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We would like to welcome Silvana Buxton the local community and our advertisers are to our Contributors. Silvana is the only too happy to help with good advice to Camposol and International Relations achieve your goals. Read Part 2 of our THANK YOU Councillor and her column‘News from Selling & Buying Guide in October issue. Your Councillor’ will give you up-to-date This will be aimed at those who have sold information each month. We appreciate all their home and the related business that TO OUR the hard work that our Contributors put into they may need (property rental and their articles each and every month giving management, pet transport companies, CONTRIBUTORS essential information and interesting foreign exchange organisations, removal articles to you, our readers. companies, legal services etc) Antrim Loonnah - Birding Once again we would like to welcome the Finally in November, part 3 will cover Dave Bass –Formula 1 following advertisers, some of whom had a services needed now the sale is complete well-earned break in August: and keys handed over (tv installation, Dean Colwell – Northwest Murcia Welcome furniture stores, internet connection, Alamillo Bar/Restaurant insurance, air conditioning, home News Branded improvements etc) Camposol Insurance Services George Mitchell –Never a Dull Costa Cálida Nordico If you are a Business Owner that covers any Moment Evergreen Electrica of these services and would like to be Olive Grove Retreat included in either (or both) features, feel Jane Cronin –Learning Spanish free to contact us Keith Littlewood - Welcome Back Finance 20th Anniversary Trade Exhibition(see A Time 4 A Change pages 22-26) Ken Whettal –Housing Update Camposol Aluminium We have had a great response to the Chimeneas Llamas Trade Exhibition on Saturday 9th November and Liz Edmiston –Property Matters KitchensPlus1 will now be starting a reserve list. If you Liberty Seguros would like to have a stand and have not Livvy’s Property Management Martin Freeman –Renewable already booked, please let us know as soon Energy Mazarrón Property Management as possible. Nash Warren Paul Jessop We have been informed by Matthew Harris –Tech Guru Sooty & Son Mazarrón Lions Club that they are no longer taking in Bottle Tops. Apparently the Farmacia on Mike Smith – Cruising with Mike Feature – Moving House Smith With Brexit still uncertain, many people in Camposol A will take Bottle Tops and if anyone knows of other collection points, the area are looking to sell their properties. N332 –Driving Information We have therefore included a feature this please can they email [email protected] month called‘Moving House’. This month Silvana Buxton – we have covered Estate Agents and the News From Your feature will continue over the next two Enjoy the cooler weather as we look forward Councillor months. We will be featuring other relevant to the Autumn. advertisers to help you obtain the price that The Salon – Beauty Tips you would like for your property. We have a From all of us at theChronicle wealth of knowledge and expertise within Think Spain – Spanish News DEAR READERS
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Help Us Catch Them! Just 11 Fugitives Still the public are one of our greatest weapons in Fatah Benlaredj, aged 42, from Manchester. On The Run After 84 Captured the fight against crime. Once again we are Wanted for the rape of a seven-year-old girl in Suspected murderers, sex offenders and asking the public to help track down most 2007. He uses the nickname Samir. drugs traffickers are among just 11 fugitives wanted individuals who are sought in left on the run in a campaign that has seen 84 connection with some violent, sexual and Derek McGraw Ferguson, aged 56, from offenders already caught across Europe. The highly organised crimes. We’ve always had an Glasgow. National Crime Agency and the charity overwhelming response to this campaign, to Wanted in connection with the murder of Crimestoppersare urging the public to help date 84 offenders have been caught across Thomas Cameron in June 2007 at the us catch the last fugitives who have escaped Europe. You can view all the appeals on the Auchinairn Tavern, Bishopsbriggs near justice. most wanted section ofCrimestoppers’ Glasgow. He is bald, has green/blue eyes and website and if you know anything about the is approximately 5ft 1in tall. All the offenders have connections to Spain individuals please contactCrimestoppers. but may have moved around over the years No-one will ever know who you are; not even Daniel Dugic, aged 38, from Serbia. and will be using false identities. us.” Suspected of conspiracy to import 255k of cocaine into the UK with a street value of “As my fellow Britons know, the success of Anyone with information about the £53m. Dugic, who is from Serbia, allegedly Crimestoppers, whether in the UK or Spain, whereabouts of a fugitive should contact played a major part in the importation. is all about the active support of ordinary Crimestoppers100% anonymously at people for the work of the police, so I would crimestoppers-uk.org or call0800 555 111. Jonathon Kelly, aged 38, from Drumchapel, like to appeal to British residents and Glasgow. holidaymakers in Spain to be on the lookout If sighted, the public are advised not to Kelly is considered extremely violent and is for these fugitives from British justice. Your approach any of the fugitives but to contact wanted on recall to prison for serious assaults information, given anonymously, can put the police immediately. including paralysing a victim with a machete. these criminals back where they belong: He is around 5ft 10in, heavily built, has behind bars in the UK,” said British THE 11 FUGITIVES blue/grey eyes, a Scottish accent and Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley. occasionally a beard. He has scars on both Kevin Parle, aged 39, from Liverpool. sides of his face, his arms and his right hand. The NCA works closely withCrimestoppers, Nicknamed ‘Hemp’.Parle is wanted for two the Spanish authorities, UK law enforcement murders in Liverpool in 2004 and 2005. He is Sarah Panitzke, aged 45, from Fulford, near agencies and the British Embassy in Madrid around 6ft 6in and has ginger/red hair. York. as part of the Operation Captura campaign. Wanted by HMRC for fraud, she is accused of We have seen 84 fugitives returned to the UK John Barton, aged 63, from Nottingham. laundering approximately £1bn for a crime out of 96 publicised cases. One case has been Convicted in his absence in 2003 and jailed group involved in VAT fraud. She’s got a dropped. for 20 years for conspiring to import a Yorkshire accent and is about 5ft 5in tall. commercial amount of heroin.Barton ,whois Eighteen members of her crime group Andy Cooke-Welling, of the NCA’s about 5ft 6inch, has links to Fuengirola. He received sentences totalling 135 years. International Crime Bureau, said: “Operation speaks with a Midlands accent. Captura has been a resounding success, but Dominic McInally, aged 28, from Formby, we are still hunting the remaining fugitives on Allan Foster, aged 43, from South Shields. North Liverpool. our list and will not stop. We urge Wanted for the murder of David Rice at Wanted by Merseyside Police on suspicion of holidaymakers and expats in Spain and Marsden Bay Car Park, South Shields in May conspiring to supply cocaine. Alleged leader elsewhere across Europe to keep their eyes 2006. He is also wanted for drug trafficking of a drug trafficking gang that expected to and ears open this summer. and theft. Foster is approximately 5ft 7in tall, bank £1.25m every month. Described as uses the alias Shaun Michael Wilkinson and about 5ft 10in and blonde. “There may also be people in the UK with has links to the Canary Islands and Majorca. vital information on their whereabouts, and Mark Quinn, aged 55, from Liverpool. we would urge them to get in touch. Having Shashi Dhar Sahnan, aged 61, from Leicester. Wanted by Police Scotland for alleged the public’s attention focused on them makes Accused of importing heroin into the UK in involvement in distribution of amphetamine it so much harder to hide.” 2007. He was born in India, wears a hearing with a street value of £11m. He is around 5ft aid in his right ear, is approximately 5ft 7in tall 9in and has a large build. Mark Hallas, Chief Executive at and stocky. Crimestoppers charity, said: “Members of PALSOLICITORS
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Scooter Warning is Very Real How to Legalise an Electric Scooter There are vast stretches of countryside where In November of last year we issued our first The scooter must have a European Certificate roads meander through forests and over hills warning that the law would be changed in of Conformity in order to be registered in and animals roam. In agricultural areas order to regulate some of theelectric Spain. Some of the imported vehicles don’t animals frequently cross the carriageways. scooters. Despite the first set of restrictions have this certificate and therefore it will be being implemented, it would appear that impossible for those vehicles to be Parts of Spain have been testing a some people are still choosing not to believe registered. It must come with an EU revolutionary barrier system that aims to the official information and that is now Certificate of Conformity in order for it to be reduce animal and traffic incidents, by leading to prosecutions as a result. considered registerable. creating an invisible line of protection between the vegetation and the roads. Although many of these vehicles look similar The certificate will have an homologation Invisible to the eye, the barrier is created by in their size and shape, it is not necessarily code, such as e9*168/2013*11263*01, as an smell, so the animals avoid the area, in theory. based on their physical characteristics, but example, which is what the engineer will Although the number of incidents involving their power capabilities. check to ensure that the vehicle is constructed wildlife has dropped, the number of incidents with the minimum required safety standards involving domestic animals, such as dogs, The first restriction that the law has controlled built in. The certificate must be taken, along cats, sheep and cows, has actually increased. related to electric powered vehicles which with the vehicle to the ITV station where the are capable of exceeding 25 kilometres per initial registration test is carried out. Without Drones Approved for Issuing Traffic Fines hour, or have power in excess of 1,000W. the document, it is impossible to have the Having undergone rigorous testing in There are still adverts which are promoting vehicle legalised, so be very careful of numerous different locations and scenarios, the vehicles, saying that you do not need a ‘bargains’ which may well be companies the use of drones has now been approved for licence. trying to offload stock that they can no longer monitoring traffic violations and, more sell with confidence. The vehicle will have a importantly, the evidence collected by them In the recent legislative change, if you have a unique serial number which will be engraved can be used for the issuing of fines and vehicle which is capable of exceeding somewhere on the structure of the vehicle. sanctions. 25km/hr, or has more than 1,000 W in power, This will be checked to ensure it is the same The drones have already been in service then it is now classed as a moped. Those very as the certificate. monitoring traffic, but the ability for them to small cars have a moped number plate on the issue fines means that they will be used to back. The inspectors have a standard list of items offer more protection for vulnerable road which they will check, such as lights, to ensure users in particular and on sections of roads If the scooter or electric vehicle can exceed that they all work and that the vehicle satisfies where the risk of incidents is greater. 25km/hr or exceeds 1,000W in power, it must the minimum safety requirements. If it does, be registered. That means it will then be the ITV card will be produced, along with the As a priority, drones will be used for traffic given a number plate the same as a moped, report, which can then be used to register the surveillance in those sections where the risk of or a microcar, and will be issued with an ITV vehicle at your local trafico office. The scooter incidents is higher; on roads where there is a card as well as vehicle log book. The electric will then be subject to the same testing terms greater transit of vulnerable users, particularly scooter must then undergo an ITV test once it as any other new vehicle and must undergo cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians and is 3 years old, then every 2 years, just like a the periodic test which is then based on the they will also be used to pay close attention moped. The person riding the scooter must age of the vehicle. to distractions whilst driving, such as using a also be in possession of a full licence for a mobile phone. moped (category AM), for which a car licence Animal Dangers (category B) is sufficient and must also have Animals are capable of wandering freely onto In addition to the drones, the Pegasus mandatory insurance. the roads and can be extremely hazardous if equipped helicopters will be in the air they come into contact with vehicles. There monitoring traffic from afar and on the ground The rider must wear a crash helmet approved are two road signs that warn of potential every available traffic unit will be keeping a for riding a moped or motorbike; not just a dangers; one features a pictogram of a cow- watchful eye on the movement of vehicles, cycle helmet. The rider is not allowed to carry like creature which warns of the possible including in unmarked cars. The network of young children as passengers, and will be presence of domesticated or controlled cameras will also monitor traffic, not only subject to all the laws concerning driving, animals and the other features a deer-like checking for speed, but also for mobile including the use of alcohol or drugs, or using prancing animal, which warns of the phone and seat belt use. a mobile phone. possibility of wild animals.
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As I sit writing this article, we are in the first will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, For more information please contact Pastor few days of August and it is at times bubbling spring within them, giving them Arthur and Marge Laws on0034 659 270 885 unbearably hot here in Spain. This is the time eternal life.” when we are advised to drink lots of fluids to You can follow us on Facebook avoid dehydration and to carry a bottle of That is a wonderful gift from Jesus to never be https://www.facebook.com/Olive-Branch- water round with us. thirsty again. Why not come and join us at our Christian-Fellowship-2222248347864599/ service on Sunday mornings at 10.30am at Look at our new website It might surprise you to know that we humans the Social Centre, Camposol B and find out http://www.olivebranchchristianfellowship can live for 28 days without food, but on more. You will be assured of a warm welcome .es/ average less than 4 days without water. Apart at theOlive Branch Christian Fellowship. from losing water from the body in the usual ways, I was very surprised to find out that we We share communion each week, are part of Costa Cálida Chronicle lose moisture when we exhale. the Free Methodist church and have Contact Sales on charitable status.We also meet every 619 199 407 Jesus said to the Samaritan woman at the well Thursday morning at around 11am at in John chapter 4 verses 13/14;“Anyone who Mariano’s, Camposol A for an informal coffee Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com drinks this water will soon become thirsty morning and chat. You are welcome to come Email: [email protected] again, but those who drink the water I give and join us there for a coffee. Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! INFORMATION ForthcomingEventsattheIFEPA,TorrePacheco
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Hooray! It’s the end of the silly season! and restaurants etc will be adding up the How many of us have looked at our situations It’s the beginning of September and most of summer takings and calculating if they made and thought – “There must be more to life us will be delighted that the temperature has enough to see them through to next year. than this”? started to ease off back to more acceptable levels. Most of the holiday makers have gone Now though, as the nights start to draw in a No matter how content your life may seem; back to Madrid or Murcia or wherever they little and a semblance of quiet returns, many no matter how peaceful things have been; came from and once again there is room to of us will start to take stock and adjust our everybody wonders at some point – “Is there move on the Paseo and in our favourite shops lives back to a more settled routine. It’s a more to life than this?” and restaurants. The owners of bars, cafes process we all go through at various times of the year and we adjust our habits according AtWellspring Church, we believe the words to the season. of Jesus where in the Gospel of John chapter 10 He says; “The thief comes only to steal and Perhaps it is like that with all our lives over the kill and destroy; I have come that they may decades. We thought differently when our have life and have it to the full.” children were little – we spent more time Here the word ‘thief’ is another disguise for fitting in around their activities. Then as they the devil who would want to rob us of all that grew older and left home, we adjusted our is good in life and Jesus responds by saying habits to the new season in our lives with He came that we might have life; not only life, more free time and no demands on mum or but life to the full. dad’s taxi. Are you wanting to find out if there is more to There came a point when we made that life- this life than what you already have? changing decision to retire to Spain and Has the enemy stolen from you and left you in started to live a new dream. a darker, more lonely place? As September moves on, we will come out of If the answer to this is ‘yes’, then why not join our summer hibernation and start to live a group of people who have discovered Jesus again. Perhaps as you take stock of what has for themselves? Jesus has given them a happened in the past three months of almost greater sense of purpose and a certainty in endless heat and prepare for the cooler their lives which will take them safely into the season, is it time to take stock of the more life to come. important things in life? Wellspring Church meets every Sunday at Every now and again life throws a reminder to 11am in Puerto de Mazarrón. We are in the us that there is more to live for; more to be ground floor of the first apartment block at ready for in the new life which is waiting for Casasol just one street above El Alcolar. each and every one of us. Perhaps it is time to take stock. You will be very welcome.
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Education Jane Cronin’s Step by Step Spanish
Possessive Adjectives (those that end in ‘o’ in the masculine ‘your’ (that is ‘your’ when the possessor is in We seem to be having quite a good run on singular) make four possible changes, (e.g. the familiar plural form), we come across two the ‘little words’ which students have told me bueno, buena, buenos, buenas) whilst others adjectives that end in the letter ‘o’, namely over the years are what trouble them most. (those that end in any other letter in the ‘nuestro’ and ‘vuestro’. To be honest, some of the ‘little words’ in masculine singular) only make two changes – Spanish don’t even bear thinking about and for singular and plural (grande, grandes) Again, following the usual adjective rules, we have had a glimpse of those with our these words can make four changes. Direct and Indirect Pronouns, but there are WithPossessive Adjectives the same Therefore we would say ‘nuestro coche’ (our others that are really quite friendly. principle applies, so ‘mi’ (my) can only change car), ‘nuestra casa’(our house), ‘nuestros to ‘mis’ for the plural. coches’ (our cars), ‘nuestras casas’ (our As far as I remember we haven’t looked very Mi libro (my book)/mis libros (my books). houses). Likewise ‘vuestro, vuestra, much atPossessive Adjectives so that is our vuestros andvuestras ’ are the four familiar mission for today. We have seen before that The same change happens with ‘tu’ (your - plural possessive adjectives. adjectives are words that describe - such as, singular familiar form). ‘big’, ‘green’, ‘interesting’, so we can say: ‘the Tu libro (your book)/tus libros (your books) For example, if I was talking to a couple who big book’, ‘the green book’, ‘the interesting and ‘su’ which can mean ‘his’, ‘her’, ‘your’ were friends and saying something about book’. We can also describe something in (ustedversion) and also ‘their’ and ‘your’ their children, I would refer to them as terms of who it belongs to – ‘my book’; (ustedes version). All those ideas are ‘vuestros hijos’. If this imaginary couple only therefore the word ‘my’ has the same function expressed by ‘su’ or ‘sus’ – with the one had daughters and not sons I would say as ‘big’, ‘green’ or ‘interesting’ and is called a change relating to what is possessed (e.g. ‘vuestras hijas’. Possessive Adjective. In English these one book, or more than one book). words do not change, so I would say ‘my Maybe this makes some sense, but as ever it book’ or ‘my books’. However, in Spanish as Hopefully that point is reasonably clear, but it needs plenty of practice! we know, adjectives change to agree in is important to realize that these changes number (singular or plural) and gender work completely differently from English, Jane Cronin’s “Step by Step Spanish” (masculine or feminine) with whatever they where the changes (e.g. his, her, their) relate articles are available as e-books at are describing and the same thing happens to the person possessing, not what is www.janecronin.eu where you can also withPossessive Adjectives. possessed. obtain Jane’s “Step by Step Internet Spanish” course. We also learnt before that some adjectives When we come to the words for ‘our’ and religion MASS IN ENGLISH
Roman Catholic Church Schedule of Confessions: pleasure to We are in St Joseph's Church (El Saladillo), Saturdays and Sundays from 3.15-4.20pm see how near Camposol and Mazarrón Country Club (also on request) simply they urbanizations (exit 17, RM3 motorway). believed all The Autobiography of Saint Thérèse of that I told Schedule of Masses: Lisieux (The Little Flower); a Carmelite them. Every Saturday: Mass is at 4.30pm (in English) Sister. Baptism Every Sunday: Mass (in English) at 4.30pm About this time Our Lord gave me the does indeed On the first Sunday of the month, the Mass is consolation of an intimate knowledge of the plant deeply the Traditional Mass in Latin – the first Sunday souls of children. I gained it in this way. in our souls of the month there is no Mass in English. t h e During the illness of a poor woman, I theological interested myself in her two little girls, the virtues, since elder of whom was not yet six. It was a real from early childhood thehopeofa heavenly ENGLISH SPEAKING DENTIST reward is strong enough to make us practice self- denial. When I wanted my two little girls to be especially kind to one another, instead of CLINICA DENTAL promising them toys and sweets, I talked to Dr Olivier Houdusse them about the eternal recompense the Holy Reservations now being Child Jesus would give to good children. taken for 2020 The elder one, who was coming to the use of State of the art technology reason, used to look quite pleased and asked me charming questions about the little Jesus Ed. El Molinero 1ª Pta.15 and His beautiful Heaven. She promised me Villa Rentals faithfully always to give in to her little sister, Pool Cleaning Puerto de Mazarrón adding that all through her life she would never forget what I had taught her. Villa Care Telephone 968 153 645 I used to compare these innocent souls to soft Avenida Tierno Galvan wax, ready to receive any impression—evil, Ian Buck: 662 531 572 Above the supermarket “Dia” alas! as well as good and I understood the Carole Buck: 642 849 546 words of Our Lord: “It were better to be Email: [email protected] Opening Times thrown into the sea than to scandalize one of Website: these little ones.” Mon-Sat 9am-2pm www.mazarronproperty.com & 4pm-9pm Thur & Sat mornings only How many souls might attain to great sanctity if only they were directed aright from the first! 18 www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019
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JJ’s Puppy ‘Helping the Perrera Dogs Group’ who give or come along and have a chat to the ladies Rescue their time to help by walking, socialising and at the Table Top Stall on Thursdays on Association has caring for all the dogs that unfortunately find Camposol A Car Park. This stall provides been a Spanish themselves in the local Perrera. We also thank much needed funds, so please come along to Registered Charity our boarding kennels and fosterers of our support their efforts and maybe find yourself since 2009, rescued dogs who help to prepare them for a a bargain. Any donations and unwanted rescuing home environment prior to them being saleable items can also be brought to the abandoned and transported to a better life with their new stall. unwanted owners. puppies & dogs in Our Charity Shop the Mazarrón area. The dogs that we in Puerto de In 2014 we send to their new Mazarrón is extended our homes are all always in need of operation by transported under donations of forming our the EU TRACES furniture, toys, Helping the Perrera Dogs Group to help System as is bric-a-brac, dogs in the Mazarrón Perrera that are legally required clothing or any collected as abandoned, unwanted and lost for them to travel items considered dogs from numerous regions of Murcia. We to their new saleable to raise were welcomed by Esprineco SL and Perrera owners or to other funds. We always Staff for our advice and help assessing, rescue need volunteers socializing, caring, exercising and re-homing organisations in in our Charity dogs as quickly as possible. During the past 5 other European Shop, so if you years we have rescued & re-homed more than Countries. would like to join 400 Perrera dogs to new owners in Spain, our team, please Germany, Sweden, Belgium, the UK & The Mazarrón Perrera is situated opposite call Cathy on639 604 628 Channel Islands. Mazarrón Country Club just off the motorway from Camposol to Mazarrón. If you feel you It takes a lot of effort and funds to realise this This is a continuous operation only made would like to join the team and help walk and worthwhile cause and we thank all our possible by the committed efforts of loyal socialise the dogs to prepare them for their Volunteers and Supporters who give us their Association Members and the Volunteers of new homes, please call Tony on618 034 921 time and effort. Finance Financial Advice
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Continued from page 23 need in the Mazarrón area. We have been in operation for over 18 months and during Investments, Modelo 720, Common that time we have helped a number of Reporting Standards or how Brexit could animals. This includes re-homing in Spain affect your investments. You can also pick and abroad, spaying and vaccinating up a freeBlacktower Spanish Tax Guide. animals. Please visit us at theCosta Cálida Chronicle Trade Exhibition for advice and assistance in the general care of animals, information about what we do and future fund raising events.
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Free-Sol TheFree-Sol Solar Team will be showcasing its Renewable Energy solutions including solar water heating; swimming pool heating; biomass heating; solar Colin Day Stained Glass ventilation and solar electricity at theCosta Handmade Stained Glass (not painted) Cálida Chronicle Trade Exhibition. You works will be on display at theTrade will be able to see product demos and find [email protected] Exhibition.Many of my items are of Colin’s out how Renewable Energy can help lower own design, unique, and therefore you energy bills as well as your carbon unavailable elsewhere. All items are very footprint. 24hr LOCKSMITH reasonably priced; suncatchers (Christmas, dogs, cats, angels, birds, butterflies, flowers, wildlife - actual & comical - horses, fairies, clowns, sea life, mermaids and boats etc), plus mirrors & panels. Commissions accepted. Tel: 609 265 899
HR Insurance PREVENT BURGLARIES WITH Harriett Richardson will be at theTrade Exhibition to give advice on all your THIS NEW ANTI-SNAP BARREL: insurance needs. She is a registered ONE KEY SYSTEMS AND MASTER KEY SYSTEMS insurance broker working withLiberty Seguros since 2012 &ASSSA Health since Currencies Direct 2017. You can find Harriett at her office on DEHUMIDIFICATION Zoe & Carol are waiting to meet you at the the upper level of Camposol A Commercial We also offer a dehumidification service Trade Exhibition to demonstrate how Centre 5 days a week. Harriett is English & Currencies Direct can save you money on Spanish speaking. for properties after your international transfers with no fees water damage and bank-beating exchange rates. For all IPhones new clients when you register you receive a [email protected] book namedYou & the Law in Spain 646 726 686 which is a bible for foreigners in Spain. See us at the Costa Cálida Chronicle Trade Exhibition on 9th November
Kruger Canopies Curtain Call This well-known company will be Made to measure curtains, blinds and promoting their new canvas car covers at upholstery at sensible prices.Curtain Call theTrade Exhibition. These are newly in the Murcia region since 2002. Soft developed to protect your vehicle from the PAINTING - DECORATING furnishings should only really be chosen in ravages of the sun which damages the place in which they will be – your home. headlights and paintwork. Why not try one ACRYLIC ENAMEL Curtain Call will bring a range of suitable on your car? We will also be displaying our LACQUER EXPERTS fabrics and help you make the right flagship tailor-made products such as choices. They will have all their fabric pergola and umbrella covers, cushions, spa samples at theTrade Exhibition and will covers and sail shades. be happy to discuss your project with WATERPROOFING you. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Friends of ASK FOR YOUR FREE, NO Mazarrón OBLIGATION QUOTE TODAY Animals Locksmith Murcia Friends of Alan Eustace Locksmithwill have a 626960354 659426301 Mazarrón selection of locks on display at theTrade Animals isa Exhibition, together with demonstrations [email protected] local charity of lock-snapping techniques and examples See us at the Costa Cálida Chronicle dedicated of upgrades to the high security locks in Trade Exhibition on 9th November to helping animals in Continued on page 25 24 www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019 Costa Calida Chronicle Tel: 619 199 407 Email: [email protected] 20th Anniversary Trade Exhibition At The Sheraton Hotel, Hacienda del Alamo, Fuente Alamo Saturday 9th November Open to the Public between 11am & 5pm
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GardenCamposol CentreBack B Sector at onthe every Thursday 10-3pm SLC Continued from page 25 option to borrow a box for seven days to fully appreciate the system before SolarL ightC entre this area. Alan will also be giving committing to buy. Murcia – Spain professional advice on how to keep your Solar PIR Security Lights Solar Post Lights house safe. All visitors to their stand will be entered into a free draw for a digital doorbell camera.
Mazarrón Bowls Club MBC will have a stand at the Panel & Camera Style Cool / Warm White Our products include: Costa REMAX Solar String Lights Cálida Visit theREMAX , Puerto de Mazarrón Ranging from 50 to 400 lights in Various Colours Chronicle stand for information on all aspects of PIR Security Lights / Deck Lights / Garden Clocks Trade buying & selling properties.REMAX willbe and much more. Exhibition there to answer your questions so go along All items are guaranteed with and meet the team and discover their Visit us at... members on range of services. Get advice on buy-to- Garden Centre Serrano El Zoco Market Aisle 4 hand to rent, Tourist Board licenses, marketing your Camposol – Sector B (Ap 7 Junction 754) introduce property and more - and don’t forget to Thursdays 10am – 3pm Sundays 10am – 2pm a n d collect your free gift!! SOLAR LIGHT CENTRE encourage Tel 0034 968 551 464 / Mov 0034 680 547 297 show goers 0044 (0) 7855 252213 to try lawn SLC E-mail [email protected] bowls on Hacienda Del Alamo’s rink. SolarL ightC entre www.solarlightcentre.com MBC look forward to welcoming new members. Come along to a roll-up on a Murcia – Spain Tuesday or Thursday 6pm for 6.30pm at Hacienda Del Alamo. Solar Light Centre The Solar Light Centre looks forward to seeing you atthe Costa Cálida Trade ‘Curtain Call’ Exhibition. They have the largest range of Solar Lights on the Costas and have been Reliable trading in the Murcia region for over 14 PALS years. Their extensive range of Solar Lights, and Palsolicitors, trading in and around including PIR Security, are sourced from Professional Mazarrón and La Manga since 2002. During highly reputable companies in the UK and theTrade Exhibition we will have carry a 1-2 year warranty. All major Debit Service information of all our services at our stand and Credit Cards are accepted. and will have multi-lingual staff available on since 2002 the day to deal with all enquiries. We will be handing out a free gift on the day, so Curtains, blinds pop along to our stand and say hello. and soft furnishings. Made to measure and fitted at sensible prices. Choose from over 2000 fabrics in your home. The Good Care Group Pinturas Acosta Live in Spain, work in the UK. You can have We also offer: The company was founded by Pedro Jose it all withThe Good Care Group; keep Acosta Garcia in the sixties. Pedro has led your life in Spain whilst working as a * Curtains and Roman blinds. the company for 35 years. After his father professional live-in carer with one of the taught him signwriting he was involved in best care providers in the UK. For * Roller, Vertical, Venetian the restoration process of the Inmaculado international and ex-pat carers with at least and 'Day & Night' blinds. Convento y la Iglesia de San Antonio in 6 month’s professional care experience, Mazarrón. Come and see the improved find out all the benefits of working withThe * Upholstery of outdoor techniques and products thatPinturas Good Care Group. cushions in Teflon coated, Acosta specialise in during theTrade Contact Mel on664 111 990 Exhibition, including acrylic enamel water repellant fabrics. lacquering and water-proofing. * Awnings For a complete bespoke service Call Sally or Peter on
616 240 171 Yoga Shala Website: www.curtain-call.es Lisa in Isla Plana offers Yoga and E-mail: [email protected] Meditation Classes (weekly and private Rainbow Satellites classes available). AtYoga Shala’s tranquil See us at the Rainbow Satellites will be at theCosta and calm environment overlooking the sea Costa Cálida Chronicle Cálida Chronicle Trade Exhibition to you will find treatments such as answer any TV/radio-related questions. Acupuncture, Massage, Reflexology and Trade Exhibition on9 th November They will be showcasing their range of Reiki as well as Yoga of course. Come and internet TV packs with working systems and see some demonstrations of Yoga Curtain Call, Spain making appointments for free no- throughout the day at theTrade obligation home demonstrations with the Exhibition. 26 www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019
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This month we are taking a look atElectric IsAnElectric Car Right For You? Service costs forElectric Cars are also less Cars. AsRenewable Energy is being If you drive less than approximately 200 and some cities are banning fuel powered embraced as a way to move away from fossil miles/320km per day and have off-street cars altogether. fuels and decrease harmful emissions, parking, then anElectric Car could be a great However, if you do not have off-street Electric Vehicles also offer us an opportunity option. However, if you drive long distances parking, then access to charging points for an to reduce our reliance on petrol and diesel. in one go, anElectric Car is probably not the Electric Vehicle can be an issue. Many countries around the world are offering best solution for you. There are several Electric Cars are much kinder to the incentives for consumers to purchaseElectric models ofElectric Cars available with a range environment, but if you drive long distances Cars in an effort to reduce pollution, improve of around 200 miles, after which the battery in one go, then the range limitations of an air quality and become less reliant on having needs to be re-charged and it can take Electric Vehicle may make it unsuitable. to rely on foreign oil. In Spain currently, several hours to charge from empty. incentives are in the form of savings on car Alternatives ownership tax at the city/local council level. If you would like to reduce CO2 emissions, However, China has been offering purchase but don’t want to be restricted on how many incentives as well as regulatory incentives with miles you can travel, then a hybrid car may be the result that sales ofElectric Vehicles have the solution. There are various kinds of hybrid grown strongly there. technologies available. Some cars come with an electric motor combined with a combustion engine and use the electric motor to supplement the engine and offer lower running costs and emissions. Plug-in hybrids can be charged at the mains and have an indicated range where the car Advantages and Disadvantages ofElectric can be driven on electric power. Cars Range extender hybrids use the combustion CurrentlyElectric Cars cost more to buy than engine to charge the batteries so you can the petrol or diesel drive more miles on electric power. equivalents, but the Hybrids often have lower tax and running total cost of costs than petrol or diesel equivalents. SPAN1SH NUMBER PLATES ownership is less. It costs a lot less to Whether anElectric Car is right for you today For re-registration of cars, motorbikes & motor homes. charge anElectric or not, there is no doubt that automotive Also the transfer of ownership of Spanish registered vehicles Car than to fill up with manufacturers are investing heavily inElectric diesel/petrol and if Car development. In an effort to meet you already have a emissions targets, many European solar electricity governments have pledged to ban petrol and system at home, you diesel cars over the next 10 to 20 years. can charge your Who, after re-registering over 2000 vehicles, Electric Car during EmailFree-Sol Solar [email protected] to will put you on the right side of the road. the day and take learn more about howRenewable Energy advantage of the free solutions can help you lower your bills and electricity. your carbon footprint.
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An interesting ship visited us here in cruises, although having offices within the Cartagena on 8th August; thenew ‘Spirit of UK, the companies are often foreign-owned Discovery’ - owned by Saga Cruises, a British with ships flying, as in the trade we say, ‘flags based cruise line. of convenience’. Examples are that many vessels are registered within various Caribbean Island countries, thus flying that particular countries flag.
‘Spirit of Discovery’ is able to accommodate 999 passengers, with each cabin having a private balcony and aimed at people aged 50 and over. Most of us are probably aware of Saga Holidays, but perhaps not everyone is aware the company operate cruise vessels. Two ships have visited Cartagena fairly regularly As Britain’s newest cruise ship,‘Spirit of previously;‘Saga Sapphire’ and‘Saga Pearl Discovery’ is advertised as offering luxurious ll’. The latter vessel has recently been retired ‘boutique cruising’. The current cruise and replaced by new-build‘Spirit of commenced in Dover on 3rd August, on Discovery’, built in Germany and named in passage to Gibraltar, arriving on 7th, in Dover on July 5th by the Duchess of Cornwall. Cartagena on 8th, departing for Sete (France) and on to Barcelona, Alicante, Lisbon, arriving back in Dover on 17th August. The ship is scheduled for return to Cartagena on 22nd October, departing from Southampton on 17th October.
Classed as an ‘ice strengthened expedition ship’, the ship is UK Registered (in London); thus as will be seen from my pictures, flying the Red ensign. This is a sight not often seen with a number of shipping lines offering
An interesting statistic is that the cost of this build was GBP 280 million! ‘Sapphire’ will be replaced by a second new- build to be named‘Spirit of Adventure’ which is expected for completion in August 2020.
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News British Embassy Madrid HMA Simon Manley Bids Farewell to UK The footprint of British education relies on UK posting in the nineties and my two children Nationals in Spain Nationals living and working here, as teachers were born in Madrid. I can understand why so “I leave my almost six years as HMA to Spain and assistants in the many British schools and many UK nationals have chosen to make with a wealth of wonderful memories of this language academies. UK Nationals are also Spain their home,” he said. fantastic country. I understand why so many working in businesses across Spain, from bars UK Nationals choose to live and visit here. and restaurants on the Costas to the Big Five accountancy firms. It has been an honour to represent Queen and country and to serve you, the UK nationals living here. If I have one final message as we leave the EU, it is to make sure you, your friends and family are properly registered as residents and check on your neighbours – make sure they are registered too. I wish you all continued health and happiness in your lives here in Spain.” He added, “We are approaching an New British Ambassador Hugh Elliott important milestone as the UK prepares to One of the tremendous privileges of this job arrives in Spain leave the European Union on 31st October”. has been to meet many of you, the British Hugh Elliott, a member of the UK’s Diplomatic Nationals involved in your communities in so Service since 1989, succeeds Simon Manley His message was one of reassurance to UK many different ways; those of you as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Spain and nationals currently living in Spain. “We’ve volunteering with organisations like Cruz non-resident Ambassador to Andorra. The given EU citizens living in the UK the legal Roja, Age Concern and so many more; Ambassador takes up this new role having certainty of their right to live and remain in the helping fight forest fires in Javea, or looking previously been Director of Communications United Kingdom and I’m very pleased that after British cemeteries; those raising funds to in the Department for Exiting the European the Spanish Government has put in place, help those in need; young people Union. through the Royal Decree, the same volunteering with organisations like Street guarantees for British citizens in Spain.” Angels in Mallorca helping to look after British On his arrival, Hugh Elliott said “With a wealth visitors to the island or British councillors of cultural, commercial and people-to-people Mr Elliott acknowledged that people have serving their local communities. links, the relationship between the UK and questions and concerns and undertook that Spain is like no other and I am proud and he and his team would be working hard to honoured to answer them. He also urged people to sign represent my Queen up to the Living in Guide (gov.uk/living-in- and country here in spain) where they will find the latest, accurate Spain.” information on Brexit. Call Paul for a FREE no For the Ambassador, Two key actions that UK nationals should do Obligation Quote on : this strong connection now is to ensure that they are correctly with Spain has been registered as a resident and registered for 634 326 804 an important part of healthcare as a resident. his life for decades. Mr Elliott can be followed on Twitter “I met my wife Toñi @HughElliottUK. while working as an /paul_theplumber English teacher at the Advice for UK nationals living in Spain can be www.englishplumbermurcia.com University of found athttps://www.gov.uk/living-in-spain Salamanca. Spain was Email:[email protected] my first diplomatic
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Collectors Pay Hundreds For Old Peseta Is Spain Becoming A Cashless Society? Rafa Nadal to Marry Coins Debit card use has soared in Spain and Rafa and Meri Perelló became engaged last Anyone who still has Spain’s old currency in cashpoints are having to be adapted to offer May in Rome, although having been their possession has until the end of next other functions besides withdrawing notes, together since Meri was 16 and Rafa 19, year to change it for its equivalent in euros according to the Bank of Spain. A record 85 they did not appear in a hurry to tie the at the Bank of Spain, but depending how million credit and debit cards were known to knot. old and collectible the coins are, selling be in circulation, most of which were the them online might earn you more. latter, which accounted for 48 million. The In January’s¡Hola! magazine it was revealed increase in debit cards and their use is likely that they were due to wed this year on their Peseta coins sold to date have fetched to be linked to changes in financial native island of Mallorca. Even though the between €45 and €20,000. institution practices – new criteria were venue and the date – the Fortaleza estate in Examples include one-peseta coins dating introduced in January 2018 to comply with Mallorca on October 19th – have now been from 1947, These 72-year-old pieces were a European Union directive on card revealed in the world’s media, security will the first in which dictator General Franco’s payments. be watertight, so there will be no chance of face appeared on the reverse and are known fans gate-crashing or thepaparazzi catching colloquially asrubias (‘blondes’) and have Anecdotal evidence points at great changes stealthy snaps. fetched between €200 and €1,400. on the high street in terms of card payment acceptance, with increasing numbers of It was originally thought Meri and Rafa A 2.5-peseta coin from 1953, has a market shops allowing debit card use for even small would be having a small, quiet wedding, but value of between €750 and €1,700 and the amounts. Until last year, it was mainly only some of their most high-profile friends, 50-peseta coins minted in 1957 ‘retail’ at supermarkets which would permit card including Spanish tennis greats Feliciano about €775 on eBay - although the ‘test transactions for purchases of any sum, whilst López and Fernando Verdasco, are on the versions’ which were not actually released those shops which did accept cards guest list and even theRex EmeritusKing into circulation have been sold for as much imposed lower limits ranging from €10 to Juan Carlos I, with whom Nadal is said to as €10,000. The 2.5-peseta coin from 1946 €30, and many more were ‘cash only’ have ‘an excellent relationship’ should be (before Franco appeared on the reverse) premises. going. and the non-circulating ‘test coins’ can fetch up to €10,500. Whilst younger generations prefer cashless Meri was 14 and a school friend of Rafa’s systems, older Spaniards and residents little sister Maribel Nadal Parera when they The most lucrative has been a five-peseta remain more likely to use cash and met and he was 17, but they did not start 1949 piece, auctioned by Cayón Subastas cashpoints are now having to adapt or going out until she was in sixth form and he eventually went for €36,000. disappear. The very elderly generally prefer had just left school. They have been to withdraw their cash in person at their together for 14 years and Meri works for her Traffic Authority Scraps Peak-Rate Phone local bank and do not trust cashpoints. future husband’s charitable foundation as Line project developer alongside its FACUA-Consumers in Action formally The cashpoints that remain are now likely to chairwoman, Rafa’s mum, Ana María Parera. requested the General Directorate of Traffic offer more interactive and personal services, Meri accompanies Rafa on every tour, but (DGT) to scrap its premium-charge phone such as applying for loans or insurance has never lived anywhere other than the number. policies without the need to go to a branch island of Mallorca. Nadal’s fiancée gained in person, or simpler operations such as her business degree at the university in For drivers wishing to complain about, or topping up a motorway toll card or public Palma, where she worked before getting the appeal against, fines issued as a result of on- transport card. job with the Rafael Nadal Foundation. road camera footage, or that taken from Cashpoints increasingly feature ‘contactless’ other non-human highway vigilance facilities, meaning cards do not have to be Benidorm, Barcelona, Ibiza and Marbella systems, the only telephone number placed inside the machine, removing the Among Top 2019 Hen and Stag available on the DGT’s website was 902 508 risk of their being ‘swallowed up’ by a Destinations 686. malfunction and reducing that of cloning Benidorm has reportedly hit number one for and permitting cash withdrawal even where stag party destinations in Europe for 2019. This has now been changed to987 010 559 the magnetic band is damaged. UK-based tour operator The Stag Company says Benidorm is top, with Prague second, a Numbers starting with 902 or 901 are Some banks are now starting to employ a listing shared by the British stag party charged at much higher rates than local or ‘code’ system, where a number sent to the website Last Night of Freedom. They national calls, but many companies and customer’s mobile phone is keyed into a describes Benidorm as having a ‘vibrant even public services continue to use them. cashpoint for card-free withdrawal. nightlife and warm weather’ and ‘as lively by These included the Andalucía and Galicia day as it is by night’ and describes easily- regional health services, where patients had First Iberian Lynx Born in 100 years in available activities including go-karting with to ring a high-cost number to request GP Pyrénées barbecue and beer, ‘bubble football’ and appointments or change or cancel them. Although the cub came into the world on paintballing. May 28th it has only just been announced. The lynx is said to be in excellent health and Most lists feature Barcelona in the top 10, is the son of two Iberian Lynx who have although behind the more northerly been at the MónNatura shelter centre for destinations, which include the UK cities of the past 11 years. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Liverpool, Cardiff, Whilst the birth was Edinburgh, London, and Brighton. not in the wild, it was as close as possible For hen weekends, traveller site Trivago to the Lynx’s natural puts Brighton, UK at the top and Marbella stamping grounds. second, calling it ‘the classiest resort on the No Iberian Lynx has Costa del Sol’. Ibiza is third, describing the been born on the island as the ideal place to ‘siesta by the Spanish side of the pool during the day’ before ‘hitting up...the French border clubs by night’, mountains since the turn of the For Spaniards, the island of Ibiza and the 20th century. cities of Barcelona and Granada have become increasingly popular for hen and stag weekends.
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This semi detached A great Neptuno style This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, detached villa located on Rosa style villa sitting on a Rosa style villa with an the final phase of 400m2 corner plot in a excellent communal pool, Camposol comprising quiet area is located on the is located on the 3 double bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on a 250m2 plot third phase of Camposol. First phase of Camposol within a 1 minute walk to local with raised walls offering extra privacy. The front terrace is enclosed to provide respite from the amenities, shops, bars and restaurants. The bedroom on the first floor is accessible via an external heat of the sun, as well as offering the opportunity to use staircase and has a roof solarium with views to the it as a pleasant outdoor dining area. The villa is in a prime location with good rental potential gardens, pool area and surrounding mountains. All the The spacious lounge includes a feature fireplace and an and also ideal for a holiday home. bedrooms have built in wardrobes and 2 of the bedrooms inset log burning fire, the fully fitted kitchen including The lounge is spacious and has a log burning fire and are en-suite. There is also a family shower room. white goods has been extended and both bedrooms have ceiling fan and the kitchen is fully fitted and includes a The large living room has a log burning fire and ceiling fan, fitted wardrobes. ceramic hob. there is a separate dining room and fully fitted kitchen. There is off road parking to the side of the villa for 2 cars, The property is sold furnished and other benefits are A great 8 x 4m swimming pool is surrounded by patio area and a fully tiled staircase leads to a roof top solarium with decorative window grilles and fly screens. and the front garden area is mainly gravelled with various excellent mountain views and access to the third Outside is an exterior staircase that leads to the roof shrubs and trees. bedroom. solarium with great views to the countryside and The property is in a nice quiet area and is sold fully This villa has a very large under build for more living space mountains. furnished. if needed. Another World Proper�es combine tradi�onal values of honesty and integrity with modern marke�ng methods and a genuine desire to help - all blended in with good humoured openness. Whether buying, selling or ren�ng a property, why take a chance on your most valued asset? By choosing the professional approach, you are guaranteed integrity and accountability. You are assured of 1st Class results. For a friendly and informa�ve chat, without pressure, give us a call or pop in to see us. PROPERTY SALES & PROPERTY RENTALS +34 968 592 679 CENTRO COMERCIAL B [email protected] URB CAMPOSOL, MAZARRÓN WWW.ANOTHERWORLD-PROPERTIES.COM www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 37 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019 Food and Drink Ma Millbank's Kitchen
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Cartagena Catholic Monarchs, Isabel and Fernando, Black Literature, Police and Mystery Days – www.cartagena.es accompanied by their court of Jews and 3rd-7th September @ El Batel Municipal Tel968 128 800 – Market Wed Muslims, will unveil real events that took place Auditorium, Mister Witt Café and the Santos Register for Free Guided Night Tours of in the city’s port. There will be cooking Ochoa Bookstore Museums in Cartagena(in Spanish) at demonstrations etc making us travel back in Tuesday 3rd September - Black Novel Prize nochemuseoscartagena.es time.60 people will be seated overlooking the Icue Negro @ Mister Witt Café 9.30pm. This is Music Concerts, Street Art, Performers and sea and the magnificent illuminated tower. an award for young writers of stories.At the Visits to Museums Artisan breads with potatoes, fish, sausages same time the meetings with and a variety of cheese, fruits and hummus the participatingauthors of thefirst day of Exhibition ‘The Time of Uncertainty’@ from different places of the Mediterranean will Cartagena Negra will take place until5.30pm. Bambara Gallery (until 26th September) be on offer and main courses of grilled ribs, At7pm theopening and presentation of the Works byIván Araujo, Manolo Belzunce, pork leg etc. Delicious desserts, as in the festival to the media. Amadou Camara, María José Contador, Middle Ages, will be served with good wine or Wednesday 4th September 5.30pm @ El Batel Roberto González and Manuel Pérez. beer. 55€. 9.30pm. - Sergeant Emilia, Benjamín Celdrán and Open: Marcelino Sempere will participate in the Tues-Fri 5pm-8pm Tickets and more information from presentation of ‘The Black Gender and www.cartagenapuertodeculturas.com or the Children’. At the same time @ Santos Ochoa Exhibition ‘Roma Salis’by Lola Montero @ centres and museums of Cartagena Port of Bookstore,Claudio Celdrán will present his the Museo Teatro Romano (until 30th Cultures. work‘ Los Señorres Del Humo’. September) Tel968 500 093 6.45pm @ El Batel - the first short film finalist of Painting exhibition project ofplastic research the contest will be screened. At 7pm, Graziella around the world of salt and its relationship A History Made Party Exhibition @ Museum Moreno, Rosa Ribas and David Llorente with the history of man. of Roman Theatre (until 7th October) participate in ‘Black and Noir’ moderated by Visitors will take a tour of all the events such Javier Manzano. At 9pm‘De Cañas Negra in Exhibition The Sea of Art 'Cover of Trending asthe Qart Hadasht Foundation by the Mister Witt Café’ with the authors in Cartagena Tropics @ El Batel (until 30th September) Carthaginian Asdrúbal, Aníbal's wedding, the Negra and at 9.30pm a play ‘Gregor Samsa’. Collaborations of different musicians recorded destruction of Sagunto, the departure of Thursday 5th September 5.30pm @ El Batel - betweenChile , Dominican Aníbal's army to Romeandthe Great Battle. It Cristóbal Terrer, Víctor Mirete, Alfonso Republic, Colombia, Puerto Rico andSpain ends with the conquest of Qart Hadast at the Gutiérrez Caro and Jesús Boluda. with the son of Bob Marley,Ziggy Marley, Li hands of General Publio Cornelio Escipión. 7pm - another finalist short Saumet, vocalist of the Colombian electropop 7.15pm - the novel‘Wake Me Up When groupBomba Estéreo, Pucho, fromVetusta Artillery Cross 2019 through the streets of September Ends’ presented by Monica Morla, Afro-Colombian singerNidia Góngora Cartagena - Sunday 27th October Rouanet in El Batel. andiLe , the sister of Cabra Martínez who sang Different tests include: 9pm @ Mister Witt Café -'De Cañas Negra' - for a decade withCalle 13. Not only each song Carrera del Faro 14km. the authors will sign copies of their works. is unique, but also the 14 covers that illustrate Urban Cross 6km. 9.30pm @ Mister Witt Café -The Awards them. A graphic set designed by Alberto A mile for 10-14yrs old & ¼ mile for under 9’s Ceremony González Arellanos can be visited within theLa Registration(until 18th October 8pm) Friday 6th September @ Santos Ochoa Mar de Música Festival and framed in La Mar www.asuspuestos.com Bookstore -Marta Robles with reading clubsat de Arte. www.crossdelaartilleria.com 5pm Customer Department, 5.30pm @ El Batel -'Blogs and Black Medieval Dinners at the Castillo de la El Corte Ingles, Cartagena 10am-9pm. Magazines' with Cristóbal Terrer Daniel L. Concepción in Cartagena Port of Cultures Price Hawk, Paco Atero, Ricardo Pascual and Daniel (until 6th September) Mile & ¼ Mile - Sept 6€/Oct 7€. Fopiani. At midnight, torches will light up and illuminate Urban Cross - Sept 10€/Oct 12€. 6.45pm @ Cartagena Negra - finalist of black theCastillo de la Concepciónwhere actors will Carrera del Faro – Sept 12€/Oct 14€ short film. participate in a moment of history as if we were For security reasons, the Artillery Cross 7pm-'Fiction and Reality' with Blas Ruiz Grau, back 600 years, returning to the end of the organization will not admit more than 5,000 Manuel Marlasca and Alfonso Egea and the Middle Ages. This is a very special way of entries between the different tests. For more moderation of Chema Gil. 9pm @ Mister Witt Café - participating authors of the day. 10pm - read'Leave Your Hat Here' & black micro stories. GET THE SMILE YOU DESERVE! Saturday 7th September @ El Batel -Felix J Palma with reading clubs 5pm. 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th Continued from page 44 Saturday 7 September -Aulaeum, Below The Playa Barnuevo – Mon-Fri 8am-9am Curtain - see the Roman Theatre of Cartagena Explanada Barnuevo – Mon, Tues, Thur & Fri Santa Lucía Nautical Club by the architect Vitruvio. 9pm at the Roman 8pm-9pm Sunday 15th September -President Trophy Theatre Museum. 12€/members of Club Saturday 21st September -David López Cartagena Puerto de Culturas 6€. San Pedro del Pinatar Hurtado Memorial www.sanpedroturismo.com Friday 27th September -Carthaginians and Saturday14 th September -perform An Tel968 182 301 – Market Mon & Thurs (Lo Romans Trophy Intimate Show & Visit TheRoman Theatre In Pagan) The Light Of The Moon. 9pm. 10€/members Saturday 5th October -Tu Chester Trophy of Club Cartagena Puerto de Culturas 5€. Torre Pacheco Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th October -I&II www.torrepacheco.es Competition of the Spanish Armada Trophy Thursday 5th September -Soul in the Sea -a Tel968 579 937 – Market Thurs (Balsicas) & boat trip with live music. 9pm from departure Sat (Dolores) The best places to watch these competitions point of the Tourist Boat on the Royal Scale of Every Tuesday in September at 5pm –Guided arefrom the Curra Dock, the Christmas the Port of Cartagena. 12€/members of Club Tour of Another Planet Brewing5€ to include Lighthouse andthe Escala Real, located in the Cartagena Puerto de Culturas 6€. tastings. Booking essential on664 694 344 Port of Cartagena. Film Cycle @ Archaeological Museum of 27th – 29th September - XVII Antique Fair @ Guided Routes Days Cartagena 9.45pm IFEPA, Torre Pacheco Mondays in September - Cartagena under InSeptember the feature films areThe Search Fri & Sat 11am-9pm the Condor Legion. Learn how civilians and (2004) & The Purple Rose of Cairo. Sun 11am-8pm the military were protected in anti-aircraft Tickets 5€ or 3€ with voucher shelters and defended with artillery and tanks 20th – 29th September – XXX Romans & during the Civil War. 11am from the Refugio Carthaginians Fiesta XXVIII International Musical Competition Museum of the Civil War. 10€ (members of 'Villa de Pozo Estrecho' Club Cartagena Port of Cultures 5€). La Union Composers must submit their proposal before www.ayto-launion.com 21st October to the headquarters of the San Tuesdays in September -Citizens of an Tel868 049 941/692 925 970 – Market Tues Fulgencio Neighborhood Association, located Empire.G uided tour to learn how the citizens at Avda de la Fuente No 40, Pozo Estrecho of Carthago Nova lived. See the Roman Los Alcazares – Market Tues & Sat (Los Theatre of Cartagena, the Barrio del Foro Narejos) 1st Prize: 1,200€ and diploma Romano and the Casa de la Fortuna. 11am San Javier – 2nd Prize: 500€ and diploma from the Museo del Teatro Romano. 13€ www.murciaturistica.es/en/san_javier/ - Tel 3rd Prize: 300€ and diploma (reduced rate 10€/members of Club Cartagena 968 172 041 – Market Wed & Thurs Puerto de Culturas 6.50€). San Javier Squalos Rugby @Rugby field, La Torre Golf PDM Sports Ground Friday Night Market (until mid-September) Wednesdays in September - Guided Men Tues & Thurs 8.30-10.30pm 7.30pm until midnight. routeIsaac Peral, the Inventor and the Women Tues & Thurs 10.00-11.30pm Friday Night Live Music and stalls from 10pm Sea. See the defensive systems in the Port, the 12-18yrs Tues & Thurs 7.30-9.00pm 6th September –Rob Sweeney bay in a boat trip and the Cartagena inventor 6-10yrs Thurs 6pm-7pm & Sat 10am-11am 13th September –Rachel Prescott of the 19th Century. 11am from the Royal Port Scale. 13€ (reduced rate 10€/members of Club Every Monday -HAH Help at Home Table Top Cartagena Puerto de Culturas 6.50€). Sale @ La Zona Bar 10am-1pm Thursdays in September -Cartagena, Sabor Every Monday – Friendship Group @ The Tres Culturas. 11am from Roman Theatre Garden Bar & Lounge Museum. Guided medieval route includes the 11am exhibition of Isabel the Catholic in the Castillo de la Concepción, from where you can see the Free Fitness port and the city, down to the Roman Activities(until 14th Theatre. 13€ (reduced rate 10€/members of September) Club Cartagena Puerto de Culturas 6.50€). 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Around the World Never a Dull Moment By George R Mitchell
Albania, A Small Country With A Big and became Stalinist. It remained this way today. History until the free elections in the early 90’s The figures for those imprisoned and or which ended a shameful near fifty years of Hoxha finally died in 1985, but the killed by communism, runs into the tens of communist rule. It was basically all down to communists held onto power until 1992 millions. After recently spending time in one man, Enver Hoxha, who was a huge fan before having no choice but to join the free Nuremberg, it hit home once again, that of Stalin and his policies, but that didn’t world. It surprised me to learn that Hoxha’s unlike the Nazis, the way East Europe’s mean he was close to Russia in the coming wife is still alive. She is 95 and recently communist dictators treated their own decades, for he even fell out with the USSR! gave an interview saying that when it came people for decades rarely, if ever, gets the to killing people, ‘it pained her husband to attention and scrutiny it deserves. have to do such things’!
No, I wasn’t going back to Transnistria, or TheAlbanian communist regime was one East Berlin. I was headed to a tiny country of the cruellest in Europe. It executed with a near unique communist history; a around 25,000 of its own people and sent country that isolated itself off from the tens of thousands to labour camps, but it entire world; a country, why I don’t really ‘pained’ Hoxha a ‘sensitive man’ when he know, that I hadn’t been to yet. Time to put had to kill his own people for speaking out. that right. Time to visitAlbania , a small (Ah, bless his cotton socks). mountainous country in the Balkans. Albania then suffered a horrendous 1990s. With the Adriatic Sea to its left and Greece Inflation was rampant, crime spiralled out to the south,Albania used to be of control, criminal gangs ran the roost and surrounded by communist Yugoslavia to many lost their entire savings in dodgy get- the east and north. Once under the rich-quick pyramid schemes. Byzantine Empire and then centuries of Old communist housing blocks Turkish rule, Albania has a Muslim majority The Tirana of today, is thankfully a far cry to this very day. It gained its independence Hoxha truly was a strange paranoid figure; from this upheaval, but it’s only been so in in 1912, then between 1928 and 1939 a brutal man who stood for no dissent. the past few years. On the outside it looks became known as theKingdom of Hoxha imposed total censorship of all news ok, but underneath, corruption is still Albania, led by King Zog 1. and no freedom of speech or freedom of endemic and those with highly dubious worship was tolerated.Albanians, like all pasts from the communist era still hold those who lived under communist systems, positions of power today. were not free to leave their country. These policies were enforced by the dreaded The population ofAlbania is around three Albanian secret police, the Sigurimi, whose million, with almost half living in the capital job it was to supress and prevent any itself. All the wealth I’m told is centred dissent aimed at the Hoxha regime. They round Tirana with the towns and villages in also ran the country’s system of prison the countryside having that ‘left behind’ camps; Gulag style prisons where political feeling. Even in the capital, there are the prisoners were locked up for speaking out ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’. All countries A mural showing Albania's long against Hoxha and basically worked to experience this, but not on the scale that complicated history death. former communist countries do. Those at the top? - Mega rich and those at the Paranoid about being ‘invaded’, Hoxha bottom? - Very poor, with precious little Initially backed by fascist Italy, who then had concrete bunkers placed all over the middle classes in the middle. (See my invadedAlbania, Zog fled and towards the country, to help keep lookout and deter the photo of a man riding a bike/cart end of WW11, the communists took over. invader, whoever the blazes ‘he’ was contraption with a sleek expensive car After WW11,Albania became not just a supposed to be. More than 173,000 cruising past behind him). socialist or communist state, it went full tilt bunkers were built and many still stand Continued on page 47 The Essential Guide LOUIS HARRIS to the Costa Cálida ELECTRICAL Issue 2 Tel: 619 712 821 Air Conditioning More Information & Electrical Installations 30 Years Experience More Photos Fully Registered in Spain All Work More Colour Guaranteed Available from the following places: Best Wishes, Camposol B Costa Cálida Chronicle Office, Best Wishes, Pto de Mazarrón (Piramid Center) inside Another World Properties, Camposol B Casa Pepolino, Isla Plana Cosas y Cosas, Cehegin Caravaning La Manga, La Manga Los Belones Laundrette, Los Belones The Post Room, Rio Nalon, Los Alcazares The Tech Shop, Camposol A [email protected] If you are unable to obtain a copy, please call 619 199 407
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Continued from page 46 The old are a mix of folk who blend in and when they let in Romania and Bulgaria. just get on with it and others who still look They’ll soon let inAlbania and billions of On first walking the streets of Tirana, I was a bit shell shocked at the ‘progress’. EU money, which of course is simply tax delighted to see there are no Starbucks or money from hardworking people from McDonalds. There is though, an increasing Germany, Sweden and others, will be number of street cafés that are of excellent pumped into another corrupt black hole. quality, serving up delightful Turkish coffee, No, I guess they haven’t learned their mint tea and shisha pipes. The prices are lesson after all. cheap and the service polite. Yes, the café culture is huge here. Everyone wants to be As I sat out at a charming wee café sipping seen out in street café. Everyone drinks my freshly made mint tea for around 40p, I coffee at all times of the day and evening wondered if I’d made a mistake; a mistake and from my observations, nearly everyone in the sense that maybe there was nothing smokes strong cigarettes. to actually see here regardingAlbania’s communist past? I needn’t have worried though and after a The have's and have nots long process with the Ministry for Culture, I finally got permission to visit and take Long may this intriguing mix of old and photos of a recently opened museum newAlbania remain. I really hopeAlbania dedicated to the horrors of the past. I have doesn’t become totally globalised. There visited such places before; none better are very few places I’ve been to that have than former Stasi buildings in the old East thus far escaped this disease. However, Berlin, so, whilst I applaud theAlbanian Albania is due to join the EU in the very authorities for opening this place in Tirana, Taking a cooling break in central Tirana near future and with the free movement of I have very mixed feelings about it…. people and goods that will flood this Religion is not big here. Islam is by far the country, (yes with some good stuff, but also Next month –Discovering for myself the largest, but you wouldn’t know. It’s all very the bad), it will help to destroy the local evil of Enver Hoxha’s regime… laid back. Alcohol is sold, but not culture just like it does the world over. consumed by many from what I saw. Tirana’s young look not unlike teenagers On the point of joining the EU; have the from back home in style and dress, whilst ‘powers that be’ in the EU not learned Costa Cálida Chronicle some, but not so many, wear an Islamic anything?Albania is one of the poorest Contact Sales on headscarf. Young kids from outside the countries in Europe; underdeveloped, capital are sent in by poor parents to beg. crumbly infrastructure, has a completely 619 199 407 One wee boy who had been doing just different work ethic from Western nations Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com that, suddenly needed a break to cool off, and suffers corruption that runs right Email: [email protected] so he sat himself down in the water that though its society, but the ‘powers that be’ Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! pumps up through the tiles on central are ready to let them join a political and square. (See photo above). economic union. It’s all so very similar to
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News From Your Councillor For Camposol repair of dangerous potholes in most parts of At the time And International Relations the urbanization and a list of the remaining of going to In spite of substantial overspending by the ones is being compiled for the Councillor for press, outgoing Council, (in some departments Services who will visit the area/s in the near Silvana is surpassing the whole year’s budget in less future in order to prioritise the work. Of looking than 6 months), the new Mayor, Gaspar Miras, course, the much needed total completion of forward to is making inroads into some of Camposol’s public roads remains a priority which meeting the problems with the constrained resources he hopefully can be addressed in 2020. Consul of has at hand. Equador on With regards to the repair of street lights; 17th August His team of enthusiastic and dedicated many of the reported cases have been and is Councillors has been working throughout July resolved and the work will continue until all eagerly and August to ensure the safe use of the street lights in public roads are working. The awaiting the beaches in our municipality, as well as Mayor is planning to visit Camposol at night- visit from the attending the many performances arranged time sometime in September to evaluate the British by organizations, associations, colleges and extent of the problem. Council clubs; not forgetting the various church planned for celebrations and processions. Recently the Town Hall Environmental teams late September. have been fumigating the underground With the onset of Autumn, the priorities and passages through the manholes to help Your Councillor will endeavour to be available responsibilities will vary, each month bringing eliminate possible cockroach infestation and at the Social Centre, Camposol B on Mondays its own challenges. The Mayor of Mazarrón the street cleaning teams have also been and Wednesdays from 10am-1pm. has expressed the wish to meet personally the working in Camposol. associations and groups who contribute to Any issue of concern can be reported in one making our community safe, enjoyable and The Councillor for Camposol and of the following three ways: interesting. Such meetings can be arranged International Relations, Silvana Buxton, Your Camposol Councillor contactable on through your Councillor, Silvana, who can be together with the Head of the ‘Protección [email protected] contacted [email protected] Civil’ and the Councillor for Health and Safety, Directly to the Town Hall, with a Service are in the process of addressing issues of Request Form (solicitud 001) written in Although it is well known that the solution to concern, in order to maximise the safety and Spanish many of the problems in Camposol will not security of all. Visits to other foreign Via the Green Line app. ‘LINEA VERDE’, happen overnight, there has been a definite communities in the municipality are planned which can easily be downloaded on your indication of things happening, such as the in the near future. mobile. Entertainment
The Choir that Rocks I can't believe how the time has flown and it’s received with enthusiasm by our audiences. de Mazarrón along with six other choirs. We nearly the end of the summer. We have been wondered whether we would be well received a busy choir again so far this year with new as we were totally different. As soon as we songs and new venues; all making it a very went on stage we knew they would like us. exciting year. They loved us in fact and were dancing in the aisles and singing with us. In fact we were the We have chosen new songs to add to our only ones to get an encore! large repertoire including a new compilation. The popular musicalThe Greatest Showman May and June were also busy helping to raise has some wonderful songs in it and we have funds forFriends of Mazarrón Animals and chosen a few of them. This has been our also atSt Nicholas Church in Camposol who biggest challenge so far and although it’s a Those of you who live on Camposol will know help the poor people of the area. We were work in progress, we have already performed that a ‘dial a ride’ service, Campobus, is now also honoured to be asked for the first time to a compilation of three of the songs which was available in the urbanisation, thanks to the perform at the Fiesta in Hacienda Del Alamo hard work of Ian and in June. Ceris Ashcroft and a number of volunteers. We are now really looking forward to the rest We thought we would of the year including performing at theTrade help raise awareness Exhibition for theCosta Cálida Chronicle on and a few euros at the 9th November at The Sheraton Hotel, inauguration of the Hacienda del Alamo and a few other fund bus and gave a flash raising events. performance on Camposol. The then For more information on theHarlequin Rock Mayor, Alicia, was Choir, if you would like to become a member there and liked us so or are planning an event for charity, find us on much she invited us Facebook or contact me on details below. to go and sing at the e: [email protected] San José – Father’s Ida Halton - Events and Publicity Coordinator Day lunch for the [email protected] pensionistas in Puerto Tel 654 411 974
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The Maintenance Team has continued with help and that of our volunteers, our sector street sweeping, watering and weeding, but would definitely not look as nice and it all we have concentrated this month on spraying makes a huge difference. the many large weeds which have appeared during the very hot weather with pet-friendly weed killer. The Wednesday volunteers this month have collected a pallet of donated brick pavers and planted donated plants (thank you for all your donations!), weeded and completed trimming of the large palm trees along the Dual Carriageway, but much of their time has been spent watering. The very hot weather continues, so please think of your own plants and those planted near your casa by our volunteers; these temperatures and winds can definition at the same time! There are lots of be devastating. light jobs to do. On 14th August we were joined by Carl Thomas broadcasting forTotal We are appealing for new volunteers this Star Radio live from our bucket collection. month Thanks to all the really kind people who For any further information please contact Please join us on Wednesday mornings at donated to our bucket. Thanks also to John on634 325 427 or look on our 9am at the Welcome Wall, if you can spare a members of our Maintenance Scheme and of chalkboards, Facebook and the website couple of hours – we offer a free breakfast and course those who have worked on individual www.greenfingerscamposol.com you can make new friends or get some muscle areas near their own homes. Without your Groups CRA CAMPOSOL RESIDENTS ASSOCATION [email protected] “WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE FUTURE OF CAMPOSOL” www.camposolresidents.es
The latest update from theCamposol projects. • TheCRA may wish to fund a particular Residents Association. Unfortunately this • The Chairman and John McCracken project for the benefit of the Camposol update is usually done 2 weeks before would visit theCRA’s solicitor regarding residents. It was agreed that this subject publication so things could be different by the outstanding legal cases and report the should be discussed at the next meeting time you read this, so please do not think findings at the next available with the Mayor. items are resolved or have not been actioned. opportunity. Changes are taking place on Camposol as I TheCRA is putting in progress a revamp of • The Chairman and members of the write, with potholes being filled and lights the data they hold on file to comply with committee have met with the local going on with hopefully more to follow. recent Data Protection rules. New members Mayor and the International Relations no longer get a membership card, but will be Councillor on two occasions so far Regards sent an email and membership number. We discussing outstanding issues and future are also looking at what details need to be projects. Results of the discussions will Phil Gelling kept and reduce the amount of data we hold. be relayed to the Residents as and when appropriate through theCRA website Whilst we have recruited new members to https://camposolresidents.es the committee, we still have a critical • TheCRA wants to improve its position to fill; that is the role ofSecretary, relationship with other charities and so if you want to help with the future of organisations on a liaison basis. Camposol, please submit an application to [email protected] ROSY’S CLEANING TheCRA welcomes back John McCracken SERVICES and new committee members Dave Redford, Colin Barton and Derek Gormley. General cleaning of homes and offices * 3 Vets & 2 Assistants Gordon Cockburn will be the new Ironing * Specialised shop Membership Secretary once he has taken Specialist cleaning tasks * Cats and Dog Groomer over the reins from Rob Humphreys, who has * General and orthopaedics Surgery Cleaning and maintenance volunteered to take up a new post as Media * Clinical Tests services for rentals Secretary. * E.C.G. Caring/supervision of * X-Rays The Chairman, Phil Gelling will be composing the insert for the monthly adults and children * Ultrasounds magazine and the Media Secretary, Rob * Teeth Cleaning Humphreys, will be responsible for all other * Paperwork and Certificates to Import communications including the website and Export Pets updates. * Treatments available for Ticks and fleas * Food delivery The Chairman is hoping to improve the * Fetching of Dogs and Cats for CRA’s relationship with all the nationalities on Camposol. grooming and Home Vaccination Centro Commercial Avda. Costa Cálida Local 21 Edif. Bahiamar - bajo • It has been agreed that all members and Camposol Puerto de Mazarrón residents should be made aware that any liaison by theCRA with PSOE and Tel: 968 199 263 Tel: 968 153 931 the Town Hall would be purely for the www.cvetpuertodemazarron.com purposes of ongoing and future 680588377 646562441 www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 51 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019
GROUPs CAMPOSOL READING GROUP Email: [email protected]
We are members of a reading group because Serena’s love is tested to the limit. challenge of making sense of the remains of we love to read. Normally we have two books Pompeii, as well as exploding many myths. An per month to read, but because we have two Walking the Woods and the Water: In Patrick extraordinary and involving portrait of an month’s holiday, we have chosen three books Leigh Fermor’s footsteps from the Hook of ancient town, its life and its continuing re- for our next meeting:The Disappearance of Holland to the Golden Horn by Nick Hunt - discovery. Emily Marr by Louise Candlish,My Sister’s 1933, eighteen-year-old Fermor on foot from Liesby SD Robertson andBlood Sisters by the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. The Barbara & Stephanie Keating. books he later wrote about this walk are a half-remembered, half-reimagined journey Three books in two months are not enough through cultures now extinct, landscapes for us, so what else do we engross ourselves irrevocably altered by the traumas of the in during the hot summer days? The answer is twentieth century. Nick Hunt followed in his everything from travel books, mystery, crime, footsteps, using Fermor’s books as his only love-stories, historic novels to non-fictive travel guide. literature. Here is a random selection of what our members have been reading: Scraps of Paper by Kathryn Meyer Griffith – The Congregation by AJ Griffiths-Jones – Widowed Abigail moves to a small town and New minister in the parish, what secrets lie buys a ‘fixer-upper’ house. It was home to old behind the seemingly innocent lives of his Edna Summers, Edna’s younger sister Emily congregation? The unexpected arrival of the and her two children. People believe Emily Bishop causes the vicar to question his own and her children drove away one night thirty We meet every first Thursday of the month past and a cloud descends upon his religious years ago and just never came back. During from 2-4pm in The Social Centre, Camposol beliefs. the renovation Abigail finds scraps of paper B. Everyone is welcome; the only requirement hidden behind baseboards and tucked is that you like to read. Our next meeting is A Woman of Cairo by Noel Barber - Son and beneath the porch that hint the three could Thursday 5th September. You can also follow daughter of diplomats in Cairo. WWII; Egypt have been victims of foul play. us on Facebook if you cannot come to the threatened not only by the German army, but meetings. Please contact us via email by nationalist forces within Cairo. The country Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town by Mary [email protected] for further torn apart and enemies everywhere, Mark and Beard - This remarkable book rises to the information. Charity
Telephone 628 001 942 Twinned with the Lions Club of Crewkerne – MD105SW
After the very hot July and August, we will be Spain who are newly diagnosed, to learn Coach Trips over the coming months. back on Camposol B on Friday 6th about their condition. This is so important as Guadalest(one of our favourite trips) - September with our regular bric-a-brac stall. Diabetes can kill if not treated properly. October 10th We are always in need of stock to sell so if Ticket price is €15 per person with pickups at you’re having a clear-out, please let us have We are also still collecting unused spectacles Mazarrón Country Club, Camposol B and your unwanted items. with the help of Multiopticas. We then take Condado de Alhama. them to the Lions recycling Centre at Elche Tickets for this trip are selling fast!! The club is starting a new campaign to raise where the lenses are graded and sent funds to help with lifestyle changes etc. for wherever they are needed worldwide. Benidorm -November 27th under 16 year olds in Spain who have been Visit Benidorm market and do a spot of diagnosed with Cancer. It is recorded that a We Are No Longer Collecting Bottle Tops Christmas shopping. young person is diagnosed with cancer every As They Are No Longer Required Ticket price is €15 pp with pickups at 15 minutes; quite a shocking statistic! Mazarrón Country Club, Camposol B and We will of course continue to promote our Condado de Alhama. Stridescampaign to help Diabetic children in To reserve your tickets, please email [email protected] or leave a IT’S PANTO TIME! message on our Facebook page. Well it will be soon! “Oh yes it will!” Alternatively, visit us on our Friday stall.-
GET THESE DATES IN YOUR DIARY FOR Cloud 9’s Our popular monthly lunches will also resume VERY OWN UNIQUE PERFORMANCE OF in September. You are more than welcome to come and join us as we visit various Spanish restaurants in the area. Just contact us to be put on the mailing list for lunch details.
Thursday 30th Jan 2020 - 8pm Lions, friends and the general public can avail Friday 31st Jan 2020 - 8pm themselves of the loan of such things as Wheel Chairs, Bath Seats, Walking Frames, Saturday 1st Feb 2020 - 8pm Crutches etc. from our Medical Loans Sunday 2nd Feb 2020 - 4pm Department. All we ask for is a donation on return of the equipment. Please ring Pauline on634 308 693
Find us on FacebookMazarron Bahia Lions where you can see photos of our events [email protected] or [email protected] The Lions Club is a registered charity Number 7.961/1a CIF No G73385171 registered in January 2006. 52 www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019
GROUPS THE MAZARRÓN COUNTRY CLUB (MCC) EVENTS GROUP
Up and Coming Events Country Club Salon for a reserve list if any one cancels. September 25th -Shopping trip to La Zenia Music by singer Randy Corwood Members 7.50€, non-members 8.50€. Menu and price to TBA. December 31st -New Year’s Eve Party with music in the Country Club Salon October 12th -Race Night in the Country November 18th-21st -4 Day 3 Night Trip To Menu and price to TBA. Club Salon with ham or pizza with chips. Benidorm Members 7.00€, non-members 8.00€. Half board, 140€ per person in double room For tickets contact Sue Allman at the Tuesday and 200€ for singles. market on Mazarrón Country Club or Tony October 31st -Halloween Party in the This trip is sold out, but we are taking names Ward on968 956 418 Charity
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In A Medical Emergency Call 112 Then Call Why not join our team of Responders? TheFAST FAST on 968 970 626 The shifts that are covered can be 6/12/24 nurses and CST/FAST is a fully registered and insured hours to suit the individual. There is no need doctors are charity whose sole purpose is to serve the to have previous knowledge of First Aid as all collecting emergency medical needs of everyone who training will be provided free of charge. If you every lives at or visits Camposol. If you have to call do not want to be a Responder, why not join Monday for an ambulance, call112 and the operator as a Supporter. Supporters are free to help morning. will ask a series of questions so they make where and when they can. If you have any Give them a your call the correct priority. You can ask for spare time and want to help your community wave and an operator to speak in your language if you just call us on634 308 362or email your spare do not speak Spanish. You can then callFAST [email protected] or come along to cash; they are on968 970 626 our training sessions every Tuesday morning always at the Social Centre on Camposol B sector. extremely If you live on Mazarrón Country Club or Our training will recommence mid- grateful. Condado de Alhama, you can call the September. FAST will emergency number for advice over the soon be phone. UnfortunatelyFAST cannot respond We would like to thank all the businesses on wearing the to calls outside Camposol. Camposol for their support. Collection tins new colour are in most premises. All the donations and shirts. Look WhenFAST Responders arrive, they will ask a fund raising enables the wholeFAST team to out for the series of questions, directed at the casualty or provide this unique service for the people of dark green the partner. It may seem to delay treatment, Camposol. Thanks to Cat’s bar and Tel’s bar shirts worn by but it is important to know if the casualty is for supporting the music night in aid ofFAST . responders allergic to anything, what medication they are and support team members. on, have they been taking enough fluids etc. TheFAST Autumn Ball, will be held at the Also have they any medical problems being Amapola Restaurant in Bolneuvo on 14th We regret the cancellation of theFAST treated, so please bepatient when the September. Tickets are €30 each with €5 extra Christmas Fayre this year due to problems responder is asking questions. if you want coach transport. Rooms are with clashing with other planned events. All Responders and Instructors are volunteers available for those wishing to stay the night. who give their time freely. Tickets are on sale at the Friday bookstall on FAST are working on Camposol for you. FAST aims to provide a 24 hour service, but Camposol B. More info on our Web page or Help us to help you. due to lack of Responder availability we have call634 308 362 had to reduce the service at times.
Property Maintenance TEL: (+34) 691 977 107 Replace and install door Locks [email protected] Install and repair of Persianas www.ownersaway.com (Window Blinds) Security Improvements Contact US for Plumbing Works all your Rental & Including Boiler Supply, Property Management FAST is recognised by the British Consulate Repairs & Maintenance needs and the British Embassy in Madrid and the Whole house Water Murcian Health Authority for the work they Filter Systems Holiday rentals carry out on Camposol. Short & long term rentals Windows, Doors & Conservatories In JulyFAST was called out 17 times resulting Property Management Packages in 6 ambulances attending. There were also Pergolas Keyholding numerous calls for information; some Laundry Service medical, some just asking what times the local Tel 646 705 021 Registered with Tourist Board clinics and hospitals are open. We are always email [email protected] happy to give out information. www.bjmaintenance.com Full range of rental management support services All Areas Covered, Monday to Saturday, Free no obligation quotes and security advice. www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 53 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019 News South Murcia News We receive information from the South Murcia region on activities very close to the events happening which is often too late to publish in the current magazine. Keep up to date withfi estas etc, by checking the blog http://www.costacalidachronicle.com/articles-main/costa-calida-chronicle-blog/ Aguilas Sunday 15th September – Free Theatrical • Camposol B commercial centre: blocks www.aguilas.org Tour11am from Tourist Office. Small groups of damaged and rusty (never used) Tel 968 493 285 – Sat Market of 8 or less. letter boxes by commercial centre to be Every Saturday –Antique & Collectable removed, as well as those in Sector C Market near the Railway Station. From Fuente Alamo - Sat Market by the golf course. 10am Every Wednesday –Hacienda del Alamo • Camposol A Medical Centre: repairs to Women’s Association Coffee Morning@ front door glass; installation of blinds Sunday 8th September & Sunday 6th The Club House 10am-12pm on big windows by the reception desk October – 3hrTheatrical Tour of Aguilas and by entrance door; possible 10.30am. Register at Tourist Office Lorca provision of drinking water machine. www.lorcaturismo.es Saturday 14th September –2½hr Historical Tel968 441 914 – Thurs Market • Numerous pot-holes to be repaired and Tour of Aguilas 11am from Tourist Office. list to be made of roads requiring Small groups of 6 or less. Lorca Castle – general entry 6€.Guided urgent repairs. Tours available in English for 4€ on • Issues regarding the ‘adoption’ of Sunday 29th September (Spanish) –Ruta Thursdays at 10.30am for 22€ to include Camposol, including the procedure del Ferrocarril (Railway Route) 10am lunch, with special packages on Sundays. and legalities were discussed. Check at Tourist Office for full details. Sunday 22nd September –Path Four Calas Silvana Buxton is now writing a column each Route. Depart from Playa de Calarreona, Saturday 7th September –Guided Tour of month in theCosta Cálida Chronicle with camping area 10am. 4km. 2hrs. Contact Virgen de las Huertas (in Spanish) 12.30pm updates. guide on670 307 818 4€ (under 12’s free) The Council Installs Drink Can Alhama de Murcia Saturday 21st September –Free Guided Compactors http://turismo.alhamademurcia.es/ Tour of Monumental Lorca 11.30am from Through this simple gesture, people can Tel968 633 51 – Tues Market Tourist Office. Booking essential. recycle used cans. The 7 installed in There are some fabulous walks in the Sierra Mazarrón are located at: Plaza Toneleros, Espuña National Park. Saturday 28th September –Free Red The Rihuete Promenade, Playa Grande, two Go to http://turismo.alhamademurcia.es Dagger Theatrical Tour of Lorca. 11am on the Costa Cálida Avenue, in front of the and click on Paths of Sierra Espuña.You from Plaza de España. Ideal for families. Phoenician Ship Interpretation Centre and will find full details of all walks available and Booking essential (minimum 5 persons) one in Bolnuevo. The cans are easily a map that you can download. compacted and 100% of the aluminum can Mazarrón be recycled without diminishing its quality. Friday 6th September –Free Live Concert www.mazarron.es @ Plazas de las Americas 10pm Tel 968 594 426 – Sat Market Puerto Lumbreras Free Guided Tours in Mazarrón area. Tel968 436 153 – Fri Market Saturday 7th September & Saturday 5th Visit the Tourist Office or Saturdays (6.30pm) & Sundays (11am) in October –Free 45min Guided Tour of www.visitamazarron.es for full details of all September, discover the historical and Thermal Baths 11am tours. patrimonial wealth of Puerto Lumbreras throughMedina Nogalte visiting its cave- Saturday 14th & 21st & Sunday 22nd Art Exhibition @ Casas Consistoriales - houses and theNogalte Castle. From September & Sunday 6th October - Guided Geometría Del Color by Rafael Richart (until Craftsman workshop cave house, reception Tour of Alhama Castle 11am from Los 14th September) of Medina Nogalte. 7pm. 3€ (under 10’s Baños Archaeological Museum. From 2€ Open: free). Payment due 2 days prior to visit @ ES Mon-Sat 10am-2pm 12 3058 0204 15 2732000020-City Hall of Friday 13th September –Free Live Concert Thurs & Fri 5pm-8.30pm Puerto Lumbreras. (3 bands) @ Plaza de la Constitucion 10pm Loggerhead Turtles Wednesdays & Saturdays in September - Mazarrón Council has joined the campaign Visit the Astronomical Observatory –7pm ‘Turtles in the Mediterranean’ which is or 10pm aimed at protecting the loggerhead turtle on our shores. This was launched by the Totana Oceanographic Foundation and the Red www.totana.es Cross to protect these marine reptiles; an Tel968 418 153 initiative promoted and praised by the Wed Market/Fri in El Pareton departments of Services of the Coast and Saturdays & Sundays in September- Animal Welfare of the City of Mazarrón. Ifa Guided Visit to La Bastida3.40€ (2.50€ sighting occurs, the most convenient and disc) 10am/12pm. Book at Tourist Office effective thing to do is to call112 with which the Varamiento Network is activated. Saturdays in September -Guided Visit Museum Of The Tower Of Santiago10am Sea Turtles have an important role because The first level hosts the chapter house that they help fight jellyfish and the negative refers to the lands of Totana; the Order of effects that their overpopulation can cause Santiago. The second level is the choir of in the ecosystem. the church, which shows the Mudejar coffered ceiling of the temple and the First Steps Towards A Better Camposol explanation of its chapels. The next level is The mayor of Mazarrón, Gaspar Miras, known as ‘the bride’s room’, which was the studied the needs of the area with Silvana old house of the bell ringer. The fourth level Buxton and Tomás Ureña. cannot be visited as it contains the current • It was noted that repairs were required clock. The last level is the bell tower, where at the Social Centre: outer and inner the second oldest bell of the Diocese is front doors, window in hall, emergency located, dating from 1470. door, dance bar, wall mirror. The air conditioning is being sorted and the Sunday 29th September hand-dryer in ladies’ toilet should be Sierra Espuña Fiesta replaced soon. Learn about amphibians. Visit the stand from 12pm-1.30pm
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Charity - Mazarrón Animal Medi-Aid Tel 666 186 037 MAMAS Registered charity No 9537/1a Did you find it rather hot in This month we have helped do and it would not be possible without your August? Here atMAMAs we withTurco and his bad skin kind donations in whatever form. Remember had to shut for two weeks it complaint. He has been Richard is on Camposol B Car Park from was so unbearable. We treated by the vet, but is still 10am-12pm every Tuesday morning. Drop by reopened on 27th August. delicate and at the moment for a chat and if you wish, you can drop isn’t going out very much. unwanted items off, or make arrangements We have been out collecting With ongoing treatment and for bigger items to be collected. new furniture donations and care he should make a good have lots of clothes, bric-a- recovery. MAMAs is situated in Puerto de Mazarrón, brac and other goodies in the past Lidl carrying straight on until you see shop that you really need! An update on Cari Consum. Turn left there andMAMAs is in the If you gave to Cari’s treatment third road on the left; Calle San Juan. We seem to be gathering thank you so much. It went a momentum with cat spaying. long way towards her first Tel666 186 037 We do our best to help, but operation. She was taken to a [email protected] really cannot help with cat big practice in Madrid and her Helping you Helping Animals colonies. It would be better first operation has taken Registered charity No 9537/1a if the Town Hall was made place. We are now awaiting an aware of the problem. That way they can see update on the results. the problem for themselves and give assistance. The above are examples of the workMAMAs GROUPS
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Greetings! Summer is well and truly with us ofMABS , we will be again donating all and it feels like this beautiful weather will contributions to aid the wonderful work Tuesday 26th November -Turkey and Tinsel never end. I hope you are all having a good carried out byMABS Mazarrón. What could Including Iceland Shopping Day Trip. time, taking advantage of the long days. be better than a cup of coffee, (or tea) and a More details at our September meeting. Before we know where we are, the evenings slice of cake with friends? We have some will start to draw in and we will turn our minds members who are gifted home bakers, but if Chatterboxmeetings continue every second to the next exciting season. baking is not your thing, store-bought cakes and fourth Thursday at the Social Centre, and biscuits are welcome too! We will also be Camposol B from 2-4pm. Everyone welcome TheChatterbox Committee have been very hosting a book, jigsaw and DVD swap at our to come along. New members are always busy devising a full programme of meetings coffee afternoons. Don't forget to bring a bag welcome; just come along to a meeting or and excursions for the coming year, expect to carry your swaps home! contact the committee for a chat. some surprises! Thursday 10th October -Monthly Meeting For further information aboutChatterbox , Our first meeting, on Thursday 12th 2-4pm at the Social Centre Camposol B. check out our Facebook pageLadies September, will be an opportunity to catch up Chatterbox Group. with friends old and new and to discover our Thursday 17th October -Day Trip to IKEA Chatterbox is committed to creating an 2019/2020 programme of events. and Nueva Condomina, Murcia. environment which is welcoming to all. We Leave Camposol at 9.30am, shop, shop, understand the importance of meeting for Dates For Your Diary lunch and shop until 4.30pm. This is always a company and chat, particularly if living alone Thursday 26th September -Coffee very popular day and the cost will be €12 for and far from family. We look forward to seeing Afternoon 2-4pm members and €15 for non-members. old and new friends in September. Following the success of last year’s, Contact Carol Francis on642 520 584 or ‘Camposol’s Biggest Coffee Afternoon’ in aid Facebook to reserve your place. BOLNUEVO CARS SL CAR HIRE
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Charity Costa Cálida Lifeline 634 312 516 Advice and Information 634 344 589
Future Events Wednesday 1st January –New Year’s Day year for Valencia so hotel rooms are at a Sponsored Swim premium to cover this uniqueFallas Fiesta. Wednesday 18th September -Afternoon Tea Sponsorship forms are available for this fun Call Pat Firth on665 491 077 for more @ The Drop in Centre 2-4pm event taking place at 1pm on Bahia Beach. information and a full programme of events Cakes, sandwiches etc 4€. Quiz with prizes. Start off your New Year with a splash! Water for this highlight of the Valencian year. up to your knees for a minimum of one Wednesday 25th September -Menu Del Dia minute. Why not ask your family members to The Drop in Centre reopens on Monday @ La Caleta, Puerto de Mazarrón. Tickets now sponsor you whilst they are here on holiday? 3rd September at 10am. Please come and available. Pick up your forms from the Drop In Centre, see us! Camposol A. Saturday 23rd November –Christmas Fayre Drop in Centre @ Mariano’s, Camposol A 11am-2pm Monday 16th March 2020 – Friday 20th March Calle Valencia 12, Camposol A Get Christmas off to a seasonal start! Cakes, – Stay At The Expo Hotel For The 2020 Tel634 344 589 Tombola, Sweets, Pies, Ceramics, Bags, Bling, VALENCIA FALLAS to welcome in the Opening Hours Cards, Jewellery, Spices & Curry Mixes, Spring. Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 10am-1pm Clothing and much more.....! 4 nights & 5 days. Just 10-15 minutes walk Entrance 1€ from the historic centre, or jump on a hop-on- Phones (10am – 4pm Mon – Fri) Note to all stallholders - please phone634 hop-off bus to join in this fabulous festival. Enquiries -634 344 589 336 484 if you would like a stall. €360 B & B pp based on 2 sharing including Events -634 336 484 coach. This is the main holiday week of the Equipment Loan -634 306 927 CHARITY FRIENDS OF MAZARRÓN ANIMALS
Friends of Mazarrón Animals would like to 15th If you would like more information about any say a big thank you to everyone who has September to of the events or ways you can help & be part volunteered, fostered, donated & attended raise money of the solution please contact an event. As a small charity your support for the [email protected] or visit our really makes a difference. animals in our Facebook pageFriends of Mazarron care. What a Animals. August has been a busy month with many brave lady. dogs joining theFMA family. Please check (See page 82 Donations to help more animals can be made out our Facebook page with all the latest for details of at [email protected] information on the animals you are helping. how to sponsor FMAaccounts are published annually. More TheMonthly Market returns to its usual slot Anne.) in depth accounts are available on request. of the first Saturday of the month on Saturday 7th September from 10am-2pm. Join us with Bazz Norton music from Ukulele Sunshine Band and their the Piano toe-tapping country sound. Although the Man will be Costa Cálida Chronicle Social Club remains closed, there is plenty of entertaining Contact Sales on seating with tables, plus drinks & homemade us on 619 199 407 snacks to purchase. A variety of stalls Saturday 28th including homemade gifts, quality preloved September with his wonderful repertoire of Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com clothing, books & much more. magical sounds of Elton John, Eric Clapton, Email: [email protected] Van Morrison & many others. Tickets are 5€ Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! One of our supporters, Anne Tipler is jumping on the door at Café Buenavista, El Alamillo, out of a perfectly good airplane on Sunday Puerto de Mazarrón.
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Forget Me Not meets at the Social Centre, clothing sale. Jumble Sales Camposol B every Monday morning from These take place on the first Saturday of each 10.30am-1.30pm. Our aim is to offer free We encourage carers to enjoy some time to month at the Social Centre, Camposol B. We respite care for carers of loved ones with themselves knowing that the person that they looking forward to seeing you on Saturday Alzheimer’s/Dementia, or any other long term care for is in capable and qualified hands. 7th September from 10.15am-12-30pm. illness. Why not pop along and meet us on Our service is free thanks to the generosity of any Monday morning for a cup of tea and an many local individuals and groups that have Our client numbers are always growing and informal chat? We will be happy to welcome donated and raised funds forForget Me Not we are in need of more volunteers. No you. over the years. We thank everyone who has experience is necessary: just an donated in any way to this small but essential understanding of dementia, empathy and a During our Monday meetings we will hold a help group. smile. We have fully qualified nurses to chat stall at the rear of the Community Centre with to you and give you support. Books, CDs, DVDs (all at 20 cents) and a Charity MABS Mazarrón Tel 634 362 823 www.mabscancerfoundation.com
There are very few people these days that can accepted hugely successful and has filled a real need in say their lives have not been touched by and can be the communities. We were looking forward to Cancer in some way, whether it is a partner, made celebrating the first anniversary of its opening parent, child, sibling, other family, a friend or either at in April with an Afternoon Tea in the gardens, indeed their own experience. Most of us have the shop but due to inclement weather it had be felt the devastating effects Cancer can have or at our postponed at the eleventh hour and was on both the sufferer and their nearest and drop-off eventually held on 14th July when everyone dearest. points at thoroughly enjoyed bellinis, tea and Alley sandwiches, homemade cakes and scones, all Cancer is cruel, unforgiving and non- Palais, made and served by our hardworking discriminatory. It doesn’t care what race, Camposol volunteers. A fantastic sum of 804.50€ was religion or age you are and it doesn’t care Golf Club raised on the day and huge thanks goes to what else is going on in your life or what your or our everyone who helped and supported the financial situation is. It can and will affect Respite event. anyone at any time. Centre on Avenida de las Covachos, Camposol B. We We have many fundraising activities going on The philosophy ofMABS Cancer Support can also collect larger items in our van and in the next few months. Check out our Foundation is that Cancer doesn’t this can be arranged by calling634 313 478. Facebook page for more information on discriminate and neither do we. The these. Foundation has been helping and supporting Can you spare a few hours a week? people of all nationalities and all walks of life We need volunteer patient drivers, van Our next big fundraising event is ourMasked here in Spain for 20 years now. We have helpers, shop workers, fundraisers and carers. Ball at Camposol Golf Club on 19th October. helped a great many people in that time and In short,WE NEED YOU! A cava reception, 3 course meal and with your support we can continue to help Interested? entertainment from the superb Darren Jones many more. Call our volunteer co-ordinator Jan on 634 plus a raffle and prize for the best mask; all for 362954 just 25€. Tickets are available from theMABS We raise funds through our shops and events Respite Centre or call Zue on689 052 123. organised by our hardworking fundraising Last year we opened our first Respite Centre, teams. Your localMABS Shop is located in situated on Camposol in Mazarrón to cover Do you need MABS’ help? Totana where we sell furniture, clothes and the needs of patients in the Mazarrón, San Call our helpline on620 422 410 bric-a-brac. All donations are gratefully Javier and Calasparra regions. This has been MOBILE ENGLISH CAR ARE PROUD TO PRESENT A Property Conveyancing & Legal Work MASKED BALL MECHANIC Insurances Entertainment by Banking & Financial Advice DARREN JONES Only 5 minutes from the new Corvera Airport. Wills, Inheritance Leave your car with Pete to ITV/Service Fiscal Representation & Advice it whilst you are away. PRIZE FOR Translations We collect and deliver your car. BEST MASK NIE Numbers, Residencia + RAFFLE Replacement cambelts Brakes Driving Licences & Car Paperwork Welding and much more THREE COURSE DINNER, CAVA ON ARRIVAL Our company is dedicated to service and TICKETS SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER ITVs with pre-checks our experience of over 10 years will 25€ 7pm for 7.30pm Provide our clients with the Formal Dress For a reliable service at competitive prices care and attention they expect. Club De Golf, Camposol TICKETS FROM MABS. SECTOR B Call Peter on Urbanización Camposol, Centro Commercial A, For more information Local 28, 30875 Mazarrón TEL: Zue 689 052 123 666 161 129 www.costacalidaps.com [email protected] Tel. 968 199 251. Fax: 968 199 175 www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 57 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019
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Our shop in Puerto de Mazarrón is now open have some projects in the pipeline including We would like to thank all our supporters and on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings making a donation towards theMABS our volunteers for their continued support in from 10am until 1pm after its summer closure. Respite House project, which we feel will be achieving our aims to help those in our of great value and help to our community. We community who are less fortunate than The van, as usual, will be on Camposol A car also intend to help a local orphanage, ourselves. park on Tuesday mornings 10.30am-12pm to together with aid to local schools and other pick up your donations. You can call Terry on organizations in our area. The Colegio Publico 603 389 006if there are any larger items you Gines Garcia in Mazarrón, where we donated Costa Cálida Chronicle wish him to pick up, like furniture etc. You can two laptops back in June, has collected Contact Sales on also call Anne on634 338 674 if you are in children’s clothes and donated them to us 619 199 407 the Camposol area and wish items to be which we gratefully received. Further details Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com picked up from your home at any other time. of these projects will be put on our web page Email: [email protected] It was quiet throughout August, but we have and revealed in the coming months. Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! some plans going into the cooler months. We Charity ANDREA’S ANIMAL RESCUE & THE HENRIETTA FOUNDATION TEL: 690 906 565 CHARITY No.9.980/1a www.andreasanimalrescue.com I am starting off with a plea this month. or message is small although only a puppy of about 12 We are desperately in need of volunteers in me. The weeks. He has overcome such a terrible start our shops in Mazarrón and Roldan. We are shop in in life. He is a bonny lad; mainly black but only asking for 4 hours a week and no Roldan is with two white front paws. previous experience is necessary. It is a great particularly way to meet short staffed new people, which means We recently helped rehome a kitten.AAR will maybe Kev and I are always try and help, even if it means putting practice your having to you in contact with someone else. This little Spanish and cover it kitty got lucky and found a home very quickly. know you are which takes helping all us away from The Sanctuary the equines looking after Progress is being made and we now have the and small the animals all-important REGA number which is one animals that and other piece of red tape out of the way. We are still are in our important waiting for the drawings of the stables back care. We tasks from the architect, then building can begin. cannot associated We are so excited about this project, but we survive with the Two socks, a gorgeous underestimated how long everything takes without the charity. little boy looking for that and with Kev and I covering the shops, it is shops! Maybe you special home taking even longer. It is going to be fantastic WE NEED would like to and we can’t wait for the day our animals YOUR pair up with a friend, husband, wife or partner move to their new home. Can anyone help HELP. and work together. out with building, maintenance, labouring or Toffee unfortunately STILL Please call general DIY skills? If you can help please call searching for a home 690 906 656 At the time of writing this, I hope our special meon690 906 565 little boyToffee will be rehomed. He is Sale Time happy, playful, From 1st September ALL our summer housetrained and clothing is only 1€! Come and fill a bag with ohhhh so loving. He some fantastic bargains; all types – men’s, is about 3 years old women’s, children’s, baby’s shoes and and about the size of handbags. a Jack Russell and a deliciousToffee Please come and visit our shops in Roldan colour! (10.30am-2.30pm) or Mazarrón Town opposite the Medical Centre (10am-2pm). We still only charge a fixed price of It is so important for Donations can also be dropped off on us to find homes for Mondays from 11.30am-1.30pm at Camposol €45.00 for a standard 60cm oven our rescues, as until B Car Park, where I will be in my usual spot. we do we cannot take any more in. We also Andrea x Contact Elaine or Colino n666917 695 haveTwo Socks who MAN & VAN Samaritans in Spain operate on 24/7 basis and SERVICES cover the whole of Spain. Collections & Deliveries Should you need to speak Available 7 Days a Week confidentially on any issue Contact Ian upsetting you then ring 634 338 121 Freephone [email protected] Legal & Registered 900 525 100 900 525 100
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INFORMATION Birding in Murcia by Antrim Loonnah
Murcia has a superb coastline and it is light or inexistent winds weren’t helpful as It’s so nice to hear of an environmental probably one of the most important factors many sea-going birds are far more active success story! for many people in their decision to visit. when they can surf the winds and the waves. However, my natural environment is inland Maybe the decision was sub-conscious so as Unlike most of our largeGulls that will happily surrounded by the mountains of the to give myself a less frenetic opportunity to scavenge for food,Audouin’s Gull is a northwest of our region. It isn’t that I dislike learn the methodology and ID skills for the specialist fish-eater which means that its the coast, but I do find it more tranquil here survey. After getting up at silly o’clock, I duly habitat is strictly coastal and pelagic, avoiding with a more authentic Spanish culture. arrived at Cabo de Palos for the 7.30am start inland areas and feeding out at sea. In terms However, I have been remiss in not exploring time and a three-hour sea watch. of appearance, it is more elegant than the the beautiful coastal areas as much as I should more thuggish looking largeGulls and a key have, especially bearing in mind that many of In the first hour we were mainly seeing the identification feature is its dark red bill. our best birding sites are along the shoreline. localGulls andTerns going about their morning rituals.Yellow-Legged Gulls There were also quite a fewCommon Terns I decided that I would make an effort and do (Gaviota Patiamarilla) were the most common, (Charran Común) (note the red beaks and a bit of sea-watching, a style of birding that I but it was good to see thatAudouin’s Gulls black tip) feeding nearby and going back and am not accustomed to. I am alright identifying (Gaviota de Audouin) were also around. forth past our viewing point. We were also Gulls andTerns that can be seen beach-side seeing several largerSandwich Terns and close to shore, but I am a bit of a (Charrán Patinegro) coming from the south beginner when it comes to the more ocean- and holding small fish in their beaks. We going birds such asShearwaters and assumed that they (note the black beaks with Petrels. There are birders who love sea- yellow tips) were returning to nearby nesting watching, spending many happy hours sat on sites to feed chicks. some wind-swept cliff top with binoculars and telescopes glued to the sea, but it has never really rocked my boat.
Audouin's gull
Yellow-Legged Gulls are the common large Gulls that you will always see here on the Mediterranean coast and are a very close Common Tern Balearic Shearwaters relative to the UK’sHerring Gulls. In fact, not that many years ago they were thought to be a sub-species, but it is now accepted as being After the survey we visited the nearby salt Anyway, there is a first time for everything, so separate. Apart from their yellow leg colour pans to see if our assumption, that the I decided to join in the monthly sea-bird (instead of flesh pink of theHerring Gull)they Sandwich Terns were taking fish to their census that has been carried out at Cabo de are practically identical. offspring, was correct. Happily, this proved to Palos for quite a number of years. This is just be the case. There were also half a dozen one of a number of monthly census points in In the late 1960’s theAudouin’s Gull was one Little Terns (Charrancito Común) present, a network that runs along the coasts of Spain of the world’s rarest, only occurring in the which as their name implies, are quite a bit and Portugal. This voluntary work helps Mediterranean and with a population of smaller than their larger cousins. They have enormously in providing a picture of sea-bird about 1,000 pairs. It has subsequently distinctive yellow beaks with a black tip and populations and their migration. expanded its breeding colonies along the white foreheads (good identification Levante coastline and although still rare, the features). They are probably my favourite It turned out that I chose the quietest month population has grown to about 10,000 pairs. of the year (July) for seabird activity! The very Continued on page 61
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Continued from page 60 living out at sea most of the year and only elsewhere in the region, but that’s very appear on land to nest. During the breeding difficult to verify without physically climbing Ternsand it is season they will only approach their nests down to find them. a pleasure to during night time as it would be too watch them as dangerous to return during daylight hours as Besides seabirds, we were also keeping a look they swoop they would be attacked by larger gulls. They out for whales, particularly Fin Whales (up to gracefully, spend their lives out at sea, mainly in the 25m long) and Sperm Whales (up to 15 m) then hover Mediterranean, but some birds will move out which had had been sighted a few days and dive into the Atlantic Ocean around the Moroccan previously off the coast of Torrevieja. We were down into the coast or north into the Bay of Biscay. unlucky, but sightings are not uncommon water to catch Occasionally they are seen in UK coastal here in Murcia. small fish or waters. invertebrates. So after my first proper sea-watch, the question remains, “Am I hooked?” I certainly For the enjoyed the experience immensely and uninitiated, without a shadow of a doubt I will do it again. Terns sort of However, I don’t think it will drag me away look like Sandwich Tern every week from my beloved mountains of Gulls, but are the north-west. far more delicate and elegant. This has earned them the nickname of ‘swallows of the Finally, an update fromlast month when I sea’. wrote about one of Murcia’s rarest breeding birds, theRufous Bush Robin (Alzacola Rojiza). At the time of writing, ANSE (Association of Naturalists for the South East), was undertaking a population survey of the Balearic Shearwater species and have just released their findings. It shows that there are nearly 50 territories (and presumably breeding pairs) in the Other noteworthy sightings were of 3Shags region; more than originally thought. About (Cormorán Moñudo), an unfortunate name 90% of these are in the coastal strip between that has delighted many a schoolboy over the Águilas and Mazarrón. years! They are a smaller cousin of the Cormorantand indeed look very similar. Cormorants are winter visitors in our region, so if you see a similar-looking bird in the summer it is almost certainly aShag . They are Little Tern also true seabirds that stay close to coastal areas with cliffs and never venture inland. During the second half of the sea-watch we They are a resident and scarce-breeding bird started to seeShearwaters further out. There in Murcia with some pairs breeding on Grosa was a group of five that were skimming the Island opposite La Manga and more recently waves on their long, (78-90cms), straight and have started nesting on the Island of fairly narrow wings as they went back and Escombreras. It is also thought that some forth during quite a long time. We assumed pairs may be breeding on isolated cliffs they were feeding in a largish area opposite our observation point, as they repeatedly glided south-west and a bit later back towards the north-east. Rufous Bush Robin
Whenever I seeShearwaters I always think of If anybody wishes to comment or has a query, them as the ‘Albatrosses’ of the Northern please contact me on Hemisphere as they look and live in a similar [email protected] fashion, gliding effortlessly just above the waves searching for fish. The ones we saw wereBalearic Shearwaters (Pardela Balear) which is an endemic species that breeds in caves and burrows on some of the smaller Balearic Islands. They are true maritime birds Shag
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Registering Your Guests – PART 2 This is also not an option, as the Guardia Following on from last month’s article, several won’t answer these emails and again, the Due to the demand in registrations, I am now readers have been in touch to ask questions form is not valid. Your data has to be at the Guardia Civil once a week and the Town and give me some feedback or, as ever, to ask entered by them in person at the Hall offices once a week to do both license why their own applications have been moment when they generate your access applications and obtain passcodes for clients. unsuccessful! code and password. Get in touch if you want to be added to the • As mentioned last month, there are list for either service and remember that if you Here are some answers which should help you several apps out there which capture useMurcia Solutions to obtain your decide your best route forward for guest’s passport and ID data and some passcodes, you also get basic instructions on registration and beyond: clients have asked me if they use the app how to access the website and enter guest to scan and capture guests data, do they data in English. Now that should make it • A couple of people tell me they have still need to keep a physical book of easier!! gone to the Guardia Civil with a ‘partes’ in the house, with paper copies? completed form and the Guardia did not I asked the Guardia Civil about this and Liz Edmiston know what to do with it! I have found that the answer is ‘YES’. The legislation Murcia Solutions every time I go! The first challenge is to covering the capturing and storing of this Contact Liz on+ 34 662 556 433 explain to the duty agent exactly what I data was introduced in 2003 and has not [email protected] am there to do. Many agents are not yet been updated. It does not cover the familiar with the paperwork or the use of new technology and the apps now system. However, you can’t just drop off available, as when the law was a form and expect to be registered and introduced these apps did not exist. the form that many people seem to be Costa Cálida Chronicle downloading and completing isn’t According to my contact in the Guardia, in Contact Sales on actually worth filling in, as the Guardia future when the legislation is revised then it 619 199 407 won’t accept it. It only serves a memory be modified to allow guest info to be stored prompt for you if you need to note down solely online or in an app, but at the moment Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com your data. you need to keep a folder or file with a Email: [email protected] Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! • On the same note, some people have separate parte signed by each guest over the tried emailing the form to the Guardia age of 16, according to the template annexed and asked me to check if it has arrived. to the legislation. Looking for a replacement part for your car? Need to scrap your car & don’t know where to go? El Valle Autodesguace can help you. TOURIST BOARD LICENCES * We make it easy to get legal & get registered. We have a large range of spare parts for many brands and models of both cars and motorbikes. * Covering the whole of Murcia region All the stock is listed for a quick response over the part you need. We can try to get the part for you * Fully inclusive pack, including supply & fitting of your plaque!! if we don’t have it in stock. * Holiday homes, Casas Rurales and B&B We can help you with the process for scrapping your car. We can then legally take your car away Don't risk a fine, get a licence! for you - saving you a lot of stress. We are authorized by the General Directorate of Traffic to officially deregister your car. Contact Liz Edmiston on EL VALLE AUTODESGUACE, SL Tel: 968 630 600 Whatsapp: 609 651 463 0034 662 556 433 Carretera RM 2, KM 2,3 for more information liz.murciasolutions 30840 Alhama de Murcia (MURCIA) Email [email protected] or visit www.murciasolutions.com
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Leisure Miracles on the Camino
Mike describes a visit to a monastery offering restaurant for my ‘pilgrim’s meal’, but I wasn’t spare time taking care of the homeless. He free wine and how he learned a life lesson too keen on the company I was about to keep had centre stage and we were happy to let from an American hippie. - or so I thought. The Camino was about to him keep it. He told us about his life in give me another lesson - don’t judge a book Oregon and about the brown bears, forests We made by its cover. and seaboard cities. good progress from I was shown to my table by a waiter from Peru Villatuerta. and I found myself sitting opposite a middle- The sky was aged woman from the Czech Republic and grey, but the there is no nice way of saying this, but she weather seemed plain and characterless. I thought she stayed fine. was going to be a bit of a bore, but it turned The Camino out she was a wizard with languages and is full of when I asked her how many she spoke she surprises and couldn’t remember; probably around six. She I had had taught herself English in her bedroom forgotten that and went to Norway when she was 16. She a n was fluent in Norwegian within a year and opportunity ended up teaching English at a university near for free Oslo. I think her IQ was about 190. Her alcohol was English was perfect and without much of an about to accent. It was like talking to Joanna Lumley! present itself. There was also an American from Florida Enjoying a café con leche with Marci and Jeanne, The wine called Bob, who was softly spoken, 72 and on the outskirts of Navarrete. They were from the States and they would become important fountain is strikingly handsome. He looked remarkably members of my Camino family part of the like Henry Fonda in one of his later roles as a ancient Western sheriff. We were joined by another Monastery American couple. The woman, who I took to Peter was one of the most intelligent and of Irache, be around 60, seemed normal, especially in charming men I have ever met and he hated Free wine at the Monastery of which is Irache, close to Estelle comparison to her ‘bohemian’ husband - it Donald Trump. He told us how his daughter located in a was clear she had been a beautiful young had married a man from Mexico and how they suburb of Estelle. woman. As for him; well, I had him figured out feared for their future. He also told us about right away; just so and it took about three security guards and border police who There are two fountains; one dispenses wine seconds. His name was Peter and he had patrolled their area and arrested people and the other fresh water. For some reason, beads on his wrists and a leather strap around without reason apart from the colour of their there was a lengthy queue for the wine and his neck. He had long grey hair arranged skin and how they could be deported without not much interest in the water. A sign below untidily and concluded with a pigtail. Peter trial or an appeal. It sounded like Germany proclaimed:Pilgrim, if you wish to arrive at had lengthy sideburns and the best quiff seen around 1938. What a night! Santiago full of strength and vitality, have a this side of John Travolta inGrease. He drink of this great wine and make a toast to reminded me of the red necked hillbillies who Next month: Crippled by blisters - until an happiness. terrorised Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight in Irish priest saves my Camino. John Boorman’s horror classicDeliverance. There was a celebratory mood among the Peter would be from Louisiana, so I thought. Miracles on the Camino by Mike Gardner pilgrims who were mostly unaware of the He would drive a Ford pick-up truck with a can be downloaded directly onto your Kindle, proximity of theMonastery of Santa Maria Confederate flag hanging from the window mobile, tablet or computer from Amazon la Real de Irache alongside, which was and a loaded Remington pump action shot books for 4.32€. It has 173 pages and more founded in the 10th century, but coming a gun on the passenger seat; just in case. Peter than 80 pictures. It is also available as a poor second here in comparison with an was going to be extremely disagreeable hardback and can be delivered to your house unlimited supply of free red wine. company – I just knew it. Then he opened his in Spain. mouth and started speaking. He was a After six days of walking, I arrived inTorres carpenter with an interest in medieval del Rio and after registering I went to the woodwork. Peter and his wife spent their
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Digitizing Documents world and it can take high quality copies of Exactly where that file is varies on the device In this day and age, it’s very easy to keep your photos, documents, or business cards. used, although it does tell you when it finishes everything online. You can get your water bill They are designed for exactly this purpose the scan. online, you get sent photos from family and create a perfectly flat, uniformly lit, high online, you do your banking online and make quality image. When sending documents or photos you phone calls online, but what about the things have scanned, the best way is by email as it that aren’t online? How can you preserve If you’re saving some photographs so they do keeps that high quality. Many people try to them, or send them to people who need not fade or get damaged over time and you send images by WhatsApp or Facebook them? want the highest quality available, they can Messenger, but those services automatically be re-printed and renewed as the first day you lower the quality, making it a pointless The first thing that may spring to mind is to got them. exercise. take a photo of it with your camera or phone, but this has some drawbacks that can really If you send your business card to a company Important make it go awry. so that they can design an advert to go into a If you are digitizing your beloved photos, local magazine, having that high quality crisp don’t forget to back them up safely. Digitizing 1. The lighting will be strange, as you’re image can make life a lot easier for both them documents makes keeping them safe a stooped over the document casting a and you and you won’t have to answer the breeze, so take advantage of that and put shadow over it making it difficult to read question, “The email is blurry, what does it them also onto a USB memory stick so they or see. say?” don’t vanish in the event of a computer 2. The angle of the camera will distort the problem. picture, making text appear wavy, or To do a scan, place the document or photo details in photographs may be in the you would like to digitize into the scanner, wrong place. face down against the glass. Then on your device, open the Printer manufacturer’s App The best answer is to use a scanner. These are and select ‘Scan’. You will end up with a file built in to near enough every printer in the that you can then save, or send onwards. Aditorial
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ADIOS At Your Service, Camposol At the beginning of this year we (my Malawian We have a website for questions concerning How experience became a business. wife Maria and I) decided that it would be Camposol better to move from Malawi, where I had lived www.adioscamposol.com It’s almost 20 years ago since I bought my since 2015, to Camposol. We had to decide house on Camposol. It was nice to be here what to do when living here, because we once in a while, because in the Netherlands don’t have a pension and still have to work to the weather is not that good, especially in survive. We also need to keep on helping the winter time. I loved to come to Spain. Every Malawian staff in our lodge in Malawi. Our time I was here I enjoyed it so much! But experiences helped us with making that ……yes, I also experienced a ‘but’! Most of decision. the time I also had to do things that didn’t give me pleasure; cleaning, gardening, paying taxes, doing repairs etc. Some work should be done when you are not here, especially if you want to rent the house out during the period you are away. All these things had to be organised whilst being far from home. If you have a problem, just visit our website to Another thing is that I don’t see many people see how it works. We hope to meet you and who were here in the beginning and then I sayAdios until we meet again. see others who are still here, but who have become old, with all kind of problems. I really A Dios, may God be with you (original feel sorry for them! meaning). Joop van Delden Over the last 20 years I have experienced that situation myself. Years ago these people were You can find our lodge in Malawi at strong, but now some of them are frail and We try to help people, because that’s what we www.adiosresort.com need help. like to do?
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There was a good turnout for our 2nd AGM secretary: Norma Harris. You may recognise Luckily, she resisted and we arrived back in on July 16th. We followed it with a gentle the name – Norma wrote the March article. time to appreciate the cold drinks and 6km walk under the Full Moon and socialised I’m looking forward to working closely with delicious finger food which Carla, Fiona and afterwards with a small buffet around her in future. Her relentless professionalism Judy had organised. Thank you to all of the midnight. was more than evident during the production volunteers, but especially to the food team of our first walking book and I know that and Donna for clearing up afterwards and the Our venue was the Escuela del Charco of La WARM will improve even further with her following morning too. Bermeja, but in the last 15 years I’ve never energetic input. actually seen any water in the ‘charco’ (pool). Thank you also to Antonio (aka Tony Kelly) for The schoolhouse closed about 55 years ago On the walk, the moon eventually made an writing, singing and strumming such a lovely and as well as being an educational appearance at about 11pm above the summit ‘Hymn to WARM’ on his guitar. After establishment it had also been the home of of the Sierra de Ricote. The progress of the everybody’s efforts, maybe the Alcalde will the school teacher. Nowadays it is maintained eclipse was fascinating, but blocked quite a allow us back again next year. for local meetings by the Ayuntamiento of lot of light. We advanced slowly by torchlight, Ricote and we were very pleased that the enjoying the atmosphere of the night on the Details of future outings will be sent Alcalde gave us permission to use it. With two northern slopes and back at the schoolhouse automatically to those who are already on the toilets and plenty of parking space it was Rose said that she’d been able to watch our WARMmailing list, normally about a perfect (and we didn’t pay a thing!). progress down the mountainside from several fortnight ahead. If there is anyone who would kilometres away giving her plenty of time to like their email address to be added to this get the food ready. I had however been mailing list then contact me (Jessica) on: forewarned that we shouldn’t dawdle too [email protected]. Please indicate much - with Rose guarding our buffet there where is your nearest town (I don’t need a full was a risk she might succumb to temptation! address). The next organised walk is in the Sierra de Ricote on Saturday 28th September.
Note: Only those who are on the mailing list can access the closedWARM Facebook page; The majority of outings will be in the northwest of the region (approximately 1½ hours’ drive from the coast).
Lots of ‘willing’ volunteers arrived early in order to reorganise the furniture and do a bit of sweeping up, then everything was ready. Our AGM performed its function and the main item of news was that we elected a new
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Permaculture: a way to save the planet from are helping to shape the farms of the future, world works; its natural process, its circle of famine. can be created in every habitable part of the life, its natural recycling system and so on. Permaculture is a design of agricultural world, benefitting not only humans, but many ecosystem intended to be sustainable and different plant and animal species in the Permaculture could be the solution to feed a self-sufficient, based on patterns and process. growing overpopulated planet in the near characteristics of natural ecosystems. future. We could find a few people swimming In the mid-70’s the Australian Bill Mollison, against the current, showing the world that it teacher in the innovative school of is possible to create fertile land within a environmental design in Hobart (Tasmania), deserted, dry region or to regenerate a and David Holmgren, a young student in the damaged wasteland from zero. same university, developed a bunch of ideas to create ecological agricultural systems. On the one hand we have Geoff Lawton, from Their goal was to ensure the provision of food Australia, aPermaculture consultant to an overpopulated world in the future, in a currently developing several projects, the better and more suitable way than the most important of which located in Lebanon. industrial methods of conventional agriculture On the other hand, we have a John D. Liu, and in so doing regenerate the land and Chinese American film maker and ecologist. improve the yield. He developed a foundation calledEcosystem Restoration Camps where anyone can learn One tends to think ofPermaculture as a new, about thePermaculture techniques and put somewhat snobbish trend in a world where them to practice there. One of these camps the natural over the artificial seems to have can be found in Murcia;Camp Altiplano. The Permaculturehas been called ‘a science of become fashionable. It is easily set aside southern part of Spain, known as one of the observation’, as it relies uponbiomimicry : without a second look, categorized in the places with the worst desertification in observing nature and then designing a same way as those who are anti-vaccines, Europe, seemed like a good place to do system in a way that allows nature to do much those who do not treat milk before drinking research and show the benefits of ecosystem of the work for you. and so on… for whom those industrial things restoration. warp natural things, good just as they are. In The principles ofPermaculture can be its own wayPermaculture is reminding us Gonzalo Guirao Pallarés applied to any space designed by humans. what we can do when we all pull together. It Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Molina de RegenerativePermaculture systems, which is just a matter of acknowledging how the Segura Religion The Rockin' Vicar
On a Sunday morning in July we had a a great night! You surprise visit to our wooden chapel by Andy might even see me Flute, an ex-pro-boxer who fell from the doing myWild Thing N NEED OF SOME QUIET TIME pinnacle of boxing to a deep pit of dark (The Troggs) I ? despair through alcohol misuse. Andy gave a impression in a long If so, The Olive Grove Retreat in Calasparra, Murcia moving testimony how his addiction to wig, but this depends could be just the place you are looking for. alcohol lost him his wife and three children on how many ‘Come and he went to prison. He would do anything on Rev, do it!’ cries I Set in beautiful olive groves, the Retreat is ideal for money to buy booze. He prayed to God get!! God help me … from the pit; ‘Help me God!’ See our poster on the for those wanting time away from the pressure of daily life. previous page. Andy rose from the pit and became an evangelist for Christ, speaking in prisons, to God has a fantastic Accommodation consists of a comfortable wooden cabin knife gangs, youth groups and churches. He sense of humour; well wrote a book about his experiencesJesus in I think so! He called with lounge & kitchen area, twin-bedded bedroom and bathroom. My Corner. It is well worth a read! me to ordination … With air conditioning & Wi-Fi. For details of the Gospel Karaoke Night and/or my services in Calasparra every Sunday at 11am please contact me (or if you just need a chat with a guy who listens confidentially): [email protected] or ring634 386 179 Facebook: There is also a lovely wooden chapel with air conditioning The Anglican Church, Calasparra for quiet reflection if you want. All are welcome, ‘Bye for now and God whether you are a committed Christian On Friday 13th (good date!) September from bless or just someone who needs some quiet time to walk and think. 8pm I am holding aGospel Karaoke Night at the Alandalus restaurant in Calasparra at the Rev Andrew start of the Tierra del Sol urbanization (road to PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: the Sanctuary). The renowned Dave Waring will be playing well known Gospel songs by www.olive-grove-retreat.com Johnny Cash and others, plus Peter Smith will be playing his guitar and singing live. It is free Email: [email protected] entry with a raffle. Why not come along whether you are a Christian or not and enjoy Tel: 634 386 179 www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 67 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019 News Northwest Murcia News We receive information from the Northwest Murcia region on activities very close to the events happening which is often too late to publish in the current magazine. Keep up to date withfi estas etc, by checking the blog http://www.costacalidachronicle.com/articles-main/costa-calida-chronicle-blog/ Let’s hope that September soothes the sun- Caravaca’s manufacture/export of espadrilles. Lovers of art should visit theSaorin Painting kissed skin and scenery as you enjoy the NW Located at Calle Puentecilla No 3, Bajo. Tel Museum, a small museum of works by the Region. Stay informed online at 968 795 620 for opening times. Info cards in local artist, Jesus Lozano Saorin and others www.costacalidachronicle.com and blog English for every exhibit and easy access for from the area and includes sculptures and and the relevant Tourist Office websites. those with mobility issues. canvases. Reserve a guided visit on660 959 631 Bullas TheCarlos Blanco Fadol Museum of Ethnic www.bullas.es Instruments, Baranda will enthral musos. The Convent of Santa Ana del Monte in the T: 968 652 244 Market Tues Signposted with easy access for mobility mountains south of Jumilla is worth a visit for Sunday 1st September & 6th October –El issues. 5% of his 4,000-piece collection the history and stunning views over town and Zacatin Artisan Market will delight you from rotates in the space available. 3€ (Disc landscape. morning to early afternoon with many craft 2€/child 1€). English leaflets and assistants Open in summer: stalls of local work and produce. Located in speak English. Check opening times with Tues-Sat 10am-1pm & 4pm-6.30pm the Plaza Vieja and the Plaza del Castillo and Tourist Office. Sun 10am-11.30am & 4pm-5.30pm features textile traditions of the Northwest: Follow RM-714 southwest and signposted – demos of lace-making and weaving. Cehegín 5km from town centre. www.turismocehegin.es Archaeological Museum (tel:968 757 379) The popular inland beach and beauty spot of T:968 723 550 Market Wed andEthnography & Natural Sciences Salto del Usero, favoured for the icy cold River 8th – 14th September –Fiesta in Honour of Museum (tel:968 780 740) which also offer Mula in the heat of the summer, is being Virgen de las Maravillas various workshops for all the family at various monitored to restrict users to 100 people at a There will be a vast programme of times. time from 10am-7pm until 8th September for entertainment including concerts, children environmental reasons. You can book online activities, exhibitions, dancing, music from 15 bodegas affiliated to theRuta del Vino at the Town Hall website/tel642 291 506/ famous Spanish groups, bullfight, electro offer guided visits for small groups or email music festival, bands festival, religious acts individuals and to buy produce. Liaise with [email protected] for more info. and more than 150 private rented marquees bodegas as most will attempt to coordinate in ‘Recinto Ferial’. groups and provide a relevant language- Wine heritage info: Check out the website for up-to-date guide; or enquire through the tourist office. The Casa-Museo Don Pepe Marsilla has information. authentic interiors. Guided tours (in English) Moratalla for only 2 persons (5€ pp) or there is an audio 29th September -Free Guided Tour at the www.ayuntamientomoratalla.net guide system in English. See of Begastri, the Archaeological Museum T:968 730 208 Market Sat The Museo del Vino has a shop with bodega in the old town and a visit to the Escuela del Tours to theRock Art of Moratalla available, prices. Vino for 2€. 11am in Begastri. Reservation encapsulating prehistoric to medieval styles To visit either/info tel968 657 211, tourist essential athttps://bit.ly/30ANrPA or call and worthy of its UNESCO World Heritage office or email 968 723 550 status. Several routes and modes of transport [email protected] – details onwww.turismomoratalla.com Sat & Sun in September -Archaeological See More info at [email protected] Calasparra of Begastri open 10am-2pm. A video Tel696 807 037 www.turismocalasparra.es presentation is followed by a guided tour to T: 968 745 325 Market Fri see the remains of the Iberian culture before Mula Support the Royal British Legion established the IV century BC. 2€ pp. www.mula.es in Calasparra. T:968 661 501 Market Sat [email protected] TheEco Park ‘Coto de las Maravillas’ has Sunday 8th September –Artisan Market family activities which includes zip lines, Sunday 8th September –Duo Dinamico with archery, nature walks and many other Check out theEl Cigarralejo Museum and 60’s music @ Cine Rosales 10pm 20€ organised outdoor activities. They can also theCasa Pinatada which have several new host any type of event. Campsite, BBQ area exhibitions – info at Tourist Office. Friday 13th September –Gospel Karaoke @ and kiosk-bar offering a great menu – (you The Alandalus Bar, Valle de Sol 8pm can book). Open weekends 10am-5pm; Murcia Rockin Vicar Andrew’s repertoire will include weekdays prior booking. www.turismodemurcia.es many old favourites including Johny Cash Tel968 069 202 Mon-Fri 9am-3pm T:968 358 749 numbers with live music from Peter Smith, [email protected] or visit Discover the contemporary arts centre singer and guitarist. Entrance is free. For more www.cotodelasmaravillas.com Centro Parraga in the city centre. Contact: information go [email protected] or Tel968 351 410/[email protected] call634 386 179 Jumilla www.jumilla.org Catch the following until 15th September: Caravaca T:968 780 237 Market Tues Fernando de Retes Exhibition focuses on www.turismocaravaca.org Sunday 1st – A family and festive/religious innovative architecture and design in Espacio T: 968 702 424 Market Mon day when people, often with picnics, gather 2 A museum gem explores Caravaca’s history of around the monastery of Santa Ana to Mon-Fri – 9am-8pm. Free admission. skilled craftsmanship and remarkable welcome the return of the Ninico de las Uvas. engineering. An amazing collection of The figure is carried along the 7km route from Until 8th September -Exhibition of the way miniatures portray these skills, including the town, starting at 8am and finishing around fanzines can be used as a means of feminist Antonia López. SOLICITOR/LAWYER 2pm with lunch to emancipation by Murcian artistGelen Col. 4640 mark the end of the Alcantar in Espacio 3 C/ Encomienda de Santiago, ground �oor. fiestas. Mon-Fri - 9am-8pm. Free admission Caravaca de la Cruz Please contact us on [email protected] When visiting the 19th September-17th November – The www.aunalegal.es historic buildings in renowned abstract artist,Luis Gordillo, Tel: 636 986 493. the town or the castle, exhibits in Espacio 2. Best known for his don’t miss the involvement in forming the ‘informalism’ LEGAL ASSISTANCE & GUIDANCE, TAX RETURNS & ADVICE. popular area of movement and embracing the pop art culture - NOTARY ASSISTANCE - CONTRACTS beauty behind the of the 1960s. - REAL ESTATE, - SPANISH WILLS castle hill, Charco del Mon-Fri - 9am-8pm. free admission. sale/purchase of property - LITIGATION Zorro, part of the - LEASE AGREEMENTS - TRAFFIC FINES Rambla de la The Auditorio Victor Villegas - LEGAL REPRESENTATION, - TAXES (Spanish annual Alqueria. Enjoy a Sunday lunchtime ‘family concerts’ are back! on behalf of Clients through Tax Return, inheritance taxes) swim and take a Performed by the Region of Murcia Power of Attorney picnic in Summer. ENGLISH SPEAKING, EFFICIENT AND TRUSTWORTHY Continued on page 69
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Continued from page 68 midday; tickets 10€ for non-season ticket exhibition which focuses on the palatial holders. gardens and agriculture of this 12th century Symphony Orchestra, between September Friday 27th –The Spanish Folk-Pop and Jazz King of Murcia. Visit thePalacio de San and March – book early as very popular. More Singer & Guitarist, Amarela, should not be Esteban to see this and an Andalusian info/booking available 9am-2pm at the box missed. 9pm; tickets 10€ in advance and 12€ Garden in the Moorish style. Open to the end office or tel:968 343 080 on the door. of 2019. More info at Tourist Office. Saturday 28th –The Victor Ullate Ballet Season tickets for 2019-20 are on sale, perform ‘Antigona’; a story inspired by the Yecla featuring 24 concerts and dance reflections of Sophocles on human nature. www.turismo.yecla.es performances, and tickets for individual 8pm; tickets 25€-45€ for non-season ticket T:968 754 104 Market Wed events are also available – booking early is holders. Visit Deortegas Almazara to learn about their recommended. Sunday 29th –The OSRM combine with olive oil production, and buy. Limited places - pianist, Judith Jauregui and conductor, they will try to fit you in with a group or Friday 13th –The OSRM and the Coral Tomas Grau to perform music by Schumann accommodate your group. Crevillentina Choir perform a semi- and Tchaikovsky. 8pm; tickets 10€-24€ for Tel968 969 644 dramatised version of ‘Dona Francisquita’ by non-season ticket holders. [email protected] Vives. 10€ for non-season ticket holders. www.doortegas,com Tuesday 17th –The OSRM and pianist, History buffs can visit three venues dedicated 8€ pp includes a blind tasting of various oils, Victor Riquelme, perform to celebrate to the 12th century Moorish ruler Ibn a healthy breakfast and a comprehensive Murcia Tennis Club’s centenary, featuring two Mardanis, referred to as ‘El Rey Lobo’ (the guide to the nutritional benefits, origins, works by Mozart and Haydn’s ‘London Wolf King) @ theMuseo Arqueologico de production techniques and much more. Symphony’. 8pm; tickets 20€. Murcia, the Museo de Santa Clara and the English-speaking staff has to be pre-booked Sunday 22nd – Shakespeare’s classic, Romeo San Juan de Dios complex. Runs to 1st on request. and Juliet is performed by giant puppets, the December 2019. ‘Per Poc’ company with the OSRM, to the music of Prokofiev. This family event starts at Also running until 30th September is an Religion WELCOME HOUSE Tel 633 447 937 www.sites.google.com/site/casawelcome2013 Christian Fellowship that I hadn’t made sure it was fully charged! Have you invited Him into your life, or will you WELCOME HOUSE be one of the ones left behind? How did we manage before all of the tech Being Prepared stuff? If you would like to contact us regarding Derek has a framed tapestry of a Hagar anything we have publicised or may be cartoon that our daughter did, saying, ‘I’m Well that morning, God showed us that planning in the future, or just for a chat our going to stop putting things off until actually we can worship and praise the Lord contact details are: tomorrow.’ without any of it and the morning turned out [email protected] His mate asks ‘When will you do that?’ to be extra special with everyone [email protected] He replies ‘The day after tomorrow.’ contributing. Our singing might have been Tel633 447 937 We smile, but it is just so true. out of tune, but God thinks we sound like opera singers when we are praising Him. Welcome Housecan be found at 3A While said daughter was here with her family Campillio y Suertes, Cehegin. for a Sunday gathering we had a power cut Eventually the cherry picker and lorry with that lasted from 10pm until 2pm the following ladders came and put in a new power cable. day. The Sunday gathering was somewhat different from what we had planned; I started thinking though about being more Costa Cálida Chronicle no electric; endless phone calls trying to prepared in the future. How about you? What Contact Sales on contact Iberdrola that used up all their charge if Jesus was to return and I wasn’t prepared? and also used up the extra power packs that He could do you know; any minute or any 619 199 407 we had between us. second. I can’t bear the thought of my friends Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com and family being left behind because they Email: [email protected] In my mind I thought “It’s ok we don’t need don’t know Jesus. Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! the TV; I can use the lap top.” You guessed! There was so much going on Do you know Him? The Royal British Legion 2019 Poppy Appeal If you have a business, a shop, a club or organisation and would like to support The Royal British Legion 2019 Poppy Appeal in November, please help us to prepare by emailing your interest to: [email protected] Please include a contact name, telephone number, email and location.
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Hi everyone Saturday of each month. You can book, back by popular demand the multi John here back from his long summer holiday reserve, pay and collect tickets for all Welcome talented ‘Mr. Sean Mac’ with his great act across the pond. Hopefully by the time you all trips and events and hear of any trips & events combining singing & dancing. Also for the first read this the temperatures will have rescinded that may be planned for the future. time from Benidorm the young Queen of a little bit and our lovely Spanish friends from Disco & Dance, Miss Ellis Lydia. This is far afield will have returned and left us a little Monthly Dance - 18th September 7.30pm guaranteed to be a great fun night. Mince pies more room in the Supermarkets, Bars & We are pleased to have the lovely, included. Any extra pies lefts over please Restaurants. We always enjoy the atmosphere talented Carla Stone who will be singing for us. donate to Steve! Tickets €12. Chicken & Chips and appreciate the revenue they generate She will be supported by a group new to our €5 whilst they enjoy their holidays. area the ‘Reno Brothers’ singing and playing live on double bass & guitar. Their music Forthcoming Trips & Events A big thank you to Steve for stepping into my encompasses everything from Rock & Roll, Trip To Valencia - 8th-11th September shoes and covering the Welcome page whilst Rockabilly, Soul to Motown etc a great mix of A great 4 day trip to the wonderful city of I was away. music to suit all tastes. Valencia. Plenty to see and do. Includes a boat Tickets €12. Chicken & Chips €5. trip to enjoy on our return journey. We are now back and ready to go with lots of We promise to have those concerned, back in activities for the second half of our autumn and Due to the Welcome Group Cruise taking time for theAge Concern Black & White Ball. winter programmes. All events at Mariano’s, place at the beginning of October, the Contact Steve urgently for availability and Camposol A unless otherwise stated. October Group Meeting will be held on more information. Saturday 28th September. Monthly Meeting - 7th September 2pm One-Day Coach Trip To Alicante – Monday Our Monthly Meetings take place on the first Monthly Dance - 16th October 7.30pm 23rd September Join us on a great night of live entertainment Enjoy the sights around this lovely city. Visit with the return of ‘Best of British 2’ plus ‘The the beaches, castle, bars and a bit of retail Cavern Club Greats’ a 4 piece band playing therapy. great hit tunes that I am sure you will Contact Steve for availability and more remember well. A great night’s entertainment information. with dancing and for those who like to sit and Tickets €15 pp Welcome Group visit watch and tap along to the music. Tickets €12. Chicken & Chips €5. Day Trip To Benidorm Fiesta – Friday 15th to the ancient town November Welcome Ladies’ Evening - 23rd October Benidorm Fiesta (now more locally known as of Cuenca 7.30pm ‘British Day’) when everyone dresses up in Steeped in History the Fantastically Picturesque Meet your friends at our strictly ‘Ladies Only fancy dress. Join in the fun and fancy dress Town of Cuenca Evening’ at Mariano’s. There will be a Fashion (optional) if you feel like participating but Monday May 11th to 13th Show, Stalls selling all types of ware, Free either way we are sure it will be a fabulous day. Bingo & Raffle. Dance along to the great music Tickets €15 pp Bed & Breakfast Only €110 per person based on supplied by ‘Byron G Sax Man’. A great night sharing a twin / double room. will be had by all. Book Swap - 3rd & 17th September 10am- Only 2 single rooms available for Tickets €5 pp 12pm a supplement This resumes at Calle Barcelona 10,Camposol Local Coach pickup points Monthly Dance – 13th November 7.30pm A. DVD’s, Video Cassettes (even Audio Another fantastic night of entertainment with Cassettes). Take away as many as you like for Contact on email: the fabulous voice of ‘Nikki Gale’. We are also just €1 donation pp to cover the rent. [email protected] pleased to welcome for the first time here on FaceBook: the Costa Cálida, the ‘New Jersey Boys’; 4 Petanca – Wednesday 4th September 2pm ‘The Welcome Group Spain’ Telephone: 697 960 590 guys with fabulous voices and perfect After their well-deserved rest, join Carol & harmonies. A night not to be missed. Peter for a great game of Petanca at the rear Taxes can be modified by the government without prior notice. of Mariano’s. You will be warmly welcomed for New rates (such as local, cultural and other fees) may be added Sorry This One Is Sold Out. during the validity of this contract due to new government this popular afternoon gathering. 1.45pm for regulations. In some cases these fees will have to be paid by the Welcome Group Christmas Party - 11th 2pm. No membership required. All are client upon arrival at the hotel, due to the new legislation. December 7.30pm welcome. Join us on our annual party night to welcome €445 per person based on 2 people sharing twin/double Tickets €5 room Travel Insurance Included Cancelation cover not included Tourist tax not included Trip 2020 to Ladies Night Leon, Oviedo& Salamanca rd 1st-3rd JuneLeon (1st night board then b&b) Wednesday 23 October 3rd-6th June Oviedo (b&b) 6th-8th June Salamanca (b&b) Excursions to: Mariano’s on Sector A G on, Cudillera / Ribedeo, Playa de pas Catedrales included Fashion Show Free Bingo Raffle And Stalls Plus Dancing to the ‘Sax Man’ Byron G Tel.697 960 590 Facebook: The Welcome Group Spain Tel. 697960590 email: [email protected] FaceBook: The Welcome Group Spain Email: [email protected]
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www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 71 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019 Leisure TV News TheRainbow Satellites house is all well ‘faults’, but simply the weaker summer internet issue. Some internet service even though it is 39ºC and everyone is signals that every year do seem to get providers are better than others - we know wilting! Our dogs survive the heat by slightly weaker. As we have stated before, them all! Ask us for the best in your area. As sleeping in the shade all day and being we predict that in the not too distant future much as the providers don’t like to admit it, active at night - a lesson us northern there will be no useable UK satellite internet is also all about ‘sharing’ and whilst Europeans should learn from the Spanish! signals. There is no magic answer as they may not be technically ‘overloaded’, Siesta is not a lazy man’s afternoon nap, but people desperately ask us to get there may be a second when capacity for time for a sleep, rejuvenate and work/play ‘Coronation Street’ back! The only answer you is not enough and that will be a blip on into the early hours in the coolest part of is to install a bigger (1.80m) dish or get the television. In the coastal resorts in July the 24 hour cycle; then a second short IPTV - internet TV. The dish route is not and August nearly all our ‘all year’ clients sleep ready to start again in the morning recommended due to the predicted have viewing trouble in the 6 peak weeks of before the temperature goes over 30ºC. limited life of the system - it just does not summer when ‘the whole of Madrid’ comes We often see non-Spanish Tut-Tutting make economical sense. to town. This happens every year and every because the children are out eating at one year all the ISPs deny they have a problem, in the morning. It’s the best part of the day but ‘hey presto’ on 1st September the TV is in July and August and those children have absolutely fine! all had a siesta. My view is that two four- hour sleeps is probably better than one eight hour one when the second four hours are not that deep, but I still cannot face heading back to work after an afternoon sleep!
Our foster dog,Ebony , is settling in and becoming a super dog. She has found her ‘forever’ home in the UK and travels at the end of September.
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EveryDayBeach Keep Fit@ Playa Barnuevo, Santiago de la Ribera 8am Mon-Fri (until 14th Sept) Visit Convent of Santa Ana del Monte@ Jumilla Tues-Sat 10am-1pm & 4-6.30pm/Sun 10-11.30am & 4-5.30pm Exhibition by Murcian Artist Gelen Alcantar@ Murcia Mon-Fri 9am-8pm (until 8th Sept) Art Exhibition @Mazarrón (Mon-Sat 10am-2pm, Thurs & Fri 5-8.30pm (until 14th Sept) Fernando de Retes exhibition@ Murcia Mon-Fri 9am-8pm (until 15th Sept) ‘The Time of Uncertainty’ Exhibition @Cartagena Tues-Fri 5pm-8pm (until 26th Sept) Exhibition ‘Roma Salis’ by Lola Montero @Cartagena (until 26th Sept) Exhibition The Sea of Art 'Cover of Trending Tropics @Cartagena (until 30th September) A History Made Party Exhibition @Cartagena (until 7th Oct) Pedro Cana Exhibition@ Murcia Tues-Sat 10am-2pm and 5-8pm, Sun 10am-2pm Tour of San Patricio & Las Tres Plazas, Lorca10€ (under 12’s free) Mon-Fri 11am Art Exhibition by Francisco Salzillo &Santiago Ydnaez @Campania de Jesus, Calasparra Exhibition focusing on the palatial gardens and agriculture of this 12th century King of Murcia@ Murcia Exhibition by Luis Gordillo@ Murcia Mon-Fri 9am-8pm (19th Sept-17th Nov) 3 Exhibitions dedicated to the 12th century Moorish ruler Ibn Mardanis @Murcia (until 1st Dec)
Breakfasts @ Ana’s Café Bar,Camposol A from 3.50€ 9am-12pm Breakfasts @ Alamillo Bar,El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón Earlybird Menu @Quality Indian,Camposol B 12.95€ 6-8pm
Every Mon Free Fitness Activity@ Playas de las Concha, Los Alcazares 9.15am (until 14thSept) Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club@ Pto de Mazarrón 9.30am Los Palacios Garden & Community Group Working Party @Camposol A 10am Councillor Available @The Social Centre, Camposol B 10am-1pm Free Aquagym @Playas de las Narejos, Los Alcazares 10.30am (until 14th Sept) Guided Route@ Cartagena 5€ 11am Chatterbox Sew and Sew @The Social Centre, Camposol B 2.15pm Beach Keep Fit@ Explanada Barnuevo, Santiago de la Ribera 8pm (until 14th Sept)
HAH Help at HomeTable Top Sale @Los Alcazares 10am-1pm Age ConcernDrop In Centre Open @ Calle Valencia 12, Camposol 10am-1pm Forget Me NotBook/DVD/CD/Clothes Sale @The Social Centre, Camposol B 10.30am-1.30pm Forget Me NotRespite Care @The Social Centre, Camposol B 10.30am-1.30pm Andrea’s Animal RescueCollection @Car Park, Camposol B 11.30am-1.30pm
Every Tue Camposol B Clean Working Party @ Camposol B 8.30-10.30am Altorreal Golf Society (TATS) Competition8.30am Free Fitness Activity@ Playas de las Narejos, Los Alcazares 9.15am (until 14th Sept) Camposol D Sector Community Group Working Party @Camposol D Camposol Golf Association Ladies’ Game @Camposol C 9am Guided Tour @Cartagena from 6.50€ 11am Guided Tour of Another Planet Brewing5€ to include tasting 5pm San Javier Squalos Rugby @San Javier 12-18yrs 7.30-9pm/men 8.30-10.30pm/women 10-11.30pm Mazarrón Bowls Club Roll Up Day Free Tai Chi @Los Alcazares 7.30pm Free guided visits to the San Esteban Archaeological Dig@ Murcia 8pm Beach Keep Fit@ Explanada Barnuevo, Santiago de la Ribera 8pm (until 14th Sept)
Menu del Noche @Ana’s Café Bar,Camposol A
MAMASCollection/Book Stall @Camposol B Car Park 10am-12pm FAST Available for New Volunteers @The Social Centre, Camposol B 10am Age ConcernDrop In Centre Open @ Calle Valencia 12, Camposol 10am-1pm Making a Differencefor Collections @Camposol A 10.30am-12.30pm
Every Wed Mar Menor Golf Society Competition Camposol C Gardening Group Clean Up @Camposol C 9am Free Fitness Activity@ Playas de las Concha, Los Alcazares 9.15am (until 14th Sept) Councillor available @The Social Centre, Camposol B 10am-1pm
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HAD Women’s Association Coffee Morning @Hacienda del Alamo 10am-12pm Camposol Insurance available @The Club House, Camposol C 10am-2pm RC Sailing Mar Menor Meeting10.30am Free Aquagym @Playas de las Narejos, Los Alcazares 10.30am (until 14th Sept) Guided tour @Cartagena from 6.50€ 11am PilarmonicsMusic Rehearsals @ San Cayetano/Dolores de Pachecho 6.45pm Visit the Astronimical Observatory @Puerto Lumbreras 7pm and 10pm Free 9km Guided Moonlit Walk@ San Pedro del Pinatar 10pm
Tapas Night @Ana’s Café Bar,Camposol A
Entertainment @ Bar Salud,Camposol B
MABS MazarrónCraft Group @MABS Centre, Camposol B 11.30am
Every Thu Altorreal Golf Society (TATS) Competition8.30am Free Fitness Activity@ Playas de las Narejos, Los Alcazares 9.15am (until 14th Sept) Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club @Pto de Mazarrón 10am Solar Light Centre @Camposol B 10am-3pm Spangles Ladies’ Barbershop Harmony Chorus Rehearsals @Los Alcazarès 10am Guided Tours in English of Lorca Castle4€ 10.30am (22€ to include lunch) Card Making@ The Social Centre, Camposol B 11am Guided medieval route @Cartagena from 6.50€ 11am Los Palacios Gardening/Community Group Petanca@ Camposol A Memorial Park 4pm Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC Meeting@ Camposol C 4pm Mazarrón AA Group @Meeting Room adjacent to Cañada de Gallego Church 5.30pm Mazarrón Bowls Club Roll Up Day San Javier Squalos Rugby @San Javier 6-10yrs 6-7pm San Javier Squalos Rugby @San Javier 12-18yrs 7.30-9pm/men 8.30-10.30pm/women 10-11.30pm Free guided visits to the San Esteban Archaeological Dig@ Murcia 8pm Theatrical Visit to El Pasico Windmill/Classical Concert @ Torre Pacheco 8pm Beach Keep Fit@ Explanada Barnuevo, Santiago de la Ribera 8pm (until 14th) Quiz Night @62 Corvera,Corvera 8.30pm Quiz Night with Steve the Snip@ Pto de Mazarrón 8.30pm
Little Starfish Dog RescueTable Top Sale @Lower Car Park, Camposol A from 10am Age ConcernDrop In Centre Open @ Calle Valencia 12, Camposol 10am-1pm JJ’s Puppy RescueTable Top Sale @Lower Car Park, Camposol A 11am-1pm
EveryFriFree Fitness Activity@ Playas de las Concha, Los Alcazares 9.15am (until 14th Sept) Los Palacios Gardening/Community Group Book Stall @ Camposol A 10.30am-12.30pm Free Aquagym @Playas de las Narejos, Los Alcazares 10.30am (until 14th Sept) Guided Route @Cartagena from 6.50€ 11am Free Guided Photographic Walk @San Pedro del Pinatar 6.30pm Night Shows/Visits/Performances/Dinners @ Cartagena. See South East Murcia News for info Night Market/Live Music @ Torre Pacheco from 7.30pm (until 13th Sept) Beach Keep Fit@ Explanada Barnuevo, Santiago de la Ribera 8pm (until 14th Sept)
Fish & Chips @ 62 Corvera, Corvera 7.95€ 12.30-6p Fish & Chips @Viggos, Pto de Mazarrón Mixed Grill Night @Ana’s Café Bar,Camposol A
Live Entertainment @ 62 Corvera,Corvera
MABS Mazarrónbooking events etc outsideCompusurf, Camposol B 11am Mazarrón Bahia Lionsbooking events etc @ Camposol B 11am-12pm
Every Sat The Archaeological See of Begastri Tours @Cehegín 9.30am/10.30am/11.30am Guided Visit to La Bastida @Totana 3.40€ 10am/12pm Guided Visit Museum Of The Tower Of Santiago@ Totana 10am San Javier Squalos Rugby @San Javier (6-10yrs 10-11am) Antique & Collectable Market @ Aguilas 10am Visit the Astronomical Observatory @Puerto Lumbreras 7pm/10pm Tourism Activity Park Coto de las Maravillas Open,Cehegín 10am-5pm Guided Tour/Boat Trip@ Cartagena from 7€ 11.30am Guided Tour@ Cartagena from 4€ 11.30am Free Boat Trip (Spanish)@ La Manga 12.15pm Harlequin Rock Choir Rehearsals @The Social Centre, Camposol B 1.15pm
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Visit Medina Nogalte Cave-Houses/Castle @Pto Lumbreras 3€ (under 10’s free) 6.30pm
Live Entertainment @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm Live Entertainment @ 62 Corvera,Corvera
MABS MMMBook Sale @ Los Alcázares 10am-2pm HELP MMMSale of Up-Market Clothes @ Los Alcázares 10am-1pm
EverySunThe Archaeological See of Begastri Open @Cehegín 2€ 9.30am/10.30am/11.30am Solar Light Centre @El Zoco Market 10am-2pm Guided Visit to La Bastida @Totana 3.40€ 10am/12pm SAMM Meeting @Los Narejos 10am Tourism Activity Park Coto de las MaravillasOpen, Cehegín 10am-5pm 45 min Free Guided Tour of the Roman Villa Site of Villaricos, Mula10.30am Visit Medina Nogalte Cave-Houses/Castle @Pto Lumbreras 3€ (under 10’s free) 11am Free Yoga @Playas de las Concha, Los Alcazares 9pm
2 Course Roast Lunch @ Ana’s Café Bar,Camposol A 6€ inc a drink Sunday Roast @62 Corvera,Corvera 7.95€ 12.30-5pm Roast Lunch @ Alamillo Bar,El Alamillo, Pto de Mazarrón from 1pm Roast Lunch @ Elliot’s,Bolnuevo 12pm-3.30pm
Entertainment @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm Family concerts (lunchtime) @ Murcia (until March 2020). Call to confirm dates
September
Sunday1Fiesta del Polvorin, Archena
Procession to mark the end of the fiestasJumilla @ 8am-2pm Artisan Market @Bullas 9am-2pm Alternative Triathlon for MABS with Sierra Espuña Lodge(see page 8) Mazarrón FC v El Palmar CF(away)
DJ Waz @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm
Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre Open Day @Rojales 1pm-4pm
Monday2Gail Watson (Medium) @The Alma Centre,Condado de Alhama 3€ 6.30pm
Mazarrón Bahia Lions @Camposol A 5pm
Tuesday3Black Novel Prize Icue Negro Day@Cartagena from 9.30am Welcome Book Swap @ Calle Barcelona 10, Camposol A 10am-12pm Meet the Authors of The Black Novel Prize Icue Nego@ Cartagena 9.30am-5.30pm Stamp Collectors Meeting @Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrón 6pm Opening and presentation of the Black Novel Prize@ Cartagena 7pm
HAHVolunteer’s Meeting @ Las Claras, Los Narejos 10.30am
Wednesday 4Welcome House Card Crafting Class @ Cehegín 11am Welcome Petanca @ Camposol A 1.45pm Book Presentation of ‘The Black Gender and Children’ @ Cartagena 5.30pm Book Presentation of‘ Los Señorres Del Humo’ @ Cartagena 5.30pm Film Screening @ Cartagena 6.45pm Graziella Moreno/Rosa Ribas/David Llorente participate in ‘Black and Noir’ @ Cartagena 7pm ‘De Cañas Negra in Mister Witt Café’ with the authors @ Cartagena 9pm Theatre Performance ‘Gregor Samsa’ @ Cartagena 9.30pm
Ibiza Chill with the Eggman @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 8.30pm
MABS MMMVolunteer’s Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15am
Thursday5Camposol Reading Group @ The Social Centre, Camposol B 2-4pm Presentation of novel‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’ @ Cartagena 7.15pm Boat Trip/Live Music@ Cartagena from 6€ 9pm 'De Cañas Negra' - the authors will sign copies of their works @ Cartagena 9pm Film ScreeningThe Search (2004) & The Purple Rose of Cairo@ Cartagena 9.45pm
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Friday6Romería del Niño de las Uvas, Jumilla
Camposol Golf Association Firemen v Policemen Competition Marta Robles with reading clubs@ Cartagena 5pm
Free Live Concert @Alhama 10pm
MABS Murcia NWOutdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9am-1pm Mazarrón Bahia Leo Club @Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7-9pm (12-18 year olds).
Saturday7Free Guided Bike Tour of Urban Art@ Los Alcazares 10am ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista Centre, Lo Pagan 10.30am Guided Tour of Virgen de las Huertas@ Lorca 4€ (under 12’s free) 12.30pm Free 45min Guided Tour of Thermal Baths @ Alhama 11am Welcome Meeting @ Camposol A 2pm Felix J Palma with reading clubs @ Cartagena 5pm Awards Ceremony of the black short film competition winner @ Cartagena 6.45pm Aulaeum, Below The Curtain@ Cartagena from 6€ 9pm
Dreamboat & Petticoats Night @Ana’s Café Bar,Camposol A
The Exiles @ 62 Corvera,Corvera One More Time @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm
Friends of Mazarrón AnimalsMarket/ Ukelele Sunshine Band @ Isla Plana 10am Forget Me NotJumble Sale @The Social Club, Camposol B 10.15am-12.30pm
Sunday8Virgen de la Consolacion, Molina de la Segura Virgen de las Maravillas, Cehegín Fiestas Patronales, Calasparra and Pliego Virgen de las Huertas, Lorca Virgen del Bun Suceso,Cieza
Artisan Market @Mula Fiesta in Honour of Virgen de las Maravillas (until 14th Sept) Welcome 4 Day Trip to Valencia 3hr Theatrical Tour of Aguilas10.30am Mazarrón FC v EDMF ChurraGesa (home) Mazarrón FCLunch @ Mazarrón 15€
DJ Waz @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm Duo Dinamico with 60’s music @ Calasparra 20€ 10pm
Monday9Annette Rodgers (Medium) @The Alma Centre,Condado de Alhama 3€ 6.30pm
Wednesday 11General Meeting of Sailing Association Mar Menor @ Los Narejos 11am
Karaoke with Warren @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm
MABS Murcia NWVolunteer’s Meeting @ 5pm
Thursday12Feria de Murcia, Murcia
Ladies’ Chatterbox Group @ The Social Centre, Camposol B 2-4pm
Friday13 GospelKaraokeNight@Calasparra 8pm OSRM and the Coral Crevillentina Choir @Murcia 10€ Free Live Concert (3 bands) @Alhama 10pm
FASTBook Stall @ Camposol B Commercial Centre
Saturday14Feria, Yecla
2½hr Historical Tour of Aguilas11am Guided Tour of Alhama Castle from 2€ 11am Intimate Show/Visit TheRoman Theatre@ Cartagena from 5€ 9pm
Belgian Night @Ana’s Café Bar,Camposol A
Byron G Sax and Song @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm Los Crudos @ 62 Corvera,Corvera
FASTAutumn Ball @Amapola Restaurante,Bolnuevo 30€
Sunday15Artisan Market @ Caravaca Artisan Market @ Sanctuary de la Esperanza, Calasparra 10am-6pm Free Theatrical Tour@ Alhama 11am Mazarrón FC v Real Murcia B(away) Santa Lucía Nautical Club President Trophy @Cartagema
DJ Waz @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm
Sky Dive by Lesley and Anne forHelp for Dogs Murcia & Friends of Mazarrón Animals
Monday16David Cole (Medium) @The Alma Centre,Condado de Alhama 3€ 6.30pm
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Tuesday17Welcome Book Swap @ Calle Barcelona 10, Camposol A 10am-12pm
The OSRM and Pianist, Victor Riquelme @ Murcia 20€ 8pm
HELP MMMGeneral Meeting @Las Claras, Los Narejos 11.30am
Wednesday 18Welcome Dance/Carla Stone/Reno Brothers @ Camposol A 12€ 7.30pm (food avail)
DJ Waz @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 8pm
Age ConcernAfternoon Tea/Quiz @ Calle Valencia 12, Camposol A 4€ 2-4pm
Thursday19Ex Pats Briefing @ La Zona Bar, Los Alcazares 10.30am
Friday20Feria y Fiestas, Lorca and Mula
XXX Romans & Carthaginians Fiesta (until 29th Sept)
MABS Murcia NWOutdoor Market Stall @ Calle Segura, Calasparra 9am-1pm MABS MMMShare & Care Group @San Javier 11am-1pm Mazarrón Bahia Leo Club @Cultural Centre, Camposol B 7-9pm (12-18 year olds)
Saturday21Artisan Market @Paseo de las Comunidades Autónomos, Pto de Mazarrón 10am-2pm Santa Lucía Nautical Club David López Hurtado Memorial @Cartagena Guided Tour of Alhama Castlefrom 2€ 11am Free Guided Tour of Monumental Lorca11.30am
Roast Meats Night @Ana’s Café Bar,Camposol A
Sweet Devils @ 62 Corvera,Corvera The Retro Boys @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm
Sunday 22 Path Four Calas 4km Guided Route @ Aguilas 10am Guided Tour of Alhama Castlefrom 2€ 11am Mazarrón FC v FC Cartagena B(home)
DJ Waz @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 8pm Puppet Performance/Romeo & Juliet/Music of Prokofiev @ Murcia 10€ 12pm
Monday23Welcome Day Trip to Alicante15€ Michael Ivers (Medium) @The Alma Centre,Condado de Alhama 3€ 6.30pm
Tuesday24Monthly ‘B’ Clean Meeting @Camposol B
MABS MazarrónVolunteer Meeting @ Camposol B 11.30am
Wednesday 25Mazarrón Country Club Events Group Trip to La Zenia7.50€/8.50€ Ex Pats Briefing @ The Diner, Camposol B 10.30am Straight Down the Middle Golf Society game @ Camposol Club de Golf
DJ Warren @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 8pm
Age ConcernMenu de Dia @ Pto de Mazarrón
Thursday26Fuente Old Guards Golf Society Competition Ladies’ Chatterbox Group Coffee Afternoon @ The Social Centre, Camposol B 2-4pm
Friday27San Cosme y San Damián, Abarán
Antiques Fair @ IFEPA,Torre Pacheco 5€ (3€ with discount voucher on page12) 11am-9pm Santa Lucía Nautical Club Carthaginians and Romans Trophy @Cartagema
Spangles Macmillan Fundraiser@ La Torre Golf 12pm Amarela @ Murcia from 10€ 9pm
FASTBook Stall @ Camposol B Commercial Centre HELP MMMCharity Market @Los Alcazáres 11am-1pm
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Saturday28WARM Walk – Sierra de Ricote Free Guided Bike Tour of Urban Art@ Los Alcazares 10am Antiques Fair @ IFEPA,Torre Pacheco 5€ (3€ with discount voucher on page 12) 11am-9pm Free Red Dagger Theatrical Tour of Lorca.11am. (Ideal for families.) Welcome Meeting @ Camposol A 2pm
Lamb Night @Ana’s Café Bar,Camposol A
Live Entertainment (artiste tbc) @ Bar Salud,Camposol B 9pm Mr Shifty @ 62 Corvera,Corvera Ballet performance of ‘Antigona’ @ Murcia from 25€ 8pm
Friends of Mazarrón Animals/Bazz Norton The Piano Man @ Pto de Mazarrón 5€
Sunday29Sierra Espuña Fiesta Guided Tour to the Archaeological Museum/Visit to the Escuela del Vino @Cehegín for 2€ 11am Ruta del Ferrocarril (Railway Route in Spanish) @Aguilas 10am Antiques Fair @ IFEPA,Torre Pacheco 5€ (3€ with discount voucher on page 12) 11am-8pm Mazarrón FC v CD Minera(away)
OSRM/Judith Jauregui/Tomas Grau @ Murcia from 10€ 8pm
Noah’s ARCMagical Mystery Tour/5 Course Lunch/Wine/Cava/Beer/Entertainment30€
Monday30Corina Talbot (Medium) @The Alma Centre,Condado de Alhama 3€ 6.30pm
OCTOBER
Tuesday1Stamp Collectors Meeting @Biblioteca, Pto de Mazarrón 6pm
HAHVolunteer’s Meeting @ Las Claras, Los Narejos 10.30am
Wednesday 2MABS MMMVolunteer’s Meeting @ Centro Civico, Roda Bar, Roda 11.15am
Saturday5ADAPT Meeting @ Pensionista Centre, Lo Pagan 10.30am Santa Lucía Nautical Club Tu Chester Trophy @Cartagema Free 45min Guided Tour of Thermal Baths @ Alhama 11am
The Geckos @ 62 Corvera,Corvera
Sunday6Fiestas Patronales, Santomera
Artisan Market @Bullas 9am-2pm 3hr Theatrical Tour of Aguilas10.30am Guided Tour of Alhama Castlefrom 2€ 11am Mazarrón FC v CAP Ciudad de Murcia(home)
San Animal SantuarioDog Walking @Aguilas Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre Open Day @Rojales 1pm-4pm
Name Location Price Courses Starters Main Dessert Drink Coffee Available
62 Corvera Corvera € 9,50 3 3 4 yes 1 drink no Mon-Thurs
Alamillo Alamillo € 12,00 salad + 3 5 5 yes 1 drink or dessert Mon-Fri
Ana's Café Camposol 2 4 10 opt 1 drink no Everyday Bar A € 6,00
Elliot's Bolnuevo € 11,00 3 4 4 yes no yes Mo-Tu-Fr-Sa
Isla Plana € 10,50 3 4 4 yes 1 drink or dessert Tues-Sat La Chara plus IVA
Quality Camposol 3 5 any main no 1 drink no Everyday exc Thurs Indian B € 9,95 exc sizzlers
€11 Pto de weekdays salad+3 5 4 yes 1 drink or dessert Mon-Sat Viggos Mazarrón and €13 on Sat
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We, Helen/Tom and Ann/Roy, have been Chronicle who without fail printed our memories and cherish the friends we have running theCountry Music Club for (over) 6 monthly ‘reports’ and posters/photographs, made through it. years. This is after 7/8 years assisting with the artistes who entertained us each month, another country music club which closed but most of all we would like to give a special Keep it Country! about 6 years ago. thank you to those who came along and supported the club each and every month. Helen/Tom and Ann/Roy We have enjoyed our time organising these monthly dances and have experienced We realise that to those who came along on a memorable times. However, due to changing regular basis, it will come as a surprise that Costa Cálida Chronicle personal circumstances we have decided that the club is no longer in existence, but we feel Contact Sales on this is the time to ‘call it a day’. this is the time to ‘hang up our boots’. 619 199 407 Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com We thank Mariano’s for allowing us to use We will look back at our time at theCosta Email: [email protected] their premises and theCosta Cálida Cálida Country Music Club with fond Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! Charity Noah’s A.R.C. Animal Rescue Registered Animal Charity Nº 9.971/1 Rescue phone: Mick 603 206 363 or Bob 603 199 072 Camposol shop: 634 332 335 Helping the animals of Mazarrón for a better future for all! Puerto de Mazarrón shop: 634 364 553
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It must be the heat! ANYWHERE then sponsor Lesley and Anne. PayPal accounts are: Lesley and Anne are two good friends who [email protected] are normally considered to be quite sensible [email protected] ladies. Well, they have booked to jump out of Reference "SKYDIVE" a perfectly serviceable plane, on 15th September. Sponsor forms can be found in the Costa Cálida Chronicle office inAnother World They will have a parachute attached!!! Properties on Camposol B and Lesley and Anne are also both happy to accept money if They both agreed that if they were doing you see either of them!! something that daft, they may as well try to help two worthy local causes. They are both We wish them luck and hope that they raise a avid animal lovers so Lesley is jumping for fantastic amount for their chosen charities!! Hope for Dogs Murcia and Anne is jumping forFriends of Mazarrón Animals. Please, please, please, if you find a Euro in your pocket, bottom of your handbag (or man bag), down the back of the sofa or Sports Fuente Old Guard Golf Society Email: [email protected]
The last game forFOGG before the summer ahead of the rest with 33 points and very break was to the coastal resort of La Serena close in second place was Richard Dixon with Golf on Friday July 12th. a return to form and 32 points. Being well known for its abundance of water traps and bunkers it was always going to be tough unless you could keep your shots straight and safe. Top member on the day in Division One was Chris Morris scoring 37 points off a scratch handicap, with the ever consistant Brad Willetts close behind in second place with 36 points. A great effort from both players. Division three winner PETER KIRKE In Division Two, Paul Davis was, once again, Our next game is at the local course at Division one winner CHRIS MORRIS camposol on September 26th. with PAUL WESTERN Should anyone wish to know more about Meanwhile in Division Three. Peter Kirke took FOGGS, please contact us by email at ADVERTISE the top prize with a well earned total of 27 [email protected] HERE! points, well ahead of Ian Dalley in runner-up spot with 22 points. Dave May
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July Club de Golf Competition Camposol sheet who The 26th July Golf Associ- are eager to competition ation Away participate in took place at Days this fun Camposol The next game. The Club de Away Day results will be Golf. 24 will be at in the next players con- Altorreal on month’s edi- tested the Monday 7th tion of the competition October. Costa Cálida on a very hot Sponsored Chronicle. summer’s price for golf day. The with a buggy CGA Charity winner was is 40€ for Quiz Steve Par- CGA mem- This has sons with an bers. Non- been ar- excellent members ranged at score of welcome but The Club 46pts. 2nd the price will House on 8th was Ally Va- be 45€.On November. sey with Mary Armitage 3rd July Comp. our return to All the mon- Clive Porter Nearest the Pin 39pts and in Camposol an ies raised are 13th hole 3rd place optional meal has been arranged at Cam- for our nom- was Mary Ar- Steve Parsons posol Golf Club. Further details have been inated local CharitiesFAST, MABS & Forget mitage with July Comp. Winner circulated and a signup sheet has been put up Me Not who in their turn help the residents of 36pts. in the Men’s Changing Room at The Club Camposol so much. The entrance fee for the House. There is also a sheet asking for your Quiz will be 5€ and there is an optional sup- Nearest the Pin winners: menu choice for the meal afterwards or you per of Chicken Curry/Chilli, both served with Hole 3 – Mary Armitage can email Betty with your requirements. rice for 5€ pp. We hope you will assist us Hole 5 – Pete Evans again by taking part, having a fun evening Hole 11 – Gary Powell Fire Fighters –v- Police Competition whilst boosting funds for these very worthy Hole 13 – Clive Porter This annual competition will take place on Fri- charities. day 6th September. This fun-packed event has Well played to all the prize winners and thank lots of good natured banter between the CGA Christmas Party you to all the participants and the committee teams. It will be a 4 Ball Better Ball Match This has been booked at the Hotel Playa for helping put the event on. Photos of the Play Comp. There are 6 Firemen and 3 Police- Grande for 14th December with entertainment prize winners are posted on the golf club’s men coming over from the UK especially to by Carolynn May. Although forced upon us, it Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook- play in it. They come every year as they find will make a pleasant change to go somewhere .com/CamposolClubDeGolf/. it such an enjoyable event. If you are not a different. We are sure the party will be the Fireman or a Policeman (or woman in both great success we are accustomed to. Club Captain, Neil Smith cases), a team will be nominated for you. We already have 54 people down on the signup Betty Roberts Sports
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Straight Down The Middle Golf Society orders. On the matter of dress; there was a pleasure to play, plus the greens were in great Venue: Condado de Alhama Golf Course on wide variety of coloured shorts being worn on condition. After some liquid refreshment in July 24th the day. It was suggested we all wore the the clubhouse the prize giving commenced. same colour in future - one for the committee It was a beautiful day with a nice breeze. The I think. The next golf match will have been held at course was in great condition with grass much Lorca Golf Course on August 28th, followed greener than anticipated at this time of year. The scoring by Camposol Golf Course on September According to one of the marshals, the course format was 25th. We are always pleased to welcome was recently remodelled so expectations Stableford guests so don’t hesitate to get your friends were high. Full along to play. Handicaps. There were The Overall If you are interested to join our society then 16 players on Winner with please contact Geoff Sharp on the day. The a score of 36 [email protected] keener points was members Roy Turner, Ian Stewart visited the closely practise area followed by to get rid of Peter a few Smithson on cobwebs 34 and Dave Costa Cálida Chronicle before start Hemmings Contact Sales on of play. Geoff on 34. Sharp had 619 199 407 newSDTMS Nearest the Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com shirts to Pin on the Ian Stewart and Steve Carter Email: [email protected] distribute 7th was won nearest the pin winners Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! among by Ian members Stewart and the 17th was won by Steve which Carter. prompted a Roy Turner overall winner few new This course is always a challenge and was a www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 83 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019
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At the time of writingMazarrón FC were signed and home game against EDMF Churra on Sunday preparing for their fourth pre-season friendly will provide 8th September.Los Amigos will be providing game against CD Vera on Saturday 17th firepower up a free coach for members to take them to the August for a new trophy donated by the front with the meal and home after the game. The meal is Football Club;The Los Amigos de Mazarrón returning €15pp. (We are assured that the menu is FC Trophy in recognition of the support given Dani Morales excellent.) After the meal Solar Power will byLos Amigos over the years. and Dani make a presentation of their product at the La Barrelis. With Sienna Bar & Restaurant next to the football Mazarrón enjoyed mixed success in their first goalkeeping ground before kick-off. three friendly games, all played away from favourite home due to the ongoing pitch maintenance Pena having Forthcoming Events: at the Estadio Municipal. Victory at Puerto moved to 11th Los Amigos de Mazarron FC Gala Lumbreras was followed by two defeats; 3-1 Olimpico de Dinner @ Hotel La Cumbre, Puerto de at Racing Murcia and 2-1 at Lorca FC against Totana, Mazarrón - Tuesday 31st March 2020 a strong Lorca team which reached the Francisco Tercera Division play-offs after finishing third has been Race Night @ The Club House, Camposol C last season. Manager Juanjo used the games brought in - Saturday 28th March to give as much playing time as possible to as from Lorca many of the players and also to gauge the FC to Celebrity Golf Day @ Camposol Club de performances of a number of trialists before provide Dani Barrelis Golf – Monday 30th March finalising his squad forMazarrón’s second competition season in the Tercera Division. As we know for Pablo between the sticks. Players leaving This year's Gala Dinner is being sponsored by from past experiences, pre-season games and the club in addition to Pena include Salva the Mazarrón Entertainments Group and we performances count for nothing when the real Ballesta who has joined Aguilas, Randry who are most grateful to Colin and Stuart for their action starts; inMazarrón’s case with a home has re-joined Totana and midfielder Heredia continued support. It is very much game against Mar Menor CF on Sunday 25th who has moved to Huercal-Overa. appreciated. Thanks also toIbex Insurance August. who have ended their association with the Mazarron's Gala Dinner after being joint sponsors for the home games last eight years. We have enjoyed their are normally company and support greatly. played on Sundays.Los Amigos de Mazarrón FCorganises a supporters’ coach to most away games. Tickets can be booked Starting XI v Puerto Lumbreras at the weekly meetings at A number of new additions to the squad have €8 for followed including the return of experienced members striker Dani Barrelis who scored six goals in Jose Augustin and non- Guests at the 2019 Gala Dinner nine appearances forMazarrón last season members before joining CD Algar. Youngsters Pablo €12. On longer journeys a stop will Tramway Financial Management have again Serrano and Kone have also joined, both on sometimes be made en route for agreed to sponsor the very successful Golf loan for the season from Lorca Deportiva. refreshments. Full details of all games are Day and we are grateful to Angela and Andy Another striker Jose Augustin, who has plenty advertised in the local media, Skinner of Tramway and to Shirley Fisher of of experience in the Tercera Division has www.mazarronfc.es and Shirley Fisher Legal and Financial Services for fb.me/mazarron2016, as well as on posters their continued support. Likewise to Lee at various points throughout Camposol and Fisher of Camposol Property Sales who will Mazarrón. again be sponsoring the Race Night.
Forthcoming Sunday fixtures: Los Amigos de Mazarrón FC hold weekly 1st September -El Palmar CF - away meetings throughout the football season and 8th September -EDMF Churra Gesa - home new members are very welcome. Social 15th September -Real Murcia B - away meetings take place every Thursday at The 22nd September -FC Cartagena B - home Club House at 4pm. (General meetings are 29th September -CD Minera - away held on the last Thursday of each month when Individual rooms plus a large family 6th October -CAP Ciudad De Murcia only members are allowed to attend.) room for up to 6 cats from one family - home Membership is €20 giving numerous discounts on most social events. Communal lounge area with colour Mazarrón FC Season Tickets for 2019/20 are Please [email protected] for now on sale at €35 for ladies and €50 for a membership form. Partners of members can TV, radio, comfy chairs and cushions others.Los Amigos members and associate enjoy the same benefits as members except members who have renewed their that they cannot attend and vote at Business Shaded, secure garden area membership for the 2019/20 season can Meetings or the AGM. purchase the tickets for €30 (ladies) and €45 (others). Season Tickets will not be valid on Club Special diets catered for Days when a reduced admission charge of €3 Costa Cálida Chronicle will apply. Season tickets can be purchased Contact Sales on each Thursday at The Club House, Camposol 619 199 407 Rural setting near Cartagena C at 4pm along with membership applications Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com CallDerekorHelenon968168711 Email: [email protected] There will be a meal at the new Bar Velasco Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! or616276379formoredetails Restaurant, Mazarrón prior toMazarrón’s
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Another hot summer’s day was in store for the Unfortunately only two teams managed to members ofLos Amigos GS as we set out for keep the Yellow Ball for the whole our monthly competition on Monday 5th competition. There were several different August at Roda, with temperatures in the high strategies applied in order to take full 30’s and humidity levels around 90%. advantage of the double points available. One such strategy applied was one particular As a Society, we had not visited Roda for over team Captain played the Yellow Ball on the two years, so to many new members it was a third hole in order to play the Par 3 seventh new experience. It must be said the course island green. The idea might have worked was in excellent condition with numerous had he not lost the ball on the third! ground staff working in various locations. The competition format was a team game with a Yellow Ball allocated to each team. Providing the Yellow Ball was retained during the game, each member using it received double points on that particular hole. Winner Nearest the Pin Hole 13 Les Jales Winning Team with 129 points: Martin Hill, John Girvan, Marshall Shields and Dave Smith (guest).
Nearest the Pin Winners: Hole 2: No winner. Hole 7: at 6.65 metres - Arthur Anthoney. Hole 11: No winner. Hole 13: at 90 cms - Les Jales.
Winner Nearest the Pin Hole 7 Arthur Anthoney Many thanks to the Society members and their ladies for attending the Presentation Winnners l to r. Dave Smith (guest), Results: Evening and our grateful thanks to all Marshall Shields & John Girvan. Our Captain, Les Jales, presented the winners restaurant staff of the Camposol Club de Golf with their prizes. in providing the excellent BBQ. Sports Altorreal Golf
Altorreal Golf Society is appealing for new Stableford Results July 25th members with amazing discounts available of July 11th 1 Tony Stapleton (21 hc) 37pts up to 40%. 1 David Portlock (28 hc) 39pts 2 David Portlock (27 hc) 37pts 2 Tony Stapleton (21 hc) 21pts 3 David Normington (28 hc) 34pts The society, which is called TATS (Tuesday and 3 Barry Floyd (21 hc) 32pts Thursday Society), usually has a first tee-off July 30th time of around 8.30am every Tuesday and July 16th 1 Ken Beesley (34 hc) 42pts Thursday morning, which guarantees an 1 Greg Wickenden (23 hc) 38pts 2 John Porteous (13) 32pts enjoyable round of less than four hours. The 2 David Bryant (21 hc) 34pts 3 David Normington (28 hc) 32pts society has more than 40 members from all 3 Tony Stapleton (21 hc) 32pts 4 David Bryant (21 hc) 30pts over Murcia with players travelling from as far 4 Chris Fox (25 hc) 30pts as Benidorm and Caravaca. Membership fees August 1st are 5€ a year. If you need any more July 18th 1 David J. Portlock (27 hc) 44pts information, please contact Mike Gardner at 1 Keith Bagnall (20 hc) 40pts 2 Keith Bagnall (19 hc) 33pts [email protected] 2 Marc Ireland (24 hc) 39pts 3 John Porteous (13 hc) 31pts 3 John Porteous (13 hc) 34pts There were lots of impressive scores from the 4 David Normington (28 hc) 34pts August 6th society with four winners recording more than 1 John Porteous (13 hc) 37pts 40 Stableford points. David Portlock led the July 23rd 2 David Bryant (22 hc) 37pts way with 44 points from his 27 handicap to 1 Marc Ireland (23 hc) 41pts 3 Keith Bagnall (19 hc) 34pts finish 11 points ahead of Keith Bagnall. 2 Bob Barnes (18 hc) 36pts 4 Roy Catchpole (27 hc) 34pts 3 David Portlock (27 hc) 33pts 4 David Normington (28 hc) 33pts
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Formula 1 report No 10 track with an engine problem.Gas, Bot, the forest before looping into a wonderful Back 30 years to 1989 when round 10 was Ver, Ham & Lec were the top five runners. stadium section around which large the Hungarian GP on the 13th August, the grandstands were erected. A memorial for winner of the 77 lap 305.536km race wasN FP2 had clearer skies and sunshine.Räi was Jim Clark was erected after he was killed in Mansell driving a Ferrari V12 from 12 on the back on track after having an engine an F2 race in 1968. With the Nürburgring grid withA Senna driving a McLaren-Honda change.Ric stopped on track with a loss of becoming outdated, F1 went to V10t and T Boutsen in a Williams-Renault power.Rus had a gearbox problem.Bot, Hockenheim in 1970 for that year only. F1 V10 joining him on the podium. Ham, Lec, Vet, & Gas made up the top five. racing returned in 1977 till ’84 and again from ’86 till 2006. After that it was arranged Sir Frank Williams is celebrating 50 years as FP3 was again overcast and a cool 17ºC.Ric to alternate with the Nürburgring but that Team Principal/Owner, the longest in the had an engine & chassis change overnight. didn’t always come to fruition meaning no history of the sport, originally as Frank Lec, Vet, Ham, Gas & Ver werethetopfive. German GP on the odd years. Williams Racing Cars from 1969-’75 powered by a Ford-Cosworth V8 before Qualifying in the afternoon was again The weekend started well on Friday sunny & becoming Wolf-Williams for 1976, then from cloudy but bright with the temperature at hot at 32ºC. The session was red flagged ’77 to date as Williams Racing. This is his 18.5ºC.Ham, Lec, Ver, Bot & Vet made up whenMag stopped on track with a loss of 825th Grand Prix with 128 pole positions, the top five. Out went both Williams’ drivers power, but got back out later in the session, 133 fastest laps, 114 victories, 7 drivers’ along withStr, Kvy & Mag. There were a lot off-circuit excursions and a titles & 9 constructors. few very close encounters.Vet, Lec, Ham, Q2 was a trouble free 15 minute session. Ver, & Bot made the top five. McLaren has announced that they will retain Lec, Bot, Ham, Ver & Vet were the top five. their drivers Sainz Jnr & Norris for next year FP2 in the afternoon saw a minor problem and Australia has signed a deal to host the Bot got his first pole position at this circuit at Ferrari when Lec’s car fell off the front GP at Melbourne until at least 2025 as the and recorded a new all-time track record. jack. Red flags again whenGas crashed into season opener where it has been every year Ham, Lec, Ver & Gas completed the top the barrier at the final corner.Lec, Vet, since 1996 except 2006 & 2010. five Ham, Bot & Ver made the top five. 2019 Formula 1 Rolex British GP The weather on Sunday was again cool & FP3 was as predicted a lot cooler at 25ºC. Silverstone. windy at 17.8ºC.Ver had a problem with a Damage toKub’s car meant rebuilding a rear wing end plate but the team sorted that spare chassis.Lec, Ver, Vet, Bot & Mag Lap record 1m 30.621s held by M. L. just in time. The two Haas drivers collided made up the top five. Drivers were warned Hamilton (2017). and had to pit with punctures.Ham & Bot about exceeding track limits ahead of had some good battles and a few close qualifying, getting time deleted if they do This is the 70th British GP but only the 53rd encounters.Mag retired on lap 7 with so. to be held at this iconic circuit. The first damage.Gro followed suite on lap 12.Lec championship race here was on 13th May & Ver had a close call exiting the pits.Gio Q1 - Vet went out returning to the garage 1950 with King George V1 in attendance spun and went into the gravel on lap 19 with a turbo problem. Out also went both and being the first ever race of the newly bringing out the safety car. Safety car for 4 Williams’ drivers along withAlb & Nor. Lec, formed F1 World Championship. The race laps and racing restarted on lap 24.Hül hit Ver, Ham, Gas & Räi were the top five. was won by Giuseppe“Nino” Farina driving Per breaking the front wing of the Mexicans an 8 cylinder supercharged Alfa Romeo 158. car. A great battle betweenLec & Ver, then Q2 was trouble-free withHam, Lec, Gas, The first British driver to win at this circuit another betweenVet & Ver. Eventually Bot & Ver taking the top five places. was Peter Collins in 1958. The1965 British getting past,Vet out braked himself, locked GP held at Silverstone was won by Jim Clark up and ran into the back ofVer . Both spun Q3 showed another problem for Ferrari as and the top 5 finishers were all British. off &Vet had to pit for a new front wing Lec got out of his car suffering from a fuel- rejoining in 16th place.Vet was handed a 10 related problem with no time recorded. FP1-A typical British start to the weekend second time penalty for causing a collision. Ham got his 2nd pole at this circuit.Bot, being cloudy, windy and cool at 18ºC.Gro Ham recorded the fastest lap with a 1m Gas & Räi made up the top five. crashed into the barriers in the pit lane 27.369s on lap 52 which is another new lap ripping off his front wing.Räi stopped on record. Race day was cooler at 21ºC and rain. All drivers on full wets behind the safety car for Formula 1 report No 11 3 formation laps.Ver had a lot of wheel spin Decklid Auto Services Going back in time to 1989 when round 11 and lost a couple of places.Pe r spun and hit Run by Dave the English Mechanic of that year’s championship was the Belgian the wall at turn 11.Kub almost hitVet and GP held at Spa – Francorchamps,A Senna during the pit stops Ferrari releasedLec into won the race from pole position. the path ofGro but no contact.Ric pulled off with plumes of blue smoke coming from Formula 1 Grosser Preis Von the back of his Renault.Nor pulled off the Deutschland 2019 Hockenheimring. track having lost power.Lec ran wide and All mechanical and electrical work crashed into the barrier at turn 17.Ham did including computer diagnostics the same but only broke his front wing, Lap record of 1m 13.780s held by K. crossed the circuit and into the pits, but on All makes and models Räikkönen McLaren. (2004). the wrong side of the entry bollard for which Pre ITV inspections & ITV’s arranged he was handed a 5 second time penalty.Hül A/C regassing and repairs The original Hockenheim circuit was built in & Bot crashed as well. After a very exciting 1932 as a high-speed test track for and action-packed raceVer got another win Professional and friendly service Mercedes Benz, who needed a venue to with Vet & Kvy joining him on the podium. test for the Tripoli Grand Prix. It was almost Open: Monday to Friday 9am-6.30pm 8km long and was formed of two long straights with a long corner at each end. Avda de las Moreras S/N When war broke out the construction was Costa Cálida Chronicle Mazarrón, 30870 halted and in the post-war years the Contact Sales on Nürburgring became the venue for Formula Telephone: 868 056 278 1 racing in Germany. 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Hacienda del Alamo Hotel & Spa Golf The competition is a 4 Ball Texas Scramble - Would each team select one member to Resort -Saturday9thNovember2019 Shot Gun Start at 8.30am - 2 x Nearest the Pin make the payment for the team as this saves Once again we are holding ourAnnual for both Ladies and Gents. Maximum time and congestion and helps both Remembrance Day Competition. You may handicaps (no slope allowance) - Ladies 36; yourselvesandtheorganisers. recall how enjoyable it has been in the past, Gents 24. Please submit your names + handicaps by successfully raising much-needed funds for Cost: [email protected] theThe Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day Visitors 50€ pp of which 15€ goes to the Non-federated players MUST pay for Appeal. Poppy Day Appeal insurance 3€ pp. Please pay this in the pro Members 15€ (members who pay the 9€ g/f shop. Please come and enjoy a day’s golf with the pleaseincludethiswithyourentryfee.) knowledge that by giving your support you Payment by cash only please to the RBL Individuals, pairs & threes are invited to are helping those less fortunate than yourself. representatives who will be in the reception submit their details and we will do our best to We invite all players to contribute a ‘token area of The Club House from 7.15am. partner you with others to make a team and gift’ to our raffle, which takes place together Buggies are 30€ which must be booked & you will be advised as soon as possible. with the prize giving in The Club House, at paid for through the pro shop. Book these ☆ PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR ENTRY which time much deserved refreshments will either by email [email protected] or by THROUGH THE PRO SHOP ☆ be available for you to purchase. phone968 151 736 Sports Mazarrón Bowls Club Tel : 605 492 937 or email [email protected]
Entries Sorted - 2019 Season the winter months in Spain. our members back on the rink for a busy All is quiet on theMBC Rink at Hacienda Del month of bowling. We would like to welcome Alamo, but off the rink the planning for the Umpire and Markers new members to come along and have a try Winter season has been sorted during In order to play competitive bowls each Club to see if they like it. Come to give bowls a go August. needs Umpires and Markers. Gordon Tottey on Tuesdays or Thursdays – but check the isMBC’s only Umpire. Mike Chambers, Harry start time with Colin Appleton since we will be The club will Male and Barbara Tottey areMBC’s Markers. changing from evening to morning times resume in when the heat dies away. theLLB Southern Players are in the habit of socialising after play League this at the Sports Bar next to the rink! coming winter.MBC Colin Appleton's number is605 492 937 and won the he will be happy to provide further Second information or just to help. Division of the league Helen Chambers last season and so are n o w Costa Cálida Chronicle promoted to MBC Umpire and Markers First Contact Sales on Division. We To become a Marker, one has to complete a 619 199 407 will be course to learn about the laws of Lawn Bowls Web: www.costacalidachronicle.com playing and the rules for marking a game. An exam Email: [email protected] against very MBC Trophy Cabinet has to be passed to qualify and Gordon had Remember deadline 15th of the month!!! competitive to further his knowledge of the game to clubs located mostly in the Torrevieja area become an Umpire. For all singles matches a and can anticipate a challenging season Marker is required and for each of our ahead. domestic competitions and events an Umpire is needed to oversee the games being EASY-MOVE-SPAIN.COM TheAnnual MBC Club Championships have played. His decision on proceedings is final. also just commenced. Competitors entries had to be completed a couple of weeks ago MBC is hoping that a few of their members LARGE VAN 15 CUBIC METRES in order that the schedules could be drawn by will go on a Markers Course in the near future. BOX TRAILER EXTRA 10 CUBIC METRES our Competitions’ Committee and ready for It is generally run in the Torrevieja area where the start date. This year we have eleven most of the clubs are located. disciplines, giving any entrant up to seven championship trophies to try for if they so October is fast approaching and we will see wish. These disciplines are played for on a knockout basis during the winter with the finals being played over a weekend in March 2020.
When October arrivesMBC Members will CONTACT US ANY TIME have these competitive games to play in PART / FULL LOADS addition to League team fixture matches and FOR FAST COMPETITIVE WEEKLY UK TO SPAIN TRIPS also the further opportunity to join twoClub QUOTATION FRIENDLY & EFFICIENT rollups each week. Day NO HIDDEN EXTRAS SERVICE Our ‘Snowbirds’ will have returned ready for FREE STORAGE IN UK OR SPAIN the Spanish season with most of them having SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY played bowls in England during the summer. Changing from playing on grass to carpet UK Mob: 07736 843410 composite as at Hacienda takes a bit of and 07736 843412 adjusting!! We are hoping that Brexit will not After an hot evenings rollup at HDA Email: [email protected] interfere with our ‘Snowbirds’ plans to bowl in www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 87 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019
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ANIMAL ORGANISATIONS: Pets in Spain Camposol D Community ACTIN San Fulgencio/La Marina 635 149 101 968 163 529 [email protected] Camposol & District Model Club Andrea’s Animal Rescue San Animal Santuario 647 259 914 Fuente Alamo690 906 565 Aguilas 675 467 647 Camposol Reading Group Asociacion Unicos 968 199 441 Los Alcazares 608 239 333 CHARITIES: Caring for Carers Camposol Kitty Kitty Age Concern San Javier 968 185 008/667 587 187 [email protected] Mazarrón634 312 516 Classic Car Club Cavalli Foundation Alcoholics Anonymous 634 135 214 Alhama de Murcia636 172 198 Mazarrón646 290 420 Cloud Nine Drama [email protected] Cabo De Palos968 545 181 644 400 123 Colitas y Bigotes Mula Costa Blanca Samaritans Country Music [email protected] www.costablancasamaritans.com Camposol 610 623 152 Cruz Azul FAST Camposol Reading Group Los Alcazares 693 017 616 Camposol968 970 626 968 199 441 Dog Rescue Calasparra [email protected] Camposol Residents Association [email protected] Forget Me Not [email protected] Easy Horse Care Camposol 647 142 071 www.camposolresidents.es Rojales652 021 980 HAH Help at Home Culture Vultures Equipo Bastet San Javier 968 134 978/633 673 034 Mazarrón 968 599 031 Alcantarilla Help Murcia Mar Menor Darwinian Gardeners [email protected] Los Alcázares968 570 059 [email protected] Friends of Mazarrón Animals Helping Hands Ex-Servicemen’s Association [email protected] [email protected] Mazarrón629 818 611 Galgos del Sol Lions Club Mazarrón Bahía Forget Me Not Murcia Mazarrón628 001 942 [email protected] [email protected] MABS Mar Menor693 275 779 Friends & Buddies Hope for Dogs Murcia MABS Mazarrón620 422 410 Camposol968 163 758 630 638 255 MABS NW Murcia Harlequin Rock Choir JJ’s Puppy Rescue [email protected] Camposol628 149 840 Mazarrón618 034 921 MAD Humanists of Murcia Los Infiernos Mazarrón603 764 742 www.bolnuevo.com/social/Evolutionists San Javier 633 357 309 Samaritans Spain Ladies’ Chatterbox MAMAS 900 525 100 Camposol968 199 418/619 575 463 Mazarrón666 186 037 Swap Tears for Smiles Los Palacios Noah’s ARC Mazarrón 659 270 885 Camposol A Mazarrón699 352 818 Yo-Encuentro 605 065 160 Pto de Mazarrón shop 634 364 553 Los Belones Magenta Ladies Harmony Choir Camposol shop 634 332 335 www.yo-encuentre.org 636 417 454 PAPS Mazarrón Bay Bridge Club San Javier968 370 800 CHURCHES: 602 539 830/616 849 517 Paradise Rescue Kennels Mass in English Mazarrón Bowls Club Benferri El Saladillo, Mazarrón676 219 445 653 093 937/605 492 937 Paradiserescuekennels.com Olive Branch Christian Fellowship Mazarrón Country Club Events Club Camposol618 720 181/968 199 622 968 956 418 Open Door Mazarrón Country Club Social Club Los Almagros646 705 403/655 141 721 968 956 070 Puerto Lumbreras Church Mazarrón Ladies’ Circle 619 453 283 692 992 117/602 659 252 Rios de Vida Mazarrón Leos ADVERTISE Fuente Alamo 618 963 978 654 874 563 St Nicholas Church Mazarrón Model Club HERE! Camposol634 143 260 647 269 914 The Rockin’ Vicar Radio Control Sailing Club Calasparra634 386 179 Lo Pagan 968 170 870 Welcome House SAMM Cehegin633 447 937 www.sailing marmenor.com Wellspring Victory Church Spangles Harmony Chorus Mazarrón607 382 033 Los Alcazares 968 334 527/968 423 525 Stamp Collecting GROUPS: [email protected] ADAPT Teatro Canovero San Pedro966 189 402 Las Canovas 968 151 149 Arts & Cultural Association of Murcia Welcome Group 655 421 120 Camposol, Mazarrón697 960 590 Camposol Bridge Club CONTACT SALES - 619 199 407 968 130 583 If you would like details of your club or Camposol B Clean organization included on this page, or if your Email: [email protected] 727 770 944 details are incorrect, please email Camposol C Greenfingers [email protected] www.costacalidachronicle.com 634 325 427
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Important Phone Numbers in Murcia Quirurgico De Dia: 968 201 115 United States: 915 872 240 EMERGENCY NUMBER: 112 (ask for Rafael Mendez: 968 445 500 Ireland: 914 364 093 English speaking) Santa Lucia: 968 128 600 Canada: 914 233 250 Ambulance Service( Ambulancia): 061 USP San Carlos Murcia: 968 365 000 Australia: 913 536 600 Virgin de la Arrixaca: 968 396 500 South Africa: 914 363 780 Local Police(Policia Municipal):092 Civil Guard(Guardia Civil):062 Cartagena: SERVICES: Naval del Mediterráneo: 968 327 400 Aguas de Murcia: 968 278 000 National Police(Policia Nacional): 091 Correos: 902 197 197 Medical Centre Murcia (emergencies): San Javier: Gas Natural Murcia: 900 750 750 061 Los Arcos: 968 570 050 Iberdrola: 901 202 020 (Bomberos): Fire Brigade 080 Telefonica: (English speaking) 1004 Red Cross (24 Hours): 901 222 222 Caravaca: (Salvamento Marítimo): Sea Rescue Hospital Comarcal del Noroeste: 968 709 TRANSPORT: Cartagena 900 202 202 or 968 529 594 100 Alicante Airport: 913 211 000 RENFE Trains: 902 240 202 FAST– for medical emergencies on CRISIS NUMBERS: Camposol . Phone first, then call Región de Murcia International Airport: 112 968 Battery & Abuse: 900 100 009 913 211 000 970 626 Samaritans: 900 525 100 LOST CREDIT CARDS HOSPITALS MISTREATMENT/ABUSE OF Visa: 900 991 124 Murcia: ANIMALS: Mastercard: 900 971 231 De Molina: 968 644 030 062 - Guardia Civil American Express: 915 720 303 General reina Sofia: 968 359 000 Diners Club: 915 474 000 Morales Meseguer: 968 360 900 EMBASSIES: Nuestra Señora del Rosell: 968 325 000 United Kingdom: 915 249 700 Orto-Hospital S.I.: 968 220 815 Information How Not to Kill Mosquitoes
It’s the smoke from citronella candles that Biological Methods effective and affordable. The disadvantage is repels mosquitoes, not the compound. The Bacillus thurigiensis infects larval mosquitoes that multiple traps must be used to cover an carbon dioxide from combustion actually and damages their digestive system so they area (about one every 25 feet). attracts them. can’t eat, but it is not effective against adults. The best solution to get rid of mosquitoes is Another chemical method is the use of Firstly you need to understand the difference to introduce predators that eat immature or an insect growth regulator (IGR), added to between repelling mosquitoes and killing adult mosquitoes or use infectious agents water to inhibit larval development. The most them. that harm mosquitoes without affecting other common IGR is methoprene, which is wildlife. supplied as a time-release brick. While Repellents make a location like youR skin less effective, methoprene has been shown to be attractive to mosquitoes, but it doesn’t kill Most ornamental fish consume mosquito mildly toxic to other animals. them. larvae, including koi and minnows. Lizards, geckos, dragonfly adults and naiads, frogs, Adding a layer of oil or kerosene to water kills Citronella, smoke, lemon eucalyptus, bats, spiders and crustaceans all eat mosquito larvae and also prevents females lavender and tea tree oil might keep the mosquitoes. from depositing eggs. The layer alters the insects at bay, but they won’t control or get surface tension of the water. Larvae can’t get rid of them in the long run. If you can get hold of BTI pellets, they are their breathing tube to the surface for air, so easy to use (simply add them to standing they suffocate. However, this method kills There are a host of methods that actually do water) and they only affect mosquitoes, black other animals in the water and makes the kill mosquitoes, but they aren’t great flies, and fungus gnats. The treated water water unfit for consumption. solutions. A classic example is a bug zapper, remains safe for pets and wild animals to which kills only a few mosquitoes, yet attracts drink. You need to reapply every week or two Physical Methods and kills beneficial insects that keep the as they don’t kill adult mosquitos. Mosquitoes can be sucked into a fan to be mozzy population down. Similarly, spraying caught on a screen or other trap. Of course pesticides is not an ideal solution because Chemical and Physical Methods there is the age-old method of swatting them mosquitoes can become resistant to them Mosquitoes may be lured into traps using with your hand, or fly-swatter. Swatting works and other insects/animals get poisoned and carbon dioxide, heat, humidity, or hormones. if you’ve only got a few mosquitoes, but it’s the toxins can cause lasting environmental There are several chemical methods that not particularly helpful if you’re being damage. target mosquitoes without the risks to other swarmed. Bug zappers aren’t ideal outdoors animals that come with spraying pesticides. because they can unnecessarily kill beneficial Source Reduction Some methods rely on chemical attractants to insects but you need to bait a bug zapper to You'll get fewer mosquitoes if they can’t find lure mosquitoes and they are attracted attract mosquitoes, because they don't care standing water for breeding. Many species of to carbon dioxide, sugary scents, heat and about the pretty blue light. mosquitoes require standing water to breed, lactic acid. Gravid females (those carrying Because mosquitoes are not strong fliers, it’s so one of the most effective methods of eggs) may be attracted to traps laced with easy to suck them onto a screen or into a controlling them is to remove open a hormone released during the egg-laying separate trap using a fan. Mosquitoes caught containers and repair leaks. Get rid of process. using a fan die from dehydration. Screen- containers with standing water. This will kill traps may be made at home by fastening the larvae living in them before they get a The lethal ovitrap is a dark, water-filled window screening fabric over the back of a chance to mature. container, typically with a small opening to fan. prevent larger animals from drinking the Some species don’t need standing water to water. Some traps use chemicals to bait the You may need to use a combination of reproduce! TheAedes species, responsible traps, while others simply provide a methods to kill mosquitoes. for transmitting Zika and Dengue Fever, lays convenient breeding ground. The traps may Some methods may only target adults, while eggs out of water. These eggs remain viable be filled with predators such as fish or with others may only target larvae. for months, ready to hatch when sufficient dilute pesticide to kill larvae (larvicide) and water becomes available. sometimes adults. These traps are highly www.costacalidachronicle.comCosta Cálida Chronicle Sales 619 199 407 89 Costa Cálida Chronicle - September 2019 CLASSIFIEDS WANTED BOXEDALCOHOL CLASSIFIEDS PROBLEMS?- 10€ To Place a 10€ Boxed Advert: Is your drinking costing you more than just money? Please email Alcoholics Anonymous can help you stop drinking. Is [email protected] putting a loved one’s drinking causing relationship problems? boxed classified advert in the subject box Alanon Family Groups can help. 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PROPERTY Beautiful Plot Of Land For Sale In Moratalla ADVERTISE Approximately 5200 square metres, with Housing Update HERE! views and trees. Partly fenced. It also has plans for a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom large house with garage. Looking Forward to a Busy Autumn! The month of August is a strange one for property sales. Usually internet enquiries drop a little due to potential buyers being on holiday, yet the footfall of buyers increases because the buyers are actually here on the ground because they are on holiday! There are also lots more ‘tyre kickers’ around during the holiday season, with many tourists killing a bit of time by asking to view a range of For only 45€ plus IVA properties that, as an experienced agent, you For a colour advert this size 62,5mm X 87mm just know they are not going to buy. By asking Your business details a few simple questions it’s pretty easy to Altogether with the plans, licences determine if the clients are buyers or just will be seen by over looking, so, the result is usually, ‘increased 20,000 readers every month and ground inspections etc, enquiries’, but ‘fewer sales’. it initially cost 79,000€. BARGAIN now it is It’s easy for agents to become a little unhappy CONTACT SALES - 619 199 407 during this time, but then you start to look for sale for 43,000€. forward to the Autumn. Between September Email: [email protected] Call Andrea on 619 919 976 and December, we have historically seen our for more details best sales figures and so far our forward www.costacalidachronicle.com viewing appointments are looking healthy. From a property owners’ perspective, this is also the best time to put your property on the market. You will need to have your villa or ANCHOR apartment across the many major property portals such as; Rightmove Overseas, Zoopla, TRUST THE LANDSCAPES Prime Location, Kyero and many more. Most PROFESSIONALS (Always on the cutting hedge) Spanish property agents use them to attract enquiries in large numbers. Some of the * Professional Garden Maintenance larger portals have up to 1 million visitors per Key holding * Trimming / Pruning / Chainsawing month. During the Autumn period our portal Services * Tree Climbing / Felling enquiries increase by up to 400%. * Mini Digger with professional driver For those property owners looking to sell up BUILDERS CLEANS * All Building Work Undertaken and return to the UK, the time could not be * Legal disposal of garden waste much better for you. The UK pound is at its * Palm tree removal weakest since the financial crisis of 2008/9 – ONLY QUALITY this means when you repatriate the proceeds PRODUCTS USED Free no obligation quotes of your property sale to the UK it will cost you less euros to buy pounds. For example, back FULLY LEGAL & INSURED in 2015 – with the UK pound peaking at 1.42€ - sending back 100,000€ would have bought you £70,000 – yet, at today’s exchange rate of SQUEAKY CLEAN one UK pound equals 1.09€ - sending back Mazarrón & Surrounding Areas 100,000€ will buy you £92,000 – a whole £22,000 more! Telephone 634 345 223/677 712 051 [email protected] [email protected] The benefit of the current exchange rate is Tel: +34 622 648 038 that as a vendor repatriating back to the UK, CALL NOW FOR A FREE QUOTE Mazarrón and surrounding area you can make your property more appealing on price than your competition, as the prevailing exchange rate helps you absorb lower offers. Kenneth Whettall Commercial Director Fuente Alamo Real Estate/Murcia Coast & Country [email protected] Tel0034 968 598 173
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Telephone Pete or Belinda (English) on 618 896 957/699 707 954 or Pastors Ginés and Toñi (Spanish) on 629 283 080
Bi-Lingual Evangelical Church In Fuente back on a life that we would proud to present are on? Alamo to God? I’m sure we’ve all heard the question, ”What Have our values and priorities been pleasing Why not promise yourself to give it just one would you do differently if you knew you only to Him? shot and give us a try for just one Sunday had a few days left to live?” morning? What have you got to lose? We’re a He has given us many good things to enjoy happy, fun loving bunch from many nations Maybe some of us have given it quite a bit of here on earth, but we all know that life has and you will be made very welcome. Feel free thought, but the ultimate question should be many distractions, worries and temptations just to sit quietly at the back if that’s what you this: “What would you do differently if you that would keep us from seeking a close would like to do. (You can dance in the isles if knew you were going to live for ever?” - relationship with Jesus and so divert our focus that’s your style!). knowing that whatever you did today would to things that are temporary and do not give affect you for the rest of your eternal life. lasting satisfaction. Our services are held mainly in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English via The choices and decisions that we make We all have the opportunity to build a real headsets (provided) with parts sometimes in today will influence the future, not only for and personal relationship with our Heavenly English translated into Spanish. ourselves, but also for others; those around Father. No matter where we’ve been or what us, those close to us, those we care about. we’ve done, the Bible tells us that nothing can Our Sunday morning services start at separate us from the love of God. He wants to 11.30am at Calle Espinar 13, Fuente Alamo. Has the way we’ve lived our lives, our attitude draw close to you. He promises eternal life. For more information telephone: towards others and the way we’ve dealt with Pastors Ginés and Toñi (Spanish) on629 283 problems served as an example to those Does this all sound a bit ‘Pie In The Sky’ to 080 around us? you? Pete or Belinda (English) on618 896 When the time comes will we be able to look Are you wondering what planet us Christians 957/699 707 954 Charity Asociación No & Charity Reg. No. 10.286/1 – Murcia, España Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: 675 467 647
Liah was children. She loves her walks, but also likes scared, but one of our volunteers fed her found with her freedom to run with the other dogs when every day for two weeks until we finally her two off the lead. She would make an ideal family caught her. She is now fully recovered, sisters at pet - look at those eyes and ears – who could vaccinated, spayed and ready for her forever around 8 resistLiah ? If you would like to meetLiah home.Nora is currently in our kennels and weeks please would benefit from a loving home. She is a playing in contact us lovely sweet girl approximately 1.5 years old the middle of using details and 65cm to shoulder height. She is a shy the road in below. gentle girl who keeps her distance until she great danger gets to know you, but is then very loving and of getting Nora was could be a very loyal pet. She gets on well run over. She living in the with other dogs and walks on a lead. was picked campo and up by aSan used to Monthly Dog Walk Animal come to a Our next monthly dog walk will be on Sunday volunteer and has been in foster care going local bar to 6th October at 10am from our shelter just through her vaccination programme.Liah is scrounge for outside Aguilas. You can bring your own dog now 7 months old, 45cm to her shoulder and food. She or walk one of our rescue dogs and then join ready for her forever home. She is a very was very us for a hot drink and snack. Contact the social, affectionate and playful puppy that skinny, number below if you would like more details. gets on well with other dogs, cats and hungry and Desperately Seeking Foster Homes We feel that the best option for all of our dogs is to live in a foster home before they find their forever homes, but we are currently short of fosterers. In particular we are looking for homes for puppies, often at short notice. Foster placements can be for an agreed period or on an ongoing basis.San Animal will cover all the expenses associated with the dog (vets bills, food etc) and can also arrange Ring us with your best quote and we will do our best to beat it! to provide holiday cover. Please consider taking a dog into your home – you can change its life. If you would like to meet our dogs or be a fosterer please call or WhatsApp us on our dedicated phone675 467 647 FacebookSan Animal Santuario [email protected]
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