with a Giant Paella at the school 

and a Talent Show at the Casa de Cultura 

and closed with a visit to Cartagena and 

a boat trip around the Bay of Mazarrón. 

Crime Down 

The last safety meeting held in the City Council 

has revealed some very positive data 

regarding the number of criminal and administrative 

offences recorded in 2013. The 

close collaboration of the Guardia Civil with 

the Policía Local has resulted in a decrease 

of 20% in terms of total administrative and 

criminal offences from the year 2012. It is 

good news that is stimulated by the close cooperation 

of Civil Guard officers and Local Police 

in Mazarrón. 

The Mayor said “We want to recognize the 

excellent work of the “Benemerita” agents 

deployed throughout the municipality and 

thank them for their effort to improve 

Equestrian 

On Tuesday May 28, the Centro de Día de 

Personas con Discapacidad had the opportunity 

to attend various activities of “Yeguada 

Tudela Espín” in an Equine programme of 

comprehensive therapy given by professionals, 

to promote rehabilitation of children, 

adolescents and adults suffering from neuromuscular, 

psychological, cognitive and social 

problems, by the horse as a therapeutic tool. 

The centre members enjoyed themselves 

learning about horse care as well as familiarity 

with animals of this size. A group 

of instructors explained the parts of the 

horse and the vocabulary used to them 

and participants had the opportunity to see 

how the animals responded. Controlled 

by two instructors and one physiotherapist, 

the bravest members rode, making it 

even more memorable. Those who found 

it difficult to ride the horses were compensated 

by lying down on the animal’s back. 

Mazarrón Town Council is grateful to all who 

helped, especially the “Yeguada Espín Tudela” 

and la Asociación Ecuestre “El Gigante. 

Councillor Cruz signed in the guestbook of the 

Town Hall to close the event and all participants 

shared a meal in the central courtyard 

of the building that was enlivened by pianist 

David Gomez. 

ASPADEM Trip 

On Saturday May 18 The Day Centre for 

Persons with Disabilities of Mazarrón visited 

Terra Natura, making contact with exotic 

wild animals including live birds of prey 

and sea lions. These visits are intended to 

implement many of the goals planned from 

the Day Centre that will help with distraction, 

entertainment in a good way to promote 

co-existence in different environments. 

Councillor for Social Policy, Maria Martinez, 

thanked the selfless work of volunteers and 

the collaboration of FEAPS. “It was an infinitely 

grateful gesture to ASPADEM that you 

shared this resource that was available to the 

users of the Day Centre”. 

Cadastral 

The Office of Mazarrón Cadastral Management 

is now in Calle Canalejas No. 3. The 

system allows all interested parties access to 

comprehensive information on property and 

real estate. The PIC provides a free consultation 

service and electronic certification of unprotected 

cadastral data and digital mapping; 

service consultation and electronic certification 

to holders of protected cadastral data on 

the properties of ownership; and queries and 

downloads of electronic notifications of cadastral 

procedures. 

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PALS Do it 4 U 

The Harlequin Rock Choir contributed 845€ to 

the CAFÉ account with a fantastic show at The 

Club House; two 45 minute sets showing a 

range of vocal aptitudes. Well done thank you. 

PALS had a really interesting trip to the Roman 

bath archaeological museum in Alhama 

de Murcia, then on to La Perdiz for a great 

lunch. A friend slipped on gravel and fell forward 

meaning we needed an ambulance call 

out, so thanks to the Sierra Rangers and to 

Matoe for his help. We are pleased to say that 

the lady is out and about and as active as before. 

Forthcoming events: 

July 2 nd Lunch and Afternoon at Rincon 

Elias. Entertainment from Lynn Preston and 

a Flamenco Show and live music from Itchy 

Fingers. Lunch and wine included 17.50€. 

11 th September Day Trip to Benidorm with 

the old town and market drop offs and an optional 

visit at no extra charge to Guadalest 

15€. Aready taking reservations. 

(We have also booked a trip for March 17 th 

next year at the Hotel Helios in Benidorm. 

Full board, coach included 3 nights 130€. The 

coach is half booked already!) 

28 th September CAFÉ Concert VII at the Playa 

Grande Hotel. 5€ with music from mid afternoon 

to Midnight. Special hotel rates available. 

Bands are clamouring to join in and we 

will be offering a complete range of music to 

tempt each and every taste. 

6 th October 5 night trip to fascinating Basque 

Region. Full board and all excursions included 

285€ sharing a double room. First coach 

full; second coach getting full. 

8 th PALS Christmas Ball. Dance to the John 

Lindo Trio at the Costa Costa Hotel, Mazarrón. 

Fantastic quality 29.50€ per head. 

New Year’s Day Sponsored Swim at the 

Bahia beach. Forms available now - get those 

holiday makers to sponsor you! We count it as 

‘in’ at knee level. This year (2013) we raised 

2710€ and there is intense competition as to 

who can raise the most and or look the silliest. 

Tickets available from 626 460 465 or call at 

Saralara’s Wednesdays 1-3.30pm on, The Trevi 

Bar Saturdays from 11am-1.30pm or The 

Clover Bar, Condado when the market is on. 

Respite Care 

A recent meeting of all the area’s humanities 

charities has indicated a great need for respite 

care in the community in addition to that 

which is being arranged by MABS and Age 

concern. A further meeting is scheduled for 

11am on July 8 th at The Cultural Centre on 

Camposol. All are welcome. 

The various charities are investigating how we 

can act in conjunction with the Local Authorities 

and what level of care is available and 

is needed. The problem of an aging population 

is daily more apparent, therefore please 

try to help. A name for the new effort is 

being requested and so far ‘Forget-me-not’ 

and ‘CAFÉ’ (To replace at the end of the year 

the existing CAFÉ function) are contenders. 

What became immediately apparent is that 

access to the Spanish social services is not 

available unless the applicant is in possession 

of an Empadron. This is not a tax document, 

but it does allow the local, regional and central 

governments to allocate proportionally 

the funds that are available, so please make 

sure you sign on at the Town Hall. 

If you have any queries about this vitally important 

subject, albeit illness, old age or dementia, 

please call 626 460 465 or attend 

the next meeting. 

The Street Party was a real success despite 

the cool weather for this time of year; dancing 

to Lenny Mitchell and enjoying the barbeque 

and great accompaniments cooked and 

served by ladies of the committee and volunteers, 

rounded off with Sangria, wine and 

beer! Thanks to all who donated their time, 

hard work and prizes for our raffle. 

The Volunteer Working Parties will have finished 

for the summer by the time you read 

this, but the maintenance team will be clearing, 

weeding and spraying all streets on ‘C’ 

as usual throughout the hotter months. The 

watering of young trees and plants will also 

continue, as some are not established yet 

because of the windy conditions during the 

Spring. Please give any plants near your 

home or holiday home a drink if possible; 

thank you. Thanks also to everyone for donations 

to our bucket. This all helps further improvements 

made to ‘C’ Sector. Many people 

on Camposol work hard to improve our area 

and facilities; the CRA being one organization 

and we have donated 100€ to their funds 

as our nominated charity for 2013. We have 

also donated 50€ to ‘B’ Sector to help towards 

filling those pesky potholes which make our 

driving so adventurous! 

A warm welcome goes to Jade, a new member 

of our Maintenance Team and to Martin 

Vale who has been co-opted on to our committee 

as Fund Raiser. We look forward to all 

the benefits they may bring! 

Secure Storage Space is needed for 

Greenfingers’ garden tools. Do you have 

an unused underbuild/garage/storage room? 

It must be on Sector ‘C’ and a nominal annual 

payment is offered by us for suitable space. 

Please contact John, our Chairman on 634 

325 427. 

Social Evening at The Club House 8pm on 

Saturday 28 th September with the fabulous 

Woody. Tickets available soon – please support 

us as this should be another great night! 

Christmas Dinner & Dance on Friday 13 th 

December at The Club House, with singer, 

Andy Jones. 

Further details of both these events can be 

found on our chalkboards or contact us on 

634 325 427. More information about our 

group can be found on Facebook and our 

website http://www.greenfingersgardenandsocialgroup.com/ 





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Working together to keep Camposol 

looking great! 

Happily, having had a fairly good response 

to appeals for more volunteers to help out on 

our weekly working parties, we have been 

able to complete the dreaded annual task 

of pruning the palm trees around Sector B. 

Work is currently ongoing to clear the main 

dual carriageway of weeds and overgrowth. 

Oleander shrubs have been replaced where 

necessary and it is good to see that many are 

looking very healthy and are now in flower. 

Many thanks are due to D Sector Gardening 

Group who have offered their services 

once again to repair some of the potholes on 

the perimeter road. Thanks also to C Sector 

‘Greenfingers’ Gardening Group who 

along with D Sector helped fund this work 

Also we are indebted to Mr Shifter, who on 

many occasions over the past months has 

provided his services without charge, for 

helping us to remove dozens of bags of palm 

tree cuttings and other debris and also helping 

us move loads of rocks. 

Legal Registration 

All the necessary legal arrangements have 

been completed for B Clean to become a 

legally registered Community Group. The 

signed documents have been processed by 

our solicitor and we now have to wait for 

the official approval to be given. When this 

happens - hopefully in the next few (Spanish) 

weeks - we will be able to give details of 

our new bank account and explain the rules 

that will apply relating to donations and application. 

Response has been quite good so 

far, most people wishing to donate their 5€ 

monthly subscription as a single ‘up front’ 

payment. Anyone who has not yet joined the 

scheme and who wishes to know more about 

it, please contact us. 

For registering your interest in subscribing to 

the scheme - if you have not already done so 

- please send Sandy an email to sanandstu@ 

gmail.com. 

Petanca Garden 

The wonderful Petanca Garden on the ground 

opposite B22 and B15 is nearing completion 

and is looking great. This project has been 

privately funded by the gentlemen who have 

been working so hard to create it. It is available 

for use by anyone living on B Sector. 

There is still some more work to be done before 

it is finally completed and B Clean have 

provided some shrubs and plants. Enquiries 

regarding use of this area should be made to 

Maurice on 968 199 552 or email mauricepat@hotmail.com 

Monthly Meetings 

We hold a planning meeting on the last Tuesday 

of each month 4-5pm in Trevi’s Function 

Room. Please show up and give your support. 

Join in and discuss how we can continue to 

improve our sector. 

Weekly Working Party 

Meets each Tuesday 9-10/11am in front of 

the commercial centre unless otherwise arranged. 

Please just turn up and help. 

Sandy: 968 986 030 

Helen/Glyn: 968 199 506 

Roger: 968 199 502 


Lions Bric-A-Brac Sale 

The Lions would 

like to thank all the 

people who kindly 

donate items to our 

Friday bric-a-brac 

sale at Camposol B. 

In addition, we thank 

all of the people 

and the buyers who 

help us to help good 

causes in the area. 

For one month now 

all the proceeds from 

this sale are going to The Samaritans to help 

them with their work 

helping people in distress. 

For people who 

want to donate, we 

also have a collection 

tin on the stall. 

This help to The Samaritans 

will continue 

for an initial 12 

months. The Lions 

Club of Mazarrón 

works within the charter 

of Lions International 

a worldwide 

organisation with 

1,300,000 members 

in 209 countries. 

To enable us to collect these funds, we rely 

on the public support and in the situation with 

the bric-a-brac stall, a special thanks to the 

kind people of Oscar’s Bar, especially Oscar 

and Mark, who have permitted us to use the 

entire front line of their premises and helped 

and assisted whenever possible. We appreciate 

greatly such unselfish support. Thank 

You. 

July 20th Trip to Guadalest to include a boat 

trip on the river. 20€ 

Ist week in September we are having a tour 

around Cartagena to include a Roman Theatre, 

Museum and the Town Hall. 

28 th September we will see the last night of 

the Carthagenian and Romano Fiesta, see the 

Roman encampment and fireworks whilst enjoying 

tapas. This trip will be from the afternoon 

to late evening. 

Coaches are available from Camposol, 

Mazarrón Country Club and Puerto de 

Mazarrón. 

Please continue to help us to help those least 

able to help themselves. 

We are outside Oscar’s Bar on Camposol every 

Friday 11am-1pm 

Tel 618 958 816 

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Monday 29 th July – Meet 5.30 pm El Berro car 

park 

Evening Shady Amble to see Dinosaur’s 

Footprint & Picnic 

We meet up and go out on non-sporty social 

walks and outings and we’re building interest 

in a photography group. This month as it 

will be hot, we’ll do a very short pleasant amble 

in very shaded natural areas in the cooler 

heights of Sierra Espuña, in early evening, 

making it a pleasant cooler experience after 

a hot day, with the point of interest being the 

Fossilized Dinosaur’s Footprint and the ‘easypeasy’ 

rope bridge in the cooler heights of Sierra 

Espuña, before having an early evening 

picnic in a spot where wild boar are known 

to come (but obviously not guaranteed as 

they’re wild!). 

If you haven’t been to El Berro before, it’s 

25 mins from Alhama de Murcia with detailed 

directions on the NEST website, but in a nutshell, 

follow signs to El Berro and Camping 

Sierra Espuña from Alhama. Bring cameras to 

snap yourselves on the rope bridge (which is 

actually very easy to cross, but makes you 

look like a jungle explorer!) don’t forget water 

(freeze a bottle the day before, take the 

bottle out just before leaving and you’ll have 

iced water on tap with you!) and a picnic and 

of course your lovely smiles! Come and make 

friends, discover new areas and have a lovely 

time! Your dogs are welcome on leads. 

It’s just 5€ for the short, easy, outing. The 

walk itself is easy and no longer than two 

hours. Booking is essential so you can be contacted 

with any last minute changes – with 

names and Spanish contact phone numbers 

by tel/text to 679 002 147 or email natureespunatrails@gmail.com 

Subscribe to the NEST website http://www. 

nestwalks.info and you’ll be sent a priority 

invitation to all future outings! You can also 

make up your own party of 10 people and 

have a tailor-made guided walk/outing on a 

day to suit you. 

Decklid Auto Service have been keeping 

very busy since their move to Mazarrón in 

June. They have since received their Industrial 

Licence for the new premises and the Town 

Hall have issued them with the all important 

Opening Licence. 


David has also received his Certificate of Accreditation 

which is now legally required by all 

people working on A/C systems. Along with 

all this they have also become Official Service 

Agents for La Fuente Enganches, meaning 

they can supply and fit tow bars, trailers and 

accessories. 

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Registered Charity Nº 8.714/1ª 

April and May were successful months rescuing 

and re-homing abandoned puppies and 

we also found forever homes for four of our 

older dogs that have been in kennels over 

three years. Teddy and Oscar from the 

kennels are going to new homes in Holland. 

Three rescued puppies Radley, Buddy and 

Lucy who went to Holland last month have 

now been adopted. Honey and Toffee rescued 

last month are going to Holland in July. 

Two abandoned puppies Nina and Nero 

have been accepted from another local rescue 

charity and are now in one of our foster 

homes. 

We rescue 

abandoned 

puppies in 

the Mazarrón 

area and care 

for them in 

foster homes 

where they 

can be trained and socialised whilst we are 

finding them a loving forever home locally or 

abroad. To be successful in our work we are 

always in need of foster carers. We pay for 

all vaccinations and veterinary costs and give 

you support whenever you need it. If you feel 

you can offer a place in your home and your 

heart for one of our rescued puppies short 

or long term as a family pet or companion 

please talk to us about our Foster Charter. 

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 Mazarron staffed entirely by volunteers 

and we really need all the public help 

we can get. Any unwanted saleable items that 

will be gratefully received. We can arrange for 

donated items to be collected by one of our 

Association Members. We also need volunteer 

helpers who can give some of free time to 

work in our Charity Shop so if you would like 

to help come in and have a chat with the staff. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR COLLEC- 

TION OF DONATED ITEMS GIVE ONE OF 

OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS A CALL 

TONY 618034921 or CHRISTINE 

603127984 

WeDoItAll4ThePuppies. 

Cool As A Cucumber 

My younger son recently had to do a school 

project with a girl from his class and the usual 

last minute arrangements and panic ensued 

as the kids left it until the day before said 

project was due to actually tell the parents 

anything about it! 

That night we found ourselves meeting up at 

a restaurant in the campo to follow the dad 

of his “partner in crime” along the tracks to 

the house. After settling in the kids and making 

sure work was underway, Lucia’s dad said 

“Follow me, on the way back to the main road 

and you can stop and pick a few of our cucumbers.” 

We set off on the dusty track and pulled up 

outside a poly tunnel, where he proceeded to 

fill a large plastic crate with pepinos, straight 

from the plants. After about 25 cucumbers 

were in the box, I decided to say “enough!” 

but undaunted, he continued to pick and fill 

the box as we chatted, before carrying the 

overflowing crate to the car. 

“Give them to your family and friends!” he 

called, waving me off. 

Blimey, he must think I’m a popular person 

with a VERY big family! With about 25kg of 

cucumbers, I could have set up a market 

stall, and still have had a few left over for tea. 

What a generous chap. 

and a bag of cucumbers and at the time of 

writing I still have half the crate left! 

Some of the recipes we have discovered are 


Suffice it to say, a 

quick internet search 

revealed some lovely 

recipes for cucumber 

salads, creamy cucumber 

and avocado 

soup and more and 

that night the kids 

actually couldn’t wait 

to try them with their 

tea. 

Over the course of the 

next few days, anyone 

who knew me was 

met with a cheery grin 

delicious and we also found out that we can 

put them in brine and pickle them and then 

freeze them, if we have any left. As ever, our 

Spanish acquaintances are more than generous 

and as my son said “The word ‘poco’ 

seems to have a different meaning here in 

Murcia!” 

Liz Edmiston 

OwnersAway Property Rentals & Management 

Tel 691 977 107 

info@ownersaway.com 

www.ownersaway.com 

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July and August bring the influx of visitors to 

our coastal region; not only ‘foreigners’ on 

holiday, but the whole Spanish nation seem to 

head for the sea! Our readers more inland see 

their roads and supermarkets empty, whilst 

we at the coast have to allow extra time to 

get anywhere on the roads and double our 

time in Mercadona! It’s part of living in Spain 

and any readers here for their first summer 

will find out that I am not exaggerating. The 

trip regularly made by us from Puerto de 

Mazarrón to Bolnuevo, which takes less than 

5 minutes in winter, needs an allowance of at 

least 15 in the height of summer. It can be 

like swarms of ants crossing the road from 

residences to beach! At least all shops and 

bars closed in winter will be open. The coast 

will be vibrating and hopefully the traders will 

cover themselves for the long winter months. 

The crowds at Matt’s “Art and Crafts Fayre” 

at The Club House on 8 th June showed that 

it was really well attended and we hope enjoyed. 

Thanks all stall holders and visitors – 

look out for the next date! Age Concern ran 

the door and raffle, raising some 430€ for 

their funds. 

TV NEWS 

Many of you will know that the Spanish email 

address xxxx@terra.es has closed and over 

the last few years we have promoted our 

rainbowsats@gmail.com address. Please 

check your email address book and change 

it to gmail or your emails to us will bounce 

back! 

Movistar, in their wisdom, have put us on a 

musical ring tone. When you call us on 686 

358 475 you will get a tune played; it’s not a 

musical hold costing you money! 

A client, Eric, had a new one on me – his 

HUMAX digibox gave the message “out of 

index” on ANY menu script we tried to look 

at - very odd. Humax sent me a fix and it’s 

on a memory stick to download into any such 

HUMAX box and seemed to work. Searching 

the internet generally said the box would be 

“terminal dead”, but this fix seems to work. 

Barry, another client, said “I have made a 

fantastic new discovery on my Ipad. Forgive 

me if this is not news to you, but it has brightened 

my life up! Apart from all the brilliant 

things an Ipad has to offer, I have now found 

a way of watching Netflix, Lovefilm, BBC Iplayer, 

4 OD and ITV player via the Ipad. After 

hunting around on the Internet, I found the 

Ipad has Apps to offer which hide your VPN 

identity and can make the Ipad think it is in 

the UK. The App I used was one called “Tunnel 

Bear” which you can download for free 

and this gives you enough data allowance to 

try the TV & Film Channels out before committing 

to buy (£20.99 a year). Once the App 

is downloaded, go to your settings and turn 

on VPN. It will offer you various countries 

(choose UK), then go to your App Store and 

download whichever you want; Netflix etc and 

‘hey presto’ you can now watch all your favourite 

movies etc. The added bonus I found 

was using my Apple TV (Air Play), I can mirror 

what is playing on my Ipad to the Big Screen. 

With this gadget, it also lets me play any music, 

photos, video, you tube etc via the TV”. 

Sure Barry will be available to assist anyone 

needing help! 

BT Sports will be with us soon; lots of ‘footy’ 

and all the rugby and ladies’ tennis. They are 

taking subscriptions now with the offer of free 

HD before August. However, in a move to 

try to stop viewing outside the UK, they will 

only take direct debits from a UK bank. If 

you have an official SKY contract that you 

know ALL the details for AND a UK bank, you 

can subscribe on line. If not, then as ever, we 

have ways – contact us for details. Rainbows 

SKY packs will have BT Sport included. 

Quick note about July and August heat - don’t 

shut your electronic equipment in a closed 

cupboard – it WILL overheat. Those lovely 

units with nice glass doors to let the remote 

signals through and a back panel with a small 

hole for the wires can get hot enough to roast 

your Sunday lunch! Take the back panel off, 

or leave the doors open. 

There are so many rumours about our losing 

UK TV later this year. There are some changes 

coming, but the result is NOT known. Rainbow, 

based on the factual data available, 

expect the changes to be minimal. Some of 

the smaller dishes may need upgrading, but 

no-one can be sure. What annoys us is the 

scaremongering adverts trying to get you to 

buy Internet TV, or upgrade your dish so you 

won’t lose UK TV, when NO-ONE knows the final 

outcome and you may be spending money 

either unnecessarily or on something that will 

still not work. Sit tight and wait and see – if 

you do lose some (we are sure not all channels 

will go) of your TV for a few days or even 

weeks, you will survive! 

Article sponsored by Rainbow Satellites the 

company for all your TV needs. 

rainbowsats@gmail.com 

Tel 686 358 475 for any advice. 

www.rainbowsats.org for good basic information. 

What difference does it make? Remember the 

story of the girl throwing starfish back into 

the sea? Hundreds of them were beached, 

but when challenged about the enormous 

task of trying to rescue them all, she replied, 

it makes a difference to each of the ones she 

managed to throw back to the safety of the 

sea. 

Sometimes in life the task seems just too 

large to tackle or at least beyond normal limits 

of perseverance or effort. Because of this, 

it is tempting at times to do nothing. However, 

it is good and commendable if we can 

make a difference to someone’s life by showing 

an interest or making a special effort to 

help. 

The world is falling apart and we probably 

feel it is out of our control, but be encouraged 

and don’t lose heart. Focus on the individuals 

around you. Jesus came to save mankind, but 

He always had time for the individuals, not 

only the Blind, Infirm, Lepers, or Paralysed, 

but also the enquirers like Nicodemus and the 

Rich Young Ruler. The task ahead of Him was 

enormous; to bridge the gulf between man 

and God by dying in our place, but day by 

day He made a huge difference in the lives of 

individuals as well. 

One man blind from birth, who had his sight 

restored by Jesus, when questioned said of 

Him. ”Why, that’s very strange! He healed my 

eyes, and yet you don’t know anything about 

Him!” God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is 

ready to hear those who worship Him and do 

His will. Never since the world began has anyone 

been able to open the eyes of someone 

born blind. If this man were not from God He 

couldn’t do it. John 9 v 30. 

What will people say about us? Remember 

you can make a difference. 

You are invited to come and join us for any of 

our events in July. 

Friday 5 th July Noel Richards in concert in 

our garden at Los Almagros. Admission is 

FREE and food will be available for 3€ per 

person. 

Thursday 18 th July Chill ‘n’ Grill in our garden. 

Bring your own food to cook. 6pm start. 

Further details and other planned events go 

to http://open-door.wix.com/open-door 

If you would like to be informed of our events 

and be added to our mailing list please let 

us know at opendoorgettogether@gmail. 

com 

Find us @ Los Almagros, Fuente Alamo, 

30320, Murcia. GPS: 37”45’ 57.77’ North. 

1” 15’ 56.95’ West 

Phone Ken 646 705 403 or Carol 655 141 

721 

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Hi, from Bob with the latest news from Welcome. 

It’s been a very busy few weeks, so I’ll 

cut the usual personal stuff and go straight in. 

We had our Cruise to the Norwegian Fjords 

with 7 nights aboard MSC Poesia. Well, what 

can I say? Everything was absolutely out 

of this world; excellent food, and drinks included, 

fabulous scenery, great company and 

even the weather was kind to us. It was a 

bit on the cold side, but we were in Northern 

Europe so it was to be expected. We got held 

up at Barcelona Airport on the way home, 

but an impromptu tennis match between Les 

Dryden and Bob Rowe helped to pass the 

time. Racquets made from a Sudoku book 

and a ball from a screwed up piece of paper 

and off they went with the eventual winner 

being Les in one straight set. A trophy was 

hastily made and presented and then it was 

discovered that it was actually somebody’s 

boarding pass, so after it had been thrown 

into the rubbish bin, Les had to dive in and 

rescue it! Luckily he managed to fish it out 

and all was well. Congratulations to Rosemary 

for all her hard work organising everything. 

At our May Dance, we were regaled first by 

the gorgeous Maria O’Hara, with all our favourites, 

then the fabulous Sunset, Den and 

Ray performing the Eagles and Status Quo, 

and to finish the evening, the best Abba tribute 

on the Costas, Abba Elite. Everyone was 

singing and dancing of course and another 

great night out. 

Ladies’ Day on the 12 th June was outside at 

The Club House, Camposol C. I wasn’t there, 

of course, but my roving reporter (Fran) has 

filled me in. The fashion parade, introduced 

by Pat, featured clothes by Legs & Co with 

models Fran, Vicky, Jean, Ros, Sandra and 

Linda showing the clothes off to their best, 

assisted by Billy, well known for his Tina Turner 

and Nurse Gladys Emmanuel impressions. 

How did he get in? The usual stalls, a great 

buffet and entertainment by the popular 

Woody, saw nearly 200 ladies have another 

fantastic afternoon. Well done to everybody. 

Our July Dance is on the 23 rd outside Mariano’s, 

Camposol A and will feature three 

fabulous musicians PDQ, who will play all our 

favourites. This promises to be one of the 

best ever, so come along and dance under the 

stars. Just 8€ and 5€ for chicken and chips. 

We don’t usually have a dance in August, 

but this year is an exception and we will be 

again outside Mariano’s on the 27th with a 

night in aid of Age Concern and being entertained 

by the B Boppers. None of us know 

when we may need help from Age Concern, 

so for just 8€, buy a ticket and give 

your support. 5€ for chicken and chips. 

Book/Jigsaw Swap dates for July are 9 th 

and 23 rd . For more information call Jo on 669 

457 985 

Petanca is on July 3 rd and July 31 st both at 

4pm. Ring Les on 968 131 880 for more details. 

The next Welcome Meeting is on July 

6 th when you can buy tickets for all previously 

advertised events and our September 

25th dance with Matt Christian and Paul 

Christie 8€ and 5€ for chicken and chips. 

October 14th Benidorm Trip - 3 nights 

4 days, half board at the Hotel Helios, 

close to all amenities and Levante Beach, 

140€ including coach and a day trip. 

For tickets and more information call Rosemary 

620 105 179 or email rosemarybeak@hotmail.com 

or visit 

www.welcomegroupspain.com 


“It’s Sunday again! What shall we do today? 

A round of golf? The Sunday papers? The 

beach? Meet up with our friends? Go to the 

pool? Or sunbathe?” 

These are all meaningful activities, but do 

they have ultimate purpose and meaning? 

Is Sunday just another day to enjoy ourselves? 

Why should you belong to a Church? 

Think of it like this; 

Candles stand in candlesticks, 

Light bulbs go into light sockets, 

And trees grow in soil. 

Without candlesticks, candles would fall over. 

Without being plugged in, light bulbs would 

never shine. 

And without soil, trees would simply die. 

For Christians, the Church is a candlestick, 

a power source and somewhere to put down 

roots – so that we can stand, shine and grow. 

Alongside the Bible and prayer, the Church 

is one of the rich resources, which God has 

given us in our lives, so that we can grow in 

faith. 

Faith is not just believing there is a God. We 

have to trust Him. When we get on a plane, 

we believe there is a pilot of course, but if for 

any reason we could not trust him we would 

quickly walk off again. We have to believe IN 

him. 

Jesus did not give us something to believe 

in, but somebody to trust. Christianity keeps 

an ancient creed but believes in a Person. We 

can’t sign on the dotted line to make us a 

Christian. It is a matter of the heart, resting 

on the teachings of Jesus, and being led 

by the Holy Spirit. Come along and discover 

YOUR destiny. 

A warm welcome awaits you every Sunday 

morning at 10.30am at the Cultural 

Centre, Camposol B. 

Contact: Pastors Ralph or Margaret 

Locke 968 199 622 or obcf36@yahoo.es 

Registered with the Free Methodist Church in 

Madrid 

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SUPREME COURT RULING ON MORTGAGE 

FLOORS 

The figures: 

* 6 Million Mortgages in Spain. 

* Cost of the mortgage floor: €1,000 on 

average per year per family. 

* Potential loss on earnings for banks if 

floor clause is cancelled: €1,137 Millions 

What is the floor clause in a mortgage? A 

floor clause prevents the borrower from benefiting 

from a reduction of the mortgage rate 

which is dictated by the variable interest rate 

benchmark. Spanish mortgage companies 

use the Euribor the most. 

Latest news: The Spanish Supreme Court 

has issued an important judgment declaring 

all floor clauses null and void in mortgage 

agreements, as of May 9th 2013. 

The Supreme Court stated that banks will 

have to show transparency, as required by 

law. Clients must have the small print explained 

to them when they arrange a mortgage 

contract by the lender. Any mortgage 

floor clauses which do not meet the transparency 

requirements will be considered null. 

BBVA, Cajamar and Caixa Galicia have already 

decided to remove floor clauses. Half a 

million clients were affected by this clause at 

BBVA, therefore mortgage deeds will have to 

be amended accordingly. 

Nevertheless, Sabadell and Popular still 

defend transparency on their contracts and 

refuse to lift the clause at present. Sabadell 

and Popular Bank have €12,000 millions 

and €12,700 millions with floor mortgages 

respectively, while Bankia only has €4,000 

millions. 

However, Santander, Bankinter and Ibercaja 

never included floor clauses in their 

mortgages. 

Considering the Euribor rate is as low as 

0.5%, which is the benchmark for most for 

mortgages in the euro zone, and with most 

floor clauses at 4%, the savings for borrowers 

might be significant and estimated to be 

€1,000 per year on average. 

Many clients may now have the opportunity 

to push the banks and request these mortgage 

floor clauses to be removed from their 

deeds. 

The Supreme Court ruling does not pursue 

removing clauses on mortgages that were 

explained to customers in a clear and transparent 

way, but this not might be the case for 

most Foreign borrowers as it could be highly 

difficult to demonstrate that even small print 

was explained in detail at the time of completion. 

Always seek professional advice from your 

Law Firm like Corral & Alcaraz. 

BBVA CAIXABANK POPULAR SABADELL 

Mortgages with floor clauses in Spain 

in Million Euros 40,000 13,000 15,000 17,000 

% share Mortgages in Spain 20% 6% 14% 15% 

Interest-rate floors average 2,75% 3,50% 2,75% 3,50% 

Fixed interest on a mortgage i.e Euribor + % 1,00% 1,50% 1,00% 1,50% 

Interest rate that would apply without floor clause 1,50% 2,00% 1,50% 2,00% 

Interest rate lost -1,25% -1,50% -1,25% -1,50% 

Estimated bank’s earning reduction in Million Euros -500 -195 -187.50 -255 

Source: Credit Suisse 


Hello, Nathan here this month and I am 

going to tell you about a night out we had 

with some friends. It was Stuart and Sue’s 

birthday so we thought it would be nice if 

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we all went bowling and then came back to 

our house for a BBQ. Stuart and Sue had 

their daughter and grandson staying with 

t hem and we invited Lou and Pat to join us 

with their family as well. There were 22 of 

us altogether. We took up 3 lanes at the 

bowling alley in Totana. I didn’t do as well 

as I usually do and there were so many of 

us playing it was hard to keep up with all 

the different scores. Connor won over all 

with Lou and Dad coming second. It was 

good to have a load of children the same 

ages as we are to mix with and play with. 

There was loads of food for the BBQ. Stuart’s 

grandson was called Ben. He is the 

same age as me and we got on really well, 

because we have the same sort of humour. 

Shannon chatted away to the other girls 

from Lou’s family and Connor played pool 

with Alex, Lou’s grandson. We played football 

and knocked the golf balls around the 

putting green while Dad and my brother 

Ben cooked all the food. We sang Happy 

Birthday to Stuart and Sue and ate! It really 

was a great evening and when everyone 

had gone home we cleared up and 

washed the dishes. I think we made some 

good friends and it will be good next time 

they all come to Spain as we will already 

know them. 

A few days later we went to the beach for 

the day and as it was Stuart’s family’s last 

day we asked them to join us. Lou and his 

family couldn’t come as they had already 

arranged to go somewhere else. We took 

the boat out on the water and Ben and I 

swam about in the sea before going along 

to the park to do some of the exercises 

that they have there. We spent all afternoon 

together; it was good. We went for 

an ice cream and then came back home. It 

has been a good month really, with lots of 

people over and lots of friends to do different 

things with, including my older brothers. 

We have had concerts and barbecues. 

It is great now that the weather is better 

and we still have a concert with Noel Richards 

on 5 th July in the garden. 








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George Raymond Richard Martin was born 

on September 20 th 1948, in Bayonne, New 

Jersey. As a young boy Martin began writing 

and selling monster stories for pennies to 

other neighbourhood children. He also wrote 

stories about a mythical kingdom populated 

by his pet turtles; the turtles died frequently 

in their toy castle, so he finally decided they 

were killing each other off in “sinister plots”. 

He became an avid comic-book fan, developing 

a strong interest in the innovative superheroes. 

Martin began writing letters to the 

editor of Marvel Comics and eventually other 

fans wrote back to him. Through these contacts, 

Martin began writing fiction and in 

1965 he won comic fandom’s ‘Alley Award’ 

for his prose superhero story “Powerman vs. 

The Blue Barrier”, the first of many awards he 

would go on to win. 

In 1970 Martin earned a BS in Journalism 

and went on to complete his MS in Journalism 

in 1971. He became a conscientious objector 

during the Vietnam War and then from 1976 

to 1978 he was an English and journalism instructor 

at Clarke University in Dubuque, IA, 

becoming Writer In Residence at the college 

from 1978 to 1979. After a short marriage in 

1975 to Gale Burnick, Martin eventually married 

his long-time paramour Parris McBride in 

2011. 

Martin began selling science-fiction short 

stories professionally in 1970 and his first 

story, “The Hero” was published in February 

1971. A member of the Science Fiction and 

Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), Martin 

became the organization’s Southwest Regional 

Director from 1977 to 1979. Although Martin 

often writes fantasy or horror, a number 

of his earlier works tell science-fiction tales 

occurring in a loosely defined future history, 

known informally as “The Thousand Worlds” 

or “The Manrealm”. 

The unexpected commercial failure of Martin’s 

fourth book, “The Armageddon Rag” 

(1983), essentially destroyed his career as a 

novelist, however, it began his career in television. 

He was hired, first as a staff writer and 

then as an Executive Story Consultant, for 

the revival of the ‘Twilight Zone’. Martin later 

became a producer on the dramatic fantasy 

series ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and in 1989 he 

became the show’s co-supervising producer. 

During this period, he also worked in print 

media as a book-series editor, overseeing 

the development of the lengthy and still ongoing 

‘Wild Cards’ series, which takes place 

in a shared universe in which a small slice of 

post–World War II humanity gains superpowers 

after the release of an alien-engineered 

virus. 

In “Second Person” Martin gives a personal 

account of the close-knit role-playing game 

(RPG) culture that gave rise to his ‘Wild Cards’ 

shared-world anthologies”. Martin’s novella, 

“Nightflyer”, was adapted into a 1987 feature 

film of the same title, but he was not 

happy about having to cut plot elements for 

the screenplay’s scenario in order to accommodate 

the film’s small budget. 

Dying of the 

Light - 1977 

The book 

takes place 

on the dying 

planet 

of Worlorn. 

It is a rogue 

planet whose 

erratic course 

is taking it 

irreversibly 

far from its 

neighbouring 

stars into 

a region of 

cold and dark 

where no life 

will survive. 

Worlorn’s 14 

cities, built 

during a brief 

window when the world passed close enough 

to a red giant star to permit life to thrive, 

are dying too. Built to celebrate the diverse 

cultures of 14 planetary systems they have 

largely been abandoned allowing their systems 

and maintenance to fail. The cast is a 

group of characters who are also flirting with 

death. 

Their home planet has survived numerous attacks 

in a planetary war, and in response they 

have evolved social institutions and human 

relationship patterns to cope with the depredation 

of the war. Yet now that the war is long 

past, they find themselves trapped between 

those who would recognise that the old ways 

need to be reviewed for the current day and 

those who believe that any dilution of the old 

ways spells the end of Kavalar culture. 

The Armageddon Rag - 1983 

Frustrated former hippie novelist Sandy Blair 

becomes involved in the investigation of the 

brutal murder of rock promoter Jamie Lynch: 

the heart had been torn from Lynch’s body. 

Lynch had managed several bands, including 

the legendary rock and roll group, the Nazgûl. 

He was found dead on the tenth anniversary 

of the Nazgûl’s break up; his bloody body 

placed on top of the band’s West Mesa concert 

poster. During the concert at West Mesa, 

New Mexico, the Nazgûl’s lead singer Patrick 

Henry “Hobbit” Hobbins had been mysteriously 

murdered. Lynch’s high-profile death 

soon opens the door for a Nazgûl reunion 

tour, which slowly begins to eerily mirror the 

events of their original West Mesa tour. Interviewing 

the surviving members of the band 

while tracking down his old friends from the 

1960s, Blair meditates on the meaning of the 

flower power generation as he criss-crosses 

the US. He eventually becomes the Nazgûl’s 

press agent and is soon swept up in the frenzy 

of their successful reunion tour and an 

oncoming supernatural convergence, whose 

nature he must uncover in order to solve the 

murders of Lynch and Hobbins. 

A Feast of 

Crows - 2005 

The War of 

the Five Kings 

is slowly coming 

to an end. 

Stannis Baratheon 

has 

gone to the 

aid of the 

Wall, where 

Jon Snow has 

become Lord 

Commander 

of the Night’s 

Watch. King 

Tommen Baratheon, 

Joffrey’s 

eightyear-old 

brother, now 

rules in King’s 

Landing under 

the watchful eye of his mother, the Queen 

Regent Cersei Lannister. With Tywin and Tyrion 

gone, as well as no longer having to deal 

with Joffrey, there are no more checks on Cersei 

and she is essentially Ruling Queen of the 

Seven Kingdoms in all but name. Now that 

Cersei finally stands at the height of power 

and her enemies are scattered to the winds, 

in a grim irony, it quickly becomes clear that 

she is incapable of wielding the power she 

has manipulated so many to acquire and she 

spirals into self-destruction. Brienne, the Maid 

of Tarth, is on a mission to find Sansa Stark 

- falsely believed to have absconded after 

conspiring with her husband, Tyrion, to murder 

King Joffrey. Brienne’s mission is aided by 

Jaime Lannister, who sets her this task, honouring 

the oath he swore to Catelyn Stark, in 

an effort to redeem himself. 

Sansa Stark is still in hiding in the Vale, protected 

by Petyr Baelish, who has secretly 

murdered his wife Lysa Arryn and named 

himself Protector of the Vale and guardian of 

eight-year-old Lord Robert Arryn. 

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British Ambassador 

Opens New 

Consulate 

In Alicante 

The new British 

Consulate 

in Alicante 

was officially 

opened on 

Friday 7 June 

by the UK 

Ambassador 

to Spain, 

Giles Paxman, in an event marking the importance 

that the Alicante region has for British 

expatriates and visitors, as well as the huge 

value of the British contribution to the local 

economy. The President of the Alicante provincial 

government, Luisa Pastor, was present 

at the opening, together with local authorities, 

National Police and Guardia Civil representatives. 

Mr Paxman said the Consulate in Alicante was 

one of the busiest Foreign Office consular 

posts in the world. The investment in modern 

and efficient premises by the British Government 

demonstrated its commitment to ensure 

that vulnerable British nationals are supported 

when things go wrong. The new offices 

have improved disabled access and a layout 

that provide a much improved customer experience. 

Mr Paxman said “I am immensely proud of 

the hard work that our consular posts perform 

throughout Spain to help vulnerable 

British nationals. These new premises in Alicante 

will help the team give even better support. 

The customer experience will be much 

improved, particularly for those with reduced 

mobility who need easier access. It is a credit 

to the consul Paul Rodwell, his team and colleagues 

in London that this project has been 

delivered on schedule and under budget.” 

The Ambassador highlighted the economic 

importance of the British community to the 

Alicante province. More than two million British 

tourists visit the Valencian community 

every year, generating €1.32billion in revenue. 

More than 132,000 British residents live 

in the province, some 7% of the total population. 

The new British Consulate is located on Rambla 

Méndez Núñez, 28-32, 6th floor. Customers 

are advised to call 965 216 022 

before visiting the Consulate in person, as 

many enquiries can be resolved over the telephone. 

The website www.gov.uk/world/ 

spain provides a vast amount of information 

about living in Spain and the help available 

for British nationals abroad. 

(photos) 

Consulate Supports Benidorm National 

Police Initiative To Give Greater Support 

To Victims Of Crime 

British Consul Paul Rodwell attended the inauguration 

of the brand new tourist assistance 

office in Benidorm. The service, called 

SATE, (Servicio de Atencion al Turista Extranjero), 

is a police department whose role is to 

offer foreign tourists personalised assistance, 

in their own language, if they are victims of 

crime. The service will be given by National 

Police officers and personnel from the tourist 

information office. 

The SATE office aims to reduce the distress 

that being a victim of crime can cause by 

helping tourists to make a police report, as 

well as offering other practical services such 

as the use of phone and internet to cancel 

credit cards or contact friends and family. The 

office will also be able to provide standard 

tourist information to visitors to Benidorm 

and help with reporting lost property. 

Paul Rodwell said “We have been working 

closely with Benidorm Town Hall on this initiative 

and I am delighted that British tourists 

who visit Benidorm will now have better support 

from the Spanish authorities if they are 

a victim of crime. The fact that the victims 

can receive support in English is an important 

step forward and we shall continue to work 

closely with the National Police to ensure that 

the assistance British victims receive appropriate 

to their needs and situation.” 

Visitors to Benidorm who need to make use of 

this new service can visit the main offices in: 

Centro Municipal, Plaza de Canalejas, 1, Benidorm 

Tel: 966 812 334/966 809 870 

Email Benidorm.sate@policia.es 

Opening hours 

Mon-Fri - 9:00-21:00 

Weekend - 10:00 -14:00 

Victims of crime who need support and help 

from the British Consulate can find up to date 

contact details on www.gov.uk/world/ 

spain or by calling 965 216 022. 


Three Charities Working Together For 

The Animals 

June 2 nd saw the Helping Hands Auction/BBQ 

fundraising event at Restaurante/Bar 

La Fuente in Purias, Lorca. 

In addition to items donated to the charity, 

including “Big Boys Toys” machinery 

items, many others were sold on behalf of 

friends and supporters who attended the 

fun-filled afternoon which was followed by 

a BBQ Buffet. 

Also attending the event were the two 

other dedicated charities, Lorca Animal 

and For the Love of Dogs and Cats in 

Spain, who came down from Benidorm 

to support the event. The three charities 

are now working closely together, each 

bringing different skills to the relationship, 

which ultimately is making a huge difference 

to the lives of abandoned and ill 

treated animals in Spain. 

The event successfully raised 1,000€ which 

included fundraising of 200€ from the UK 

by Helping Hands member, 13 year old 

Sian Medley and a generous donation of 

100€ by Jean and Peter Cowan. 

Helping Hands would like to thank all 

those who came along to support the 

event. Their next large fundraiser is 

their Party Night on Saturday 21 September, 

with the Charity’s favourite artistes, 

SHOWADDYWADDY LEGEND, winners 

of the Coastrider’s Best Tribute Act of 

the Year. The boys will be helping the 

charity celebrate its two year anniversary. 

For further information regarding this and 

the Helping Hands Charity in general 

please telephone Linda on 968 482 948 

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Located at the back of the new Just Fabulous 

store you will find The Post Shop offering 

a comprehensive range of services including: 

Passport Service, UK & Worldwide Post, Courier 

Service, Inbound Mail & Secure Post Boxes. 

Faxing, Photocopying, Laminating, Flight 

Booking & Boarding Pass Printing, Passport & 

ID Photos & Stationery. 

Mobile Phones & Mobile Phone Top Ups 

Lottery Tickets 

Daily Newspapers, Greeting Cards and so 

much more…. 

Passport Service 

Most importantly the Passport Service offered 

includes the PHOTOS if you wish, meaning 

that you can get everything done at the 

same time under just one roof! Your passport 

application can then be completed with the 

help of the friendly and fully trained staff in 

a relaxed atmosphere. They will make sure 

that your application is correct and answer 

any questions you may have prior to sending 

your application by secure courier. Contrary 

to what you may have heard in Pubs and Social 

Groups, you are not allowed to apply for 

your passport renewal via the UK if you are 

living in Spain. The Official Passport website 

states that if you are living outside of the UK, 

you must apply in the country in which you 

are residing, ensuring that all your details including 

your address are correct. In addition, 

there have been recent changes made to the 

Passport Application form, of which the staff 

have been fully informed. Therefore, you 

can relax and be sure your application will be 

completed correctly. Your new passport will 

then be couriered back to The Post Shop 

andyou will be contacted as soon as it arrives. 

The Post Shop also has a very informative 

leaflet for your convenience with a flow chart 

giving you all the information and requirements 

depending on which type of Passport 

Service you need. 

Please visit Just Fabulous on Camposol B 

and see how their friendly team of staff can 

help you or contact them on 968 972 944 

should you require any further information. 

Opening hours: 

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm 

Sat 9.30am-2pm 

Sun 10am-1pm 

GOmaD is receiving more than just Gods favour 

at the moment; we have recently been 

blessed with numerous donations & amazing 

support: 

The Darwinian Gardeners generously donated 

515.00€, raised from a garden party in 

April, plus great hospitality was shown at the 

lovely campo home of Martin & Ann Rushton, 

when Amanda & Janet from GOmaD collected 

the cheque – lovely people with great giving 

hearts. 

& Cliff Baines for their musical tributes, which 

were played to the bitter end! GOmaD volunteer 

Lorraine, invited her Spanish friends 

& 9 turned up from Puerto Lumbreras, Murcia, 

Pto de Mazarron, Camposol & Totana – all 

inquisitive to experience a Garden Party. A 

fabulous 758€ was raised – Blessings to Tony 

& Ann for their hard work & hospitality. 


On the evening of June 7 th , GOmaD received 

97ltrs of Milk from the Country Music Night 

monthly meeting at The Club House. Not 

only were GOmaD blessed with a mountain 

of milk, but a great welcoming atmosphere 

& a fun night was had. The next Dance Night 

is August 2 nd when sugar is requested along 

with your 3€ entry fee. 

Saturday 8 th June, saw 

a grand sun-kissed 

Garden Party held at 

the home of Volunteers 

Tony & Ann Halford, 

on Camposol A, 

where a delicious array 

of homemade cakes 

(many baked by Ann) 

were available for the 

100+ guests. A huge 

MAD thanks to all GOmaD 

Volunteers, Supporters, 

the ladies in 

the kitchen, plus Guitar 

Duo Brian Gardiner 

Mazarron Shop 634 321 161 Summer opening: 

Tues-Sat 10am-2pm 

Outreach/ 

Enquiries 634 357 137 

Email madmazarron@live.com 

Face Book mad mazarron 

Drop-off Points: 

GOmaD Shop 

GOmaD Van, Camposol A Lower Car Park, 

Tues 11am-1pm Camposol B: T J Electricals 

Camposol B: Cultural Centre, Fri 12.30-2pm 

Costa Cálida Radio, Pto de Mazarrón 

Mazarrón Country Club, Manzana 5 Plot 15 – 

Su 968 199 159 

Condado de Alhama: Gdn 2 Apart 231 Naranjos 

4 666 189 459 & Gdn 11 Apart J1161 

Collection of Large Items/Furniture or 

House Clearances call Tony 634 007 594 

Food Collection Bins: 

Camposol B, Quick Save; Camposol A, English 

Butchers; Pto de Maz, Tea Pot. 

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Quiz questions on the June 2013 Costa Cálida Chronicle 

1. Who is offering tours to 

beat the summer heat? 

2. Who is offering recipes 

suitable for Diabetes 

sufferers? 

3. Who is talking about 

Geraniums and their 

upkeep? 

4. What is the local bar 

Scottees now known 

as? 

5. Who is asking you 

“Take the first step 

to enjoying the confidence 

a great white 

smile brings”? 

6. Who is offering two 

50litre sacks of compost 

for 9€? 

7. Who is claims that they 

can “Make a sensible 

move” for you? 

8. Who claims “No job too 

big or too small”? 

9. What is the herb of the 

month? 

10. Who explained the 

meaning of thread 

count in fabrics? 


Answers on page 94 

ACROSS 

1 20th century black 

and white photographer 

6 Pedestal part 

10 Scarf 

13 National capital 

15 Middle East dweller 

16 Recede 

17 Stowed 

18 Harness 

19 San Diego attraction 

20 Long time 

22 Exclusive London 

district 

24 Pant 

26 Far away 

28 Institution (abbr.) 

29 Snake sound 

30 Fats 

31 Applesauce brand 

32 Lode yield 

33 Hence 

34 Ammo. holder 

35 Slipped by 

37 Small opening 

41 Acid 

42 Star __ (tv show) 

43 Bolus 

44 Not rural 

47 Pitcher 

48 Clinton’s Vice President 

49 Sentence part 

50 Ice sheet 

51 Possessive pronoun 

52 Roman Diana, Greek 

Artemis 

54 Baseball’s Nolan 

56 Fellow 

57 Opposed 

59 Unwilling 

63 Annex 

64 Stare 

65 Asian language 

66 Compass point 

67 Chances of winning 

68 Beg 

DOWN 

1 Abdominal muscles 

(abbr.) 

2 Dab 

3 Gone by 

4 Mire 

5 Engulf 

6 Morn 

7 Perfumes 

8 Capital of Senegala 

9 Comply 

10 Solidus 

11 Band player 

12 Ends 

14 Hoopla 

21 Mythological nymph 

23 Female singer ___ 

Apple 

24 Female 

25 At sea 

27 Hover 

29 Garden tool 

30 Payable 

31 Fog 

33 Association (abbr.) 

34 Movie __ 

36 Factory 

37 Set free 

38 Anchor 

39 Goofs 


42 Deuce 

44 Mother’s brothers 

45 Kansas City baseball 

team 

46 Packet 

47 Glad 

48 Category 

50 Levied 

51 “wreak __” 

53 Angelic ring 

55 Chatter 

58 Tax agency 

60 Crimson 

61 Droop 


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Line Dancers Donate to “Holidays 4 HEROES” 

On Wednesday afternoon 22 nd May, the 

Arches Line Dancers presented a cheque for 

€1550 to Justin Farrier of Holidays 4 Heroes 

in Spain. Linda Chitty presented the cheque 

in the room provided free of charge by Ali of 

the Arches Café Bar, Los Alcazares. Linda 

confirmed that the money had been raised by 

the contributions of those attending the Line 

Dancing sessions and that they like to support 

local charities. After the event, Linda was 

presented with a bouquet of flowers by Bella 

Brooker in appreciation of all the time and effort 

she devotes to raising money for charity. 

Justin explained that with that money he can 

provide a week’s holiday accommodation for 

fifteen families for a month in either La Torre 

Golf or at El Valley Golf. Applications are catered 

for from all three arms of the British 

Forces. Many of the personnel are multiple 

amputees, who have been through the rehabilitation 

centre at Hedley Court, near Epsom 

race course. Others are suffering from PTSD 

and other war-related injuries. Holidays 4 

Heroes also welcome widows, children and 

parents of deceased service personnel, which 

is the other face of war; those that are left 

behind and have to deal with the loss of a 

loved one. 

Last year, of the 167 families benefiting from 

the holiday scheme, 130 came to Spain. 

Justin provides close personal support starting 

before the arrival to driving them to the 

beach, the Water Park or shopping. By far 

the most popular choice is the beach for the 

children. The aim of the Charity is to increase 

the number of families by 10% each year. 

Justin expressed 

his 

gratitude for 

the donation 

and support 

and explained 

that 

as well as 

money, people 

can give 

of their time 

eg at a BBQ 

or the use of 

a villa. He 

can be contacted 

on 

633 102 479. 

Their website is www.holidays4heroes.org 

Looking On The Bright Side Of Life! 

Around 600 students from seven primary 

schools in the town of San Pedro del Pinatar 

have experienced a new way of learning English, 

thanks to the ADAPT Association Theatre 

Group, which has performed an interactive 

comedy show entitled “The Bright Side 

of Life”. 

months of May and June in various locations, 

including the San Pedro Casa de Cultura and 

in the schools that have a suitable assembly 

room. 

supermarket were delighted to celebrate the 

inauguration of the “Murcia Region Ecological 

Product Fair”. The fair which is being held at 

Dos Mares Commercial Centre in San Javier 

continued until 23rd June. 


The show has been specially adapted in content, 

grammar and vocabulary for primary 

school students so that they can experience 

the English language as a means of communication 

and entertainment outside the classroom. 

The performances took place during the 

To complement this activity ADAPT has also 

provided teaching materials to be used beforehand 

in the classrooms to help the children’s 

concentration and understanding during 

the performance. 

ADAPT Goes Ecological 

ADAPT members who have been enjoying 

Spanish cookery classes with staff from Eroski 

The fair consists of produce from 30 local 

companies including soya drinks and desserts, 

cheeses, yoghurts, vegetables and 

market garden produce, fruits, vegetable and 

fish preserves, pasta, rice, sauces, oil, salt, 

vinegar, honey, jams, juices, olives, nuts, 

dried fruit and wine. 

At the weekends there will be an opportunity 

to taste the products and there will be 

courses, talks and workshops led by various 

experts in ecological food. 

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Mayor Congratulates Spangles on Second 

Gold Medal 

The Mayor of Los Alcázares, Anastasio 

Bastida, presented the ladies of Spangles 

Harmony Chorus with the gold medal that 

they won at the Convention of the Spanish 

Association of Barbershop Singers, 

which took place in Benalmádena on 13 April. 

Spangles performed a concert last Wednesday 

at the Salon de Plenos of the Ayuntamiento 

of Los Alcázares, where the mayor gave 

out the medals and remarked that he had 

never kissed so many ladies at one time. 

This is the second gold medal won by the chorus, 

celebrating another year as Champions 

of Spain and Portugal. Their Musical Director, 

Gail Grainger, remarked “The chorus has 

worked very hard over the last 12 months to 

ensure that we brought the gold back to Los 

Alcázares and we are very proud to do so for 

the second time”. Chorus members are now 

busy raising funds so that Spangles can represent 

Spain overseas. Various events have 

been arranged, so please check their Facebook 

page or their website for full information. 

Spangles was formed in December 2004 by 

Anthea Prentice and Lyn Baines, with only five 

women. Today, the choir has grown to over 

40 members who rehearse every Thursday in 

the Las Claras Municipal Centre. Spangles 

welcomes new members, so if you’re looking 

to make new friends and enjoy singing, why 

not visit them at rehearsal? They meet from 

10.30am-1.00pm. 

Following on from their first gold medal success; 

Spangles released a CD called ‘Pure 

Gold’, which includes many audience favourites. 

‘Pure Gold’ is on sale at 5€ and makes an 

ideal gift. Call 968 432 525 or 968 334 527 

to order your copy. 

Please call Lyn on 968 432 525 or Anthea on 

968 334 527 to book Spangles or to find 

out how to join, or visit the website: 

www.spangleschorus.com. 

Facebook: 

www.facebook.com/SpanglesChorus 

Roda Rocks For HAH Mar Menor 

Over 300 people went to Cento Civico on Sunday 

June 16 th to enjoy a fabulous afternoon 

in the sun, when HAH held their 3 rd Rocking 

in Roda concert. A fantastic barbecue was 

supplied and cooked on the day by HAH volunteers 

led by Angela Brown and her team. 

tremendous, and we would like to thank Mike 

(Campbell’s Restaurant), and Roda supporters 

for all their help supplying tables, chairs, 

planchas and for running and staffing the bar, 

and helping to clear up afterwards. We would 

also like to thank Jackie (Wildcat), Keeley, 

Brian B, Andy Dove, Diane & Alan (Dial) Suzie 

G and her girls, and Supervan, who supplied 

the superb entertainment. They do so much 

for charity, and are all stars.” 

Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Diana Krall. With a 

repertoire that has something for everyone, 

The Orbi Playa Big Band will make its way 

to the Costas this summer for sun, sea, sangria 

and swing! 

The band will be moving down to La Vereda 

Restaurant, Sucina for their last gig on 

Wednesday, July 3 rd . in support of HAH 

Mar Menor. Tickets available from Heather 

on 968 371 080 


Celia Ryan, HAH fundraiser who organised the 

event said, “The feedback we received was 

Lesley Eburne, HAH founder thanked Celia 

and so many of the HAH volunteers who all 

worked so hard to make this event such a 

success. She said “Our volunteers are amazing 

and not only do they help with events, 

some also help on the care side and to date 

have assisted our Clinical Lead, Lynda Christophe, 

with the care of over 700 clients, I am 

so proud of them all.” 

A grand raffle with prizes valued at over 

1,000€ was drawn. HAH would also like to 

thank all their supporters including Baxter 

Property Solutions, Novo Sports Bar (Paddy 

Singh’s Restaurant), Los Urrutias and Bacchus 

Restauran, Los Narejos for their continued 

generosity. Although there are still a few 

expenses to come in, over 2.500€ was raised 

on the day. 

The Orbi Playa Big Band was formed in 

September 2012 by former members of the 

CCCU Big Band which came to Torrevieja and 

wowed audiences with a wonderful selection 

of big band favourites earlier that summer. 

The band brings a programme of eclectic big 

band tunes including numbers by the Glenn 

Miller Orchestra, Ted Heath, Tommy Dorsey, 

Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Stan Kenton, 

alongside numbers associated with Frank 

Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Michael Buble, Natalie 

Having had to cancel the Auction at La Zona 

due to bad weather, this went ahead on Tuesday 

May 28 th , where, due to the generosity of 

people donating items and the hard work of 

the fund raising team, an amazing 955€ was 

raised. Carole Duff, who organised the event, 

said “We had a brilliant turn-out on the day, 

and everything auctioned had been donated 

to HAH. We cannot thank the local community 

enough for all their support, the volunteers 

who helped to sort, catalogue and help on the 

day, and of course, Joanne (auctioneer) and 

her team at La Zona for working so hard to 

make this event so successful.”. 

The Quiz held at La Vereda, Sucina on May 

24 th was another resounding success, where, 

thanks to Heather McElvey, her team, and 

Steve the quizmaster, a fantastic 370€ was 

raised. Our grateful thanks to all concerned. 

The HAH book stall is at La Zona Bar, Los 

Narejos on Wednesday afternoons from 2pm, 

weather permitting. 

If you would like to join our team, please 

email helpathomespainm@gmail.com or 

telephone Lesley 968 134 978. For information 

about HAH, visit www.helpathome.es 

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HELP MMM Donate €1250 to Holidays for 

Heroes 

Justin Farrier thanked everyone for the generous 

donation and said that the €1250 donated 

by HELP MMM will pay for flights for 

12 individuals and a villa for 3 months or 3 

villas for one month. 

Holidays4Heroes was formed in 2008 by 

ex-soldiers who had been injured and fell 

upon hard times themselves and wanted to 

give something back when life became better 

for them. Though independent from 

Help for Heroes, Justin confirmed that 

they do get referrals from them. They have 

strong links with the rehabilitation centre at 

Headley Court, BLESMA, RBL, SSAFA, RAFA, 

Royal Marines and all the Regimental Associations. 

Applicants are generally amputees, 

injured in other forms or bereaved families; 

there is no need to verify beyond the obvious 

when considering those applicants. More 

careful selection goes into the hard time and 

welfare cases, where a more rigid selection 

is used. 

contact Justin on 633 102 479 or by email 

jsaf67@yahoo.com 

Their website is www.holidays4heroes.org 

HELP Murcia Mar Menor Donate €5000 to 

5 Caritas Centres 

After the monthly General Meeting at Las 

Claras on 21 st May, representatives of 5 local 

Caritas Centres; San Javier, Los Alcazares, 

Santiago de la Ribera, San Pedro and 

El Algar, accepted a cheque for €1000 each. 

They confirmed that, with 150 volunteers, 

they help people in need with food and clothing. 

Each week over 100 families need food, 

clothes and medical help or help with utility 

bills. Large shops donate food, including meat 

and bread, which is passed on to the Food 

Banks. The number of families helped vary, 

but in En Algar it is 130 families, in Santiago 

de la Ribera 190 and in San Javier it is 290 

families. This is real practical help provided 

on a localised basis and co-ordinated through 

the Spanish Social Services. The Rev Father 

Jose Grinón thanked everybody for their kindness 

and assured the HELP members that 

the money would be put to good use for the 

benefit of local people. 

Spain, plus our latest “Phone a Friend” service. 

We loan out mobility equipment including 

wheelchairs, electric scooters, walking 

aids, bath/shower stools and chairs. 

Phone HELP MMM on 968 570 059 or call 

into the office behind the Deutsche Bank near 

La Oasis. Ring us ahead of the holiday to 

book any equipment you need or send an 

email to helpmmm@gmail.com. Office 

hours are Monday to Friday 10am-1pm. 

The Friendship Group of HELP MMM 

events: 

Friday 26 th July Coffee Morning and Quiz @ 

the Yachtsman, San Pedro 11am €3 including 

coffee. Lunch menu and snacks available. 

Friday 30 th August Anne Hetherington “In 

Another World” @ Café Golf 11 for 11.30am. 

Lunch available. 

If they are independent, they will hire their 

own vehicle to use; if not Justin, picks them 

up and makes sure they have enough food 

for when they get here and then take them 

shopping. He takes them to the beach, into 

Cartagena to visit the monastery and other 

places of interest. Justin was a soldier for 8 

years and 14 years in the fire service and is 

an unpaid volunteer. 

Accommodation is generally gifted. However 

they do take out long term rentals on several 

properties, purely for ease and control and 

obviously to cater for larger numbers. These 

villas are generally owned by generous UK 

residents, who can afford the peppercorn rent 

that is offered as payment. 

At BBQ’s volunteer help would be greatly appreciated. 

If you would like to help, do please 

Bernard Ash, president of HELP MMM also 

offered 25 boxes of clothes which will be delivered 

to them. This donation is in keeping 

with HELP’s policy of donating a minimum of 

10% of funds to good causes each year. 

HELP MURCIA MAR MENOR is a registered 

charitable emergency caring service. We offer 

help in many ways: 

Hospital visitors 

Emergency help 

Loan of mobility equipment 

Practical help & information 

Our hospital visitors can resolve problems 

for patients in hospital, as well as providing 

magazines and books, or just have a friendly 

chat. We can offer advice on transport, drivers, 

directions and give telephone numbers 

of organisations. We have a wide range of 

informative fact sheets to assist with living in 

Friday 27 th September Train to Cartagena 

and Boat Trip. Meet at Los Nietos 10.45 for 

11am. 

Friday 25 th October Trip to Archena Spa. €8 

entry. 

Friday 29 th November Christmas Party @ 

Puerto 3, Los Alcazares. 

Ring Doreen Sykes on 637 920 882 or Janice 

Clark on 968 134 355 for information. You 

don’t have to be a member to join us. 





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Busy Time at the Centre 

EHCRC, a home for 52 horses, ponies and 

donkeys, opened its doors to take in another 

two new rescue horses. 

will be creating special supportive shoes to 

help support Jett’s joints whilst he continues 

growing. If this is successful, in two years it 

may be possible for surgery to help correct 

part of his deformity. He is in no pain therefore 

we will give him every chance to have a 

good life here with us at the centre”. 

The second horse they have named Crystal. 

She is a beautiful grey mare, but absolutely 

skeletal. She was found by a German lady 

who has a riding school in Guadalest. She 

was looking to buy a horse for her school and 

came upon Crystal. Seeing the horrific condition 

she was in she couldn’t walk away, so 

she bought her and asked us if we could help. 

There are thousands of brood mares being 

left to starve to death because there is now 

no demand to buy young horses. 

now leading an important procession through 

Rojales and being greeted by the Mayor. We 

at EHCRC think it’s wonderful to have become 

part of the great community of Rojales”. 


The first was a two year old horse which has 

been named Jett. Sue said “We were contacted 

by a concerned member of a walking 

club, who had come upon a malnourished 

young horse with sever deformities in both 

hind legs. Arrangements were made to persuade 

the owner to hand the horse over to 

the centre, which thankfully he agreed to do. 

We had no idea how bad his condition was 

until we arrived with the trailer to pick him 

up. Extensive x-rays have been done to determine 

the extent of his deformities which 

we think were caused by his contracting a 

virus as a new-born foal which caused him 

to develop septic arthritis in his joints which 

through neglect and malnourishment, has led 

to these horrific deformities. Aided by Gasper 

our Surgeon in Barcelona, our Farrier Enrique 

EHCRC Marches Forward With Taffeta 

EHCRC had the honour of being invited to 

lead the San Isidro Pilgrims Walk with Taffeta 

the miniature horse, leaving from the 

church in Rojales at 8am and going to the Recorral 

Park. Behind Taffeta there were six 

magnificent horses, then the statue of Saint 

Isidro, carried in turn by the strong men of 

Rojales, plus the Mayor and dignitaries and a 

long line of pilgrims. Saint Isidro is the patron 

Saint of farmers and dates back to before 

the 1800’s and anybody can take part on 

this annual historic pilgrimage. You’re even 

provided with a straw hat, scarf and walking 

cane with a spring of Rosemary attached 

for this very special occasion and get to keep 

them as a souvenir. Refreshments were provided 

to all the walkers; this traditionally is 

aniseed flavoured rolls served with muscatel 

wine. The Mayor thanked Sue, volunteer Jenny 

and Taffeta for joining in with the celebrations. 

The Mayor is great lover of animals and 

the countryside and he has an assortment of 

farmyard birds. 

Rojales Council feels that EHCRC is now part 

of Rojales and should be part of the various 

fiestas throughout the year. They are even 

going to hold a special welcome home fiesta 

for Faith. 

Sue Weeding said “Isn’t it incredible that a little 

miniature horse left to die five years ago is 

Nero 

Nero was rescued last 

August. He was one of 

three horses locked away 

to starve to death in a 

closed down riding centre, 

together with two other 

horses, one of which sadly 

died of starvation in its 

stable the day before we 

managed to get access to 

save them. 

Nero is a PRE Pure-bred 

Spanish horse and before 

the crisis he would 

have been worth around 

10,000€. Now he is like 

thousands of others purebred 

horses; he has no 

value because no-one has 

money to buy them. 

Maybe you can’t change the world by saving 

one horse, but you can change the whole 

world for the horse that you save. Please visit 

us our rescue centre or our charity shops and 

help us to help them. 

If you have any questions on any animal welfare 

issues or for more details of the work 

of EHCRC call Sue on 652 021 980 or visit 

www.easyhorsecare.net 

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XVI San Javier International Jazz Festival 

29th June – 27th July 

The San Javier International Jazz Festival 

was born in 1998 as the result of the efforts 

and enthusiasm of a group of jazz fans. It has 

evolved into one of the most important cultural 

events in the Murcia region and has achieved 

national and international importance. Every 

year the festival brings the public the most significant 

figures of the jazz world, as well as artistes 

from other musical genres such as blues, 

soul, bossa nova and funk. 

The San Javier International Jazz Festival 

started on Jun 29 and will continue all month to 

Jul 27. It will be held in the Auditorio Municipal 

“Parque Almansa” in San Javier. For more details 

visit http://www.teatrosanjavier.com 

or contact 

http://jazz.sanjavier.es/ 

Information may be subject to modifications, 

but on the list to hopefully appear, are artistes 

including Uriah Heep, a band from the 70’s, 

China Moses the well known jazz singer, Eli 

Degibri an Israeli composer and saxophonist, 

Avashaii Cohen an Israeli singer and bassist, 

saxophonist Bill Evans, John Pizarelli an American 

singer/guitarist and local jazz pianist Abdon 

Alcaraz who will be appearing with other 

Spanish musicians. There will be numerous 

artiste to complete the line up in this year’s 

jazz festival, including Jonathon Batiste who 

comes from Louisiana and is a brilliant jazz 

pianist and Judith Mateo who will be playing 

the violin along with 6 other band members. 

This amazing list of musicians is a guarantee 

to making this year one of the best San Javier 

Jazz Festivals. 

Stars 

21:30 La Catedral 10€ Antonio Zambujo 

22:00 Paseo del Puerto beside the ARQUA free 

Ondatropica and La Pegatina 

Thursday 25th July 

20:00 Plaza del Ayuntamiento free Monsieur 

Perine 

21:30 La Catedral 10€ Julia Holter 

23:00 Auditorio Parque Torres 18€ Imany and 

Carminho 

Friday 26th July 

20:00 Plaza del Ayuntamiento free Chicha Libre 

21:30 La Catedral 10€ Nynke 

23:00 Auditorio Parque Torres 15€ Eli Paperboy 

Reed 

01:00 Castillo Arabe La Bien Querida and Mangaporhombro 

Sessions 

Saturday 27th July 

20:00 Plaza del Ayuntamiento free Bantu Continua 

Uhuru Consciouness 

23:00 Auditorio Parque Torres 20€ Julieta Venegas 

and La Mala Rodeiguez 

02:30 Castilo Arabe Javiera Mena 

Individual Tickets are available via ticketmaster 

Tel 968 501 615/968 123 827 

Nuevo Teatro Circo Auditorio and El Batel Mon- 

Fri 10am-2pm and 5pm-10pm. 

Passes are available from Nuevo Teatro Circo 

Auditorio and El Batel Mon-Fri10am-2pm and 

5pm-10pm 

Tel 902 150 025 (premium rate number) 

There are 350 Mar de Musicas Pass costing 75€ 

each for the concerts taking place in the Auditorio 

Parque Torres and a further 100 Passes 

costing 25€ each for the concerts at the La 

Catedral. 

For more information take a look at the 

official website 

http://www.lamardemusicas.com/ 

The Mar de Músicas 2013 19th-27th July in 

Cartagena 

The Mar de Músicas Festival is held every 

year in Cartagena and is one of the most important 

events in the field of World Music. The 

festival focuses on folk music from all over the 

world and over the course of a month, the town 

becomes a major festive forum. All kinds of art 

forms are welcomed at this event. Some 50 

groups and solo artists perform on the different 

stages prepared for the festival. Each year 

it focuses on a specific country, organising conferences, 

exhibitions and other parallel activities 

relating to different aspects of its culture. 

Friday 19th July 

21:30 La Catedral 10€ Sam Lee & Friends 

23:00 Auditorio Parque Torres 28€ Sinead 

O’Connor & her band 

01:30 Castilo Arabe Skip & Die and Dengue 

Dengue Dengue 

Saturday 20th July 

21:30 La Catedral 10€ Arnldo Antunes, Toumani 

Diabate & Edgar Scandurra 

23:00 Auditorio Parque Torres 20€ Novalima 

and La Pandilla Voladora 

01:30 Castila Arabe Miki Gonzalez 

Sunday 21st July 

22:00 Auditorio Parque Torres 12€ Silvia Perez 

Cruz and Eva Ayllon 

Monday 22nd July 

20:00 Plaza del Ayuntamiento free Ebo Taylor 

21:30 La Catedral 10€ Lucas Santtana 

23:00 Auditorio Parque Torres 10-18€ Susan 

Baca 

Tuesday 23rd July 

20:00 Plaza del Ayuntamiento free Iman Baildi 

22:00 Auditorio Parque Torres 18€ Buika and 

Gregory Porter 

Wednesday 24th July 

20:00 Plaza del Ayuntamiento free Cumbia All 





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The Month of 

July is known 

as a popular 

month for weddings, 

despite 

the old wives 

tale that those 

who “marry in 

July will have to 

toil for their daily 

bread.” I don’t 

know the origin 

of this tale, but 

whoever it was, 

must not have 

been a happy 

bride. I can think of no better month for weddings, 

especially as the weather promises to 

be good and flowers are at their best. However, 

for some like Jean and Emma, the upcoming 

July nuptials bear dread and gloom and 

it is quite understandable to see why. They 

have my sympathy and understanding and 

my advice is to make best of a bad situation, 

get on with their lives and enjoy the rest of 

the month. 

Dear Jennifer 

AM I RIGHT IN SNUBBING MY BROTHER- 

IN-LAW? 

My sister, whom I adored, died suddenly 

a few months ago and it did not take 

long for my brother-in-law to find someone 

new in his life. While my sister was 

alive, he treated her appallingly, but she 

could never find the strength to leave 

him. However, my family have decided 

to rally around him for my late sister’s 

sake, whereas I can’t bring myself to attend 

his wedding next month. Can I refuse 

to go or will am I being silly? Also, 

am I under any obligation to be friendly 

with him? 

Jean M. 

Dear Jean 

You are under no obligation to go the wedding 

if you don’t want to. Neither are you 

obliged to explain yourself to your relatives. 

Do whatever you feel is best for you and save 

your time and energy for people in your life 

who matter. 

Jennifer 

Dear Jennifer 

MY SLOPPY HUSBAND IS AN EMBAR- 

RASSMENT. 

Our only godchild is getting married in a 

few weeks in a very formal wedding ceremony. 

We have been close to her since 

she was born and we are looking forward 

to the festivities. However, there is one 

big problem - my husband refuses to 

wear a suit or even a jacket and tie for 

the wedding! I bought him a nice suit 

to try and persuade him to change his 

mind, but he won’t budge. Instead he insists 

on wearing his usual attire of golf 

shirt and shorts! I know the wedding 

guests will talk and this will embarrass 

my godchild and me no end, but should 

I go to the wedding alone or drag him 

along against his wishes? 

Emma S. 

Dear Emma 

Leave him at home and make sure he understands 

the reasons behind your decision. If 

your husband won’t dress up for this formal 

wedding, even for your godchild’s sake, then 

he can sit it out at home. You can go on your 

own and still have a good time without him. 

However, if he comes to his senses then the 

dress code still applies, that is, formal attire 

does not mean golf shirt and shorts! 

Jennifer 

If you would like me to solve your dilemma, 

send your questions to me at jennifer@lifemaxxinternational.com. 


Vanilla - Vainilla 

Vanilla is a flavouring derived from the pods 

of orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily 

from the Mexican species, flat-leaved Vanilla. 

According to Totonac mythology, the 

tropical orchid was born when Princess Xanat, 

forbidden by her father from marrying a mortal, 

fled to the forest with her lover. The lovers 

were captured and beheaded. Where their 

blood touched the ground, the vine of the 

tropical orchid grew. 

Once it was discovered that the orchids could 

be pollinated by hand, the production of Vanilla 

thrived and by 1898, Madagascar, Réunion, 

and the Comoros Islands produced 200 

metric tons of Vanilla Beans; about 80% of 

world production. Vanilla grows best in a hot, 

humid climate with loose, highly organic and 

loamy textured soil. The plants must be well 

drained and grown on a slight slope helps this 

condition. As with most orchids, the blossoms 

grow along stems branching from the main 

vine usually in the spring. Vanilla grows by 

climbing up an existing tree, called a tutor, 

a pole, or other support. It can be grown in 

a wood on trees, in a plantation on trees or 

poles, or in a “shader”. Left alone, it will grow 

as high as possible on the support, with few 

flowers. Every year, growers fold the higher 

parts of the plant downward so the plant 

stays at heights accessible, which also greatly 

stimulates flowering. The seed capsule will 

ripen and open as it dries and releases the 

distinctive Vanilla smell. To ensure the finest 

flavour from every fruit, each individual pod 

must be picked by hand just as it begins to 

split on the end. Once fully cured, the Vanilla 

fruits are sorted by quality and graded. 

The word Vanilla, simply translates as little 

pod. This spice is the second most expensive 

after Saffron, because the growing of this 

plant is extremely labour intensive. Vanilla is 

used both commercially 

in the perfume and 

aromatherapy industry 

and domestically 

in baking. There are 

different varieties of 

Vanilla and the pods 

can be used to flavour 

food such as custard 

and ice cream. 

There are three main 

commercial preparations 

of natural Vanilla: 

Whole Pod 

Powder (ground 

pods, kept pure or blended with sugar, starch, 

or other ingredients) 

Extract (in alcoholic or occasionally glycerol 

solution; both pure and imitation forms of vanilla 

contain at least 35% alcohol) 

Vanilla flavouring in food may be achieved 

by adding Vanilla Extract or by cooking Vanilla 

Pods in the liquid preparation. A stronger 

aroma may be attained if the pods are split 

in two, exposing more of a pod’s surface area 

to the liquid. In this case, the pods’ seeds are 

mixed into the preparation. Natural Vanilla 

gives a brown or yellow colour to preparations, 

depending on the concentration. Good 

quality Vanilla has a strong aromatic flavour, 

but food with small amounts of low quality 

Vanilla or artificial Vanilla-like flavourings 

are far more common, since true Vanilla is 

much more expensive. 

Studies show all you need to calm down 

quickly is the smell of Vanilla. A study reported 

that people became 63% less claustrophobic 

after getting exposed to the aroma 

of pure Vanilla. There was no change 

in their heart rate, so obviously, the aroma 

reduced their anxiety, possibly by the pleasant 

memories evoked by the Vanilla aroma 

or by some other physiological response. 

Vanilla’s fragrance is also known to improve 

one’s confidence and helps to dissolve pent-up 

anger and frustration. It is consoling and can unleash 

hidden, often subconscious, sensuality. 

Vanilla is excellent in aromatherapy; to scent 

candles, to freshen pot-pourri, making soaps, 

for massage and bath oils and especially for 

body perfume. Try dabbing little Vanilla extract 

on your wrists, or take a bath scented 

with a little real Vanilla extract for some essential 

relaxation. 

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FAST Camposol was asked to man a First Aid 

Tent over two days at the Camposol Fiesta 

which at first appeared to be a comparatively 

simple undertaking. However, this proved 

to be a bit of a logistical nightmare in terms 

of manpower, as we also had to maintain our 

normal cover within Camposol which means 

having two responders on call 24 hours a day, 

seven days a week and the Fiesta could not 

encroach on the normal FAST response team. 

The call went out and as usual our fabulous 

team of responders who provide this unique 

service rose to the occasion, which meant 

that we were able to supply the additional 21 

responders required to work in 3 hour shifts. 

This was only made possible by our volunteers 

giving up their free time to take on the 

extra duties. The FAST Committee wish to 

express their appreciation to everyone who 

stepped forward to make this possible, not 

forgetting their family members who also assisted 

and gave their support. The icing on 

the cake for FAST was that there were no 

major incidents over the course of the Fiesta 

for the teams to deal with. 

FAST’s dedication to duty did not go unrewarded, 

as the team helped to raise the profile 

of FAST and at the same time attracted 

the much needed funds to help us maintain 

our commitment to the residents and visitors 

to Camposol. Our shrapnel bucket at the tent 

received over €400 in donations from people 

passing by or stopping to say hello and wishing 

us well. In addition, the Silly Old Sods 

presented us with a donation of €300 and a 

further €100 came from Sheila’s Lending Library 

and €250 from John de Bingo. 


FAST are extremely grateful for all the donations 

we receive as without them we would 

be unable to purchase the necessary equipment 

including oxygen, training and supplies 

required to help us to help you and carry on 

making Camposol a safer place for all. 

Our grateful thanks to everyone who contributes 

to our cause. 

Gerry Bradshaw 677 288 033 

fastcamposol@hotmail.com 

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St Nicholas Ecumenical Church 

Calle Sobrija 2248 

Sector D20 Camposol 

By Rev Len Eaton MBE 

www.stnicholaschurchspain.com 

June has once again been a busy month at 

the Church; many arriving back for holidays 

and a number of others planning to go away 

to cooler climes. The 9 th June, however, was 

a very special day with a joint service of Holy 

Communion to celebrate two years since our 

Church was consecrated. For this special service 

we used The Eucharistic Liturgy of Lima, 

designed by the Ecumenical World Council of 

Christian Churches. 

It seems no time at all since we arrived in 2000 

to find that there were no English language 

Church services being conducted between Mojacar 

and Torrevieja; just short of 250km between 

them, with Mazarrón in the middle. We 

found a Minister in Mojacar who visited once a 

month on a Thursday to celebrate Holy Communion 

for the local community and in 2002 

we set up our own Independent Ecumenical 

Church. Through hard work, commitment and 

generosity by many of our congregation and 

others, we were able to buy a large house on 

Camposol Sector D20 and convert it for use 

as a Church. The final stages to finish the 

conversion are now completed and we have 

authority to place some direction signs to the 

Church from the motorway. I had the pleasure 

to write the first ever article for the then 

brand new Costa Cálida Chronicle. Now I read 

in the Chronicle that our area has no less than 

seven different places of worship! What a difference 

in a very short length of time – Praise 

the Lord. 

We have started planning for the Ordination to 

Minister of Rev Deacon Maureen Kent and Rev 

Deacon Eberhart Klute which will take place at 

the end of November. This is yet another big 

step in our Ministry, as both of these people 

have worked their way through the Church. 

More of this nearer the time 

Services for July 

Sunday 7 th 

Songs of Praise 

10.30am 

Sunday 14 th 

10.30am 

Sunday 21 st 

10.30am 

Sunday 28 th 

10.30am 

Holy Communion 

Morning Prayer 

Holy Communion 

All services take place at Calle Sobrija 2248, 

D20 Camposol, where a warm welcome awaits 

you. Services offered by the Church are Wedding 

Blessings, Holy Baptism, Confirmation 

and Funerals. We have a Pastoral Service 

throughout the year, people who listen. 

Talk and are there to help anyone who is sick 

or in need. The Pastoral care is absolutely 

confidential. 

For any of the Church Services offered, or 

other information, please call Rev Len Eaton 

on 968 138 952, Rev Deacon Maureen Kent 

on 636 099 679, Rev Deacon Bill Coyle 634 

143 260, or Rev Bro Konrad 679 927 268. 

Runes & Tarot 

Runes 

These are symbols with phonetic value that 

can be used for writing. They are of Norse 

or Scandinavian origin and were commonly 

carved into stone to pay homage to a Norseman 

who had not returned from a Viking raid. 

In those days, writing was considered magical, 

but they had many uses other than writing. 

Each Rune stave has multiple uses and 

meanings. The British Museum has many artefacts 

with Runes carved into them and some 

of those are talismans, constructed with magical 

intent for the wearer of the talisman. 

without food or drink, eventually he fell back 

screaming and seized the Runes. Woden has 

many guises, but a shamanic version is well 

documented in both the Poetic and Prose 

Edda. He also makes appearances in some 

of the Icelandic Sagas. The initiation on the 

world tree is a shamanic type of rite. 

One of the uses of the Runes, documented by 

the Roman General and historian Tacitus, was 

for divination, a way of connecting with the 

higher consciousness to divine future events. 

This is a method of divination I will be offering 

through these pages. Put a question to me 

and I will draw three Runes for you and give 

you the advice and probable outcome of your 

situation. 

and elements of alchemy. No-one is sure of 

the origin of Tarot, but there is evidence to 

suggest they existed in the 15 th Century, possibly 

in the 14 th and originating in Italy. 

In Norse, heathen belief, the god Woden or 

Odin (Woden is the Anglo Saxon name for the 

same god and after whom is named Wednesday) 

hanged himself on the world tree, called 

Yggdrasil which connected all of the nine 

worlds of Norse religion. He offered himself 

as a sacrifice to himself, pierced with his own 

spear. He hung on the tree for nine nights, 

I use the Anglo Saxon Futhork (named after 

the first six Runes of the runic “alphabet.” 

This comprises of twenty-nine Runes, though 

depending on the local dialect could be as 

many as thirty-three. The most commonly 

used Futhark is the Elder Germanic Futhark 

comprising twenty-four Runes which is the 

number of pathways between the nine worlds 

if the World Tree is drawn diagrammatically 

similar to the Kabala World Tree. The Norsemen 

used just sixteen Runes in what is called 

the Younger Futhark. 

Tarot 

I am also offering Tarot which are designed 

as a map of the universe, based on the Kabalistic 

World Tree and incorporating the Zodiac 

There are four suits of ten minor cards, representing 

Air, Fire, Water and Earth. There 

are sixteen court cards, again containing all 

the elements and there are twenty-two Major 

Arcana cards, so seventy-eight in total. The 

Major Arcana represent the pathways between 

the ten disks on the Kabala World Tree. 

The Tarot can look at any aspect of your life 

and give you advice which you can choose to 

follow or not. Send your queries to melbeasley1721l@aol.com 





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The Aim of Our Charity 

To assist financially with the spaying or 

castration of your pet or any feral animal 

in your neighbourhood if you are concerned 

that they may breed and add further to the 

wild animal population. If funds are available 

we can help with medical expenses for 

operations etc. and as a last resort with euthanasia 

to prevent an animal further suffering. 

How Do We Do This? 

We sell items that you have generously donated, 

plus accept any cash contributions in 

order to raise the money needed. 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. You can donate at the 

shop, Mon-Sat 10am-2pm. (Take the third 

left after Barclays Bank on your way into Puerto 

de Mazarrón, just before the new Consum 

supermarket). Check out our website 

mazarronanimalmedi-aid.co.uk where 

there is a link to show furnishings for sale. 

Drop-Off Point 

Tuesdayn on Camposol B car park opposite 

the petrol station 10am-1pm. We can arrange 

collection if needed. 

50/50 Scheme 

We take anything from a single item up to 

full house contents, including household 

furniture, and white goods. We can collect 

the bulky items free of charge, display them 

in our shop and once sold, will forward your 

50% share. Applies to larger items only. 

FaceBook 

Join us on facebook or take a look to see 

how we are getting along at 

www.facebook.com/mamascharity 

summer, rescued by a charity who then 

homed her. Bella is a Mastine/GSD cross, 

but unfortunately the family has to return 

to the UK. The family is devastated not only 

to lose the house, but to give up their beloved 

dog. They have nowhere to go yet in 

the UK and will possibly have to go into B 

& B so they cannot take Bella with them. 

MAMA’s have kindly stepped in to help and 

have paid to have Bella spayed so that she 

has a better chance of getting a new home. 

Her blood test was negative and she is up to 

date with all her injections and has been microchipped 

so is ready to travel anywhere. 

If anybody would like to offer this beautiful 

girlie a home we would love to hear from 

you. 

Please contact us if you need help. 

Tel 666 186 037 or call at the shop 

Email 

mazarronanimalmedi-aid@hotmail. 

com 

Helping You Helping Animals 

Registered Charity No 9537/1a 

Ex-Servicemen’s Association Of 

Mazarrón District (ESAMD) Cheque 

Presentation 

At the monthly get together of ESAMD at 

Restaurante La Siena, two cheques, each 

to the value of €500, were handed over to 

Age Concern Costa Cálida (ACCC) and to 

ASPADEM. The photos show Ann Lambert, 

President of ACCC, receiving her cheque 

and two beneficiaries of ASPADEM who are 

clearly overjoyed to be present, accepting 

their cheque. 

The ESAMD are meeting at the Spice 

Villa on Camposol A on Wednesday 10 th 

July 7.30pm for 8.00pm for their next 

function. The cost of this meal will be 12€ 

for members and 14€ for guests. This 

function is open to all members of ESAMD 

and their invited guests. 


Among the many animals we have helped 

recently was Bella. She was one of 2 puppies 

abandoned at a Petrol Station last 

For more information please contact either 

Bill Roberts or Ian Wilson, c/o 

ESAMD. Any Ex-Service personnel wishing 

to join, should contact the Membership 

Secretary on 629 818 611. 

Puerto Lumbreras Christian Fellowship 

now meets every 1st and 3rd Sunday 

each month at 11.00am in the premises 

of the Spanish Evangelical Church Puerto 

Lumbreras 

Tel 619453283 Paul and Sandra 

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Hospital Maintenance 

The Governing Council has authorized the 

Ministry of Health and Social Policy to hire 

hospital maintenance Los Arcos del Mar 

Menor and the Santa Lucía de Cartagena, 

for a total amount of 2,905,358 euros. 

Both contracts are for maintenance, upkeep 

and repair of infrastructure. It also 

includes technical-legal maintenance, preventive 

and replacement of equipment for 

industrial electricity as well as hot water 

production and electricity by solar energy. 

This budget also provides for the maintenance 

of water distribution networks, electricity, 

air conditioning and medical gas 

and fire system and sanitation and wastewater 

reuse. 

The Hemodialysis Unit in Reina Sofia 

Hospital 

The Governing Council has given the green 

light to the acquisition by Murciano Health 

Service for the equipment needed for the 

operation of the hemodialysis unit of the 

General Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, 

for a total amount of 1,258,558 euros. 

Hemodialysis is a procedure that replaces 

the renal function when the kidneys stop 

functioning and involves removing blood 

from the body and pass through a dialyzer. 

This is done to remove excess blood water 

and substances harmful to the body, such 

as urea, creatinine, uric acid and potassium, 

as well as other substances needed 

to replenish the body. Patients with chronic 

kidney disease require hemodialysis sessions 

to filter and purify the blood through 

an artificial kidney that supplies the functions 

of a diseased organ and returns the 

clean blood to the body. 

Hemodialysis sessions are usually four 

hours at least three times a week. 

Medical Imaging Murcia Health Service 

Money has been allocated from central 

government for a project to store and 

safeguard all radiological imaging or other 

modalities, such as ultrasound in gynaecology 

and cardiology, generated by different 

medical specialties from any health area of 

regional health map. Health professionals 

will be available to all test results associated 

with medical imaging they need. This 

will also avoid duplication of tests and have 

access to a more complete medical history. 

The Purchase Of Monitoring Stations 

At Three Hospitals In The Region 

The Governing Council has given its approval 

to an investment of the Health and 

Social Policy, through Murcia Health Service, 

to provide monitors and central monitoring 

Resuscitation Units and Intensive 

Care Morales Meseguer Hospital, Hospital 

Virgen del Castillo of Yecla and the Hospital 

Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca. The 

aim is to acquire equipment to enable data 

to capture parameters and other medical 

equipment connected to the patient and 

facilitate the professionals to access clinical 

information from anywhere in the hospital. 

Social Care Services In The Region Of 

Cartagena and Yecla 

Money is to be directed to the hiring of 

day centre services for dependent elderly 

people and people with disabilities in the 

region of Cartagena. The regional government 

has approved the recruitment of 204 

places for people with intellectual disabilities 

in the municipality, depending on the 

degree of disability of the person. 

In addition, the regional government has 

given approval to an agreement between 

the Community, through the Instituto Murciano 

Social Action and the Municipal Social 

Services City of Cartagena to deliver 

the service day centre for older people dependent 

on the neighbourhood of Los Dolores. 

15 places will include basic welfare 

care in daily living activities, accessible 

transportation, counselling and guidance 

for empowerment, social care and rehabilitation 

as well as psychological and occupational 

therapy. 

A budget has been awarded for the maintenance 

of 44 day centre places in Yecla, 

aimed at older persons in situations of dependency. 

The Community is working on 

the implementation of programmes and 

services for elderly or disabled persons in 

order to improve their living conditions. It 

should help to ensure the right of citizens 

to enjoy basic levels of social welfare and 

guaranteed services serving those needs. 

Agreement With The Mini stry Of Defence 

To Provide Vocational Training 

In Military Schools 

The Governing Council has approved the 

addendum to the collaboration agreement 

between the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry 

of Education, Culture and Sport and 

the Community, which allows imparting the 

teachings of Higher Vocational Education 

in schools Military Training Armed Forces 

NCO. Specifically, it provides teaching staff 

with the qualifications and requirements 

to be delivered by the Higher Grade Cycle 

Support Manager at the School of Marine 

Corps ‘General Albacete and Fuster’ Cartagena. 

New Interim Agreement That Recognizes 

Work Experience and Academic 

Merits Of The Candidates 

The government has given the green light 

for the provision of jobs for college faculties, 

which aims to define a stable framework 

for the recruitment of temporary staff 

and provide better legal certainty in the 

performance of teaching duties. One of the 

main aims is to set up temporary lists to 

give them access to public teaching, along 

with the teaching experience of the candidates, 

in order to ensure the highest quality 

of the system education. 

The new system will recognise teaching experience, 

record values of the candidates, 

reduce the pressure in each selection process 

and allow inexperienced novice aspirants 

to be considered for jobs. 





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Mass in English is celebrated every Saturday 

at the Catholic chapel at Pastrana, approximately 

10km from Mazarrón 

Schedule of Masses: 

Saturday at 4:30pm 

Schedule of Confession: 

Saturday from 3:30-4:25pm also on request 

Fr. Carlos Prats 628 824 555 

Fr. Octavio Carpena 676 219 445 

www.pastranaonline.com 

The Eucharist 

“He who eats my body and drinks my blood 

will have eternal life” (John 6.51). “And the 

Word was made flesh”. 

“I am the bread which comes down from 

heaven” (John 6.43). 

The Word made flesh more than 2000 years 

ago, is still present today in the Eucharist. 

Receiving Holy Communion is therefore the 

greatest gift of love the Risen Christ can give 

us, as it is Himself He is giving to us. 

True Eucharist is not only communion and 

reunion with God, but also full communion 

and reconciliation 

with 

each other, 

our family, 

friends and 

especially our 

enemies – as 

Christ did, on 

the Cross to 

everyone, including 

those 

who put him 

there. From 

the cross he 

accepted all 

our sins. 

During Mass, 

at the conclusion 

of the Eucharist Prayers, when the 

Priest lifts up our offering of the Risen Body 

and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ, saying, 

“Through Him, and with Him, and in Him…” 

means through Jesus and with Jesus, and in 

Jesus, and with these words we receive the 

Blessings, Love and Mercy from Jesus. 

With the wonderful words given to St. Faustina 

by Jesus “Eternal life begins here on 

earth through Holy Communion”. Each Holy 

Communion makes you more capable of communing 

with God throughout Eternity (Diary 

1811). 

Blessed Fr. Sopocko states “The Eucharist is 

our daily bread”. The advantage of this divine 

food is its power of unity - it unites us with 

the body and blood of the Saviour and makes 

us one with Him 

Everything true, everything holy, everything 

eternal, everything divine accomplished by 

the church in her 2000 years of existence has 

its origin, development, and nourishment in 

the mystery of the Eucharist. 

History is quick to testify and prove that at 

every time and in every place where devotion 

to the Blessed Sacrament flourished there 

were recorded those wonderful Christian 

achievements of which Catholicism is justly 

proud. 


Fear can be a crippling thing and when 

it strikes us it can stop us in our tracks. I 

can remember a couple of times during my 

life when fear has literally overtaken me and 

left me unable to function normally. 

The first of these occasions was when I was 

in my early twenties and I can vividly recall 

the event, even now. In the space of four 

years I had a new job, got married, had a 

baby son and was sitting in a classroom in 

Moseley, Birmingham, ready to do an exam 

to gain my HNC in business studies. The 

result of this exam would affect my future 

career and I so desperately wanted to do 

well and progress in my new job. When the 

guy who was overseeing the examination 

said the words “OK, you have three hours 

to complete the exam, please turn your papers 

over and start now”... well, I just froze! 

My mind went totally and completely blank. 

I just stared at the first few questions and 

had no idea what they were asking me to 

respond to. 

Fear hit me like a huge wave and I just sat 

there staring into space; it was something 

so tangible and real, I could almost reach 

out and touch it… and it was about to crush 

me. I sat there feeling my heartbeat loud in 

my head and with a dry mouth and panic 

waves hitting the beach of my heart; I tried 

desperately to break free from the grip of 

this awful situation. 

As I sat there for what seemed like eternity, 

part of a Bible verse came into my mind 

which basically says ‘Perfect love casts 

out all fear’, [speaking about the love that 

God has for every one of us]… even before 

we receive his love into our lives.. He loved 

us first, so there, in that exam room in Birmingham, 

I fought to overcome the power of 

this fear that had gripped me. 

I started to pray and thank God for loving 

me so perfectly and for giving up His Son, 

Jesus, to come and make a way for me to 

overcome the fear that had overtaken my 

life. As I prayed, I felt strength rise in my 

heart and amazingly I sensed such a wonderful 

release from the feelings that were so 

physically real, just moments before. As I 

looked again at the first few questions on 

the exam paper, suddenly they seemed to 

make sense and I started to write down my 

answers. A beautiful calm rested on me and 

I continued to answer question after question 

and whether my answers were right or 

wrong, for some reason it did not seem to 

matter any more… His perfect love was 

working in my life. Even when one of the 

other students handed in his papers after 

just 45 minutes, it did not phase me and I 

continued trusting God and writing down my 

answers. 

Don’t let fear have a grip on your life and 

hold you back from fulfilling the plans that 

God has for your life, [yes, He has plans 

for your life as well as mine]. Let God’s 

perfect love fill your life right now and walk 

with Him through and out of your valley of 

fear. 

By the way - I passed the exam with distinction 

and was given a large wage increase by 

my boss…what a result! 

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If you are looking for great quality, authentic 

Indian cuisine, look no further than 

the Spice Villa Restaurant on Camposol 

Sector A. 

The new owners took over the premises, 

previously known as The Gateway To India, 

in February this year and have made many 

improvements, including a refurbishment 

of the bar area and an exciting new menu. 

superb value, with 2 Menu del Dias which 

are served between 12pm & 3.30pm. You 

can choose between a single course with 

side dishes at 5.95€ or a two course meal 

at 9.95€ which includes a small beer, glass 

of wine or soft drink. Alternatively you can 

have Indian Tapas and a small drink for 

just 5€!! 

The owners have a wealth of experience 

in the restaurant business, working for 15 

years in India and then another 12 years in 

their well-established restaurants in Torrevieja. 

Manager, Sam said “As well as using 

the best quality ingredients, we put a great 

emphasis on meeting customer’s requests. 

Customer satisfaction is paramount and 

our chefs will do all they can to adapt our 

dishes to meet individual tastes.” 

The extensive menu is varied and provides 

In the evening you can choose the “Early 

Bird Menu” between 6pm & 8pm. For just 

12.50€ you can have poppadoms served 

with chutneys, followed by a choice of 

starter and main course with side dishes. 

The price also includes a bottle of wine per 

couple or alternatively a small beer, glass 

of wine or soft drink. 

Over the last few months, Spice Villa has 

seen a significant increase in the number 

of customers and regularly hosts the Camposol 

Curry Club. The 104 seater restaurant 

has an outside terrace area and can 

cater for private parties in a sectioned off 

area. They can even provide music on request. 


The Spice Villa is open 7 days a week 

from 12pm-3.30pm and 5pm until Midnight. 

They also provide an excellent takeaway 

service as well as free delivery across 

Camposol and as far afield as Mazarrón 

Country Club and Condado de Alhama. 

So what are you waiting for? Sam and his 

team at Spice Villa look forward to serving 

you….You won’t be disappointed! 

Tel 968 199 226/617 435 218 

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June has 

once again 

been another 

wonderful 

month 

for the Beacon 

of Light 

and we have 

welcomed 

many new 

supporters 

who have 

enjoyed the 

amazing evidence 

and inspirational philosophy. Our 

early healing sessions starting at 5.30pm 

have been well supported. We are looking 

forward to starting the course on training 

new healers commencing in September. 

Details will be available soon. 

Our meetings are every Wednesday from 

7pm with weekly guest mediums and usually 

finish at approximately 8.30pm. As 

always the evenings ends with a friendly 

chat and a cup of tea and biscuits. All our 

meetings are funded by donations given 

during the evening. 

Mediums for July: 

Wednesday 3 rd Marilyn Webb 

Wednesday 10 th Tricia Doherty 

Wednesday 17 th Debbie Blevins 

Wednesday 24 th Jimmy McArthur 

Thursday 25 th Jimmy McArthur Clairvoyance 

@ Namaste, Camposol B 8pm 

(doors close at 7.45) Tickets 5€ 

Do you seek a special place? 

The welcome’s warm, a friendly face, 

Do you need a place to go? 

When you feel good or you feel low. 

Do you want to know some more, 

For when we exit Earth Plane’s door? 

Healing you can get from there, 

Given with lots of loving care. 

Mediums travel from afar, 

Some by ‘plane and some by car, 

Messages of hope to bring, 

From loved ones as we proudly sing. 

Life does not end at the grave, 

Eternal love to you they gave, 

They’re never very far from you, 

So very close in all you do. 

So why not pop along and see, 

And join us for a cup of tea, 

If you would like on a Wednesday night, 

Come to our Centre - The Beacon of Light 

For further information please phone 620 

877 326 

Email beacon.of.light.murcia@gmail. 

com 

http://beaconoflightmurcia.webs. 

com 

Join us on Facebook 

Beacon of Light Murcia 


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RED – Entertainment 

ORANGE – Special menus 

PURPLE –Market, exhibitions, leisure & meetings 

GREEN – Charity & non-profit making events 

BLACK – Fiestas & important events 

Please refer to the relevant advert or editorial for more details of events 

Every Mon Male Monday @ Jane’s Salon, Condado de Alhama, Gents Haircut only 5€ 

Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club @ La Cumbre Hotel, Pto de Mazarrón 9.30am 

Spanish Conversation @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 3pm 6€ 

Dance Fitness with Mark @ Oscar’s, Camposol B 10am 

Ladies Chatterbox Sew & Sew @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2.30-4.30pm 

Fit4Life Weight Group @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 4pm 5€ 

Chiropody with Phillip Dawe @ Sensol Golf Villa Sales Building, Camposol C 

Bowling League @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 

Music Quiz @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 9pm (free nibbles) 

Movie Night @ Oscar’s, Camposol B from 9pm (different movie screening each week) 

3 Course Menu del Noche @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ 

1€ Coin Night/Live Music @ La Vida, El Pareton (drinks 1€ if paid by 1€ coin) 12-4pm 

HAH 2nd Hand Goods to Buy/Sell @ Brenda’s Boutique, Los Urrutias10-1pm 

Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection @ Car Park, Camposol B 11.30-1.30pm 

HELP MMM Bingo @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcázares 2pm 1€/game 

Every Tue 

B Clean Working Party @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9am 

Petanca @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alháma from 4pm 

Football Training Session (ages 4-17) @ El Pareton 6-7pm 

Indoor Market @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alhama from 6pm 

Harlequin Rock Choir Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7.30-9pm 

2 Course Al Fresco Cooking/Dining @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 7.30pm, 8€ inc btl wine for 2 

3 Course Menu del Noche @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ 

3 Course Menu del Noche @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ inc btl wine for 2 

4 Course Menu del Noche @ La Vida, El Pareton 12€ 

Karaoke @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

MABS Mazarrón Coffee Morning @ MABS Centre, Camposol B 10-1pm 

MAMAS Collection/Book Stall @ Camposol B Car Park 10-1pm 

Every Wed Day Trip to Benidorm – Viajes Dragontours 19€ 

C Gardening Group Clean Up @ Camposol C 9am 

Camposol Bridge Club, Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am 


Mar Menor Golf Society Competition 

Pool League @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 

Beacon of Light Centre @ School House, Cañadas del Romero 7-8.30pm 

2 Course Pie Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ inc a drink 

3 Course Steak & Spare Rib Night @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 15€ 

3 Course Steak Night @ La Vida, El Pareton 25€ for 2 

Karaoke & Disco @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 9pm-late 

Karaoke with Byron @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 9pm 

Live Entertainment by Local Artiste @ Oscar’s, Camposol B from 9pm 

Spanish Live Dance Music @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

HAH 2nd Hand Goods to Buy/Sell @ Brenda’s Boutique, Los Urrutias 10-1pm 





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Age Concern booking events etc @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10-1pm 

MABS MMM Art Workshop @ Café Golf, San Javier, 10-12pm 2€ 

PALS booking events etc @ Saralara’s, Pto de Mazarrón 1-3.30pm 

HAH Book & DVD Club @ La Zona Bar, Los Narejos 2.30-4.30pm 

Every Thu 

Camposol Market @ Camposol A 

Hearing Specialist for Tests/Hearing Aids @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo, Appt only 

Fun Quiz @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 6pm 

Spangles Barber Shop @ Las Claras, Los Alcazares 10.30am-1pm 

Market Day Special @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 

Mexican Night @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alháma from 6pm 

2 Course Curry Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón, 10€ inc a drink 

4 Course Surprise Menu @ Bistro Ratatouille Pto de Mazarrón 25€ for 2 

BBQ Night @ La Vida, El Pareton 

Music in The Square/Disco/Karaoke with Byron @ Bistro Bulgaria, Oscars & The Steak Out 

Age Concern booking events etc @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 10-1pm 

PALS for booking events etc @ Tel’s Bar, Camposol B 11am-1.30pm 

Andrea’s Animal Rescue Collection @ Mazarrón Country Club 11.30-1pm 

Every Fri 

Camposol Bridge Club/Duplicate Bridge @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 9.30am 

Friday Art Group @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 9.45-12.30pm 


Indoor Market @ The Steak Out, Camposol B 10-2pm 

Camposol A Gardening Book Stall @ Car Park Camposol A 10.30-12.30pm 

Camposol C Greenfingers Group @ 10 Pin Bowling Totana 4pm 

Positive Thinking Workshop @ Mazarrón Pensioners’ Club, Mazarrón 5-6.30pm 

Fish & Chips @ La Vida, El Pareton from 5.50€ 

Fish & Chip Night @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 6.50€ 

Fish & Chip Night @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alháma from 6pm, 7.50€ 

3 Course Fish & Chip Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarron 10€ 

19€ for 2 large Cod & Chips @ Rest Marina, Pto de Mazarrón, inc btl wine 

Steak Dinner Special @ Blues House American Grill, Bolnuevo 22€ for 2 inc a drink 

3 Course Surprise Menu @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 19.50€ 

Disco & Karaoke @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 9pm-late 

Live Music & Evening Market @ La Plaza, Hacienda del Álamo 

Karaoke with Eddie B @ The Steak Out, Camposol B 

Noah’s ARC Book Stall/Bric-a-Brac @ Camposol B 9.30-2pm 


Age Concern booking events etc @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 11-1pm 

Lions Mazarrón booking events etc outside Compusurf, Camposol B 11am 

GOmaD Donations @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B/Costa Calida Radio 12.30-2pm 

Every Sat 

Harlequin Rock Choir Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2-4pm 


Every Sun 

19€ for 2 large Cod & Chips @ Rest Marina, Pto de Mazarrón inc btl wine 

3 Course Steak Night @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 15€ 

3 Course Surprise Menu @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 19.50€ 

3 Course Steak Night @ La Vida, El Pareton 25€ for 2 

Karaoke & Disco @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 9pm-late 

MABS MMM Book Sale @ The Arches Bar, Los Alcázares 10-1pm 


PALS booking events @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 11am-1.30pm 

Car Boot Sale @ Cañadas del Romero Social Centre 8.30am 

Car Boot Sale @ Venta Romero, Cuevas de Reyllo. 9-2pm 

Fun Quiz @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 5pm 

Sunday Roast @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A from 6.50€ 

Buffet Special @ Blues House American Grill, Bolnuevo 6.95€ 

Sunday Roast @ AP Grill, Camposol B, 6.95€ 

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Sunday Lunch @ La Vida, El Pareton from 7.50€ 

2 Course Sunday Roast @ Rest Marina, Pto de Mazarrón 8€ inc glass of wine 

Sunday Roast @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 8.50€ 

3 Course Sunday Lunch @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc btl wine for 2 

3 Course Sunday Lunch @ Old Market Tavern, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ inc btl wine for 2 

3 Course Sunday Lunch @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alháma 10€ 

Meat Carvery/Vegetable Buffet @ La Mariposa, Gebas from 10.50€ inc glass wine/beer 

3 Course Sunday Roast (pm) @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón10€ inc btl wine for 2 

JULY 

Monday 1 

HELP MMM Car Boot @ Autocine, Los Narejos 

Open Day @ Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, Rojales 1-4pm 

San Javier Jazz Festival (until 27th) 

Cartagena Tours during the month of July (see page 16) 

XVI San Javier International Jazz Festival until 27 th 

River Rafting Tour on the Segura River @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

Football Camp until 26 th (see page 96) 

PALS Monthly Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11.15am 

Tuesday 2 

Wednesday 3 

HAH Volunteer’s Meeting @ Bacchus Restaurant, The Oasis, Los Narejos 11.30am 

PALS Afternoon @ Rincon Elias, Bolnuevo 17.50€ lunch/wine/live music/flamenco 

Henley Regatta (until 7th) 

Welcome Petanca @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 4pm 

Woody @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Age Concern Talking Shop Social @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 1.30-3.30pm 

HAH The Big Band @ La Vereda Restaurant, Sucina 7.30pm, 5€ inc nibbles 

Thursday 4 

Market Morning @ Jane’s Salon, Bolnuevo 

Kieran @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

Friday 5 

Open Door - Noel Richards in concert @ Los Almagros 7pm Free Entry 

The CAS Band @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 

Woody @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 

Backwater & by Disco with Dutch @ Oscar’s, Camposol B 

Tulsa Rock @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

MABS Murcia NW Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9-1pm 

Lion Country CM with Phil Brady @ La Molata, Cañadas de Alhama 8pm, 5€ 

Saturday 6 

Guided Tour of Cegehín from Tourist Info Centre @ 11am 

Welcome Meeting @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 2pm 

ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am 

Paella Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 5€ 

Sunday 7 

Cocktail Fever Disco @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón from 4pm 

The CAS Band @ The Clover, Condado de Alhama 

Live Entertainment (tbc) & Disco with Dutch @ Oscar’s 

Emily Hullman @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Kye James @ The Club House, Camposol C 9pm 

Rod Stewart Tribute @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

Campari Orange Party @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Joe Cocker Tribute @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 

Bee Gees Tribute @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

Artisan Market @ Bullas 

Shakira Tribute @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 





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Monday 8 

National Transplant Week (until 14th) 

Viajes Dragontours Shopping Trip to Ikea/Nuevo Condomino, Murcia 15€ 

PALS Respite Care Meeting @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 11am 

Tuesday 9 

Welcome Book Swap @ ICA Medical Centre, Camposol B 10-12pm 

Highway Bluesy @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

HAH Table Top Sale @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcácares 10-2pm 

HELP MMM Charity Market @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcazáres 11.30am 

Wednesday 10 

SAMM General Meeting @ CAR Infanta Cristina, Los Narejos 11am 

ESADM Dinner @ The Spice Villa, Camposol A 7.30pm 12€ (14€ Guests) 

JJ Soulman @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Bella Luna @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

MABS Murcia NW Volunteers’ Meeting @ Hotel Argos 5pm 

Thursday 11 

Cristo del Rayo (until 17th) 

Ladies Chatterbox Group @ Cultural Centre, Camposol B 2pm 


Flamenco with Carmen Lara @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Friday 12 

Indoor Market/fashion/bling/DVD’s etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 

Liverpool Band @ Oscar’s, Camposol B 10€ (12€ inc basket meal) 

Carl Stevens as ‘Jim Davidson’ @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 

Michael Búble Tribute @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

Elvis Tribute @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 

Live Music with Bad Sugar @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

MABS Mazarrón Book Stall @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9-1pm 

FAST Western Night/BBQ @ The Club House, Camposol C €10 9pm 

Saturday 13 

Guided Tour of Cegehín from Tourist Info Centre @ 11am 

Russian Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 8€ inc btl wine for 2 

Lynden B @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

The CAS Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

Suzy G @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 

Amy Winehouse Tribute @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

GNT @ The Club House, Camposol C 9pm 

Martin Miller’s & Matuzalem Party @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Ibiza Party @ The Clover, Condado de Alhama 

Rod Stewart Tribute @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 5€ inc basket meal 

Angie McKay & Disco with Dutch @ Oscar’s, Camposol B 


Sunday 14 

Monday 15 

Tuesday 16 

Artisan Market @ Mula 

Michelle @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alamo 


Cherry K @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Virgen del Carmen, Mazarrón 

Soul Food Night & Live Music @ La Vida, El Pareton 

Woody & The Peckers @ The Club House, Camposol C 12€ incl food 

Canta Autor Amarella @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

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HELP MMM General Meeting @ Las Claras, Los Narejos 11.30am 

Wednesday 17 

Jukebox Legends @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

HAH Chatters @ Bacchus Restaurant, Oasis, Los Narejos 11.30am 

Thursday 18 

Open Door Chill ‘n Grill @ Los Almagros 6pm (bring own food) 


Monologo with Miki Dakai @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Lions of Mazarrón Trip to Guadalest inc Boat Trip 20€ 

HELP MMM Lunch @ Diamantes, El Mojon 1.30pm, 10.50€ 

Friday 19 Spanish Night/Live Music @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón 15€ 

Elvis Tribute @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

Jonny Wood @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 

Robbie Williams Tribute @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

Rock Classic Carlos Vudu & Clan Jukebox @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Sandy Fitzpatrick @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 

Classic Rock Band @ Oscar’s, Camposol B 3€ (5€ inc basket meal) 

Mar de Musicas Festival @ Cartagena until 27th (see page 73) 

MABS Mazarrón Book Stall @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 9-1pm 

MABS Murcia NW Outdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9-1pm 

Saturday 20 Russian Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 8€ inc btl wine for 2 

Cocktail Fever Disco @ Bistro Ratatouille, Pto de Mazarrón from 4pm 

Itchy Fingers @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 

Pablo Bloom @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

Woody @ The Clover, Condado de Alhama 

Sweet & Salt Party & Molécule Coctels @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Pitu @ The Club House, Camposol C 

Elvis Tribute & Disco @ Oscar’s, Camposol B 9pm 

Angie McKay @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Sunday 21 

Artisan Market @ Caravaca 

Open Day @ Meta Riding School, Ctra El Palmar 10-1pm 

Ruta del Ferrocarril (Railway Route)/Aguilas Tourist Information Centre 

Katy Perry & Madonna Tribute @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

Monday 22 

Tuesday 23 

John E Wood @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Welcome Book Swap @ ICA Medical Centre, Camposol B 10-12pm 

Welcome Dance @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 4pm, 8€ 

Ross ‘Beatles influence’ @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Wednesday 24 

Thursday 25 

Friday 26 

Bella Luna @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alamo 

Suzy G @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Juke Box Promotions/Rock ‘n Roll Express @ The Club House, Camposol C 8.50pm 

Fiestas de Santiago, Totana 

Santiago Apóstle, Lorqúi 

Beacon of Light - Jimmy McArthur @ Namaste, Camposol B 8pm, 5€ 

Rhionne @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Cuadro Flamenco/Ana Belen Ruiz/Faustino @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Kieran @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alamo 

Indoor Market with fashion/bling/DVD’s etc @ Alley Palais, Camposol B 

Neil Diamond Tribute @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

Festival Weekend with live music @ The Clover, Condado de Alhama 





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Live Music with David Andreu @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Barrington @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 

Rod Stewart Tribute & Disco @ Oscar’s, Camposol B 

GOmAD Table Top Sale @ Commercial Centre, Camposol B 10–2pm 

HELP MMM Friendship Group @ The Yachtsman, San Pedro 11am, 3€ 

MABS Murcia NW Book Sale @ Trevol Bar, Calasparra 11-2pm 

MABS Mazarrón Jigsaw Bereavement Group @ Cat’s Bar, Camposol A 12pm 

Saturday 27 

Nature Walk – 6km @ Cehegín (info from Tourist Info Centre) 

Car Boot Sale @ Meta Riding School, Ctra El Palmar 8.30pm-12.30am 

Guided Tour of Cegehín from Tourist Info Centre @ 10pm 

Cheese & Wine Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 5€ inc wine 

Live Entertainment/BBQ @ The Vista Bar, Camposol A 3pm, 5€ 

Highway 61 & Disco with Dutch @ Oscar’s, Camposol B 

Coctel Acrobatico & Rhum Legendario @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Lynden B @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

The Classic Rock Band @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

Woody @ The Club House, Camposol C 9pm 

Manilow Magic @ The New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 

Boyzone Tribute @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 

Robbie James @ The Clover, Condado de Alhama 

Sunday 28 

Monday 29 

Disco & Karaoke with Byron @ The Clover, Condado de Alhama 

Michelle @ Bistro Bulgaria, Condado de Alhama 


NEST Walk - Meet El Berro Car Park, Sierra Espuña 5.30pm, 5€ 

Sam Curtis @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Tuesday 30 

San Abdón y San Senén, Calasparra 

Monthly B Clean Meeting @ Trevi Bar, Camposol B 4pm 

Suzy G @ The Condado Club, Condado de Alhama 

Spanish Pop Live Music @ Oasis de las Palmeras, Bolnuevo 

Wednesday 31 

Encierros de San Zenón, Cehegín 

Welcome Petanca @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 4pm 

Rob Bonovox @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

AUGUST 

Thursday 1 

Friday 2 

Age Concern 5 Course Menu del Dia @ Club Copi Coy, Pto de Mazarrón 10€ 

Joanna @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Country Music Night/Martin Ross @ The Club House, Camposol C 7.45pm 3€ & sugar 


Saturday 3 

Sunday 4 

JJ Soulman @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Itchy Fingers @ La Mariposa, Gebas 

ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista de Hogar, San Pedro 10.30am 

Paella Night @ Tropic Ana’s, Camposol A 5€ 

Lorna Michelle @ The Arches, Los Alcázares 

Rae as ‘Buddy Holly’ @ New Royal, Pto de Mazarrón 

Semana de la Juventud, Blanca 

Artisan Market @ Bullas 

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Mazarrón FC ended the season in fine style 

with four victories and a draw from their last 

six games. Having beaten CAP Ciudad de 

Murcia, who were then in second place in the 

league, 2-1 at home, the final home game 

against Beniajan CF ended in a resounding 

5-0 victory with leading scorer Jose Ruben 

grabbing a hat trick. 

many of the players to stay with Mazarrón 

FC next season. There could be exciting times 

ahead. 

Saturday 8 th June saw history being made 

with the visit of English Eastern Counties Premier 

Division team, Holbrook Sports to Spain 

for a friendly game. It was the first time that 

Mazarrón FC has played against a team from 

the UK and those who came to watch were 

not disappointed. Mazarrón FC recovered 

from a two goal deficit at half time to fight 

back to 2-2 and also missed a penalty before 

Holbrook scored in the 90 th minute to earn 

a narrow 3-2 victory. The game, which was 

sponsored by Dave Chapman of the Costa 

Café, Camposol, was an exciting spectacle 

and played in an excellent spirit. 

first Mazarrón player to receive this award in 

successive years. Diego had previously announced 

that he was retiring as a player at 

the end of the season and received a standing 

ovation from the crowd at the last home 

league game of the season. The other two 

awards were voted for by the players themselves 

– Jose Ruben won Players’ Player of 

the Year and Perico was voted Young Player 

of the Year. 


Although a final mid-table position of 9th may 

sound somewhat disappointing, it was a great 

improvement on the situation at the start of 

the season when only two points were gained 

from the first six games. In Jose Ruben and 

Cecilio, Mazarrón FC at last had two capable 

strikers; Ruben’s 19 goals making him the 

second highest goal scorer in the league and 

Cecilio also chipping in with 12 goals. 

The defence also looked strong in the second 

half of the season with captain Diego and 

goalkeeper Jose Iker always turning in sound 

performances. Mazarrón FC’s playing record 

for the season was P32 W12 D9 L11 F 61 A 

44 Pts 45. Although the turnaround of players 

at this level at the end of each season is 

quite remarkable, it is hoped that the obvious 

happy dressing room spirit and the continued 

loyal support of Los Amigos will persuade 

Later that evening players from both teams 

attended the Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC 

Player of the Year Awards function at Mariano’s, 

Camposol. Presentations were made to 

both teams in addition to the annual Mazarrón 

Player of the Year Trophies and a chicken and 

chips supper was followed by music and dancing 

to the excellent local band “Backwater”. 

The Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Player 

of the Year was Diego, who became the 

Later that week, a brave group of Los Amigos 

members took part in the first Los Amigos 

de Mazarrón Go Kart Competition in 

Puerto de Mazarrón. The karts reach speeds 

of around 70km so it is certainly not for 

the faint hearted. After a series of elimination 

rounds, the final was contested by Dave 

Marks, Chris Marchant, Dave Perks and Nicola 

Perks. The eventual winner was Dave Marks 

who claimed that he had never been in a kart 

before; something which the other competitors 

found hard to believe!!! Dave was presented 

with the Winner’s Trophy and everyone 

said they thoroughly enjoyed the whole 

experience. This was rounded off with a meal 

and a few (!!!) drinks at Viggos, Puerto de 

Mazarrón. It is hoped to hold a similar event 

in September so don’t miss out next time!! 

Although the football season is over, plans 

are already being made for more exciting social 

events and Los Amigos de Mazarron’s 

weekly meetings will resume in August each 

Thursday at the Trevi Bar, Camposol at 4 pm. 

Why not come along then and join us to learn 

more about your local football team, find out 

about what social events are being lined up 

and to have drink and a chat in pleasant surroundings? 

www.losamigosdemazarron.es 

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This month we are able to repor t on two 

matches, as an extra game was put on the 

calendar to try a course we have not played 

for some time. 

The first of them was at Altorreal on 22 nd 

May when a large number of the members 

turned out for this course. What a pleasure 

it is to play there. 

The course 

was in excellent 

condition 

with good 

fairways and 

very slick 

greens. As 

the day went 

on, the wind 

increased in 

strength, but 

at the end 

the consensus 

was that 

it had been 

a good day 

for all; none 

more so than 

for Dave 

Bennett who returned a score of 37 points, 

to champion us all again. The handicap secretary 

had the last word however and as his 

reward Dave had a reduction of his handicap 

by 4 points – ah! 

Following Dave home was Paul Allsop on 32 

points, and Clive Hathaway on 31. 

The second of the matches was held at 

Camposol Club de Golf, on 5 th June and 

again the majority of members teed off. It 

has been quite a while since we have played 

here, and the course has been much improved 

since the course has been under 

new management. 

This year, the activity is not only being held in 

Mazarrón, but also in Puerto de Mazarrón and 

it can be enjoyed not only by children, but 

adults for the first time. 

During July and August there will be classes 

for children from 5-17 years old on Mondays, 

Wednesdays and Fridays from 10-2pm in the 

sports hall of the La Aceña in Mazarrón. 

The adult classes on Tuesday, Thursday and 

Friday will be from 8-9.30pm. 

The Summer School will also be at Manuela 

Romero School, Puerto de Mazarrón 

for children on Tuesdays, Thursdays 

and Saturdays from 10-2pm.” 

For the theory of classes we will rely on new 

technologies and gifts for those taking part 

with local tournaments during the summer so 

that in addition to learning to play the sport, 

participants also have fun. The price is 20€ 

per month and you can get more information 

by phoning 968 591 852 or website http:// 

escuelatmverano.blogspot.com.es/p/ 

clases-para -ninos.html 

The day started under skies which promised 

a severe dose of liquid sunshine, but as we 

know things can change quite quickly here 

in Spain and sure enough it did. The sun 

came out and the clouds disappeared which 

left us with a perfect day for golf. 

As usual Stapleford 

rules 

applied and 

when we returned 

to the 

19 th hole for 

a little refreshment, 

the winner 

of the match 

was Dan Rust 

with a score 

of 35 points. 

Dan was followed 

home 

by Mike Harrison, 

34 

points; joint 

3 rd Nigel 

Chadderton & Don Busby, 33 points; 5 th Paul 

Allsop, 32 pts; 6 th Howard Lee, 31 pts. 

All of those lucky six will have the handicap 

secretary reducing them for the next match 

which is at Lorca. 

Geoff Sharp (press officer) 663 498 701 





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Stamina was needed, particularly for the 

smaller boats, for the round the island race 

which would concentrate the efforts for a couple 

of hours at least. 

Seven boats with 17 helms and crew crossed 

the start line in south, south westerly winds 

which would get a little tricky. It wasn’t long 

before the Deltania radioed its intention to 

retire from the race; the crew’s comments 

regarding the ability of the boat less than favourable. 

No other boat had to retire, but 

Mistral was suffering some rudder problems 

resulting in a last place at the end of the race. 

Tony Jones in the Martin, the boat for the 

disabled sailor, identified shifting winds which 

at one point died before gusting and making 

the water very choppy, adding to the need to 

dig deep into the skills department. 

The Hartley was back on the water with the 

same helm and crew that had capsized only 

two weeks ago. No such trauma this time 

and Don Clarke, with crew, Lynda Coats put 

in a redeeming 2 nd place. First over the finish 

line in the Shoestring Tres, the Laser 2000, 

with Tug Wilson helming and Vernon O’Byrne 

crewing, had to settle for 3 rd place when the 

handicaps were applied. 

Brian Murray helming the Gamba and crewed 

by Ingo Wilson won the day. Brian became 

the barefoot champion, having neglected 

to don his normal sailing footwear and was 

forced to sail ‘sin zapatos’ but was very 

pleased with the outcome. 

SAMM welcomes new members. For more 

information visit the website www.sailingmarmenor.com 

The Radio Control Mar Menor Sailing 

Group, held its May points race day on Friday 

24 th a week late due to strong winds. Racing 

kicked off at 15.00 hours with 9 boats 

attending, but only 7 made it to the start 

line. The racing commenced with a moderate 

wind steady at between 12 to 14 knots blowing 

from the North East. This gave the wind 

enough distance to pile up a nice swell making 

sailing interesting. 

windward, leeward sausage followed by a triangle. 

The racing consisted of one practice 

race and 5 points races. 

The first three places went to: 

1 st boat, number 45, helmed by Nigel Lane 

sailing an IOM. 

2 nd boat, number 56, helmed by Stuart Lockwood 


3 rd boat, number 76, helmed by Keith Edgar 


At 16.00 hours everyone retired for a well 

earned coffee. 


David Atherton was the OD assisted by Ann 

Wellington and Beverly Lockwood. The level 

of sailing was excellent with only a few penalty 

turns being enforced. The course was a 

May 23rd saw Fuente Old Guard make 

a welcome return to Aguilon Golf for their 

annual Captain’s Day get together. The 

weather was good and the course was in 

Next monthly points race day was on a new 

day of Friday 14 th June at 15.00 hours. 

Thank you to all the other competitors for 

making it a very close run race. Also please 

remember that Practise Racing will be held on 

all other Fridays starting at the same time as 

above. Our Wednesday Sailing Day is as usual 

starting at 14.00 hours with just general 

sailing to allow members to relax and tune 

their boats followed by coffee at about 16.00 

hours. 

great condition; all set for a good day’s 

golf. 

The Overall Winner with 43 points was 

big Dave Simpson who was also Winner 

Of Division Two. 

Runner-Up overall to Dave and Winner 

Of Division One was Martin Hill with 42 

points. 

Continuing the run of high scores was 

Dave Gray who was Runner-Up to Dave 

in Division Two, also with 42 points. 

Joint Runners-Up in Division One were 

Danny Lewis and Gerry McRobert, both 

with 36 points. 

We are constantly looking for new members 

to join in our racing so if you have a boat or 

would like to acquire a boat, then please do 

give me a call. We would like to meet you. We 

carry out all our activities from the excellent 

sailing facilities of Infanta Cristina Sports College 

in Los Alcázares. 

For further information please contact David 

on 968 170 870 or email davidlees66@ 

hotmail.com. 

Winner Of Division Three was our Captain 

Derek Hayward with 33 points, closely 

followed by Howard Wright and Paul Western 

who were joint Runners-Up with 32 

points. 

The Plonker Trophy this month was won 

by Roger Olorenshaw who received his trophy 

to a chorus of appreciation from his 

fellow golfers. 

The Winning Guest was Tony Stapleton 

and the Two’s Money was shared by 

Howard Wright and Roy Quigley. 

The event was a success and over 100€ 

was raised for our nominated charity. 

Should anyone wish to join FOGGS or just 

play as a guest please contact Dave on 

868 082 013. 

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First Corner Crash Doesn’t Keep Anthony 

Ford-Dunn Down. 

The Supermoto racing brothers from Murcia 

were in action again in the latest round of the 

Valencian Supermoto Championship held 

at Villena in Alicante. Both brothers qualified 

their ‘Advance Moves International 

Removals’ Supermotoland SML450 race 

bikes on the front row of the gird for the first 

of their two races. 

It was former Spanish champion Israel 

Escalera who took the early lead with Anthony 

Ford-Dunn chasing hard in 2 nd place, 

followed by former Belgium champion Lionel 

Deriddier and then Anthony’s older brother 

Mat Ford-Dunn in 4th. Israel’s pace was just 

a little too quick for Anthony and the pair finished 

a close 1 st and 2 nd , whilst Mat caught 

and nearly passed Lionel in the closing stages 

to finish 4 th . 

Anthony knew that a good start was required 

in the second race so that he could challenge 

Israel for the lead and overall win. When the 

race started, the pack charged into the first 

corner with the first three riders locked together 

as they all aimed for the same part of 

the track. Anthony was caught in the middle 

of the scrap and his bike was flicked into the 

air sending him sliding down the road. Despite 

being winded and down for a lap Anthony 

remounted on his rather second hand 

looking bike to mount a charge through the 

pack that took him back up to 5 th position. 

Meanwhile Mat was charging hard and after 

missing the first corner carnage he settled 

into 2 nd position and built up a healthy lead 

over the riders behind him. 

The brothers’ results from both races gave 

Mat the overall win in the SM Masters class 

and Anthony a brave 3 rd position overall in the 

tougher SM Open category. 

With both brothers never finishing off the podium 

in any of their races this year, it looks 

like they are both looking strong for championship 

honours, with Mat holding 1 st in the 

Valencian SM Masters, and a close 3 rd in 

the Spanish SM Masters Championships, 

and Anthony currently 2 nd in the Valencian 

Open Championship. 

Playing From Down Hill And Up Hill Lies 

by David Gay PGA Professional 

Downhill Lie 

Hitting from a downhill lie requires a couple of 

simple adjustments. 

Firstly, understand the ball will come out lower 

than usual and also your swing arc will bottom 

out sooner, relative to your stance line. 

Like a lot of challenging situations, hitting 

from a downhill lie requires you to throttle 

back on expectations and not compound your 

problems. 

Try and set your shoulders with the slope of 

the hill. Depending on its severity, this may 

be difficult and you don’t want to topple down 

the hill, but setting the angle of your shoulders 

to that of the ground, at least somewhat, 

will help you to approximate a level swing. 

Given that the ball will come out lower, you 

may need to go with one less club length. 

Your 9-iron, for example, may play more 

like an 8, so you may need to consider your 

wedge because the slope will deloft your club. 

Play the ball a bit farther back in your stance 

because you will contact the ground sooner 

given the slope of the hill. Take a practice 

swing or two and note where your club head 

contacts the ground. Take a normal swing and 

if the slope is severe, swing to a three-quarter 

finish so you don’t fall down the hill. 

Uphill Lie 

Hitting from an uphill lie presents the opposite 

challenges of hitting downhill. 

Firstly, it is important to note that the ball 

will come out on a higher trajectory than one 

from a level lie and your club will contact the 

ground later in relation to your stance line. 

As you would from a downhill lie, you want 

to set your shoulders to the angle of the hill 

while being careful if it is a particularly severe 

slope. Move the ball forward in your stance, 

so your club head will contact the ball at the 

bottom of your swing arc. Take a few practice 

swings to see where the club hits the ground 

and note that for your ball position. 

The slope of the hill will add loft to your club. 

Your 8-iron will act more like a 9, so take the 

extra club to counteract the higher trajectory 

of shot the slope will produce. Swing through 

the shot. A three-quarter finish can further 

promote a more controlled ball flight. 

For more information on Golf Lessons and 

Club Repairs you can find David at Peraleja 

Golf Course on contact him on 670 083 939 

Email David@Peralejagolf.Com 





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Mazarrón vibrated again with the sound of 

the engines at the 31 st Subida Automovilística 

“Bahía de Mazarrón” and the 2 nd Rallysprint 

“Costa Cálida” which once again brought together 

dozens of fans of the sport. Following 

the end of the competition during the afternoon 

of Saturday May 25, we proceeded to the 

awards ceremony in the square Bucaneros de 

Playa Grande that was attended by the Councillor 

for Sports City of Mazarrón, Andrés Valera 

and President of the Automobile Federation of 

the Region of Murcia (FARMU), Félix Garcia. 

The overall winner was Juan Borrallo Gómez 

of “Escudería Bengala”, who made the laps 

in a total time of 3 minutes and 51 seconds. 

Second place, with a time of 4 minutes 

and 2 seconds, was Julián Bornas Pérez 

of the “Automobile Club Lorca”, while 

in third place was Salvador Molina Nereo 

with a time of 4 minutes and 9 seconds, 

from “Automóvil Club Zarcilla de Ramos”. 

In the 2nd Rallysprint “Costa Cálida”, the winning 

couple was Sergi Panella and Martha 

Bernet from the “Automobile Club Murcia” 

who recorded a total time of 10 minutes and 

36 seconds. In second place were Francisco 

J. Hernández and Rubén Cerezo representatives 

of “La Cabra Tira al Monte” with a time 

of 10 minutes and 30 seconds. Finally, in third 

place with a time of 11 minutes and 3 seconds 

were Francisco Jiménez and Alberto Chamorro 

of “Plemar Sport”. 


From 1 st to 26 th July the 2 nd Mazarrón Football 

Camp “Mazarrón Bahia” directed by Mazarrón 

football coach José Miguel Campos will take 

place. The event will be presented by the 

Sports Councillor, Andres Valera, the coach 

himself and the representative of the company 

“Neosport” who is organizing the campus, 

David Vidal. José Miguel Campos thanked 

the support of the Consistory in repeating 

this initiative as well as companies and campus 

partner firms. “This year we have added 

some water activities with Escuela Grímpola 

and the swimming pool of the Colegio Siglo 

XXI”. In addition, the campus will have the 

usual conversations with players and referees 

known “to give the child further training 

in order to get the most out of this activity.” 

The campus is divided in two programmes; 

the first from 1 st to 12 th July and the second 

between 15 th and 26 th July. The price is 140€, 

but it is also possible to attend throughout 

the month for 250€. Registration includes 

two full sports kits, prizes and gifts as well 

as refreshments provided by sponsors and 

partners. There will be a free bus service 

from both to and from Puerto de Mazarrón. 

For registration, or to learn more about the 

campus, you can go to the website www. 

neo-sport.es or phone 968 591 852 or 620 

451 158. 

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FOR SALE 

Bootsale items inc. electrical/household 

items, quality clothes, books, 2 x digiboxes. 

30€ No offers 

Slendertone muscle exercising machine 

25e€ 

Android 4.0 tablet (new) 512Mb memory, 

wifi 65€ 

Tel 968 130 787 

Proform Elliptical Exercise Machine 500ZLE 

Fold away model, Digital computer, MP3 

option and drink holder. Only used twice. 

200€ 

Tel: 619 911 148 

Large lounge rug 182cm x 275cm, dark 

blue/beige floral pattern on 2 diagonal corners 

exc cond. 80€ 

Tel 968 974 053 Camposol 

Chilli plants for sale. 8 varieties,. 1€ each 

or 8 for 5€ 

Tel 650 973 497 Camposol 

Office chair, HP C5280 Printer, Computer 

desk 30€ each 

Wall shelf, white gloss 50€ 

Tel 610 952 080 Totana (Buyer collects) 

Horse manure for sale at META riding Centre 

– 1€ per sack approx 10 kilos. Can deliver 

if necessary, Wednesday evenings. 

Tel 636 172 198 

PETS 

Handsome chocolate male labrador looking 

for girlfriend! 

Would like to cross our chocolate Labrador. 

Good Pedigree. 

Can home the puppies. 

Tel 605 77 86 21 

GROUPS 

WANTED 

Any car considered. For my own use 

Tel 0044 191 581 13 18 

davydixon56@hotmail.com 

Masa blue wicker with tartan yellow base 

dining chairs 

Tel 634 374 817 

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FOR ITEMS UNDER 500€ OR FOR WANT- 

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put Classified advert in the Subject line, 

email costacalidachronicle@gmail.com 

or call 968 970 680 10-2pm Mon-Fri 


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Property Market Facts And Figures 

Here is an update on the housing market 

as it has fared in the last year. I 

wrote one of these around a year ago 

so thought it was time to update it. 

In the first quarter of 2013, the average 

house price in Murcia was 

149,000€. Since the downturn in the 

market, this represents a 33% drop in 

price. 

According to kyero.com, a well-recognised 

Spanish property portal, house 

prices have continued to drop since 

the middle of 2005. This is an interesting 

date to see as a comparison as 

we all really relate to 2008 being the 

start of the crisis, but it goes to show 

the drop had already started in some 

areas. 

This is an indication of the average 

house, in Murcia, price comparing 

Quarter 1 in 2006 to Quarter 1 in 2013 

1 bed property – 2006 Q1 = 142,000€ 

The same Quarter 2013 = 85,000€ 

2 bed property – 2006 Q1 = 174,000€ 

The same quarter 2013 = 117,000€ 

3 bed property – 2006 Q1 = 229,000€ 


4 bed property – 2006 Q1 = 257,000€ 

The same quarter 2013 = 232,000€ 

5 bed property – 2006 Q1 = 327,000€ 


When looking at these figures, you 

will know that some have sold for a 

lot less and some a lot more and location 

plays a large part in property 

price structure. 

If you have any questions about buying 

or selling a property, then contact 

me. 

Jennie Iredale - Best of Spanish 

Email infor@bestofspanish.com 

Telephone (0034) 635 434 651 

Long term rental up to 3 years. Unfurnished 

Villa or Finca on fenced plot, not urbanization. 

3 beds 2 baths + pool. Can move quickly. In 

present house 3 years - professional couple 

with references 

Tel 967 090 406 





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Accomodation 

La Mariposa 968 631 008 

North West Murcia Const 649 742 555 

Tony’s Building Services 647 119 952 

Entertainment 

The Voice Kaylou 695 011 121 


Accountants: 

Corral & Alcaraz 968 078 754 

Silvente 968 332 058 

Airport Parking: 

Seguro Parking 622 062 115 

Banking & Finance: 

Lloyds Bank International 902 024 365 

Money Corp 902 887 243 

UK Tax Refunds 965 636 938 

Bars, Cafés & Restaurants: 

Alley Palais Diner 968 978 869 

Avenida Restaurant 968 594 055 

Bistro Bulgaria (CDA) 968 328 084 

Bistro Ratatouille 968 155 887 

Blues House American Grill 968 156 537 

Cafeteria Plaza 968 705 406 

Cafeteria El Faro 968 594 352 

Hotel La Cumbre 968 594 861 

Kennelly’s Bar/Restaurant 686 341 749 

La Chara 968 152 016 

La Mariposa 968 631 008 

La Vida 625 917 425 

Le Carrousel 636 690 126 

Leonardo’s 628 682 303 

Liz’s Cafe 696 724 123 

Maria Josefa 968 484 284 

Mamma Mia 628 682 303 

Oasis De Las Palmeras 968 150 720 

Oscars 627 689 888 

Quality Indian 968 199 198 

Restaurante Indu 968 598 953 

Restaurant Marina 619 500 555 

Spice Villa 968 199 226 

The AP Grill 968 978 869 

The Arches 653 081 341 

The Clover 868 082 057 

The Condado Club 868 082 058 

The Clubhouse Bistro 968 978 855 

The New Royal 968 595 864 

The Old Market Tavern 968 154 330 

The Steak Out 968 970 619 

The Vista Bar 648 731 309 

Tropic Ana’s 699 060 472 

Builders: 

C M Constructions 659 159 948 

Fuente Building Services 696 744 982 

JML Building Services 669 054 652 

Building Services: 

A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733 

B & H Soluciones (Energy) 692 902 302 

Crystal Conservatories 680 386 142 

JD Roofing & Building 630 269 994 

Kano Architectural Design 963 141 082 

Kennelly’s Electrical Serv 968 341 749 

Solar Film Spain 634 143 240 

VIP Services 650 893 607 

Woodworks Direct 649 540 016 

Carpentry: 

Philip Carpenter/Joiner 680 443 219 

Car Hire: 

Bolnuevo Cars 968 150 979 

F & C Rent a Car 968 199 156 

Cars & Transport: 

Puncture Safe Murcia 968 979 260 

Specialist Vehicles SL 968 146 158 

Catering: 

Country Kitchen 603 135 387 

The Roving Diner 676 217 059 

Chimney Sweeps: 

Tony Chimney Sweep 646 438 694 

Chiropodists: 

Phillip Dawe 968 150 244 

Cleaning Services: 

Limpieza Rosa 619 199 407 

Computer Repairs & Sales: 

Camposol Computers 968 199 191 

Consulting IT Services 691 993 219 

Loco Murcia 968 971 893 

Dentists 

Dental Care 968 199 111 

Esperanza Batista Matos 968 597 580 

English Speaking Dentist 968 707 428 

Olivier Houdusse 968 153 645 

Electricians: 

Kennelly’s Electrical Serv 686 341 749 

Louis Harris 619 712 821 

Funeral Plans: 

ASSSA 968 153 396 

The Funeral Director 650 631 719 

Furniture: 

DFS 968 334 194 

Furniture Plus 968 482 456 

Garden Centres & Services 

A1 Garden & Ground Serv 628 505 733 

Garden Centre 2003 669 565 402 

Hairdressers & Barbers 

Jane’s Salon 968 158 433 

Jane`s Salon CDA 666 144 287 

The Beauty Palace 968 971 828 

The Salon 691 916 717 

The Salon 2 686 354 232 

Health & Beauty: 

Beauty Essentials 663 176 233 

Freedom Mobility 638 893 357 

Jane’s Salon 968 158 433 

Janes Salon CDA 666 144 287 

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: 

Adam Coyle Services 572 850 963 

Camposol Heating & Maintenance (CHM) 

968 199 184 

Cool Solutions 600 418 220 

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 

Ibex 968 595 945 

Liberty Seguros 902 255 258 

Linea Directa 902 123 975 

Nash Warren 968 156 583 

Internet Cafés: 

Alley Palais 968 978 869 

Camposol Computers 968 199 191 

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Kennels, Cateries and Pet Care 

4 Legs Dog Grooming 608 712 599 

Colina Kennels 639 012 342 

El Carro Cattery & Kennels 620 582 654 

Pampered Paws 634 302 388 

Pets 2 Go 2 EU 868 189 325 

Laundrettes: 

Rainbow Laundrette 634 309 603 

The Laundry Shop 968 131 997 

Legal Services: 


Costa Calida Property Serv 968 199 251 

Ros Castren 968 159 631 

Silvente Accountant/Lawyer 

968 332 058 

Locksmiths: 

ADS Locksmith 600 255 250 

Mechanics: 

Colair 626 796 149 

Decklid Auto Services 626 678 840 

Eurotyre 968 424 605 

Ken Sherwood Mechanic 679 646 859 

Kwik Fix English Mechanic 968 972 006 

Lopez Milan 968 429 216 

Mobile Car Mechanic 666 161 129 

Neumáticos El Ceña 968 422 015 

Mobility Products: 

Freedom Mobility 638 893 357 

Home Discount Supplies 968 193 267 

Outdoor Living: 

D & G Garden Furniture 968 334 773 

Furniture Plus 968 482 456 

Woodworks Direct 649 540 016 

Painting and Decorating: 

EPDS Painters & Decorators 636 558 002 

Helping Hands 675 865 636 

RJB Décor Painting 699 044 742 

Trevor Smith 968 163 298 

Plumbers: 

Apache 24/7 Plumbing 674 788 693 

Camposol Heating & Maintenance 

968 199 184 

Paramount Resort Villa Rentals 

968 970 614 

Property Sales: 

Another World Properties 968 592 679 

Best of Spanish 635 434 651 

Fuente Alamo Real Estate 968 598 173 

Holmes & Pegg 968 199 290 

Prime Property Murcia 646 692 471 

Ros Castren 968 159 631 

Removals & Storage 

Advance Moves 968 654 667 

Dainton’s 696 180 634 

Lord’s Removals & Storage 608 061 872 

Mar Menor Removals 696 621 884 

Retail Outlets: 

Home Discount Supplies 968 193 267 

Just Fabulous 968 970 599 

Kitchens Plus 1 968 184 235 

Legs & Co 660 792 513 

T J Electricals 868 181 121 

Security 

ADS Locksmith 600 255 250 

Adam Coyle Services 572 850 963 

Arivic S. L (safes) 626 981 735 

Eriks Metal Works 636 050 008 

Protech Surveillance 667 196 366 

The Forge 618 963 958 

Services: 

4 Legs Dog Grooming 608 712 599 

Compusurf 968 970 666 

Healthy H20 968 437 270 

Pampered Paws 634 302 388 

Puncture Safe Murcia 968 979 260 

Repair it don`t bin it! 646 705 403 

Solar Power: 

Freesol 659 232 507 

Solar Directa 659 315 130 

Solicitors: 


Professional & Legal Solutions 

968 595 826 

Silvente Accountant/Lawyer 968 332 058 

Swimming Pool Cleaning & 

Maintenance: 

Alpha Pools 968 971 824 


Daisy Pool Covers 660 080 201 

Jorge Pools 674 168 000 

Köhn Pool Service 968 138 638 

Watermaid 646 705 088 

Translation: 

Costa Calida Property Serv 968 199 251 

Travel Agents 

Dragon Tours 968 199 021 

TV & Satellite: 

CTV Aerial & Satellite Systems 

600 218 046 

ISS 655 480 543 

Loco Murcia 968 971 893 

Rainbow Satellites 686 358 475 

T J Electricals 868 181 121 

YPM Satellites 628 234 045 

Veterinary Clinics: 

Clinica Veterinaria Pto Maz 968 153 931 

Emerg 608 466 553 

Clinica Veterinaria SurEste 965 352 438 

Veterinary Clinic Maskota 968 597 929 

Emerg 619 378 473 

Printing & Design: 

Entorno Grafico 968 654 007 

Mister Print 638 893 357 

Property Maintenance: 

Helping Hands 675 865 636 

Trevor Smith 968 163 298 

Property Rentals: 


La Manga 4 U 0044 7921 351298 

Owners Away 691 977 107 

Spas & Hottubs: 

Eurospas 650 722 905 

Sport & Leisure: 

Alfvin’s Rune & Tarot 634 168 285 

Alley Palais 968 978 869 

Costa Cálida Radio 902 903 783 

Espuña Adventure 968 631 008 

Golf 525 Murcia 968 575 975 

Horse Riding META 636 172 198 



Sales Contact Teresa 619 199 407 or for the Editor Contact Patti 646 005 017 Page 101 


If you are an existing customers and you have some Business News that you would like to 

share with our readers then why not email it to us to be included on our Business News page. 

Please keep your news to about 50 words and send us an email by 15th of the month, 

to costacalidachronicle@gmail.com with Business News in the subject box. 


Peter and Karen are very proud to announce 

that Yorkshire Linen was 

awarded the Best Large Company Award 

at the recent Ackrill Business Awards. The 

awards are extremely prestigious within 

the North Yorkshire and Harrogate area 

for local businesses. 

The criteria for the award: 

This category is aimed at larger businesses 

which have successfully grown within 

their organisation. The company culture 

must demonstrate an approach to business 

based on encouraging employee development, 

creativity and empowerment. 

Employees will demonstrate strong proactive 

relationships with customers and 

suppliers and a shared ambition to optimise 

business performance. Strong leadership 

and clearly defined strategic objectives 

will have shaped the company’s 

growth and development. Entrants should 

be able to present a strong performance 

record and explain how their business differentiates 

itself from competitors.” 

Well done to everyone at Yorkshire Linen! 

Tel 968 595 946 (Puerto de Mazarrón) 

968 193 912 (San Javier) 

Jane’s Salon is now offering new state of 

the art nail system with over 50 colours to 

choose from by CND - Vinylux. €10 special 

offer. 

Male Monday at Jane’s Salon, Condado 

de Alhama – Gent’ Cuts only 5€ - no appointment 

needed. 

Jane’s Salon also welcomes Leigh and 

Sarah to the teams in Condado Club and 

Bolnuevo. 

Tel 666 144 287 

June 2013 Quiz Answers 

1. Where can you see spring flowers? 

Front Cover p1 

2. Where can you get Renewed, Relaxed 

and Refreshed? 

Eurospas p2 

3. Who is offering tasty buffalo wings on 

a nice sunny terrace? 

The Blue House American Bar and Grill p14 

4. Who is offering to keep you warm 

and cosy this winter? 

Garden Centre 2003 has a huge stock of 

wood ready for next winter. 

Buy now and save €10 per tonne and get 

a free sack of kindling. 

Tel Juani on 669 565 402 

Kwik Fix in El Pareton are pleased to announce 

that they have just purchased the 

latest in diagnostics equipment. This technology 

can check and turn off the engine 

management light and is also capable of 

diagnosing ABS faults and turn off the 

warning lights. It can also diagnose if the 

airbags are light and turn off those warning 

lights and it is capable of resetting the 

service light as well as many other checks 

on your car. 

Call in to Kwik Fix for more information. 

Tel 968 972 006/634 317 310 

Home Discount Supplies, located at 

Calle Mallorca 42, San Javier are suppliers 

of swimming pool chemicals and products 

to the public and trade. They are also suppliers 

of mobility scooters, wheelchairs, 

cast iron log burners and air conditioning 

units. Home Discount Supplies, are 

open through siesta. 

Tel 968 193 267 

Email homediscountsupplies@gmail. 

com 

Old Farmhouses Spain SL - Our affiliated 

company Ros Castren SL is pleased 

to announce their new Services, Management 

& Maintenance departments and 

Property Rental section, which aims to 

help you make life that little bit easier in 

Spain. 

See their main adverts, or call them on 

968 159 631 

Llamas Chimeneas p6 

5. Who is showing the basic recipe for 

pancakes? 

Ma Millbank’s Kitchen p10 

6. Who claims “Wider the Cover” easier 

the ride? 

Linea Directa p13 

7. For only 15€ who is offering you an 

All Over Spray Tan? 

The Beauty Palace p25 

Exclusive To The Fuschia Beauty Clinic 

Now you have the chance to try the highly 

sort after DreamWeave silicone treatment 

mascara. It will nourish and strengthen 

lashes, whilst instantly giving dramatic 

length. NO SMUDGE, NO CLUMPS, NO 

PANDA EYES. Become a DreamWeaver for 

ONLY €17.95 at The Fuschia Beauty Clinic. 

Tel 630 439 480 

Another World Properties/Camposol 

Properties have relocated to new larger 

premises. They are now situated just behind 

the shops on Camposol Sector A, just 

across from the English Butchers, where 

Freedom Mobility used to be. 

Another World Properties would like to 

thank all who supported them in the Business 

Centre, whilst they were there. 

Tel 968 592 679 

Mazarron Entertainments SL, the owners 

of Alley Palais and The Club House are 

pleased to announce exciting changes at 

both their venues. 

The opening of “AP Grill” at Alley Palais, 

Camposol B is on 1 st July and Jason, who 

many will know from his previous work at 

Scotties/La Vida, is the new chef. There 

will be an extensive menu & unbelievably, 

everything will be under 10€! 

Tel 968 978 869 

The Club House Bistro, Camposol C will 

be opening on 2 nd July and Richard Daibell 

(previous Owner & Chef at Don Ricardo’s) 

will be bringing his excellent reputation to 

their kitchen. The order of the day here is 

very much fine dining with special themed 

nights taking place. 

Tel 968 978 855 

8. What was Thomas Strong Ferandez 

granted? 

A gold medal by the regional government 

p52 

9. What is the herb of the month? 

Saffron p60 

10. Who is Author of the Month of May? 

Lesley Pearse p82 

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