Stepping out for grey power - Carvajal Spain

26 SUR IN ENGLISH OCTOBER 2ND TO 8TH 2009
LifeStyle
Facts&Faces
Estepona
Registering on the
population census
Age Concern recently attended
a meeting of the Foreign Residents
Association from Estepona
at which Juan Antonio
Galiano, Head of the Census
Department at Estepona Town
Hall, gave information on registering
on the local ‘padrón’.
He explained that Estepona
council will be strictly applying
the law, which for Europeans
living in Spain (six months
or longer) means that they
have to renew registration
every five years. Letters will
go to all Europeans registered
to date in October or November
asking them to go to the appropriate
office and re-register,
where they will have to
state that they are living in
Spain. Those who have registered
but do not live in Spain
will be deleted from the records.
One effect of this is that
people who only have holiday
homes but have registered will
be deleted. Finally, he said that
in the future officers will be
visiting properties to ascertain
who is living there.
Classic car club
Picnic in the
pine woods
SOL Classic Car Club’s September
event was a picnic in the
recreation area of Pinar del Rey,
near San Roque. Club members
gathered at Laguna Village in
Estepona for breakfast before
going on a short run round San
Martín del Tesorillo and Castellar.
Next month the club is
planning a charity run in aid of
Cudeca. For more information
send an e-mail to the club secretary
Bobbie Turley: bobbie@solclassiccarclub.net.
Sponsored by
CONGREGATION. MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE ATTENDED SUNDAY’S SERVICE.
St Andrew’s church
Celebration in song
Last weekend was a busy one at
St Andrew’s church in Los Boliches.
On Saturday a craft fair was
held, where there were several
stalls selling everything from
handmade cards to painted glass.
A total of 750 euros was raised for
church funds.
On Sunday the church celebrated
its first birthday of Church
Conservatives Abroad
British MP to be
guest speaker
Mijas Conservatives Abroad
will be welcoming British MP
and Shadow Treasury Minister
Greg Hands at a function
at the Tamisa Golf Hotel in
Mijas this evening (Friday).
New York-born Greg is MP for
Hammersmith and Fulham.
Tickets for the reception and
dinner cost 35 euros and are
available from John Leith on
952 590 720.
of England services at the Cemetery
Chapel in Alhaurín el
Grande. Some 156 people attended
the special service, led by the Ven
David Sutch, which culminated
with praise songs. Afterwards,
the congregation enjoyed a buffet
supper on the terrace. For information
about services call 952
472 140.
CUDECA’S LAURA HAGGIS ACCEPTS THE CHEQUE FROM TERRY AND DEREK.
Drama group
Raising funds
for Cudeca
On the 25th and 29th June this
year, El Valle Drama Group held
a production called ‘The worst
day of my life’ at El Trapiche restaurant
in La Viñuela. The group
has dedicated the performance
to Ken Nichols, who lost his two-
year battle with cancer on September
18th. The aim of the show
was to raise funds for Cudeca,
and a raffle helped collect more
money, adding to the total of 300
euros. The group would like to
thank Joan Nichols and everyone
who donated prizes for the raffle,
and also give special thanks to the
audience for their continuous encouragement
at every one of the
group’s performances.
The British Society
Welcome back
dinner and dance
Last Friday fifty members of
The British Society and their
guests attended a ‘Welcome
Back’ formal dress dinner and
dance at Villa Luisa in
Benalmádena. A three-course
meal was followed by dancing
to the ever popular singer Paul
B. Among the guests was local
councillor María del Carmen
Romero and her assistant Joanna
Drozdowska.
Camera club
Friends in Focus plan trip
to Mini Hollywood
Following several day trips, and
most recently a two-night stay
at a hotel in Cazorla, Jaén,
members of the Friends in Focus
Camera Club are now preparing
for their next outing to
Mini Hollywood, the famous
film set for the spaghetti westerns,
in the coastal town of Mojácar.
The group will set off on
October 20th and will stay two
nights at the three-star hotel
Puntazo, which is situated beside
the beach. The total cost
of the trip, which will include
bed, breakfast and evening
meal, will be 140 euros, and this
includes entrance into Mini
Hollywood. Places are still
available and can be reserved
by calling Lyn Carter on 605 423
985.
CAZORLA. MEMBERS OF THE GROUP ON A RECENT TWO-DAY TRIP.
Charity event
Golf Day in
support of ARCH
On the morning of Sunday
20th September golf supporters
of ARCH charity gathered
for coffee and bacon sandwiches
before a shotgun start
at Calanova Golf Club. It was
perfect golf weather and all
had a great time playing in
the Texas Scramble competi-
tion plus the nearest the pin
and longest drive competitions.
The ladies of ARCH
went round in buggies offering
their support (and refreshments)
at designated
holes. After the golf, players
enjoyed a drink and some
food, followed by the handing
out of the awards and raffle
prizes. The first place winners
were: Alun Jeans, Don
Ashley, John Birch and Ronan
Folwey.
WINNERS. FIRST PLACE WINNERS ALUN, DON, JOHN AND RONAN.
GUESTS. MARÍA AND JOANNA WITH SOCIETY PRESIDENT BARRY JENKINS.