Gran Alacant Advertiser November 2023

NOVEMBER 2023 ISSUE 226

Gran Alacant Advertiser continues to bring you all the local NEWS including information from the local Town Hall representative. Working for the local community since May 2005.

If you have any QUESTIONS or PROBLEMS you would like us to discuss, please email on info@granalacantadvertiser.com Q: Allotments Hi Lou In spring, I asked for an update on the allotments opposite Mediterraneo 3.

As of last week, nothing has changed.

The graffiti is still there, no plots are being cultivated and the rear fence is now disappearing under the incoming plant growth from the wasteland. It is still a mess.

On a brighter note, 2 issues ago I mentioned spotting what looked like carp in the Clot de Galvany lake opposite Mediterraneo 2.

I have been back recently and and saw at least 12 different carp. They are obviously thriving which is great to see. Gives the bird watchers an alternative.

Thanks Bob GA Advertiser’s Answer: Thank you for your enquiry into the allotments. We are happy to report the City Council of Santa Pola invited applications to use the urban gardens of Gran Alacant. The deadline for submitting applications was from 23 to 31 October and was advertised on the town hall website, Facebook and on GA Advertiser Facebook page. Fingers crossed you will see some improvements very soon.

Q: Petanca Court Good morning The area around the Petanca Courts has been tidied up. Thank you for your help.

Kind Regards Philip Q: Children’s Playground Hello Lou I have suggestions for the playground at the Gran Alacant health centre, which I would like you to forward to Oscar Valenzuela.

A ‘NO BALL GAMES’ sign and ‘NO BIKES/

SCOOTER’ sign to improve coexistence in the park. Balls and vehicles moving at speed can cause injury/incident/accidents.

Use the rectangular area right next to the park for ball games and for smokers to stay a safe distance away from others.

Thank you for your time.

David Oscar Valenzuela's reply: Hello David, thank you for your suggestions.

I will speak with department of gardening to find out if the information signs can be added to the new playground.

Q: Manhole Cover Update Hi Lou We managed to get a new manhole cover to replace the damaged one in Calle Canarias 4. I hope there will be no more cockroaches escape when they fumigate

the drains. I have to thank Jose Luis at Gestidem for this as the Council and main community were of no assistance. This has only taken two years.

Kind regards, Lynne Q: Vending Machine at Sports Centre Good morning Lou I am writing to you as a Physical Education teacher about the vending machine at the sports center. Most of the products on offer are unhealthy and include chocolates, candies and carbonated drinks.

I understand that society wants what it

wants, but I believe other more suitable products should be offered so people do not think they can eat that just because they exercise.

Thank you in advance.

David Oscar Valenzuela's reply: Hello David Nice to hear from you again. Being a father of two, I fully understand the importance of healthy snacks. I will speak with the sports centre to find out if the vending company can amend the selection and include some healthy snacks to offer a better choice to suit everybody.

Picture from Piano Concert - Reader's Story Hi Lou, Thank you for the photo from your August issue.

The reason we wanted it is that the young lady on the right lives opposite us in Gran Alacant. Her name is Berta and she is a very talented 9 year old. We have been friends with her parents for almost 18 years and they have visited us in the UK. After nearly 6 weeks we are going back to the UK and will appreciate receiving copies of the Gran Alacant Magazine helping us to keep up with all the GA news.

Once again, many thanks.

Regards, Wendy

LATEST NEWS FROM THE GA COUNCILLOR OSCAR VALENZUELA

NEW ROAD TENDER

The tender for the construction of the roads for the second school in Gran Alacant has been launched. The local government board has approved the bidding process for the construction project of the roads for the second school of Gran Alacant to be located on Monte de Santa Pola Street.

A budget of €1,147,697 is expected to be invested in the roads, which will be paid for by the council.

ALLOTMENT APPLICATIONS

The City Council of Santa Pola requested applications to use the urban gardens of Gran Alacant and Santa Pola. The deadline for submitting applications was between 23 to 31 October.

Plots are available to all people of legal age, who are registered in Santa Pola and who currently pay tax to the City Council. They must also fulfil the following requirements.

Must not be the holder, the applicant or spouse or common-law partner of another organic garden plot, or be owners of rural land suitable for agricultural activities.

Not have been penalised for previous possession of urban gardens, or have been deprived of the plot awarded.

Not have been the beneficiary of the award of an urban orchard in the process immediately prior to this one, unless there were insufficient applications in this one.

The price for each plot will be €50 per year, and it is up to the successful bidder to liase with Hidraqua for the water supply.

This second school for Gran Alacant, which is currently being built next to the Montefaro urbanisation with a budget of €12,500,000, will have 2 classrooms for 2 year old children, 9 classrooms for nursery children and 18 for primary school, with a capacity of approximately 700 students.

NEW CALISTHENICS PARK

LOCAL WASTE PLAN SURVEY

Santa Pola Council is asking residents for their opinions in order to assess the current waste collection service in the area.

In parallel with the drafting of the Local Plan for the Management of Domestic and Similar Waste, the Council is seeking opinions through a questionnaire that people can answer online.

The survey ask for demographic data, recycling habits, assessment of the condition and use of the various waste containers along with opinions on the various services currently in operation.

Feedback from the survey will be used to improve waste management in the area.

You can fill out the survey using the following web address: https://forms.office.com/e/f8t8veD4cE

The Sports Councilor, Angel Piedecausa Amador, together with Borja Merino, Santa Pola City Councilor, and Oscar Pedro Valenzuela, Gran Alacant Councilor, visited the works of the new calisthenics park build in Gran Alacant.

To help prevent mechanical failure accidents, it is important to have regular vehicle maintenance. This includes regularly checking tires, brakes, steering and engine.

It is also important to drive safely and look out for the signs of mechanical failure.

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Local police and the environmental fiscal unit are tightening measures to locate individuals who engage in depositing waste without contacting the relevant services.

If you have any information about these individuals please contact 965 411 103.

POLICE NEWS

ROAD SAFETY According to a study by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), mechanical failures are responsible for approximately 10% of deaths in traffic accidents. Tire, brakes and steering failures are the most common causes of deadly mechanical failure.

If you would like to supply news or info for our next edition, or have a question for Gran Alacant Councillor Oscar Pedro Valenzuela, please email: info@granalacantadvertiser.com

GRAN ALACANT SINGERS RAISED €136 AT SKIPPER BAR FOR THE GRAN ALACANT AND LA MARINA ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

We are a social group who meet weekly to practice and learn many different genres of songs.We meet every Wednesday at 5.30pm for a 2 hour practice at Alonai Restaurant at Santara Resort.

Mixed group and enthusiasm is more important than ability.

New members are always welcome. The cost is €10 a month which covers buying the music and printing the lyrics.

You can join us for a Christmas Sing Along at Skipper Bar, MASA Square on Wednesday 13 December at 5pm and at ZEST Bar, Urb. Sierra Mar on Thursday 14 December at 7:30pm

GALS RAISED 280€ FOR ELCHE CHILDREN’S HOME We raised 90 euros from the raffle plus another 190 euros which had previously been collected by Beth Fraser, so a smashing 280 in total for Elche Children's Home! Tuttis donated a free lunch for the raffle winner who was Stella Roberts.

GALs (Gran Alacant Ladies) blossomed as a sub group from Ladies of Spain FB group.

However, any female living or staying in the Gran Alacant area is welcome to join. This is a group for social meet ups and mutual support.

We are so happy to be a truly international group of ladies. All details on our Facebook events tab page. All welcome.

CLAIR RAISED 192€ FOR PARKINSON’S UK

Clair (Quicksave supermarket) has reached her birthday goal of 150€ and raised 192€ for Parkinson’s UK.

For her birthday this year, she was asking for donations to Parkinson’s UK. She has chosen this charity because their mission means a lot to her and so she asked her friends to contribute as a way to celebrate her birthday.

Well done Clair and thanks to everyone who donated.

MONTEMAR BOWLS & SOCIAL CLUB Sponsored by The Pub, Gran Alacant Insurances, Dialprix, The Belfry, Skippers and La Piedra.

FRIENDSHIP CUP Wednesday 20th September We played the friendship cup match with La Marina the first since before Covid. Ten members played at home and ten played at La Marina. We had a very enjoyable morning although we only won on one rink at home and lost on all rinks at La Marina.

Well done to the winning team Paul Dodd, Steve Leatherland skip Barry Watson.

Julia Hamilton and Tony Kershaw, as Julia donated the eggs she auctioned them donating the money to the club. Thank you to Janet Parker who donated the chickens and Julia and Ian Hamilton who donated the eggs, helped by the chickens. The football card was won by Jim Shearing with Rangers. Thank you to Joan, Sue and Sheila who helped and all members who attended and made it another successful chicken run.

CHICKEN RUN Sunday 24th September Twenty-eight members took part in the monthly chicken run so we played one rink of pairs and four rinks of trips. As it was still very hot we only played fourteen ends with a break after seven. The ladies chicken was won by Janet Parker with 19 shots, Steve Leatherland won the men chicken with twenty four shots. The eggs were won by

VISITING TEAMS Saturday 30th September

We hosted a visiting team from Eggham Bowling Club. The bowling was very competitive and enjoyed by everyone.

After the game we enjoyed a few drinks and a chat with the visitors, Barry Watson won the football card with Portsmouth.

After the visitors left we enjoyed a lovely meal at James Bar & Grill.

The second visitors were from Congresbury Bowls Club. Another enjoyable friendly game of bowls after which, once again we enjoyed drinks and a chat in the Rincon.

Chris from Congresbury won the football card with Arsenal.

WEDNESDAY LEAGUE As we didn’t enter the Winter League the Club Captain Steve has organised a Internal Winter League, starting 4th October. The league will run for twelve weeks the rinks will be picked on the day.

CAR BOOT SALE On Sunday 8th October we did another car boot sale in aid of the club funds. It went very well, we sold all the household items and the clothes that were left we gave to charity. Thank you Sue, Joan, Lynne, Des and Sheila who organised and did the car boot sale.

SOCIAL EVENTS Christmas shopping trip to La Zenia followed by lunch at La Cosecha 7th November. Christmas lunch at Portico Mar Guadamar 10th December. All details are on the Social board at the bowls club.

For further information about Monte Mar Bowls and Social Club check out our website www.montemarbowls.com or email us at info@montemarbowls.com We are also on Facebook

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Book of the month by Beth An unusual and uplifting story

My Recommended Book of the Month

Holly Ringland The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart On the Australian coast, miles away from the nearest town, nine-year-old Alice Hart lives in fear of her father’s dark moods. She is sheltered only by the love of her mother, Agnes, and Agnes’s beautiful garden.

Beth worked as a Qualified Librarian in Aberdeen for 20 years.

She loves reading and delights in finding exciting new authors as well as reverting back to favourite writers of all genres. Beth has lived in Gran Alacant for the last 15 years.

When tragedy changes Alice’s life irrevocably, she is sent to Thornfield, a native flower farm run by her unknown paternal grandmother June. Thornfield gives refuge to women who, like Alice, are lost and broken, and it is there Alice learns to use the language of flowers to say the things she cannot voice.But as she grows older, Alice realizes that there are things that even the flowers cannot help her say. She craves the freedom to find her own way to live, to make her own mistakes and find out the truth of her own family secrets.

JOIN OUR CLUB Wednesday 22 November 2pm, Skipper Bar MASA Square

We meet up once a month, discuss the books we are reading now and suggest new ones. Anyone interested in joining us or looking for more information please contact

Beth on Whatsapp +44 7853 363060

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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY SERVICE 12 NOVEMBER MASA SQUARE The Gran Alacant and La Marina branch of the Royal British Legion invite you to join us on Sunday November 12th 2023 for a special event on the occasion of Remembrance Day. On Remembrance Day we come together to remember those who lost their lives during World War I as well as in more recent conflicts.

This will take place in Plaza Mayor AKA Masa Square in Gran Alacant at 12:00.

All are welcome Date: Sunday November 12 2023 Time: Ceremony at 12.00, please be seated by 11:45am Place: Plaza Mayor also known as Masa Square, Calle Hollanda 9, Gran Alacant, 03130 Santa Pola

THE GRAN ALACANT AND LA MARINA RBL CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH OF THE POPPY APPEAL 2023

ABOUT US: We are the Gran Alacant and La Marina branch of the Royal British Legion.

As part of the Legion, we provide support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces and their families on the Costa Blanca of Spain.

SOBRE NOSOTROS: Somos la Delegación de Gran Alacant y La Marina de la Royal British Legion. Como parte de la Legión, brindamos apoyo a miembros y veteranos de las Fuerzas Armadas Británicas y sus familias en la Costa Blanca de España.

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would like to thank all their customers who are now friends for their support over 15 years.

We would like to welcome Donal & Sam as the new owners.

We hope you will continue to support them as you have supported us all these years.

Thank you all Mac & Angie

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The Lowedown INTERVIEW

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with Selina Bruce

Hi, my name is Lynne and I have been lucky to call Gran Alacant home for the last 7 years. People fascinate me and I love to hear about their adventures and life stories. I will be sharing some interviews with GA’s very own Superstars!

This month’s interview is with Selina Bruce from Fife in Scotland. Selina came to live permanently in Gran Alacant with her husband Alasdair in 2019.

WHY DID YOU MOVE TO GA We actually wanted to move to Tenerife but we came here on holiday and loved it.

We had a holiday home before we moved permanently and used to holiday here 6 or 7 times a year.

We sold our holiday home during Covid and bought a bigger place all on the one level with a self-contained space for visitors, a craft room for me and lovely roof terrace for our pets and us.

WHAT DID YOU WORK AS I was a Police Officer for 30 years. I had many different roles including Response Officer, Community Officer, Schools Liaison Officer; I even worked in management for a while before ending up as a Custody Sergeant.

DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO WORK IN THE POLICE FORCE No, I trained as a Chef and worked in hotel catering. My best friend joined the police and I thought I would give it a go. I was the first female on my shift and the only female for two years. My male colleagues treated me very well and we had some good banter.

BEST THING ABOUT YOUR JOB I loved my role as Custody Sergeant. I liked the fact that I didn’t have to go outside and get wet. It was an exciting and safe environment where I met many colourful characters. The station I worked from had a 20% Polish community so I learned enough Polish to be able to book our regulars in.

WORST THING ABOUT YOUR JOB Being physically assaulted was the worst.

Every year we trained in self-defence, how to use restraint holds, fend off techniques, use batons and CS spray but it never fully prepares you for when it happens.

I also didn’t have much of a social life working in the police service. Sadly, many people’s attitudes changed towards me when I told them I was a Police Officer so it was easier to say I was an Air Traffic Controller.

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES I help organise GALs (Gran Alacant Ladies) events along with Claire Williams and Joanne Whearity. GALs was set up for like-minded women to come together and share advice about living and holidaying in Spain. We are an international group with over 560 members.

I volunteer for SAT Animal Rescue Charity Shop one day a week. I enjoy altering clothes I buy there.

I have my own craft room in the house. I love making name badges, invitations, table plans for the GALs events.

WHAT EVENTS DO GALS ORGANISE We have coffee mornings the first week of the month at Hispania. There are monthly lunches at various restaurants in Gran Alacant.

We also organise special charity fairs where we raise money for our chosen charity Elche Children’s Home. Each year members can nominate a registered charity that has a connection with Gran Alacant and all our members vote for their favourite.

HOW DO WOMEN JOIN GALS They can join through our Facebook Group GALs – Gran Alacant Ladies. On this page we have ‘Sell it Sunday’ where members can post items they want to sell, ‘What’s On Wednesday’ where members can advertise what’s on in the area, and ‘Recommendations’ any day of the week.

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On Valentine’s Day in 2005, at the age of 35, Selina married her husband Alasdair in secret at Dunfermline Town Hall in Fife, Scotland.

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Selina loves science fiction ‘Marvel’ and ‘Star Trek’ and once took the bus and train to Blackpool dressed up for a Star Trek convention.

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Their dog’s name is PIVO Polish for beer and their cat’s name is MESSI after the football player.

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Selina was born in England but has lived most of her life in Scotland.

Selina is the only one in her family with a Scottish accent.

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Selina is Meat Free and Alcohol Free.

Thank you Selina for your time.

I really enjoyed chatting to you and getting to know you better.

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THE NORWEGIAN CLUB - GRAN ALACANT BACKGROUND The Norwegian Club is located in the Sierra Mar Urbanisation of Gran Alacant and operates from September through to May. The club was established in 1999.

We (our members) bought the property in Sierra Mar in 2001. We are a voluntary organisation with no employees.

TODAY Today we have around 500 members. Most of our members are Norwegians with a few Swedish members. Here you can meet old friends and make new ones.

ACTIVITIES & EVENTS The club runs many social activities.

Spanish Classes Spanish classes started in October and runs 4 times a week on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 10-11.45am.

Wine Lottery

Every Thursday from 12-3pm, we organise an extremely popular wine lottery. We recently had a record number of 165 members to turn up for this event.

Celebrating Norwegian Constitution day

Funds raised from the wine lottery goes towards building maintenance and other charitable activities.

The mayor visits the Norwegian Club

Friday Activities We are open on Friday from 12-2pm for coffee and then again from 8-11pm for social gatherings.

HELPING OUR MEMBERS We aim to help our members as much as we can. If anyone gets sick or needs help translating in Spanish, we are there for them. We also hire out children’s equipment over the summer months for our members.

For more information on how to join, please check out our website and Facebook page.

Website: www.dnka.eu Email: post@dnka.eu Facebook Page: DenNorskeKlubbenAlacant

Other activities include; bridge club, painting club, day coach trips, walking tours and evening parties.

Address: Rio Segura 34, Urb.Sierra Mar Gran Alacant 03130

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ZEST RAISED 206€ for MacMillan Cancer Support

On Wednesday 27th September Zest hosted their annual Macmillan Coffee Morning in Sierra Mar to raise funds for this well deserving cancer support charity.

The event was well attended and those who came enjoyed a delicious range of cakes, buns and scones!

Thanks to the generosity of Zest customers and suppliers (including Mahou, Hydra and CRL) there were 12 fantastic raffle prizes which, along with cake sales, helped achieve 206€ raised for the Macmillan charity.

Thank you to everyone who came and supported this event!

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New visions for the future In October we attended the EcoAltea festival hosted by the town of Altea and the Miguel Hernandez University at their campus in Altea. This weekend event brings together people interested in a wide range of ecological and environmental issues and projects. The annual festival was established in 2008 with the motto of “Think locally - Act globally”.

The main focus is a series of lectures and seminars on a range of topics addressing potential responses to the environmental and ecological challenges that we are all going to face in the immediate future. It is an opportunity for people and organisations running real projects to share ideas and knowledge. All of the projects featured are attempting to create alternative solutions and responses to the changes in our climate and natural environment.

We attended several of the seminars including ones on the questionable renewable energy macro programmes currently underway in our region and the regeneration of degraded natural environments. The festival also included sessions on other subjects such as bio construction and permaculture.

The individuals who gave the lectures and seminars were impressive both for their technical knowledge but also their determination to develop projects that sit outside of the current mainstream. Not all of the techniques being employed by these projects will ultimately provide large scale tools for our future; however an open minded willingness to challenge existing ways of conducting our lives is going to be essential for all of us and the attendees at EcoAltea 2023 already have that!

In addition to the formal lectures and seminars the festival offered a large

number of more informal events ranging from classes on traditional local reed basket weaving to meditation and dance.

Many of these took place in the shady grass courtyards of the university campus and there was a buzz of activity with events occurring simultaneously on different levels of the open-air tiered site. One was able to wander around catching sight of numerous different groups; quite reminiscent of a freshers fair with a similar atmosphere of expectation and quiet excitement. The seed exchange was particularly popular with people seeking advice as well as free seeds.

On an adjoining site, next to the impressive Altea Concert hall, there was a highly popular food court with stalls offering everything from artisanal beer and wine to mexican burritos and sweet crepes.

One of the most popular stalls was the group from Elche selling freshly squeezed pomegranate juice! Next to the food court was a commercial trade area with stalls selling everything from handcrafted pendants to high tech solar power systems

with the capability to track the path of the sun during the course of the day.

think hard about how we live our lives and find solutions to the constellation of issues about to engulf us.

We have written previously about our concern that our own local council here in Gran Alacant seems oblivious to the need to start to prepare our community for the climate changes now occurring. (March 2023, ¨Greener Gran Alacant? A missed opportunity¨, January 2023, ¨Valencia, Leading by Example¨, November 2022, ¨Global Challenge. Local action?¨).

There could be no greater contrast to the open minded spirit of EcoAltea than the constant concrete pouring that seems to excite the councillors of Santa Pola. One of our elected councillors has

There was also a presence by voluntary and campaigning groups. One of the most notable stalls was that of the famous Sea Shepherd organisation who campaign to preserve marine environments and wildlife; we saw them being interviewed by local radio during the day.

The event was hugely popular with good attendance in all of the areas. It is clear that there is great interest in a wide range of matters relating to the natural environment and our relationship with it. It is also apparent that hidden away in our local countryside are large numbers of people engaged in projects seeking different ways to live their lives. It is encouraging to have seen so many people attending an event primarily focused on a clear eyed need to

recently endorsed in social media that the "destruction of nature" is the inevitable result of "progress": One has to ask if such a crude view of "progress" is really appropriate in the current circumstances?

Is urban greening really too much to ask for? How many new urbanisations and construction sites are one too many? What will Gran Alacant be like to live in by 2030?

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IGNORE HOAXES AND FAKE NEWS FROM TABLOIDS: NOBODY IS GOING TO CONFISCATE YOUR HAMSTER (OR BUDGIE, OR LOVEBIRD, OR GUINEA PIG...).

Now, we can proceed with this month article:

TWO VERY LITTLE KNOWN POISONINGS We all know there are some foods that mustn’t be offered to our pets, such as coffee or chocolate. They are toxic when provided a big quantity, because they contain active substances (caffeine in case of coffee, theobromine in case of chocolate). They can also be toxic for people, but in this case the quantity required for producing a poisoning is so big that is practically impossible to occur.

But there are other foods that may be toxic for pets, but owners rarely know about it.

One example might be grapes. Any kind of grape, white ones, red ones, and even sultanas, normal ones and seedless ones, may be toxic for dogs. According to The Merck Veterinary Manual: “cases of kidney failure have been detected in dogs after eating a dose of 32 g/kg of grapes. In case of sultanas, symptoms appear from 11-30 g/kg”. Average weight of a grape is about 3 g; this means a dog weighing 1 kg may start showing symptoms after eating 10 grapes.

But, do dogs like grapes? Well, most dogs are sweet tooth and love anything that has sweet taste. Probably they won’t go to the kitchen for stealing grapes, but if we offer them, they will probably accept and enjoy them.

But my dog eats grapes regularly and, so far, nothing has happened. Yes, that may happen. Getting poisoned with grapes is something that depends on the individual, so there are dogs which will suffer vomiting, diarrhoea and kidney failure, and there are some other dogs that will be ok after eating the same quantity of grapes.

There is no way to know a priori if your dog has the sensitivity or not since the mechanism remains unknown, so better don’t push your luck.

What about cats? Despite they are normally more sensitive against everything than dogs, there is not any reported case of grape poisoning in cats, but this is probably because cats are much more careful than dogs about what they put in their mouths, and they don´t like sweets: they prefer fatty foods like butter, or high protein ones, like tuna.

Just a little reminder: onion and garlic are highly toxic for dogs, no matter if they are fresh or cooked, despite there are dogs that love ali oli. Once again, don’t try.

Another source of poisoning would be rubbish, but the mechanism in this case wouldn’t be eating rotten or spicy food, or bones. Rubbish poisoning implies the animal has eaten a fungal toxin (mycotoxin).

Mycotoxins are toxic substances that some fungi produce when colonizing food, such as cereals and nuts. Mycotoxin poisonings can be very serious, but normally we don’t associate “expired” nuts with digestive problems.

Prevention for this poisoning is quite simple: rubbish bin (and also cans and plastic recycling bins: some supermarket meat trays have a kind of pillow for absorbing liquids which is very much loved by dogs) must be out of the reach of pets.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Hi All, As we mentioned in the October issue 3AFECTO is an independent Spanish Cancer Association for assistance and support for all Cancer Patients and their families and we NEED your HELP.

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You... Me... Everyone has time.

Even these busy business people: Natalia Berraquero, Café Navia a busy working mother in Gran Alacant since 2008 believes in helping 3AFECTO. Like most people she knows people who have had Cancer and she thinks that the Spanish Government Funds are not enough.

Natalia held a Stand for Breast Cancer on 19th October.

Patrick Martin, Molly Malone's 17 years in Spain. Patrick says “I support 3AFECTO because it touches our families and friends and WE CAN make a difference; LET'S WORK TOGETHER. Later this month he's holding a Fund Raising Dinner and Show. Come along enjoy a fabulous evening for a good cause. So keep an eye on his website.All profits will be donated.

Mick and Lorraine, Webster Bar Mick and Lorraine Webster have been in GA 13 years and over the years have supported 3AFECTO. Mick says he has a very

good friend with cancer and he feels everyone should do their bit. Every little thing helps … Karen, one of his regulars got a party going last year and raised quite a sum, and will surely do another dig this month as she is back in GA. So all you friends and regulars keep your ears open.

Turn up and enjoy yourselves.

Lillian & Shane Both Shane and I have had Cancer and have been involved with 3AFECTO for years here in GA and in Madrid.

It's now time for a helping hand. You'll find donation tins in the above places and we hope to have more soon.

At the different stands in GA and in Santa Pola buy a little thing or leave a donation.

If you could help us by spreading the word, volunteering at a stand or any other help let one of us know. Also the Bank Details for donations are as seen below.

No sum is too small or too big.

Thanks Lillian T: 619 738 891 IBAN ES55 2100 1539 9602 0028 0163

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Gran Alacant’s ELCHE CF SUPPORTERS GROUP A group of football fans in Gran Alacant have their own Elche CF supporters club to attend home games at the stadium and watch away games in local bars around Gran Alacant.

Home games see the group move around different bars in Gran Alacant as their meeting place, with the usual bars used being Happy’s at the GA Centre while Tommy’s is the regular spot up the hill.

From there, the group, which is primarily made up of 19 season ticket holders who sit together, arranges carsharing to get up to the ground in time for some pre-match beers and food before returning to Gran Alacant afterwards.

Travel to the ground is problematic with no easy public transport links. With the group sharing driving duties, they have managed to shift larger groups of fans to games.

Tickets are always easy to come by this season with the club being in the second division. They can be purchased via the club website at www.elchecf.es and there is also the occasional spare ticket available through the group as well.

Jornadas in Spain have games all spread out with each match being televised. It is normal for the actual date and time of the match to not be announced until 2 to 5 weeks beforehand.

Home games in November are against Real Zaragoza (Sat 11 at 18:30) and SD Amorebieta (weekend of 26 November date and time to be confirmed).

Find the group on Facebook at ‘Peña Elche CF de Gran Alacant’. ¡Mucho Elche!

GRAN ALACANT GOLF SOCIETY

GAGS are now back to playing twice a week, Tuesday and Friday at 8am. We are looking forward to meeting up with our regular players and welcoming new members whether they be residents or visitors.

Time: on both days normally 8am so please be there by 7.40am. Occasionally the Starter may request we change the time so unless you are a regular golfer it would be best to check with us beforehand.

SOCIETY DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: Where: El Plantio Golf Resort. The official address is A-79, Km3, 03114, Alicante.

Cost: usually €50 per round at peak times to include a buggy plus €1.50 mandatory insurance charge. It can sometimes be cheaper during less busy, off peak seasons.

In addition the Society requires €5 sweep money which is all paid out at the end of the round.

When: the formal Society Day is Tuesdays weekly when all golfers are most welcome.

In addition we have an informal get together every Friday which has always been a Gentleman’s Day.

We look forward to seeing you.

For more information please contact: Michael (966 698 925) Tony (966 183 004)

GRAN ALACANT WALKING FOOTBALL

The Gran Alacant Walking Football Community joined together in October to raise a glass to their longtime buddy and Walking Football stalwart Clive Bailey.

Clive passed away earlier this year following a short illness. Club members met up to remember him on what would have been his 77th Birthday.

Describing Clive as small in stature but big in personality - a witty funny, caring gentleman, members paid tribute to him at Cafeteria El Tio Chato in Gran Alacant, where they shared Tapas, Paella, and many memories of a dear friend.

Our new astroturf 8-a-side pitch, situated behind the Indoor Sports Centre next to the portacabins for the secondary school on Av. D’Escandinavia is proving to be very popular. Numbers have been increasing throughout October and the decision was made to have a referee at our sessions.

Alex Rak now referees our sessions as well as the Santa Pola sessions on Mondays.

If numbers increase further, it will be necessary to move to 3 teams per session and extend the session to one and a half hours. This will let everyone have one hour playing time.

At the time of writing this article, the Gran Alacant Walking Football group are holding sessions on Wednesdays at 12 noon using the astroturf pitch. Entrance to the facility is from 11:45 using the side gate from the old car park for the outdoor market.

Please arrive in good time to facilitate the picking of two equal ability teams. Again, we must emphasize we are to use only changing room number 3 on the left hand side of the Indoor Centre as we enter.

The remainder of the centre is for the use of the school. Please be considerate to all pupils and staff of the school at all times.

We will be sharing the sports facility with them for the foreseeable future.

The womans group continue on Thursdays with the new access time from 11:30.

As you can play every weekday now with the different groups in Gran Alacant and Santa Pola, players can pick whatever sessions suit them best.

Anyone wanting further details about GA Walking Football contact: John Fraser - (Men’s Sessions) WhatsApp +34630582322 Julie Broderick - (Women’ Sessions) WhatsApp +44 726187469

AVISO AL PÚBLICO (22/23)

SANTA POLA - ALICANTE - SANTA POLA BUS

Se informa a los Sres. Usuarios de la línea Santa Pola<->Alicante de los horarios establecidos a partir del día 4 de septiembre del 2023.

SANTA POLA-ALICANTE (LINEA 1 y 3)

LABORABLES

LABORABLES

SANTA POLA

GRAN ALACANT

ARENALES

ALTET

ALICANTE

ALICANTE

ALTET

ARENALES

GRAN ALACANT

SANTA POLA

6:00

6:05

6:15

6:20

6:55

7:00

7:05

7:15

7:20

7:55

7:00 8:00 8:15 9:00

7:15 8:15 8:30 9:15

7:20 8:20 9:20

7:30 8:30 9:30

7:40 8:40 8:50 9:40

10:00 11:00 11:30 12:00 13:00 13:30 14:00 15:00 15:15 16:00

10:15 11:15 11:45 12:15 13:15 13:45 14:15 15:15 15:30 16:15

10:20 11:20 11:50 12:20 13:20 14:20 15:20 16:20

10:30 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:30 14:30 15:30 16:30

10:40 11:40 12:10 12:40 13:40 14:05 14:40 15:40 15:50 16:40

7:30

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-

7:45

8:05

8:00

8:05

8:15

8:20

8:55

9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 12:30 13:00 14:00 14:15 15:00

9:05 10:05 10:35 11:05 12:05 12:35 13:05 14:05 15:05

9:15 10:15 10:45 11:15 12:15 12:45 13:15 14:15 15:15

9:20 10:20 10:55 11:20 12:20 12:55 13:20 14:20 14:30 15:20

9:55 10:55 11:25 11:55 12:55 13:25 13:55 14:55 14:50 15:55

17:00

17:15

17:20

17:30

17:40

16:00

16:05

16:15

16:20

16:55

18:00

18:15

18:20

18:30

18:40

17:00

17:05

17:15

17:20

17:55

19:00

19:15

19:20

19:30

19:40

18:00

18:05

18:15

18:20

18:55

20:00

20:15

20:20

20:30

20:40

19:00

19:05

19:15

19:20

19:55

21:00

21:15

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20:00

20:05

20:15

20:20

20:55

22:00

22:15

22:20

22:30

22:40

21:00

21:05

21:15

21:20

21:55

SANTA POLA

GRAN ALACANT

ARENALES

ALTET

ALICANTE

PRIMERA SALIDA

7:00

7:05

7:15

7:20

7:55

ULTIMA SALIDA

22:00

22:05

22:15

22:20

22:55

SÁBADOS

60 MINUTOS

ALICANTE

ALTET

ARENALES

GRAN ALACANT

SANTA POLA

PRIMERA SALIDA

8:00

8:15

8:20

8:30

8:40

ULTIMA SALIDA

23:00

23:15

23:20

23:30

23:40

INTERVALO DE PASO 60 MINUTOS

SANTA POLA 7:00 9:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00

GRAN ALACANT 7:05 9:05 11:05 12:05 13:05 15:05 16:05 17:05 18:05 19:05 20:05

DOMINGOS Y FESTIVOS ARENALES 7:15 9:15 11:15 12:15 13:15 15:15 16:15 17:15 18:15 19:15 20:15

ALTET 7:20 9:20 11:20 12:20 13:20 15:20 16:20 17:20 18:20 19:20 20:20

ALICANTE 7:55 9:55 11:55 12:55 13:55 15:55 16:55 17:55 18:55 19:55 20:55

ALICANTE 8:00 10:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00

ALTET 8:15 10:15 12:15 13:15 14:15 16:15 17:15 18:15 19:15 20:15 21:15

ARENALES 8:20 10:20 12:20 13:20 14:20 16:20 17:20 18:20 19:20 20:20 21:20

GRAN ALACANT 8:30 10:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 16:30 17:30 18:30 19:30 20:30 21:30

SANTA POLA 8:40 10:40 12:40 13:40 14:40 16:40 17:40 18:40 19:40 20:40 21:40

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INTERVALO DE PASO

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Gran Alacant Darts League Fixtures List 2023 /2024 V2

ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϬϴͬϬϭͬϮϰ Pub B ǀ Redz La Taberna A ǀ Miley´s Tommy´s ǀ La Taberna B Dick Turpins A ǀ Pub A Websters ǀ Dick Turpins B

ϮϬͬϭϭͬϮϯ ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϬϰͬϬϯͬϮϰ La Taberna B ǀ Pub A Dick Turpins B ǀ La Taberna A Websters ǀ Tommy´s Redz ǀ Dick Turpins A Pub B ǀ Miley´s

ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϭϱͬϬϭͬϮϰ Redz ǀ Pub A Pub B ǀ La Taberna A Miley´s ǀ Tommy´s La Taberna B ǀ Dick Turpins A Dick Turpins B ǀ Websters

ϮϳͬϭϭͬϮϯ ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϭϭͬϬϯͬϮϰ Pub A ǀ Pub B Miley´s ǀ Redz La Taberna A ǀ La Taberna B Tommy´s ǀ Websters Dick Turpins B ǀ Dick Turpins A

ϭϲͬϭϬͬϮϯ ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϮϮͬϬϭͬϮϰ Pub A ǀ La Taberna A Tommy´s ǀ Pub B Dick Turpins A v Miley´s La Taberna B ǀ Websters Redz ǀ Dick Turpins B

ϬϰͬϭϮͬϮϯ ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϭϴͬϬϯͬϮϰ Dick Turpins A ǀ Pub A Redz ǀ Tommy´s La Taberna B ǀ La Taberna A Pub B ǀ Websters Miley´s ǀ Dick Turpins B ǀ

ϮϯͬϭϬͬϮϯ ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϬϱͬϬϮͬϮϰ Dick Turpins B ǀ Pub A Websters ǀ Redz La Taberna A ǀ Dick Turpins A Pub B ǀ Tommy´s Miley´s ǀ La Taberna B

ϭϭͬϭϮͬϮϯ ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϬϴͬϬϰͬϮϰ Miley´s ǀ Pub A Redz ǀ Dick Turpins B La Taberna A ǀ Websters Dick Turpins A ǀ Tommy´s Pub B ǀ La Taberna B ǀ

ϬϲͬϭϭͬϮϯ ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϭϮͬϬϮͬϮϰ Pub A ǀ Tommy´s Redz ǀ La Taberna A Dick Turpins A ǀ Pub B Miley´s ǀ Websters La Taberna B ǀ Dick Turpins B ǀ

ϭϴͬϭϮͬϮϯ ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϭϱͬϬϰͬϮϰ Websters ǀ Pub A Dick Turpins A ǀ Redz Tommy´s ǀ La Taberna A Pub B ǀ Dick Turpins B La Taberna B ǀ Mileys

ϭϯͬϭϭͬϮϯ ZĞƚƵƌŶ ϭϵͬϬϮͬϮϰ Pub A ǀ Miley´s Redz ǀ La Taberna B La Taberna A ǀ Pub B Tommy´s ǀ Dick Turpins B Dick Turpins A ǀ Websters ǀ

Dec 25th Jan 01st Apr 01st & Apr 22nd No Darts Oct 30th Jan 29th Feb 26th & Mar 25th Keeler / Vase Cups Rounds Apr 29th Presentation / Awards

1. The format for league games 4 individual games 3 doubles games Team Game

players names to be drawn at random 2 pairs selected by the team captain Minimum 4 players per team

2. Reporting Results 2.1. All team captains or acting team captains must submit results by e-mail to chris@granalacantproperties.com the following day. Results must include the overall score plus any significant points of interest i.e. 180s, finishes, etc.

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