november 2013 magazine
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Monthly magazine of the ICE Club, Estepona, Spain.TRANSCRIPT
CLUB SIBERME CLUB SIERRA BERMEJA
SOCIO-CULTURAL DE ESTEPONA
INTERNATIONAL CLUB OF ESTEPONA
FOR ALL ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE of San Pedro - Estepona - Casares
Manilva - Sotogrande & Beyond
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Page 27 Travel Tips - Members Article
Page 28 Tax Obligations Non-Residents
Page 29 Dan’s Cookbook
Page 30 Golf and Bowls News
Page 32 Computer Tips Page 34 Puzzle Page
Page 36 General Information
Page 37 Committee and Advert Info
Page 38 Just for a Smile
Page 5 Presidents Letter
Page 6 Bulletin Board – Lottery
Page 7 Obituary - John Wright
Page 9/10/11 Annette’s Adventures
Page 11 Nigel’s Classified Ad’s
Page 12/13/14/15 Past Events
Page 16 This Months Events
Page 20/25 November Calendar Page 25 December Events
Page 26 Events For Your Diary - Poetry
Corner - Details of Rute Trip
President Doug Mitchell Editor Terry Smith Advertising Jackie Simmonds
Disclaimer: - The committee wishes to declare that ICE does not accept
responsibility for the contents of articles nor the claims made by advertisers.
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Editor Terry Smith
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Email: [email protected]
ICE Magazine Contents
EDITORIAL: I should like to take this opportunity to thank Dan Cook for his input to the
magazine over all the years I have been editor for your ICE magazine. See page 29 for his
last recipes prior to his retirement from the task. I understand this is a task he has carried out
for a number of years also for previous magazine editors. And of course he compiled his own
cookbook, this having been purchased by many members. This now leaves me with yet another page to fill, at times not an easy task. So if there is any
one out there that continue where Dan has left off and send me their favourite recipes this
would be appreciated. And of course as wanted below any other articles of interest.
I should also like to thank Annette for her very interesting article published over past edi-
tions. A very brave lady. Terry Smith
Input from members for your
magazine, interesting articles and
experiences. Important informa-
tion, funny stories, poetry,
Recipes, restaurant revues.
These can be emailed to me or left
at the clubhouse.
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Food For Thought
Submitted by Rosemary Ferguson
“When we can remember, we can avoid, when we forget, we may repeat”
Lionel Blum
It’s That Time of Year Again Nick and Julie welcome you all to our fourth Open Day at Estepona Port Business and
Internet Centre from 4pm to 7pm on Friday 22nd November 2013.
The first Open Day in 2010, was to announce our presence; subsequent Open Days have been
to thank all our customers and seem to have become a convivial tradition. We will be serving tapas made from the oils, pâtés, vinegars, chutneys and dips from the gourmet La Chinata
range complimented by a selection of fine Spanish wines. There is a difference this year. The
food is being professionally and, may I add, elegantly put together and served by Lisa
Wallinder. Those who attended last year will remember I put in a brief appearance at 4pm,
then disappeared ‘around the back’ to prepare the tapas, emerging as a floppy heap about
7pm swearing I would never look another tapas in the face and with a greater appreciation of
the effort put in by all those chefs and cooks in bars and restaurants on the Costa del Sol. Our
own staff, Jackie and Roberta, will be in charge of serving the drinks. They are well aware
how thirst making such an event can be so your glass should never be empty. So please join
us once again to kick off the Christmas season. Please refer to invite and advert on page 39
The Club Welcomes New Members - October 2013
Ron and Joan Mason Clare Davidson Jenny Lewis
Millar and Maggi Law Patricia Smith Barbara Bunze
Victor and Margaret Clark Robert and Diane Cole
Harmeet and Gurmeet Sidhu
Presidents Letter November 2013
I hope you all enjoyed the Autumn Fayre which has now become a regular
event, so many thanks to Brian Woodward for the original idea.
There is a lot for us to look forward to in November, starting with: Birthday
Party on Saturday 2nd of November, The Theatre Group production over
three nights, a themed dinner (Allo - Allo) on the 23rd – and a day trip to the
Belem (chocolate factory) at Rute on the 27th. A welcome return of Music
Night (The Great American Songbook- Part 2)with Berni Berns on the 29th.
The committee have welcomed the feedback from you about the Club refur-
bishment and will be taking up some of your ideas.
To keep the club running successfully we need volunteers and it seems as if
the few willing people are doing more and more. We need people to come
forward – every little helps, especially with the functions that are held in the
clubhouse. Doug
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Bulletin Board
BOOK LIBRARY: CAN MEMBERS PLEASE NOT SUBMIT HARDBACK BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY, PAPERBACKS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED. Returned books should be placed at the foot of the first half of the alphabet as designated - the librarian will then sort. DVD/VIDEO Library: Can members please ensure they sign for all borrowed films and add mem-bership number, Please return films as soon as possible and sign as returned. Jigsaw Puzzles: There is a selection of jigsaw puzzles available stored under the video library. They are mostly 500 pieces, some 1,000. Glasses, cups etc: Please return to the bar before leaving the club. Please place used unbroken bottles carefully in bin provided, that is positioned under dartboard. Return plates & cutlery to the kitchen. Terrace Doors: Those people who open terrace doors are responsible for closing same.
TRIP CANCELLATIONS MUST BE REFERRED IN FIRST INSTANCE TO THE ORGANISER
International Emergency Phone Number 112
Should you have suggestions for any event or activity at
your clubhouse, or for a trip whether for a day or longer
period, please contact a member of the committee.
Members Comments Please feel free to add any comment regarding a past event or any other suggestion for
future event or club issue on our page.
Lottery Winners August 1st Norma Danby 56€
2nd Eric Blackburn 28€
3rd Diane Hackett 14€
Club 42€
You remember John Porter who passed away earlier this year. His widow Verena is going to Singapore to join her son and family and is quite distressed about Enrique, the cat. She is looking for a good home for him, he has all the injections, he is two year old neutered tom and house trained with a very pleasant disposition. Alternatively someone to look after him from 15th De-cember to end of January 2014. Please contact Verena on 952 801 908
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Obituary - John Wright John Wright, for many years the leader of art activity at the club, died last July after a long
illness. He had retired to Andalucía, firstly to Jimena de la Frontera and then to Estepona,
after a very distinguished career as a painter and Principal of Newport Art College in the
U.K. This career has been described several times in local newspapers and magazines, the
prizes won in Llandaff, Arles and Montpellier. There were exhibitions of his pictures in
famous galleries in the UK, U.S.A., Latin America, Spain, London, Washington, Mexico
City and Madrid. We also know that he had another very different career as a mountaineer,
visiting the Alps, Andes and the Himalayas, climbing high on Everest and Kanchenjunga in
expeditions in the 1950´s. A third passionate interest lay in the culture of bull-fighting, one
of the reasons for retiring to Spain. He had many adventures and friends in Pamplona, both
coming from the UK and from Andalucía, and many aficionado companions at other rings around the country. It was a great romance and a source of many stories and paintings.
In Spain John kept on painting himself but he also started art groups in Jimena and Este-
pona. I joined both these groups and came to know John well. Before I ever saw any of his
paintings I asked him what he painted. He told me that he liked incidents and scenes from
everyday life. I remember a very evocative picture of a friend of his, his familiar figure
outlined against the light outside the door as he came into a bar in Jimena; and the picture
of the large lady in the red dress being taken down to be re hung somewhere else in the
Prado. Cats, another passion, sat upright, alert and ready for some mischief, or just looking
out of the window. Mountains, massive, covered in snow, towered above us. At the recent
homenaje John´s old friend and colleague, fellow painter Doug Halliday, spoke of his won-
derful gift for choosing a moment, a perspective, catching it brilliantly. John had a very distinctive style, figurative but often strengthened in its lines and body, with some slightly
sharpened angles and texture.
As a teacher he was not an instructor and I don´t think he had ever been trained as a teacher,
sometimes an advantage. He would wander round our groups usually amounting to any-
where between eight and eighteen persons, mostly but not all late middle age and later, with
occasional youthful intruders, offering a comment here, a nudge there, some specific ad-
vice, some encouragement, some redirection to the individual, some ambiguous exclama-
tion. We were mostly past being taught, but needing this sort of really expert guidance
along our chosen path or even some guidance towards a path. Occasionally he would ad-
dress the whole class on some theme proposed by a student or thought up by himself or
produce a single sudden thought right out loud. Some new students, insufficiently briefed,
were baffled by the scene, expecting planned class instruction, and they carried on else-where.
At the same time there were other dimensions which helped make the groups memorable.
In later years there was inevitably a medical ´half-hour', as we all grew older, involving
sometimes gruesome discussion, but often useful advice shared and a bulletin board about
the recovery of absent or distant friends. All the time there was a stream of stories and
jokes, one liners, four minuters, questions, rhymes, verses, many of them supposed to be
inherited from Wynford Vaughan Thomas in a railway carriage, some scatological, mostly
scandalous. John had brilliant timing and wit, invention and improvisation. Who else could
have come up with rhymes for Aberystwyth and Timbuktu. And such rhymes!
Submitted by John Hutchinson
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Annette’s Adventures
Many a Mile, Her own words by Annette Louise Holmes
A claim to be an independent women in my own right!
Part 5 - And So To Tehran
At about 9.30pm and not having seen a single vehicle since leaving my amorous hotel manager and driving along a 10 foot wide tarmac road, as it was in this part of the desert country, my headlights picked up a uniformed man, standing astride ahead of me, holding a pistol in his hand in the aiming position. I had no idea what this uniform represented and immediately locked my car door and saw that the window was tightly closed. I was obliged to come to a halt but kept the engine running, feeling if it became necessary I could make a bolt for it. He came round and tried the car door to open it, where-upon I refused utterly to open either door or window. Instead I took out my passport and held it to the window for him to see. He kept shouting ’Parka Parka’ - still with the menacing pistol in his hand and waving it in the direction to one side of the road. I felt it best to play for time, since I had no idea in the darkness what kind of area I was in, but I was aware that bandits roamed it. The man grew impatient when I didn’t fall in with his order and hit the car window with the butt of his pistol. This action, far from unnerving, made me very angry. I had almost reached the border of Iran without mishap of any kind and I would be extremely cross if he were to break my window. I responded by holding my clenched fist and shouted ’Bring Officer’ - in the hope of appealing in a common language to summon a higher authority. My response rather put the man off his stroke and he withdrew slightly, calling someone to his aid. I had tried to converse in French, a smattering of Italian even, but he could only speak German apart from Turkish and we were unable to converse with understanding. Another uniformed man appeared and the two huddled together whilst I waited still with the engine running. It was fortunate that within the next 10 minutes a little van driver drew up behind me and I recognised the occupants who got out and spoke to the uniformed men. These were German boys I’d seen at the Turkish frontier and we’d passed the time of day together whilst going through the usual immigration procedure. I have a great camaraderie between travellers across the world and everyone is interested in where one is going to, particularly as private cars are rarely seen in these parts. The German boys came over to me and I opened the window. It transpired that there had been bandits in the area only hours before my arrival. The drivers of three vehicles had been shot dead and their vehicles ransacked. A search for the bandits was underway by the Turkish army who had instructions to stop all travellers and hold them under guard until sunrise. Only then would they be allowed to proceed, escorted in convoy. Once the facts were established I drove off the road as instructed, onto a flat area alongside a number of T.I.R. lorries that I was not previously aware were parked without lights. We were at the foot of Mount Ararat, the very place where Noah’s Ark was reputed to have settled. I got out of the car and shook hands with guards and the atmosphere was friendly and coffee was handed round. As I was the only woman present I politely refused, since I was not allowed to go anywhere unescorted and I had no desire, not even in these circumstances, of being forced to spend a penny under the eye of an escort! I felt I could hold on if I didn’t drink at all, so got into my sleeping bag and slept in the back of the car. I awoke about 5.00am to find that I had a Turkish guard at each end of the car and three bodies in sleeping bags laid alongside. I had certainly been well guarded! Driving out in the remoter parts of Turkey was something of an adventure in itself, and its is rare to find a hotel having its own restaurant. One is obliged to dine elsewhere. The manager of a hotel generally sent a ’runner' to a good local restaurant to prepare for a lady coming. This is unusual at any time, for one never sees women at all in a restaurant in desert villages - they are frequented by men only. >>10
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<<9 So I had my own ‘runner’ to escort me, and on arrival the restaurant owner would exchange greetings with me and show me to a table in a choice position - generally in front of a TV set - possibly the only one in a village! The manager would hold my chair and afford me every courtesy I could ask for. At that stage, and because the menu was printed in Turkish only, I would be invited to see the kitchen to see what was cooking. Turkish food is quite superb and cheap by our standards. All the lids were removed from the cooking pots to show me the contents and I would then select those dishes I preferred. I sat down sometimes with dozens of eyes upon me, though I got used to this quite quickly and gave my full attention to the delicacies I was eating. More often than not a gift of selected fruit, carefully wrapped in paper, would be presented to me at the end of the meal. Wine is excellent in Turkey and I generally had a glass to accompany my meal. All too often I was presented with a large glass of whisky, as a special concession it seems, with my coffee. When I realised what it was on the first occasion, I jokingly told the restaurant owner that whisky was like benzene to me, but thanked him for the thought. Without being in the least insulted he smilingly took the glass away and replaced it with a glass of neat peach juice laced with a drop of brandy - delectable! Before leaving any restaurant I went behind scenes to thank the cooks for my delicious meal and they were delighted at my approval. We parted great friends, and my gesture obviously gave them joy to be appreciated by a foreigner. Later at the Iranian frontier I was to have a battle to gain entry into Iran despite the fact that all my official papers were in order. It seemed as though no official was to listen to the words of a mere woman, for they were to question why the car happened to be in my husband´s name at that time and why it was his wife driving and not the owner! - even though I had a letter of consent in the event of such questions being asked. My papers were set aside and no one was prepared to make a decision. Lorry drivers and other Iranians, who often had to wait 2 or 3 days at the border, pushed ahead of me and I soon realised that if I intended to move on at all it was necessary to become more forceful. After 1½ hours of getting no reasonable attention I climbed physically over the counter, much to the astonishment of the officials and bystanders, and moved towards the office of the man I felt could perhaps make a decision. I defied anyone to touch me. My voice was raised in anger at the sheer frustration I felt and I stormed into the controller´s office. He was extremely surprised to see a woman conducting her own campaign for fair play and ordered chai (tea) and sweet cakes to be brought and plied these to me. Within minutes the necessary formalities were completed, we exchanged handshakes and I was free to proceed. I had finally received a modicum of respect! At this Iranian border there were no adequate toilet facilities for women so I was obliged to do a take-over bid on the men's toilet, planting my foot firmly against the door despite the raised voices of protest outside! No doubt the officials and others present were indeed glad to be rid of one whose patience was exhausted at their lack of all reasonable understanding and respect of a woman. Within a few hours I was to find the car a target for groups of Iranian children who stood at the side of the road ready to throw stones at the car. A game to them and not an action of hostility. Nevertheless I had to protect myself from any damage that might follow, and I found it advisable to use a supply of sweets and sultanas - even matches, which I threw out of the car window so that they were too busily occupied in finding what I had thrown to them, to dispose of their ’weapons’. One had to be quick thinking to survive here! In Iran rarely did I see an undamaged car, for the general standard of driving is atrocious and tempers fray easily. It is not at all unusual to see two drivers in what appears to be mortal combat, whilst they settle their differences. No wonder my insurance premium for the car was so high! Nor did the AA oper-ate in Iran. I would imagine that no agreement between England and Iran could be reached, since law and order on Iranian roads is rarely evident and certainly not enforced. >>11
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<<10 Never have I been in country where common-sense safety rules were so ignored. When other drivers on the Iranian highways came uncomfortably close to my car, I got my message to them by holding up my fist in an to make them keep their distance. I really did have to keep my wits about me. So it was I reached Tehran, unscathed of body and car, and utterly happy with all I had learned on the journey. I was a much wiser person for my return journey to England a month later. I had clocked up 10,000 miles and entered 7 different countries. In conclusion - if I were asked what is needed to happily achieve an overland journey of that kind alone, I would say without hesitation - a reliable car, quick reactions, self discipline, a fearless and practical approach to life, and above all a sense of humour. I say with real humanity that the more I travel the more I realise how little I know. There is still a lot of ‘world’ I wish to see, and much that I have to learn. █ Annette L. Holmes
NIGEL’S CLASSIFIED AD’S
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Saturday 21st September - Welcome Back Party. What a great night, nearly a hundred members and guests attended. The first time the club has been seen at night since the redecoration and what a difference. The lighting is so much better, subdued, good having the fans over the dance area, and the bar looked tremendous. Once drinks had been purchased the night started with buffet being served, delicious food and ‘loads’ of it. Well done to Brenda and all the kitchen and serving helpers. So then on with the dancing to the music of ‘Daniela’ and what a well balanced selection of music that kept the dance floor full until midnight. Well done to Daniela. Overall a good response from members of the evening, thanks go to Doug for the organising and not forgetting thanks to all bar staff on the evening, very busy at times.
Wednesday 25th September - Annual Trip to the Lakes After a chilly start to the day and a long wait for the Coach which was unfortunate, but not our lovely driver Pepe's fault, but we were soon on the way to 'The Lakes'. We actually had a double-decker coach and all for 28 of us but we were not complaining as upstairs afforded us spectacular views of the surrounding countryside including some white villages including Ojen and Monda. We arrived at Finca la Mota where we had bacon butties and coffee and although the service was slow the surroundings more than made up for the wait and the butties were delicious. From there we went onto the Ardales National Park heading towards the Embalse de Guadahorce Lake via an extremely low tunnel which I think Pepe was very dubious about but a very kind gentleman in our party by the name of Monty offered to guide him through walking backwards through the tunnel ahead of the coach and we were all saved from being an open top bus, a great cheer went up for Pepe and Monty and we continued our journey to the lake. Many of us descended the steep steps down to the lake where we enjoyed a swim in the clear water and yes we have the photographs to prove it and Joan supplied the Cava to give us some Dutch cour-age. We then climbed the steps up to the Restaurant El Kiosko for lunch which was delicious including the strawberries and cream, we had plenty of free time to explore the pleasant area around the lake by the dam with water so clear and beautiful sunshine you could easily spot many large fish looking for titbits. When we were all fed and watered we set off toward the El Chorro gorge with good views of the very dangerous walkway Camino del Rey which is definitely not a walk for the faint hearted as many walkers and climbers have found out some with an unsuccessful outcome. A wonderful trip Joan and all thanks to you for a fabulous day. Submitted by Diane Hackett
Wednesday 18th September - Ladies Lunch. Car loads of 27 ladies drove at high speed towards the mountains of Casares with only one thing in mind ‘to get together for the ladies lunch in Arroyo Hondo Restaurant’. This was Maggie's first role as organizer of the Ladies Lunch having taken over from Bea-trice who managed to exhaust almost every coastal venue so over to Maggie’s expertise and a new challenge for her. It was a beautiful sunny day, all ushered into the pergola covered courtyard, chose our seats at the long table ordering our beverages from the 2 attentive waiters. With Maggie’s assistance beforehand on our choice of food, list at hand on the day we all got what we ordered served on time despite the numbers of ladies. The selection of fishes and meats from the menu was more than adequate for all of the ladies’ taste buds and the desserts proved a delight with a very high pavlova dessert proving to be a favourite! The proprietor’s wife served and hovered around the table attentively making sure all our needs were catered for. The price of the meal seemed to suit everyone there as shown by the atten-dance. Parking was a small problem and some had to double park but as the ladies were taking over most of the restaurant it was not difficult to identify who was driving the parked vehicles. Thank you very much Maggie for your excellent choice of venue for getting together for an afternoon of catch up and eating and roll on the next surprise. Submitted by Finola Proctor
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1st - 4th October - Trip to Madrid DAY 1: The first pick up on the coach was at 8am in Sabinillas. Our driver Jose Luis was already wait-ing, everyone was early & we set off on time. A very smooth drive & our refreshment stop at Rio Frio in the province of Granada was welcoming & pleasant. This is a trout farm & they had some lovely prod-ucts for sale, if it had been on the way back we could have been tempted to buy some treats for home. Joan kept us informed of some very interesting facts along the journey & we found out that during our holiday Terry & Pat would be having their 49th wedding anniversary & Grace her 80th birthday. What a wonderful way to celebrate! Our lunch stop was at the Casa Marcos Restaurant in Almuradiel & although we arrived slightly earlier than expected we were given a warm greeting & the room was opened up for us to have our lovely menu del dia for the modest sum of €10.50 per head. The wine was excellent & our table managed to consume more than was included in the price so we ended up paying €2 extra per head, which every-one was happy with! Feeling very full but content we climbed aboard for the last leg of our journey. Needless to say was a lot quieter than the first half. Our driver put on a DVD but I fell asleep. We got to the hotel at around 6.30pm & our check-in was incredibly quick & most of us then headed out for a wander around the streets. Joan, Emma & I walked to Plaza Mayor & then to the beautiful “Mercado de San Miguel” which is a must for delicious tapas & wonderful atmosphere. Then a taxi home for a good night's rest. What a wonderful 1st day. Submitted by Linda Shelley DAY 2: After breakfast we all boarded the coach on a lovely sunny day and made our way to The Val-ley of The Fallen. It was misty on arrival so the cross on top of the rock could not be seen, but later luckily for photographers this cleared. So it was a short walk ‘uphill’ to the basilica, the views from the large courtyard were tremendous. The Valle de los Caídos ("Valley of the Fallen") is a Catholic basilica and a monumental memorial erected at Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama, conceived by Spanish general Francisco Franco to honour and bury those who fell during the Spanish Civil War. It was also claimed by Franco that the monument was meant to be a "national act of atonement" and reconciliation. As a surviving artefact of Franco's rule, the monument and its Catholic basilica remain controversial, particularly be-cause 10% of the construction workforce were convicts, some of them Popular Front political prisoners. The monument, a landmark of 20th-century Spanish architecture, according to Franco, "the grandeur of the monuments of old, which defy time and forgetfulness”. Work started in 1940 and took over eighteen years to complete, the monument being officially inaugurated on April 1, 1959. Those of us that entered the basilica were amazed at its huge size being cut into the rock, at the time of the visit a service was taking place and choir singing could be heard throughout the whole of the ex-panse with what appeared to be no speakers apparent. Back on the coach to the next stop of the day The Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial a histori-cal residence of the King of Spain, in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum, and school. Here we followed a guided route, unfortunately many stairs to negotiate, viewing much history, artefacts and paintings. The basilica of San Lorenzo el Real, the central building in the El Escorial complex, was not to be missed. Originally designed, like most of the late Gothic cathedrals of western Europe, to take the form of a Latin cross. The most highly decorated part of the church is the area surrounding the high altar. Behind the altar is a three-tiered reredos, made of red granite and jasper, nearly twenty-eight metres tall, adorned with gilded bronze statuary by Leone Leoni, and three sets of religious paintings commis-sioned by Philip II. The domed ceiling was an amazing site to see. So after a late lunch it was back to the hotel, freshen up for the evening, free and easy time to find a bar, restaurant or shopping.
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Day 3: Today was scheduled to be a free day exploring Madrid, but that was not how it started. Our driver Jose Luis offered to drive us on a panoramic tour of the city, on what was actually his day off, and this offer was taken up by all of the party except for a couple of people who had already made other arrangements. We were conducted on a tour of the city with the driver pointing out all of the landmarks, and Linda expertly interpreting from Spanish to English for us. We finished the tour at Puerto de Sol, in the city centre, and we were all warned before leaving the coach that this area was well known for thief’s to be operating, and to be very careful of our property. The 4 in our party decided to go for a drink in one of the many bars in the area, and whilst there I felt the need to use the toilet, to my surprise I found that the toilet roll was padlocked to prevent its removal, which confirmed to me the warning regarding thief’s in the area, and caused great amusement amongst our party.. After leaving the cafe we made our way to the Mercado San Miguel, not an ordinary Market but one full of Tapas counters, where one could buy wine, and a large selection of Tapas for 1-2 Euros, and eat them there before moving on to the next counter, to sample some different fare.. Our party next made our way to the Cathedral, which is next door to the Royal Palace, the Cathedral was a fascinating building having been only completed for some 30 years, and whilst we were there, we were entertained by the organist practising on the Cathedral organ. We then made our way back to the Hotel ready for an excellent meal at an Italian restaurant in the shopping mall, opposite the Hotel, built in the abandoned Norte railway station, which appeared to me to have borrowed its design from St Pancras in London. Submitted by Dave Hackett Day 4: Well on our last morning despite having had wonderful weather for the whole trip the heavens opened and we had torrential rain as we were boarding the coach heading for Toledo, but as we were all in good form nothing could have dampened our spirits after such a great few days in Madrid. We all set off and we had already celebrated Terry and Pat's 49th wedding anniversary we had the pleasure to join Grace who was 80 years young on that day, we all wished her happy birthday and many cards were given to her and some gifts. By the time we had reached Toledo the rain had stopped and most of us had a trip on the Noddy train around the city which afforded great views of the city walls and churches etc, we had time for lunch and then a quick look around before we boarded the coach for the return journey home stopping at Loja for a welcome break and the most spectacular views of the town while we were having a drink. We all arrived home after seeing what amounted to millions of Olive trees and Asparagus plants, having experienced a great trip to Madrid and Toledo all thanks to Joan and her helpers Linda and Emma for a truly wonderful trip, without them it would not have been so informative and enjoyable. Submitted by Diane Hackett
Saturday 5th October Terry and Bob´s Walking Treasure Hunt Well these two don´t get any less devious do they? In all fairness this is the opinion of me and Mick as others did really well! 42 entrants met at Plaza Ortiz on Estepona Paseo at staggered intervals and with question sheet in hand set off round the streets of Estepona in couples. The route was really easy to follow from their instructions and the questions were really not “out of reach” for the brighter members of ICE (we are not included here!). Walking through the pedestrianised areas of Estepona was a joy with all the newly installed plant pots in themed colours on each street. What the poor residents thought of all these folk walking round taking notes (some with clip boards) is anyone´s guess – they initially probably thought we were in an official capacity and are dreading the bills coming through the letterbox with increased costs of utilities! >>15
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Winners of 2013 Walking Treasure Hunt 1st David and Diane Hackett By one point only win a voucher worth 80€ for a meal at Thapa Thai Restaurant, Estepona Port 2nd Sue Potter and Audrey Jinks Following very closely behind by one point only win a bottle of Cava each 3rd Alan Davis and Paul Kirkham just 3 points Behind win a bottle of Cava. Thanks to all those that attended and made the event enjoyable. Join us next year for another Treasure Hunt around another part of Estepona, provisional date Saturday 11th October.
Thapa Thai Restaurant
A favourite with many club members
Wednesday 16th October - Ladies and Gents Who Lunch A new venue for the Juliets, 30 attended at Ophira Restaurant next to Club Nautico in Estepona Port, great venue with views over the marina. Very tasty menu enjoyed by all, service excellent, maybe por-tions could be a bit on small side for some. Well done Maggie for the organising. 17 Romeos went back to an old favourite, by request from some members, de la Mar Restaurant. Once again the all day breakfast with chips appeared to be the favourite with most, washed down with a glass of wine of course. Well done to Kat and all at the restaurant, and Bob for the organising.
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NOVEMBER
EVENTS
PLEASE NOTE: TICKET SALES CLOSE
12.30pm ON THURSDAY MORNINGS.
CORRECT MONEY PLEASE FOR EVENTS
PLEASE NOTE: EVENTS BOOKED AT CLUBHOUSE DO NOT
INCLUDE A DRINK
CANCELLED TICKETS MUST FIRST BE REFERRED TO EVENT
ORGANISER
Saturday 2nd November - Special Club 25th Birthday Celebrations
Dinner at Restaurant TikiTano Estepona. Coach if enough interest from
Sabinillas. See page 15 for further details.
Wednesday 6th November Rambling
Rambling season will start 6th November with the usual walk along the
beach. Meet 10.30 at the club, lunch at Duquesa. Organiser Sue Potter
Wednesday 6th November - Stitch n Bitch
Thursday 7th November - Presentation by Manilva Solicitors
Tax obligations for Non- Residents owning a property in Spain, see page 30.
8th, 9th & 10th November -
ICE Players Production
‘Old Time Music Hall’ A pie and pint
at the Old Bull ‘n’ Bush. Props loaned
by Halomon Bar, Estepona Port. See
page 15 for further details.
Monday 11th November - Members
Film Night - Song For Marion
Friday 15th November - Quiz Night
- Quiz master Joan Thompson
Saturday 23rd November - Themed Supper Evening - ‘Allo Allo’ Dress
for Occasion.
Wednesday 27th November - Trip to Rute - “El Belén de Navidad”
First pickup 8.00am Sabinillas. Visit the chocolate factory, Anise and Jamon
museums, Chocolate Statues. Time for lunch in the town. 13€ members, 16€
guests. See page 26 for further details. Organiser Jo-Anna Huisman
Friday 29th November - Members Music Night
Organiser Bernie Berns - American Song Book Part II.
BANK HOLIDAY NOVEMBER
November 1 - All Saints Day - Spain
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THURSDAY MEALS: MAIN COURSE 6€, SWEET 3€. TAKE AWAY AVAILABLE.
NOVEMBER 2013
DATE DAY REGULAR EVENTS EXTRA EVENTS
1 Nov Fri 10.00am - 1.00pm Art Group 11.00am Computer Novices
2 Nov Sat 10.30am Rambling 25th Birthday Party
3 Nov Sun 12.30pm-2.30pm Bar Open & Tapas ICE Players
4 Nov Mon 2.30 - 5.00pm Art Class, ICE Players
5 Nov Tue
10.30 a.m. Mah-jong 11.00-2.00pm Bar Open, ICE Players Spanish Classes Beg 10.30 Adv 11.45 7.30 pm Canasta
8.30pm Games and Social
Night
6 Nov Wed 10.30am Rambling, ICE Players 7.00 for 7.30pm Whist
2.30pm - 5.00pm Stitch and
Bitch (Needlework etc.)
7 Nov Thu
10.30am-2.30pm Bar Open 11.30am Weekly Meeting 1.00pm Lunch, 2.00pm ICE Players 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge
Presentation for non-residents by
Manilva Solicitors
8 Nov Fri 10.00am - 1.00pm Art Group ICE Players
Old Time Music Hall 9 Nov Sat 10.30am Rambling
10 Nov Sun 12.30pm-2.30pm Bar Open & Tapas
11 Nov Mon 2.30 - 5.00pm Art Class 7.30 for 8.00pm Film Night
12 Nov Tue
10.30 a.m. Mah-jong 11.00-2.00pm Bar Open Spanish Classes Beg 10.30 Adv 11.45 7.30 pm Canasta
2.30pm Committee Meeting
13 Nov Wed 10.30am Rambling 7.00 for 7.30pm Whist
14 Nov Thu
10.30am-2.30pm Bar Open 11.30am Weekly Meeting & Open Forum 1.00pm Lunch, 2.00pm ICE Players 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge
15 Nov Fri 10.00am - 1.00pm Art Group 11.00am Computer Group
8.30pm Quiz Night
16 Nov Sat 10.30am Rambling
17 Nov Sun 12.30pm-2.30pm Bar Open & Tapas 4.30pm Songs of Praise
18 Nov Mon 2.30 - 5.00pm Art Class
19 Nov Tue
10.30 a.m. Mah-jong 11.00-2.00pm Bar Open Spanish Classes Beg 10.30 Adv 11.45 7.30 pm Canasta
11.00 am Ladies' Book Club 8.30pm Games and Social
Night
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Monday 2nd December - Members Film Night - Bucket List Wednesday 4th December - Ladies & Gents who Lunch Friday 6th December Quiz Night - Quizmasters Ron & Andrea Pegrum. Usual format with some seasonal treats. Don’t miss it! Friday 13th December - Trip to Malaga Christmas Lights First pickup Sabinillas 4.00pm, return Malaga 10.00pm. Sunday 15th December - Christmas Concert at the Clubhouse - bring some Christmas finger food Thursday 19th December - Christmas Lunch at Clubhouse - 3 course Christmas Dinner, book early, very popular event. Wednesday 25th December - Christmas Lunch Time at Clubhouse Meet your friends, have a drink, have fun. On Christ-mas Day we are opening the club at 12noon until 2.30pm for a so-cial get together. Only request please bring a plate of Christmas type finger food – the bar will be open – and we can enjoy the day having a chat and a laugh without having to cook! Even if you are dining later, you can still spend a pleasant few hours with friends in your club. As usual there will be a free raffle, hopefully I can collect lots of prizes (hint – hint). So, don’t be on your own – even couples – come and join us. Members and guests are most welcome. Look forward to seeing you. Maureen Baldwin-Winkle Club will be closed from 2.30pm 25th December until Thursday 2nd January
Music Night Program 2013-2014
20th Dec White Christmas (Film for Christmas)
2014 31st Jan The Flower Drum Song (Musical Film)
28th Feb A Star is Born (Film Barbara Streisand) 28th Mar The Merry Widow
(Franz Lehar Stage) 25th Apr Annie (Musical Film) 30th May Chicago (Musical Film)
27th Jun Singing in the Rain (Gene Kelly)
21 Nov Thu
10.30am-2.30pm Bar Open 11.30am Weekly Meeting 1.00pm Lunch 2.00pm ICE Players 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge
22 Nov Fri 10.00am - 100pm Art Group
23 Nov Sat 10.30am Rambling "Allo Allo" Themed Supper
24 Nov Sun 12.30am-2.30pm Bar Open & Tapas
25 Nov Mon 2.30 - 5.00pm Art Class
26 Nov Tue
10.30 a.m. Mah-jong 11.00-2.00pm Bar Open Spanish Classes Beg 10.30 Adv 11.45 7.30 pm Canasta
27 Nov Wed 10.30am Rambling 7.00 for 7.30pm Whist
Trip to Rute
28 Nov Thu
10.30am-2.30pm Bar Open 11.30am Weekly Meeting & Lottery 1.00pm Lunch, 2.00pm ICE Players 7.00pm Duplicate Bridge
29 Nov Fri 10.00am - 1.00pm Art Group 8.00pm Music Night
30 Nov Sat 10.30am Rambling
20 Nov Wed 10.30am Rambling 7.00 for 7.30pm Whist
DECEMBER
EVENTS
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EVENTS
FOR
YOUR
DIARY
Club re-opens Thursday 2nd January - No lunch available
New Year Away - Would you like a few days away with friends. Jo-Anna Huisman is taking
names of those interested, trip to Chiclana Iberostar Hotel. See Jo-Anna if interested.
Tuesday 8th January - Ramblers Post Christmas Lunch - Restaurant La Torre
Saturday 11th January - 2014 Party at Clubhouse
Wednesday 15th January - Ladies and Gents who Lunch
Friday 24th January - It’s Back! Fish ‘n’ Chip Supper - Rob and Alan
Saturday 14th February - Valentines Party - Dinner and Music
Thursday 13th March 2014 - ICE Annual General Meeting
March - Proposed French Themed Supper Evening
11/12/13th May - 3 Day/2 Night Trip to Cordoba Patios
June - Proposed Caribbean Themed Supper Evening
Saturday 11th October - Bob & Terry’s Walking Treasure Hunt - Estepona
My forgetter's getting better,
But my rememberer is broke
To you that may seem funny
But, to me, that is no joke
For when I'm 'here' I'm wondering
If I really should be 'there'
And, when I try to think it through,
I haven't got a prayer!
Oft times I walk into a room,
Say 'what am I here for?'
I wrack my brain, but all in vain!
A zero, is my score.
At times I put something away
Where it is safe, but, Gee!
The person it is safest from
Is, generally, me!
When shopping I may see someone,
Say 'Hi' and have a chat,
Then, when the person walks away
I ask myself, 'who the hell was that?
Yes, my forgetter's getting better
While my rememberer is broke,
And it's driving me plumb crazy
And that isn't any joke.
Forgetter Be
Forgotten?
POETRY
CORNER
Wednesday 27th November - Trip to Rute “El Belén de Navidad”
A Belen or Nativity scene is common throughout Spain; many private homes have a tiny scene to a whole room laid out. Many people spend hours or even days on their Christmas Belen, but what about chocolate Belen which takes four months to create? That's how long it's taken the team in Rute to create the 52 me-tres square Belen that contains 1400 grams of white and dark chocolate. See the Belen, the factory and of course the factory shop. The Anis Museum is a worthwhile and fun look at the history of Anis in this area. In the building the Anis Museum or Museo del Anis de Rute shows the evolution of anis up to the product of today. On display are the wonderful artefacts, machines, bottles and many documents that date back to 1655. Many bottle labels remain paying tribute to members of Royal Family, bullfighters and artists. The Museo Jamones Rute (Ham House Museum) is a dream come true. The company founded over 60 years ago. lots of tools and machinery have been used. Respect for tradition, we can still see in the museum all these kinds of tools, among which you can see many curiosities related to this activity.
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Travel Abroad, Apps, Websites, Scams and Value for Money Part 2. Submitted by Peter Dowd Protect yourself with car-hire excess insurance Holidaymakers who arrive at the car-hire rental counter after a long and tiring journey can often fall foul of the hard-sell on car-hire excess insurance. Staff often frightens travellers into taking out this insurance, which reduces the excess you pay from £500 or more to zero if your vehicle is damaged in an accident. These extra insurance fees can be as much as £140 a week. The advice here is to purchase this cover before you head off on holiday. European policies start from as little as £23.92 for a week plus the cover is more comprehensive. If you hire cars on a regular basis an annual policy would be better value e.g. £40 per year for cover in the EU. Some good value compa-nies offering Car Hire Insurance Excess are www.insurance4carhire.com and www.icarhireinsurance.com Don't get tricked by 'DCC' When using your cards abroad, you also need to watch out for a practice known as dynamic currency conversion or 'DCC'. This occurs when goods are priced in local currency e.g. Euros but where the retailer or restaurant owner offers you the chance to pay in your own currency e.g. sterling. This is to ensure the retailer or restaurant owner makes some more profit – and can add as much as 5% to the cost. In practice, the retailer uses their own rate of exchange, which is far worse than the rate you would get from Visa, MasterCard or American Express. For the best deal when paying by card, always pay in local currency. Following websites allow you to check credit card conversion rates on a specified day: Visa: http://www.visaeurope.com/en/cardholders.aspx Mastercard: https://www.mastercard.com/global/currencyconversion/ Watch out for the 'note switch' The 'note switch' is a con trick that's been around for a long time and involves a taxi driver or barman taking a large banknote from you, then switching it and showing you one for a lower amount – claiming you owe him more money. Crucially, never ever hand over your purse or wallet if you get confused for the shop owner to get the right notes out for you. At the same time, always ensure you have plenty of small notes and coins so you don't get caught by the classic of people having 'no change' to give you. Booking hotels and holiday lets If you want to organise a DIY holiday, take care when booking your accommodation, or you could risk falling victim to a fake website or false advertising. If you are paying by any method other than credit or debit card, there is no financial protection should the accommodation turn out to be bogus – and that includes bank transfers. Always ensure you check out any prospective holiday let by visiting review sites e.g. Tripadvisor to look for feedback. Bad feedback or no feedback at all should raise alarm bells and warn you to look elsewhere. Always book holidays from a reputable company you know and trust, and note there's additional protec-tion on offer if you choose a travel agent that is a member of a trade organisation such as the Associa-tion of British Travel Agents (ABTA). Also book travel through a firm registered with the Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) scheme. Currency and card scams Street vendors will offer to change your currency on the spot, and then either short-change you or sell you counterfeit money. Only change money at a reputable vendor - and if you think some notes look dodgy, don't be afraid to ask for different ones. Also be aware of the going exchange rate and don't settle for significantly less. While chip and PIN has helped cut down the amount of card fraud suffered abroad, you should still be
extra vigilant with your plastic when you're on holiday. >>28
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<< 27 Never give your card or your card details to someone else and keep your card in your sights when it comes to paying for goods and services. Before you leave home, take a note of the 24-hour phone number of your provider in case you need to cancel a lost or stolen card and check statements upon your return for any unauthorised transactions. The app XE Currency for tablets and smart phones will give the current official exchange rates for any currency. Obtaining Commission free cash and credit. Be aware that most banks and credit card companies will charge commission for overseas use, sometimes as much as 3% extra. The following UK banks allow commission free ATM withdrawals worldwide: Norwich & Peterborough Current Account a free account which requires a deposit of about £500 p.m. Applications can be made either on-line or via their office in Gibraltar. Nationwide FlexPlus Account. This account has a monthly charge of £10 but does come with extras including Free Worldwide Travel Insurance, Free European wide breakdown recovery and 3% interest on balances up to £2500. You should check carefully whether these benefits are applicable to yourself before opening the account. In addition Santander UK allows free cash withdrawals from Santander ATMs in Spain. Withdrawing cash on a credit card is not advised as most banks will charge interest from the time of withdrawal until the account is cleared. The following worldwide commission free credit cards are available in the UK: Halifax Clarity, Saga and Post Office. Remember, when using these cards; choose local currency rather than DCC as mentioned above.
José Miguel López Ávalos, Senior Partner Marbella Office, Marbella Solicitors
MASS MAILING BY THE SPANISH TAX OFFICE
In recent weeks we have received numerous enquiries from our clients, regarding letters that
they have received from the Spanish Tax Authorities. These letters are being sent en-masse to
non-resident property owners in Spain. The correspondence requests that all those non-residents that owned property in Spanish territory in 2010 and/or 2011 present a tax declara-
tion for that period within 10 days from the date of receipt of the letter.
This campaign has been devised so that the high number of non-residents who do not make a
tax declaration in Spain, even though they own a property, are made aware of their tax obli-
gations. Many property owners, who live in Spain for less than 183 days, and therefore do not
have the obligation to become fiscal residents, do not realize that they are still obliged by law
to make a declaration for deemed income as an owner of a property.
Therefore, if you own a property and are not filing your annual income tax in Spain, (in May
and June each year), you should be aware that you must file a Tax Declaration on the form
“Modelo 210” every year. The period for the presentation of this declaration is from 1st Janu-
ary to 31st December each year.
If you have received one of these letters or wish to make any queries regarding your personal tax obligations in Spain do not hesitate to consult a Lawyer or a Tax Advisor.
Marbella Solicitors has a dedicated team of Lawyers and Tax experts with over 12 years ex-
perience in this field, and would be happy to assist you.
Please contact us to arrange a FREE NO OBLIGATION appointment in any of our 5
Offices in Marbella, Manilva, Mijas Costa, Málaga, or Nerja, by email
[email protected] or by phone 952 901 225.
See advert page 21 of magazine. Marbella Solicitors will be giving a presentation, re-
garding the above, after the normal club meeting on Thursday 7th November.
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DAN’S COOKBOOK This month will be my last monthly menu having reached
the ripe old age of 83 I think it’s time to pass it over to younger members. My Cookbook,
with the help of Brian Buckley, was appreciated by many club members.
I would like to say how wonderful the club is looking due to the hard work by members
during the summer When I Think back at the troubles we had looking for suitable premises I would like to tell
you how we came to purchase our club. I was driving back from Gibraltar and I saw a
sale notice on the door, I stopped and went in and met the Spanish owner, he stated a price
and I said it was far too much money but I would talk it over with Mervin Dan and the
committee at that time. I got up at a Thursday meeting and said I have found the ideal
premises for our club and if the members could not agree to purchase I would buy the res-
taurant, I was that sure of a result.
It was the perfect place, and with the wonderful help from Ray Oldfield, our treasurer at
that time, organised the purchase with money in the form of shares from the members, we
went ahead and purchased the premises at a reasonable price. As soon as we moved in it
gave me the opportunity to start the kitchens going on a regular bases and train people to
operate and work, providing food for the members Many people have asked me over the years what is my favourite dish. which I have always
found hard to answer but, with a lot of thought, I have narrowed it down to one fish dish
and one meat dish. The fish dish is Dover Sole and this one I created for my own restau-
rant, after all these years I expect you will see a lot of similar recipes.
Fish Dish, Dover Sole Dan Cook.
Ingredients: 1 medium size Dover Sole 4ozs of peeled prawns
2 slices of smoked salmon Little butter and olive oil
¼ glass white wine ½ lemon and chopped parsley
Little flour .
Method: Remove the dark skin from the Dover Sole and sprinkle with flour and a little
lemon juice. Place on a oiled baking sheet with a little white wine (this keeps the fish moist) and grill until cooked. Remove and cut the down the centre - pull the fillets to one
side and remove the centre bone.
Place the smoked salmon on the bottom half of the sole and replace the top two fil-
lets leaving the centre section open so you can see part of the smoked salmon. Sauté the
prawns in a little butter and white wine. Place the sole on a dish and pour the prawns down
the centre of the fish, sprinkle with chopped parsley and decorate with the lemon. This is a
dish that can be eaten on its own. Its expensive but very tasty.
The Meat dish, Escalope of Pork Holstein. (2 persons)
Ingredients: 1 Fillet of pork (cut in half lengthwise) Flour egg and breadcrumbs
2 eggs small tin of anchovy fillets Olive oil.
Method: The Escalope of Pork should be cut from either the fillet or the loin and should
weigh 6ozs/140 grams. Remove any fat and flatten very thin by beating with a moistened cutlet bat, failing that use
a rolling pin. Season the escalope with flour, egg and bread crumbs then shallow fry on
both sides in a little butter and olive oil. Fry an egg in oil and place on top of the Escalope.
Arrange four fillets of anchovy on the egg with 4 capers placed in the square. Very tasty.
This dish can be served with Sauté Potatoes and garden peas.
Happy cooking and all the best, Dan Cook
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International Club of Estepona - Golf Society
Our club golf society has a rich history having been formed in the last century.
Dan Cook was Captain and a founder member way back in the late 90s and
stirred the club team, with the help of Vice Captain Peter Brown, into the an-
nual competition with the CAP organisation. In 2003 Les Jinks took over as captain and golf has remained a very popular activity within
the club. 2012 Les handed the privilege to me. Thanks Les, not sure how that happened!
We play twice a week, Tuesday and Friday, at Casares Costa Golf Club where our mem-
bers benefit from discounted green fees. The twice weekly competition is organised on a
‘Roll- Up’ bases and we play individual stableford, using full handicaps.
Tee off times vary between 08.15 and 08.30am, dependent upon the time of year, and on a
good day we can have 12 or more players rolling up. It’s all very friendly, light hearted and
is open to all.
We traditionally have two major competitions a year. The Spring Cup, held in April, and
The Autumn Cup in October. These have become great social events with a very popular
celebratory luncheon after each.
This year sees the introduction of The Ice Club Order Of Merit competition. The trophy will be awarded to the player recording the best 10 individual cards achieved at the Tues-
day and Friday ‘Roll- Ups’ during the 12 months between each Spring Cup.
In addition we also arrange ‘Away Days’, every 4 to 6 weeks, to other golf courses within
the local area. It is always a treat to play at other clubs and we are usually given a preferen-
tial rate. Keep your eye on the club magazine and web site for details of all activities.
If you would like to get involved, phone or enrol on our e-mailing list.
Contact and Golf Organiser: Alan Davis Tel: 952 897 670 Mob: 699 712 804
e-mail: [email protected]
We meet Monday mornings no later than 9.45am for a 10.00am start.
Late arrivals can not be guaranteed a game. Players are organised by ‘ranking’ in order to have teams of more or less equal standing.
Most matches are played over 16 ends but this can be 18 by mutual agreement of all players.
Dress code is predominantly white but the critical factor is footwear. Shoes must be smooth-
soled with no ‘pimples or crinkles’. This is to prevent undue damage to playing surface
which is the duty of all to maintain in good condition.
Beginners will be coached by prior arrangement to achieve the required level to compete.
The title was deliberately chosen as most of us play Monday only.
We are an informal group and not ‘Officially Recognised’. Hence this gives us a degree of
license when interpreting the rules as officially prescribed. This is demonstrated by our par-
ticular interpretation of a ‘Dead End’. This is declared if the ‘Jack’ has been hit by another
bowl beyond the boundaries of the rink. It is usually replayed unless ‘The Skips’ decide not
to replay the end. We elect not to replay due to the extra-time involved and not the minor fact there are Benavista club players waiting to use the rink. Thus, we have our own ‘rule’ to
award 2 points in favour of the non-offending player/team. Alan Whiteman
Bowling at Best! Fun at Rest! Wine at Test! Have a good time! Alan
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Anglican Church of Costa del Sol (West)
Each Sunday we hold Services as follows: -
San Pedro at 10.15am In the hall adjoining Parroquial Virgen del Rocio (Near McDonalds)
Sotogrande at 11.45am In La Iglesia Sra. de la Merced, the "Big Church"
Coffee Morning each Tuesday in Sabinillas from 11am In La Vicente Square, behind the taxi rank
Home Groups take place every week
Everyone is welcome
For further details contact:
Roger Richards (Church Warden) 952 891 765
Email: [email protected]
For all Property Maintenance Services
and key holding, let me care for your property
whilst you are away!
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All plumbing requirements
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Telephone for a free, prompt and efficient
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e-mail: [email protected]
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Vic
Loughran
Peter
Dowd
Remember the Computer Group meets at the Clubhouse on
the third Friday of the month at 11.00am. No need to book –
just turn up. We have WiFi broadband internet available, so
why not bring your laptop / netbook / tablet etc. along. If you
have any questions or suggested topics for future please email us [email protected] or
NEXT NOVICES COMPUTER MEETING FRIDAY
1st NOVEMBER
NEXT COMPUTER GROUP MEETING
FRIDAY 15th NOVEMBER
Scam of the Month Nov 2013
CHINESE INVESTMENT SCAM
Another true story: ”Today I received a letter from a so-called private investigator in China
to say someone with my surname had died and he was the lawyer representing the case.
The deceased man apparently had millions of pounds in his investment portfolio and as there are no other interested parties, the funds could be split equally between the author of
the letter and myself. Funnily enough I have taken this no further”
Monthly Computer Tips - November 2013
Here are some questions which we have received
from members and thought the answers might be of general interest.
Question: Our AGM minutes have arrived in PDF format. For translation purposes I usually use Google. However, I cannot do this with a PDF file. Apart from typing it all out again, do you know of an' idiot proof' way of converting the file to - say a Word document - in order to translate it?
Answer: You can copy and paste the information from the PDF into your usual translator. Just look for the select icon or select all in the edit menu bar in the toolbar.
Question: Windows Media file does not play .mpeg or .mpg files.
Answer: Use VLC Media Player instead. This is a free program which can be downloaded from www.filehippo.com. Look under Audio and Video section. It will play most audio and video formats.
Question: I am having difficulty accessing TV programmes on BBC IPlayer and other similar programmes. It seems to know I am in Spain and says I cannot view the programmes when abroad. Is there anything I can do?
Answer: Try TunnelBear (download from www.tunnelbear.com). This conceals your true location. It'll take a moment for TunnelBear to do its thing, but within a few seconds it'll make web sites think you're in the UK when you're not. The free version provides 500 Gb streaming per month. If you require in excess of this then there are payment options. You can specify US, UK, Germany, Italy or Japan as your location. It’s available for PCs, tablets and iPhones
Question: I use LibreOffice but when I send documents to my friends they cannot read them.
Answer: This is because the default file format for text in LibreOffice is .odt which is not rec-ognised by some word processors. Under Tools | Options | Load/Save | General change the
Always Save As to Microsoft Word.
Windows Tip of the Month
Ctrl Key + I Toggles Italic type face on / off
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Tel: 952 806 813
Full Eye Examinations: Glaucoma Screening:
Designer & Non-Designer frames & lenses: Sunglasses:
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Word Grid
Find the 9 lettered word & see how
many words of 4 letters & over you
can make using the centre letter in all
words and each letter only once.
Answer at bottom of page 38
I R B
A C N
O L U
5 2 6
8 1 7
3 1 8
7 8 5
9 3 8 2
6 7 4 9
8 1 9 4
3 2 4
2
SUDOKU
QUIZ………………………Answers on page 38 1. Shaznay, Melanie, Nicole and Natalie make up which girl band?
2. The Bass Strait separates which island from mainland Australia?
3. Which manager was the first to be sacked this season from a Premier League team?
4. Angora and Cashmere are breeds of which animal?
5. What is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the moon?
Who is this
photographer?
See the editor
to claim your drink at the
bar!
PUZZLE PAGE
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General Information
Coach trips: See trip information for times. Please ensure that you sit in the seat numbered on your
ticket. We regret that we cannot stop at any other point unless agreed with organiser, to pick up or put
down. The organiser reserves the right to refuse to include any member they feel is not sufficiently
able-bodied to follow the itinerary. Members are responsible for their own travel insurance.
Buying your ticket: Please produce your membership card together with the correct money. Have
prepared your choice of menu if applicable. Final ticket booking: All tickets must be booked and paid
for on or before the last Thursday coffee morning before the event. Late phone bookings cannot be
accepted. Members are advised to attend the last Thursday before a trip in case there are any last
minute alterations.
Refunds: Cannot be given for either deposits or tickets, unless the organiser is notified in time,
always providing the trip is full and a replacement can be found from the waiting list. Tickets are not
transferable to other members without authorisation of the organiser.
Tips: Included in the cost of coach travel and restaurants, but not for hotels.
Smoking: The smoking of tobacco and any other substance should not be permitted anywhere in or
on the premises of The International Club of Estepona, Bahia Dorada.
Dogs: Dogs are not allowed inside the clubhouse. They are permitted on the lower terrace but only
when they are under the owners control by being attached to a lead which is held by the owner or
attached to one of the hooks on the wall which are provided for that purpose.
Club magazine by post: If you leave Estepona for longer than a month, your magazine can be
posted. Please hand stamped envelopes (correct stamps in Euros), to Terry Smith. On the reverse,
please write the months you wish to receive, they will be posted to you as soon as they are issued.
Parking: When visiting the club please park considerately between white lines and never
on yellow lines. ACTIVITY ORGANISERS Advertising Manager Jackie Simmonds 652 798 107 952 797 921 Art Group Regina Stall 663 557 738 Books Peter Galloway 952 794 270 Bowls Reg Astle Bridge…”Duplicate” Tim Taminiau 951 277 113
Computer Group, Posters Vic Loughran 952 886 772 Film Night Sue Potter 637 148 660 952 892 386 Gardening Group Sandy Avis 952 897 309 Pamela Shine 697 941 869 951 272 360 Golf Organiser Alan Davis 699 712 804 952 897 670 ICE Players (Drama Group) Margaret Hall 634 273 194 Ladies Book Club Krista Carter 696259644 951277240
Ladies Lunches Margaret Whittley 627 143 345 951 972 577
Lottery Organiser Mavis Tolfree 952 792 454 Music Night Anthony Shine 697 941 869 951 272 360
Quiz Night, Songs of Praise, Art Class Joan Thompson 653 488 030 952 804 799
Rambling Sue Potter 637 148 660 952 892 386 Spanish Lessons Martin Holmes 607 963 254 952 892 163 Stitch & Bitch Nina Taminiau 951 277 113 Ticket Sales Joanna Mitchell 952 897 977 Ticket Sales Jackie Simmonds 652 798 107 952 797 921 Ticket Sales Patricia Smith 677 656 319 951 276 690 Ticket Sales, Jo-Anna Huisman 637 142 284 956 796 675 Videos Roger Richards 952 891 765 Whist Ian & Lin Ingram 669 661 660 952 796 150
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CLUB COMMITTEE PRESIDENT Doug Mitchell 667 998 800 952 897 977
VICE-PRESIDENT Jo-Anna Huisman 637 142 284 956 796 675
SECRETARY Joan Thompson 653 488 030 952 804 799
TREASURER Ted Lunniss 608 601 230 952 923 892
MAGAZINE EDITOR Terry Smith 677 656 319 951 276 690 CATERING MANAGER Brenda Taylor 654 579 492 952 805 739
BAR MANAGER Sue Potter 637 148 660 952 892 386
PUBLICITY OFFICER Margaret Whittley 634 328 114 951 972 577
MEMBER Beatrice Sykes 677 654 479 951 972 724
MEMBER Julie Wood 639 542 387 952 913 174
NON COMMITTEE POSTS
LOCAL KEY HOLDER Nigel Nevshehir 689 457 410 952 791 449
(If available)
MAINTENANCE MANAGER Rob Potter 671 725 243 952 892 386
HOUSEKEEPER Vacancy
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Anthony 697 941 869 951 272 360
& Pamela Shine ASST BAR MANAGER Mike Whittley 627 143 345 951 972 577
AUDITOR Ron Pegrum 680 718 990 952 891 175
ASST. TREASURER Vic Loughran 952 886 772
WELFARE: Members are requested to notify our welfare officer, Barbara Salisbury
if they know of any member who is ill. 952 796 368, email [email protected]
HOSTESS : Introduce new members : - Maureen Baldwin-Winckle 952 791 812
MAGAZINE ADVERTISING RATES AS FROM 1ST JANUARY 2011
For adverts presented in desired layout, includes inclusion on our web site with links to
your site if applicable. Classified Ads: Members Only, Free
Quarter page - 6€ per month - colour 7€ per month
Half page - 12€ per month- colour 14€ per month
Full page - 24€ per month - colour 28€ per month
(Discounts:- for 6 months 10%, and for the whole year 20%) PLEASE NOTE: Colour is only available to inside front and rear cover pages and rear
cover, also adjacent to centre pages.
THERE WILL BE AN EXTRA CHARGE FOR SETTING UP ADVERTS Advertising fees to be prepaid before the 20th of the month to:-
Jackie Simmonds, the Advertising Manager, Tel. 952 797 921 or 652 798 107 Copy to be in before the 15th of any month, for inclusion in the following month’s issue. Copy can
be e-mailed to: - [email protected]
ICE (Siberme) accepts no responsibility for contents of any advertisement appearing in this
magazine.
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Puzzle page answers:
Quiz 1. All Saints. 2. Tasmania.
3. Paolo Di Canio. 4. Goat.
5. Venus
Word grid; 9-letter word -
BINOCULAR
JUST FOR A SMILE
RICHMOND GOLF CLUB TEMPORARY RULES 1940
1. Players are asked to collect Bomb and Shrap-
nel splinters to save damage to the Mowing
Machines.
2. In Competitions, during gunfire or while bombs
are falling players may take cover without
penalty for ceasing play.
3. The positions of known delayed action bombs
are marked by red flags at a reasonably but
not guaranteed, safe distance there from.
4. Shrapnel and/or bomb splinters on the Fair-
ways, or in Bunkers within a clubs length of a
ball, may be moved without penalty, and no
penalty shall be incurred if a ball is thereby
caused to move accidentally.
5. A ball moved by enemy action may be re-
placed, or if lost or destroyed may be
dropped not nearer the hole without pen-
alty.
6. A ball lying in a crater may be lifted and
dropped not nearer the hole, preserving the
line to the hole, without penalty.
7. A player whose stroke is affected by the simultane-
ous explosion of a bomb may play another ball
from the same place. Penalty one stroke.
Submitted By Les Jinks
"What do you get if you pour
boiling water down a rabbit hole?
………………Hot cross bunny."
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