Warming hearts and homes

Betty Henderson

THE Freemasons of Dama de Elche Lodge No 163 have been recognised for their generosity and charitable acts with a prestigious Certificate of Appreciation from the Elche Children’s Home. The Lodge’s Brothers Mike Wyatt and John Lonsdale were presented with the award by Michelle and Jennifer from Elche Children’s Care Home, on Monday, April 3. The certificate was awarded in recognition of the Lodge’s kind donation of 1,000 litres of oil to help fuel the home throughout the winter.

CARP-R-US returned to El Bosquet on April 6 for the third round of its 2023 Spring Series. Sections 1B to 7 and 8 to 16 were used. The latter section is much deeper and only occa‐sionally used for matches. It al‐

Members of Dama de Elche Lodge were thrilled to receive the recognition, and their do‐nation was described as ‘very well received and much appreciated’. The charitable contribution went a long way in supporting the needs of the less fortunate in the home.

The Freemasons have a long history of phi‐lanthropy and community service. The Freema‐sons from the Dama de Elche Lodge’s act of kindness is just one of many examples of their commitment to making a positive impact on those in need in the Elche region.

Windy fishing

so tends to throw up the big‐ger weights and it fished to form once again producing six of the top seven weights.

The morning began chilly and misty but improved as the day progressed. A fairly calm morning led to a windy after‐noon, the wind cutting straight down from peg 7 to peg 1B. The deeper section was more sheltered.

Returning to the Club was Neil McBirnie, once known as the ‘Lad’ and from peg 11 he fought a close match with the ‘Unlikely Lad’ Steve Higgins on peg 9. Neil ran out overall win‐ner with 24.80 kgs using a pole and maggot at 9m and feeder with pellet. Steve was a close second with 23.14 kgs fishing maggot with loose fed pellet at around 16m.

On the other section, former England International Vinnie Smith got off to a flying start with some large mullet. How‐ever, that end of the section died as the wind got up and the fish moved with it towards peg 1B. Alan Smith on peg 1 came out tops with 11.70 kgs with bread and maggot.

Nonagram 69

UNFORTUNATELY there was a small error in the Nonagram puzzle in Edition 1969 where the wrong letter was shown in the text and the centre of the puzzle. The correct letter should have been D. Apologies to all those who struggled to find the correct solution.

Fluttering funds

AN Easter Fayre in support of the DEBRA ‘Butterfly Chil‐dren’ charity was a triumph, raising a total of €541.86 through its tombola, raffle, cakes, and donations. Organ‐isers thanked all who con‐tributed, and look forward to continuing to fundraise.

Morris mania

THE Costa Blanca Morris Dancers, the only English Morris team in Spain are seeking new members! No experience is needed, just enthusiasm. The group meets on Fridays from 4‐6pm at Plaza Florida, Pinar de Campoverde. Visit Face‐book for more information.

Grand opening

DANISH furniture shop, JYSK opened its 111th Spanish shop in Orihuela last week with a grand opening cere‐mony. Visitors enjoyed a 75 per cent discount for the first week of shop opening.

Health issues

ADIEM, a foundation dedi‐cated to helping people with mental health issues, is col‐laborating with the Alicante Association of Journalists to create an Alicante‐based ob‐servatory to analyse the treatment of mental health in the media to improve un‐derstanding of issues.

Gym gala

ORIHUELA hosted an inter‐national gymnastics event over the weekend which saw gymnasts from across the world, including Olympic athletes, compete in several different categories. The Se‐daví Municipal Sports Centre hosted the event.