Gran Alacant Advertiser July 2014

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NEWS IN ENGLISH 10-11-12 NEWS IN SPANISH 14 GA FEREL FRIENDS 18 G.A.S.P 28 WHAT FLOWER? 40 BLUEMOON COMPUTERS 42 GA BRITISH LEGION 43 GA PLAZA 46 GA BOWLS CLUB 48 PETS IN SPAIN 49 NEW CHARITY SHOP 54 PINK HAIR 55 TEDDY BEAR 56 GASP 57 GA FIRE

Hello everyone,

As our magazine rolls on and on, now 114 monthly editions, we keep breaking milestones. Did you know that last month we celebrated six years of our magazine online. We were also the first magazine in the area to use page turning software. All of this, each month, is uploaded for us by our colleague Robin Bonathan. Thank you Robin!

Our front cover pictures helps to highlight all of the good, achieved by people on Gran Alacant.

The first thoughts the teddy brought was how can he help to raise money for Charity. The pictures of Teddy & Jess in this issue raising money for Charity, tells their stories, plus the GASP production donating some of their profit also to Charity. ...and Mary, George, Rob & Norman all together at Ocean, raising money for M.A.B.S. on July 17th with a tandem paragliding experience, weather permitting!!

So many people using their time to help others, summing up OUR Gran Alacant!!!!!

58 GA VET 60 INTERCLUB 61 WHAT'S IN THE CLOT 62 WORDSEARCH

Have a good month Sandra & Barry

63 SUDOKU 64 MAP OF GA 66 TRAIN AND BUS ROUTE 67 BUS TIMES

Our little dog from the front cover has hidden herself away in the magazine, can you find her?

Last month she was on page 64 on Joanne’s run.

STILL the BEST ADVERTISING PRICES & SERVICE ON THE COSTAS 15 euro per month for a 40mm x 60mm advert

55 euro per month for a 128mm x 92mm advert

35 euro per month for a 90mm x 60mm advert

95 euro per month for a 153mm x 202mm advert

including FREE artwork/design and free advertising on our website!!

Advertising prices still the same as when we launched in January 2005

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We at your Gran Alacant Advertiser continue to bring you all of the news, including that from our Gran Alacant Councillor, Loreto Cascales, as we have since May 2005.

It is our perogative at the magazine, NOT to update this 2005 picture, as we all looked a great deal younger!!!

We had a phone call asking us to enquire why all of the flags on the GA Centre do not include the British Union Jack,

WHERE IS THE UNION JACK

particuarly that it is mostly Brits that keep the centre in business??

As our photographs show. It is on one area but not the other.

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We did ask why we have to tolerate beggars outside our supermarkets and on our Thursday market.

-------------Gran Alacants first Charity shop is to open very soon. It is the Easy Horse Care Charity and will be situated near to the bowls club and the Deutsche Bank.

The shop is looking for a manager and volunteers to help out in the shop. If you are interested, please ring Sue on 652021980

The Town Hall have offered help for the project in any way they can.

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An email to us:

Dear readers,I have noticed that in the past month or two, Santa Pola council is concentrating in cleaning the area around the refuse bins. Sometimes we have noticed that they do it twice a week! fantastic, we are very pleased with this as before (after me complaining to the council) there were loads of grease stains all around them in Calle Monte De Santa Pola where I reside. That site was quite disgusting to the point that I was struggling to go near them to put my refuse bag inside.

All the stains have now gone, and surely that must be more hygienic for all concerned especially kids that would carry the germs under the sole of their shoes.

Now, one big problem still persists, and that is the state (very poor) of the refuse bins, and not only in my street, we have seen better ones in the back streets of Bangkok or in the street of a bomb site,so I say why can't

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we get new ones, like Elche council, they can be seen in Arenales del Sol, they are made in a kind of fiberglass and they look very nice.

Many thanks, Giuseppe Messina

New bins are hopefully not too far away, but in the interim, this month, all bins are being repaired and repainted, so that’s a start!!!!

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To be budgeted in 2015

The Town Hall are pushing for improvements to the bad turning off the N332 into Santa Pola by the JM hotel and improving the acceleration and deceleration lanes at the entrance and exit of Gran Alacant on the N-332 helping us to get off the urbanisation in a much safer way.

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We have noticed this comment elsewhere: The

famous

"dangerous

curve

Mediterranean

stupor I think that will not be repaired until a neighbour is killed in our town.

At the Town Hall nobody asked how many accidents are happening when it seems

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produces

Our picture includes 20kph signs, 30kph signs, rumble strips, central reservation,

and still they blame the road.

starts raining?. The car overturned and asphalt

Avenue",

millpond.

Neighbours say that nothing is done

Drive bl**dy slower

until someone dies. And there are many accidents that are occurring there.

Many efforts have been made to improve this bend. Speed limit signs, rumble strips, widening of the road and a central reservation have all been installed. Nobody would crash on the bend if they drove sensibly at the correct speed limit.

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â‚Ź 532,000 is to be spent on repair work on the bridge off Gran Alacant.

Continuing the investment chapter, in May it was unanimously approved a budget of 532,436 euros, to overhaul the bridge on and off Gran Alacant. According to the Mayor, Councillor of Infrastructure, Loreto Serrano, "intends to launch this work expected to begin in the autumn, once traffic numbers have dropped considerably since, in summer, the inconvenience would be too great for road users."

Another positive note is that the municipal technical team has reduced the cost by 60,000 euros initially intended to the cost of the project, "because it will take advantage

of

branches

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operating

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divert

traffic." The project will be built with funds from the City of Santa Pola, "fulfilling the election commitment that the council had with the citizens."

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There will not be any other changes to the bridge othen that repair work.

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We mentioned how many of the new street signs were being turned around, pointing in the wrong direction.It could be vandals or could it be the wind. Whilst drinking our coffee in a bar near the clot, we watched, on a windy day, the wind gradually turning the signs into a different direction. Loreto called the people in charge, to fix the problem.

-------By the time you read this edition the new market site will either be open or will have opened on 3rd July.

Yes, we know it has taken a long time. We know the build was stopped for 6 months whilst discussions of money, took place between out Town Hall, Valencian Government and the builders. But, at the end of the day, we have yet another wonderful facility for us all on Gran Alacant.

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NEW WAY TO PAY THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM (supplied to us by the Town Hall) Due to the doubts that our citizens may have regarding the new payment of the sewerage system, Miguel Zaragoza, the mayor of Santa Pola, has wanted to declare that the citizen is paying the same amount of money. He said the City Council understands the stuations of the families and wants to improve the ease of payment of this tax. So, this tax is now a payment by instalments every three months included in the water bill.

The average for the payment of the sewerage system is around 40 euros per year.

Till 2013 this payment was made at once. From 2014, it has been divided into four bills paid every three months of 10 euros each payment more or less (but this amount of money will vary depending on the type of house you may have in your water rate bill). You should also know that letters have been sent to all the owners of the houses. Anyway, if you may have some doubt, you can come to the Town Hall Office and you will be properly informed.

---------There is another tax law released to our Town Hall from Central Government, to charge iva on swimming pools. Either single pools in house grounds as well as communal pools.

-----------We reminded Loreto again on the bench people are asking for on the long hill up from the roundabout which houses the new fountain. more news next month ......... Sandra & Barry

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Spanish

Restaur ant i n Lo s A renales

C/San Bartolomè de Tirajane, no.40 03195 Arenales del Sol. Tel: 96 691 12 13

Menu of the Day (every day of the year) weekday menu ............................................ 9 euros menu Saturday, Sunday and holidays ....... 12 euros.

Evening menu (night only) salad fry (fish) or grill (meat) bread and beverage......(8.50 euros per person minimum two people)....... ......................17 euros.

Special menu .. salad especial starter rice with lobster food, drink and dessert ......(minimum two people).......... 17 euros.

Every day of the week, the menus will consist of 5 first courses (inc pasta, rice, and soup) and 5 main courses (meat or fish).

Open every day of the year Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, do not open at night.

WE ARE HERE

POLICE & POST OFFICE

GRAN ALACANT

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Todas las fotos se pueden ver en la Información redactada en Inglés.

Hemos recibido una llamada telefónica pidiendo que preguntemos por qué no está la bandera Británica entre todas las banderas del Centro Comercial GA. Como muestran las fotos, está en un lado del Centro Comercial pero no en el otro.

--------------------Hemos preguntar por qué tenemos que tolerar mendigos fuera de nuestros supermercados y en el mercadillo de los jueves.

----------------------Muy pronto va a abrir en Gran Alacant la primera tienda de Caridad. El “Easy Horse Care” y estará situado cerca del club de bolos y del Deutsche Bank.

La tienda está buscando un gerente y voluntarios para ayudar en la tienda. Si usted está interesado, por favor llame a Sue 652021980 El Ayuntamiento ha ofrecido ayudar en este proyecto en todo lo que puedan.

--------------Un correo electrónico a nosotros: Estimados lectores, me he dado cuenta de que en los últimos meses el Ayuntamiento de Santa Pola se está concentrando en la limpieza de la zona alrededor de los cubos de basura. ¡Nos hemos dado cuenta de que lo hacen incluso dos veces por semana! fantástico, estamos muy contentos con este cambio, ya que antes (después de que me quejara en el Ayuntamiento) había un montón de manchas de grasa alrededor de los contenedores en la Calle Monte De Santa Pola, donde resido. Ese sitio era bastante desagradable hasta el punto que yo los pasaba mal cada vez que tiraba la basura.

Todas las manchas se han ido, y estoy seguro de que toda la zona es más higiénica.

Ahora, un gran problema aún persiste, y que es el estado (muy pobre) de los contenedores de basura de Gran Alacant - hemos visto contenedores en mejor estado en las calles de Bangkok. Por qué no pueden conseguir otros nuevos, como los de Elche, que se pueden ver en Arenales del Sol, que se hacen en una especie de fibra de vidrio y tienen un aspecto muy agradable.

Muchas gracias, Giuseppe Messina Esperamos que los cambien pronto, pero este mes, todas los contenedores están siendo reparados y repintados… ¡es un comienzo!

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Para ser presupuestado en el 2015 El Ayuntamiento están presionando para las mejoras del peligroso desvío de la N332 hacia Santa Pola y la mejora de los carriles de aceleración y desaceleración en la entrada y salida de Gran Alacant conectadas a la N-332 .

-----------Nos hemos percatado de un comentario que está dando vueltas por Gran Alacant…

“No se hará nada hasta que algún vecino se mate en esa curva” en referencia a la famosa curva peligrosa de la Avenida del Mediterráneo y que produce gran estupor, ¿Nadie ha preguntado al Ayuntamiento cuántos accidentes ocurren cuando empieza a llover?. Los coches vuelcan debido al asfalto aceitoso y resbaladizo cada vez que llueve. Los vecinos dicen que no se hará nada hasta que alguien muera.

Se han hecho muchos esfuerzos para mejorar esta curva. Señales con el límite de velocidad, bandas sonoras, ensanchamiento de la carretera y una isla divisoria. Nadie se accidentaría en esta curva si condujeran a la velocidad adecuada ----------------€ 532,000 is to be spent on repair work on the bridge off Gran Alacant.

Continuing the investment chapter, in May it was unanimously approved a budget of 532,436 euros, to overhaul the bridge on and off Gran Alacant. According to the Mayor, Councillor of Infrastructure, Loreto Serrano, "intends to launch this work expected to begin in the autumn, once traffic numbers have dropped considerably since, in summer, the inconvenience would be too great for road users."

Another positive note is that the municipal technical team has reduced the cost by 60,000 euros initially intended to the cost of the project, "because it will take advantage of branches already operating to divert traffic." The project will be built with funds from the City of Santa Pola, "fulfilling the election commitment that the council had with the citizens."

There will not be any other changes to the bridge othen that repair work. € 532.000 es lo que costarán los trabajos de reparación del puente de Gran Alacant.

Continuando con el capítulo de inversiones, en mayo fue aprobado por unanimidad un presupuesto de € 532.436, para reacondicionar el puente de Gran Alacant. Según el alcalde y la Concejal de Infraestructuras, Loreto Serrano, "tenemos la intención de poner en marcha este trabajo que se espera que comience en el otoño, una vez que las cifras de tráfico han disminuido considerablemente, ya que, en verano, el inconveniente sería demasiado grande para los usuarios de la carretera."

Otra nota positiva es que el equipo técnico municipal ha reducido el costo en € 60.000 destinados inicialmente al proyecto, "porque va a aprovechar las ramas que ya funcionan para desviar el tráfico." El proyecto será construido con fondos de la Ciudad de Santa Pola", cumpliendo el compromiso electoral de que el Ayuntamiento tenía con los ciudadanos."

No habrá ningún otro cambio en el puente excepto los trabajos de reparación.

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---------------Hemos mencionado cómo muchas de las nuevas señales de tráfico estaban apuntando en la dirección incorrecta… ¿podría ser el viento? Mientras que tomabamos un café en un bar cerca del Clot, vimos, en un día de mucho viento como la fuerza del viento iba girando gradualmente las señales. Loreto llamó a la gente a cargo, para solucionar el problema.

-------Para cuando lean esta edición, el nuevo mercadillo ya esté abierto o abrirá para el 3 de julio.

Sí, sabemos que ha tardado mucho tiempo. Sabemos que la construcción se detuvo durante 6 meses mientras se mantenían reuniones entre el Ayuntamiento, la Generalitat Valenciana y los constructores. Pero, al final tenemos otro establecimiento maravilloso para todos nosotros en Gran Alacant.

--------NUEVA FORMA DE PAGAR EL SISTEMA DE ALCANTARILLADO (Suministrada a nosotros por el Ayuntamiento) Debido a las dudas que nuestros ciudadanos puedan tener en relación con la nueva liquidación de la red de alcantarillado, Miguel Zaragoza, alcalde de Santa Pola, ha querido declarar que el ciudadano está pagando la misma cantidad de dinero. Dijo que el Ayuntamiento entiende las situaciones de las familias y quiere mejorar la facilidad de pago de este impuesto. Por lo tanto, este impuesto es ahora un pago fraccionado trimestral incluido en la factura del agua.

El promedio para el pago de la red de alcantarillado es de alrededor de 40 euros por año. Hasta 2013 este pago se realizaba de una sola vez. Desde 2014, se ha dividido en cuatro facturas pagadas cada tres meses de € 10 cada pago más o menos (pero esta cantidad de dinero variará en función del tipo de casa que usted pueda tener en su proyecto de ley de tasa de agua). Usted también debe saber que se han enviado cartas a todos los propietarios de las casas. De todos modos, si es posible que tenga alguna duda, puede venir a la oficina del Ayuntamiento y se le informará más detalladamente.

---------Hay una nueva ley fiscal, el cobro del IVA de las piscinas. Se aplicará tanto a las piscinas individuales de los terrenos privados, como a las piscinas comunitarias. …………………………………………

Le recordamos a Loreto otra vez sobre un banco para poder descansar que solicita la gente que sube la cuesta que va desde la rotonda de la fuente hacia Maxcoop.

Más noticias el mes que viene….. Sandra y Barry

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Hi everybody!

This month in the Costa Blanca you can enjoy so many different activities that is impossible to describe them all, however this could be a good sample.

In Santa Pola and in Gran Alacant there will be held a cultural programme with plenty of events to suit everyone

In the Costa Blanca every day you can enjoy a fiesta or a parade in different villages or towns, main parades of Moors and Christians in Aspe, Cocentaina, Elche 9th to 12th, Verger, Castell de Castells, Benilloba, Xixona and Camp de Mirra.

Also really special activities like “Misterio de Elche” Cultural World Heritage Event 11th to 15th and “Nit de l’Alba” 13th fantastic display of fire works in Elche, not less important and impressive “Castell de L’Olla” 9th in Altea a beautiful combination with fire works and music, just to have an idea there will be burnt more than seven thousand kilos of powder.

Bye bye for now.

SANTA PLAYA LPOLA ISA

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FERAL FRIENDS OF GRAN ALACANT & nearby areas Bank account details: 0073 0100 54 0486406431 Iban ES94, Swift OPENESMM

There are many Vet bills/animals in need. You can help by: Sponsor an animal for an amount per month or puntual donations.

Lovely siamese "Manek" was rescued extremely ill 6 weeks ago, when only 7 days old in S.Pola. Treated and urgent adoption needed.

CHARITY SUNDAY LUNCH

THERE ARE MANY MORE MOUTHS TO FEED IN SPRING-SUMMER SEASON & THEY NEED ALL OF US !!!

FERAL FRIENDS DOES NOT HAVE A SHELTER. OUR WORK IS TO TRAP FERALS TO STERELIZE THEM AND SAVE & ATTEND THOSE INJURED OR ILL. Due to lack of funds since 2012 We are only attending extreme urgencies.

PLEASE DONATE !! SUPPORT US, PLEASE your support makes a difference. phone : 697 574 199 (not Sundays)

Foster Homes & Volunteers Needed. Litter, food & material accepted (except Generic Markets brand food. Aldi is OK).

For info contact feralfriends.ga@gmail.com 697 574 199 (except Sundays)

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Mobile phones unlocked Sim cards cut down EMAIL: info@granalacantservices.com

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We are easy to find in El Altet. From Gran Alacant turn off the N332 signposted El Altet. Over the roundabout. Over the traffic lights and we are on the right, before the next roundabout.

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PERSONALIZED ATTENTION, I advise on the best product according to your type of driving and use.

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PROXIMITY, national 1Red, 667 workshops in Europe, Near your house, you have a workshop, Confort Auto.

RENEWED ISO 9001 Quality anuaimente by independent certification.

SOCIAL COMMITMENT TO USE organic products, tyres, oil etc.

Colaboration with NGOs involved in road safety

There are coffee shops next to us when waiting for that short job to be carried out. For longer jobs drive your car over to us and we will run you home, and collect you when your car is ready, if in the Gran Alacant area.

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G.A.S.P. THEATRE GROUP Hi Barry and Sandra, First of all a big thank you for all the publicity you give to GASP Theatre Group. It goes a long way to putting those elusive bums on seats!

Secondly, GASP would like to thank, through your magazine, all those who came to see our latest production "Outside Edge" at the Life Resort on 4th and 5th of June. We put lots of time and hard work into our productions and it is great to hear the laughs coming ( sometimes when we weren't expecting them!)

Special mention must go to Terry Lacey who not only acts, but makes great sets out of the most unpromising bits and pieces, without him our shows wouldn't be nearly so well dressed.

At the moment, we are resting before deciding if and when our next show will be. Unfortunately, we will be losing Linda Millar as an actor as she is moving up the coast, Mollie Jewitt feels she needs a break and Chris and I are returning to the UK at the end of the month and due to family and health problems, not sure when we will be back. We would love to recruit some new members, anyone interested please contact David Ashley on 966 181 113.

Once again, thank you for all your assistance.

You can follow us on facebook at www.facebook.com/GASPtheatre.

Penny Rooke

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I cannot stand people who think they're worse off than everybody else.

My mate Ron is brilliant. He had a bad accident where he lost his voice and both legs. Does he make a song and dance about it?. Does he hell!

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CARABASI COMPLEX ADVERTISERS The tourist train and the GA shopping bus, both stop outside this complex.

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WHAT'S THAT FLOWER ?

The Wild Flowers of Santa Pola/Gran Alacant

by Rose Jackson

Spanish Broom, Spartium junceum A shrub-like plant usually 500cm to a meter tall - with many virtually leafless stems.

The yellow flowers are pea like and fragrant, appearing in clusters towards the ends of the stems.

Grows in dry sandy places, this one was on the coast under the Santa Pola cliffs.

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Some guy bought a new fridge for his house.

To get rid of his old fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a Sign on it saying: ' Free to good home. You want it, you take it. ' For three days the fridge sat there without anyone looking twice.

He eventually decided that people were too mistrustful of this deal.So he changed the sign to read: ' Fridge for sale â‚Ź50.00 ' The next day someone stole it !

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TORREL LANO

CARDIFF STORE TRAFFIC LIGHTS

PETROL STATION

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Welcome to the Commercial Centre the area of Gran Alacant that includes:-

here and on the next six pages

****NEW*** BRICO HOUSE EURONICS/DIGINOVA, GET FRESH, GLAROS & HOMEFINDERS

PLUS on page 3 GRANNET As you leave the N332 to come on to Gran Alacant this area is on your right.

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GA0189 PRICE: 265.000 € DETACHED VILLA - MONTE Y MAR BAJO Bedrooms: 3 M2 Built: 180 m2 Const. Year: 2005 Baths: 3 M2 Living: 150 m2 Plot Size: 460 m2 Terraces: 3 Garden Size:460m2 Views: Garden Beach Dist.: >1 km <5 km Basement Furnished Solarium W-Appliances Private Pool Complex Detached villa with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, Completely furnished and with kitchen appliances, Solarium, Basement, Private pool, Security grills, Fire place, Patio, Porch, Satellite and cable tv, Mosquito nets, Ceiling fans, Natural gas pre installed, Garden, Nice and quiet urbanization

GA123 PRICE: 89.950 € FLAT/APARTMENT - URB. PUERTO MARINO Bedrooms: 2 M2 Built: 56 m2 Const. Year: 2003 Baths: 1 M2 Living: 50 m2 Plot Size: 25 m2 Terraces: 1 Garden Size:25 m2 Views: Urbanisation Beach Dist.: >1 km <2 km Orientation: East Furnished W-Appliances Communal Pool Air Conditioning Heating Complex Groundfloor Apartment with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, Completely furnished and with appliances, Air conditioning, Gas natural heating, Glazed in porch, Satellite dish, Big sunny terrace, Communal pool, nice and quiet urbanization

GA116 PRICE: 122.000 € TOWNHOUSE - MONTE Y MAR ALTO Bedrooms: 3 M2 Built: 147 m2 Const. Year: 2002 Baths: 2 M2 Living: 100 m2 Plot Size: 20 m2 Terraces: 3 Garden Size:20 m2 Views: Panoramic views Beach Dist.: 800mtr Orientation: South Basement Furnished Solarium W-Appliances Communal Pool Heating Complex Townhouse with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, Completely furnished and with appliances, Gas central heating, Solarium, Communal pool

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GA0163 PRICE: 119.995 â&#x201A;Ź TOWNHOUSE - URB. COSTA HISPANIA Bedrooms: 3 M2 Built: 89 m2 Const. Year: 1977 Baths: 2 M2 Living: 78 m2 Terraces: 2 Views: Garden Beach Dist.: 500-800mtr Orientation: West Furnished Solarium W-Appliances Communal Pool Air Conditioning Heating Complex Spanish Townhouse within a gated community. The closest community to the beach of Carabasi. The house has been redecorated throughout and is ready to move into. The house has 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and 1 toilet. The lounge has a working fireplace and is a good size. You have two double bedrooms and a single bedroom. There is a small internal courtyard that leads to a good sized solarium. Plenty of storage space.

FOR ALL OF OUR HOUSES FOR SALE go to www.ga-homefinders.co.uk

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Kiernan family in Mallorca loving Gran Alacant!

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La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..L The DENTAL PRACTICE, CUTS R US, CHARITY SHOP, & EURONICS on page 39 are on the La Marina Urbanisation.

NEW CHARITY SHOP NOW OPEN IN LA MARINA URB. Situated in Avenida Londres next door to Cuts R Us barbers the new shop is bristling with bargains for everyone.

New stock of men’s and women’s clothing, bedding, bric a brac and much more arrives several times a week so you are sure to find what you are looking for amongst the professionally displayed items.

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La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..La Marina..

Tel: 966 797 119 659 728 128

Tel: 966 797 119 or 659 728 128

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MONTEMAR BOWLS AND SOCIAL CLUB (Sponsored by Super Valu) Hola Everyone.

time. Plus tuition is available, also Shoes and Woods are available for hire for a small charge.

On Sunday and Monday 1st & 2nd of June we welcomed our friends from Indalo Bowls Club, This is an annual event that is played over 2 Days, The matches are all, Rinks and the scores are on Shots only.

The Matches were played in great spirit and friendliness with MonteMar running out victors by 60 Shots.

On Sunday evening both teams went out for a meal at the local Chinese Restaurant and I know that all who went had a great evening.

After the match had finished and quite a few drinks were downed the Trophy was presented by the Indalo Captain to our bleary eyed Chairman Mike Farrelly (see pic). We all look forward to our visit to Indalo next year where I am sure that they will be out for revenge.

All our Teams, The Gents and Lords on Wednesdays, The Toros on Fridays and the 20/20 Team on Tuesday Evening are all holding their own in their respected Leagues.

SORRY BUT COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITH A BETTER QUALITY PHOTO!!!!

Every Monday Evening at 20.00 we hold a Quiz night at the El Rincon Resturant (next to the Bowls Green). Plus every Wednesday at the El Rincon at 19.30 we hold a Bingo night, everyone is welcome to attend. The last Friday in the Month we hold our Dinner Dance at the El Rincon, It is a very good evening and a chance for our Members to get together. The Food and Entertainment is always first class and everyone has a very good night.

If you fancy taking up a new Sport, why not give Bowls a go. A chance to make new friends and get healthy at the same

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For further information about MonteMar Bowls and Social Club, Please contact Club Captain Colin Armitage 966619010 ex 01066. or visit our web site www.montemarbowls.com we are also on Facebook or at info@montemarbowls.com

One day God was looking down at earth and saw all of the rascally behavior that was going on...So He called His angels and sent one to earth for a time.

When the angel returned, he told God, 'Yes, it is bad on earth; 95% are misbehaving and only 5% are not. God thought for a moment and said, 'Maybe I had better send down a second angel to get another opinion.' So God called another angel and sent her to earth for a time. When the angel returned she went to God and said, 'Yes, it's true. The earth is in decline; 95% are misbehaving, but 5% are being good...'

God was not pleased. So He decided to e-mail the 5% who were good, because He wanted to encourage them, and give them a little something to help them keep going. Do you know what the e-mail said? Okay, I was just wondering, because I didn't get one either.

Supplied by Sheila Mitchell

Fish

Squid

Baby squid

Chicken

Hamburgers

Rib-eye steak

Sirloin steak

Veal

Pork

Frankfurter

Brauny

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Pets In Spain is a website dedicated to the re-homing of abandoned and unwanted animals on the Costa Blanca. Whether you are looking to adopt an animal, advertise an animal or if you simply want to know more about taking care of your pet in Spain, please take a look at our site.

To view more animals for adoption go to: www.petsinspain.com If you would like to advertise an animal email: info@petsinspain.info GREAT NEWS

A few of the kittens from last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition have been homed but more still waiting.

Bella is a lovely 10 month old medium sized girl, she is currently in a foster home where she is very well behaved, house trained and loves to go out for walks and meet all the other dogs. She is vaccinated and will make a lovely companion.

Call: 645 469 253 Marina was found on La Marina beach covered in ticks and fleas and her paws burnt from walking on hot tiles, she's been to the vets and apart from her paws which are healing is in good health and around 4 years old. Marina is a Papillion cross, weighs about 5 kilos and has a lovely, gentle nature.

Call: 645 469 253

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Harry was born around the 18th March, he was found in a bin as a tiny baby and bottle fed. Harry has been in a foster home with other dogs and cat and we think will weigh between 6-8 kilos when fully grown so will be smallish.

Call: 645 469 253 Sasha is a stunning 3 month old Mastine cross, she weighs around 10 kilos already so will be a big girl when fully grown. She is in a foster home with children, cats, dogs and a parrot and is great with them all.

If you would like to meet Sasha call: 645 469 253

See the Gran Alacant map at the back of this magazine for our location.

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Adverts on pages 50-53 are in two traffic free squares on Gran Alacant.

See the map at the back of this magazine for the exact locations.

At Sierra Mar are Patagonia, La Paletta and Not Just Desserts At Plaza Mayor (Masa Square), you have, Hole in the Wall, a second Patagonia, & Azafran Indian restaurant.

The GA bowls club, is adjacent to the square.

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I would like to thank everyone that has donated towards cancer research over the past month and would also like to say thank you for all the support I have received by dying my hair pink. I am very happy to tell everyone so far I have raised over 1000 euros and will have called by all the bars during the first week of June to collect the tins, I will let everyone know the full amount in next months edition. Thank you again to everyone and together we will beat cancer!!

Jess (at the Gran Alacant Farmacy) There is a Mass held at the library on Gran Alacant Every Sunday at 12.30pm

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OUR BEAR RAISED 270 EUROS FOR THE BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When donated it was thought to be too big for the Table Top Sale and too lonely at the Auction House so some clever person thought to run a raffle over a few weeks. The winner, Terry Lacey, will now find a good home for our bear.

Our sincerest thanks to all of you who bought raffle tickets and to all the tireless efforts of the sellers of the tickets. Well Done. "

Seems we constantly hear about how Social Security is going to run out of money. How come we never hear about welfare running out of money?

What's interesting is the first group "worked for" their money, but the second didn't.

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Gran Alacant Santa Pola

Theatre Group

Provided us with......

Yet another lovely evening which was enjoyed by

audiences on two nights in early June and to quote from the programme synopsis......â&#x20AC;?Set in a cricket pavilion, Outside

edge, dealt with an eventful Saturday afternoon in the lives of 5 men and 4 women. Roger struggled to keep together his team to play against the British Railways Maintenance

Division Yeading East, whilst players, wives and girlfriends helped and hindered to devastating and hilarious effects.

FIRE ON GRAN ALACANT ....................on the scr

Local fire fighters attended along with the h

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rubland behind the post office.

helicopter, all dousing the fire.

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A DAY IN THE OCEAN

One thing often said about Gran Alacant is that there is nothing to do other than beach, bars and restaurants. I came across Dive Academy Santa Pola on google, rang them up and booked onto their famous Snorkel Safari to Tabarca Marine Reserve. Gary and Wayne the owners who live in Gran Alacant were happy to pick us up on route to the dive centre 10 minutes away. We had a fantastic trip and when we sat down for Tea, Coffee or Beers afterwards they told me I could actually go scuba diving!! I thought it was only the Jacques Cousteau’s and professionals that could do it. We booked to do the Discover Scuba Diving course designed to teach you step by step and although I was nervous to begin with the instructor was very professional and we

I was reading an article last night about fathers and sons and memories came flooding back of the time I took my son out for his first pint.

Off we went to our local which is only two blocks from the house.

I got him a Fosters He didn't like it – so I had it.

Then I got him a Carling Black Label, he didn't like it, so I had it.

It was the same with the 1664 Lager and Premium Dry Cider.

By the time we got down to the whisky I could hardly push the bloody pram back home.

Supplied by Sheila Mitchell

ended up having a lot of fun. It wasn’t as scary as first thought and we got photos to prove we did it! We travelled in the dive van to the site and then started with a theory lesson. Then we entered the water from the beach so it was nice and shallow and we completed some exercises designed to put you at ease. Then we went for our first dive in shallow water but later after a break for lunch we got to go back in and try a little deeper. This was the best one as I was so relaxed by then and we saw loads of fish and Octopus. We are all going to book for our Open water Diver licences and we get 10% off future courses and dive kit too. Dive Academy run these courses every day of the year what-ever the weather and my son wants to become an instructor now so he is working towards his Instructor Development Course in November 2013. You only have to book one day before and there is lots of information on the website and facebook.

Tel: 966699088 or 648463310 www.diveacademy-santapola.com email: info@diveacademy-santapola.com

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On Sunday 25th May the InterClub held their annual car rally.

The course was over a distance of about 50 km and took in some lovely country lanes.

Bob & Jackie Rowley and Ian & Wendy Sheridan finished first and covered over 60 km.

Second were the Jolly girls team of Angela, Maureen, Joyce and Ken who covered 53 km.

Third were the team of John Dennington and his ladies who covered 67 km. The meal of salad, burger & chips, Ice cream and coffee held in the swimming pool area of the Rincon after the finish was very welcome.

Both Bob and John thanked the organisers for another successful event.

The InterClub regularly holds quizzes, dinner dances and welcomes new members.

Please visit our website on www.freewebs.com/interclubarenales/ for more info.

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WHAT’S THAT? IN THE CLOT?

by Mark Etheridge

Regular readers of my little column may remember that last month I spoke about one of the loudest birds in the Clot, the Great Reed Warbler. Hopefully you will all have trooped down to the main hide to listen out for this noisy bird, only to be mystified when you heard something else which makes just as much of a racket. When one starts up, you will have heard lots more of them, and wondered just what this croaky orchestra might be.

Say hello to the Iberian Water Frog, one of the commonest amphibians in our area – indeed it is simply known as Rana Comun (Common Frog) in Spanish. It is about the size of the UK’s Green Frog, but as you can see from my photo it has bright golden eyes. The green dots are duckweed, but the basic colour can range through greyish (as in this example) through brown and yellow to green, often with distinctive black markings around the mouth as seen here, and with a lighter underbelly.

They will have begun to quieten down a bit by now, as the main breeding season which starts in March is almost over, and they will spend the rest of the summer fattening themselves up ready for hibernation during the winter months. Some of them might have a second breeding season during the autumn, when the croak chorus will start up again.

You may see them sitting quietly on rocks or clumps of algae, soaking up some rays, but if one decides to start a croaking session others will also start up as though they are competing in the Frog Eurovision contest. The judges are the females, and it seems that the frog with the most piercing sound will win their affections, although if they are interrupted during courtship they will dive and separate, and if the female can’t find the male she was with she will simply take the nearest available male and carry on! The females lay balls of spawn containing up to one thousand eggs at a time.

All this noise does of course mean that they are taking a big risk in advertising their whereabouts, and there are plenty of predators in the Clot who will snap them up. The Little Owl which is regularly seen in the Clot is a major predator, as well as all the heron and egret species, and of course the tadpoles form a large part of the diet of Moorhens and Coots during the frogs breeding season. It’s just as well that so many eggs are laid.

You can see more photographs of birds and other animals from our area by visiting www.marketheridge.smugmug.com See you next month.

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WORDSEARCH “fruits” in Spanish & English

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SUDOKU

Difficulty rating: easy

To solve the puzzle each 3 x 3 box, each row and each column must contain all the numbers 1 to 9.

While the rules of this logic puzzle may be simple, there are numerous strategies to help you solve Sudoku.

For hints and information visit www.sudoku.org.uk Difficulty rating: medium

DOODLE AREA

Difficulty rating: hard

ANSWERS ON GRAN ALACANT MAP PAGE

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A map to help you find places of interest, and the locaton of all of ALLOTMENTS

CARABASI BARS COMPLEX (DOWN THE HILL) *BROTHERS *PHOENIX RESTAURANT *BAR 1 *OLIMPO *SANDHILLS *OCEAN

PLAZA MAYOR

VET GA EXOTICS AZAFRAN HOLE IN THE WALL PATAGONIA STEAK HOUSE

SITE OF THE NEW CHURCH

SCHOOL

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PETANC AND CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

EURONICS

ELECTRICAL

HOMEFINDERS

/SOLEIL

GLAROS

GET FRESH

BRICO HOUSE NEW

L’ESPIGO

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PROPOSED DOG AREA TAXI RANK

GRANNET BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE GA COMMERCIAL CENTRE

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Proposed new road

PROPOSED SITE FOR A NEW HEALTH CENTRE, and a SECOND SCHOOL

BLUE AREAS SUCH AS “SPORTS CENTRE” & BROWN AREAS SUCH AS THE “SCHOOL” are reserved for Council amenities, and are NOT for housing

CHIROPODY & PHYSIOTHERAPY

SUDOKU SOLUTIONS

from previous page EASY HARD

MEDIUM

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GA BOWLS CLUB

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Euronics

LA MANSION

our advertisers on Gran Alacant. Get your business on our map.

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TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Phoenix

NOT JUST DESSERTS PATAGONIA no.2 STEAK HOUSE La PALETTA DENTIMAR

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1 SUPERMARKET 2 DIALPRIX SUPERMARKET 3 MERCADONA SUPERMARKET 4 MEDICAL CENTRE G.A. COUNCILLOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES LIBRARY 5 THURSDAY MARKET 6 POST OFFICE 7 SCHOOL

PETANC AND CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

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SPORTS CENTRE & NEW MARKET

LA TASCA

GA ECO RUBBISH

GRAN ALACANT PROPERTIES

GA farmacia

TOP-UP DELIVERY POINT Quicksave

BRICO GA TV

G.A. SERVICES & SOL COMPUTERS

NEW THURSDAY MARKET SITE AS FROM JULY 3 2014

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Aquagest 24hr..(water co.)...902 250 170 Aeropuerto..............................966 919 000 Ayuntamiento-Gran Alacant. ............966 697 749 Alicante Bus Station...............965 130 700 Alicante Train Station.............902 240 202 Bomberos (Fire).....................085 Biblioteca (Library)..................966 692 773 Butano gas..............................966 672 222 Guardia Civil............................062 Guardia Civil............................965 411 290 Iberdrola..(electric co.)............901 202 020

Library GA............................ 966 697 110 Local Police...........................092 Local Police...........................965 411 103 Medical Health Service........966 699 081 National Police......................091 Red Cross (Cruz Roja)........965 416 936 Red Cross emergencies.....112 Rubbish collection.................966 693 955 Suma......................................965 292 000 Taxi sited at LIDL...................96 541 11 11 Telefonica..............................1004

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TIMETABLE & ROUTE FOR THE GRAN ALACANT TOURIST TRAIN From 1 June till 15 September Monday till Sunday from 10:00h to 14:00h and from 16:00h to 24:00h.

This is the route and times for the bus that circulates around Gran Alant.

If you miss one it will usually be back in half an hour.

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LOCAL BUS TIMES

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